Free Fire March 2023 Update: OB39 update notes; see what changes

The Free Fire update takes place this Wednesday, March 22 from 1:00 am

17 de March de 2023 Ronny Rolim

Free Fire reached 2023 as one of the most downloaded games of the year and remains the main Battle Royale in Brazil and the world. Now, Garena 's flagship game will bring a major update to keep the game high and, as usual, the new Free Fire March 2023 update is about to arrive, bringing new characters, weapon balancing, gameplay improvements and other features.

Now, Free Fire Mania , the largest independent Free Fire portal in the world with around 10 million monthly hits, exclusively publishes the notes with all the changes that are about to arrive in Garena's Battle Royale. Also, the Free Fire March 2023 update , with version OB39.

Free Fire Update March 2023: know everything that will change

characters and pets

Character and Pet system undergoes changes in the 2023 Free Fire update

Character system change

Get characters using Gold , instantly at maximum skill power. Let's make a combination of your favorite skills now!

“Abilities are one of the most recognizable things in Free Fire and we want all players to experience using their character's abilities! So please try combining new skill combinations without worrying!”

Changes to character and pet mechanics

All characters can be obtained using Gold.

Character and pet skills are obtained directly at maximum power. Levels no longer affect skill attributes.

Changing the character will only affect appearance. To quickly change the combination of skills, you can change it through your skill presets. You can change character skill in preset.

The character page now contains a custom section.

Default. You can change up to 5 preset combos here, including character appearance, character skills, pet skills and equipment.

You can link Presets to details in various modes (Battle Royale, Contra Squad, Gladiators, etc). The default will be
automatically used for this mode,

You can copy and paste preset codes (either someone else's or your own) into the new slot, or you can use the recommended presets.

You can view the character list by pressing your character. We also added artistic skins for different characters.

The VINCULO system will no longer be available. Your character's Bond will now be sent to you within 10 business days of updating to the new OB39 version, so don't worry!

Changes to the pet system

The pet system is now part of the character page.

You can now hide your pet during the game. (Once set, your pet will be automatically hidden during the match; there is no need to repeat it again.)

Pet levels changed from 7 to 4 (only reward levels still exist). The total rewards have not changed and data from the previous tier will be forwarded.

Awakening the character will be easier

Get quest progress only by using the skills of the character you want to awaken.

Quests will not be updated daily, so progress collected will not be lost.

Less gold will be needed to upgrade quests.

New Character

Orion

Orion is someone struggling to find his identity in a world that has taken everything he has. Your journey is the journey of someone looking for their place in this world.

Its ability, called the Purple Wave , keeps users immune to damage for some time and absorbs their enemies' HP.

“Orion has the Crimson Energy talent, which allows him to unleash power to make him immune to damage for a while and absorb HP from enemies, this energy gives Orion an advantage and more opportunities.”

New Awakened Character

Alvaro

Alvaro will gain an additional skill , currently grenade damage is increased by 20%, after the changes grenades will be divided into 3 parts ( after being thrown ) that deal 30% of the original damage.

Character changes

See below how the skills of the following characters will look after the Free Fire update in March 2023:

Ford : Restores HP points for a few seconds after damage.

Xtrema : Increases HP and recovery effectiveness when using skills.

Diana : Increases fire rate and movement speed after defeating enemies in matches.

Otho : Creates a field that slows and marks enemies when Otho or the enemy is knocked down.

Alok : will recover 3 HP for 10 seconds.

battle royale

BR mode missions

Mission time!

“In the world of Free Fire, Kelly is getting tired of long trips in Battle Royale mode. He decided to introduce a new quest system. Kelly will initiate certain events once the quest is completed!”

The quest will appear during the match. Players will start the event after completing the challenge. All missions and events are random.

Some matches will have hidden quests, and the quest in question will automatically start after the challenge ends.

super revive

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Activate the super revive card to return your friends in the match and for them to get better equipment when they return.

Daily missions in Contra Squad

Now comes the new benefit! Complete daily quests to earn rewards!

“We noticed that many of you like the daily quest in Ranked Battle Royale, so we added quests and rewards for Ranked CS. Let's complete daily quests to get more rewards!”

Earn Protection Points for your first Booyah in Ranked CS.

Complete daily missions in ranked CS to earn rank tokens.

Ranked History

Your past can help your future!

“In this update, you can get your achievements first and save highlights from previous seasons. Let's record and see how you progress!"

map changes

Alpine is back!

“Alpine is back in map options in ranked modes. Let's play on this fun map!”

Map options for Ranked Battle Royale and Ranked Contra Squad have been updated.

Maps that will be available:

shorts
New Earth
Purgatory
alpine

map protection

Not familiar with one of the maps? No problem! Every day, the first match on the map will not subtract points.

“Still afraid to try a different map for fear of losing points? Introducing Protection Points! Let's play a new map and feel the fun!”

Every weekend, there will be a map that will not subtract points (Except Bermuda)!

Optimization of the replay function

Minimum requirements for replay: 64-bit minimum and 1 GB of RAM.

Optimization for watching videos:

The number of rounds is indicated on the progress bar. You can press it to go round.

Pause function is now available.

After exiting the recording page, you are returned to the list of recordings.

Lobby Recording:

You can enable lobby recording through settings. Once you've done that, a recording panel will appear on your screen.

The recording size is 2.4MB/5MB, and the recording will be automatically saved in your device's album.

Only available on iOS systems.

group voice chat

Exclusive voice chat for you and your friends.

“When you and your friends team up with a random player, you will no longer feel awkward talking into the microphone.”

Now you can choose voice chat channel: group or all. For groups, conversations with your friends will not be heard by anyone else. At the same time, you won't be able to hear people talking in all mode.

No jumping over the gel wall

“Now players will no longer be able to jump over the gel wall in matches.”

While standing on the gel wall, pressing the jump button will display a notification saying you cannot jump.

Other changes to Free Fire

UI optimization for Battle Royale and Contra Squad results pages.

The new Battle Royale leaderboard lets you know the status of your teammates. In multiplayer, you can view the score by pressing the team panel. This feature is disabled by default.

Change the display position of the remaining number of players on the Battle Royale plane so that players who open the map can still see the number.

Zoom optimization when zooming the Battle Royale map, to make the operation smoother.

Item wheel optimization for ease of use.

More detailed scores will be shown on the results page.

Optimization for auto-download: auto-download will pause during gameplay and restart after match ends.

Special items will be more visible on the minimap.

Finally, the Free Fire March 2023 update will go live from 01:00 am this Wednesday, March 22nd and is scheduled to end at 10:00 am. During this period, Garena 's battle royale will have the servers closed for maintenance .