The Finals 3.1.0 Update patch notes: Balance changes, bug fixes, and more

The Finals 3.1.0 Update patch notes just released with some major nerfs to a few overpowered weapons. Upon listening to the community closely and observing the data, Embark Studios realized how overpowered the recent buffs in The Finals Season 3 were. Along with the balance changes, they also introduced several bug fixes and new weapon skins.

This article will list and discuss every change made in the Finals Update 3.1.0 patch notes, including the new skins and bug fixes.

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The Finals 3.1.0 Update balance changes

Epic AKM Skin: Jaded not jaded in The Finals Season 3 (Image via Embark Studios)

The Finals 3.1.0 update primary targets to balance the light class as it was unfairly buffed at the start of The Finals Season 3. The community has been disappointed at how unfair and annoying the LH1 and Sonar Grenade meta were, and Embark Studios has taken a step forward to make the game enjoyable again.

Here are all the balance changes made in The Finals 3.1.0 update patch notes.

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Gadgets

Sonar Grenade

• The range of detection has been reduced from 15 meters to 12 meters
• Enemies now have an outline when there is a direct line of sight
• Health bars are revealed upon detection

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Weapons

LH1

• Damage per shot has been reduced from 52 to 48

Throwing Knives

• Damage per throw has been reduced from 63 to 60 (Alt fire remains unchanged)

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Specialization

Winch Claw

• Damage reduced from 15 to 5 (This gets rid of one-shot instant kill combos involving the RPG and Sledgehammer against the light)

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The Finals 3.1.0 Update Content and Bug Fixes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a server crash related to certain types of destruction

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Unranked Terminal Attack

• The mode now randomly selects the starting player and objective spawn scenario, proceeding through the sequence of scenarios from that point

Dev note: Terminal Attack previously had the same set sequence of scenarios as Ranked Terminal Attack, but due to it featuring less rounds, you would less often get to see the later combinations of team and objective spawns. By giving it a random starting point in the sequence, you can now experience and practice all of them more regularly.

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The Finals 3.1.0 Store Update

Legendary Bundle: Dressed to Deploy in The Finals Season 3 (Image via Embark Studios)

The Finals 3.1.0 update has introduced one legendary skin bundle and a weapon epic skin bundle. Here’s a list of all the new things in the store:

• Legendary Bundle: Dressed to Deploy
• Epic Headwear: Beret
• Rare Hair: Hair
• Legendary Upper Body: Frock of War
• Rare Badge: Starstruck Medal
• Epic Feet: Boots with Bows
• Legendary Famas skin: Eclipse Shade
• Rare Weapon Charm: Finals Merit
• Legendary Emote: Stardust Send-off
• Legendary Face Wear: Golden Kitsune
• Epic Bundle: Jaded, but not Jaded set (AKM, Recursive Bow, Lewis Gun)
• Epic Weapon Charm: Unjaded
• Epic Sticker: Dream Stone

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That covers everything in the Finals 3.1.0 update.

For more The Finals news and articles, check out our other articles below:

• How to use Gateway in The Finals
• 5 things you didn't know about The Finals Season 3
• 10 best tips and tricks for The Finals Season 3
• Twitch Rivals for The Finals: Everything you need to know