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Blazed Dazed [EU Tournament] #6

Welcome to the Lethal League Blaze Tournament Blazed & Dazed [EU] #6!

[h3]Matchmaking[/h3]
Please use the Lethal League Blaze steam chat to find & invite your opponent. Please announce in the chat you're starting your match so everyone is informed of things progressing. Remember EU Players only for this tournament.

[h3]Tournament Rules[/h3]
Read through the LLB Tourney Rules to be informed of game settings / stage striking / player conduct / ect. Ignorance of the rules doesn't except you from them so best to be informed. 

[h3]VODs & Streams[/h3]
Casters: TBD - If you're interested (preferably EU) talk to Daioutzu
Top 8 Live Stream: N/a
Participant VODs: N/a

[h3]Previous Events[/h3]
Blazed & Dazed [EU] #1 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #2 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #3 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #4 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #5

Blazed Dazed [EU Tournament] #5

Welcome to the Lethal League Blaze Tournament Blazed & Dazed [EU] #5!

[h3]Matchmaking[/h3]
Use the Lethal League Blaze steam chat to find & invite your opponent. If you can, please announce in the chat you're starting your match so everyone is informed of things progressing. Remember EU Players only for this tournament.

[h3]Tournament Rules[/h3]
Read through the LLB Tourney Rules to be informed of game settings / stage striking / player conduct / ect. Ignorance of the rules doesn't except you from them so best to be informed. 

[h3]VODs & Streams[/h3]
Top 6 Playlist [No Commentary, Just Chill Stream]

[h3]Side Event - New Players Only[/h3]
If you're out of the tournament early the fun ain't over yet! You may get to play in an Exclusive round robin side event called Blazed & Afraid!

[h3]Events[/h3]
Blazed & Dazed [EU] #1 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #2 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #3 - Blazed & Dazed [EU] #4

Heavyduty R. Evolution Outfit for Raptor

Rev your engine!

The next DLC outfit is here!

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And it comes with a story:

"In an attempt to find out more about his past, Raptor tracked a piece of Rex Works equipment back to Citynetics, Shine City's biggest construction company. After infiltrating the Citynetics factory with the help of Switch, he locked himself in one of the higher offices. Scrambling through some important documents, he noticed the names of the board directors. Reginald, Edgar and Xavier Saur. A loud bang erupted from the door. The guards had him cornered. Having lost his bat along the way, Raptor grabbed what gear he could find and mowed himself through the door."



As usual the pack has two variants:

- The Heavyduty R. Evolution colorway. A bright overall with warning sign colors.
- The Nightmare Survivalist colorway. A fever dream inspired monster look.

The Shadow Surge

Hellooo Mama

The Shadow Surge Update is live! Once you boot up that sweet LLB, the new character Dust & Ashes is unlocked straight away! But before you do, listen up for the latest in Shine City.




Dust & Ashes

Sentenced to death and hanged. In his final moment he was hit by lightning. The word 'Dust' echoed in his mind as he was thrown into a state of limbo between life and death. His shadow was split from his body and turned into an entity called Ashes. Dust carries with him a watch that stopped on the exact time of his execution.



Dust has some spicy angles, an asynchronous special using Ashes and a gameplay mechanic that allows him to float around the stage. Try holding his taunt for some slick stylo.

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Ranked

The ranked mode on steam goes into a new season! The ranks will be reset once more and should be a lot more flexible this time. Now, without further ado, this season's HALL OF FAME

    1st DIVISION
      ☆☆
      Saxxy

      melleracappeller, Daioutzu

      2nd DIVISION
        ☆☆
        mylokolya, Zaxer2

        Cherry, Prometheus, lalou, No Game, Wolfgang, MaffeW, aTastyT0ast

        3rd DIVISION
          ☆☆☆
          Navigator, CandyMaster145, Monk/Honkey/Banana, Rhino, Errai
          ☆☆
          HARUWEEN, Bitnix, Neer



Special DLC outfit

We're bringing the big guns with the first special DLC outfits 'Master of the Mountain' and 'Master of the Plains' for Dust & Ashes.



For DLC we want to do our best to create dope looks that are not out of place in the LL world, instead of your usual popular youtuber skin. If you agree and want to see more, consider dropping a dime or two to support the cause. A big thanks for playing either way!

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DLContents
  • The Master of the Mountain colorway. An orange-black mountaineering inspired look with the classic red mask.
  • The Master of the Plains colorway. An off white desert nomad inspired look with a black mask.
  • A special bird-of-legend version of Ashes for both colorways


Check out the DLC here for some of that hidden lore.


Now, on to the full changelist:

The Changelist

Main dish Added Dust & Ashes - straight unlocked and ready to go!
Added unlockable outfits 'Secret King - Iron Grip' and 'Anonymous Emperor' for Dust & Ashes
Added DLC outfits 'Master of the Mountain' and 'Master of the Plains' for Dust & Ashes

Gameplay Started a new Ranked season with faster ranking
Added in-air turning by holding up
Added smashing from the ground if you jump on the same frame + double jump at the first frame of smashing
Added a new angle to Latch's special, down-forward to get a shallow direction
Allowed special buffering when hitting the ball at the very first frame of neutral/smash/spike by using the usual grab input

Various Big performance optimizations in the stage backgrounds
Made certain outfits a bit cheaper
You can now scroll through outfits with your mousewheel in the lobby
The arcade victory picture has been updated!

Fixes Fixed Switch's flip not activating when holding down but not crouching
Fixed spooky grab deny after successful counter
Fixed Candyman not getting hit on a re-candy parry counter
Disallowed parry after a grab is countered (but not in Teams or Strikers modes)
Toxic's graffiti doesn't clash on the same frame with others anymore (advantage to Toxic)
Jet and Doombox are no longer swapped when backing out of their showcase without a mouse
Scoring against yourself in Lethal Volley is now reflected on the summary screen
You can now configure a fourth controller in input options
Powerups no longer move the camera out of retro stage bounds
Player names no longer parse markup


Smash Out 2019

Lethal League Blaze is a side tournament at the charity fighting game event Smash Out on November 16 in St. Louis. And we are donating $5 for every participant!

Jump in at:
https://smash.gg/so2019

The Nintendo Switch Performance Patch Is Here!

Hold on tight, these will later come to Steam with the Shadow Surge update as well.

  • You can now smash from the ground if you jump on the same frame
  • You can also double jump on the first frame of a smash
  • Latch's special has an extra angle:
    hold down-forward to release the ball in a new direction
  • You no longer need to crouch for performing a grounded Switchflip,
    just hold down
  • You can now turn in the air while holding up
  • Fixed Candyman not getting hit on a re-candy parry grab
  • Disallowed parry after a grab is countered
  • Made certain outfits a bit cheaper
  • Jet and Doombox are no longer swapped
  • when backing out of their showcase
  • You can now configure a fourth controller in the input options


Lethal League Blaze at Heat Wave 3


We are sponsoring the tournament at Heat Wave 3 in Arizona this weekend with $300, which brings the total pot bonus up to $400!

At the time of writing, sign ups are at 33 players. That makes this the second largest local Lethal League Blaze tournament after stunfest!

If you cannot make it there yourself, the live stream is scheduled for 5 PM MST on Saturday October 19 at twitch.tv/azrivalsofaether with Dair Productions casting it.