GBR: What does it stand for?

GBR is used as initials for Guardians Boost Road. Its a series of missions that players play in order to gain a drop rate increase. Each time you play a mission thats along the road, you will be able to accumulate points which adds to the value of how much percent increase the drop rate will be boosted. Guardians Boost road will run from August 22nd to September 26, 2008.

The Rules of GBR

GBR will increase the drop rate by a certain percentage based on the lowest number of points you received by completing missions that are along it’s path. Points will be given out as soon as you complete a mission, you must be inside the mission as you complete it. Simply playing the same mission over and over will not increase your boost rate.

As points are added you will earn a class, this class determines the percentage you will be contributing to a party. Other players in their party will also use their own scores. These points will add cumulatively, determining the total boost percentage. Essentially having more players in your party boosts the drop rate higher.

What missions are in GBR and where are they located?

All missions in Neudaiz GBR are located on Neudaiz. The first mission is Hill of Spores which is located on the Shikon Tanze Route. To reach Shikon Tanze Route, ask someone to take you there if you don’t have the lobby available from the Transfer Lady. Otherwise playing the mission: “Forested Islands” from Neudaiz will allow you to reach to the Shikon Tanze Route. Each mission plays one after the other so the next available mission will always be there at a lobby until you reach the end.

Shikon Tanze Route > Hill of Spores > Dancing Birds > Use Ohtaku City Gate > Flowery Pursuit > Head to Pavillion of Air > Sacred Stream > White Beast

Player Examples

On a typical run, a level 140 player who completes all 5 missions on S2 rank difficulty will get 5 points for each mission:

• Example #1
  • Hill of Spores : 5 Pts
  • Dancing Birds : 5 Pts
  • Flowery Pursuit : 5Pts
  • Sacred Stream : 5 Pts
  • White Beast : 5 Pts

The rules of GBR states that your lowest point on any given mission will be the basis of how much percentage boost you will contribute to the party. So the lowest point in the first example is 5.

Lets look at Example #2 where various characters of different levels played GBR in a random fashion.

• Example #2
  • Hill of Spores : 15 Pts
  • Dancing Birds : 13 Pts
  • Flowery Pursuit : 12 Pts
  • Sacred Stream : 20 Pts
  • White Beast : 12 Pts

The lowest points occurred on White Beast & Flowery Pursuit. 12 Pts will factor into the boost percentage you will contribute. As you can see, in order to reap the full benefits of GBR, you need to give equal attention to all the missions.

Phantom Fissure and how to find it!

During GBR, you and your party may encounter a rare Neudaiz mission called Phantom Fissure. Phantom Fissure is a permanent addition to the game and will also occur after GBR is over. In order to find Phantom Fissure you can do any mission, preferably on Neudaiz. The more people in your party, the higher the chance of finding it.

There are 2 key factors that will increase the chance of finding the mission:

• The more people in your party the higher the chance.
• The longer you take to complete a mission the higher the chance.

You may spend between 5 to 30 minutes to complete the mission. If you spend longer than 30 minutes, the chance of finding it will stay the same. Playing in a 6 person party on a mission over 30 minutes is rumored to be 50% chance of finding Phantom Fissure.

Please note, Sega of Japan has recently changed the method of finding rare missions. This method does not affect the US servers until Sega of America announces it.

Forest of Illusion is the new secret mission that appears randomly on Moatoob. Whats even more so secret about this mission is that it was announced that it was delayed when in fact it didn’t. Seems some weird things have been going on at Sega lately, as they have been delaying content for Xbox 360 and now for the PC community. Even though Forest of Illusion and Guardians Boost Road were supposed to be delayed, they still show up. So enjoy playing these missions as the chance to get a super rare item is even higher.

Strategies for Obtaining Forest of Illusion

Forest of Illusion will appear randomly only when someone finishes a mission on Moatoob. Check the mission counters to see if Forest of Illusion appears in a pale red. If you do not see it at the counter, you are not flagged for it. Once you retrieve it, invite as many people as you’d like to join then start the mission. The mission gives a 500% Boost in Drop Rates and Experience Points making it very easy to get 10-12 Star weapons, items, and materials.

Finding Forest of Illusion

• Fastest way to find Forest of Illusion is to create a 6 person party.
• Your party must spend over 5 minutes before completing the mission
• The chances increases with each additional minute until a maximum of 30 minutes.
• Once you have completed the mission ONLY the party leader can select it.

Forest Of Illusion Tidbits

• Rare Weapons include Shato, Viper,
  Crimson, Vish Adan, and Al Tip in mass quantities.
• Block 2 includes a special portal that will lead to Rappies.

Pioneer 2 hovers above Ragol’s Forest