Category: Guardians Boost Road

Moatoob GBR S3 and Fireworks for August 7th 2009

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This update will include a mini event called Guardians Boost Road. Guardians Boost Road will run from August 7th to August 28th. Players will run a series of missions back to back to earn points based on the mission difficulty. Each time you complete a mission, a certain amount of points will be added  for that mission only.

As you play each mission, your lowest point score will determine the amount of drop rate boost given to that mission. I highly advise against playing one mission over and over. Playing missions evenly will be a more efficient way of boosting your drop rate.

Moatoob GBR Missions

  • Desert Terror C-S3
  • Desert Goliath C-S3
  • Stolen Weapon C-S3
  • Rogues' Shortcut C-S3

Note: Players without the expansion pack, Ambition of the Illuminus, can not participate in S3 ranked missions. However they are free to join C through S2 rank missions to participate in the event.

Some drops players will be hunting for during this event include; Lumira / HP Restore and Lumirus / Wall.

The Rest

Neudaiz Fireworks will run from August 7th to August 28th. It will also include the Fireworks room item.

Don't forget to pick up your Sonic Birthday gifts, they will be deleted from Common Box storage on October 1st.

December 5th 2008 brings Parum Guardians Boost Road

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After 2 months of no scheduled updates, we are finally given something to help cope for the delay in Lightning Carnival. The major updates for December 5th is Level Cap 150, Parum Guardians Boost Road, new S2 missions, new rare missions, and 2 seasonal lobby changes, including one that was never before seen on our servers. We'll run you through what to expect with this major update. This update will include new items, most notably, Lumirus / Hit Charge, Vijerina Line, Ragan Ragac, and Battlestopper.

Illusionary Shaft and How to Find it?

During GBR, you and your party may encounter a rare Parum mission called Illusionary Shaft. Illusionary Shaft is a permanent addition to the game and will also occur after GBR is over.

There are 2 key factors on finding the mission:

  • Players must be within the mission's field before the mission is cleared.
  • Eligible party members must be within a mission for at least 80% of the time.

Rare missions are no longer based on time or amount of players. You have the same chances of finding a rare mission as a solo player. However the biggest change is eligible party members. Only the party members who have been flagged for that mission is eligible to participate in it as long as they fulfilled the criteria above. You will see a message on the screen telling you if you have been flagged for that mission. You may no longer invite friends to play with you in a rare mission if they were not in your party at least 80% of the time, and if they were in the lobby at the time of the mission's clearance. 

What is Guardians Boost Road

Guardians Boost Road are a set of missions you can play in order to earn points. GBR runs until Janurary 16th 2009.  Each mission must be completed with a end result rank of B or better to receive your points. As you earn points for each mission, you gain a drop rate boost up to 50%. You and other players will share their own drop rate boost percentages which can accumulate up to 300%. The higher the drop rate percentages the higher the chance that an enemy will drop an item. This indirectly increases the chances of a rare item to be dropped.

What missions are in Parum Guardians Boost Road

This time the missions are as follows

  • Scarred Planet
  • Lightning Beast
  • Electronic Brain
  • SEED Express

Each mission is located on Parum, and can be played consecutively after you complete a mission. However once you complete Electronic Brain you must return to Holtes City to start Scarred Planet.

How does the Points System Work for GBR?

In Guardians Boost Road, each time you successfully clear a mission with an end grade of B or higher, you will receive points. Your percentage rate is based solely on the mission with the least amount of points. Simply playing the same mission over and over will not raise your boost rate. You must play each mission equally to fully reap the benefits of this mini event. For example lets take a look at a player who randomly plays each mission

  • Scarred Planet: 5pts
  • Lightning Beast: 15pts
  • Electronic Brain: 5pts
  • SEED Express: 25pts

The rules of GBR state that the lowest amount of points for a mission determines your boost rate percentage. The lowest score highlighted is 5pts which contributes a small boost rate percentage of 15%. We recommend playing each mission equally, if you earn 155 points, you can recieve a 50% boost rate near the end of this event.

Neudaiz Guardians Boost Road and Phantom Fissure

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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.

There are 2 key factors in order to flag this mission.

  • Players must be within the mission's field before the mission is cleared.
  • Eligible party members must be within a mission for at least 80% of the time.

Rare missions are no longer based on time or amount of players. You have the same chances of finding a rare mission as a solo player. However the biggest change is eligible party members. Only the party members who have been flagged for that mission is eligible to participate in it as long as they fulfilled the criteria above. You will see a message on the screen telling you if you have been flagged for that mission. You may no longer invite friends to play with you in a rare mission if they were not in your party at least 80% of the time, and if they were in the lobby at the time of the mission's clearance.

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.