Participants will be asked to use the #lethal-league-blaze channel in the Reptile Hideout. Keep in mind it's also very helpful to join the LLB Steam-chat Once you're in the chat, you can join anybody's open game by right mouse clicking their avatar and click "Join game" without having to friend them.
Please make sure your Steam (and Discord) name matches the Challonge name you've registered the tournament with.
Bringing several game play changes, stage updates and new options you can try out in this windows beta.
But first it's time to learn how Toxic acquired her upcoming DLC outfit:
"Seeing the potential in Dust & Ashes, Toxic took on an odd-job in the West Shine City Hospital to find out more about the person Dust was before his amnesia. Having found no trace of such a patient while going through the records, she instead found out about certain classified medical experiments. She didn't care much about the subject as she did for the high tech equipment they had made for it that was supposedly stashed away in an underground South Shine City facility. In between vats filled with spinal cords that didn't seem to be of mammalian origin, she found what she was looking for. Gear for a special occasion."
The Nuclear Nurishment colorway. A dark nurse themed outfit with a biohazard spinal fluid injection arm.
The N. N. Second Opinion colorway. A cute twist on the Nuclear Nurishment outfit, but the needles go just as deep.
Beta Week
To participate, bring up your game Properties..., head over to the BETAS tab and select public-beta from the drop down.
Want to give us feedback on it? Join our discord and head over to the #public-beta channel.
Character changes
Grid bunts out of special again
Candyman's special meter maxes out at 1 during a candy chain
Jet can hover with taunt at any jump height
Retro stages
All the Retro stages are becoming available online
The Retro stages after City Streets are easier to unlock
Visual issues on Retro stages are fixed
new Options
Select your favourite powerup to play with
Scale the health setting from off and 50% to 200%
Competitive mode in private lobbies using 1 on 1 rules
New Merchandise
You're already decked out with shirts from Eighty Sixed? But they just ain't giving you the real ESPORTS vibe cursing through your veins?
NEU is joining the lineup to give you some PRO GAMER Jerseys and Candyman themed hats!
You can even get your custom GAMERTAG printed onto the Lethal League Blaze Pro Jersey for the full experience:
The price pot is $300 and divided based on amount of players (see details on the challonge bracket).
Trophies and Medals
The winners will also receive the physical Michigan Masters 2020 trophy and medals! 🏆🥇🥈🥉
Brand new Toxic outfits
And on top of all that the medal winners will receive a download code for the upcoming Toxic outfits!
Live Stream and Commentators
The trounament will be streamed by the Dair Productions crew from Southern California. Featuring Austin "Preheat" Hanlin, Sky "Bungis" Kelly, Connie Kins and remote guest commentator Jamaal "Ryyudo" Graves.
[previewyoutube="duvtl_JHSZY;full"] What got him wrapped up like that? Read on:
When Dice was caught by the Shine City Police in the Sewage Facility he was forced to make his escape by dropping straight down into the pipes. Now, the Sewage Facility doesn’t just contain simple waste water. Full of unspeakable toxins and experimental bacteria, Dice soon lost consciousness. Some time passed and in a stroke of luck, Latch detected his lifeless body on his Robo-Sub’s sonar. While in Latch’s care, Dice bandaged his own diseased skin and quickly fled into the darkness as if possessed by some primal instinct. He was spotted destroying his long time rival Doombox in a match not long after.
The alternate ‘cursed’ version of the Late Stage Illmatic is the Lethal Infection colorway:
The signups for Michigan Masters are well underway and we will have some player profile interviews of participants to share!
But, MIMAS2020 is not the only local tournament that weekend. If you can’t make it to Michigan, VOLAN in Knoxville is featuring Lethal League Blaze as well! It has both a singles and doubles bracket scheduled and we are chiming in with the Dice DLC as a prize for every winner.(one for the singles winner, two for the winning team)
The prize pot will be further fueled by the event registration fee of $10 from every participant.
WHERE? 31500 Wick Rd, Romulus, MI 48174, USA Right next to the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport!
WHEN? March 27th-29th 2020 Follow @MIMastersFGC to be notified about the exact schedule.
REGISTRATION The $55 venue registration ends on March 1st! It goes up to $65 for late registrations and $80 at the door.
Dice Wrappings!
The 'Late Stage Illmatic' and 'Lethal Infection' DLC outfits for Dice will come to Steam on February 21st.
Community Survey
We've been polling you on your opinions of Lethal League Blaze and character balance for over a year now. It's time to share some results!
Since community opinions aren't unanimous and the generated tier list has become even more crowded than before, we picked a format that reflects just how much agreement each placement has.
Normal distribution peaks for each characters placement between best and worst, cropped to the relevant range of good and average — the higher and sharper the peak, the more agreement there is!
What's the verdict? As numbers alone don't paint the whole picture, we looked through all text submissions as well (you can read some public responses here) and have already decided on two balance changes for an upcoming patch:
Grid is getting his bunt out of special back
Candyman will only gain 1 special bar from chaining the candyball
There are other changes to come. Expect more info when the Dice outfits are released!
As a bonus, this is the same chart using data from a year ago.
Please use the Lethal League Blaze steam chat to find & invite your opponent. Please announce in the chat you're starting your match so everyone is informed of things progressing. Remember EU Players only for this tournament.
Tournament Rules
Read through the LLB Tourney Rules to be informed of game settings / stage striking / player conduct / ect. Ignorance of the rules doesn't except you from them so best to be informed.
Side Event - New Players Only
If enough of you fresh new players join there will be a side event called Blazed & Afraid! where you can play more with players of your skill level and have some more fun! Tell your friends!
VODs & Streams
Casters: TBD - If you're interested (preferably EU) talk to Daioutzu Top 8 Live Stream: N/a Participant VODs: N/a
The Nuclear Nurishment colorway. A dark nurse themed outfit with a biohazard spinal fluid injection arm.
The N. N. Second Opinion colorway. A cute twist on the Nuclear Nurishment outfit, but the needles go just as deep.
