Are Buffies reviving Brawl Stars? - Time to Explain

Time to Explain, the Brawl Stars podcast!

After one year, we took some time to answer the most burning questions from the community - Buffies, economy, the future of the game, and such! Hit the play button, open Brawl Stars, and enjoy the next 2 hours of explanations!

This episode has Dani (Community Manager), Adrian (Lead Game Designer), Quinn (Feature Designer), and Gon (UI/UX Designer)

00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:03 - What are your plans to address Buffies?
00:13:45 - Any changes/improvements to Mega Pig?
00:17:15 - What about Records?
00:25:30 - Why is the Claw machine RNG?
00:26:07 - Will there be more mid-season Balance Changes?
00:41:52 - Where is the Map maker rework?
00:45:20 - How do you feel about the subtle power creep influencing the game?
00:54:42 - What are your refund policies?
00:59:00 - Can you explain the reasoning behind introducing new monetization features in Updates?
01:00:48 - Why are we still using RNG systems for things like Records and Buffies?
01:02:35 - What led to the conclusion that Masteries weren’t popular, and how did that influence the decision to replace them with Records?
01:03:04 - How do you respond to concerns that a lack of transparency may be contributing to player loss?
01:13:30 - Are we slowing down on Brawlers after the 100 one, or do we plan to stop and refine the existing Brawlers?
01:16:11 - Do you guys play the game? Are you happy with where things are at?
01:22:58 - Will brawlers with incomplete trios have to wait longer for Buffies?
01:24:10 - What happened to the 2400 Credits on the free side of the Brawl Pass?
01:27:10 - WHO PEED IN THE POOL?!?
01:38:42 - What's the release plan for Buffies?
01:46:51 - What was the reasoning behind the timing of Buffies release?
01:50:20 - Will Hypercharges get reworks when Brawlers receive their Buffies?
01:50:55 - Is there any plans on doing Balance Changes every month or emergency nerfs one week after a new Update?
01:52:05 - Any plans to bring Masteries back, but improved?
01:52:24 - Are there any future plans to make the game more grindy for the hardcore players?
01:53:07 - Will there be changes to the release cycle of Buffies?
01:55:14 - How is it possible that you all are so sexy? Who from the new people/department that joined since 2023 has had the biggest impact since then? And how does the team feel about having so many more members?
01:59:24 - What calls for an emergency maintenance break? Are bugs being ignored? Why?
02:01:40 - Do you plan to give players Keys at events, freebies, etc., or will Keys be exclusive to the Brawl Pass Plus?
02:02:50 - Will Ranked be improved in 2026?
02:04:33 - What is the behind-the-scenes process when implementing new gameplay features? What is harder to do: coding all of the gameplay features or coming up with an idea on how a player should obtain these and then use them in-game?
02:10:08 - Do you think it's time to adjust/rework progression?
02:15:00 - Are there plans for another Brawler event like the #MortisGames one? Will we ever do Brawlies nominations again?
02:17:34 - Why do Brawl Stars or other Supercell games not have options to improve FPS by lowering the graphics?
02:18:55 - Are you interested in adding a Story Mode to the game, telling the Brawlers stories in chapters?
02:20:41 - When will cheaters get banned in Ranked?
02:21:39 - Can you please add a search function in Ranked?
02:22:51 - Do you plan to bring back the inverted combat game mode or something similar?
02:23:24 - Why can't Spike speak? And where are the socks in the Brawl Pass?
02:24:13 - Are there plans to introduce an option within the Trophy Road where players can talk to and/or interact with Brawlers?
02:25:17 - Will F2P players ever be able to unlock the other Keys (besides the Resource Key) from the Brawl Pass?
02:25:37 - Will there be a new category of Brawler?
02:26:16 - Will there be any partnerships/collabs this year?
02:26:44 - Are you aware that a F2P player may spend over 10 years working toward a fully maxed account?
02:28:38 - How do you ensure that monetization doesn’t take priority over the overall game experience?
02:31:42 - Could you make Bo and Charlie’s canon relationship into a Brawler that combines both of their abilities?
02:32:42 - Why is there no comms button to alert our teammates that we need help in certain situations?
02:33:19 - Can you make Clubs more appealing?
02:33:37 - Have you ever thought about giving more attention to the profile customisation?
02:34:06 - What about voice chat?
02:34:54 - Will there be improvements to the matching system?
02:35:42 - Do you listen to fan feedback much?
02:37:25 - Why are there different prices in the same region?
02:39:04 - Will you change the Cup System?