GOOD DAY STRIKERS!!
We're here with Omega Strikers update 4 POINT 0!!!!!!!
We've got some new things we cooked up for you, ranging from a new friends list, new awakenings, new custom game options, and new gameplay changes to like every striker! (Keep reading for that)
This will also mark the beginning of A NEW SEASON!!!
With all of that out of the way, let us begin.

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  Now displays current game status!
  
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    Online, In Queue, In Game.

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  Filter out some custom games so your ping isn't hella high.

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  Strikers now have different initial speed/power/stagger.
  
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    Each striker is currently on a "tier" of the new base stats, but we these stats will likely branch out in the future.
    
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    On average, strikers recieved an increase to their base stagger to dampen damage-focused playstyles moving into 4.0
    
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    For example, in general, bigger characters will have more power and stagger but will be slower in contrast to smaller characters. These changes are also to help strikers develop their unique themes and sharpen their identities.
    
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    Also, this will serve as another balance lever for us!

We want to reward players for their sickass dribbling and passses while further disincentivize pingponging, so we're changing things up a bit. This new strike/ability adjustment should open up room for some new combos on many strikers while also shaking up "optimal" playstyles for everyone else. You can probably expect cooldown increases to strikers in future patches as we fine tune the game with these new rules.

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  Hitting the CORE with an ability resets your STRIKE cooldown (once per ability cast)
  
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  Hitting the CORE with strike now reduces your ability cooldowns

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  Can now choose starting awakenings, draft type, sets, goals per set, etc.
  
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    How customizable! Go check it out!

Big changes to Ranked are here! We'll be rolling out the new season starting today. The new season will feature all the goodies we mentioned before!
Ranked Rewards:

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  Aqua Cannon goal explosion
  
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    (This isn't a seasonal reward btw, this is a forever thing that you'll unlock once you hit challenger any time in the future.)
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  Top "x" titles
  
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    ex: Top 5, Top 10, Top 25, etc
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  Kazan Recolor
  
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    For anyone who reaches Gold!
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  An emote for reaching plat
  
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  An emote for playing a bunch of games
  
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    25 Ranked Games to be exact

Most rewards will be based on your Season *Peak* rating, but the titles for "Top X%" will be based on your leaderboard position at the end of the season.
We are also working on an external match history webpage for you to track your progress!

Picking teams in ranked is getting a shakeup. We're introducing a couple things to the game that'll change up the whole Striker draft. Snake draft, no mirrors, slot trading. Check it out. These changes will hopefully add more game-to-game variance and add to the dynamics of picking!

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  Snake Draft
  
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    Teams now take turns picking their characters
    
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      Blue team picks 1, red team picks 2, blue team picks 2, red picks 1.
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  No mirrors
  
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    You can't pick the same character as your opponent. Time to learn 3 more characters.
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  Slot trading
  
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    Want your goalie to go first? Trade them!
    
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    You'll be able to trade before the pick-phase for your team.
    
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      Ban and pre-selection phase have been slightly extended to give players time to trade.

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  Rotated in
  
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    Clarion Corp
    
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    Inky's Splash Zone
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  Rotated out
  
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    Atlas's Lab
    
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    Ai.Mi's App

We whipped up a couple cosmetics and some other goodies for your enjoyment! Especially if you're rich. Also our good ole' community sent some emotes our way. Shouts out to them.

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  Gold Kazan (Ranked Reward)

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  Big Spender
  
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    2,000,000 SC
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  New Community Nameplates

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  New Community Emoticons

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  Trading cards, badges, profile wallpapers, and more can be YOURS!!!
  
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    This is kinda unrelated to game cosmetics but I'm putting it here anyway. Fight me.

Like I mentioned above, Strikers are getting changes to their base stats. We've changed pretty much every Striker because of that, so there will be lots of numbers here.
Ai.Mi's been all sass and no swipe for the last few patches - especially at low-mid ranks. She's sharpening her claws now!!

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  Cyber Swipe [SECONDARY]
  
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    Cooldown :: 14s → 13s

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 440
    
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    Power :: 100 → 125
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1400
  Breakthrough
  
  • Buff Strike CD reduction location :: Own goal zone -> Own side of the field
    
  • Buff Strike CD reduction :: 33% -> 15%

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 440
    
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    Power :: 100 → 90
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1400

Shotgun Lizard developed an upgrade to his active camoflauge. We've shifted some of his power towards his secondary to give help him relive his dreams as an assassin when he ambushes his opponents.

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 460
    
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    Power :: 100 → 90
    
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    Stagger Growth :: 500 → 375
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  Lock and Load [PRIMARY]
  
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    Cooldown :: 8 → 9
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  Xeno Cloak [SECONDARY]
  
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    Rework: Become invisible and gain 50% Speed for 1s. Using an ability during this
    invisibility will reveal you and make that ability hit 25% harder (12.5% to
    Core).
    
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      The tooltip in-game is wrong for that, don't worry about it. It's right.

In addition to his base stat changes, Dubu is getting his old larger strike size back!

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 435
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1500
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  Strike
  
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    Strike Range :: 275 → 285

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 460
    
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    Power :: 100 → 90
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1300
• Bewitching Beam
  
  Ally power buff :: +70% Power -> +70 Power

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  Base Stats
  
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    Power :: 100 → 110
    
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    Stagger Growth :: 375 → 250

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 460
    
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    Power :: 100 → 90

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  Base Stats
  
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    Power :: 100 → 110
    
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    Stagger Growth :: 500 → 425
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1300
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  Flying Phoenix [SECONDARY]
  
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    Cooldown :: 18s → 16s

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  Base Stats
  
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    Power :: 100 → 90
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1400

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 475
    
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    Power :: 100 → 90

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  Base Stats
  
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    Power :: 100 → 90
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1100

Luna

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  Base Stats
  
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    Power :: 100 → 110

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 440
    
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    Power :: 100 → 110
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1300
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  Drum and Base [SECONDARY]
  
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    Haste Granted :: 20% → 25%

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 460
    
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    Power :: 100 → 90
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1100

Flow State just got a lot faster with her base speed increase. We're gonna preemptively give her a tuning so she doesn't run over the competition.

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 475
    
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    Power :: 100 → 75
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1100
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  Flow State [SECONDARY]
  
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    Cooldown :: 18s → 20s

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  Base Stats
  
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1300

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  Base Stats
  
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1300

In upper tiers of play, Vyce is a real star. Were turning her volume down just a touch.

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  Base Stats
  
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    Power :: 100 → 110
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1300
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  Power Chord
  
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    Damage & Knockback modifier for chained hits :: 60% → 50%
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  Thunderstruck [SECONDARY]
  
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    Stun Duration :: 0.75s → 0.6s

X was sad last patch, but nothing will make him feel better than hitting you harder and more frequently!!

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 440
    
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    Power :: 100 → 130
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1250
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  Bell Ringer [PRIMARY]
  
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    Cooldown :: 9s → 8s

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  Base Stats
  
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    Speed :: 450 → 460
    
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    Stagger :: 1200 → 1100

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  Rotated out:
  
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    Spark of Strength
    
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    Spark of Agility
    
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    Spark of Focus
    
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    Spark of Resilience
    
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    Spark of Leadership
    
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    Built Different
    
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    Stagger Swagger
    
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    Fight or Flight
    
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    Glass Cannon
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  Rotated in:
  
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    [NEW] Reptile Remedy
    
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      Gain 350 Stagger and heal 3% missing Stagger per second for 3 seconds whenever you strike the core.
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    [NEW] Might of the Colossus
    
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      Gain 15% Size and 1 Power per 1% bonus Size.
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    [NEW] Rampage
    
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      Gain 5% Size. Whenever you destroy or assist in destroying an enemy barrier, gain 7.5% more size. Lose additional size when KO'd and between sets.
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    Stinger
    
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      Normal hit burn :: 12% Max stagger → 10% Max Stagger
      
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      Light hit burn :: 12% Max Stagger → 3.33% Max Stagger
      
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      No Longer stacks if multiple players apply it to the same target
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    Adrenaline Rush
    
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      Speed granted from takedown :: 100% → 40%
      
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      Cooldown refund on takedown :: 5s → 10s
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    Stacks on Stacks
    
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    Peak Performance
    
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    Bulk Up
    
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    Reverberation

Heavy Impact had quite the impact on the last patch. We're turning down its cooldown refund capabilities to bring it fully in line with other similar awakenings.

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  CD Refund :: 35% → 30%
  
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  Maximum CD Refund :: 7s → 3s

Dust off these ole' boots, the weather is changing so it's time to try em out again.

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  Haste duration :: 1.5s → 2s

• Cooldown :: 20% -> 15%
  
• Energy :: 1 -> 2

With base stagger going up across the board were preemptively nerfing Siphoning Wand to keep it from going CRAZY.

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  Normal Hit Drain :: 6% → 5%
  
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  Light hit Drain :: 2% → 1.66%

Stagger Swagger is being nerfed on its way out.

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  Bonus Movespeed :: 12% → 10%

Strike Shot is a staple gear in high tiers. We're nudging it down a touch to give the other options some room to breathe.

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  Cooldown :: 8s → 9s

Sometimes Team Player was a bit too gatekeepy about whether your "pass" was truly a pass or just a random redirect. This should make it stop being so stingy.

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  Increased what counts as a pass for close-medium ranges.

What's even more timeless than timeless? Timelessless??

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  Creation Duration :: 65% → 75%

Unstoppable is still struggling to find a home across all tiers of play. We're giving it another nudge on the cooldown to see if it can live up to its dreams.

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  Recharge Time :: 7s → 6.5s

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  Fixed a bug where some creations visuals would disappear if the player had too much creation duration.
  
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  Clarion Corp: Project OBSCURA now correctly slows staggered players inside the zone
  
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  Clarion Corp: Project OBSCURA no longer adds multiple stacks of the intended slow onto staggered players
  
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  Improved consistency of Asher's Special once it is deployed (Some cases still exist where it will leak as the ability spawns)
  
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  Attempted to fix a bug where Recovery Drone and Atlas SPECIAL would revive players without cleansing their staggered state.
  
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  Mako's Primary Projectile now counts as part of her PRIMARY for the purposes of awakenings
  
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  Vyce Secondary now correctly grants her a Hit whenever she would stun a target with the ability
  
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  Reduced cases where Juno Blobbos would pass backwards to other Blobbos
  
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  Strike Shot now correctly has its knockback amped by Missile Propulsion
  
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  Fixed missing voice line from Shogun Asher's MVP celebration

yo gamers
We got a couple things we want to talk about with you all today - namely a small micropatch to tweak some characters that we noticed (or heard from you) needed... tweaking and some info on the SEASON RESET. Make sure you read everything here so you know what's going on. (I know it's a lot and I don't have a cute VTuber bat girl to read it to you, but you gotta read it all!!!)

Anyway, let's kick it off with the Season Reset Info. I posted this on Discord a few weeks ago, but there's been some slight tweaks and extra things, so check it out if you haven't or get a refresher.

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So keep up (or start) YOUR CLIMB.
Now I know what you’re thinking, “BUT AESOP THE LAST RESET WAS KINDA WACK” Well, we took all your feedback and cooked up some new stuff for this reset. Last season reset we identified a couple problems:

• Player ranks were too greatly reset, which felt like it was a waste to climb.
• Hidden rating wasn't maintained, so it took way too long to reclimb to old ranks (and we had a bug that prevented us from fixing that swiftly)
• Players couldn’t access central servers in some places (Particularly NA)
• Duo/Trio limits were rough and created a big rift at higher tiers

For the next season reset, we're going to be implementing the following changes:

• New rank reset parameters (more on this below!)
• Retaining hidden rating (to a degree where you won't have to climb forever just to get where you were last season)
• Making sure players keep Central server access (though since Central server capacity is very limited, we maybe have to raise the entry threshold later on into the season)
• Allowing Duos in all ranks and Trios in challenger
• New rank rewards! (more on this below too!)

As for the reset parameters, simply put, the rank reset will not put you lower than 2 ranks below your season end rank.
For example, ending in Challenger will reset you somewhere to Plat - Diamond, Diamond will reset you to Gold - Plat, Plat to Gold - Silver, etc.
And, like I mentioned previously, you will still retain most of your hidden MMR from last time. So if you're reset to Gold and retained your Diamond hidden MMR, you'll climb quickly.

Also, I mentioned RANKED REWARDS right?! We’ll be handing out some things like:

• Aqua Cannon goal explosion
  • (This isn't a seasonal reward btw, this is a forever thing that you'll unlock once you hit challenger any time in the future.)
• Top "x" titles
  • ex: Top 5, Top 10, Top 20, etc
• A skin recolor! (who it is I shall not say yet, but it’s someone without a skin hehe)
• An emote for reaching plat
• An emote for playing a bunch of games

^ Requirements to unlock these are pretty confirmed BUT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!

Most rewards will be based on your Season *Peak* rating, but the titles for "Top X%" will be based on your leaderboard position at the end of the season.

We'll also have monthly exclusive "Title Awards" for those with the top 5 or so most goals, saves, KOs, etc!

*Unfortunately we can't do a new battlepass with the limited resources we have, but we're hoping the rank rewards at least make up for some of that a little bit.

So yea. We're pretty confident that these changes will make a season reset like 1,000,000x better. (You cannot quote me on that)

Also THATS NOT ALL THO We're also trying to explore more minor gameplay changes/updates (not limited to just balance fixes) for a future season!!! Though I can't give you details yet, or if it’s something we can even do still, but stay tuned for that because we're still testing all of it.

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Alright, for those of you that are still with me (Which it better be EVERYONE), here's the deets of the micropatch. Like I mentioned above, it's just a couple small tweaks to a few things!

Asher

• Barrier Beam [PRIMARY]
  • Shield on her side of the field size reduced by 14%

Estelle

• Piercing Shot [PRIMARY]
  • Cooldown :: 9 → 10

Mako

• Ensnare Drums [SPECIAL]
  • Cooldown :: 45s → 40s

Zentaro

• Slashing Strike (STRIKE PASSIVE)
  • Hits until passive activated: 12 → 16

Chronoboost

• Buff/Debuff duration :: 20% → 22.5%

Recovery Drone

• Size 30 → 25%

Spark of Agility:

• Speed per spark 6% → 5%

Spark of Leadership

• Allied Spark Effect Gain: 40% →30%
• Cooldown: 5 → 4
• Stagger: 150 → 125
• Power: 8 → 6
• Speed: 2% → 1%

Spark of Strength

• Power per spark 22 → 20

Unstoppable

• Recharge time :: 7.5 → 7