• When forming, Stasis Crystals now slow nearby players instead of freezing them.
  • • They always freeze PvE fighters during their training.
• Increased Slow / Freeze radius when training from 1.75m to 2.6m.
• Reduced Crystal Detonation damage against players by roughly 55%.
• Increased crystal detonation damage over PvE fighters by roughly 60%.
• Increased crystal detonation radius from 6m to 8m.

hunter

DODGE

In order to achieve our goal of reducing ability spam in the Crucible, we are reducing the frequency with which Hunters can dodge. Gambler’s Dodge is hit the hardest here, as it can completely bypass melee ability cooldowns. It also completely changes the hunter’s silhouette in PvP, making him very powerful. Additionally, Hunter’s dodging will no longer interrupt projectile tracking, meaning it’s less of a jail-free map when a tracking rocket or other slow projectile flies towards you.

Dodge hunter

COMING BACK

You guessed it, the stasis crystal changes detailed earlier mean that the Hunter Revenant’s Shatterdive will now almost never kill a Guardian in full health. Shatterdive can still kill if the hunter uses Whisper of Fissures, Touch of Winter and the target is in the very center of the six crystals, but this was incredibly rare in our play tests.

I think we can all agree that Shatterdive was too powerful – we’ve tried a number of fixes over the last few versions, but the truth is that as long as the Stasis Crystals froze players and Shatterdive broke players, that was going to be too good. But it’s not just rain clouds and puddles for Shatterdive hunters – the increased Stasis Crystal damage over PvE fighters makes Shatterdive a great choice in PvE. On top of that, we’re increasing Shatterdive’s damage against Frozen Fighters by 100%. Have fun melting frozen monsters.

Exploded dive

Grim Harvest Aspect

TOP-TREE ARCSTRIDE

This change in combo melee was made possible by our variable cooldown system. Previously, Upper Tree Arcstriders basically had to use Gambler’s Dodge with this tree. We hope this change will make this ability viable even if you use Sniper Dodge.

Combined shot

BOTTOM-TREE NIGHTSTALKER

The Vanish in Smoke melee has little damage but great utility. Our data shows that this subclass tree struggles in PvP, so we’ve decided to increase how often Pathfinder hunters can become invisible.

Melee smoke disappearance

Titan

SHOULDER FEES

In our effort to re-emphasize the Crucible shooter, we’ve decided to reduce the number of abilities that can hit a healthy Guardian. As such, the Titan’s three shoulder charges are no longer one-hit abilities in PvP. To balance that out, we’ve made shoulder loads quicker to activate, easier to hit, and easier to travel further. We’ve also increased their damage in PvE. In our experience, they are still powerful in PvP in combination with close range weapons and when used as a tool of movement. We wanted to reduce the power of the shoulder load now that we have reduced shotguns as the current counter. We will monitor the data and comments and adapt accordingly.

All shoulder charges

BARRICADE

Even with the Rally Barricade changes we’ve made in Season of the Lost, using this ability during a firefight is still a risky proposition. We have spaced the cooldowns of the two barricades to make the choice a little more interesting.

Imposing barricade

Rally barricade

MONSTER

We agree with general community comments that the Behemoth could use a little love in PvE. We hope these changes to Diamond Lance will make this aspect a top PvE choice. Shiver Strike gets a big damage bonus during the Glacial Quake Super. The Whisper of Chains fragment buff here is also very spicy and should help the Behemoth’s survivability in peak PvE activities. Whisper of Chains can be used by all Stasis subclasses, but crystal crafting is a bit of the Behemoth’s thing, so we’re listing it here.

Diamond spear

Thrill Thrill

LOWER SHAFT ENGRAVER

This class absolutely dominates PvP this season, so we’re taking it down a notch. The changes we made to Fist of Havoc in Season of the Lost helped the upper tree as intended, but they also turned the lower tree into a monster. On top of that, the Stasis nerves and other changes we’ve made in recent versions have created a power vacuum that Striker Bot has filled with extreme prejudice. We hope these changes put Striker Bot back in the pack instead of dominating everything else.

knock out

warlock

Melee NOT LOADED

Wizards have lost slap fights for too long. Yes, so far the Warlocks haven’t been able to fight as quickly as the Titans and Hunters. NO MORE! With the 30th anniversary, Warlocks will be able to fight melee just as quickly as Titans and Hunters. We’re also removing the 1m range extension that the Warlocks received to compensate. We still think the idea of ​​each class having unique qualities in their melee is interesting, but we want to do it in a way that doesn’t consistently result in a class losing slap fights. Maybe someday in the future.

Unloaded melee

MEDIUM TREE VOIDWALKER

In our effort to eliminate the one-shot abilities that are frustrating to be touched, Handheld Supernova is also receiving the shoulder load treatment. That’s right-The portable supernova will no longer be unique in PvP. To compensate, it now travels further and knocks back enemies. We’ve also increased the damage of Handheld Supernova and Nova Warp fighters against Champion and Boss. We had increased their damage in Season of the Lost, but it looked like they could use even more juice.

Portable supernova

SHADOW BINDER

We think the Shadebinder is in a pretty good location with a few exceptions. One — Winter’s Wrath is still the best Super to shut down other Supers, and it’s not even close. Winter’s Wrath must now freeze and smash other Supers twice to kill them. As a general rule, Roaming Supers should not be able to kill other Supers in one go. Two: Penumbral Blast’s melee is too difficult to land against PvE fighters. When we made the ability to land more difficult in PvP, it had a negative effect on the PvE experience. We’ve increased the proximity detonation radius against PvE fighters to make landing easier.

The three Stasis grenades now have different cooldowns, so we changed Bleak Watcher to avoid a situation where it was always better to use the grenade with the shorter cooldown. This translates to an overall increase in recharge time for Bleak Watcher, which matches its incredibly high power output.

Winter’s wrath

Penumbra explosion