Rocksteady Announces New Leaderboard for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Due to Burn Bug

Rocksteady, the developer behind the popular looter shooter game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, has announced plans to create an entirely new leaderboard due to a Burn bug. The bug, which caused the Burn status effect to scale incorrectly with damage taken effects on enemies, left some players reaching Mastery Levels far beyond what the game was balanced for at launch.

In a post on the game’s Discord, Rocksteady discussed the upcoming patch and acknowledged that some players had reached Mastery Levels beyond the game’s expectations. The root cause of this issue was a major unintended bug that made the Burn status effect scale incorrectly, leaving players with a conundrum.

Rocksteady explained that while the Burn build was a powerful and fun build, it was not intended to be the only viable End Game build for launch and beyond. The studio decided to fix the bug so that it scales correctly with damage taken effects on enemies, as originally intended. However, the knock-on effect of this bug is that the game’s leaderboards will be reset.

All the entries on the current leaderboard will exist in perpetuity and will be a permanent record of all achievements. Rocksteady wants to applaud the players for their dedication and for breaking the game. The new leaderboard will allow players to continue exploring different builds in the game.

Additionally, Rocksteady plans to stop combat Mastery levels 50 and beyond from increasing enemy health too much, too quickly. The Heat Wave’s Molten Skin and The Turtle’s Shell will also be adjusted so that they reduce damage taken by 90% rather than giving immunity. The studio wants skilled players to need to use their mastery of their characters’ traversal and combat mechanics to survive.

Looking further ahead, Rocksteady plans to provide players with a look into Season 1 in the coming weeks and longer-term changes it’s thinking about. The game’s community has been vocal about the need for more mission types and enemies, and Rocksteady is listening.

There’s much we don’t know about Rocksteady’s long-term plan for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. However, we do know that Joker is set to appear as a playable character. Last week, we reported on how a Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League player had unearthed a hidden message that looked like a strong hint at the return of Batman. Datamining has shown strong hints that Flash and Green Lantern are set to return in some form. Other playable characters suspected to be on their way include Mrs Freeze (Nora Fries), Lawless, and Deathstroke.