Eternal Return News

On September 25th (KST), we will not be able to process refunds or send Founder Pack rewards due to some of our internal systems being temporarily offline for maintenance.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Rewards and refunds will be processed the following Monday.

Hello to all wandering Lumia Island, GM Aesop here with some news.

We received a lot of feedback about ending the Open Beta; we’d love to allow everyone to play more, so we’ve decided to extend the Open Beta for a bit longer.

Open Beta has been extended until October 11th, 11 PM PST.

• We may be lacking in some areas, but the development team is working hard to release the game on Early Access and will continue to work on hard!
• We are planning to do balance adjustments twice before Early Access, once on September 29th, and once on October 6th. We ask once again for your understanding as we may not be able to implement many bug fixes or feature improvements at that time.
  
• We will be closing the servers from October 11th, 11 PM PST to October 14th, 2 AM PST in order to transfer data and set up the new Early Access client. The game will not be available during that time, including Custom Games and other modes.
  
• Please note that customer inquiries and answers on Discord may be significantly slowed at that time.
  
• We will discontinue the Founder Pack from September 30th, but all characters will be available through the free rotation during the extension period. The free rotation will go back to normal at the start of Early Access.
  
• Our team is doing our best to match this schedule, but please note that Early Access may face a 2 to 3 week delay due to this extension. If delayed, however, we will extend the Open Beta accordingly.
  
• We are still discussing the final details of the release with Steam. The entire schedule may vary by a few days depending on Steam's requirements and policy.
  

[h3]About the Steam Game Festival[/h3]
From October 7th 10 AM PST to the end of the Open Beta, Eternal Return will participate in the "Steam Game Festival".

• The Steam Game Festival is an event that gathers all Steam games currently having a "Demo".
  
• We plan to open Europe and South American servers during the festival:
  • Frankfurt (EU): 10 AM to 2 PM PST (7 PM to 11 PM CEST)
    
  • São Paulo (South America): 3 PM to 7 PM PST (7 PM to 11 PM BRT)
• Along with the promotion the festival provides, we hope to gain attention for our Early Access release and qualify for more promotion within Steam thanks to that.
  

As a part of the Game Festival, we will be hosting two developer Q&A streams on October 8th (3 AM PST for the Korean stream and 8 PM PST for the English stream). Following Steam guidelines, we will be conducting the Q&A as follows:

• The theme for this Q&A is mid and long term goals for the development of Eternal Return. Please feel free to ask us anything you want concerning the content of the game.
  
• We will be receiving questions ahead of time, from September 28th, 6 PM PST to September 29th, 8 AM PST (write questions here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1049590/discussions/0/2942496178854183221/).
  
• Depending on the volume of questions, we may not be able to answer all of them and will likely not be able to answer questions asked during the stream.
  
• Any questions that deviate from the topic, such as the current balance of a particular character or item, can be asked in our Discord server.
  

[h2]System[/h2]
Updating the matchmaking process and the display of dropped items.

• Players will now choose a character after matchmaking.
  
• No longer able to select duplicate characters between teammates in Duo and Squad.
  
• Players will be penalized for leaving matches after they’ve been found. Penalized players will receive a dodge penalty and will be unable to find a match for a bit.
  
• At the moment, players will be unable to change weapons in the loading screen after choosing it during the character selection phase, but will be enabled at a later patch.
  
• Enabled chat between teammates during character selection and the loading screen.
  
• Name of dropped items have the color corresponding to their rarity.
  
• If the item dropped on the ground is a material needed for your Saved Plan, the name of the item will have a yellow triangle.
  

[h2]Character[/h2]
[h3]Spotlight - Hyunwoo[/h3]
Hyunwoo has reigned at the top of the win rate list but has had, by far, the lowest kill count. He had raw strength, but Hyunwoo's tactical play/macro game was..monotonous.
Instead of nerfing Hyunwoo's passive and adjusting his items, we’d like to try to adjust both his normal attacks and skills to allow more aggressive and confrontational gameplay styles.

• Dogfight (Passive)
  • Dogfight stacks received when attacking 2 —> 4
    
  • Dogfight activation at 32/28/24 stacks —> 50 stacks (fixed)
• Stomping Foot (Q) cooldown 11/10/9/8/7s —> 10/9/8/7/6s
  
• Bluff (W)
  • Cooldown 28/26/24/22/20s —> 28/25/22/19/16s
    
  • Duration 3s → 2.5s
• First Attack (E)
  
  • Cooldown 18/17/16/15/14s —> 14/13.5/13/12.5/12s
    
  • Hitbox range is no longer 0.5m bigger than the animation.
• Haymaker (R)
  • Range 1.5 ~ 4.2m → 3 ~ 4.2m
    
  • Cooldown 100/90/80 → 70/65/60s

[h3]Fiora[/h3]
The Graceful Fencer has no problem sticking to players, so she’ll take a small nerf to her mobility. We don’t want to destroy her early game, so we’re first lowering her team mode strength..

• Damage received in Squad mode 97% → 94%
  
• Marche & Rompre (E)
  • 2nd charge range 5m → 4m
    
  • Extra Damage Attack Power ratio 0.8 → 0.5

[h3]Hart[/h3]

• Damage dealt in Duo and Squad mode 100% → 95%
  

[h3]Hyejin[/h3]
Hyejin's fear doubled with the Bow weapon skill (Rain of Arrows) was a little too synergetic.

1. Cooldown until enemies can get feared again 7s → 8s
   

[h3]Isol[/h3]
Isol's early game needed some love, so we’ve touched his base stats a bit. Also adjusted the skills so Semtex Bomb (Q) can be used without Rebel Assault (W) more often.

• Base HP 470 → 500
  
• Base Attack Power 27 → 30
  
• Semtex Bomb (Q) cooldown 20/18/16/14/12s —> 18/16/14/12/10s
  
• Camouflage (E)
  • Invisibility now starts right after skill activation rather than after the forward roll.

[h3]Jackie[/h3]

• Damage received in Duo mode 97% → 95%
  
• Damage received in Squad mode 95% → 93%
  

[h3]Li Dailin[/h3]
Even after a slight decrease following the last patch, Li Dailin still has one of the highest pick rates. We’re looking at her early game through Spirited Kick (Q). An early weapon and three consecutive kicks can HURT.

• Spirited Kick (Q)
  • Base Damage 24/48/72/96/120 → 20/40/60/80/100
    
  • Enhanced Damage 32/64/96/128/160 → 28/56/84/112/140
    
  • Base Damage ratio 0.6 → 0.5
    
  • Enhanced Damage ratio 0.8 → 0.7

[h3]Magnus[/h3]
The duration of the movement speed reduction on Broken Bullet (Q) was way long compared to other skills. We’re also trying to lower Magnus's CC abilities with the Bat weapon skill(Full Swing), especially in Squad mode.

• Damage dealt in Squad mode 100% → 92%
  
• Broken Bullet (Q) movement speed reduction duration 4s → 3s
  

[h3]Sissela[/h3]
The Incurable Patient is a very good teammate.

• Damage dealt in Duo and Squad mode 90% → 87%
  

[h3]Xiukai[/h3]
Little more love for Solo Xiukai but making sure the Juggernaut Chef isn’t oppressive in team modes where he already shines.

• Heavy Meal (W) cooldown 18/16/14/12/10s → 16/14/12/10/8s
  
• Damage dealt in Duo mode 100% → 95%
  
• Damage dealt in Squad mode 95% → 92%
  

[h3]Yuki[/h3]

• Damage dealt in Squad mode 100% → 95%
  

[h3]Zahir[/h3]

• Zahir - Throw weapon base attack speed 0.59 → 0.62
  
• Damage dealt in Squad mode 93% → 95%
  
• Bhargavastra (R) - Now grants vision at the location used.
  

[h2]Weapon[/h2]
Increased some melee weapon attack ranges to help smooth out movement and attacks. Also some other adjustments.
[h3]Glove[/h3]

• Attack range 0.75 → 0.85m
  
• One Inch Punch
  • Movement Speed -0.1 [REMOVED]

[h3]Tonfa[/h3]

• Attack range 0.85 → 1m
  
• Skill Amplification per mastery level 1.5% → 2%
  

[h3]Two-handed Sword[/h3]

• Attack range 1.35 → 1.5m
  
• Monohoshizao
  • Attack Power 60 → 65

[h3]Rapier[/h3]

• Quick Cut (Rapier Weapon skill) distance 6m → 5m
  

[h3]Dual Swords[/h3]

• Divine Dual Swords
  • Attack Power 35 → 38

[h3]Spear[/h3]

• Lance of Poseidon
  • Attack Power 160 → 145
• Gentian Silver Gun
  • Attack Power 100 → 105
• Dragon Guandao
  • Movement Speed -0.2 → -0.15
• Cosmic Bident
  • Attack Power 180 → 165

[h3]Bat[/h3]

• Full Swing (Weapon Skill): Stun duration if the enemy hits a wall: 1s → 0.5s
  
• Extra Damage to Normal Attack per mastery level 5% → 4.5%
  
• Skill Amplification 1.5% → 1.2%
  

[h3]Sniper Rifle[/h3]

• Attack range 7.85 → 7m
  
• Skill Amplification per mastery level 1.8% → 2%
  
• Golden Rifle, Railgun, NTW-20, The Deadly Ray
  • Movement Speed -0.2 → -0.15

[h3]Assault Rifle[/h3]

• XCR
  • Attack Power 47 → 55

[h3]Pistol[/h3]

• Electron Blaster
  • Attack Power 65 → 70
• Magnum-Boa
  • Attack Speed 15% → 25%

[h3]Throw[/h3]

• Attack range 5.5 → 5.8m
  

[h3]Bow[/h3]

• Rain of Arrows (weapon skill)
  • Max Damage 375/625 → 300/500
    
  • Max Damage ratio 2.5 → 2.0
• Twinbow
  • Attack Speed 40% → 50%
• Ancient Bolt
  • Attack Power 50 → 55
• Golden-Ratio Bow
  • Attack Power 70 → 60

[h3]Crossbow[/h3]

• The Legend of The General
  • Attack Power 85 → 75
• The Golden Ghost
  • Attack Power 60 → 70

[h3]Shuriken[/h3]

• Caltrops weapon skill duration 10s → 6s
  

[h2]Armor[/h2]
There’s synergy between HP and Defense, but there hasn’t been a lot of HP equipment. We’ve added HP to some items -- mainly chest armor.
Balance between strengths and weaknesses is a very important element of the game, but it’s unhealthy for them to be too influential. We’ve downgraded or replaced normal attack damage reduction and skill damage reduction, which could all but nullify specific opponents.
[h3]Head[/h3]

• Imperial Crown
  • HP +250 → +300
    
  • Skill Amplification 13% → 10%
• Laurel Wreath
  • Defense 12 → 18
• Motorcycle Helmet
  • HP +450 → +400

[h3]Chest[/h3]

• Blazing Dress
  • Defense 15 → 22
• Bulletproof Vest
  • [NEW] HP 150
    
  • Normal Attack Damage Reduction 17 → 10
• Battle Suit
  • [NEW] HP +200
    
  • Normal Attack Damage Reduction 18 → 14
• EOD Suit
  • [NEW] HP +350
    
  • Normal Attack Damage Reduction 18 → 10
• Sheet Metal Armor
  • [NEW] HP +100
• Amazoness Armor
  • [NEW] HP +100
    
  • Skill Damage Reduction 24% → 20%
• Optical Camouflage Suit
  • Skill Damage Reduction 18% → 15%
• Monk's Robe
  • Defense 2 → 5
• Windbreaker
  • Normal Attack Damage Reduction 5--> 3
    
  • [NEW] HP +50
• Wetsuit
  • Skill Damage Reduction 7% → 5%
• Fabric Armor
  • Defense 8 → 11
• Leather Armor
  • Defense 18 → 22
• Leather Jacket
  • [NEW] HP +70
• Military Suit
  • [NEW] HP +50
• Patched Robe
  • Defense 2 → 5
• Chain Armor
  • Defense 25 → 30
• Rider Jacket
  • [NEW] HP +70

[h3]Arm[/h3]

• Sword Stopper
  • Normal Attack Damage Reduction 14 → 11
    
  • Defense 23 → 26
• Draupnir
  • Skill Amplification 16% → 15%
    
  • Max SP +400 → +200

[h3]Leg[/h3]

• White Rhinos
  • Attack Speed 15% → 20%
• Maverick Runner
  • Attack Speed 30% → 15%
• Boots of Hermes
  • Out of Combat Movement Speed 0.1 → 0.2

[h3]Accessory[/h3]

• Magazine
  • Normal Attack Damage Reduction 8 → 6
• White Crane Fan
  • Skill Amplification 20 → 18
• Moonlight Pendant
  • Life Steal 18% → 20%

[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]
Thanks to everyone who reports these bugs, we couldn’t have done it without all your tenacious work!

• Two players collecting the same collectible at the same time will no longer both receive the item.
  
• No longer display abnormally short charging times when automatically replenishing charges.
  
• Xiukai no longer receives twice the stacks of Juggernaut Chef after being revived after being downed.
  
• Food made by Xiukai no longer loses the buff when dropped one by one.
  
• Fixed the bug with assault rifle reload not sounding when reloaded by Isol.
  
• Lowered the probability of bots tunneling on you in vs AI mode.
  
• For the sake of skill clarity, changed the effect of Jackie from “Hemorage” to "Bleeding" and kept healing reduction as just "healing reduction" instead of "Bleeding".
  
• Tooltips are now correctly displayed in all locations.
  
• Now correctly displays items that result in stacks of 2+ of said item being crafted. (Steel, Iron Sheet, etc.)
  

Starting now, we will only refunding up to 2 characters in NP if you have purchased the End of Despair Pack after unlocking the characters.

If you purchased the pack and bought characters in the pack with A-Coin, you will be eligible for 2 of those characters to be refunded in NP.

If you have purchased the characters, and later decided to support us by buying the End of Despair pack, you can also receive a refund for up to 2 characters in NP.

The pack is being sold at a very discounted price compared to its real price out of respect for our fans and players willing to support the project. After some possible cases of abuse, we decided to limit it to only 2 characters per transaction.

The two character refund is an approximate estimation to how much our backers are investing in the pack.

For information on how to purchase the End of Despair pack, visit https://eternalreturn.nimbleneuron.rocks/

For information on how to claim your pack, visit https://discord.gg/94CaNHt

To request your refund from the End of Despair pack, message us via Zendesk, https://eternalreturn.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

On October 8th, Nimble Neuron's very own will be hosting two (2) Q&A sessions, with questions asked by YOU!
We'll be opening two discussion threads on Steam for you to post your questions.

[h3]- Stream schedule -[/h3]
* Korean stream, featuring not GM Aesop (sad 😞): October 8th, 3 AM PST.
* English stream, featuring GM Aesop (yay 🤗): October 8th, 8 PM PST.

The streams will take place only on our Steam Store.

[h2]About the game[/h2]

Eternal Return is a unique MOBA/Battle Royale/Survival mix that combines strategy, mechanics, and cool characters. Choose one of the ever growing cast of characters, take on Lumia Island as one of 18 players - either solo or with a team, and prove your strength, ability, and wit.

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We have a very helpful community ready to answer questions and help new players all the time! Check it out here on the Official Discord