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OPEN BETA SEASON 1: TOXIC RECKONING // PATCH 0.27

02.28.2024

Patch 0.27 Now Live

Parallel is launching into Open Beta with Season 1: Toxic Reckoning, starting February 29th. This season’s Battle Pass introduces a new Universal Legendary card, Ghosan, Viper of Ceres, alongside exclusive cosmetics and additional rewards. Updates include: adjustments to PRIME emissions, Replication cost reductions, Apparition crafting adjustments, several bug fixes, lower minimum required specs, and Closed Beta Season 7 raffle info. Read below for more info!

TL;DR

  • Open Beta is here!

  • A new Battle Pass featuring a new playable card, exclusive cosmetics, and additional rewards will be starting with Open Beta Season 1 on March 1st @ 00:00 UTC.

  • Closed Beta Season 7 Battle Pass card claim and cosmetic upgrades will be ending on March 8th @ 00:00 UTC.

  • PRIME Emission Adjustments

  • Replication Cost Reduction

  • Apparition Crafting Adjustments

  • Card Change - Master Thief Kozo

  • Bug Fixes

  • Updated Minimum Requirement Specs

  • Known Issue Identified: Blacked Out Cards

  • Closed Beta Season 7 SE + MP Raffle

  • Open Beta Season 1 SE + MP Raffle

Open Beta is here!

We are proud to announce that Parallel is officially moving into Open Beta. Starting February 29th @ 15:00 UTC [February 29th @ 10 ET], alongside the start of Open Beta Season 1: Toxic Reckoning, any and all players will now be able to access and play the game. Head to https://parallel.life/signup to set up your account today!

Open Beta Season 1: Toxic Reckoning

New Playable Universal Legendary Card - Ghosan, Viper of Ceres

Open Beta Season 1 will introduce one new playable card: Ghosan, Viper of Ceres

His quest for vengeance starts now. Unlock Ghosan, Viper of Ceres.

New Cosmetics - Paragon Skins, Card Back, Card Frame, Title

Open Beta Season 1 Title Achievement: “Viper of Ceres”

Title: “Viper of Ceres” can be earned by reaching Level 33 within the Open Beta Season 1 Battle Pass.

Each Season we will continue to offer new cards and cosmetics exclusive to the Battle Pass.

Closed Beta Season 7 Battle Pass Claim/Upgrade Window Closing

Battle Pass Card Claims and Cosmetic Upgrades for Closed Beta Season 7 will be closing on March 8th @ 00:00 UTC. If you intend to upgrade or claim any of the Paragon Skins, Card Back, Card Frame, or New Cards from this Season, please claim and mint before this deadline.

PRIME Emissions Adjustments

Global Emissions Increased - Baseline emissions have been increased by 15%.

Highest Rank Modifier Increased - The highest rank modifier has been increased.

Prismatic Key Modifier Increased - The PRIME bonus from wins with the Prismatic Key’s selected Parallel have been increased from 35% -> 50%.

Replication Cost Reduction

The cost to create Echos has been substantially reduced across the board. This aligns with an increase to PRIME emissions to enhance the depth of our trading card ecosystem. These changes are aimed to go live within 24 hours of February 28th.

Learn more about Replication and Echo cards here or in the FAQ section on our official website.

Apparition Crafting Adjustments

As we move into Open Beta, we will be tuning both cost to craft and Scrap gained from Scrapping to align with our estimated progression rates gathered during Closed Beta, resulting in the following changes:

Common

Cost to craft: 30 -> No Change

Scrap gained from Scrapping: 5 -> No Change

Uncommon

Cost to craft: 150 -> No Change

Scrap gained from Scrapping: 30 -> 25 (-5)

Rare

Cost to craft: 600 -> 650 (+50)

Scrap gained from Scrapping: 150 -> 125 (-25)

Legendary

Cost to craft: 3000 -> 3300 (+300)

Scrap gained from Scrapping: 600 -> 550 (-50)

Card Change

Master Thief Kozo

Old Function - Muster: Reveal a random enemy bank card. You may play a copy of it.

When this unit would enter the waste, put it into your hand instead.

New Function - Muster: Reveal a random enemy bank card. You may play a copy of it.

When this unit would be destroyed, put it into your hand instead.

Bug Fixes

  • Ephrath’s Attendant - Fixed an issue where you could activate Ephrath’s Attendant’s ability more than once per turn.

  • Enhanced Exoskeleton - Fixed an issue where a Unit with Enhanced Exoskeleton would not properly be destroyed when reaching 0 Health.

  • Formidable Presence / Synchronicity / Backup Copy - Fixed an issue where a Bulwark Seed created from Formidable Presence could exist in the player’s hand following an interaction with Synchronicity and Backup Copy.

  • Gallian Recombinant - Fixed an issue when you would use two Gallian Recombinants where the second choice was being overwritten by the first choice.

  • Maritus, Aetian Recombinant - Fixed an issue where Maritus, Aetian Recombinant would not correctly lose gained abilities when returned to the player’s hand.

  • Mizra Loyalist / Cape of Char Mahal - Fixed an issue where Mizra Loyalist’s stats were not properly increased when revived by the Cape of Char Mahal.

  • Mortal Echo - Fixed an issue where Mortal Echo could cause Token Units to exist in the Waste.

  • Reluctant Berserker / Virulent Spores - Fixed an issue where Reluctant Berserker would not be destroyed if it reached 0 Health through Decay damage.

Updated Minimum Requirement Specs

Operating System: Windows 7 (64-bit version)

Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90 GHz, or better

RAM: 4 GB

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 1060 (6 GB), or better

Hard Drive: 4 GB available storage

DirectX Version: DirectX 12

Known Issue Identified: Blacked-Out Cards

We have identified the root cause of the blacked-out cards issue that users under minimum requirement specs have been experiencing. Thank you to our community QA members who took up the challenge of helping us in testing and identifying the cause of this error! We are now working towards a fix for this issue and will likely hotfix when ready.

Reminder: If your system does not meet the minimum requirement specs we cannot guarantee an issue-free experience.

Closed Beta Season 7 SE + MP Raffle

Our raffle for Closed Beta Season 7 will occur after the first week of March. If you’ve minted or purchased the First Edition [FE] version of Ilana, Keeper of the Vault during Closed Beta Season 7 and continue to hold the cards in your wallet during the snapshot on March 8th @ 00:00 UTC, you will be automatically entered for a chance at both the Special Edition [SE] and Masterpiece [MP] of Ilana, Keeper of the Vault. If you’ve minted or purchased the First Edition [FE] version of Astel’s Glaive during Closed Beta Season 7 and continue to hold the cards in your wallet during the snapshot on March 8th @ 00:00 UTC, you will be automatically entered for a chance at both the Special Edition [SE] and Masterpiece [MP] of Astel’s Glaive. Winners will have their SE or MP automatically sent to their wallet. Each First Edition [FE] card represents a chance at a Special Edition [SE] or Masterpiece [MP]. Please note the claim period for Ilana and Astel’s closes on March 8th @ 00:00 UTC. Please claim and mint before this deadline.

Open Beta Season 1 SE + MP Raffle

Open Beta Season 1 will include a Masterpiece and Special Edition raffle for Ghosan, Viper of Ceres. More details for this raffle will be provided at the end of Open Beta Season 1.

Notes from the Game Team:

It’s finally here. The open beta release of our baby out into the world. Because of that you’ll notice there aren’t really any balance changes to the cards and that’s for two reasons really. First, we’ve been wholly focused on client stability and optimization. It’s crucial the client run smoothly and on as many machines as possible as we let it out into the world. That’s really what’s best for the long term success of the game. Second, it turns out, contrary to some people’s beliefs, the game is pretty healthy. The win rates of each parallel are in a healthy range. That’s not to say that every paragon in each parallel is at 50%, they really shouldn’t be, but that you can build a competitive deck with each parallel and win. Lastly, we think there’s still a lot of room to explore in the current meta and we’ll all be surprised what happens as more heads get into the game and build decks. Good luck, and welcome to the beginning of the story.