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  1. #1

    Brand sets require buffs/nerfs after changing weapon handling attribute.

    PTS-3 significantly change weapons handling parameters for exotic, but again developers showed a lack of attention to details and forgot to make appropriate corrections for branded sets.

    Now bonuses for two piece "Petrov Defense Group" and three piece "Overlord Armaments" grants 10% to reloading speed, swap speed, accuracy, stability.

    When other brands add bonus only to one attribute per using piece. For example "Fenris Group AB" grants only +10% reloading speed with two pieces.

    So with such balance no point to use brands like Douglas and Harding.

    It's three ways how to fix it:

    1. Improve bonuses for weak brands sets. For example increasing bonus for "Fenris Group AB" to + 20% reloading speed instead of previous value.

    2. Reduce bonuses for strong brands and set weapons handling bonus to 5%.

    3. Significantly increasing bonus for three piece for weak brands. For example "Fenris Group AB" now gives +10% stability, but after buff can give +30% stability. In this case, bonus for two piece still will grants +10% reloading speed.
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  2. #2
    phase 1 patch notes

    Brand Set Changes

    Overlord Armaments
    Increased 2-piece Accuracy bonus from +10% to +20%

    Douglas & Harding
    Increased 2-piece Stability bonus from +10% to +20%
    Increased 3-piece Accuracy bonus from +10% to +20%

    Fenris Group AB
    Increased 2-piece Reload Speed bonus from +10% to +20%
    Increased 3-piece Stability bonus from +10% to +20%

    Developer comment: This together with the change to Ongoing Directive was done to make Accuracy/Stability/Reload Speed have a more noticeable benefit on brand/gear set bonuses alongside the improvements to Weapon Handling.
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  3. #3
    Originally Posted by Faikrit Go to original post
    phase 1 patch notes

    Brand Set Changes

    Overlord Armaments
    Increased 2-piece Accuracy bonus from +10% to +20%

    Douglas & Harding
    Increased 2-piece Stability bonus from +10% to +20%
    Increased 3-piece Accuracy bonus from +10% to +20%

    Fenris Group AB
    Increased 2-piece Reload Speed bonus from +10% to +20%
    Increased 3-piece Stability bonus from +10% to +20%

    Developer comment: This together with the change to Ongoing Directive was done to make Accuracy/Stability/Reload Speed have a more noticeable benefit on brand/gear set bonuses alongside the improvements to Weapon Handling.
    I am switching out two crit attributes for weapon handling since i use nemesis with my technician build as well at the present time on live MMR feels like your shooting standing on a boat In the middle of rough waters.
    And also its fairly easy to Gear Crit chance
    So im looking forward to the Handling buff 🙂
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  4. #4
    The weapon handling is too OP for some talent especially for Braced chestpiece talent imo..
    It definitely need a rebalancing somehow
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