Multiplayer

    Introduced Platinum Difficulty, featuring mixed enemy factions.
    Added the Batarian Scrapper character (Rare).
    Added a Skin Tone slider to customization options for some characters.
    Added Veteran Bonus ranks that increase power, combo, and melee damage stats for each character.
    There are now two daily challenges and new types of challenges.
    The Item Store has a weekly rotation of two Uncommon and two Rare equipment items.
    Characters can be renamed in the customization options.


Weapons

    Added the Kishock Harpoon Gun, a heavy, single-shot batarian sniper rifle that bleeds targets slowly.
    There are new versions of the Uncommon, Rare, and Ultra Rare weapons with unique perks.
        Bulwark: grants you additional damage resistance when near other players. Damage resistance increases with each team member in range.
        Siphon: damage dealt replenishes player health.
        Concussive: killing an enemy with a weak point shot causes them to detonate with a biotic explosion.


Assault Rifles

    Avenger S
        Increased damage from 55-66 to 66-79
    Falcon
        Increased damage from 385-462 to 415-498
        Increased total ammo from 30-38 to 36-45
        Increase explosion radius from 2 meters to 3 meters
    P.A.W.
        Increased damage from 58-67 to 64-74


Pistols / SMGs

    Charger S
        Increased damage from 47-56 to 57-68
    Sidewinder
        Decreased reload speed from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds
        Increased total ammo from 42-53 to 60-75
    Eagle
        Increased clip size from 18 to 24
        Increased total ammo from 180-225 to 192-240
    Scorpion
        Increased damage from 475-570 to 587-704
    Equalizer
        Increased damage from 57-68 to 71-85


Shotguns

    Scattershot
        Increased damage from 66-79 to 87-104
    Reegar Carbine
        Increased damage from 58-70 to 90-108


Sniper Rifles

    Viper S
        Increased damage from 460-552 to 610-732
    Indra
        Decreased damage from 105-126 to 92-110
    Black Widow
        Increased damage from 771-891 to 900-1041
        Increased gun weak point multiplier from 1.7 to 2.0
    Naladen
        Changed damage distribution between impact and area of effect from a 40/60 ratio to 20/80
    Shadow
        Slowed down the Shadow’s recharge by 33%


Mods

    Added new Targeting System mod for pistols and assault rifles that increases accuracy without a magnified scope.


Powers
Combat

    Concussive Shot:
        Increased base damage from 350 to 440
        Increased Rank 3 damage bonus from 25% to 35%, and Rank 5 damage bonus from 40% to 50%
        Increased Rank 6 Anti-Shield damage bonus from 50% to 100% and Rank 6 Anti-Armor damage bonus from 50% to 120%
    Flamethrower:
        Increased the direct damage per second from 240 to 250
        Increased the burning damage over time from 120 to 130 per second
    Frag Grenade:
        Base damage radius increased from 5 meters to 6 meters
        Rank 5 Shrapnel damage over time increased from 65 to 100 damage per second. Duration increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds

Tech

    Assault Turret:
        Rank 5 Omni-Link radius increased from 6 meters to 10 meters
        Rank 6 Cryo Ammo bullet damage bonus increased from 20% to 60%
        Rank 6 Flamethrower:
            Immediate damage per second increased from 150 to 275
            Burning damage over time increased from 130 to 200 damage per second, and the burn duration increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds
            Flamethrower damage to armor increased from 50% to 60%
            Flamethrower range increased from 8 meters to 15 meters
    Fortify:
        Fixed a bug that was preventing Rank 6 Unmoving Defense from providing stated damage resistance
        Increased Rank 6 Unmoving Defense damage resistance from 8 to 10 per second, up to a maximum of 50 (was 40)
    Tactical Cloak & Stealth Grid:
    Increased the melee damage bonus from 60% to 75% and bonus window from 2 seconds to 3 seconds

    Tactical Cloak
        Escape Artist now recloaks player for 4 seconds after killing blow with a melee attack.
    Remnant VI
        Decreased the Rank 2 beam damage bonus from 65% to 50%
        Decreased the Rank 5 Focus beam damage bonus from 100% to 80%
        Increased the Rank 6 Electric beam damage bonus from 30% to 50%
    APEX Training Passive:
        Rank 5 Aerial Combat Training is now Special Combat Training and adds 50% damage to combo detonation on top of existing bonuses


Biotic

    Lance:
        Increased base damage from 350 to 400
        Increased aim assist vs. distant targets from a 2-degree angle to a 3-degree angle
    Nova:
        Increased Rank 5 Anti-Armor and Anti-Shield damage bonuses from 75% to 100%
        Increased Rank 6 Seismic damage bonus from 40% to 50%
    Shockwave:
        Increased base damage from 350 to 400
    Singularity:
        Increased the Rank 3 damage per second bonus from 40% to 100%
        Increased the Rank 6 Explosion damage from 350 to 700
    Throw
        Fixed a bug that prevented Throw rank 6b from increasing combo detonation damage
    Annihilation
        Fixed a bug that prevented Annihilation from affecting targets within first 5 seconds of activation




Enemies

    In most cases, Ascendant, Fiend, and Hydra sync kills are no longer fatal, but will bring down the player.


Gameplay
Objectives

    Timers and progress bars now scale based on difficulty level.
    Devices now must be defused within 45 seconds of spawning. This timer resets upon completing interaction.
    Upload depletion rate now reduced when not controlled by players.
    Hack can now be contested by enemies.
    Assassination
        Replaced with Boss objective
        Boss now spawns more difficult variants of creatures, in progressive order of creature difficulty
        Targets have special nameplates, more hit points, and take reduced damage from Cobra RPGs


Equipment

    Juggernaut Shield bonus increased to 20%
    Shield Enhancer bonus Increased to 30%
    Revive Pack Transmitter
        Renamed as Supply Pack Transmitter
        Now duplicates the effects of First Aid, Revive Packs, and Ammo Packs to teammates within 10 meters
        Increases the radius of the Cobra RPG by 50%
    Damage from Cobra missiles modified to be more consistent among enemy types, and no longer deal extra damage to weak points.