The finale has received a new patch that makes major balance changes to the Medium build and more.
Update 1.5.5 went live today (January 24) with a focus on bringing some much-needed balance tweaks to the Medium build, specifically by nerfing some of its weapons. The update also shortened the duration of invulnerability after a revival.
Noting that it is considered player feedback, Embark Studios explained that it will also revise the Medium build’s Recon Senses skill, which is currently being worked on.
“You can look forward to that change and more in next week’s update,” the studio confirmed.
Additionally, the patch also implemented a fix for an issue that caused certain player GPUs to crash, while also updating tournament matchmaking in a change that “will lead to a wider gap in player skill in tournaments.”
In addition to these technical changes, players can also find a number of new goodies in the in-game store, including the brand new Contam Couture Set, complete with a yellow hazard suit, gas mask and shovel charm.
The finale update 1.5.5 patch notes
Balance changes
Gadgets
Defibrillators
- Decreased the duration of invulnerability applied after a revival from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds
Revive
- Decreased the duration of invulnerability applied after a revival from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds
Weapons
.357 Revolver
- The amount of bullet spread applied when aiming down sights has been reduced
- The starting damage range has been reduced from 35 meters to 23 meters
- Damage damage end range reduced from 50 meters to 40 meters
CL-40
- Player damage increased from 100 to 110
FCAR
- Damage reduced from 26 to 25
Guardian Turret
- Health reduced from 300 to 280
MGL32
- Player damage increased from 80 to 83
Throwing knives
- The amount of projectile dispersion applied when falling has been reduced
- The amount of projectile scatter applied while sprinting has been reduced
Content and bug fixes
Crashes
- Fixed an issue where certain GPUs would sometimes crash
Matchmaking
- Fixed an issue where crossplay settings were not respected when the player was in a party
- Updated matchmaking setup in Tournament and Ranked Tournament modes, to ensure closer matches through skill ratings
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