Comeback bounties: change history

1. Sep 16, 2026Deadlock: Minor Update (Sep 16, 2026)Adjust 2Removed 1Official notes ↗
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   Removed the fixed extra bonus souls you got for being even slightly behind in net worth, for both hero kill bounties and Unstable Rift bounties; this mattered most in the early to mid game.

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   Removed a fixed amount of extra bonus souls you would get for being behind even a very slightly amount in net worth for both hero kill bounties as well as Unstable Rift bounties (this had a larger impact on the early to mid game)

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   Comeback bounties are slightly reduced in general, on top of the change above.

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   Slightly reduced comeback bounties in general (this is in addition to the above change)

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   Part of the comeback souls earned by players above the enemy team's average net worth now goes through the tick gold system to the lowest 2 players, who get 70% of the extra comeback value.

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   A portion of the comeback souls earned by players above enemy teams average net worth is instead distributed via the tick gold system that is given to the lowest 2 players (70% of the extra comeback value goes to them)

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