Quakers,

Our Spring 2020 Update goes live today, Thursday, April 2, at 10:30 AM ET / 2:30 PM UTC. Quake Champions will be unavailable during this time for approximately 3 hours. Let's dive right into the notes!

• 4v4 team-play found in Practice, Quick Play, and Custom Game
  
• Eliminate the other team to win the round, win 10 rounds to win the match
  
• Players spawn with all weapons and full ammo, no items spawn on the map!
  
• Players do not drop items on death (shards, health, stroyent, weapon)
  
• Players spawn at full stack for their Champion:
  
• Heavies: 175 HP / 200 AP
  
• Lights: 175 HP /150 AP
  
• Mediums: 175 HP / 175 AP
  
• Active abilities are disabled

• Same rules as 4v4, except there are half as many players and no breakable pots
  
• Can multi-queue alongside TDM 2v2

• Ranger only
  
• 200/200 Stack
  
• Active abilities disabled

• DOOM Slayer-only FFA Mode
  
• Spawn 120 HP / 0 AP
  
• Spawn with Super Shotgun and infinite shells
  
• Spawn with Berserk ability ready, with an insta-glory-kill punch

1 New Outfit, 4 New Weapons, 5 returning Weapons, 3 New Spring Vanities, 13 returning Spring Vanities, and more!

Level 1 Premium - MONSOON Quake 4 Rocket Launcher


Level 2 Free - MARAUDER DOOM Eternal Super Shotgun


Level 45 Premium - SHAFT Quake 3 Lightning Gun


Level 70 Premium - ERASER Quake 3 Railgun


Level 100 Premium - MECHA SORG Sorlag Outfit

Show your support for the Quake Pro League with this new Outfit & Weapon shaders bundle!

• Themed in the colors of the Quake Pro League!
  
• 16 new outfits with included attachments
  
• 11 new weapon shaders
  
• All proceeds support the Quake Pro League!

Bethesda.net BDK integration updated

• Now on the most current integration of the Bethesda.net services
  
• Resolves many issues which may cause some players to not be able to connect or maintain a connection (Error 1501 for example)

• Significantly reduced the texture memory load on all quality settings

• Time Played and Avg Lifetime stats fixed
  
• Battle Report and Post-match statistics screens will now no longer be skipped due to these stats overflowing

Light Champions

• +25 Staring Armor Points (in all modes excluding Duel)

Heavy Champions

• -25 Starting Armor Points (in all modes excluding Duel)

Anarki

• Decreased the volume of the Anarki first person jump and move hoverboard sounds

Death Knight

• Fixed fireballs so they now properly apply the DOT on impact
  
• Lowered the fireball damage from 25 to 20 each
  
• Changed DK firetrails so that they no longer give a DOT, but instead give damage when standing on the trail. Trail damage is 10 pts every 1 sec standing on the trail. Standing on more than one trail will result in 10 damage per trail

Slash

• Increased the volume of the third person crouch sliding sound effects

Sorlag

• Max speed cap reduced from 640 to 600 ups
  
• Removed the hitbox cylinders from Sorlag's tail, to prevent unexpected or odd knockback

Strogg

• Increased the volume of the third person crouch sliding sound effects

Awoken

• Extended an anti-totem domain to include an exterior wall outside of the map

Blood Covenant

• Removed some spawns from Duel, one near Lightning Gun and one near Super Nailgun

Tempest Shrine

• Added Duel support using the smaller TDM/DM version, but with the Rocket Launcher and Super Nailgun locations swapped

The Molten Falls

• Added an anti-totem domain below the hallway between Railgun and the nearby Teleporter
  
• Added anti-totem domain between Rocket Launcher and Mega Health on the outside route

Vale of Pnath

• Fixed an out of bounds exploit at the secret Teleporter where players could stand/hide on some rocks

• Show Damage Offscreen - Display damage done off-screen at the edge or bottom of your screen
  
• Damage Number Scale - Scale up the font size of the damage numbers

• Fixed the End of Match Delay that would either cause the match to quickly cut away before you could see the final frag, or allow someone to get a frag just after the timelimit or fraglimit were reached. Both now fixed
  
• Fixed the Main Menu texture quality of all items added to the game since November 2018, they appear in highest quality regardless of Texture Quality settings (textures are streamed in as called)
  
• Increased the size of the nail projectile model for improved visibility (their red glow is now more noticeable. This does not affect its hitsphere or likelihood to hit)
  
• Fixed the round timer getting out of sync with the round start in round based modes
  
• Round VO for Rounds 4-19+ added for game modes with an extended number of rounds
  
• Attack & Defend was reverted back in both name and game rules to the original Slipgate. Because A&D was too close to Clan Arena, we felt it best to have these modes be unique and stand apart. If you liked the old Slipgate, rejoice. If you preferred A&D, please give Clan Arena a try
  
• Pulsar Railgun FX fixed in third person (now green instead of blue)
  
• Fixed “sound size” of the Mega Health to match the Heavy Armor (some noticed MH was harder to hear than HA despite having the same radius and volume)
  
• Reduced the volume of the Q4 CONSTRUCTOR SNG first person hum
  
• Removed death sound effect from elimination based modes
  
• Glow effect on new attachments when they are first equipped in the customization menu
  
• Fixed Custom Game game mode defaults for score and timelimit, so that you no longer have to remember to set their values
  
• Updated all game mode icons to unify their design language

Happy Holidays, Quakers!

Our Winter Update is live with new wintry rewards; game balance updates; a new game mode: Arms Race); and more! Read on for the full patch notes:

Pelt your enemies with a barrage of snowballs with this winter themed Super Nailgun.
Lick her wounds and wrap them up.
Battle Pass Season 5 progression and rewards are now available, including:

• New Battle-Pass Rewards:
  
  • 2 Weapons
    
    • BOOMER Shotgun
      
    • DOUBLE-BARRELED Super Shotgun
  • 45 Champion Vanities:
    
    • Anarki SNOWMAN
      
    • Athena GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Athena JOLLY HAT
      
    • Athena SNOWMAN
      
    • Athena THE CRYSTAL QUEEN
      
    • BJ Blazkowicz SNOWMAN
      
    • BJ Blazkowicz TRAIN ENGINEER CAP
      
    • Clutch GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Clutch SNOWMAN
      
    • Death Knight SNOWMAN
      
    • Death Knight WINTER BEARD
      
    • Doom Slayer SNOWMAN
      
    • Eisen ELF HAT
      
    • Eisen SNOWMAN
      
    • Eisen TRAIN ENGINEER CAP
      
    • Galena FROSTED TOP HAT
      
    • Galena GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Galena THE COLD-HEARTED QUEEN
      
    • Galena WINTER DOE
      
    • Keel SNOWMAN
      
    • Keel TRAIN ENGINEER CAP
      
    • Keel TUTU
      
    • Nyx FROSTED TOP HAT
      
    • Nyx GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Nyx THE SNOW QUEEN
      
    • Nyx TRAIN ENGINEER CAP
      
    • Nyx WINTER DOE
      
    • Ranger SNOWMAN
      
    • Ranger THE FROST KING
      
    • Ranger WINTER STAG
      
    • Scalebearer SNOWMAN
      
    • Scalebearer TRAIN ENGINEER CAP
      
    • Slash FROSTED TOP HAT
      
    • Slash GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Slash THE ICE QUEEN
      
    • Slash TUTU
      
    • Slash WINTER DOE
      
    • Sorlag FROSTED TOP HAT
      
    • Sorlag GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Sorlag THE COLD-BLOODED QUEEN
      
    • Sorlag TUTU
      
    • Strogg & Peeker ELF HAT
      
    • Strogg & Peeker GIFT-WRAPPED
      
    • Strogg & Peeker SNOWMAN
      
    • Visor FROSTED TOP HAT
  • 7 Ithagnal Lore Scrolls, earn the complete set to unlock Ithagnal Weapon Shaders
    
  • 75 Platinum
    
  • 116 Shards
    
  • 1 XP Booster
    
  • Bonus Progression beyond Level 100, players can earn an additional 10 Reliquaries, 100 Shards, and 100 Platinum.

• Get kills to earn the next weapon in the sequence:
  
  • Rocket Launcher - 8 kills
    
  • Lightning Gun - 7 kills
    
  • Railgun - 6 kills
    
  • Heavy Machine Gun - 5 kills
    
  • Super Shotgun - 4 kills
    
  • Super Nailgun - 3 kills
    
  • Tribolt - 2 kills
    
  • Gauntlet - 1 kill
• First to complete the sequence and earn 36 frags wins.
  
• No Abiltiies
  
• No Self-Damage
  
• No Weapon Pickups
  
• No Power-ups

• Fixed a stats overflow that was both breaking players profile pages and preventing the end-game Battle Report from displaying. This was affecting players who had more than a month of in-match playtime for one or more Champions
  
• Suicides no longer count as both a kill and a death, and will decrease the Scoreboard K/D ratio
  
• Keypad Enter can now be used as a second Enter key
  
• Fixed Nyx Ghost face which had duplicated geometry on top of itself, creating a visual seam at the eyebrows
  
• Extended match delay following Sudden Death by 2 seconds in Duel, 2v2, and CTF
  
• Fixed the stripes on the United Kingdom flag profile icon
  
• Re-integrated the EBONY & IVORY Shotgun as Premium Shaders for the EL DIABLO super shotgun. If you owned either of these shard-weapons but you did not own the EL DIABLO, you have also been granted the EL DIABLO for free
  
• Re-integrated the original Quake Wars railgun skin for the ERADICATOR as a Premium Shader
  
• Updated Daily Challenges to introduce a platinum reward for completing 3 matches
  
• Fixed a large number of camera positioning bugs in Customization
  
• Added a game mode icon for Unholy Trinity
  
• Fixed the combination of the Nyx Ascension (lore skin) and the Jolly Hat vanity.

• Increased the frequence of Jump VO events from 20 to 100% of the time, so you always hear an audible grunt when a player jumps
  
• Incresaed the volume of Doom Slayer’s movement sounds effects
  
• Removed RG and LG hum sounds from a Nyx when in Ghostwalk
  
• Fixed first person death sounds when dying at 1HP (pain sounds were playing instead of death screams)
  
• Increased the volume of the power-up wear off notification
  
• Increased the volume of the MG & SG first person sounds
  
• Reduced Ranger to one low pain health sound, the newer more identifiable yell
  
• Reverted Breakable sounds to a linear falloff, they were too quiet at a reasonable distance

• Fixed root and staircase wall collision in the RL/NG room
  
• Disabled lower HA spawns in Duel modes
  
• Fixed hole in archway between NG and HA

• Removed the two visible LG stairwell spawns from Time Limit Duel (one remains in the stairwell, but not in line-of-sight of the lower archway
  
• Removed one spawn in front of the Bridge Stairwell from Time Limit Duel.
  
• In the three locations with double 25H HPs in TDM, made FFA modes have the same 50 HP layout
  
• Fixed heavy armor staircase collision, players were getting caught especially along the interior wall.

• Moved the Light Armor near nailgun to the Power-up ledge
  
• Reduced the 50 HP in the Hourglass hallway to 25 HP in Duel modes
  
• Repositioned ammo boxes near Tri-bolt
  
• Fixed additional hole/seam in the geometry near Heavy Armor (Hourglass side)
  
• Fixed additional hole/seam in the geometry near Heavy Armor (HA Side)
  
• Fixed holes in the archway geometry in the Hourglass hallway between Hourglasses and Power-up
  
• Fixed clipping at the HA wall statues
  
• Added anti-totem & anti-turret volumes in the ceilings of 5 major areas to prevent explotation

• Fixed holes in lower wall near tri-bolt
  
• Fixed collision on staircase wall near tri-bolt
  
• Enabled Winter Lights

• Fixed stair collision in NG and upper MH room.
  
• Added anti-totem/turret domains outside the map near bones and ng->ha shards.
  
• Removed collision from archway floor trim near mega health

• Fixed acid pool collision near RG tp
  
• Reorientated spawns in the Mega Health room, so that they do not point the player towards the toilet bowl causing them to accidentally fall in upon spawning

• Replaces the HMG and bullets with SNG and nails
  
• Cleaned up the positioning of the RL and rocket ammo pickups

• Fixed clipping at the LG jumppad
  
• Fixed clipping above the LG
  
• Fixed wall collision near RG jumppad
  
• Added anti-totem & anti-turret volumes near MH, RG, and RG TP to prevent exploitation
  
• Fixed the alignment of the barred door wall in center mid

• Allow players to shoot through the ceiling grate above LG.

Scalebearer

• Reduced heavy weight passive damage from 320/25, 400/50, 500/75 to 400/25, 500/50.

Salutations, Quakers! This hotfix corrects the issues preventing new players from logging in due to account creation and Steam linking, as well as correcting the missing Terms of Service prompt for returning players.

This Fall Update hotfix also includes fixes to game modes, maps, and Steam Friends support. Thanks again for all your patience!

• Fixed new Steam user login and restored Bethesda.net account creation and Steam linking
  
• Restored Terms of Service prompts preventing returning lapsed Steam users from logging in
  
• Restored Steam Friends support

• Fixed the Sacrifice Tourney lobby and champion selection
  
• Fixed how ties are handled in Round 2 of Capture the Flag

• Awoken - Updated player spawn locations with new and moved locations
  
• Blood Run - Fixed a hole in wall behind Heavy Armor
  
• Burial Chamber - Fixed a hole in the stone ramp near Lightning Gun
  
• Ruins of Sarnath - Fixed two vegetation exploits, clipping above RG, and a hole in nook near Heavy Armor

Our Fall Update is now LIVE with two new modes; new Battle Pass content; balance changes; bug fixes; and more!

NEW RANKED SEASON
We’re kicking off the new season with a new ranked mode and a Leaderboard reset. Everyone begins Season 4 with a clean slate and can begin qualification matches on day 1, no need to level up before jumping into the fray. To test everyone’s skills, we’ve added Time Limit Duel to Ranked Play, which has been in the forefront since QuakeCon and the launch of the new Quake Pro League and Challenger Cups.

Now is a great time to challenge yourself in Ranked Play, completed your qualification matches, and work your way up the Leaderboard. Participating in Ranked Play is a great way to improve your skills, challenge yourself, and eventually prove yourself – and hopefully have some fun along the way. :)

How does Time Limit Duel work?

• Objective. Choose 1 Champion, pre-selected prior to the match and are locked into place for the duration of play. Earn the most frags in 10-minutes, or first to twenty frags to win! If players are tied at the end of 10-minutes, players enter into Sudden Death and pressure mounts as the next frag leads to victory.
  
• In Custom Game, TLD works just as you have come to know it. Two players in the Custom Game Lobby have an unlimited amount of time to make their Champion choices, with no restrictions. Players can increase the frag count, choose to disable abilities, or agreed to house rules for their Champion and map selections. Once the Party Leader is ready, they initiate the match and off you go!
  
• In Ranked Play, TLD is largely the same, but with one new twists – blind picks. Once you have been matched with an opponent, each player will be given 15 seconds to decide who they wish to play. There are no restrictions on who you get to play, and your choice is made in private. You may have a favorite Champion that you always wish to play, you may make a decision based on the map voted upon, or you may want to make a strategic choice by attempting to guess who your opponent may select if you happen to have know their playstyle. Once both players have locked in their selections, the Champion matchups are revealed in-game when you see the two Champions face-off before entering warm-up.
  
• We hope you enjoy this classic staple of Quake Duel.

Battle Pass Season 4 progression and rewards are now available, including:

20 New Battle-Pass exclusive Rewards:

• 3 Champion Vanities: RANGER SHAMBLER SPECTER, STROGG & PEEKER ASSIMILATOR, DEATH KNIGHT NOSFERATU
  
• 5 Fall Nameplates
  
• 1 Animated Nameplate
  
• 5 Fall Profile Icons
  
• 6 Volkerh Lore Scrolls, earn the complete set to unlock Volkerh Weapon Shaders

Additional Battle-pass Rewards:
10 Vanity Weapons, including:

• PUMMEL Gauntlet
  
• OSCILLATOR Nailgun
  
• CESS RIFLE Heavy Machinegun
  
• TRESPASSER Super Shotgun
  
• DISRUPTOR Super Nailgun
  
• PURGATOR Tri-bolt
  
• MOONSTRIKER Rocket Launcher
  
• CONDUCTOR Lightning Gun
  
• VIOLATOR Railgun
  
• GRAVEDIGGER Machinegun

2 Seasonal Vanities:

• SLASH MISS KITTY KAT
  
• SLASH KAT MASQUERADE

• 6 Volkerh themed Profile Icons
  
• 750 Platinum
  
• 132 Shards
  
• 20 Reliquaries, each contains 3 items, with at least one item of legendary quality
  
• 1 XP Booster
  
• Bonus Progression beyond Level 100, players can earn an additional 10 Reliquaries and 100 Shards.

These phantom limbs haunt Ranger’s every move, flailing his mind and waiting for him to drop his guard.

Designed for massive assaults on population centers, the Assimilator set was equipped with all the tools necessary to induce the Stroggifcation process, leaving victims writhing in the streets for deployed Technicians to add them to the hive.

Even the creature of the night are prey to the Ash King.

We’ve added a new game mode to Quick Play, a classic take on Free-For-All where Ranger has found himself trapped in a nightmare from when he had first entered the Dreamlands. With the all-mother Shub still up to no good and no Dire Orb at his disposal, Ranger only has his trusty Gauntlet and Machinegun at his side, along with any weapons he can add to his arsenal along his way.

• Ranger-only Deathmatch
  
• Spawn with Gauntlet, Machinegun, 125/100 HP, 0/100 AP
  
• No spawn protection
  
• Slower weapon respawn
  
• On death, players drop weapon but do not drop shards

ALL (applicable)

• Removed 2 second delay on ending Sudden Death. This would allowed additional score changes after the sudden death requirement was met, leaving the match with odd and undesirable ranking results

DUEL (Rounds and Timelimit)

• Lowered the chat position when the scoreboard is displayed

SLIPGATE is now ATTACK and DEFEND

• Spawn with Overmax Health
  
• Spawn with Overmax Armor
  
• Disabled self-damage
  
• Disabled health, armor, and ammo spawns
  
• Scorelimit raised from 5 to 7

SACRIFICE

• Capture time increased from 90 to 120 seconds

UNHOLY TRINITY

• Removed Power-Up spawning – Could return in future updates, but for this season we’re going to try UHT without power-ups!

PRACTICE TDM (Bot Matches)

• Added The Longest Yard to Bot TDM map voting pool

Overview (Stereo & Surround)

• Improved directional positioning
  
• Reduced volume of ambient sounds
  
• Updates & fixes to reduce sound cutting out when a large number of sounds were playing
  
• Reduced the volume of teammates and weapon fire not directed at you, to help you isolate and target the enemies that are immediate threats
  
• Unified character sounds to a 32m (1280 u) sound radius. Most of these sounds had a radius of 37.5m (1500 u) but varied. As a comparison for those familiar with our previous titles, the max sound distance in Quake Live is 1250u.
  
• Unified and reduced weapon firing and explosion sounds from 70m (2800 u) to 45m (1800 u) radius.
  
• Added player respawn sounds audible within a 20m (800 u) radius
  
• Added third-person weapon switching sound events, you can now hear enemies switch weapons within a 20m (800 u) radius
  
• Fixed BJ-Duel Wield sounds
  
• Fixed Tri-bolt Quad sound
  
• Added ~250 new VO lines, increasing the diversity but not frequency of VO

HRTF 3D Positional Sound (Beta)Improvements and fixes made to the HRTF Beta, but is currently only recommended for matches with small player counts, such as Duel.
Want to try HRTF 3D Positional Sound? Be sure to check the following:

• Set in-game Speaker Configuration to Stereo
  
• Enable HRTF before you play, HRTF can only be enabled or disabled in Settings while not in-game
  
• You must be using Stereo Headphones. Special headphones are not needed, you can use anything from Ear Buds to Studio Monitor Headphones, but headphones that have Surround Sound features should have those features disabled or they would not be recommended.
  
• Spatial Sound in windows should be set to (Off)
  
• Disable any other Windows or audio driver level Surround Sound simulations or environmental effects

Hit Boxes

• Increased the radius of the existing Torso Capsule to 0.4m (16u) for all Champions, giving a consistent center mass hitbox. Arms, legs, and head hit volumes still exist as additional hit areas

Play Now UI

• New Deathmatch Icon

Scoreboard UI

• Added Kill/Death Ratio to all non-Duel Scoreboards
  
• We no longer show your player at the top of your team’s scoreboard regardless of placement

Leaderboard UI

• Removed the unused Season dropdown

Player Profile UI

• Removed the unused Achievement tab

Control Settings

• Updated Zoom Sensitivty to use auto-scaling focal length sensitivity
  
• Added ‘Auto-Scale Zoom Sensitivity’ option. Recommend and enabled by default, this will apply focal length scaling to your mouse sensitivity while zoomed. When disabled, there is no auto-zoom scaling and the Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier will be applied directly to your mouse sensitivity, allowing you more control over your zoom sens.
  
• Updated Control Settings layout to support new options, keep weapon and movement binds “above the fold” and position the often adjusted mouse sensitivity values closer to the Save button
  
• Added greater precision to the Mouse Sensitivity, Pitch, Yaw, Mouse Accel, Mouse Accel Offset, Mouse Accel Sensitivity Cap, and Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier sliders

Audio Settings

• We now show values on the Audio Sliders
  
• Added two classic Quake Live Kill Beep options: Bell and ChaChing

Upgraded to the latest Bethesda.net SDK

• The latest bnet infrastructure to minimize errors generated from our legacy implementation

Localization

• Misc fixes, including various typos in champion descriptions, challenges, removed gender-specific references from medals, genarlized obelisk medals to be inclusive of CTF events

All Champions
Air Acceleration / Strafing Updates: strafing will now feel like previous Quake titles.

• Light’s accel increased 0.85 to 1.0
  
• Medium’s accel increased 0.9057232 to 1.065557*
  
• Heavy’s accel increased 0.9671111 to 1.137778

*Exception of Visor, who’s Passive grants him the base speed and air accel of a light Champion

Anarki

• Hoverboard becomes silent after Anarki has remained still for a short period of time

Death Knight

• Flame Wall lifetime increased from 3 to 5 seconds

Eisen

• Repurpose passive from Armor Pickups reduced on Heavy Armors from 20% to 10% and on Light Armors from 10% to 5% cooldown recovery

Galena

• Channeling passive from Mega Health reduced from 20 to 10% cooldown recovery
  
• Unholy Totem is no longer invulnerable during deployment.
  
• Unholy Totem activation delay reduced from 0.75 to 0.5 seconds

Keel

• Increased Grenade Bounce coefficient from 0.35 to 0.5

Ranger

• Ranger Dire Orb collision increased from a point to 0.05m sphere
  
  • Prevents some issues of it escaping the map through thin seams

Slash

• Slide Tackle no longer pops up teammates
  
• Slide Tackle no longer pops up Nyx in Ghostwalk

Sorlag

• Reduced spit velocity from 25 to 20 m/s (1000 to 800 ups), reducing the max range it can be spat.
  
• Acid Pool lifetime decreased from 10 to 5 seconds

Strogg & Peeker

• Added new Passive: a short 1-second Crouchslide

Visor

• Full Sprint Passive now grants him 320u base speed and 1.0 air accel
  
• Due to his participation in the QPL, Visor has started to pick up some English (new VO)

Nailgun and Super Nailgun

• Nail radius 0 to 0.05m, vs players only. Remains at 0 vs world collision

Rocket Launcher

• Reduced grace distance for max splash damage from 12u to 8u - “how far away from the hitbox can you land a rocket and still receive max splash damage”

Lightning Gun

• Reduced LG width radius 0.12 to 0.0625m (4.8 to 2.5u)

Railgun

• Removed Charge Meter on Zoom UI

UPDATE 8/16: We've now deployed PTS Update #3! See below for full notes.

Hey Quakers! The latest PTS update is now LIVE!

Please note that this build is not representative of the final build coming in the next official Live Build update. There may be further features added/removed/shifted as well as additional PTS builds to test these. Also, the patch notes below will always be abridged versions compared to the Live Build. Understanding this is paramount.

On Steam, in your Library, you should now have what looks like a whole new listing for a game called “Quake Champions PTS” that should be right under “Quake Champions” in your list of games.

If you don’t see the “Quake Champions PTS” as above, try this: From within the Steam Client, go to the Quake Champions Store page. Just above the Play Game button there should be a blue box that says "Want to participate in the Quake Champions Public Test Server? Click here to install it now." Click there, and it should add PTS to your Steam Library. If you still can't find it or have any additional issues, please contact one of our lovely CS team and they can sort you out: https://help.bethesda.net/

Now onto the notes!

• We now Show and Hide the Champion Select Confirm Button during the appropriate phases of the Ranked Blind Pick
  
• Champion Roster now appropriately shows your selected Champion after you’ve made your confirmation

Please test both HRTF and non-HRTF, and if possible use Stereo Headphones when HRTF is enabled.

• Added The Longest Yard to Bot TDM map voting pool

• Increased the radius of the existing Center to Chest Capsule from x to 0.4m (16u) for all Champions, giving a consistent center mass hitbox. Arms, legs, head hit volumes still exist as additional hit areas.

• Reduced LG width radius 0.12 to 0.0625m (4.8 to 2.5u)

• Restored some RL splash min distance for max splash from 0 to 8u (live is 12u) aka “how far away from the hitbox can you land a rocket and still receive max splash damage”

• Blind Pick Process now only occurs in Ranked MM (Custom Game is like live behavior, both players have unlimited time to pick before party owner starts the match.)
  
• Blind Pick Process now informs you when it is your turn or the enemies turn to pick.
  
• Main Menu Nav is no longer locked while queueing Time Limit Duel
  
• Queue Time Limit Duel now places the player into a Lobby while queuing
  
• Score Limit in Ranked set to 20 Frags

• Added a Ranger-only Deathmatch
  
• Abilities disabled
  
• Spawn with Gauntlet, Machinegun, 125/100 HP, 0/100 AP
  
• On death, players drop weapon but do not drop shards

• Please test both HRTF and non-HRTF, and if possible use Stereo Headphones when HRTF is enabled.
  
• Known Issues:
  
  • High weapon of weapons may occasionally drop or crackle in HRTF when there are a large number of sound events (most often with 4+ players). This will be addressed in the next build.

• Added Kill/Death Ratio to all non-Duel Scoreboards
  
• We no longer show your player at the top of your team’s scoreboard regardless of placement.

• Updated Game & Control Settings layout

• Air Acceleration / Strafing Updates Strafing will now feel like previous Quake titles.
  
• Light’s accel increased 0.85 to 1.0
  
• Medium’s accel increased 0.9057232 to 1.065557*
  
• Heavy’s accel increased 0.9671111 to 1.137778
  
• Fixed DK’s speedcap, was temporarily capped at 15 m/s (600 ups), restored to normal 50 m/s cap (2000 ups)

* Visor’s Passive will be improved in subsequent updates

Death Knight

• Fixed DK’s speedcap, was temporarily capped at 15 m/s (600 ups), restored to normal 50 m/s cap (2000 ups)

Keel

• Increased Grenade Bounce coefficient from 0.35 to 0.5

Sorlag

• Reduced spit velocity from 25 to 20 m/s (1000 to 800 ups), reducing the max range it can be spat.

Strogg & Peeker

• Added a short Q4-style Crouchslide Passive ability

Today's update includes the brand new mode: Time Limit Duel, a new season of Free & Premium Battle Pass, champion and weapon balance changes and a ton of new QoL updates including a bunch of cool new toggle options in main menu for community-requested features like switch weapon on empty; low health warning; and show damage indicator; just to name a few.







New Game Mode: TIME LIMIT DUEL
Available only in Custom Game, Time Limit Duel is a a roundless, time limit-based duel mode. Players select one Champion in the Custom Game Lobby before the match and fight for dominance until time has elapsed.

Battle Pass – Season 3
Season 3 progression and rewards available, including:
- 4 New Champion Vanities (see below)
- 1 New Summertime Outfit for B.J. Blazkowicz (see below)
- 14 new Profile Icons
- 17 new Nameplates
- 6 Goroth Lore Scrolls, earn the complete set to unlock Goroth Weapon Shaders
- 775 Platinum
- 113 Shards of Progression
- 70 Shards on Weekly Challenges
- 6 Reliquaries
- 1 XP Booster
- Extended Progression. Players who complete the Battle Pass at Level 100 unlock additional levels!

NEW VANITY ITEM: SCALEBEARER MILITARY ISSUE GUARD
Titanium enforced and ready for heavy combat.


NEW VANITY ITEM: EISEN ELECTROWELD
High-powered, portable welding kit. It even works in a vacuum and in zero-g environments.


NEW VANITY ITEM: DEATH KNIGHT CABAL IKON
Those who forged him protected this weapon with intense jealousy. He took the IKON with him after he tore through their flesh.



NEW VANITY ITEM: NYX BLUE ANGEL
Many myths still surround phantom energy, chief among them its origins. It is theorized that when Ghost Walk is activated, a hole in reality is opened to somewhere else. But where?



NEW SUMMERTIME OUTFIT FOR B.J. BLAZKOWICZ
There's no better way to spend a hot summer day than at the beach. BJ is ready for some R&R.



- Switch on Empty: Choose whether the weapon auto-switches away when attempting to fire without ammo
- Show Damage Indicator: Choose to enable/disable the radial UI element on the HUD that shows the direction of incoming damage
- Taking Damage Warning: Choose to enable/disable the sound effect that plays every time you receive damage. When disabled, your champion pain sounds become your primary audio cue for damage received
- Low Health Warning: Choose to enable/disable the sound effect that plays when you reach 25 hp or below
- Low Health Heavy Breathing: Choose to enable/disable the Heavy Breathing VO that plays when a champion is 25 hp & below
- Champion VO Quips: Control the frequency of the Champion Quips on Frag, Assist, Respawn, and Critical Health voice overs. 0 = off, 0.5 = 50% of the time, 1.0 = always play
- Kill Beep: Control the sound effect played when killing a player to Off/Default/Ding


- Joining last Seasons additions of the Ebony & Ivory Shotguns, the EXTERMINATOR Railgun has been added






- Bots now strafe jump for higher skilled bots
- Bots now randomize outfits and vanities and use the full array of names that were available in Custom Game when multiple bots of the same Champion type were added
- Item pick-ups are disabled in warm-up during the pre-game countdown
- Reduced, by default, how often your Champion plays a voice over quips by 50%
- Critical Health VO: Added 3 new VO lines for each Champion. When a Champion falls below 25 HP, they can play one of these quips to let you know that you are critically low on health and should heal up.
- Removed Breakables in Ranked Modes
- In 2v2 TDM, reduced maximum respawn time from 15 to 10 seconds
- Existing users accounts will now have to abide by our name filters. In the event that your name is no longer allowed by the most recent filters, you will be prompted to rename on login.



Anarki
- Shooting & zooming delay after Injection increased 0.4 to 1.0 sec
- Max speed decreased from 680 to 625 ups
- Injection Speed Boost reduced from 816 to 700 ups
- Friction 8 to 6
- Ordinal Acceleration 15 to 10
- Wishspeed from 35 to 30
- Circle Strafe Friction 12 to 8

Clutch
- Barrier Shield Protection reduced 50 to 40%
- Health Decay Rate reduced from 1 to 2 seconds (1 pt every 2 seconds)
- Movement collision box reduced from 48u to 40u
- Weapon Fire Delay after ability removed
- Reduced hitbox size

Keel
- Splash Damage Reduction increased from 10 to 15%
- Health Decay Rate reduced from 1 to 2 seconds (1 pt every 2 seconds)
- Reduced hitbox size

Scalebearer
- Health Decay Rate reduced from 1 to 2 seconds (1 pt every 2 seconds)
- Reduced hitbox size
- Weapon Fire Delay after ability reduced from 0.4 to 0.2 sec

Sorlag
- Health Decay Rate reduced from 1 to 2 seconds (1 pt every 2 seconds)
- Max speed decreased from 680 to 640 ups
- Friction 8 to 6
- Ordinal Acceleration 15 to 10
- Wishspeed from 35 to 30
- Circle Strafe Friction 12 to 8
- Movement collision box reduced from 48u to 40u
- Reduced hitbox size

Strogg & Peeker
- Stroyent Cells now give 5% cooldown, in addition to healing



Starting Machinegun
- Damage 9 to 8

Shotgun
- Pellets “18 Pellets x 5 dmg = 90 Damage” to “20 Pellets x 4 dmg = 80 Damage”
- Pattern: “2 Rings of 9” to “2 Rings of 10”
- Pellet Knockback 1.25 to 2
- Total Knockback 22.5 to 40

Super Shotgun
- Pellets “28 Pellets x 5 dmg = 140 Damage” to “30 Pellets x 4 dmg = 120 Damage”
- Pattern “3 Rings of 9 plus 1 Centered Pellet” to “3 Rings of 10”
- Pellet Knockback 2.75 to 2
- Total Knockback 77 to 60

Nailgun and Super Nailgun
- Nail Radius 0.1 to 0 m

Rocket Launcher
- Direct Ground Enemy Knockback 100 to 90
- Direct Air Enemy Knockback 110 to 90
- Splash Ground Enemy Knockback 110 to 90
- Splash Air Enemy Knockback 121 to 90
- Note: Self Knockback not affected

Lightning Gun
- Ground Knockback 8.4 to 8
- Air Knockback 10.8 to 10


- Fixed the Stuck on Loading Screen Bug – The game client could crash and get stuck in an internal loading screen following a match, most frequently seen following Slipgate matches
- Fixed the Daily Challenge Reroll Bug – The game client could get into a bad UI state if the player rerolled a challenge and receive a duplicate of another Daily Challenge they have already completed. This would prevent them from playing until the Daily Challenges recycle.
- Fixed memory leak found with Tri-bolt projectiles
- Reduced how far dropped items are tossed from dead players; players were getting denied their earned power-ups when killing carriers because the power-up would toss out so far in random directions.
- Duel scoreboards no longer reveal important enemy pickup information (HP earned, MH pickups, medals, xp earned hidden)
- Reduce Nail Size. This change makes nails points like our rockets so that they can pass through grates and aren’t quite as easy to land.
- Fixed Galena’s Totem HUD UI, which would sometimes show more than the max 3 totems
- Fixed the ability overlay (ex. Nyx blue screen fx, Doom Slayer red screen fx) were broken when players were using FXAA antialiasing
- Match Time added to Death UI HUDs in all modes
- The Contact list is now alphabetized to help players quickly locate their friends and followers
- Contact searches will no longer return banned accounts
- Added Crosshair Scale, Swear Filter, Audio Soundtrack, and this updates new batch of client options to your cloud settings so that they will migrate with you to new machines like our previous settings
- Fixed an issue that could cause your autoJump to become disabled on the backend
- Removed an outdated Clutch loading screen tip
- Reported backtick in ENEMY`S PICK fixed to ENEMY'S PICK

Today’s update includes Custom Game + PTS access free to all players, a new season of Free & Premium Battle Pass, lots of QoL updates (smarter bots in more modes now with abilities, custom crosshair size, soundtrack selection support), daily login rewards, twitch drops, and more!

• Server Networking Improvements
  
• Client Rendering Improvements
  
• Map Optimizations

• Custom Game for all Players

Season 2 progression and rewards available, including:

• 2 New Vanity Weapons: Flintlock Shotgun and Tesla Lightning Gun (see below)
  
• 6 New Champion Vanities (See Below)

NEW VANITY WEAPON: FLINTLOCK SHOTGUN
Sold at an auction, this unique flintlock shotgun was obtained at an estate sale in Virginia. The locals only knew him as Old Man Walter, uncertain if he had any living family.



NEW VANITY WEAPON: TESLA LIGHTNING GUN
A miracle of science and engineering, Dr. Tillinghast crafted this curiosity with no ill-intentions, he was merely fascinated as to whether it could be done.



NEW VANITY ITEM: ATHENA’S QUEEN OF THE SKY

These otherworldly wings were unlike anything Athena had ever seen, and she accepted them with great pride.



NEW VANITY ITEM: CLUTCH’S TURBOCHARGER

Clutch is unstoppable once he dons this high-powered Turbo. It dials up the power to 11 and beyond.



NEW VANITY ITEM: DEATH KNIGHT’S EYE OF Y’RMEMAE

Death Knight ripped the Eye from the dying god’s form as its body dissolved into ash. He only wanted the Eye; the rest was useless to him.



NEW VANITY ITEM: KEEL’S LASER TRIANGULATOR

Enemies won’t get far while the Laser Triangulator has them marked.



NEW VANITY ITEM: SORLAG’S DRAKAENA

These are the spoils of a Sorlag’s first solo hunt, where she proved her ability to thrive outside of the brood.



NEW VANITY ITEM: VISOR’S PLASMA EMISSIONS SYSTEM

This system was designed to vent Visor’s excess heat, by converting it to dispersed plasma runoff.



NEW STORE FEATURE: CHIBI ICON PACK

Created by community artist Xous54



There’s only so much room for Chibi Champions in one image… But we didn’t forget Visor #SaveTheBestForLast

• New Learn section
  
• Slipgate & Sacrifice Return
  
• Expanded Humans vs Bot Modes
  
• Bot Improvements, including Abilities
  
• Crosshair Size
  
• Soundtrack Selection support, and the return of Chris Vrenna’s Soundtrack
  
• Champion Balance, including a reworking of Clutch’s Barrier Shield

• Drops are re-enabled once again, now dropping Shards and Reliquaries

• Fixed issues on the server, where UDP sockets could be blocking and not send all of the packet data during a network update
  
• Decreased the cost of rendering features, such as particles, to improve FPS consistency in busy combat
  
• Removed hundreds of MBs of unused UI assets, this will help lower video memory consumption and improve load times
  
• Fixed an issue where a player’s settings would be set to Ultra instead of Medium when the system specs were not detected
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when selecting a Champion’s artifact and clicking on Lore Codex on the Progression screen
  
• Fixed a rare infinite loading screen and crash players could encounter while leaving a match.
  
• Fixed an issue where gore pieces would twitch
  
• Fixed players becoming stuck on loading screen while the match begins in the background
  
• Fixed an issue where a player’s Profile Champion will replace selected Champion while waiting in a matchmaking lobby
  
• Fixed an issue where players would return to the Main Menu instead of back to Custom Game after completing a match with 1 human player

• Reduced logo parade down from 4 scenes to 1 to shorten the loading sequence
  
• Intro Cinematic now plays once on first launch, then auto-defaults off. Can be re-enabled in Video Settings

• Daily Login Rewards return, players may now login daily to earn Shards, XP, Platinum, and Reliquaries

• New players may now earn Scalebearer and Nyx through the tutorial Starting Challenges
  
• New players must now complete one Humans vs Bots TDM match before unlocking the remaining Practice and Quick Play modes at Level 2

• New slimmer “Q” HOME button
  
• Added a LEARN section to the main nav
  
• Updated Store Icon
  
• Added a Battle Pass section to the main nav
  
• Updated Watch icon
  
• Removed the Battle Pass button that was located below Customization
  
• Added a Confirmation Popup when purchasing locked Champions directly from the Main Menu
  
• Fixed an issue where models on Main Menu would appear in low res after a match ends
  
• The Free Champion Rotation now features 2 or more Champions each week.

• Basics
  
• Movement Introductions and Tutorials
  
• Weapon & Item Stats
  
• Progression Info
  
• Matchmaking & Ranking Info

• Store updated with new sections: Outfits and Weapons
  
• Weapons and Outfits can now be purchased for full price directly in Customization, items featured in the Store are on discount
  
• We have removed the Loot Box and XP Booster sections, and placed those items into Bundles
  
• Replaced the previous real-money-transaction Champions Pack with a platinum purchase Quake Pack as a means to obtain all Champions
  
• Added a Battle Pass token
  
• Added new Chibi Icon Pack featuring artwork by community artist Xous54
  
• XP Boosters increased from a +25% to +200% bonus
  
• Discounted the price of Reliquary 10-pack by 50% from 4000 to 2000 platinum. Great value for new players who would like to unlock vanity weapons and outfits. A 10-pack yields 30 items, with 10 guaranteed legendaries.
  
• Reduced price of 7-Day XP Boosters from 400 to 300 platinum
  
• Reduced price of Rename Tokens from 1500 to 1000 platinum
  
• Fixed an issue where “Maximum Amount Reached” would appear when hovering over a purchase button
  
• Fixed an issue where player would see a negative number for the price when unlocking a Champion

• Season 2 Added! New rewards, including the Flintlock Shotgun, Visor Plasma Emissions System, and the Tesla Lightning Gun.
  
• Rewards are now auto-granted at the end of a match upon leveling instead of requiring a physical claim on the Battle Pass; collect button is only available if items are available to collect
  
• Total XP to complete Season 2’s Level 100 reduced to 55% of Season 1’s requirements
  
• Added a DAYS REMAINING counter
  
• Added quantity numbers to thumbnails along the path for platinum and shard rewards

• Increased Twice as many shards available via Premium Challenges
  
• Fixed an issue where tool tips wouldn’t appear over locked premium challenges.
  
• We now no longer hide challenge info for locked premium challenges.
  
• Added a countdown timer for time remaining on challenges
  
• Added all Bot Practice modes to the game mode specific Weekly Challenges
  
• Added a separate “Event Challenges” for Time Limited Challenge Sets

• Added Elder God Lore, earned through Battle Pass progression
  
• Alphabetized index of Champions

• Players can now unlock multiple progression points if they have enough Shard balance
  
• Added a visual indicator for items you already own but have not progressed to yet
  
• Improved the camera positions of all Attachment previews

• All non-exclusive outfits are now available for purchase with platinum (visit the Store for items on discount)
  
• Fixed a number of camera angles in customization
  
• Fixed Strogg Tyrant attachments that were swapped
  
• Two attachments unavailable through progression have now been granted to all players: the Visor Agent common torso attachment - Diagnostics Module and the Eisen Die Berechnung rare legs attachment - Syslink Boost. These attachments may now be equipped in Customization.
  
• Fixed Sorlag’s Reaper skin attachments text being swapped
  
• Organized all Outfits by rarity
  
• Fixed several grammatical errors in outfit descriptions
  
• Removed the unused Presentations tab

• Weapons: All non-exclusive weapons are now available for purchase with platinum (visit the Store for items on discount)

• Fixed Settings drop down boxes remaining on-screen when player escapes from menu

• Added Crosshair Scale, used to increase or decrease the size of the crosshair

• Fixed an issue where players couldn’t change keybinds
  

• Added Skip Opening Movie option. By default, the movie will now play on first launch, and then default off. Players can use this option to re-enable the video on start-up.

• Soundtrack Selector (Random/Vrenna/Hulshult)

• Fixed Player Profile page refreshing while already on the page
  
• Removed “Last 30 Days” text from Medals and Statistics tabs. The stats displayed in these sections are lifetime aggregates.
  
• Fixed the rarity level of the Level 100 Ranger animated nameplate reward

• Fixed list becoming unresponsive and forcing a restart

• Removed 20 second pre-queue delay
  
• Removed 10 second pre-vote timer
  
• Increased Join-Server-in-Progress time for team games, to allow players
  more time to replace bots who have backfilled for disconnected players

• Added a new Humans vs Bots “Practice” Menu
  
• Added CTF, Slipgate, and Sacrifice to the list of Bot Practice Modes
  
• Updated Quick Play to a large form factor to contain all PvP game modes
  
• Added “First Game of the Day” XP Bonuses for playing Quick Play, Practice or Ranked
  
• Removed Arcade Menu
  
• Removed Tutorial Section

• Custom Game is now unlocked and available to all players
  
• Fixed mouse deadzones on Bot Champion Selection menu
  
• Fixed Custom Game Settings scroll bar breaking when clicking anywhere on the bar
  
• Fixed an issue where the changing of a party leader would cause lobby UI elements to be drawn on top of the Settings menu

• Fixed players being unable to return to the lobby after opening the Player Profile screen
  
• Fixed issue where all Champions would be marked as “Picked” during Duel Champion selection
  
• Fixed 4 player team podium being used for 2v2 TDM Ranked matches

• Fixed long or eternal warmups forced upon by players or spectators hitting ESC or disconnecting during map loading
  
• Reduced maximum spawn protection time from 5 to 3 sec
  
• Fixed AFK timer to only accumulate AFK time while you’re alive, so eliminated players do not time-out

• Fixed weapon fire audio becoming muffled during music transition
  
• Fixed HMG weapon fire audio playing inconsistently in 3rd person
  
• Fixed Clutch’s Champion selection VO being very quiet
  
• Fixed several of Keel’s medal VO’s being said in the incorrect language
  
• Fixed English announcer VO playing for all languages

• Added support for abilities, excluding Strogg & Peeker and Doom Slayer
  
• Bot weapon handling fixed when in close quarters battle
  
• Bot CTF/Sacrifice/Slipgate gameplay improvements
  
• Bot flag/soul carrier self preservation improvements
  
• Bot Combat behaviors/movements (circle strafing, better dodging, etc.)
  
• Higher skilled bots will no longer steal major items from needy human teammates
  
• Fixed various bot navigation issues in maps
  
• Disabled bots in Free For All and FFA-based modes
  
• Lowed the maximum average match skill rating in which Bots will fill in a lobby from 1300 to 1000 SR
  
• Improved the bot skill level for bot backfill
  
• Fixed bots not being removed from FFA games, and overpopulate the match

• Added a mercylimit. If a team takes the lead by 8 captures, they will be victorious, and the match will end.
  
• Added Sudden Death: If Round 2 is tied when the timelimit is reached, time extends until a capture occurs
  
• Player Respawn time reduced from 5 to 3 seconds
  
• Fixed issue where Nyx could duplicate a flag using Ghost Walk
  
• Fixed Scoring Between Rounds exploit
  
• Fixed Totems or Turrets thrown just before round transition remaining spawned at beginning of next round
  
• Fixed for CTF Flag visibility issues for players who joined a match already in progress
  
• Removed misplaced pickup effects from the flag
  
• Keep the score screen up for Spectators during round transition

• Updated Sacrifice to use the new and improved Slipgate/CTF POI system
  
• Fixed visual issues with the Obelisk for players who joined a match already in progress

• No longer plays the elimination sound during warmup
  
• Slipgate spectator: only show the splash screen on warmup countdown (not all deaths)

• Fixed 2v2 starting as 1v1 in rare occasions.

• Disabled spawn protection
  
• Tri-bolt was incorrectly available in warmup.

• Fixed Speedometer remaining onscreen despite being disabled in Settings
  
• Fixed an issue where Galena’s totems wouldn’t be removed from the HUD between rounds
  
• Fixed issue where Death Knight’s cooldown timer would not display correctly after using ability just before dying
  
• Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor could appear during matches until restarting the game
  
• Centered the CTF flag icon
  
• Updated Sacrifice and Slipgate POI markers to show objective and distance
  
• Fixed issue where spectators would not see Galena’s ability go into cooldown
  
• Fixed issue in elimination-based game modes where viewing the scoreboard while transitioning to spectator resulted in death screen info remaining visible

• Removed Battle Report medal animations to shorten the reward sequence
  
• Sped up Battle Report XP animation
  
• Sped up Battle Report reward sequence
  
• Sped up Battle Report challenge sequence
  
• XP from Daily and Weekly Challenges are now included in the XP progress bar and Earned XP report

• Fixed Champion scale on pillars and podiums (Clutch was too large, Keel was too small, etc)
  
• Fixed several Champions missing gore textures

• Injection now clears damage over time debuffs
  

• Athena scale 1.05 to 1.1 (visuals & hitbox)
  
• Reduced max damage received to detach from 90 to 50
  
• Grapple linear pull initial impulse decreased from 480 to 400 ups
  
• Grapple linear pull initial speed decreased from 720 to 400
  
• Grapple linear pull max speed decreased from 800 to 700
  
• Grapple swing velocity max speed decreased from 1200 to 1000 ups
  
• Grappling hook attach deadzone radius decreased from 240 to 68 u
  
• Grappling hook rope length extended from 1600 to 4000
  
• Fixed Athena’s Coalition hair not hiding when the hair is gibbed

• BJ Dual Wield duration 5 to 5.4s, to give a full 5 seconds of Duel Wield after the 400ms ability activation delay
  
• BJ Dual Wield rof for slow firing weapons fixed, 1.3x rate

• 
  
• Clutch scale 1.15 to 1.2 (visuals & hitbox)
  
• Clutch added hand and feet hitspheres
  
• Shield Barrier no longer blocks incoming shots
  
• Shield Barrier now reduces incoming damage by 50%
  
• Shield Barrier is now a sphere around Clutch
  
• Shield Barrier no longer lowers when firing
  
• Shield Barrier can no longer see a Nyx in Ghostwalk
  
• Fixed an issue where Clutch would push other players away when their collision collided

• Fixed issue where Cyrellian War Rig legs would not have Powerups glow effects
  
• Fixed Death Knight’s feet sliding around during podium animations
  
• Fixed Death Knight’s gauntlet flashlight issue

• Serialize the server’s turret target position to set the aiming direction on the client

• Increased the size of the “Revenant Shield” shield vanity
  

• Keel added new Passive: Reinforced - 10% reduced splash damage
  
• Keel’s grenades still visually alternate, but now shoot from center to making aiming consistent and reliable

• No changes

• Ranger’s passive splash damage reduction fixed, reduced from 79 to 75

• Bull Rush speed thresholds reduced by 1 ups each, (400 to 399; 500 to 499), to account for fractional fluctuations in a players ups
  
• Increased the size of the “Arcane Blessing” sword vanity

• Sorlag maxspeed 18 to 17 (720 to 680)
  
• Removed the Crouch Strafe Jump behavior that allowed her to remain at high speeds while crouch jumping
  
• Fixed an issue where Sorlag would push other players away when their collision collided

• No changes

• Visor scale 1.05 to 1.075 (visuals & hitbox)

• Fixed issue where Peacemaker rocket launcher was not animating a rocket being loaded

• Removed distortion effect that would randomly leave black artifacts on the railgun trail

• Fixed Light Armor position near LG
  
• Awoken optimized to run more smoothly and not experience drops
  
• Fixed the tri-bolt spawn platform that was clipping into the floor
  
• Added Nailgun ammo to TDM/Duel game modes
  
• Improved performance through optimizations including the reduction of polycounts

• Fixed bots being unable to reach ledge in pillar room in Blood Covenant
  
• Fixed Ranger being able to use ability to reach Sacrifice-only areas while in other game modes
  
• Fixed various locations in Blood Covenant where Ranger could teleport into the walls and fall out of the world
  
• Fixed where Galena could place a totem behind the balcony ledge behind the heavy armor and hide it from other players.
  
• Fixed wooden ceiling sections above stairs that would not produce bullet decals
  
• Added weapon collision to the outer walls around Obelisk B
  
• Added low-res clip around teleporter to prevent Gore and Ragdolls from clip through geometry
  
• Fixed an issue where a free cam spectator clips into the ceiling near the Obelisk A room
  
• Fixed a dirt pile that clipped through stone on floor near the Entry Hall doorway to the Undercroft
  
• Fixed Z-fighting on metal binding between stone blocks on floor near Obelisk A
  
• Fixed a small hole where the player could see out of the level through small hole in the doorway leading from the Blood Pool to the Shotgun spawn.
  
• Fixed the collision on 3 pillars in the side rooms around Obelisk B had collision that extended too far
  
• Fixed an issue where users could clip into geometry along the buttresses in the ceiling of the Blood Pool room

• Fixed the dark lighting on the podium

• Re-clipped rocky areas near Mega Health
  
• Unclipped lava flows on the ground
  
• Fixed bots becoming stuck on ledges near Tri-bolt spawn in Burial Chamber
  
• Fixed several LOD issues in Burial Chamber
  
• Fixed issue where players could become stuck under the cathedral in Burial Chamber
  
• Fixed an issue where these was missing geometry below the podium
  
• Fixed an issue where two sets of rock geometry clip into each other in corner between Cathedral/Courtyard exits
  
• Fixed an issue where pieces of the sandy terrain were floating over the surface of the floor around the archway between the Side Alcove and the Exterior Courtyard
  
• Fixed an issue where the rock ceiling in the Exterior Courtyard and Side Alcove rooms did not have weapon collision
  
• Fixed an issue where the fire sconces in the side Mausoleum and the Central Cathedral clipped into the wall texture
  
• Fixed an issue where a brick was clipping through wall near jump pad in the Broken Bridge Overlook
  
• Fixed an issue where there was Z-fighting on second floor pillar bases. Additional geometry was added to the bases of the pillars
  
• Fixed an issue where a player could encounter aerial collision that blocks clear shots when launching in the air from the MG spawn towards the entrance to the bridge area.
  
• Fixed an issue where there was z-fighting on the side of the bridge at the top ledge.
  
• Fixed an issue where there were misplaced shadow textures next to the rear jump pads in the Side Mausoleum.
  
• Fixed an issue where there was a square patch of shadow texture appears oddly on the wall on the Broken Bridge overlook by the Mega Health
  
• Fixed an issue where the block staircase in the Central Cathedral room could not be easily navigated without jumping on the map Burial Chamber

• Fixed flickering textures in the corners under the balcony overlooking powerup spawn area low settings
  
• Fixed inverted stone decorations leading into the chapel
  
• Improved collision on the Decrepit Tree to reduce the chance of the soul or flag getting caught
  
• Added additional collision to prevent the Soul from sticking to ledges in Graveyard area
  
• Fixed a hole in the floor geometry on the upper platform in the Excavation Room
  
• Fixed an issue where the pillars in the Lower Catacombs have railings that were unfinished on the bottom
  
• Fixed an issue where Z-fighting appeared near the doorway to the Excavation room
  
• Fixed a portion of base board missing in the Twisting Corridor
  
• Fixed an issue where a sand texture stopped abruptly in front of the wall near the Decrepit Tree
  
• Fixed an issue where the trim and a couple of the pillars appeared to be floating slightly off the ground in the Twisting Corridor
  
• Fixed an issue where bricks clip through the metal trim under the ledge in the Blood Fountain area on low settings. The metal trims were removed
  
• Fixed an issue where there was a seam in the upper staircase leading to the Chapel.
  
• Fixed an issue where Z-fighting appeared on the floor molding by the archway pillar in the Cleared Hall
  
• Fixed an issue where players could see through the Floor molding geometry in the Blue Room
  
• Fixed the clipping on the wall around the mid-section ledge where players were getting hung up
  
• Fixed an issue where some of the small stone decorations are inverted in the walls leading into the chapel

• Fixed hole in the wall in Citadel by Red Outdoor Hallway where Peeker could fly through and see through walls
  
• Fixed the death cam follow from getting detached
  
• Fixed several clipping issues in Citadel
  
• Removed excessive jump points which would cause the bots to jump back and forth before dropping down near obelisks/flag base
  
• FFA mode now uses unified ammo packs
  
• Fixed an issue where the lava hazard damage in Citadel is inconsistent with all other maps
  
• Fixed an issue in the central hall where the grates covering fire were inconsistent as map hazards. They both cause damage now
  
• Fixed an issue where a rock in the central hall appeared to have no textures when on low settings. The rock was removed
  
• Fixed an issue where texture seams appear on the beveled edges of the archways on the walls in various locations
  
• Fixed an issue where lighting in the level bled through the bottom portions of the map
  
• Fixed an issue where bots did not take the bottom Portal by the Obelisk A

• Clipped the grated floor at Heavy Armor
  
• Fixed Corrupted Keep exploit where players could avoid kill volume
  
• Fixed an issue where the sand texture against the wall appeared slightly distorted
  
• Fixed an issue were the player could see his enemy through the bottom of the platform near Mega Health pickup
  
• Improved performance through optimizations including the reduction of polycounts

• Fixed issue where MH door would sometimes not close in Lockbox
  
• Removed extra RG ammo from Lockbox stairway
  
• Fixed Peeker and Turrets are taking damage when placed on the trapdoor below the Lightning Gun
  
• Fixed an issue where Strogg’s drone could clip through open area near mega health platform
  
• Fixed an issue where there were no nav mesh jumps around the acid fountain
  
• Fixed an area near tribolt that had navmesh going into kill volume that bots could fall into

• Unclipped invisible wall behind top of LG jumppad, so players can be knocked out of the ring and die
  
• Unclipped the Mega Health grate, to allow both shots through from above and below. (Currently all weapons other than nails.)
  
• Fixed issue where Sorlag would be unable to use RL teleporter in Ruins of Sarnath if in the air
  
• Fixed Lower Teleporter exit by Tri-Bolt which wasn’t allowing Telefrags to occur
  
• Fixed an issue where certain bricks near Obelisk A hd low resolution textures
  
• Fixed an issue where stone floor trim textures were clipping into the grating around the Nailgun spawn
  
• Fixed a small gap in geometry that was visible in the Courtyard room near Nailgun Spawner
  
• Fixed a texture seam that was visible on a rock on the broken wall
  
• Fixed an issue where players could be seen through the wall behind a jumpad
  
• Fixed an issue where the metal wall decorations along the left of the back wall are not connected to the stone wall around them
  
• Fixed an issue where a vine was clipping through the ceiling in the stairway between the Eyeball Room and the Flooded Area
  
• Fixed an issue where a vine in the Corkscrew Room had Z-fighting
  
• Fixed a small Texture Seam is visible on the floor of the doorway leading from the Corkscrew Underside room to the Side Room in Obelisk A
  
• Fixed an issue where geometry disappeared when looking a certain direction near the Stone Alcove in the Flooded Area

• Removed clipping from some ground clutter, such as the wooden planks above Mega Health
  
• Improved clipping on large block stairs between LG and the sea
  
• Improved performance through optimizations including the reduction of polycounts

• Fixed overlapping textures in Longest Yard
  
• Fixed floating bolts on Power-up platform in Longest Yard
  
• Fixed missing collision on side of platform in Longest Yard
  
• Fixed missing collision on pillar in Longest Yard
  
• Fixed missing brick texture on outside of wall in Longest Yard
  
• Improved performance through optimizations including the reduction of polycounts

• Clipped the grated floor at Power-Up
  
• Clipped the grated floor between railgun and teleporter
  
• Removed some invisible walls outside of the game space
  
• Fixed Molten Falls spectator cameras being able to leave map boundaries
  
• Fixed missing ambient audio in Molten Falls
  
• Unclipped the column top at Mega Health
  
• Fixed where Players can use a hole in the geometry near teleporter to use abilities and weapons through wall

• Fixed player clipping into ceiling when traveling through LG teleporter from above in Vale of Pnath
  
• Adjusted clipping that could cause the player to get caught on geometry above the jump pad in the Mega Health room
  
• Fixed players take damage while standing on the ground near the Railgun acid pool

• Fixed the Soldier On steam achievement
  

• PTS has now been unlocked and is accessible to all players on Bethesda.net and Steam! More details to follow.

UPDATE: Maintenance is complete, servers are now LIVE!


At 10:00 EST/14:00 GMT today, Tuesday, February 26, there will be a brief maintenance as reorganize the datacenter selection menu to better illustrate which geographical regions each datacenter serves, and we will be spooling down servers that split population regions. By expanding coverage for each location in this way, players should see shorter queue times and have access to a wider pool of players for closer skill-based matchmaking.

After the update, players will be able to select from the following datacenters:

NA-East
NA-West
NA-Central
EU-Central
EU-East
ASPAC-North
ASPAC-Central
ASPAC-South
SA

Look forward to our next performance update coming in March, and we’ll see you in the Arena!

Hello Quakers!

We've revamped the XP scoring system to strongly reward players for participation and performance in a match, and substantially decrease the amount of XP for idling in matches.

Here are some of the changes we've made:

• Increased Kills from 3 to 100
  
• Increased Assists 1 to 50
  
• Increased Medals 7-35 to 10-50
  
• Increased 1st Place 35 to 500
  
• Increased 2nd Place 17 to 250
  
• Increased 3rd Place 7 to 100
  
• Increased MVP 17 to 50
  
• Decreased Match Completion 1120 to 50
  
• Decreased First Game 700 to 250
  
• Decreased First Win 1400 to 250

This will lower the average earned XP for idle/afk players from 1500-2000 to about 350-500. Active players, depending on their performance, should earn an average of 2k-8k XP per match; significantly more than what was on the live build. This should help players get over the progression hump they have experienced near Level 35.

We’ve also greatly increased the Custom Game XP output to nearly match Live Public games for Kill, Assist and Medal bonuses. However, we of course removed the bonuses for Match Completion, First Game, First Win. So now players who over index in Custom Game matches with friends or practicing with bots will now earn a proper amount of XP towards their BattlePass goals.

These changes are live right now!

Enjoy, and thanks for all your constructive feedback around the XP system!

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Quakers,

The Elder Gods rarely meddle in mortal affairs, but after reading your requests for 2v2 in today's stream they combined their powers to bring it back to the live build without requiring a game update! 2v2 is available to play RIGHT NOW!

Hot Rockets has also replaced Slide & Slash in the Arcade.