1.4.5 Sabering Open Beta!

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Version 1.4.5 Open Beta Changelog
Spaghetti said:
This open beta is focused on testing the saber system. Servers will be kept available until the end of the 22nd. See next post for installation instructions and where to post gameplay feedback (Hint: Not in this thread).

  • Change: Sense now has a short buffer after being deactivated so that it doesn't get activated again by accident as easily once it's turned off.
  • Change: Nudge removed from all styles
  • Change: Global BP damage modifier raised from 1.2x to 1.4x
  • Change: Semi-PB removed pending further changes.
  • Change: ACM threshhold doubled. Multipliers adjusted accordingly (so the ratio of ACM:multiplier is still the same).
  • Change: Slap now causes small knockback even when hitting someone that's blocking
  • Fix: Attacks that cause special effects (i.e. staggers, knockbacks, etc) can now trigger the effects on multiple targets instead of just applying to the first one hit
  • Change: Parrying with no BP will cause you to drop your saber
  • Change: Force Repulse is now disabled in Duel mode
  • Fix: Using Force Repulse from the ground no longer causes you to get stuck in weird leg animation loops.
  • Fix/Change: Can no longer start taunt/gloat/flourish/etc animations while holding block/reload with a saber.
  • Fix: Doing specific input combinations with weapon swapping no longer allows for instant attacks
  • Fix: Spectator camera should no longer go partially into terrain
  • Fix: Several (hopefully most) recurring sources of class/join bugs should now be fixed.
  • Updated: Small tweaks to the BP counter in Duel mode aimed at providing a more accurate measurement of the killer's BP
  • Updated: Swing damage adjustments
    • First/full swings: 1.0x, +3 ACM on body hit (if not a counter)
    • Consecutive swings: 0.90x, +1 ACM on body hit
    • Half swings: 0.75x, +2 ACM on body hit
  • Change: BP Regen increased
    • Level 1: Increased from 3 to 4 per tick
    • Level 2: Increased from 5 to 6 per tick
  • Updated: BP drain for attacks moved from being based on button inputs (holding vs tapping) to being flat drains based on style:
    • Blue drains 5 BP per swing.
    • Cyan drains 5 BP per swing.
    • Yellow drains 6 BP per swing.
    • Staff drains 6 BP per swing.
    • Duals drain 7 BP per swing.
    • Purple drains 7 BP per swing
    • Red drains 8 BP per swing.
    • Not swingblocking during the attack will drain an additional 2 BP
  • New: Special moves now cost BP to activate. If you have less than the cost for activating, then you won't be able to use them.
    • Blue Lunge: 10
    • Blue Backstab: 10
    • Staff Backstab: 10
    • Backslash: 10
    • Crouched Backslash: 20
    • Cyan DFA: 10
    • Yellow DFA: 15
    • Red DFA: 15
    • Rollstab: 10
    • Dual Butterfly: 10
    • Staff Forward Butterfly: 15
    • Staff Backflip: 5
    • Staff Left Butterfly: 10
    • Staff Right Butterfly: 10
    • Dual Crouch Kata: 15
    • Staff Crouch Kata: 15
    • Downstab (Single): 5
    • Downstab (Duals): 5
    • Downstab (Staff): 5
    • Duals Front/Back Stabs: 12
    • Duals Side Stabs: 12
    • Purple Crouch Kata: 15
  • Change: FP drains for special moves have been adjusted:
    • Blue Lunge: Reduced from 35 to 20
    • Purple Crouch Kata: Reduced from 45 to 30
  • New: BP related staggers.
    • Reaching a low threshhold of BP (currently 10) will cause you to do a short stagger when body hit.
    • Threshhold increases by 1 per ACM of attacker
    • Threshhold decreases by 1 per ACM of defender
    • Defending with Blue halves the attacker's ACM threshhold bonus
    • Attacking with Blue halves the attacker's ACM threshhold bonus
    • Stronger stances cause longer staggers
  • New: All combo breaks have visual indication in the form of staggers/flinches. Durations of the animations vary depending on the source.
  • Change: Animation/chaining adjustments.
    • No more instant/teleporting consecutive swings
    • Repeated consecutives can no longer be done. However, trying to do the same consecutive swings twice in a row will still allow you to do a halfswing from the same direction or start a consecutive swing from another direction (no self combo breaking when trying to do repeated consecutives).
    • PB counter is no longer instant by default (still retains bonus damage to body hits as well as doubling base parry drains).
    • Rate of swing chaining has been adjusted for each style.
Styles:
  • Blue
    • Swing count of 2
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 50%
    • Defense Rating: Increased by 5%
    • Drains (9 base + 1 per 2 ACM) BP on PB - Can trigger BP related staggers
    • 20% ACM bonus on specials
    • Loses 3 ACM when body hit
    • Has fast PB counter swings
  • Cyan
    • Swing count of 4
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 22%
    • Defense Rating: Decreased by 5%
    • All swings can combo break on Perfect Parry
    • Reduces 33% of ACM bonus to parries from opponents
    • 75% damage on consecutive swings
    • Loses 4 ACM when body hit
  • Yellow
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 8%.
    • Defense Rating: Unchanged
    • Swing count of 4
    • No BP drain for failing Mblock
    • Increases 33% of the ACM bonus to parries to opponents
    • Drains 4 ACM on a PB counter body hit
  • White
    • Swing count of 4
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 18%
    • Defense Rating: Decreased by 3%
    • Successful Mblock no longer automatically counts as a PB by default
    • Mblock related staggers are buffed compared to other styles
    • Mblock Vs Swingblock
      • Gain 3 ACM
      • Drain 3 ACM
    • Large block radius.
  • Green
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 10%
    • Defense Rating: Unchanged
    • Swing count of 5
    • All swings 0.75x damage without ACM
    • Special moves have 50% of their ACM multiplier added into their damage
    • Loses 4 ACM on body hit
  • Red
    • Swing count of 3
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 13%
    • Defense Rating: Decreased by 2%
    • All non-halfswings cause a stagger. Consecutive staggers have reduced durations.
    • Being PB counter body hit drains 2 ACM
    • Doesn't lose BP when Mblocked on swingblocks
  • Purple
    • Swing count of 3
    • Offense Rating: Decreased by 15%
    • Defense Rating: Unchanged
    • Deals (6 + 1 per ACM) BP through PB - Can trigger BP related staggers
    • Being PB counter body hit drains 3 ACM
Raw offense and defense values for the styles for those that care or that are interested:
1.4.4 (public/live):
Offense ratings from highest to lowest: Red (15), Purple (13), Yellow (12), Staff (11), Duals (10), Cyan (9), Blue (8)
Defense ratings from highest to lowest: Blue (60), Staff (59), Cyan (58), Yellow (56), Duals (54), Purple (52), Red (50)
1.4.5 open beta:
Offense ratings from highest to lowest: Red (13), Purple (11), Yellow (11), Staff (9), Duals (9), Cyan (7), Blue (4)
Defense ratings from highest to lowest: Blue (63), Staff (57), Yellow (56), Duals (55), Cyan (53), Purple (52), Red (49)

Changelog Legend
New - New feature or addition to the game.
Change - Changes to the game.
Fix - Bug fix.
Remove - Removed feature.
Feature - New feature name
 
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I don't know for you guys, but I saw some people who are PBing all the time and not losing BP or losing it very slowly. This my observation might be from one of the previous patches, though.
Probably related to semi-PB.
 

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I've probably mentioned it somewhere in this thread but that got adjusted to still being able to do taunts/gloats/etc but the saber noise won't be spammed.
 
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