Brawl Stars players have been flooding social media with the hashtag #BringBackMasteries lately, and it’s not hard to see why. The game’s latest update swapped out the fan-favorite mastery system for a new records system, and let’s just say the community isn’t thrilled. From Reddit threads to X rants, players are making it clear they want their old progression system back — and they’re not being quiet about it.
The mastery system, which rolled out in early 2023, gave players a way to grind points by winning matches and snagging the “Star Player” title with their favorite brawlers. Each brawler had its own track, complete with rewards like pins, titles, and coins. It wasn’t perfect, but it gave folks a reason to switch up their brawler picks and feel good about their progress. Supercell yanked it, though, claiming only about 12% of players ever grabbed a title. Fair enough, but what they replaced it with has sparked a full-on revolt.
Enter the records system: a shiny new setup built around challenges that dish out Starr drops as rewards. Sounds cool on paper, right? Not so much in practice. Players say it’s a letdown compared to masteries. The big gripe? It leans hard on random loot drops instead of guaranteed goodies. One Reddit user, Final_Bad7907, put it bluntly:
Winning 20 matches with a new brawler and ONLY getting ONE Starr drop doesn’t feel like an achievement.
And they’re not alone. In a separate post, another player said, “They remove masteries to stop people from being able to instantly unlock new brawlers for free… and then release a completely broken brawler so that more people will buy it and they can make more money.” The randomness of Starr drops has folks feeling like they’re rolling the dice instead of earning something tangible. Plus, some of the challenges are downright brutal — like that Buzz record one X user The_Real_Void48 griped about — making the payoff feel even less worth it.
The community’s response has been loud and organized. On Reddit, posts like “Bring back masteries!” are racking up hundreds of upvotes, with players venting about how the game’s progression has taken a nosedive. Over on X, #BringBackMasteries is popping off, with fans like Ekira Saawa pointing out how the update killed their motivation to farm and play different brawlers. Some are even calling for a boycott of the records system, hoping to twist Supercell’s arm into action.
Supercell’s no stranger to tweaking things when the backlash gets big — remember the gears rework a couple of years back? But so far, they’ve been quiet on this one. Players aren’t giving up, though. They’re pushing for masteries to return, maybe even alongside records if Supercell’s feeling generous. Whether it’s wishful thinking or a real shot at change, one thing’s clear: the Brawl Stars crew isn’t letting this go without a fight.
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