As the 10th Anniversary approaches, we are giving Bruno a comprehensive visual revamp.
The new model, hero portrait, and other visual assets will be available on the Advanced Server once they are fully completed. Stay tuned!
In this Advanced Server update, we've adjusted his core skills. While preserving his original characteristics, we've improved his controls and carried out a comprehensive round of balance tuning.
The new Bruno will be a more agile and intimidating striker.
We believe the original [Volley Shot] placed too much burden on players. In the current environment, players might fail to pick up the [Powerball] even after planning their movement and positioning correctly. Therefore, we've optimized it to better reward players who make the right decisions on the battlefield.
We've also improved the control experience of this skill:
1. The landing distance of [Powerball] now scales with Bruno's Movement Speed.
2. The Movement Speed boost is now granted when kicking the [Powerball] instead of upon dealing damage, making the skill easier to control and master.
3. The Movement Speed boost now decays over time. This prevents situations where it is harder to pick up the ball due to high Movement Speed at the destination.
4. The landing position of [Powerball] will no longer cross walls.
5. [Powerball] can now be cast even when affected by certain control effects.
We believe the original [Flying Tackle] might lead players into relatively dangerous positions. Therefore, we've redesigned the skill to focus more on assisting players with pursuit or escape.
1. Adjusted Flying Tackle's default cast direction to the joystick's direction.
2. Removed the effects that draw the [Powerball], deal damage, and stun enemies. Now, he automatically gains a [Powerball] after the dash ends.
We believe the original [Worldie] had too many effects, making it difficult to understand and use correctly. Therefore, we've redesigned the skill to focus on initiating team fights from a distance and rapidly gaining [Mecha Legs] stacks.
1. It now applies a brief stun and a massive decaying slow effect on the first target hit, and no longer reduces Physical Defense.
2. Optimized the knockback effect on the first target hit. The target will now be knocked back to Bruno's maximum attack range.
3. [Powerball] now prioritizes enemy heroes when bouncing between enemy units.
4. Increased the cast range.
