"What's up LawBreakers, welcome to Patch 1.1! This is our first patch post-launch and it's pretty light weight in terms of gameplay changes. While we continue gathering tons of feedback and evaluating the state of the game, we wanted to push out some balance tweaks that we've had in the pipe that were not quite ready for launch. We also wanted to prioritize getting out some crucial bug fixes and improvements as quickly as possible. Finally, we're balancing a few of our roles and implementing some changes to help reward skilled play for the Gunslinger. Our goal with these changes is to make sure that LawBreakers delivers on it's promise of deep gameplay and skill expression."
NEW ADDITIONS:
*NEW* Open Stash Boxes while waiting in matchmaking lobby and queue!
ROLE CHANGES:
Gunslinger - "We've gotten a lot of feedback about the feeling of Gunslinger's Warp ability. Our intention with Warp is to keep it primarily as in-combat mobility option, but we understand it can leave him feeling sluggish when simply traversing the map. Gaining momentum with abilities and keeping it with well-timed skip jumps is a key mechanic in the game, so we've bumped up the impulse gained from using Warp to better help him ramp up to speed. In terms of combat Gunslinger is dominant right now, so we've nudged down his fully charged Omega damage and reduced the headshot multiplier on the TAC-knife so that it no longer one-shots squishy enemies.
Gunslinger is also getting a new mechanic. Gunslinger's identity is all about precision - with no splash damage in his kit he lives or dies by his aim. We thought this was a good opportunity to reward Gunslinger's who aim true."
Horizontal warp impulse increased 300 → 500
New mechanic: landing a fully charged Omega headshot now replenishes a Warp ability charge.
Reduced Headshot damage multiplier on TAC Knife from 1.5 → 1.25.
Reduced fully charged Omega max damage from 160 → 150.
Harrier - "Harrier's Convergence ability is meant to deal tons of damage at the cost of reduced mobility, but it was so overtuned that you'd get melted before you could react to it. We're dropping the DPS on the super laser to make it easier for coordinated teams to take advantage of Harrier's vulnerability."
Decreased Harrier's Convergence ability damage per second from 500 → 400.
Wraith - "The Wasp stab is getting the same precision treatment we gave to Assassin during beta. Wraith's are going to have to be more accurate if they want the full damage out of the stab."
Wasp stab base damage reduced 125 → 75
*NEW* stab precision damage → 125
BUG FIXES:
Gameplay -
Fixed a bug where Gunslinger would sometime's get stuck in a state where they could not shoot.
Fixed an issue where Harrier's Shoc-Croc may not have applied damage in certain situations.
Fixed an issue where Crisper was dealing extra damage briefly after coming out of Berserk mode.
Enemy impulses now affect Wraith's Wasp Stab and Slide abilities.
Animation -
Fixed in game animdynamics on all characters.
Dynamic character elements such as hair, ammo packs, and belts will now animate in game and not just in the menus.
Controls -
Fixed an issue where selected gamepad presets wouldn't reset to default correctly.
Text / Languages -
Updated text for supported languages to fix issues related to achievements, scoring events, and menus.
GENERAL ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:
Greatly improved match filling logic.
Most cases where a game was unable to fill to 5 players have been addressed.
PC ONLY GENERAL ADDITIONS/IMPROVEMENTS:
*NEW Beta Feature* Korean has been added as a language option.
New features flagged as Beta are still in development and may experience issues.
Mouse sensitivity slider can now be adjusted from 0.1 - 39.9.
Patch 1.1 Incoming!
Hey all!
We will be releasing Patch 1.1 this Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern / 4pm CEST for both Steam (PC) and PS4 platforms.
All that is required will be a restart of the game/application at 7am PDT when the update is available. However, we anticipate that the service may have interruptions from 7am-8am PDT so please keep updated on Twitter, Facebook, and Discord.
TIME:
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Pacific: 7:00 AM
Eastern: 10:00 AM
CEST: 4:00 PM
Thank you for your patience and understanding throughout our first week post-launch, and we hope you enjoy this quality of life update! Be sure to head over to the forums to provide feedback on this patch!
We’re excited to kick off LawBreakers challenges over on the official LawBreakers forums. Every 1-2 weeks, depending on difficulty, we will be setting up a new challenge for you to complete for a chance at a Stash Drop!
To enter these challenges, we want you to record yourself completing said challenge (Quick Match only!) and then submit the video on the forum thread with your in-game name, platform, date & time of the recording. >> http://forums.lawbreakers.nexon.net/discussion/12200/
Our first challenge may be of no surprise to some…
GET A BLINDFIRE KILL
Now, get to recording, blindfire your way through zero gravity, get a kill, and submit your video here: http://forums.lawbreakers.nexon.net/discussion/12200/ ! The top 5 best clips will be rewarded with (1) Stash Drop. Clips will be judged by LB staff.
We’re excited to see your best blindfire kill clips! Who knows – we may even share it on our social channels: TwitterFacebook
Rules:
One entry per person
QUICK MATCH ONLY!
Entry must be submitted on the forum thread: http://forums.lawbreakers.nexon.net/discussion/12200/
Entry post must include your platform (PC or PS4)
PS4 – Entry post must include your PSN name
PC – Entry post must include your Steam profile link
All entries will be verified and judged by LB staff
Top 5 winners will be granted (1) Stash Drop
Entries will be accepted until 11:59PM PDT on August 29, 2017
[STREAM OVER] Final #skilledAF Showdown!
The time has come for Team Sleepy Sandals and Team We're Gonna Win battle it out in the FINAL #skilledAF SHOWDOWN!
Watch these two teams face off and see who takes home the championship!
WATCH NOW >> https://www.twitch.tv/lawbreakers
LawBreakers Rapid Fire Dev Update | August 2017
Improvements incoming!
LawBreakers launched last week, but that doesn't mean Boss Key is done. Hear what the developers are working on behind-the-scenes for the upcoming patch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxkazbHOgwM
LawBreakers Original Soundtrack Now Available
“Hey! How do we get the soundtrack?” “LawBreakers, will be able to get the music from the game?”
We’ve been hearing these questions ever since the music was put into the game. Well, little did you know...we’ve been hard at work MAKING IT HAPPEN. Boss Key Productions’ Audio Director, Marc Mailand, has been spearheading this endeavor since day-one, and he has something he wants to say….
"Two and a half years ago, I was hired at Boss Key and began working on the concept of LawBreakers' music. One thing that stood out about LawBreakers were the factions that each character belonged to. My concept was to have different genres of music for each faction, and to use our factions and characters as inspiration for each track. Most games are lucky if they have one world class composer working on their game, we had seven world class teams. Mick Gordon – Syndicate, Jason Graves – Shura, Tom Salta – Valkyries, Malcolm Kirby Jr. – The Lifers, Jack Wall - T.A.S.C., Dieselboy & Mark the Beast – ArchAngels and Jaroslav Beck writing the in-game match music. I strongly encourage you to check out these awesome tracks! Players are already saying this one of the best video game soundtracks to come out in years.
--- Marc Mailand - Audio Director at Boss Key productions
So yep! The Original Soundtrack for LawBreakers is now available on a music service near you. You can stream it for free, or pay to download it and take it with you wherever you go.
The soundtrack features Dieselboy + Mark the Beast, and a collection of the best music creators in gaming. It’s music to enhance your firefight.
Spotify | iTunes | Apple Music | Amazon | YouTube | SoundCloud | Tidal
Coming Soon:
Google Play, Pandora, Deezer, Saavan
You can go to our official webpage for live links:
http://lawbreakers.nexon.net/en/news/article/24638
So there you go. Music for gaming, jogging or listening to in the tub. It’s really up to you. Enjoy.
- The LawBreakers Team
Launch Week Bonus Stash Drops
You know who’s awesome? People who supported us in our first week of LawBreakers. That means you...or it could. We’ve already got special Kinetic Blades ( http://lawbreakers.nexon.net/en/news/article/24516 ) for everyone that plays in the first week, but we thought we could do more to show our appreciation.
Everyone who logs into the game in the next 24 hours (that’s between now and ending on 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 8pm UTC on Friday the 11th.) will get THREE Stash Drops once you log in after August 11th at 11am. (Limit one set of bonus Stash Drops per user account.)
If you haven’t gotten a Stash Drop yet, each one contains FOUR cases. Each case contains random in-game loot from sexy kick decals to jealousy-worthy rare character skins.
Some of the rare character skins you can get from a Stash Drop
That’s it. Dead simple. Log in. Get loot.
You brought your skill to the first week of LawBreakers, so we think you deserve it.
- The LawBreakers Team
[STREAM OVER] LAUNCH DAY Stream - AUG. 8, 2017
The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Launch day for LawBreakers has arrived, and we want to celebrate with you – the community – that has supported us thus far!
Join Community Manager Lumos and Senior Game Master for a launch day livestream RIGHT NOW from 11-12PM PDT. We’ll be playing some community matches and giving away a Logitech G213 PRODIGY Keyboard and a G231 PRODIGY Headset!
DATE / TIME Tuesday, August 8 at 11AM PDT / 2PM EDT / 8PM CEST
Be sure to follow the channel at https://www.twitch.tv/lawbreakers and be notified of when we go live.
See you there!
Official Launch Times!
Hey all,
To prepare for tomorrow's launch, we are soft launching today, August 7!
On Steam, servers will open worldwide at 3pm PDT / 6pm EDT / Midnight CEST (8/8)
PRE-ORDERS ARE NOW OVER!
Pre-orders end August 7 at 2pm PDT / 5pm EDT / 11pm CEST. Haven't purchased the game yet? You still have a few hours to pre-order to get those pre-order exclusives.
If you’re going to shatter the laws of gravity, you should do it in style. We've teamed up with our friends at Twitch Prime to offer up some exclusive in-game loot you can’t get anywhere else!
Offer starts 8/8
Snag an exclusive Abaddon character skin, three “Bleed Purple” weapon skins, and a special Twitch-themed weapon sticker set:
Not a Twitch Prime member? Sign-up for a 30-day free trial RIGHT HERE!
