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#485 Patch Notes 09/26/2026 - Proposed Committee Changes / Vanguard

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Muhtar

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Patch Notes 09/26/2026

The Empire Day / Remembrance Day event has concluded, along with the double token event. We hope everyone made the most of it!

Proposed Committee Changes (Added)

Vanguard


Vanguard Expertise has been reset. Your points will be available to spend again when you log in.

Ionic Pulse can now be used with any melee weapon or pistol.

Removed Taunt from shield specialist and added to profession wheel.

Deplete now heals the Vanguard and nearby group members for a portion of the damage it deals.

Guard has been completely reworked. It now redirects 50% of the guarded player’s incoming damage to the Vanguard. This includes base damage and dots.

Vanguard Expertise: Coup de Grace is no longer linked to another skill box. Armor Piercing Rounds and Cracked Shot have swapped positions, and the Parry Chance skill modifier has been replaced with Block Chance. Two new skill boxes have been added: one increases Electric Smoke damage and debuff potency, while the other increases Deplete damage.

Guard now has a base range of 40m. Moving outside this range temporarily suspends damage redirection without removing the ability.

Vanguard Shield Specialist set bonuses increase Guard’s maximum range:
3 pieces: +10 metres
4 pieces: +15 metres
5 pieces: +20 metres

Shield Specialist: Each piece now grants Strength, and Parry Rating has been replaced with Block Chance. The 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7-piece bonuses also grant increased Heal Potency.

Emergency Shield now grants Glancing Blow, Block Chance, and Block Value. Its outgoing damage penalty has also been reduced from −60% to −30%.

Each piece of the Praetorian set now grants an additional +30 Constitution. All other set bonuses remain the same.

Kismoto set: Each piece now grants +2 Deplete damage. Deplete cooldown reduction has also been added at the 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 piece thresholds.
With seven pieces equipped, a successful Energy Burst applies a debuff that increases the damage of subsequent Energy Burst attacks by 5% per stack, up from 3%. The effect stacks up to 10 times.

Electric Smoke now reduces the accuracy of affected enemies. Investing in the new Electric Smoke expertise increases the strength of this penalty.

Updated Vanguard ability and set-bonus descriptions to provide clearer information about their effects.

Please make sure to patch your client via the launcher.
 
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