by Lewis Burnell on Nov 10, 2016
Battlerite's 0.9 patch brings a new Champion called Ezmo that seemingly has a rapid fire kit all about disception and mischeif. I'll be sure to update you on his kit when we know it. Alongside this Lucie sees some minor nerfs to hit kit (damage and range) while Rook and his Crushing Blow (RMB) also gets the balance treatment: it can now be countered. In addition to this, Croak gets some buffs and nerfs and should be a lot more mobile when cloaked. Take a look below at Ezmo's video, alongside the patch notes.
The servers will be down for approximately 1 hour on Thursday, November 10th at 15:00 CET (9 AM EST / 6 AM PST) for patching.
Features & Content
New Champion:
Ezmo - The Mischievous
Ezmo was once imprisoned by the warlock, Aradu The Reserved, but managed to escape when his captor was too engrossed in reading his tome. Ezmo sealed Aradu's soul within the book, creating the Lost Soul Grimoire, and has carried it ever since. When he isn't playing tricks on people, Ezmo is searching for a way back to his home dimension.
YouTube™ Video: Battlerite Champion Preview: Ezmo "The Mischievous"
Views: 23,678
10.11.16 -Ezmo is fond of arguing with his tome and causing trouble. He is an aggressive spellcaster who can move quickly through teleportation.
Extended Champion Progression
Champion progression now goes up to level 20 and includes additional rewards such as Legendary Chests and Titles. Legendary Chests contain at least one Legendary item.
Play with same
At the end of a match you can now agree to play with your current team members again.
Champion Updates & Fixes
Bakko
Croak
Croak has been performing well in lower brackets but has been dropping at higher ranks. These changes are both buffs and nerfs, as some bugs have been fixed that gave Croak more sustainability than intended at Tier 3, while some Battlerites and Buffs now work as intended and apply to all of his attacks. Croak’s been having a hard time to snatch Orbs so a slight damage buff to Frog Leap will allow him to snatch it with one strike less, whilst mobility tweaks should make him more reliable across the board and open up more Battlerite options at Tier 2.
Freya
Slight Battlerite tweaks have been made to Freya's Tier 1 Battlerites to improve the balance of the 3 alternatives.
Jumong
Jumong has been very popular since his release and is so far performing slightly above average. The value per energy on Jumong's Rain of Arrows has appeared to be a tad high and thus we're reducing the power level of this ability while we keep a close eye on his continued performance.
Lucie
Lucie has performed exceptionally well during the latest patch. To get her more in line with other supports she has received a slight reduction in damage on the Toxic Dart debuff that has been granting a lot of value per hit. Her EX Abilities are still very strong and used far more than her ultimate, a few changes have been made to balance this out.
Oldur
Poloma
Poloma's lack of self-sustain has been an issue during the lastest patch. To compensate, most players picked the same battlerites each match for self healing purposes. We're changing her Other Side to grant self and ally healing in its core to increase her viability and hopefully to enable players to try out more diverse builds.
Rook
Rook is currently performing well across the board but several champions have had a hard time going toe-to-toe with this beast. To allow for more counterplay, Rook’s Crushing Blow can now be countered and blocked.
Ruh Kaan
Sirius
Taya
For the next major patch we’re looking at the following features and updates:
Next step for the Ranking System A season based ranking with multiple and separate ranks per player. May lead to a (soft) ranking reset. Winter Themed Content Additional Battlerite tree updates and reworks.We’re also continually working on new and exciting champions.