Oberon Nerf?

[(PSN)RomanDogs]

I don't know if it is just me, but when I first got Oberon, his renewal ability would heal Oberon as well as the entire squad. Now however it doesn't seem to be doing so. I was just wondering if they nerfed Oberon or if it is currently a bug.

[VKhaun]

The skill sends out projectiles and doesn't start healing until they reach your team mates (always did, not a nerf).

[CaptainJohnson]

Who is it not healing? Oberon himself or the teammates? Renewal has travel time to get to teammates, so you might just be a little late. Natural Talent speeds up the time it takes to heal teammates.

[(PSN)Fen_Integrum]

The skill sends out projectiles and doesn't start healing until they reach your team mates (always did, not a nerf).

The OP isnt alone in this. I stood right beside my Clanmate when he toggled Renewal on, and it didnt work.

 

It's hit or miss. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it never will. If it doesnt work the first time, it wont work the other times either.

[(PSN)RomanDogs]

When I use renewal, it doesn't send out the orbs like it used to, and it just never stars healing them.

[(PSN)RomanDogs]

Maybe it's just a ps4 thing :/

[EDeN153]

When I use renewal, it doesn't send out the orbs like it used to, and it just never stars healing them.

I'm pretty sure the orbs aren't a thing anymore. U14.5 patch notes explain it.

[(PSN)IIIDevoidIII]

I'm pretty sure the orbs aren't a thing anymore. U14.5 patch notes explain it.

There is no mention of orb removal in the U14.5 patch notes, in facts it promotes an improvement on them.

 

· Renewal:

-Switch to toggle ability with smaller base cost and energy per second active drain. All Renewal benefits occur when projectile reaches target ally.

-Boost Heal amount 200/250/300/400 per rank.

-When target is fully healed, remove any active proc effects.

-Allies affected by Renewal have slowed bleedout by 20/25/35/45% per rank. This is affected by duration mods.

[(PSN)Mhj-sab]

I had this in ONE mission, I would cast Renewal and in my case, I wouldn't even SEE the orbs, I couldn't heal my team-mates, I thought it was laggy host or smth so I didn't take screenies, but it wasn't laggy at all, the skill just wasn't working.
But that happened only ONE time.

Sidenote: how does this thing even work anyway? what's the point of keeping the toggle up if it doesn't send like.. additional orbs? I mean come on `-` I send my orbs and un-toggle the skill right away, they're going to heal my team mates regardless, even the HoT.

Edit: I also notice that on allies with full HP, the orbs just decide to fly around next to them, and keep stacking the more u recast the skill, until it looks kinda like your team mate has a horde of fairies following them.

Edited September 29, 2014 by (PS4)Mhj-sab

[Shinobu_Scorpion]

Maybe it's just a ps4 thing :/

I feel like this is a ps4 specific bug, I main Oberon myself and have not had this problem at all.

[(PSN)RomanDogs]

All I know is that I just played a mission and used renewal multiple times and it never healed any of my squadmates... However, I do think I saw an orb at one point fly past me.

[(PSN)RomanDogs]

I am so sorry everyone, I just discovered the whole toggle thing. Sorry bout all the fuss, thanks for all the support anyways!

[(PSN)Crackle2012]

I can actually, confirm with 99% positivity that something is wrong with Renewal in the current build on PS4.  no matter what my energy color, I never see orbs fly to teammates.  Ever.  

 

I have seen it heal 2/3 teamates and leave the other one to just... sit at the same amount of health for literally a good 20 seconds while I waited for my power to run out (with an energy pad ticking). I have also seen it JUST heal me.  This has happened to me on Ceres Survival, Defense, and the Cryotic Event Excavation mission on Earth Phobos and Europa (Normally everytime I run there is a rhino.  Sometimes it seems like the iron skin is blocking him from getting healed (I haven't fully tested this yet however, it is just a theory.)  

 

Also, speaking of Oberon, ever since PS4 U14.5 and PC 14.5 I cannot find Oberon Systems.  I have like 9 helms and 9 chassis just from the PS4 event lol.  Does anyone remember where they found their oberon systems?  (I still need him on PC)!!!

 

EDIT:  The toggle thing has nothing to do with why it wouldn't be healing teammates unless you were toggling it off before it had a chance to reach them....  which I was not.

[MrJxt]

Sounds like a ps4 thing because I've never experienced any of this on PC.

[HackShield]

could based on lagg but as PC user no bugs or healing probs on oberon maybe a ping thing

[nyiinx]

I had this in ONE mission, I would cast Renewal and in my case, I wouldn't even SEE the orbs, I couldn't heal my team-mates, I thought it was laggy host or smth so I didn't take screenies, but it wasn't laggy at all, the skill just wasn't working.

But that happened only ONE time.

Sidenote: how does this thing even work anyway? what's the point of keeping the toggle up if it doesn't send like.. additional orbs? I mean come on `-` I send my orbs and un-toggle the skill right away, they're going to heal my team mates regardless, even the HoT.

Edit: I also notice that on allies with full HP, the orbs just decide to fly around next to them, and keep stacking the more u recast the skill, until it looks kinda like your team mate has a horde of fairies following them.

That sounds adorable and magical.

Oberbro

[(PSN)Agent_CHAR]

+1 on thinking renewal is bugged on the PS4.  I've run him a bunch of times since the update and the results never seem to be what they should be.

Edited October 1, 2014 by (PS4)Agent_CHAR