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just learned they removed Greasebot in a hotfix today (2 days after main patch). After breaking the game for a month, it gets killed off along with the mech archetype? Why not just nerf it a little?

just learned they removed Greasebot in a hotfix today (2 days after main patch). After breaking the game for a month, it gets killed off along with the mech archetype? Why not just nerf it a little?

  • Kripparrian
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago (Source)
    just learned they removed Greasebot in a hotfix today (2 days after main patch). After breaking the game for a month, it gets killed off along with the mech archetype? Why not just nerf it a little?

    • John McIntyre
      Posted 3 years, 5 months ago (Source)
      @Kripparrian Unfortunately, the dates for balance patches are locked-in in advance due to the amount of work they take to get them into the live environment. Our options this time were 1) Leave Grease Bot as is then nerf it in a few weeks or... (1/2)

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 5 months ago (Source)
        @Kripparrian 2) Remove Grease Bot and have it return with a nerf in a few weeks. We went with what we thought was the best option for the health of the game. We are working on improving messaging for BGs changes in-game so these changes don't catch players by surprise in the future. (2/2)
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