2024.08.20
[Developer Newsletter] Regarding the Update of August
- ■[PDT] 08/20/2024 02:00
- ■[CEST] 08/20/2024 11:00
- ■First of all,
- Greetings, pilots! This is Ishii, Director of GBO2 development and I’m happy to speak to you all, this time.
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4 weeks in a flash, 6th Anniversary is now coming towards end.
And we have to say goodbye to our Xi Gundam in Basecamp, what a shame… 
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Oh BTW, only 2 days left for the last limited mission with new MS reward “M’Quve’s Gouf”!
Hurry up! Otherwise you will miss this elegant unit! - Let’s talk about this month’s update.
- ■New MS “Engage Zero Yonghwavin”!
- “Engage Zero Yonghwavin” from Mobile Suit Gundam UC ENGAGE is now joining GBO2!
- <Unit features>
- ・This unit was developed from an Engage Zero MS that was fusion of the development technologies of Zeon and Federation.
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・Peche Montagne, pilot of Engage Zero INCOM-equipped handed it over to an old acquaintance of hers working as Neo Zeon personnel.
Similar to the Psycho Gundam Mk-II, Gundam Mk-V, and Pale Rider, the Engage Zero became a new source of technology for Neo Zeon Forces. - ・Engage Zero is combined with all these units designs, and Psycommu technology originating from the former Principality of Zeon’s “Bishop Plan” (to develop MS for Newtypes) had finally been fused (engaged) with development technology of the Federation’s flagship Gundam, bringing it to completion.
- ・This unit is equipped with “Remora Funnels”, a more advanced variation of funnels used on the Qubeley, along with high-thrust boosters originally used on the Jamru Fin, enhancing the original high-mobility performance of the Engage Zero.
- ・Can be deployed both on the Ground and in Space.
- ※This video may not be representative of the actual product.
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- <Weapons and skills>
- Skill “Psycho-Field (P)”
- ・Activates when the HP is lower than 50%,
- ・ATK and mobility are increased, slightly boosting melee capability.
- ・Reduced damage taken from ranged attack.
- ・Provide the skills “Maneuver Armor LV1”, “Flap Booster LV1” and “Aerial Melee System LV1” during skill effect.
- ・Nullifies all reactions except stagger due to cumulative damage, ONLY immediately after skill activation.
- Skill “Psycommu Weapon Optimizer”
- ・When changing from a Psycommu weapon to a different Psycommu weapon, change time is reduced.
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The Remora Funnels, a distinctive feature of this unit, allows three patterns of attack: “pursue”, “focused fire” and “discharge”.
The key is how well the funnel can be maneuvered by making full use of the new skill “Psycommu Weapon Optimizer”.
BTW, “Remora” is a word meaning “slender sharksucker”. Indeed, the way they are connected to the main body looks like a remora, doesn’t it? - ＜VR Operator＞Peche Montagne is now once again opened for obtainable!
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Our Engage Zero’s pilot, Peche Montagne, from “Mobile Suit Gundam UC ENGAGE” is now opened again for the STEP UP Supply Drop.
You missed the last STEP UP? Well, take it easy. Here comes the chance! - ■VR Operator
- ・Peche Montagne (CV: Felecia Angelle)
- ■Japanese voice sample (CV: Maya Sakamoto)
- ※Video from the implementation of Engage Zero [Booster Type].
- ■6th Anniversary Post-event
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6th Anniversary Celebration is walking to the goal… but YES! YOU ARE CORRECT! Post-event is coming right after it!
New custom parts guaranteed Special Supply Drop, bla bla bla… it is just a 2-week event but patient, you will see!
Detailed information will be announced in the near future, but let me talk you a little bit about it. - ◎Limited Login Bonus
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First of all, Limited Login Bonus includes MS “Hobby Hizack LV1, LV2” which was specially available for obtaining ahead last year Autumn.
Of course we have Mechanic tickets and DP for you all as well! 
- ◎Limited Special Mission
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Next, Limited Special Mission with MS rewards “Zssa [Sleeve Type] LV1, LV2” which was rewarded to those clans’ members in the top rank.
Also you can get some high LV existing MS and new avatar item.
Be prepared and ready for the challenge, pilots! 
- ◎Daily Mission Challenge
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There is more!
For now, once you have finished all Daily Missions, pilot can get the Mechanic tickets as a bonus from the Daily Mission Challenge.
While it is a little bit too early to say here, we do have Enhanced Hangar Campaign from [JST]2024/09/12 for the Silver Week.
Pilots, it is time to hunt for the tickets! -
- ※Here is some campaign details of last year.
- ◎Special Battle
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We have some “special” battle with specified unit type in Quick Match.
Which means, ALL pilot can only use General type unit if the battle is restricted to ONLY the General type units.
(As well as the Raid and Support type.) -
One of the game system in GBO2 is to aim for team victory by making full use of the compatibility and characteristics of 3 types of MS, “General”, “Raid” and “Support”.
However, we hope that this event will give you a chance to experience units of categories that you don’t usually play in, so that you can go out even if you are not good at those types of MS. -
Well, you can try some different types of MS in Situation Battle, but you can even choose what MS you want to play and just need to care about the unit type.
We hope you will enjoy this special game mode. 
- ■Ratio of the pilots’ ranking title
- It is something aside from today’s topic, but just let me go through this one.
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After the update of new title “Lieutenant General” in the late March 2024, we finally have some solid data for you all to know how the ranking ratio goes.
As you see, 3% overall pilots have already been the “Lieutenant General”!!
Good job and congratulation! 
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Also, we can see the percentage of under Master Sergeant is getting more after the 6th Anniversary Celebration started,
which means we have a lot of new pilots in GBO2 recently!
There will be more materials more higher title, so pilot, we look forward to your ranking up! - ■Review of the GBO 6th Anniversary Offline event (Japan only)
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I was also there in the back of the house,
and I would like to thank everyone who approached me and all the teams who played in the competition with me!
This was our first offline event in about five years, and we were very happy to see that some of you remembered us. -
Dengeki Online has posted a report about the Q&A session and the challenging quiz, also the free battles at the venue.
※Here is some more details for the report. (Japanese only) - ■Last but not least,
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This update will be applied at [PDT] 08/21/2024 22:00 / [CEST] 08/22/2024 07:00.
We appreciate for your patient. -
Finally, Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 is now walking into 7th year from service started.
We will keep adding new MS and function, try our best to bring you even better game experience, we look forward to your consistent support in the future! -
That’s all for the Developer newsletter.
We will see you next time! - (Development: Ishii)
