The Stats Revamp!
The DCUO Stats Revamp is an ambitious rework of all the numbers in the game and a long-needed update to gameplay in terms of balance, combat, and progression. Simply put, we wanted to make your stats and your skill contribute to your effectiveness in game, not just a measure of your Combat Rating acquired from gear.
This effort included reviewing all content, power sets, the UI, and more, reworking them so that we have a strong and expandable foundation for the future. A full list of this effort in detail can be found below. Grab a cup of your favorite blend and give it a read, or jump right into the action and get started.
We have put the power back in your hands to choose how you want to play by building the type of hero or villain that fits you and your playstyle. Go save or destroy the world as you see fit!
Member Gift: Free Power Respec Token!
With the launch of the Stats Revamp, we have a little something extra for our members. Want to try out a new powerset or bring up a new alt? You got it. Log in today and check your Redeem/Claim window for your free Power Respec Token. To receive this gift, members must log in by August 10, 2017. One per account.
The Nitty Gritty – What to expect logging in!
- Players will have some of their skill points reset. However, Power Points are no longer used; you will have access to every super power in your power set. Characters level 30 or higher will have an additional 8 skill points than before!
- Armories will be invalid. You will need to resave your builds.
- Players should look for an in-game email from Daybreak called Stats Revamp Mods. Inside you will find a Replacement Mod Box which will set you on your way to getting all new mods! This will let you re-customize the stats from your mods how you see fit.
The Core
- New Player Stats
- Adjusted all character stats and smoothed out how they increase across levels and tiers for greater consistency.
- Redistributed where character stats are obtained for better variety and choice in progression.
- Removed Combat Rating Differential so that your stats directly determine your effectiveness in combat.
- New Skill Tree
- Added new focuses to differentiate builds between Weapons Expert, Superpowered, and Hybrid playstyles.
- Reconfigured the Stats Skill Tree with escalating stat returns appropriate for all playstyles. Be sure to read the descriptions if you need some guidance.
- Streamlined Skill Point options by stat so every choice has impact.
- New Power Tree
- Removed Power Points so that ALL abilities are unlocked and available as you level.
- Removed Advanced Mechanics and Weapon Mastery bonus damage so that all abilities are viable options.
- Buffed iconic and movement mode powers, like Batman’s Batarang Multi-Shot or Superman’s Heat Vision. These are now purchased with skill points.
- New NPC Stats
- Adjusted all NPC stats and how they increase across levels and tiers for greater consistency.
- Removed Combat Rating Differential so that NPC stats directly determine their effectiveness in combat.
- Rebalanced content across the game for a more consistent experience. This is a continued effort as we gain additional feedback from the community.
- Ability Balance
- Standardized ability costs, cooldowns, durations, and strength across all power sets.
- Rebalanced power sets and playstyles based on new Stats Revamp standards.
- Implemented new and improved functionality and abilities based on community feedback.
The Specifics!
- Stats
- Defense: Reduces damage taken. There is no longer a Defense cap, so more Defense is always better.
- Dominance: Allows your CC effects to affect Group NPCs. Primary stat for Shields. Secondary stat for Heals.
- Might: Increases damage dealt by all Superpowers, now including combos.
- Power: Increases your power pool and regeneration. This stat is important for using higher cost abilities.
- Precision: Increases damage dealt by Weapon attacks. No longer affects any Superpowers.
- Restoration: Primary stat for Heals. Secondary stat for Shields.
- Vitalization: Increases Power Healing effects for Controllers. Does not affect passive power regeneration or power regeneration from weapon attacks (with Hybrid or Weapon’s Expert Focus).
- NPCs
- NPCs have had their health significantly increased across the game to provide greater challenge in content.
- Boss mechanics and special attacks have increased importance. It is now more difficult to blindly heal through heavy attacks or burn through adds, so pay attention to mechanics and help your team.
- New Playstyle Focuses!
- Hybrid– This focus emphasizes a balanced approach in mixing weapon and superpower attacks for DPS, and contributes extra stats for Support Roles. This is how the game was originally designed and is considered the “classic” playstyle.
- Weapons Expert – This focus emphasizes a weapons-heavy play style, primarily dealing damage with weapons and supplementing damage and survivability with superpowers.
- Superpowered – This focus emphasizes a superpowers-heavy play style, primarily dealing damage with superpowers and using weapons for counters or during periods of low power.
- Items
- Utility Belts no longer cost Marks of Victory to unlock the 3rd and 4th slots if you have them. In addition, most Utility Belt slots are now Wildcards.
- Lowered the cash cost of Equipment Interfaces. They now cap at a maximum of $2,000.
- PvP
- Most normal stat vectors (such as Skill Points, Mods, etc.) will now work in PvP, but will be scaled to PvP item levels in PvP instances.
Powers
- Combos
- All combo abilities now cost Power and use Might. Changing combos to use Might and Power gives us a much better way to compare and balance a combo power set to a non-combo power set since all the abilities run under the same rules. It is also easier to understand what stats you need to purchase or mod into for your character based on your play style as opposed to what power set you are using. This also means combos are no longer vulnerable to counters, unless they are channeled abilities, and also no longer cause counter attacks.
- Superpowers now increase the Combo Counter (like weapons)
- Streamlined Power Interactions across all power sets.
- Streamlined crowd control abilities across all power sets.
- Many channeled abilities now allow retargeting while casting.
- Removed power healing from non-Controller abilities
- Controllers’ Power over Time is now triggered by any superpower. This effectively lets a Controller choose any ability for their tray instead of one of the 2-3 abilities that could trigger the effect.
- Controllers’ Group Power Heal abilities now prioritize allies with the lowest percent power, and grant weapon buffs to allies with the highest percent power.
- Tooltips
- Simplified ability tool tips by adding new ability tags to clarify the intent of the ability as well as the power cost and cooldown.
- Supercharge Generators
- We have added a new category for abilities that interact with Supercharge gain. They are labeled in their tooltips as a '[Supercharge Generator]'. These abilities deal less damage than other abilities at their power cost but grant a larger chunk of Supercharge in return.
For an overview of the Stats Revamp, click here.
For full update notes, click here.
