00:02Hey everyone, Eric here. Today we're going to be giving some development insight to the recent updates to Battle Royale.
00:07Let's dive in.
00:20Ok, so in 5.0 we made some changes to shotguns.
00:23We wanted to make them a little bit more consistent, so we updated the spread on the pellets inside the
00:30aim reticle to be consistent.
00:32That means they'll always shoot in the same dispersion.
00:35In addition, we have red dots that show which pellet has hit a target so that you can easily see
00:41if you did damage or not.
00:42Finally, we also added a short delay after firing a shotgun if you're switching to another shotgun.
00:48This is because running multiple shotguns was a little bit too advantageous and we wanted to make sure that that
00:54was kept in line with other weapons.
00:56So we also recently made some changes to SMGs and we're generally pretty happy with how this turned out.
01:02We were seeing though that the suppressed SMG was being picked over assault rifles for long range engagements.
01:08We wanted to make sure that it fit its role for close to medium range.
01:12So we adjusted the falloff damage slightly so that the assault rifle still can be effective.
01:16So part of our weapon design is to make sure that each weapon is usable in different circumstances.
01:21We have strengths and weaknesses that basically encourage use in different scenarios.
01:27And as we continue to add weapons and continue to balance our weapons,
01:31we're going to evaluate those strengths and weaknesses and continue to make sure that all weapons have viable uses.
01:39In this update, we've also adjusted the storm circle behavior.
01:43In the final circles, 7, 8 and 9, the storm will center outside of the playable area and will shrink
01:50towards that location.
01:52This is to encourage dynamic and exciting gameplay for the matches that do reach that length.
02:00We've gotten a lot of feedback about Season 4 Progressive Outfits and the main concern was that people didn't feel
02:05they had enough time to complete them.
02:07So with Season 5, Progressive Outfits will be based on experience and can be completed outside of the season so
02:14that you can continue to complete it even after Season 5 is over.
02:19Alright everyone, before we close out, we wanted to show you the very scientific process that our audio team uses
02:24for gathering reference material.
02:26Here's a quick look at them gathering sounds for the ATK.
02:38Alright, from everyone here at Epic, have a blast with Season 5. Until next time.
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