In Evolve , the new Hunter pack seems to be too strong, while the new monster Behemoth, despite its imposing appearance, is rather too weak.
New Hunters came to Evolve on March 31. They seem to be quite powerful. Especially the team’s damage output is too high. The Hunters Torvald, Sunny, and Slim have a 60% win rate, while only Trapper Crow is at the intended 50%. Currently, there is still no cohesive hotfix or patch notes that we can present to you, but there are statements from Evolve’s chief developer Chris Ashton on how they plan to address the issues. We summarize his statements from the official forum over the past few days.
This is what Turtle Rocks says about the new Hunters and the new Monster in Evolve
- Torvald simply deals too much damage without having to endure the same disadvantages as Parnell. They want to keep an eye on this for longer. They are not quite sure where his high win rate comes from. It might be because he is often combined with the strong Slim and Sunny.
- The new Medic Slim causes an extremely high amount of damage, which they want to address.
- The new Support Sunny also deals too much damage without facing any disadvantages. She deals more damage than the actual offensive force among the supporters, Bucket.
- The new monster Behemoth feels too fragile despite its strong appearance. It has too large a “Weak Spot” in the middle of its body, where players aim anyway. This should be made smaller. Additionally, they are likely to add more armor and health points.
- Behemoth should focus more on its abilities and less on the roll attack. This is also buggy; weak points can be attacked here, which was not intended. They plan a major overhaul of Behemoth’s game mechanics, but that will take longer.
This is what the first hotfix in Evolve could look like
A first hotfix is outlined: With a micro-patch in Evolve, they likely aim to reduce the damage from Slim and Sunny, keeping Torvald’s damage initially to see how the nerf on Slim and Sunny affects the game. The main focus, however, seems to be on Behemoth. They are still uncertain whether they can resolve the issue with the overly large weak spot in a “micro-patch.”
The hotfix was supposed to arrive this weekend, but it will likely be postponed to next week.
In the next major updates, the monster “Kraken” is also expected to receive considerable attention.
