Companions Updates Patch Notes
Di Nitocris | lun 27 mar 2023 13:30:00 PDT
The companions listed below have been specifically looked at for the NW.285.20230311a.3 patch, and have had at least a balance pass, and possibly other bug fixes. As indicated in the broader Patch Notes, additional companion updates will be coming soon.
- Abyssal Chicken
- Swarm will now occur more frequently for consistency, but lasts a shorter duration.
- Clarified in Rake description that it only hits 1 target (it never could hit more than 1)
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Air Genasi
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid Companion.
- Apprentice Healer
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Multi-Target companion.
- Batiri
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Battlefield Medic
- Rebalanced as a Healer companion.
- Black Death Scorpion
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Bruenor Battlehammer
- Improved melee cleave arcs.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid Companion.
- Cattie-Brie
- Cattie-brie now uses her bow from appropriately long bow-ey ranges.
- Rebalanced at a Single-Target companion.
- Celeste
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Multi-Target companion.
- Cleric Disciple
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Single-Target companion.
- Cunning Mimic
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Note the Mimic does not currently ‘taunt’ targets, as this functionality has been deprecated from companions.
- Dancing Blade
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Dark Dealer
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Dedicated Squire
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Multi-Target companion.
- Dragonborn Brawler
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Dread Warrior
- Improved melee cleave arcs.
- Now applies the effects of Siphon Strike to all allies. To account for this power increase, the bonuses provided have been adjusted.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Drizzt Do'urden
- Improved melee cleave arcs.
- Rebalanced as a Multi-Target companion.
- Earl the Chickenmancer
- Summoned Chickens now deals proper scaling damage.
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion. Beware the chicken apocalypse!
- Eladrin
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Elminster Aumar
- Increased area on Scorcher.
- Doubled Effulgent Epuration’s shield strength.
- Effulgent Epuration Cooldown Decreased from 30s -> 20s.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Faithful Initiate
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Single-Target companion.
- Flumph
- Rebalanced as a Multi-Target companion.
- Githyanki
- Improved melee cleave arcs.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Helmite Ghost Paladin
- Shieldbash range increased, but can no longer rarely hit 2+ targets.
- Improved melee cleave arcs.
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Hybrid companion.
- Honey Badger
- Powers reworked to provide less bonus and penalties near high/low health values.
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Ice Sprite
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Jagged Dancing Blade
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Jaraxle Baenre
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Kavatos Stormeye
- Lightning Bolt deals Lightning damage (instead of Cold)
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Kuo-toa
- Reduced passive bonus from 5% per player 2%.
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Linu La’neral
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Hybrid companion.
- Makos and Lich Makos
- Fixed Meteor Swarm effects to align with # of meteors spawned.
- Increased Meteor radius slightly.
- Lich Makos - Decreased Cooldown on Consume Soul power.
- Makos – Rebalanced as a Multi-Target companion.
- Lich Makos – Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Minsc
- Rebalanced as a Multi-Target companion.
- Owl
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Paranoid Delusion
- Paranoid Delusions have had significant rebalancing applied on a per-class basis.
- Fighter - Improved melee cleave arcs.
- Fighter, Barbarian - Rebalanced as Multi-Target companions.
- Cleric, Ranger, Rogue, Bard – Rebalanced as Single-Target companions.
- Wizard, Warlock – Rebalanced as Hybrid companions.
- Pseudodragon
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Regis
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Rumpadump
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Sergeant Knox & Alphonse Knox
- Reaping Strike now does a slight knockdown to weaker targets.
- Rebalanced as Multi-Target companions.
- Siege Master
- Direct Catapult damage has been fixed.
- Shieldwall has been reworked and fixed. It now does a melee attack and applies a non-stacking 3% Defense buff to nearby Teammates. The description has been updated.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Sliverscale Cleric Disciple
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Single-Target companion.
- Spined Devil
- Increased Tail Spine power's cone to more consistently hit targets.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Splinters (Broom)
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Stronghold Cleric
- Fixed broken cast cycle on Sacred Flame.
- Sacred Flame now applies its heal when the Stronghold Cleric uses it.
- Rebalanced as a Healer + Single-Target companion.
- Succubus / Incubus
- Rebalanced as Hybrid companions.
- Tomb Spider
- Increased Bite and Claw ranges to allow Tomb Spider to hit larger targets more consistently.
- Rebalanced as a Single-Target companion.
- Wererat Thief
- Rebalanced as a Multi-Target companion.
- Wulfgar
- Improved hit arc on Wicked Cleave.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Xuna
- Various issues with Bloodbath and Envenonmed Blades have been addressed.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Yojimbo
- Updated descriptions of Hayase and Iainuki to match their actual effects better.
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
- Zariel / Soradiel
- Rebalanced as a Hybrid companion.
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