Early Access Balance Hotfix

Introduction

Hello, Storm Striker players, I'm Design Team Leader Alphakaman.

With the launch of early access, we made some bold attempts in terms of balance,

which led us to quickly implement a balance patch as we identified major issues.

The biggest issue we currently perceive is the excessively shortened TTK (Time To

Kill).

In the last adjustment, the damage output of the ranged DPS characters, Rei and

Lucy, was significantly increased. At the same time, there was a change that

increased the hit collision when tanks activated their guard.

These two factors synergized, resulting in tanks dying very quickly and enabling

ranged DPS characters to target others more easily with their increased damage.

To address this, we have significantly enhanced the guard performance of tanks and

slightly reduced the DPS of ranged characters.

Apart from these major changes, we have weakened the characters Volf and Raki,

who currently appear strong (in the case of Volf, we considered maintaining his

current state, but decided to weaken him due to the guard buff). We have also

strengthened characters who seem weaker, such as Warmonger and Al manat.

This hotfix was implemented quickly, adjusting only the numerical aspects that could

be changed simply without modifying the characters' mechanics.

Therefore, we do not believe this hotfix will completely resolve the core issues

experienced by the players. We will strive to address these major problems in the

regular updates as much as possible.

Patch Notes

Guard

Guard amount increased: 800 → 1000

Guard regeneration increased: 100ps → 125ps

Reduced regeneration time when guard is destroyed: 10s → 8s

Early Access Balance Hotfix

Reduction in Ranged DPS Damage

Rei

Frost Blade (LMB) damage reduced: 125 → 120

Arctic Spike (RMB1) damage reduced: 400 → 390

Glacial Explosion (RMB2) damage reduced: 225 → 200

Lucy

Bloody Shot (LMB1) damage reduced: 100 → 95

Individual Character Adjustments

Raki

Furry Flurry (RMB) cooldown increased: 8s → 9s

Volf

Flame On (LMB) Full Charged damage reduced: 175 → 150

Modify Flame On (LMB) fires a regular shot if not fully charged.

Warmonger

HP increased: 1000 → 1100

Al manat

Arid Blade (E1) damage increased: 25 → 50

Talon of the Desert (E2) damage increased: 25 → 50

Cipher Hamattan (R1) damage increased: 45 → 50