Storm Striker
Steam News 8 August 20259mo ago

1.48.2 Minor Update

Hello, StormStriker players!This is GM Maximus. Here’s the information for the 1.48.2 Update (2025.08.08). Future Balance Direction While keeping each character’s unique personality and fun factor as our top priority, w…

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Hello, StormStriker players!This is GM Maximus.

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  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Fixes
changedFuture Balance DirectionWhile keeping each character’s unique personality and fun factor as our top priority, we plan to adjust balance in the following ways:
changed1. Enhance the thrill of turning the tideWe will strengthen each character’s core skills while making small adjustments to others to maintain overall balance.
added2. Encourage strategic combat flowTo add more strategic depth to battles, we may increase cooldowns for certain skills.
changed3. Reinforce goal-oriented playWe will work to clearly define everything from the team’s shared victory objectives to each character’s detailed gameplay goals.
changedDeveloper’s CommentLarge-scale balance changes in a short period can cause a big impact on gameplay feel.
changedDeveloper’s CommentWe plan to adjust balance gradually and steadily over time.For now, this patch applies only a limited set of adjustments.
Bloodthirst lifesteal:25% to 40%Blitzkrieg cooldown:6s to 7sSavage Dash cooldown:7s to 8sRampaging Fury damage:105 to 100

Here’s the information for the 1.48.2 Update (2025.08.08).

Future Balance Direction

While keeping each character’s unique personality and fun factor as our top priority, we plan to adjust balance in the following ways:

1. Enhance the thrill of turning the tide

  • We will strengthen each character’s core skills while making small adjustments to others to maintain overall balance.

2. Encourage strategic combat flow

  • To add more strategic depth to battles, we may increase cooldowns for certain skills.

  • In return, each skill will be given a clearer purpose.

3. Reinforce goal-oriented play

  • We will work to clearly define everything from the team’s shared victory objectives to each character’s detailed gameplay goals.

Developer’s Comment

Large-scale balance changes in a short period can cause a big impact on gameplay feel.

However, frequent changes can also create adaptation fatigue for StormStriker players.

We plan to adjust balance gradually and steadily over time.For now, this patch applies only a limited set of adjustments.

Character Balance

Bernhardt

  • Removed passive lifesteal.

  • Frenzied Dance: 30 → 20.

  • Bloodthirst instant HP recovery: 250 → 200.

  • Bloodthirst lifesteal: 25% → 40%.

  • Blitzkrieg cooldown: 6s → 7s.

  • Savage Dash cooldown: 7s → 8s.

  • Rampaging Fury damage: 105 → 100.

  • Inferno Strike damage: 195 → 225.

  • Inferno Strike cooldown: 7s → 8s.

  • Eternal Hellbladeattack speed of the initial strike increased by 50%.

Comment

  • Removed the always-on lifesteal, which gave excessive sustain without a healing-reduction system.

  • Kept the movement speed increase on Frenzied Dance hits so Bernhardt can still apply some CC and respond even without Rage stacks.

  • Reduced the frequency of other skills so Rage stack management can focus on Death Pursuit and Desperate Fury.

  • Reduced the risk of using the ultimate so it can be used in extreme situations—low HP and surrounded by multiple enemies—to attempt a comeback.

Akira

  • Flashbang damage: 90 → 100.

  • Flashbang cooldown: 6s → 7s.

  • Battōjutsu damage: 195 → 225.

  • Battōjutsu cooldown: 4s → 6s.

Comment

  • Increased the damage of Flashbang and Battōjutsu to boost kill potential after applying pressure with Decimation and Dimensional Slash.

  • Increased cooldowns to match the “cool-headed samurai” concept, requiring more careful use.

Raki

  • Furry Flurry outer damage: 90/90/210 → 80/80/200.

  • Furry Flurry center damage: 180/180/300 → 160/160/280.

  • Kitty Rush cooldown: 2.5s → 4s.

  • Meow-ppercut cooldown: 3s → 4s.

Comment

  • Adjusted her ability to deal both high burst and high sustained damage.

  • Kept movement speed the same to maintain her flanking advantage.

  • Increased Kitty Rush cooldown to limit the mobility advantage gained from repeatedly combining short dashes with Kitty Step in melee.

  • Kitty Step remains unchanged, as it plays a key role in compensating for Raki’s weaknesses.

Electra

  • Path of Pleasure: Blood Fountain gained when healing allies: 5 → 10.

  • Skill description changes will be applied in the next patch.

Comment

  • Ensures Electra remains fun and rewarding to play even when focused on ally care.

Al-Manat

  • Talon of the Desert slow duration: 2s → 0.75s.

  • Spirit of the Dune duration: 10s → 8s.

Comment

  • Maintains her ability to set up combos with key skills like Sand Slash, Cipher Hamattan, and Hashashin.

  • Prevents excessive movement disruption that was possible with short cooldowns and long durations.

Other Bug Fixes & Improvements

Maximu

  • Fixed description errors for Roar of Conviction and Ironblood Retribution.

Rei

  • Fixed description error for Blooming Blizzard.

Chloe

  • Fixed a bug where Zoom Zoom, Horo Car! and Boing Boing, Horo Ball! could not be

Source

Steam News / 8 August 2025

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