Developer's Note <1.7 Update News>
Greetings, Survivors! Executive Producer HAND here.
Did you get to check out the 1.7 Update Preview?
By the way, thank you so much for the love and support on the 1.7 Update Preview comment section. It really made my day!
As always, I am here to share details about the new update. :)
Without further ado, let's dive right in!
#1. Underground Bunker
I would like to introduce everyone to the new Frontier content, Underground Bunker, which I briefly discussed on the last dev note. The Underground Bunker is filled with valuable rewards, and I can assure you that it will not be easy with countless battles to overcome. Please note that the Underground Bunker is available for only a set period, since rewards available are just too much.
What differentiates this from other Frontier contents is that Survivors from all servers battle against one another with “adjusted character stats”. The journey to the Underground Bunker is divided into six different tiers and the rewards are different for each tier. All survivors will be challenged as they battle against each other to reach higher tiers.
The Survivors that have reached the Master tier will be able to challenge the ones in the Challenger tier. Those who win against a Survivor in the Challenger tier will be promoted to the Challenger tier. Once the season ends, Survivors will receive Underground Bunker Points, which can be exchanged for special profile frames. I am hyped to see some amazing action from all participants!
#2. New Survivor <Belle>
“Belle”, a new Predator Alignment character, has been added to the game. She is an All-Stars original character with a special skill that scales with ATK and deals AoE damage. She can also reduce the enemy’s energy and stun the enemy. I am anticipating Belle to be utilized in different ways compared to “Chemist”, who is currently the main Technician in the Predator Alignment.
#3. Mysterious Survivor Event
Until now, many Survivors have requested a feature that allows new characters to be tested out prior to recruitment. In the all-new <Mysterious Survivor> event, it is now possible to test them out! From now on, the Mysterious Survivor event will open whenever a new character is added to the game.
In the 1.7 update, the Mysterious Survivor event for Belle will be available. Go ahead, test her out in multiple event combats, and find the best ways to utilize her!
Here is some additional information that may be of help!
* Official Season of Last Man Standing (LMS)
The Last Man Standing season, starting this Sunday, will be the last beta season! Our dev team has been analyzing the battles throughout all beta seasons. They noticed that the pure joy of battle is greatly reduced when the same team is used to winning consecutive rounds, since the surviving characters keep their Energy from the previous round due to the “win streak rule”. Therefore, this rule will be adjusted in the 1.7 update. While the “Qualifiers” and the “Round 16” scheduled for this Sunday and next Monday will be the same as before. “Round 8”, “Round 4”, and “Finals” will proceed with the new rule in effect. We will use this last beta season to check for any issues before opening the official season for the Last Man Standing.
The first official season of Last Man Standing will open with the second update of 1.7, scheduled for Dec. 6th (Tues). Since there are many Survivors from recently-created servers, there will be new zones gradually added to the LMS.
Here is a message to those in servers that have yet to join the LMS! As long as you keep it up in the Center of the Frontier, it won't be too long until your server reaches the LMS zone! Give it all you've got, we are all rooting for you!
* Promotion Support
We have been receiving feedback from many Survivors that they are getting stuck at certain points in the game. Since the majority of the recently updated contents are available to those who have cleared intermediate Chapters (e.g.: Chapter 12 for Total War), those stuck in earlier chapters must have felt left out.
Getting your main characters promoted is the most crucial aspect in the earlier chapters (especially from Chapter 8 to 12). Survivors needed recruitment tickets not just to obtain new characters, but to also promote their existing ones. To help everyone promote their characters better, we will be immensely supporting everyone with loads of material for promotion!
We are looking to provide approximately 100 Rare characters or directly provide a Unique/Unique+ character! (Purely so that you can use them to promote your main characters!)
My desperate and sincere request pushed through, and so everyone will receive Unique characters starting from tomorrow! Please feel free to let us know if you need anything to get stronger! The All-Stars team is all ears! We will do our best so that everyone can fully enjoy the game!
The second 1.7 update is scheduled for the first week of December. There will be various events to celebrate the end of 2022! There will probably be a new skin, a new survivor, and a new Survival Record!
And for the main content of the 1.8 update!
“Near the port of Buffalo, there is a bonded warehouse with loads of items from customs. Supplies from all over the world are stored there. It is now more accessible to survivors, since nearby walkers have drifted toward the city. In other words, this treasure trove is about to become the most competitive supply run in Buffalo.”
We will be back next week with the new update.
Hope you don’t catch a cold in this freezing weather! Take care and have a good one!