Tetris® Effect: Connected News

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PATCH NOTES V1.3.3

• [ALL] Added an SR Disconnect Penalty status for players that exhibit an abnormally high disconnect rate within RANKED MATCHES. We will be monitoring how well this helps discourage bad actors, and adjust as needed.
  
• [ALL] Adjusted matchmaking so players may not exit the lobby in most competitive RANKED MATCH modes – ZONE BATTLE, SCORE ATTACK, and CLASSIC SCORE ATTACK – once an opponent arrives. Instead, players are automatically “ready”-ed, and the countdown to the match begins. CONNECTED and CONNECTED VS modes, and all modes within FRIEND MATCH and LOCAL MATCH, behave as they did before.
  
• [PC] Added a "VERY LOW" graphics quality (OPTIONS > GRAPHICS > GRAPHIC QUALITY).
  
• [ALL] Spectators can now leave during a FRIEND MATCH.
  [PC] Adjusted the level of controller vibration on PC versions (originally weaker than other platform versions).
  
• [ALL] Changed the level of replacement CPU players when a player disconnects in CONNECTED and CONNECTED VS. modes. (Previously, players were replaced by the same level CPU (1-10) as their Tier (1-10). Now players anywhere within Tiers 1 through 5 will be replaced by a level 5 CPU.
  
• [ALL] Changed the display name to “CPU” when a player is replaced by an A.I. in CONNECTED and CONNECTED VS. modes.
  
• [ALL] Added Full Moon event WINS and WIN RATE to MY RECORD > STATS: MULTIPLAYER (RANKED MATCHES). (The display alternates between Normal and Full Moon WINS and WIN RATE every five seconds.)
  
• [ALL] The game now retains any player-adjusted camera positioning for each different MULTIPLAYER mode.
  
• [STEAM DECK] Added support for selecting your LOCATION on a Steam Deck. If you have not set your LOCATION yet, the setting screen will pop up when you select EFFECT MODES or MULTIPLAYER > RANKED MATCH. This setting can now also be changed in OPTIONS > GAMEPLAY > LOCATION.
  
• [STEAM DECK] Added support to change the GAME RESOLUTION settings on a Steam Deck when docked to a monitor.
  
• [ALL] Fixed an issue where GAME OVER would appear when all blocks turned to Dark Blocks in PURIFY mode.
  
• Other minor adjustments and bug fixes.
  

After 1000 sign ups for the 2022 Tetris® Effect: Connected World Championship (TECWC) Tri-Effect-A tournament, we have reached the grand finals!

Join us on Twitch to watch it live and celebrate our 1 year Nintendo Switch anniversary on Saturday, October 8, 5pm Pacific time. There will be a game giveaway too!

Matches will be broadcast in English with our partners Classic Tetris on CTWC Twitch channel alongside a Japanese broadcast on the Enhance Experience Twitch channel:

English Broadcast: twitch.tv/ClassicTetris Japanese Broadcast: twitch.tv/EnhanceExperience

Tri-Effect-A is a tournament that will test players' skills in three of Tetris Effect: Connected’s multiplayer modes: Zone Battle, Classic Score Attack, and Score Attack.

The Grand Master players of each mode are competing in the finals:

• ZONE BATTLE : Kazu, Uyeshota, Promo, Santi
  
• SCORE ATTACK : Supershocky, Zin_ss, Doremy, Ferox
  
• CLASSIC SCORE ATTACK : Nenu, Huff, Dzag, Kirby703
  

These players are experts in their respective modes but will have to compete in all three modes to become the Tri-Effect-A champion.

Visit www.tetriseffect.game/tournaments for information on match formats, rules, prizing info, and more.

The tournament has officially started!

If you are in the Enhance Discord, you will be notified of which brackets you are participating in.

Check the channels #tecwc-updates-en for updates in English and #tecwc-updates-jp in Japanese.

[h3]HOW TO FIND YOUR OPPONENT[/h3]

Brackets are below:

ZONE BATTLE
Grand Masters : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_GM_ZB
Ballista Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T9_ZB
Commander Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T8_ZB
Major Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T5_ZB
Recruit Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T1_ZB

SCORE ATTACK
Grand Masters : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_GM_SA
Ballista Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T9_SA
Commander Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T8_SA
Major Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T5_SA
Recruit Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T1_SA

CLASSIC SCORE ATTACK
Grand Masters : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_GM_CSA
Ballista Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T9_CSA
Commander Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T8_CSA
Major Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T5_CSA
Recruit Tier : https://enhance.challonge.com/TECWC_2022_T1_CSA

[h3]How to play your first match![/h3]

1. Find your Discord name in the bracket.
   
2. Ping your opponent in the TECWC Matchmaking channels on Discord specific for your given bracket(s).
   
3. Schedule a time that works for you both.
   
4. Report your scores in the #tecwc-score-report channel by this time:

• Tuesday, September 6, 5pm Pacific Time / 8pm Eastern Time
  
• Wednesday, Sept. 7, 0:00 UTC
  
• Wednesday, Sept. 7, 9:00 JST

(Screenshots/video evidence highly encouraged!)

[h3]FRIEND MATCH LOBBY SETUP[/h3]

Reach out to your opponent using their Discord ID and determine who will be hosting the FRIEND MATCH lobby.

HOST

1. In the Multiplayer menu, select FRIEND MATCH, then select the game mode that needs to be played.
   
2. Let your opponent know the ROOM ID, shown at the top right of the FRIEND MATCH lobby.
   
3. Select MATCH OPTIONS and set WIN COUNT to 5 for ZONE BATTLE, or 3 for SCORE ATTACK and CLASSIC SCORE ATTACK. No other match settings are altered.
   
4. Higher seeded players get side preference of left or right in the friend lobby. Select ready once you and your opponent confirm you are ready to play!
   

PLAYER

1. At the multiplayer menu, select JOIN ROOM (the button is shown at the bottom of the menu and varies depending on platform)
   
2. Enter the ROOM ID given by the host.
   
3. Confirm that the host is ready to play and that room settings are applied.
   
4. Higher seeded players get side preference of left or right in the friend lobby. Select ready once you and your opponent confirm you are ready to play!
   

[h3]REPORTING[/h3]

Report your scores in the #tecwc-score-report

Match score reporting format:
Tier: (Tier Name: Grand Master, Ballista, Commander, Major, Recruit)
GameMode: (Game Mode)
Score: (Winner X-X Loser)

Example:
Tier: Grand Master
GameMode: Zone Battle
Score: aileenrobot 5-2 BeastinShen

Contact us on Discord in the #tecwc-staff-assist channel if any assistance is needed. glhf!

TECWC Links
https://discord.gg/enhance
https://twitter.com/enhance_exp
https://twitch.tv/EnhanceExperience
https://instagram.com/enhance_experience