Twitchy Questioning 5: Attack of the Questions

OP Q – When will we start seeing comprehensive, accurate patch notes?
BB – As noted below in the edit to the post we did touch on this a bit in the stream. We have a couple different sets of “Patch Notes” that we collect with a patch. I generally focus on getting the list from the team regarding adjustments to multiplayer balance. Fernando and Conal will gather notes regarding the overall patch (including single-player campaign changes). We post these separately since we’ve heard on MEA and previous projects that some players are only looking for one or the other and don’t like to have to sift through a larger single document/post for the details they are after. That said, there are changes and adjustments that we capture in our notes, and sometimes others that are not captured. This is something we’re always working on to improve. Our goal is to give the most comprehensive and accurate list possible. In some cases, there are undocumented adjustments because we didn’t capture them at the time the change was implemented, or possibly because the change was the bi-product of another change and so while it’s fixed, it wasn’t the focus of the change that was implemented. Regardless, we’re aiming to get better with each of these.

We fixed a bug earlier today that was causing incorrect drop rates to occur for Expert packs. The rates you and other players uncovered aren’t what our team designed them to be, so we introduced a server-side fix to correct the issue.
While this fix was deployed this morning, there was a brief window this morning where Expert and Premium packs were not giving the new, intended drop rates. We’re looking into this issue and for ways to remedy the situation for affected players.

OP Q – Which of the Player Character races do you feel fulfills your vision the best? Which needs the most work? Ex: Krogan rage and lack of stagger resistance feels underwhelming for what is supposed to be the toughest race in the game.
BB – I don’t look at the races of characters exclusively. I try to look at the character and how they represent a role or fit into the larger roster of characters. That said, as part of how the characters are built, we have different base stats, traits, and passives based on the races that play into their builds and roles. We’ve received and reviewed feedback regarding the Krogan Rage passive power, but nothing to announce at this time.