

Ultimately, it's essential to us that this is balanced so that players remaining alive in a match is always the superior option.Įven if this change means that getting fragged will be a bit less punishing than it was before, it should still be something players actively avoid, given the threat that loss of utility and support poses. This means less downtime, and a greater range of gameplay opportunities in Support mode. In doing so, our goal is to keep players interested and engaged, even after their operator has been eliminated. We want players to be able to feel their impact on the match outcome. Put simply, we want players to feel invested in their team's success, right up until the last second of the round. Your feedback will be hugely important in the continued development of this feature, so we look forward to hearing your thoughts!įirst, what is the intention behind Gameplay After Death? On that note, a survey will be made available via in-game news on the Test Server, running from May 26th to May 28th. We have more time to get your feedback and adjust things ahead of release, as needed.You have more opportunities to familiarize yourself with theses huge changes before they hit Live.Instead, we want to give you an early look at this rework on the Test Server for two important reasons: Starting off with a big topic, we first want to make it clear that Gameplay After Death will not come to Siege's Live servers this season. Win Delta: The Win Delta is aggregated from Operator’s Win Deltas per Bomb Site. Presence definition: pick rate of an Operator when not banned.

This notion had to be introduced to reflect the implementation of the pick & ban. Please note that we are using presence to gauge the popularity of an Operator. There's a ton to cover below, so scroll on for insights into the reasons behind these changes. This season, we have quite a wide range of balancing tweaks and overall reworks (with a number coming exclusively to the Test Server for, well, TESTING). In this latest edition of Designer’s Notes, we'll go into more detail about the balancing changes that’ll come with North Star and the Y6S2 patch.
