UPDATE ON HEXES
The very first time I altered the hexes in the game, I changed Atlas to a lvl 20 Baron in order to use the DLC to make him a Spartan. It worked.
However, Every attempt to change anything after this, has resulted in NO changes. I've tried lowering some of Atlas' stats, and Changing Luthier's class to a Spartan.
Neither of these things change the in-game stats or class, despite the hexes still being the altered ones.
I'm extremely confused about why this is happening and could use some assistance.
Now, the OP provided a hex guide image, so I'm assuming it shouldnt be wrong, especially after my first successful attempt. Im wondering then, why altering an entire stat block for a character changes NOTHING in-game. I was going to chalk up Luthier's unchanged class to the DLC classes working differently but, in combination with the stats not changing on a different character, I'm assuming the root lies somewhere else.
And yes I've followed the exact correct steps to implement the changes.