Slap Battles is a chaotic and popular fighting game on Roblox where players battle it out using a vast array of gloves, each with unique and powerful abilities. The core objective is to slap other players off the arena platform. The more slaps you land, the more you accumulate, allowing you to unlock new and even more powerful gloves to dominate the competition.
The latest update introduces a highly anticipated new glove, a game-changing new system for testing gloves, and significant balance changes to several existing abilities.
The Walrus Glove: A New Challenger Approaches
The headline addition of this update is the Walrus glove.
Unlock Requirement: To add this glove to your collection, you need to have accumulated 37,500 slaps.
While its specific ability remains a surprise for players to discover, new gloves in Slap Battles typically introduce unique mechanics that can shift the battle meta, making the Walrus a key new goal for dedicated players.
Experimental Trial System: Try Before You Buy
One of the most significant additions is an experimental new feature designed to help players make informed decisions.
What it is: A new in-game product that allows you to trial a specific glove for a short period to see if it’s worth the slap grind.
Key Limitations:
Each trial lasts only 5 minutes.
Once the trial ends, your player will die, the glove is unequipped, and you face a cooldown before you can trial again.
You cannot earn badges during a trial.
You cannot trial the powerful Detonator glove.
Note: The developers have labeled this feature as experimental and may apply further limitations in the future based on how it’s used.
Major Glove & Ability Changes
This update brings substantial reworks and tweaks to several existing gloves, changing how they are played.
Avatar Rework
The Avatar glove has received a comprehensive overhaul to improve its gameplay:
New Spawn Point: When you die as an Avatar clone, you now respawn where the clone died.
Invincibility Frames (I-frames): You now gain brief invincibility upon spawning, complete with a visual indicator. You cannot die during this time and will teleport safely onto the island.
New Clone Spawns: Clones now spawn randomly in the sky (indicated by a portal) instead of emerging from your hatch.
New R Ability: Portable Hatch: A new upgrade for 50 power lets you place a temporary hatch, allowing you to enter from anywhere after a short wind-up. The cooldown begins after you exit the hatch.
Other Glove Adjustments
Wormhole (Mastery): The R ability can no longer be used over the void, preventing certain exploits.
Lure: Inactive timers from the Lure glove now disappear when the Lure user dies.
Detonator: Marks placed by the Detonator glove now vanish when the Detonator user dies.
Improved User Interface & Experience
The update also brings quality-of-life improvements to the glove inventory:
Improved UX: A cleaner and more user-friendly inventory interface.
New Equip Button: An “Equip” button has been added next to the “View” button for quicker access.
Better Feedback: Improved visual effects and sounds that play when you try to equip a locked glove.
Bug Fixes and Exploit Patches
Several critical bugs and exploits have been addressed to ensure fair play:
Fixed the emote wheel not working if the gamepass was gifted to you.
Patched an exploit that allowed players to obtain all badge gloves without earning them.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to equip badge gloves they did not own.
FAQ
Q: How many slaps do I need for the Walrus glove?
A: You need 37,500 slaps to unlock the Walrus glove.
Q: Can I earn badges while using the Trial system?
A: No, you cannot earn any badges during a glove trial.
Q: Which glove can I not trial?
A: You cannot trial the Detonator glove.
Q: What is the new R ability for the Avatar glove?
A: It’s the “Portable Hatch,” an upgrade that costs 50 power and lets you place a temporary hatch to enter from anywhere.
Q: What happens to Detonator marks when the user dies?
A: The marks now disappear when the Detonator user dies.
Conclusion
The Walrus Glove Update for Slap Battles is a substantial patch that delivers on multiple fronts. It provides a new end-game goal for veterans with the Walrus glove, introduces a smart and experimental Trial system for strategic players, and rebalances key gloves like Avatar to create healthier and more dynamic gameplay. Combined with crucial bug fixes and UI improvements, this update refreshes the meta and enhances the overall player experience, giving everyone a reason to jump back into the arena and start slapping.