NIKKE Sept. 3 patch adds SSR Drake, new Union Raid, Arena Beta and data changes

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Goddess of Victory: NIKKE issued a Sept. 3 update from developer Shift UP with seven hours of maintenance (11:00–18:00 UTC+9) to deploy new content. The patch introduces SSR Drake: Great Villain with a Special Recruit banner running from post-maintenance through Sept. 17, a new Union Raid called Coordinated Operation, Champion Arena Beta Season 3B, and changes to how future game data is downloaded. The update arrives during an ongoing Persona collaboration and ahead of another event later in September, giving players new recruitment and endgame content to tackle.

• Maintenance scheduled Sept. 3 from 11:00–18:00 UTC+9 to apply the update.
• Drake: Great Villain debuts as a new SSR and the third upgraded Matis unit after Laplace: Ultimate Hero and Maxwell: Ordinary Mechanic; her Special Recruit banner runs from the end of maintenance through Sept. 17 at 04:59:59 UTC+9.
• Patch adds a new Union Raid named Coordinated Operation and launches Champion Arena Beta Season 3B.
• Update changes how future game data is downloaded; the Persona collaboration remains active and another in-game event is planned later in September.