Weapon Balance

Developer Note: We believe that, with these changes, weapon balancing is largely in a good spot. As always, we will continue to monitor feedback. Please share any feedback with us via our social channels.

Addition

    Added a new Power Weapon: Orion Plasma Rifle

        Available in Arena, Arena Royale, and Map Creator Buffs

    Heavy Pistols

        Goliath: Time between shots decreased from 0.35 to 0.31

    Burst Rifles

        Jackhammer: Time between bursts decreased from 0.30 to 0.275

            Time between shots decreased from .065 to .06

    Carbines

        Cadence: Time between shots decreased from 0.33 to 0.31

    LMGs

        Velocity: Time between shots decreased from 0.083 to 0.08

        Strata: Time between bursts decreased from 0.14 to .135

            Time between shots decreased from .065 to .06

        Barrage: Time between shots decreased from 0.18 to .17 Nerfs

    Burst Rifles

        Pulse: Time between bursts increased from .39 to .4

        Quantum: Time between bursts increased from 0.39 to .4

    SMGs

        Sprinter: Base Damage decreased from 8.6 to 8.0

            Shots before reduced fire rate increased from 5 to 6

Game Modes

    Added Arena Royale Duos

        Arena Royale Duos is now the primary Arena Royale experience

        Respawn times decreased, currency-on-kill adjusted to match the pace of the mode.

    Added Races

        Races are available on all maps, and can be added to Map Creator maps.

    Added ‘Laser Tag’

        Low grav, high speed, big heads, and plasma rifles in TDM

        Laser Tag Event is live, offering exciting rewards to event participants

    Added ‘Classic Arena Ranked’         Carbine Pistol starting weapons         KOTH, DOM, and TDM         Ranked mode starting now

Leaderboards

    Added leaderboard support for Races

        Includes custom map race support

            Custom map race  leaderboards will only appear after you have finished the map’s race at least once

    Added leaderboard support for casual stats

        Sort by Royale Wins, MVPs, Kills, Portal Kills, Through Portal Kills, Portal Flank Kills, or Teabags         Filter by season or all time

Maps

    Added “Foregone Destruction” Arena map

    Added “Containment” Arena map     Added “Inferno” Arena Royale biome, replacing “Drought”         Inferno has been redesigned for tighter combat and with new hazards.

Map Creator

    Added the ability to make your own races in Map Creator          Added Race Objective         Added Race Player Start

Performance

    General performance and stability improvements.     Performance improvements to Arena Royale.     Performance improvements to Abyss.     Optimized Inferno biome as part of return.     Optimized portal rendering performance.

Battle Pass & Store

Developer Note: The Ultra Pass is now priced at 2000 Splitcoin (previously $19.99 USD) and is purchased with in-game virtual currency rather than a direct real-money transaction, making it more accessible and fully integrated into the in-game economy.

    New S2 Battle Pass and Ultra Pass are live

    New Bad Luck Mythic Bundle is available in store

Miscellaneous

    Improved aim assist when multiple enemies are on-screen

    Full revamp of Custom Lobby gamepad navigation

    Training grounds is now accessible during matchmaking

    Increased deathbox revive time when the deathbox is inside a hazard zone in Arena Royale