• Challenge contenders online via quick one-on-one matches or compete with your friends through custom games.
• Rise up the ranks through cross-platform competitive modes
• Customize your avatar with a wide variety of visually striking and attention-grabbing options
• Watch matches in-person or while you queue for the next match through Courtside, a freeform social area for spectating in VR
• Track your performance through stats on wins, accuracy and more
New Online Modes
- Quick Play – This is the fastest way to get into the action with other players. Select the desired game mode (Basic or Advanced) and join through Quick Play, Public Custom Game or Create Your Own Game (to which other Quick Play players can join).
- Custom Games – Browse a list of available games or choose to create a custom game with the desired game mode and privacy settings. Optional password settings are provided for both players and spectators.
- Ranked – Compete in a cross-platform competitive mode using the Advanced rules.
Ranked Mode
- The ranked queue gathers players and launches a new wave of competitive matches every 10 minutes. This wave-based approach is designed to provide the best matchmaking experience possible. Waves start at regular intervals so players can plan around the queue time and access the largest pool of participants.
- Matchmaking uses a player’s recent record to determine whether they need to be “punching up” or “punching down”. Players moving up the ladder will be matched against more difficult opponents if possible.
- Rank is defined as a tier (Legend, Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze) and a percentile Position (1-100) within that tier. The Legend tier only contains the top 10 players in the world.
- Players are Unranked until completing their first 10 ranked games, after which their current ranking is displayed.
- The Leaderboard is visible on the Ranked Play Online screen, which will display the Top 10 Legend ranked players.
- At the end of a ranked game, players will be shown their pre- and post- game rankings.
Spectating Tools
- Custom games can be joined as a headless spectator that will not occupy a player slot and is invisible to both players and other spectators. Players can cycle through preset camera locations to view the action or free-fly using their controllers to propel themselves around the arena.
- The number of spectators viewing a game will be visible on the in-game scoreboard.
- Spectators do not have voice communication privileges and will neither hear or transmit what’s being said by players or other spectators.
