To start a match in Fall Guys, there need to be 40 to 60 players in your region ready to join a match against you at any given time. Despite the fact that the colorful battle royale title has brought in more than 50 million players in its first two weeks since going free-to-play, there are likely periods of time where you'll log on to play a match and there simply won't be enough players in your area looking for a face-off.
In instances like this, you may wonder if Fall Guys has bots to face off against, filling a match to its capacity so it can begin. But are there bots that participate in the game? Here's what we know.
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Are there bots in 'Fall Guys'?
Fall Guys' developer Mediatonic has not officially commented on the existence of bots in the game, so all we have is speculation to go off of — but some players have claimed that they've noticed patterns indicating bots to be a limited part of gameplay.
Reportedly, bots were believed a part of the game at its conception in 2020, though they would only appear during the player's first few matches in Fall Guys and never made it to the game's final rounds.
Since the developers have never commented on this, though, it's hard to confirm or deny bots' existence in the game.
That being said, even if bots were occasionally used to help a match reach the required number of players, there aren't any bots available for players to compete against in practice rounds or in offline play. This means you'll have to be online when playing Fall Guys to compete against real players.
If you're a newbie to the game, then you may be a bit intimidated going into your first few matches. There are plenty of players who have had a lot of time to master the game and get incredibly good — sharply decreasing your chances of obtaining the ever-elusive crown rewarded at the end of a match. Alternatively, if you're a very good player, you may not want to play in a match against new players so as to better challenge yourself. Does the game use skill-based matchmaking for matches?
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You'll be happy to know that in April of 2022, the developers did introduce skill-based matchmaking to the game, meaning you're grouped into matches with players who are of a similar skill level as you.
According to Dot Esports, the game switched its matchmaking system from the original Unity-based system to the same one as Fortnite's — a change that makes sense, given Fall Guys' acquisition by Epic Games.
This means that you can enter any match in the game without fear that you're being pit against players immensely better (or significantly worse) than you, making for a more leveled and overall enjoyable play experience.
Of course, this doesn't mean you won't find yourself up against particularly challenging foes, but it definitely does make the game more accessible and friendly to users of all experience levels.
You'll be happy to know that in April of 2022, the developers did introduce skill-based matchmaking to the game, meaning you're grouped into matches with players who are of a similar skill level as you.
Jinxed is one of the hardest rounds to strategize for as you must prepare to be either a 'runner' or 'seeker' depending on which group you are initially sorted into. If you are fortunate enough to be divided into the Jinxed group, you will only need to worry about catching players, which is still no easy task.
For Solo Show, MT lowered the cap to 40 because of long queue times. MT's SBMM is way too strict and was causing long queue times and games barely finding 40 players anyway, so rather than loosen it a little, MT just capped Solo Show to 40.
Skill is determined based on a player's overall performance: kills, deaths, wins, losses, and more, including mode selection, and recent matches as an overall metric across all Multiplayer experiences.
That being said, even if bots were occasionally used to help a match reach the required number of players, there aren't any bots available for players to compete against in practice rounds or in offline play. This means you'll have to be online when playing Fall Guys to compete against real players.
If there's one thing hampering Fall Guys' ongoing success, it's the amount of competition in the battle royale genre. However, thanks to campaigns led by top-tier streamers and content creators, Fall Guys has remained popular enough to maintain a solid base audience over the years.
Check In-Game Latency Stats: Once in a Fall Guys match, pressing Alt+F6 toggles displays advanced network stats like ping and packet loss. High latency readings point to game server connectivity problems.
Violence: Mild cartoon violence (getting hit by objects and pushing players off of a platform). No blood/gore at all and the violence is very very mild and is very safe for young kids! Language: NO language at all! Sex/nudity: Nothing at all for Sex/nudity!
The player count was decreased from 100 to 60, because overpopulated games "stopped being readable or fun". In testing, Mediatonic noted that players overestimated the number of players, stating "we didn't need as many players as we thought to create the crowds we wanted the gameplay to include."
It has been available since the launch of the game on 4 August 2020, although it was briefly removed from the Game Selector with the release of the Fall Forever Update from 7 May 2024 to 29 May 2024.
So, vaulting select Rounds allows us to make ongoing updates to the game while still providing a regular rotation of your favourite Rounds. Vaulting will continue for the foreseeable future—and we will be sharing future updates on vaulted Rounds on our Fall Guys Server Owl channel.
Fall Guys does use skill-based matchmaking to determine what players the game uses to fill a lobby in its Solo shows. The feature was added in April 2022, shortly after Fall Guys changed its matchmaking service from the Unity Matchmaker to the Fortnite Matchmaker.
Your Crown Rank is determined based off of the number of Crowns earned throughout your entire Fall Guys career, meaning that this carries over from season to season. Players can earn Crowns through different methods; each adding toward your Crown Rank progression.
Survival and Logic rounds work based on a points system. For every second a team member survives, they earn their team one point. The lowest-scoring teams are eliminated when rounds over.
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