Bandai Namco has fully detailed the second paid downloadable content pack coming to Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 this month, along with an accompanying free update for all players that will add new costume options for custom characters.
Time patrollers,
The question you have been asking since the DLC 2 announcement is going to be finally answered: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 second DLC will be released on February 28th, and the free update will be available the day before, on February 27th.
If you want a quick reminder of the DLC 2 content, here you go:
- Two new playable character: Champa and Vados
- New story content: The history has been altered! The God of Destruction Champa approaches Conton City!
- Additional stage: Unnamed Planet
- 8 new attacks
- Three new costumes
- Five new Super Souls
- One new vehicle: Space Pod
- New emotes
And we can now get into more details on the Free Update content that will be available for everyone on February 27th:
New costumes: Zangya, Bido, Android 15 and Metal Cooler
Two new expert missions: Broly and Janemba
New attacks: Focus Flash, Jumping Energy Wave, Menacing Flare, Tail Slice, Wild Hunt
New Tenkaichi reward: the Tenkaichi Tournament Jersey and new rules
New rules for the Tenkaichi Tournament, such the “Character” Tenkaichi, where all players will have to play the same character, or the “Group” Tenkaichi, where all players can only choose characters from a specific group, such as a “GT Cup”.
Additionally, several attacks and skills in the game will receive balance tweaks:
Kaioken Assault
- The amount of Ki required to deal attacks during Kaioken Assault is decreased from 500 to 200.
- The total damage is also decreased.
- After opponent uses Z Vanish during Kaioken Assault attacks, player will be able to recover from the immobile state more quickly.
Ki Explosion
- The amount of Ki required to release Ki Explosion is decreased from 200 to 100.
- The amount of damage is increased.
- The time allowed for consecutive Ki Explosions is shortened.
- After releasing a button, player will be able to recover from the immobile state more quickly.
x10 Kamehameha
- The amount of Ki required to release x10 Kamehameha is increased from 100 to 200.
- The amount of damage is increased.
- The attack detection time is shortened for the situation where player unleashes the skill by short button press.
Cross Arm Dive
- Player will become Invincible right after the skill is used.
- Player can move the character forward, backward, to the right and left by moving the left stick during jump.
- Also player can move the character by moving the left stick more quickly while falling to the ground.
Dodon Ray
- After unleashing Dodon Ray, player will be able to recover from the immobile state more quickly.
Mighty Explosive Wave
- The amount of damage is increased.
Crazy Finger Shot
- The amount of damage is gradually increased by consecutively releasing Crazy Finger Shots.
Burning Attack
- Opponent is able to guard in less time after being hit. Instead, when opponent gets hit by the skill consecutively, he/she will be blown away.
- Burning Attack will vaguely follow the opponent.
Go-Go Gum
- The time the skill binds opponent is shortened.
Rolling Hercule Punch
- Increased the number of additional roll from 1 to 2. The range of hit detection is enlarged.
- The amount of damage is increased.
- Player character will not wince if being attacked just before throwing a punch.
Punisher Drive
- Player can guard the last attack.
Gigantic Meteor
- The hit detection time is shortened.
Hell Flash
- The amount of damage is increased.
Purification
- The amount of Stamina automatically consumed during Purification is decreased.
- The immobile period is shorter after unleashing the Kick Hit (Circle button).
- Also, opponent will not be able to guard for a longer time.
- Player will be able to change direction more quickly when dashing.
Absolute Zero
- Hit detection time is shortened.
- The immobile period will apply when unleashing this skill in any situations now.
- The frozen period of opponent is shortened.
God of Destruction’s Anger
- The amount of Ki consumed is increased from 100 to 200.
- Also, player cannot unleash this skill right after normal attacks.
Thunder Eraser
- Opponent can use Z Vanish more quickly after being hit by this skill.
Dragon Burn
- Opponent can use Z Vanish more quickly after being hit by this skill.
Fake Blast
- Opponent can use Z Vanish more quickly after being hit by this skill.
Shockwave
- Opponent can use Z Vanish more quickly after being hit by this skill while guarding.
Ki Blast Cannon
- Opponent can use Z Vanish more quickly after being hit by this skill while being blown away.
Dragon Fist
- Opponent can avoid this skill by Z Vanish.
The first paid downloadable content pack was released 20 December 2016. Downloadable content packs are included in the cost of the game’s season pass, which is available for $29.99 and will cover four total content packs.
Dragon Ball XENOVERSE 2 is currently available worldwide for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In North America, the game launched for consoles 25 October 2016 with a PC release following 28 October 2016. In Europe, the game launched across all platforms 28 October 2016. In Japan, the game exclusively launched on the PlayStation 4 console 02 November 2016. The game was also recently announced for the Nintendo Switch.
