QoL Changes Added in the Latest Blue Archive Update

The Blue Archive update is on the horizon, and there are some fantastic QoL changes on the way. The game itself is brilliant, and incredibly popular. However, no game is perfect, and players are ecstatic to hear about these improvements. There are also brand-new characters, an event story, and new features in the latest update!

For more information about Blue Archive, check out the official website, and download the game from Google Play.

QoL Changes

Firstly, let’s go over the QoL changes that will be introduced in the new Blue Archive update:

• Lock Starting Skill 
  • You can lock the skill you prefer to use at the start of a battle now
  • You can lock a total of 3 skills
• Formation Preset
  • You can assign formations with the new formation preset feature
  • You can have multiple presets
• Tactical Challenge Skip Button
  • You can now skip tactical challenge battles to go directly to the results screen
• Skip Battle
  • You can skip battles in the Mission tab
  • You can turn it on or off
• Friend System
  • Manage friends from the Friends menu
  • Friend requests are shown with a red dot

New Characters

Next up, we’ve got some news about the latest characters that you can recruit! There are two new 3-star characters as well as a 1-star character.

• Wakamo (Swimsuit) 
  • 3-star
  • Wakamo is a Striker with the Dealer role
  • Her best position is at the back in the formation
  • She has a Piercing attack type
  • Her defense type is Heavy Armor
• Nonomi (Swimsuit)
  • 3-star
  • Nonomi is a Striker with the Dealer role
  • Her best position is at the back in the formation
  • Her attack type is Explosive
  • Her defense type is Special Armour

• Ayane (Swimsuit) 
  • 1-star
  • Ayane is a Special with the T.S role
  • Her best position is at the back in the formation
  • Her attack type is Piercing
  • Her defense type is Light Armor

Wakamo’s recruitment banner is “Endless Love Under a Summer Moon”, and is available between January 17 to January 31. Additionally, Nonomi’s recruit banner runs through the same period of time.

If you’re currently playing the game, it’s important to note that the pick-up recruitments for Atsuko, Azusa, Hanako, Hoshino, and Hina end on January 17 after maintenance.