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When using the special, an Inkling or Octoling enters the Baller. This allows them to move quickly and blocks incoming damage taken while inking the ground as they move, and also allows them to roll up walls. If is held while in the bubble, or after a set time, the Baller explodes, covering the surrounding area in ink. The Baller being inked results in it shrinking, eventually disappearing, instead of the player using it taking damage. The Baller works similar to Splash Wall in matters of destructive bombs. They explode immediately upon touching it, which can be disastrous for teammates nearby.
▲ Made the Baller less likely to be knocked back when hit with enemy attacks.
▲ Increased durability of the Baller by about 33% when the gearability "Special Power Up" isn't being used. (Durability when using the maximum amount of "Special Power Up" remains unchanged.)
▲ Increased damage radius of explosion by roughly 17% and radius of ink coverage by roughly 7%.
▲ Increased minimum damage caused by explosion: 30.0 → 55.0.
▲ Increased power of explosion to knock back opponents.
▼ Extended the time the Button has to be held down to trigger this by roughly 16/60 of a second: 30 frames → 46 frames.
▲ When a weapon that has a fast walking speed when not firing or a fast squid-form swimming speed is equipped, increased acceleration on the ground to allow the player to move more quickly.
This applies to the following weapons that can use a Baller.
When a player is splatted by a Baller's explosion, a message with "The Baller Inksploded!" appears. The message "Splatted by Baller!" appears in other instances.
It was revealed that to hold all the ink, the Baller would have to be 7 times its volume than the prototype. Though it would become unable to roll around the stage.
They settled on having the Baller hold a portion of ink and releasing the rest as the user moved around inside.