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As of [[Game Updates/2016/February 29|February 29th, 2016]], Kantai Collection has begun to perform a lottery for the new '''Official Mobile Android Version''' of the game which will tie in directly to your '''Kantai Collection Web Browser account'''. To allow players to partake in the Android Lottery, they changed their '''Fleet Friend''' icon (which has been grey out since the game's premiere) and made it into the '''Mobile Version Lottery'''. This icon is going to last from '''February 29th, 2016''' till whenever the next maintenance and update will take place (estimation is roughly 2 weeks). Any more announcements regarding the android lottery will be on the [https://twitter.com/KanColle_STAFF Kancolle Staff Twitter].
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From {{GameUpdates|2016-02-29}} to {{GameUpdates|2016-03-11}}, Kantai Collection held a lottery for the new '''Official Mobile Android Version''' of the game which was tied in directly to your '''Kantai Collection Web Browser account'''. To allow players to partake in the Android Lottery, they changed the '''[[Friendly Fleet]]''' icon (which has been greyed out since the game's premiere) and made it into the '''Mobile Version Lottery'''.  
  
 
==Participating in the Mobile Version Lottery==
 
==Participating in the Mobile Version Lottery==
In order to participate in the mobile version lottery, players will need to have an active game Kantai Collection Game account on DMM's website. Upon starting up the game, you will notice on the top the the second button to the right of the former '''"Fleet Friend"''' button has been changed into the '''"Mobile Version Lottery"''' and will be glowing red.
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In order to participate in the mobile version lottery, players had to have an active Kantai Collection Game account on DMM's website. Upon loading up the game, the '''"Friendly Fleet"''' button had been changed into the '''"Mobile Version Lottery"''' and would be glowing red.
 
[[File:Android Lottery Icon.png|thumb|right|Android Mobile Version Lottery Icon]]
 
[[File:Android Lottery Icon.png|thumb|right|Android Mobile Version Lottery Icon]]
When you click the button a new menu will open up presenting to you a lever. The lever presented before you serves your gateway to participate into the '''Kantai Collection Mobile Version Lottery'''. To participate in the lottery you will need to flip the lever up to place your account in the lottery for whenever they hold it for the mobile version on a later date. Once you flip the switch your account will be placed within the lottery, you can however choose to opt out from participating in the Android Lottery pressing the lever again to opt out.  
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This button opens a new menu, presenting a lever serving as the gateway to participate to the '''Kantai Collection Mobile Version Lottery''' once flip up. Once the switch flipped, the account becomes a contender for the lottery. Pressing the lever again opt out of the lottery.  
  
Currently it's unknown how the lottery process will be carried out, but it is thought that is you sign up for the lottery and it remains this way until next maintenance you will be automatically signed in once the next maintenance takes place.
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Over a period of updates, additional players from the original lottery have been let in.
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===Lottery Unlocks===
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There have been multiple updates to the original lottery list, allowing more and more of the original users in. These updates were as follows:
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* {{GameUpdates|2016-06-10}}
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* {{GameUpdates|2016-06-22}}
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* {{GameUpdates|2016-07-15}}
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The lottery formally ended on {{GameUpdates|2016-08-01}} with the formal release of [[Kancolle Android Version]].
  
 
===Important Notes Regarding the Mobile Version Lottery===
 
===Important Notes Regarding the Mobile Version Lottery===
*The play-test will allow up to '''100,000 players''' to participate in the '''Official Android Version Play-Test'''.
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*The play-test allowed up to '''100 000 players''' to participate in the '''Official Android Version Play-Test'''.
*Because of the player limit, people are advised not to enroll unless they plan to actively contribute to the testing process; signing up casually could shun another player from participating.
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*Because of the player limit, people were advised not to enroll unless they plan to actively contribute to the testing process as signing up casually could shun another player from participating.  
*Outside of this, nothing is known regarding what happens after you are accepted into the lottery; players are strongly advised you have good knowledge of Japanese for whatever may come.
 
 
*Please remember to follow the [https://twitter.com/KanColle_STAFF Kancolle Staff Twitter] for additional information.
 
*Please remember to follow the [https://twitter.com/KanColle_STAFF Kancolle Staff Twitter] for additional information.
  
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=See Also=
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[[Kancolle Android Version]]
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{{Mechanics}}
 
[[Category:Help]]
 
[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 07:50, 10 April 2024

From 2016-02-29 to 2016-03-11, Kantai Collection held a lottery for the new Official Mobile Android Version of the game which was tied in directly to your Kantai Collection Web Browser account. To allow players to partake in the Android Lottery, they changed the Friendly Fleet icon (which has been greyed out since the game's premiere) and made it into the Mobile Version Lottery.

Participating in the Mobile Version Lottery

In order to participate in the mobile version lottery, players had to have an active Kantai Collection Game account on DMM's website. Upon loading up the game, the "Friendly Fleet" button had been changed into the "Mobile Version Lottery" and would be glowing red.

Android Mobile Version Lottery Icon

This button opens a new menu, presenting a lever serving as the gateway to participate to the Kantai Collection Mobile Version Lottery once flip up. Once the switch flipped, the account becomes a contender for the lottery. Pressing the lever again opt out of the lottery.

Over a period of updates, additional players from the original lottery have been let in.

Lottery Unlocks

There have been multiple updates to the original lottery list, allowing more and more of the original users in. These updates were as follows:

The lottery formally ended on 2016-08-01 with the formal release of Kancolle Android Version.

Important Notes Regarding the Mobile Version Lottery

  • The play-test allowed up to 100 000 players to participate in the Official Android Version Play-Test.
  • Because of the player limit, people were advised not to enroll unless they plan to actively contribute to the testing process as signing up casually could shun another player from participating.
  • Please remember to follow the Kancolle Staff Twitter for additional information.

See Also

Kancolle Android Version