Deep Rock Galactic: Season 3 balance changes in detail

0:00 Intro
0:35 GK2 stat and mod changes
1:57 Floating barrel secrets
2:53 GK2 stat and mod changes, cont
3:22 AI Stability Engine
4:46 Bullets of Mercy
6:02 BoM stun?
7:54 Overclocked Firing Mechanism
8:41 DPS comparisons
10:32 Electrifying Reload
11:27 Electrocuting Focus shots
12:03 Supercooling Chamber
13:18 Gas recycling
14:35 EPC mod changes
16:16 Small driller stuff tweaks
17:20 Changes to enemies
bgm: "Foregone Destruction" from Unreal Tournament, and "UNATCO Theme" from Deus Ex.

[@TheAbyssalStorm]

You forgot the biggest enemy change in the update: Nemesis can now say “We’re rich” and “Mushroom”.

[@PikminCody]

this is important information

[@ShotGunner5609]

By Karl's beard....no!

[@THETVGCHANNEL]

Mushroom.

[@chrispchicken3689]

MUSHRŌM

[@radicaljoedst1365]

MÖSHRÛM!

[@kungfudragon321]

The subata's old anti-mactera coating definitely felt like a relic of earlier game design, good to see it's finally getting changed into something actually useful

[@supremestudios5667]

Subata still isn’t as good as the other two secondaries though imo

[@DibbzTheLoner]

@@supremestudios5667 I like the Subata, but I had to stop using it because having to spam-click to fire was giving me wrist problems. Really wish it was full-auto by default, because the Automatic Fire overclock just adds too much spread and recoil.

[@TheTreesmac]

The sabata feels more versatile in design with its overclocks It covers a good chunk of stuff for the primaties and generally is pretty consistent I personally run the expanded clip and it gets through haz 5 just fine as either a high accuracy pick for things like spitters and also mactera while also being decent at doing work if you combo it with either cryo freeze or sticky flames Sabata is just plain compared to drillers more exotic options but is still reliable and imo the most well rounded secondary of his

[@Onyvox]

@@DibbzTheLoner can I laugh in macro M1 spam? It's precise and hella fast. Got no OC's for it, but still prefer it to others even having OC's for them.

[@finalfantasy50]

@@DibbzTheLoner you can mod it for no spread, no recoil, max ammo and the weakpoint bonus mod so that it works perfectly

[@TheTundraTerror]

Glad that the GK2 finally gets some much needed improvements.

[@Deadsnake989]

Same here. I'm a weird person who just enjoys vanilla assault rifles a lot. The GK2 always felt like it was just straight worse than the drak.

[@dustrockblues7567]

for real, what a glow up!

[@anzol4523]

@@Deadsnake989 you're not weird, assault rifles have this cool "ol' reliable" feels to them. they're usually boring simply due to lack of interesting mechanics/elements to help them stick out and it's also how they frequently become bad in shooters (and in those they instead thrive, it's usually simply for straight up damage per bullet, or high firerate instead of anything more interesting)

[@anzol4523]

@@Deadsnake989 i forgot to add: this overhaul of the gk2 perks is helping a LOT, it's reliability is up to par with the carbine again and it can incredible sustained and burst damage, single target or wave clearing depending on builds which is everything i hoped for and more

[@Desgax]

Overall some good changes to the GK2. I really how like how the mods moved around which gives you some better choices plus the base magazine increase to make it feel less like I'm reloading it constantly

[@GameFuMaster]

really wish they added more fun OCs, like increasing the damage but lowering the fire rate so it feels like bolter from warhammer 40k, or any other more fun OCs. IMO, the clean OCs don't really feel like an OC and just an extra mod slot.

[@B_Skizzle]

@@GameFuMaster You could say the same for most cleans though, no?

[@GameFuMaster]

@@B_Skizzle yeah I would. Would be much better if all of the OCs actually changed the guns around rather than some of them being straight up buffs

[@B_Skizzle]

@@GameFuMaster I definitely see where you’re coming from but I still think it’s nice to have the option. There are even some cases where I prefer simple stat increases over something dramatic. Light-Weight Cases, for example. The breach cutter is pretty much a perfect weapon already, so some extra ammo is really nice.

[@GameFuMaster]

@@B_Skizzle I think it's just kinda unfair for people who didn't RNG the right OC. Season 3 new grenades are kinda meh for me, since I don't see them being that much better than existing ones. The plague idea seemed interesting at first, but after a few missions, seems more like a tedious side mission that feels very isolated from the rest of the mission, like it's just another Machine Event, but mandatory, instead of something like "rivals presence".

[@Collisto2435]

I hate spam-clicking single shot weapons like the M1000 Hipster, so having the GK2 Overclocks now actually stacking up to Hipster is really nice

[@reconnick13]

Pretty late, but how do you feel about hipster post season 4?

[@Draconis_Eltanin]

Hell yeah a new video analysis of excessively detailed mechanics and changes that I'll never be able to apply in game. Keep up the great work; will there be a breakdown on the grenades?

[@rodneybuckentime4838]

well, voltaic stunsweeper does well on Scout with a vampire build.

[@baronprocrastination1722]

@@rodneybuckentime4838 it deals melee damage?

[@basedlegionary6877]

@@baronprocrastination1722 No, just tested it, don't know why he's lying.

[@rodneybuckentime4838]

@@baronprocrastination1722 no, it just stuns waves of grunts and deals a good chunk of their HP. one pick swing to a weakpoint on grunts and they die.

[@baronprocrastination1722]

@@rodneybuckentime4838 alright, more understandable this way.

[@Raghetiel]

You missed that they fixed coil gun triple tech chamber infinite armor glitch, and autocannon gives proper damage resistance

[@warriorfire8103]

Saved me from falling to my death today. It's great

[@B_Skizzle]

I’ve seen a lot of people complaining about the BOM magazine nerf, and I understand that impulse, but I think in the end it’s a good change. Now you have a choice between extremely high burst damage with frequent reloads (BOM) and solid damage with much better sustain (AISE).

[@RisenSlash]

arguably they could have buffed the aise mag size if that was the goal

[@B_Skizzle]

@@RisenSlash They kinda did buff it in a roundabout way. Since you only have 2 options in T3 now, and one of them is redundant with AISE, you’re free to take the extra mag size. I know that’s not what you’re asking for, but it achieves a similar effect at least.

[@digital-black]

@@B_Skizzle AISE still has bullet spread (minimal but still there) and T3a removes it without the need to take T1a. So floating barrel isn't entirely useless, but it's still better to take magazine size for sustainability.

[@InfernoSpike]

If you are using BOM then your likely using born ready, just let born ready reload your low mag gun while you apply effects.

[@turmspitzewerk]

@@digital-black i wasn't sure if the S3 changes impacted AISE's accuracy, so i put it to the test. TLDR: AISE was and still is virtually perfectly accurate. neither the firerate mods nor the recoil mod affect AISE, because there is no recoil or spread whatsoever. only t1 accuracy does anything, and its almost worthless due to GK2's incredible default base first shot accuracy, and again AISE has no spread so that part is worthless. AISE's spread is entirely unimportant. i mean, its already quite negligible on the GK2 in general because its already by far the most accurate weapon in the game in many regards. but even though the crosshair indicator shakes about on AISE, its 900% stability multiplier means that accuracy is reset back to base first-shot accuracy long before the next shot, even with the two firerate mods for 150% speed. so the recoil mod is well and truly worthless on AISE. that leaves the t1 accuracy mod, which does actually have an effect. the "pinpoint accuracy on the first shot" bit? don't listen to it, when compared to the base standing accuracy of the gun you'll realize its already as precise as can be. testing from 40 meters out, the first shot inaccuracy is only the difference of about a foot in diameter; which is completely negligible in even the biggest of caves. with AISE, this base first shot accuracy is used for standing, walking, and spraying with the gun. there is no recoil or spread, every shot resets to full first shot accuracy even while moving. in any realistic sense, T1A accuracy on AISE will only ever make the difference of maybe a dozen bullets per game from literal pixels worth of inaccuracy. it was already a pretty bad mod pick before OCs, but with AISE it is the most insignificant "upgrade" in the entire game. you can, technically; reach 100% accuracy with AISE. but you already have 99.5%, so... and T1A accuracy doesn't even affect first-shot sprinting accuracy whatsoever. so you have to stop your sprint for a better shot no matter what upgrades you choose.

[@Cloakdasasin0]

Still saving me from picking broken/bugged upgrades and passing over really great ones. Rock and Stone miner!

[@Codebreakerblue]

Same here, rock and stone!

[@bumpb7753]

Cant wait to use scc and gas rerouting to make my team wonder what my purpose is.

[@974cerebrate]

Flaregun is still here so et there be light is still the Scout's purpose

[@bumpb7753]

@@974cerebrate Oh my Karl.

[@TheAbyssalStorm]

Actually take Double Barrel, and take no ammo mods for either SCC or DB. That’s what the community calls the giga-chad build.

[@bumpb7753]

@@nuage7481 Edit after a 4 hour binge with a friend, the loadout with the strong af boomerangs is really fun, the zhuks are basically your primary until a special bug spawns and anytime you get swarmed you throw one of you 8 swarm begones.

[@InheritingNightmaresDev]

@@nuage7481 its so busted. I love it. You're restricted to basically focused shots against praetorians or higher but your secondary can clean up the work nicely. Or your teammates, but ideally you should be able to if they all go down.

[@cipsahoy9639]

Gotta always appreciate the detail gone into these analyses. Thanks a lot! Now we’re looking forward to the new stuff

[@13igtyme.]

Homebrew is now also a decent clean for the GK2. With the +1 to base and grabbing both damage mods, you go from 18 damage to 19. Making the low roll of .8 still do 15 damage. Which means you can still one shot a swarmer even with a low roll.

[@alfonshedstrom9859]

It feels very punchy with the damage up and due to the auto nature of the gun, I do recommend

[@InheritingNightmaresDev]

Ill be sure to try this. What an interesting idea. Rock and stone brother! Thank you for sharing!

[@ARTEMISXIX]

Homebrew was already pretty usable before the buff, now it's fantastic.

[@elusth9693]

New lazy video? NNN failed :(

[@rougedoge1204]

Ah hell naw

[@ravelnavarro9625]

@@rougedoge1204 maan what the fuck man

[@magoichi75]

F

[@psyjinx]

Cock n bone, Brother

[@THISfookindude]

That’s a shame

[@dustrockblues7567]

Thanks for the analysis Lazy. Every game community needs a content creator like you.

[@NexGenRogue]

Sorry babe, technical breakdown of DRG patch notes got posted. 😎 Seriously though AI stability engine is nuts good so far, even just a small up in damage and rate of fire makes it really feel like a laser. All the other changes look great too and I'm excited to try them out.

[@Doctor_Nu]

Good to have you back, I've been looking forward to your next upload.

[@syguyful]

This video and your weapon breakdown videos are hands down the best ones I've seen on KZbin covering these topics. You do an excellent job explaining mechanics / strategies, I can't wait for the rest of the weapon breakdowns

[@sniss]

great vid as always !

[@user-Insane_Ails]

no way! it's snussy

[@LostZealot82]

As of Season 4, I can still vouch for the general purpose build with OFM. AISE made me pick the GK2 back up last season, but this OFM build made me fall in love. Outside of Dreads and Caretaker, I’m running that 90% of the time. Absolutely love that build, massive props and thanks

[@LordTrashcanRulez]

It's a very fun build, which is surprising considering the GK is possibly the most generic weapon in the game. Even the Subata has more unique mods, and it's just a pistol.

[@crazymachinima1]

220 hours of playtime, and buffed Gas Recycling made me enjoy the Zhukovs for the first time.

[@GigasGMX]

I'm loving the new GK2, especially against rockpox enemies.

[@sirremoche]

Thanks a lot for the video, great job you've done in such a short amount of time ! I'm glad the M1K Supercooling Chamber OC is getting some love, I've been wanting to fill that sniper niche for a while now !

[@Giriama]

Would really love to see all the other guns covered by you! It really helps to understand all the details of the weapons and I always use your vids as a point of reference for my new builds. Thx for the great video!

[@aidankocherhans9861]

Thanks for explaining the weapons stats, I couldn't find a clear answer anywhere for what the weakpoint bonus of supercooling chamber actually does, and I only just recently learned that the gk2's recoil mod reduces max spread

[@TwoTwig]

Fantastic summary, really looking forward to trying out the new GK2 changes!

[@Dr.Barber]

This is exactly the type of content I've been looking for for DRG. Can't way to see more of it.

[@spiffy1209]

thank you so much for these videos, they are really fun to watch

[@Ozymandias2x]

Oh man, Foregone Destruction. That takes me back. You've got great taste in BGMs.

[@NekuZX]

I love the changes to the GK2. Specially the electrifying reload since I was using it before the update. Currently GK2 ER with reload speed, damage and stun; combined with Gas Recycling Zhukovs. It's a lot of fun to clear crowds this way and single targets still die fairly quickly, specially praetorians which I can erase from the front when combined with the electric damage bonus.

[@TheAbyssalStorm]

ER feels like NTP now. In a good way.

[@ARTEMISXIX]

If you didn't know; you can reload cancel to trigger the elec. proc without needing to commit to the reload. That's why I prefer it with the magazine mod :)

[@TheMightyPipe]

Awesome stuff, thanks for the video man.

[@MegaMaches]

Nice video as always. I learn a lot by watching your videos

[@angrydogg5482]

Dude, I love watching youre videos, thank you!

[@Daefus]

Fantastic video as always

[@atpsoldat6108]

Welcome back, missed the quality content from you.

[@Dirt1061]

Thanks for this! never knew they changed anything and I run the GK2 a ton. Explaines why I had to unlock a couple of upgrades.

[@khaunleper]

Thanks for the great breakdown on everything!

[@cook_it]

Was pretty confused after coming back after the update, especially with the GK2, thanks for clearing that up so comprehensivly :)

[@Leprocotic]

Excellent breakdown of all of these changes. Thank you for taking the time to dig into the numbers, you beautiful bastard.

[@guapscotch9029]

Thanks for this extensive video. You provide a lot of value to this community with your in depth videos.

[@DibbzTheLoner]

Nice to see the GK2 finally being a viable choice again

[@danielslobodyanyuk6067]

Amazing video explaining everything. Thank you

[@Kain-wk6xk]

Oh my god gk2 buffs. Ive been waiting for this. Bullets of mercy looks so good now.

[@beserkjay]

Love your videos. Thank you so much!!

[@avelinileva]

Great video. Thank you for all this info 👍

[@flarfo348]

love the unreal tournament music playing

[@PantherAlt]

Its nice to see you again king,Very nice video.take care and have a great day!

[@xydexdarkm8399]

Foregone Destruction on background, gooooood!

[@bustacap503]

Excellent data presentation and the Deus Ex bgm rocks!

[@corbeaubm]

Excellent. I have been looking forward to this.

[@lestevegmbh2637]

Now i can't stop imagining a count doku holding a GK2.

[@thor1087]

You're definitely my favorite DRG analysis youtuber! Waiting for that Hurricane Video!

[@AlpacaEmperor]

This was really good and informative, also nice music.

[@MrSpud314]

Amazing background music, I love UT99. I have a tattoo of the logo!

[@FishAnvil]

Hey man, love your profile picture and BGM! Megamall Zero basically made my childhood, and 4 was the first videogame to ever make me cry. Thanks for the banger video

[@futsell]

Thanks for the changes breakdown

[@zedoreboco8242]

Epic work! Thanks for the infos

[@bluesteel3238]

Gotta love that facing worlds unreal music background

[@andrewandersson]

These are probably the most significant changes from a replayability persepective (along with different and more types of cave generation) than the new events, basically a lot of "new" mods and OCs now.

[@Mars-rw8wr]

When I heard that he nade was now able to be cooked, my soul left my body dude. That is exactly what I wanted from it and I’m glad it’s pretty short too.

[@imagecko9997]

This is honestly one of my favorite changes. They feel like mini C4s that you can throw super far

[@AveragePearEnjoyer]

Yeah, perfect change. I love "Buffs" that don't change much except raising the skill ceiling with a technique you actually have to get good at. I'm actually running ice spear/EPC-TCF/HE grenade and it feels like I shouldn't be allowed to be this effective. I might only get out-sweatted by supercooling chamber scouts.

[@Pandaxtor]

It also become a really nice anti mactera nade.

[@ryanb7186]

Great work, as always.

[@domisonline]

immaculate choice of music

[@daveinthemicrowave]

As a Gk2 enjoyer I'm incredibly happy with the changes. also recently been using scc with gas recycling a lot and having a blast.

[@blitz342]

Are there going to be more weapon breakdowns? I really like those, they’re comfort viewing.

[@fluffydestroyer8336]

yooo big buffs to my fav scout weapon and overclock! love to see it

[@thebrapman]

Immediately heard that forgone destruction. Dude, impeccable taste in music.

[@someguy95981]

Nice music. Unreal Tournament was my jam as a kid

[@d2cmp]

the theorycrafting video i was expecting

[@mathieugirod6485]

Im actually using the tier 5 stun mod with the stability sometimes to try and see if it's decent or not, it actually feels good when you want to force a mob to remain in place in order to maximise the weakpoint bonus. But true having the speed is ALSO a very good choice. Tho 50% stun can't be ignored it's pretty massive.

[@ramsayf9097]

Your videos are great, please go over more guns. In particular I would love to see a hurricane breakdown

[@psyjinx]

Nailed the balance on this patch. Good video. No bloat.

[@exavian6]

My main weapon has been AISE GK2 for ages now. This is a good patch for me.

[@Robert_GL]

The electrifying reload looks interesting, gonna try it out

[@bobsalami]

Ohh yeah baby lets shake our pickaxes once more

[@shibby5535]

love the videos thank you for sharing

[@Graplevader]

I've been playing this game since beta, and you have still taught me so much shit. Thank you for your hard work.

[@xboyskevin2387]

Lazy broke me down in the first gk2 video Builds you up in this video👍

[@thetexasdolly7885]

The jungle breakbeat kept me watching this video, bigup

[@mrmustard1098]

i really need to start getting some of these overclocks....

[@d15p4tch6]

This is what I've been waiting for BABYYYYYY

[@BudKwaark]

thx for this ! amazing !

[@justincasebro1567]

Just consistent reliable detailed information, they ought to have you narrate the miner's manual. 😂 👍🏻

[@ziodona5634]

we definetly need more people like you in out community, it's great to have someone who actually teaches stuff istead of showcasing his opinions without a math behind it, great job! Edit: A question mark crossed my brain right after commenting: what would be the most efficient epc burning nightmare build (crowdclear role) right now considering the fire dot? i personally don't have the proper setting to test it out and im sure you know it already!

[@chastermief839]

I knew the GK2 got buffed but I didn't know it was so good now. Even mods like Electrifying Reload and Overclocked Firing Mechanism seem solid now, it's not just BoM and AISE anymore. I'm just really happy to see that the weapon has distinct niches over the other scout primaries AND it can slot into multiple different playstyles and functions. The thumbnail of your old GK2 video seems like distant memory now. And the scouts other shitty OCs got buffed too! I never thought I would ever use Gas Recycling or Supercooling Chamber but they actually seem like they each have a niche now.

[@GordonGordon]

This is awesome. Thanks!!!

[@TheShrecker]

Loving your videos, very good content. Would you do a video on all the grenades now? Or a video on every classes grenades?

[@Obama_Hunter]

In my opinion BoM gk with Cryo bolt crossbow is going to be the best scout solo haz5 build in the game just because of how easy it'll be to use

[@Xirce]

Great stuff, good to see the GK2 finally be on equal footing. With this video out of the way, I assume you're gonna do a video discussing all of the new grenades?

[@aquapotato..]

hipster is still prob better all around

[@andrehashimoto8056]

@@aquapotato.. not much tbh. The ammo economy is on the bottom, GK AISE and BOM now are on a higher end against a Hipster M1K. M1K hipster is either use a damn Macro to hit the spam fire spot or suffer the woes of carpal tunnel issues (otherwise it's lost DPS). GK2 with OCs now hit a good spot as most of them deliver some quality now and even have roles with conpetitive edge against other equivalents (Hipster for example) in a Scout's arsenal.

[@aquapotato..]

@@andrehashimoto8056 yeah for single target damage gk2 is ofc better now but its still WAY WAY worse in crowd control and for HVT i still gota give it to the m1000

[@Se05239]

The long-awaited GK2 buff update!

[@deaglan6641]

Dude unreal tournament has some amazing music in it I’m glad it’s in

[@hexerin]

Dunno if you accept video requests, but if you do, I (and I'm sure many others) would greatly appreciate you taking the time to do a deep dive analysis on the LOK-1. I notice that you already have a few basic vids on it, but none with the level of detail of your proper analysis vids.

[@TheTabCrawler]

Instant like for great music taste / selection

[@TheCaptainPaxo]

so glad GK2 got big buffs, aesthetically it's my favourite weapon but it always felt lacklustre to use

[@yureka62]

u put unreal tournament soundtrack love it

[@Boamere]

I love these videos so much, maybe more than actually playing the game

[@brandonkoh8361]

Also, could u make more guides on the weapons haha. Either any driller primary or hurricane is my preference

[@serthiag7373]

Ive been waiting for this 🤤🤤🤤

[@AveragePearEnjoyer]

I was considering reading through the changelog but I knew you would do it for me and explain everything better. Burning nightmare is insane on driller bunker builds for SSTE or custom difficulty. Grab a groundcover-oriented sludge pump and make a bunker. Shoot some goo and then just fire your charged shot down the kill-hallway, it ignites all the sludge right away and does good damage to all the bugs. A fully sludged/ignited hallway passively kills praetorians. If you want to use bullets of mercy now, use the boltshark with taser bolts, special ammo, special duration, and specialist. Shoot tanky targets to essentially pause them, then go around and 1 mag all of them (after taser chip). This thing absolutely fucks oppressors and bulks if you toss an IFG too.

[@synka5922]

Bullets of mercy is so good now, I love it But my favorite is definitely electrifying reload, I always liked this OC and am so happy they made it better

[@ZipHipPip]

the coilgun triple tech damage reduction bug got fixed too.

[@lunari3597]

GK2 powar! As always, thanks for the info Lazymaybe! Kinda sad how I can't light Patrol Bots on fire with point-blank 2 shot with a Boomstick(Stuffed Shells, Jumbo Shells) anymore :'(

[@oxmor]

Please do a video on BRT7 Burst Fire Gun. I've always loved this weapon, but for the love of me can't figure out how it functions on a clinical level. Seeing you're basically a DRG MD at this point, I'd love to see your breakdown of mentioned pistol.