Nexon Launches Preseason 2 Gear Up Event in Sudden Attack: Zero Point
The scale of the update, including a custom match system and map training, signals Nexon is treating the preseason as a content-heavy onboarding window rather than a holdover until full launch, addressing early access retention with features that typically arrive post-launch.
Key Facts
- Nexon began the Preseason 2 Gear Up: Ready for Action event in Sudden Attack: Zero Point on September 10, 2026.
- The Preseason 2 Gear Up event runs until October 1, 2026 at 13:59 and raises logging-in players to account level 5 (Corporal I) with all weapons unlocked.
- The September 10, 2026 update added two new maps to Sudden Attack: Zero Point: Dragon Road for bomb defusal mode and A Supply Warehouse for custom rooms.
- The Check-In Event runs from September 10 to September 17, 2026 at 8:59 and gives 2 Key Cards every other day for opening in-game crates.
- The Playtime Event runs from September 10 to September 17, 2026 at 8:59 and awards up to 2 Rare weapon crates and 1 Epic weapon crate per day.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp.
Nexon has begun the limited-time event "Preseason 2 Gear Up: Ready for Action" in its early access FPS Sudden Attack: Zero Point on September 10, 2026. Players who log in during the event period, which runs until October 1 at 13:59, immediately have their account level raised to 5 (Corporal I) and all weapons unlocked. The update accompanying the event adds a Custom Match system for private rooms, two new maps named Dragon Road for bomb defusal mode and A Supply Warehouse for custom rooms, a map training mode, an in-lobby chat feature, and adjustments to the mid-game leave penalty, which has been reset with revised matchmaking restriction times. Three additional events run from September 10 to September 17 at 8:59: a Check-In Event granting 2 Key Cards every other day for opening in-game crates, a Match Victory Event awarding Proficiency Crates based on wins, and a Playtime Event giving up to 2 Rare and 1 Epic weapon crate per day.
The new custom match system lets players create their own room and pick a preferred mode and map, while the map training mode allows free exploration of actual maps and target placement for practice. The lobby chat feature enables communication before a match begins. The mid-game leave penalty has been reset, and the matchmaking restriction time tied to the number of leaves has been changed.
Sudden Attack: Zero Point is a free-to-play remaster of Nexon's original Sudden Attack, which debuted in 2005. The remaster keeps the series' bomb defusal mode and team deathmatch and renews the visuals on a new engine. A weapon customization system lets players modify parts to change recoil, reload speed, and appearance. Items such as weapon skins and parts earned through play can be traded with other players on the Black Market.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.