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Season 7

Short introduction to S7

Season 7 will be released on September 16th!
This guide will provide a short introduction to the new season and what to expect.

Weapon Variety and Balancing

In season 7 we will see a lot of new updates and adjustments when it comes to PvP. In a try to improve and make the fights more fair, ABI have made several changes and balancing.

  • Increased effective range.
    • Effective range is increased for most weapons.
  • Increased headshot effectiveness.
    • ricochet chance removed from all helmets and face shields.
  • Ammo and gear cap.
    • Normal: T4 and below.
    • Lockdown: T5 and below.
  • Removal of T5/T6 armor penetration RNG.
    • Armor can only be penned once the durability reaches a certain threshold.
  • Flashlight Nerf.
    • You will no longer see the sun if you fight against someone with one or more flashlights. The flashlight will not affect players as much.

New weapons and attachments

  • A545
  • AK-15SC

Besides two new weapons there will be four new seasonal weapon attachments in hopes that it will make more weapons viable and therefor more weapons will be used in raids.

  • PCC-9 full auto kit.
  • M110 dual-stage trigger.
  • FAL recoil kit.
  • MPX "Vulcan" barrel.

Nerfed
  • HK and ACE31.
  • Tear gas duration reduced.
Buffed

  • SS190 ammo.
  • Flashbang blinding radius.
  • FAL, M110 and 9 other weapons (unsure exactly which ones at this point).

Other updates

Reds
Five new red items will be added in the new season. Two will be interactive musical reds. One of the new reds, Elysium, have been referred to as "the new Utopia" since it's worth 4,5M Koen. Elysium will be available in the Infection Zone only, meaning it will be found on the zombie versions of Airport, Farm and Valley.

Perks

  • Reduced sound-blocking effect on helmets.
  • +4 1x1 pockets.
  • Hidden compartment discovery chance.

Workbench
One of the big changes in season 7 is the importance of your workbench. If you haven't upgraded it to level 5 yet, this is the time to do it. Find blueprints in raids, from missions, buy them from the market or even snatch them from your friends. You can add two blueprints for each craftable item and the benefits are different depending on what you find. Some give you reduced prices while others give you a chance of something extra when crafting or even the chance of getting the craftable item completely free.

Post-combat Recognition

  • New inspections for dog tags.
  • Damage dealt/received in the final 30 seconds.
  • Share your raid highlights and achievements.

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Zombie Modes

One of the big changes this upcoming season is the new zombie modes, both PvE and PvPvE. You will find new mechanics in this mode with a merchant system in raid which will allow players to trade for both items and information. Once you're out of raid you'll find research progression that let you spend points earned in raid to unlock perks.
Four new tactical items exclusive for the zombie modes are also introduced: Lure Pheromone Grenade, Type 2 Lure Pheromone Grenade, Signal gun and Treatment Smoke Grenade.

Zombie Endless (PvE)
This mode will be found on Airport only, a game mode similar to the previous PvE modes but without fighting scavs and looting the map. Instead, you'll be fighting hordes of zombies. The zombies grow stronger for each wave and therefor it's important to complete missions and upgrade both your weapons and skills to earn more merits.
You do not bring in your own gear in this mode, you'll get weapons and armor in the raid through completing missions and trading with the merchants.

Infected Zone (PvPvE)
Your regular ABI meets biohazard. Not only will you be fighting other players but also six types of zombies will roam the map. This mode will be found on three different maps. Infected Zone is the lockdown version and Heavy Infected Zone is the forbidden version.

  • Valley (Infected Zone)
  • Farm (Heavy Infected Zone)
  • Airport (Heavy Infected Zone)

This means you will not be able to play "normal" forbidden Airport, forbidden Farm or lockdown Valley. Similar to distortion Valley you won't be able to play these maps in their "normal" version.

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