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Any Squads mode questions fire away! There's quite a lot to unpack in this feature and I want to make sure it's a clear as possible come Monday!
Any Squads mode questions fire away! There's quite a lot to unpack in this feature and I want to make sure it's a clear as possible come Monday!
So in a final round can there be a scenario where you are 1 vs team of 4 ?
Only if for some reason your entire squad quit on you, but even then if it's a Final like Hexagone or Fall Mountain you can still win it!
I have a couple of questions.
How exactly do Survival/Team rounds work?
Which rounds are currently not present?
Squad Survival rounds give your squad points for each second you each survive- the worst performing 2 teams are eliminated, so the longer you survive the more points you score! This takes a bit of getting used to as it's possible for your entire team to land in the slime but still qualify.
Team Rounds also only ever put one Squad on a team, meaning they come a bit later in the show now. This also means that Fall Ball, Jinxed and Power Trip can be final rounds which I think is great. Squads Mode essentially has twice the number of final Rounds and Main show now!
The Rounds missing are Slime Climb, and then any 'solo scoring' Round, so Ski Fall, Hoopsie Legends and Short Circuit. We know how to adapt these though, so hopefully they'll get added in a later update.
Squad mode will be a different mode altogether. If you are alone you will be matched with the other players to make a team of 4 Main show will remain as at it is
This guy gets it
So will the number of squads going to the final be pretty consistent? 3 squads totaling 12 people seems like a happy medium, but are 2, 4, or 5 squads possible?
Yeah, it's much more consistent as all Rounds now eliminate a guaranteed amount of squads. There's still variety but generally it's 3-5 squads in the semis, and 2-3 squads in the final. It's not an exact science though as it depends on how many squads the show starts with.
Are there going to be shows that allows for squads, or even squad exclusive shows?
Will team games show up more often in squad modes than in solo? Edit: kinda answered
Will you ever be grouped up with other teams in team games? For example, if there are 9 team left, will there be 3v3v3 teams? Edit: answered
Do you think you will ever be able to incorporate those last few rounds that arent squad compatible at some point? It would be a little sad if some modes could never make it. Edit: answered
Will there be some kind of friends feature so you can play again with any of your random squads?
Sorry i have a lot of questions.
Are there going to be shows that allows for squads, or even squad exclusive shows?
Squads Mode is its own exclusive show for now. For the first time there's gonna be 3 Show live at the same time!
Will team games show up more often in squad modes than in solo? Edit: kinda answered.
I'd say yes, but they feel very different in Squads Mode. I think players will generally like them a lot more now
Will there be some kind of friends feature so you can play again with any of your random squads?
Not at launch, but it would be a lovely feature to have one day!
Thanks! I feel that the main issue people have with team modes is getting eliminated by randomly chosen teammates, so this is a great solution. Sorry, one more question but is there any way to communicate with random teammates, even just a few premade messages?
er.. emotes? :D
In all seriousness I'd love to do a Tribes: Ascend or Rocket League system one day. Squads is already a massive feature though so we've tried to keep it as focused as possible for now!
You said crown shards are a possibility, will the crown shards awarded add up to one crown or will it be more?
60 crown shards = 1 crown!
Oh many I've been wanting some more variety in final rounds for a long time. That alone makes Squad mode sound amazing
You haven't LIVED until you've played 4v4 Jinxed final round. Honestly it's probably my favourite new S4 thing (and that's saying something).
how many crown shards does a squad win get you?
20!
Are crown shards just earned through the squads mode or can they be earned in the regular mode as well?
They can be earned somewhere else too...
Im sorry if this has been answered, but will it correlate with the amount of players in alternate shows? For example jump around would give 30 shards, hex trials give 20 etc.
Nope! Those shows will still award 1 crown.
Is there a way to do fill squads, as I have no friends but would still love to play squads mode!
Yep! Squads will autofill to top you up to 4 players.
How about Kudos and Fame? Will those amounts be consistent with regular shows?
Yes, except for slightly lowered bonuses for the winning squad.
When is squad mode dropping? With the new season update?
March 22nd!
So the winner gets the crown and the three other team mates get shards?
Everyone on the winning squad gets 20 shards a piece
Hey, how will Squad mode work with the Infallible achievement? Would having your squad (but not you personally) winning still count towards the 5 wins in a row needed?
Yes! You just need a squad win for it to count.
Do I need my friends to join a squad or can I just play with randoms?
You can play with randoms too if you like!
probably 20 shards each for all 4
even the single player who wins the final got help along the way
plus some of the finals are going to be 4v4 or 4v4v4 team games
Correct. 20 shards each for all 4 Squad Members regardless of who 'wins it' for their squad.
Will it have to be a team of 4? I only have one consistent friend to play with, so will we be able to pair with randoms or play with less than 4?
The way the scoring mode works you wouldn't want less than 4 players as it's a definite disadvantage- but if Squads is a hit there's no reason why we couldn't try Duos mode some day!
So can you queue with one friend and then find two other "randoms" to fill out the squad?
Yes!
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Right now we have a bug where it's randomly eliminating a team rather than erring on the side of not eliminating anyone. hopefully we can get a fix out soon!
If one bean leaves will that penalise the 3 others or will the score be adjusted ie will they just be a man down for the final score ? Thanks
I've been working on a potential fix for this today!