Just in time for Christmas, Embark Studios has released The Finals patch 1.4.0, bringing festive fun, anti-cheat improvements, and – perhaps most importantly to the FPS game's community – nerfs for the meta-dominating Heavy class.
As you can see from the patch notes, the Heavy has had a few parts of its kit tweaked in small ways that'll likely add up to something better. The class's Mesh Shield ability – which allows your team to group up and fire through it while protected – has had its health nerfed to 1100 from 1250. The Dome Shield gadget, which a Heavy also uses, has also had a health nerf – this time to 300 from 350. Another favorite of the Heavy build, the RPG-7 rocket launcher, has also seen its damage and radius reduced.
