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Time Takers PlaytestNewsCBT Day 5 Recap & Day 6 Update
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CBT Day 5 Recap & Day 6 Update

Time Takers Playtest · published 18 Mar 2026, 22:55 UTC

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Hello Travelers,

Yesterday, many of you shared your disappointment regarding the continued unavailability of the party matchmaking system. We completely understand how frustrating this has been and truly empathize with your concerns.

We are currently reviewing plans to restore the party matchmaking system and will share more updates as soon as possible.

Below are the updates based on the key issues identified up to Day 5 of the CBT.

⚠️ Key Updates

  • Tutorial

    • Tutorial has been simplified

    • Leave option added to tutorial

  • Balance Adjustments

    • Character Balance

      • Alis

        • Rainbow Disco damage adjusted:
          20/22/25/27/29 → 15/17/19/21/23

        • Blaster Shot damage adjusted:
          60/63/67/71/75 → 50/53/57/61/65

      • Cassie

        • Pudding! Disable duration reduced: 1s → 0.8s

        • Pudding damage adjusted:
          70/75/80/85/90 → 50/52/55/57/60

      • Yuna

        • Desperado Live firing duration reduced: 5s → 4s (DPS unchanged, total damage reduced)

      • Joran

        • Dimension Escape activation delay reduced:
          3s → 0.5s

        • Dimensional escape cooldown reduced:
          50s → 25s

        • Tracking Fire Grenade sub-projectile damage increased:
          9/10/11/12/13 → 10/11/12/13/14

        • Valax Battleship bombardment cooldown reduced:
          80s → 70s

      • Curtis

        • Perfect Invisibility duration increased: 5/6/7/8/9 → 6/7/8/9/10

        • Search and Run cooldown reduced:
          35s → 30s

    • Weapon Balance

      • Lightning

        • Damage increased: 8 → 9

      • Burst Rifle

        • Damage reduced: 15 → 13

        • Overheat increased: 0.8 → 1.2

      • Railgun

        • ADS(right-click) fire rate increased by 23%

⚠️ Known Issues (Under Investigation)

  • Matchmaking cancel function not working properly

⚠️ Upcoming Update

  • Party matchmaking system planned to be restored for Day 7

We will continue to listen closely to your feedback throughout the remaining test period.

See you in the game!

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