Blood Bowl 3 News

The 2024 Blood Bowl 3 🏈 World Championship is around the corner! 🏆🎉


Get ready for intense battles with 64 of the world’s top coaches in a thrilling Resurrection format.


Check out the detailed format, calendar, and team creation rules here: https://www.bloodbowl-thegame.com/2024-world-championship-format-calendar


Matches kick off on October 27th, with the final on December 8th. Stay tuned for epic gameplay streamed live!

This afternoon we are deployed a hotfix to quickly fix bugs introduced by the seasonal patch:

• Fixed the "invisible" ball location when using Bombardier on the ball carrier
  
• Fixed the display of the direction arrows after a block on a player with Side Step
  
• Removed the sound of the footsteps of the Goblin Fanatic
  
• Fixed the issue that could cause control issues on qwerty keyboards
  

Are you ready to join the chaos on the pitch? The ultimate showdown between Goblins and Halflings has begun! In this exclusive community event, the faction that racks up the most victories will earn a legendary customization for all the players of the winning race!

[h3]Event Details:[/h3]

How to participate: Players can join the event by playing as either Goblins or Halflings in a dedicated competition, accessible via the “Official Competitions” tab. Compete, win matches, and unlock reward tiers along the way!

Special Competition: This event runs alongside the seasonal ladder, offering a unique mode where you can’t face mirror matches, ensuring every game is a true Goblin vs Halfling brawl. Use preset teams provided by Cyanide, you don't need to own the faction to participate!

Victory Points: Earn victory points for your team by completing various in-game objectives, both permanent and weekly rotating goals. Keep winning and accumulate points for your faction. Points are added at the end of each match (as long as you don’t concede!).

Concede rules :

1 concede: 15mn ban from the event
2 and + concedes : 1 week ban from the event

Note: The ban does not apply to the rest of the game.

Reward: The faction with the most points at the end of the event will win the legendary customization for all players! The other will remain available in future shop rotations.

Goal: This event is all about boosting faction pride and encouraging competition with the two latest factions in the game. So rally your team, fight for glory, and bring home the victory for your chosen side!

Will it be the sneaky Goblins or the stubborn Halflings that come out on top? The pitch is waiting—get out there and decide!

Welcome to the latest update for Blood Bowl 3! Season 6 is here, and we’ve got plenty of exciting new content and improvements for you. Here’s what’s new:

[h3]New Features[/h3]

• Halfling Team is now available!
  
• Goblin Team is now available!
  
• A new Community Event: Goblins vs. Halflings – let the chaos begin!
  
• Introducing the Double Blood Pass system with shared progression.
  
• Weekly Quests are here! Earn Blood Pass XP with new challenges.
  
• Star Player Special Rules are now available.
  
• New Star Players added: Bomber Dribblesnot, Cindy Piewhistle, Fungus the Loon, Kreek Rustgouger, Madcap Miggz, Puggy Baconbreath, and The Black Gobbo!
  
• Roster Templates: Save your team setups to create new teams faster or save templates from other players.
  

[h3]Official Ladder Changes[/h3]

• Improved matchmaking algorithm to consider the number of matches played.
  
• Team Value (TV) limit for Season 6 is now 1,800,000.
  
• Ranking page now shows the Top 20 teams for each faction, regardless of division.
  

[h3]Minor Features & Quality of Life Improvements[/h3]

Menus:

• Added positional colors in the formation menu.
  
• You can now copy a player’s unique ID by clicking on it.
  
• Match participants or admins can now validate matches from the match report.
  
• Invite managers to your league from the gamers tab in leagues.
  
• Option to invert buttons/triggers for navigating menu tabs with controllers.
  
• Added the ability to choose the number of rounds in a Wissen competition.
  
• Fire or replace multiple players at once with ease.
  
• Add multiple AIs to a competition at once.
  
• Use the directional pad to navigate menus with a controller.
  
• Filters are now available when registering a team in a competition.
  
• Prices in the shop will adjust if you already own some items in a bundle.
  
• Page states are now saved more often for easier back-and-forth navigation in menus.
  
• New feedback added during inducements and in the gamer profile to show if your account is linked to Discord.
  
• Added the option to increase a team's TV in ladder matchmaking for higher TV opponents.
  
• Enhanced the team creation menu.
  
• Dropdown added to choose which round to view in competitions.
  
• When creating a competition, you now start by selecting a league first.
  

Match:

• Option to choose which skills activate manually or ask each time.
  
• Choose which skills appear above players in the game.
  
• New feedback for the max deviation of kick-off with the Kick-Off skill.
  
• Feedback for Sudden Death penalty shout-outs added.
  
• Drag the camera around the pitch by holding left/right click or using Y and the left joystick with a controller.
  
• Movement arrows will now change color based on the difficulty of the sequence.
  
• Option to display disturbing presence at all times.
  
• Opponent disturbing presence is now colored differently (yours in blue, opponent’s in red).
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

Match:

• Fixed various issues related to skills, such as On the Ball, Tentacles, and more.
  
• UI and visual issues during gameplay have been addressed.
  
• Fixed softlocks and game freezes caused by specific in-game actions.
  
• Multiple gameplay bugs involving kickoff events, throw team-mate, and injuries have been fixed.
  
• Various UI issues have been resolved, including player positioning in block cinematics.
  
  

Menus:

• Fixed issues with the mouse pointer, team invites, and lasting injuries in ladders.
  
• Various UI issues have been resolved, including player positioning in block cinematics.
  
• Thank you for your continued support! We hope you enjoy the new teams, events, and features in Season 6. See you on the pitch!
  

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