The Winter Update releases Thursday, January 19 at 2pm PT/5pm ET for all regions.
Bug Fixes:
Characters:
- Fixed an issue that caused bots to frequently become stuck on Shard clusters
- Alani: Fixed an issue that prevents Eldrid-specific functionality from affecting Alani
- Alani: Fixed a visual issue with the "Rainy Season" taunt on character select
- Attikus: Hedronic Eruption no longer ends before the final shockwaves is fired
- Boldur: Fixed an issue that prevented Level 1 Left Helix Augment Axe Ricochet from reducing the cooldown of Axe Toss
- Boldur: Fixed a visual issue with the "Cut Down" taunt in the Command menu
- Caldarius: Activating Gravitic Burst while respawning no longer prevents the player from activating skills
- Deande: Blink Storm no longer allows Deande to clip through geometry
- Deande: The Holotwin decoy no longer explodes for more than the described damage
- El Dragón: Fixed a visual issue with the "Three-Count" taunt in-game
- El Dragón: Added audio FX to Level 10 Right Helix Augment Dragonfire
- Ernest: Fixed an issue that prevented Level 10 Right Helix Augment Watch Your Step from functioning
- Ernest: Fixed an issue that allowed Level 6 Right Helix Augment Proximity Alarm to reveal allies
- Ernest: The "Mine Grid Damage" post-match statistic now displays an accurate value
- Galilea: The Level 3 Mutation Gnashing Bash no longer does less damage than described
- Galilea: Fixed a visual issue when using certain taunts with the "Apocalypse", "Destruction", and "Annihilation" skins
- Ghalt: Fixed an issue that prevents UPR-specific functionality from affecting Ghalt
- ISIC: Fixed a visual issue with the "Heavy Machinery" taunt on character select
- Kid Ultra: Gear that increases Healing Power now affects Support Drone healing
- Kid Ultra: Fixed an issue that prevented assists from activating Aura of Justice
- Kid Ultra: Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented Level 5 Right Helix Augment Swarming Nanites from healing allies
- Kid Ultra: Level 4 Right Helix Augment Bank Shot no longer allows bouncing bolas to deal full damage with Level 6 Mutation Snare Spread active
- Kid Ultra: The Level 10 Left Helix Augment Stick with Me augment no longer heals Sentries
- Kid Ultra: Fixed an issue that prevented the Drone HUD counter from updating when a Support Drone is destroyed
- Kleese: Fixed a visual issue with the "Retiree Rumba" taunt on character select
- Kleese: Fixed a visual issue with the overshield given by Level 10 Left Helix Augment Sharing is Caring
- Marquis: Fixed an issue that prevents LLC-specific functionality from affecting Marquis
- Miko: Fixed an issue that prevents Eldrid-specific functionality from affecting Miko
- Miko: The Cloud of Spores projectile no longer increases in size when the skill is activated
- Miko: Fixed a visual issue with the "Super Mushroom" taunt on character select
- Montana: Fixed an issue that allowed Level 2 Mutation Lumberjack Blast to deal excessive damage
- Montana: Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the "No Charge for the Evaluation" lore challenge after selecting the Level 2 Mutation Lumberjack Blast
- Oscar Mike: Activating Stealth Generator before and again after the Void phase transition in Face-Off maps no longer temporarily breaks Oscar Mike's functionality
- Pendles: Fixed a visual issue with the "Kama Toss" taunt on character select
- Pendles: Fixed a visual issue with the "Freeze Frame" taunt in the Command menu
- Phoebe: Using True Strike while being healed no longer severely impacts performance
- Phoebe: Modified the description of Level 9 Mutation Close-Quarters Training to accurately reflect the damage increase
- Reyna: The Level 9 Right Helix Augment Kinetic Deflection now reflects damage sources that fully deplete the overshield
- Shayne & Aurox: The Level 9 Mutation Got 'Em no longer fails to pull targets far enough from long ranges
- Toby: The damage reduction from Level 5 Right Helix Augment Panic Mode no longer ends before Toby receives an additional Booster charge
- Toby: Changed the description of Force Field to correctly indicate how much damage it blocks
- Whiskey Foxtrot: Enemies are now outlined when revealed by Level 2 Left Helix Augment Swiss Cheese
Story Missions:
- Fixed an issue that resulted in players receiving a score of 0
- Attikus and the Thrall Rebellion: The destination platform of the jump pad during the "Harvest shards before the Jennerit ship" side objective now remains after the objective has ended.
- Toby's Friendship Raid: Added Bronze, Silver and Gold score medals
- Toby's Friendship Raid: Players can no longer bypass the "Access ventilation shaft" objective with certain characters
Incursion
- Players no longer receive a defeat when their M7.Super Sentry is destroyed immediately after destroying enemy team's M7.Super Sentry
- Friendly M3.Shepherds no longer trigger "Sentry Under Attack" notifications
Meltdown:
- Paradise: Fixed a map hole that allowed players to place certain deployables inside the terrain
Face-Off:
- Fixed an exploit that allowed players to pick up masks through base force fields
- Fixed a collision issue with the mask collector
- The "Mask Amasser" challenge now properly progresses when turning in the requisite masks wins the game
Gear:
- Activating multiple flawed "Drained" pieces of gear now appropriately reduces Shield Recharge per Second
- Codex Fragment: All item-level variants now award appropriate Skill Damage values from the Legendary effect
- Emergency Auto-Medic: All item-level variants now award appropriate Health Regeneration per Second values from the Legendary effect
- Friction Fizz: Players no longer have to stop and restart sprinting to trigger the Legendary effect after receiving damage
- Medical Nano-Colony: All item-level variants now award appropriate Health Regeneration per Second values from the Legendary effect
- M.R. Synchro-Link: All item-level variants now award appropriate Shield Recharge per Second values from the Legendary effect
- Pangenesis Glyph: Fixed a server crash caused by the Legendary effect
- Shadow Mote Overflow: The Legendary effect no longer gives Galilea life steal against targets that are immune to stun
- Solar Sustainer: Fixed an issue that prevented the Legendary effect from increasing allies' Attack Damage
- Vampiric Vestment: Players no longer receive Maximum Health from the Legendary effect when killing a non-major enemy
- Vow of Zealous Fury: Increases to the Attack Speed from the Legendary effect no longer last indefinitely
- Vyn's Quiver: Benedict and Ernest now receive appropriate Health Regeneration per Second from the Legendary effect
Broadcaster Mode:
- Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented player nameplates from being visible
Interface:
- Potentially fixed an issue that caused certain locked titles to appear as 100% complete
- Updated the Move Up (Broadcaster) keybind option to reflect that Player Alert (Ping) is controlled by the same key
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes display Campaign Reward as the name for some challenge rewards
Miscellaneous:
- Players can now retroactively acquire the "Tour of Duty" trophy/achievement if they had previously disconnected during the final map required for the challenge completion
- Friendly minions no longer become outlined when they are pinged by an enemy player
Text Adjustments:
Characters:
- Deande: Adjusted the description of Level 2 Left Helix Augment All Safeties Off to reflect the functionality of the augment
- Kleese: Updated the description of Energy Rift to accurately reflect the Rift's health
- Orendi: Changed the name of Level 9 Right Helix Augment from Still Hating Your Pretty Shields to I Hate Your Pretty Shields
- Shayne & Aurox: Added the slow duration to the description of Stealth Strike
Gear:
- Dr. Fist's Medic Bag: Adjusted the description to specify that health gained from the Legendary effect is not permanent
- Executive Insurance Policy: Adjusted the description to specify that Legendary effect can only trigger if the player's shield has been depleted
Post-Match Scoreboard: - Renamed Logistics Destroyed stat column to Accelerators Destroyed to match their in-game name
Read the rest of the Winter Update patch notes in Part 1