Testlive Patch Notes: 18.7.4.8

[Michizure]

Patch Date: June 1st, 2015

A small collection of fixes and adjustments; some previously planned, and others based on community feedback. Some other changes are planned for future updates (e.g. the Anniversary patch).

• Grand Armbands/Aban Fala bracers are Neutral-friendly
• QL 160 JAME rifles can be upgraded
• Shadow Nano Crystals should resume dropping from Shadowlands dungeons
• Reaver, Blunt Mastery, Edged Mastery, and Bone Crusher will require the first perk to successfully execute for further perks to be used; these initial perks should land more often.
• Unstunnable adds 60% resist to Brawl stun
• Team Warp Time & Space: Capital City will be more reliable
• Improved Anticipation of Retaliation has an increased stacking order
• Improved +dmg buffs have had their stacking orders increased
• Extended "Ambush" timer of the "Emergency Call" mission
• The Collector has misplaced his supply of Spiritual bots
• Increased duration of various nanos to 4 hours
• Added floor numbers to Fixer Grid

• Adventurer
  
  • Single & Team heals are in separate nanolines, allowing for slightly speedier healing
  • Lowered cooldown on AoE tranquillizer debuffs
  • Moved HP component of Pitlizard auras to a separate nano which will not recast if it's already running
  • Lowered requirements for Form of Cerberus and Hide of the Cerberus
  • Removed Specialization requirements from QL 125 morph auras
  
  
• Agent
  
  • Escape nanos cancel on zoning
  • Perk Soften Up checks AMS instead of Rifle, in line with similar perks
  • Shortened Cast/Recharge of Concentration buffs
  • Two Left Feet will act as a snare and a CritResistance debuff
  • Gan'Kar rifle has increased CritMod
  • Changed damage/execution time on Armor Piercing Shot, Called Shot, and Find the Flaw
  • Shortened The Repressor cooldown
  
  
• Bureaucrat
  
  • Weird Looking Red Tape can now be purchased for 10k Victory Points
  • Increased duration of Malaise nanos
  • Slightly lowered defensive check on Special nukes
  
  
• Doctor
  
  • Tired Limbs can be put on an attacking foe
  • Added a lesser stun resistance to Vaccine buffs
  • Lowered casting time of Shadowlands heals, while also reducing their healing amounts
  • Perk Close Call will execute more quickly with less restrictive requirements
  
  
• Enforcer
  
  • Increased health buffs from large Essence buffs
  • Rage buffs will add a lesser amount of runspeed
  • Reduced Charge! stun to 1 second
  
  
• Engineer
  
  • Lowered requirements of Mechanized Reflect Shield and renamed to "Empowered Pre-Nullity Harmonic Cocoon"
  • Reflect auras will all affect pets and teammates
  • The Widowmaker Battle Drone, as well as several higher-level Slayerdroid pets, will peck and poke at enemies with slightly more force
  
  
• Fixer
  
  • Restock Special Ammo will call down ammo based on the Burst skill of the Fixer
  • Grid Armor will offer some Nano Resist
  • NCU Wiping nanos will land more easily, but can only afflict a target once every 90 seconds
  • Removed line cooldown on "Vanish into the Digital Void" and lowered cooldowns on other meep solo/team meeps
  
  
• Keeper
  
  • Nano & Heal auras that adapt to nano skills of the keeper will correctly adjust if there is a skill change
  • Dimach reduced to 5 minute cooldown
  • Replaced "Riposte" requirement of the Perfect Replica of Excalibur with Fast Attack
  • Added Melee Energy to Knights' Ring of Honour
  
  
• Martial Artist
  
  • Lowered a few of the debuffs from Zazen stance; additional stances will be awarded from future content
  • Lowered requirements for (Team) Matrix of Ka heals
  • Added nano init to Unnoticed Strike
  • Aegis buffs will provide additional nano resist
  • Unstunnable perkline will provide some protection against Brawl Stuns
  • Four Fists of Kali will additionally buff Dimach
  
  
• Nano Technicians
  
  • Cyberdecks will invalidate weapon skills
  • Slowed down casting time for SL Nukes
  
  
• Shade
  
  • Soul Capsules will have a higher chance of having a Spirit inside
  
  
• Soldier
  
  • Art of War increases Assault Rifle by 200
  • Total Combat Survival adds 1200 HP and 5% Healing Reactivity
  • Augmented/Total Mirror Shields will add Healing Reactivity and Root/Snare reistance
  • Augmented Mirror Shield nanos can reflect back more damage to the target
  • Removed Remedy Inhibitor from the Complete Healing nanoline
  • Added nano-based AoE "grenade" procs, doing moderate damage with a considerable taunt
  • Sped up casting speed of Empowered Reflect Shields
  
  
• Trader
  
  • Reduced Damage-to-Nano rate for Nanobot Defense
  • Lower Nano Resist debuff line has its casting cap removed
  • Divest/Deprive nanos will land more easily
  • Increased (de)buff amount of Nanite Improved Divest/Plunder nanos
  • Added "Subprime Vitality Mortgage" which provides a powerful initial HoT, with a temporary DoT soon after