After this weekend's MDI Time Trials, a hotfix has been applied to Cannon Barrage making it no longer deal friendly fire damage.
Freehold HotfixHere's the hotfix to Freehold.
Cannon Barrage no longer deals Friendly Fire damage. Why Nerf This? — MDIA common strategy in this weekend's MDI Time Trials was to have 2 tanks after the first boss. Players would get Harlan Sweet down to 60% health to ensure that all players except tanks will be targeted by Cannon Barrage then leave one tank on Harlan Sweete. The rest of the party would go and clear everything between the 2nd and 3rd bosses with the Cannon Barrage as it did Friendly Fire damage. Since this damage originates from Harlan Sweete, this damage also scales with Keystone level. Everything except for Trothak, Ludwig Von Tortollan and Harlan Sweete himself can be Cannon Barrage. This means even the 2nd boss can be Cannon Barrage as Cannon Barrage has a massive range, meaning this strategy was dominate for making sure that +30s and +31s were completed in time. Here's a run showing off the strategy:
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