Der Publisher THQ Entertainment gab vor Kurzem im offiziellen Forum die ersten Änderungen des Updates auf die Version 2.2 für Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising bekannt. Mit dem Patch sollen vor allem Änderungen am Balance der Einheiten vorgenommen werden.
Hier der bisher bekannte Changelog:
Chaos:
- Inferno Bolters damage has been reduced from 39 to 35
- Chaos Predator max speed increased to 5.7 from 5.2
- Chaos Lord has had his armour type changed from Heavy Infantry to Commander
- Bloodcrusher
- Removed melee resistance
- Increased the in combat ranged modifier to 1 from 0.5
- Bloodcrusher size has been changed to Large from Huge
Space Marines:
- Predator Tank max speed increased to 5.7 from 5.2
- Assault Terminators with Storm Hammers and Thunder Shield
- Increased damage to 90 from 75
- Increased special attack damage to 67 from 65
- Assault Terminators with Lightning Claws
- Change damage type from Melee Heavy to Power Melee
- Decrease damage to 70 from 95
- Decrease special attack damage to 57 from 72
- Decrease splash damage to 12 from 20
- Removed additional 360 degree damage (20) from special attack
- Force Commander Terminator Lightning Claws
- Change damage type from Melee Heavy to Power Melee
- Decrease damage to 70 from 100
- Decrease special attack damage to 57 from 72
- Decrease splash damage to 12 from 20
- Removed additional 360 degree damage (20) from special attack
- Librarian’s Smite ability will no longer sometimes instantly cooldown after firing
Eldar:
- Fire Prism max speed increased to 5 from 4.5
- Wraithguard can no longer fire on the move
- Shuriken Cannon Guardian HP has been reduced to 225 from 275 per member
Orks:
- Looted Tank max speed increased to 5.5 from 5
Tyranids:
- Ravener Tunnel HP has been reduced to 175 from 250
Bug Fixes:
- Bloodcrusher now has appropriate upkeep cost
- Stikkbomb_pvp damage type has been modified to damage units in buildings
- Plague Marine Champion death explosion will no longer hurt invulnerable units
- Force Commander and Assault Terminator lightning claw special attack changed from a 0.5 second sweep to an instant pie attack.
- Ravener Alpha no longer reduces his AV damage modifier by re-equipping the corrosive devourer multiple times
- The received range damage modifier while fleet of foot is active on a Banshee squad with an Exarch is now exclusive and will no longer stack with other received range damage modifiers
- The received range damage modifier from Distortion field is now exclusive and will no longer stack with other received range damage modifiers
