Albion Online Foundations Patch 4 brings combat balance changes. From adjustments to crossbows and cursed staffs to fixes for spells and UI elements, players can expect a more refined and balanced gameplay experience with this update. Read the full patch notes below.
Albion Online Foundations Patch 4 Patch Notes:
Foundations Patch 4 - Version 25.040.1 - June 17, 2024
Changes
- Resilience amount is no longer displayed as a buff on players during combat
Combat Balance Changes
Crossbows
- Divine Engine (Energy Shaper)
- Channel Time: 4s → 3.3s
- Number of ticks: 13 → 11
- Damage per tick vs players: 80 → 96
- Damage per tick vs mobs: 26 → 57
Cursed Staffs
- Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs)
- Number of ticks: 10 → 8
- Damage per tick vs players: 78 → 98
- Damage per tick vs mobs: 39 → 49
Daggers
- Lunging Stabs (Bloodletter)
- When hitting a player below 40% health, cooldown is now reduced by 50%
- Cooldown: 30s → 35s
Fire Staffs
- Pyroblast (one-handed Fire Staffs)
- 0s Channel Damage: 200 → 190
- 0.6s Channel Damage: 280 → 266
- 1.2s Channel Damage: 360 → 342
Hammers
- Grasp of the Undead (Tombhammer)
- Added Hitpoint Reduction: 10%
- Hitpoint Reduction Duration: 3s
Quarterstaffs
- Stun Run (all Quarterstaffs)
- Movespeed buff now ends upon auto-attacking
- Rising Blow (all Quarterstaffs)
- Cooldown reduction per player hit: 12% → 15% (stacks up to 3 times)
- Separator (all Quarterstaffs)
- Now deals 80 damage to all untargeted enemies hit
- Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff)
- Cooldown: 20s → 25s
- Hitting a player now reduces the ability’s cooldown by 20%
- Area Radius: 6m → 5m
Shapeshifter Staffs
- Pulse Shock (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
- Damage: 124 → 109
- Tectonic Shift (Earthrune Staff)
- Hitpoint reduction: 15% → 10%
Spears
- Harpoon (all Spears)
- Max range: 18m → 20m
- Projectile speed: 23.33 m/s → 23.53 m/s
Swords
- Fearless Strike (Carving Sword)
- Damage: 150.10 → 135
- Spinning Blades (Dual Swords)
- Auto-Attack Damage Increase buff: 100% → 65%
- Attack Speed buff: 50% → 30%
- Damage buff duration: 3s → 4s
Helmets
- Immortal (Mistwalker Hood)
- Cooldown: 30s → 25s
Shoes
- After Image (Mistwalker Shoes)
- 1st Cast Cooldown: 15s → 12s
- Royal March (Royal Boots)
- Movement Speed per Stack: 8% → 9%
Fixes
- Spell fixes:
- Fixed issue where Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff) slow effect would also apply to enemies in an area around the intended targets
- Fixed issue where Tectonic Slam (Earthrune Staffs) did not apply debuff icon to enemies to indicate health reduction
- Fixed issue where Enfeeble Blades (Lifecurse Staffs) would inflict too much damage and an unintended slow effect
- UI fixes:
- Fixed issue where “Required for” section was missing from Artifact item details
- Fixed issue where items in Eralia Wayfarer’s menu would not display correctly by tier after deselecting "Show craftable from inventory only"
- Fixed issue where the countdown banner was not displayed during a duel
- Fixed issue where guild logos would sometimes not display correctly when entering a crowded region
- Fixed issue where chests in Heretic dungeons could not be opened without first destroying Volatile Barrels
- Fixed issue where the Arena search for a group would reset if a party member accepted a match while gathering, fishing, or opening a Tome
- Accepting an Arena match is no longer possible while engaged in those actions
- [MOBILE] Fixed issue where faction zerg markers on the minimap would display the wrong color
Source: Albion Online
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