Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare - Weekly Event Digest #3.5

                Welcome back Pilots, for a closer look at the juicy news we got gifted to us Friday!  We're going to look mostly at the previously-unknown, now-confirmed parts, and only briefly recap the cool stuff we found out.   Given that, we're going to have somewhat of a different structure for this post, and we're not going to go over the bug fixes and quality of life adjustments, which you can read about here.

REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE EVENTS, CHANGES, FIXES, AND FEATURES WILL GO LIVE AFTER MAINTENANCE 10/15/2019 6:00 PM – 10/16 1:00 AM (PDT)

                Wufei, Emma, and Victory we knew about, and from a glance, we could only assume that it was Tallgeese I as well.  Basically, this is the same thing, except it should be noted that it's distinctly Tallgeese [Endless Waltz Ver.], so there's a likelihood that we could see a non-EW version later in the game.  With the Sunday reveal, though, we end up seeing the more unique aspect of the Part banners like weapons or shields, and this time we see that TG has the Dober Gun. I'm pretty excited about this Part, if only for how rad the gun looks.  I'm expecting a nice powerhouse of a weapon here, so I hope I'm not disappointed.

                Victory Gundam comes with a standard Beam Saber and Beam Rifle, but we've seen some standard rifles really stand out among others at times, and the same can be said of some sabers.  Also, with F91 we saw a gun that would give you some strong damage benefits if you had a weapon of the Saber category equipped, so paired with the right one, it could be  very strong combo.  Is this one to fit that bill?  Also, I'm hoping that Back part has some sweet EX to add to our squads, with how cool Victory is in source material.

                As far as things go with Emma Sheen and Chang Wufei, the thing I feel we most need is a high-value natural 4* Supporter Pilot.  I can definitely see Emma in a position like that (though natural 3*), but what about Wufei?  Shenlong as a whole Gunpla in this game doesn't fully feel like a Support unit, but the Back does with Armed Aura... And what Pilot have we seen that actually fits their suit?  I know I'm just screaming into the dark on this one, but please let Wufei be that Supporter we need, though everyone may not want right now.  With Zam here, I think the need for Supporters is just greater than it has ever been. 

                To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.  I don't see any mention of a weapon being added to the Event store for Rozen Zulu.  Still, I hope that the Arms specifically are given a good EX skill to really showcase how impressive gun arms can be.  At the very least, they could give us a little more shot attack on an Arm that is clearly meant for a ranged Gunpla.  While I love that Sword Strike was given a good dose of shot attack, it didn't feel quite right, so let's get some redemption this time.

                The more important aspect here is sorta twofold: the Event banner states a cap of 1000% for the Event coin drop bonus, while the notice states 600%, and we've also been given a list of all the parts that provide bonuses, as we normally do just before the event.

                To address the former, personally I feel it's likely a typo, and I'll explain why I feel that way.  The Events have been capped at 600% for a little while now, and sometimes companies like this can get into a habit of forklifting Event information to save time.  This is easily overlooked, while something like a highlighted 1000% in an Event banner is likely to have a lot more eyes on it making sure that everything is correct.  I've been wrong before, but 1000% still doesn't seem unrealistic.

                Regarding the Event bonus Parts, though, we've got it all.  Unfortunately this time around we don't see a 30% bonus Part, like Zeta and Qubeley last week.  Honestly I feel that this was mostly due to the common theme between Gunpla last time, and to give those who pulled these limited parts durfing Sokai a boost.

                Known bonuses are:

• 600% Bonus: Tallgeese [Endless Waltz Ver.] and Dober Gun
• 400% Bonus: Victory Gundam [all parts]
• 15% Bonus: Rozen Zulu and Shield [Rozen Zulu], Delta Plus (all parts), Gundam TR-1 (all parts)
• 10% Bonus: Jesta and Beam Rifle [Jesta], Jesta Cannon (all parts), Byarlant Custom, Stark Jegan [all parts], Dreissen [Unicorn Ver.] (all parts), Juaggu [Unicorn Ver.]

                If you noticed, Rozen Zulu and the event modifiers (barring the featured banners), are all from the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn series.  Now that we've got a good basis of parts in the game, it's easier to have thematic bonuses across Events as we settle into a more permanent structure. Don't forget, though, this whole month you need to collect [001] Premium Materials in order to ensure your choice of a 4* Part on October 29th!

                ALL RIGHT!  I am way too excited about Big Zam, and I apologize if I seem to overplay it, but I love the whole concept of cooperative raids in video games.  Big Zam is here, though, and so far the news is positive on this. 

                Firstly, we have to keep in mind during the entire duration of playing this coop mission that this is a BETA, and things can very easily go wrong.  As such, Bandai has explained that any rewards during this Event are limited to Achievement-based rewards, dependent on the number of clears.  Just like events; no different.  This implies that, when the Event is implemented fully, we'll have both Achievement-based rewards, and Mission-based rewards.  Maybe even a "raid currency" that we can spend in a new shop.  Possibilities!  Just don't get too frustrated if something happens, because bugs need to be found through widespread play and corrected.

                Secondly, and I do think this is important and good for the concept of the Event... Only the host of the Multi-Mission will incur an EN cost. I have heard people saying that this is a bad feature, or it won't be fair, but you have to keep in mind that mostly you'll be fighting Zam with your friends.  Additionally, and the most important part of this, is that when you're out of EN, you can still go help your friends, have a good time, enjoy the game, and be rewarded for doing it.  Forgive me, but I just don;t see how that could be a bad idea, and I'm really excited to test this out.

                Everything goes up after maintenance 10/15/2019 6:00 PM – 10/16 1:00 AM (PDT), so get your friends, and get ready to take down BIG ZAM!