Jul 3, 2020
Superball - Acneman
We are happy to announce that we've just finished the first western Tournament last weekend on Sunday the 28th of June.

It took us a long time to get enough people to sign up, but after the steam festival in mid-June, we finally had enough to get the games going!



1st place with the prize of 50$ for each player went to team 3:
Jamer
Ravioli
xSpokz

2nd place with the prize of 20$ for each player went to team 7:
Antemannen2
NachoCheese
Lalo

3rd place with the prize of 10$ for each player went to team 1:
Chazz22
Dictator Tots
DrivingLion

A big round of applause to these guys!!!

You can see the whole stream of the final and semifinals hosted by Gos_Maul

Or you can see the shorter version with 1 match from each game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlH53Q1Zsu8
Or the highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_WVOdrGd1g

2nd Western Tournament



Date: The date is not set in stone yet. We are looking at either Sunday the 19th or Sunday the 26th.
Time: 11 am PDT/ 8 pm Central European Time


The Signup for the 2nd Western Tournament is possible on Discord. 24 players are needed. After the 24 slots have been filled, players can still signup as backups in case someone pulls out.

Even though we had 24 players confirmed, there we a couple that didn’t show up, which was a bit disappointing and to avoid that in the future, we will ban non-showers from future tournaments (unless they have a really good reason), starting from the next tournament.

Rules: The rules will be announced later.

Stream: Gos_maul will be hosting the tournament as well. There are 2 more streamer slots available, so if you are also interested in streaming the next tournament, send a private message to Viks on Discord.
Superball - Viks
Over the next week, you can watch a mix of our hardcore players and our dev team stream Super Buckyball Tournament. We will be giving tips and tricks and teaching the viewers how to get advantages over your opponents. And during some of our streams, you will be able to challenge us to win Steam Giftcards!!!





Here is a list of our hosts:

Viks:
On the Devteam of SBT.
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on Chinese server)

Liu Yang:
Q&A. This happy fellow plays SBT all day long!
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on Chinese server)

Coreplayer. This guy has the funniest streams and you wanna be there when it is on!
Make sure to follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)

Coreplayer. One of the best SBT players in Europe and also a super nice guy!
Make sure to follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)

Coreplayer. This guys loves to meet new friends, so make sure to say hi and play a few games with him!
Follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)


Coreplayer. This young man is not only a skilled dancer in real life, but he moves around the SBT field like his toes were on fire.
Make sure to follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)



Ask whatever you want!
Our team of developers is sitting ready in the chat to answer any questions you might have about our studio, the development or the game in general.



If you can't make it to the stream, you can always join our Discord, and catch us there as well! We will always be happy to answer any questions you might have.


And if you like Super Buckyball, please wishlist and you will help us greatly.
Thank you and enjoy!!!




See you in the game!!!



Here is a little glimpse of some high-level gameplay!


Superball - Viks
Over the next week, you can watch a mix of our hardcore players and our dev team stream Super Buckyball Tournament. We will be giving tips and tricks and teaching the viewers how to get advantages over your opponents. And during some of our streams, you will be able to challenge us to win Steam Giftcards!!!





Here is a list of our hosts:

Viks:
On the Devteam of SBT.
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on Chinese server)

Liu Yang:
Q&A. This happy fellow plays SBT all day long!
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on Chinese server)

Coreplayer. This guy has the funniest streams and you wanna be there when it is on!
Make sure to follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)

Coreplayer. One of the best SBT players in Europe and also a super nice guy!
Make sure to follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)

Coreplayer. This guys loves to meet new friends, so make sure to say hi and play a few games with him!
Follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)


Coreplayer. This young man is not only a skilled dancer in real life, but he moves around the SBT field like his toes were on fire.
Make sure to follow him on Twitch
You can challenge him in the chat for a chance to win steam gift cards. (played on US server)



Ask whatever you want!
Our team of developers is sitting ready in the chat to answer any questions you might have about our studio, the development or the game in general.



If you can't make it to the stream, you can always join our Discord, and catch us there as well! We will always be happy to answer any questions you might have.


And if you like Super Buckyball, please wishlist and you will help us greatly.
Thank you and enjoy!!!




See you in the game!!!



Here is a little glimpse of some high-level gameplay!


Jun 19, 2020
Superball - Acneman
General Bug Fixes

- Fixed the bug where players ranked points were calculated incorrectly
Character Balancing

Lang
- Lang will again consume stamina when performing Acrobat (Jump on people’s head)
- Reduced stamina consumptions when using Double Tap (Left-Click + Right-Click)

Pai
- Gradually reduce the stamina compensation after performing Acrobat (Jump on people’s head), performing Acrobat consecutively will cut down stamina recovery by half every time, it'll reset once drop to the ground

Gridiron
- Slightly increase the AP consumption of Hail Mary (Right-Click + Left-Click)

Jun 18, 2020
Superball - Acneman
New Contents

Friend System

- Players can add friends by searching their name or find players they have recently played with. Players can also delete friends if they no longer are that friendly :)

Team System

- Allow a maximum of 3 players (or 2 players in ranked mode) on the team to matchmake together

Ranked Mode

- A new Ranked Mode is added to offer more competitive gameplay experiences. The Ranked Mode is unlocked at Level 7 and only the games played in ranked mode will affect the rank points on the leaderboard

Player Profile Screen

- Adding a menu in the lobby where players can check their profiles, recent matchups and game results, character stats etc.

Player replacement

- Adding a mechanism where AIs will replace players automatically if they do not control characters for a certain amount of time. This will prevent ruined games from players after quitting/lagging out mid-game

Improved AIs

- AIs are now playing on a lower level when matched up with low-level players and will play better against higher level players.

AI Matchmaking

- In the past, AIs could join the ranked matchmaking if aren’t enough players. This has been removed. But AIs will participate in quickplay to improve the game experience for new players

New Item

- Swap. This item allows players to switch position with opponents on the field

New Lobby Music

- We are testing out a new awesome track in our lobby


Character Balancing

R47

- Adjusting R47’s shooting feel
- Slight increase on R47’s accuracy
- Adding a protective mechanism to players who got hit by R47’s Ground Pound (Right-Click). The stunned effects cause by Ground Pound will be reduced if players got hit consecutively. After getting hit by Ground Pound 3 times in a row, players will be protected and will not get stunned in the next 3 seconds.
- Minor Adjustment on the effective range of R47’s Ground Pound

Lang

- Lang no longer consumes stamina when performing Acrobat (Jump on people’s head)

Pai

- Recover some stamina after performing Acrobat (Jump on people’s head)

Gridiron

- Decrease the AP recovered after knocked down
- Cancel AP recovery when in physical contact with the opponents
- Increase AP recovery rate while not using abilities in-game
- Slight increase the cooldown time for Shockwave (Right-Click + Shift)
- Change AP consumptions of Hail Mary (Right-Click + Left-Click), now it would cost 50 AP instead of consuming all remaining AP

Others Minor Changes
- Fixed a bug where the game might crash when reconnecting to the server or during spectator mode
- Fixed a bug where there might be overlapping with lobby music if switching on and off between games & windows
- Updated the censored wordlist to remove certain words which were censored before
Superball - Viks
Watch us play Super Buckyball Tournament or Join us in-game!
In this event, you can watch us play Super Buckyball Tournament. We will be showing tips and tricks and teaching the viewers how to get advantages over your opponents.

Try the Game!
If you haven't yet played Super Buckyball Tournament, come challenge us for a friendly skirmish or invite your friends to play with you.
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Ask whatever you want!
Our team of developers are sitting ready in the chat to answer any questions you might have about our studio, the development or the game in general.


If you can't make it to the stream, you can always join our Discord, and catch us there as well! We will always be happy to answer any questions you might have.




And if you like it, please wishlist or leave us a like and you will help us greatly.
Thank you and enjoy!!!





Here is a little glimpse of some high level gameplay!

Superball - Viks
Dive into the future of sports!

As cybernetics and artificial intelligence has been banned from conventional sports, a strong desire for competitive entertainment has flourished amongst people.

Super Buckyball Tournament is steadily rising up through the underground in every nation around the world to fill this competitive desire stored deep within us all.

Now choose your character and test your skills against the opposition in an exciting ability-based 3v3 online multiplayer sports game!



Find new friends to play with on our Discord


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Thank you for playing and we hope you enjoy the game!!
Superball - Acneman
Hey folks, it’s been almost a month since we came out with the May update, which means the June patch is coming out soon!

So today we’re about to give you guys a glimpse on some of the new features that are going to be available when the new patch arrives, also feel free to tell us what you think!




For the patch in June, we’re going to add some long-waited features into the game, including a friend system and team system. But first, let’s talk about the adjustments on game modes that are coming in June.

For those who want to play more competitively, we decided to add a new mode called ‘ranked’ into the game. The new leaderboard will reflect those who played in ranked instead of regular matches.





After the June patch players will be able to see a new mode called ranked and it’ll only be unlocked after players have reached level 7. Be aware that all players data will be reset with the June update, which means even old players will have to reach level 7 (approximate. 5-8 matches) before they are able to play in ranked matches.


Of course, one of the main issue players might be worried about right away is the lack of players with each individual game mode. We’re totally aware of that and we do believe this is the step we have to make to improve the game in the long run. We’ll also adjust some of the game mode settings to improve the overall experiences for most players. Our team will continue to look closely into players feedbacks while adjusting accordingly.

Other than the newly added ranked mode, the arrival of the June patch will bring another two long-awaited features: the friend system and the team system.





Start with the friend system, just like the friend system in many other games, players will be able to add friends via their username or user ID. Players can then check their friend’s status (if they are online or not) and message them privately. Players could also find others in which they recently played with under the friend system and send friend requests.







To complement the friend system, we’ll also be adding the team system. The team system allows you to team up with your friends or other players you have recently played with. Each team can have a maximum of 3 players. The team leader can choose to go on regular match or ranked (as for ranked everyone in the team must have reached level 7).

Compared with other games our friend system and team system are still in the early stages and need a lot of optimizations. We’ll continue to work on these systems and would like our players to provide valuable suggestions on how to make it better.

Other than these new features, players can also expect a new item in June called ‘swap’. It is easily the most overpowered items in the game, swap allows players to literally switch position with a nearby opponent. A lot of fun new gameplays will come out of this for sure and we would also love to hear back from you how you fell about this item.




Along with the update we also got our new lobby music, compared to the current music this one definitely had more electronic vibe to it. We’d like to take the opportunity of this open development to test out various lobby music tracks to find the best match.



I think that’s pretty much all for the important new features in June, let us know what you think! A more detailed changelist and bug fix note will be available once the update is ready to launch next week, stay tuned for that!

If you still haven’t joined our discord, make sure you join now so that you can stay updated with our latest news!

If you don’t happen to have a discord, don’t worry, you may also follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

- SBT Dev Team
Superball - Viks
We'll be hosting an AMA session for Super Buckyball Tournament during the Steam Game Festival.
The AMA will be streamed on our steam page and questions can be asked in the chat or on our official Discord in the AMA channel Make sure to join us Here!!

For more information about Super Buckyball Tournament, check out our Steam Store Page

And here is a little glimpse of the action from our last Tournament.



Superball - Acneman
A few days ago we invited the game director of SBT for an interview, as we thought about hosting a Q&A session and answering some of the most common questions about the game.


Learn some tricks about Pink & Pai:



How to Master Lang & R47:

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