The Finals Update 10.3.0: Respec Order Event, Balance Changes, and Performance Boosts

The Finals has released Update 10.3.0, introducing an experimental World Tour event, significant balance adjustments, performance enhancements, and a comprehensive list of bug fixes. Players can also explore a refreshed in-game store and claim new freebies.

World Tour: Respec Order Experiment

This week's World Tour stop, Respec Order, is an experimental event focused on gathering player feedback and telemetry. For one week in Cashout mode, the Heavy and Light archetypes will see adjusted health and movement speeds:

• Heavy
  • Health decreased from 350 to 325
  • Base movement speeds (run and sprint) increased by approximately 10%
• Light
  • Health increased from 150 to 175
  • Base movement speeds (run and sprint) decreased by approximately 10%
  • Increased health regen delay from 7s to 8s

Players are encouraged to try out these changes and provide feedback via the official Discord server or Reddit, where Design Director Matt Lowe will answer top questions on April 23rd.

New Circuit: Siege the Day

Complete contracts in the new Siege the Day Circuit to earn rewards, including the Legendary V9S skin, Ironthorn Sovereign.

Store and Freebies

The Lady Unyielding Set is now available in the in-game store.

Twitch Drops

• Tangerine Set: Watch any THE FINALS stream with Drops Enabled until April 30th to earn the Tangerine Spear (1 hour), Tangerine Blades (2 hours), and Tangerine Sword (4 hours).
• Ape Squad Classics: From April 16th to May 12th, watch 4 hours of the Ape Squads Classic Tournament on the official Twitch channel or affiliated streams to claim the APE SQUAD Banana Gun Charm.

Balance Changes

Gadgets

• H+ Infuser: Increased delay before ammo regeneration from 8s to 10s. (Dev Note: Aims to balance its power against the Medium's Healing Beam, especially during Cashout steals.)
• Healing Emitter: Can now be deployed in the air and falls to the ground; decreased size by approximately 15%. (Dev Note: Quality of life changes for easier deployment and less obstruction.)
• Hover Pad: Increased health from 300 to 350. (Dev Note: Makes it a more desirable tool based on community feedback.)

Gameplay

• Decreased time for goo to break when overlapping a player from 0.8s to 0.2s. (Dev Note: Reduces frustration from unintended player blocking.)
• Slightly decreased movement velocity required to trigger a slide, making them easier to perform.

Weapons

• 93R: Increased damage from 24 to 25; decreased ammo count from 24 to 21. (Dev Note: Aims to increase viability as it's currently the least picked Light weapon.)
• FAMAS: Slightly decreased recoil when aiming down sights (ADS). (Dev Note: Improves accuracy at range, bringing it closer to other Medium ARs.)
• XP-54: Increased ammo count from 34 to 36. (Dev Note: Another attempt to find a balanced spot for the weapon for Light Builds.)

Content and Bug Fixes

This update also includes extensive fixes and improvements across various categories:

• Animation: Improved hit reactions, cloth simulation, aiming behavior, and reduced weapon clipping.
• Audio: Improved Minigun timing, reduced weapon audio latency, fixed crowd audio issues, and enhanced character movement foley.
• Cosmetics: Addressed visual culling, charm clipping, texture issues, brightness, and animation problems for various skins and emotes.
• Gadgets: Improved Data Reshaper stability, fixed Hover Pad destruction issues, and corrected Dome Shield hit detection.
• Game Modes: Fixed Cashout vault spawning, added Starlight Hollow to Point Break rotation, and improved defender gadget handling in Point Break.
• Gameplay: Fixed issues with Healing Emitter/Guardian Turret deployment, environmental eliminations, Shockwave interactions, and Zipline detachment.
• Maps: Numerous collision, destruction, and visual fixes across Fangwai City, Kyoto, Monaco, Skyway Stadium, NOZOMI/CITADEL, P.E.A.C.E. Center, Las Vegas, and Starlight Hollow.
• Performance: Optimized boot/menu load times, upgraded XeSS to SDK v3.0.0, updated AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution to v4 (default upscaler), added PSSR 2 support for PS5 Pro, and improved VFX performance.
• Social: Restored voice chat mute, updated Clubs menu, fixed friend list scrolling, and added outgoing friend request limit messages.
• Specializations: Improved Mesh Shield status, made Shockwave interrupt vaulting/cloaking, and adjusted Winch Claw pull on Hover Pads.
• Stability: Fixed several rare crashes related to progression, reconnection, voice-over data, server stability, and graphics upscaling.
• UI: Implemented Korean regulations, fixed clickable areas, improved shader warning, updated ping markers, fixed various display issues for stats, rewards, and customization, and added cooldown indicators for abilities.
• VFX: Fixed scope glint, Hover Pad effects, grenade trails, fire soot visuals, Gateway recognition, spotlight shadows, Anti-Gravity Cube visuals, and Data Reshaper effects.
• Weapons: Fixed R .357 sight alignment and improved Riot Shield block registration against melee attacks.

For a detailed breakdown of the reasoning behind the Respec Order experiment, refer to the blog post by Design Director Matt Lowe.