UPDATE Upcoming Clock Changes & Our Switch to PCT!

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With the upcoming seasonal time change approaching for many regions around the world, we want to give you a clear heads-up on how this affects in-game schedules and launches and how we communicate event times moving forward.

tl;dr
Our server times and event launches are NOT changing. Reset will continue to be at exact same fixed time as always, which is 12 PM Pacific Time, also now abbreviated as PCT.

PCT vs PT

PST/PDT (Pacific Standard Time/Pacific Daylight Savings Time)
In the past, our announcements have used PST and PDT which shifts back and forth each year between standard time and daylight saving time.

PT/PCT (Pacific Time / UTC-7)
Moving forward, our official communications will state event times in PT (also known as PCT) or Pacific Time. Unlike regions that "fall back" or "spring forward," PT/PCT remains at a fixed UTC-7 offset all year round.

What Does This Mean for You?

Because our server clock stays anchored at UTC-7 without changing, how you experience event launch/reset times depends on whether your local area is turning the clocks:

If your region DOES participate in daylight saving ("falls back" an hour):
In-game events will launch 1 hour earlier on your local clock than they did during the summer/early autumn (for example, if an event previously launched at 3:00 PM your local time, it will now begin at 2:00 PM your local time).

If your region DOES NOT participate in daylight saving / doesn't change clocks:
Nothing changes for you at all! Event launch/reset times will stay exactly the same on your local clock.

To avoid any confusion, make sure to keep an eye on the in-game event countdown timers, which always show the exact time remaining regardless of your local time zone.

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