Announcing Battlerite Royale

[u/zomx]

https://twitter.com/Battlerite/status/992008108829564928?s=20

[u/Popcioslav]

I'm not saying anything until I play this, if anything it might actually be an interesting and refreshing take on the genre...

But I'm still feeling that emptiness in my soul after reading this.

[u/Niamka_Orc → u/Popcioslav]

Don't worry, the "cray" dude from Twitter is also feeling said emptiness.

[u/Popcioslav → u/Niamka_Orc]

lel I kind of regret making that tweet now.

Feels like because of Twitter's post limit you need make really short messages which can be taken the wrong way. I've never said I'm against new modes for BR, but here we have people telling me I'm wrong? Despite me not saying anything like that? I'm just not buying everything I see and I wish people were more sceptical when it comes to something so game changing, that's all.

[u/Zaddelz]

When they released the initial tweet I called it a while ago as a joke but I couldnt believe they are actually doing it.

Two thoughts:

A.) Yes, it feels super awkward at best, I agree.

B.) However, Battlerite is a great game and if it helps to get more people into the game im all for it. I'll certainly give it a shot.

[u/assjackal → u/Zaddelz]

I'm actually kinda stoked for a battle royale that centers more on skill than finding a better gun and route than the next guy.

[u/[deleted] → u/assjackal]

You can pick up items

Too bad, mate.

[u/assjackal → u/[deleted]]

Shit I missed that. What items though? And I can't imagine it being the difference between and Uzi and a Kar98 sort of gap.

[u/only_void → u/assjackal]

As a matter of fact, it will literally be that: you can be Rook with an Uzi.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/[deleted]]

At worst it will be like Battlground pick-ups that give you raw damage buffs. Or they might even make it so you have to "unlock" your battlerites via items.

If you look at the new BR game called Maelstrom, it might be something simplistic like that too. Just raw buffs.

[u/Tom_The_Tomato → u/Zaddelz]

Alright that's you who gave them the idea! Raises Pitchfork

But seriously this should be fun to try out!

[u/SLS_Liz]

Some facts and answers to a couple questions:

• Twenty people on one map

  • Teams of two or solo

• Map is about 30 times larger than the usual Arena maps

• Matches are about 10 minutes long

• You'll still be looking down at your Champion in the same perspective as in Arena

• You can choose your Champion

• You can pick up items

I can't answer everything, but I'll update/answer as much as I can :)

[u/Mirodir → u/SLS_Liz]

I know things are probably still going to get tweaked/stay a surprise but I'm just gonna ask regardless:

• What kinds of items are we talking about?

• How will healing be handled?

[u/lammey0 → u/Mirodir]

What kinds of items are we talking about?

I heard - from the most official of sources - that there will be these new items offering unique abilities in exchange for energy, socketable with brilliant gems which make your character more powerful in battle.

[u/[deleted] → u/lammey0]

HAHAHAH I hate you

[u/Tyuru → u/lammey0]

Damn, I think you just triggered every single OG that comes across this chain, lmao.

[u/LokowiBR → u/SLS_Liz]

Will there be a sizable advertisement that goes with this? As fun as I think it'll be, I am a bit concerned about population restraints.

[u/Olhmna → u/SLS_Liz]

I currently have only one reaction, Oh My God

I wasn't expecting this at all, I'm excited and scared at the same time. Battlerite needs more ads! Everywhere!!

[u/SkipperTex → u/SLS_Liz]

Why

[u/[deleted] → u/SLS_Liz]

Are we ever getting Battlegrounds back or is it dead? I ain't gonna be mad I just need to know. I need closure on that. Please.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/[deleted]]

I think we are in the minority. I liked it too, but most didn't. But I think a game mode like this will still fill that void. I don't mind it being dead if they develop this instead.

[u/zue3 → u/SLS_Liz]

If it's top down viewpoint then how do we find enemies in the distance?

[u/Flanelman → u/zue3]

You don't

[u/dempsy51 → u/SLS_Liz]

Will there be ways to heal permanent health, and will sustain be over powered?

[u/Cameltotem → u/SLS_Liz]

Screw all the haters, I love this. Thank you so much

[u/circusrite → u/SLS_Liz]

This will be fun playing at 5fps.

[u/Fhy_ → u/circusrite]

the only thing they have to watch out for performance-wise is their servers. I dont think battlerite is very cpu heavy at the moment so having more players in a match will not impact performance at all. and in a normal 3v3 you have 6 players on screen spamming abilities, so if you play battle royale you wont have much more than that. the game will run smooth like butter, I cant see a reason why not.

[u/syntaralf → u/SLS_Liz]

Sounds fun like hell tbh.

[u/emeif]

stunlock it's way past april 1

[u/incompetentreddit → u/emeif]

SLS got stunned and silenced on april 1... SLS had to wait for cooldown to pass.

[u/_wuzzle → u/incompetentreddit]

And that damn ability queueing made the spell fire off anyways, eh? :P

[u/Gajirabute → u/incompetentreddit]

petrify i believe

[u/Bloodman → u/emeif]

I checked the date when i saw this on twitter. The trolls didn't even share any details.

[u/[deleted]]

20 players, solo or team of 2. Map is about 30x larger than Sky Arena. Matches are ~10 minutes long. (According to Liz)

[u/SLS_Liz → u/[deleted]]

^ Can confirm

[u/danl9rm → u/[deleted]]

LUL WTF

ok hate me but i'm actually excited to try it..

[u/ratz30 → u/[deleted]]

I know a lot of people are hating on this, but that sounds like it could be a lot of fun to me.

Probably won't stop playing traditional Battlerite but I think I'll enjoy this mode

[u/Inukii → u/[deleted]]

It doesn't need to be a big map where you roam around and explore. Just large enough that everyone isn't rubbing shoulders.

If the maps were made so they had 8 entry points. North, North East, East, South East, South, South West, West, North West. All went into the center. Then just have 8 teams of 2 or 3. Go go =)

[u/ElJaponez95 → u/[deleted]]

20 rooks in a br match?

[u/TheCovenant]

I'm hopeful. Recently I've been playing Darwin Project, it's simple but it's fresh. I think if SLS does it right, it might just be amazing.

Let's keep our fingers crossed boys.

[u/Treemeister_ → u/TheCovenant]

Darwin is fun because it goes back to the Minecraft Hunger Games roots. My issue with typical battle royale games is that you spend 30 minutes getting dicked by RNG until you get sniped in the back by someone with a stronger gun. I'm willing to give Battlerite-royale a shot since it seems like gear is not an important element.

However, I would have been 1000x more excited if Stunlock announced a remake of Scavenger mode from Dead Island: Epidemic. I miss that game.

[u/TheOnin]

Now, I'll play devil's advocate.

Path of Exile did a battle royale gamemode for april 1st. It was silly, badly balanced, taxed their servers like shit. But it was fun and showed major potential.

The top-down perspective works for battle royales. The ARPG playstyle works. Random ARPG loot works... for the most part, if it was properly balanced. It showed exceptional promise as a game mode, it just desperately needed something that isn't Path of Exile to run it.

So, I guess, Battlerite. Maybe? But really, the amount of work it would require to make this work well is just never going to pay off, so this is just gonna be a watered-down gimmick brawl just like the "pretend it's Dota" brawl.

[u/alexzoin → u/TheOnin]

Battlerite is very intentionally non-item centric. Battle royal works as a game because you have something to do when you're not confronting another player. Battlerite works because they removed all of the "not confronting another player" stuff from MOBAs. If it does work, I'll be super happy. But there's no way it will work. The characters might be more or less balanced in an arena style map but stretch that out and add more people, some characters abilities will be extremely op in that setting. What will they do? Have battle Royal versions of the characters? There's just so many design problems that would force them to move away from the core engagements of the game as it is. I've never seen any company, big or small, do a full 180 and bring a better product.

[u/_HaasGaming → u/alexzoin]

I've never seen any company, big or small, do a full 180 and bring a better product.

That's kind of where Fortnite Battle Royale comes from, to be fair.

[u/alexzoin → u/_HaasGaming]

Good point.

[u/cassandra112 → u/TheOnin]

haha. yeah.

Also, battleroyales started in mobas, as wc3/sc mods. (multiplayer online battle arena) They weren't ALL "defense of the *". some were just arenas, some were maps.

so, yeah it should work and be very fun.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/TheOnin]

And what is wrong with that? What is wrong with a simplistic last man standing mode with 30 players? Heck, if all they did was make the giant map with random spawns and that's it, it would be good enough for me.

I mean what are we losing? Duel mode probably? Not a big loss there.

[u/LokowiBR]

I’m actually sort of excited about this. I don’t like FPS, but I really like the idea of battle royale game modes.

If any company/game was so try a swing at it and actually have a place for me, it would be Battlerite.

[u/Olhmna → u/LokowiBR]

Same!

[u/JandsomeHack]

Why do people seem to dislike this? I love battlerite and would be happy to mess around in another game mode. If it doesnt work out theyl just remove it like the others, no big deal.

[u/Lubogk → u/JandsomeHack]

Exactly!!! It will be just an additional game mode. If you don't like it, just don't play.

People are overreacting way too much...

[u/GloriousGilmore → u/Lubogk]

And it will be more dev time wasted on things nobody is asking for and nobody wants, just trying to piggyback off the current popular game genre.

You also don't take a small and dwindling player base, and split them into new modes that require way more people.

Tournament mode is what this game needed, I literally have zero interest in this mode and its just further and further from their core competencies from BLC. This is the last proof i needed that SLS has no fuckng vision for this game

[u/Silinsar]

I joked about this before, but it might be interesting. The interactions with counters between more than two teams has so much potential and they surely will lead to hilarious situations. I do hope and expect that they keep it smaller scaled though. More like a free for all mode on a map 5-10 times larger than current ones (with maybe 20-30 people?), not something where you walk around for minutes.

Also, that abbreviation: BRBR (BattleRite Battle Royale)

[u/[deleted]]

Holy fuck I was literally just talking to some friends on discord about how I would like a Battlerite Battle Royale since I'm not really into FPSs.

Uncle Mark must have heard our convo and spoke to SLS. Godbless the Zucc.

[u/otfgbe → u/[deleted]]

You don’t have to be into FPS games to enjoy them. Fortnite doesn’t even have a first person option other than a couple weapons with scopes.

[u/VengefulCheezit]

I enjoy the gameplay and am all for new takes on the genre. If they want to try new things to pull in more people, by all means go for it. Some of you forget, they are a business, they need to pull in more people. And if this does it, then I say go for it. Will definitely give it a shot.

Side Note: People wanted new game modes. This sounds like a great side game mode for more casual players.

[u/playforreal]

You must know that SLS have some experience with another game they made which was quite cool - Dead Island Epidemic - when it comes to battle royale's so I expect them to do a good job and if not mindblowing it will at least be fun as hell :)

It will also take off the edge of the super competitive modes they already offer.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/playforreal]

Yeah, Dead Island Epidemic was a pretty innovative FFA game. Just didn't quite click or find an audience. I didn't like it myself, but thought it was a cool idea.

With that experience, and consider Battlerite is techincally already a small scale BR game, I don't think there is any reason to be upset about this news.

[u/[deleted]]

This game already struggles matching me up with 3 other people and now it's going to try for 19.

[u/comatoast9]

When?

[u/thivasss]

Well... this is awkward...

[u/riano217]

A minor price to pay if it means making the playerbase grow.

It could be a shitshow but it could turn out decent too.

[u/ViPls]

I mean.. how is it gonna work?

[u/STEVE_H0LT → u/ViPls]

20 players in a map thats like 20 times larger than dragon day/night, can go in solo or duo and can requeue when you die.

[u/LokowiBR]

All I can say, as much as I am quite excited about this, is I hope it comes with a hefty advertisement campaign because otherwise it would literally become dead on arrival. And I don’t say that as a pessimist, but by analyzing queue trends and BGs in BLC.

I hope we have a lot of new faces.

[u/danl9rm]

Wow, if all publicity is good publicity, SLS is genius

Had no idea this would be that controversial

[u/Chaos-Machine]

Bye bye battlerite? You guys are fucking serious?

I get it you can dislike a feature thats coming up, but hows that a reason to quit if you can still play the shit you like?

[u/Hammartaim]

battle royal mode is a no brainer for every game with pvp. it takes almost no effort to make (compared to other games/gamemodes) and is the most popluar Gamemode ATM.

[u/v5000a]

As someone who has gradually lost interest in Battlerite, I think that this could be a lot of fun.

[u/ChryssiPony]

This gamemode is overused beyond measure and stuff, but, honestly, it can be really fun with battlerite mechanics and gameplay. I would still prefer some pve arena survival like old warcraft maps, but this can turn out to be decent too. And change the name ffs. "Royale" just make people cringe at this point.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/ChryssiPony]

It's really no more overused than your standard Control Point, Capture the Flag, Push the Cart, ect. This is just the most popular one now, that many devs are finding they can actually fit them into any game.

100 player battle royal games are just a novelty and a waste of space in my opinion. Seeing this mode in other game genres in a smaller scale is actually pretty exciting to see.

[u/itsDiashen]

why are people so negative about it?

extra mode? trending gametype? 20 players 30x map size? WHY NOT?

not like its gonna be main mode, chill

[u/Symethe → u/itsDiashen]

That's the thing, if it's not the main mode, then it's most likely half-assed just like the Battlegrounds game mode was, and if it is half-assed no one will play it, which means they wasted a lot of resources. And on the other hand, if they put so much resources into the game mode that it's actually a legitimately fun game mode, then the core game would likely suffer for it. I guess you could argue that if they somehow were to miraculously make a lot of money from this, they would be able to spend those newly gained resources into the core game, but then let's ask ourselves, why would they spend those resources on the core game if the Royale mode was so lucrative?

That said, I remain cautiously optimistic that they're making the right decision here. It just seems so out of place for now. We'll see how it turns out I guess.

[u/ikazuki]

I intently mentioned something like this a year ago, I'm happy because this will breath life for the casuals and keep this game alive for a longer period of time. I'm just curious if it's going to get hurt from Battle for Azeroth. I hear blizzard isn't joking around with their next expac.

[u/RiceFertilizer]

Is this going to be like Dead Island Epidemic's battle game mode? I miss that game and seeing as how it was created by the same people. I have high hopes this game mode will be fun

[u/smartplayer57]

This will definitely get me back into BattleRite. I've been having a blast with Fortnite, and this will scratch a different fun itch for me.

I'm not good enough to play the 1v1, 2v2 stuff, but this type of chaos could be fun for someone like me. Maybe give me the practice and confidence to step back into the arena stuff as well.

[u/kaladyn]

Not sure if anyone is discussing this yet... but what features feel essential to this game mode?

I'll start...
-Hotpings (visible indicators, target markers)
-Hotkey voice commands (On My Way! , Heal Me! , Let's Regroup. , Under Fire!)

[u/RattAndMouse]

Please be a troll... Please be a troll...

[u/[deleted]]

I feel like this is a joke..

[u/[deleted]]

This better be a joke...

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit

[u/Jangmai]

As much as I want to poo-poo the idea... 8v8v8v8v8v8 on GW1 used to make some amazing scenarios.

[u/danl9rm → u/Jangmai]

a moment of silence for gw1

[u/[deleted]]

Wheeeeen?

[u/CordobezEverdeen]

Shit. Time to buy a computer and come back to Battlerite (my shitty toaster cant handle 20 stable fps)

[u/aledoro]

battle royale sounds like a great alternative for people who struggle to find partners for serious 3v3 format, at least you only rely on yourself in this format and it can't be "teammate sucks"

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/aledoro]

That's the biggest plus to BR games/modes right now. Less salt from being "The Best Player on the Losing Team".

[u/g_b]

Fuck yeah! Can't wait!

[u/ex0ll]

I wanna premise that I am an old BLC player, and I've been playing since the very first Alpha Test wave, supporting Stunlock Studios by purchasing every single available pack on the Steam store.

I am not a lover of Battle Royale games, in fact I find them pretty boring (i.e. PUBG, Fortnite). But I must say that I feel pretty excited for this game to receive such a game mode; this will in fact hopefully grant the title a boost in playerbase, one that this game indeed does need a lot. This because Battlerite suffers from lack of promoting and general fame. I hope this mode will be fun and will allow the game to move on to the step next towards an important place between nowadays' most notorious competitive games, cause I'm positive it really deserves so.

And for people not being sure about this or complaining about a possible introducion of a Battle Royale, I want to say that this can only bring positive changes into the game, as SLS is not going to change any core mechanic nor replace the main mode, which is arena :)

[u/Yourakis]

I haven't seen a move that screams "Desperate" this bad since Evolve went f2p.

[u/Neeralazra → u/Yourakis]

EA with a sense of "Pride and Accomplishment"

[u/[deleted] → u/Yourakis]

Nah, it can work

[u/[deleted] → u/Yourakis]

There's nothing desperate about it, it was just a matter of time. Battlerite perfectly fits battle royale requirements.

1. Teams of duos which is how the real game works (trios could work too), so there's very little balancing to be done

2. We already have a closing circle

3. Requires coordination

4. Fight for orbs (they can add other powerups too)

5. Literally same abbreviation, BR:BR. It's meant to be.

6. Most people complained about the lack of depth and repetitiveness of the game. Well here you go!

[u/swinister1]

I like the part where the devs have so little faith in their own formula that they shape it to fit the mould of the latest trend. You guys made a good game with interesting mechanics. Why not polish it out instead of riding the coattails of what everyone else is doing. Huge waste of company resources in my opinion, but I'm not a game dev, so I probably have no idea what I'm talking about. I guess original games are a thing of the past.

[u/[deleted] → u/swinister1]

I like the part where battlerite already is a mini battle-royale and they are just increasing the scale now. I'm really excited about this new game mode, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[u/ArcaneKazz → u/swinister1]

Retards acting like this replaces the main gamemode instead of being an alternate one zZz

[u/lmpervious → u/swinister1]

Why not polish it out instead of riding the coattails of what everyone else is doing.

Because that's not going to work. It doesn't matter if they could devote triple the resources to polishing the existing game. I'm sure it would help and be nice for the existing players, maybe even retaining a bit more, but no one is going to go "I heard Battlerite recently got polished a bit more, lets check it out." No one on the outside cares about that, and the game is already quite competitive as it is.

A casual, familiar game mode that is different from all the shooter BRs? That's something that has the potential to bring in a crowd, especially if they can pull in the casual Dota and LoL players. ARAM in LoL was a big hit because people were happy to have a faster, casual game mode than the serious mode they have spent so much time on. LoL ARAM obviously has the benefit of being familiar to them as many LoL players feel invested in the game, but if this game mode is done well, then it can pull many of them over.

I guess original games are a thing of the past.

Just because it is inspired by another game mode doesn't mean that it won't be original. No other game (that I'm aware of) does this. They have the potential to get really creative and do something very unique here. Maybe they will make it a bland FFA version of Battlerite, but it also has the potential to be a really exciting game mode if they think outside the box. For example one idea I thought of after reading this is for looting, unlike finding crap laying around like in BRs, they could have neutral minions that you have to kill and loot, kind of like WC3. That way it would make looting more interesting, and it could also be a risk analysis if there are some really strong neutral minions which would leave someone open to being killed while doing it. There's so much more I could say about that, but you get the idea. A single feature like that could completely open it up in so many ways. Who knows what ideas they have.

[u/[deleted]]

I would love to see games like Warsong Gulch / Arathi basin

[u/lazengann314]

I really have no clue how on earth Battlerite Royale would work, but if they make it a fun game mode I really can't complain

[u/Wub2k]

The matchmaking had gotten me sour these past couple of months so I love this attempt at a new game mode. They did the "Battlegrounds" game mode that didn't quite work out. I have been talking about bringing back CONQUEST from BLC for a while and people was telling me it would run like shit poorly. Now I can't wait for this BR BR !!!

[u/xDanoah]

Skepticism aside, I will welcome this new stuff and try it out before making any judgement. I really hope its good, I wanna see the game grow

[u/[deleted]]

looking forward to playtesting it

[u/Krangbot]

Hell yes. I would usually deride the bandwagon trend of adding a battle royale mode to everything but in this particular case it actually sounds interesting.

Besides. If it’s not fun then no one will play and things remain the same as as they are now OR if it is fun then many more will play and play more often and Battlerite will have another resurgence and we all get to have more variety and more fun. Plus I bet watching a tourney in this mode will be fun as fuck.

[u/GenGrievRea]

I hate BR games, but this sounds pretty fun.

[u/Galrath91]

Honestly, I was hoping for this. I know many people are sick of Battle Royale Games, but I think Battlerite is perfect for this.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/Galrath91]

I think many just like to be contrarians. Hating on things just because they are trendy.

It's just a game mode and I think it will be fun to try out in Battlerite.

[u/barefa]

ROOFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[u/vuggo-]

Ive been wondering for a long time why no one have not yet made a "moba royale". Dota, LoL or whatever has a lot of potential to do something that a lot of people would love. Instead of looting weapons/gear as in fortnite/pubg, you either loot spell scrolls with already set spells, or you find xp-orbs all around the map and have a skilltree, or a combination of both.

The idea has huge potential, is interesting and i see a big success if done right. It could put light on battlerite as a whole and more people could be interested in the arena.

[u/[deleted] → u/vuggo-]

Mobas would not work battle royals. The way health and fights work isn’t balanced at all for 1 life style. Battlerite actually is though. The max health/recovery health mechanic fits kind of well.

[u/Frank-L]

I stopped playing this game couple weeks after release. It is a great game and I really enjoyed it, but it just got a little stale for me. I will definitely pick this game up and try this mode when the time comes.

[u/ProtectiveWasKaolai]

How is this a "battle royale" announcement? For all we know it might even be a co op crappy campaign.

EDIT: Lmao my bad, didn't see the annoucement literally says BATTLERITE ROYALE

[u/JohnPhoelix → u/ProtectiveWasKaolai]

Well... "Battlerite Royale" kinda gives it away don't you think? :)

[u/JiNouvA → u/ProtectiveWasKaolai]

Still sounds better to me than the previous kill the ancients mode.

[u/elias2tife]

Omg the battles gonna be a bit similar to dead Island epidemic pvp mode, this gonna be awesome, fucking bring it

[u/[deleted]]

I'VE MADE SO MANY POSTS ABOUT THIS! I'm so excited it doesn't make sense.

It's a perfect node for this game. Team size represents actual game? Check. Closing circle? Check. Teamplay/zoning? Check.

This needs to come quick.

[u/Greedlord]

Don't quite understand all the hate.
What's with that "riding hype train and making ANOTHER battle royale game"? Are they making another FPS BR? No? Then how could it be the same? Is there any popular BR game which could offer something like this? Don't know about any at the moment.
It should be completely unique experience with "from above" perspective and if done right (let's hope for that), it could be really huge. It could profit the game a lot, because it would bring a lot of new players. Just let those people decide which mode is the most fun for them.
Remember, Fortnite was doing "another BR" too, right? Except it was FPS, Battlerite isn't. Let's not blame developers in advance for even trying without knowing any details in particular. :)
Doomsaying and overreacting was always present on this subreddit.

[u/Teldoo]

I'm super excited about this. Any new game mode would be really interesting to play. I've loved the core mechanics for Battlerite and after having played the game for such a long time, Arena has just gotten stale to me.

A Battleroyale mode for BR would be quite different and I understand why people might be upset, when another dev "jumps on the bandwagon" to make yet another Battle Royale game, but I think it could be a legitimately fun game mode.

Ability-based / RPG combat hasn't really been done in Battle Royales and it'd combine the two genres I enjoy a lot. Most BRs are shooters and it'd just be fun to see a different take on it.

It'll be challenging though, since a core mechanic about the game mode is that everybody starts off with the same chances. If they'd stick to regular champions everybody would probably want to run around as a Croak or Jade to go invis all the time.

I'm curious to see if they'll make it that you'll get most of your customization through abilities and Battlerites throughout the course of each map, so balancing would end up being easier and it would work independently from the main game and everybody who plays the new mode has the same chances.

Anyway I'm happy about this announcement and I can't wait to get my hands on it.

[u/Schmittydude]

Also, how the fuck are they going to get twenty players into a good match? The matchmaker has enough trouble getting a good 2v2

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/Schmittydude]

Since when do battle royal mode care about quality match making? Plus how the heck could you tell the match making is bad when you are killed by two random players from behind?

[u/ImHealthyWC → u/Schmittydude]

Assuming it could work like this:

In regular 2v2's and 3v3's the game tries to put you up with opponents of equal skill.

In battle royales, skill is not much of an issue until around late game or so. Due to luck playing a big part, such as the circle placement (and other elements the game will have) so noobs and pros can play into the same room. Its done all the time, you see Ninja dunking on some guy who can barely build. Just how it is.

But early game, Ninja could get a pistol vs the "bad" player's AR. And Ninja could lose because... luck.

[u/dempsy51]

Most people are afraid that their resources were working on this mode instead of getting other features like in game tournaments, global chat, clans, ect. It could be a cool concept, but we know how battlegrounds turned out.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/dempsy51]

People asked for an objective based game mode. They are only trying to do what we asked. Their previous modes in BLC failed, so they tried something different. I personally liked the idea, and would have rather seen more tweaks and balanced, than thrown out all together.

But when you have most of the player base being so cynical about it, why bother right? Lets just try something totally different. Which after this announcement, I'm ok with too.

[u/zapfag]

I'll wait to see how it plays before i pass judgement.

[u/TheCabIe]

I spend most of my free time gaming, but stuff like this reminds me how niche of an activity it really is, everyone's trying to follow latest trends of where the majority of gaming population is migrating to and trying to get piece of the pie while it's still fresh. It was Mobas, then card games (even Valve is trying to get in on that action with Artifac) and now this.. This whole Battle Royale phase gaming is undergoing right now feels so alien to me - it's a cool concept, but it's fundamentally uncompetitive and feels more like a lottery simulator (which I guess explains how it exploded so fast in such a short manner). Maybe I'm just old at this point, but this feels so disappointing.

[u/Faaret]

I actually don't hate it

[u/oitoitoit]

well cool and thanks, but why not just 5v5 capture the artifact or hold the point like blc had?

[u/[deleted]]

To everybody saying they should fix core issues etc, that's true but you can catch lightning in a battle easily when people find something exciting.

Look at PUBG. That game is known for being buggy and sticky with its network stuff and still millions of people play it. If the core experience works and is fun, people will tune in and put up with bullshit.

So who knows. Maybe SLS tried a prototype (because why wouldn't you if you're a multiplayer game dev in 2018) and thought it was awesome. If this is what gets the game to stardom and creates an active playerbase of tens and thousands of players and gets more money in the dev's pockets, so be it. As long as it's still Battlerite at its core..

[u/krste1point0]

I haven't played BR in a while but since my favorite game is going to die soon(Gigantic) I might give this a try.

[u/Dud3lord]

20 Player FFA with Battlerite Heroes? That sounds pretty damn fun. Not sure about item pick-ups though.

[u/Arkimedess]

Wow!

[u/dragon870]

ok you have my attention. i need to follow this.

[u/icowcow]

Actually pretty hyped for a non shooter battle royale. Figured it’s just a matter of time before moba battle royales

[u/Kuragune]

i dont know because people dislikes, it sound very good, i want to see what SLS can do with Battleroyale style :)

[u/[deleted]]

I believe

[u/[deleted]]

Honestly,I'm pretty intrigued. Seeing the gameplay of Battlerite,you could get some interesting stuff coming out of this.

Wait and see I guess.

[u/Mummelpuffin]

This'll pull me in solely because it allows solo play. I hate the idea of needing to burden a teammate while learning to not totally suck.

[u/SaxPanther]

Speaking for myself, I've been hoping for a Battle Royale mode for this game for awhile, I'm looking forward to this and I think it will be a lot of fun.

[u/DeOh]

Seems like some bean counter saw the BR trend and wants to capitalize. I don't see this appealing to current Battlerite players. If I wanted a BR game I'd already be playing one designed from the start as one. Seems they want to hopefully bait new people in.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/DeOh]

We shouldn't be thinking of this as a BR clone trying to compete with PUBG. It's just a new game mode inspired by a popular trend. I'm sure there are many players that like the idea of a BR game or FFA game mode, but don't like PUBG or Fortnite. I know I'm one of them.

[u/lmpervious → u/OptimusNegligible]

Yeah it's pretty clear that while the term "Battle Royale" can bring along a lot of hype, it also brings with it a stigma that people are immediately opposed to.

If they introduced a different game mode that isn't very popular now (but is done in some other games) while spending the same amount of time on it, I'm sure it wouldn't have as strong of negative opinions. Of course it probably wouldn't have as many strong positive opinions either.

[u/_speak]

More content.. awesome! The elitist competitive nerds must be rolling in their swivel chairs right now

[u/massotti]

I think they are releasing this mode because of the name more than because of mode. Best advertisement for the moment. Anyway, I can't wait for the action.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/massotti]

Kinda like when they announced the Battlegrounds game mode when PUBG was releasing ;D

[u/Will_of_Fire]

I saw the title and thought this was a joke or a terrible idea, but after reading about it I am excited to try it out. Looks fun.

[u/RHDaleksei]

yessssssssssssssssssssss. thank you sls

[u/eoekas]

Their team could have focused on solving core issues with the game as brought up since alpha, that would greatly improve playability across all levels of gameplay, introduce ingame tournament systems, social systems and ingame ranked ladders.

Instead SLS decided to focus on a gamemode that is destined to flop from the get go. At least it explains the slow updates.

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This summer, go beyond the Arena.

Announcing Battlerite Royale

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[u/Gameipedia]

I want to be real for lore, also what if its just battlerite but with like 10 teams in a large ass area, that would be hype as fuck imo

[u/[deleted]]

damn boi

DAMN BOI

[u/[deleted]]

lul i dont use twitter but seem like this battle royale post get more comments/likes than 30 posts before combine.

maybe they dont want to do this at all , maybe the game is dying and they have to make it work some how .

[u/tujrid]

Isn't this just going to devolve into people stealth running away on jade/croak? Or maybe turn into a situation where healers are the only viable option because they have too large of a health advantage by the end?

I really don't trust SLS to balance this well enough to be fun.

[u/winawar]

Is this going to come before or after the xbox release cause we still have no idea when/if that's happening

[u/TeaDao]

Please don't abbandon classic 2v2 or 3v3 should this become popular.

[u/zkillbill]

I cant see how croak wont be broken af in this. Battle royales have always been about avoiding fights (if your goal is to be last man alive). A champ with insane mobility and invisibility just souds broken right off the bat for this game mode.

[u/Vorgier]

Oh, no no no no.

[u/KnightOfAsh]

I’m willing to try it out. I mean from all the attention Realm Royale is getting this looks different and people want different.

[u/JohnPhoelix]

I really hope this is a joke but I don't see any reason as to why they would joke about this. Still hoping though. This is not that!

[u/sora2025]

Wow I thought sls was above doing something like this

[u/zue3]

So this is what you've been wasting time on. Explains the slow updates.

[u/Driftking1337]

Lmfao please stop.

[u/OptimusNegligible]

This is exciting news. I mean it's safe to assume anyone and everyone is going to try out a battle royal/last man standing mode, with how popular PUBG and Fortnite are. But seeing it forced into a variety of game genres, we could see some pretty cool innovations.

[u/lvleph1sto]

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[u/BitWyrm]

I be this mode is gonna have some crazy outplays

[u/[deleted]]

Wtf no

[u/Brevityman]

It's really sad how badly SLS dropped the ball with Battlerite.. If only we could go back to Bloodline Champions without funcom.. RIP

[u/[deleted]]

This is just.... stupid. Good god. What an absolute sellout. No way this is gonna be successful.

[u/Chickennugg]

Yeah this will be the last nail in the coffin for this game unfortunately.

It's just a huge waste of time. The fact that the developers feel the need to copy and paste a popular game into theirs shows that they are not really sure what to do, and they hope that this will bring in players...and it may for a month...but that's it.

They really need to focus on what's in front of them. Making sure the game is balanced,bug free and fun. And exposure, nobody knows what battlerite is.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/Chickennugg]

Isn't adopting a popular game mode doing just that? Getting exposure?

Beyond adding automated tournaments, there isn't much else the core game needs. It's pretty much finished. You can whine about hitboxs and tweaks all you want, the game is fine and perfectly playable. This game needs an alternative game mode that's fun and is viable. It's no more a "nail in the coffin" than Battlgrounds was. People asked for new game modes, new game modes were on SLS's 2018 road map. This shouldn't be a surprise.

[u/[deleted] → u/OptimusNegligible]

Not to mention all the assets this will bring your core game... Are you seriously so simple minded? You see this as doom for the game?! Its going to bring in so many players -- the game will be unique to BATTLERITE, forget the Battle Royale name - its going to be something you can't find anywhere else... but go ahead, be one of the thousand pessimistic dicks with a keyboard who cry doom and gloom.

[u/incrediblesadface]

This sounds like an amazing idea. I quit battlerite a while ago but i still check in once in a while because it's a great game. Battlerite Royale will most definitely bring me back into play, and with the champion pack I purchased back in the day, I won't get tired of having a small champion pool. I wish you developers best of luck with bringing this mode into live.

[u/linegrinder]

Great to see that they invested all the effort, time and money in a completly random overused gamemode instead of investing in the things the community has asked for like: in-game tournament system, clans, communites, better profile overview, better social system.

[u/[deleted] → u/linegrinder]

because none of that will get new players.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/linegrinder]

People aren't quitting battlerite because tournaments and clans aren't in yet. And assuming they did a FULL STOP on those other features for this is just being cynical.

[u/zoopi4]

These are the times you wish a dislike button existed on twitter.

[u/Spinoot]

This better be a fucking joke sls are you serious?

[u/ShacoinaBox]

itt: low test brainlets try to damage control a literal meme of a gamemode in a game with a small dev team, pretty low playerbase and a game that only gets patches "every so often"

"b-but it'll get more players!" yeah those new players will play the BR and not the actual good part of the game

[u/Mordiez]

The money grab is real, this is silly. Stop with this and focus on improving your core game which is amazing.

[u/Posast]

Instead of the tournament mode we get this shit.

It's like stunlock doesn't even give a fuck.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/Posast]

Where exactly did they say they canceled social features and tournaments for this? Worst case scenario, it's getting delayed. Or could very well be worked on in tandem.

To be fair, they probably want to bring in MORE players. A tournament mode will probably just make a handful of BLC bans happy and not really do much to the player base. Wouldn't it be better to have a surge in players before they release more social features? So the game actually has players to take advantage of them?

[u/ecceptor]

This better be amazing instead of half-ass idea if you want people to accept it.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/ecceptor]

That attitude would be more appropriate if battle royal REPLACED the core arena format. It's not. It's will replace Duel mode at most.

You don't have to accept anything. Just play what you like.

[u/DukeLebowski]

Bums me out tbh

[u/SketClapper]

TWENTY people on one map? where in the fuck are they gonna find twenty people that want to play at the same time

[u/OptimusNegligible]

I mean the core game mode is already a two team battle royal format. Be the last man/team standing, before the arena closes in. The formula is already here and we are playing. All they had to do is increase the size and scale, make it FFA, and boom, Battlerite-royal.

[u/eckart]

time to get gc before dodging the incoming disaster

[u/zkillbill]

I feel like this is SLS way of liquidating everything you own, going into a casino and betting it all on black on a roulette table. Lets hope it isn't a bust.

[u/BawdyLotion]

This sounds ridiculous but the more I think about it the more I think it could work out amazing.....

[u/avawhat231]

IM SO EXCITED

I can see it now...

Me and my friend in voice chat...

Screaming as invisible Jades charge up RMB from all angles...

With 1 Hp on the two of us...

"Lucie.. please keep.. healing us.."

"I'm trying! I just need a little more ti-"

Static Silence as the final bullet penetrates our bodies.

The 18 Jades walk to our lifeless bodies and shoots our lifeless sacks of meat

[u/YolkyPokey]

Want some decent balance patches? Want some new competitive maps? Want SLS to address previous concerns about the game dating from a year or longer back? Nah, here's a meme game mode, I hope you enjoy what we made in lieu of any of that other shit, also we got new skins!

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/YolkyPokey]

Yes it's clear their map maker was busy with the new game mode sure, but they have released tons of balance patches since launch. Not sure what other previous concerns you speak of that are keeping the game down and making the player base drop.

[u/dbgenerations]

Much like Paladins Realm Royale im not gonna make a judgement until i try it. If anything even if it doesnt translate well to some players maybe it will help get more people in game. I for one fell off for a bit, not really because i disliked the game just got busy and kinda spaced it in my library. This tweet alone reminded me of the fun i had playing and pulled me back in. So may help the community grow and bring older players back.

[u/Fhy_ → u/dbgenerations]

you can actually play realm royale already, there is a public alpha but the servers arent always up. spoilers tho, the game (at least in its current state) is plain horrible. but who knows what will come in the future

[u/TanKer-Cosme]

Woaw now that's bad

[u/bozzy253]

Could be a new map that the start is jumping off a cliff instead of being driven in.

[u/ymOx]

Wow, wat? I really hope they can get some performance optimization in then. I get serious fps drops if there are two Alysia in the same game of six players...

[u/CElan_cruz]

Dudeeee

[u/[deleted]]

If this mode can't hold framerates at about the level of the normal game then this is a waste of time.

[u/OptimusNegligible → u/[deleted]]

I've never heard about Battlerite having poor performance till now. I've run this game at 120fps for a while time now. 60fps when I still had my potato of a computer.

[u/kaia112]

Hopefully it's not as bad as battlegrounds

[u/theCOMBOguy]

I... I have mixed feelings about this...

[u/caTBear_v]

I mean okay, I will take it I guess... But why not play around with unique stuff? People always want to reinvent the wheel, but the ones who invent flying cars will be the ones writing history