Season 17: Arsenal arrives May 9th and all weapon and legend balance updates are finally available! Will the meta move away from its current one? Will players use a different weapon? Let’s take a look at what weapons and legends have been touched in the upcoming season.
TURNS
crate rotation
- L-Star EMG comes in the box
The L-Star also underwent some balance changes when it was added to the Care Package.
- They added disruptor rounds back, but only to the L-Star: Disruptor increases damage against shields by 60%
- Base damage reduced to 16 (was 17)
- Projectiles now have passage: 60% damage is preserved
- Projectile growth has been increased
- The recoil pattern has been improved
- Barrel is removed from attachments
- Ammo supply: 324
- Reduced VFX brightness when hitting unarmored targets
- The RE-45 pistol returns to the ground
weapon crafting rotation
- The Alternator SMG and Sentinel Sniper Rifle come in the Crafter
- The EVA-8 shotgun and 30-30 repeater gunner return to the ground
Golden weapon rotation
- Flatline, Triple Take, Spitfire, Mastiff, Volt
Loot Spawns
Improved vault loot
- There is now an increased chance of gold loot. Light mags have also been added to the spawn pool.
Improved cargo bot loot
- All of these items have been removed: small healing items, mobile respawn beacon, white armor, white backpack
- Adjusted large heal and heat shield spawns to allow for more coveted loot spawns
- Removed gold weapons from purple tier cargo bots, but increased spawn chance in gold tier
WEAPONS BALANCE
30-30 repeaters
- Increased projectile size when fully charged
Triple recording
- Projectile size increased
- Improved hip fire spread
- Tightened bullet pattern when completely asphyxiated
- Ammo per shot reduced to 1 (from 3)
- Magazine sizes adjusted to match new ammo cost, Purple Magazine: Increased to 10 rounds (from 9)
R-99 SMG
- Removed 1 bullet from the base and all magazines
- No Magazine reduced to 19 (from 20)
- White magazine reduced to 21 (from 22)
- Blue Magazine reduced to 24 (from 25)
- Purple & Gold magazine reduced to 27 (from 28)
charge gun
- Shots per magazine reduced to 3 (from 4)
- Reduced spawn rate
CLASS CHANGE
ATTACK
- Smart loot gains have been adjusted to reduce upgrade tier skipping. It is now less likely to jump from white to purple or blue to gold
- Optics are now awarded based on team rather than just the attack legend that opens them
- Added a special drop rate for Gold Optics
skirmishers
- Care packages are now automatically pinged to the team upon reveal. This includes empty Care Packs that have already been looted by another team
SUPPORT
- Support Bins now guarantee at least one battery in one of the Secret Compartment slots
- Support Bins now award MRBs when your ally is dead, even if you don’t have their banner card.
- Legend Banners can now be crafted by ANY player who has a Support Class Legend in their squad
catalyst
- Dark Veil
- Scan highlights and diamonds are no longer visible through the Dark Veil
Mirage
- Class changed from Skirmisher to Supporter
ash
- Now slows to weapon dash speed instead of weapon run speed while aiming her tac
Season 17: Arsenal is out on May 9th and you can find the full patch notes here.
You can find more Season 17 changes here, and all rank changes here.
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