Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare - Weekly Event Digest #4

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  • Gundam GP01 [Physalis} and Gundam GP02 [Zephyranthes] enter the Featured Banner!
  • AGE-1 Normal Event with new Event drops in the form of AGE Cards!
  • Athrun Zala finally hits the game as a 4* Pilot, alongside Marida Cruz at 3*!

WEEKLY DIGEST #4

It's that time again, Pilots!  I meant to get this article out a bit earlier, but there were a few things I had to make sure of first.  We're here now, and next week looks pretty juicy, and was confirmed as not a Sokai Banner, so that is hopefully a tell for a Halloween Sokai.  But for now, this week, and these events!  First, though, I’d like to mention that the notices state these Events will go live following maintenance on Tuesday, at 8:00PM PDT.  The notices do not state how long this period is to be, or if it is just a reference to the typical updates we see on Tuesdays.

Or could it be another pass at implementing Big Zam?  The 4-man raid’s Beta was postponed following last week’s maintenance, due to unforeseen issues.  It’s very likely, if we in fact do have maintenance, that we could see them trying to bring the Beta in again to get some testing asap from the global audience.  Remember that we want this event to be implemented successfully and without a lot of issues, though some should be expected with Betas, regardless.  Here’s some hope for good things and Zam!

NEW EVENT: THE POWER OF AGE

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That’s definitely a sweet title.  I’m actually a big fan of the design of the AGE Gundams, and here we see AGE Normal as the 3* Event Suit.  If you’re wondering if Titus is going to be a multiplier, you’ll be happy to know it is definitely, so that’s some good news for any of us that have Titus collecting dust in our inventories.  Thankfully, Titus happens to be one of the better 3* suits, so it isn’t a loss if you upgrade now, and it’s important to remember that each modifier for the Event is still on a per part basis, meaning each of that type equipped part gives you the specified modifier.

Something to specifically be noted about this Event on this go-around, is that we’re going to be seeing a new drop in “AGE CARDS A & B”.  These AGE Cards are stated to be used in the Blueprint store to get such items as Awakening Circuits.  That’s about as much info as they’ve given us concerning the AGE Cards, but if this structure blows over well, we could see some healthy expansion to the structures of Events as a general whole, with additional drops, rewards, or features.  Such as the story scenario that will be added along with The Power of AGE.  This is listed as a story surrounding Rindo Kuzunoha, but doesn’t imply it will be an additional story chapter or anything of the like.

Event Part Modifiers are listed as follows:

  • Gundam GP02A [Physalis] (all parts) – 600%
  • Gundam GP01 [Zephyranthes] (all parts) – 400%
  • Gundam Legilis (all parts) – 30%
  • Gundam AGE Normal (all parts), Rozen Zulu (all parts), Gunda, AGE Titus (all parts) – 15%
  • Gafran (all parts) – 10%

Ah the lonely Gafran at 10%.  It’s important to note here that Titus and Rozen Zulu have no weapons so you’re going to need to grab the DODS Rifle from the Event store and use that, if you want more modifiers as a free-to-play player. We’re keeping the 1000% modifier we got with the last event, and this week marks week 3 of the Premium Materials Campaign – don’t forget your daily logins for Materials, clearing the event for another, and do not sell the Premium Materials as you cannot get them back!

!!NEW GUNDAMS APPROACHING!! PHYSALIS AND ZEPHYRANTHES

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I am admittedly a little more excited about this banner than I feel I should be, and not for the reason you’d expect.  These two suits are featured from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and they look sweeeet. 

First up is Gundam GP02A [Physalis], and this is what has me most excited here, because LOOK AT THAT SHIELD.  There is a severely lacking area of Parts in the game, and it rests on Shields; not only are there just a low amount of them, but there are even fewer good ones.  The Radiator Shield is massive, and just screams to be a great Part from this banner.  But let’s not forget the Atomic Bazooka, which is definitely an anticipated Part judging from the community reaction.  We need more good Bazookas, as the only one of any note is the Nu Gundam Bazooka, which was a limited-time Banner. The build even just looks super tanky, and we haven’t had enough Defender support yet,

Gundam GP01 [Zephyranthes] looks much more slimmed down and is packing both a Beam Rifle, and another Shield.  Seriously, we need more good Shields in this game, considering that just so so many of them are able to be ignored and are only really placed on builds after the fact. It could be like Victory, though, and just have some very high Part quality across the board despite the somewhat “regular” appearance of the Gundam at a glance.

NEW PILOTS! ATHRUN ZALA AND MARIDA CRUZ!

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This is what most people are talking about; the man, the myth, the legend… Athrun Zala!  Finally being added to the game as a natural 4* Pilot, and the possibilities have people buzzing.  In-Fighter with high attack stats?  Out-fighter with a good core balance and a solid Part Trait?  Maybe our first really worthwhile 4* Supporter.  And there’s of course the jokes, that Athrun is going to have radical melee attack stats with Shooter-based tags.  Hey, stranger things have definitely happened here.  If you inspect Code Phi in-game, though, you’ll notice Touma uses Athrun as his Pilot, and the Phi is an In-Fighter. I’m not saying that’s guaranteed, but it could very well be yet another In-Fighter released, that may or may not stack up to Lowe Guele.

Marida Cruz is our 3* Pilot this time, and was one of the main characters in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, and also piloted the Banshee.  I’m expecting a Shooter here, as it was definitely her niche of specialty, but Bandai has made some strange decisions on Pilot roles.  Who knows?  Maybe a 3* Supporter.

That’s all we’ve got for now, but we’ll have some more news for you later in the week!  In the meantime, check out our Part Featurette and give us some feedback on what you want to see next!  Maybe you'll see your feedback and submission on the site! 

Catch you on the battlefield, Pilots!

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