Hey everyone! Welcome to our second Mini Dev Update. One hot topic right now is the question of priorities during volleys, and consequently the meta of the game. We agree that the current state of the meta needs to be addressed, but it is not as simple as adjusting or tweaking a single value, since volleys themselves are one part of multiple complex systems. This is our first post on the topic, to discuss the basics of the system, and the impact on the high-level meta / dominant strategy. Another dedicated post will feature a deeper dive on the volley system, to give more in-depth information on how the system is balanced. VOLLEYS AND PRIORITIES (SIMPLIFIED) To keep it (very) simple: The volley system’s objective is to find "targets" that you can perform a volley action from What we call "targets" are future positions of the ball that you can reach by respecting a certain maximum speed (which depends on your current speed and orientation) When a target is available, and you give a voll...
