Free Fire OB27 Update Details: Release Date, New Characters, New Pet, Full Bermuda 2.0 Map & Much More
Free Fire got its OB26 update on February 4, 2021. This update brought many changes and additions to the game, such as Vending Machine, UAV-Lite, Revival Card, and much more. You can check out the complete changelog here. Similarly, the upcoming OB27 update will also bring many changes and additions to the game. This article will share everything we know about Free Fire’s (FF) OB27 update so far.
Free Fire OB27 Update Release Date:
The OB27 update in Free Fire is expected to release on April 14, 2021. As of now, developers have not made any official announcement, but if you are a regular reader of Free Fire Booyah!, you must know that there is no harm in relying on our expert prediction. Like previous OB updates, the game’s mechanism will go through modification with this update also.
Free Fire OB27 Update New Features:
1. New Character – Elite Andrew
After Elite Kelly, aka Kelly “the Swift” and Elite Hayato aka Hayato “Firebrand”, the third Elite character is coming to Free Fire after the OB27 update. It is going to be the Elite Version of Andrew. Elite Andrew will be named as Andrew “the Fierce”. Similar to other Elite characters, you have to awaken Andrew using the awakening shards.
Elite Andrew’s special skill or ability would be a Passive skill. It works as follows: Run for {0} seconds to activate. When activated, the first {0} shots at the target of {0}% damage. It lasts for {3} seconds. The numbers in {} would change based on the level of the character.
In simple words, after running for some time, it gets activated, and while activated, if Andrew attacks an enemy, he gets extra damage on the vest and helmet. It is something similar to that of Elite Kelly, but we might get to see some special ability changes at the time of the final release. The current information is based on leaks only.
2. New Character – MR1
After Brazil’s Alok (character DJ Alok in FF), Indian Bollywood celebrity Hrithik Roshan (character Jai in FF), American Musician KSHMR (character K in FF), and Portuguese professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (character Chrono in FF), Free Fie is collaborating with another real-life celebrity, who is Mohamed Ramadan, a famous Arab artist.
With the Free Fire x Mohamed Ramadan (FF x MR1) collaboration, we can expect a new character inspired by the artist. It will be the first-ever Arab character in the game named ‘MR1’. By collaborating with Mohamed Ramadan, Free Fire is putting efforts to target the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) players by letting them play with their favorite character.
There aren’t any leaks available about the special ability or skill of the MR1 character. As soon as we get to know anything, we will update here.
3. New Character – Xtreme
As always, with the OB27 update also, a new male & a female character would be introduced in the game. The male character is MR1, as mentioned above, and the female character is ‘Xtreme’. The Xtreme character comes with an Active skill that includes it in the category of famous characters such as DJ Alok, Chrono, K, and Skyler.
It is officially announced that Xtreme’s special skill increases the HP for a few seconds, increases damage to armors such as vests and helmets, and also deals more damage to glue walls. In simple words, if a player uses Xtreme character, he will be able to cause more damage, whether on the enemy or glue wall, and the same happens with any weapon she uses.
4. New Pet
Like all the previous OB updates, with the OB27 update, a new pet will also be introduced in the game. The OB27 update’s new pet is named ‘ETzin’. The pet ETzin can be seen wearing a Cap and bandana, while sitting on his UFO, playing Free Fire on his mobile.
ETzin’s special ability reduces the damage taken while the character is using the healing items. In simple words, if the character is using Medical Kits, Inhaler, and even Healing Pistols, the damage suffered while the process would be less.
5. New Gun – Kord Machine Gun
The Kord-12.7 mm heavy machine gun is a Russian design that entered service in 1998, replacing the older NSV machine gun. Externally the weapon resembles the NSV; however, the internal mechanism has been extensively reworked, changing from a horizontally pivoting breech block to a rotating bolt design.
The range of this machine gun would be too much that you can even call it a mini-sniper. In the game, it would have a range more than M60 and M249. In real-life, it has a range of 2000 meters. It is under the category of heavy machine guns.
When it comes to ammo used by heavy guns in the game, they use AR ammo. The magazine’s exact capacity is not revealed yet, but it is a machine gun, then it would have more capacity than AR. It would have much damage in the game because in real-life also, it comes with greater damage.
6. New Gun: USP-2
The OB27 update would bring an enhanced version of the already available USP pistol. The new pistol would be named as ‘USP-2’. The currently available USP comes with:
Damage – 45
Rate of Fire – 44
Range – 29
Reload Speed – 83
Magazine – 12
Accuracy – 57
Movement Speed – 76
Armor Penetration – 0
The new USP-2 is expected to come with an increased Rate of Fire and other changes the developers deem fit. As of now, no official announcement is made about the enhancement in particular. The step is being taken to encourage people to use USP Pistol also in the game, as it is one of the most rarely used weapons by players.
7. New Training Island
The training island is also going through some changes with the OB27 update. One of the most attractive changes would be the addition of a ring that lets you challenge other players.
8. New Awakening System
A new mechanism is being introduced for the awakened characters or so-called Elite characters. Such as we have Elite Kelly, aka Kelly “the Swift,” and Elite Hayato, aka Hayato “Firebrand.”
In this new mechanism, the Original Skill and the awakening ability will be combined together. But to use the two skills, you have to equip the awakened character.
In simple words, if you are using Kelly “the Swift,” you would enjoy the benefits of both the special ability of normal Kelly character, which is ‘Dash’ and the special ability of Kelly “the Swift,” which is ‘Deadly Velocity.’
9. New Pistol Gun: Wichita MK-40
The Wichita MK-40 is a highly-specialized pistol known more specifically as a Silhouette pistol since it is primarily designed for the competitions organized under the rules of the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association. Briefly, these involve shooting high-velocity ammunition against life-like animal silhouettes at long ranges; there is, though, no reason why this pistol should not make a good hunting weapon, fitted with suitable sights.
10. New Weapon: G18 – Akimbo
After Vector Akimbo’s introduction with the OB25 update, with the new OB27 update, we might get to see G18 Akimbo. If you don’t know what does Akimbo means, let us tell you that the new Akimbo feature lets you hold one gun in each hand of the same type. It means you can fire simultaneously two guns at enemies.
Garena has given the hint of G18 Akmibo in its recently released video trailer related to Free Fire. In this trailer, Kelly can be seen firing two G18 pistols simultaneously at an enemy. As we all know, it is not something new that Garena showed the new feature in trailers.
11. New Mechanism – Fire From Inside Vehicle:
Similar to other same genre games, Free Fire will also be introducing the feature of firing at enemies from inside the vehicles. Now, it will be fun to fight like gangsters in Free Fire also. Garena has also revealed this new mechanism in one of the trailers.
12. New Vehicle – Scooter
In one of the recently released trailers by Garena, the new Shirou character of Free Fire can be seen riding a Scooter. It is expected to be introduced as a new vehicle in Free Fire with the OB27 update.
13. Full Bermuda 2.0 Map
From the previous 2-3 updates, we are expecting the release of the Bermuda Remastered / Bermuda 2.0 map in the game. Recently developers even released it in the game, but it was for few days only. The announcement of the remastered version of Bermuda was made just after the OB24 update, but since then, the new Bermuda map could not make its way to the game permanently.
Credits: Gaer’s Zone YT
If you don’t know, let us tell you that Bermuda 2.0 map comes with many changes compared to the standard Bermuda map. The Advanced Server released before the OB24 update had the Bermuda 2.0 map. You can check out the sneak peek at each location of the new map here.
14. Upcoming Costumes
[Note: The information is last updated on March 31, 2021. We will update it further with new leaks we get. Stay tuned!]
Free Fire OB27 Update FAQs:
Q.1 When will Free Fire OB27 Update Release?
A. April 14, 2021