SEASON 5 "DRIFTERS" IS NOW LIVE!!
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In “Intermission,” you can select one Organization — Rock Town, Ideal, Boneyard, or the Nebbiolo Family — and experience new requests.
Each faction offers a new Cradle, the “REB Cradle”, so choose based on your Drifter role.
In addition, enjoy the DLC “Season 4 Additional Content Pack,” which includes:
- New weapon type: Variable Gun (Epic/Legendary)
- JACKBOX MG+4 (Legendary) recipe
- Item Storage Expansion +100
The new scenario content “Intermission” will be available after purchasing the DLC.
*Scheduled for release on May 15.
After purchase, please restart the game to access the content.
*Content and schedule are subject to change without notice.
Enjoy SEASON 4 “CROSSROADS”, which will be updated in stages!
*Please log in from the title screen to claim your eligible items.
*Event details and schedules are subject to change without prior notice.
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With the release of SEASON 4, we will be conducting scheduled maintenance on the following date:
We will be conducting server maintenance for #SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada beginning March 18, 10pm PDT / March 19, 6am CET.
Maintenance is expected to last for 4 hours and during this time, online services will be unavailable.
- New Requests added (Final Update)
- JANEBOLT and DAISYOGRE+1 Crafting Recipes added to Request Rewards
- New Area Sunny Polluted Forest added
- New Location Sangiovese Hideout added
- Magus Upgrade Function Magus Memory Expansion added
- New APK Weapons added:
- Burst Assault Rifle LE
- Grenade Launcher
- Submachine Gun LE
- New Butcher Bandits added to Sunny Polluted Forest:
- Rapid Strike
- Debris Creators
- Scrap Fanatic
- New Relics added
- Maximum amount of Magus able to be held by players increased from 20 - 30
- Season 4 Drifter Pass
- New Cradle added to Deluxe Drifter Pass rewards (RITADARKKNIGHT)
- Season Outfit Albatross Series α/β
- Item Warehouse Expansion purchaseable at the Shop
- Season 4 Outfit Bundles added (will be added progressively)
- Balance adjustment for some weapons and Cradles
- Reduced completion requirements for unlocked requests and adjusted rewards
- Some Epic weapons and Cradle parts added to the Item Shop with request progress after unlocking East Amasia: Night
- Reset coefficient for player info icon determination, matchmaking rate calculation coefficient, and coefficient relating to faction transfer
- Adjusted determination standards for player icons "The Ravens" and "The Pack"
- Uniformly reduced the Money needed for Bounty Targets to return to Association Member status
Daily Achievements, Weekly Achievements, and Search Rating XP increased and some contents adjusted
- Adjusted Polluted Forest unlock schedule
- Bandits will be less likely to fall through parts of terrain in the Molten Dunes causing them to take fatal damage
- Adjusted drop rate of items from defeating Magus Hunter Mentor
- Added a Tips List to the Options menu
Ranking Changes
- Bounty Hunter Rankings and Bounty Target Rankings will now display up to 50th place, and ranking reward ranges adjusted
- When a Bounty Target defeats another player, now only the bounty for the last Bounty Target that attacked will increase
- When defeating other players while a co-op alliance is formed, you will no longer receive a bounty or have bounty amount increased, and Ranking score will no longer be added
- Bounty from defeating Butchers and Bandit Leader will no longer be added to Bounty Hunter Rankings
- Increased Bounty Maximum value when a Bounty Target has advanced more than a certain amount of Requests
- Reduced maximum range for bounty increase when Bounty Target defeat upper ranked Association Members on the Bounty Hunter Rankings
- Reduced the rendering load during the Predator Raid Boss Battle due to lots of elements being displayed
- Implemented measures so that Bandit and Parasitic Enders cradles will display again if they disappeared
- Fixed issue of furniture not changing properly after Change Design when a facility was Remodeled to maximum level under special circumstances
- Fixed terrain issues in online areas
- Other minor fixes.
Following the start of SEASON 4, the game will enter a non-ranking period until March 27, 7:59 PDT/ March 27, 15:59 CET.
Thank you for your continued support of #SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada.
Don't miss this chance and claim your Drifter Pass rewards!
*You can check the number of Bounty Targets and Association Members defeated in the Records menu once the event begins. Please note that NPCs appearing in requests (including cooperative missions) do not count toward these totals.
*Dealing a total of 8,000 or more damage will earn you roughly four Legendary Cradles.
*Event details and schedules are subject to change without notice.
*Rewards will be distributed after the event ends and after the tabulation period.
*Please log in from the title screen to receive the distribution items.
*Total value per Sortie of "Material Items Brought Back from Exploration Maps"
*Please log in from the title screen to receive the distribution items.
Thank you for your continued support of #SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada!
*Materials brought back from PvE-only maps are excluded from aggregation.
*"AO Crystals", "Equipment Items", "Consumable Items such as Ammunition", "Association Membership Cards", "Key Items", and "Magus" are excluded from aggregation. (Relic items are included in the aggregation.)
*Total value per exploration of "Material Items brought back from the Exploration Map"
*The top 100 users across all platforms will be eligible.
*If fraudulent activity other than normal play is confirmed, you may be excluded from the ranking. Please note that fraudulent activity is subject to BAN.
*Contents and schedule are subject to change without notice.
*We will announce interim scores during the event period.
*Distribution will take place after the event ends and the aggregation period is over.
*Bandit Bosses are worth 5 bandits, and the Butchers are worth 10 bandits
*High-value targets will be clearly marked on your world map.
Thank you for your continued support of SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada.
*Please note that the content and schedule are subject to change without notice.
*High-value targets will be clearly marked on your world map.
*All details and timings are subject to change.
*We will announce an interim score during the event period.
*Rewards will be distributed after a tallying period following the end of the event.
*Please note that the content and schedule are subject to change without notice.
Thank you for your continued support of "SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada.
#SYNDUALITY
*Please note that the content and schedule are subject to change without notice.
In addition, the period of the Drifter Pass will be changed due to Season 4 production.
The expiration date of the SEASON 3 Drifter Pass has been extended until the start of SEASON 4.
Please wait for further information on the specific delivery date and details 👀
We would like to once again express our gratitude to everyone who has been supporting us on a regular basis.
Thank you for your continued support of SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada.
*Please note that the content and schedule are subject to change without notice.
- PvE Only Area ""Polluted Forest (Depths)"" and Raid Boss Predator added
- New Requests added
- New Cradles added
- Some Epic weapons and Cradle parts added to the Item Shop with request progress after unlocking East Amasia: Night
- Added the Production Space and Pit Space categories to Garage Change Design crafting
- Added Magus Skill gauge speed increase effect relative to the amount of Garage Change Design crafting amount
- Balance adjustment for some weapons and Cradles
- Increased Durability of Legendary weapons by 10%
- Adjusted balance of some enemies in the Polluted Forest for Ender Busters
- Adjusted balance of ranked bosses appearing in the Polluted Forest for Ender Busters
- Adjusted drop rate of some items and details for rewards obtainable from the Polluted Forest for Ender Busters
- Lightened the Blueschist smog in the Polluted Forest
- Adjusted sell value of BOUGHRAYRABBIT obtainable as a reward from the Polluted Forest for Ender Busters
- Increased spawn rate of Butcher Bandits and Ghost Cradles in the Polluted Forest
- Reduced weather resistance damage when raining in the Polluted Forest
- Adjusted Molten Dunes and Polluted Forest unlock schedule
- Eased some request clear conditions
- Reduced required material amounts for crafting Epic/Legendary Weapons and Cradles
- Raised Item Shop purchase price for crafting materials of Epic/Legendary Weapons and Cradles
- Adjusted randomly spawning Bandit Leader active time from 10 minutes to 30 minutes
- Re-adjusted damage when hitting Parasitic Enders on areas other than their weak points
- Reduced AO Crystal common rarity drops and increased Rare or higher drops in online areas before the East Amasia: Night area unlocks
- Increased the maximum daily limit for XP gained through Search Rating from 10,000 to 20,000
- Attacks being judged as self-defense will now be more lenient when Association Members attack each other
- Adjusted lighting for cloudy and rainy weather in online areas
- Adjusted sale value of JACKBOX+2 parts
- Bandits and Bandit Leaders on the field no longer automatically heal
- Changed mini-map icon of ranked bosses appearing in the Polluted Forest for Ender Busters to a double circle
- Volume can now be adjusted for boss enemy's voice appearing in solo mode Amasia Collapse Investigations: Final Chapter
- Roaming Drifter icon will now only be displayed on the Rankings screen and to other players after a certain number of Sorties have been taken
- Fixed the issue of Metallic Cradles displaying darker on the Rankings screen
- Fixed the issue of some icons unintentionally greying out on the equipment repair screen
- Fixed terrain issues in online areas
- Fixed the issue of the icon not changing properly when selecting a partner Magus on the Sortie Prep screen when you have multiple Magus
- Fixed again the issue of mouse aim receiving aim assist under specific conditions when using both a gamepad and a mouse at the same time
- Other minor changes and bug fixes.
*Times are shown in GMT.
*Difficulty level and rewards vary between Normal and EX (High Difficulty).
*Each listed timeslot represents a 30‑minute raid window.
*Please note that the schedule may be adjusted in future updates.
*For the latest details, please check in‑game.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of you who have supported this title.
Thank you for your continued support of "SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada."
Join our official Discord community, where a diverse group of Drifters are waiting!
*This reward is for drifters who have unlocked Eastern Amasia - Rainy Season as of January 8th, 6:59am (PST) / January 8th,2026 3:59pm (CET).
*The top 100 users across all platforms will be eligible.
Don't miss this chance and claim your Drifter Pass rewards!
*The top 100 users across all platforms will be eligible.
*We plan to announce the mid-way report around January 3rd on the official X.
*Event rewards will be distributed after the event ends. The reward redemption period will be announced after the event ends. Please note that there is a deadline for receiving rewards.
- New PvPvE area Polluted Forest added
- Polluted Forest New Game Mode Ender Busters PvPvE added
- New APK Weapons/APK Cradles added
- New Butcher Bandits added
- New Relics added
- Amasia Investigations Final Chapter added
About the Label Function Test
We are adding a function that displays an icon above a player's name (after Magus analysis) based on certain playstyles of defeating other players as determined by the game. Those with icons above their name will have the icon displayed on the rankings screen as well.
- Markers will now display where Butcher Bandits will appear on the entire map
- Butcher Bandits' titles will now also display on their notification and their titles will be visible
- When using Automated Replenishment in Sortie Prep, if Cradle Parts or weapons/excavators are not equipped, the bare minimum equipment will now be automatically set
- When selecting amounts in the Item Shop, after selecting the max amount for an item, you can now immediately change the amount selection to 1
- Butcher Bandits that used to only appear in East Amasia: Night will now also appear in East Amasia: Dry Season and East Amasia: Rainy Season
- Added a △ marker to Bandit locations on the full map of East Amasia: Night
- Some Epic weapons and Cradle parts will now be added to the Item Shop with request progress after unlocking East Amasia: Night
- Adjusted some fixed items, local survey occurrences, and items received from them in East Amasia after unlocking East Amasia: Night
- Removed the East Amasia: Rainy Season area requirement from Nest Orders
- Changed the sound effect when an Unknown Object is obtained in online areas
- Changed so that Bounty Target players also collect bounties for defeating Butcher Bandits and Bandit Leaders
- Balance adjustment for some weapons and Cradles
- Reduced completion requirements and adjusted rewards for Hard Requests unlocked up until the Season 3 Mid update
- Adjusted some AO Crystal exchange amount variations and limits
- Increased maximum amount of Heavy-Energy Ammunition, Large Ammunition, and Buckshot that can be held in one slot and reduced their weight
- Adjusted each type of Repair Kit's time required for healing based on their amount healed
- Reduced weight of Repair Kit DX and Repair Kit Ace
- Improved performance, increased damage, reduced weight, and reduced detonation timer of Hand Grenades
- Reduced the clear conditions for requests and required Butcher Bandits defeated amount up until the Molten Dunes
- Added weapons and Cradle Parts to some rewards for requests up until the Molten Dunes
- Increased damage done on successful hits to Parasitic Enders (except for weak point)
- Adjusted item drop rates of some enemies (Gazers, Parasitic Enders, Bandits)
- Reduced the amount of Gazer Electrified Framework required when crafting Superconducting Motors
- Reduced crafting times needed for Rare/Epic/Legendary equipment and items
- Reduced amount increased for Magus recovery item usage speed based on Collection amounts
- Reduced ranking score maximum for before the East Amasia: Night area unlocks
- Removed match rating grouping in online areas after the East Amasia: Night area unlocks
- Multiple servers have been randomly established due to the the removal of group matching
* When joining a raid, you will be sorted between multiple servers, and your chance of encountering the same players in the same raid is low.
- Adjusted matching control for areas before East Amasia: Night is unlocked
- Adjusted sell value for BOWIERABBIT GT+3 Cradle parts
- Fixed terrain and view issues in online areas
- Fixed the issue of receiving the Legendary Cradle Effectiveness effect when only partially equipping APK Cradle Parts
- Fixed incorrect parameters for the Guardian Body (Uncommon) skill Anti-Live Ammo Coating
- Fixed the issue of Sortie Unavailable not displaying immediately on the area's icon on the sortie selection screen when the time to access the area runs out
- Fixed it so that using weapons that require a charge when using recovery items will cause the recovery to cancel
- Fixed it so that taking falling damage when using recovery items will cause the recovery to cancel
- Fixed the sound effect when destroying Bandits and Parasitic Enders in Molten Dunes
- Other minor display issues fixed
Log in during the event period to receive the \, featuring valiant horns!
Furthermore, if we reach the goal, all Drifters will receive the special holiday-themed \!✨
*Mid-way results are scheduled to be announced around December 21st on the official X.
*There will be no additional rewards for this event.
*Event rewards will be distributed after the event ends. The reward redemption period will be announced after the event ends. Please note that there is a deadline for receiving rewards.
We will be conducting planned maintenance soon to deploy this mid-season update.
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