Update log
Full Bloons TD Battles 2 update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Events
- Maps
- Gameplay
New Features
- New Game ModeJump Start - ⏩ Skip the early game and jump straight to the dramatic, late game finishes in this fast paced new game mode! - 🎰 Each game starts on a random round between 10 and 30 (or 20 and 40 when combined with Bananza). - 🤑 Starting cash and income are randomly determined based on the starting round. - ⏳ You have extra time before the first round starts to build an advanced defence. - 🤵 Club members can try this mode right now in Private Matches. - 🤝 A special Jump Start Clan War begins on July 24th. - 🌟 Jump Start will appear in event games starting on July 25th.
- New MapBloonstone Quarry - ⛏ Break out your pickaxe and head on down to the all new map: Bloonstone Quarry. - 💰 Farmland is at a premium in the quarry so you might need an alternative income source. - 🆕 Bloonstone Quarry is available in all arenas and game modes now!
General Changes
Changes to Hall of Masters ranking system - 👂 We have heard and acknowledged the community's feedback regarding the scoring system for the Hall of Masters leaderboard, and we are making changes! - 👨🔬 Previously, score gain/loss from matches between HoM players was calculated using MMR (matchmaking rating) values, which are hidden to players. Moving forward, score changes will instead be determined solely based on the difference between the players' visible scores on the leaderboard.
- Back From The DeadCasual Mode - 🦥 Many players have told us that, since Casual Mode was removed in 4.0, they missed the less competitive mentality among players in that game mode. - 🔙 We have therefore decided to reinstate Casual Mode games. - 📩 Casual Games can be found in the newly named “Social” section, along with Private Games.
Changes to Fast Track - 📈 We added the option to Fast Track to the next arena by being the first to reach 50 trophies as an additional means for extremely dedicated and skilled players to climb the leagues faster than normal. - 👷♂️ However, many players viewed Fast Track as the optimal method of rising through the arenas and a reward for excessive grinding rather than skilled play. - 🔥 We are therefore changing Fast Track to be awarded to anyone who reaches a win streak of 10. - ♾ This is not limited to 1 per league, any player who reaches a 10 win streak will be offered Fast Track promotion. - 💵 As before, if you accept Fast Track promotion you will not receive the rewards for the league you are being promoted from, only the league you are currently in when the league ends. - 🔥 If you are offered Fast Track promotion and you refuse, you will need to win another 10 games in a row before you are offered it again. - 🤴 We hope that this new system will serve the same purpose we originally intended, giving skilled players who are ranked lower than they should be a faster route to the higher arena leagues, without encouraging excessive grinding.
Win Streak and Streak Breaker in Events - 🩸 The First Blood and No Lives Lost stars in event games have been replaced by stars for Win Streak and Streak Breaker - 🌟 Similar to Arena Leagues, you earn 1 extra star if you are on a 3+ win streak and another if you defeat someone who was on a 3+ win streak. - 🔥
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