Changes Regarding to ★★★★ Weapons/Costumes That Are Not Limited-Time

Hello, and thank you for playing NieR Re[in]carnation.
This is a message from the management team.

Non-limited-time ★★★★ weapons/costumes that appear after Jan. 12 18:00 PST will be treated differently than those released before the aformentioned date.

Changes

The following four changes will be made

1. The amount of summon shards needed for weapons/costumes when they first appear
2. The duration of summons that feature new weapons/costumes
3. Applicable quest bonuses
4. The timing that weapons/costumes are rereleased

Details

1. The amount of summon shards needed for weapons/costumes when they first appear

The amount of summon shards needed for weapons/costumes when they first appear will be changed as follows.

On or before Jan. 11, 2023 PST Starting Jan. 12, 2023 PST
Exchangeable for 200 shards In addition to being exchangeable for 200 shards,
weapons/costumes can be exchanged for 100 and 150 shards, one time each.

2. The duration of summons that feature new weapons/costumes

The following changes will be made to summon durations
Summon durations may change depending on weekends and holidays.

On or before Jan. 11, 2023 PST Starting Jan. 12, 2023 PST
Approximately two weeks Approximately four weeks

3. Applicable quest bonuses

The applicability of quest bonuses will changed as follows.
Bonus effect amounts will change depending on the event. Some events may not have bonus effects.
For details on quest bonuses, please refer to event notifications.

On or before Jan. 11, 2023 PST Starting Jan. 12, 2023 PST
Quest bonuses only apply to events that begin alongside summons. Quest bonuses apply to events that begin alongside summons, as well as those that begin during the duration of the summons.

4. The timing that weapons/costumes are rereleased

The timing that weapons/costumes are rereleased will be changed as follows
This applies to non-limited-time weapons that appear in Abyssal summons.
The "timing that weapons/costumes are rereleased" refers to the timing that weapons begin appearing in all future summons. Weapons/costumes may reappear in summons before they are rereleased.
★★★ weapons/costumes will receive the same treatment only in regards to rereleases.

On or before Jan. 11, 2023 PST Starting Jan. 12, 2023 PST
Two months after the summons where the weapon/costume initially appears. Feb. 17 and Aug. 17 PST
Summons Release Weapon/Costume Rerelease
Weapons/ccostumes released from December 31 to June 29 PST Aug. 17 PST of the same year
Weapons/costumes released from June 30 and December 30 PST Feb. 17 PST of the next year

Note: The update timing for weapons/costumes that appear in Daily Summons, ★★★★ Guaranteed Summons, and ★★★+ Guaranteed Summons will also be changed. We will notify players with further details in a future notification.

Notes

  • The contents mentioned this notification are subject to change without notice.
  • Dates are subject to change due to weekends and holidays.

Thank you very much for your ongoing support for NieR Re[in]carnation.