Quidditch Champions Kick Off Season 1

Key takeaways

• Harry Potter Season 1: Quidditch Champions features a 6v6 Pro Quidditch mode.
• Players can enjoy new events, rewards and broom skins throughout Season 1.
• Technical updates include smaller Quidditch rings, Aim Assist in campaign mode, and a 6v6 party system.

The first season of Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is underway and includes a 6v6 mode, more broomstick skins, and several technical updates. Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Released in September 2024 for PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, and PS5. The Nintendo Switch version, along with physical versions of the game, was released on November 8, 2024.

The players were surprised to hear this Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions When footage of the game first surfaced in 2023. Many expected him to appear as an extra ingredient in Quidditch. Hogwarts LegacyBut Warner Bros. confirmed that there will be no additional content for the open-world RPG in 2023. Now rumors are spreading that the original Hogwarts Legacy While the DLC could be seen as a 15-hour story expansion, the prospect of seeing a game in Avalanche's open-world RPG seems unlikely. Still, with the first season of Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions In full swing, there are new events and rewards for players to explore and earn.

Season 1 Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Titled Defense Against the Dark Arts, and sees the addition of a “Pro Quidditch Mode”, which features 6v6 PvP ranked matches. Here, two teams of six will compete in competitive matches to earn prizes like new Hero Skins for Bellatrix LeStrange and Severus Snape. Other quality of life features include making Quidditch hoops smaller and Aim Assist being re-enabled in campaign mode when playing on less than champion mode.

During Season 1, players will be able to take on holiday-themed events throughout Hogwarts, including Holidays at Hogwarts events and the popular annual Yule Ball. Three new brooms will be included Harry Potter: Quidditch ChampionsEach has its own set of skills, and a new Snowy Burrow map will also be available throughout the season.

The new 6v6 update further changes how matches are played Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions It is different from books. The Golden Snitch and Seeker will always be on the pitch during the match, and players will not be able to swap between roles on any field once the match has started. As a result of this, snitch races have been adjusted to compensate for the extra time on the field, as well as reducing the spawn rate of players from 20 seconds to just seven.

How this plays out in Season 1 remains to be seen Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions That will fall with fans, but Warner Bros. is firmly focused on providing access to the franchise. Avalanche is said to be working Hogwarts Legacy 2And with the new Harry Potter TV show about to begin production, fans will surely be enjoying the Wizarding World for a while.

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Season 1 Patch Notes

6v6 mode

• Players now choose any of the 4 roles before entering the game and will play that role for the entire game. Role swapping is not available in 6v6.
• Snitch and Seeker are always on the field during the game.
• The snitch race has been tweaked to account for the extended time in the field:
  • Snitch meter refill time has been increased.
  • Reduced the amount of Snitch Meter removed by Bludger to 2.5% (from 5%).
  • Reduced Snitch Meter amount to 10% (from 25%).
  • Removed the catch-up mechanic for those looking for a team behind by 30 points or more.
  • The respawn time for all roles has been reduced to 7 seconds (from 20 seconds).
• Party System:
  • Allow parties to include up to 6 players and change the party UI to accommodate them.
  • When playing as a chaser in 6v6, the chaser next to your keeper determines your cosmetic loadout (chaser skill points and broom stats apply universally to all chasers).
• Games will not start with Bots, but, like the 3v3 mode, they will fill in when players drop (unless a new player is found to backfill the empty slot).
• Skillpoints and Broom Stats are present in 6v6.
• We are using 6v6 mode as our first foray into a ranked game mode.
  • Players can view their current rank and Skill Rating (SR) in the Career tab.
  • Winning increases SR. Losing decreases SR.
  • Leaving an early game results in an SR penalty.

Gameplay balance/tuning

• Reduced round ring size.
• Adjusted nameplate and role icon visibility to be more uniform across all roles.
• Re-enabled Aim Assist for Campaign Mode difficulties lower than Champion.
  • Aim Assist remains disabled in PvP matches and Champion difficulties.
• Added settings to the “Gameplay” tab that allows players to adjust their Keeper's camera settings. Players can adjust pitch, height and distance.
• A balanced keeper should not be too slow before reaching the center of his target ring.

Challenges

• Fixed an issue that allowed failed finder bumps to increase the “any hit” daily challenge.
• Fixed an issue causing the dedication career challenge, “Matches Won” to restart each tier from 0. Moving forward, the progression will rightly lead to the next level. HPQC-334
• Updated player ways to unlock cups and their difficulties.
  • By default, all cups will come with both casual and standard difficulty when unlocked.
  • Challenges/difficulties to unlock cups now take into account completion of their goal on both difficulty and high difficulties.
• Fixed typos/inconsistencies in some challenge descriptions.

Character customization

• Fixed some group issues on custom screens including Broom, Faceware, Heroes and Emblems.
• Fixed inconsistencies in some item names.

store

• Added new Season 1 “Defense Against the Dark Arts” reward track (season rank will be reset).
• Added new Season 1 items to the market.
• Added new Season 1 items to the Vault.
• Added items from Season 0 to the “Quidditch Tryouts” prize track in the vault.
• Added items to the Vault from the Legacy Heroes event.
• Added items to the vault from the Halloween event.
• Added new broom drop event: “makeshift” broom model.

Nintendo Switch

• The Nintendo Switch launched in common with all previous release platforms.
• Several environment and VFX optimizations to enhance performance on Switch.

General bug fixes

• Fixed many crashes.
• Fixed an issue where Beaters would sometimes get stuck in their Summoning animation loop.
• Fixed an issue where beaters were sometimes unable to lock onto a valid target. HPQC-248
• Correct text on many skill points.
• Fixed an issue where performing a homing tackle on a ball picked up by another player would throw players in random directions. HPQC-366
• Fixed an issue that prevented the keeper's neutral kicks from returning to allied chasers.
• Fixed a bug that allowed Chaser's “one-timer” skill to quaffle kick under the effect of Hero Kick.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes a Quaffle thrown by a Keeper would get stuck on the floor and chasers would be impossible to pick up.