A summary of ABI's lore in just two paragraphs (for those of us who really love the game I guess? lol)

Arena Breakout: Infinite is basically the PC branch of Arena Breakout, and its lore is set in the fictional country of Kamona, a once-prosperous nation that collapses into civil war. The conflict starts when soldiers of the Second Legion revolt, splitting Kamona between the government-controlled south and the rebel-controlled north. The fighting turns places like Farm, Valley, Northridge, TV Station, and Armory into war zones, and that's where you come in: you're an operator entering these areas to loot, fight rival factions, complete jobs, and extract alive. The important twist is that you're not really playing a traditional "hero" — you're essentially a mercenary caught in a massive geopolitical mess involving factions like the Kamona Guard Corps, Tevila, and Blackgold, with characters such as Renoir and Ajax having their own histories and agendas.

And the lore has gotten much weirder over time. What initially looks like a fairly grounded civil-war/mercenary story gradually introduces secret laboratories, human experimentation, mysterious technology and biological threats. By the current Season 7: Utopia (2026), the game has gone full "okay, something has gone VERY wrong in Kamona" territory: zombie/infected zones have appeared across Farm, Valley and Airport, with mutants and different classes of infected enemies becoming part of the setting. So the overall arc is basically prosperous country → military rebellion → civil war → mercenary free-for-all → secret experiments/conspiracies → increasingly bizarre biological/anomalous threats.

Also, considering the present, it just goes to prove that the demographic who seemingly complain that the game isn't mil-sim enough and have strayed away from that were correct this entire time about ABI's direction 😅.

*AI was used to gather info on the lore and sum it all up.

**I searched for lore posts here in the reddit but almost all are from 1 year+ ago with the exception of a few

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u/olidiapm — 11 days ago
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INTERESTIIING!!

"First" Four Knights of the Apocalypse, huh? I find this veeeery interesting considering Tristan already exists. I'm sooo excited for Lance and seeing this just upped it for me that much more

For those of us with a good eye to catch it, what do you think this could mean? I think it's obvious by now that Lance is gonna introduce at least ONE new aspect to the game (aside from Bow being a new weapon added, which I believe to be confirmed) and this "First" 4KOA thing just goes to show that they aren't operating inside a box when it comes to the game's mechanical potential.

Could this also mean a newer version of Tristan will be introduced that's SSR? I think that's a given, but we never know how they'll deal with other versions of already existing characters. And I think Tristan HAS to be reintroduced cuz he's so amazing as a character and incredibly strong in 4KOA, so he won't stay as an SSR, should they decide to make SR an evolution-able mechanic

Orrrr ... Am I just reading too much into it and the wording could mean absolutely nothing? 😂😂

EDIT: Actually, I MIGHT be reading into this too much, but literally speaking this IS 4KOA's 1st limited pickup, as Tristan was not a limited pickup himself. But still! 😆

u/olidiapm — 11 days ago

How does the online coop work in this game? Is it like you only can invite people you know and not *search* for other players?

Title

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u/olidiapm — 11 days ago
▲ 5 r/7dsOriginGame+1 crossposts

What's the optimal pledge team for P10 Dianne as DPS

There's king and dianne, but who goes in the 4th slot? would you swap liz to earth burster or is dianne's combined ult unnecessary?

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u/olidiapm — 26 days ago
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so what's the new 4koa team and is new lance a MUST?

currently i was running the old best: Gawain, Tristan, Light Percival, Tioreh backline

if Lance is a skip, do I just LR percival and swap him for light, keeping Tioreh on backline

or get Lance, and do Gawain, Tristan, NEW Lance, and LR Percival backline?

asking because I'm F2P and would not mind skipping Lance, but want to LR Percival if it means making my current team that much more stronger

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u/olidiapm — 1 month ago
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Y'all really think Kid Lancelot will be bad in this game? lol

I find it interesting that some people whole-heartedly are looking past Lancelot just because the leaks have shown it's not the teen version, but the younger Grudge of Edinburgh version.

I didn't know until now that that's what even helped some decide whether to p10 Ban or not

Do y'all really think he'll be that bad just cuz he's the younger version coming into the game? lol

Personally, I feel like they're sadly mistaken. Not just that, I feel like a lot of these people haven't A) watched the anime/read the manga of 4KOA; and B) Don't know the true lore behind Lancelot and understand that even this version coming into the game possesses "Shining Road" and a F*** ton of magic power reserves

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u/olidiapm — 1 month ago

Are password managers generally safe to use?

Yea, we're supposed to generally change our passwords every now and then, but what's the best way to keep track of what password goes where? and I've got accounts on tons of sites and platforms. To somebody like me who've never used em before, this seems very tiresome and a bit of a hassle, although it could protect us

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u/olidiapm — 1 month ago
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YOOO! For the sake of Escanor, can somebody test this and let the community know how strong it is?

This seems like a HUGE number, but knowing how this game works, there could be the surprise of this being poopy for Escanor lol but i'd like to keep hope that Escanor could be that much more stronger!

This seems like a HUGE number, but knowing how this game works, there could be the surprise of this being poopy for Escanor lol but i'd like to keep hope that Escanor could be that much more stronger!

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/7DSGrandCrossReddit+1 crossposts

What should I be auto-ing/farming, as a returning player?

I've been tryna crush the story, currently on ch 22 and 600 or so diamonds out of 1500 but there are many LRs and such that could be leveled, teams to be made, etc., so which dungeons do I pop my stamina potions on to auto and afk?

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago

What's the skill rotation in pvp with gawain 4koa team?

Saw a dude here give a detailed explanation that was so beautiful but cant find the post in which he was replying to OP

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago
▲ 7 r/7dsOriginGame+1 crossposts

As F2P, I just want to know if Ban buffs Meliodas significantly enough to pull for him

Saving for Lancelot; Don't need another DPS until then (ESPECIALLY after being gifted Meliodas who fills one of the two slots for Monspeet boss).

But am willing to consider getting Ban at least base version if he's a significant support for Meliodas and dark DPSes

Note: My Dianne is P10 so no need for Ban's earth element to fill my DPS slot there; If you're a spender or anybody who isn't a F2P player that understands how to truly be F2P, leave your comments off this post

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago

How do yall feel about RESPAWN keeping the AA nerf a secret?

They published today that they had to do so in order to crack down on the bigger cheater issue, but costing controller players a 2-4% accuracy loss

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago

What upgrades are y'all choosing for Gibby + what sens on controller + what loadout do you run with him?

Crazy loaded question to put into a post, I know lol, but just wanted some guidance and info I could add to my decision-making when playing this beast of a character

I feel like his purple, either one could be played. For context, I always would go for shotgun, but after watching a clip online, I saw somebody pick 3 ult and ran smg sidearm with him

Also, I should add, this is only for the competitive side of apex and I'm searching for answers from master/pred players only. although if you're very skilled and would consider your advice valid, I will definitely accept them as well!

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago

Wanting to get back into the game seriously after 6+ years

Firstly, is it worth it? And what character(s) should I be looking out for

The reason I'm getting back into it is cuz im a huge fan, and I currently play 7ds Origin, but it just doesn't make me feel fulfilled because so many of the characters I love (Lancelot, Percival, Gawain, Ban) are missing

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago

If we get into legal trouble as foreigners, do we depend on the Filipino Attorneys, etc.?

Not implying that I'm in any sort of trouble, I'm a pretty boring person

But I am one that plans pretty far ahead and imagines a bunch of what-if scenarios

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago
▲ 19 r/7dsOriginGame+1 crossposts

With how quiet this update is, I'm calling it now but 2.0 is gonna be pretty huge

Also, I think this is the 1st update where we got no news of the character or livestream until the day before. I got good faith in Netmarble that they got a nice Ace up their sleeve, despite a lot of negative feedback against them online

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u/olidiapm — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/7dsOriginGame+1 crossposts

Total USD ($) required for the flying owl AND wolf pet (P2W)?

Any whales out there wanna pitch in with an answer? lol

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u/olidiapm — 3 months ago

Is the Solo Infiltration mode really going away on July 30 or that was just a rumour?

Needing to know if I should burn thru my 18 farm keys or take this much needed break that I want so very badly and go back to pvp for a bit

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u/olidiapm — 3 months ago