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Patch 1.5 Notes

Staff

~07/02/2024ed.12/02/2024

Highlights

After a long wait, we are ready to release the biggest patch yet!

Unfortunately, we are still unable to get our App updated! Despite this - Patch 1.5 still brings massive changes to the CryptoKnights experience.

Soft Capping

We want players to play - and to play a lot.

We have removed the daily EXP/GOLD/RUBY hard caps, and replaced them with soft caps. This will allow dedicated and passionate players to continue to grow and earn - without limits!

There are a few issues that this patch hopes to solve:

Players can reach their daily EXP cap too easily
After reaching the daily cap, players can only lose EXP, and can not win it back
PvP vs a human player is dangerous
PvP vs a human player does not offer any bonus reward

PvP EXP

Daily maximum rewarded wins from 12 to Unlimited
Reward decay per win from 0…100% to 4%
Minimum reward per win from 0 to 4%
Defeat human player bonus from 0 to 60%
Boosted Knight bonus from 0 to 4%
Defeated by human player mercy from 0 to 40%
Defeated penalty growth per loss from 0 to 4%

PvP GOLD

Base reward from 341* to 360* + Knight level
Daily maximum rewarded wins from 40 to Unlimited
Reward decay per win from 0…100% to 4%
Minimum reward per win from 0 to 4%
Defeat human player bonus from 0 to 60%
Boosted Knight bonus from 0 to 4%

* based on PvP tier

PvP RUBY

Base reward from 50% Knight level to 10 + (50% Knight level)
Daily maximum rewarded wins from 20 to Unlimited
Reward decay per win from 0…100% to 4%
Minimum reward per win from 0 to 1
Defeat human player bonus from 0 to 60%

PVP Activity

Defeat human player bonus from 0 to 60%

Story EXP

Reward decay per win from 0…100% to 4%
Minimum reward per win from 0 to 4%
Boosted Knight bonus from 0 to 4%

Battle Reward Example Scenarios

Bonuses apply after the soft capped base reward.

Defeating a BOT for your 1st win: 100% rewards
Defeating a PLAYER for your 1st win: 160% rewards
Boosted Knight: Defeating a BOT for your 1st win: 104% rewards
Boosted Knight: Defeating a PLAYER for your 1st win: 164% rewards
Defeating a BOT for your 21st win: 20% rewards
Defeating a PLAYER for your 21st win: 80% rewards
Defeating a BOT for your 31st win: 4% rewards
Defeating a PLAYER for your 31st win: 64% rewards
Defeating a BOT for your 41st win: 4% rewards
Defeating a PLAYER for your 41st win: 64% rewards
Boosted Knight: Defeating a BOT for your 41st win: 8% rewards
Boosted Knight: Defeating a PLAYER for your 41st win: 68% rewards

Champion Quest EXP

To help compensate for potentially dimished PvP EXP, and to reinforce the idea that completing quests is important - Champion Quests are getting a healthy EXP reward buff.

2 hour EXP reward from 35 to 80
6 hour EXP reward from 100 to 240
8 hour EXP reward from 130 to 320
10 hour EXP reward from 165 to 400

Super BOTs

This patch brings many updates to PvP BOTs. The decks used by BOTs will be more diverse and unpredictable. BOTs will no longer have cards in their decks that they use poorly - including Heals, Taunts, some advanced blocks.

Additionally, BOT cards will scale with their PvP tiers - making them much more dangerous!

Buffs

Weapon perks are often very, very weak. Many perks do not feel impactful, or very useful.

Acquiring a perk should always make you consider changing your strategy. Getting +3-4 to a card that you did not previously use... may cause you to consider putting that card in your deck!

AA Hex of the Witch

Curse duration:

LG from 3 seconds to 4-6
EP from 2-3 seconds to 2-4

AA Iron Will

Increase Block level:

LG from 1-2 to 2-3
EP from 1 to 1-2

AA Tireless

Reduce multi-swing attack Stamina cost:

LG/EP from 4+ cost to 3+ cost

BA Brace Up

Chance to reduce incoming damage:

LG/EP from 20% chance to 25% chance

BA Faithful

Reduce incoming damage while low health:

FIXED!
LG from below 20% health to below 25% health

BA Rebellion

Chance to reduce incoming damage while equipping an unstoppable card:

FIXED!
LG/EP/RP from 40% chance to 50% chance

FA Deftly Dodger

Increase Dodge level:

LG from 1-2 to 2-3
EP from 1 to 1-2

FA Hallowed

Reduce Curse duration:

LG from 1-2 seconds to 4-8 seconds
EP from 1 second to 2-4 seconds

FA Swift Revenge

Increases damage after a successful dodge:

LG from 15-20% to 20-30%
EP from 10-15% to 10-20%

GW Enlightened

Increase GW Resolve level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

GW Ephemeral Strategy

Increase attack card levels while in overtime:

LG from 1-2 to 2-3
EP from 1 to 1-2

GW Fancy Footwork

Increase GW Sweep level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

GW Giant Swing

Damage from 200%/205%/210%… to 220%/225%/230%…

GW Growth Spur

Increase Giant Swing level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

GW Invigorated

Increase Defensive Stance level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

GW Stab

Wow - this card was bad!

Damage from 90%/95%/100%… to 130%/135%/140%…

GW Toe Stab

Damage from 85%/90%/95%… to 100%/105%/110%…

HA Impatient Fighter

Increase starting Stamina:

LG from 1-2 to 2-3
EP from 1 to 1-2

LS Bloody Betrayal

Reduce Bloody Flourish Stamina cost:

LG from 2 to 2-3

LS Desperate Defense

Reduce defensive card Stamina cost:

LG from 2 to 2-3

LS Enhanced Cranium

Reduce Pommel Strike Stamina cost:

LG from 1-2 to 2-3
EP from 1 to 1-2

LS Power Surge

Increase Strengthen level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

LS Sharpened

Increase Sharpen level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

LS Treachery

Increase Thrust level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

SS Breacher

Increase Charge level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

SS Feel the Wrath

Increase Debilitate level:

LG from 2 to 3-4
EP from 1-2 to 2-3

SS Furor Frenzy

Increase Shield Bash level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

SS Heavy Strike

Damage from 120%/125%/130%… to 130%/135%/140%…

SS Incision Maker

Increase SS Stab level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

SS Opportunist

Increase Defensive Strike level:

LG from 1-2 to 3-4
EP from 1 to 2-3

SS Whisper of the Witch

Increase outgoing Curse duration:

LG from 4 seconds to 6-8 seconds
EP from 3 seconds to 4-6 seconds
RP from 2 seconds to 2-4 seconds

WA Mighty Resolve

Increase Block level:

LG from 1-2 to 2-3
EP from 1 to 1-2

WA Mirrored Fate

Chance of inflicting Curse:

LG from 50-60% to 75-90%
EP from 40-50% to 60-75%
RP from 30-40% to 50-60%

WA Pious

Increase healing effectiveness while low health:

LG/EP/RP from below 40% health to below 75% health

Adjustments

GW Heavy Strike

Stamina cost from 3 to 4
Damage from 150%/155%/160%… to 180%/185%/190%…

GW Vertical Slice

Damage from 210%/215%/220%… to 180%/185%/190%…
Break block from 40%/42.5%/45%… to 80%/81%/82%…

HA Long Reach

Increase Long Sword damage:

LG from 15% (0%) BUG! to 10-15%
EP from 10% (0%) BUG! to 5-10%
RP from 5% (0%) BUG! to 5%

* Current holders will keep their max values.

LS Pommel Strike

Being stunned for a really long time is not fun. The shortened duration should still provide enough time to get a free attack, but probably not a Potion and a free attack.

Damage from 100%/105%/110%… to 120%/125%/130%…
Stun chance from 40% to 40%/41%/42%…
Stun duration from 3.8/3.95/4.1… to 2.5/2.6/2.7…

SS Shield Bash

See LS Pommel Strike.

Stun chance from 40% to 50%/51%/52%…
Stun duration from 3.8/3.9/4.0… to 3/3.1/3.2…

Nerfs

BA Combo Initiate

Attack cards do extra damage when used in quick repetition:

LG/EP from 4 seconds to 3 seconds

FA Effortless Madness

Reduce Stamina cost:

LG/EP from all cards BUG! to attack cards

GW/LS/SS Shout

Duration from 15/16/17… to 12/12.5/13…

HA Predisposed

Increase Sword & Shield damage:

LG from 15% to 10-15%
EP from 10% to 5-10%

* Current holders will keep their max values.

WA Dazed and Confused

Chance to stun, and stun duration:

LG from 20% to 15%, and from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
EP from 20% to 15%, and from 2 seconds to 1 second

Perk discovery

These powerful perks are are now very rare. In the next patch, they will become almost impossible to find. Items that possess these perks, may become very high value.

AA Face Smasher
BA Iron Body
BA Stone Heart
FA Effortless Madness
LS Bloody Betrayal
WA Dazed and Confused

These perks are now very rare, because they are not very desirable.

AA Iron Will
FA Deftly Dodger
GW Enlightened
GW Invigorated
LS Power Surge
LS Sharpened
WA Mighty Resolve

These perks are now almost impossible to find, because they do not appear to work properly.

GW Breaker
GW Unstoppable Force
HA Artful Healer
HA Convalescence
HA Unusual Rage

In the next patch, these weapon perks will probably become available to all weapon types.

GW Breaker
GW Fancy Footwork
GW Pain & Misery
LS Constant Barrage
LS Desperate Defense
LS Excessive Force
SS Vampiric Intentions

New Perks

BA Bulwark

This will be a common replacement to BA Iron Body, which will become almost impossible to find.

90% chance to reduce incoming damage:

LG: 10-20%
EP: 5-10%
RP: 1-5%

BA Fortitude

This will be a common replacement to BA Stone Heart, which will become almost impossible to find.

Increase max health:

LG: 10-20%
EP: 5-10%
RP: 1-5%

FA Haste

This is a very interesting and dynamic addition to the perk pool.

Increase movement speed:

LG: 10-20%
EP: 5-10%
RP: 1-5%

GW Uncivilized

Increase Wild Swing level:

LG: 3-4
EP: 2-3
RP: 1-2

GW Upheaval

Increase Ground Strike level:

LG: 3-4
EP: 2-3
RP: 1-2

LS Poise

Increase Reciprocate level:

LG: 3-4
EP: 2-3
RP: 1-2

LS Tempest

Increase Lightning Strike level:

LG: 3-4
EP: 2-3
RP: 1-2

SS Prickly Spine

Increase Redirect level:

LG: 3-4
EP: 2-3
RP: 1-2

SS Rebuke

Increase Strong Parry level:

LG: 3-4
EP: 2-3
RP: 1-2

WA Constitution

Knights that wish to maximize their survivability, may choose to use this perk, combined with body armor damage reduction.

Increase max health:

LG: 5-10%
EP: 1-5%

Roadmap

We will soon be sharing an official CryptoKnights roadmap! This map will reveal a general timeline for exciting new features, collaborations, and developments!