5.9.17



= Full Update Notes = Season 1:  The slate is clean; the leaderboard is reset. Ascend the ranks–top players earn rewards at the end of the season.

New Content

 * Spar Mode:  Battle for points in timed matches in this new unranked mode! Master the art of spellcasting with lower stakes and an all-new way to play.
 * Midway Pier Arena:  Duel for supremacy in a long-vacant amusement park. The concession tents glow once again with electric light.

New Features

 * Tournament Cloaks:  It’s time for The Unspoken Tournament at Microsoft Stores across North America! Celebrate with new crimson tournament cloaks.
 * Friends Leaderboard:  How do you rank against your Oculus friends? Find out here!

Anarchist

 * Plate Glass:  Increased the health of all Plate Glass charge tiers.
 * Plate Glass:  Reduced the duration of a minimum charged Plate Glass.
 * Plate Glass:  Reduced size of fully charged Plate Glass.
 * Chaos Skull:  Added speed boost immediately after being cast.

Kineticist

 * Force Bubble:  Added new behavior. Enemy spells entering the bubble now stop for the entire shield duration.
 * Mass Drop:  Added new behavior. All cars now travel to where the player is looking if no car is already there.
 * Mass Drop:  Added a Cooldown between successive volleys.

Blackjack

 * Disc of Blades:  Reduced the max speed of both a minimum charge and curved Disc of Blades.
 * Disc of Blades:  Increased the visibility of Disc of Blades.
 * Spectral Cloak:  Increased the number of Spectral Crystals formed by a minimum charged cloak.
 * Spectral Cloak:  Increased cloak health.
 * Wild Cards:  Reduced projectile speed.
 * Spectral Knives:  Changed the number of charge states to three.

Drifter

 * Celestial Dome:  Increased the health of a minimum charged Celestial Dome.
 * Celestial Dome:  Reduced the duration of a minimum charged Celestial Dome.
 * Vermin:  Increased flight speed.
 * Shatter Mine:  Increased the health for both charge tiers.
 * Shatter Mine:  Reduced the fuse time for both charge tiers.
 * Shatter Mine:  Reduced the damage for both charge tiers.

Artifacts

 * Infernal Contract:  Further reduced the health penalty for signing the contract.
 * Aerogramme:  Increased the health of each plane.
 * Dispelling Censer:  Reduced the size of the dispel AOE.
 * Dark Tag:  Triggering Dark Tag no longer removes the other traps.

General

 * Map Table:  Renamed tab headings for clarity.
 * Map Table:  Added an arena selection context.
 * Primal Shields:  Increased the recharge delay.
 * Primal Shields:  Reduced shield damage taken from primals when blocked with shield center.
 * Voice Chat:  Enabled voice chat by default.
 * Progression:  Added checks to ensure that unlocked items remain accessible.