NARUTO SHIPPUDEN collaboration
At the start of a Battle Royale match, the Nine Tails event can trigger one of three things: the plane is set on fire and everyone is forced to eject when the countdown ends, the Arsenals open so you can take high-tier loot without a key (Bermuda only), or a crater full of loot appears (Bermuda only). Midmatch, a Sharingan: Control point appears. Capturing it lets a player target an area with a Tailed Beast Bomb that deals 60 explosive damage within a 100m radius after a 5 second warning, and it leaves flame spots that damage players standing in them. The event details are from Garena's official OB55 patch notes, and the update downloads from the Free Fire Google Play listing or the App Store.
The Hidden Leaf Village adds a Ninja Academy building with a swing that gives a permanent 5% movement speed boost, and it becomes the default cabin on all maps. Reanimation Revival Points raise stone coffins, and teammates revived at a captured point rise from the coffins rather than parachuting in. Gamakichi Summoning scrolls spread across the map and give loot when used.
In Clash Squad, ninjutsu and kunai can be bought in the store, shurikens replace pistols in the first round, and Ninjutsu Scroll Airdrops replace Cyber Airdrops. Hidden Leaf Village joins the map pool.
Ninjutsu skill cards in Battle Royale include the new 8 Trigrams Palm Rotation (a dash with a 2 second chakra shield, 50 damage and knockback), Fireball Jutsu, Water Dragon Jutsu, Great Breach, Rasengan, Chidori and Cherry Blossom Clash. Secondary weapons are Light and Heavy Shurikens and three kunai types: Fiery, Lightning and Wind.
Battle Royale changes
Random events at release: the NARUTO collaboration, Peak Mania (Bermuda only), Razing Storm, Weapon Surge and No Random Event. The 1 October batch adds "Airdrops? Meteors!" and Black Friday, which discounts Vending Machine items.
Airdrops are retuned. Regular drops begin around 160 seconds with 4 per match. Defense airdrops land in pairs at 410 seconds with more and better loot. An Ultra airdrop lands around 410 seconds and still gives Lv. 5 armor and revives eliminated teammates.
Devices: you can now carry one active and one passive device. Horizaline is a new passive device.
A Follow mechanic (the Train) lets you join a nearby player's train with a button, and the Train emote starts one. Actions like firing, switching weapons, taking damage or using vehicles break it, while Med Kits, Inhalers, jumping and emotes do not.
The solo revival window at match start is shortened from 540 seconds to 410 seconds. Coin Jars are added to ground loot, and Solara's Safe Zone shrink timing now matches other maps.
Clash Squad
Two new throwables arrive. The Flame Grenade burns for 6 seconds, hurts enemies and their armor durability, and melts Gloo Walls. The Sonar Grenade reveals enemies within 10m for 3 seconds. Kalahari loses narrow railings that made enemies hard to target, Mammoth gets new cover, and Bermuda outer building edges no longer allow moving or shooting. The AWM also gets a small in-match price cut. New CS weapons (M7, Skorp, RPK, Hawk) are marked for 1 October.
Characters
- Kenta is reworked: Tempest lasts 8 seconds, passes through Gloo Walls and deals 25 damage. Tapping again teleports him to it and gives a 5 second shield with 20% damage reduction, with a 45 second cooldown.
- Morse: stealth trigger range goes from 4m to 12m, and max stealth drops from 15s to 13s.
- Luna: rate of fire bonus goes from 8% to 5%.
- Wukong: transformation cooldown goes from 90s to 75s.
- Super Bonfire (Tactical Market): EP recovery drops from 20 to 10 per second.
Weapons
Many weapons changed. In general, SMGs lose some range but gain movement speed while firing, several assault rifles gain accuracy or armor penetration, and machine guns get stronger (M249 damage +30%, M60 magazine 70 to 85). Snipers and marksman rifles are nerfed in movement speed: for example AWM and Kar98k lose 8% movement speed, and the VSK94 loses 15%. Winchester series also loses 60% extra damage to armor. The AWM is sold in Battle Royale Vending Machines with a limit of 3 per match, and the M7, Hawk and Skorp are marked for early October.
Modes and system changes
Lone Wolf adds Duel of Honor, with a victory banner, a results page and duel results on profiles. The horse gets a speed boost button, but its HP drops from 400 to 300. Enemy pins within 5m of each other merge.
Pyro Pals adds friend Pyro display and photos. Prime Diamond lets diamonds spent in a month earn Prime Diamonds claimable the next month, and topping up any amount that month unlocks them for Luck Royale and Booyah Pass. They expire at the end of the claim month. The Vault gains an Equip step, a search bar and Fast Equip. The Fitting Room is removed along with the extra outfit slot from Prime.
What this means for you
- Snipers and marksman rifles are slower now. Expect more close pushes against them, and rely less on running while shooting.
- Machine guns are stronger, so try the M60 or Kord if you like holding positions.
- Plan around the shorter 410 second solo revival window at match start.
- Check the Prime Diamond rule: they must be claimed in the month after spending, and they expire at the end of that month.
- If you use Kenta, learn the new Tempest teleport and shield before ranked.
- The Fitting Room is gone, so set your outfits in the Vault.
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