Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes: Game Update 7/5/2017

Here are the latest patch notes for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.

ENORMOUS EWOK UPDATE & FACTION PASS
The Ewoks are ready to make the fur fly with a devastating faction pass! Additionally, be sure to give your Ewok Squad a second look as our art team have taken a quality pass at their character models to be more in line with the Endor Moon warriors we know and love.

For more details on the faction passes made to our ferocious friends, please read on.

Chief Chirpa

  • Changing Attribute from Intelligence to Strength
  • Increased Protection

Special 1: Ancestral Secrets

  • Now reads “All allies recover 10-20% of their Max Health and gain Heal Over Time (10-20%) for 2-3 turns. Ewok allies also gain Retribution for 2 turns and Heal Over Time for 1 additional turn.”
  • Omega: Now adds “+5% Heal” in addition to previous bonus of “Heal Over Time Duration + 1.”

Special 2: Tribal Unity

  • Omega: Now adds “-50% Damage Penalty” in addition to previous bonus of “All Ewoks Assist.”
  • Leader: Simple Tactics
  • NEW ZETA: Whenever an Ewok ally uses a Special ability, a random Ewok ally has a 60% chance to Assist.

Ewok Elder

  • Changing Attribute from Agility to Strength
  • Increased Protection

Basic: Guiding Strike

  • Upgrade 7 now adds “+10% Damage” instead of “5% Damage.”
  • Omega: Now adds “+15% Damage” in addition to previous bonus of “Add +10% Turn Meter for non-Ewok allies.”

Special 1: Tribal Healer

  • Now reads “Dispel all debuffs on all allies. All allies recover Health equal to 10-30% of Ewok Elder’s Max Health with a 25-35% chance to revive defeated allies at 1-15% Health.”
  • Omega: Now adds “+5% Heal” and “+5% Revive Health” in addition to previous bonus of “+5% Revive Chance.”

Special 2: Power of the Forest

  • -Gains “If the revived ally is an Ewok, they are called to Assist” and “Whenever an Ewok ally is defeated, reduce the cooldown of this ability by 1.”
  • Omega: Now adds “Cooldown – 1” in addition to previous bonus of “+15% Turn Meter Gain Chance.”

Ewok Scout

  • Increased Protection
  • Base speed changed from 100 to 113

Basic: Ewok Ambush

  • Upgrade 7 now adds “+10% Damage” instead of “5% Damage.”
  • Omega: Now adds “+15% Damage” in addition to previous bonus of “+15% Turn Meter Reduction Chance.”

Special 1: Rushing Attack

  • Upgrade 6 now adds “+10% Damage” instead of “5% Damage.”
  • Omega: Now adds “+15% Damage” and also, “Call a random ally to Assist” in addition to previous bonus of “Cooldown – 1.”

Unique: Tribal Tactics

  • Omega: Now adds “Gain Turn Meter on a Critical Hit” in addition to previous bonus of “+5% Turn Meter Gain.”

Teebo
Special 2: Bring Low

  • Reworded: “Deal unavoidable Physical damage to target enemy and dispel all buffs on them. If any buffs are dispelled, remove 60% Turn Meter.”

DOUBLE DROPS
Celebrate this furiously fuzzy faction pass with some DOUBLE DROPS! From 7/8 to 7/31 enjoy a chance at a random Ewok location having Double Drops active. Little lost in the Cantina? Or just want to make sure you’ve checked every node? A listing has been provided below. Cheers!

  • Ewok Scout Light Side 1-A Hard
  • Teebo Light Side 4-A Hard
  • Teebo Dark Side 3-D Hard
  • Chief Chirpa Cantina 5-D Normal
  • Ewok Scout Light Side 1-A Hard
  • Ewok Elder Dark Side 8-C Hard
  • Teebo Dark Side 3-D Hard
  • Ewok Scout Dark Side 8-D Hard
  • Teebo Light Side 4-A Hard
  • Chief Chirpa Cantina 5-D Normal
  • Teebo Light Side 4-A Hard
  • Ewok Scout Dark Side 9-B Hard

PACKS N’ BUNDLES
With Ewoks taking over July, the store has been stocked to guarantee your diminutive squad turns into grandiose powerhouse.

Forest Ambush Bundle- CHIEF CHIRPA
Chief Chirpa leads the Ewoks into battle with a revamped mass assist call and empowers them to call even more assists with his leader ability.
Level up Chief Chirpa with a Forest Ambush bundle today! (One time purchase limit)!
Bundle Contents:

  • Character Shards
  • Credits
  • XP Droids: 15x Tier 4
  • Ability Mats

Forest Ambush Bundle- EWOK SCOUT
Ewok Scout returns with a powerful arsenal that includes increased damage, assist calls, and new critical hit synergies.
Level up your Ewok Scout with a Forest Ambush bundle today (one time purchase limit)!
Bundle Contents:

  • Character Shards
  • Credits
  • XP Droids: 15x Tier 4
  • Ability Mats

Forest Ambush Bundle- EWOK ELDER
Ewok Elder is back with improved healing, more effective revives, and decreased cooldowns.
Level up your Ewok Elder with a Forest Ambush bundle today (one time purchase limit)!
Bundle Contents:

  • Character Shards
  • Credits
  • XP Droids: 15x Tier 4
  • Ability Mats

Forest ambush Bundle- TEEBO
Level up Teebo with a Forest Ambush bundle today! While this stealthy characters ability kit has NOT been updated with the Ewok Faction pass, he still synergizes well with his newly reworked Ewok allies.
Bundle Contents:

  • Character Shards
  • Credits
  • XP Droids: 15x Tier 4
  • Ability Mats

BUGS
EWOKS

  • Fixed Ewok Scout’s unique ability so it recalculates properly whenever an Ewok ally is revived or dies.
  • Fixed stealth in Teebo’s “Scramble Tactics” so he does not get extra vulnerability from Boba Fett’s execute.
  • Ewok Elder now grants Turn Meter from his basic to other allies only if it first grants Turn Meter to himself.
  • Chief Chirpa will now gain turn meter on a killing blow if the enemy had more than 50% turn meter.
  • Ewok Elder’s Omega upgrade was updated to correctly say “Cooldown – 1 and 15% Turn Meter Gain”.

GENERAL

  • Bright barrel in intro scene to Daring Droid event has been color corrected
  • Fixed issue where various screens and environments were not showing up at the correct aspect ratio for S8 and S8 Plus users.
  • R2-D2: Fixed an issue where the visual effects of R2-D2’s ability “smokescreen” were not working

NOTE- In game purchases are currently not listed in local currency- they are all listed in USD. Please note that when you tap to approve via Google or Apple, it should then display in the local currency.

WHAT’S AHEAD
The Ewok takeover doesn’t stop here!