Free Rotation:

• Insolence
• Queen
• Panther
• Sphinx
• Firefly
• Obelisk

Obelisk is a brand new tank, and we’re adding it straight to Free Rotation. Don’t miss your chance to try it out!

Improvements & New Features

• Updated Skill Indicators: Visual templates for skill range and AoE have been refreshed.
• New Gear: Lifeguard: Blocks any single instance of damage over 5000.
• New Buff Visual Effects:
  • Mantis Buff
  • Fear
  • Corrosion
  • Freedom Fighter Ultimate
• XBT Roles in Hero Selection: Hero selection screen now displays XBT roles.
• Tooltips for Upgrades and Gears: Detailed tooltips added for all upgrades and gear items.
• Launcher Updates:
  • Party friend cards reduced to 2.
  • Ranked leaderboard added to the launcher.

System & Performance Updates

• Tutorial is no longer mandatory at level 1.
• Overall performance improvements applied.
• Fixed post-processing issues on the practice map.
• Fixed bug where stunned buffs showed both "stunned" and "disarmed" VFX.

Balance Changes

• XP & Xalium Rewards Based on Enemy Hero Level:
  • Level 1: gain 1/5 of XP and Xalium
  • Level 2: gain 1/4
  • Level 3: gain 1/3
  • Level 4: gain 1/2
  • Level 5 or higher: gain full XP and Xalium
• Ironclad Nerf:
  • Bullet AOE radius: 1.6 → 1.5
  • Line Formation bonus radius: 1.25 → 1.2
• Vulcan Buff:
  • Aura radius increased: 10 → 15.6
  • Increased range for detecting invisible units.
• Fixed an issue causing some Vulcans to deal reduced damage to heroes.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed tooltips not appearing at certain resolutions.
• Fixed gear activation issues in some edge cases.
• Fixed bug where active buffs on heroes were not visible.
• XBTs are now untargetable while in base.
• Enemy XBTs take 5000 damage every 0.5 seconds when inside player base.

SSA Team