Patch Note
Patch Notes - January 9th
Surreal Team, Real Play,
Greetings, this is FANTASTIC BASEBALL.
We’re excited to share the details of the updates scheduled for Thursday, January 9th.
[Update Overview]
1. Five new events will begin. 2. Theme Cards: Award Winner 2 Player Cards will be introduced. - Celebrate players who earned prestigious awards through outstanding performances with the new ""Award Winner 2"" cards. 3. Challenge Mode: A new season will begin with updated missions and rewards. 4. Single Play: A new high-level difficulty, Unlimited X, will be added. - Clear Unlimited X to earn Rare Player Card Pack Tickets and the 2016–2024 Prism Diamond Player 10% Pack! 5. Unique Player Motions will be updated. 6. Player Faces will be updated. |
[Detailed Update Information]
■ New Events
In-Game Events
1. Point Race Event
2. 2025 Winter Season Mission Event
3. 2025 Winter Season Mail Rewards
4. Game Mode Event
Community Event
1. FAN of FANTASTIC BASEBALL Quiz!
※ For more details, please refer to the [New Events Round-Up] notice.
■ Theme Cards – Award Winner 2
The new "Award Winner 2" cards commemorate players who achieved remarkable success and received prestigious awards.
- Award Winner Cards celebrate active players who earned awards during their prime with their original teams at the time.
- Build a stronger lineup with Award Winner 2 cards, featuring players from their best seasons.
- Check the probabilities for these new Theme Cards on the [Official Website > Guide > Probability Info].
- Award Winner 2 Player Cards can be obtained through the exclusive Award Winner 2 Player Pack.
- These cards can be found in the 2024 season Catalog.
| [Award Winner 2 Player Card Design] |
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※ For more details, please refer to the [Playbook – Award Winner Cards].
■ Challenge Mode
A new season of Challenge Mode begins with updated missions and rewards.
- New Challenge Period: January 9th, After Update ~ January 23rd, Before Update
[Challenge Mode Mission Information]
| Difficulty | Challenge Name | Description | All-Clear Reward |
| Easy | Beginner | For the users new to Challenge to adapt quickly to this content, this challenge consists of AI opponents with low stats and easier missions. | 25,000 XP |
| Semi-Pro | In this challenge, buffs are added in the game so that you can experience how the buffs work. | 500,000 Gold | |
| Normal | King K | A challenge consisting of missions related to the pitcher such as strikeouts and allowed runs. | Big Deal Challenge Tickets x5 |
| Full Count | A challenge where you can feel the tension as each inning starts with 2S and 3B. | Rare Player Card Pack Tickets x5 | |
| Hard | Scoring Position | A challenge that starts with runners in scoring position. | 2,000 Diamonds |
| Comeback Master | A challenge where you have to turn around a losing game. | 1,500,000 Gold |
- Note: If you are currently playing the previous season’s Challenge Mode, your results will not carry over once the new season begins.
Challenge Mode Clear Reward Event
- All clear the Speed Star challenge on Hard difficulty to earn a special reward.
| Challenge Mission | All Clear Rewards |
| Scoring Position (Hard) | 2,000 Diamonds |
■ Single Play
A new difficulty level, Unlimited X, will be added.
- Unlimited X features 10 stages.
Clear Unlimited X to earn exclusive rewards:
[Unlimited X Main Clear Rewards]
| Difficulty | Reward |
| Stage 1, 5 | Rare Player Card Pack Tickets x10 |
| Stage 10 | 2016–2024 Prism Diamond Player 10% Pack |
■ Unique Player Motions
Unique pitching and batting forms for 30 players will be updated.
| League | Player Name | Team Name | Position |
| MLB (7) | Emilio Pagán | Cincinnati Reds Minnesota Twins San Diego Padres Tampa Bay Rays Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners | Pitcher |
| Yusei Kikuchi | Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners | ||
| Roberto Suarez | San Diego Padres | ||
| Mitch Garver | Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins | Batter | |
| Yoán Moncada | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Brandon Lowe | Tampa Bay Rays | ||
| Ty France | Seattle Mariners San Diego Padres | ||
| KBO (16) | James Naile | KIA Tigers | Pitcher |
| HYUN-SIK JANG | KIA Tigers NC Dinos | ||
| JUN-PYO PARK | KIA Tigers | ||
| JUNG-HYUN BAEK | Samsung Lions | ||
| KANG-RYUL KIM | Doosan Bears | ||
| SEUNG-WON MOON | SSG Landers SK Wyverns | ||
| Kyle Hart | NC Dinos | ||
| Suk-min Yoon | KIA Tigers | ||
| Victor Reyes | Lotte Giants | Batter | |
| JAE-WON LEE | SK Wyverns SSG Landers Hanwha Eagles | ||
| JIN-HYUK ROH | Lotte Giants NC Dinos | ||
| JEONG-DAE BAE | KT Wiz | ||
| KANG-NAM YOO | Lotte Giants LG Twins | ||
| Matthew Davidson | NC Dinos | ||
| JI-HUYK RYU | Samsung Lions Doosan Bears KIA Tigers | ||
| Kwang-Min SONG | Hanwha Eagles | ||
| CPBL (7) | Tzu-Chien Shih | TSG HAWKS UNI-PRESIDENT 7-ELEVEn LIONS | Pitcher |
| Shao-Ching Chiang | FUBON GUARDIANS | ||
| Tzu-Hsien Chan | CTBC BROTHERS | Batter | |
| Yung-Chi Chen | UNI-PRESIDENT 7-ELEVEn LIONS | ||
| Yi-Chuan Li | UNI-PRESIDENT 7-ELEVEn LIONS FUBON GUARDIANS EDA RHINOS | ||
| Chin-Lung Hu | UNI-PRESIDENT 7-ELEVEn LIONS FUBON GUARDIANS EDA RHINOS | ||
| Sheng-Wei Wang | CTBC BROTHERS FUBON GUARDIANS |
■ Player Faces
The faces of 7 players have been updated.
| League | Player Name | Team Name | Position |
| KBO (7) | SEUNG-WON MOON | SSG Landers SK Wyvern | Pitcher |
| Jae-Young SHIN | Nexen Heroes SSG Landers | ||
| Jung-Bae PARK | SK Wyverns | ||
| Hyoun-Taek OH | Lotte Giants Doosan Bears | ||
| Bo-Geun LEE | Nexen Heroes KT Wiz Kiwoom Heroes | ||
| Seok-Hoon CHI | NC Dinos | Batter | |
| Tae-In CHAE | Lotte Giants |
■ Other Improvements and Bug Fixes
1. [Player Cards] Corrections to Player-Related Issues.
▶ Player Name Correction:
- Shirikawa → Shirakawa (SSG Landers, 2024 First Half)
▶ Player Record Correction:
- Jae-Young Shin (Nexen Heroes, 2016 Season Retired Player)
▶ Player Unique Motion Correction:
- Chin Cheng (RAKUTEN MONKEYS)
▶ Player Back Number Correction:
- José Ramírez (Cleveland Guardians) : 21→ 11
2. [Theme Cards/Visuals] Fixed a missing card frame display issue in the "Monster Season" Theme Card "View Full" screen.