[p]Dear Lightcatcher:[/p][p][/p][p]Greetings![/p][p]A game update will be released on September 4 at 02:00 UTC. No server downtime will be required. See below for details on update content:[/p][p][/p][p]Return of the Hero[/p]

• [p]Ember[/p][/*]

[p]A limited-time trial event for Ember will take place following the update on September 4 and last until September 7 15:59 UTC. The event will allow you to try out Ember for free.[/p][p][/p][p]New Mode[/p]

• [p]Added Arcade Mode - Respawn.[/p][p][/p][/*]

[p]New Events[/p]

• [p]Added the Sugar Rush set, available for purchase after the update on September 4.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added the 8-Bit Bonanza event, available after the update on September 4.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added the Faction Clash event. The event will begin on September 8 at midnight UTC.[/p][/*]
• [p]Added the Epic Ember Skin Inkstained Visitor and Epic Sticker Uh-Oh to the Farlight Store.[/p][/*]

[p][/p][p]Feature Changes[/p]

• [p]Improved ban account notification pop-up content and player report feedback details.[/p][/*]

[p][/p][p]Balancing and Adjustments[/p]

• [p]Beau[/p][list]
• [p]Ultimate Skill Vengeance Bomb: Reduced cooldown from 135s to 120s, and from 108s to 96s following Trait 1 upgrade. Skill cancellation cooldown reduced from 50s to 30s.[/p][/*]
• [p] Tactical Skill Thunder Shockwave: Increased shrapnel damage from 10 to 20.[/p][/*]

[/*][*][p]Freddie[/p]

• [p]·Tactical Skill Spectral Trap: Increased decoy duration from 13s to 16s.[/p][/*]
• [p]·Tactical Skill Spectral Trap, Trait 1: Increased detection range upon decoy destruction from 30m to 65m.[/p][/*]
• [p]·Ultimate Skill Backup: Increased HP recovered when Freddie is knocked down and transfers to his clone from 50 to 80.[/p][/*]

[/*][*][p]Kui Dou[/p]

• [p]Ultimate Skill Cosmic Authority: Damage at center of Endless Thunder reduced from 45 to 38 (at standard 30m distance).[/p][/*]
• [p]timate Skill Cosmic Authority: Shield durability reduced from 600 to 550.[/p][/*]

[/*][*][p]Phantom[/p]

• [p]Tactical Skill Origem Trap: Impact area increased by 66%.[/p][/*]
• [p]Tactical Skill Origem Trap: Activation delay upon landing increased from 1s to 2.5s.[/p][/*]
• [p]Tactical Skill Origem Trap: Untriggered standby time increased from 15s to 30s.[/p][/*]
• [p]Tactical Skill Origem Trap: Removed 20 damage infliction upon trigger.[/p][/*]

[/*][*][p]Reduced the chances that the final Safe Zone will appear at the edge of the map.[/p][/*][/list][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p]

• [p]Nextara Map[/p][list]
• [p]Fixed occasional object clipping issues in the Drilling Platform area.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Syfer could teleport inside hills.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed an issue where characters could sometimes be stuck at the top of hills.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed occasional floating rock issues.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the countdown timer would sometimes not appear at the top of a hill.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed collision issues for certain buildings.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed an issue where characters would sometimes be stuck after finishing climbing in the Dispatch Station area.[/p][/*]
• [p]Fixed an issue where characters would sometimes be stuck on Supply Chests in the Emergency Center area.[/p][/*]

[/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where black patches would erroneously appear on the ground in the Sunder Realms map on mobile.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where weapon animations were not available upon landing after being sucked up by Cyclone while riding Momoi's pet Bitesy.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed tag display issue for Maychelle's Skin Kraken Party.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where summoning Nimbus after being knocked down would create an unusable Nimbus.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where multiple invalid squads would appear on the recruitment screen and increased the effectiveness of recruitment information.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed display issues for some Hero Skins and equipment models.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where the mic icon would shake during squadmate audio input.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed the link to chances for the Fortune and Favor event.[/p][/*][*][p]Fixed an issue where some players could repeatedly launch the nickname change pop-up.[/p][/*][/list][p]*In-game content may differ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]F.A.R.L.I.G.H.T.[/p]