The BPL Global Finals is on its last day! Tune in now to http://twitch.tv/battlerite to catch all that action and see the BPL Season 1 Grand Champions crowned!
The best Battlerite teams of North America, South America, Europe, and Korea are headed to Jönköping, Sweden for the Battlerite Pro League Grand Finals at DreamHack Summer 2018!
Make sure to tune in on Saturday, June 16th to http://twitch.tv/battlerite at 12:15 CEST when the stream begins so you don’t miss any of the action of the Group Stage.
Playoffs will begin on Sunday, June 17th at 13:00 CEST and also will be streamed on http://twitch.tv/battlerite
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Patch 1.6.1 went live this Tuesday, June 5th. We tackled some small bug fixes and quality of life fixes, as well as balanced out the Champions in preparation for the BPL Season 1 Finals at DreamHack Summer 2018.
You can read up on all of the changes that came with this patch here/
We occasionally like to put the spotlight on some of our awesome content creators, and this week we’ve decided it’s been long overdue for 2Lainz, the resident Battlerite rapper and your source of all things both Battlerite and silly.
We have some amazing artists in the Battlerite community!
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First up is this work by artist Michael Lindell, a part in a series of portraits of the Battlerite Champions. There’s something about Sirius that is so… serious here.
You may have seen the Clay Ashka that we shared not long ago on Twitter, but now it’s time for a clay Ezmo! This one was made by SHEENWHEREHE and isn’t painted yet, but we’re super excited to see the finished product!
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Patch 1.6.1 is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, June 5th at 9:00 CEST. Estimate downtime is scheduled to last 3 hours.
General Updates
Fixed an issue where certain travel abilities, such as Ruh Kaan's Sinister Strike and Jumong's Black Arrow, would stop too easily when moving along walls
Customization items that are currently not available are no longer visible
UI
Fixed a bug causing friend invites not to get a proper notification
Art
Ulric visual effects optimized for gameplay and performance
Fixed a visual bug affecting Varesh's weapon "Ancient Forge Conductors"
Fixed a visual bug affecting the mount "Goblin Throne" that would cause a white box to appear
Fixed an issue where some trails stayed alive longer than intended.
Champion Updates
With this patch we aim to smooth out current outliers in terms of Champion strength, without changing how rites or Champions work in substantial ways. We want to open up for additional choices at both the BPL Dreamhack finals and in general play, without stirring up the current state of the game dramatically.
Fixed another issue with certain M2 heals not finding targets correctly when throwing at a target next to a wall
Alysia For Alysia we address her strong damage output slightly by adjusting some of her most popular rites. In addition it will no longer be as easy for her to apply a high duration Chill to enemies in close quarters.
Arctic Wind (Space)
Tooltip now shows Chill duration that is inflicted when using Arctic Wind
Battlerites
Ice Breaker (M2)
No longer deals bonus damage
Twirl (Space)
The second jump no longer inflicts Chill
Snowstorm (E)
Damage reduced from 6 x 2 (total 12) to 5 x 2 (total 10)
Bakko Bakko sees a change to his newest rite in order to make it a bit more reliable and controllable. Battlerites
Hold the Line (Q)
The first attack blocked with Bulwark now grants a shield absorbing 14 damage for 3s to the closest nearby ally and yourself, as opposed to a shield absorbing 18 to the closest ally with the least health.
Rampage (R)
Haste factor increased from 15% to 20%
Destiny Battlerites
Plasma Booster (E)
Fixed an issue where the shield gained through entering Plasma Wall would overwrite any shield gained through Transform Weapon
Iva Iva has a very strong and versatile utility role in the current meta, something we want to preserve overall. However, with these changes she should be a little easier to pin down. Battlerites
Rocket Boosters (Space)
Haste factor reduced from 40% to 35%
Haste duration reduced from 2.5s to 2s
Blast Shield (Q)
Fading Haste factor reduced from 25% to 20%
Jumong
Hunting Arrow (M1)
Energy gain reduced from 9% to 8%
Rain of Arrows (Q)
Total energy gain reduced from 10% (4% from initial hit, 3 x 2% percent per subsequent damage dealt) to 7% (4% from initial hit, 3 x 1% per subsequent damage dealt)
Oldur
Sands of Time (M1)
Fixed an issue where Sands of Time would pass through Ice Crown
Battlerites
Time Walker (Q)
Now reduces cooldown of Shifting Sands by 3/1.5/0.75s per attack negated instead of for 3s per attack negated
Recreate (Space)
Damage absorbed by the shields granted reduced from 16 to 14
Pearl This change to Pearl will remove some of her strength in 2v2 and as a singular surviving champion, without affecting her performance in 3v3 in any significant way.
Healing Wave (M2)
Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s
Cooldown reduction per ally increased from 1.5s to 2s
Rook There's no denying that Rook became a powerhouse with his latest changes. We feel like he is approaching a role of play that could be interesting, but the value he currently offers is indeed a bit over the top. For this patch we're toning down what he currently gains from most of his popular rites. Battlerites
If you haven’t read up on our Dev Update last week, make sure to check it out! It’s filled with screenshots of Royale and information on how it will work!
This Sunday June 3rd the best of Rising Stars will be competing for their chance to take part in the next Season of Battlerite Pro League! Make sure you tune in as teams battle for survival for EU and NA teams on http://twitch.tv/rivalesports at 19:00 CEST for EU and 17:00 PST for NA, or tune in at http://twitch.tv/rholltv at 19:00 BRT to watch SA!
We’re never able to showcase all of the amazing art that our community produces, and so we want to take a moment flood you with all of the amazing art that we’ve missed and wanted to share!
First up is by amazing artist SplashBrush of adorable ‘lil Blossom being silly:
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This weekend play for Double Account Experience from 7:00 UTC May 25 until 22:00 UTC May 28th. Climb the Season 2 Leagues and earn twice the XP at the same time!
There’s a new Dev Update out on Battlerite Royale! This past week several interviews on Battlerite Royale, its direction, art, and gameplay has been published. While the last Dev Update covers some of what was in those interviews, there’s also some new information for you to check out!
The BPL Playoffs take place this weekend! Watch this Seasons teams battle it out in the brackets, and see who’s going to the BPL Season 1 Finals at Dreamhack Summer!
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