Thank you for your patience during the extended February 14 maintenance. As compensation for the unexpected delay, all Racers that log into KartRider: Drift during the next week will receive a 4,000 Lucci bonus.
Duration:
PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 14, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Wednesday, February 21, 2024 4:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, February 22, 2024 1:00 AM
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, February 22, 2024 9:00 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:00 AM
Details:
Once you log into KartRider: Drift during the noted period, the noted reward will be send to your in-game mailbox.
Rewards:
4,000 Lucci
Have a Blast! Item Mode Battle Event
Hey Racers!
Are you all ready to wreak havoc on the tracks?! It's time to load up the missiles and tune up your kart for our Item Mode Battle Event! Complete these mission tiers below in Item Mode and you can receive all the various rewards.
Have A Blast! Item Mode Battle Event
Event Period:
PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 After Maintenace - Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 7:59 AM PDT
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 15th, 2024 After Maintenace - Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 3:59 PM
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 15th, 2024 After Maintenace - Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 11:59 PM
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 15th, 2024 After Maintenace - Thursday, March 13th, 2024 1:59 AM
Event and Reward Details:
Complete these missions below to receive rewards!
Mission 1: Use 5 different character skills in Ranked Queues
REWARD: All-in-One Box (1x / all participants)
Mission 2: Use character skills and finish the race in 5 Ranked Queues
REWARD: Nice All-in-One Box (1x / all participants)
Mission 3: Use character skills 100 times in Ranked Queue
REWARD Special Outfit Box (1x / all participants)
Rewards will be distributed after the event period is over.
Rewards for Moonhill Finale Event Error
Hello Racers,
During the recent Moonhill Finale Event, there was an issue with the challenge "Finish 10 races in 1st place when matchmade". The challenge was incorrectly displayed as "Win 10 races in any game mode" within the game.
We apologize for any confusion caused by the incorrect challenge detail that may have impacted your event participation. For Racers who experienced the issue, we will provide the event completion rewards based on the conditions displayed in-game.
Reward Distribution Details:
Target: Racers who completed "Win 10 races in any game mode" during the Moonhill Finale Event but did not receive the rewards
Squad race counts the number of team victories regardless of finishing the race, and Solo race counts Racers who finished within the top 3.
Rewards: See below
Distribution Date: After the RISE maintenance ends on Feb. 15 (UTC)
RP/Lucci 100% Bonus Tickets boosts the amount of RP and Lucci awarded from races.
Bonus Ticket begins ticking down once the ticket is delivered to your Mailbox.
Bonus Ticket effects will only apply once the ticket has been activated in the [Garage - Items] menu.
200 Mission Points: 2,000 Lucci
300 Mission Points: 3,000 Lucci
400 Mission Points: 5,000 Lucci
The rewards will be sent to the in-game Mailbox and will be automatically deleted if not claimed.
Welcome to the RISE Update!
Our first update of 2024 is here, and we're making some big changes! Seasons are a thing of the past, Character Skills are hitting Item Mode, there are new tuning options for all of your karts, and so much more. Check out everything coming with the RISE Update below!
RISE Patch Notes
RISE Update Major Changes:
Rank-up through the brand-new Ranked Queue matchmaking mode.
Keep racing against your latest opponents with Continuous Matchmaking.
Revamped Tuning System with more options to tune your karts.
New Character Skills to give your favorite character a unique boost in Item Mode.
Redesigned Racing Pass with your choice of rewards.
The first Racing Pass of 2024 is here, and things have changed! Earn Trophies through Daily Challenges, and pick which rewards you want! You can also trade those Trophies in for our new Plus Boxes to try to get some of the Racing Pass rewards of yesteryear! Learn more in the 2024 1st Racing Pass post.
RISE Item Shop Update
The RISE Update is here with a wealth of new items to purchase for Lucci, K-COIN, and the new Mileage! We're skipping the weekly package drops and making everything available at the start, so check out everything you can get with this update! Learn more in the RISE Item Shop Update post.
RISE Update Events
Earn piles of Lucci, Trophies, special reward boxes, and more with a new set of events for the RISE update! Learn more in the RISE Update Events post.
2024 1st Racing Pass
The first Racing Pass of 2024 is here, and things have changed! Earn Trophies through Daily Challenges, and pick which rewards you want! You can also trade those Trophies in for our new Plus Boxes to try to get some of the Racing Pass rewards of yesteryear!
2024 1st Racing Pass
Racing Pass Duration:
PST/PDT (UTC -8/-7): Wednesday, February 14, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Wednesday, March 13, 2024 5:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, March 14, 2024 1:00 AM
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:00 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:00 AM
Racing Pass Details:
EarnEarn Trophies by completing Daily and Normal Challenges by racing in KartRider: Drift.
Each Challenge has different requirements, and may also impose additional conditions to complete.
Not all Challenges award the same number of Trophies. The number varies based on the difficulty or complexity of the Challenge.
Daily Challenges can be completed once per day, and begin and expire at 12:00 AM UTC.
Normal Challenges can be completed once during the noted period, and will not reset.
Leaving a race before it is completed will not count towards Challenge progress.
Additionally, some events will award Trophies, which can be used in the same manner as Trophies earned from Challenges.
Once earned from a Challenge, Trophies will automatically be sent to your Garage.
The number of Challenges completed in a week will also give a Clear Reward.
Racing Pass Rewards can be purchased from the Racing Pass menu by spending the Trophies you've earned.
Some Racing Pass rewards require you to obtain a certain number of Trophies overall in the period before you can purchase them.
If you spend Trophies on a reward, those Trophies will still count towards the amount needed to unlock the purchase of other rewards.
Some Racing Pass rewards can only be purchased by those who have purchased a Premium Racing Pass.
Trophies can also be spent on the Plus Boxes:
All Racers can spend 12 Trophies to purchase the Normal Plus Box once they have redeemed all non-Premium Racing Pass rewards, which contains a previous Normal Racing Pass reward.
Racers with a Premium Racing Pass can also spend 12 Trophies to purchase the Premium Plus Box once they have redeemed all Racing Pass rewards, which contains a previous Premium Racing Pass reward.
If you receive a duplicate item from a Plus Box that does not stack, you will instead receive Mileage, which can be exchanged in the Item Shop for a selection of items.
The full list of items in the Normal and Premium Plus Boxes and their odds of being obtained can be viewed by selecting the box in question and pressing the [View Contents] button.
All unused Trophies will expire at the end of the Racing Pass period.
Racing Pass Rewards:
Any Amount of Trophies Obtained:
Normal Racing Pass:
2 Trophies: 100 K-COIN
2 Trophies: Box of Chocolates Decal
7 Trophies: Lucci 100% Bonus Ticket (15 Days)
Premium Racing Pass:
On Premium Racing Pass Purchase: Racemaster Draky (Fine Character)
4 Trophies: Supercar Booster
15+ Trophies Obtained:
Normal Racing Pass:
3 Trophies: 2,000 Lucci
3 Trophies: Blue Essence License Plate
10 Trophies: Urus Performante (Fine Kart)
Premium Racing Pass:
2 Trophies: Phantom Thief Balloon (x50)
4 Trophies: Graffiti M Wheels
30+ Trophies Obtained:
Normal Racing Pass:
3 Trophies: RP 100% Bonus Ticket (7 Days)
4 Trophies: 3,000 Lucci
10 Trophies: Gymnast Vivi (Fine Character)
Premium Racing Pass:
2 Trophies: Stalker License Plate
4 Trophies: Half Face Wheels
60+ Trophies Obtained:
Normal Racing Pass:
2 Trophies: 100 K-COIN
3 Trophies: Lucci 100% Bonus Ticket (7 Days)
5 Trophies: 4,000 Lucci
Premium Racing Pass:
5 Trophies: Checker Board Tire Mark
14 Trophies: Stalker (Rare Kart)
Racing Pass Challenges:
Racing Pass Challenge 1 (UTC): Thursday, February 15, 2024 (End of Maintenance) - Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:00 AM
KartRider: Drift will undergo maintenance for 4.5 hours on February 14, starting at 2:00 PM PT.
Maintenance Duration:
PST (UTC -8): 2:00 PM February 14 - 6:30 PM February 14
CET (UTC +1): 11:00 PM February 14 - 3:30 AM February 15
JST (UTC +9): 7:00 AM February 15 - 11:30 AM February 15
AEDT (UTC +11): 9:00 AM February 15 - 1:30 PM February 15
Note: Maintenance schedule is an estimate and subject to change.
Maintenance Details:
KartRider: Drift will be unavailable.
Changes and Updates:
The RISE update will be released!
Learn more about the RISE update when the Patch Notes arrive soon!
Dev Blog - Introducing the RISE Update
Hello Racers,
I'd like to thank everyone for patiently awaiting the next update. We hope to shake things up in KartRider: Drift with the RISE update on Wednesday, February 14 (PT), and I'd like to share the key features coming in this update.
The focus of this update is on Variety and Persistence.
When it comes to variety, this update has new Kart balancing, as well as changes to Item Mode based on character skills. Our hope is that you enjoy experimenting with track-specific builds based on the performance of different Karts in Speed Mode, and discovering new strategies that take advantage of each character's unique skills in Item Mode.
For persistence, we're getting rid of the Seasonal system to minimize the gaps between content updates, such as the Off-Season, so that our Racers can enjoy KartRider: Drift without interruption. We know that there's been frustration caused by having so much content tied to each Season, and we're hoping to improve that by removing Seasons altogether.
In addition, we're adding new systems and UI elements such as the Ranked Queue, Continuous Matching, and the Chat system. There are also new convenience features such as toggling your balloon on or off, and new camera settings that let you adjust the sense of speed you feel on the track.
Lastly, we'll be showcasing a special collaboration with a legendary car manufacturer in the RISE update, so please stay tuned for more details!
We took a close look at the feedback from our Racers as we prepared this update, as well as your reactions to the Sneak Preview posts that we've shared the last few weeks. While we still have a long way to go, we’ve done our best to incorporate as much of your feedback as possible into this update.
With the February 14 (PT) RISE update, we're building on the core elements of the original KartRider and fusing them with new ideas to bring out the best of what KartRider has always been about. We deeply regret any shortcomings you've experienced since KartRider: Drift launched last year, and we've worked hard to make a better game for you to enjoy in the future.
We sincerely hope that you're excited for the RISE update on February 14 (PT), and thank you all again for waiting patiently.
Thank you,
-Director Jaewoo Seo and the KartRider: Drift Team-
Feb. 7 Off-Season Lucci Coupon
While you wait for the next update, please enjoy a 10,000 Lucci Coupon Code for every week during the Season 5 Off-Season!
Make sure to login to a Nexon account linked to your KartRider: Drift account to claim the reward.
Enter the code "YS8K2LJCG3RM" to claim the reward!
Coupon can only be redeemed once per account, and cannot be redeemed after the coupon expires at 12:00 AM UTC on Thursday, February 15.
The reward is sent to the Garage immediately upon using the in-game redemption function in the [Settings - Manage Account - Apply Coupon] menu.
The reward is sent to the in-game mailbox upon using the Nexon Redeem Coupon page. Items sent to the in-game mailbox must be claimed within 30 days of receipt.
February Highway Hangouts Livestreams
Hey Racers!
We're back with more installments of our Highway Hangout series of streams! These streams will be more casual hangout sessions with CM Smallerbee and occasionally a guest or two. We will run viewer games, license mission tips, maybe an improvised tournament, maybe a giveaway or two, and other secret bonus segments. You never know what's in store except a good time! Come check that out on:
Sneak Preview: Ranked Queue
Hey Racers,
Today we would like to share information regarding a new game mode in KartRider: Drift, the Ranked Queue.
In Ranked Queue, all Racers can play solo or in a party, queuing for matches as normal. You're given points based on the results of each of your matchmade races, which contribute to your overall rank.
The Ranked Queue exists for both Item Mode and Speed Mode, and you can get rewards for achieving each rank. You can also earn Place Rewards, depending on your rank when Ranked Queue ends. The Ranked Queue for Item Mode and Speed Mode each have their own separate rank systems and rewards.
Below are some examples of ranks you can achieve in Item Mode and Speed Mode via the Ranked Queue:
Item Mode Rank System Example:
Speed Mode Rank System Example:
(Note: These images contain gameplay features that are still in development, and may differ from the final release.)
