The full notice via their Twitter reads as follow:
We regret to announce that DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai: A Hero’s Bonds will be ending service on 2023/4/26 at 8:00 pm PST. We offer our apologies for the sudden nature of this news.
In addition, they have also announced several updates to come into the game before its end which includes the following:
Special Login Bonuses rewarding 3,000 Blue Gems every day
New special missions to obtain mission points that can be exchanged for 4 Star Weapon, Armour and Souls
Addition of new chapters to Dragon Tracks and the Final Chapter for Bonding Journey
Quality of Life updates such as increase in exchange cap limit and skip tickets for Hall of Perdition.
Based on AppMagic, the game has garnered over 19 million USD in terms of revenue with Japan being its biggest contributor. It peaked during a month later since its release at above 4 million USD but has since been on a decline.
A new Dragon Quest mobile game is also in the works that is releasing this year, so it could be one of the factors leading to its end of service.
As of current, there is still one more Dragon Quest game that you can play aside from the new one, which is Dragon Quest Tact, available for Android and iOS.
In DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds, players will experience the epic story of the anime DRAGON QUEST The Adventure of Dai, developed by The Adventure of Dai Project (a committee comprised of SHUEISHA,TV TOKYO Corporation, Toei Animation and SQUARE ENIX), with the animation produced by Toei Animation. Cooperative play will be available for up to three players to work together and strategize to take down the Dark Army on a three-lane battlefield. Players will need to observe their opponents moves and attacks to respond with the right counter-attack, dodge, or spell. Each character will have different roles, abilities, and special skills in a match. Characters, attacks, weapons, and equipment can also be upgraded and customized, providing for strategic RPG elements on top of in addition to the exciting action.
An elite Society agent and contractor of the seal weapon Embrasque, Beatrix's ferocity when facing primal beasts is rivaled only by her insatiable hunger for glory.
Eustace
Earthrending Thunder
An elite Society marksman and contractor of the seal weapon Flamek Thunder, Eustace is efficient, laconic, and longs to live in a world of peace and quiet.
Fraux
Striking Strength
Pactbearer to The Devil, a primal seeking to create a new world order, Fraux is otherwise an ordinary skydweller whose heart, character, and temperament are filled with love and compassion.
Fediel
Darkness Personified
One of the Six Dragons, entities who exist beyond the confines of the natural world. Having dominion over darkness, she influences the very laws of nature.
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