ability index 6
change timeline 14 patches
- Head hit volume increased from 15.8 to 18.5.
- Torso hit volume increased from 14.8 to 17.
- Waist hit volume increased from 19.5 to 26.
- Leg hit volumes increased from 9.7 to 12.
- Increased sound priority and volume of base movement and Frenetic Flight.
- Damage and healing per projectile reduced from 4.5 to 4.
- Stuns and mobility locking effects on a carried target now disconnect Lifeline.
- Allies now automatically accept Lifeline when over a death plane.
Developer Comments: Recent movement changes have significantly improved Jetpack Cat's mobility and overall effectiveness. We're reducing the damage and healing of Biotic Pawjectiles to lower overall output. Lifeline is also being adjusted to provide additional counterplay against carried targets while improving its reliability when rescuing allies from environmental deaths.
Territorial - Power
- Damage reduced to 20% of healing (Down from 30%).
- Base movement speed reduced from 6 to 5.5 meters per second.
- Self healing penalty increased from 25% to 40%.
- Ultimate cost increased by 7%.
- Base movement speed increased from 5.5 to 6 meters per second.
- Air acceleration increased from 7.7 to 9.5.
Headbutt – Major Perk
- Removed.
Purrfect Form - Major Perk
- New
- Each pulse of Purr contains 3 waves.
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 40% to 30%.
These changes are intended to make Jetpack Cat's movement more responsive while keeping Lifeline movement speeds similar to before. Frenetic Flight movement speeds remain unchanged.
Purr-sistence - Power
- Increased duration for each Purr target reduced to 10% (Down from 15%).
- Max increased duration reduced to 50% (Down from 75%).
Tow-Beans - Power
- Now triggers off of any damage instead of just Ability damage.
Recycling Rounds - Epic Weapon Hero Item
- Added 20% [Purr] Cooldown Reduction.
Purr-imeter Expander - Epic Ability Hero Item
- Cost increased to 11000 (Up from 10000).
Fuel Pod - Rare Survival Hero Item
- Cost reduced to 5000 (Down from 10000).
These changes are aimed at reducing the effectiveness of Ability Power Purr builds while empowering her Weapon Power oriented options.
- Torbjörn and Symmetra's turrets can now be placed on Jetpack Cat.
Transport Shielding – Minor Perk
- Replaced with Zoomies - Increases move speed by 50% and fuel capacity by 100%. Reduces base health by 75.
- Maximum duration decreased from infinite to 10s.
- Reworked - Now equips Jetpack Cat with a grenade launcher that heals allies and damage enemies.
- Lasts for 8s.
Jetpack Cat thrives when she is all over the battlefield, so trading HP for more mobility is always a welcomed improvement. Her ultimate wasn’t well received (especially by tanks) so I tried changing it to a more team-based ult. Also, making her carry turrets into enemies sounds fun and encourages hero synergies.
- Transport Shielding – Minor Perk
- Duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
- Maximum shields reduced from 75 to 50.
- Headbutt – Major Perk
- Speed threshold to activate lowered from 16.5 to 14 meters per second.
- No longer refunds fuel.
- Damage increased from 30 to 50.
- Fuel regeneration penalty while carrying a target increased from 2x to 3x slower.
- Damage and healing increased from 4 to 4.5 per pellet.
While Jetpack Cat’s win and play rates remain low, Lifeline is highly effective at higher ranks when continuously carrying certain heroes. Increasing the fuel regeneration penalty while carrying a target and reducing the strength of Transport Shielding weakens this strategy, while weapon improvements increase effectiveness outside of Lifeline.
Ambidex-fur-ous - Power
- Bonus shot effectiveness increased to 35% (Up from 25%).
Bouncing Biscuits - Power
- Bounced projectile effectiveness increased to 50% (Up from 35%).
Frenzy - Power
- Cooldown reduced to 8s (Down from 12s).
Big Boop - Rare Hero Survival Item
- Slow reduced to 20% (Down from 30%).
Bouncing Biscuits
- Bounce healing increased to 35% (up from 25%).
Ambidexfurous
- Bonus Shot damage increased to 30% (up from 25%).
Bell Bomb
- Explosion Damage increased to 120 (up from 100).
Tow-Beans
- Ability Damage per 1% Fuel decreased to 7.5 (down from 10).
- Increased currency gain from healing and damage by 7.14%.
Lindholm Inspiration - Power
- When [Purr] ends, all other allies within [Purr]'s radius gain Overhealth equal to 40% of damage dealt during [Purr] and 10% to yourself for 3s.
Purr-sistence - Power
- [Purr] persists 15% longer for each ally or enemy currently affected by [Purr], up to 75%. Amount of healing pulses resets every 4 pulses.
Territorial - Power
- Enemies within your [Purr] take damage equal to 30% of its healing.
Battle Fur-mation - Power
- [Lifeline] can tether to 1 additional ally.
Bell Bomb - Power
- Ability: [Lifeline] tethers an explosive Toy Ball, that explodes for up to 100 (AP) damage on impact. (6s Cooldown).
Tow Beans - Power
- When you release a target from [Lifeline] or [Catnapper], restore 20% Fuel. Restore 1% Fuel for every 10 Ability Damage dealt.
Frenzy - Power
- Ability: Your next [Quick Melee] deals 40 damage over 3s and increases [Quick Melee] Attack Speed by 100% for 1s (12s Cooldown).
Tomcat Reserves - Power
- While [Frenetic Flight] is active, [Purr]'s cooldown refreshes 40% faster and all other ability cooldowns refresh 80% faster.
Zoomies - Power
- After activating [Frenetic Flight] for 0.5s, next time you collide with an enemy, explode for up 120 damage and restore up to 40% fuel based on distance travelled.
Ambidex-fur-ous - Power
- While [Purr] is active, shoot both guns. The bonus shot deals 25% damage.
Bouncing Biscuits - Power
- When hitting an ally with [Biotic Pawjectiles], it bounces to 1 nearby ally within 5m at 25% effectiveness.
Scratch-ageddon - Power
- +25% Starting Ultimate Charge. [Catnapper] scratches enemies on impact, slowing them and dealing 150 damage over 3s.
Toxmoplasmosis - Rare Weapon Hero Item
- 5% Ability Power
- 10% Melee Damage
- [Quick Melee] damage Slows enemies by 10% and Reveals them for 3s.
- 4000 Cost
Recycling Rounds - Epic Weapon Hero Item
- 15% Attack Speed
- While [Purr] is active, restore 20% Max Ammo every 1s.
- 11000 Cost
Tether Speed - Rare Ability Hero Item
- 25 Shields
- 5% Ability Power
- When an ally is released from [Lifeline], they gain 30% Move Speed for 3s.
- 4000 Cost
Purr-imeter Expander - Epic Ability Hero Item
- 10% Ability Power
- 40% [Purr] Radius
- 10000 Cost
Big Boop - Rare Survival Hero Item
- +25 Armor
- +50% [Purr] Knockback Power
- [Purr] Knockback Damage slows enemies by 30% for 3s.
- 3750 Cost
Tether Toughness - Epic Survival Hero Item
- 50 Health
- While [Lifeline] is active, gain 1% Ultimate Charge for every ally tethered and grant 20 Overhealth to them, up to 100, every 1s.
- 9000 Cost
Fuel Pod - Epic Survival Hero Item
- 25 Shields
- 25% [Frenetic Flight] Fuel
- 10000 Cost
Cat.
- Acceleration reduced by 11%.
- Cooldown reductions now apply to the Claws Out cooldown.
- Comes pre-attached with a Wrecking Ball that can be used to slam into enemies.
- Ending Lifeline launches the ball at high speeds in the direction it is moving.
- Now has a 12-second duration.
- Cooldown increased to 6 seconds.
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Territorial – Major Perk
- Removed
Claws Out – Major Perk
- Moved from Minor to Major.
- Cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.
Ulterior Motive – Minor Perk
- New
- 15% of Biotic Pawjectiles healing is converted into fuel.
Territorial has been removed due to high offensive potential with limited counterplay. Claws Out moves to a Major perk with a reduced cooldown due to its relative strength, while a new Minor perk Ulterior Motive introduces an additional fuel recovery option to support healing-focused playstyles.
Minor Perk – Claws Out
- Cooldown increased from 6 to 8 seconds.
Major Perk – Territorial
- Damage dealt reduced from 50% to 33%.
Frenetic Flight
- Regeneration rate reduced from 30 to 25.