Fall Guys Announces New Changes Amidst Update Backlash, But Fans Want More

Earlier this month, Fall Guys developer Mediatonic launched the brand-new ‘Fall Forever’ update. Filled to the brim with new content, the update wasn’t the hit that the studio was hoping for. Instead, fans pleaded with the developers to “not take away the shows [they] love.”

Released on May 7th, the Fall Guys’ Fall Forever update introduced a new mode known as ‘Explore’. This allowed players to “keep the party going” with a non-stop pool of creator-made levels. Mediatonic said that mode was “built with the feedback [it’s] seen from shows like Unexplored Adventures.”

The update also introduced new social features, such as the ability to piggyback on other players’ backs, and a new social wheel that includes emoticons and quick phrases. Unfortunately, it also made some controversial changes to the existing map pool and “terrible” physic changes, according to players.

Mediatonic said it had made “significant” changes to gameplay to give players a better experience, with many of the changes supposedly guidelined by the Fall Guys community. Changes include adjustments to the way beans react to physics, with a reduction in the amount of times a bean will ragdoll unnecessarily.

“An example of this is when you’re going fast, land on your feet and then find yourself rolling on the floor. In addition to this, we’ve increased the speed of getting up and recovering from a knock, meaning you can get back into the race faster,” Mediatonic said in the Fall Forever patch notes. There are also changes to mid-air control, jump height, and acceleration.

After fans took serious issue with the changes, Mediatonic took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce some upcoming changes based on feedback. “We’ve been listening to a lot of your feedback and understand the recent ‘Fall Forever’ Update needs some changes to be a great experience,” the studio said.

The patch is yet to be released, but fans can expect the following changes to be made, according to Mediatonic:

• Knockout Rounds will be increasing from 3 to 4
  • We’re looking to increase the length of the show to 4 rounds to reduce the elimination rate for each round. We’ve also made some tweaks to allow for more level variety with each game (the roundpool will be the same).
• Reviewing the current Finals selection and making changes
  • We will be making changes to which Levels you will see appear as Finals to ensure a better experience overall.
• Changes to Squads and Duos to fix some problematic levels
  • There are levels in Squads and Duos which are not working as intended (Tail Tag and Leading Light). We’re reviewing these rounds and will be making changes. This will not decrease the overall number of levels in these shows.
• Other changes and bug fixes
  • We are bringing back medal rewards for fame, addressing the issue with survival levels ending early in squads and duos, and various other small quality-of-life fixes

Fans Want More To Be Done

While some users responded to the aforementioned changes by saying they were “glad” that Mediatonic is listening to the community, others believe more needs to be done.

“Looks more like a hotfix rather than a response to criticism,” Reddit user gamstat said. “medals, squad survivals, squad Tail Tag, hunts, Hoverboard Heroes, rounds descriptions and some finals were obviously broken. You don’t need a community backlash to fix it. So the only real ‘listening to community’ change is going from 3 to 4 rounds.”

Other users, such as zupatof, simply said that Mediatonic’s response “doesn’t really address the main problems.” While RagedSolid29 said, “I’m glad they actually listened rather doing nothing, but this is not enough. Not enough to make me return to the game, I hope they’ll continue do something.”

Plenty of users believe this is a step in the right direction, but it looks like Mediatonic is going to need to do much more if it wants to win back the community.

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