Hey Everyone,
Aside from the new player additions, the focus for this patch was a partial update of players for the new season, and giving the debuff archetype a much needed boost. Debuff had lagged behind compared to other archetypes, mostly from a lack of support players to go with it.
General Changes & Fixes
- Auras and traits are now disabled when a player is exhausted. This has long been an issue and allowed things like aura stacking to circumvent Exhausted. Actions based passives are not disabled (eg. Get Bonus Pass on offensive rebounding/steal/miss, etc).
- Fixed and issue where MMR was not updating at the correct interval.
- Most Exploit (debuff) themed players received an extra passive. Either Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Defensive Debuff or Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Offensive Debuff.
New Ladder Season
The ladder ranks have been reset. All players are pushed back one division compared to their rank at the end of the season:
- All Star -> Diamond 5
- Diamond -> Gold 5
- Gold -> Silver 5
- Silver -> Bronze 5
- Bronze -> Bronze 5
When playing in the new seasons you will earn all rewards from the lower divisions after playing one match.
Skill Changes
Clog the Paint now gives 3P CHANCE DOWN I to all players instead of just SKL, SPD & STR players.
Developer Comments: Not applying to everyone simply did not make sense. Now it can reliably be incorporated into the self debuff/anti debuff archetype.
Player Changes
Legendary
Dariuz Garlanb
Cohesive Play now gives Bonus Shots to Skill teammates and Bonus Passes to Strength teammates (reversed from how it was previously).
Benn Simonz
Offense decreased from 35 to 25.
Defense decreased from 83 to 73.
Rebounding decreased from 57 to 51.
Playmaking decreased from 74 to 66.
Stamina decreased from 80 to 70.
Steal decreased from 12 to 9.
Nicola Jokeric
Removed passive Miss 2: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Removed passive Aura: Adjacent players have Nimble.
Added passive Trait: Vision.
Added passive Trait: Open.
Added passive Defensive Rebound 2: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Developer Comments: The arguably best player in the world at the moment is simply not performing similarly in our game. This changes attempt to make Jokeric more useful and hopefully find his way in the meta. We are considering giving him Garlanb's passive kit for the new season, and reworking Garlanb.
Jammal Murry
Removed skill Backdoor Pass.
Added skill Find the Open Man. Number of passes remains unchanged at 5.
Khawai Lenard
Salary decreased from 39 to 37.
Defense decreased from 83 to 81.
3 Point Chance increased from 15 to 20
Shot count for Mastered Midrange Shots increased from 4 to 5.
Removed skill Dribble Penetration.
Added skill Defensive Mismatch.
Developer Comments: A player we consider to be very solid is not seeing much play. To address this we added a movement skill which we think will do wonders as it allows to target a specific opponent to enable his meter on opponent miss passive. To compensate for losing the second shooting skill we buffed his base shooting skills.
Jimmi Buttler
Shot count for Catch Up Shots decreased from 5 to 4.
Chriz Paull
Offense decreased from 55 to 53.
Defense decreased from 67 to 62.
Playmaking decreased from 79 to 73.
Kevyn Dureant
Offense decreased from 86 to 82.
Increased shot count for Drive & Press from 4 to 5.
Added passive Match Start: Give all opponents 1 random Tier 1 Debuff for 2 turns.
Q4 passive changed to Give your team +20 TURN METER.
Developer Comments: We split Dureant's Q4 passive into two effect. The turn meter part remains in Q4, while the previous buff turns into a debuff and is applied at match start.
Devon Bookr
Removed skill Efficient Shots.
Added skill Drive & Press. Shot count remains 5.
Added passive Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Defensive Debuff.
Iulius Randl
Special aura now gives +40 REBOUNDING instead of +30 REBOUNDING & +10 PLAYMAKING.
Paull Jeorge
Villain or Hero change into Get a random tier 1 buff or debuff for each attribute for 2 turns. Shoot 7..
Developer Comments: The previous version of the skill gave 6 complete random effects from the entire pool. This caused overlaps sometimes, or effects such as counter attack, which denied Jeorge's high defense. The new version retains the same villain or hero flavor, but is more consistent.
Zack Laviene
Salary increased from 26 to 30.
Developer Comments: Zack's kit is nice, but his low cost allowed a bit too much freedom in deck creation, amplifying his power level. This nerf should bring him more in line, and force people to be more creative with how they use him (*cough*mismatch deck*cough*).
Epic
Boggdan Boggdanovic
Removed passive Receive Pass: Get CORNER SPECIALIST.
Added passive Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Defensive Debuff.
Added passive Wing: Get Wing Specialist
Nicholas Claxtom
Salary increased from 14 to 16.
Offense increased from 52 to 58.
Defense increased from 62 to 71.
Stamina decreased from 84 to 81.
Removed skill High Screen.
Added skill Defend the Basket.
Added passive Aura: WILL teammates have Disciplined
Marccus Smarrt
Defense decreased from 82 to 79.
Derik Whide
Removed passive Steal: Shoot 1 and get +1 BONUS SHOT.
Added passive Team Block 2: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
LaMello Boll
Salary increased from 15 to 18.
Removed passive Activate: Shoot 1.
Added passive Buffed: Get +1 BONUS SHOT.
Developer Comments: We are pushing towards a buff archetype that relies more on single buffs instead of mass, and pushing LaMello towards this.
Milez Bridgez
Removed passive Aura: STRENGTH teammates have Strong.
Added passive Buffed: Get +1 BONUS SHOT.
Macsi Klebr
Salary decreased from 14 to 11.
Defense decreased from 65 to 61.
Rebounding increased from 46 to 48.
3 Point Chance decreased from 25 to 20.
Removed passive Defensive Rebound: Give +15 TURN METER to a teammate.
Added passive Opponent Bonus Shot 2: Remove 1 BONUS SHOT from a random opponent.
Cristian Wud
Defense decreased from 43 to 41.
Playmaking decreased from 45 to 41.
Removed skill Pump Fake.
Added skill Entangle.
Aron Gordan
Salary increased from 14 to 16.
Removed passive Aura: STRENGTH teammates have Enforcer.
Added passive Behind: Get Hustler.
Andreu Wyggins
Offense increased from 46 to 48.
Clay Tompson
Stamina increased from 60 to 62.
Jorrdan Pool
Removed skill Drive & Kickout.
Added skill Pick & Option. Shot count 4.
Russel Westbruk
Playmaking increased from 85 to 88.
Stamina increased from 83 to 85.
Dilion Brucks
Salary decreased from 16 to 13.
Offense decreased from 50 to 40.
Brandom Clark
Salary decreased from 20 to 15.
Rebounding decreased from 61 to 57.
Playmaking decreased from 40 to 37.
Removed passive Team Offensive Rebound 2: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Removed passive Team Debuff 4: +2 BONUS PASS.
Added passive Opponent Receive Pass: Get +1 BONUS SHOT.
Added passive Trait: Focused.
Stevie Adamz
Removed passive Aura: Adjacent players have Tough.
Added passive Offensive Rebound: Get +5 STAMINA.
Ceejay Maccolum
Salary decreased from 19 to 17.
Arjay Bartett
Added passive Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Offensive Debuff.
Jaylen Brawnson
Offense decreased from 75 to 63.
Rebounding decreased from 17 to 14.
Playmaking increased from 80 to 82.
Steal increased from 3 to 6.
Increased shot count for Mastered Midrange Shots from 4 to 5.
Paulo Benchkero
Removed skill Dominate Speed.
Added skill Volume Slashing. Shot count 6.
Scoti Barnez
Removed passive Activate: Get 1 Tier 2 Buff for 2 turns.
Removed passive Trait: Buff Duration Up & Upgraded Buffs.
Added passive Miss 3: Get +20 TURN METER.
Added passive Opponent Debuff: Get 1 Tier 1 Buff for 2 turns.
Fredo VanFleet
Offense decreased from 48 to 38.
Playmaking increased from 73 to 74.
Stamina increased from 65 to 73.
Removed Passive Aura: Adjacent players have Defender.
Added passive Aura: Adjacent players have Attacker.
Jaben Ivy
Defense decreased from 55 to 42.
Rebounding decreased from 25 to 23.
Playmaking increased from 71 to 73.
Stamina decreased from 85 to 81.
Removed skill Expert Transition.
Added skill Setplay: Side 2 Chase.
Removed passive Aura: Adjacent players have Roamer.
Added passive Activate: Get 1 Tier 2 Buff for 2 turns.
Developer Comments: Reworked towards the single buff archetype.
Diangello Rousell
Salary increased from 17 to 21.
Removed passive Match Start: Get +50 TURN METER.
Added passive Team Offensive Rebound 2: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Keagan Morey
Removed passive Opponents Buff 2: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Added passive Substitute In: Give your team 1 Tier 1 Buff for 2 turns (once per match).
Deavin Veasel
Salary increased from 13 to 15.
Rebounding decreased from 41 to 35.
Block increased from 3 to 6.
Playmaking increased from 45 to 49.
Steal increased from 3 to 9.
Removed passive Activate: Get 1 Tier 2 Buff for 2 turns.
Removed passive Trait: Buff Duration Up & Upgraded Buffs.
Added passive Team Steal 2: Get +1 BONUS SHOT.
Added passive Elbow: Get Elbow Specialist.
Kelbon Jonson
Removed passive Aura: STRENGTH teammates have Enforcer.
Added passive Aura: STRENGTH teammates have Strong.
Rare
Klint Kapela
Rarity decreased from Epic to Rare
Salary decreased from 16 to 11.
Defense reduced from 71 to 68.
Rebounding decreased from 85 to 75.
Stamina increased from 64 to 66.
Playmaking reduced from 18 to 17.
Removed passive Team Substitution: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Jo Herris
Rarity decreased from Epic to Rare.
Salary decreased from 13 to 10.
Offense decreased from 62 to 57.
Removed passive Trait: Spot-up Shooter
Developer Comments: Jo was the most cost effective pass target in the game with the combination of Open & Spot-Up Shooter, and was not representing the real life player very well.
Cris Lavert
Removed skill Showoff Handling.
Added skill Lock the Perimeter.
Added passive Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Offensive Debuff.
Cedin Hosman
Added passive Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Defensive Debuff.
Daviz Bertrans
Removed passive Receive Pass: Get CORNER SPECIALIST.
Removed passive Trait: Open.
Added passive Substitute In: Move to the Left Wing position (once per match).
Added passive Wing: Get Wing Specialist.
Kevan Luney
Defense increased from 62 to 63.
Rebounding increased from 72 to 74.
Stamina increased from 61 to 65.
Removed passive Aura: Your team has Buff Duration Up.
Added passive Offensive Rebound: Get +20 TURN METER.
Jon Woall
Rarity decreased from Epic to Rare.
Salary decreased from 16 to 11.
Offense decreased from 55 to 52.
Defense decreased from 51 to 47.
Stamina decreased from 83 to 80.
Removed passive Opponent Debuff: Get +1 BONUS PASS.
Alpren Sengoon
Removed skill Pump Fake.
Added skill Formation: Spike 9.
Jabarey Smits
Defense increased from 62 to 66.
3 Point Chance decreased from 20 to 15.
Playmaking increased from 34 to 44.
Stamina increased from 70 to 75.
Nicholas Batoom
Rarity decreased from Epic to Rare.
Salary decreased from 13 to 10.
Removed passive Steal: Shoot 1 and get +1 BONUS SHOT.
Bonez Hylanb
Added passive Match Start: Give opponent 1 Tier 2 Defensive Debuff.
Sancti Aldbana
Shot count for Elbow Shots decreased from 4 to 3.
Landry Nancze Jr
Rarity decreased from Epic to Rare.
Salary decreased from 14 to 10.
Removed passive Substitute In: Give your team 1 {Tier 1 Buff} for 2 turns (once per match).
Camm Redish
Added passive Match Start: Give all opponents 1 random Tier 1 Debuff for 2 turns.
Deron Right
Player type changed from Will to Speed.
Defense decreased from 57 to 53.
Steal decreased from 15 to 12.
Saddyq Bei
Removed Passive Receive Pass: Get CORNER SPECIALIST.
Added passive Wing: Get Wing Specialist.
Aio Osunmu
Removed skill Stretch the Floor.
Added skill Lock the Perimeter.
Jorges Nang
Removed Passive Trait: Open.
Added passive Wing: Get Wing Scorer.
Kevyn Hurter
Salary increased from 10 to 12.
Removed skill
Added skill Booster Pass.
Added skill Elbow Shots. Shot count 4.
Removed passive Substitute In: Give your team 1 Tier 1 Buff for 2 turns (once per match).
Added passive Aura: Adjacent players have Defender.
Common
Sham Hauzer
Salary decreased from 4 to 2.
Raol Netoo
Defense decreased from 50 to 48.
Playmaking decreased from 66 to 64.
Removed passive Trait: Speed Challenger.
Added passive Substitute In: Give all opponents 1 Tier 1 Debuff for 2 turns (once per match).
Developer Comments: We wanted a cheap mass debuff sub in for the debuff atchtype. Raol received this honor.
Austine Riaves
Salary increased from 5 to 8.
Jon Konkar
Added passive Trait: Efficient.
Thanisis Adetokounpo
Removed skill Clog the Paint.
Added skill Lock the Perimeter.
Marshon Bouchamp
Removed skill Raise Intensity.
Added skill Lock the Perimeter.
Couma Ockecke
Rarity decreased from Rare to Common.
Salary decreased from 13 to 8.
Defense decreased from 70 to 60.
3 Point Chance decreased from 20 to 10.
Playmaking decreased from 39 to 35.
Removed passive Trait: Get Resilient while DOMINATED.
Removed passive Trait: Get Focused while DOMINATED.
Jos Miniott
Removed skill Find the Rolling Man.
Added skill Stretch the Floor.
Aron Weggins
Removed Passive Receive Pass: Get CORNER SPECIALIST.
Added passive Wing: Get Wing Specialist.
New Cards
57 new cards: 4 legendary, 9 epic, 19 rare and 25 common.
Legendary
Developer Comments: With the addition of Habiburton and Beel we're introducing a new bench focused archetype. Enjoy!
Epic
Rare
Common
We are targeting late September - early October for the next patch, which will contain the rooster changes for the next season, changes to core mechanics, and the Android release. We will be detailing the changes in multiple blog posts over the next couple of weeks.
Thank you and good luck!