The Finals 1.5.5 patch notes nerfs turrets but buffs the grenade launcher

A new patch has dropped for online shooter The Finals, bringing with it a number of buffs and nerfs to several of the weapons in the game that’ll divide fans.

While some of the gadgets – such as the defibrillators and revives – have been nerfed to reduce their invulnerability time, the grenade launcher – which many players have maintained is being slept on – has had a pretty significant buff in the new patch. Alongside the update, developer Embark Studios has revealed that it intends to overhaul the Recon Senses ability, which is being worked on right now – but the changes won’t be ready until next week’s update, so stay tuned for that.

In the meantime, here’s the patch notes for this week’s update care of Embark. For more on the game, check out our The Finals beginners guide – our 7 tips and tricks to master the game show.

The Finals 1.5.5 patch notes

Balance Changes

Gadgets

Defibrillators

• Decreased the length of invulnerability applied after a revive to 0.75s from 1.5s

Revives

• Decreased the length of invulnerability applied after a revive to 0.75s from 1.5s

Weapons

.357 Revolver

• Decreased the amount of bullet dispersion applied when aiming down sights
• Reduced damage fall-off start range to 23m from 35m
• Reduced damage fall-off end range to 40m from 50m

CL-40

• Increased player damage to 110 from 100

FCAR

• Decreased damage to 25 from 26

Guardian Turret

• Decreased health to 280 from 300

MGL32

• Increased player damage to 83 from 80

Throwing Knives

• Decreased the amount of projectile dispersion applied when falling
• Decreased the amount of projectile dispersion applied when sprinting

Content And Bug Fixes

Crashes

• Fixed an issue where certain GPUs would sometimes crash

Matchmaking

• Fixed an issue where crossplay settings would not be respected when the player was in a party
• Updated matchmaking configuration in Tournament and Ranked Tournament modes, to help ensure closer matches by skill-rating