Patch #9 Beta Notes - 1.202.200

Patch Information

1.202.200

Patch 9 Beta: February 19th, 2026

Release Date: March 5th, 2026 (Tentative)

Intro

Hi everyone!

This is the third and final patch of Season 2 - it includes some tweaks to core gameplay to tweak the lob push ball, which can be annoying to deal with, along with new more reactive 90° push ball animations (“CR7 chop” now only happens when pushing the ball backwards, not to the side), and various fixes, including network related issues. The patch will also feature quality of life improvements, such as the ability to report players from the scoreboard during games, squad-based chat, and having 6 character slots available in customization. You’ll find more details below. Also to note, we are migrating our servers to AWS Gamelift, which should make our server architecture more robust for the future. Last but not least, the Fireball game mode will be back with Patch 9 for a limited period without replacing any of the other matchmaking queues!

We will soon share our roadmap for the upcoming seasons to give you all more visibility on what’s coming for Rematch.

As always, thank you all for your support!

The Sloclap Team

Matches / Core Gameplay Improvements

Major Changes / Fixes

• Lob Push Ball

  • Performing a Lobbed Push Ball during a dribble now triggers a swift version of the ability with new animations. The ability has a short and long version depending on whether or not the sprint input is held down.

  • Lobbed Push Ball now costs twice the stamina of a regular Push Ball (while in possession, and from a volley)

  • Volley Lobbed Push Ball has been tweaked: more precision is needed, chaining is slower, and the height at which the ball can be interacted with has been lowered. This should make it more predictable and easier to counter.

• Added a new, more reactive animation for 90° (sideways) push ball

• Fixed consistency issue with volley shots and taps power (sometimes player would perform full power taps even after having done a short press on the input)

• Fixed network issue with volleys

• Fixed an issue were rollback could happen when chaining Dribbles

• Fixed an issue where player jittering was present when hindering someone else in Defense Mode

• The ball control animation when the ball comes from behind is now smoother.

• Fixed an issue where the scoreboard would remain on screen if it is open during the inactivity pop-up notification

• Fixed an issue where the Custom Match game mode would be reset after creating the Custom Match lobby then going into Free Play

Minor / Misc. Fixes

• Reduced player hindering during high speed actions such as sprinting or diving.

• Fixed an issue where all players in a Custom Match are shown to have the same Avatar, Banner, and Title as the Custom Match host.

• Fixed an issue where the ball would teleport away then back to the player’s feet after a ball control

  
  

Online

Major Fixes

• Fixed a crash on PS5 when receiving a squad invite

• Fixed an issue where the player would be kicked out from the squad after returning to the main menu before the squad leader

Menus & Interface

Additions and Updates

• Scoreboard

  • Players can now add/report players directly from scoreboard (both in game and during end match screen)

• Switch audio channel

  • Players will now automatically be set to a squad-only voice channel while in a squad. Players can switch to the Team voice channel from the Social panel.

• The active server region is now displayed in the main menu footer 

  • The active server can now be selected from the main menu if the player is not in queue or in a Custom Match lobby 

  • The server region page now displays the network quality of any available region

  • The region of the squad leader or the Custom Match host is now properly displayed during active matchmaking in the main menu footer

• Customization

  • Added 3 additional preset slots for character customization

• Store/Pass

  • Added dynamic pricing for bundles: the bundle price will be adjusted according to the number of items you already own

  • New page to summarize what is the Captain Pass and its content

  • Improved the navigation in the Store and the Captain Pass.

Audio

Misc. Fixes

• Added missing navigation sound effects in the player profile and store tabs

Misc.

Additions & Updates

• Clicking on the Featured Bundles from the news feed and home page now redirects the player to the specified bundle pages.

• The Captain Pass screen now skips directly to the last chapter unlocked and the last slot available

Misc. Fixes

• Fixed title "Newbie" missing when entering the custom match lobby for fresh users.

• “Total played duration” and the “Goalkeeper played time” stats on career page are now displayed in the same format hh:mm

• Fixed an issue where all players in a custom match lobby are shown to have the same Avatar, Banner, and Title as the creator user

Latest Known Issues

• If an extra effort is performed at the same time as a specific pushball animation to the left, it will push the ball forward instead

• Performing a dribble then a Lobbed Push Ball without controlling the ball can trigger a deflect

• Accepting a previously sent squad invite from an active squad member dissolves the squad

• Wrong team colors can be displayed during the goal replay in fireball match

• Social panel does not update correctly if the player was kicked due to inactivity, then reconnected to the match

• Input focus shift from friends list when player accepts a squad invite

• Match ends on a Last Shot even when a goal can be scored

• Unnatural legs animation when running in a circle

• The heat meter is temporarily desynced if for players joining an ongoing Fireball match

• Joining an ongoing Quick Match may cause the player to spawn on the opponent's side of the pitch