EpicDuel Ultimate Skill Augments on Artix Entertainment

Skill Augments

With this update EpicDuel is introducing 24 new skill augments for ultimate and AOE skills. These add alternative damage types and secondary effects to the base skills. Some skill augments exchange effects like extra defense reduction and critical chance for lower base damage and scaling. These skills are accessed by clicking the left and right arrows that appear on the skill icon when the tree has been unlocked up to that point. It wasn't clear in the last update, but you must be at least level 10 to access the skill augments. This is to diminish confusion for new players in the tutorial.

Bounty Hunter:
- (PA) Multi-Shot: Physical dmg.; 90% dmg. against 2 targets; gain 15% damage to Energy.
- (UA) Multi-Shot: Energy dmg.; 90% dmg. against 2 targets; 20% damage to target Energy.
- (UA) Massacre: Unleash a fury of blade strikes; 100% crit chance; 15% defense ignore. (Damage bonus reduced by 30%)
- (UA) Massacre: Unleash a fury of blade strikes; reduce target healing by 25% for 2 turns.
Mercenary:
- (UA) Artillery Strike: Physical dmg.; 85% dmg. against 2 targets; 20% dmg. to target Energy.
- (PA) Artillery Strike: Energy dmg.; 85% dmg. against 2 targets.; 20% def. ignore.
- (PA) Surgical Strike: Physical air strike that reduces target's Rage by 50%; 30% lifesteal. (Damage reduced by 25%)
- (UA) Surgical Strike:Energy air strike that steals 50% targets Rage; 30% lifesteal.
Tech Mage:
- (EA) Plasma Rain: Energy dmg.; 50% Resistance ignore; 85% dmg. against 2 targets. (Damage reduced by 20%)
- (PA) Plasma Rain: Physical dmg.; 20% Defense ignore; 85% dmg. against 2 targets.
- (PA) Supercharge: Fire a physical charge ignoring 30% of the target's Defense; 30% lifesteal.
- (UA) Supercharge: Fire an energy charge; reduce target Def/Res 30% for #DUR turns; 30% lifesteal.
Cyber Hunter:
- (UA) Adaptive Offense: Primary dmg. type; 20% defense reduction for 2 turns; 85% dmg. against 2 targets.
- (EA) Adaptive Offense: Primary dmg. type; 50% defense ignore; 85% dmg. against 2 targets. (Damage reduced by 20%)
- (UA) Proton Cannon: Fire beam based on primary dmg.; 50% crit chance.
- (EA) Proton Cannon: Fire beam based on primary dmg.; 200 HP gain; 200 Energy gain. (Damage reduced by 30%)
Tactical Mercenary:
- (EA) Suppressing Fire: Physical dmg.; 50% defense ignore; 85% dmg. against 2 targets. (Damage reduced by 20%)
- (PA) Suppressing Fire: Energy dmg.; 15% defense ignore; 85% dmg. against 2 targets.
- (PA) Annihilation: Concentrated energy beam that reduces target's Rage 50%; 30% lifesteal.
- (UA) Annihilation: Concentrated physical beam that reduces target's Rage 50%; 30% defense ignore.
Blood Mage:
- (UA) Fire Rain: Physical dmg.; 20% dmg. to target Energy; 85% dmg. against 2 targets.
- (PA) Fire Rain: Energy dmg.; 20% defense ignore; 85% dmg. against 2 targets.
- (UA) Maelstrom: Call a firestorm stealing Energy equal to 26% dmg. inflicted.
- (PA) Maelstrom: Energy firestorm ignoring 30% of the target's defenses; reduces Energy by 26% dmg.

Seasonal Reset Delay

Due to popular demand, our seasonal rare reset has been delayed until next week!

Fixes and Changes

Legendary bonus applies to skills that offer healing over time like (EA) Field Medic and Infernal Blessing.
Critical Heal also applies to healing over time skills on subsequent turns if the HP threshold is met.
Reduced frame counts of several skills and attacks. Less waiting, more action!
Expanded text fields for skill rollovers.
Earning XP through mission rewards or Battlepass prizes will now trigger the Legendary Rank Up email with rewards.

Progress

Skill augments: This round of skill augments took a bit longer than anticipated since nothing new needed to be built to implement them. I may need to limit the updates to 12 augments per week to leave room for other changes.
Gifting Rewards: This update ate into work on the prizes due to the unexpected time allocation to the new skills and fixes for the previous week's update. With a better understanding of the time required per skill, this should not be an issue going forward. It is crucial these prizes are completed soon.
Chat Filter Toggle: I am working on a change to EpicDuel's language filter that will allow people to disable the strict chat filter. A more permissive filter will remain, but it will still block the most extreme language and account security topics. That said, abusive language will still be moderated so it will be as important as ever to be respectful to each other.
Gamma Pirate Promo Pack: Acatriel's new promo package is currently in-progress.