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Brawl Stars' upcoming update introduces Piper, balances Brock, and offers up a whole load of tweaks

She can still kick your butt

Brawl Stars' upcoming update introduces Piper, balances Brock, and offers up a whole load of tweaks
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It's the start of a new week and already we've got a Brawl Stars update on the way. This time around we've got improvements and balancing (as per usual) but also a new character, too.

Soon we'll be able to get our hands on Piper, a sweet but sassy lass who fires sniper bullets out of her Gunbrella. The further away she is from a target, the more damage she'll inflict. Oh, and her Super drops hand grenades, so this lady really packs a punch.

Here're the full patch notes:

NEW!
  • Piper! She's sugar and spice, but not always nice. Firing sniper bullets from her trusty Gunbrella, she does more damage the farther away her target is. Of course, she never gets upstaged because her Super drops hand grenades!
  • Skin - El Primo's newest outfit - El Rey!
  • Showdown Map - "Feast or Famine"
  • Exclusive player profile icons (only available after reaching certain XP/Trophy levels)
IMPROVEMENTS/BALANCE
  • Brock Reloads 8% faster
  • Players from the same Band cannot join the same match in regular matchmaking
  • Player names hidden in Showdown in high-trophy games
  • Reduced maximum amount of available Gems in Smash & Grab to 29 (to avoid late game standoffs)
AUDIO/VISUAL CHANGES
  • Increased visual ballistic curve for some projectiles (making it clearer that they fly over things)
  • Added Bull's voice
  • New Sound effects for level and rank ups
  • Added Healing sound effects
  • New Music variations
  • New "Player Defeated" UI
  • New and improved Brawl Box animations
  • Heist: When defending, Safe HP is blue instead of red
  • Reduced Virtual Joystick visual size
  • Improved character textures for El Primo, Nita, and Brock
  • El Primo and Poco's attack effects have been improved
  • Bo Mines' visual improvements
BUG FIXES
  • Many various UI fixes
  • Bo’s Mines now are triggered by Nita's bear
  • Barely's main attack now destroys vases/bones
  • Player's band can now be viewed from the player profile
  • Fixed joystick activation issue at the bottom of Showdown maps
  • Fixed Band Elder promotion UI

We don't know yet exactly when this update will be dropping, but we'll keep an eye out.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.