Panzarians of our international servers, Panzarians who watch our Friday Live Streams, Panzarians who read the forum - you may already know what’s coming with Update 33. For all the others, you can read this blog for all the inside info.
BATTLE VALUE
Let’s start at the beginning: Battle Value. This is a fundamental element of balance and match-making. It is what decides who you play with in public matches and explains why a level 15 player can play with/against level 21. Actually level isn’t that important, but a whole lot of things are.
BV MATHS & BALANCE
What makes your Battle Value? The BV is calculated using your level, equipment (armour, weapons, runes, upgrades), player rating (matches lost/won/etc.) as well as your character skills and abilities. The total of all these numbers is your Battle Value. The maths are simple: the better you play, the better your stuff, etc. - the higher your BV. This is why you play in battles with people of a higher level. It’s also why some fully geared max level players (especially now match-making is improved) are fighting lower level players.
SHOW ME THE BV
“Level 20 against level 12. There’s no game balance. Booo. Panzar needs better balance mechanics.” We’ve all heard it - we’ve all read it - and we, the Panzar Crew, totally disagree. This is why “Update 33” has a new Battle Table after each match. It will show you your BV and all the other players too. You deserve to see your battle value, and you will. It will look something like this: