Along with the announcement on Pokémon Day of the new Unite Licenses to come, Pokémon Unite also was the subject of announcements pertaining to a few other additions and changes to the way things are played. This includes the way that a player (or a team) would evaluate themselves against others as well as things themselves are evaluated on a battle map. Taking into account what goes into them, it could be said that the game is going "back to basics" for veteran and new players alike.
First up, as of the season change some days ago, Remoat Stadium is back as the map of choice for Ranked matches, after the longest time with Theia Sky Ruins. Of course, the latter will still be playable as a map for Standard play, but for Ranked match purposes, the old convention is now the new convention. Much has happened (and many Pokémon have been added) since the previous change, so it would be fascinating to see how things would play out on the old map. It is admittedly a "basic" map, which to some extent may explain the change years ago, but it also makes sense to go back to that so players can grasp more of the applicable principles.
Meanwhile, the same map has been taken, modified with a few additional elements, and made into a new Standard play mode called "First to 500". The gist, evidently, is to have either team score 500 points first to claim victory. But that won't be easy, for the changed elements, the other team, and even extra skills will challenge players to score the necessary points. I'll have more on this map and play mode in a separate post, but in general, what I can presently say is that the play mode is quite different from the usual norms of the game, and as such, players have to draw on basic skills once again for it.
In other areas, there is now a tracker for collected Holowear, which will furnish bonuses if all the Holowear for a Pokémon are collected. It's a small thing for some players - particularly those who aren't active in this effort - but it still establishes that Holowear itself is a basic thing if nothing else and there may be something to be gained for it.
Having appeared for close to four years now, Pokémon Unite has had many new things added to it within that time. They're all fine and great for players to take advantage of, but it seems there is also a need for them to recall the "basics" of what makes the game good in the first place. The recent changes or additions above may just help to do that, to focus on grasping the "basics" and then to take them to the next level.
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