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Heist is definitely not a favorite in the community though, that’s why it got removed, haha

I understand it could definitely be the favorite mode of some people, but the problem we were trying to solve was not removing modes players don’t play that much, it was actually reducing the number of options so it doesn’t get so overwhelming for casuals and increases the MM pool in all trophy ranges, so unfortunately, the modes we removed were the least performing ones, it wasn’t personal :(

Let’s see how it goes though, if it does affect us negatively, I’m sure we can reiterate. But if it does make more player to engage more with the game, we’ll have to find another alternative to please both sides… either way, time will tell!

We did have less time for this cycle than for any other update in the year - since there’s a 1 month break in between, but even though, we didn’t have to crunch and there was no need for overtime or late hours working (or at least not much :p) So I wouldn’t say rushed, because we delivered what was in the scope

If the reason seems strange, then I’m here to explain why and we’ll have another time to explain specific about this update

Game modes - Sample size is one of the main problems with matchmaking, since it only expands the range when it doesn’t find the “perfect” matchup Brawl also has way too many options and it could be overwhelming for some players (this isn’t an assumption, it’s the results of many focus groups we ran + occasional feedback we’ve seen from new players)

The analogy of the restaurant kinda works, because you are not seeing from the perspective of the owner of the place, why did they remove that option? Is it because only few people or...

That’s pretty much it… And even though people can’t track the same data we do (player retention, monetization, active players…) we try to be really open and transparent with our communication (just watch any of the “time to explain” episodes and you’ll see)

The thing is that the last 3 updates (or 4 if you count the Starr Road update) created huge positive sentiment in the community, which we believed it would also reflect in our game growth, but it didn’t, and we had to try a different strategy even if this would mean sacrificing some of the positivity we’ve built together. I’m also using only the last updates as reference, but there are a lot of learnings in every update we ever dropped

When we release all those changes at the same time, it’s because they are all hypothesis that we need to prove by trying with our player base. The more “bets” we have, the higher the chance of one of them to stick/work

All the changes have a logic behind it, but whether ...

Soon™

I've made a bigger post on x.com if you're interested in some of our rationale.

That's the plan. Note that doesn't mean that it SHOWS visually as "percentage of" but the underlying math.

The answer is: when most of the Gadgets and Star Powers have been developed, those were introduced with fixed values rather than percentage of x based ones since back then Power 9 was the highest you could go.

It's just a huge undertaking adapting more than 70 abilities into the new world. We're working on it though and hope to have (most of them or all) ready for the next update. We wanted to hit the timing for Hypercharge with the return of people from holidays (in Europe and in other areas of the planet where people have vacation around June-August) in order to make the best out of it for the game instead of waiting for this change. The rationale there that introducing Hypercharge earlier has a bigger impact than "fixing" existing abilities which aren't % based.

Of course people can make the argument if that was the right rationale, but if you consider that "QoL" updates don't stop the natural decline of games,...

:D

It seems only visual though, so it's still giving Bling (phew!)

We are adding it to the list!

got it! thanks!

oh boy :D
Do you have the steps to repro this issue? Does it happen every time you go to that screen?

The #hypercharge update will be live right after the maintenance! Don't forget to play the Hypercharge Unleash game mode to get your free Shelly Hypercharge as soon as the update drops!

New Brawler: Pearl (Chromatic)

• Trait: Heat
  • Heat increases slowly over time. The hotter Pearl gets, the more damage she deals
• Attack: Hot Cookies
  • Rapid fire hot cookies directly from the oven, damaging enemies on hit while slightly cooling the oven and lowering the amount of Heat
• Super: Let out Some Steam
  • Release all the Heat in an explosion, destroying the environment, knocking back enemies, and damaging enemies around Pearl
• Gadget: Overcooked
  • Pearl's next basic attack shoots cookies that are on fire, dealing extra damage over time
• Gadget: Made with Love
  • Pear...

Thanks for your design suggestions. We'll take this into consideration! 🔥

It won’t change. The value was just incorrect in the developers version of the game that the content creators used for their videos

All of them.

And as a reminder about yesterday's discussions and poll - no decision has been made yet

We'll focus this week on the upcoming update and we'll bring up this topic later on once we have more time to discuss it

Since we are already at it, here's less controversial topic to discuss:

Payload came back this season with a few small changes 🛒

- Is it as cool as other game modes?
- Would you change something to make Payload be at the same level?

Let us know what you think about it!