# A year in Review

October 14th marks **one year of Hoplite!**

First off, we’d like to thank you, our community, for an amazing first year of Hoplite. We have so much in store for the future of Hoplite, and many cool things we’ve been working on behind the scenes that we can’t wait to share with you. 

Our plans for Hoplite are changing as we focus on adding new gamemodes and hosting more fun creator events. Read more below!

# October 1st: Battle Royale Update!

On October 1st, we’ll be updating Battle Royale. Be sure to tune into the update video on September 30th to learn about everything new coming to the server, from our week-long birthday celebration, to new custom game scenarios! 

The heavily anticipated "Mega Royale" mode will also be coming on October 1st, with some improvements. Mega Royale will become a toggle-able feature in custom games (see image below), meaning Mega Royale games can be scheduled many times throughout the day.

This update may look a bit different to what you’re used to, as we’ll be moving to an “update” format for all gamemodes on the network. Read more about this under “Future Plans for Hoplite”.

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# Twitchcon

Our current work-in-progress project was revealed at our booth at Twitchcon San Diego this past week. Thanks so much to everyone who visited the booth and tried our teaser demo!

The project will first take place as a big creator event, which will be a **survival zombies game with factions elements**. After the event takes place, it will be **turned into a gamemode** that everyone can play. We are extremely excited to reveal more details to you as the project nears completion! 

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# Future Plans for Hoplite

Going into the second year of Hoplite, we’ll be moving to an “update” format for all games on the network. This means that we will no longer use the “Season” format for Battle Royale, and live reveals will no longer happen in the current format. Additionally, legendaries will no longer be paired with seasons, and will be added on a non-scheduled basis.

Doing so will allow us to expand the network and add more pvp gamemodes, host creator events, and much more. We will still update Battle Royale when needed, but are happy with the state of content in the game after 1 year of frequent updates. We're extremely passionate about pvp gamemodes and are confident you'll enjoy what we have planned next!

Also coming with this change will be a permanent Battle pass, which should arrive at the end of 2024. The permanent battle pass will have all the regular battle pass items (hats, gliders, effects) and MORE, such as custom game tickets, pets, and coins. This also means that the Battle Pass releasing on October 1st will be the very last Battle Pass in this format, so be sure to unlock everything while you can!

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Thank you everyone for an amazing year of Hoplite. We can't wait for what's in store in the future!

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What's next for Hoplite!