Free Fire OB31 New Age Update Notes: New Rank Tier, Armor Items & More

The Free Fire OB31 New Age update is finally out after the game was down for maintenance for about 6 hours yesterday. The new update brings a whole host of changes to the game, including a much-requested new rank tier, as well as a host of map tweaks and the usual weapon balance.

The update is currently available for download on both the Google Play Store and the App Store, and players can either do it manually or be prompted to update after downloading Free Fire. The new update has been dubbed “The New Age”due to Free Fire becoming a winter wonderland. There are plenty of character buffs and nerfs in OB31, so players may want to rethink their basics and figure out which ones best suit their playstyle.

Free Fire OB31 New Age Update Notes

Character

Chrono

The devs point out that Time Turner was one of the strongest skills in the current meta and could have been tweaked a bit because “players are too safe when attacking from inside the shield. The instantly deployable force field leaves no room for opponents to react.”

That’s why the Time-Turner’s shield is now a two-way defense, meaning players won’t be able to shoot enemies outside of it.

• Time Turner:
  Creates a force field that blocks 600 -> 800 damage from enemies -> all sources.
  All effects last 3/3/4/4/5/5s -> 4/4/5/5/6/6s.
  Cooldown: 250/242/235/229/224/220s -> 180/164/150/138/128/120s.
  Removed: You can shoot at external enemies from the force field.
  Removed: Movement speed increased by 5/6/7/8/9/10%.
  New: The force field blocks all sources of damage from within and without.

Maksim

• Reduced the reduction in the use time of first-aid kits.
• 15/18/22/27/33/40% faster food intake and use of health kits -> 5/8/12/17/23/30%.

K

• EP recovery increased, MAX EP increased.
• Master of Everything:
  Psychology Mode: Recovery 2 -> 3 EP every 3 / 2.8 / 2.6 / 2.4 / 2.2 / 2 seconds -> 2.2 / 2 / 1.8 / 1.6 / 1. 4 / 1 seconds, up to 100/110/120/130/140 / 150 -> 150/170/190/210/230/250 EP.

D-bee

• Increased accuracy.
• Bullet Beats:
  Accuracy increased by 10/13/17/22/28/35% -> 20/23/27/32/38/45%.

lone wolf

“The lone wolf is back for a limited time only! In this patch, you and your opponent will take turns choosing the weapon you both use every two rounds. To win, you need to defeat your opponent using not only your favorite weapon, but the weapon of their choice. Do you have everything you need to win? See you in the iron cage!»

Map adjustments in Free Fire

• Increased map size:
  The developers noted that the “Iron Cage”was too small for 2v2 battles, so the size of some cells was increased.

New Ranked Master

“Introducing the rank of Master, a new rank above heroic. We noticed that the skill gap among heroic players is getting wider, so we decided to add a new rank to make the ladder more competitive.”

Armor

• Vest Booster – Reduces damage taken to limbs by 25%.
• Helmet Thickener – Reduces headshot damage taken by 36%.

For a complete breakdown of all the changes and adjustments in Free Fire Update OB31, please refer to the official website listed here.