Nexon’s RPG Action Strategy game Blue Archive has just released the brand new “Say-Bing!” update. The update includes a brand new story featuring the Valkyrie Police School students, a new student, the Pick-Up recruitment event, the Valkyrie Blues Webview event and more.
In Blue Archive, the player has been appointed as an advisor to the Federal Investigation Club S.C.H.A.L.E., (aka SCHALE) located in Kivotos, a massive city with numerous academies. They must venture forward to resolve the endless incidents that happen in the city while building relationships with charming anime students through RPG Action Strategy and thrilling military action gameplay.
The Blue Archive ‘Say-Bing!’ update features the following, as provided by the publisher:
- A Fresh New Story – This story follows the Valkyrie Police School students, Kanna, Fubuki, and Kirino, working as lifeguards at the water park. A variety of rewards, including pyroxenes and new student Elephs, can be earned through the story and players can view the behind-the-scenes story through “Valkyrie Blues Webview Event.”
- New Student Kirino(Swimsuit) – Kirino(Swimsuit), working as a lifeguard, is a Mystic Type support student. She can summon a cover that increases the attack (ATK) of allies within a circular area for 45 seconds, which receives an extra HP of Kirino (Swimsuit)’s Max HP. She can be obtained by playing the first mission of “Say-Bing” event story.
- Pick-Up Recruitment Event – On Dec. 24, Blue Archive kicked-off the special recruitment event, where players can earn two special swimsuit versions of the students, Kanna and Fubuki. Kanna (Swimsuit), an explosive type striker, deals a percentage of attack (ATK) as damage to 1 enemy and reduces enemy defense for 20 seconds. Additionally, Fubuki (Swimsuit), an explosive type special student, deals a percentage of attack (ATK) as damage to enemies within three circular areas, with damage based on the area size. Her attacks can also penetrate shields, making her effective against enemies with defensive shields. The event will end on Jan. 6 at 5:59 PM PT / Jan. 7 at 1:59 AM UTC.
- Final Restriction Release: The Fury of Set (Light Armor) – On Dec. 24 at 6:00 PM PT / Dec. 25 at 2:00 AM UTC, Blue Archive released a new season “The Fury of Set (Light Armor),” where players can earn various in-game resources such as Credit Points, Enhancement Stones and Workbooks (which are necessary for unlocking talents). The season will end on Jan. 22 at 10:59 AM PT / 6:59 PM UTC.
How to Join the Special Valkyrie Blues Web Event:
Additionally, there will be a Special Valkyrie Blues Web Event, which begins January 7 at 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM UTC; players will have the opportunity to earn special bonus rewards, with a new hidden YouTube video revealed each day. During the event, players can tap the ‘Valkyrie Blues (WEB EVENT)’ banner in the top right corner of the game lobby to view each episode and receive event rewards.
To access the event page via the in-game banner to check daily-revealed episodes at 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM UTC, tap the unlocked episodes to view them and rewatch them at any time during the event period. Tapping on an episode sends the event reward directly to your in-game mailbox, which is stored for 7 days and can only be claimed once per account.
Players worldwide can download Blue Archive for free on Android and iOS.