Blue Archive Duplicate Anniversary Gift Retrieval

Blue Archive has confirmed that the 5-Year Anniversary Special On-Time Gift distributed on 2024-11-08 was sent twice due to an operational error. The game will retrieve one duplicate set of rewards during the 2024-11-10 maintenance. For more blue-archive news and updates, keep reading.

What Happened

According to the official notice, the rewards were scheduled for 2024-11-08 at 09:00 UTC, but a configuration error caused them to be distributed early in some regions at 01:00 UTC on the same day. The incorrect distribution was stopped on 2024-11-09 at 10:42 UTC.

The duplicate rewards will be retrieved during the maintenance on 2024-11-10. Only the extra set will be removed; the correctly distributed set will remain.

Who Is Affected

The retrieval targets Senseis who logged in between 2024-11-08 01:00 UTC and 2024-11-09 10:42 UTC and received the On-Time rewards twice. If you claimed the gift only once during the intended window, you are not affected.

Rewards Being Retrieved

One duplicate set of the following items will be removed:

How Retrieval Works

• Pyroxenes: 1,200 Pyroxenes will be deducted from your current balance at the time of retrieval. If you have fewer than 1,200, your balance will display as a negative value.
• Other items: The duplicate quantity will be deducted from your current inventory. If you have fewer than the required amount, items will be retrieved until your remaining quantity reaches zero, and further periodic retrieval may occur.

While your Pyroxene balance is negative, you will be unable to use any content that consumes other currencies until the balance returns to 0 or higher. For example, even if you have AP, you cannot use content that consumes AP.

What You Should Do

• If you have not claimed the duplicate rewards from your mailbox, claim them now and refrain from using them. This helps ensure a smooth retrieval.
• Avoid spending the duplicate Pyroxenes or items, as using them may cause gameplay problems.
• If the duplicate rewards expired in your mailbox before you claimed them, contact Customer Support.

Conclusion

The duplicate distribution is an operational error, and Nexon has apologized while promising to review its reward distribution process. Affected Senseis should prepare for the 2024-11-10 retrieval by keeping the duplicate rewards unspent. For more on Blue Archive’s handling of in-game issues, see our coverage of permanent bans for 101 accounts and the 2024-08-31 security incident compensation.