Thank you very much for playing “DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation.”

On 03/13 (Mon), “Venus Arena” will be added as a permanent activity.

• Overview
• New additions/adjustments
• Use “Auto” to form a team
• Improved way to set your team
• About Arena Point Recovery
• Calculating Battle Power
• New prizes available for exchange
• New ranking titles have been added
• How to play “Venus Arena”
• Equip your girls!
• Form an Arena Team!
• Battle against other owners!
• Formulate strategies for each team!
• Let's battle!
• Types of Points at the Results Screen
• Bromide Bonus
• Arena Point
• Ranking Rewards

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Overview

“Venus Arena” is a form of ranking content that pits Owners against each other to see who can get the highest score, known as the “Arena High Score,” within the allotted time at the Venus Arena!

Form an Arena Team of up to 9 girls and compete with other Owners for the
“Arena High Score”!
Try changing or upgrading your girl's "Swimsuit" and "Accessories" and aim for a new
high score!

※	You will need to form a team with at least 6 girls to participate.

■	New additions/adjustments

■	Use “Auto” to form a team

An “Auto” button has been added to the “Team Formation” screen.
When pressing the “Auto” button, teams are formed automatically according to the chosen selection standards (POW/TEC/STM/Battle Power).

■	Improved way to set your team

Each girl now has their own equipment configuration dedicated for use in the Venus Arena.

You can set the girl's respective Venus Arena equipment configuration by clicking the “Arena Outfit” button in the “Outfits” and “Cheering Board” screens respectively.

■	About Arena Point Recovery

From now on, one Arena Point will be restored every two hours.
In addition, you can use “AP Refill Jelly” to restore the number of Arena Points.

■	A new item “AP Refill Jelly” has been added

Use “AP Refill Jelly” to restore Arena Points.
Can be exchanged for at the Owner Shop.

※	The “AP Refill Jelly” will not expire.

■	Calculating Battle Power

The following adjustments were made to determine how Battle Power is calculated.

• From now on, girls set as substitutes will not influence the Battle Power of the team formed.
• The method of calculating battle power for Arena Teams has been changed.

※	Please note that balance adjustments might be made without prior notice.

■	New prizes available for exchange

You can now earn “Arena Trophies” from mission and ranking rewards!
Exchange them for amazing prizes in the “Arena Trophy Bonus Exchange”!

※	“Arena Trophies” do not expire.
※	The “Arena Trophy Bonus Exchange” will reset at the end of every month.
※	For more information on the items that can be exchanged, please check the Event Shop's “Arena Trophy Bonus Exchange” ingame.

■	New ranking titles have been added

When achieving a high rank at the “Venus Arena,” you will be able to acquire a new title.


The newly added titles shows how many times you have achieved the corresponding rank.
Furthermore, by completing missions, you can obtain a new title frame of the same rank!

※	To increase the number indicated on the title, the corresponding rank must be achieved again.

■	How to play “Venus Arena”

①	Equip your girls!

Each girl now has their own equipment configuration dedicated for use in the Venus Arena.

You can set the girl's respective Venus Arena equipment configuration by clicking the “Arena Outfit” button in the “Outfits” and “Cheering Board” screens respectively.

※	Parameters displayed for a Venus Arena configuration include Trend Bonus and Seasonal Bonus. Please note that icons indicating Trend Effects will not be displayed.
※	Added “Softness Skills,” “Softness Parameters,” and “Manicures” will not be saved, and will not be overwritten.
※	Outfits registered to a Venus Arena configuration cannot be used as Skill Awakening or upgrade materials, or be traded in.
※	Deco-bromides registered to a Venus Arena configuration cannot be used as bromide enhancement material.

②	Form an Arena Team!

Press the “Arena” button in the upper right part of the Home Screen to move to the “Venus Arena.”


First, go to the “Team Formation” screen to form a team.
Your Arena Team can include up to 9 girls.

Three teams are required to participate in this event.
A substitute player can be added to each team.
The higher the statuses, equipped Skills, and total equipment parameters are, the higher the Arena Team's Battle Power will be.

The higher an Arena Team's Battle Power is, the higher its rank will be.
Arena Rank will be determined based on the Battle Power of all users.

SSS+	Owners with the Top 5% Battle Power
SSS	Owners with the Top 6~10% Battle Power
SSS-	Owners with the Top 11~25% Battle Power
SS+	Owners with the Top 26~40% Battle Power
SS	Owners with the Top 41~55% Battle Power
SS-	Owners with the Top 56~70% Battle Power
S+	Owners with the Top 71~85% Battle Power
S	Owners with the Top 86~100% Battle Power

Furthermore, there are additional bonuses that are not factored into your team's Battle Power.
Strategize carefully to win the matches!

Trend Bonus	Bonus to if a Trendy Outfit is equipped
Seasonal Bonus	Bonus to the specified stat if the swimsuit equipped is of the specified attribute

※	Each team requires 2 main participating girls and 1 optional subtitute girl.
※	A girl cannot be on multiple teams at once.
※	Each girl's Battle Power is calculated by totaling her Status, Passive Skill, Active Skill, Equipped Items, and Deco-bromides.
※	A team's Battle Power is the total parameters of all girls on the team.

③	Battle against other owners!

Clicking the “Battle” button will match you up with three users that have a team and Battle Power similar to your own.
Each opponent will have different battle power, so be sure to check these in advance.

Top	Your opponent's Battle Power will be within ＋10％ of your own team's Battle Power.
Middle	Your opponent's Battle Power will be within +/-5％ of your own team's Battle Power.
Bottom	Your opponent's Battle Power will be within －10％ of your own team's Battle Power.

As your Arena Team Rank increases, so does the number of rounds per battle. Thus, giving you an opportunity to score more points.

SSS- ~ SSS+	You can get up to 8 points per match.
SS- ~ SS+	You can get up to 7 points per match.
S ~ S+	You can get up to 6 points per match.

※	If you change your team formation after an opponent list has been generated, a new list will be generated based on Battle Power after the change was made.
※	A manual refresh function for the battle opponent list can be used at no cost, but there will be a Cooldown Timer.
※	To refresh your battle opponent list, please press the “Refresh List” button.
※	In the event that no suitable opponents are to be found, you will be matched with an opponent with the closest Battle Power to yours.

④	Formulate strategies for each team!

Before starting an Arena Battle, each of the three teams can formulate a strategy!
To do so, click on the respective team to set their strategy.


Be sure to check your opponent's team and setup and strategize accordingly!

⑤	Let's battle!

Matches will be held continuously for all three teams!
You can swap out players, change strategies, and activate Tension Burst for each match.

※	Up to 3 timeouts can be taken per match.
※	Only one substitution can be made per match.

■	AI opponents

Opponents faced in the Venus Arena are controlled by AI, with girl substitution and Tension Burst activation done by AI as well.

※	If a girl on the opponent's team has low Stamina, the opponent will make a substitution.
※	When the opponent's Tension Gauge is maxed out, Tension Burst will be activated.
※	You cannot check your opponent's Tension Gauge.

■	Skills that activate effects in the Venus Arena

“Softness Skills,” “Potential,” “Outfit Skills,” and “Deco-bromides” all provide effects for both you and your opponent at the Venus Arena.

Effects from “Softness Skills,” “Potential,” “Outfit Skills,” and “Deco-bromides” are as follows.

• Passive Skills
  • All Passive Skills provide effects for both you and your opponent at the “Venus Arena.”
  • “Angel Spike” and other strategy-related skills provide effects for both you and your opponent.
  • “Natural Receiver” and other Passive Skills that require specific conditions provide effects for both you and your opponent.


• Active Skills
  • All Active Skills provide effects for both you and your opponent at the “Venus Arena.”


• Deco-bromide
  • All Deco-bromides provide effects for both you and your opponent at the “Venus Arena.”


• Softening Skill
  • Status Bonuses from Softness Skills provide effects for both you and your opponent at the “Venus Arena.”

※	If a Swimsuit's “Skill” and another “Potential” with the same name are equipped, only the skill with the highest value will have an effect.

■	Types of Points at the Results Screen

Depending on your performance during the Arena Battle, the following points may be acquired.

Appeal Points	It is the total score of the basic Appeal Points earned after three matches are completed.
Vs. Bonus	Points accumulated according to difference in Battle Power with the opponent's team.
Victory Bonus	Victory Bonus awards bonus points according to the number of victories achieved.
Bromide Bonus	Bonus points accumulated according to the number of Deco-bromides unlocked. For more information, please check here.
Total Score	It is the total of Appeal Points, Vs. Bonuses, Victory Bonuses, and Bromide Bonuses. Each time the total high score is updated, the Arena High Score will be updated as well.

■	Bromide Bonus

The more bromides you have unlocked via “Memories,” the more “Bromide Bonus” points you can acquire at the Venus Arena!

Bromide	The “Bromide Bonus” score increases by 0.05% for each bromide unlocked.
Decorated Bromides	The “Bromide Bonus” increases by 0.1% for each decorated bromide.

■	Arena Point

The remaining number of times you can participate in Venus Arena depends on the number of Arena Points remaining.

■	Ranking Rewards

Rewards are acquired according to ranking results, based on the "Arena High Score" attained during the event period.
Ranking rewards are distributed on every Sunday at 19:00 UTC.
Take on opponents at the Venus Arena and go for a high score!

※	Rewards will be sent to eligible users in turn by post.
※	For reward details, please check the Ranking Rewards in game.
※	Rewards will differ depending on when the Arena is in progress, so please check for period-specific reward details each time the Arena is open.