Arc Raiders' Shrouded Sky update is now here, but alongside the new content (and, uh, beards), patch 1.17.0 is bringing a whole bunch of balance changes, including nerfs for the Venator, Stitcher, and Kettle.
The Venator was already nerfed once back in patch 1.3.0 last November, but in the latest patch notes, Embark says it's "kept an eye on our data to see how it performs." Now, the team admits that "many of you have raised concerns that it's still dominating in PVP, and our data has shown that it is one of the highest performing weapons in the game right now." Considering the tier of the weapon, the devs "want it to perform well, but maybe not this well," so another damage nerf is here to "bring down" its time to kill.
