Brawl Stars maintenance break today (December 18, 2024): Balance changes and crash fix

Supercell has announced a Brawl Stars maintenance break for today (December 18, 2024). The update is set to nerf Buzz Lightyear and fix certain bugs that have been plaguing the gameplay experience for many players. Additionally, the developer has announced an optional update that will fix a crash for Arabic and Hebrew languages when selecting Buzz Lightyear.

This article highlights the balance changes that Supercell has announced for today's Brawl Stars maintenance break.

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Everything you need to know about the Brawl Stars maintenance break today

Buzz Lightyear nerf

Buzz Lightyear was released in the Brawl Stars x Toy Story collaboration this season and he will be nerfed in the upcoming Brawl Stars maintenance break. Changes are as follows:

Saber Mode:

• Health points: From 4500 to 4200
• Super charge form basics: From 90 to 75

Laser Mode:

• Damage: From 1160 to 1080

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Bug fixes

Following are the fixes announced for Brawl Stars maintenance break today(December 18, 2024):

• The placement of the Hot Zone in the Watersports map will be fixed in the update.
• The Sk8 Beats environment music will now have the correct music.
• Jessie’s turret will appear in two instances: in the battle cards and during her win animation
• Visual issues with Kenji's losing animation will be fixed.
• Fixed the issue where Kenji was able to kick the ball out of the map in Brawl Ball 5v5.
• Buzz Lightyear Hypercharge description had a Health icon for speed stat, it will be fixed to show the correct Speed icon.
• Winning while playing as Buzz will not display trophy loss or gain on the home screen. The trophy count will remain unchanged.
• A crash error that occurred when Bluz Lightyear flew out of the map will be fixed.
• Janet no longer returns to the starting point of her first Super when using her Hypercharged Super just before landing
• Gray’s "Walking Cane" Gadget will now charge his Super
• The first Puddle created by Berry's Super will not do 3040 damage at the first tick post update.
• Inconsistences with Melodie's animation during and after her Hypercharge will be fixed
• Nita and Dynamike Brawlidays recolor Skins will be correctly labeled.
• Desert Scorpion Chuck poles will now be placed on the map.

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