It was discovered that between 00:16-03:45(BST) on 04/05/2008 players were unable to start duels.

We are glad to report that maintenance has been undertaken and that the problem is now solved.

We would like to apologize for any inconveniences caused.

The below problem was fixed during today's maintenance:

The level of the monster card "Expressroid" was sometimes
not correctly recognized.

The below problems were fixed during maintenance today:

Players could select "Ra Yellow" and "Obelisk Blue" uniforms
in the Duel Academy Lobby despite being too low in level.

The following problem was fixed during today's maintenance.

The effect of "Blast Sphere" was not correctly resolved
under certain conditions.

The following changes have been made to the game during today's maintenance:

1) If the card has an alternate name this will be shown in the card text window.
2) Players can also use the card's alternate name in the search function.

(Please note that this only affects players who have their language
set to Japanese.)

The below changes to the game were made as a result
of today's maintenance:

When having to choose a card due to the effect of cards
such as "Prohibition", players will be able to
choose the card by name rather than having to select it
from the large list as they had to do previously.

The below changes were made to the game during today's maintenance:

* The names of cards such as "Proto-Cyber Dragon" which when on the
field is treated as a different card will be displayed as its changed
form in the in-game card text.

In the case of "Proto-Cyber Dragon", the name will be displayed as
"Cyber Dragon".

The below problems were fixed during today's maintenance.

1)Forbidden Cards were not being included in the Card List
in the Edit Deck screen.

2)If during match duels some cards in the deck were exchanged
for those in the side deck, the deck would not be reset to its
original state when the next duel starts.

3)Players who did not receive presents from the NPC's "Jesse Andersen"
and "Joey Wheeler" due to the game shutting down as they were about to
receive them should now be able to claim the items as they login to the game
for the first time after maintenance is completed.

In addition to the above, the below changes were also made to the game.

1) Monster levels will now be displayed in the card text box.

2) In duels, players can now see what cards and field zones
are available to them with greater ease as they will be highlighted.

The below problems were fixed during today's maintenance:

1) The text and the image for the card "Puppet King" as used by
the NPC "Joey Wheeler" was not displayed.
2) The names of some deck recipe's were not displayed when using
certain language setteings.

The below changes have also been made:

The game has been updated so that it will now be compatible with
"EVOLUTION MATCH". The much awaited new event starting today!!

The below additions were made to the game during today's maintenance:

1) 2 New NPC's "Joey Wheeler" and "Jesse Andersen" have been added to the
game. A perfect chance to start making new friends in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh!

2) The maximum friendship level for some existing NPC's have been raised from
Lv. 2 to Lv. 3. See what surprises they have in store for you!!

The below features have been added to the game during today's maintenance:

1) Teams can now be formed! Now you can invite your friends and start up your very own team!!
2) During duels, you can check the status of each card in greater detail!
There are now 3 new icons which will be displayed when the card:
* has had its effect negated
* can not be special summoned
* has been targeted by an effect of another card.

3) There is now a new icon for set-summons.

The following problem has been fixed during today's maintenance:

1) If a Monster's DEF is boosted to beyond 65535 due to the
effect of "Unity", the number would be displayed incorrectly.

* Please note that 65535 is the maximum DEF value that can be
displayed in the game.

Also, we have newly released:

1) The Duel Log from the "JUMPFESTA 2008" special duels!

The below problems were fixed during maintenance today:

The ATK value of "Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman"
was not correctly displayed at times.

The below problems were fixed during maintenance today:

1) Sometimes, cards equipped on to monsters would appear to have been removed with a corresponding reduction in the ATK value.
2) The attack icon was not shown on a monster that made an attack declaration when a player was using the effect of "Patrician of Darkness" to redirect the attack to a monster of his/her choice.

The below problems were fixed during maintenance today.

1) The effect of "Ekibyo Drakmord"

2) At times the effect of "Thunder Dragon" failed to activate.

3) Cards that had to be sent to the graveyard due to the effect of multiple "Gravekeeper's Servant"cards being on the field were all shown to be identeical. (Later on checking the deck, the correct cards will be displayd.)

4) At times, "My Bosy as a Shield" could not be played in a chain with "Deck Devastation Virus"

Also, please note that the below changes have been carried out.

1) Some NPC characters have been shuffled.

NPC line up has been re-shuffled.

We have released a new update on the game to prevent it crashing when players enter areas which are already occupied by 32 others.

Please apply the new update which can be done by just restarting "Yu-Gi-Oh! ONLINE DUEL EVOLUTION".

We would like to apologize for all inconveniences caused.

The below changes were made to the game during maintenance today:

1) The in-game shops are now open!

Come and get your Cards! Packs and Avatar Parts! They can all be bought with Mileage Points!

2) Changes were made to the NPC line up!! Find and duel against the Yu-Gi-Oh! world's new residents!

Changes were made to the NPC line up!! Find and duel against the Yu-Gi-Oh! world's new residents!

The following additions have been made to the game during maintenance today:

* NPC Duels have now been introduced! Find, duel and befriend NPC's who knows what may happen!?

In addition, the following problems were fixed:

* The effect of "Interdimensional Matter Transporter" could be applied on to Monsters in face down defense position.

* When a monster sent to the graveyard then later returns to the deck due to the effect of "Future Fusion" fuses, an application error occurs.

The following problems were fixed during today's maintenance:

1) Sometimes, a player who disconnected during a match duel was credited with a draw.

2) The effects of "Begone, Knave!" and "Des Counterblow" sometimes did not activate.

The below problems were fixed during today's maintenance:

1) Activating "Astral Barrier" sometimes caused the game to crash.
2) The effect of "Barrel Behind the Door" was sometimes not resolved correctly.
3) When the folder for "Latest Duel Logs" reaches capacity (100) for logs saved, it would delete Duel Logs from the most recent as opposed to the oldest.

The below problems were fixed during today's maintenance:

1) The effect of "Dimension Wall" would be resolved in a battle in which it was not activated.
2) When "Victory Viper XX03" declares an attack on a Monster with the same ATK value and both are destroyed, an irrelevant menu would appear on screen.

The below functions have been added to the game:

1) Players can shuffle their hands once every turn at a time of their choice.
2) YOC Duel Logs have been made available through the Duel Log Menu.
3) Duel Disks can now be displayed on the shelves in your room!