The Finals update 3.8.0 patch notes re-introduce a cash loss on team wipe

The Finals is one of the best shooters out there at the moment and it only gets better with each update. For update 3.8.0, the team at Embark Studios have re-introduced a penalty for wiping in World Tour, fixed those pesky stairs on Kyoto, added some nice XP bonuses, and a whole lot more.

The Finals update 3.8.0 patch notes

The Finals update 3.8.0 patch notes come courtesy of the official site for The Finals. This one doesn’t make any buffs or nerfs to weapons and abilities; instead, it focuses solely on fixing some problems, giving players more XP, and adds some new rewards to chase. Check out the notes below.

All that glitters is not gold.. Sometimes it’s Emerald!

It’s time to ask the age-old question, Contestants - CAN YOU REACH THE FINALS?

Today we’re finally unlocking THE FINALS inside the World Tour for all players who have reached a World Tour Badge Tier of Gold 1! Here you’ll be able to continue your badge progression past Gold and into Emerald, with unique rewards unlocking for each tier you achieve. In THE FINALS you only earn win points for winning an entire World Tour Tournament - so this truly is a challenge for our most seasoned contestants to show off their dedication.

We’re also heading to the next stop on the World Tour, the DISSUN Challenge. For this one, we’re updating the rules a bit by reintroducing cash loss on team wipe at 10% of total team cash. Make sure to play the DISSUN Challenge, and all of THE FINALS, with a friend or two because with this update we’re also introducing bonus Battle Pass XP when playing in a party!

UPDATE FOR CLARITY: For those who have already reached Gold 1 in the World Tour, please note that you have THE FINALS tile unlocked and the normal World Tour now appears locked. Have no fear, you will still be able to play with your friends and progress along your Emerald badges, regardless of the badge level of your party members. We realize, now that it is live, that this was a confusing way to present this change and we’ll work on a fix to make it more clear. Regardless of your badge level (Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Emerald), you are all still playing World Tour.

When it comes to bug-fixes we have another fix for the infinite loading screen, fixed the issue which caused the very bright contestant selection screen and we solved the unclimbable stairs on Kyoto!

Full list of changes below:

Balance Changes

Game Modes

World Tour

Teams now lose 10% of their cash total on team wipe
Dev Note: The rule changes we tested during the VOLPE Championship seem to have had positive results both with the community and in the analytics data we’ve been looking at. For our next World Tour stop, the DISSUN Challenge, we’ll keep testing this rule set, but with team wipe penalties reintroduced at 10%. This will allow us to continue to monitor how these changes impact the game. Huge thanks to everyone who provided feedback and impressions over the past two weeks!
Increased the number of Win Points earned for reaching the second round of a tournament from 5 to 7
Increased the number of Win Points earned for reaching the final of a tournament from 12 to 16
Increased the number of Win Points earned for winning a tournament from 20 to 26
Dev Note: Win Points are not accumulative. They are awarded based on where you finished in a tournament, meaning that if you win a tournament, you earn 26 points in total.

Content and Bug Fixes

Animation

Fixed issue where charged weapons would stay charged visually for spectators at times

Characters

Allowing watches to show properly when paired with the Alien upper body cosmetic

Gadgets

Fixed an issue where goo would not stick to surfaces as intended

Game Modes

“THE FINALS” tile is now live in World Tour. Contestants who achieved Gold 1 can participate in THE FINALS to progress through the Emerald Rank where only tournament wins reward win points
Respawn tokens should now show the proper amount
The elimination sequence is now showing again before going to a new match
Fixes for weather being applied wrong in the squad intro sequence
Fixed lights being too bright during team introductions in some instances

Maps

Kyoto

Tweaked Respawn points to be more evenly spread across the entire map
Fixed staircase that was difficult to traverse

Progression

Added bonus XP while playing in a party, players in a party of 2 will earn +7,5% XP and players in a party of 3 or more will earn +10% XP towards their Battle Pass

Specializations

The Evasive Dash specialization will now open doors automatically when dashing into them

Stability

Crash fixes
Fixed another issue which could cause an infinite loading screen
Dev Note: This issue has been difficult to solve, so please make sure to let us know on our Discord Server if you still experience it after this update!
Fixed a connection issue where users who crashed in the lobby could be marked as abandoned which could lead to faulty suspensions
Added the ability for players who leave a ranked game to reconnect to their current game while suspended from matchmaking

UI

Added the ability to see the leaderboard for each World Tour stop
Removed showing faulty cash amount gained for friendly kills
Fixed so the infinite damage symbol shows when falling off a ledge or other scenarios
Fixed tracking being allowed on locked quests
Hide respawn coins in the scoreboard for Terminal Attack
Fix for unintended behavior of the dropdown menu in Private Matches
Fixed issue with the camera sniper skin playing unintentional sound effects while equipped
Fixed the issue which caused contestants outside of the top 500 on the leaderboards to appear as “unranked”

Those are your patch notes for The Finals update 3.8.0. Take a look at our page on The Finals for more information on this stellar arena shooter.