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Battle Arena

In Smash 6, the following updates have been made to the Battle Arena mode:

  • Battle Arenas now support up to 17 participants at one time
  • Battle Arenas now support up to 8 battles taking place simultaneously
  • Battle Arenas now support mid-match spectating
  • Battle Arenas now allows a local teammate (same console) to participate in matches of a password protected 2v2 Battle Arena. Battle Arena hosts can choose to Enable, Disable, or Require this feature.
  • In password-protected Battle Arenas, the Host can now change the Rules and Options without having to re-create the Battle Arena.
  • Battle Arenas now support King of the Hill, Cucco Keep-Away, Squad Strike Tag Team 3v3, and Custom Smash.
  • Password protected Battle Arena’s can now support Amiibos in Team Battle, functioning similarly to the above local teammate option.
  • Spirit effects can be disabled when Amiibo are enabled in Battle Arenas. (Settings are Enabled, Skills Only, and Disabled)
  • Password protected Battle Arena’s now have a "Wired Connection" only option, limiting those that can join to only players with a wired internet connection.
  • Players can perform a Ping test before playing against each other in a Battle Arena
  • There is now an option that, when enabled, requires the Host to grant entry for a participant when they try to enter a password protected arena. Otherwise, that participant will not be able to join.
  • Battle Arena hosts can choose to restrict entry to only players with a matching specified Quickplay Rank (choosing to match against either the Ratio Tag Team or Ranked 1v1 rank).
  • If rank restricted entry is in effect the host can also choose whether to allow players below or above that rank.

Notes​

Modern Fighting Games feature private lobby systems where players can play simultaneously. This also allows for more fine-tuned options for Lobby rules so friends / family / online events can set whatever rules they need.