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Phase I of Alpha Two testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. Find out more here.
Check out Alpha Two Announcements here to see the latest Alpha Two news and update notes.
Our quickest Alpha Two updates are in Discord. Testers with Alpha Two access can chat in Alpha Two channels by connecting your Discord and Intrepid accounts here.
So, with the devastating nerfs to Bards...
Andi
Member, Alpha Two
...how do I transfer my gear over to an alt char?
BARD
Fixed a bug causing Bards drumsticks to be turned the wrong way
Fixed a bug causing Maddening Dance and Nimble Dance to not properly dispel
Quick Wit
Increased base damage
Reduced passive fire damage slightly
The Fierce Wit passive now has a conditional tripped interaction with Quick Wit
Renamed Monologue to "Endless Jest"
Increased the charge count of Endless Jest
Endless Jest now adds the Pep buff to Quick Wit
Added optional skills, Jest and Mock (halves of Quick Wit) which have a shared cooldown for players who prefer separate buttons
Resonant Weapon
Automatically granted at level 5
No longer a free weapon combo finisher
Casting any non-Melody type ability now grants a stack of Resonance
Resonance stacks up to 10 times and your next weapon combo finisher will consume up to 4 stacks for a scaling effect
Shielding Dance
Shielding Dance from multiple Bards no longer stack
Reduced base shield slightly
Added Shielding Dance passive that boosts shield amount and allows fully absorbed shields to grant resonance stacks
Maddening Dance
Slightly increased damage
Changed Maddening Dance so it no longer interacts with Humiliation
Added a passive that will stagger and potentially stun nearby enemies
Hymn of the Mind
Increased turn rate of projectiles
Lovely Serenade
Slightly reduced base healing
Added a passive with interactions for single-target and AOE versions of Lovely Serenade
Single Target: Grants shield and damage mitigation buff
AOE: Increases healing and provides Glee if targets are below 50% health
Chilling Lament
Adjusted the debuff duration for single target and AOE versions
Now applies Weakened instead of Frozen
Marionette
Now applies Humiliated status after Fragile Stunned expires
Dark Lullaby
Corrected tooltip to show a 4-second stun instead of 6
Glee
Reduced healing
Added small damage mitigation bonus
Added passive that slightly increases damage mitigation bonus and provides a chance for Glee to bounce to nearby allies
Pep
Reduced base duration to 4 seconds
Added passive that increases duration to 5 seconds and causes nearby allies to gain Pep after Flourish
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