Riot has set a new level for video game-based web series with its latest League of Legends Netflix series Arcane. Citing its popularity in the OTT segment, Krafton is now bringing Arcane-related content to its uber-popular mobile title Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). The company recently announced the 1.7.0 update for BGMI that includes a new Arcane-themed game mode with in-game characters from the Netflix show, and a few gameplay updates. So, let’s take a quick look at the upcoming November update for BGMI.
Starting with the new game mode dubbed Mirror Island, players will be able to select it from the map selection page. Once the game mode is made available, players will see a new Mirror Island on top of Erangel. They can either jump on the Mirror Island directly from the airship or teleport there via any of the marked locations on the Erangel map after a round begins.
The marked locations will turn into a gateway to the Arcane-themed island and a wind barrier will appear around the locations after the match begins. Players can either teleport to the Piltover or to the Zaun Mirror Island, which are the set pieces of Arcane.
Once in the Mirror Island, players turn into a character from the show Arcane, which includes League of Legends champions like Vi, Jinx, Jayce, Heimerdinger, Caitlyn, and others. Each of these characters will also come with unique in-game weapons and capabilities. However, if you do not like the character you get, you can switch it to another one using a Transformation Device scattered throughout the Mirror Island.
Arcane-themed monsters will also appear on Mirror Island as well as on the Erangel map. You can kill the monsters to gain various items, including the new Hexcrystal that is also an element of the show. You can then tap the new Hexcrystals icon at the right to enter a Dynahex Supply Shop from where you can trade your Hexcrystals for different kinds of loot, including scopes, extended mags, and more. After a certain amount of time, the Mirror Island will close and the players will return to the Erangel map for the remaining battle.
Furthermore, Krafton is adding some visual changes to the smoke grenades and adding a new location indicator icon for thrown hand grenades. Apart from these, when a player will be near a climbing structure, the jump button will turn to a climb button after the new update.
