Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Update 1.3
Welcome to our 1.3 Update! With this update, we’re ready to release The Heist to all servers. The Heist is a 5-player, real-time, cooperative mode where you work together to catch the elusive Thief who is relieving the City of its key valuables. It’s been incubating over on Server 1 since the 1.2 release and has received several tuning and bug fixing updates. We’re excited to finally share it with everyone!
In addition to the Heist, we’ve got our biggest group of new heroes since global release. Check out all the fun details below!
We’ve also got a couple smaller new features in Guild Perks and the Friend Finder. The new Guild Perks add both breadth and depth to the system and a whole new level: Guild Level 3. The Friend Finder is a handy new way to manage your Friend Campaigns. Details on both below!
Lastly, we’ve added a “What’s Coming Next?” section at the very bottom of the Patch Notes. We’ve got a number of big features in the works here, so we wanted to tease out some initial info for a taste of the exciting content to come.
Thanks to everyone for being an amazing and vocal player community. Enjoy the update!
Overview
- Five new heroes:
- Moana from Disney’s Moana
- Aladdin and The Genie from Disney’s Aladdin
- Hiro and Baymax from Disney’s Big Hero 6
- The Heist:
- Work with 4 other players to catch the Thief in this real-time cooperative mode
- Now playable for everyone!
- New Guild Perks
- Polish, improvements, bug fixes, and more
Moana
“I am Moana of Motunui. You will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti.”
Moana is a mid-line damage hero! Moana’s hero chips can be found in the Coliseum on Servers 1-8, and in the Elite Campaign on Servers 9-12.
Skills
Oceanic Shield
Moana shields herself, protecting her from damage for a few seconds. While shielded, Moana gains attack speed.
Into the Fray
When Moana falls below a certain HP, she engages the nearest enemy with her oar, dealing splash damage. Moana then stays in melee range, attacking with her oar for the remainder of the fight.
Love and Protection
Whenever someone on Moana’s team, including Moana herself, uses their active skill, the spirit of Moana’s grandmother heals Moana.
Wayfinder
Love and Protection also grants Moana energy. This effect is reduced when the ally is above this skill’s level.
Aladdin
“Trouble? No way. You’re only in trouble if you get caught.”
Aladdin is a front-line damage hero! Aladdin’s hero chips are available as the September sign-in reward on all servers.
Skills
Sabre Slash
Aladdin attacks enemies with his scimitar 3 times, dealing damage with each swing.
Energy Steal
Aladdin dodges a melee attack and counters his attacker, dealing damage plus stealing energy from his attacker. Aladdin can only counter once every few seconds.
One Jump Ahead
Aladdin has a chance to dodge any attacks from enemies. This chance is reduced against enemies whose level is greater than this skill’s level.
Magic Carpet Ride
Aladdin rides the magic Carpet over his enemies at the start of combat and jumps down into them, swinging his scimitar 3 times and dealing damage with each swing.
The Genie
“You have been a fabulous audience! Tell you what, you’re the best audience in the whole world. Take care of yourselves! Good night, Alice! Good night, Agrabah! Adios, amigos!”
The Genie is a mid-line control hero! The Genie’s hero chips will be available in the VIP Crate on Servers 1-8.
Skills
Three Wishes
The Genie grants 3 wishes*, to heal the 3 weakest allies.
*The Genie cannot grant a wish to himself.
Makeover
Genie turns a random enemy into an object, stunning them for a few seconds. When the target reverts to their normal form, they are dealt damage. Units transformed by this skill are untargetable.
Cosmic Power
The Genie’s 2nd wish now grants a few seconds of invincibility in addition to healing.
Energize
The Genie’s 3rd wish now grants energy in addition to healing.
Hiro
“We didn’t set out to be superheroes. But, sometimes, life doesn’t go the way you planned. The good thing is, my brother wanted to help a lot of people. That’s what we’re gonna do!”
Hiro is a mid-line control hero! Hiro’s hero chips will be available in the Elite Campaign on Servers 1-8.
Skills
Megabot Call
Hiro summons his toy robot, Megabot*, to fight for him. Megabot stuns nearby enemies for a few seconds when it lands. It has HP and does damage with each subsequent attack.
*Hiro can only have one active Megabot at a time.
Megabot Spin
Hiro’s toy robot, Megabot, can now do a spin attack that does damage to all enemies near it and slows their movement and attack speed for a few seconds.*
*Hiro’s Megabot can use this attack every few seconds.
Microbot Stun
Hiro summons a Microbot pillar that deals damage to the furthest enemy and stuns them for a few seconds.
Analyze
Hiro and his toy robot, Megabot, have a chance to dodge attacks.
Baymax
“Bah-a-la-la-la”
Baymax is a front-line tank hero! Baymax’s hero chips will be available in the Diamond Crate on Servers 1-8.
Skills
Healthcare Companion
Baymax shields allies for a few seconds.
Blast Off
At the start of combat, Baymax charges across the screen dealing damage to all enemies and granting allies a shield that blocks damage for a few seconds.
Scan
Baymax scans the enemy with the highest Armor, studying* them for a few seconds.
*Attacks that do Normal damage always crit against atudied enemies.
Optimized Armor
Baymax’s shields from “Healthcare Companion” and “Blast Off” reduce damage taken from critical hits.
Hero Balance and Combat Changes
- Fixed a bug where Woody would sometimes stand still when equipped with the “My Favorite Deputy” Memory Disc (Jessie Friendship)
- Updated Chief Bogo’s “Chief Inspector” Memory Disk (Calhoun Friendship) to clarify that the knockback distance increases as the stars on the disk increase
- Fixed a bug that could cause Stitch’s “Slobber” skill to damage allies in some cases
New Content and Hero Locations
Server 1 Update
- Team Level cap increased from 85 to 90
- Heroes can now be promoted to Orange +0 rank
- New Heroes
- Aladdin is the Daily Sign-In hero for September
- The Genie is available only from the VIP Crate
- Baymax is available only from the Diamond Crate
- Hiro is available in Elite Campaign
- Moana is available in the Coliseum Shop
- Moving Heroes
- Stitch is now available only in the Diamond Crate
- Finnick is now available in the Guild Crate and remains in the Elite Campaign as well
- Maui is now available in the Elite Campaign
- Emperor Zurg is now available in the Creep Surge Shop
- Kevin Flynn is now available in the Arena Shop
- Judy Hopps is now available in the City Watch Shop
- Chapter 12: “Data Line” is now available
- Our heroes delve deeper into the Hackerspace and the hacker underground!
- Elite Campaign features: Hiro (main hero), Hector Barbossa, Maui, Buzz Lightyear, Captain Jack Sparrow
- Friendships & Memory Disks These unlock when both heroes reach the listed level
- Maui and Moana (lvl 84)
- Moana and Merida (lvl 85)
- Aladdin and The Genie (lvl 86)
- Baymax and WALL•E (lvl 87)
- Emperor Zurg and Hiro (lvl 88)
- The Genie and Mike (lvl 88)
- Hiro and Baymax (lvl 89)
- Kevin Flynn and Baymax (lvl 89)
- Maui and The Genie (lvl 90)
Servers 2-8 Update
- Team Level cap increased from 75 to 80
- Heroes can now be promoted to Purple +3 rank
- Chapter 10: “Park Line” is now available
- Check out the new Park and Midway districts of the City!
- Elite Campaign features: Maui (main hero), Hiro, Mr. Incredible, Fix-It Felix Jr., Hector Barbossa.
- New Heroes
- Aladdin is the Daily Sign-In hero for September.
- The Genie is available only from the VIP Crate.
- Baymax is available only from the Diamond Crate
- Hiro is available in Elite Campaign
- Moana is available in the Coliseum Shop
- Moving Heroes
- Stitch is now available only in the Diamond Crate
- Finnick is now available in the Guild Crate and remains in the Elite campaign as well
- Maui is now available in the Elite Campaign
- WALL•E is now available in the Elite Campaign
- Emperor Zurg is now available in the Heist Shop
- Merida is now available in the Heist Shop
- Quorra is now available in the Heist Shop
- Judy Hopps is now available in the Creep Surge Shop
- Kevin Flynn is now available in the Arena Shop
- Rex is now available in the City Watch Shop
- Friendships & Memory Disks These unlock when both heroes reach the listed level
- Tia Dalma and Yax (lvl 76)
- Quorra and EVE (lvl 77)
- Captain Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa (lvl 77)
- Tia Dalma and Captain Jack Sparrow (lvl 78)
- Wall•E and Kevin Flynn (lvl 78)
- Buzz Lightyear and Kevin Flynn (lvl 79)
- Hector Barbossa and Tia Dalma (lvl 79)
- Kevin Flynn and Quorra (lvl 80)
- Quorra and Buzz Lightyear(lvl 80)
Servers 9-12 Update
- Team Level cap increased from 70 to 75
- Heroes can now be promoted to Purple +2 rank
- Chapter: “Counter Line” is now available
- Check out the new Covered Market district of The City!
- Elite Campaign features: Buzz Lightyear(main hero), Moana, Fix-It Felix Jr., Hector Barbossa.
- New Heroes
- Aladdin is the Daily Sign-In hero for September
- Quorra is available only from the VIP Crate
- Moana is available in Elite Campaign
- Kevin Flynn is available in the Coliseum Shop
- Moving Heroes
- Stitch is now available only in the Diamond Crate
- Jack-Jack is now available in the Arena Shop
- Finnick is now available in the Guild Crate and remains in the Elite campaign as well
- Buzz Lightyear is now available in the Elite Campaign
- Emperor Zurg is now available in the Heist Shop
- Merida is now available in the Heist Shop
- EVE is now available in the Heist Shop
- Judy Hopps is now available in the Creep Surge Shop
- Jack Sparrow is now available in the Arena Shop
- Rex is now available in the City Watch Shop
- New Friendships & Memory Disks These unlock when both heroes reach the listed level
- Sulley and Ralph (lvl 71)
- Wreck-It Ralph and Captain Jack Sparrow (lvl 71)
- Woody and Jessie (lvl 72)
- Jessie and Buzz Lightyear (lvl 72)
- Captain Jack Sparrow and Nick Wilde (lvl 72)
- Jessie and Judy Hopps (lvl 73)
- Rex and Mike (lvl 73)
- Mike and Sulley (lvl 73)
- EVE and Calhoun (lvl 74)
- Mike and Jack Jack (lvl 74)
- Sulley and Woody (lvl 74)
- Frozone and EVE (lvl 75)
- EVE and WALL•E (lvl 75)
- WALL•E and Dash (lvl 75)
The Heist
- Real-Time Cooperative Play
- The Heist is a real-time cooperative game mode that you can play with up to four other players.
- Each player controls five heroes on the city map, who move, investigate, stand guard and battle.
- Goals & Rewards
- Your goal is to find the Thief and defeat her before she steals all of the Valuables.
- Winning the Heist rewards Heist Tokens and Guild Influence.
- You can also earn Disk Power at higher difficulties.
- Check out our full post on the Heist, featuring more screenshots and detailed rules for the whole experience!!!
New Guild Perks
Guild Level 3 is now available on Servers 1 through 8! Along with it comes perks for City Watch and 3 more Mercenary slots.
New Perks
- Guild Level 3 Perks
- Diamond Crate Gold: Gain a chance to get bonus Sapphire Credits from Diamond Crates
- Skill Upgrade Discount: Decrease the gold cost of upgrading skills
- Extra Arena Attacks: Gain extra daily attacks in Arena
- Team XP Catch Up: Low-level guild members gain extra Team XP in campaign
- Merchant: More slots and discounts for Coliseum Shop and Mega Mart
- City Watch Perks
- Stat Boosts: Boost the HP, attack damage and skill power of your heroes in City Watch
- Replacement Mercenary: Hire a replacement mercenary if your first one is KO’ed
- Banked Resets: Store an extra City Watch reset in case you miss a day
- Mercenaries 2 Perks
- More Slots: Post a 6th, 7th and 8th Mercenary each day.
- Hire Above Level: Allows you to hire Mercenaries up to 3 levels above your current Team Level
- Reduced Hire Cost: Reduce the gold cost for hiring a Mercenary
- Existing Perks with New Levels
- Stamina and Diamonds for Guild Check-in now have another level
- Creep Surge and Mercenary Stat Boosts now have an extra level
Friend Finder
- Access it from the Campaign → Friends tab
- The Friend Finder shows all Friend Campaigns available on your server
- Each row shows you info on a Friend Pair, their Friend Campaign and their Memory Disk
- Links take you directly to the campaign or the disk
- Use the dropdowns at the top of the screen to:
- Show all Friend Campaigns or just the ones you have unlocked
- Sort the list by Friend Level, Friend Campaign progress or Memory Disk level
Improvements & Updates
- We’ve made a few changes to how blocking and reporting players works
- You must now block a player before you report them
- Once you block a player, you must wait a week before you can unblock them
- The block player list has been increased in size from 50 to 200
- Creep Surge log improvements
- Mercenaries are now marked when viewing lineups in the attack log
- Rankings have been added back to the guild ranks log
- The stage in which you are currently fighting is now highlighted in the City Watch
Bug Fixes
- Update 1.2 contained a few badge plans that were not used by any hero
- For update 1.3, these plans will be replaced with badges/plans used in Chapter 12
- The app now automatically retries to download content after a timeout (due to bad connection)
- You can no longer lose an Arena/Coliseum battle where your team is fully KO’ed but Judy Hopps still has her revive left
- Sparring will no longer sometimes return you to the wrong chat channel
- Guild Perks screen will no longer sometimes “forget” what page you were last on
- The Disney Emoji list has been updated so emojis of the same type properly line up
What’s Coming Next?
We don’t always discuss what’s coming next in Disney Heroes:Battle Mode, in part because plans can change, but also because surprises are fun! But we wanted to take a little time with this release to cover the future…
We’re currently working on a feature called Challenges:
- These are like bite-sized Contests (for example, beat City Watch on hard mode without using Yax) that you can do to win Stickers.
- Stickers are unique pieces of art that are collected in books. Other players can see your stickers and books.
- The current plan is for everyone to get 2 free challenges every Wednesday and have the week to work on them.
- We will also have some other Challenges you can do anytime that can be purchased with diamonds.
- Depending on further testing, we’re currently planning to release the Challenges feature with the 1.4, or possibly sooner.
Our next big feature is Guild Wars:
- Guild Wars will take place over month-long Seasons. During a Season, guilds earn points for victories and progress up through 6 leagues.
- Each individual war will be a head-to-head fight between two guilds.
- Guild Wars last 2 days. The first day is a prep day where you can sabotage (!) other players. The second day is for attacks.
- Attacks are Coliseum style with 3 lineups of 5 heroes each. Attackers will be able to trigger their heroes’ skills manually.
- Defenders, in turn, will have defensive bonuses. There are nine battlefield locations where defenders can be placed. Each one has a unique bonus that defenders in ALL locations receive. Attackers need to clear out a location to remove the bonus.
- There’s a good deal more to Guild Wars… but this gives you a high-level overview!
- As with The Heist, we plan to take a cautious approach with Guild Wars, “beta” testing it properly on one server first and refining before releasing the feature game-wide.
After Guild Wars, our plan is build a big Tournament feature:
- The current plan is a server-wide event where all players fight their way through a mini “campaign” (i.e. series of battles) that get progressively harder
- Both players and guilds earn rewards depending on how far they progress through the campaign
- Each campaign will feature different heroes who get buffs for that campaign.
- Tournament rewards will likely include a variety of items, but the primary reward will be a new way to add power and customization to your heroes
- This new power will be tied to the Orange rank
Last, but not least, we are working on ways to make playing the game easier:
- As we add big new features, we don’t want playing Disney Heroes:Battle Mode to become a chore
- So we’re looking at ways to make some modes less time consuming (looking at you, City Watch!)
- And we’re also looking at ways to make managing your heroes and their progress simpler (Friend Campaigns and Missions in particular are getting a bit unwieldy after Team Level 70)
- Our plan is to sprinkle these quality-of-life improvements in among the bigger features over the next few updates
Many of the ideas we get for improving existing features come directly from you, via forums, chat, customer support, etc. So keep the feedback coming!
