Spiral Knights - Valiance Knockback Decreased?

Valiance Knockback Decreased?

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Wed, 05/09/2012 - 15:18

Chewwi

Thank you OOO for the amazing update

After the update I just had to try out the newly improved Valiance!
At first glance, my asi vh felt like an asi max, they also added a nice exploding animation too!
Then I had to test out the charge, Whaooooo! The new animation blew me completely away. it was so awesome!

But after I ventured into the Clockworks, I noticed the the knockback was greatly reduced! :(
In the patch notes, Nick wrote that the Valiance, with it's other guns of the line, was supposed to get a knockback increase.
However, That is not the case. The Valiance used to have a very unique knockback the pushed monsters back by a square or so.
Now, the knockback of the valiance is sooooo weak, it berely knocks monsters back by half a square!

I hope this is a glitch :(
The valiance's knockback is the same as it's 2star version, this must have been an error in the coding. :l

Could you please, notify if the knockback decrease was intentional or was it simply a bug?
It would be a shame if the knockback of the valiance was decreased so much, If it is a bug however, I hope it gets fixed :)

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 16:13

Tennis

Yeah, thanks OOO for making

Yeah, thanks OOO for making Valiance (and other guns) even more awesome but one thing I really loved about Valiance was its knockback. Could you let us know if the REALLY noticeable decrease in knockback was on purpose? I tested it on the shufflebots in the Advanced Training Hall, and I saw almost no knockback at all. :(

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 16:14

Arctifice

I can confirm

Vali knockback's a lot weaker now. It's lost the only redeeming characteristic it had.

Devs, please fix this. Otherwise my once precious Valiance is now a semi useful flashy grenade launcher.

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 16:17

Fehzor

I'm just happy for its huge

I'm just happy for its huge damage increase. But yeah, I was expecting more knockback, not less. :S

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 16:22

Pepperonius

This is indeed a problem

I love my Valiance for the KB, and it's virtually gone. I suspect it's a bug, and you guys will fix it in due course.

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 16:44

Rommil

o hell

really? OOO, really?

for heaven's sake, hopefully this is just a bug. i just bought a freakin valiance FOR THE KNOCKBACK.

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 17:34

Tennis

Just imagine how great

Just imagine how great Valiance will be with the increased knockback too! Lol, I was already annoying the heck out of people in Lockdown post-patch with the faster bullet speed and greater damage. If they fix this, all I can say is: "MWUAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 20:56

Jennytheturtle

Yeh! in the patch they said

Yeh! in the patch they said INCREASED knock back. BRING IT BACK!

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 21:59

Canozo

Really....

I just made valiance like... 2 days ago...
/emote is sad.

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 22:19

Tennis

S'okay, Canozo! I'm sure it's

S'okay, Canozo! I'm sure it's just a bug... I hope. :/

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 22:23

#10

Milkman

Bombard them with lots of bug reports!

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 22:42

#11

Sypsy

Valiance is still lots of fun

Valiance is still lots of fun in LD, Canozo.

I especially like that satisfying sound when it connects with its target or hits a wall.

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 22:38

#12

Psychodestroyer

......

I was planning to upgrade the blaster one of these days, 'cuz I heard the knockback was cool, so I support this being fixed :)

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 22:56

#13

Tennis

Ikr, Sypsy? I love the new

Ikr, Sypsy? I love the new sounds and animations! The normal shots look like water balls once they hit. :D

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:36

#14

Pteprocks

Bluh

As a devoted Gunslinger that uses Valiance a LOT, I noticed the decreased knockback right away. It's the main reason I have Valiance (well, normal damage is cool too.) And it's basically the only knockbacking gun I have (abandoned Pulsar line for AP + Valiance.)

So, yeah...let's send some F2's, because this surely can't be intentional.

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:48

#15

Serell

Please let this be a bug...

I was going to make a Valiance, but if this was intentional i don't think so anymore :c

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 13:31

#16

Lanieu

Yeah I was assuming they were

Yeah I was assuming they were adding minor-knockback to the existing knockback....not decresing the current to the minro-knockback.

The knockback is unnoticeable.

Fix or revert it!!!!

Love Lanieu

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 13:37

#17

Sypsy

Lanieu, You must not have

Lanieu,

You must not have read the other posts about this topic. But it will be addressed in a future patch.

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 13:39

#18

Pepperonius

In Rommil's thread

nick confirmed it is a bug, and will be fixed in a future update. In the meantime, enjoy the shiney new haduken charge attack.

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 14:00

#19

Asukalan

Im glad that this time he

Im glad that this time he didnt pretend that " oh noez, we are not even sure if its possible to fix it" like with he case of tradeable Expansion Mission Pack within official site client.

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