This week, publisher NEOWIZ pushed out CLEAR PASS “Season 17” for their ongoing rhythm title ‘DJMAX RESPECT V’ across PC via Steam/Xbox PC & Xbox consoles (Play Anywhere supported). And as per usual, this latest season brings about an assortment of goods to grind towards (avatars, emojis, themes) and exclusive new songs available only to Clear Pass season holders. Owners of the season pass can play these songs with others as well, so long as they’re the room host. In addition, CLEAR PASS Season holder can play a select set of DLC songs as part of their purchase. More details on that can be found below + details on the booster.
Quality of life also follows this recent release—you can now display the number of BREAKS (missed notes resulting in broken combos) alongside note display refinements. Plus, some songs saw their audio quality rebalanced, and Xbox specific bugs were fixed related to customisation.
Have a gander below for more details on DJMAX RESPECT V’s Season 17 update. DJMAX RESPECT V is available on PC via Steam/Xbox PC and Xbox consoles (Play Anywhere supported) and a variant is also available on PlayStation consoles that receives updates at a reduced cadence.
◆ CLEAR PASS SEASON 17
The new Clear Pass will be available for purchase in each platform store starting at 12:00 PM on the day of the update.
Please note that the sales start time may vary depending on the platform.
▶ CLEAR PASS : PREMIUM TICKET Privileges
Users who purchase the Premium Ticket will be able to play songs in the ‘CLEAR PASS+’ category from the song list.
1. Exclusive New Songs for CLEAR PASS PREMIUM TICKET
Exclusive new songs for Premium Ticket users will be added to the ‘CLEAR PASS+’ category. These exclusive songs will become free tracks after three seasons.
S17 CLEAR PASS+ Exclusive Track : Gate of Elysium by kanone
S16 CLEAR PASS+ Exclusive Track : PUPA (xi Remix) by Morimori Atsushi (remix by xi)
S15 CLEAR PASS+ Exclusive Track : alliance by seatrus
2. DLC Experience Rotation
The ‘CLEAR PASS+’ category will feature some DLC songs, and Premium Ticket purchasers will be able to play these songs even if they do not own the DLC. The song list will rotate regularly, and the rotation period will be displayed in the top left corner of the list.
※ Purchasing the PREMIUM TICKET allows you to play the ‘CLEAR PASS+’ category until the start of the next season.
3. Premium Ticket purchasers will receive an exclusive badge for their plate profile.
They can obtain CLEAR PASS premium rewards and earn BONUS POINTS during gameplay. (BONUS POINTS earned: 100 -> 500)
4. Premium Ticket purchasers can play songs they do not own in ONLINE MODE – OPEN MATCH as guests when chosen by the host.
However, if they are the host, they cannot select DLC songs that they do not own.
▶ CLEAR PASS : CLEAR POINT BOOSTER
The Clear Point Booster is an item that allows you to earn four times the usual amount of clear points during the season period (an additional 300% on top of the base acquisition). Additionally, purchasers of the Clear Point Booster will automatically reach STEP 30 at the end of the season, even if they have not achieved it during the season. If they have not collected their rewards, they will automatically receive all the rewards at the beginning of the next season. The booster is applied throughout the season and will stack with any additional events that take place.
This product will be available for purchase on each platform’s store starting at 12:00 PM on October 23. Time may vary due to Store Status
▶ Season Rewards Distribution
Special rewards will be provided to users who achieved a top 100 ranking in LADDER MATCH SEASON 16. You can earn it by entering the ladder match after the start of season 17.
all players who completed their ladder match placements will receive PLAY POINTS and rewards based on their tier. The awarded PLAY POINTS and rewards can be viewed by entering the ladder match window after the season begins.
◆ New Content Update
● Free Track Update
● SC Pattern Update
● Shop Item Update
10 Profile Card will be updated.
2 Mouse cursor items will be updated.
10 DJ ICONs will be updated.
12 Comment Items will be updated.
● Other Item Update
1 Manager costume item will be updated.
◆ Pattern Difficulty Changes
◆ Information on DJ CLASS eligible songs
The selection criteria for new DJ CLASS eligible songs are as follows:
As of the update date, all songs released within the last six months will be included.
After the season update, the eligible DJ CLASS songs are as follows.
◆ New Feature Update
1. BREAK has been added to the in-game details display section.
In addition to the existing average RATE display, a cumulative BREAK display feature has been added.
You can now choose to display RATE + BREAK, RATE only, BREAK only, or turn the display off.
2. The SIDE TRACK notification settings have been further refined.
In the “DISPLAY” section, you can now select the side track notification style.
You may choose from Show All, Panel Only, Light Only, or Off.
In the “POSITION” section, you can change the location where the side track panel is displayed.
3. A CUSTOM option will be added to the side note and L&R note output color settings.
A CUSTOM option has been added to the “COLOR” section.
By selecting the CUSTOM option, you can freely adjust the note output colors.
When CUSTOM is selected, a three-color bar at the bottom will be activated. The bar’s color will change in real time according to your adjustments. Move the cursor toward your desired color, and the new color will be applied to the notes.
◆ Modifications
Sound balance improvements have been made for certain songs from PORTABLE 1 and PORTABLE 2. The affected songs are as follows.
◆ Bug Fix
(XBOX) Fixed an issue where the RESPECT V theme was displayed as the previous version’s theme.
(DPC) Fixed an issue where it was possible to return to the song selection screen from the DPC mode results screen without entering a rating.
