There is maintenance work on our European IDC scheduled for April 18th (Thrusday) and Piercing Blow service might not be available. Please check below for the details:
- EU Server
- Date: April 18th 2017
- Time: 8:30-9:00am (30minutes) CEST
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Piercing Blow Team
[E-Sports] PBWC Qualifier Online Tournament
Attention Operators of NA and EU servers!
Teams which will participate in PBWC Qualifier Online Tournament were finally selected!
We would like to congratulate all of you. We ask all the clans to contact us via esports@zepetto.biz with the list of 5 players and 3 substitutes (substitutes are nor obligatory) until April 13th.
[Reminders] - Clans which we confirmed to have used abusing techniques were removed from the list.
- In-game rank: at least First Lieutenant 1st Grade is required to participate in the tournament
- players who have changed clans after March 28th are not allowed to participate in the tournament even if their clan is ranked in Top 8
- If given clan fails to send us the list of participating players, it will be disqualified from the tournament
Best regards,
Piercing Blow
[Notice] Maintenance complete
Attention Operators!
The maintenance on all servers including US Original launcher is completed.
But it is possible that some personal game settings might be reset after you login into the game.
We will make sure to have this problem fixed as soon as possible.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
We are terribly sorry but our Maintenance will take approximately 1 hour longer than we expected. That applies to all servers: EU, US and IN.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Piercing Blow Team
[Notice] April Maintenance Note
Attention Operators!
Due to login issues on European Server we are planning to provide you with compensation items during tomorrow’s maintenance:
- To all users of European Server
- Compensation 1 : For items which were being used or expired - usage period extension (+3D) or new item (3D)
- Compensation 2 : 5000 Event Cash
- Compensation 3 : EXP +400% on April 8th and 9th, 19:00 ~ 21:00 CEST
※ Event Cash will be provided only for users who have had created their account(In-game character) on EU server before this notice was published
※ Event Cash will be valid for 4 weeks(28days) and it will be automatically removed after that period
We would like to apologize again for all the inconvenience and assure you that we will make sure such issues will not happen again.
Check below for the details regarding tomorrow’s maintenance.
[Time]
NA: From 17:00 to 22:00 Apr 4th on PDT.
EU: From 02:00 to 07:00 Apr 5th on CEST.
IN: From 05:30 to 10:30 Apr 5th on IST.
[Details]
※ 1+1 Promotion Reward issue fix
※ In-game bug fixes
※ new contents, promotions and surprise event
We are terribly sorry but we were experiencing some troubles with European physical server and that is why you were unable to access the game.
The problem is fixed now and Piercing Blow EU is up and running.
Sorry again for the inconvenience.
We will make sure to make it up to you so please check our websites and Facebook soon for the notice regarding compensation.
Best regards
Piercing Blow EU
[Notice] Temporary maintenance is completed
Attention Operators.
Temporary maintenance is completed.
Enjoy your PB :)
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On March 27th, Piercing Blow will go undergo a temporary maintenance.
We expect it will take about 4 hours (maintenance content includes bug fixes etc.)
Maintenance schedule summary:
NA: From 17:00 to 21:00 Mar 26th on PDT.
EU: From 01:00 to 05:00 Mar 27th on CET.
IN: From 05:30 to 09:30 Mar 27th on IST.
Are your PBST: PBWC Qualifier clan matches going fine?
We have an additional announcement for you regarding PBST: PBWC Qualifier and PBWC 2017
Check the links below for the details about PBST: PBWC Qualifier rewards, updates and rules.
There is also information on PBWC 2017 host country, price pool, participating regions etc.
PB E-Sports official homepage: LINK Details of PBST: PBWC Qualifier for North America: LINK Details of PBST: PBWC Qualifier for European Union: LINK PBST: PBWC Qualifier Rule for North America: LINK PBST: PBWC Qualifier Rule for European Union: LINK
Best regards,
Piercing Blow
[Notice]
※ In case of failing to meet any of the conditions below, players might be restricted from participating in PBNC / PBUC 2017. Organizers will not be in any way held responsible for any losses resulting from neglecting below regulations.
※ Organizer will make an announcement in case of any changes or additions.
- All cheating activities(illegal or third-party programs usage, client modulation, Clan EXP/Point farming, violation of official rules etc.) are strictly prohibited. In case of such activities being found, appropriate steps such as(but not limited to) disqualification will be applied.
- For the purposes related to preparing and conducting the tournament, the organizer might request players’ personal information. All the data will be disposed of after the tournament ends.
- Teams with the highest scores in PBST: PBWC Qualifier will be entitled to apply to participate in the final tournament.
- During the period of PBST: PBWC Qualifier (Season Clan Battle) players are allowed to join and change clans freely before March 27th. In case of changing the clan after that date, even if the team makes it to the Top 8, given player will not be allowed to participate in PBNC / PBUC final.
- Winner teams of PBNC and PBUC will be invited to participate in PBWC 2017 Final in Moscow (Russia) taking place in May. Airplane tickets and accommodation will be provided by the organizers.
- If at least one member of PBNC and PBUC winner teams do not meet the conditions below, that team will not be allowed to participate in PBWC 2017 (team will not be replaced by any other team)
- Age: at least 18 years old with no restrictions on travelling abroad (as of April 8th, 2017 for North America and April 7th, 2017 for European Union; this is to avoid issues related to visa issuance)
- Required documents: passport with at least six months’ validity as of May 31st, 2017, ID (Identification Card or Driver’s License, etc.), other documents which might requested by the organizer
- Citizenship: Player has to be a citizen of a country of applying region (for NA: USA and Canada / for EU: member states of European Union including United Kingdom)
- Minimum number of matches played: 15 (Win/Lose ratio not relevant)
- In-game rank: at least First Lieutenant 1st Grade
[E-Sports] Introduce of PBST: PBWC Qualifier
Attention NA and EU Operators!
One of our PB global tournaments, PBWC (Point Blank World Challenge), will be taking place this coming May.
It has been decided that North America and European Union will also have their representative teams, so we would like to share with you the details regarding the qualification process.
- Tournament Flow
PBST (Piercing Blow Season Tournament): PBWC Qualifier * Season Clan Battle. Teams with the highest points at the end of the season will be entitled to sign up for PBNC / PBUC.
PBNC (Piercing Blow National Championship) 2017 - North America * Online tournament to select the representative team for North America. The winner will participate in PBWC 2017 in May.
PBUC (Piercing Blow Union Championship) 2017 - European Union * Online tournament to select the representative team for European Union. The winner will participate in PBWC 2017 in May.
PBWC 2017 * Global Tournament in which representative teams from all service regions compete together for the title of PBWC 2017 Champions.
- Schedule
PBST (Piercing Blow Season Tournament): PBWC Qualifier * March 14th 2017 ~ April 10th 2017
PBNC (Piercing Blow National Championship) 2017 - North America * Middle of April 2017
PBUC (Piercing Blow Union Championship) 2017 - European Union * Middle of April 2017
- Notice:
* All cheating activities (illegal or third-party programs usage, game client modulation, Clan EXP/Point farming, violation of official rules etc.) are strictly prohibited. In case of such activities being found, appropriate steps such as (but not limited to) disqualification will be applied.
* For the purposes related to organizing and conducting the tournament, the organizer might request players’ personal information. All the data will be deleted after the tournament ends.
* PBNC / PBUC Tournaments which will be held after PBWC Qualifier (Season Clan Battle), might be conducted under different rules and regulations than previous online competitions, therefore conditions of participation may also vary.
More information regarding the tournaments will be announced soon.
