Hey Hypers,

Patch version 3.7 is here, and we have some exciting information to share with everyone.
New Hyper - Michelle

• Based on the results of the Community Hyper Vote event, Michelle will be joining Hyper Universe. Details about her can be found HERE.

Region Selection

• The South American battle server will not be available until further notice. The server is temporarily turned off to improve matchmaking times.

Cubing System

• Hypers can now be obtained through the cubing system.
• Hyper samples obtained from cubes of already owned Hypers will go directly to Dismantle tab.
• Unowned Hypers will display in your Synthesize tab until you own the Hyper.

Ranked Match

• Ranked Match is now added to the Mode Selection Menu, but will not be available until the next game update.
• Rank Icons and the Individual Ranking tab is now added to the Account Info Menu.

General

• Unnecessary or repeated alert UI or tooltips were removed and improved.
• Dragon Refuge has been added back into the regular rotation under Regular Match mode.

Delta Station

• Invader Mark-2’s shockwave effect that is generated when the projectile attack collides with the ground now displays properly.
• Invaders Mark-1 and Mark-2 decided they wanted to be more festive this holiday season.

(Beta) Station

• The distance between the base spawn and the base defense turret was reduced to shorten the line of movement.
• HP restored while at base spawn is no longer reduced based on match duration.
• Regardless of Match Duration, HP restores 15% per 1 sec.

• ‘Cyber Sentry’ and ‘Deepstar Beta Squad,' now drop a Ward Box [Visual Update].
• It is activated separately from the Blue Hyper Ring's ward function.

• The HP of the Base Tower was increased 70%.
• Out of combat regen has been increased to 1% of Max HP per sec.

Dragon Refuge

• When Dragon uses the strike down skill, the displayed effect is now magnified by 120% to better match its hit range.
• Dragon decided he wanted to be more festive this holiday season.

Surrender System Changes

• Surrender option will now show how much time is left before surrender can be voted on again.
• While the surrender vote is in progress, it will not reset if the disconnected player logs back in.
• Surrender votes for AFK/AI will now show as a YES in the surrender UI.
• Sound effects have been added when surrender vote is initiated.

Celine

Elven Leap

• Previous: Cooldown - 13 sec
• Changed: Cooldown – 15 sec
• Changed: When landing after Elven Leap, Evasion duration reduced to 0.2 sec

Admiral W

Sea Swill

• Previous: Restores 15 Mana by drinking rum.
• Changed: Restores 10 Mana by drinking rum.

Release The Kraken!

• Previous: Knocks down enemies in front for 1.5 sec
• Changed: Knocks down enemies in front for 1.2 sec

Zet

Emergency Code GDX

• Previous: Cooldown 300 sec
• Changed: Cooldown 270 sec

Core Blast

• Previous: Enemy's movement speed decreased by 45% for 1 sec.
• Changed: Enemy's movement speed decreased by 45% for 2 sec.

Jennifer

Hyper Charge

• Previous: Time to reach max charge 1 sec
• Changed: Time to reach max charge 0.5 sec

Hyper Haymaker

• Changed: Forward charge distance increased by 25%

Gelimer

Static Field:

• Changed: Barrier increased roughly by 20%

Captain's Chalice (Admiral W)

Exclusive effect (3 Stage)

• Previous: When casting, restore HP 5% effect added
• Changed: When casting, restore HP 3% effect added

Kraken's Heart (Admiral W)

Exclusive effect (3 Stage)

• Fixed: When casting skill, fixed error where the Kraken wouldn't be summoned immediately.

• Task Force Shield now displays missing tooltip information.
• Shasha: Magic Eyes tooltip fixed to display active effects accurately.
• Boss items have been added to the Game Info in the Consumable items tab

• In the Cubing System, the skins, emotes, and emblem samples will incorrectly detail that you need 10 samples instead of 20 samples to craft the item.
• Shasha’s Magic Eyes tooltip will incorrectly display the active effects for Blue Eye and Yellow Eye.
• Michelle’s voice over for Victory and Defeat will not match the dialogue in the voice tab.
• Under Custom Match, the text for (Beta) Station is missing under the Map Selection section.

Greetings Hypers,

We will be going down for a routine maintenance and will be having a game update. Hyper Universe will not be available to play during listed times below:

When:

• Los Angeles (PST): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• New York (EST): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Sao Paulo (BRST) 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• London (GMT) 14:00 - 17:00

What:

The following will be added-

• New Hyper: Michelle
• Hyper/Item balance changes
• Rank Mode has been added, but will not be activated until the next maintenance.
• Dragon Refuge will be added back into the in Regular Match rotation. 
• South America servers will be temporarily be disabled until further notice.

The following event will be added:

• Level Up Event

-Hyper Universe Team

Patch version 3.7.00004

Hey Hypers,

We are excited to introduce a few new changes in the v3.6 patch notes. See below for the full details:


Delta Station Beta

A new map called (Beta) Station will temporarily be added. Since this (Delta Station) beta map is still in its developmental stage, it will only be available when queued for a Regular match. Players will have a 50/50 chance of getting the new (Beta) Station map or the regular Delta Station match. Dragon Refuge will only be available through AI and Custom matches.

We have made the following changes:

• Base and base defense turrets have been separated.
• Defense turret has now moved in front of the base.
• Spawning location is now on one floor. There’s no more ladders to climb.
• The upper and lower areas from the defense turret have been expanded.

New Map:



Old Map:



We want you to give us your feedback on the map change and patch. We’ll have a forum thread up where you can do just that, located HERE for Steam and HERE for the Nexon Forums.

Dev Note: After analyzing the play patterns of Dragon’s Refuge, we found that the static attack pattern from the front was a major pain point for players. We have taken the information we gathered from Dragon's Refuge and combined it with Delta Station to make a new map, Beta Station. In order to make the last portion of the match more dynamic we made changes to Delta Station’s base area. You should now expect attacks on your final turret to come from above, below, left and right.

Match Penalties

• Players will no longer be penalized when they disconnect and reconnect from an AI or Regular Match.

Skin Previews

• Players will be able to preview Hypers and the new skins in full screen mode under the “Game Info” menu.

Surrender System

Added a Surrender System that lets the players surrender the match when it is difficult to win the match due to allied player disconnecting.

• Surrender button will appear in the options menu after the 3 minute wait period.
• Surrender Vote activates 3 minutes after an ally prematurely leaves the match.
• Even if another player leaves or the initial player(s) come back into the match after the first disconnect, the vote will appear 3 minutes after the first disconnect.
• Surrender vote is only active for 20 seconds. If the vote is not decided within the 20 seconds then the surrender is automatically voted down.
• The match is surrendered only if all players vote in favor of it on the team.
• The vote of an AI or the person that left the match early will always count as “for surrender” instead of “against”.
• If the surrender vote is not passed then another vote can be cast in 3 minutes.

Gold Acquisition Change

In order to give more advantages to the Hypers who participate in active hunting and battles we are adjusting rules for gold acquisition.

• Lane Minions – 80% gold bonus to the Hyper that does the final damage.
• Jungle Monsters – 40% gold bonus to the Hyper that does the final damage.
• Hyper – 50% extra gold to the player that does the final damage on an enemy Hyper.
• Hyper – 20% extra gold to the player(s) that assist in the kill on an enemy Hyper.
• Final damage: The last damage the minion/monster/Hyper takes before it dies.

Cube System Changes

We understand that the previous cube system was a large pain point for many players. We have taken your feedback about the system and made some huge changes that we believe will alleviate many of your concerns.

The Cube System has now been adjusted so that you can create the samples you want using your Bits in the new Synthesis system.

• Sample Cost: 6 bits and 150GP

Select the skin that you wish to create samples for:



Select how many of the samples you would like:



The samples are then created and added to your inventory:




Victoria

Divine Blessing -

• Previous: Duration 10 sec
• Changed: Duration 6 sec

Sinner's Prayer -

• Previous: For ally Hypers excluding Victoria, Defense +12 (up to 30). Damage to Victoria from enemies -15%
• Changed: For ally Hypers excluding Victoria, Defense 11 (up to 20). Damage to Victoria from enemies -10%

Blessed Heal -

• Changed: HP restoration decreased by 20%

Redemption -

• Changed: Cooldown only affected by Unique Equipment

Dev Note: Currently, Victoria has the highest victory rate out of all the Hypers. This is because her skill efficiency is too high compared to other Hypers. Therefore, her overall skill cooldowns have been raised and her healing reduced.

SignalRegular Attack -

• Previous: Attack factor 0.65
• Changed: Attack factor 0.6

Plasma Repeater -

• Previous: Can fire up to 3 seconds when you continue to press the skill key
• Changed: Can fire up to 2.3 seconds when you continue to press the skill key

Target Scan -

• Previous: Give the following effects for 6 sec [Defense 10+(Skill level x1) decreased]
• Changed: Give the following effects for 5 sec [Defense 5+(Skill level x1) decreased]

Evasive Action -

• Previous: Cooldown 13 sec
• Changed: Movement distance -20%, Cooldown 16 sec

Dev Note: Signal is a Hyper that has some of the most stable DPS and sustains high firepower in any phase of a match. In fact, when looking at all factors relating to damage, victory rate, KDA and others they are significantly higher than for other Strikers. Therefore, we decreased Signal's overall skill options and values.

Pinky

Cootie Beam -

• Previous: Stunned effect for 1.2 sec upon 3 stacks
• Changed: Damage -20%, stunned effect for 0.8 sec upon 3 stacks

Boo-boo Ball -

• Changed: damage decreased roughly by 20%

Dev Note: Pinky is a support who helps her allies greatly by using various skills. However, currently she is stronger than we intended during laning phases and in group fights. Therefore, we decreased some of Pinky's attack skill damage.

Yuna

Plasma Cutter -

• Previous: Fixed Damage (5% of Max Health) every time you do damage to enemies, enemy Max Health -15% for 3 sec, can occur once every 7 sec
• Changed: Fixed Damage (4% of Max Health) every time you do damage to enemies, enemy Max Health -15% for 2 sec, can occur once every 10 sec

Dev Note: Yuna is excellent in both combat and jungling due to the 'Plasma Cutter' skill's lasting effect even when having equipped tanky builds. As a result, we have slightly lowered the value of 'Plasma Cutter'.

Jack

Dice Roller -

• Changed: Attack +1% based on dice number, attack +1.5% when dice number is 6

Roll the Bones -

• Changed: Attack +1% based on dice number, attack +1.5% when dice number is 6

Dev Note: Currently, Jack is one of the lowest picked Strikers. Since we want Jack to be a more considered pick, we added a new option to the skill ‘Dice Roller' and upgraded some of his equipment. Additionally, we fixed the error where the Attack Speed wasn't being properly applied when the dice number was 6.

Tooth and Tops

Spearfishing -

• Changed: damage increased by 20%

Twice as Loud -

• Previous: Attack +3%, Defense +3% based on number of enemies that received shout damage for 4.5 seconds.
• Changed: Attack +3%, Defense +4% based on number of enemies that received shout damage for 4.5 seconds.

Dev Note: Currently, Tooth and Tops has the highest death count average of all the Hypers.

We have adjusted his skills so that he can better withstand the enemy's firepower. We have also upgraded his equipment so that he can use 'Double Crush' without being interrupted.


Electroshock Protector

Exclusive Effect (Stage 5) -

• Previous: Cooldown 7 sec
• Changed: Cooldown 9 sec

Reactive Armor

Price -

• Previous: 5,962
• Changed: 6,062

Exclusive Effect (Stage 4) -

• Changed: Damage Taken +5 each, based on Defense
• When 180+ : 5 → 10
• When 220+ : 10 → 15

Cursed Sword

Price -

• Previous: 5,682
• Changed: 5,874

Eternal Ice Crystal

Exclusive Effect (Stage 4) -

• Previous: Cooldown 60 sec
• Changed: Cooldown 40 sec

Duo's Halberd [Tooth and Tops]

Exclusive Effect (Stage 4) -

• Changed: Ignores interference effects except Grappled during casting

Time Pendant [Yuna]

Exclusive Effect (Stage 4) -

• Previous: Plasma Cutter's Cooldown -2 sec
• Changed: Plasma Cutter's Cooldown -1.5 sec

Coated Card [Jack]

Exclusive Effect (Stage 4) -

• Previous: Cooldown -1.5 sec
• Changed: Cooldown -2 sec

Gambler's Die [Jack]

Price -

• Previous: 5,917
• Changed: 6,076

Stats -

• Previous: Attack +25, Critical Rate +10%, Attack Speed +10%
• Changed: Attack +30, Critical Rate +10%, Attack Speed +10%

HE Concussive Rounds [Blue Rose]

Price -

• Previous: 5,823
• Changed: 5,947

Ruyi Bang [Sun Wukong]

Exclusive Effect (Stage 3) -

• Changed: Pillar of Heaven 2 Hits option removed

Bug Fix

• The graphics for Abyssal Ward has been updated for Cain’s “Black Witch” skin (actually fixed in 3.5, noting change here).
• Jennifer is no longer able to use her Hyper Crash to leave the play area.
• Fixed an audio issue in training room

Hey Hypers,

Everyone’s favorite Martial Artist superstar is joining the fight for the Hyper Universe! Liu is a fast moving, hard hitting flurry of kicks and punches and is sure to shake things up when he drops into Hyper Universe.


Nunchuk Rush (A)

A swing of his Nunchuks 3 times at your enemy, doing increased damage on the last hit.



Rabbit Sweep (Q)

A low kick to do damage to enemies within range and down them.



Flowing Kick (W)

A leap forward with a powerful kick that does damage to all Hypers in his path. If Hypers have been hit with Master’s Challenge then they will also be stunned for a short duration.



Master’s Challenge (E)

Provokes enemies within 1200 units granting him an attack and defense buff against those Hypers as well as lowering the attack of the affected Hypers.



Dragon Flip (R)

A kickflip that will damage and stun enemies hit by it followed by a second flip that will launch and damage any enemy in range. This skill can be cancelled into Flowing Kick.



Using Liu’s Skills Effectively

Liu is a quick attack assassin through and through. He gets into a situation quickly and annihilates a target and then gets out. You will want to use Master’s Challenge before charging in whenever possible as all enemies hit by it suffer doing 50% less damage to Liu for the duration. Closing the gap on opponents is easy with Flowing Kick. This will let you close the gap and do damage to everyone hit. Once in close you can immediately use Dragon Flip which will reset the cooldown of Flowing Kick to be used again for extra damage or a quick escape. You can follow it up with Rabbit Sweep if they are still alive and buy yourself time to lay down some auto attack and Nunchuk Rush damage.


Justice Nunchuks, Spirit Cutters, Twin Dragons, Forsworn Dagger, Dragon’s Bane, Assassin’s Katar

As with many Assassins Liu benefits greatly from an increased crit and crit damage build. You want to focus on big, powerful, high damage hits. Items like the Dragon’s Bane and Assassin’s Katar will do wonders for you. Also keep in mind that you may have to hunt down low health Hypers from time to time and the Katar will do increased damage to those stragglers. As always, many of the unique items add both damage and utility to his build, so get out there and experiment!

Not sure what to build? As always, you can hop into our Discord to discuss itemization with other players.

You can hop into the battlefield with Liu for a mere 15,000 GP or use a Hyper Coupon, which you can earn by leveling up and playing games.

Remember: WA-TAAAAAH!

~Hyper Universe Team

Hey Hypers!

We are prepping our November and December content and we wanted to give you a chance to vote for an upcoming Hyper that we are releasing!

Click here: http://forums.hyperuniverse.nexon.net/discussion/4630/hyper-community-vote

The link above will take you to the forums where you can vote for your favorite.

Will it be Tae'guk, Michelle or Hongdukei? Only your votes will tell!

-Hyper Universe Team

Greetings Hypers,

Our account and billing systems will be undergoing a scheduled website maintenance on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

When:

• Los Angeles (PDT): 1:50 AM PDT - 2:20 AM PST
• New York (EDT): 3:50 AM EDT - 5:20 AM EST
• Sao Paulo (BRST) 8:50 PM - 9:20 PM
• London (GMT) 08:50 - 09:20

What:

The following will be unavailable -

• Account creation and log in will be disabled at this time
• You will not be able to purchase Early Access Pack
• If you are already logged into Nexon Launcher or already in-game, you will not be affected

-Hyper Universe Team

Greetings Hypers,

Update: Maintenance is complete!

Hyper Universe will be going down for a routine maintenance and to update to game version 3.5. Hyper Universe will not be available to play during the below listed times.

When:

• Los Angeles (PDT): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• New York (EDT): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Sao Paulo (BRST) 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• London (GMT) 14:00 - 17:00

What:

The following will be added-

Game Update 3.5:

• A list of fixes and adjustments will be posted tomorrow.

The following event will be added:

• 
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-Hyper Universe Team

Hyper Universe version 3.5.00004

Hey Hypers!

Many of you have been asking us about the state of Hyper Universe and how we’re doing so far. To get the scoop straight from the team, please join us on November 1st in Discord (http://discord.gg/playhyper) and ask almost anything to our Production Manager, Nimei. We will try our best to answer your questions.

When:

• Pacific: Wednesday, 11/1/17 5:00 PM PDT to Wednesday, 11/1/17 6:00 PM PDT
• Eastern: Wednesday, 11/1/17 8:00 PM EDT to Wednesday, 11/1/17 9:00 PM EDT
• Brazil: Wednesday, 11/1/17 10:00 PM BRST to Wednesday, 11/1/17 11:00 PM BRST
• London: Thursday, 11/1/17 00:00 GMT to Thursday, 11/1/17 01:00 GMT

If you don't know how to join Discord you can join directly HERE.

We will see you there!

-Hyper Universe Team

Greetings Hypers,

Hyper Universe will be going down for a routine maintenance and to reward the Skin Cubes and Valter Skin samples from the free weekend. Hyper Universe will not be available to play during the below listed times.

When:

• Los Angeles (PDT): 5:00AM - 9:00AM
• New York (EDT): 8:00AM - 12:00PM
• Sao Paulo (BRST) 10:00PM - 2:00PM
• London (BST) 13:00 - 17:00

What:

The following will be added:

Free Weekend Cubes and Skin Samples

• The Skin Cubes and Valter Skin samples will be rewarded

The following has been fixed:

New users will now be able to correctly buy Allen's Unique Equipment
• Sword of Radiance
• Earth Armor
• Hero's Seal

-Hyper Universe Team

 

Hello Hypers!

Instead of a wall of text, what’s a better way of giving you a rundown of the upcoming content? Well… how about getting the info directly from the horse’s mouth?

For our patch this week, we volunteered Predictable to give you a taste and overview of what’s going on in the Hyper Universe with our new on-going Vlog series.

Check out what we have in store for you this week, and be sure to be on the look out for the next episode.

VIDEO LINK

-Hyper Universe Team