Welcome to the community news!

Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one is a retrospective on Battlerite's competitive Season 3 and talks about the changes that came with Season 4.

You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-021/

The Proving Grounds Recap
Did you miss last week's The Proving Grounds? No problem! At the beginning of each week we have a recap written up over on https://blog.battlerite.com/. We also compile links to the matches in a neat and handy way if you want to see the action for yourself. You can find the latest article here.

Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's a few of them!

Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://youtu.be/zxcD2Wc6ZZQ
Topplerite
Topplerite are back creating new videos, with a different approach but with the same trademark quality editing. This is another entry in the "Outplay Series":
https://youtu.be/a94sVShFNMo
Fanart
Today we have a variety of artwork to show off!

First, ReMomi has put some more work into his Blossom picture and colored it:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=954303720
Here's an awesome looking screenshot of Blossom in her Legendary Outfit by ηιєωιηтєr:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=958054648
And Darinushka also recently made this picture of Pearl.



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=939563944
http://darinushka.deviantart.com/

And finally, goldengingo has made a couple of pictures telling stories about the champions of Battlerite. Here's one where it seems like Rook has just lost an arm wrestling match to Freya.



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=938175406
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You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.

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Region(s): Europe, North America

The last Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds will take next week, on Wednesday, July 5th and Thursday, July 6th. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!

Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 4 are played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 4 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT for NA.

It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-10

You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague

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Region(s): Europe

ESL Play will be hosting one tournament during the next 7 days:

• ESL 2v2 Open is held on Saturday, July 1st at 18:00 CEST. The first placing team will win Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information here: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/open/early-access-eu-2on2-cup-16/

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Region(s): Europe

BattleFrance holds a weekly 2v2 tournament called BattleFrance's Brawl every Friday! Today's tournament starts at 21:00 CEST. It's run in French so keep that in mind. You can find more information here http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/#battlefrance and catch the stream here https://www.twitch.tv/battlefrancetv.

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Region(s): Europe

Esports Wall will be holding a tournament today:

• Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, June 30th, at 20:30 CEST.

By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. The winners also receive Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments

You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright

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Region(s): North America


Pro Rivalry League has moved the day of their tournaments and will be hosting their weekly 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Sunday, July 2nd, at 2:00 PM EDT.

There is $300 in the prize pot.

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday July 3rd, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday July 4th, 3:00 PM PDT.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can watch the games live at https://www.twitch.tv/metagamestv (stream in Portuguese (Brazil))

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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!

Welcome to the community news!

Devblog
Every Monday we at Stunlock Studios publish a dev blog! The latest one is a retrospective on Battlerite's competitive Season 3 and talks about the changes that came with Season 4.

You can find it at https://blog.battlerite.com/dev-blog-021/

The Proving Grounds Recap
Did you miss last week's The Proving Grounds? No problem! At the beginning of each week we have a recap written up over on https://blog.battlerite.com/. We also compile links to the matches in a neat and handy way if you want to see the action for yourself. You can find the latest article here.

Video Roundup
We have some awesome video content being created by the Battlerite community each week. Here's a few of them!

Best of Battlerite
Published weekly, BattleManly puts up videos highlighting different cool or humorous plays that have happened in Battlerite each week. Check the latest one out:
https://youtu.be/zxcD2Wc6ZZQ
Topplerite
Topplerite are back creating new videos, with a different approach but with the same trademark quality editing. This is another entry in the "Outplay Series":
https://youtu.be/a94sVShFNMo
Fanart
Today we have a variety of artwork to show off!

First, ReMomi has put some more work into his Blossom picture and colored it:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=954303720
Here's an awesome looking screenshot of Blossom in her Legendary Outfit by ηιєωιηтєr:


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=958054648
And Darinushka also recently made this picture of Pearl.



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=939563944
http://darinushka.deviantart.com/

And finally, goldengingo has made a couple of pictures telling stories about the champions of Battlerite. Here's one where it seems like Rook has just lost an arm wrestling match to Freya.



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=938175406
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You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Region(s): Europe, North America

The last Battlerekt: The Proving Grounds will take next week, on Wednesday, July 5th and Thursday, July 6th. It's a 3v3 tournament series held over 10 weeks in both North America and Europe, with a total prize pool of $20 000!

Every week the tournament is held in two stages: on Wednesdays all matches before top 4 are played, unstreamed. On Thursdays the top 4 is played over on NGE's stream, with the traditional Battlerekt production value. The stream begins 19:00 CEST for Europe, and 5 PM PDT for NA.

It's free to sign up and participate, and you can do so here: https://smash.gg/tournament/battlerekt-the-proving-grounds-week-10

You can also view all the upcoming Proving Grounds tournaments here:
https://smash.gg/BattleRektLeague

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Region(s): Europe

ESL Play will be hosting one tournament during the next 7 days:

• ESL 2v2 Open is held on Saturday, July 1st at 18:00 CEST. The first placing team will win Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information here: https://play.eslgaming.com/battlerite/europe/battlerite/open/early-access-eu-2on2-cup-16/

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Region(s): Europe

BattleFrance holds a weekly 2v2 tournament called BattleFrance's Brawl every Friday! Today's tournament starts at 21:00 CEST. It's run in French so keep that in mind. You can find more information here http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/#battlefrance and catch the stream here https://www.twitch.tv/battlefrancetv.

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Region(s): Europe

Esports Wall will be holding a tournament today:

• Battlerite Brawlers Tripple (3v3) starts today, Friday, June 30th, at 20:30 CEST.

By participating and doing well in these tournaments you will earn points which you can exchange for prizes on their site. The winners also receive Emperor Scorpions. You can find more information about their tournaments at: https://esportswall.com/games/battlerite/tournaments

You will also be able to view the tournaments at www.twitch.tv/battleright

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Region(s): North America


Pro Rivalry League has moved the day of their tournaments and will be hosting their weekly 3v3 Battlerite tournament on Sunday, July 2nd, at 2:00 PM EDT.

There is $300 in the prize pot.

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Region(s): Brazil

Next week the King of the Arena series held in Brazil will continue with a 2v2
tournament on Monday July 3rd, at 3:00 PM PDT, and 3v3 tournament on Tuesday July 4th, 3:00 PM PDT.

The winner of the tournament will get to play against the reigning Kings, with the Kings earning in-game prizes based upon how long they remain undefeated. Naturally, the team that defeats the reigning team will take their place for the next occasion.

Go to http://www.ultimatearena.net/kingofthearena/en/ for more information and signups.

You can watch the games live at https://www.twitch.tv/metagamestv (stream in Portuguese (Brazil))

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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!

A hotfix was applied today, on June 30th. You can find the patch notes more properly formatted here.

• Animation and effect updated

• Fixed an issue with the invisibility effect

• Fixed a bug where overkilling Forest Sanctuary with AoE damage could result in additional damage being dealt to bound targets

• Fixed an issue where players could sometimes be forcibly disconnected from games
• Fixed a bug where "Strict Matchmaking" could affect other queues besides League
• Fixed an issue where the game would freeze momentarily after a match/replay

A hotfix was applied today, on June 30th. You can find the patch notes more properly formatted here.

• Animation and effect updated

• Fixed an issue with the invisibility effect

• Fixed a bug where overkilling Forest Sanctuary with AoE damage could result in additional damage being dealt to bound targets

• Fixed an issue where players could sometimes be forcibly disconnected from games
• Fixed a bug where "Strict Matchmaking" could affect other queues besides League
• Fixed an issue where the game would freeze momentarily after a match/replay

You can view the patch notes more properly formatted here, and find the full patch notes for the Summer Mega Patch here.

We deployed some fixes yesterday, around 3 hours after the patch went live. These fixes took care of:

• Blossom being able to re-cast Tag endlessly as long as she had the energy
• Self cast not working properly
• Being forced to manually leave a Brawl match when someone else had disconnected

As always with a new Champion we're keeping a close eye on balance and how the Champion plays. As Blossom is intended to be a beginner friendly champion we wanted her abilities to be responsive and direct which resulted in almost all abilities having low or close to zero cast times. One of the issues with this approach however is that it offers less counterplay as it's harder to react or foresee her next move. To better balance this we decided to increase the cast time of Boom Bloom and make the cast more apparent to better distinguish it from her primary attack and other abilities.

This should add a bit more counterplay and moments for opponents to react to her casting, while also allowing Blossom to fake cast and bait cooldowns.

Another smaller tweak was made to her R ability, allowing melee attacks to go through as it offered very little counterplay with the combined knockback, projectile reflect and melee immunity. This should allow players to interrupt it with certain dashes and leap/melee attacks.

• Fixed a bug where invisibility did not fade when supposed to

• Cast time increased from 0.35s to 0.7s
• Effects tweaked

• No longer blocks melee attacks
• Effects tweaked
• Voice over when casting is now layered correctly (if you have turned off voices, it will no longer play regardless)

Bountiful Tree

• Fixed a bug where Bountiful Tree did not work correctly with the Healthful Bark Battlerite.

• Fixed a visual bug when playing ranked games in Contender League. You should now be able to see the progression through Contender league and no previous progression has been lost.

You can view the patch notes more properly formatted here, and find the full patch notes for the Summer Mega Patch here.

We deployed some fixes yesterday, around 3 hours after the patch went live. These fixes took care of:

• Blossom being able to re-cast Tag endlessly as long as she had the energy
• Self cast not working properly
• Being forced to manually leave a Brawl match when someone else had disconnected

As always with a new Champion we're keeping a close eye on balance and how the Champion plays. As Blossom is intended to be a beginner friendly champion we wanted her abilities to be responsive and direct which resulted in almost all abilities having low or close to zero cast times. One of the issues with this approach however is that it offers less counterplay as it's harder to react or foresee her next move. To better balance this we decided to increase the cast time of Boom Bloom and make the cast more apparent to better distinguish it from her primary attack and other abilities.

This should add a bit more counterplay and moments for opponents to react to her casting, while also allowing Blossom to fake cast and bait cooldowns.

Another smaller tweak was made to her R ability, allowing melee attacks to go through as it offered very little counterplay with the combined knockback, projectile reflect and melee immunity. This should allow players to interrupt it with certain dashes and leap/melee attacks.

• Fixed a bug where invisibility did not fade when supposed to

• Cast time increased from 0.35s to 0.7s
• Effects tweaked

• No longer blocks melee attacks
• Effects tweaked
• Voice over when casting is now layered correctly (if you have turned off voices, it will no longer play regardless)

Bountiful Tree

• Fixed a bug where Bountiful Tree did not work correctly with the Healthful Bark Battlerite.

• Fixed a visual bug when playing ranked games in Contender League. You should now be able to see the progression through Contender league and no previous progression has been lost.

With the new patch coming we want to give some heads up regarding replays. Due to version differences replays made from before the Summer Mega Patch will continue to work but may affect your performance in a negative way while viewing them. In short, old replays won't be broken, but can result in lower frame rates while being viewed. This will most likely be more noticeable on low-end computers.

With the new patch coming we want to give some heads up regarding replays. Due to version differences replays made from before the Summer Mega Patch will continue to work but may affect your performance in a negative way while viewing them. In short, old replays won't be broken, but can result in lower frame rates while being viewed. This will most likely be more noticeable on low-end computers.

In this week's Dev Blog, Shelt writes a bit about the common complaints and issues regarding League and matchmaking in Season 3 and how he views it. He also goes through some of the changes we will be doing in Season 4 in more detail. You can read the dev blog here.

In this week's Dev Blog, Shelt writes a bit about the common complaints and issues regarding League and matchmaking in Season 3 and how he views it. He also goes through some of the changes we will be doing in Season 4 in more detail. You can read the dev blog here.