Final Boss Balance Adjustments
The following adjustments have been made to the final boss of “SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE”
Changed the action pattern at the start of combat.
Adjusted some attack moves.
Reduced damage of some attacks.
Reduced stamina damage from some attacks.
Reduced the attack range of some non-weapon based attacks.
Improved visibility of some attack effects.
PvP-exclusive balance adjustments
Equipment
Reduced the damage of Backhand Blades against other players. (Smithscript Circus throw attacks are not affected by this change)
Reduced damage of dual-wielding Spear attacks against other players.
Reduced Pata weapon damage against other players.
The “Scatterbow” weapon will no longer cause the headshot damage move when hitting another player.
Skill
Scattered fire launch
Reduced damage against other players.
This skill will no longer cause headshot damage when hitting another player.
Discus throw
The damage animation value generated by this skill when hitting another player has been reduced.
Grass cutter
The balance value of follow-up attacks when using this skill against other players has been reduced.
Global Balance Readjustments
Equipment
Increased the attack speed of the uncharged version of the first heavy attack for the following weapon types:
Dagger / Throwing Blade / Straight Sword / Great Sword / Colossal Sword / Heavy Thrusting Sword / Curved Sword / Double-Blade Sword / Katana / Great Katana / Axe / Flail / Great Spear (except Snake Hunter) / Halberd / Reaper / Whip (except Urumi) / Melee Arts / Beast Claws.
After performing off-hand attacks with weapons of the Grand Katana category, canceling subsequent attacks using the right-hand weapon will now take longer.
Weapon Type Melee Arts
Damage increased.
The recovery time between certain normal attacks and subsequent attacks has been shortened.
Weapon Type Colossal Sword
Increased movement distance when attacking.
Increased speed of first normal attack.
Weapon Type Backhand Blade
Increased attack speed of normal attacks while crouching.
Weapon Types Small Shield and Medium Shield
Increased damage negation of some shields when blocking physical attacks.
Increased the guard strength of some shields.
It will now take longer to cancel most actions after performing normal one-handed attacks with the Quick Spear.
Increased the range of Smithscript’s Dagger throwing attacks.
Increased Rellana’s Twin Blade attribute scaling for lower Intelligence and Faith attributes.
Rellana Cameo Talisman
Reduced the delay before damage buff activates.
Increased damage enhancement.
WEAPONS
Light
Increased attack speed
Darkness
Increased attack speed
Dynastic Sickle Game
Reduced stamina consumption
Increased balance damage of subsequent heavy attacks.
Increased the travel distance of the first following heavy attack.
Adjusted the recovery time of the damage animation when the second following heavy attack hits another player.
Shield Strike
Canceling other actions to perform this weapon art will now take longer.
Moon and Fire Pose
Increased the range of the light wave, balance damage, and attack speed of the stance’s normal attack.
Increased the balance damage of the stance’s heavy attack.
Adjusted the recovery time of the damage animation when a heavy attack from a stance hits another player.
Devonia Vortex
Increased attack power.
Increased the attack range of the Great Hammer’s rotation.
Increased balance value and balance generation speed.
Adjusted the recovery time of the damage animation when a charged attack hits another player.
Magic
Twin Moons of Rellana
Increased attack range for first and second attacks.
Decreased the knockback distance of the second attack.
Incantation
Aspects of the Crucible: Thorns
Attack power increased.
Increased attack power, endurance attack power against enemies that shield themselves.
Short range hitbox now follows player movement
Aspects of the Crucible: Blossoming
Increased attack speed, increased hitbox size.
Shortened recovery time between using this incantation and subsequent actions.
Divine Bird Feathers
Decreased minimum delay between consecutive hits.
Increased range.
Furious Blade of Ansbach
Canceling this incantation in rolls will now take less time.
Balance damage increased.
Enemy knockback distance increased.
Midra’s Frenzy Flame
Attack speed increased.
Increased Frenzy status stack range against enemies.
Decreased Frenzy status accumulation increase when using this skill.
Bayle’s Flame Flash
Attack power increased.