Free Fire January 2022 Update: Maintenance start and end time revealed
While players are excited about the update, a brief maintenance break will be required for the changes to be available.
Garena surprised Free Fire fans once again when it was revealed that the OB32 update will be released this Wednesday, January 19th. While the update brings new features to Battle Royale, players should expect a brief maintenance period, which will take the game offline for a few hours.
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Now, the entire Battle Royale community of Garena can be aware of the next Free Fire update in January 2022 , which arrives on the 19th . While players are excited about the update, a brief maintenance break will be required for the changes to become available.
See more: Free Fire update date
Maintenance time for Free Fire January 2022 update
Every time a major update is released, the servers are taken down for maintenance. This is mainly done so that the servers run smoothly and players enjoy the latest update.
See also: Will Free Fire leave the Play Store? Will game end? What will happen in 2022
Update maintenance start time January 2022 : 0:01 (Brasilia time)
Update maintenance end time January 2022 : 10:00 (Brasilia time)
The maintenance time will start at 0:01 am and end at 10:00 am this Wednesday, that is, at dawn from Tuesday to Wednesday. During these ten hours, users will not be able to enjoy Free Fire.
They can access the Google Play Store and update Free Fire to its latest version, but they can only enjoy the game after 10:00 am . The arrival of the update on the Play Store and Apple Store depends on the device the player is using. As a result, players can use APK and OBB files to access the OB32 update sooner.
Expected Features of Free Fire January 2022 Update
Rewards for newbies
Novice or inactive players will have a new rewards interface starting in January 2022.
New functions in Battle Royale mode (classic and ranked)
In principle, the new Battle Royale functions are as follows:
- Sought mission;
- Supply mission;
Players must look for a blue icon scattered around the map, when accessing it, a hidden box will appear on the minimap. From there, they'll need to head to the location to secure loot like Med Kit, Inhaler, Vests, and more.
Aerial launch in Contra Squad (CS)
Despite the air launch in Contra Squad being confirmed by the Free Fire developers. In other words, AirDrops will also be available in CS mode .
New win options in Custom Rooms
In advance, the Free Fire team confirmed, exclusively to Free Fire Mania, the new options and rules for winning in Custom Rooms, check it out:
- Total annihilation;
- Points collection;
- Race timed;
New Pet Ludo game mode
The new Pet Ludo mode aims to start from a house of origin, being the first to cross a trail of houses, reaching the finish line. It is worth remembering that the game pieces are the Free Fire Pets.
New weapon TWELVE Charge Buster
The new TWELVE of Free Fire is available on the Advanced Server. Although the novelty has infinite ammo, just like the Plasma weapon, the new Twelve heats up quickly and players need to give their equipment some time to "cool down".
Characters: Olivia will have improvements, Maxim will be Nerfed
At first, two characters will suffer "Nerf" and "Buff" in the Free Fire update in January 2022: Maxim and Olivia. Players can find out more about the changes by clicking here .
Extra explosive protection
As informed by Free Fire Mania in this post , the level one vest will have an extra protection of 15%, level 2 will have a lower protection, of 10%, while level 3 will have the highest protection, of 20%.
Nerf and Buff on Guns
According to the developers, Shotguns and Submachine Guns have proven to be very powerful and because of this, all Shotgun and Submachine Guns will be nerfed in their range as well as in their ranged damage.
Also, SCAR , AUG and Slingshot will be improved (Buff).
other news
- Taster function;
- First two Safe Zones will be faster;
- Drone: periodicity, duration and item rotation will be adjusted;
- Like function to encourage your teammates when they make a good move;
- New CS mode loading page (Contra Squad);
- New safe;
- New rating icon;
- New webpage with rating related details;
- Custom lobby, including music;
- Vibration function;
- New pet Flash ;
It is worth remembering that the Free Fire update is scheduled to take place on January 19, 2022 and many news can be added until then.
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