Bandai Namco Publishes Blue Protocol Closure Roadmap

Bandai Namco has already announced that it will end its service for Blue Protocol in January 2025. However, it will not simply cease adding content to the MMORPG that has been running in Japan since mid-June 2023. On the Japanese announcement page, Bandai Namco has also published a closure roadmap for Blue Protocol.

The Blue Protocol closure roadmap reveals that Bandai Namco will continue adding content like event missions and Gasha costume banners to the game until December 2024. The final major update will appear on December 18, 2024. It will add a new story chapter with a new map and a maximum level cap increase. But even though the list is already very extensive, Bandai Namco noted that not all content updates are listed in this roadmap.

Here is the extensive roadmap for the upcoming closure of Blue Protocol:

• August 28, 2024
  • Ver.1.07.000 Update
  • Stop new purchases of Paid Rose Orbs
  • Implementation of the Awakening Battle Imagine “B-Flare Demi Dragon”
  • Start of the 9th Season Pass (All forthcoming season passes will also be available for free)
  • Additions of High-Class Survey Missions “The Revered Shrine Road of Tuonela” and “Beautifully Decorated Dazzling Seat”
  • Addition of the Raid Mission “The Empty Floating Island – The Thunder Dragon Strikes #2”
  • Start of the “Bonding Deity’s Delivery Room” Score Attack (This will also be the last ranked Score Attack; subsequent stages will be re-runs)
  • Start of the EX Rush 4th Grade – The Sickle of Three Misfortunes
  • Start of the monthly event “Spicy Dessert”
  • Salamzart & Magic Lag Gasha
  • Implementation of the Imagine Relief and its trade shop
• September 11, 2024
  • Start of the “Divinely Possessed Pillar #2” Time Attack (This will also be the last ranked Time Attack)
  • Super Step-Up Gasha
• September 25, 2024
  • Ver.1.07.100 Update
  • Start of the 10th Season Pass
  • Additions of High-Class Survey Missions “The Dreaded Arsenal Factory of a Ruined Country” and “Pure and Clear Sacred Ground – Ancient Spirit Graveyard”
  • Addition of the Raid Mission “The Stormy Ground – The Sand Bug Intrudes #3”
  • Start of the EX Rush 4th Grade – Spreader
  • Start of the First Solo V-Arena
  • Start of the monthly event “Vivid Paint”
  • Gothic & Patched Costume Gasha
• October 9, 2024
  • Autumn New & Returning Costumes Step-Up Gasha
• October 16, 2024
  • Start of the Fishing Festival
• October 30, 2024
  • Ver.1.07.200 Update
  • Start of the 11th Season Pass
  • The High-Class Survey Missions High-Class Survey Missions “The Revered Shrine Road of Tuonela” and “Beautifully Decorated Dazzling Seat” are available again
  • Addition of the Raid Mission “The Abyssal Husk Land – The Mad Splitter Descends” with the new Raid Boss “Forest Reaper”
  • Re-run of the EX Rush 4th Grade – Fish Scales
  • Start of Sudden Death Battle II – Raging Seas
  • Start of the “Outer Continent Area Survey” event
  • Addition of the “Splash Beach”
  • Clown & Casual Gasha
  • Blue Protocol Gasha
  • Additions of “Kaiser Elk” and “Dry Bonnet” to the Mount Gasha
  • End of Ranking Calculations for the First Party and Solo V-Arena
  • Stop new comment posts for Team Recruitments and Official Contests on the official website’s Team and Community menus
• November 13, 2024
  • Start of the monthly event “The Migratory Bird with a Dreamy State of Mind”
• November 27, 2024
  • Ver.1.07.300 Update
  • Addition of Christmas decorations in the Astelriese area
  • Start of the 12th Season pass
  • The High-Class Survey Missions “The Dreaded Arsenal Factory of a Ruined Country” and “Pure and Clear Sacred Ground – Ancient Spirit Graveyard” are available again
  • Addition of the Raid Mission “The Abyssal Husk Land – The Ice Splitter Descends”
  • Re-run of the EX Rush 4th Grade – Ringleader
  • Start of Sudden Death Battle II – Purple Lightning
  • Start of the monthly event “Ginger My Honey”
• December 18, 2024
  • Ver.1.08.000 Update
  • Addition of the Main Quest’s Chapter 7
  • Addition of the new field “Granville Ice Realm”
  • Increase of the maximum level cap from 80 to 90
  • Additions of new special effects to weapons with Rare and Legendary rarities
  • Additions of High-Class Survey Missions “Arvett Snow Peak – Additonal Survey,” “The Forgetting Sea of Trees – Survey,” “The Abandoned Freezing Ancient Fortress,” and “Audience With the Dragon King – The Dark Dragon’s North Pole”
  • Additions of new Raid Missions with frequently changed Raid Bosses
  • Start of the EX Rush 5th Grade – Heavenly Spear
  • Start of the Second Party V-Arena
  • Start of the “Granville Ice Realm Survey” event
  • Grand Finale Gasha
  • Addition of the Grand Finale Gasha Ticket to the daily free pack
• December 25, 2024
  • Start of the 13th Season Pass
• December 26, 2024
  • Start of the monthly event “Find Fave”
• January 18, 2025
  • End of Service for Blue Protocol at 10 PM JST
• February 18, 2025
  • The Blue Protocol official site will close at 3 PM JST

Blue Protocol is available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X in Japan until January 18, 2025.