Official Launch Hyper Talk Recap

With Etheria: Restart officially launching on June 5, 2025, the development team hosted its second Hyper Talk livestream to share the latest updates, developer insights, and major improvements coming at launch. This guide summarizes the most important information from the stream, covering game systems, quality-of-life updates, launch plans, and future content.

Over 200,000 players participated in the last closed beta, with overwhelming engagement across Discord, Reddit, and social media. The team collected gameplay data and community feedback to fine-tune balance, improve user experience, and optimize launch content. Patch notes for launch changes will be posted soon on Discord.

• Animus Usability in RTA: Animus (Duplicate System) are fully functional in RTA and not restricted.
• RTA Shop Added: Players will be able to earn tokens through RTA and purchase dupe shards in a brand-new RTA-exclusive shop.
• Cross-Region Matchmaking Delayed: To combat early-game progression gaps due to time-gated content and regional reset differences, cross-region RTA matchmaking will be temporarily disabled and re-enabled later in Summit and Fearless Arena modes.

To improve Etheria’s extensive narrative and skill text clarity, the localization and LQA (linguistic quality assurance) teams have been expanded. Players are encouraged to contribute suggestions via Discord for in-game rewards.

Players also noted issues with daily reset times and progression lag between regions. While timezones won’t be fully synchronized, players are advised to join a server close to their location. To mitigate early disparities, timegated features are being rebalanced.

UI, Stats, and Combat Tracking Updates

• Role Clarity: While some characters can flex into multiple builds (e.g., Tiamat as tank or DPS), role tags in-game will remain minimal. Players are encouraged to use community guides for deeper insight.
• Damage & Healing Stats: Post-battle performance tracking (damage dealt, healing done) is being planned for future implementation.
• Key Bindings: Custom key binding support will be added, including layouts for movement and skill input.

Summon Banner Improvements

• Separated Pity Counters: Summon statistics for permanent and limited banners will now be tracked and displayed separately.
• Pity Inheritance: Limited banners (including Light/Dark) now carry over pity counts to the next banner of the same type.
• Lower Pity Threshold: Pity counters have been reduced from 100 pulls to 80.

Fixed Resistance Explained

Etheria’s debuff mechanics include a 10% fixed resistance. This means that no skill can exceed a 90% success rate, regardless of how much hit rate or accuracy is stacked. Hit rate can be raised to twice the base skill chance and reduced to a minimum of half.

Free Stamina Adjustments

In response to stamina concerns during the beta, the team has increased the amount of free stamina available from daily tasks. This change supports free-to-play players by enabling faster progression and broader gameplay access.

Character Generation Diversity

The team acknowledged mixed feedback regarding character variety. Future updates will introduce a wider range of uniquely designed characters, both male and female. Eight new Animus were already added in the last test, with more on the way for the Global launch.

New Animus Reveal: Mio

Mio is a speed-control specialist with freeze mechanics and turn meter manipulation.

• Skill 1: Single-target damage with a freeze chance.
• Skill 2: AoE freeze chance.
• Ultimate: Steals full turn meter from the main target and portions from all others, redistributing it to allies and applying speed up.

Mio excels in PvP as a first-action controller who can lock enemies down and accelerate allies.

New Animus Preview: Mizuki Makoto

Mizuki Makoto is a powerful melee warrior with a survival-first mindset. While her full kit wasn’t revealed, she’s positioned as a strength-based fighter and expected to debut shortly after launch.

Launch Banners and Returning Characters

At launch, Freya and Massiah will return as featured banner units. Players who missed them in earlier betas will have another chance to pull these high-impact characters early. Hoyan has also been teased! A character previously seen only in boss form and promotional content, will play a significant role in the post-launch storyline. Details remain scarce, but players can expect more revelations as the game expands.

Shell Story Launch Event

Etheria’s launch will kick off with Shell Story, a dice-rolling map event where players move their Hyperlinker across a board to earn rewards. Themed art and layouts will rotate in future events to keep them visually fresh.

Guild vs Guild – United Front Mode

United Front, the new Guild vs Guild (GvG) game mode, is in the final stages of development. It will feature territory battles where guild members collaborate to conquer zones and earn higher-tier rewards.

The Etheria World Series (EWS) qualifications have concluded for the beta phase. Players who qualified have been contacted, and launch rankings will offer new EWS qualification opportunities. Full rules will be shared on official platforms.

We are pleased to announce that two of our own staff, Neva & Ragewood, have qualified for the EWS. Make sure to check back here to see how they’re getting on!

• Launch Date: June 5, 2025
• Platforms: PC, Android, iOS
• Pre-Registration: Now open at Official Website
• Launch Code: Use Ethereia0605 to redeem free rewards
• Community Resources: Join the Official Discord and follow on social media for giveaways, news, and community events.