Another week, another chapter in the Book of Lore. If you want to learn more about Iva and ole Bessy, then click here! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fan Art
We have a ton of talented artists in our community, and they’ve been hard at work!
If you want a chance at being featured in the Community Weekly, share your art on Twitter with #BattleriteArt and we may see it!
Blossom in the bestest of outfits, the Winter Kitty <3 Thank you Fuzzy!
Did you miss the latest chapters in the Book of Lore? This week you can learn more about Jumong, click here to read the stories and learn more about the Battlerite world!
The snow is back in Battlerite and there's so much to do! Take part in Event Quests, battle with new Champion Shen Rao, and get your hands on frosty loot locked inside frozen chests.
Make sure to take part in the winter fun before the snow melts!
Last week of Battlerite Pro League Season 3 is upon us, watch it live this weekend! For more information on schedules, standings and teams, head over to http://bpl.gg
Don't miss your last chance this season to win Silver and Pro League Chests! Go to https://predict.bpl.gg/ and predict the outcome of matches, for your chance to earn some sweet loot!
BPL Season 3: NA this weekend starts on December 1st at 13:00 PT, and BPL Season 3: EU will start on December 1st at 18:00 CET. Watch them at http://twitch.tv/battlerite
It’s been one year since Battlerite became Free-to-Play, and we’re celebrating - don’t miss out on the fun! We’ve released the Anniversary Chest, which contains all items from previous events! Take part in the fun now before the event ends on the 14th!
Patch 1.9.1 is out, putting an end to the Halloween shenanigans but bringing with it a whole host of updates and balance changes - as well as a large overhaul to the Odeum (now Replays)!
Check out everything that’s been updated and change in our patch notes, found here.
We’re holding a Battlerite tournament this Sunday, November 11th, organized through the Official Discord Channel. Check out the rules and what you could win in the #Arena-news channel, or sign up directly at the following links:
Please note that you can only sign up for one tournament. If you’re not from North America or Europe but you still want to compete, you’re still more than welcome to sign up for whichever tournament you want to take part in.
We have a ton of talented artists in our community, and they’ve been hard at work!
If you want a chance at being featured in the Community Weekly, share your art on twitter with #BattleriteArt and we may see it!
First up is one of the Battlerite Art communities usual suspects, Darinuska, who’s created two creepy drawings in celebration of the Curse of the Night event:
Battlerite Patch 1.9.1 is scheduled to go live on Wednesday, November 7th, at 08:00 UTC. There will be minimal downtime.
Battlerite One Year Anniversary Event
It'll be a year since Battlerite was released as Free-to-Play on November 8th!
Between November 7th to November 14th we're celebrating with the Anniversary Chest - a chest that contains all droppable Creepy, Frozen, Lunar, and Prehistoric items. It guarantees a non-duplicate Epic or Legendary drop from any of these events. All event items that can be dropped can be viewed in your collection, but cannot be purchased for Tokens or Gems.
In Battlerite you can obtain these chests by:
Purchasing them for 200 Gems per Chest
Purchase 5 Chests for 1,000 Gems and receive 1 bonus Chest for free
Purchase 20 Chest for 4,000 Gems and receive 7 bonus Chests for free
Completing Event Quests:
Win 20 Casual, League or Duel Rounds
Win a Casual or League Match as a Champion of each Champion type (Melee, Ranged, Support)
Logging in between November 8th 8:00 AM UTC to November 9th 8:00 UTC to get a free Anniversary Chest and an avatar
If you're looking for the chance to get another Anniversary Chest, there's also an Event Quest in Battlerite Royale that will reward one too!
General Updates
Free Champion Rotation has been updated, all Champions are now included in at least one rotation
Improved the look of the line of sight effect
Fixed a performance issue that was caused by having a lot of friends in the friendslist. Players affected would get random fps drops while in-game.
Target Dummies added to starting area in Misty Woods Day and Night
End of Curse of the Night
Account level rewards switched back to regular Silver Chests
Silver Chests once again purchasable
Spooky and Creepy Chests no longer purchasable
Halloween cosmetics no longer purchasable
UI
Fixed an issue where some players were unable to purchase some items correctly
Fixed an issue where Event Chests would not display how many items were owned in that specific Chest
Replays (Formerly Odeum)
The Odeum has been renamed to Replays and a button for it has been added to the quick access menu on the home screen. Along with this change come a number of new features and bugfixes:
Events for kills and deaths are now shown on the replay editor playback bar
The replay settings window has received a visual update to better represent how the settings interact
Increased the hit boxes of various parts of the replay editor playback bar to make them easier to click and grab
Players now automatically follow their friends in the replay system again
The replay editor playback bar no longer displays a disabled portion of timeline at the start of the replay
The "Copy Profile Link" button now works as intended
Fixed an issue where aim previews would still be rendered despite having disabled HUD
Fixed an issue where champions would lag a lot in replays recorded with a low frame rate
Fixed an issue where the embedded replay viewer would render replays in a lower quality in it's minimized mode
New Replay Feature - Export Replays Beta
Players can now opt in to use the new export replay feature under Options / Misc. This feature allows players to export their replay clips in video format to their hard drive and/or upload directly to YouTube. There may be bugs with this feature and it may not work correctly for everyone, please report bugs on the support website.
Champion Updates
In this patch, we revisit some champions that have not seen any changes for a while and strengthen a few rites with low to middling pick rates in order to offer additional viable choices for their loadouts. Beyond that some of the remaining outliers see further adjustment.
Ashka Battlerites
Combustion (M2)
Bonus area damage increased from 8 to 9
Wildfire (M2)
No longer increases cooldown of Fire Storm
Ember Fire (Q)
Shield Value increased from 10 to 14
Bakko Battlerites
Adrenaline Rush (Space)
Bonus damage reduced from 10 to 8
Adrenaline Slam (E)
Bonus damage reduced from 10 to 8
Croak Battlerites
Time to Strike (Q)
Added to Basic Loadout
Ezmo
Chaos Grip (M2)
Max damage increased from 20 to 22
Jumong We continue our act of fine-tuning Jumong's capabilities by reducing Rain of Arrow's overall DPS and EPS while shifting some of that power onto the ability's zoning capabilities. Conversely, we are trying to keep Jumong's overall zoning payoff similar by lowering the reward of Bear Trap.
Rain of Arrows (Q)
Duration increased from 1.5s to 1.8s
Bear Trap (E)
Root duration reduce from 2s to 1.8s
Oldur Oldur sees his playstyle switch slightly more as he gets an additional way to consume Time Bomb, but loses the standard damage output on Shifting Sands to further solidify his identity as more of a backloaded damage-dealing support.
Shifting Sands (Space)
No longer deals damage when passing through enemies
Now consumes Time Bomb when passing through enemies to instantly trigger its effect (like it consumes Rejuvenate on allies)
Pearl Battlerites
Riptide (Space)
Root duration increased from 1s to 1.2s
Tsunami (Q)
Damage increased from 10 to 12
Tasty Fish (E)
Healing increased from 8 to 10
Sirius Battlerites
Sunbath (M2)
Additional healing increased from 12 to 14
Cosmic Reach (Space)
Bonus max range increased from 20% to 25%
Moonstone (E)
Cooldown reduction increased from 2s to 2.5s
Varesh Devastation allows Varesh to exert a palpable amount of pressure. This change tempers it but still allows for fairly high-speed Hand of Judgement usage. Unlimited Power, renamed Perpetuity to reduce confusion with the Absolute Power rite, now also triggers when Wuju consumes Corruption. To balance out this new compatibility it sees a reduction to its bonus effect. Battlerites
Unlimited Power (M1)
Renamed to Perpetuity
Now also triggers when Corruption is consumed through Wuju
Bonus snare duration reduced from 0.5s to 0.25s
Devastation (M2)
No longer resets Hand of Judgement's cooldown on hit, instead reduces it by 1s (on hit)
Patch 1.9 is here and there’s a lot that’s come with it! Season 4 has begun, and new sponsors and rewards are here to work towards, Curse of the Night has begun in the Arena, and there’s a host of new balance changes to go along with it!
While we initially did not allow for purchasing Creepy Chests during this event, we have brought them back. You are now able to either purchase the cosmetic you desire directly with Gems or Tokens, or purchase a Creepy Chest and have a chance at finding them there.
Curse of the Night is here, and there’s so much to do! Besides the new cosmetics (which can now be directly purchased with Diamonds), make sure you get started on your Event Quest too! The first has already begun and ends on October 24th at 8:00 UTC!
The Halloween Content Contest has begun, and we’re open for anything and everything that’s both Battlerite and Halloween! Check out full rules and how to enter here.
There are a couple spots in the BPL Qualifiers to fill, and we’re looking to fill them this weekend! If you’re in either South America or Europe, maybe you’d like to put together a team and test your skill in the Arena?