Please clarify champion buff values compared to those in the beta (IMIW, Chavez, and Gorr)

LJF

Can Kabam please give us a short breakdown of what was changed in old champ buffs?


The spotlight pages showing changes to recently-buffed champs are great. The issue is that we can't tell what was changed, and equally important how the changes are the same as or different than the buffs in December beta. Although it's relatively easy to see some changes (for example we know that Gorr's shadow magic buffs now last 30 seconds instead of 20, and Chavez's parallel dimensions is capped at 6 instead of 9), many are difficult, if not impossible, to parse in the current format of releasing an updated Spotlight.


Value changes, however, are much more difficult to parse because the beta changelog listed edits to a 6* r3 champ, while the Spotlights give values for a 5* r5. For example, the beta states that Chavez's attack rating bonus per unique Parallel Dimension or Buff on the opponent increased from 753.6 to 1256 for a 6* r3. The Spotlight released today, however, states that the attack bonus is 974.8 for the 5* r5. Is this more, less, or the same as the value in the buff notes? I'm sure we could guess, but it would be much easier if Kabam just tells us (1) what was changed like it did on the beta forum and (2) whether and how the live server buff is different from the beta.


The format Kabam used on the beta forum was perfect. It listed the value before and after, and explained each change without cluttering the page with abilities that were left alone. It would be enormously helpful if Kabam gave us a breakdown like that.

Axew

The max shadow buffs for Gorr is now 4 each (there is no cap currently and on the beta the cap was 3). I think this is a great change from the beta.

Pikolu

I love how Kabam buffed Chavez's total attack at max potential by a mere 11%. They increased the attack given per buff and dimension by 66%, but they lowered the cap of this from 9 to 6. So my r5 Chavez will go from +9000 attack with an opponent with 9 buffs, to +9990 attack from the same opponent. On the bright side at least she will be better against enemies without buffs, but that isn't much of a silver lining. At this point they should give her a nullify since she will be at max potential of the enemy has 3 buffs instead of 6.

Pikolu

Also to further clarify on Chavez's abilities, her dimensions aren't limited to 6 with the update, energy transfusions are. Energy transfusions are different from her dimensions. Energy transfusions are the bonuses Chavez gets to her attack and energy resistance which is based on unique dimensions and buffs on the enemy. At the moment, it currently says Chavez's energy transfusion max is 9, but she is only capable of stacking up to 5 of a single type of dimension. I tested this out on the recharge node by just spamming heavies in the corner. So in theory, Chavez's buff is just an overhaul to her utility, not her damage which is honestly very sad since she is designed to counter enemies with lots of buffs.

LJF

It's great that content creators like Cat Murdock create infographics like these, Chavez buff, but even it doesn't provide the comparison between the public beta version and what will go live. We know that Kabam made at least one change from the beta to Gorr; they changed the Shadow Magic buff stack cap from 3 to 4. Gorr buff.


Why do we need to do our own comparisons? Why can't Kabam just tell us what changed from old version to beta to new version? Especially when even Cat's infographics can't divine whether a value buff, like the attack increase for Chavez energy transfusions, is the same or different because the beta values look at 6* r3 while the spotlight examines 5* r5?