Nov 20, 2018

Competitive Match Pre-Season ends November 21st!

Black Squad - CM_Rocky

Attention Soldiers!

Competitive Match pre-season ends tomorrow, November 21st (UTC 23:59:59).

We will have a 2 week break until Winter season starts.

During the break you can still play in competitive matches and MMR will be calculated, however all acquired MMR during the break will not be applied in the Winter season.

The Winter season is the first official season and will last for 12 weeks from December 5 to February 27.

The Clan Emblem Event is still ongoing during this time and ends December 5th!

Players who have played more than 6 times in Competitive Match: SOLO/DUO or Competitive Match: SQUAD during this pre-season will receive the following calling card once the season ends.

THE OUTBREAK OF WAR

Thank you for participating in the Pre-Season and make sure to get ready for the first official season in December!

-The Black Squad Team

Nov 13, 2018

EA Update 34: Patch Note

Black Squad - Mastermind

ESL Go4BlackSquad Europe Cup

We would like to give away the below 4 weapons to celebrate ESL Go4BlackSquad Europe Cup.
Please check your inbox to acquire the 7 days version of these weapons. Make sure to get them soon, as you can pick them up only within the next 30 days.

AK12 GL ESL GO4BLACKSQUAD CUP / 7D
DSR-1 ESL GO4BLACKSQUAD CUP / 7D
NIMRAVUS ESL GO4BLACKSQUAD CUP / 7D
G17 TIER1 ESL GO4BLACKSQUAD CUP / 7D

CLAN EXP Acquire System Works in COMPETITIVE MATCH – SQUAD

Some CLAN features of CLAN RANKED MATCHES are now also available in COMPETITIVE MATCH - SQUAD.

If at least 3 members of the same clan participate in the match, the CLAN Emblem and CLAN name will be displayed in the’ Scoreboard/Match Result/Final Win-Lose Round’ UI.
If at least 3 members of the same clan participate in the match, the soldiers can acquire and accumulate the CLAN EXP just as in the CLAN RANKED MATCH.

Observation UI Change in Demolition and Assassination mode

The Observation UI after death has been changed in Demolition and Assassination mode.

The Observation UI after death has been changed.
The Calling Card of the observed player is now displayed in the Observation UI.

BALANCE

MODE
- The amount of EXP & GOLD acquired in BOT TDM Mode has been increased.
WEAPON
- TYPE95 & TYPE95 GL
  - POWER of Headshot has been increased.
- HNK417 GL
  - POWER of Headshot has been increased.
- G36 GL
  - POWER of ‘Head/Chest/Torso/Arm/Legs’ shot has been increased.
- KRISS VECTOR
  - POWER of ‘Head/Chest/Torso/Arm/Legs’ shot has been increased.
  - RATE OF FIRE has been decreased.

SHOP

The TYPE95 GL is now available for purchase in the SHOP
- Type: PRIMARY WEAPON ASSAULT RIFLE
- Price: 120,000 GOLD / Permanent

RANDOM BOX SHOP

New Weapon Skins are now available for purchase in the Random Box Shop.

TYPE95 GL RED GOLD BOX

GOLD RANDOM BOX

GOLD RANDOM BOX has been changed.

'VANGUARD BOX’ is now available in the shop.
‘EXPLORER BOX’ has been removed.

VANGUARD BOX

The obtained ‘VANGUARD BOX’ can be found in your Inbox.
To open the ‘VANGUARD BOX’, you need one ‘BLACK SQUAD KEY’.
The ‘VANGUARD BOX’ and its items are available for sale in the Steam Market.
The following items can be dropped from the ‘VANGUARD BOX’

VANGUARD BOX
The below items are permanent.

KARAMBIT GALAXY
TYPE95 GL TURQUOISE GOLD
HNK417 GL FIREBIRD
G36 GL DAMASCUS GOLD
KARAMBIT PIXIE
G28E RED CRAZE
AXMC LIGHTNING BOLT
KRISS VECTOR KOMODO
HNK416A5 GL POISON
TYPE95 GL CHECKMATE
SIZMPX CHECKMATE
G17 TIER1 CHECKMATE
KUKRI CHESSMEN
SR-47 CHESSMEN
DSR-1 CHESSMEN
HNK121 LE GREY
M870MCS AOR1
NIMRAVUS RUSSIAN-FLORA

Function Improvements

COMPETITIVE MATCH: Matchmaking search conditions have been improved, so that the difference between the average MMR points of the two teams is more balanced.
QUICK MATCH: Matchmaking search conditions have been improved to prevent the match from starting with too few soldiers in each mode.
WEAPON SOUNDS:
- The firing sound with silencer is now being different for each ASSAULT RIFLE, PISTOL, SMG/MACHINE PISTOL categories.
- DMR, MACHINE GUNS and following weapons share same silenced sound:
  - TYPE95
  - HNK417
  - SIZ556XI RUS
  - SR47
  - AK12
  - AK47
  - AK ZHUKOV
  - AEK973
MUTE FRIEND REQUEST: An option to mute friend requests has been added to the Community Settings: Settings - Gameplay - Other - Mute Friend Request ON / OFF.
Keys and box items are now displayed as the accumulated one in the inventory.
- When you open a box using a key, it will be used from the old one.
The reset date and time is now displayed on Missions which will be reset every Monday.
Due to the change of Black Squad Publishing, the agreement of EULA will be processed again. For further information, please contact the Support Center at http://support.blacksquad.com

Nov 9, 2018

[Dev Announcement: CLAN EXP & Emblem Event booms into Competitive Matches - SQUAD]

Black Squad - CM_Rocky

Attention Soldiers,

The following features will be implemented on the next patch, November 14th, for Competitive Match - SQUAD

Competitive Match – SQUAD: If at least 3 clan members participate in the match the following will occur:

Soldiers can acquire and accumulate the CLAN EXP just as in the CLAN RANKED MATCH.
The CLAN Emblem and CLAN name will be displayed in the UI.

Thus, we would like to announce the upcoming ‘CLAN EXP & Emblem Event’ as shown below.

[Competitive Match – SQUAD CLAN EXP & Emblem Event]

Event Period: 2018.11.14 ~ 2018.12.05

Goal: All Clan members who have participated the Competitive Match - SQUAD and completed the requirements of the below EVENT1 and EVENT2 (Both Event Clear is possible)

Event 1 - Reach the TOP 20!

Participate in Competitive Match - SQUAD during the event period and battle to become the TOP 20 CLAN (ACCUMULATED EXP).

Rewards:

Top 10: Clan Emblem and Clan Mark Spray (60 Days)
Top 20: Clan Emblem:
http://www.blacksquad.com/emblem/

*Notes:

CLAN EXP acquired within a CLAN CHANNEL is not applicable.
You can get CLAN Emblem again even if you already have the one
If there is the Tie Ranking Clan in TOP 20, the Tie Clan also can get the reward.

Event 2 – Clear the CLAN EXP Challenge!

Participate in Competitive Match - SQUAD during the event period to acquire 100,000 CLAN EXP.

Rewards:

All Clans who attain over 100,000 EXP (ACCUMULATED), who participated in Competitive Match - SQUAD during the event period will receive a bonus of 500,000 CLAN EXP.

*Note: CLAN EXP acquired within the CLAN CHANNEL is not applicable.

We look forward to your participation in the upcoming Competitive Match – SQUAD EVENT.

Thank you for playing as always,

-BS Dev Team-.

Nov 7, 2018

Get ready for Black Squad ESL Weapon Sets!

Black Squad - CM_Rocky

Attention Soldiers!

We are happy to present our new ESL Weapon Sets! Starting with this weekend's MONTHLY FINAL Cup on November 10th, all players who register and participate in the ESL Go4Cup will receive a timed ESL Black Squad weapon set for 30 days. They will also be given out as prizes.

Don't forget to sign up here:
https://play.eslgaming.com/blacksquad/global/blacksquad/major/go4blacksquad-europe

Weekly Cup

All Participants: 30 Days ESL weapon sets

Monthly Cup

🥇1st place: 120 days ESL Weapon set
🥈2nd place: 90 days
🥉3rd place: 60 days

Champion Cup

🥇1st place: 365 days ESL Weapon Set
🥈2nd place: 365 days
🥉3rd place: 365 days

The Go4Cup finals are streamed live on Twitch every weekend. Make sure to subscribe to www.twitch.tv/blacksquadonline to get notified when we go live! Our Black Squad Medics will also be giving away ESL Skins to viewers so you don't want to miss out.

Finally, we will also be doing some giveaways on our Official Facebook and Twitter, so make sure to stay updated there as well!

Have fun and good luck!

-Black Squad Team

Nov 1, 2018

Dev Announcement: HALLOWEEN SALE EXTENDS & PVE EVENT ENDS

Black Squad - Mastermind

2018 HALLOWEEN SALE & SPECIAL PRICE EXTEND

2018 HALLOWEEN Sale will be extended until November, 5th (UTC 00:00).
2018 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PRICE will be extended until November, 5th (UTC 00:00).

2018 HALLOWEEN EVENT ENDS

2018 HALLOWEEN EVENT ENDS, SO THE BELOW EVENT REWARDS WILL BE REMOVED.

ATTENDANCE CHECK REWARD REMOVAL
- ‘HALLOWEEN + 50% DOUBLE UP BOOSTER & One Day Item' will be removed from the ATTENDANCE CHECK REWARD.
DAILY MISSION REWARDS
- ‘SCARY PUMPKIN BOX’ & ‘[EVENT] SCARY PUMPKIN KEY’ will be removed from ALL DAILY MISSION REWARDS.
WEEKLY MISSION REWARD
- ‘[EVENT] SCARY PUMPKIN KEY’ will be removed from WEEKLY MISSION REWARD
CLAN DAILY MISSION: CLAN RANKED MATCH REWARD
- ‘SCARY PUMPKIN BOX’ will be removed from CLAN RANKED MATCH REWARD
SPECIAL MISSION REWARD
- Special Mission, ‘Achieve 500 minutes HALLOWEEN Play Time’, will be removed.

AI DEFENCE MODES REMOVAL

AI DEFENCE MODES, INCLUDING THE CONTENT WILL BE REMOVED.

PVE CHANNEL WILL BE REMOVED FROM ALL SERVERS.
ALL MAPS in AI DEFENCE 1 MODE, AI DEFENCE 2 MODE, WILL BE REMOVED.
ALL AI MISSIONS WILL BE REMOVED.

ITEM SALE ENDS

HALLOWEEN CARD ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SHOP
FULL MOON CARD ITEM & HALLOWEEN RETRO CARD ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEDAL SHOP
WICKED HALLOWEEN RANDOM BOX WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE RANDOM BOX SHOP
- 6 of the ‘WILL O’ THE WISP’ Box ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE RANDOM BOX SHOP
- M4 CUSTOM GL WILL O’ THE WISP BOX
- S15 GL WILL O’ THE WISP BOX
- AK12 GL WILL O’ THE WISP BOX
- AK47 GL WILL O’ THE WISP BOX
- BLAZER R93 WILL O’ THE WISP BOX
- DSR-1 WILL O’ THE WISP BOX