Zenless Zone Zero’s latest Special Program was a big one, bringing us all the news about Version 2.4, the next major update. It’s called On the Precipice of the Abyss, and it will be available to download on November 26.
On the Precipice of the Abyss has tendrils in many areas of the game, touching several parts of its fiction as well as gameplay, so it’s one to watch out for.
Version 2.4’s biggest claim to fame is the introduction of the Krampus Compliance Authority, a new faction that’s affiliated with TOPS. This looks to be the oversight committee, dispatched after the squad’s adventure beneath Timesworn Hill.
The events of this narrative arch follow on from the Timesworn Hill crisis, which is partly why we’re going to a new area as part of this update. The old mining site can now be explored for the first time in a decade, now that the Miasma has begun to recede.
Our newcomers this time around are Dialyn and Banyue. Dialyn is an S-Rank Physical Stun Agent who’s a former customer service specialist. This isn’t just a backstory, however, as it plays into her gameplay.
Dialyn relies on two resources: Customer Complaint and Positive Review, but her core role is to stun enemies and allow teammates to unleash their Ults, with a nice boost to boot.
Banyue is another S-Rank, though he’s a Fire Rupture Agent. He uses his martial arts expertise to create combinations of might and grandeur. In combat, he pulls from Adrenaline and Wrathful Fires, alternating between the two to fuel his actions. There’s a bit of rhythm to his gameplay that might take you a little while to master.
Even more characters will join as part of this update, in the form of not one but two new Bangboo units. Birkblick is Krampus’ own proprietary lil bunny fella, who brings a sensor array that can transform into a cannon in combat, essentially tracking and immediately nuking targets. Then there’s Bild N. Boolok, a Support Agent-affiliated Physical damage dealing Bangboo bringing a giant block hammer to the fight to, well, smash enemies with.
It’s a bit of a winter party in Version 2.4, it seems, as the update will bring back Hugo (Attack – Ice), and Ellen (Attack – Ice), too.
You can also look forward to the return of the Bangboo auto chess event, which now includes PvE stages with unique rewards. In fact, playing this event is how you could get Bild N. Boolok for free. Lightstream Notes is another event that will be available for the duration of this update, and it will let you tag along with Ye Shunguang to New Eridu.
