With the news that the patch will include a new Soul Map that boosts stats I would like to explain that unless changed in the back end this will mostly only affect Mid Whole Cake up to Wano for story based runs as stats are capped based on stage level.

But with news of this update along with other things I will make it known that you may submit runs when the update goes live of course but we will delay verification for a few days to make sure we understand pricing information on things like the Episode Packs since they include Soul Maps that allow for faster stages they may have to be separated if they cost money to obtain. New: It costs 300 Yen.

If the Episodes Pack is Free DLC there will likely be no split, but if it costs money we will add a split for the New DLC as a whole as its easier to proof that way and it will have a new category. The proof standard for this is likely to be that you will show that you are on the newest patch by entering and exiting the Growth Map which in the newest update will have a Batch Upgrade feature on the lower right. We will have more info for this as of the 14th when this DLC releases. New: Since it costs money despite being a low amount we will likely separate for safety but I will hold a vote in our discord.

Our stance is making it implausible to compete without buying large amounts of DLC is unfair to players and so we would like to limit that as much as possible. Currently Character Pass 1-3 didn't include necessary characters for a record time and so there wasn't a split but with characters like HB Kaido along with potentially pay to win stat maps and skill we will need to split if that comes into play.

Again I will keep you posted and thank you all for playing this wonderful game!