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Choi says Season 6 will address Combatants losing value after a season ends, with a roguelike revamp, easier Save Data building in Season Chaos, and a story arc about the gods.","whyItMatters":"Smilegate is talking about both games at once because Epic Seven's Steam launch and Chaos Zero Nightmare's first anniversary put two free-to-play titles on the same calendar, and the producers' answers describe live-service fixes rather than new projects.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEpic Seven\u0026#39;s Steam debut came with a new server tied to the platform, timed alongside the sixth annual Epic Seven World Championship. Producer Tak Gwang-Jin addresses that move in the interview, while Chaos Zero Nightmare producer Choi Seung-Hyuin takes the questions on a game that launched last year and is now marking its first anniversary. Choi credits the studio\u0026#39;s 2D background from Epic Seven for Chaos Zero Nightmare\u0026#39;s animated character art, and lays out a season-by-season plan for the problems players have raised.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Choi Seung-Hyuin's Season 6 fix for Chaos Zero Nightmare targets Combatants losing value after a season ends, plus a roguelike revamp and easier Save Data building in Season Chaos.","twitterPost":"Choi Seung-Hyuin says Chaos Zero Nightmare Season 6 targets Combatants losing value after a season ends, with a roguelike revamp.","threadsPost":"Choi Seung-Hyuin frames Chaos Zero Nightmare's Season 6 around one leak: Combatants losing value once a season ends. The fixes are a roguelike revamp, easier Save Data building in Season Chaos, and a story arc about the gods.","newsletterBlurb":"Smilegate producers Tak Gwang-Jin and Choi Seung-Hyuin discuss Epic Seven's Steam release, its sixth world championship, and Chaos Zero Nightmare's first anniversary. 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