Surreal Team, Real Play, 

Greetings, This is FANTASTIC BASEBALL.

We’re excited to share the details of the update scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th, 2024.

[April 30th Patch Note Details]

■ Events

 1. Check-in Event

  Special! Monster Season Player Card 7-Days Check-in

   - Event Period: April 30th, After Update ~ Until May 13th, 23:59 (UTC+9)

   - Login to Fantastic Baseball for 7 days to receive check-in rewards.

   - Event Rewards can be claimed once per account

[Check-in Reward Refresh Date by Time Zone]

 2. Mission Completion Event

  Challenge: Springtime Champion

   - Event Period: April 30th, After Update ~ May 14th, Before Update

   - Complete missions assigned to you and obtain rewards within the event period.

 3. Mail Event

  Spring’s Growth Support Mail Rewards

   - Event Period: April 30th, After Update ~ May 27th, 23:59 (UTC+9)

   - A variety of items will be rewarded via mail to Team Owners during a specific schedule within the event period.

   - Event rewards can be claimed once per account

 4. Player Card Acquisition Event

   - Event Period: April 30th, After Update ~ Until announced through a future Notice.

   - Connect to the game and complete the requirements to obtain various major Players of each League.

 5. Roulette Event

   - Event Period: April 30th, After Update ~ May 7th, Before Update.

   - Obtain Roulette Points from playing the game! Use the points to Spin the roulette and obtain various items.

 6. Web Event

  FAN of FANTASTIC BASEBALL Quiz!

   - Event Period: April 29th 18:00 ~ May 6th, 23:59 (UTC+9)

   - Receive rewards for getting quiz questions related to FANTASTIC BASEBALL and baseball correct!

   - Typos in Team Name or Team Tag will cancel your participation in this event, and event rewards can not be claimed.

※ Please refer to [New Event Round-up- April 30th] for more details.

■ Concept Card- Monster Season Card

  Monster Season Cards will be updated! Celebrate Players that contributed to their respective League in their Prime with Monster Like Records!

   - Monster Season Cards are released to represent the massive contribution they made for the Team they have played within that Season. 

   - Include Monster Season Cards to your Lineup to strengthen your Team and experience the Player’s Skill and their form in their Prime!

[Monster Season Card Design]

※ Please refer to [Play Book - Concept Card] for more details.

■ PVP Season Mode

 1. RP Balancing to create a Skill Based Ranking system based on wins and loses.

   - In order to improve the system that inadvertently ranked Players that played more games more favorably, Tier points deducted for losing a game will be adjusted.

 2. Ranking reward distribution method improved.

  1) Tier Attainment Reward added.

   - ‘Tier Attainment Reward’ system added where when a Tier is attained during PVP Season Mode, the reward is granted to you once the Tier is achieved.

   - In order to be able to obtain as many rewards as soon as possible, ‘Normal/Rare Player Card Pack Tickets’ obtained from Season End Rewards’ quantity has been adjusted, and will be granted through the ‘Tier Attainment Reward’

   - Check for the list of Tier Attainment Rewards by going to the following: [PVP Season Mode] →[Rewards] Menu → [Tier Attainment Reward] Menu.

   - When the Season changes and the Tier Gets Adjusted, all Tier Rewards for all the lower Tiers will be granted when the Season gets reset.

  2) Season End Reward Improved.

[PVP Season End Reward Improved]

 3. Latest Play history function added.

   - 10 of the most recent games you have played can be checked through this function.

 4. Check for ranking in World Challenger in the PVP Season Mode Lobby.

 5. Set Deck Display added.

   - When a Match has been made, Names of the Set Deck Effect that is applied to the Team Owner’s and opposing Team will be displayed (Set Deck Effect Stage will not be displayed.)

■ PVP Showdown

 1. The Excitement of the pitch that wins or loses the game! ‘Special Rule: Full Count’ will be added.

   - For this Week’s PVP Showdown, all battings will start in full count(2 Strike, 3 Ball) situation.

■ Single Play

 1. ‘Single Play: Hot Time’ Event will be added.

   - During the Single Play, Hot Time Event, Mission Success Points and Good Play Points obtained from clearing the mission will be doubled.

 2. Single Play Lobby improved.

   - Only the Win Rate for the Team Owner will be displayed. 

   - Single Play Events will be improved to be more clearly visible..

 3. Single Play auto-play function will be improved.

   - During Single Play mode- when a Reward Mission is being displayed, if the mission has not been selected for 5 seconds, the mission will automatically be skipped.

 4. Reward Mission’s Display will be improved.

   - During the Reward Mission, the mission’s objective will be displayed on the top right of the game screen.

 5. Cutscene skip function improved.

   - Cutscenes that play when Clearing a series, and when a new series is opened, skip the animation by tapping the screen.

 6. Time Event Reward Greatly Increased.

   - In Single Play, the rewards for ‘Time Event: Mission Time Attack!’ will greatly increase.

   - 1 type of reward will be given for each Single Play Time Event.

■ Challenge Mode

 1. New Season for Challenge Mode will begin.

  - New Challenge Missions will be added with the start of a new Season

   - Schedule for new Challenge : April 30th, After Update ~ Until May 14th, 08:30 (UTC+9)

[Challenge Mode Mission Information]

 2. Functions within Challenge Mode Improved.

  1) Play button within the Results page improved.

   - When Mission is cleared, a button will be added to proceed on to the next stage through the Results window

  2) Challenge’s description will be added.

   - Challenge’s brief information can be checked.

  3) Challenge Mode’s difficulty save function will be added.

   - When entering into Challenge Mode, the difficulty Team Owner has last played in will be displayed by default..

  4) ‘All Clear’ mark will be added onto Challenge Thumbnails.

   - When all Challenges have been cleared, an ‘ALL CLEAR’ Mark will be displayed to be easily differentiated.

  5) Challenge Open Requirements have been simplified.

   - Challenge will open when clearing 1 game, instead of clearing 1 series of Single Play Mode.

  6) Easy Difficulty Challenges will be edited.

   - The 2 Easy difficulty Challenges: ‘Beginner’ and ‘Semi-Pro’ will be changed to start in the Top of the 8th Inning, instead of the 7th.

■ Slugger Showdown

 1. A new lineup will be updated.

   - The lineup of the opposing Team Pitchers will be changed. Claim the rewards by winning against a duel with the new Lineup of Pitchers!

[New Pitcher Lineup]

 2. Functions within Slugger Showdown Mode Improved.

  1) Camera Change function added.

   - In Slugger Mode, Team Owners can use the camera mode used in Normal Game Modes.

  2) Wind’s Effect will be implemented.

   - Wind has more effect on the ball in Slugger Showdown. Ride the Wind to go further out of the stadium!

■ Simulation PVP

 1. Consecutive Play Rules Improved.

   - Fixed the Issue where consecutive play gets interrupted due to Promotions.

   - When promoted within the same Tier title, consecutive play will not be interrupted.

 2. Condition Buff’s Visibility Improved.

   - The location and the animation of the Condition Buff button’s location has been changed to be more clearly visible.

[Condition Buff Activate Animation]

■ Game Balance and Convenience Improved 

 1. Immersion Improved

  1) Dynamic Camera Setting added.

   - A variety of Dynamic cameras when defending has been added. Enjoy a more immersive, dynamic FANTASTIC BASEBALL! (Settings can be toggled on/off through [Option] →[Graphics]→[Dynamic Camera])

   - Adjust Contrast Settings within the game to improve visibility through the HDR Graphic options that will be added in this update.

Dynamic Camera

  2) Defensive animation added and improved.

   - A variety of Defensive Animations have been added to make your Team more dynamic, Much more cooler, and more stable!

New Defense Animations

Homerun Animation improved

  3) Change Player Function improved

   - Fixed the issue of the same player that is on the field being displayed in the Lineup when changing players.

   - When a Lineup adjustment is required due to a player change, ‘suggested player’ function will be added.

 2. UI&UX Improved

  1) PRISM DIA Effect Preview function added.

   - Detailed Preview of PRISM DIA Effect by stage will be added.

   - When adding PRISM DIA Players into the Lineup, Bonus Stat Effects that will be applied can be seen.

   - Check by going to the following: [Manage Team] → [PRISM DIA Effect] tab, [Details].

3. Shop Improvements

  1) Function to Select Sub-Leagues when using MLB Player Card Packs, added.

   - When using a League Select Pack, MLB Packs provide the option of selecting between AL and NL.

  2) Consecutive Draws for Player Cards function added.

   - Draw for more players consecutively instead of being sent to the Player Card Draw reward confirmation screen.

  3) Content for content within Pickup Pack Product upgraded.

   - Starting from April 30th, Contents of the newly added pickup pack products will be changed to only include Players that are graded GOLD and above.

■ In-game Bug Fixes & Gameplay Improvements

 1. [UI] Description displayed regarding obtainable rewards in the Fantastic Pass will be improved.

 2. [Artwork] When Creating a Team, the artwork displayed in the League Selection and Team Selection Menu will be improved.

 3. [Player Card] When using ‘Multiple Release’ Players that are in your Showdown Lineup will be displayed with a ‘Showdown’ tag, and when attempting to release, a warning popup will appear.

 4. [Player Card] If you own a Player when Checking the Player’s 3D model, you can change the Player to wear the Uniform of your preferred Team. (However in the ‘Scout’ Menu and in Other Team’s Lineups, They are wearing the Uniform of the Team they are part of.)

 5. [Pop-up] Pop-up notice when successfully leveling up will be removed.

 6. [Lobby] Some button placement and design will be changed.

 7. [Lobby/Player] Player Displayed in the Main Lobby will be slightly enlarged.

 8. [Challenge Mode] Fixed the issue of the mission count not being applied for the mission: ‘Win after N amount of 2 Base hits’.