Hey Fighters!
Summer’s heating up, and so have we! We've been cooking up a chunky update ready to go, so expect brand new guns, a massive rebalance, matchmaking improvements, a major Summer event, and plenty more are all on the way.
We’re sure you guys are eager beavers wanting to know what’s coming in this update, let’s break it all down:
New Guns
See-Saw - Raymor
Think of the See-Saw as a boomerang with an attitude. Its projectile travels back and forth multiple times, piercing through enemies every pass. Keep in mind where you fire it though, because if it clips a surface before reaching full range, it'll stick there instead.
Shield Snake - Muller Waffe
The Shield Snake is perfect for getting right in your opponent's face. It tears through enemy armor with ease, leaving them exposed, and if they don't have any armor left, it gets redirected to you instead, giving you a handy armor boost. Just don't get too carried away though, its short range and small magazine makes this weapon very situational depending on your positioning.
Firewall - Zhang
Firewall lets you lock down areas by firing a canister that sticks to surfaces and deploys a fire nozzle on impact. It sprays flames that damage enemies over time and sets them on fire, while your teammates can safely walk through without getting burned. Just try not to hit enemies directly, as the canister will break on impact and only deal a small amount of damage instead of unleashing its fiery payload!
We've scattered these guns all over the place. Dig through Weapon Parcels, Weapon Cases, Loyalty Chests, the Eldritch Abyss, Black Magic and Bloodmoon events, future events, or save yourself the hassle and craft them with Champion Tokens.
Rebalance
After digging through a mountain of your feedback (and surviving the journey), we've made loads of changes to fighters and weapons across the board. We know there's still plenty more to do, but this is just the beginning and we hope these changes make SB even more enjoyable. The meta's probably going to be a little confused for a while, so jump in, try everything out, break the old strategies, and let us know what feels good (or horribly OP). We'll be keeping a close eye on your feedback for the next balance pass.
Fighters
Paavo can now wall slide and wall jump whilst using his ability
Dash can no longer use their ability while frozen
Arx Mech rocket speed reduced from 60 to 50
Stamina regen cooldown now pauses while you're in the air
No more losing speed when you jump straight out of a sprint
Ice effect freeze immunity increased from 1 to 2 seconds
Frozen Ice Cube duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds
Weapons
Swamp Hog damage increased from 60 to 80
Kelvin now bounces once
Svarog now bounces once, fire particle damage increased by 300%, and particle duration increased from 1–4 to 2–4 seconds
Franta's shards can now bounce twice
Freeloader damage reduced by 10%
Tumbleweed no longer damages teammates
Jäger max bullet spread now tightens 2x faster
Bullseye reload time reduced from 1.6 to 1.4 seconds
Hellsing damage increased by 25%
Kriegwerk damage increased by 15%
Trident damage increased by 25%
Scoppietta rockets now fly straighter at first, then drop hard after 18 range
RL-88 damage reduced by 5%, reload time increased from 1.6 to 1.7 seconds
Walruz damage increased by 30%
Hellion now spawns 5 burning fires when it hits something
FengBao popcorn bullets increased from 3 to 4
Camara damage increased by 20%
Takticana damage zone adjusted to better match the visuals
Specht damage falloff now starts at 5 range instead of 0
Artemis description fixed
Matchmaking
Some maps have been sent to the naughty corner. While they're away getting polished up, we're throwing in extra game modes on our official maps to keep things fresh and chaotic.
Added
Payload Struggle - Seaporch
CTF - Seaporch, MütherLode
KotH - Underfoot
Removed
Sawmill
Volcano
Picnic in the Meadow
Major Summer Event
We've been hiding our next Summer event in the basement so nobody leaks it early. It's jam packed with rewards, cool surprises, and a few things we’re still keeping secret, but you'll have to survive one more week before we finally throw open the doors and show you what's inside.
Fashion Rarity
We've gone ahead and made fashion a little more dramatic. Every hat now has its own rarity grade, because apparently looking cool wasn't competitive enough already. Existing items may have been upgraded depending on how the rarity shake up landed. You could be sitting on a wardrobe full of hidden gems or the total opposite.
New Weapon Collection
The Insane Asylum skin collection is now craftable through the Champion Token recipe! Just keep in mind that there's a low probability of obtaining one each time you craft, so don't be surprised if they take a while to show up.
Facelifts and Renamed Items
Some of our older items were starting to show their age, so we treated them to a bit of a revamp. A bunch of visuals have been refreshed, a few item names have been cleaned up, and everything should now feel a lot more at home alongside the newer content. More makeovers are still on the way!