Game Update - 3/31/2016

EA_Jesse

Greetings Heroes,

Here are the update notes for 3/31/2016. (NOTE: We are aiming to have this update go live on 3/31/2016 between 1pm and 6pm Pacific Time, but there is always the chance that the update may slip to 4/1/2016)

The level cap has increased to 80!

New Light/Dark Stages

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• stage 8 light normal unlocks at player level 74. All stage 7 light normal battles must be complete.
• stage 8 light hard battles unlock upon completion of stage 8 light normal battles.
• stage 8 dark normal unlocks at player level 76. All stage 7 dark normal battles must be complete.
• stage 8 dark hard battles unlock upon completion of stage 8 dark normal battles.

Cantina Battles

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• Cantina Battles stage 7 unlocks at player level 77. All stage 6 battles must be complete.

Challenges

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• Challenges requiring player levels between 70-80 will unlock. There are no new challenges, but there are harder tiers for existing challenges which offer new pieces of gear.

General Changes
Max Level Player Daily Activity – The Max Level Player Daily Activity is only displayed to players at max level and rewards a new Ability Material.

• Can only be completed after the “Claim All Daily Activity Rewards” daily activity is claimed.

• Dispellable “Continuous Healing” Effects now Display an Icon – “Continuous Healing” effects, which are now susceptible to being dispelled, now display an icon and text when active.
• Evasion Buff now correctly says “+10% Evasion Chance” instead of “+10% Dodge Chance”.
• The Grand Master's Training event has returned.

Gear Changes

Gear level 9 has been changed among the following units:

• Ima-Gun Di
• Jawa
• Kylo Ren
• Nightsister Initiate
• Tusken Raider
• CT-5555 "Fives"
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Old Ben)
• Teebo
• Plo Koon
• First Order Stormtrooper
• Magmatrooper
• Hoth Rebel Scout

An additional ingredient has been added to the following gear crafting recipes:

• Mk 5 Arakyd Droid Caller also requires 50 Mk 9 Neuro-Saav Electrobinoculars Salvage items
• Mk 5 CEC Fusion Furnace also requires 50 Mk 10 TaggeCo Holo Lens Salvage items
• Mk 7 Nubian Security Scanner also requires 50 Mk 11 BlasTech Weapon Mod Salvage items
• Mk 6 Nubian Design Tech also requires 50 Mk 10 Neuro-Saav Electrobinoculars Salvage item

Some of these items are currently unavailable, but will become available in the next major update.



Character Changes

• Qui-Gon Jinn’s rank 8 leader ability has been changed to “Jedi allies have +25 Speed and gain Potency Up for 1 turn at the beginning of each encounter.”
• Geonosian Soldier’s rank 8 special upgrade has been changed to “Damage +15%”.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused First Order Officer’s basic ability to gain less damage than intended at some upgrades.