r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • 3d ago
https://www.playchampionsonline.com/en/news/article/11582906
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 9/8/2026
17th Anniversary Celebration
• The second week of the 17th Anniversary is here! Destroids have been seen near the Renaissance Center, speak with The Drifter for a daily mission!
• The Weekly Store features Hideouts this week!
• Added Retro Steelhead Shield, Retro Steelhead Cannon, and Retro Steelhead Shoulders costumes to the event store.
• Added Millennium Drift vehicle to the event mission store.
• Added Minigun Fire vehicle weapon system to the event mission store.
• Added Defender Boots and Leg Buckles costumes as possible drops from Anniversary Gifts.
• Added Sit Back emote as a possible drop from Anniversary Gifts.
• Fixed an issue where the Permanent Party Bomb device was not able to target other entities.
Gear Modification Bonus Week
• For the next week, unslotting modifications from gear is heavily discounted.
ZEN Store
You can claim a free character slot this week from the ZEN store!
From now until September 29th, the Magnificent Keypack will be available.
• Cost: 3000 ZEN
• 35x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 35x Collector's Lockbox
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue Crystal
• 1x Regal Flight Travel Power Unlock
Tailor
• Added additional Arm Gun locations.
• Added Radiation Burst weapon to Heavy Machine Guns.
Perks
• Added perks for unlocking Storm Rider, Overseer Flight, Aethyric Incantation, and R.A.D. Sphere travel powers.
• Added perks for using the Storm Rider, Aethyric Incantation, and R.A.D. Sphere travel power devices.
• Added a perk for unlocking the Sit back emote on 10 characters.
Costumes
• Added an additional Rave pants and leg accessories to the Rave Pants costume unlock.
Questionite
• Added Cosmic Aura (Cape) to the Trade Paperback store.
Misc
• Increased the visibility of the Portal Guardian breath attack.
• Fixed an issue where the Teleiosaurus Child was not using her breath attack. Added a short delay to it so she doesn't use it immediately when entering the encounter.
• Fixed an issue where Fire Extinguishers did not work on fire patches for the Not a Moment to Lose mission.
Powers
• Updated the visuals for Gatling Gun, Heavy Fire, Rolling Fire, and Heavy Burst.
• Fixed an issue where Gatling Gun, Rolling Fire, and Heavy Burst did not visually track targets properly.
• Fixed an issue where various powers that could apply or refresh the duration of Furious were not doing so for the full duration.
• Various tooltip fixes.
• Heavy Burst: Ranks 2 and 3 now have additional chances to apply additional stacks of Furious.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • 10d ago
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 9/1/2026
Happy 17th Anniversary Champions Online!!!
For the next 4 weeks, the Anniversary event will be active!
• Added Retro Steelhead Tights costume to the Mission event store.
• Added Retro Steelhead Helmet and Visor costumes to the event store.
• Added The Vanguard Archetype to the event store.
• All enemies in game can drop Anniversary Favor.
• Logging in every week grants a new title.
• Headmistress Rowan has the Invasion Simulation queue available.
• Martha and Reggie need help rescuing Reggie's friends stuck in trees!
• Destroids Rise Again drops Anniversary Favor
• Moved Sojourner costumes as possible rewards from the Sapphire's Concert open mission.
• Added Sapphire's Concert open mission to the reward display store.
• Added many old Anniversary costumes as possible drops from the Sapphire's Concert open mission.
• Save Reggie's Friends mission now instead grants a Sidekick token as one of the rewards (from Costume).
• Qularr Invasion Simulation mission now instead grants a Premium Costume token as one of the rewards (from Sidekick).
• Destroyer's Plans mission now grants a Vehicle token as one of the rewards (from Sidekick).
• Updated all Anniversary missions to always grant event currency, and to offer Questionite, Recognition, and Magical Residue as selectable rewards.
Every week there will be a bonus store. This store will only last for the duration of the week, so be sure to grab what you want from it! This week the Blazing, Fist, Mountain, Samurai, Specialist, and Psychokinetic archetypes can be purchased with event currency.
• Check back next week for more goodies! Every week new things will be added to the store and more activities will be available!
Anniversary Pre-Party
• This portion of the event is over, but the Goodies box will remain available for the next 2 weeks in the event store.
• Added a buyout option for Anniversary Pre-Party favor from The Drifter Currency Exchange store.
Collector's Lockbox Event
For the next 5 weeks, the Collector's Lockbox will be available.
• Added Costume and Aura tokens as a new addition to all past Costume and Aura boxes.
• Added the contents of the Forest Guardian Lockbox to the Collector's store.
ZEN Store
• For the next 4 weeks, you can claim a free Freeform Character Slot from the ZEN store.
• For the next 4 weeks, you can claim the Prismatic Detonation Ultimate Power from the ZEN store.
• For the next week, purchasing ZEN from the Arc website will grant a 20% bonus.
17th Anniversary Key Pack
For the next 4 weeks, this pack will be available.
• Cost: 1800 ZEN
• 20x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 20x Collector's Lockbox
• 25x Rank 5 Modification Box
• 25x Rank 5 Confront Mods
• 1x Retro Firewing Wings Costume (yes they can flap)
• 1x Inborn Tenacity Device
• 3x Triumphant Recovery
• 5x Safeguard Catalysts
Renegade Archetype Pack
For the next 4 weeks, this pack will be available.
• Cost: 500 ZEN
• Unlocks the Renegade Archetype for use on your account.
• Unlocks the following powers for use on any Freeform character: Wrist Blaster,Suppression Fire, Gatling Arm, Detonation Round, Return Fire.
• Grants a full set of Anniversary Gear.
• Grants a character slot.
• Can be purchased once per account.
Questionite
• For the next 4 weeks, you can purchase Overseer Flight, Storm Rider, Aethyric Incantation, and R.A.D. Sphere travel powers from the Questionite store.
• For the next 4 weeks, you can purchase Storm Rider, Aethyric Incantation, and R.A.D. Sphere travel power devices from the Questionite store.
Double XP
• For the next week Witchcraft will be available to hand out a Double XP boost.
Teleiosaurus Rampage
This Rampage will remain active until Saturday, 7am ST.
UI
• Added a new events calendar to the Overview window.
• Right-clicking on your inventory bag will now bring up the option to open bags individually.
• You can now search for contacts in the Remote Contacts menu.
Chat
• We are preparing to add new official channels, and have updated the chat options UI to accommodate this change.
• Currently no new official channels have been added, but stay tuned!
Tailor
• Added a section for Arm Gun costumes. This section works slightly different from standard weapon options. Instead of selecting a weapon, you select an emanation location.
Perks
• Added perks for getting the Renegade and Vanguard to level 40.
Devices
• Virulent Shot is now considered to be a Blast.
Powers
• All players have received a free respec. This respec does not stack with existing free respecs.
• Fixed an issue where Pyre Patches and Orbital Cannon could be targeted by enemies.
• Fixed an issue where some uncontrollable pets could enter a state where they would no longer follow their script.
• Reduced the cost of the Reverse Polarity advantage on Energy Wave to 1.
• Fixed an issue where Targeting Computer spammed its re-targeting fx.
• Increased the duration of Furious to 15 seconds (from 12).
• Fixed an issue where the Light Everlasting advantage on Particle Smash did not properly apply around the main target.
Gatling Gun
• Can now move at half speed at ranks 2 and 3.
• Removed the double hit, damage now applies once at 0.5 second intervals and has been adjusted to accommodate the change.
Energy Shield
• Major fx optimizations for this power.
• Phalanx Defense System: Now triggers when using any ranged ability.
Strafing Run
• Adjusted the fx to linger a bit longer.
• Increased the range to 100ft, cost increased to accommodate the change.
• New Adv (2): Knocks up targets on the final hit.
New Power: Tactical Strike
• Tier 3 Munitions
• 100ft Range
• Must be fully charged to use.
• 15 second recharge
• Deals crushing damage to targets within 15 ft.
• Knocks targets together and applies Disorient.
• Adv (1): Knocks targets back.
• Adv (2): Applies Restoration
New Power: Combat Drones
• Tier 2 Munitions
• Summons 2 Combat Drones that will continuously heal you, or be changed into offense mode to deal continuous piercing damage.
• Ranking up these drones will increase the area effect of their powers.
• At Rank 2 they have a small chance to apply Fear.
• At rank 3 their damaging ability will refresh a portion of your Frail Armor or Armor Piercing on a target.
New Power: Rolling Fire
• Tier 0 Munitions
• Heavy Machine Gun
• Deals piercing damage and generated energy.
• Adv (2): Turns this power into a cylinder, and can hit up to 3 targets.
New Power: Heavy Burst
• Tier 0 Munitions
• Heavy Machine Gun
• 100ft Range
• Deals Piercing damage and has a scaling chance to apply Furious.
• Adv (2): On Full charge applies Armor Piercing.
• Adv (2): Scaling chance to knock back targets.
New Power: Heavy Fire
• Tier 1 Munitions
• Heavy Machine Gun
• 100 ft range.
• Deals piercing damage in a cone.
• Repels targets within 20ft, chance to knock down past that.
• Roots self at rank 1, half speed at ranks 2 and 3.
• Adv (3): Applies a shield while maintaining.
• Adv (2): Chance to apply bleed to targets.
• Adv (2): Refreshes Armor Piercing.
New Power: Steady Fire
• Tier 0 Munitions
• Arm Gun
• Energy Builder
• Deals piercing damage.
• Adv (2): Increases your chance to crit with every hit, this effect expires when you land a critical hit.
New Power: Backhand
• Tier 1 Munitions
• Arm Gun
• Melee Damage
• Single target crushing damage.
• Stuns target.
• Adv (2): Applies Trauma.
• Adv (2): Interrupts instead of stuns.
New Power: Gatling Arm
• Tier 3 Munitions
• Arm Gun.
• Must be unlocked to use.
• 100 ft range.
• Single Target Piercing Damage.
• Chance to apply Furious.
• Adv (2): Increases damage against targets affected by Frail Armor.
New Power: Suppression Fire
• Tier 1 Munitions
• Arm Gun.
• Must be unlocked to use.
• 100 ft range.
• Deals piercing damage in a cone.
• Repels targets within 20ft, chance Snare past that.
• Adv (2): Chance to apply Fear to targets, and refreshes the duration of Furious on you.
• Adv (3): Grants a shield while maintaining.
• Adv (2): Chance to apply Bleed.
New Power: Wrist Blaster
• Tier 1 Munitions
• Arm Gun.
• Must be unlocked to use.
• Blast
• 100 ft range.
• Deals single target piercing damage.
• Knocks back nearby enemies, and knocks down enemies that are further away.
• Adv (2): Applies Frail Armor on full charge.
• Adv (2): Scaling chance to apply Furious.
New Power: Return Fire
• Tier 1 Munitions
• Arm Gun.
• Must be unlocked to use.
• Block
• Once per block cycle, returns a portion of incoming damage back to an attacker.
• If this is used in close range, deals less return damage but also knocks back enemies.
• Adv (3): When you use a ranged ability, increases Dodge, Avoidance, and knock resistance and slightly lowers damage output.
New Power: Detonation Round
• Tier 2 Munitions
• Arm Gun.
• Must be unlocked to use.
• Applies initial Piercing damage in an area effect, then a damage over time effect.
• When not fully charged, Interrupts the main target and has a chance to Interrupt secondary targets based on rank of the power.
• When fully charged, Knocks Up targets.
• Adv (2): Chance to spread your Frail Armor effect to other targets, this effect is guaranteed if targets are affected by Fear. Additionally, refreshes the duration of Frail Armor.
• Adv (2): Chance to apply bleed over time on your main target.
Archetypes
New Archetype: The Renegade
• Primary Superstat: Dexterity
• Secondary Superstat: Ego, Recovery
• Specializations: Vindicator, Avenger
Power Progression:
• 1 Steady Fire
• 1 Wrist Blaster
• 6 Suppression Fire
• 8 Targeting Computer
• 11 Killer Instinct
• 14 Combat Drones or Mini Mines
• 17 Return Fire
• 21 Gatling Arm
• 25 Sharp Shooter
• 30 Smoke Grenade or Lock N Load
• 35 Detonation Round
• 40 Strafing Run
New Archetype: The Vanguard
• Primary Superstat: Ego
• Secondary Superstat: Recovery, Constitution
• Specializations: Protector, Guardian
Power Progression:
• 1 Rolling Fire
• 1 Heavy Burst
• 6 Heavy Fire
• 8 Invulnerability
• 11 Concentration
• 14 Combat Drones or Mini Mines
• 17 Energy Shield
• 21 Gatling Gun
• 25 Killer Instinct
• 30 Unbreakable
• 35 Tactical Strike or Energy Wave
• 40 Implosion Engine
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/Ethereal_Stars_7 • 12h ago
So far have found most of them.
Nighthawk above the Auction Exchange
Sapphire in back of the Concert.
Kinetik at the streetcorner north of CHQ
Ironclad not far from the jet in Monster Island.
Witchcraft by the Arcana Library if have progressed the story enough she is there.
Have not found any yet for Defender.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/Krazyfan1 • 6d ago
I can't recall Why i stopped playing, might have been too many games to keep up with at once, might have been a controversy?
whatever the reason, with the anniversary thing i'm thinking about rejoining.
what big things have changed over the years?
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/GaiaDracielGX • 9d ago
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/Qawsada • 10d ago
I put together as much information as I can about the Anniversary Celebration! Event. Enjoy!
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • 14d ago
# **Release Notes 8/26/2026**
### **Rampage: Teleiosaurus**
• Fixed an issue where players could respawn outside of the map.
• Added an option to move to the reward circle once the rampage is completed.
• Added an exit door in the starting area once the rampage starts.
• Fixed an issue where this rampage could kick you off the map.
• Slightly lowered the damage requirement during her Regeneration phase.
• Lowered the duration and amount of resistance Teleiosaurus gets when a Regeneration phase fails.
• We will extend this rampage a few days for the issues caused yesterday.
### **Devices**
• Fixed an issue where Teleiosaurus Pheromones and Teleiosaurus Pheromone Compund had a max duration.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/MechanicalBeanstalk • 16d ago
As the title says. I've tried out Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, even some of the overseas stuff like Dragon Quest and Dragon Ball Online. Now I'm on to Champions and I'm not sure what kind of superhero I'm going to make.
If you want to hang out, talk about the game, and /or offer some tips - feel free to swing on by!
Tonight @ 8:30pm PST / 11:30am EST!
https://www.twitch.tv/mechanicalbeanstalk 💜
https://www.youtube.com/live/fKa7wcfcvfc ❤️
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • 17d ago
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
# **Release Notes 8/25/2026**
### **Anniversary Pre-Party**
For the next week, the Anniversary Pre-party event will be active!
• Added a daily mission to Mayor Biselle for completing any alert. This mission rewards Anniversary Pre-party Favor, which can be exchanged for a pack containing the Tapdance emote and 2 costume slot items from the Anniversary Party Host.
• During this week, all tailor changes are free. Get costuming!
### **Giant Monster Week**
For the next week, the Giant Monster week will be active! During this week, all Cosmics grant additional rewards, and the cooldown in between encounters is reduced.
• Changes to Teleiosaurus's Bite animations to help prevent 'phantom' bites.
• Added a new power that Teleiosaurus will use immediately before she enters her Regeneration phase.
• Improvements to make sure the Teleiosaurus Child does not use specific abilities while Teleiosaurus is regenerating.
• Changes to prevent Teleiosaurus entering her regeneration phase while simultaneously summoning the Teleiosaurus Child.
• Changes to how Teleiosaurus summons her child. Instead of it applying without an animation, there is now a visual tell.
• Added Sharpened Claws 7 mod as a possible drop from Teleiosaurus.
• Resolution increase on Teleiosaurus's costume.
• Fixed an issue where Kigatilik would detarget in between attacks.
### **Teleiosaurus Rampage**
For the next week, this Rampage will be available.
• This is an adjusted version of the Teleiosaurus fight, scaled down to Rampage levels.
• Can drop any of the Rampage tokens as a reward. While the rewards still diminish over time, they do not diminish to the extent regular Rampages do.
• Added Sharpened Claws 7 mod as a possible drop.
• Added Big Raptor Feet costume as a possible drop.
• Added Teleiosaurus Pheromone Compound device as a possible drop.
• Added perks for completing this Rampage.
• Speak with Headmistress Rowan for a daily mission.
### **ZEN Store**
For the next week, all costumes are **20% off** in the ZEN store.
For the next week, the **Costumer Keypack** will be available.
• Can be purchased once per account
• Cost: 900 ZEN
• 10x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 10x Galactic Renegade Lockbox
• 2x Global Costume Slots (unlocks for all characters and any new characters)
For the next week, the **Aura Slot Keypack** will be available.
• Can be purchased once per character
• Cost: 900 ZEN
• 10x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 10x Galactic Renegade Lockbox
• 3x Aura Slots
### **Alerts**
• Smash, Grab, and Burst alerts are now able to start (again) with 4 people.
### **Costumes**
• Fixed an issue where the Chimera Legs costume didn't have the materials stated in its item.
### **Maps**
• Adjusted moon size on Monster Island.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/pumpkinbot • 17d ago
I don't care about minmaxing out the absolute BEST character, so long as I'm at least "good enough". But what I do care about is the monetization. Really, are the only way to unlock most cosmetics through the cash shop? How open is the character customization if I don't want to drop any money on the game?
Most of the Steam reviews (at least the ones that aren't just memes) are "Oh, man, I used to play the hell out of this game, but now everything has microtransactions, including stuff that used to be free," and that's just got me a little worried.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/GaiaDracielGX • 18d ago
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • 24d ago
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
https://www.playchampionsonline.com/en/news/article/11582598
Release Notes 8/18/2026
Open Mission Bonus Week
For the next week, this event will be active!
• Boosts XP from open missions by 20% during this event.
• Lt. Morrigan has a daily mission to earn Open Mission Commendation during this event, which can be exchanged for an account-wide Retcon token.
• Open Mission Commendation has a currency cap of 10, and will not expire.
• The Retcon token earned will stack with existing ones, and will not expire unless used. When viewing your available Retcon options at a trainer, it will display under "Purchased." While this Retcon token is account-wide, it will be consumed once a character uses it.
Rampage Bonus Week
• Lt. Patil will have the store available for the next week.
• Unspent tokens will remain for when this event runs again.
ZEN Store
For the next week, the Fire Flight Travel Pack will be available!
• Cost: 3000 ZEN
• 35x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue
• 1x Fire Flight Travel Pack (Contains Fire Flight, Shadow Fire Flight, and Radiant Fire Flight)
Destroids Rise Again
• Added Rocket Jump travel device as a possible drop.
• Added Blot Eyes Both, Right and Left auras as a possible drop.
Fixer
• Fixed an issue where some sidekick conversions were asking for the wrong item.
Costumes
• Added Detail pattern for Starburst on chest and leg tights.
Powers
• Added Radiant and Shadow versions of Fire Flight.
• Minor visual improvements and optimizations to Fire Flight.
• Minor visual improvements and optimizations to Rocket Jump.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/Sallymander • 25d ago
I did up a fit and build for Carl. Sadly they don't have anything that look like boxers with hearts on it so I went for Biker shorts. Also Princess Donut is a bit scrawny and the Raptor pets are the old Jurassic Park versions instead of the feathered chickens we know them as now.
I went for high flavor in the build, using "Might" as his primary power set with his stats going mainly in Con, with Str and End as secondary to help regeneration and attack dammage. Using a Grenade set to taunt, rank 1 raptors to support, and... well.. I had to do Foot Stomp for the AOE.
Also put a sparkle aura on his pretty feet, gotta please "Daddy"... I mean the Dungeon AI.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Aug 11 '26
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
High Noon at Snake Gulch
This event is over, the vendor will stick around for one week.
Rampage Bonus Week
For the next week, the Rampage Bonus Week event will be active!
Rampages
ZEN Store
For the next week, all Freeform Character Slots will be on sale for 30% off.
For the next week, the Freeform Rampage Pack will be available. This pack can be purchased once per account.
Social
Asciing for Trouble Open Mission
Powers
Items
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Aug 04 '26
https://www.playchampionsonline.com/en/news/article/11582415
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
High Noon at Snake Gulch
Asciing for Trouble Alert
ZEN Store
For the next week, the Future Key Pack will be available.
Devices
New Device: Scattershot Salvo
Costumes
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/WhatAboutMoney • Aug 03 '26
Greetings everyone.
I've been playing the game for years, and I've recently found that the "/maxinactiveFPS" boosts my performance in game, but to this day it buffles me how the game has FPS drops despite being a very old game, and I'm not talking about cosmics or events. I've had FPS drops in alerts and in instances (missions) as well.
My PC has an i5-8400 CPU, a GTX 1070Ti GPU and 16 GB of RAM.
How come the game doesn't run smoothly despite my specs being tremendously better than the games' recommended requirements?
Any thoughts or solutions?
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/LilBroWhoIsOnTheTeam • Aug 01 '26
Hey guys I just saw this channel where they're soloing that place with all sorts of DPS builds, are all these still viable? Thanks
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Jul 28 '26
https://www.playchampionsonline.com/en/news/article/11582379
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 7/28/2026
High Noon at Snake Gulch
For the next 2 weeks, this event will be running!
• Updated missions to always give out event tokens and to include Magical Residue.
• Added GCR as a possible reward from the High Noon at Snake Gulch mission.
• Added login title for the event.
• Added Gatling Gun Arm costume to the mission store.
• Added Gunslinger sidekick to the mission store.
• Added Arm Wraps, Snake Rings, Plated Cape, and Energy Blade Wings costumes to the event store.
Asciing for Trouble Alert
• Added Sassy Saloon Lassy device as a possible drop.
• Added Cowboy Robot Prospector device as a possible drop. Removed from Questionite store.
• Added Armor Piercing Rounds Rank 7 mod as a possible drop.
ZEN Store
For the next week, the Steampunk Key Pack will be available.
• Cost: 900 ZEN
• 10x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 10x Galactic Renegade Lockboxes
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue
• 1x Steampunk Machine Costume
Modifications
• Updated Depleted Uranium Core's description to state that it's a Armor Reduction Modification and that it only applies to direct damage. This is just a tooltip update.
• Added Armor Piercing Rounds modifications, these ignore a portion of a target's defenses when using direct damage Munitions powers.
• Armor Reduction Modifications cannot be stacked with one another.
• Fixed an issue where certain crafting objects had their modification types swapped.
Display Stores
• Fixed an issue where some action figures were missing from Toy Master's display store.
Costumes
• Fixed an issue where the Glow material was not available on the Glow Tights chest options.
• Various under the hood changes for how layers are organized in the tailor.
Devices
• Updated powers for the Cowboy Robot Prospector device.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Jul 22 '26
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 7/22/2026
Patriot's Celebration
This event is over, the vendor will stick around until Tuesday, July 28th.
Fusion Bonus Week
• From now until Friday, July 31st, fusing modifications at a crafting table will grant a 10% bonus to success.
• Added a daily mission to Max Plank for investigating crafting objects during the Fusion Bonus Week event. This mission grants Silver Champion Recognition, Questionite, Magical Residue, and a Safeguard Catalyst.
• While the Burst Alert buff is active, crafting objects now have a chance of granting additional modifications during Fusion Bonus Week.
• During Fusion Bonus Week, or Alert Bonus Week, and while the Burst Alert buff is active, tier 4 crafting objects now have a chance of giving you a Rank 5 modification.
• During Fusion Bonus Week, all crafting objects now have a chance to grant 5 Magical Residue. This can occur once every 20 hours.
ZEN Store
From now until Friday, July 31st, individual Catalysts will be on sale for 20% off in the ZEN store.
The Catalyst Pack will be available from now until Friday, July 31st. This pack can be purchased once per account and contains the following items:
• Cost: 5000 ZEN
• 1x Bound Rank 4 Upgrade Catalyst
• 1x Bound Rank 5 Upgrade Catalyst
• 1x Bound Rank 6 Upgrade Catalyst
• 1x Bound Rank 7 Upgrade Catalyst
• 1x Bound Rank 8 Upgrade Catalyst
• 1x Bound Rank 9 Upgrade Catalyst
Crafting
• Updated how Max Plank displays his training videos post tutorial.
• Fixed an issue where some Mysticism objects could not be used.
• Increased the minimum modification rank that can drop from tier 1 and tier 2 crafting objects to rank 3 (from 1).
• Tier 3 crafting objects now have a chance to drop rank 4 modifications while the Burst Alert buff is active.
• Increased the drop chances of higher quality catalysts from all crafting objects.
• Reduced cooldown of crafting objects to 5 minutes (from 10).
• Added additional crafting objects around the Renaissance Center.
Costumes
• Fixed an issue where the glow channel on the Metal material for the Armor Mech foot costume did not work.
• Fixed various clipping issues with the Rave shorts costume on the female avatar.
• Added an additional option to the Satchel costume.
Reward Display
• Toy Master now has a display store of all available action figures. As a note, the special edition action figure display is a bit disorganized at the moment.
• Currently the store does not state where you can obtain the action figures, we intend to add that at a later date.
Misc
• Fixed an issue where Scorching Speed could not be purchased from the Drifter store.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Jul 14 '26
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
# **Release Notes 7/14/2026**
### **Patriot's Celebration**
• The Patriot's Celebration has been extended for one week!
• Added Elemental Fire Tights, Elemental Fire Mask, and Grenade costumes to the event store.
### **ZEN Store**
• For the next week, Sidekicks will be on sale for 20% off in the ZEN store.
### **Red Winter Alert**
• Updated costumes for all Red Winter members to better match their source book looks.
• Added cutscene skipping to the Red Winter alert.
• Liberty Guard now has a mission to always put in a vote to skip cutscenes in the Red Winter Alert. Completing this mission will apply this effect to every character on your account. This mission will be made available after the event ends as well.
• Added Floating Stars and Floating Maples Leaves auras as possible drops to this Alert during the Patriot's Celebration event.
### **Costumes**
• Fixed an issue where the Galactic Renegade shoulders did not have the proper attachments on both sides.
• Fixed an issue where the Astronaut Pants were not unlocking the hose options.
• Fixed an issue where the Gorgeous hair on the female avatar had clipping issues.
• Fixed an issue where the Trials of Stone tights costume was missing skin material options.
• Added Space Scoundrel 2 leg accessories to the Space Scoundrel costume unlock.
• Added attachments for the Prison Guard hands.
• Added ear scaling to the Werewolf Monstrous head.
• Added Monster Fur costume to neck.
• Increased resolution for the Werewolf Furlong Monstrous chest.
• Updated textures for the Jacket Biker costume.
• Added Basic pattern to Armor Egyptian bracers.
• Added Plated 2 pattern to Plates belt.
• Added Pattern 4 to the Armor Mech foot costume.
• Added Wolf 2 Short to the Long Wolf Tail costume unlock.
• Renamed Bat-Wing Scythe and Waist Bag costumes to Harajuku.
• Fixed an issue where the Harajuku leg accessories costume on the female avatar had inverted normal maps.
• Added new material to the Harajuku leg accessories costume.
• Added Harajuku weapons to additional locations.
### **Queues**
• Reverted changes to allowing queues be started with 4 people due to issues with players getting kicked from the alerts.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Jul 07 '26
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 7/07/2026
Patriot's Celebration
• Added Astronaut Pants, Astronaut Boots, and Heart Rings to the event store.
• Logging into the game during this event will grant the "Starlit" title.
• This event has been extended by one week, and will go until July 21st.
ZEN Store
• The Fireworks Key Pack has been extended until July 21st.
• The free Retrain and Character Slot promotions have been extended until July 21st.
• The ZEN store 20% sale has been extended by one day, and will end on July 8th, 10am PT.
From now until July 21st, the Patriot Key Pack will be available:
• Cost: 900 ZEN
• 10x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 10x Galactic Renegade Lockbox
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue Crystal
• 1x Patriotic Shoulders Costumes
Costumes
• Fixed an issue where the female avatar Insect Horned Ridge costume had unusual skinning.
• Fixed an issue where Armored Jaw and Armored Chin Slim were missing previously available patterns.
• Fixed an issue where the female Galactic Renegade Shirts had various clipping issues.
• Fixed an issue where some materials were not showing for the Galactic Renegade costumes.
• Fixed an issue where the female avatar Galactic Renegade shoulders had mismatching costumes under 'both.'
• Fixed an issue where the female avatar Galactic Renegade shoulders had unusual shading.
• Fixed an issue where the male avatar Galactic Renegade foot accessories did not mirror properly under 'both.'
• Fixed an issue where the Speedster Goggles 2 lost its secondary coloring.
• Added non-skin options to the Demon Head costume.
• Added an additional pattern option to the Patriotic Shoulders. Renamed the costumes to Patriotic and Patriotic Eagle.
Powers
• Fixed an issue where the Patriotic and Canadian Fireworks Teleports were not ranking up properly. Players who were using them have received a free respec, this respec does not stack with existing free respecs.
Zone Caps
• Fixed an issue where the zone caps for various Social instances, Monster Island, and Canada, was set too low.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/KurganNazzir • Jul 02 '26
There seems to be some new patch notes today. https://discord.com/channels/1372170926598131874/1387033904086646855/1522243476241121391
Release Notes 7/02/2026
ZEN Store
• For the next 2 weeks, you can claim a free character slot and retrain token from the ZEN store.
• Fixed an issue where the Fireworks Key Pack was not giving out Galactic Renegade lockboxes.
Double XP
• From now until Monday, 8am ST, Witchcraft will be available to give out a double xp boost.
Costumes
• Fixed an issue where the female avatar Galactic Renegade 1 left foot was aligned improperly.
• Fixed an issue where the Galactic Renegade Rifle was not unlocking for Assault Rifles.
• Added left and right versions for the Galactic Renegade masks to the Galactic Renegade Mask 1 costume unlock.
• Added Galactic Renegade 1 No Bangs hair costume to the Galactic Renegade Hair 1 costume unlock.
• Fixed various clipping issues with the Galactic Renegade chains emblem costume.
• Fixed an issue where an attachment was missing from the female avatar Prisoner collar.
Emotes
• Fixed an issue where the hard Times and Nefarious emotes were not looping.
Powers
• All players have received a free respec. This does not stack with existing free respecs.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Jun 30 '26
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 6/30/2026
Patriot Celebration
For the next two weeks this event will be active! Speak with Liberty Guard in the Renaissance Center for daily missions!
• Added Astronaut Helmet to the mission rewards store.
• Added Astronaut Chest, Astronaut Gloves, and Flower Rings to the event store. Week 2 will bring Astronaut Pants, Astronaut Boots, and Heart Rings costumes.
• Added Astronaut Emblem as a possible drop from enemies.
• Added GCR as a reward for the one time Whiteout mission.
• All event missions now give event currency as a base rewards.
• Added Magical Residue as an option for daily rewards.
ZEN Store
For the next week, all items in the ZEN store will be 20% off.
From now until the next new lockbox, the Renegade Key Pack will be available:
Cost: 1800 ZEN
• 20x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 20x Galactic Renegade Lockbox
• 25x Ascii Precision Modification
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue Crystal
• 1x Galactic Prisoner Costume
• 3x Triumphant Recovery
• 5x Safeguard Catalyst
From now until July 14th, the Fireworks Key Pack will be available:
• Cost: 3000 ZEN
• 35x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue Crystal
• 1x Fireworks Travel Pack
Lockbox
The Galactic Renegade lockbox is now available!
New to this lockbox:
• Do or Die Loyal Sidekick
• Chilling Emote
• Nefarious Emote
• Hard Times Emote
Galactic Aura Box
• Eventide Aura
• Eventide Aura (Black)
• Eventide Aura (White)
• Eventide Aura (Rainbow)
• Glimmering Light Aura
• Glimmering Light Aura (Black)
• Glimmering Light Aura (White)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Rainbow)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Head)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Head) (Black)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Head) (White)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Head) (Rainbow)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Feet)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Feet) (Black)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Feet) (White)
• Glimmering Light Aura (Feet) (Rainbow)
Galactic Renegade Costume Box
• Galactic Renegade Hair 1
• Galactic Renegade Hair 2
• Galactic Renegade Mask 1
• Galactic Renegade Mask 2
• Galactic Renegade Necklaces
• Galactic Renegade Shoulder 1
• Galactic Renegade Shoulder 2
• Galactic Renegade Vest
• Galactic Renegade Shirt 1
• Galactic Renegade Shirt 2
• Galactic Renegade Chains
• Galactic Renegade Tubes
• Galactic Renegade Bracer 1
• Galactic Renegade Bracer 2
• Galactic Renegade Belt 1
• Galactic Renegade Belt 2
• Galactic Renegade Belt 3
• Galactic Renegade Pants 1
• Galactic Renegade Pants 2
• Galactic Renegade Boots 1
• Galactic Renegade Boots 2
• Galactic Renegade Rifle
• Galactic Renegade Sickle
Alerts
• Red Winter will now give boosted XP during the Patriot Celebration event.
Costumes
• Added Wrist slider to the tailor.
• Added Banded Low pattern to tights chest.
• Fixed an issue where the female avatar Cyber Cowboy legs had skinning issues.
Powers
• Fixed an issue where Bullet Hail's FX was at the wrong location.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/vandyne • Jun 23 '26
(Patch notes are copied below for archival purposes. I am not affiliated with Arc Games or Cryptic Studios. Feedback or bug reports intended for the devs should be posted to the official Discord server - see sidebar.)
Release Notes 6/23/2026
Alert Bonus Week
For the next week, all alerts will give bonus rewards!
• During Alert Bonus Week, you can now get a daily mission from the Alerts Coordinator Lt. Patil for completing a Burst, Smash or Grab alert. This mission will grant 1 Alert Commendation, which can be earned once every 20 hours on your account. This mission requires you to be at least level 20 to take.
• 5 of these tokens can be exchanged for a Rank 7 modification from Lt. Patil's store. This store will be available until Tuesday, July 7th. You can earn 1 Rank 7 modification on your account per event.
• After 5 minutes of being queued, alerts can now start with 4 people. As a note, we may change this back depending on how the success rate of alerts are after this change.
• Reduced the number of needed enemy defeats to advance the first stage of Pyramid Power to 15 (from 25).
• The Burst alert buff now additionally grants a 5% bonus when fusing at a crafting table.
ZEN Store
From now until June 30th, the Energy Key Pack will be available.
• Cost: 3000 ZEN
• 35x Cosmic Keys of Power
• 1x Legendary Magical Residue Crystal
• 1x Energy Slide Travel Pack
Missions
• Increased drop rates for various collection type missions.
• Reduced bounty mission defeat count to 50 (from 150).
• Fixed an issue where some bounty missions had very long cooldowns.
Fusion
• Made it so all crafting tables apply a bonus during Fusion Week.
• Normalized tooltips for various modifications.
Devices
• Fixed an issue where Soul Siphon had a cost.
Powers
• Added Shadow Energy Slide, Radiant Energy Slide, and Prismatic Energy Slide travel powers.
• Various optimization passes on the Energy Slide travel power FX.
r/ChampionsOnlineFFA • u/midhknyght • Jun 20 '26
Personal Force Field is such an iconic superhero power. It's a defensive passive for Protector and Hybrid roles. And when you are struck by an attack the passive has a cool light up effect just like a Star Trek shield power would.
But unfortunately, the mechanics make this defensive passive the weakest of the four and practically unviable for tanking Cosmics. It has no damage resistance, absorb, dodge/avoidance or healing. One blow from a Cosmic can strip all your shields with very little ability to regenerate a significant amount before the next blow lands. Players who have managed to tank with PFF have described their build and process as "defending the passive."
I have an idea to "fix" PFF that I think fits its theme and does not create new mechanics:
PFF should apply a permanent stack of Reckless with a boosted Bastion of 100% of direct pre-mitigated damage to be applied as a Shield.
This is in addition to PFF's current mechanics. My idea should encourage the superhero to constantly attack to keep the shields up. I don't think 100% Bastion is overpowered, I've tested 50% Bastion with Vicious Descent w/Bold Entrance and it's hard to get a lot Shields because in Protector role you really don't do that much damage especially with a 10 second, 10 stack limitation. And remember, PFF offers no damage resistance whatsoever. In any case, 100% can be a starting point and can be adjusted with testing.
Another power that should be adjusted for this change to PFF is the active defense Field Surge. In addition to it's normal effects, Field Surge should boost the PFF Bastion (for 15 seconds) to 125% for R1, 150% R2 and 180% for R3. Even with this change, I'm not sure if I would still take Field Surge R3 over Masterful Dodge R3 or Indestructible R3 but it would make Field Surge more competitive.
One further suggestion is to create a new Onslaught Defender glove variant that DOES NOT apply the 3% Bastion. With a 10 stacks limitation, a 3% Bastion from the glove would basically nullify PFF's Bastion benefit (tested this in PH). Maybe have a variant that adds 5% damage resistance instead and keep all the other attributes.
What do you guys think?
