Force Arena update set for Friday; patch notes posted!

by Jared · January 18, 2017

Screenshot from the Force Arena trailer.

The recently-released Force Arena mobile game will receive its first update this Friday, January 20.

To apply the patch servers will go down for maintenance for up to three hours between 7 and 10 a.m. UTC (11 p.m.-2 a.m. PT / 2-5 a.m. ET).

There will also be a reward given to players due to the maintenance in the form of one Gold Pack. This Gold Pack can be collected until 2:59 p.m. UTC (6:59 a.m. PT / 9:59 a.m. ET) on Monday, January 23.

So what will this update alter? You can peruse the full log over on the official forums, but I’ve posted most of the highlights below.

Besides balancing, the developers at Netmarble are making a couple of other tweaks:

Matchmaking is getting rework so that matches are quicker to find while “maintaining its accuracy in trying to find players of your Rating Score.”
Starter decks will be changed so that new players receive the Probe Droid instead of the Rocket Stormtrooper in their Empire deck and the Talz Marauders instead of the Wookiee Warrior in their Rebel deck.

Promo art for Force Arena.

Various balancing tweaks will also be applied:

MTV-7 Light Vehicle

HP increased by +5%

TIE Fighter

Buffed to have similar stats to the X-Wing
Energy Requirement decreased from 4 to 3
Attack Power against Leader/Squad decreased from 260 to 195
Attack Power against Buildings decreased from 104 to 78.

Gigoran Rebel

Nerfed to match original design
HP decreased from 642 to 482
Attack Range decreased 8.5 to 5
Now takes 1 second to change targets

Director Krennic

Buffed to compensate for his Special Ability
Attack Range increased from 6.5 to 7
Attack Speed decreased from 0.76s to 0.7s
Skill Cooldown Time decreased from 25s to 22s

Director Krennic in Force Arena.

Emperor Palpatine

Minorly buffed
Special Ability lasts longer from 15s to 18s
Special Ability boost Attack Power from 14% to 15%
Skill Cooldown Time decreased from 36s to 32s

Jyn Erso

Skill Power increased from 400% to 475%

Sabine Wren

Special Ability stat decreased from 25% to 20%

Cassian Andor

Nerfed to make him “more manageable than he was previously”
Attack Range decreased from 13 to 11
After Attacking, animation delay decreased by around 30%. This will allow you to move slightly quicker after attacking.
Attack Power against Leader/Squad decreased from 145 to 131
Attack Power against Buildings decreased from 78 to 66

(Top image source. Second image source. Third image taken in-game.)