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Hey Reddit,
I'm here with some info on what we’ve been working on and what you can expect in the coming month!
We have an update slated for the end of September, AND we are gearing up for a spooky Season 4, launching on October 7th.
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Something we are introducing in the September update will be a tiebreaker.
Tiebreakers will be going into all game modes except 1v1 Ladder (Trophy Road) and will mean that draws will almost always no longer be possible.
If they perform as intended and we see positive results, we will also then extend tiebreakers to 1v1 Ladder in the future.
u/Supercell-Seth (our friendly neighborhood game designer) has shared his thoughts on the topic:
“We have been discussing draws in the team for a long time. It feels awful to grind out a 6-minute game and walk away with nothing. We feel that draws should effectively never happen, as they are a failure of the game systems to determine a winner. After watching the tiebreaker rules in our esports events for years, creating exciting moments in the final minutes of a match, we have decided to roll out tiebreakers with the next update.
The way it works is simple - when time runs out in a battle (after Overtime), each Tower will quickly take an even amount of damage until one tower goes down - which will be the Tower with the lowest Hitpoints.
The first tower to be destroyed will generate a Crown, ending the game in a 1-0 win (instead of a 0-0 draw).
Why do this now? Well, quite frankly, 5% of games ending in a draw is way too often. In some trophy ranges, draw rates approach 15%! Every draw is not generating trophies or chests for either player. With this change, a vast majority of games will end with a clear winner and prevent long draws that feel unsatisfying for both players.
We are doing this in all modes except 1v1 Ladder to observe any changes to the metagame before deciding whether or not to make it universal in all game modes. This will start with the next update, and we will let you know the results of the test as we approach the November balance changes.”
We’d love to hear your feedback on this - so please let us know your thoughts!
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We also have a few Quality of Life improvements, including automatic Clan leadership rotation (for Clans with inactive Clan Leaders) coming in September. These are relatively small changes in relation to other aspects of the update - but we wanted to inform you of this ahead of time!
We’re still being Legendary in Season 3, running the Lumberjack Rush challenge this weekend (what better way to celebrate Friday the 13th than with a bunch of crazed drooling axemen) and we will be holding Touchdown and Night Witch Challenges next week! Keep an eye out for those Night Witch Emotes too <3
Myself & Seth will be hanging out in this thread replying to comments so if you have any feedback let us know!
Have a good weekend,
Drew, Seth, and the Clash Royale Team
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