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The content mentioned below have not been released yet, which means they are all subject to change at Chromatic Games' discretion.
 
The content mentioned below have not been released yet, which means they are all subject to change at Chromatic Games' discretion.
  
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== Seas of Dragonfall ==
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== Sale/XP Event ==
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* A five day event starting on the 20th - 25th November.
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* Discounts for Bags, Vault and Gold Bundles.
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* Bonus regular and defender pass XP to help players finish out Season 2.
  
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''Seas of Dragonfall'' is the next expansion/major content update following Night of Dragonfall. As the name suggests, this expansion (with what has been revealed so far) will be aquatic-themed. The target date for release would be at the end of Q1 2024 (around end of March.)
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== Frostbound ==
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The next major content update will feature a frosty themed season. This update will be tentatively dropping on November 26th 2024 (but still subject to change if something unexpected happens).
  
 
=== Revealed ===
 
=== Revealed ===
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* New hero - Frost Weaver.
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:A DPS Hero - Will probably have 8 abilities and no towers.
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:Wields Magic Staffs as a weapon.
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:Will have an alternate costume.
  
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* A new hero called the Aquarion, she will be wielding a polearm as her weapon. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/7Rt4gr0.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* New frosty themed costumes for EV2, Barbarian and Aquarion.
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* A Pufferfish tower which has a 360-degree target radius that rains down spikes on 10 different targets (one spike per target), poisoning them (similar to how Lavamancer's Volcano works). <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/ngAsKxs.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* An Artillery Crab tower that fires squids, dealing earth damage and oiling enemies up. This tower functionally prioritizes air targets. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/I2cANgf.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* New Owl-themed Pet and Flair Mask.
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* A new shark enemy.
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* A new boss fight (said to be really cool).
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* Update will have a new Defender Pass Season.
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* New Defender Pass Season. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/viNYcDc.png|Referrence]''</sup>
 
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* A new diver-themed Hunter costume.
 
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* A new crustacean-themed Lavamancer costume
 
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* Shard Vault. (Slated to be in this expansion unless there's a serious development hurdle.)
 
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* A method to reroll pet elemental stats. It will involve a new possibly rare and expensive material, obtainable from pet consumable boxes and potentially survival caches. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/GqFt67T.png|Referrence]''</sup>
 
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* A new special variant of the Betsy Pet that will only have a limited availability of one month.
 
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* New black market items, possibly more [[Gold Plated Costumes]] for other heroes. (Best not to expect the original four returning to preserve the exclusivity for kickstarter backers.)
 
  
 
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File:Seas of Dragonfall New Hero Concept.png|<sub>Concept of the Aquarion.</sub>
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File:Frostweaver.png|<sub>Frost Weaver Hero.</sub>
 
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File:Seas of Dragon New Tower.png|<sub>Pufferfish Tower for the new upcoming Aquarion.</sub>
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File:Frostweaver alt costume.png|<sub>Alternate Frost Weaver costume.</sub>
 
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File:Seas of Dragonfall Artillery Crab.png|<sub>Artillery Crab Tower for the new upcoming Aquarion.</sub>
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File:Frost EV2 Costume Concept.png|<sub>New EV2 Costume Concept Art.</sub>
 
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File:Seas of Dragonfall New Enemy Concept.jpg|<sub>Concept for a new shark enemy.</sub>
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File:Frost Barbarian Costume Concept.png|<sub>New Barbarian Costume Concept Art.</sub>
 
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File:Seas of Dragonfall New Hunter Costume Concept.png|<sub>Concept for a new [[Hunter]] costume.</sub>
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File:Frost Aquarion Costume Concept.png|<sub>New Aquarion Costume Concept Art.</sub>
 
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File:Seas of Dragonfall New Lavamancer Costume.png|<sub>Concept for a new [[Lavamancer]] costume.</sub>
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File:New Frostbound Owl Pet.gif|<sub>New Owl Pet.</sub>
 
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File:New Frostbound Owl Mask.png|<sub>New Owl Mask.</sub>
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=== New Gamemode: Elemental Rumble ===
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'''''All sources are from Mr. Juicebags' reveal video.'''''
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* '''Will be included in Frostbound update.'''
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* The main gimmick of this gamemode consists of individual lane containing unique elemental mutators that requires different elemental damage to deal with them.
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* The Gamemode run on three different difficulties and 5 random maps that rotates on a weekly basis.
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* Every week will have a Mastery-style progression bar that grants rewards.
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* Elemental Armor - unique armor sets that grants unique set bonus based on elemental damage. Rare victory chest drops from Elemental Rumble.
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{{#ev:youtube|CHRU4L0Obpg|500|center}}
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'''<sup>Elemental Rumble Sneak Peak by Mr. Juicebags.</sup>'''
 
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== Beyond ==
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== Potential Features ==
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* [[User:Harambedd2|Harambe]]'s Streamer Backpack Flair (a DD2 creator program flair).
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These are feature that could potentially be implemented but are not fully set in stone and are very much subjected to change or being scrapped.
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* Pet UI modernization (to make it work with the material vault). <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/r8fLlzn.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* 2024 will have heavy focus on bug fixing and bringing more optimizations/stability <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/hHFJxia.png|Referrence]''</sup>. With Q2 of 2024 being slated to bring a massive game-wide balance pass and hero rework/overhauls (Huntress' and Apprentice's abilities for example) <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/fLLna9P.png|Referrence] [https://i.imgur.com/eCLIaB7.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* Potential Pet UI modernization. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/r8fLlzn.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* Removal of the [[Drakenlord]]'s bubble mechanic and appearance as a miniboss in Expeditions/early game. The Drakenlord's appearance within Drakenfrost Keep is slated to buffed into a proper boss. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/wRvdT9Y.png|Referrence] [https://i.imgur.com/gCvof6E.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* Potential Massive game-wide balance pass and hero rework/overhauls (Huntress' and Apprentice's abilities for example) <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/fLLna9P.png|Referrence] [https://i.imgur.com/eCLIaB7.png|Referrence]''</sup>
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* Potential addition of the [[The_Wyvern_Den|Wyvern's Den]] incursion map to [[Expeditions]], without the [[Betsy]] boss. <sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/kU1aiHh.png|Referrence]''</sup>
 
   
 
   
 
=== Potential Future Update Themes ===
 
=== Potential Future Update Themes ===
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Around mid-2023, CG put up a community poll<sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/sFT982O.png|Referrence]''</sup> to decide on an update theme after ''Seas of Dragonfall''. The four candidates are:
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Around mid-2023, CG put up a community poll<sup>''[https://i.imgur.com/sFT982O.png|Referrence]''</sup> to decide on an update theme that could happen after ''Seas of Dragonfall''. The four candidates are:
  
 
* '''Sky City'''
 
* '''Sky City'''
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It is currently unknown which theme has won the poll.
 
It is currently unknown which theme has won the poll.
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 14 November 2024

This article lists upcoming feature and plans that Chromatic Games teases through their official social medias (like Discord or Twitch Streams etc.)

The content mentioned below have not been released yet, which means they are all subject to change at Chromatic Games' discretion.

Sale/XP Event

  • A five day event starting on the 20th - 25th November.
  • Discounts for Bags, Vault and Gold Bundles.
  • Bonus regular and defender pass XP to help players finish out Season 2.

Frostbound

The next major content update will feature a frosty themed season. This update will be tentatively dropping on November 26th 2024 (but still subject to change if something unexpected happens).

Revealed

  • New hero - Frost Weaver.
A DPS Hero - Will probably have 8 abilities and no towers.
Wields Magic Staffs as a weapon.
Will have an alternate costume.
  • New frosty themed costumes for EV2, Barbarian and Aquarion.
  • New Owl-themed Pet and Flair Mask.
  • Update will have a new Defender Pass Season.
Credits to Sab and Juicebags for providing the images.

  • Frost Weaver Hero.

  • Alternate Frost Weaver costume.

  • New EV2 Costume Concept Art.

  • New Barbarian Costume Concept Art.

  • New Aquarion Costume Concept Art.

  • New Owl Pet.

  • New Owl Mask.

New Gamemode: Elemental Rumble

All sources are from Mr. Juicebags' reveal video.

  • Will be included in Frostbound update.
  • The main gimmick of this gamemode consists of individual lane containing unique elemental mutators that requires different elemental damage to deal with them.
  • The Gamemode run on three different difficulties and 5 random maps that rotates on a weekly basis.
  • Every week will have a Mastery-style progression bar that grants rewards.
  • Elemental Armor - unique armor sets that grants unique set bonus based on elemental damage. Rare victory chest drops from Elemental Rumble.

Elemental Rumble Sneak Peak by Mr. Juicebags.

Potential Features

These are feature that could potentially be implemented but are not fully set in stone and are very much subjected to change or being scrapped.

  • Potential Pet UI modernization. [1]
  • Potential Massive game-wide balance pass and hero rework/overhauls (Huntress' and Apprentice's abilities for example) [2] [3]
  • Potential addition of the Wyvern's Den incursion map to Expeditions, without the Betsy boss. [4]

Potential Future Update Themes

Around mid-2023, CG put up a community poll[5] to decide on an update theme that could happen after Seas of Dragonfall. The four candidates are:

  • Sky City
  • Crystalline Dimension
  • Carnival/Circus
  • Space

It is currently unknown which theme has won the poll.

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