📝 Dev Diary - Accessories and Sponsors (6.0 Closed BETA details inside!)

Update 6.0 hype? Yes, Update 6.0 hype!! 🔥

Planned for this September, we're giving you a first look at the “Accessories and Sponsors” update we’re currently working on. 👀

Read until the end to know how you can play Update 6.0 early!

⚠️ Content shown below is not final. Plans and concepts may evolve before a full release.

Say goodbye to randomly leveling up your Run, Climb, Swim or Fly stat every time you open a Training Bag - this is changing forever! 🤯

In Update 6.0, Power becomes a single stat that determines your Champ’s speed for all types of tracks. We’re keeping it simple: no more unbalanced stats or confusion about how much Power is needed to win!

What about Training Bags? You’ll still open them to gain Power, of course... But more importantly, after reaching 4,000 Trophies, they will also help you unlock and upgrade Accessories for your Champ!

With Accessories, your Champ will be truly unique! These new collectibles can be equipped permanently and swapped at will, each of them instantly increasing your Champ’s Power… and more! (Keep reading!)

Up to 4 Accessories can be equipped in the following slots: Glasses, Watches, Bags and Socks. At launch, Update 6.0 will include 20 Accessories for you to find (5 complete sets for each of the 4 slots).

More importantly, Accessories can be upgraded! Find enough duplicates to rank up Accessories so they give a bigger Power bonus… and activate new effects during Races! What effects, you ask? Let’s find out! 😎

Every set of Accessories belongs to a Sponsor, and every Sponsor wants you to win thanks to their Accessories! That’s why, in most Races, you’ll now find special Sponsor Pads alongside the track!

When your Champ goes through a Sponsor Pad, if you have at least 1 equipped Accessory that belongs to the same Sponsor, there’s a chance it will activate an effect that could help you win the Race!

Balancing is key here, so we want to be clear: sufficient Power and smart Gadget choices are still essential for victories… We’re not changing that! But the right Accessory Effect at the perfect moment might just offer that small advantage you needed to be 1st!

Effects are different for each Accessory: from quick sprints to incredible teleportation! And of course, they get better with every Accessory upgrade. We really hope you’ll have fun experimenting with them all! 🥰

Lastly, keep in mind Sponsor Pads are always added randomly, so the same Race can feel different with every attempt! At launch, Update 6.0 will include 4 Sponsors: BOLT, BLAST, SEKOIA and T.E.K.!

Already found your favorite look? 😋 Anyway, that's a wrap for this Dev Diary!

Time to talk about the Closed BETA!

We need you! 👇 

Update 6.0 is huge, so for the first time, we will invite thousands of players on Android to try out all new features while we’re putting on the finishing touches!

🧡 If you’re not afraid of a few bugs, and would love to share your feedback to help us make Update 6.0 as perfect as it can be, then stay tuned to our news!

📝 We will soon open a registration survey for our Closed BETA on Android which is scheduled for early September.

See you there!

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THE POCKET CHAMPS TEAM

- Published on August 22, 2024.