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Season 9 will introduce a new permanent mode named Arena. In this new mode, players form into three-player squads and will fight against another squad in a 3v3 team deathmatch over a series of rounds to determine the winner of the match. Matches are won in 2 conditions, where a team needs at least 3 points to win, but must also win by at least 2 points. Additionally, if a game should drag on to round 9 (where both teams have 4 points) a final sudden death round begins, with environmental hazards added in. Developers stated this scoring system "prevents total blowout games from dragging on for too long" and also "lets more competitive games keep the heat going for longer". Rather than skydiving onto the map and gathering equipment like in the battle-royale mode, players will spawn in a "shop" where they can purchase equipment and charges of their Legend's abilities using materials earned in the previous rounds to prepare for the next fight. This variation of the game borrows mechanics from other shooters such as Counter Strike and Valorant. The addition of this mode brought the first permanent deviation away from the battle-royale format, as the Arena mode plays more like a traditional hero shooter game.