Heavy Metal Machines News

Hello, Metal Gladiators

A new patch is live, bringing a total of 16 gameplay bug fixes, including some significant issues that were reported by the community.

• Fixed a bug where Black Lotus incorrectly accelerated forward when combining reflected damage from weapon 2 and using weapon 3 (also known as Super Dash for some community members).
• Fixed a bug where Black Lotus’ weapon 2 reflected the damage from enemies but canceled its own out of combat self-repair.
• Fixed a bug where Black Lotus’ weapon 2 did not cancel the self-repair from enemies.
• Fixed a bug where Black Lotus' weapon 2 made enemies start their out of combat self-repair earlier than expected.
• Fixed a bug where Wildfire’s passive was activated even when hitting a barrier (i.e., Rampage’s passive).
• Fixed a bug where Wildfire’s weapon 1 was triggering its impact and area damage at different times.
• Fixed a bug where Wildfire’s weapon 2 explosion wasn’t being blocked by barriers (i.e., Rampage’s passive and Icebringer’s weapon 2).
• Fixed a bug where Wildfire’s weapon 3 didn’t activate the trail animation.
• Fixed a bug where Icebringer could not be pushed while using the weapon 3.
• Fixed a rare bug where Clunker’s weapon 2 dealt damage but didn’t pull the enemy.
• Fixed a bug where Clunker’s weapon 2 sometimes crossed walls, improperly dealing damage and/or grabbing enemies on its way back.
• Fixed a bug where VFX from different characters were improperly activated during matches, getting stuck at the arena or even on the machines.
• Fixed a bug where it was possible to rebuild the machine inside the stones at the center of Metal God Arena.
• Fixed a bug on the Temple of Sacrifice arena, where a collider at the delivery point was improperly positioned.
• Fixed a bug where exiting a match on the last point, while the victory/defeat animation is running caused the client to crash.

• Clunker
  • The machine size has been increased by 20%.
  • The machine weight has been increased proportionally to its new size.
  • Weapon 3 is now pulling enemies towards the front side of the machine when you hit them.

• Wildfire
  • When Wildfire hits an enemy when rebuilding, the passive ability is activated.

• The camera is now more stable when rebuilding your machine.

We are aiming to fix other major gameplay issues during the next weeks. The community also reported some of the issues on the list below:

• Rampage’s weapon 3 behavior is inconsistent in some situations.
• Dirt Devil’s weapon 3 randomly getting stuck during the match, forcing the machine to get back to where the harpoon is attached.
• Bomb Fights not triggering in some situations.
• Bomb getting through blockers in some situations.

To share your feedback, please post in the General Discussion forum.

Heavy Metal Machines Team

Hello Metal Gladiators!

THE NEW METAL LEAGUE SEASON IS HERE!

If you haven’t heard yet, Metal League‘s an in-game event that creates a tournament based on the teams’ score ranking, this time with a prize pool of R$15.000,00, roughly US$3.700,00, as well as items in the game. Hurry and team-up, the first round of the qualifiers will be on May 25th, at 4 pm UTC 0.


The Metal League follows the Metal Pass’ season and also a rotation rule. In this season, the matches will occur on the South American server, and the next season will be held on the North American server in early August, with a U$5,000.00 prize pool. So this is an excellent opportunity to get ready for the next season, the earlier you start training, the higher are the chances for you to be a champion.

This system works side by side with the Teams feature that’s already in the game. Only registered teams will be able to take part. Just in case, if you don’t have a squad yet, invite your friends to play or get in our Discord and create yours, our Community Managers are totally open to helping you.

The tournaments will be disputed in two phases: Qualifiers and Playoffs. There’s an exclusive queue that will be available only on Saturdays to join Metal League, from 4 PM to 10 PM UTC 0. In other words, free up space your schedule to play on Saturdays, okay?


This phase will happen on Saturdays, starting May 25th until June 29th, from 4 PM to 10 PM UTC 0. There will only be 6 classificatory steps, and the 8 teams that achieve the highest score will automatically be in the Playoffs’ phase of the tournament.

Wanna know how the points are earned on each stage? Check this post!


This is the final phase of the Metal League, it will happen on July 6th, where the 8 best teams from the qualifiers will fight for the prize money in a single elimination bracket system. Guess what? ESL Play will join us in this edition!

If you’ve seen the European and South American Championships from 2017, or the Playoffs from the first season of the Metal League, the format will be similar to them. Here, the winners will be decided in best of three matches, with single eliminations.


The total prize is R$15.000,00, shared between the 4 best teams from the brackets, like this:

• 1st place – R$6.000,00, roughly $1,480.00
  
• 2nd place – R$4.500,00, roughly $1,110.00
  
• 3rd place – R$3.000,00, roughly $740.00
  
• 4th place – R$1.500,00, roughly $370.00
  

Just a reminder, the prize value is split between team members. Ok?

So, if you don’t have a team yet, get together with your friends, invite everyone, and create groups to play. Get to our Discord channel. I guarantee that with this new feature there’ll be a lot of players looking for teams too.

And as any tournament, there are rules to follow. Pay attention to ensure your path to the Victory.

See you in the arena!

• Link to download Heavy Metal Machines FOR FREE
• Rules of the Metal League
• Metal League – Points Earned Per Stage
• HMM Discord Channel
• Facebook group to find a team

Win an exclusive portrait while preparing for the Metal League!

Metal League is almost here and we’ve prepared a pre-season full of activities for new and veteran players looking for competition and to create a team. The best part? You can win an exclusive portrait of the event if you follow all the criteria!

Curious? Let’s get to it:





Weekend 1 – 04/05 and 05/05

This Saturday we’ll hold a community event aiming at keeping the community active. We want to bring together the biggest amount of players we can, starting at 16:00, to play many custom games so the new players can experience competitive play and the free agents get to see the potential of other players to make a team.

When? Saturday, May 4th, starting at 16:00.
Where? On our English (EU) Discord channel. Talk to T-Bone (our Russian Community Manager).
What do you get? A pilot of your choice or 2000 fame, for anyone who participates by playing at least one match!


On Sunday we’ll have friendly games between already existing teams so they can start warming up their engines and prepare for Metal League. Didigos (one of our Brazilian Community Managers) will be in charge of the organization and will host a transmission to make giveaways for those watching.

When? Sunday, May 5th, in the afternoon.
Where? If you have a team and want to play or watch matches, talk to Didigos on our Portuguese Discord channel.
What do you get? We’ll hold a giveaway with a special kit: every pilot in the game + 3 giveaways with one pilot each to anyone watch the live stream!



Weekend 2 – 11/05 and 12/05

Here we’ll hold a tournament! Saturday is Rock Academy day! We want to get everyone in the mood for a competition. No fees, free entry and free agent tournament that will allow for everyone to feel a taste of what a tournament is like and the thrill of playing in our community. We’re also giving you one more reason to participate with an extra prize:

When? Saturday, May 11th.
Where? On Battlefy. Link will be available soon.
What do you get?
1st Place – Metal Pass Premium
2nd Place – Model of your choice (except the ones from season 4)
3rd Place – Peacemaker OR 2000 Fame


On Sunday, May 12th, you can play with Hoplitas (Hoplon’s Staff). Before watching Game of Thrones, players will be able to join Chancellor’s, Saramantis’ and other Hoplitas’ teams in a fun tournament.

When? Sunday, May 12th.
Where? Official Discord channel, starting at 17:00. Sign-up link will be available soon.
What do you get? An item available in the Store (model, pilot, spray or effect) for the winning players.



Weekend 3 – 18/05 and 19/05

The last and ultimate weekend before Metal League will be full of competition. We want to encourage free agent players to have their teams created and to experience for the first time the competition in tune with their teammates. For that, we’ll have two tournaments designed for teams: one for rookies (Saturday) and one for veterans (Sunday). But beware: you can only participate in only one of them! If you sign up for the one on Sunday, for instance, you won’t be able to participate on Saturday’s one.

What? Metal Road: Rookies.
When? Saturday, May 18h.
Where? On Battlefy. Link will be available soon.
What do I get? Winner: every pilot in the game. Second place: a pilot of your choice OR 2000 Fame.


On Sunday…

What? Metal Road: Veterans.
When? Sunday, May 19th.
Where? On Battlefy. Link will be available soon.
What do I get? Winner: 750 cash. Second place: 2000 fame.




We’ll have an exclusive portrait to award players that participate in these events of preparation for the Metal League. Their design is yet to be revealed, but we are sure you will like it. For that reason, if you want to get it, follow these steps:

• Participate in at least 2 of the 3 weekends in the pre-season (you can pick which)
  
• Participate in the first two stages of the Metal League (May 25th and July 1st), completing at least one match without being flagged as AFK, in each of the stages.
  

It’s not a mandatory step, but we would also really appreciate it if you follow us on our social media (after all, fun events such as these are announced there):

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Any questions? Talk to us over on Discord and we’ll help you out!

If you’re still unsure on how to let everyone know that you are a free agent and how to look for a team, we can also help you step-by-step on our free-agents channel on Discord.



See you in the arena!