Abyss dungeon (new mode), Swords, Masked character...

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So here're what we'll be having in the upcoming update.

https://twitter.com/sao_wikia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1220298455085658112&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fesrzz3%3Fresponsive%3Dtrue%26is_nightmode%3Dfalse

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Very excited about the 2 new swords. Gigas Cedar has 2850 base 1000% crit damage, 9% crit rate isn't bad and Blue Rose has only 2000 base, 300% crit damage but with 30% crit rate and still the average damage of Gigas Cedar is noticeably higher.

Now we know what Itsuki look like IRL (Sai Yukitsugu).

Masked character is not Tia then?

Abyss dungeon, yeah, all of your level, items... restart upon etering... need to raise your start again and level from scratch in there until you reach floor 50. It's going to be fun i guess.

[it's a gabe]

Originally posted by An:

Abyss dungeon, yeah, all of your level, items... restart upon etering... need to raise your start again and level from scratch in there until you reach floor 50. It's going to be fun i guess.

If done properly, it can be preetty fun. Sounds like FFXIV's Deep Dungeon, which is a lot of fun. PSO2, I think, does this sort of "endless" dungeon the wrong way in its challenge mode, which becomes irrelevant way too often with how outdated the gear you can get from it get, not to mention you have to farm so much MC to get a full set.

Btw, quite refreshing to see this free update adding meaningful content and story after Code Vein's first DLC.

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Originally posted by unnecesaurus (ꈍ ꒳ ꈍ✿):

If done properly, it can be preetty fun. Sounds like FFXIV's Deep Dungeon, which is a lot of fun. PSO2, I think, does this sort of "endless" dungeon the wrong way in its challenge mode, which becomes irrelevant way too often with how outdated the gear you can get from it get, not to mention you have to farm so much MC to get a full set.

Btw, quite refreshing to see this free update adding meaningful content and story after Code Vein's first DLC.

Yeah but then, Rank 12 won't be a thing in this update sadly. Was hoping for it :(

[Uzkniso o.o]

Here's my thoughts:

- I see new outfits for male/female. Hopefully, we can use them outside of this DLC.
- why did it take the (probably?) final update for the game to change the walls (and some other textures). All dungeons in this game pretty much looked like underground parking garages, with the exception being SBC Flugel and DLC4 dungeons, which were parking lots, but SURPRISE! With snow in it. Lol.
- is there anything useful we can get in this Abyss dungeon, which could be used in the original game?
- lemme guess, this dungeon isnt coop, right? I mean online coop.
- how does leveling and getting the gear from the start work? Probably like Kirito mode right?
- I see there will be voiced scenes and some kind of mini-intro for alicization lactosis (yea - that's on purpose)

Originally posted by unnecesaurus (ꈍ ꒳ ꈍ✿):

Btw, quite refreshing to see this free update adding meaningful content and story after Code Vein's first DLC.

Yea, this free update seems much much better. You had to pay 10 bucks for CV DLC. Oh well....

EDIT: checked out most of the tweets on that account, and got answers to nearly all questions. I wonder how good are those new golden guns.

[it's a gabe]

Oh. I just noticed that there's a new loading screen, likely because this is supposed to serve as a DLC where we have to select the mode from the "start game" menu. Of course, though. There's new story content.

I kinda wish they would've done something as interesting as the DotN loading screen, tho. It looks good. The color used on the new one isn'g bad, but it's soooo monochromatic.

Edit: I just saw the whole thread highlighting some points from the stream, and I got questions. If anyone knows enough Japanese to answer them, I'd be thankful 😁

1. They unveiled concept art for Zeliska, Kureha, and Itsuki irl. Any reason for that?
2. Is there a specific reason for them to showcase the game's timeline or is it just for the sake of placing the new update after DotN? I noticed the arrow above in the screenshot, and that made me wonder if this timeline is gonna continue in FB or if it means some of the plot points and character from FB will carry over to AL?
3. I guess this Hydra is an original character? Wtf? Does anyone have any clue or even theory regarding the relevant points of this story addition? Is this finally going to conclude FB and tie it to AL or will we have yet another anticlimatic cliffhanger? This Hydra and that timeline showcase made me wonder if they plan on continuing updating FB with paid DLC and free updates, which would be kind of a shocker. Even if AL is being developed by another studio, I can see Bandai just not wanting to support FB anymore because that makes sense financially.
4. Small thing, but anyone knows if the Switch demo is gonna be a short 1-2h demo or is it gonna be more like Disgaea 5's and DQ Builders 2 demos, which go on for well over 10h each? I notice that this Twitter account refers to the demo as a "free trial" version, which could imply it might be longer than regular demos. Or that could also be just lost in translation, which sounds more likely to me.

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Originally posted by unnecesaurus (ꈍ ꒳ ꈍ✿):

1. They unveiled concept art for Zeliska, Kureha, and Itsuki irl. Any reason for that?

3. I guess this Hydra is an original character? Wtf? Does anyone have any clue or even theory regarding the relevant points of this story addition? Is this finally going to conclude FB and tie it to AL or will we have yet another anticlimatic cliffhanger? This Hydra and that timeline showcase made me wonder if they plan on continuing updating FB with paid DLC and free updates, which would be kind of a shocker. Even if AL is being developed by another studio, I can see Bandai just not wanting to support FB anymore because that makes sense financially.

Probably as the new story progress, we'll get to see some visual just like those sleep over scenes but as IRL characters.

Either i know anything about this character but he remind me of Isaac Clarke from Dead Space. Seeing this game's still relevant and sometime reach to 1000 players,i think they won't let go of this game that fast yet, nothing that says this will be the last update so just put our hope up.

[it's a gabe]

Originally posted by An:

Either i know anything about this character but he remind me of Isaac Clarke from Dead Space.

He reminds me of Persona from PSO2.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/1/1a/Persona_Profile.png/revision/latest?cb=20180815001229

Actually, that screencap of Hydra could've come out straight from PSO2. Just when I thought this game couldn't remind me more of PSO2, this happens I love it. Here's hoping they're an interesting character regardless of allegiance.

Originally posted by An:

Seeing this game's still relevant and sometime reach to 1000 players,i think they won't let go of this game that fast yet, nothing that says this will be the last update so just put our hope up.

I was honestly expecting this to be the last one considering Lycoris is just around the corner. They haven't even fixed a lot of the complaints people have about the game, such as accessory customization.

But now that I think about it, maybe they could have the overarching story jump from one game to the other like in the anime. I'm not sure how they'd make that cohesive for those who don't have Lycoris, but I'd love to see them try. I thought I was ready to let go of Fatal Bullet, but now I just want more content, especially if we get more chunky DLCs like DotN.