The default bearger's attack is now directional, like deerclops.

[HeatAndRun]

So, not only the armored bearger, but also the default bearger's attack radius changed from all-around to directional. You can now avoid normal bearger's attack simillar to nightmare werepig's, like this.

Instead, it became harder to dodge the attack in conventional ways (Move backward and forward) because bearger's attack range is slightly longer now in that way.

Wagstaff's scrapbook page said the mosslings can be next candidates for mutation, so this might implying that the moose-goose's attack radius can become directional in future lunar rift updates.

I also hope they change the possessed varg's normal attack into directional range, because for now it's super hard to snuggle into varg's side to make it groggy since its normal attack range is all around. The possessed varg is so deadly now it's almost as same as bee queen tier threats, I think there could be some adjustment for it.

[Mike23Ua]

Cool a Bearger Nerf! I can not tell you how many people I’ve watched die to this thing.. maybe this will help them fight him. Personally I’ve only fought him if he tried to steal my food stuffs or extinct all the bee hives in my world.. other than that I’ve kept him around as a cute oversized pet, you can even walk right under his feet and he only hits you if you attack him! <3

[Jakepeng99]

2 hours ago, HeatAndRun said:

So, not only the armored bearger, but also the default bearger's attack radius changed from all-around to directional. You can now avoid normal bearger's attack simillar to nightmare werepig's, like this.

 

Instead, it became harder to dodge the attack in conventional ways (Move backward and forward) because bearger's attack range is slightly longer now in that way.

Wagstaff's scrapbook page said the mosslings can be next candidates for mutation, so this might implying that the moose-goose's attack radius can become directional in future lunar rift updates.

I also hope they change the possessed varg's normal attack into directional range, because for now it's super hard to snuggle into varg's side to make it groggy since its normal attack range is all around. The possessed varg is so deadly now it's almost as same as bee queen tier threats, I think there could be some adjustment for it.

This explains why fighting regular bearger was really hard for me

I prefer this alot more, bearger was annoying to fight and this change worked well by adding new tactics to deerclops aswell.

[Mysterious box]

3 hours ago, Mike23Ua said:

Cool a Bearger Nerf! I can not tell you how many people I’ve watched die to this thing.. maybe this will help them fight him. Personally I’ve only fought him if he tried to steal my food stuffs or extinct all the bee hives in my world.. other than that I’ve kept him around as a cute oversized pet, you can even walk right under his feet and he only hits you if you attack him! <3

Personally I'm more excited for the fact more people will actually try to fight bearger now instead of him exclusively being a lumberjack all without having to remove his lumberjack profession.