Absolver update 1.16 is now available on PlayStation 4. It brings updates to the game’s prestige system, changes how schools work, and there’s also new gear and 3v3 maps to check out. Plus, a ton of balance changes to the melee action game.
Check out the complete Absolver update 1.16 patch notes:
New content & Improvements
Prestige System Update
The Prestige System Update will expand your possibilities after you hit level 60. You’ll be able to show your Absolver way with new tools:
- Change your Character’s appearance (sex, skin, hair type and hair color) by spending Crystals
- New haircuts are available
- Change your 1v1 introduction cinematic with new ones to buy in the Essence Shop
- Create equipment presets, with copy/paste feature, to tweak your Fabsolver
- Preview Equipment in the Essence Shop before buying
- Dye your masks (not available with all masks)
- Players can open up to 100 Rift Coins/Disks in a single button press
- Reset attributes now cost 1 crystal
Other quality of life improvements are featured in this update, such as the ability to copy/paste decks in your deck selection menu, making it easier to refine and iterate on your favorite decks.
Schools Update
The 1.16 update features the first steps in the updates we want to make to the School system (there will be more school-related features in the next updates.
- Players can now leave a School directly, without having to join a new one
- Mentors can now update their School content by spending 1 Crystal
- Hayen now has a “Find School by ID” feature
- Players can learn attacks from their school decks by using them against enemies
- School’s leaderboard is accessible from the School menu
New Gear and 3v3 Maps
Two new 3v3 maps are now available, as well as plenty of new gear, both in the shop and in Rift Coins/Disks.
Misc
- New remapping options have been added. We also fixed the bugs linked to the older remapping version.
- You can now skip Rift Disks/Coins opening animation
- 3v3 Resource FX have been updated: Polish and optimization of the effects
- The movements of the player now have sounds feedbacking more accurately their gear’s material
Balancing
Attacks Details
The frames values displayed in the attack details panel are now more accurate. It does not necessarily mean that the attacks have changed, the full changes are listed below.
Attacks
Stamina
Min stamina cost 5 → 10 Max stamina cost 27.5 → 23 Damages
- Take into account a more correct value of start-up to compute Attacks’ damage and advantage frames.
- Increase damage of medium and strong attacks.
- Mobility has a better damage bonus for Light Attacks.
- Mobility “Light” has a better Stamina Regen when at the limit with Mobility “Normal”
Protection
- Decrease the damage reduction
All Stopping Attacks
- Impact on guard bonus (+20)
- Light changes on attribute grades to allow better damage scaling
- Increase stun on guard
Start-Up (a.k.a. Build-Up) (in frames)
Breaking Attacks Rising Double Hand: (+2) Pommel Bash: (+1) Hammer Kick: (-1) Knee Strike: (-1) Collar Chop: (-1) Spiral Palm: (-3)
Charging Attacks Charged Haymaker: (-2)
Stopping Attacks Dwit Chagi: (+1) Crushing Palm: (+1) Bending Palm: (-1) Eye Poke: (-1) Cross Punch: (-2) Pulmonary Palm: (-5)
Strafing Attacks Seven Star Thrust: (-3)
Jumping Attacks Falcon Punch: (-4)
Regular Attacks Fast Elbow: (+1) Straight Punch: (-1) Spinning Wide Hook: (-1) Spinning High Kick: (-1) Ankle stamp: (-1) Spin Elbow: (-1) Spin Back Fist: (-1) Crouching Elbow: (-1) Stretch Out Hook: (-1) Back Hop Wrist: (-1) Fast Punch: (-2) Uramawashi: (-2) Wallop Blow: (-2) Chin Palm: (-2) Upper Elbow: (-2) Knife Hand Strike: (-2) Standard Release (a.k.a. Recovery) (in frames)
Direct Punch: (+3) Jab Punch: (+3) Back Turn Wrist: (+2) Fast Back Fist: (+2) Fast Elbow: (+2) Parry & Strike: (+1) Back Hop Wrist: (-1) Spin Elbow: (-1) Target & Movement
High → Mid
- Cross Punch
- Drunk Stomp
- Back Fist
- Mill Punch
- Illusion Twist Kick
Mid → High
- Reverse Hips Slash
- Sickle Slash
- Painstaking Slash
- Twist Back Kick
- Forward Lean Slash
- Mill Slash
Thrust → Horizontal
- Jar Bash
Thrust → Vertical
- Reverse Rising Thrust
Other
- Reverse Twist Slash: High/Thrust → Mid/Vertical
- Backfall Strike: Mid/Vertical → High/Thrust
Pommel Attacks
- Hit with the arm instead of weapon.
Powers
Earthquake
Stun (in frames): 28 → 25 (-3) Special abilities
Kahlt
Absorb
Release (in frames) Cancelled 0 → 3 (+3) Standard 6 → 9 (+3) Absorb Successful
Stamina Bonus 20 → 30 Windfall
Avoid
Stamina Cost 10 → 15 Release (in frames) Standard 9 → 10 (+1) Avoid Successful
Stamina Bonus 40 → 45 Avoided
Avoided Effect: Stamina Refill Coeff x0.3 → x0.5 Forsaken
Parry
Stamina Cost 5 → 15
Release (in frames) Cancelled 6 → 8 (+2) Parry Successful
Stamina Bonus 15 → 30 Parried
Duration 19 → 16 (-3) Parry / Absorb / Avoid Successful
Reminder: when Parry / Absorb / Avoid are successful there is no release for the following actions : Dodge, Attacks, Special Ability.
New actions available directly after a successful ability:
- Change quadrant
- Weapon draw / sheath / drop / pickup
- Powers
- Emotes
Stagger
Side
Release (in frames) Goldlink 1 → 0 (-1) Standard 9 → 7 (-2) Range 170cm → 180cm Damage 35 → 45 Decreased side movement Down
Range 30cm → 40cm Cannot avoid Mid/Thrust attacks anymore
Up
Release (in frames) Goldlink 3 → 2 (-1) Standard 11 → 10 (-1) Game Mode
Overtake
Overall damage Multiplier x1.3 Respawn delay 15s → 10s Force respawn after 60s → 30s Zone Health Refill 75/s → 50/s
Absolver update 1.16 is available now.
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