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Check out what’s coming with Update 1.1 and our Blast in Paradise event!

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Our first season event is ready to get underway – BLAST IN PARADISE! And with it, we’ve got a new update to address some bugs, add some features, modes, and playlists, and improve the quality of life of our Rocket Arena community.

After reading A LOT of comments from you, our awesome fans, we wanted to dive into some of the things that we’ve worked on since our first update, so let’s check under the hood:

Game Modes

  • Added limited time game mode variants, including Beach Ball and 2v2 Knockout

General

  • Added a Cross-Play activation message box
  • Added several rotating event playlists
  • Adjusted the idle boot time from 45 seconds to 60 seconds

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Heroes

  • Reduced Kayi's buffed Primary damage while inside Snow Globe from 50.0 to 40.0

Accessibility

  • Text to Speech is now available outside of the Settings menu

Maps

  • New map! - Lagoon of Doom permanently added to the game

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  • New map! - Grand Harbor permanently added to the game

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  • Megadon Junction - Increased the impulse strength of the Rocket Rail Express

Regular Playlists Updates

  • Added Lagoon of Doom and Grand Harbor to the Social, Ranked, and Private Match playlists

Blast in Paradise Limited Time Events

NOTE: The following updates are limited time events scheduled for the release of the Blast in Paradise update. Playlists will be updated over the course of the event!

  • Added Beach Ball to Social Arena
  • Added Beach Ball to Private Match
  • Replaced Social Knockout with Social 2v2 Knockout

Bug Fixes

User Interface

  • Fixed a couple profile settings not saving on consoles
  • Fixed the scoreboard being accessible during pregame with a gamepad

For full details of the Blast in Paradise event, check out https://www.ea.com/games/rocket-arena/news/blast-in-paradise

As always, we value your feedback and if you’d like to leave us some now, or in the future, hit us up on the Rocket Arena Discord, Reddit, Twitter, Twitch Streams, DMs, etc. - we read as much as we can!

Thanks for being part of our community and we’ll see you in Crater! #LETSROCKET

The team at FSG

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over 3 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Originally posted by Neo_Raider

Kayi nerfed but Topnotch not touched... ok.

Also still nothing about daily/weekly challenges giving Blast Pass XP. Glad to hear that Double BP XP weekends are coming but currently BP is insane grind and feels like a slog.

Hey u/Neo_Raider!

Definitely hear you on the grind during Blast Pass rank. The team has also heard this feedback and are looking at rates, etc., but we don't have anything to share at this time.

over 3 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Additional Notes:

2v2 Knockout replacing 3v3 Knockout is temporary for the start of the 2 week Blast in Paradise event. It is not a permanent change. We'll address how long it will be active over the next few days based player feedback, player count, etc. 2v2 Knockout is only on small maps and it's an office favorite!

Beach Ball is a Rocketball variant where the ball is a huge beach ball and has custom physics. At the moment, Beach Ball will replace Rocketball in Social Arena at the start of the event, and like 2v2 Knockout we'll see how you guys are feeling it. We also added it to Private Matches for the duration of the event.

over 3 years ago - /u/Braddock512 - Direct link

Updates to Ranked Play

We are making some changes to the Ranked Play Algorithm to improve frequency and consistency of finding matches. Players already participating in Ranked Play this season will see a game or two of volatility while the system adapts. 

For new players starting Ranked Play for the first time, it will take about 5 matches for your rank to settle in.

Note that ranks and statistics for Season 1 have not been reset.






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