Unit Balance Changes Announcement09/21/2022
We've received plenty of feedback regarding units and many of you have mentioned the two 4-star Symmachean Stalwarts and Symmachean Paladins from the Legacy of Fire season. Their mechanics make them difficult to use in the current meta and they've gradually lost their uniqueness. We're therefore planning on buffing the in this regard.
Symmachean Stalwarts
1. [Brace] increases damage by 12% and reduces damage taken by 12%. If they succeed in blocking an enemy attack during [brace], they recover 7% health over 2 seconds.
2. We're increasing the hitbox size of the unit and their shields during [brace], enabling them to get more use of their shields.
Symmachean Paladins
1. When under the [Attack Freely] state, they will retaliate with their shields when attacked by an enemy (even when the attack is blocked), dealing extra damage (affected by blunt damage) and dazing heroes and units.
What's more, we've made some adjustments to two popular units based on game statistics and player feedback.
Berserkers
The Berserkers remain incredibly potent and can easily trade blows with many a foe. Their attack speed and block break are somewhat overtuned, enabling them to shred shield defenders with ease. They're also great across the board and so we're planning on increasing their cost and reducing their efficiency in breaking through formations.
Adjustments:
1. Leadership increased to 255 (was 245).
2. Reduced the block break of attacks by 25%.
Chevaliers
When acting as the retinue for the Chevaliers, the Demesne Arbalists' high damage and high armor penetration are affected by rate of fire. This enables them to too easily suppress the enemy and gain the upper hand.
Adjustments:
Adjusted the skills when using the Demesne Arbalists as retinue:
1. Reduced Demesne Arbalists’ rate of fire by 26% (affected by charge distance) during [Assault], reducing the average number of volleys by 1.
2. Reduced Demesne Arbalists's rate of fire by 38% during [Lance Thrust], reducing the average number of volleys by 1-2.