A buggy build creates chaos in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. It is said to be far too powerful and removes the challenge from the endgame, according to developer Rocksteady. Therefore, the leaderboards are being reset.
Which build is it about? The leaderboards in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League are meant to encourage players to experiment with new, creative builds repeatedly, breaking the meta.
However, one build is reportedly buggy and therefore far too powerful, according to developer Rocksteady. This refers to the burn build, whose burning effect apparently scales incorrectly. In a video by YouTuber Haderaxe, you can get an impression of it.
In the official Discord channel, lead developer Axel Rydby provides more details on the issue. It primarily becomes evident in the mastery levels of the endgame. The burning effect causes damage over time. The problem: the fire became stronger with each new mastery level and scaled uncontrollably, making each mastery level essentially equally difficult. This was not intended.
Players who used the build were able to progress quickly – but without a real challenge. The problem had given developers quite a headache, but they have now come to a decision.
The leaderboards are being reset and the build is being nerfed
What consequences are there now? According to Axel Rydby from Rocksteady, the studio emphasizes that players should continue to create new and powerful builds. He stated in Discord:
We want you to surprise us with the powerful builds you find and create. We want you to find a new meta repeatedly and then break it by finding a better one. There is no doubt that the burn build is a really powerful and enjoyable build – it should be! – (But) we didn’t want it to be the only viable endgame build at launch and beyond.
Axel Rydby on Discord
Accordingly, the burning effect will now be weakened so that it functions as originally intended by the developers. Too many overpowered players had completely disrupted the leaderboards. Hence, the rankings will also be reset and restarted. The change in balancing would be “quite fundamental for the leaderboards and your further progress,” said the lead developer.
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Is the progress of some players completely lost? No. The actual progress in the game, meaning all unlocked mastery levels or equipment, will not be reset. Players merely have to say goodbye to their leaderboard position.
Those who have risen far in the leaderboards due to the overpowering build since release can still see their achievements in a separate list. It does not count towards the active leaderboard but serves as a kind of time capsule. This is meant to honor the players’ achievements and the fact that they managed to plunge the endgame into chaos.
There is currently no exact date for the update and the associated changes. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has also made it to our list of the most exciting new coop games.
