Patch Notes 1.5

Ulric, The Unwavering Light

Champion Updates are not included in this patch.

General Updates
Optimizations


 * Some core systems have been rewritten for better performance.
 * More code has been threaded to make the bottleneck on the main thread smaller. Players who play with the setting “Accelerate input” off will get this optimization.
 * Memory usage has been reduced.

Bakko’s Egg Brawl Returns!


 * Duel is out and Bakko’s Egg Brawl is in! Magical eggs are hidden within the Arena; find them (as ) with your team (of other Bakkos) and throw them at your enemy (of other Bakkos)! A variety of eggs and custom Battlerites are here for you to discover and try out in this wacky, chaotic game mode. The old system of Battlerites (choosing one per round) has returned for this mode.


 * Win 15 Rounds of Bakko’s Egg Brawl and receive the Golden Rooster Chest, containing the Golden Rooster and 2 random Rare items. You have until April 11th to claim your prize!

Spring Chicken Bundle


 * Spring has got Bakko clucking! For a limited time the Spring Chicken Bundle is purchasable for Gems Icon.png Gems. This bundle contains the Epic Chicken Outfit for Bakko in 5 color variations and 3 Epic Rooster Mounts and is purchasable until April 11th.

UI

 * Fixed a bug where the friendslist showed incorrect status for players in the pre-game lobby.
 * Fixed a bug where the dropdown menu of an offline friend in the friendslist would sometimes show invalid entries.
 * Shortened the “Grand Champion” Pre-Season title, as it was too long to see the entirety.
 * Changed the Leaderboard to show 8 entries instead of 9 so that chat is easier to read when unfocused.
 * Reduced the time it takes to fetch user profiles.
 * Fixed visual representation errors for teams in the profile.
 * Added new artwork into the loading screen rotation:, , , , , and.
 * Leaderboards should now correctly default to the closest region to the player.

 Sound 


 * Music for the final round now starts when players spawn into the Arena.
 * Intro music added to tutorials for battles.
 * Sounds for Jamila’s counter improved (more prominent).

CamCrew


 * An update to Battlerite CamCrew has been rolled out, read up on it (and watch the video) here.

New Champion – Ulric, the Unwavering Light
"Sworn protector of the weak, devout follower of the Way of Symphony, and unwavering light against the dark. Ulric, trained in the holy Monastery of Resonance, has spent many years traveling the lands to spread the word of the Light. He joins the Arena now to demonstrate to allies, foes, and onlookers alike the primacy of the True Path."

Abilities


 * (M1)
 * Melee attack that deals damage. Your weapon charges over time. When fully charged, it deals  damage and inflicts Stun to closest enemy and  area damage to nearby enemies.
 * (M2)
 * Call down a beam of holy light that heals the ally nearest target location for health.
 * (Space)
 * Become Immaterial and dash forward to slam an enemy, dealing damage. Dashing through an ally heals self and ally for  health, applies, recharges your weapon, and resets cooldown. Cannot hit allies affected by.
 * (Q)
 * Put up your shield and absorb projectile and melee attacks in front of you. Absorbing an attack charges your shield up to 3 times. Fires a wave of light in a cone dealing damage and inflicting Blind when the effect ends if your shield is charged. Each charge increases the radius.
 * (E)
 * Knock nearby enemies back and replace with Smite, a projectile attack dealing  damage. The effect lasts for 3 attacks or up to . The effect can be canceled by recasting the ability.
 * (R)
 * Jump into the air and slam your hammer into the ground to send out a shockwave. The shockwave deals damage and launches an enemy into the air for.
 * (F)
 * Throw your returning Aegis. Deals damage and inflicts Incapacitate; damage increases with travel distance. The Aegis lands on the ground on impact. Picking it up or catching it when it returns applies.


 * (EX Space)
 * Become Immaterial and dash forward piercing through enemies. Deals damage and inflicts Fading Snare. Dashing through an ally heals them and self for  health, applies, recharges your weapon, and resets cooldown. Cannot hit allies affected by.
 * (EX Q)
 * Heal all nearby allies for health and grant a Shield, absorbing up to  damage for.


 * (Buff)
 * Increases healing received from your abilities by . Lasts.
 * (Buff)
 * Shields ally absorbing up to damage, increases movement speed by  and damage output by . Lasts.

Battlerites


 * Ulric can be purchased in game for Gems Icon.png Gems or 5800 Battle Coin Icon.png Battle Coins.\


 * For a limited time, using gems to unlock will also grant 3 Ulric Chests.

Cosmetics
Ulric Chests
 * Ownership of is required to purchase this chest.
 * Contains 3 drops. Guarantees at least one non-duplicate Rare, Epic, or Legendary Ulric items and one Rare normal item.
 * Available in two bundles:
 * 1 Ulric Chest for Gems Icon.png Gems
 * 5 Ulric Chests + 1 Bonus Ulric Chest for Gems Icon.png Gems

Divine Strength Bundle


 * Ownership of is required to purchase this bundle.
 * Can only be purchased once for Gems Icon.png Gems.
 * Contains:
 * Ulric Legendary Outfit “Warden of the Light” Ulric_Warden.jpeg
 * 3 Ulric Chests
 * 7-Day Booster