WHAT'S NEW

NEW HUNTER: DIAGO

The Outer Rim attracts the finest Hunters in the galaxy who come seeking fame and glory! Diago is the newest competitor to enter the Arena. Claim our newest Hunter as a reward by purchasing the All Access Arena Pass or VIP Arena Pass for the Season! 

HUNTER UPDATES

ABILITY REBALANCING

To ensure that matches are as fair and enjoyable for our players as possible, we have rebalanced some of our Hunters abilities and weapons

ZAINA

Time Bomb has been rebalanced to better accommodate the skill aspect of the Sticky Variant. It now deals more damage than the Widespread Variant as the large radius makes it easier to hit enemies.

Zaina’s Dodge Roll ability has also been adjusted. The distance and cooldown of the ability has been updated to improve Zaina's repositioning, allowing her to navigate battles with more ease.

SLINGSHOT

Slingshot’s weapon damage was too low compared to other Hunters. 

This has been increased for better balance, giving him more opportunities to eliminate opponents with his weapon.

GROZZ

The Upheaval Hammer Variant will now deal lower damage but at the same time has become a faster attack. This provides the player with multiple charges to disrupt opponents by knocking them upwards and slowing them. This sets up teammates to eliminate the enemy. 

The slow status effect from the Upheaval Quake Variant has been removed as this ability is more damage focused and helps set up Grozz with an Upheaval & Stampede combination.

Grozz’s Stampede duration for the Sprint Variant has been increased to allow players to cover more ground.

War Cry's Invigorate Variant has had the duration for Damage Reduction and Invulnerability reduced as this was proving too powerful in battle.

SENTINEL

The Barrel Slam Pummel Variant has had its damage reduced alongside a reduction in charge time, allowing players to use the ability more frequently. 

Sentinel’s Suppressing Fire has been given a damage increase and the weapon spread has been reduced.

UTOONI

We have reduced Utooni’s Switcheroo time so players can change their battle styles much faster.

Utooni’s Hands Off ability has also been adjusted. The Core and Breakout Variant will knock opponents further back whilst the Burst Variant will apply a greater vertical knockback

J-3DI

Both of J-3DI’s Deflective Stance Variants have received a reduction in duration. 

J-3DI’s Faux Pull Haul Variant has also had a reduction in duration, allowing a greater chance for opponents to escape.

RIEVE

We have reduced the cooldown on Rieve’s Lightsaber Throw Recall Variant.

SPROCKET

We have rebalanced and increased the cooldown time across all of Sprocket’s abilities.

SKORA

As a Support Hunter, Skora's healing abilities should be more powerful than her damage abilities. So these have been rebalanced to provide greater healing to your teammates.

Adrenal Boost’s speed boost has been increased for all levels, improving players mobility and ground coverage.

GAMEPLAY UPDATES

HUNTER EXPRESSION WHEEL

We have added Stickers as a new expression type which will be available to use in-match. 

Players can use the new Expression Wheel in matches to trigger the Stickers they have equipped.

Some Stickers will be available for all players, whilst others can be collected as rewards or purchased through the store.

Players can customize which Stickers are equipped to their Expression Wheel per Hunter, within the Customize tab of the Hunter Profile screen.

LOADOUT SELECTION

Within the Hunter Profile screen, players will be able to define and equip multiple Loadout Presets for whichever variants and upgrades they want to configure for each Hunter.

Additional loadouts are unlocked by leveling up Hunter Fame.

During the Preparation Phase of a match, players can select between their pre-configured loadouts to customize ability variants for each match.

The Hunter Profile and Variant Upgrade screens have now been streamlined to improve clarity for players.

HUNTER TOKEN REMOVAL

As we continue to evaluate the best means for our players to unlock new content, including Hunters, we’ve made the tough decision to phase out Hunter Tokens as a currency.

Hunter Tokens added a layer of complexity to unlocking Hunters which we felt had become unnecessary. We’ve gradually moved to unlock more Hunters directly through Player Level, which we feel is a more rewarding experience for players.

In the future, new Hunters can be obtained through the Arena Pass, the Hunters tab in the menu or through new shop bundles.

Players who still have Hunter Tokens in their wallets will have these removed and will be compensated with a corresponding amount of Crystals. For more information on this, please see our FAQ.

SCORECARD

A scorecard has now been added so that players can view how they are doing in the Arena both during the match and after the action has come to a close.

You can now view statistics such as the player's score, eliminations, defeats, assists, damage, healing, and mitigation.

The Scorecard can be accessed during a match by tapping the match score HUD, or the info button; or in the post-match screens via the Scorecard button.

ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

WEEKLY CHALLENGES

As of the latest update, we are removing Weekly Challenges. We are replacing these with Seasonal challenges that will become available with the start of the Arena Pass

For more information on this, please see our FAQ.

CONTROLLER SUPPORT

As part of the continuous improvement for players, we have now introduced controller support. Players will be able to switch seamlessly between using the touchscreen and controller.

The following controllers are currently supported:

• Xbox One

• Xbox Series X

• PS4 DualShock 4

• PS5 DualSense

• Nintendo Switch Pro Controller

• 3rd party controllers functionality may vary

Currently, controllers are only supported during match gameplay and certain menus, including:

• Hunter selection

• In-match ability information and scoreboard

• Post-match scoreboard and end of match results

Whilst we are still finalizing the support for controllers, certain elements during controller use cannot be customized or adjusted. These include: 

• Sensitivity

• Axis Inversion

• Button remapping

• On release only manual fire is supported

• On release only hold to engage Aim Mode and Target Lock is supported (not toggle)

On iOS devices, all button prompts will be shown to the player using generic, non-controller specific button icons.

On Android devices, button icons are automatically selected based on the type of controller paired, but may fall back to generic button icons if the controller cannot be identified.

For more information on this, please see our FAQ.

PLAYER ELIMINATION AND RESPAWNS

• Elimination Replays have been disabled.

• The camera now turns to face the attacker when eliminated, or allows free look if there wasn’t an attacker involved in the elimination.

• Simplified and improved screen transitions when eliminated.

PLAYER SUPPORT

We have now improved the Player Support Experience which aims to make it easier for Players to communicate with our Hunters Support Team.

LEAVING THE MATCH

We have added an Exit button which can now be accessed in the Settings menu during a match allowing players to leave their current game before it ends.

SERVER AND BUG FIXES

Other Server and Bug fixes have also been implemented to ensure the Player experience is improved