Honor the Heroes of Unification in the Season 12 Battle Pass
Glory to thee, adventurer.
With the introduction of the last major update, we saw Clans vie for supremacy in Accursed Towers, adventurers race through a mangled ship in the Dread Reaver dungeon, and heroes protect the mystic arts in the Astral Bloom Elite Quest. This content update introduces a new Battle Pass, two new events, and a variety of feature updates.
As with previous updates, there will be server maintenance starting on April 11, from 5 p.m.–7 p.m. PDT for Oceania, China, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Europe Servers, and on April 12, from 1 a.m.–3 a.m. PDT for servers in the Americas. After the maintenance has concluded, all items mentioned below will be live—specific dates for any content going live afterward are provided below.
Feature Updates
Shady Stock Limited-Time Event
Season 12 Battle Pass: Heroes of Unification
Into the Dark Wood Limited-Time Event
Bug Fixes
When a player has been chosen for a Battleground match and repeatedly cancels at the Match Found screen, they will receive the following warning:
Developer’s Note: To address player feedback noting that their Battleground experience is often ruined by queue dodgers and players actively attempting to troll others by continuously canceling at the Match Found screen, we have instituted the 5-minute penalty as a preventative measure. We will continue to monitor Battleground in all aspects and make further changes that help to improve the experience for all players.
Battleground matchmaking has been further optimized to create evenly matched teams more consistently.
Developer’s Note: As we continue to identify ways to improve the Battleground experience, we focused this update around improving match finding. With the addition of queue
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