Deadlock patch notes 23 May 2024: Haze, Yamato, Withering Whip

Patch notes

General Changes

Playtesting times are now starting 1 hour earlier. Weekdays are 5PM PDT and weekends are 3PM PDT.
Added in-game custom item builds support. Create your own builds or browse builds from the community in the heroes page.
Added post game player reporting option
Ally player glow-through-world silhouette now communicates their current health
Added ambient music track
Added unique Haze footstep sound effects
Fixed various issues with mic audio input and lag it introduced
Small adjustments to how the crosshair UI area looks
Mic input device is now selected from in-game settings rather than the steam client
Improved various networking and hit registration related issues (this was released a couple days ago)
Updated Trooper and Neutral shooting sound effects
Various improvements to damage audio clarity for victims and attackers
Sped up select Amber Hand VO that related to game state (shrines being under attack, protecting the urn runner etc)
Adding game audio muted indicator in top left if the game is muted
Camera can now be moved while the game is paused in replays
Fixed the Rejuvenator falling during pause
Fixed the Idol falling during pause
Fixed the bottom most shop items having part of their icon be unclickable
Fixed a few unit target abilities that could sometimes select a target behind a nearby wall (e.g. Bebop Sticky Bomb)
Added some additional visual tells for the receiving end of Lash’s Death Slam
Updated Bullet Shredder debuff effects
Mid-Boss is now invulnerable if there are no enemies it can actually attack
Fixed your active items not hiding in the UI when you are dead and spectating a team mate
Added support for binding mouse1 and mouse2 to any key (this was released a couple days ago)
Fixed various movement stuck bugs with Ivy
Added alt info to recent damage view to make it clearer that this can be brought up again after it disappears
Improved Vindicta’s Stake effects to make it a little clearer when you are affected
Fixed upgrading McGinnis’s Medicinal Specter to T3 while active causing it to heal everyone to full instantly
Fixed a bug that could cause all of Paradox Pulse Grenade’s pulses to go off at once
Fixed Kelvin’s Ice Beam sometimes not hitting Neutrals
Fixed being able to see some things through the Veils in the map that you shouldn’t be able to see
Removed stack of cardboard boxes inside connection hallway near bases to prevent cover from Neutrals
Fixed getting stuck under stair at inner lanes near Guardian
Fixed Abrams getting stuck on department store facade when using his ult
Sapphire side materials tint color changed to white
Sapphire side street materials changed to new asphalt blend
Added new slide and reload animation for Wraith
Out of combat run animation variants now only play during sprint state
Fixed missing VO for Yamato ability use/upgrades
Allies now compliment teammates when they see impressive use of channeled abilities (for instance, Gigawatt killing three people with Storm Cloud)
Adjusted timing of select Abrams impact lines to time with either the rise of his leap or the descent accordingly
Improved visibility of Seven’s bullet and travel path
Improved visibility of Paradox’s bullet and travel path
Improved visibility of Wraith’s bullet and travel path
Improved visibility of Haze’s bullet and travel path
Improved visibility of Lady Geist’s bullet and travel path
Added custom tracer and muzzle flash for Seven’s gun
Added custom tracer and muzzle flash for Paradox’s gun
Added custom tracer and muzzle flash for Wraith’s gun

Misc Gameplay Changes

Adjusted map around the middle lanes to have an area with Veils for laning
Hero kill bounty ratio between Killer and Assister reduced from ~~2.75x~~ to 2.55x (means slightly more to the Assister)
Spirit scaling reduced by ~15% (the total effective Spirit damage is reduced by less than this, this is just the Spirit multiplier scaling portion and has largest impact on late game burst)
Unclaimed souls now convert 10% slower
Vaults base bounty increased from ~~220~~ to 260
Strong Neutrals Spirit Resist increased from ~~25%~~ to 35%
Medium Neutrals Spirit Resist increased from ~~25%~~ to 30%
Starting at 15 minutes, one melee Trooper per wave will spawn with 1.75x health
Medic Trooper health increased from ~~240~~ to 260
Sidelane Veils near Guardians are now one-way visibility (used to be blocked visibility in both directions)
Neutrals can now lean side to side to fire when obstructed by map geometry and being attacked
Zipline Boost ability speed increased from ~~100%~~ to 130%
Zipline Boost ability ramp time to reach max speed reduced from 2s to 1s
Zipline base speed boost after Base Guardians are killed increased from ~~100%~~ to 120%
Zipline base speed boost's ramp time after Base Guardians are killed reduced from 5s to 4s
Being Disarmed no longer prevents you from reloading

Item Gameplay Changes

Headshot Booster

Cooldown reduced from ~~14s~~ to 9s

Spirit Strike

No longer has +50 Health
Now grants +75 Spirit Shield
Now grants +0.7 HP regen

Mystic Burst

No longer has +1 HP Regen
Now grants +1 Sprint
Cooldown reduced from 8s to 6s

Withering Whip

Moved from T3 to T2
Duration reduced 5s to 3.5s
Cooldown increased from ~~25s~~ to 40s
Bullet Resist reduced from ~~25%~~ to 20%
Cast range reduced from ~~20m~~ to 15m

Decay

Cooldown increased from ~~22s~~ to 27s

Slowing Hex

Range increased from 30 to 35

Reactive Barrier

Cooldown reduced from ~~40s~~ to 35s

Combat Barrier

Bullet Shield increased from ~~275~~ to 300
Weapon Damage while Shielded from ~~20%~~ to 24%

Mystic Shot

Now requires that shotguns middle pellet hit the target

Restorative Locket

Now displays its current number of charges on its active icon

Silence Glyph

Moved from T2 to T3
Health increased from 50 to 75
Spirit Amp increased from 8% to 12%

Shifting Shroud

Cooldown reduced from ~~70s~~ to 55s
Duration 2.5s to 2.75s

Majestic Leap

Duration of no damage taken requirement reduced from 5s to 4s
Now gives +75 Health

Lifestrike

Flat portion of the lifesteal increased from 90 to 110

Knockdown

Spirit bonus reduced from 6 to 5
Now grants +2 Sprint
Stun duration starts after hitting the ground

Superior Cooldown

HP regen reduced from 6 to 4

Escalating Resilience

Max Bullet Resist increased from ~~30%~~ to 36%

Improved Burst

Damage reduced from 11% Max HP to 10%

Frenzy

When below 40% HP you now gain 25% Spirit Resist

Curse

Ammo increased from ~~15%~~ to 20%

Refresher

Now grants +10% Spirit Resist

Glass Cannon

Fire Rate reduced from ~~15%~~ to 10%

Silencer

Now provides 15% Ammo

Leech

Spirit bonus reduced from 12 to 8

Phantom Strike

Damage reduced from ~~200~~ to 150

Hero Gameplay Changes

Abrams

Siphon Life T1 and T2 swapped
Shoulder charge now allows for a bit more steering control

Bebop

Sticky Bomb T3 changed from Silence to Disarm
Improved Hook hitbox detection to not grab targets that are behind cover
Hyperbeam width increased from ~~2.5m~~ to 2.7m

Dynamo

Base gun damage reduced from 18 to 15
Gun damage growth reduced from ~~+1.1~~ to +0.8

Grey Talon

Guided Owl Spirit scaling reduced from ~~2.2~~ to 1.2
Guided Owl T3 changed from +200 damage to "Kills enemy heroes below 20%". Low health enemies are highlighted while guiding the owl.

Haze

Sleep Dagger no longer breaks invisibility when cast (previously was part of the T3)
Sleep Dagger Spirit scaling increased from ~~2.3~~ to 2.6
Sleep Dagger no longer gets +140 damage with the T3
Sleep Dagger T3 is now "-30% Damage Penalty On Victim for 4s after wakeup"
Bullet Dance cast time increased from ~~0.7s~~ to 0.8s
Bullet Dance evasion from ~~70%~~ to 50%

Ivy

Kudzu Bomb duration increased from ~~3.5s~~ to 4s
Kudzu Bomb T2 duration increased from ~~+1.5s~~ to +2s
Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing increased from ~~50%~~ to 65%
Watcher's Covenant Fire Rate reduced from ~~20%~~ to 15%
Watcher's Covenant T1 changed to +15% Rate

Kelvin

Frost Grenade cooldown reduced from ~~26s~~ to 23s
While Ice Pathing you no longer slow down when you shoot your gun
Arctic Beam Channel move speed increased from 4 to 6
Arctic Beam T1 changed from ~~"+2 Channel Move Speed"~~ to -8s Cooldown

Lady Geist

Soul Exchange cast time reduced from ~~0.65s~~ to 0.5s
Fixed Malice clipping aggressively against map geometry edges

Lash

Base Stamina increased from 2 to 3
Ground Strike base Damage Per Meter reduced from 8 to 6
Fixed some cases with Ground Strike not hitting units positioned just below the impact zone
Flog angle increased from 20 degrees to 30 degrees
Flog cooldown reduced from ~~35s~~ to 30s

McGinnis

Fixed certain rooftops allowing turrets to be built on them

Mo & Krill

Scorn healing against non-heroes reduced from 1x to 0.7x
Sandblast no longer prevents enemies from reloading while disarmed

Paradox

Kinetic Carbine Max Damage Amp reduced from ~~125%~~ to 100%
Paradoxical Swap range reduced from ~~45m~~ to 40m

Pocket

Barrage T3 added, now heals Pocket for 100% of its damage (33% vs non-heroes)
Fixed some issues with Barrage projectiles getting caught on map geometry
Flying Cloak pathing improved, it will no longer bounce erratically off map geometry

Vindicta

Flight T3 reduced from +4m/s to +3m/s
Crow Familiar T3 improved from -30% Healing Suppression to -40%

Warden

Alchemical Flask travel speed increased from ~~800~~ to 1000

Wraith

Royal Flush no longer has a cast delay
Royal Flush time to spawn cards increased from ~~0.4s~~ to 0.6s
Telekinesis no longer allows the victim to shoot back

Yamato

Shadow Explosion renamed to Shadow Transformation and reworked into a new ability
Shadow Transformation no longer has radius impact behavior
Shadow Transformation now gives you 4.5s of invulnerability after the initial 2s invulnerable channel period. You transform and refresh your abilities, improving ability speeds by 60% and gaining unlimited ammo. "Ability Speeds" affects Power Slash cast time, Flying Strike flying time, and Crimson Slash cast time.
Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from ~~90s~~ to 100s
Shadow Transformation T2 is now +4 m/s during Shadow Form
Shadow Transformation T3 is now +1s duration