Knockout City Chronicle #5

Knockout City Chronicle #5 - Monday, July 5, 2021

Welcome back to another action-packed Monday, starting your day off right with The Knockout City Chronicle! Let’s get right into it so we can get back to brawlin’!

Patch 1.4

Patch 1.4 is coming out shortly, and you’ll be happy to know that this round of bug fixes addresses several in-game issues brought forward by members of our community. We’re hoping you’ll see a measurable improvement when this patch goes into effect at 12 p.m. (noon) UTC on Thursday, July 8 (find your time zone here). As always, thank you for bringing bugs to our attention so we can work to improve the game. If you find a bug, you can report it on our Discord.

We’ll post the entire Patch Notes when it goes live, but until then, here are a few highlights you can look forward to:

• Previously completed crew contracts should now count as progress for the “Season Reward” crew contract. Your progress should update in this contract when you boot up the game next—please let us know if you continue to experience issues!
• Improved match loading logic to fix an issue where some players could not load into the match until after the intro cinematic
• Fixed an issue where fake-throwing a Sniper Ball at full charge while swapping enemies would erroneously keep the full charge
• Fixed a rare issue where a player’s Street Rank would be displayed as level 1 upon match completion

Season 1, Week 7

Our favorite item available in the Brawl Shop this week is a heckin’ Bullseye! No, really! It’s the Epic KO Effect “Bullseye!” and it’s available today. If you want to know what’s available every single day, head on over to our Discord server and check out the new #Brawl-Shop channel, which will conveniently update daily with the newest item to roll into the shop.

We’ve been hearing some folks ‘round these parts ask, “Gee whiz! Why are some people rocking a 30% XP Boost?” Well, Billy Brawler, you see, when a Crew gets together and knocks out all six Crew Contracts for the week, they get a 5% bonus. That bonus is stackable through the end of the season. Seeing as this is week seven that we’re headed into, that means if you’ve been keeping up, this week you’ll actually be on a 35% boost! To keep you motivated along the way, this week, you can look forward to the Spring Sting Crew Logo back piece after completing two contracts and the Bubblegum Blitz vehicle after completing four contracts!

Playlists

This week, you can look forward to battling it out in Triple Team Chaos, a 2v2v2 mode we hinted at in a Dev Team Stream on June 22nd. Oh, you weren’t there? Well, be sure to tune in this week at twitch.tv/knockoutcity as we debut this new Playlist, where three teams duke it out in a TEAM free-for-all. First team to 15 KOs wins the match! What’s the catch? Well, with only one round, you’re going to have to stay on your toes!

Players’ Choice

We’ve got one more trick up our sleeves this Season, and for this one, we’re looking to you, our community, to help shape the future of the game. In Week 9, we’ll be kicking off a Double XP Event, which comes with a unique playlist chosen by you, our players! We’ll post the link to vote for your favorite on Twitter and in our Discord. Hint: for everyone asking for Double Team KO to break out of Private Matches and hit Street Play, this is your chance to make your dream a reality! Your choices are:

• Face-Off

• 1v1, 3 KOs wins the round; 2 rounds to a match. No Special Balls

• Double Team KO

• 2v2, first duo to 10 KOs wins the round; 2 rounds to win the match

• Diamond Dash

• 3v3, KO opponents and grab the Diamonds they drop. 30 Diamonds wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match

• Party Team KO

• 3v3, all Special Balls, all the time! First team to 10 KOs wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match

• Ball-Up Brawl

• You better ball-up in this 4v4 playlist, because there’s no balls! First team to 12 KOs wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match

• KO Chaos

• It’s every brawler for themselves in this 4-player free-for-all! First player to 15 KOs wins the match

• Coin Hoarders

• Each player can hold up to 3 coins in this 3v3 mode. KO opponents to grab their coins. First team to hold all 8 coins wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match

• Big Team KO

• A big brawl is about to go down! First foursome to 15 KOs wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match

• Party Face-Off

• 1v1, 3 KOs wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match in this Playlist with all Special Balls

• Classic Team KO

• No special balls, all skill in this 3v3 playlist. First team to 10 KOS wins the round; 2 rounds wins the match

• Triple Team Chaos

• It’s 3 teams of 2 players duking it out in a team free-for-all. First team to 15 KOs wins the match

Get your votes in quickly! Voting closes Tuesday, July 13th at 8 a.m. ET. The winning Playlist will be active on July 20th—may the best Playlist win!

Play of the Week

Need a little Monday morning pick-me-up? Just check out the energy @SweetToothAudio brings to the game! Guarantee you’ll be ready to start your day off right after watching, with a smile on your face!

Community Catwalk

Seeing more brawlers out there in the wild representing KO City hairstyles, like this one from @SkeeveNL who shared this amazing ‘do and corresponding character in our Discord! Let’s keep this trend going! Post your cosplays and fanart, and be sure to use hashtag #kocityfanart or #kocitycosplay!

That’s a Wrap

Be sure to tune in every Monday for The Knockout City Chronicle, bringing you all the news you need to land those Ws!