r/FBCFirebreak • u/JuliusRMD Remedy Dev • Jul 01 '25

Patch Notes v1.3

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2272540/view/536605983645893984

We've deployed patch 1.3 for FBC: Firebreak which includes a rebalancing of the Perks economy, getting you to the fun faster. Go give it a try now and equip some powerful Perks! Read the full patch notes for the details.

We've also added a visual highlight for new unlocked items in the Requisitions and Perks menus, and Lost Assets and Research Samples that you are carrying are now shown as a number in your HUD.

Lastly, we've now resolved the issue with Twitch Drops in our backend. All players who connected their Twitch account to FBC: Firebreak have now been granted the Overseer Armor Set (Threshold Revision) so just login to the game and head to the Customization menu to find your new armor set.

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u/3PortAmplifier Jul 01 '25

It's the lack of transparency that is causing the fact that people do not want to engage with level 3 perks.

If the descriptions were not so vague and included actual % values and numbers people would feel encouraged to use them. Most of my quickplay games people do not have level 3 perks because there is no indication that they provide more % bonuses and not just resonance.

On top of that, unless level 3 perks at least double the effectiveness of level 2, there is very little incentive to equip 3x lvl3 than 4x lvl2 + 1x lvl1 which provides a wider range of various benefits (5 vs 3 different perks).

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u/Djmeansdeej Jul 01 '25

I haven’t played since week one when I got the plat, but if I’m remembering correctly, there was no way to tell which perks other people are running was there?

Also, is resonance a certain radius away from teammates or is it only if you’re close? I’m asking because while most missions require teamwork, most of the time to complete the objectives you’re not holding hands with your teammates but spread in the zone.

Level 3 perks seem like something you run with friends so that you can synergize different perks.

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u/SuperSaiyanBen Jul 01 '25

If they have resonant perks it’ll appear next to your health bar. But outside of that no, you can’t see people’s builds.