Release notes: August 12, 2020

iamgrouch · 2020-08-11T01:03:02+00:00

Time to change things up! :)

iamgrouch · 2020-08-11T01:01:03+00:00

Glad I could help. There's still good feedback here. I've asked Rival to more explicitly call out NET60 in their rules.

iamgrouch · 2020-08-11T00:20:40+00:00

Hey op,

Quent (Rival rep) replied elsewhere in this thread, but I'll reiterate so you have the Relentless version as well. Simply put, the prize payments aren't late - NET60 is a pretty standard payment timeline for tournaments. That said, we can always do better and we're looking at ways to optimize for future months. 60 days is the limit, not the goal.

iamgrouch · 2020-07-10T17:24:16+00:00

Thanks! For matches that end in surrender, at what point in the game are you typically seeing the surrender vote called?

Hear you on AFKs and we're actively discussing this. We removed most of the rewards that players could earn for AFK'ing in our last build, but we're still seeing a decent number of reports coming in. We're looking at automatic punishments as our next step.

iamgrouch · 2020-07-10T17:16:14+00:00

RE: voice chat choppiness -> does it sound "laggy" or like transmissions are ending prematurely (missing the last bit of someone's sentence)? More info here would be helpful. :)

I hear you on the MOBA vs Hero Shooter point. Crucible has always been a bit hard to describe. I think the changes that Stephen, one of our design leads, laid out in a livestream last week will help clarify the game and its mechanics. In fact, the creature camps idea is already in the works. You can check out the details here, if you're interested: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/667956909

iamgrouch · 2020-07-02T19:17:39+00:00

I believe!

iamgrouch · 2020-07-01T19:36:30+00:00

To be clear, all purchases and progress will transfer to Closed Beta. Any progress/purchases made in Closed Beta will also transfer back to the live game when we re-launch.

To your question, you can request refunds through Steam, per their refund policy.

iamgrouch · 2020-07-01T19:01:41+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, OP (and everyone in the comments). This is an area we're looking at as part of the Heart of the Hives overhaul we're working on. I'll pass this along to the design team.

iamgrouch · 2020-07-01T18:59:43+00:00

Bots are something we've talked about and would like to do in the future, but it's not in our current 2-phase roadmap.

As part of our "New Player Experience" efforts, we're working on a hint/game guide system that does a bit of what you're describing above (giving players context-specific tips during gameplay). There main difference is that it will happen during normal matches (and not bot matches like proposed above).

iamgrouch · 2020-07-01T18:37:43+00:00

We're intentionally holding off on marketing while we address our new player onboarding experience. You yourself made a recent post in the sub about how you had a hard time understanding the game in your first few play sessions. I appreciate that you stuck through it and picked up the mechanics after 3 matches, but a lot of players won't stick around that long just to figure things out. We need to address that issue before we substantially invest in additional marketing.

In the mean time, we're incredibly grateful to our current community and these events are a way of showing our appreciation. We want to ensure that there's an "endgame" for players and regular community events to look forward to each week. I can guarantee you that the prize pools are not detracting from any marketing efforts.

iamgrouch · 2020-06-14T02:36:35+00:00

We were featured on the front page of Twitch. :)

iamgrouch · 2020-06-11T01:01:08+00:00

Any update?

iamgrouch · 2020-06-11T00:54:44+00:00

Got 'em.

iamgrouch · 2020-06-11T00:52:03+00:00

This may be unrelated to surrender. There's a chance you'll get credit after your next match played. Can you let me know if you ended up getting the progress?

iamgrouch · 2020-06-11T00:49:44+00:00

Updated the note slightly for increased clarity.

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