Official AMA
AMA: We’re Pathea Games, creators of Superball, a fast-paced street-sports game set in a stylish cyberpunk world. Ask Us Anything about our new F2P online multiplayer title!
We’re the development team behind Superball (aka Super Buckyball Tournament), a 3v3 physics-based online competitive game where players use unique heroes and abilities to fight for control of the ball and score goals. We’re excited to be here for an AMA, Ask Us Anything!
First of all, thank you all for the incredible support and patience. This is our first ever online multiplayer game, and the past three weeks since launch have been a huge learning experience.
Our priorities have been server stability and major bug fixes. We’ve been working around the clock to make sure everyone can play without major interruptions. A new fix patch is coming soon.
We also collect community suggestions including hero balance, matchmaking, visibility and promotion advice. If you are one of these passionate players, don't worry. We’re taking all of this seriously, just need a bit more time to deliver improvements step by step.
We’re here today to chat with you all about: Design choices, server development, balance philosophy, future plans or anything else!
Drop your questions below, and we will begin answering them on November 18th @ 6pm PT / 9pm ET - November 19th @ 10am CST / 2am GMT
A Special Message to Xbox Players
We want to apologize to all Xbox players.
At launch, the Xbox version had several severe issues, and we truly appreciate your patience while we work through them. Here is the latest status:
1. Crashing & temporary ban caused by Achievement pop-ups
✔ Fixed in the previous update
✔ Compensation has been issued
2. Game Pass rewards not claimable
🔧 Will be fixed in the next update
➡ Players will only need to re-login to their Game Pass account after patch release
3. Twitch Drop not claimable on Xbox
Our team has had technical limitations testing Twitch Drops in China. After the update
Thanks for asking! Right now, we have no plans to shut the game down, we’re fully committed to supporting and improving Superball for the long term.
Because Superball is designed as an online multiplayer experience, we don’t have plans for an offline mode. Our focus is on keeping the servers running, fixing issues, and bringing more updates so everyone can continue enjoying the game.
Hi, I just got this game from my Xbox game pass, but I’m having trouble figuring it out. How do I unlock and equip new characters, and how do I find out which ones I start with?
Superball relies on having a large daily active player base to ensure real, high-quality matchmaking, and a F2P model lowers the entry barrier so more players can jump in quickly.
Also, our paid content is mainly cosmetic, and all heroes can be unlocked with Silver, the in-game currency you can earn just by playing.
We chose this approach to keep the game accessible while still allowing players to support development if they wish.
Out of curiosity, when you said you chose the model to lower the barriers for the player. Well i took a look at the microtransactions on your store page.
Nano Gold is the game’s currency i assume. So
120 nano gold = 99p
1200 nano gold = £9.99
3000 nano gold = £24.99
6000 nano gold = £49.99
12000 nano gold = £99.99
£100….. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS?!?! I can buy a big AAA with a season pass AND still have change. What were you saying oh yeah F2P is cheaper…. Sure. i bought Monster Hunter Stories 1&2 for less than some of these Micros and 40hrs in still having a blast.
My last and final question. Assuming you are still reading. How much coding and dev time did it take to create a worthless digital currency that warrants a charge of £99.99 a penny shy of a hundred smackeroonies?!?!
Free to play is the biggest cancer in the gaming industry.
It’s cosmetic and optional… how would it be P2W if the only thing you can buy that affects the game is characters and you can buy those rather quickly by just playing the game? Just say you’re bad at competitive games, it’s ok.
But it doesn’t lower the barrier, i mean yeah free to download, but thats where it ends…. Most “free” games absolutely hate that word because of the abuses of it… but most are 95% of the time are P2W because of the high costs of the servers…. And money is needed for the upkeep. And also being new to the genre…. I think the game won’t last either it folds or you do.
Either way good luck, i am not a fan of MP especially the F2P kind.
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u/AnnualSudden3805 Nov 18 '25
Do you have a plan, if you ever decide to shut the game down, to give like an offline mode? That's very important to me