Disney Speedstorm Community Pit Stop – Shop Adjustments
Hey SpeedStars!
We are fast approaching the end of our first season since Disney Speedstorm launched as a free-to-play title! We want to thank the millions of you who have joined the race so far and can't wait to continue this journey together.
We also want to thank everyone in the community who takes the time to leave feedback on social media or in the dedicated feedback channels on our official Discord server.
Based on the feedback we have received, we will be making the following adjustments to prices in the Shop starting on November 30.
• Price of Racer Shards in Tokens reduced. • Price of Customization items in Tokens reduced, with the exception of wheels. • Price of Customization items in Multiplayer Coins reduced. • Price of Upgrade Parts in Tokens reduced. • Season Coin Bundles grant double the amount of Season Coins for the same Token price.
MULTIPLAYER COINS
In addition to the reduction to the price of Customization items in Multiplayer Coins, we are also making the following changes:
• Increasing the number of Multiplayer Coins earned via leaderboard Time Limited Events. • Increasing the number of Multiplayer Coins earned at each MPR level until Platinum League. • Up to 500 Multiplayer Coins can now be earned in Regulated Multiplayer each week.
TIME LIMITED EVENTS
We are working on other ways to give players more agency in how they choose to progress in the game. We recently added new "Star Chaser" Time Limited Events to allow players to unlock past Racers with Mowgli and Elizabeth Swann next in line!
We also have a new Time Limited Event coming in Season 5 that allows players to upgrade Racers of their choice!
COMPENSATION
Any players who have purchased Tokens or Founder’s packs prior to November 30 at 9AM GMT will receive the following gift as compensation for the upcoming price adjustments:
• 100,000 Season Coins • 5 Season Box Credits • 5 Belle Racer Shards • 5 Captain Jack Sparrow Racer Shards • 5 Mike Wazowski Racer Shards • 5 Randall Racer Shards • 5 Figment Racer Shards • 5 Bo Peep Racer Shards • 5 Lilo Racer Shards • 5 Minnie Mouse Racer Shards • 5 Daisy Duck Racer Shards • 5 Jafar Racer Shards
Disney Speedstorm Community Pit Stop – Season 5 Improvements
Hey SpeedStars,
Disney Speedstorm Season 5, “Let It Go”, is approaching fast! The team has been hard at work making improvements to the game experience based on community feedback, and we’re here to share them with you!
LIMITED EVENTS
UPGRADE YOUR RACER OF CHOICE
A new type of Time Limited Event will be introduced in Season 5 that will give players more flexibility on the Racers they wish to upgrade. In this new Time Limited Event, players will be able to select a specific Racer from a selection to earn rewards for, giving you more agency on how you progress in the game.
Once a player has completed all Objectives for a particular Racer, they will need to wait for the refresh timer to reset to be able to select a different Racer to progress. Players will also have the option to automatically reset the refresh timer by using Tokens.
“IT ALL STARTED WITH A MOUSE” TIME LIMITED EVENT
The “It All Started With A Mouse” Limited Event previously enabled players to earn 1 Mickey Mouse Racer Shard each day until they reach Star Level 3 with Mickey. Players will now be able to earn 1 Shard each day via this Time Limited Event, all the way to Star Level 5.
RANKED MULTIPLAYER
RANKED REWARDS
Starting in Season 5, we will be increasing the amount of Upgrade Parts players can earn by playing Ranked Multiplayer for all Racers. This change is aimed at making it easier for players to reach Star Level 3 with each Racer.
Rewards for progressing through the different MPR Leagues can only be earned once, which means that some of our veteran players will not be able to benefit from the aforementioned increase in rewards.
LOBBY SIZE
The game will now prioritize having at least 3 players in the lobby before a Race is launched. This should reduce the number of 1 vs 1 races at the highest MPR levels.
RACER BALANCING
STITCH
• The Normal and Charged Activations no longer grant Stitch invulnerability.
JESSIE
• Both Normal and Charged Activations spawn fewer toys.
STEAMBOAT PETE
• Both Normal and Charged Activations spawn fewer ink blots.
OBSTACLE COMMON/UNIQUE SKILLS
We are making a change to Common and Unique Skills that create obstacles to stun rivals. If you are stunned by an obstacle created by a rival’s Common or Unique Skill, you will be stunned for a shorter duration and will lose less speed.
The Skills currently in the game affected by this change are outlined below. This change will also be reflected in all obstacle-based Skills that stun rivals introduced in the future.
COMMON SKILLS
Bomb – Backwards Activation
UNIQUE SKILLS
Jessie – Normal & Charged Activation Steamboat Pete – Normal & Charged Activation Captain Gantu – Normal & Charged Activation Baloo – Normal Activation Belle – Normal Activation Hercules – Charged Activation
SEASON TOUR
DAILY & SEASON MISSIONS.
• Daily Missions now grant 250 XP towards your Golden Pass progress. • Season Missions now grants either 650 or 1400 XP towards your Golden Pass progress.
MYSTERY RACES
Mystery Race Boxes in the Season Tour now require less races to earn all the rewards. The amount of rewards has not been reduced.
GENERAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• Daily and Season Missions can now be completed in all game modes except Local Freeplay. • The skip button now works as intended during the race intro animation. • Various improvements have been made to mobile version control schemes. • Improvements have been made to several Menu animation and UI elements. • Various audio improvements and fixes.
We hope you’ve been enjoying Disney Speedstorm’s fourth Season, “The Cave of Wonders”. It’s been amazing to see so many new players hit the track after our full launch. The team has been hard at work making improvements based on your invaluable feedback and we’ve got a mid-season hotfix primed and ready for November 2!
RANKED MULTIPLAYER PARTY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
In Ranked Multiplayer, the party system was being exploited by a small portion of the player base. To address this issue and to help improve matchmaking in general we have now introduced Racer Upgrade limits to Multiplayer parties.
This means a party cannot be comprised of Racers with an Upgrade Level difference of more than 10 levels. For example, if a Racer is Upgrade Level 1, the maximum Upgrade Level you can queue in a party with is Upgrade Level 11 or a level 40 Racer cannot queue with a level 29 Racer and so on.
We will monitor how this new system works and adjust it based on community feedback, if needed.
RANKED MULTIPLAYER MATCHMAKING
Racers with a very high Upgrade Level but very low MPR League will no longer be matched with Racers with both a low Upgrade Level and MPR League. This change should improve the initial Ranked Multiplayer experience for new players, while ensuring more challenging races for experienced players.
HOP EXPLOIT
Players were able to exploit both Common and Unique Skills that grant a speed boost by repeatedly hopping after activating the skill to maintain top speed for a longer duration than intended. It is no longer possible to maintain top speed by hopping repeatedly when using one of these skills.
DASH FIXES
• The hit detection when Dashing a rival Racer in Multiplayer has been improved. • Fixed an issue causing Racers to be sent backwards after Dashing a Rival Racer.
CRASHES
• Fixed crash occurrence after completing Limited Time Events on Nintendo Switch™. • Fixed crash occurrence when equipping customization items on PlayStation®. • Various crash occurrences fixed across all platforms.
GENERAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• Racers should no longer collide with invisible “walls” during races. • Jumba and Baloo will no longer appear as CPU Racers in Leaderboard Limited Time Events. • “Accept All” and “Delete All” buttons added to Friend Invites tab of the Social Menu. • Achievements/Trophies should now correctly unlock across all platforms. • Haptic feedback has been added for Nintendo Switch™. • Racer Icons will no longer appear to teleport quickly around the mini map. • Charged & Backwards Skills Tutorials added to Starter Circuit. • Improvements have been made to the Collection Level Menu navigation & UI. • Improvements have been made to several Menu animation and UI elements. • Various audio improvements and fixes.
We hope you’ve been enjoying Disney Speedstorm’s fourth Season, “The Cave of Wonders”. It’s been amazing to see so many new players hit the track after our full launch. The team has been hard at work making improvements based on your invaluable feedback and we’ve got a mid-season hotfix primed and ready for November 2!
RANKED MULTIPLAYER PARTY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
In Ranked Multiplayer, the party system was being exploited by a small portion of the player base. To address this issue and to help improve matchmaking in general we have now introduced Racer Upgrade limits to Multiplayer parties.
This means a party cannot be comprised of Racers with an Upgrade Level difference of more than 10 levels. For example, if a Racer is Upgrade Level 1, the maximum Upgrade Level you can queue in a party with is Upgrade Level 11 or a level 40 Racer cannot queue with a level 29 Racer and so on.
We will monitor how this new system works and adjust it based on community feedback, if needed.
RANKED MULTIPLAYER MATCHMAKING
Racers with a very high Upgrade Level but very low MPR League will no longer be matched with Racers with both a low Upgrade Level and MPR League. This change should improve the initial Ranked Multiplayer experience for new players, while ensuring more challenging races for experienced players.
HOP EXPLOIT
Players were able to exploit both Common and Unique Skills that grant a speed boost by repeatedly hopping after activating the skill to maintain top speed for a longer duration than intended. It is no longer possible to maintain top speed by hopping repeatedly when using one of these skills.
DASH FIXES
• The hit detection when Dashing a rival Racer in Multiplayer has been improved. • Fixed an issue causing Racers to be sent backwards after Dashing a Rival Racer.
CRASHES
• Fixed crash occurrence after completing Limited Time Events on Nintendo Switch™. • Fixed crash occurrence when equipping customization items on PlayStation®. • Various crash occurrences fixed across all platforms.
GENERAL FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• Racers should no longer collide with invisible “walls” during races. • Jumba and Baloo will no longer appear as CPU Racers in Leaderboard Limited Time Events. • “Accept All” and “Delete All” buttons added to Friend Invites tab of the Social Menu. • Achievements/Trophies should now correctly unlock across all platforms. • Haptic feedback has been added for Nintendo Switch™. • Racer Icons will no longer appear to teleport quickly around the mini map. • Charged & Backwards Skills Tutorials added to Starter Circuit. • Improvements have been made to the Collection Level Menu navigation & UI. • Improvements have been made to several Menu animation and UI elements. • Various audio improvements and fixes.
Disney Speedstorm Dev Diary – Upgrade Parts Improvements
Hey SpeedStars!
In our most recent Season 4 Improvement Community Pit Stop we outlined some improvements to the Upgrade Parts system in the game. Those changes are now live in-game and we wanted to dig a little deeper into why we made those changes here.
We received feedback from the community that the previous Upgrade Parts system was difficult to keep track of due to the amount of different Upgrade Parts needed to level up Racers. We took this feedback on board with the aim of simplifying and streamlining the whole system.
We would like to thank our amazing community for their feedback that helped us improve this system. The input of our player’s is integral to taking Disney Speedstorm from strength to strength.
The main improvements to the system are outlined in the bullet points below and we go into more detail on important aspects in the rest of the Dev Diary.
<*>The total number of different Upgrade Parts used to level up Racers was reduced from 15 to 10. <*>The rarity of Upgrade Parts now better reflect their importance. <*>The new system gives players more freedom when upgrading Racers from Level 1-15 as Collection based Upgrade parts are not required at these levels. <*>Upgrade Parts now have more detailed tags and descriptions explaining their usefulness, with several Upgrade Parts also receiving visual improvements.
LEVELING UP
It was imperative for us to ensure that players were not negatively affected by the new system. We wanted the experience of upgrading Racers to feel familiar for experienced players, but also simpler for new players and veterans alike.
You may notice that less Upgrade Parts are awarded to players, but this is coupled with the fact that Racers now require fewer Upgrade Parts in total to level up. As a result, the pace that you will upgrade Racers has not changed.
After the conversion to the new system some of your Upgrade Parts will now be required at higher levels than previously. This may mean you cannot use the aforementioned Upgrade Parts immediately, but once you reach these higher levels, you’ll already have some useful materials banked and ready to use.
UPGRADE PARTS CONVERSION
At the start of Season 4, all existing players will have had their current inventory of old Upgrade Parts converted into the new Upgrade Parts. We tried to design the conversion system in a way that ensured players' Upgrade Parts inventories maintained the same utility.
Some Early Access players may have lost progress due to the streamlined Upgrade Parts system, as a result, we rolled out a gift on October 4 to address this. We attempted to make the conversion as close to 1:1 as possible but this was not achievable in all cases, e.g. License Plates.
The table below illustrates how old Upgrade Parts were converted into the new system. The key change is the removal of Collection-based Upgrade Parts between Upgrade Levels 1-15, giving players much more flexibility with how they choose to upgrade their Racers early on.
The table below illustrates the conversion from the point of view of the Mickey and Friends Collection using Racer Mickey Mouse as an example. The key change is the complete removal of Racer Class-based Collection Upgrade Parts, which also gives players more freedom when upgrading their Racers at the highest levels.
UPGRADE PART CATEGORIES
UNIVERSAL UPGRADE PARTS
Universal Upgrade Parts can be used to level up any* Racer.
<*>These Upgrade parts are very common and are required at lower levels.
*Each Racer Class (Speedster, Defender, Brawler, Tricksters) also has dedicated Universal Upgrade Parts.
COLLECTION UPGRADE PARTS
Collection Upgrade Parts can be used to level up Racers from a specific Collection (Mickey & Friends, Monsters, Inc. etc)
<*>These Upgrade parts are less common and are required at intermediate to high levels.
RACER UPGRADE PARTS
Racer Upgrade Parts can be used to level up specific Racers only. (Mickey Mouse, Woody etc)
<*>These Upgrade parts are rare and are required to reach the highest Racer levels.
Disney Speedstorm Season 4 The Cave Of Wonders Available Now
Hey SpeedStars!
Disney Speedstorm’s Season 4 “The Cave of Wonders” inspired by Disney’s Aladdin is available now and we can’t wait to join you all on the racetrack! Get up to speed with all the new content arriving in Season 4 below and catch up with the additional improvements we made in our most recent Community Pit Stop.
4 NEW ALADDIN-INSPIRED RACERS
Racers Aladdin, the Genie, Jasmine, and Jafar are revving up their engines to take you on a high-speed racing adventure. Aladdin is a Trickster Class Racer, while the Genie, Jasmine, and Jafar are Defender, Speedster, and Brawler Class Racers respectively.
Details of how to unlock each of our 4 seasonal Racers are listed below.
• Aladdin will be unlockable for free via the Season Tour. • Genie will be unlockable via the premium tier of the Golden Pass • Jasmine will be unlockable via the free tier of the Golden Pass. • Jafar will be unlockable for free via a season-long Time Limited Event.
THE CAVE OF WONDERS
Our 4 new Aladdin-inspired Racers are ready to drift on a new thrilling racetrack, Agrabah!
MID-SEASON RACERS
The Villains are taking their first step into Disney Speedstorm! Be ready to welcome Racers Hades and Gaston during dedicated Time Limited Events! Hades will be a Trickster Class Racer while Gaston will be a Brawler Class Racer.
If you’re eager to learn more about how their Unique Skills work, we have all the details for you below.
HADES
Hades’s Unique Skill is called “Lord of the Underworld”
Normal Activation: Hades activates a cool mood for a short period of time. He refills nitro fuel when overtaking an opponent while the Skill is active.
Charged Activation: Hades activates an angry mood for a short period of time. He spawns a large fire explosion if being overtaken while the Skill is active.
GASTON
Gaston’s Unique Skilled is called “Trophy Hunting”
Passive Activation (works for both Normal and Charged activations)
Gaston uses his hunting skills to hunt opponents. For each opponent stunned with his Charged or Uncharged Unique Skill, Gaston collects one trophy, activates a speed boost, and instantly recharges the Skill. The more trophies Gaston has the stronger the boost he activates will be.
Normal Activation: Gaston uses his bow to stun opponents in front at a long range. Right after the Skill is activated Gaston gets a speed boost.
Charged Activation: Gaston activates the boxing stance, stunning the next opponent he collides with within a short interval.
That’s a wrap on all of the new gameplay content coming to Disney Speedstorm Season 4! We’ll see you all out on the racetrack!
Disney Speedstorm is now free-to-play worldwide*. Pre-registration for the mobile version are available on Google Play Store and pre-orders are open on the App Store.
*This game contains in-app purchases, including paid random items.
Last chance to become a Disney Speedstorm Founder!
Disney Speedstorm will soon race out of Early Access on September 28th, and the opportunity to take advantage of valuable Founder’s Packs exclusives is nearly gone too!
Let's explore the top reasons why purchasing a Founder's Pack now while they are still available can allow you to stand apart in style at the starting line.
Founder's Packs offer outstanding value, not available later Founder's Packs provide access to the base game and unlock racers like Donald Duck, Mulan, and Jack Sparrow from the start that you can deck out in exclusive Founding Member cosmetics. Each pack includes thousands of Tokens for future upgrades and vanity items.
This level of value is available only during Early Access, ending soon.
Follow Disney Speedstorm on social media to find out ahead of time about platform discounts that will further help you maximize your savings while getting you on the racing track in founding member glory.
Access to premium Seasonal Content for months and months Founder's Packs are the only place you can obtain Golden Pass Credits, which grant access to premium Golden Pass rewards throughout the year, with exclusive liveries, suits, currencies, and racers.
Every Founder’s Pack offers at minimum 2 Golden Pass credits, which will have you covered for the first two seasons of full game release. Each new season offers all-new Disney and Pixar racers, track environments and more.
Of course, that is not the only way to get access to the Premium tier of the Golden Pass Rewards. If you were to buy the Golden Pass Premium tier with the in-game currency, it would require 990 tokens. Given that token amounts start at 4,000 for the Standard Founder’s Pack, with any of the Packs you are set to get access to Golden Pass premium rewards for many seasons to come!
Exclusive Cosmetics to wear as a badge of honor Stand out in style with unique racing suits and kart liveries for Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and your chosen racer, exclusively available to Founder's Pack owners. The Founding Member racing suits and liveries will not be available again after the game ends Early Access on September 28th.
Instant access to iconic racers Founders can immediately start their adrenaline-filled adventure with a collection of up to six racers, depending on the Founder’s Pack of choice. Once the game ends Early Access, there will be only one starting racer.
Get the Founder’s Pack of your choice today, and see you at the starting line, SpeedStars!
