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Greetings, this is FANTASTIC BASEBALL.

We’re excited to share the details of the update scheduled for Friday, September 27th, 2024.

[Update Details]

■ New Events

1. In-game Events

 1) 2024 Postseason Celebration Mission Event

 2) Exchange Shop Event

※ Please refer to the [New Event Round-Up] notice for more details.

2. 200-Day & Postseason Celebration Play Together

 1) Play Together 1: A Game-Changing Hit to Ignite the Field!

 2) Play Together 2: Fantastic Player Recruitment of the Century!

 3) Play Together 3: Guess Which Team Will Come Out on Top in This Postseason!

※ For more details, please check the [200-Day & Postseason Celebration Special Page] or the [Play Together Event Round-Up] notice.

■ Retired Player Regular Cards (2020-2022 KBO League)

[2020-2022 KBO Retired Player Regular Card]

1. Regular cards for retired players from 2020-2022 will be added.

- These cards will feature retired KBO players and will be released based on their records and teams.

- Only KBO players will be featured as retired cards.

- Retired player cards will be released at "Silver" grade or higher.

- Cards can be obtained via the Scout menu, Player Card Packs, or the Scout system.

- You can find retired players in the ‘2020-2022 Retired Player Scout’ tab under the Scout menu.

(New "2020-2022 KBO Fantastic Player Card Packs" will also include these retired players.)

2. New Fantastic Player Card Pack

- The Fantastic Player Card Pack is an upgraded version of existing card packs.

- You can select your desired team, and there's a 30% chance of getting a player from that team (40% for CPBL due to having fewer teams in the league).

- The Fantastic Player Pack has a 6 times higher chance of obtaining a Prism Dia player card and a 3 times higher chance of obtaining a Dia player card compared to the Rare Player Card Pack.

- Only Silver-grade or higher cards will appear in the 2020-2022 Fantastic Player Pack.

- The bonus reward for purchasing the pack is a "2020-2022 Prism Dia Player 10% Pack" (10% chance for a Prism Dia player, 90% for a Dia player).

- This pack will be available from September 27th after the update until October 17th.

- You can check the probability information of the new player card packs on [Official Homepage > Guide > Probability Details].

■ PVP Season Mode Improvements

Tier achievement rewards for Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze have been upgraded, with Rare Player Card Pack Tickets replacing regular tickets.

- Diamond tier rewards have been increased.

- The improvement to first-tier achievement rewards will apply to rewards obtained after the update.

PVP matchmaking will be improved.

- When canceling the match queue from the "Expanding the matching range to another region" pop-up, the matching range will no longer shrink. The expanded range will remain when re-queuing.

- Matchmaking has been improved to prevent matching the same opponent within 2 matches.

- Gold tier players will no longer be matched with Master tier players.

- Platinum tier players will now be matched with some Diamond and Gold tier players.

- Diamond tier players will now be matched with some Master and Platinum tier players.

- Master tier players will now be matched with some Challenger and Diamond tier players.

- Challenger tier players will now be matched with some Master tier players.

■ Single Play Mode: Auto-play

The Auto-play feature allows for automated gameplay in Single Play Mode.

1) You can enable it on the Single Play Mode start page to automate matches until your Action Points are depleted or the difficulty is cleared.

2.) You can manually intervene at any time.

- When choosing to intervene, Auto-play will resume after the intervention moment ends.

- If no intervention is chosen, the match will continue automatically.

3. During Auto-play, Fantastic Matches will automatically select the team with the highest Team Strength.

4. For app players using a 32-bit environment, please switch to the 64-bit version to avoid memory-related issues.

※ For more details, please refer to the [Playbook- Single Play] notice.

■ Slugger Showdown

A new Lineup will be applied.

- Defeat them and claim your rewards!

[New Pitcher Lineup]

■ Game Balance Improvements

Thanks to feedback from Team Owners, several game balance adjustments have been made to enhance the gameplay experience.

Pitch Adjustments:

- Two-seam Fastball: Slight increase in lateral movement, with a slight decrease in vertical movement.

- Sinker: Slight increase in vertical movement, with a slight decrease in lateral movement.

- V-Slider: Vertical movement has been slightly increased.

- Curveball & Power Curveball: Perceived speed has been slightly increased without affecting pitch velocity.

- Changeup: Perceived speed has slightly increased, with a greater speed drop just before reaching the plate.

- Four-seam Fastball: Perceived speed has slightly increased, though the pitch velocity remains unchanged.

Hit Probability Adjustments:

- Increased hit probability in the Hot Zone.

- Decreased hit probability in the Non-Hot Zone.

■ Convenience & Functionality Improvements

The Exchange Shop Event returns with an expanded lineup of items!

- Event Period: September 27th, After Update ~ October 31st, Before Update

- XP can now be exchanged for gold at a fixed rate.

- Gold can also be exchanged for Action Points.

- 1B/2B/3B Enhancement Tickets can be exchanged for All Enhancement Tickets.

- All exchanged items will be sent via in-game mail.

※ For more details, please refer to the [Exchange Shop Event] notice.

New Item: Regular Player Card Ultimate Trait Draw Ticket

- A new item, the Regular Player Card Ultimate Trait Draw Ticket, will be added. This ticket can only be used to obtain the Ultimate Trait for regular player cards.

- This item is exclusive to regular cards and cannot be used for concept cards.

- The Regular Player Card Ultimate Trait Draw Ticket will be available for purchase in the Regular Player Card Ultimate Trait Draw Ticket Package in the Shop.

Single Play Mode Adjustments:

- The player card packs for clearing Single Play Mode: Epic A, B, C will change from 2020-2024 Diamond Player Guaranteed Packs to 2018-2024 Diamond Player Guaranteed Packs.

Rewards within the ‘Daily FB Box’ and ‘FB Daily Mission Box’ has improved.

- Contents of the Daily FB Box, which is obtainable once every day in: Shop > Player Card> Daily Pick, will have its contents improved to be the same as the ‘Lucky Box’ which was obtainable during a past event.

- ‘FB Daily Mission Box’, which are obtainable from completing daily missions, will have its contents improved to be the same as the ‘Lucky Box’ which was obtainable during a past event.

- FB Daily Mission Boxes and Daily FB Boxes that were obtained before the update will have the same initial rewards.

■ Additional Improvements & Fixes

1. [Uniform/CPBL] Kun-Yu CHIANG from CTBC Brothers will now wear high socks instead of long pants, reflecting his real-life appearance this season.

2. [Concept Cards/KBO] The year and stats for LG Twins’ Yong-taik PARK in Monster Season 2 will be corrected to reflect his 2014 season.

3. [Concept Cards/CPBL] The position for Chih-Sheng LIN from CTBC Brothers in Monster Season 2 will be corrected from 1B to 2B (for newly obtained cards).

4. [Player Cards/CPBL] The images for Rakuten Monkeys’ Chen-Fei LIN and Li LIN will be updated.

5. [Player Cards/CPBL] The English name for P. Fernandez from Rakuten Monkeys will be corrected from Pedro FerdandeZ to Pedro Fernandez.