Patch 1.5.0 is scheduled to go live on Wednesday, March 28th. Patching is scheduled to begin at 9:00 CEST and downtime is expected to last 3 hours.
General Updates
Optimizations
Some core systems have been rewritten for better performance
More code has been threaded to make the bottleneck on the main thread smaller. Players who play with the setting "Accelerate input" off will get this optimization
Memory usage has been reduced
Bakko's Egg Brawl Returns!
Duel is out and Bakko's Egg Brawl is in! Magical eggs are hidden within the Arena; find them (as Bakko) with your team (of other Bakkos) and throw them at your enemy! A variety of eggs and custom Battlerites are here for you to discover and try out in this wacky, chaotic game mode. The old system of Battlerites (choosing one per round) has returned for this mode.
Win 15 Rounds of Bakko's Egg Brawl and receive the Golden Rooster Chest, containing the Golden Rooster and 2 random Rare items. You have until April 11th to claim your prize!
Spring Chicken Bundle Spring has got Bakko clucking! For a limited time the Spring Chicken Bundle is purchasable for 750 Gems. This bundle contains the Epic Chicken Outfit for Bakko in 5 color variations and 3 Epic Rooster Mounts and is purchasable until April 11th.
UI
Fixed a bug where the friendslist showed incorrect status for players in the pre-game lobby
Fixed a bug where the dropdown menu of an offline friend in the friendslist would sometimes show invalid entries
Shortened the "Grand Champion" Pre-Season title, as it was too long to see the entirety
Changed the Leaderboard to show 8 entries instead of 9 so that chat is easier to read when unfocused
Reduced the time it takes to fetch user profiles
Fixed visual representation errors for teams in the profile
Added new artwork into the loading screen rotation: Ulric, Rook, Thorn, Pestilus, Jumong, and Blossom
Leaderboards should now correctly default to the closest region to the player
Sound
Music for the final round now starts when players spawn into the Arena
Intro music added to tutorials for battles
Sounds for Jamila's counter improved (more prominent)
CamCrew
An update to Battlerite CamCrew has been rolled out, read up on it (and watch the video) here.
New Champion - Ulric, the Unwavering Light
Sworn protector of the weak, devout follower of the Way of Symphony, and unwavering light against the dark. Ulric, trained in the holy Monastery of Resonance, has spent many years traveling the lands to spread the word of the Light. He joins the Arena now to demonstrate to allies, foes, and onlookers alike the primacy of the True Path.
Hammer of Justice (M1) Melee attack that deals 10 damage. Your weapon charges over time. When fully charged, it deals 20 damage and inflicts Stun to closest enemy and 12 area damage to nearby enemies.
Holy Light (M2) Call down a beam of holy light that heals the ally nearest target location for 14 health.
Intervene (Space) Become immaterial and dash forward to slam an enemy, dealing 12 damage. Dashing through an ally heals self and ally for 12 health, applies Favor, recharges your weapon, and resets cooldown. Cannot hit allies affected by Favor.
Radiant Shield (Q) Put up your shield and absorb projectile and melee attacks in front of you. Absorbing an attack charges your shield up to 3 times. Fires a wave of light in a cone dealing 12 damage and inflicting Blind when the effect ends if your shield is charged. Each charge increases the radius.
Smite (E) Knock nearby enemies back and replace Holy Light with Smite, a projectile attack dealing 14/18/22 damage. The effect lasts for 3 attacks or up to 5s. The effect can be canceled by recasting the ability.
Condemn (R) Jump into the air and slam your hammer into the ground to send out a shockwave. The shockwave deals 10 damage and launches an enemy into the air for 1.8s.
Aegis of Valor (F) Throw your returning Aegis. Deals 28-44 damage and inflicts Incapacitate, damage increases with travel distance. The Aegis lands on the ground on impact. Picking it up or catching it when it returns applies Divinity.
Crusade (EX Space) Become immaterial and dash forward piercing through enemies. Deals 12 damage and inflicts Fading Snare. Dashing through an ally heals them and self for 12 health, applies Favor, recharges your weapon, and resets cooldown. Cannot hit allies affected by Favor.
Sanctuary (EX Q) Heal all nearby allies for 20 health and grant a Shield, absorbing up to 20 damage for 2.5s.
Favor (Buff) Increases healing received from your abilities by 25%. Lasts 5s.
Divinity (Buff) Shields ally absorbing up to 24 damage, increases movement speed by 25% and damage output by 25%. Lasts 5s.
Patch 1.5.0 is scheduled to go live on Wednesday, March 28th. Patching is scheduled to begin at 9:00 CEST and downtime is expected to last 3 hours.
General Updates
Optimizations
Some core systems have been rewritten for better performance
More code has been threaded to make the bottleneck on the main thread smaller. Players who play with the setting "Accelerate input" off will get this optimization
Memory usage has been reduced
Bakko's Egg Brawl Returns!
Duel is out and Bakko's Egg Brawl is in! Magical eggs are hidden within the Arena; find them (as Bakko) with your team (of other Bakkos) and throw them at your enemy! A variety of eggs and custom Battlerites are here for you to discover and try out in this wacky, chaotic game mode. The old system of Battlerites (choosing one per round) has returned for this mode.
Win 15 Rounds of Bakko's Egg Brawl and receive the Golden Rooster Chest, containing the Golden Rooster and 2 random Rare items. You have until April 11th to claim your prize!
Spring Chicken Bundle Spring has got Bakko clucking! For a limited time the Spring Chicken Bundle is purchasable for 750 Gems. This bundle contains the Epic Chicken Outfit for Bakko in 5 color variations and 3 Epic Rooster Mounts and is purchasable until April 11th.
UI
Fixed a bug where the friendslist showed incorrect status for players in the pre-game lobby
Fixed a bug where the dropdown menu of an offline friend in the friendslist would sometimes show invalid entries
Shortened the "Grand Champion" Pre-Season title, as it was too long to see the entirety
Changed the Leaderboard to show 8 entries instead of 9 so that chat is easier to read when unfocused
Reduced the time it takes to fetch user profiles
Fixed visual representation errors for teams in the profile
Added new artwork into the loading screen rotation: Ulric, Rook, Thorn, Pestilus, Jumong, and Blossom
Leaderboards should now correctly default to the closest region to the player
Sound
Music for the final round now starts when players spawn into the Arena
Intro music added to tutorials for battles
Sounds for Jamila's counter improved (more prominent)
CamCrew
An update to Battlerite CamCrew has been rolled out, read up on it (and watch the video) here.
New Champion - Ulric, the Unwavering Light
Sworn protector of the weak, devout follower of the Way of Symphony, and unwavering light against the dark. Ulric, trained in the holy Monastery of Resonance, has spent many years traveling the lands to spread the word of the Light. He joins the Arena now to demonstrate to allies, foes, and onlookers alike the primacy of the True Path.
Hammer of Justice (M1) Melee attack that deals 10 damage. Your weapon charges over time. When fully charged, it deals 20 damage and inflicts Stun to closest enemy and 12 area damage to nearby enemies.
Holy Light (M2) Call down a beam of holy light that heals the ally nearest target location for 14 health.
Intervene (Space) Become immaterial and dash forward to slam an enemy, dealing 12 damage. Dashing through an ally heals self and ally for 12 health, applies Favor, recharges your weapon, and resets cooldown. Cannot hit allies affected by Favor.
Radiant Shield (Q) Put up your shield and absorb projectile and melee attacks in front of you. Absorbing an attack charges your shield up to 3 times. Fires a wave of light in a cone dealing 12 damage and inflicting Blind when the effect ends if your shield is charged. Each charge increases the radius.
Smite (E) Knock nearby enemies back and replace Holy Light with Smite, a projectile attack dealing 14/18/22 damage. The effect lasts for 3 attacks or up to 5s. The effect can be canceled by recasting the ability.
Condemn (R) Jump into the air and slam your hammer into the ground to send out a shockwave. The shockwave deals 10 damage and launches an enemy into the air for 1.8s.
Aegis of Valor (F) Throw your returning Aegis. Deals 28-44 damage and inflicts Incapacitate, damage increases with travel distance. The Aegis lands on the ground on impact. Picking it up or catching it when it returns applies Divinity.
Crusade (EX Space) Become immaterial and dash forward piercing through enemies. Deals 12 damage and inflicts Fading Snare. Dashing through an ally heals them and self for 12 health, applies Favor, recharges your weapon, and resets cooldown. Cannot hit allies affected by Favor.
Sanctuary (EX Q) Heal all nearby allies for 20 health and grant a Shield, absorbing up to 20 damage for 2.5s.
Favor (Buff) Increases healing received from your abilities by 25%. Lasts 5s.
Divinity (Buff) Shields ally absorbing up to 24 damage, increases movement speed by 25% and damage output by 25%. Lasts 5s.
Battlecrank is an excellent source for coverage and analysis of Battlerite - the game, the community, the events, and esports. This week Nero has written an article on predictions and analysis of Ulric’s Gameplay Preview. Read up on his observations here.
Battlecrank also has a Discord Channel that’s a nice, relaxed place to discuss Battlerite.
We always have amazing art done by the Battlerite community to share!
This week Alex Heath, who created some of the Battlerite art used during the Free to play launch, took to twitch to stream making some awesome Battlerite fanart for fun as well! You can view his other work on his Artstation profile. Check out his stream at https://www.twitch.tv/heath_alex
Next we have user БешенныйТапоК and this piece of Shifu that gets more and more amazing the longer you look at it.
The Battlerite Asia - Clash of the Assassins 2v2 tournament has also posted a vod of their streamed event, which resulted in a donated prize pool of over $1,000!
Rival Esports has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, March 4th, at 5:00 PM EST. Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
Recently Rival Esports has been hosting weekly tournaments for players in Europe! The next one is taking place on Sunday, March 4th, at 4:00 PM CET. You can sign up for your chance to complete for $300 here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here: Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region(s): French-speaking Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel. Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/ Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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!
Battlecrank is an excellent source for coverage and analysis of Battlerite - the game, the community, the events, and esports. This week Nero has written an article on predictions and analysis of Ulric’s Gameplay Preview. Read up on his observations here.
Battlecrank also has a Discord Channel that’s a nice, relaxed place to discuss Battlerite.
We always have amazing art done by the Battlerite community to share!
This week Alex Heath, who created some of the Battlerite art used during the Free to play launch, took to twitch to stream making some awesome Battlerite fanart for fun as well! You can view his other work on his Artstation profile. Check out his stream at https://www.twitch.tv/heath_alex
Next we have user БешенныйТапоК and this piece of Shifu that gets more and more amazing the longer you look at it.
The Battlerite Asia - Clash of the Assassins 2v2 tournament has also posted a vod of their streamed event, which resulted in a donated prize pool of over $1,000!
Rival Esports has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, March 4th, at 5:00 PM EST. Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
Recently Rival Esports has been hosting weekly tournaments for players in Europe! The next one is taking place on Sunday, March 4th, at 4:00 PM CET. You can sign up for your chance to complete for $300 here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here: Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region(s): French-speaking Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel. Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/ Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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!
Patch 1.4.1 is now live, and with it come a couple tweaks and fixes and a new feature - the Twitch Live Stream Indicator. Read up on all of the things that have been updated in our latest Patch Notes.
The Merch store is now live and ready for preorders! Head on over to our shop website and check out what's on sale. Spend more than 20 Euros and receive a code for the exclusive mount, Bouncy the Llama!
Topplerite is a great source of guides, news, and amazing videos. This week they’ve published a new article taking an initial look at our newest Champion: Jamila, the Shadowblade Assassin. Read up on the first impressions here
First up we have a clip shared on Reddit by u/Tam_TV, with an amazing round as Blossom. Find the clip here. HaasGaming has another video out for Battlerite - if you ever want to see how a Grand Champion Ruh Kaan plays, check out his channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OQS9i9z5c Chyill has a new Champion Guide out, this time on everyone’s favorite charging manic: Rook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsMUzVLklU With a new Season come a new climb! Xiomaro, the Battlerite Sage, shares how to climb the ladder when you don’t have a teammate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQRVVWPKQ0 This week Linkster takes a quick look at how to play Jamila, the Shadowblade Assassin, and gives his tips on mastering the new Champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBsY6CDwmys Battlemanly is here with their weekly Best of Battlemanly Series - if you’re looking for some amazing (and slightly hilarious) plays, look no further! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6GXhYHJiMg
We always have amazing art done by the Battlerite community to share!
The 2 Minds Challenge has just wrapped up! Hosted by 2 Minds Studios, we saw some brilliant Battlerite Fan Art out of the Brazilian Community! You can view the full album and credits here.
Rival Esports has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, March 4th, at 5:00 PM EST. Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
Recently Rival Esports has been hosting weekly tournaments for players in Europe! The next one is taking place on Sunday, March 4th, at 4:00 PM CET. You can sign up for your chance to complete for $300 here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here: Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region(s): French-speaking Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel. Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/ Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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!
Patch 1.4.1 is now live, and with it come a couple tweaks and fixes and a new feature - the Twitch Live Stream Indicator. Read up on all of the things that have been updated in our latest Patch Notes.
The Merch store is now live and ready for preorders! Head on over to our shop website and check out what's on sale. Spend more than 20 Euros and receive a code for the exclusive mount, Bouncy the Llama!
Topplerite is a great source of guides, news, and amazing videos. This week they’ve published a new article taking an initial look at our newest Champion: Jamila, the Shadowblade Assassin. Read up on the first impressions here
First up we have a clip shared on Reddit by u/Tam_TV, with an amazing round as Blossom. Find the clip here. HaasGaming has another video out for Battlerite - if you ever want to see how a Grand Champion Ruh Kaan plays, check out his channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17OQS9i9z5c Chyill has a new Champion Guide out, this time on everyone’s favorite charging manic: Rook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsMUzVLklU With a new Season come a new climb! Xiomaro, the Battlerite Sage, shares how to climb the ladder when you don’t have a teammate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQRVVWPKQ0 This week Linkster takes a quick look at how to play Jamila, the Shadowblade Assassin, and gives his tips on mastering the new Champion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBsY6CDwmys Battlemanly is here with their weekly Best of Battlemanly Series - if you’re looking for some amazing (and slightly hilarious) plays, look no further! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6GXhYHJiMg
We always have amazing art done by the Battlerite community to share!
The 2 Minds Challenge has just wrapped up! Hosted by 2 Minds Studios, we saw some brilliant Battlerite Fan Art out of the Brazilian Community! You can view the full album and credits here.
Rival Esports has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, March 4th, at 5:00 PM EST. Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
Recently Rival Esports has been hosting weekly tournaments for players in Europe! The next one is taking place on Sunday, March 4th, at 4:00 PM CET. You can sign up for your chance to complete for $300 here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here: Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region(s): French-speaking Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel. Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/ Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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!
Patch 1.4.1 was rolled out on March 14, 2018. Patching begins at 9:00 CET and downtime is scheduled for 2 hours.
General Updates
New Feature: Twitch Live Stream Indicator
Players now have the option to display that they are live streaming Battlerite on Twitch.tv in the menu UI. This indicator is currently supported in the solo Leaderboards, Profile, and Friends List. The indicator also provides a direct link to the live channel in the users preferred browser.
To use this feature, you must have linked your Twitch account in Options > Account
The Twitch Live Stream Indicator is turned on by default. It can be disabled in Options > General > Misc (this option is only shown if you have already linked your Twitch account)
The indicator will only apply when you are Live on the Twitch account you have linked your Battlerite account with and tagged Battlerite as the game you are playing.
It can take between 5-15 minutes for the menu to update from when a player started live streaming
Free Team Name Change
Due to a bug some teams did not receive their free team name change after Patch 1.4 was released. All teams who should have received a free team name change should have now received one. One free team name change will be given to all teams who complete placement each Season. More information about team name changes can be read in the 1.4 Patch Notes.
New Unity Version
A new Unity version of Battlerite is available for players interested in testing. Please note that this version is still in its beginning phase of implementation.
While initially this version was available to all players, it has now been restricted with a password. If you are interested in trying out this version, please submit a ticket to support.battlerite.com with the title "Request for New Unity Version Access" and under the category of "Other."
This version of Battlerite is meant to assist players who are struggling with game crashes in DirectX 11. We will try to keep this branch up to date with the live version, but there is a possibility it will lag behind a day or two in updates.
Matchmaking Adjustments
Some players may have noticed an increase in the amount of double support compositions in both Casual and League matchmaking. Before Patch 1.4, teams would be restricted to single support compositions.
With Patch 1.4 we removed this composition restriction. This was an adjustment to improve queue times and allow matches to be balance better by player skill and less according to Champions or archetypes.
According to our collected data, double support compositions have the same win ratio as single support compositions. However due to the feedback received by this change we've decided to tone down the amount of double support compositions. Players will now be restricted to single support compositions unless a player they are matched with has been in the queue for longer than 5 minutes.
We will continue to monitor data and listen to feedback so that we can better adjust this system as necessary.
UI
Removed Lunar Event related assets
Account level up rewards are back to the default silver chests
HUD is enabled by default in the Odeum editor
Fixed a bug where you would be unable to click publish after recently cancelling a publish in the Odeum
Fixed a bug where equipping default items would work incorrectly in the pre-game lobby
Fixed a bug where pre-game lobby music was not affected by the music slider in options
The in-game chat has been moved more to the left
Chat messages will now fade out after a duration from since when the chat was last unfocused, instead of when the message was received
Chat messages will now no longer fade out in pre-match/game lobby
Division numbers are no longer shown in the profile history for previous Seasons
Fixed a bug where players that hadn't purchased the All Champions Pack were unable to select Jade unless pre-selected in the pre-match lobby
Fixed a bug that showed an incorrect tooltip on the purchase options for Champions other than just Jamila. Only purchasing Jamila with gems gives the additional bonus 3 x Jamila chests
Ancient Chest Return Ancient Chests are now purchasable in game for a limited time. These guarantee at least one non-duplicated Epic or Legendary Prehistoric Item. They can be purchased as follows:
1 Ancient Chest for 250 Gems
5 Ancient Chests + 1 Bonus Ancient Chest for 1250 Gems
15 Ancient Chests + 5 Bonus Ancient Chests for 3750 Gems
Champion Updates
Jamila
Shadow Dance (Q)
Improved readability when triggering Counter
Removed Cooldown and Global Cooldown on Shadow Slice (M1 while stealthed)
Fixed a bug that caused the return projectile of Blood Kunai and Shruiken with the Taste of Blood rite to sometimes not spawn
Fixed a bug causing the hook shot to break if you are hit by a knockback before the hook shot projectile hit a target
Zander
Grand Conjuration (M2)
Amplify factor on Arcane Catalyst reduced from 13% to 10%
Spotlight (EX M2)
Enemy version of Spotlight now uses a corrected effect
Battlerites
Arcane Conductor
Bonus factor reduced from 7% to 5% (a total of 15% when the rite is selected)
Patch 1.4.1 was rolled out on March 14, 2018. Patching begins at 9:00 CET and downtime is scheduled for 2 hours.
General Updates
New Feature: Twitch Live Stream Indicator
Players now have the option to display that they are live streaming Battlerite on Twitch.tv in the menu UI. This indicator is currently supported in the solo Leaderboards, Profile, and Friends List. The indicator also provides a direct link to the live channel in the users preferred browser.
To use this feature, you must have linked your Twitch account in Options > Account
The Twitch Live Stream Indicator is turned on by default. It can be disabled in Options > General > Misc (this option is only shown if you have already linked your Twitch account)
The indicator will only apply when you are Live on the Twitch account you have linked your Battlerite account with and tagged Battlerite as the game you are playing.
It can take between 5-15 minutes for the menu to update from when a player started live streaming
Free Team Name Change
Due to a bug some teams did not receive their free team name change after Patch 1.4 was released. All teams who should have received a free team name change should have now received one. One free team name change will be given to all teams who complete placement each Season. More information about team name changes can be read in the 1.4 Patch Notes.
New Unity Version
A new Unity version of Battlerite is available for players interested in testing. Please note that this version is still in its beginning phase of implementation.
While initially this version was available to all players, it has now been restricted with a password. If you are interested in trying out this version, please submit a ticket to support.battlerite.com with the title "Request for New Unity Version Access" and under the category of "Other."
This version of Battlerite is meant to assist players who are struggling with game crashes in DirectX 11. We will try to keep this branch up to date with the live version, but there is a possibility it will lag behind a day or two in updates.
Matchmaking Adjustments
Some players may have noticed an increase in the amount of double support compositions in both Casual and League matchmaking. Before Patch 1.4, teams would be restricted to single support compositions.
With Patch 1.4 we removed this composition restriction. This was an adjustment to improve queue times and allow matches to be balance better by player skill and less according to Champions or archetypes.
According to our collected data, double support compositions have the same win ratio as single support compositions. However due to the feedback received by this change we've decided to tone down the amount of double support compositions. Players will now be restricted to single support compositions unless a player they are matched with has been in the queue for longer than 5 minutes.
We will continue to monitor data and listen to feedback so that we can better adjust this system as necessary.
UI
Removed Lunar Event related assets
Account level up rewards are back to the default silver chests
HUD is enabled by default in the Odeum editor
Fixed a bug where you would be unable to click publish after recently cancelling a publish in the Odeum
Fixed a bug where equipping default items would work incorrectly in the pre-game lobby
Fixed a bug where pre-game lobby music was not affected by the music slider in options
The in-game chat has been moved more to the left
Chat messages will now fade out after a duration from since when the chat was last unfocused, instead of when the message was received
Chat messages will now no longer fade out in pre-match/game lobby
Division numbers are no longer shown in the profile history for previous Seasons
Fixed a bug where players that hadn't purchased the All Champions Pack were unable to select Jade unless pre-selected in the pre-match lobby
Fixed a bug that showed an incorrect tooltip on the purchase options for Champions other than just Jamila. Only purchasing Jamila with gems gives the additional bonus 3 x Jamila chests
Ancient Chest Return Ancient Chests are now purchasable in game for a limited time. These guarantee at least one non-duplicated Epic or Legendary Prehistoric Item. They can be purchased as follows:
1 Ancient Chest for 250 Gems
5 Ancient Chests + 1 Bonus Ancient Chest for 1250 Gems
15 Ancient Chests + 5 Bonus Ancient Chests for 3750 Gems
Champion Updates
Jamila
Shadow Dance (Q)
Improved readability when triggering Counter
Removed Cooldown and Global Cooldown on Shadow Slice (M1 while stealthed)
Fixed a bug that caused the return projectile of Blood Kunai and Shruiken with the Taste of Blood rite to sometimes not spawn
Fixed a bug causing the hook shot to break if you are hit by a knockback before the hook shot projectile hit a target
Zander
Grand Conjuration (M2)
Amplify factor on Arcane Catalyst reduced from 13% to 10%
Spotlight (EX M2)
Enemy version of Spotlight now uses a corrected effect
Battlerites
Arcane Conductor
Bonus factor reduced from 7% to 5% (a total of 15% when the rite is selected)