Greetings, Champions!
It’s a sign of a good update when its balancing counterpart sneaks up on you! After a whirlwind that was V1.7, we're following up with:
A hefty round of balance changes to game mechanics, Heroes, and items
A collection of brand-new, exciting skins - including perhaps the most requested Predecessor skin of all time!
New variants for existing skins
General game updates
If you're looking for a deep dive, we're going live with ChoicePlays and Senior Game Designer, LermyWermy reviewed V1.7.3 changes during the livestream here.
Let’s take a look!
Store News
New Skins
Summer Fun Narbash [Epic]
Might be the most requested skin we’ve ever done. At last, here he is - the ogre, the myth, the legend - ready for his vacation time.
Bio-Boost Skylar [Epic]
When we first touched on the topic of Skylar’s redesign, there were a handful of ways that this redesign could go. Bio Boost was one of the possibilities, it didn’t win, but it proved to be very popular nonetheless. We made it into reality with this skin!
Battle Queen Zinx [Uncommon]
For those of you who fancy more classic sci-fi themes, we have Battle Queen Zinx.
Corporate Enforcer Steel [Common]
One thing you need to give to corporations, their uniforms are rather cool.
New Colour Variants
Yellow Hardcase Howitzer
Cobalt First Guardian Feng Mao
Red Shadow Ops Greystone
Gold White Tiger Greystone
New Bundles
Bio-Boost Skylar Bundle
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Additional Features:
Labs Update
We just pushed a new blog going over what we've learned so far from LABS and how we're evolving it over the rest of the year. This will include limiting the number of available game modes to three at any given time, the removal of LABS: Legacy and some insight into what we're thinking for the next new mode, ARAM!
For all the details, check out the blog!
Lore Update
We’ve recently updated the Universe section of our website, and it’s now rich with new lore! You can dive into the origins of every Hero, explore the worlds they come from, uncover the stories that took place before the events of Predecessor, and much more. There’s plenty to read and discover, enough to fill a few evenings. Hopefully you'll uncover at least a few surprises.
Notices:
Ashes of the Damned Battlepass
The end date for the Ashes of the Damned battlepass had a typo, displaying the end date as 16th September rather than the correct date of 2nd September. Rest assured, the balancing for the battlepass was designed around this date, as it has always coincided with the new battlepass releasing in V1.8, 2nd September.
*Please note - this section has been edited to provide accurate context and clarity.
You can find details about Game, Hero and Item balancing changes as well as Bug fixes here.