Evolve 1.3 patch nerfs Wraith, adjusts Kraken

Evolve is receiving a new patch that aims to put an end to the Wraith's dominance.

Evolve developer Turtle Rock outlined a few of the changes coming in patch 1.3. The patch brings balance changes to the monsters - mainly the Wraith - as well as other various changes to Hunters' tools based on player feedback.

I will post the monster balance changes below, since they're the most important ones. You can check the official blog for the full list.

All Monsters

• Minor maintenance and improvements
• All monsters can see recent damage on their health bar to help make burst damage visible

Kraken

• Fixing some flight edge cases that were causing inconsistencies making him too powerful or too weak depending on the situation

-Vortex

• Cooldown increased by one second
• Reduced knockback magnitude

-Tranq Darts, Stasis Grenades and Harpoons

• Pull Kraken down at a consistent rate regardless of whether he is in combat or out of combat. (they used to stack outside of combat)
• Kraken’s flight speed is no longer slowed by Tranqs since they pull him to the ground where running speed is affected

-Aftershock

• Fixed a bug that was causing Aftershock to not break harpoon traps or Arc Mines

Wraith

• Making her movement speed less bursty which makes her easier to keep track of. Making Supernova less lethal while still allowing it to be just as powerful. Making Warp Blast a damage dealer instead of a traversal mechanic

-Warp

• Speed reduced 25%

-Supernova

• Duration decreased by 50%

-Decoy

• Wraith becomes visible for half a second when shot while cloaked
• Increased cooldown time by 2 seconds

-Warp Blast

• Speed reduced by 40%
• Range no longer levels up
• Radius levels up now
• Max travel distance set to 30 meters for all levels
• Damage increased by 10%

Patch 1.3 comes out today on PC, and next week on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.