The match that would not end

Our first test matches on v0.8.0 simply did not end. This is how that became Fast Arena.

This story is from the earlier HTML5 prototype of the game. Battle Arena Masters is now being built in Unity. Read about our journey.

Brawler on the Garden map with the Iron Will passive shown in the corner — Brawler with Iron Will, v0.8.16

We were proud of v0.8.0. New heroes, a big garden map, minions, towers. Then we sat down and played it on our phones.

Nobody won. Our test notes literally say: "matches did not end, 24/30 min without a winner".

It turns out a huge map plus a sturdy base equals a very long walk. The fix became v0.8.1, nicknamed Fast Arena: a 35 % smaller map and a base that actually falls.

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