Dear Community,
The last few weeks of balancing have been challenging. The goal of this update is to improve Tormentis on many levels for the future while keeping nerfs to a minimum and preserving the value of existing gear as much as possible during Early Access.
General Balancing
The base stats of all gear no longer have random variations. New items now generate at the upper end of the old random range, making items easier to compare.
Talent bonuses have also been slightly reduced. In return, legendary items can now add higher values to primary attributes.
Weapon Type and Skill Balancing
Greatswords now receive a 12% base damage bonus to compensate for their shorter range.
Many skills have also been adjusted and strengthened, especially for weaker weapon types such as bows and greatswords. More changes are planned in future updates.
Balancing Resistances and Stat Bonuses
Maximum resistances were reduced because perfect gear previously allowed players to pass through fortresses almost unharmed.
- Armor resistance and elemental resistances are now capped at 60%.
- Trap resistance and evasion are now capped at 40%.
- Passive talents can increase the maximum by 5%.
This brings trap damage reduction to roughly 80% at the high end instead of more than 95%.
The update also reduces the influence of Intelligence on resistances and adds new ways to gain resistances from gear. Trap resistance is no longer tied so heavily to armor, and resistance and stat curves were reworked so useful values remain achievable at lower levels.
Monster Balancing
Several monsters received cost and stat adjustments after being compared against each other. The boss dragon was also using incorrect stats for its special attacks and has been corrected.
Legendary Item Rework
Legendary items were reworked to reduce useless stat combinations and make them more exciting to find.
- New legendary items now have more fixed stats that are broadly useful.
- Primary stats can roll up to +4 higher than on rare items.
- Resistances can also roll higher, including +8 to all resistances and +16 to single resistances.
- Four new legendary items can now be found.
The Steam post also notes that the landing page wiki will be updated to document the reworked legendary items.
Summary and Outlook
Good gear from before this update is still useful, and the new resistance values and legendary items should open up more ways to improve equipment further.
Players are advised not to dismantle their old enchanted gear yet, because an upcoming update is planned to return at least some upgrade materials from enchanted items.
The next updates are expected to focus on skill improvements, more varied monster combat behavior, and controller support. Players who logged in within the last two months will also receive a small catch-up boost for their gear.
Enjoy the new update!