NEWS24.09.2024

Pilbush Arrives in Season 3: Echoes of the Rebellion

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Cheeky Ewok Grenadier, Pilbush, enters the Arena! This explosive Rebel Alliance superfan is ready to battle on the new Hoth-inspired battlefield ‘Hoth Frontline’, complete with replicas of towering AT-ATs and rebel snowspeeders.
Star Wars: Hunters
Star Wars: Hunters
Star Wars: Hunters

Our latest Hunter, Pilbush, arrives in the Arena. This Ewok Grenadier controls her very own AT-ST inspired vehicle - a custom built, first of its kind All Terrain Ewok Transport. Pilbush is fascinated with explosives, which she utilizes on the battlefield. This damage-class Hunter’s primary weapon is her Grenade Launcher, firing an explosive projectile at enemies which can bounce off of the environment. Her Ultimate Ability, Cluster Bomb, fires a clustered explosive which knocks back and damages any enemies in the vicinity. 

Star Wars Hunters

S3 Balance Update

The changes listed below are for this Season’s Star Wars: Hunters balance update:

Venting and Reloading Movement Speed

Venting and Reloading will not restrict movement speed

Aran Tal

Tal's Breath Damage

● +5 Damage to Tal's Breath across all levels

Charr

Tether Duration

● Decreased by 0.25 seconds across all Ability Levels

Diago

Ammo Amount

● Increased from 8 to 9

Vex

Maximum Heat

● Increased from 25 to 26

J-3DI:

Ultimate damage

● Increased from 40 to 45 per hit

Faux Pull

● Lock on targeting has been increased to make the ability easier to land

● Faux Pull launch and pull speed increased by 10%

Sentinel:

Barrel Slam

● Cooldown increased from 1.5 seconds to 4 seconds

Suppressing Shot

● Damage reduced from 40-50 to 10-20 across all levels

Slingshot

Weapon damage

● Reduced from 9 to 8

Skora:

Weapon

● Recoil increased

● Spread increased

Ultimate

● Duration reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds

Sprocket:

Weapon

● Damage Increased from 9 to 10

● Weapon Recoil increased

Med Beacon

● Cooldown reduced from 14 seconds to 12 seconds

Star Wars Hunters

Fight for glory in a brand-new Ranked Season! Battle with players around the world for a spot on the leaderboards, and reach Kyber I to unlock an exclusive Legendary Sentinel Costume. There are plenty more rewards to unlock on your Season 3 Ranked journey, and participating in special events will boost your progress. 

Rebel superfan and our newest Hunter, Pilbush, is gearing up to take on Sentinel in this Season’s Clash Event, REBEL WAR MACHINE! You will be randomly assigned to Pilbush or Sentinel’s Squad, and will need to complete challenges to score points for your Squad. The winning Squad will earn a special Avatar at the end of the event. Explore High-Republic history in J-3DI LOGS, a new multi-part event. Complete all three parts to earn new Avatars, Stickers, and more! Be sure to visit the Events page and follow our socials to see if new parts have started.

Later in the Season, participate in the all-new SHADOW NIGHT FESTIVAL by playing through two terrifying events: CRUSHING GORAX and SNEAKING DULOK. Claim a free Avatar from the Shop during the festival, and complete the events to earn Fame, Credits, and Arena Pass XP!

Star Wars Hunters

New Map

Step onto the snowy Hoth-inspired battlefield of Hoth Frontline! Replicating one of the galaxy’s greatest battles, Hoth Frontline plunges you into the middle of the action. Navigate treacherous ice trenches, fight through Rebel Alliance hangars, and battle on the ground as snowspeeders race overhead and towering AT-AT walker replicas fire on the surrounded ion cannon. Don’t stray too far from the battlefield - you wouldn’t want to find yourself in a wampa lair!

Star Wars Hunters

New Cosmetic Content

There are hundreds of new pieces of cosmetic content coming in Season 3! These include Costumes, Weapon Wraps, Stickers, Avatars, Victory Poses, and introducing… Emotes!

Emotes Emotes will be released throughout the duration of the Season as rewards through the Arena Pass, Bundles, Shop, events and Arena Vault! All Hunters will also gain one Emote as a default for players to use as soon as they unlock them, with a second available for free for each Hunter on their Hunter Fame track.

To use Emotes, players can equip them in the Hunter customization screen to add them to the Expression Wheel. Players can then trigger Emotes in match the same way as they would use Stickers - via the Expression Wheel.

During the SHADOW NIGHT FESTIVAL, check out the in-game Shop for special themed content including the ferocious like Sentinel’s GORAX FURY bundle! 

Star Wars Hunters

Feature Updates

Aran Tal Joining Hunter's Path

Aran Tal has been officially added to the Hunter's Path as of the start of Season 3! You can unlock him by earning Hunter Tokens through gameplay, or start playing with him now by purchasing him on the Path with crystals or buying the Aran Tal Starter Pack.

Arena Vault

We are introducing Arena Vault, a new way to purchase new and exclusive cosmetic content! The first draw for all Arena Vaults in Season 3 will be free. Each time a draw is played, the entry cost will increase. Once a reward is earned, it is removed from the overall prize pool. Probability of receiving items can be viewed within the Arena Vault menu. Players will also receive a bonus reward for making enough progress within the Arena Vault to fill the bonus reward meter. 

Hunters Mastery

Show off your skill playing as individual Hunters with the new Hunters Mastery feature! Play as a Hunter to level them up to Level 26 and you’ll unlock their Mastery Tiers. Earning Mastery Tiers will upgrade a Hunters’ portrait art to Mastery Portraits and you will also earn additional reward chests as you level them up.

 

There are three types of Mastery Tiers: Champion, Legend, and Master. Champion Tier unlocks at Level 26 to display a purple Mastery Portrait. Legend Tier unlocks at Level 40 to display an orange Mastery Portrait. Master Tier unlocks at Level 55 to display a red Mastery Portrait, which includes a special pose where the Hunter appears to be breaking out of their portrait frame.

Mastery Portraits for Hunters will appear in the following screens: Hunter Roster Screen, Hunter Fame Screen, Pre-Match Vs Screen, Post Match Flow Results Screen. The background color of portraits in the Hunters Selection Screen also changes to show Mastery Tier of each Hunter. Once you’ve reached Mastery Tiers, you’ll also receive a reward chest each time your Hunter levels up. These reward chests pull from a pool of possible rewards which include Credits, Crystals, and cosmetics. Unlock Mastery Tiers for all of your Hunters to show off your mastery of the game!

Unlocking Friends & Parties Earlier

We have made updates so that Friends & Parties will be unlocked after your third match, so you can send or accept invites from your friends and start playing with them faster! You will also be granted the minimum number of Hunters in your roster if needed to be ready for battle and be able to play with your friends immediately! You will also be able to accept invites from friends before the third match if you receive them even earlier.

Game Mode Unlock Updates

Game Modes will no longer be unlocked on the Player Level Track. Instead, you will now unlock new modes as you play more matches. You will continue to see modes in the Game Mode selection screen and, now, you will also see how many matches it will take to unlock the next mode at the bottom. 

Age Rating Change:

The Age Rating has been updated for some countries and platforms.

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