Patch 1.5.5 is the latest hotfix update after 1.5.1 patch last week, and this time, Embark Studios has nerfed several gadgets and weapons. Both Defibrillators and revives will now have a decreased length of invulnerability applied.
Weapons like. 357 Revolver, FCAR, and Guardian Turret are nerfed either in terms of damage output or health. While CL-40 and MGL32 now have slightly increased player damage and Throwing Knives also have been balanced.
Matchmaking has been fixed and players will now get matched closer to their skill-ratings in Tournament and Ranked Tournament modes.
🛠️ We just rolled out another game update with some balance tweaks for weapons and gadgets, crash fixes, and an improvement to tournament matchmaking. Full notes below! 🛠️https://t.co/d7zg2TSgOB pic.twitter.com/UX57NgJ45w
— THE FINALS (@reachthefinals) January 24, 2024
The Finals update 1.5.5 patch notes
Here’s a rundown of everything in the official 1.5.5 patch notes by Embark Studios:
Hotfix 1.5.5
Welcome to Update 1.5.5
Today’s update comes with a number of balance changes for weapons and gadgets, including a decrease in the length of invulnerability after revival. We’ve also implemented crash fixes, and an adjustment to tournament matchmaking that will lead to tighter player skill-gap in tournaments. There is also a fix to the crossplay settings so it can be turned off successfully.
Balance Changes
Gadgets
Defibrillators
- Decreased the length of invulnerability applied after a revive to 0.75s from 1.5s
Revives
- Decreased the length of invulnerability applied after a revive to 0.75s from 1.5s
Weapons
.357 Revolver
- Decreased the amount of bullet dispersion applied when aiming down sights
- Reduced damage fall-off start range to 23m from 35m
- Reduced damage fall-off end range to 40m from 50m
CL-40
- Increased player damage to 110 from 100
FCAR
- Decreased damage to 25 from 26
Guardian Turret
- Decreased health to 280 from 300
MGL32
- Increased player damage to 83 from 80
Throwing Knives
- Decreased the amount of projectile dispersion applied when falling
- Decreased the amount of projectile dispersion applied when sprinting
Content and Bug Fixes
Crashes
- Fixed an issue where certain GPUs would sometimes crash
Matchmaking