07/17 Balance Patch
11 July 2025
Developer Notes
This balance patch was carried out based on compiled play data from the Doom Aporia Raid.
We selected underused characters by analyzing their overall attack capabilities, synergy, and the usage rates in the Doom Aporia Raid. The patch aims to improve their structural issues and ensure they can fulfill their roles effectively in parties.
Since the last Doom Aporia improvement patch that shortened playtime, it was confirmed that magical characters now have relatively faster clears. Additionally, characters like Centurion, Deus Aer, Radiant Soul, Celestia, and Achlys were found to be used more frequently in party compositions compared to others.
Therefore, we reviewed the Attack Support values of these characters and will make numerical adjustments to reflect a fair contribution based on their performance. We will also review the physical characters, aiming to boost the attack capabilities and synergies of less favored or less played characters.
We also reviewed the improvement suggestions left by adventurers in the Balance Discussion Forum. For characters whose low party preference or play rates are determined to be caused by structural issues, we will implement structural improvements. For those lacking in DPS, we plan to renew their skills.
We thank all adventurers who shared valuable feedback on balance and will continue to listen to your voices moving forward.
Balance Patch Content
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As a FB main who's not at endgame yet, I'm not asking for buffs or huge changes, I just want one thing, bring back the old HSS.
But with that said, I'm going to remain optimistic for the new changes to Mod Hypersonic stab, maybe they might revive the old one and apply it to this mod one, maybe it'll be a massive clear skill (maybe a flying kite??<.<). I know some may love the current one but I don't.
old one... OH right the one with 10 slashes while awakened regardless of enemies present? yeah, iirc, that did seem to be a bit better for utility and damage (before all the buffs and debuffs).
The current HSS is a mixed bag, functionally its way better than the old one since it does more damage and with this patch will spawn in a more convenient location so no more awkward delay before it starts dealing damage. On the other hand the loss of the pass-through feature kinda makes it antithetic to how the skill has always functioned and while I get that sometimes HHS'ing into a pit during a raid is suboptimal to say the least, I wish that it would retain the pass-through but instead would only be stopped by boss monsters.
Hopelly as you said the renewed mod is either a rebranded OG HSS or something else that's as useful as it is cool, personally rather than a Flying Kite-like skill I would prefer it to become kinda like the final attack in Stage 3 or Stage 4 Atomic Cutting if they go for something that isn't like the OG HSS.
I personally am not hoping for another Shockwave clone. I can accept a long casting time if it scales with action speed, but not a direct copy of one skill. Regarding Mod Power Assault, I'm hesitant about changes to FB after the last update. If anything, they should make Giga Drive an instant cast like Shakti's Necromancy.
Overall, I'm fine with FB, except for my initial concerns about HSS, especially the old-school version without the slow-moving shockwave hitbox.
Last minute prediction,
it's a bigger shockwave skill bigger than sprout that acts like it but with a wide range.
Awakening Charge Speed application method changed.
Dafuq does that mean?!
This just means that it will apply differently to your statistics. They did not disclose how.
It was kinda a rhetorical question. I know the details haven't been disclosed (you would've put said details in the patch notes if they were), I'm just hoping they don't fuck it up.
Fuck up how?
Idk. But it's possible.
In any case, it's 10% awakening charge. Even if they removed it, you wouldn't feel a thing.
The stat can go up to 50%, though. Sure, it gets normalized, but that's a lot. One of my chars even has 30% on it, and I didn't even socket for it.
It's still just 10%. The change is only related to the passive, not the entire stat.
Okay, I'm stupid. I didn't realize it was talking about the Guild Skill. For some reason my brain was thinking "Unleash Anger sounds like a Raven skill, but it's listed as a common change, it's probably just a placeholder for Awakening". And that's despite me wanting to use that Passive on one of my guild's skill pages. That's completely my bad.
that does seem to be a pretty old and relatively untouched stat to be trying to alter. but so was (re)awakening overall. right now, afaik, it's a percentage increase capped at +50%, so i guess... not exactly that anymore.
Actually, turns out I heavily misunderstood this and had a pretty big brain fart. Ritsu cleared it up, though.
darkened forest was too bright
:v
entmachtung field removal
they also gonna change the quote associated with that or is that going to be a pretentious non-sequitur like most other skill quotes? as well as renaming it because it's name isn't going to be so relevant to it? otherwise, i have two gestures from the middle of the hand for this. at least give it a different set of debuffs if received damage is too similar to what bardiet's getting.
cast speed raising making the skills harder to watch properly is still junk.
as for the other renewals, i'll first see what they do. while ready to gesture at any inferior character animations.
RV buffs LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO
I wish we weren't buffed and nerfed from whatever the erp monsters use in doom aporia. Daybreaker was nerfed so much until endgame players ditched them.
First
buff oz when
OH BOY RV BUFFS LET'S GOOOOO!!!