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Galvanic Shards: Ammunition no longer has 50% less Reload Speed, and now has 1 Bolt loaded per clip (previously 5). Projectile Attack Damage is now 21-54% at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 14-31%), while the Beam Attack Damage is 107-272% (previously 71-156%). Now Fires 8 fragments per shot (previously 6), and has a Mana Cost of 10-48 at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 13-61). Quality now provides Fires +0-2 fragments per shot, instead of +0-2 Bolts loaded per clip.
Whyyyy..?! Just whyy bro.. Ngl I just recently made a build with that skill and felt immediately inlove with it! Always felt the shotgun type of skills in Crossbow was quite boring for me and that was the reason the whole time to ignore that weapon - until i tried Galvanic Shards and it was different from other skills, it felt smooth and cool and was fun to work around it's negatives. For only now to see it completely re-designed..... Whyyy?! Was anyone complaining about it ?
Why make it another shotgun type of skill..?? You are killing the diversity in "skill feel" with this change! Cmooon revert it back.. Everyone was loving that skill!!
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
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Posted byKaloyanbg#6923on Aug 21, 2025, 4:51:19 AM
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Galvanic Shards: Ammunition no longer has 50% less Reload Speed, and now has 1 Bolt loaded per clip (previously 5). Projectile Attack Damage is now 21-54% at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 14-31%), while the Beam Attack Damage is 107-272% (previously 71-156%). Now Fires 8 fragments per shot (previously 6), and has a Mana Cost of 10-48 at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 13-61). Quality now provides Fires +0-2 fragments per shot, instead of +0-2 Bolts loaded per clip.
Whyyyy..?! Just whyy bro.. Ngl I just recently made a build with that skill and felt immediately inlove with it! Always felt the shotgun type of skills in Crossbow was quite boring for me and that was the reason the whole time to ignore that weapon - until i tried Galvanic Shards and it was different from other skills, it felt smooth and cool and was fun to work around it's negatives. For only now to see it completely re-designed..... Whyyy?! Was anyone complaining about it ?
Why make it another shotgun type of skill..?? You are killing the diversity in "skill feel" with this change! Cmooon revert it back.. Everyone was loving that skill!!
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
BRO im asking why me too!!! WTF???
Devs destroyed completely the only speedy skill that Crossbow was proud of!
i don't get it if the "50% less reload speed" that had been removed from the skill, can buff enough the skill speed that it can reach the previous attack speeds.
Im disappointed as hell!
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Posted byteobibu#1278on Aug 21, 2025, 5:26:14 AM
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It's permafrost shards now :D
I prefere to test it before giving feedbacks, damage almost doubled, cost less and you can still manage to fire at least 3 shots, more with some luck, infinite with last lament, so since it's just to shock/mapping it doesnt look that bad for now, but gotta test it and see.
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Posted byIILU81II#8410on Aug 21, 2025, 5:27:22 AM
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Because it was the only one that was worth using for the past 9 months.
It's time to change it up no? Sure i would rather them making all of it equal but i think another skill with take the place.
I think what they are trying to achieve here is to get away from lightning a little bit even tho lightning is probably going to be ruling in Bow section.
It's kinda Ice and Fire theme this time around.
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Posted byKage#1250on Aug 21, 2025, 5:34:27 AM
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Galvanic Shards
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY??????
I'll GO for Dead Eye class. No more punishments with Crossbows anymore....
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Posted bya09368652#0684on Aug 21, 2025, 5:44:18 AM
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Galvanic Shards
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY??????
I'll GO for Dead Eye class. No more punishments with Crossbows anymore....
I don't recommend this class, as it has been nerfed to the point of unplayability.
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Posted byDrema#0581on Aug 21, 2025, 6:11:23 AM
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Galvanic Shards: Ammunition no longer has 50% less Reload Speed, and now has 1 Bolt loaded per clip (previously 5). Projectile Attack Damage is now 21-54% at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 14-31%), while the Beam Attack Damage is 107-272% (previously 71-156%). Now Fires 8 fragments per shot (previously 6), and has a Mana Cost of 10-48 at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 13-61). Quality now provides Fires +0-2 fragments per shot, instead of +0-2 Bolts loaded per clip.
Whyyyy..?! Just whyy bro.. Ngl I just recently made a build with that skill and felt immediately inlove with it! Always felt the shotgun type of skills in Crossbow was quite boring for me and that was the reason the whole time to ignore that weapon - until i tried Galvanic Shards and it was different from other skills, it felt smooth and cool and was fun to work around it's negatives. For only now to see it completely re-designed..... Whyyy?! Was anyone complaining about it ?
Why make it another shotgun type of skill..?? You are killing the diversity in "skill feel" with this change! Cmooon revert it back.. Everyone was loving that skill!!
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
The only solution i see to the current nerfs is to max out all "reduced Reload speed" nodes plus using all the skill gems related.
But im not sure if the wanted result is guaranteed! Maybe the buffed P.tree could help more. We will see but is surely a backward step to Crossbow skills.
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Posted byMaria1994#7022on Aug 21, 2025, 6:30:58 AM
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Galvanic Shards: Ammunition no longer has 50% less Reload Speed, and now has 1 Bolt loaded per clip (previously 5). Projectile Attack Damage is now 21-54% at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 14-31%), while the Beam Attack Damage is 107-272% (previously 71-156%). Now Fires 8 fragments per shot (previously 6), and has a Mana Cost of 10-48 at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 13-61). Quality now provides Fires +0-2 fragments per shot, instead of +0-2 Bolts loaded per clip.
Whyyyy..?! Just whyy bro.. Ngl I just recently made a build with that skill and felt immediately inlove with it! Always felt the shotgun type of skills in Crossbow was quite boring for me and that was the reason the whole time to ignore that weapon - until i tried Galvanic Shards and it was different from other skills, it felt smooth and cool and was fun to work around it's negatives. For only now to see it completely re-designed..... Whyyy?! Was anyone complaining about it ?
Why make it another shotgun type of skill..?? You are killing the diversity in "skill feel" with this change! Cmooon revert it back.. Everyone was loving that skill!!
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
The only solution i see to the current nerfs is to max out all "reduced Reload speed" nodes plus using all the skill gems related.
But im not sure if the wanted result is guaranteed! Maybe the buffed P.tree could help more. We will see but is surely a backward step to Crossbow skills.
Lets say that reload time is 1sec delay! If 50% less reload speed is removed then the new value for reload duration goes to 0,5sec. If you use the skill gem that give 30% reduced reload time and some nodes tha reaching 60% reduced reload time, the duration of reloading drops in 0,1-0,2 sec. Some modifiers can lower the duration even more.
The new duration time to 0,1sec should not considered as nerf but either nor buff. It seems like a diferent style of firing with super fast relad times. Prove me wrong but i have a good feeling about this. We can test it and see in 8 days. Just wait a little bit.
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Posted byIrin77#4248on Aug 21, 2025, 8:18:55 AM
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Galvanic Shards: Ammunition no longer has 50% less Reload Speed, and now has 1 Bolt loaded per clip (previously 5). Projectile Attack Damage is now 21-54% at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 14-31%), while the Beam Attack Damage is 107-272% (previously 71-156%). Now Fires 8 fragments per shot (previously 6), and has a Mana Cost of 10-48 at Gem levels 5-20 (previously 13-61). Quality now provides Fires +0-2 fragments per shot, instead of +0-2 Bolts loaded per clip.
Whyyyy..?! Just whyy bro.. Ngl I just recently made a build with that skill and felt immediately inlove with it! Always felt the shotgun type of skills in Crossbow was quite boring for me and that was the reason the whole time to ignore that weapon - until i tried Galvanic Shards and it was different from other skills, it felt smooth and cool and was fun to work around it's negatives. For only now to see it completely re-designed..... Whyyy?! Was anyone complaining about it ?
Why make it another shotgun type of skill..?? You are killing the diversity in "skill feel" with this change! Cmooon revert it back.. Everyone was loving that skill!!
Now every Crossbow skill is either a shotgun or grenade.. Boooriiing!!
personally im not going to play Crossbows anymore until they fix crossbow properly and now they even nerfed the number of bolts for galvanic shards its pure cruelty . ff it not gonna play crossbows anymore.
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Posted byUnholyKirin#7925on Aug 21, 2025, 8:47:23 AM
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Lets say that reload time is 1sec delay! If 50% less reload speed is removed then the new value for reload duration goes to 0,5sec. If you use the skill gem that give 30% reduced reload time and some nodes tha reaching 60% reduced reload time, the duration of reloading drops in 0,1-0,2 sec. Some modifiers can lower the duration even more.
The new duration time to 0,1sec should not considered as nerf but either nor buff. It seems like a diferent style of firing with super fast relad times. Prove me wrong but i have a good feeling about this. We can test it and see in 8 days. Just wait a little bit.
Sorry :D
Yes we gain reload speed but we lose up to 5 bolts?
It looks good to me, it's enough reload speed to almost not feel the missing bolts.
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