Update log
Full Bloons TD Battles 2 update
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Extracted changes
- Events
- Balance
- Store
- Gameplay
New Features
Arena Leagues - A complete overhaul of the ranked play experience. - Enter weekly, 30 person leagues and compete to earn trophies. - Each week, the top players in each league will earn Monkey Money and be promoted to the league above, while the bottom players will be demoted to the league below. - Players in Hall of Masters leagues will also be ranked on a global leaderboard. - Each season, you earn a medal based on the highest arena league you competed in during the season or your final position in the Hall of Masters leaderboard. - Arena leagues use the same progression and theming as the current ranked system (Yellow Stadium, White Wasteland, etc). - Existing players will start in an arena league determined by the arena they are in when Season 18 ends (e.g. if you finish Season 18 in Ceramic Crucible, you will begin in a Ceramic Crucible arena league). - Players in Red Bloon Camp will enter a continuous, rolling league that does not reset. They are promoted to Yellow Stadium and enter weekly leagues when they earn 30 trophies.
New Hero: Etienne - Remote flying drones attack all bloons that enter Etienne’s range. - Advanced scouting techniques reveal your opponent’s bloon queue and cash reserves to help you predict their next move. - Etienne’s UAV upgrades to give all your monkeys camo detection and allows them to bypass the damage immunities of special bloons like lead and purple. - Etienne can be purchased from the Hero screen for 3000 Monkey Money.
New Bling Season - 6 awesome new cosmetics including Lighting Up Spike Factory trail and Puzzle Bloons decals. - Lock eyes with Fateweaver Adora and her Eye of Misfortune Showcase. - Unlock a special animated avatar for completing the entire season. - This season lasts for 4 weeks (see General Changes below).
General Changes
New Season Length - Seasons now last 4 weeks instead of 8 weeks. - This means that medals are awarded, and the Hall of Masters leaderboard is reset, twice as often as before. - The Bling Season has also changed to every 4 weeks to line up with the ranked season. - Each Bling season now contains 12 items: 6 generic cosmetics and a 6 item Hero Showcase. - The cost in Golden Bananas of each Bling item has been altered to reflect this new timescale. - There is now a bonus animated avatar or banner each season that can be earned by completing the entire Bling Season. These are exclusive and will not be available again once the season ends.
Ranked / League Game Rewards - The trophies awarded for ranked games are changing with the addition of Arena Leagues. - Winning a ranked (league) game now awards 3 trophies and 50 Monkey Money. - You earn an additional 1 trophy if you are on a 3+ win streak. - You earn an additional 1 trophy and 20 Monkey Money if you win and your opponent was on a 3+ win streak (you break their streak). - You earn 20 Monkey Money for losing a game. If it was before round 30, you earn 0 trophies. If it was later, you earn 1 trophy. - You earn 10 Monkey Money if you achieve First Blood. - There are no longer any special rewards for winning with No Lives Lost. - It is not possible to lose trophies, only gain them. Trophies reset to 0 each week at the end of the Arena League.
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