Update Zenless Zone Zero 2.6 is the February version of "Obsession Encore," which will feature two major events: the long-awaited debut of "Obsession Angels" and the Chinese New Year celebration. In the main storyline, proxies will help the girls prepare for their first performance, but their training will be overshadowed by the appearance of a new antagonist. The hacker who broke into the HDD in the prologue will also make a return. "Proxy and the Hare".
The upcoming patch will be extended by a week, increasing the duration of the first phase from 21 to 27 days. During both halves, players will be able to enjoy a variety of combat and arcade activities, and in March, they can support the newly minted virtual idols by attending a special online broadcast. Don't forget to enter the promo code from the Angels press conference:
- DREAMINGANGEL (click) — ×300 polychromes, ×30 dennies, ×000 expert magazines, ×2 amplifier energy modules.
Zenless Zone Zero 2.6 release date
Patch ZZZ 2.6 will begin 6 February 2026 yearTwo days before the launch, pre-download packages will become available, significantly reducing installation time on release day. Scheduled maintenance will take place five hours before the update, and compensation will be sent via email (600 polychromes).
What will be the banners
The official stream announced the Signal Search schedule:
- The composer's release will take place in the first half Sanny and reran to the respected shifu Yixuan;
- In the second phase, banners of the vocalist will be launched Arias and a mischievous tanuki Yuzuhi.
The first phase
Dates: from February 6 to March 4, 2026.
While searching for the 5⭐ signal of Sanna (Support, Physical) and Yixuan (Destruction, Aura Ink), the chance of finding the epics Corin (Offense, Physical) and Billy (Offense, Physical) will increase.
At the same time, “Amplification” will be updated: 5⭐ will become available Thoughts in Beat (Support) and The Cage of the Heavenly Bird (Destruction), and from 4⭐ — "Housekeeper" (Attack) and "Replica of the Star Engine" (Attack).
The second phase
Dates: from March 4 to March 24, 2026.
Following the official debut of the Angels, Aria (Anomaly, Ether) and Yuzuha (Support, Physical) will appear in the event banners. They will be joined by Anton (Offense, Electro) and Seth (Defense, Electro).
The weapons banner will include limited editions Soul in Armor (Anomaly), "Seven Tricks of Tanuki" (Support) and also epic "Drill - red axis" (Attack) and "Peacemaker" (Defense).
New content
Update 2.6 in ZZZ is packed with minor additions to existing content. Optimizations and expansions received less attention this time around.
History of the Main Line
The residents of New Eridu are preparing to celebrate the annual "Gilded Carrot Day." But such a major New Year's event cannot take place without conspiracies from opposing factions: ill-wishers plan to disrupt the concert, thereby attracting the attention of not only the proxies but also the security services.
Amplifiers
The equipment list will be expanded with two signature "spheres" for singers:
- 5⭐ Thoughts in a beat — a Support booster with the primary stat "Energy Regeneration." When the wielder deals physical damage, it grants a bonus to the team's overall DPS.
- 5⭐ Soul in armor — Anomaly's "ball," which increases control and ATK. After the agent enters the field, buffs to the Ethereal Anomaly attribute are activated.
New additions to the ranks of the Banbu
Fanbu is the Angels of Delusion's faction fan bunny. This little one restores allies' health and increases their attack power, but only if there are at least two AOD members in the squad.
Character buffs
The next optimization of old legendaries will affect:
- Lycaona (Intimidation, Ice) - After buffing, the wolf will be able to stay on the field longer and imitate the actions of the active agent.
- Harumasu (Assault, Electro) - The buff will affect the activation speed of the enhanced special attack, its visual part and the numbers inflicted.
Wardrobe replenishment
The new heroines will immediately receive alternative costumes: Sanna will receive the "Afternoon Tea" maid outfit, and Aria will receive the "Dissonance" dress in black and crimson tones. Paid outfits can be purchased for 1350 Monochrome during the update, but after the banners end, the price will increase to the standard 1680 donation currency.
The temporary reward for participating in the main event will be the "Gem in the Kitchen" costume for Pan Yinhu. An additional bonus will be a new horse-head accessory for the proxy.
Locations
The 404 ERROR club on Sixth Street, where virtual idols rehearse and perform, will be open to the public.
What events will there be?
The official stream announced all the expected activities, with some already underway:
- Surprise! An Internet subscription as a reward! — by completing all tasks you can get a free version of the monthly subscription.
- Critical Simulation: Myriad Endings — an update to the mode with battles and various endings.
- Zero Cavity: Operation Matrix — a new roguelike mode where the main mechanic is combining active agents from a pack with characters in reserve.
- Harmony of Obsessions — the main event of the version, dedicated to the "Golden Carrot Day".
- The Attraction of Stories — rerun of the event with joint trips to the cinema.
- “Chick-Click makes a cavity” — a rerun of the photo event, in which proxies can capture characters during battle.
- "Envelopes full of happiness" - a small activity with gifts from agents for participating in meetings.
- "Angels of Obsession: The Path to Perfection" — a web event with singers training before their debut.
- Golden Banbuystvo of Luck — a daily drawing for a share of a prize pool of 4 billion polychromes.
Other innovations
Other minor changes, additions and optimizations:
- New filters and frames for photos will be added.
- The final screen with statistics after completing battles will be greatly accelerated.
- The HDD menu will immediately display the progress of missions for a specific chapter.
- On March 4, a special stream of "Angels of Obsession" will take place on the band's official channel.
Watch the official teaser for Update 2.6 in Ziro's Zenless Zone and don't forget to pick up all promo codes from the broadcast.
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Will Nangong Yu be in Banners later? - the one with black hair
Recently rThe ABCs discovered the existence of horses...
No, they use mockup assets for all their games. If they make one character, they add it to another game with a reskin in a patch or two or three.
So Ye Shunguan isn't even close to being like Zi Bai?
Zi Bai is an ink girl's assets.
So Yi Xuan isn't a horse. Besides, the only thing they have in common is their hairstyles. Otherwise, the models are completely different, so what kind of assets could they possibly have?
I was talking about the horse-shaped headdress for the main character, not the character.
I assume the subscription bonus is because of Endfield? Although Genshin Impact also gives 20 spins.
Lunar New Year sends greetings
If I'm not mistaken, they used to give 10 spins on New Year's Eve.
If the Z players see the endfield fighter...
The combat is absolutely terrible for me. There's no control in the arena, and with the attack animations lagging, you can't tell where you're going to get hit. I only started playing because I had nothing better to do in other games and wanted to grab the starting perks.
It's debatable. It should be compared to Gashna, which copied almost all of its design. The combat is a cut above, not to mention the fact that four bodies are running 100% of the time, as they should be. The only complaints would be about dodges and the lack of parrying.
That's a funny joke, don't make that joke again. Genshin's combat may be dull, but at least it has some depth. Rotations, reactions, combos, and TDs. None of that exists in Arknights, and it can't exist, because their system simply doesn't work. They didn't even think to add charged attacks. You just spam the same chain of attacks and use skills and QTEs on cooldown. Wow. 👍. The only character who actually feels like something playable is Lævateinn. All the other characters feel like a collection of different stats with slightly different animations. And yes, Gilberto and Yvonne are also affected by this.
It would have been much better if they'd actually copied Genshin's combat system, but they have absolutely nothing in common. What Griefline came up with is literally garbage, the worst combat system I've ever seen.
Boring depth)) Don't make me laugh. Your reactions were also copied. Are charged attacks cool? What other combos are there in Gashna? Is rotation fun? Are we playing an MMO? If they also copied the combat system, then what's the point of it if we have WoW?
They copied them from Xenoblade, not Genshin, and even then, they did it extremely crudely. The fact that you apply two elements and, horror of horrors, the enemy now takes slightly more elemental damage is only a reaction on paper, and it has nothing in common with Genshin's reactions. It won't bring any variety to the combat.
Charged attacks may not be great in a vacuum, but then again, they add variety to combat. By removing charged attacks, they've removed an entire potential character archetype.
A combo on Froadwick that adds 50k~ DPS says hello. And also a recent combo on Skirk, a combo on Fleance, and another combo on Wark, which barely allows him to reach 100k. Anyway, combos in Genshin Impact are still nerfed compared to normal action games, but at least they exist. They can't exist in Endfield, as the developers dug their own grave by creating the term "final attack," which you're supposed to land. And the game doesn't even have basic dash cancels, so what kind of combos are we even talking about?
I don't know what world you live in, but yeah, it's fun. Because when I'm knocking out a character, I'd really like to be able to use them, not have them running around in the background, occasionally using a skill. If I even use them, because the system with shared skill points that take six months to recharge is pathetic, and it means most characters don't need to use skills. But if I wanted a character just running around in the background, I'd say they're trash idols. Although, honestly, the gameplay is pretty much the same.
Oh, right, we have WoW. What a brilliant argument. Why play WoW? We have DMC, right? Why play games at all when you can replicate every genre in Minecraft with mods?
Well, remember Woowoo, the parrying there is completely understandable, and circles, and beautiful dodges + Gacha weapons with a 100% chance.
Endfield Zone is no competition. The generosity is more likely due to "we understand that the entire region isn't for everyone, sorry, let's get back to the standard multi-ethnic urban fantasy."
It's time to donate for skins 😭
What, there are no comments yet, it’s a pity, I wanted to read the whining from the local haters.
As for the stream, it's imba, it's prime Z, I'll be knocking out all the idols with skins, and I really want there to be a romance with one of them, close to the level of Xiao Guang.
What kind of whining are we talking about? Well, if there's been any glimmer of love for the idols since the game's release, when they started talking about them, you're really happy. If not, then it doesn't really matter. The patch itself is the same as the first season with Vivienne and Vlad, meaning it's a placeholder between the finished second chapter and the unfinished third. The story itself, well, if it's similar to Astra's plot, well, it'll do. I personally didn't really like Astra's plot, thinking it would be the same here. Regarding the possible security agents, the white guy is most likely Seth's brother. I don't know what he'll look like in the game, but I don't like his hairstyle, but maybe it's an attempt to somehow "respect" the female audience. If that's the case, then I'm only happy for them, and you always have to look at his future role. Or what kind of whining exactly were you expecting?
I don't get one thing. Why is a long-haired dog suddenly a compliment to women? By that logic, almost all men are a compliment to women.
Well, you're right, it's more my perception about the long-haired dog. Characters with that kind of haircut, in my opinion, are aimed more at a female audience. Plus, if he has a shoujo-esque personality, the character is all over-the-top pompous, or coldly detached with a mysterious look in his eyes, or some other gimmick the creators of such characters use to really grab a woman's heart. But if I'm wrong and the haircut is just a haircut, then fine.
As a female audience member, I can say it's still hard to come to terms with the complete absence of teenage boys, at least. Harumasa was the closest.
I think there should be romance with each one. It's not enough for a harem, you need one with each one!
Well, you can romance each of them, but before it was purely in dates, you beat a character and romance him. Take Miyabi or Gashetka, for example, in the storyline there is practically no romance with them, but in dates there is a ton of it, especially with Gashetka.
Well, yes, very little, no joke, try naming anyone else besides Shunguang, and without any pretense like the main character picked up Yidhari = Romance, this is for TikTok, leave it to the offended.
The romance bit made me laugh))) The only "romantic" content in the Z-network is the girls' sighs and gasps about how cool the proxy is and constant shy, cutesy antics. It's clear, of course, that the target would go for it.