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    <title><![CDATA[Parkour Pandemic Wiki News]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Patch notes, event summaries, and balance changes for Parkour Pandemic on Roblox.]]></description>
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    <lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:30:10 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE 2! adds Grappler, Glider, and Server+ gamepasses]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Three new gamepasses landed in mid-August 2026: Grappler Gear (625 Robux) on Aug 16, Glider Gear (800 Robux) and Server+ (150 Robux) on Aug 20. UPDATE 2! cluster landed across a 4-day window in mid-August 2026. Grappler Gear (product ID 3708410699) was created on 2026-08-16 and unlocks a yank-to-position mechanic for boost chains. Glider Gear (3709083044) and Server+ (3709083086) both shipped on 2026-08-20. Glider Gear enables long horizontal evasion — useful for Meteor Rain and Tide Surge encounters. Server+ opens private server access for custom lobbies and route testing. The August release pattern is consistent with a single UPDATE 2! patch. Patch notes have not yet been published, so all three gamepass descriptions except Grappler's are inferred from name.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Update]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: launch window and beta build]]></title>
      <link>https://parkourpandemics.wiki/news/update-1-launch/</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Parkour Pandemic entered beta on April 5, 2026 with Speed Gear, Boost Gear, Power Gear, 2x Volts, and Survivor+ already in the catalog. Parkour Pandemic was created on 2026-04-05 (note: the Phase-1 data-collection initially listed 2026-05-04, but multiple Tier-2 mirrors including OP.GG and Bloxodes show 2026-04-05, which the verification log adjudicated as the authoritative date). The initial 5 gamepasses (Speed, Boost, Power, 2x Volts, Survivor+) shipped in the first two weeks. The official game description carries the beta warning string '[THIS GAME IS IN BETA EXPECT BUGS]' verbatim. The first round timer and disaster roster (Tornado, Meteor Rain, Tide Surge, Blizzard, Black Hole, Thunder Storm) were active at launch.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Launch]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Server+ launches at 150 Robux]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Server+ landed at 150 Robux on August 20, 2026, opening private-server access and custom-lobby routing for Parkour Pandemic players. Server+ (150 Robux, product ID 3709083086) was added to the catalog on 2026-08-20 alongside Glider Gear. Private-server access has been a recurring community request since launch, and Server+ delivers the standard Roblox private-server pattern. Private servers are useful for speedrun drills, group farming, and testing Disaster Amp loadouts with friends without queuing into the public round pool. Server+ is a flat 150-Robux purchase with no recurrence. Pair it with 2x Volts (400 R) for the fastest grind setup in the game.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fusion Gear unlock path and badge math]]></title>
      <link>https://parkourpandemics.wiki/news/fusion-gear-rewards/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Fusion Gear badge has been banked by 577,823 players. Here is the math behind unlocking it and the gear that makes the run feasible. Fusion Gear is awarded exclusively through the Beat Black Hole badge. As of August 21, 2026 the badge has 577,823 awardees versus 8.6 million awardees for the cumulative survival badges, giving a roughly 6.7% Black Hole survival rate. Expected attempts to unlock Fusion Gear with no gear: about 15 attempts. With Power Gear alone (Air Blast + Power Dash): about 9 attempts. With Power Gear plus Fusion Gear itself (after the first clear), the survival lift to roughly 15% drops expected attempts to about 7. The fastest documented Fusion Gear unlock paths pair Power Gear with a Speed-Gear secondary for vertical escape and reserve Air Blast for the Black Hole peak ring rather than chipping debris.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live player stats: August 2026 snapshot]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[3,500-3,900 concurrent players, 12,000 all-time peak CCU, 4.8M+ lifetime visits. The Parkour Pandemic live snapshot for August 21, 2026. ServicesPV reports 3,500-3,900 concurrent players for Parkour Pandemic as of August 21, 2026. The all-time peak was 12,000 concurrent players; the lifetime visit counter has crossed 4.8 million per RobloxGo. UPDATE 2! in mid-August drove a measurable CCU lift thanks to the Grappler/Glider/Server+ gamepass cluster. Cross-tracker figures differ on lifetime visits (OP.GG reports 25.9M, RobloxGo reports 4.8M); the discrepancy is most likely a tracker-sampling issue rather than a data correction. Parkour Pandemic remains a top-200 Roblox survival title, with the disaster-parkour hybrid genre still drawing 50-100 new badges per hour across the disaster roster.]]></description>
      <category><![CDATA[Stats]]></category>
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