Sumo Update #12 - Early Access RC 2 — Sumo Steam update #140012

“First Impressions” Update A polish pass has been made on the core gameplay, specifically looking to improve the first impressions of a new player or new group of players. This resulted in the following changes: Friction amount on character movement increased 5x. This is a pretty drastic increase, but after much debate, the decision is that it doesn’t take away from the momentum and inertia-based gameplay of Sumo, but does make the game easier to control for a first timer. Turning and stopping your momentum will be significantly easier from here on out. The Classic Map is now 20% larger. This makes it more in line with the other arenas in terms of total play space. Since most new players are likely to start here, it didn’t feel right for it to be the smallest (and thus most likely difficult) arena for a first impression. The Classic Map’s initial boost stations are now about twice as far...