The July update should be coming in the next few days and here it's a patch preview on what players can expect out of the July patch!
[h3]New Character: Eriel[/h3]
Back in April when we announced the open development of Super Buckyball Tournament, people got very excited about the mysterious blue-haired girl from the trailer. Since then we constantly had players ask us when she would come out, and now the time has finally come!
We have made a little introduction video for her with a nice summer soundtrack to showcase her skills
Check it here：
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Her playstyle can vary as she has a broad range of skills which gives her much control across the field. Our recommendation is to play her as a midfielder to help with disables for supporting either the attacker or the goalie.
Her
Fish Cannon slowly generates 3 different types of bullets over time, which rotates with each new bullet. These 3 different bullets have different effects when blasting them out to teammates & opponents.
Her bullets are:
Bubble BulletCharacters who got hit by bubble bullet will be covered in a bubble and stay in the air for a few seconds, they'll not be able to move during the time.
Ink BulletInk bullet will cause an explosion when it hits the ground. If it hits the character, the ink will block the sights of the player's computer screen.
Buff BulletEriel and the teammates who got hit by the bullet will receive a buff and will not be knocked down by any abilities and items.
Her ultimate is called
Grappling Hook, which she releases the hook from the mouth of the fish in his hand to grab the nearby ball back to her.
While her speed and agility might not be as fast as Pai or Lang, she does have a very strong set of abilities that can easily shift the balance of the game in the heat of the moment.
Compared to our other characters, Eriel is so far the most difficult character to play and it will take some practice to play her well. Her versatility in the game requires the player to have a broad overview of the playing field and since her abilities are not spamable, timing is very essential for domination.
[h3]Skin System[/h3]
Next after Eriel, the skin system is very likely the most desired feature in this update.
As you have noticed we have had coins in the lobby for a while, but no one has been able to use them yet.
The good news is that you will finally be able to spend to hard-earned coins.
But the bad news is that we will reset everyone’s coins and levels again.
This does however not hold you back from starting a new fortune.
We have made simple few skins for each character, including Eriel and we have more coming up.
The skins are divided into components for most characters therefore different skins for the same character can be combined into the look that you like the best.
[previewyoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HGrqBykQo0[/previewyoutube]
[previewyoutube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDXpElhT3c
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[h3]Mission System
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So what’s more to come in July? Time to introduce our long-awaited in-game mission system!
The current plan is to have 3 daily and 3 weekly missions in place, by completing it you receive extra coins to get one step closer to your favourite skin！
Feel free to refresh current missions at any time if you happen to find the mission boring or hard to complete, just be aware that it cost coins every time and you only get 3 chances to refresh per day.
It’s a quite basic feature by now but we’re hoping to explore more of it in the future, there’ll be exclusive events & activity points system where we giving out a bunch of cool stuff, so stay tuned on our official social media and communities for more!
This Mission system will also be the foundation for a future battle pass, so we would very appreciate feedback on your experiences related to the missions and the system itself as well as suggestions for new missions or for how we can make a cool battle pass later on.
[h3]Pre-assigned Position [/h3]
We’ll also be making a significant adjustment in the matchmaking process, start from the July patch.
After the update players will have to assign themselves into attacking position (which is position 1 or 2 in-game) or defensive position (position 3) in-game. You may also select both if you’re are fine with playing all positions.
The reason for implementing this is that we got plenty of feedback from players talking about not being able to play the position they desired. Swap position in-game sometimes did not work, either the players on other side do not know how to swap or they both want to play goalie.
For those who can comfortably fit into any position, this system would not affect them at all, but for players who do care about it, this would improve their gameplay experience by a country mile.
If you have any good ideas or suggestions, please send you feedback to our discord or
[email protected] So that’s all the major things coming out in the July patch,
We’ll have a much more detailed patch note about the update a bit later, stay tuned have fun in Super Buckyball Tournament!
- SBT Dev Team
