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Forbes
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' Patch Slams Maelle Build With 70% Nerf
Expedition 33 Sandfall Sometimes a build in a game is so broken that even a single player, PvE-only title is going to be forced to act. And now, a promised patch has gone live for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 that severely nerfs the game's best build, a Maelle one-shot that can instantly kill anything in the game, even its hardest boss. And it still may not be enough. In the patch notes, there are two separate nerfs to this build, centered around one sword and one skill that are key to its use: Medalum is the sword used in this build because it starts you in Virtuose stance, a 200% damage multiplier at baseline, and Stendhal is the one-shot skill you execute in conjunction with a zillion other buffs. Expedition 33 Sandfall The end result of this, at least in my own testing in a 1v1 versus Golgra is that this works out to a 70% nerf of the Maelle build's damage, the sword nerf combining with the Stendhal nerf. My results were: So that damage is 30% of what it was equating to a 70% nerf. But as I said, depending how this shakes out, it may not be enough. This is not my maxed build, as with other heroes and buffs I don't have fully active, I think my record is 67 million. The second phase of the hardest boss in the game has him with about 50-60 million health, so 30% of my 67 million would be 20 million, and with damage plummeting after the first hit, I'd have a relatively normal fight on my hands. But every other boss? I think nearly all of them would still fall to that 20 million. That said, this build has gone insane places with some variants. If you hit a 100 million that's 30 million in damage, so no one shot for that guy. But we have seen versions of this that reach 3-4 billion in damage with the right multipliers. I'm not sure if that's exactly a 30% nerf with those ultra-optimized builds, but to get that down to 50 million from 3 billion, you would need closer to an 85% nerf, not 70%. But I don't think the vast majority of players have what it takes to reach that high as you need an insane amount of buffs and Pictos to get there. This is warranted, even in a single player RPG. I can understand why Sandfall would not want players to somewhat easily skip the entire endgame with damage this high to be able to one-shot all enemies, even the final boss. And given how hard some of those bosses are, this is now going to be very hard if you can only partially chunk them, especially the final boss of the endgame. But a lot of other bosses and enemies? Yeah, you can still probably obliterate them, even with this nerf. Here's the build. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Marvel Rivals April 30 Update Patch Notes: New event, costume optimizations, hero bug fixes, and more
Marvel Rivals April 30 update patch notes (Image via NetEase Games) Marvel Rivals April 40 update introduces the brand new event called the Hellfire Gala Moments, through which players can earn the free Wolverine patch costume . The update also enhances the details of certain costumes and adds new bundles. Several bug fixes addressing heroes and maps have been rolled out to make the experience as smooth as possible. Furthermore, several hero balance changes have been made to keep the fights fair and the synergies fresh. This article will list everything in the official Marvel Rivals April 30 Update Patch Notes. If you want to know about the hero balance changes, read Marvel Rivals April 30 Update Balance Changes: Hero nerfs, buffs, and meta shift in Season 2 . Marvel Rivals April 30 update patch notes All-New Event - Hellfire Gala: Moments Dazzle. Decide. Define the Future. | Hellfire Gala Moments Incoming | MarvelRivals Join the party and earn Wolverine's "Patch" series costume rewards—completely FREE! Event Duration: 2025/05/02 09:00:00 ~ 2025/05/23 09:00:00 (UTC) New In Store 1. Winter Soldier - Thunderbolts* Bundle 2. Black Panther - Damisa-Sarki Bundle Costume Optimizations 1. Thor's "Lord of Asgard" costume has been refined to improve visibility and ensure the crosshair isn't obstructed. 2. Doctor Strange's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" costume now boasts enhanced visual details and voice effects to more accurately capture the essence of the costume theme. New Content 1. You can now switch all costume-specific sound effects back to the default ones via Settings. 2. Using the latest S2.0 data, we've recalibrated the baseline data for calculating each hero's performance scores. 3. Locked accounts can now initiate the account deletion process even from a logged-out state. Fixes All Platforms Maps and Modes 1. Squashed a bug in Competitive where an occasional map glitch incorrectly displayed check point gate statuses. 2. Reined in some mischief in the final part of the Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown map where Loki's illusions could be placed in unexpected locations. 3. Fixed an issue in Giant-Size Brain Blast where destroying enemy summons would also count toward enlarging heroes' heads. Heroes 1. Stealth Special Breaker : We've sliced through a glitch where if Wolverine responds to a Fastball Special request while within Invisible Woman's ultimate, it would sometimes result in abnormal invisibility effects. 2. An Unexpected Thing : We've rocked out a fix for an issue that allowed The Thing's Embattled Leap to target teammates within an enemy Invisible Woman's ultimate. Now, he'll be as clueless as he should be. 3. Cloak & Dagger's Shield Shenanigans : We've zapped a bug where their ultimate would sneakily still do damage to foes protected by Magneto's Iron Bulwark or Hulk's Indestructible Guard—talk about an unexpected plot twist! 4. Wolverine's Aerial Annihilator : Fixed a flaw in the second stage of his ultimate where midair knockbacks lost their bite and dealt no damage. Now, when Wolverine soars into the fray, every strike is felt with the raw power of a true berserker! 5. Star-Lord's Rocket Revamp : Eliminated an occasional speed decay glitch in his Rocket Propulsion ability, impacting his smooth movement. Now, every blast-off is as snappy and daring as a mixtape drop from the Milano! 6. Mister Fantastic's Fantastic Flex Fix : We've untangled an issue in his Flexible Elongation ability where hitting targets inside portals caused unexpected displacement. Now, when Mister Fantastic bends the limits of physics, his moves are as smart and precise as his genius! 7. Ascender's Altitude Assurance : Fixed a network instability-related bug that could sometimes abruptly yank wall-climbing heroes back to the ground after reaching the highest point. Now, every climb is as steady and heroic as your soaring ambitions! Also read: Marvel Rivals April 30 Update Balance Changes: Hero nerfs, buffs, and meta shift in Season 2
