November Mid-Month Update and Patch Notes

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• Rockstar Kragg skin bundleRockstar Kragg skin:New Rockstar Bundle adds the Rockstar Kragg skin, icon, emote, Rock Out Death Effect, plus coins and Aether Bucks.→Added
• Matchmaking
  • Region Preferences menu now lets you select preferred server locations; fewer unwanted regions are chosen automatically.
  • Region list shows ping or estimated ping to beacons, with approximate ping for locations lacking exact beacons.
  • Region preferences are now saved to disk.
  • Region override lists are sorted by average ping.
  • Adjusted leniency setting ping values for matchmaking.
  • Added limited-form of 1v1 rematch protection; after a match you cannot rematch the same opponent for ~40 seconds.
  • Rank is now considered along with Elo to reduce matches with large Elo disparities.
  • Matchmaking no longer automatically times out after 2 minutes; queues remain active in slower regions.
  • Fixed exploit allowing matches with players far outside intended Elo ranges.
  • Fixed online results stats showing all 0s for players 1-3.
• Online
  • Increased Match Prep time to 25s to give players more time to load and connect.→25s s
  • Game stops connection loop when processing a forfeit or match cancellation to prevent rejoining server incorrectly.
  • Locked InputProcessor from assigning a controller slot when alt-tabbing during matchmaking.
• Controls Refactor Pt. 1
  • Taunt bindings:Adds separate Taunt bindings; Taunt 1-4 shown only for keyboard, Taunts default to dpad on controller.→New Taunt bindings: All Taunt, Taunt 1-4
  • Taunt 1-4 behavior:Taunt bindings shown for keyboard; taunts on controller default to dpad mapping.→Controller default
  • Allows unbinding a binding without assigning it elsewhere.
  • Shorthop Attack:Added Shorthop Attack during jumpsquat macro binding.
  • Changed cursor movespeed logic/curve; cursor interacts with edges for snapback testing.
  • Added Nothing option for changing air grab/parry button behavior.
  • Saves player sit-out status for rotations.
  • Stick Sensitivity:Adds Hard Press Threshold to Stick Sensitivity; allows values from 50% to 95% instead of fixed 80%.
• General Updates
  • Fixed settings menu input forwarding on character select screen.
  • Updated button displayer in rebinding tab.
  • Tweaked tooltip wrapping and resized tooltips to prevent cutoffs.
  • Fixed level 0 display when XP is enough to level up.
  • Right-aligned button bindings in options menu.
  • Main game clock can count upward in Arcade mode.
  • 4-digit character levels no longer extend out of the character box.
  • Reset to Default now closes properly on confirm; minor tooltip additions.
• What's NextNext update scheduled for December 3rd with a new event and balance changes.