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Release 6.13.6

2025-06-26

• Survivor multiplayer rounds now starts at the best personal best minus two minutes.
• Fixed an issue related to double elimination bracket updates.
• Fixed two issues related to forfeiting in tournaments.

Release 6.13.5

2025-06-21

• Fixed an issue related to the rating recalculation (wasn't working before).
• Slightly adjusted the Arena bot speed.
• Moved the daily database backup to 10:00 UTC.
• Other minor fixes and improvements.

Release 6.13.4

2025-06-20

• Disabled the Arena bot on non-official rulesets (this may be temporary).
• Slightly nerfed Survivor mode again.
• Fixed an issue related to players appearing more than once in leaderboards.
• Fixed an issue related to the Pick & Ban screen.
• Fixed a server-side performance issue.
• Other minor fixes and improvements.

Release 6.13.3

2025-06-19

• Fixed an issue related to the Arena ratings recalculation.
• Fixed an issue related to rulesets and filters display.
• Fixed an issue related to Gravity records on Profile pages.

Release 6.13.2

2025-06-18

• Fixed issues with replays and emails.
• Slightly nerfed Survivor difficulty.
• Fixed an issue related to players starting too early in Arena.

Release 6.13.1

2025-06-17

• Fixed several issues related to Singleplayer modes.
• New players now have only Tuning Limit filters on by default (instead of both TL and NL).
• Updated Arena bot names.
• Slightly improved the estimated waiting times in Arena.
• Slightly changed the "Normal" matchmaking speed (makes players wait a little bit more).
• Fixed a display issue on the Arena results screen.

Release 6.13

2025-06-17

Shop

• New merch items! There is a new T-Shirt (with the new logo) as well as a cap available.
• The new T-Shirt costs 18€+shipping, while the cap costs 24€+shipping. The "old" T-Shirt stays at 21€.
• As before, you may spend your Worldwide Combos coins on Merch.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the sound volume would be wrong.
• Fixed an issue related to players not starting at the same time in tournament open phase rounds.

Arena

• Overhaul of the Arena tab.
  • There is now only one way to queue in Arena (corresponds to the previous "Custom" Arena).
  • Added back Leaderboards (only top 100, only Arena leaderboards for now).
  • Added a "Rulesets" tab to browse available rulesets and add them to one's filters, so that one can play them.
• Made changes to the Arena rating system.
  • Now the No Limit rating is the minimum of all 6 official No Limit rulesets. Similary the Tuning Limit rating is the minimum of all 6 official Tuning Limit rulesets.
• Added back the expected waiting time.
• Updated Arena bot preferences.
  • There are now three matchmaking options: "Fast", "Normal" and "Slow".
  • "Slow" is the previous "only if necessary" option. "Fast" is the previous "enabled" option, except that the bot is triggered slightly faster.
  • "Normal" is the new default setting and is a compromise between the two other options. It looks like "Slow" but switches to "Fast" if the expected remaining waiting time is above one minute.
  • It is still possible to disable the bot entirely like before.
• Fixed an issue where the Arena would get stuck on the Pick and Ban screen.
• Updated the "Automatic Pick and Ban" option.
  • There are now three available picking strategies: "Completely random", "Worst rating in absolute value" and "Most favorable rating difference".
• Arena rulesets preferences updates while in queue are now being taken into account immediately.
• The matchmaking now behaves slightly differently when the main server has just restarted, in order to increase the odds that players get matched with each other.
• The "Disable the bot temporarily" option now resets every Sunday, between 23:55 and 23:59 UTC (was between 00:00 and 00:04 UTC before).
• Added additional information on the rating updates.
  • These will appear when you don't gain rating despite winning, or when you gain rating despite losing.
• Improved Zen mode display.
• Emphasized the fact that the custom speed tunings only apply to the No Limit rulesets (this is not new).
• Fixed an issue related to the "play right now" button sometimes spawning too early.
• Fixed an issue related to displayed ratings not updating after a playing a round.
• Other minor changes.

Tournaments

• Improved the Forfeit feature for playoffs.
  • Forfeiting in play-offs should now work when the next opponent is not known.
  • Forfeiting in a double elimination bracket does not require to forfeit twice anymore.
• Added 2025 World Championship information.
• Official tournaments that have no participants at the end of the registration period are now automatically postponed by two hours and played again.
• When both players don't show up in a bracket match, the player with the better seed advances (was not working before).
• Improved the match room display after the match is finished.
• Added system messages in tournament rooms for when a player forfeits or does not show up.
• Improved the "My matches" tab.
  • This tab now lets the player register or unregister when possible.
  • Fixed a small display issue.
• The Dashboard's title and description now updates accordingly when loading a tournament.
• Fixed an issue where the past tournaments list would be displayed in a weird way.
• Other minor changes and issues.

Premium

• Improved the Premium purchase process on the Dashboard.
• Custom queues are now called "Custom rulesets" (nothing changes).
• Fixed some display issues in the Premium lobby.

Singleplayer

• Updated the Survivor mode.
  • There is now only one difficulty mode.
  • If your personal best is above 4 minutes, the next game will not start at 00:00, but at your personal best minus 4 minutes instead.
• Added a Reset button for Sprint, Survivor and Gravity.
  • As its name suggests, it lets you reset your settings to the default ones.
• It is now possible to set the limit above 40 lines in Sprint mode.
• Added the possibility to reverse the lines counter in Sprint mode.
  • If enabled, the game will show the number of remaining lines instead of the number of lines that have already been cleared.
• Added a red line in Sprint mode to show how many lines are still to be cleared.
• Fixed an issue related to saving Survivor games.
  • This should prevent some games with absurd survival times to save.
  • If your Personal Best is such an absurd time, then please DM noelnadal or send an email about it.

User interface

• New Worldwide Combos logo!
• Added a new background: Neon.
• Added back singleplayer personal bests in profile pages.
  • The corresponding Discord commands are still disabled.
• The websites' home pages now redirect to the Dashboard directly.
• Fixed several issues related to in-game chats.
• Fixed an issue related to updating one's password.
• Fixed an issue related to friends messages display (wrong username shown).
• Extra time (e.t.) in multiplayer games is now called Overtime : o.t.
• Made it more obvious that speed tunings only apply to No Limit rulesets.
• Hovering a rating now displays its exact value.
• Other minor improvements and fixes.

2 Factor Authentication

• Worldwide Combos is now using Twilio Verify solutions.
  • SMS verification should now work for most countries worldwide.
• Added TOTP verification as a 2FA option.
• Fixed an issue related to disabling 2FA after enabling it.
• SMS verification codes now become invalid 15 minutes after they have been sent.
• It is now possible to receive the SMS code again after one minute (was five before).
• Other minor changes.

Other

• Rating recalculation, rating deviation updates and leaderboards updates are now paused between 06:00 and 07:00 UTC.
  • This is because a daily database backup takes place during that time window.
  • Hopefully there will be less loading issues from now on.
• Improved server issue detection.
• Slightly updated custom room and custom ruleset codes.
• Improved chat moderation tools.
• Fixed an issue related to the email newsletters not sending.
• Fixed an issue related to the email newsletters sending more than once.
• Made some server-side optimizations (especially regarding the database).
• Added unsubscribe links in Discord notifications.
• Other minor server-side changes.