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2024.12.30

[Developer Newsletter] Year-end greetings

■[PST] 12/30/2024 01:00
■[CET] 12/30/2024 10:00
■First of all,
Greetings, pilot! This is Nakagawa from the Development.
So… we have just put our second Dev video letter this month, have you already watched that?
New unit, information for the upcoming events, also some new functions and the implementation of the new COST 750… there are lots of things you want to know in the video.
We will go through a little bit here, but I’m sure that you are 100% getting more details from the video, so come and check!
(Some of you may notice… actually two Dev videos were taking in a row lol.)
Let’s get into our topic.
■New MS “Unicorn Gundam [Awakened]”!
New COST 700 Raid unit “Unicorn Gundam [Awakened]” from “Mobile Suit Gundam UC” is now in GBO2!
This machine is a FA Unicorn Gundam in its final battle configuration, without its various armaments, and also a unit that can demonstrate supernatural power, such as maneuvering shield funnels, and recovering allies by using its skill “Awaken Ability Boost (B)”.
<Unit features>
・Raid unit with cost of 700.
・The Unicorn Gundam’s pilot, Banagher Links, overcame numerous hardships and grew as a result, and in response to his strong wishes, the Psycho-frame system emits from red to green.
・Remotely controlling a simple shield like a funnel, forming a special force field, and piercing Neo Zeong’s armor with a blow, such events could be regarded as miracles, for it is not mechanically possible, as well as pointing to the superhuman abilities of Newtype pilots.
・Unicorn Gundam [Awakened] is equipped with shield funnels, which is a combined offensive and defensive weapon, as well as a beam magnum and head vulcan.
In addition, this unit has an all-time effect of nullifying the “psycommu jack” effect, which was originally denying the access to psycommu weapons.
And the skill “Awaken Ability Boost (B)” not only improves the performance of the unit itself, but also allows the recovery of units in your army when the skill is activated, making it a unit with the “potential” to turn the tide of battle even in critical situations.
・Can be deployed both on the Ground and in Space.
※This video may not be representative of the actual product.
  • <Skills>
  • Skill “Awaken Ability Boost (B)”
  • ・Activates automatically once only when HP goes under a certain value with following effects.
  • ・Boosting unit spec.
  • ・Reduced thruster consumption when starting and during the high-speed movement.
  • ・Extending the lock-on time of enemies’ psycommu weapons.
  • ・When damage is dealt to an enemy MS with a melee attack or counter attack, additional damage is dealt depending on the remaining HP of the enemy MS
  • In addition, the HP of allies within a certain range immediately after the skill is activated will be recovered by a certain amount, and the HP of each part (head, rear, legs) is fully recovered.
    The amount of recovery increases the lower the remaining HP of the target is.
  • Skill “Shield Funnel Special Def System”
  • ・When an equipped shield funnel is attacked, damage taken will be reduced.
    If hit by a ranged beam attack, damage and reaction are further reduced.
  • Skill “Shield Funnels x2 [Sensor]”
  • ・Deploy 2 shield funnels when using the weapon.
    Deployed shield funnels will follow the unit for a certain period of time and automatically attack enemy MS within range.
    If the MS is downed, the deployment will be canceled and the weapon will be forced into overheat.
■Various videos are now available!
We are currently showing a special PV of Unicorn Gundam [Awakened] with Uchiyama Kouki, who plays Banagher, for our narrator!
In addition, a video of a test drive by YouTubers Ondoreyas(オンドレヤス) and Ogura(小倉) is also available to watch.
Enjoy the play footage, packed full of the charm of the Unicorn Gundam [Awakened], while you wait for the broadcast to begin!
■Implementation of “Expansion facility”
Moving on to the next topic, we are planning to implement “Expansion facility” that you can strengthen your MS there.
You can use the new item to give your MS a random exclusive skill.
We will introduce the details at a later date, but we have prepared various expansion skills that increase on both offensive and defensive performance, as well as skills that increase performance depending on the equipment of custom parts.
Let’s take a look to some of the expansion skills here.
■Expansion skills
  • ◎Beam Resistance Expansion
  • Increase “beam resistance” and “maximum of beam resistance”.
  • ◎Thruster Expansion
  • Increases “thruster” and “maximum of thruster”.
  • These two skills are powerful skills that can boost the maximum value on the spec.
  • ◎Custom Part Expansion [HP]
  • Increases unit HP for each “attack” type custom part equipped.
  • ◎Custom Part Expansion [Attack]
  • Increases unit melee compensation and ranged compensation for each “move” type custom part equipped.
  • And these two skills are useful for reinforcing other spec performance by equipping the same type custom parts.
Expansion skills are similar to custom parts and Hangar in that they strengthen your units.
But, it is possible to strengthen performance that is difficult to strengthen with custom parts and Hangar.
For example, Support units have few close-range slots and which makes them hard to use custom parts to improve the mobility those mainly come from the close-range custom part.
There are also some skills from the Hangar that you can’t be benefitted with the mobility boost.
In that case, you can use the expansion skill “Thruster expansion” to boost up your thruster on the Support units.
Well, we have some examples for you here.
◎Anti-beam specialized customization
Use the Beam Resistance Expansion, then equip the custom part “Anti-Beam Armor” can highly extend the capability to stand strong in the shower of beam.
It is suitable for the high COST units, or units need to sustain the frontline, or even for those MS which have great maximum HP.
◎Assaulting specialized customization
Use the Custom Part Expansion [Attack], then equip the “mobile” type custom parts can boost your attack ability and movements.
Basically, this is a build for Raid units but having a extraordinary versatility.
You may try this on your Support MS, it is an absolute surprise to your enemies!
Just like these, combine with different custom parts and playstyle, we will have borderless imagination and unique builds in the future!
Oh Alex, my darling… should I make you a bit tougher, or faster?
Which is a good question for me to customize…

More details will be announced at a later date, so please wait for further information!

■A new battle, the COST 750
Along with the Expansion facility, COST 750 will also implemented in the late Jan.
The reason is provide a new COST environment and building a solid foundation for the future COST 750 units.
From the end of Jan, we will gradually release MS of the same COST range, and there will also be a campaign where you can get “Zeta Gundam LV4” just by logging in, or where you can get a COST 750 unit as a bonus in the STEP UP Supply Drop.
Please look forward to it until the day of the update.
■Others
The first update of next year for GBO2 is scheduled for [PST] 12/31/2024 21:00 / [CET] 01/01/2025 06:00 on New Year’s Day.
From the same day, event ‘Happy New Year 2025’ will be online, and you will be able to request the opening of the new unit “Unicorn Gundam [Awakened]” and the “New Year’s bonus!! 2 ★★★ or above MS guaranteed Free 10-consecutive” Supply Drop!!
There will also be opportunities to earn items at a discount, such as the “Daily Missions” and the “Daily Bonus Increase Campaign”, so don’t miss out!
■About the Participation in User Survey
This is becoming a regular announcement, but we would like to ask everyone to fill up our survey.
This year, we have made improvements to the reporting function and carried out a large-scale unit adjustments, which involved 30 units, in response to your enthusiastic feedback.
We also plan to make adjustments to nerf “Engage Zero Yonfavin” and “Demeter”, which we have received requests for next month, but we want to do more and not just the unit adjustments.
The next survey is scheduled for around mid-Jan 2025, so we would be grateful if you could continue to cooperate.
■Last but not least,
Thank you very much for your support and playing “Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2” this year!
Looking back on 2024, I remember the offline event that was held for the first time in about 4 and a half years.
That was my first time speaking at an offline event, and I was able to talk directly with the pilots, rather than just through a screen.
There were people who came from far away, and it was really great to be able to reaffirm that there are people who love GBO2!
That said, we will continue to add new units and make improvements to keep the momentum going for just one goal, to make GBO2 as fire as well in 2025!
Just some last reminder,
・Next update on [PST] 12/31/2024 21:00 / [CET] 01/01/2025 06:00 (scheduled)
・Implementation of ★★★★★ MS “Unicorn Gundam [Awakened]” on the same day
・Kicking off events such as “Happy New Year 2025”
That’s all for the year.
We look forward to seeing you in 2025 as well!
Have a good year, pilot! And we are already waiting for your fall in next year!!
(Development: Nakagawa)
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