It addressed the meta. It nerfed the overpowered "Hammer of Ares" builds that were dominating every match. It tweaked the damage values of the "Sword of Dionysus." It fixed bugs in the "Trial of the Gods" mode. It was the developer saying, “We hear you, and we are fixing it.”
Patch 1.12 is a stability-and-integrity-focused update that substantially improves the multiplayer experience for God of War: Ascension by addressing matchmaking reliability, exploits, and several crash scenarios while applying modest balance changes. It maintains the existing content set and aims to create a fairer, more stable online environment. God Of War Ascension 1.12 Update Pkg