Greetings, Guardians!

We're thrilled to announce that the long-awaited global launch date of Defense Derby is just around the corner—scheduled for tomorrow.

We want to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who have been steadfast in your support and patience during the journey leading up to this momentous occasion. It's been an incredible ride, and we can't wait to share with you all the exciting details of how Defense Derby will unfold, outlined in the patch notes below.

Prepare yourselves for an array of delightful surprises! From special global launch commemorative gifts to thrilling new themed modes, we've put in a lot of effort to bring you the best possible experience in the newly prepared Defense Derby. Your interest and enthusiasm mean the world to us, and we can't wait for you to embark on this thrilling adventure with us!

 Season 1: Reinforcements 

Together with the global launch, Defense Derby's first official season is here: Reinforcements. During Season 1: Reinforcements, try to raise your Derby Points and get Season Rewards!

Global Launch Celebration Gifts

To commemorate our global launch, we will be distributing global launch celebration gifts. You can find these gifts in your in-game mail after the maintenance is completed.

• Gift details: 1000 gems

Faction Balancing

Developer's Notes

"We will continually make adjustments to the Human, Beast, and Spirit factions for balancing purposes and to make sure all heroes and units are viable to use. We are buffing certain Beast heroes and units that previously underperformed in wave defense. We will also nerf the abilities of some Spirit heroes and units that showed relatively strong performances."

• Hero
  • Aella: Increased attack power by 32%
    • Buffed Aella's attack power to compensate for her weakness in initial waves.
  • Osborn: Increased attack power by 12.8%
    • Buffed Osborn's attack power to improve his wave defense.
  • Seria: Decreased attack power by 5%
    • Slightly nerfing Seria's attack power due to overperformance in initial waves
• Units
  • Minotaur: Increased attack power by 105.6%
    • Despite having the special Rally ability, Minotaur's attack power was relatively low. 
    • To increase Minotaur's utility, we're buffing his attack power significantly.
  • Harpy: Decreased attack power by 5%
    • Considering her Poison ability, Harpy seems to have an excessively high attack power. Thus, we're slightly nerfing her attack power.

Themed Mode

• This mode differs from Derby Mode in that even if you are not the last player standing, you can win if you clear the quest first.
• "Themed Mode - Clear Mission" can be played from 8/15 (Tue) 00:00 UTC.
• You can acquire 300 Cubics by playing "Themed Mode - Clear Mission" and voting to provide feedback.
• How to Play
  • 4 players with prepared decks participate.
  • When Quest Mode starts, a random quest from the quest list is given to all players.
  • If just one of the two conditions given below are met, there is a "Victory" and the game ends.
    • 1) If a player completes the quest and survives the round, it is a "Victory"
    • 2) If all players die except for one, the surviving player gains a "Victory."

Friendly Mode

• The following features have been added to Friendly Mode. Make use of the features below to have fun in Friendly Mode with your guild members!
  • Voice Chatting
    • Now you can activate Voice Chat in Friendly Mode.
  • The features below can be set in Friendly Mode.
    • Time
      • Scouting Time/Prep Time
    • Scouting
      • Starting Derby Chips/Wave Reset Derby Chips/Scouting Rank 2 Derby Chips/Scouting Rank 3 Derby Chips/Hide Average Offer/Hide Chips Held
    • Battle
      • Max Card Rank/Faction Combo/Type Combo/Duplicate Type Combo/Arrange Units in Battle/Increase Speed for Enraged Monsters/Increase Power for Enraged Monsters/Balance Monster Combat
    • Misc.
      • Balance Player Level/Reveal Hero

Shop

• New Packages
  • Rookie Guardian Hero Pack
    • This package contains Gems and a random Rare Hero.
  • Step Up Pack
    • Just like Scarlet's Step Up Pack, there are now Step Up Packs for Osborn and Elgry.
    • This package contains Gems and a particular hero.
    • This package has 3 steps, and you can acquire Rare Grade to Legendary Grade heroes. 
  • Derby Challenge Pack 1-5
    • These packages contain Gems based on the number of Derby Points reached.
  • Blitz Challenge Pack 1-5
    • These packages contain Gems based on the Blitz Stage reached.
• Sale Ending
  • Blitz Package 1-2
  • Derby Package 1-3

Compensation for those who purchased these packages:

Sales of Blitz Package 1-2 and Derby Package 1-3, which were sold before the maintenance on 8/2, have ended.

All those who purchased these packages will receive the Gems which they did not meet the conditions to claim in their inbox.

If there is an issue collecting all of your reward, please connect to the in-game 1:1 support. (link)

Misc.

• In-Game Communication
  • We will add Emotes and Speech Bubbles which can be used during gameplay.
• Battle Records
  • We will improve the records so that they reflect your record in modes outside of Derby Mode.
  • Access Battle Records: Top right of the lobby screen ->Battle Records
• Spectator Mode improvement
  • Added functions to Spectator Mode so all players decks and unit info, as well as the play situation, can be viewed all together.
• Changes to Unit Badge Conditions
  • The conditions required for "Deal critical damage" missions have been adjusted downward for all badges.
  • The conditions required for the "Attack x monsters y time(s)" missions for Frost Mage, Dragon, Wendigo, and Gargoyle badges have been adjusted upward.
  • The conditions for the total damage mission for the Dragon unit badge have been adjusted upward.
  • The conditions required for the "Defeat bosses" missions for the Owlmancer and Divine Warden badges have been adjusted upward.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where a Derby match would not immediately end at its conclusion.