Survivors balance change 1.9

Amiga · May 2016

http://forums.nextgames.com/walkingdead/discussion/10736/survivor-balance-changes-in-1-9#latest

I have to say I really like new changes!
Finally we have tank and scout +1
Looks like update 1.9 is really serious

lmfgunnut · May 2016

Is this where I come to complain about nerf to hunters?

Amiga · May 2016

Hunters range is still big. Even though is too big lol. Be careful what you wish.
Also in my opinion scout should go further and voila...

lmfgunnut · May 2016

Who was sitting around complaining about Hunter range?

Assault improvements always welcome.

Bruisers and scouts will aid new players

DangerB · May 2016

Guys what does Assult Damage Variation mean %20

Amiga · May 2016

20% less dmg from walkers?

shabba · May 2016

doesn't it mean that the dmg was not the same for all targets in the spread, and that this variation is now 20% less, so more dmg on more targets? Like if you have 5 targets in your range you deal from 60% to 100% of the dmg to every one of them, this would now be 80% to 100% on top of the 5% dmg increase.
At least thats how i read it

lmfgunnut · May 2016

It means that your damage done to groups of walkers will vary less Walker to Walker.

For example, if the old range of possible damaged were 1-100, the new range might be 10-90. The damage range is tightened to reduce variance.

They then increased damage by 5% overall to make up for the high end limit reduction caused by the variance reduction.

@DangerB @Amiga

DangerB · May 2016

Makes sense, the reading of it sounds like a nerf, but the explanation from the announcement read like assaults were under powered and they were giving them a boost, thats why I was confused, plus no coffee yet., Thanks @lmfgunnut

Amiga · May 2016

Bruisers in outposts....

))))

Boruto · May 2016

Wow, what a great news for my assault!
The assault is most used survivor when I do farming missions and outpost raids.
Thanks NG, and I'm extremely happy that this game is going into right direction.

lmfgunnut · May 2016

@shabba you are on the right track, but I read it as a percentage reduction in the variance. This could come from top, bottom or both, but would be 20% of the spread, not 20% of highest possible damage.

If the original were in fact 60%max damage to 100% max damage, the new values would be 68%-100% in your model.

That is at least my reading of it. I've played games where you could upgrade weapons to reduce variance before. this results in higher damage per unit of time, but doesn't necessarily increase individual attacks.

JFM20 · May 2016

shall prevent the devs now they are fucking with their pockets full of gun sales guys spent for up they change the class bonus with coincidentally a scout weapon and sale ... a 20% bonus to Scout and a reduction for the hunter ...

DangerB · May 2016

WoW, I just noticed that I just throw random commas out all over the place. My English teacher Mrs Mummert would be so pissed.

Dragonius · May 2016

Hmph. Hunters -1 range? Why the hell? Who idiot came up with that? Why fix something that isn't broken?

Boruto · May 2016

@Amiga

We may see more outposts with 3 bruisers guarding outposts after this 1.9 update. It looks like more assaults in high demand too.

Amiga · May 2016

Now will be easy to do daily quest kill 5 walkers in one shoot with hunter. Good change

Lightfeet · May 2016

@Amiga You mean with Assaults.

NCDawgFan · May 2016

If they deemed shooters to be perfect as is, then why mess with hunters, the most universally accepted best survivor class in the game? Why sell us the three nice rifle bundies last week, then reduce their effectiveness this week? Not good timing in my opinion. It's like buying a new car based on MPG claims then finding out a week later it is actually 10% lower.

NG seems determined to drive the scouts and bruisers (both currently close to useless) into the primary game play.

jester · May 2016

Wide bore. Now even more desirable.

JayZ · May 2016

While the reduction of hunter range sucks from a player perspective, I do understand where NG is coming from. It's obvious from the number of people that use 3 hunters on missions/challenges that hunters are far better than any other class. If their goal is to create more balanced classes (which it is), then it seems like this does the trick.

Conan1976 · May 2016

Great looking improvements. Upgrading scouts worthwhile now??? I also like the downgrade of the hunter. That class was to powerful

@NG Thanx!!

NCDawgFan · May 2016

I'm a three level 18 hunter guy @JayZ so this is a big deal to me. @jester I'm glad I bought both wide bore bundles last week.

Putchuco · May 2016

The shooter's gold range is suddenly the most overpowered trait

Conan1976 · May 2016

And will this really make scouts n bruisers useful?

NCDawgFan · May 2016

Nothing can make scouts and bruisers anything but the lowest two classes of survivors to me @Conan1976.

SlickRick · May 2016

I like this change...not world changing but people might have to actually use their brain at the higher levels...good stuff

Poppy · May 2016

All good changes though i think my gold range shooter has more range than a hunter now.

zoson · May 2016

@Poppy As of the last update where they increased shooter range by half a tile, gold range was half a tile greater than hunter already. Translation is that you could shoot farther than a hunter on a diagonal.

johnnydives · May 2016

This is to Next Games Management.

I know I speak for myself and a lot of other who have promoted our own hunters through playing and some have spent a lot of money to do so. Now you change the goal posts. Players will no doubt upgrade the new survivor class.

This isn't a change its daylight robbery by NG on its database of players.,

People have paid for something and you have changed the way and what they paid for, there is no other way of looking at it. You are thieves and morally corrupt.

Vintage_Bull · May 2016

The rifle -1 is the only thing I don't like. Fine with the rest.

Since when does a pistol outshoot a rifle? Can you guess what's getting downgraded next?

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