Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced that the Autumn Festival campaign for Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 has officially begun.
The Autumn Festival for Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 has started from 28 September 2023 until 26 October 2023, featuring the Hi-Nu Gundam, the new boss Elmeth, up to 80 free Supply Drops, and more.
Hi-Nu Gundam
During the Autumn Festival, the game will introduce the Hi-Nu Gundam from the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack – Beltorchika’s Children novel and manga series.
The mech is a full-spec Mobile Suit with psycho frames and will be introduced as a General Ground/Space COST700 Mobile Suit.
The Hi-Nu Gundam will be available to obtain from 28 September 2023 to 4 October 2023, 9:30 PM (PDT).
After Hi-Nu Gundam, the next obtainable Mobile Suit will be the MSN-04 II Nightingale, starting from 5 October 2023 to 11 October 2023.
New Boss, Elmeth
The Autumn Festival is also making changes to the Battle Simulator missions, a mode where players challenge themselves against AI-controlled enemies for the fastest clear time.
A new mission titled “Ghost of Solomon” will be added to the game where players will be with the new boss MAN-08 Elmeth.
Autumn Festival Supply Drops
During the Autumn Festival, which also happened to be the 5th anniversary period of the game, Bandai Namco will be granting players a free 10 subsequent Supply Drop every week, up to 40 total.
These special Supply Drops will guarantee the players a Mobile Suit of 2★ rarity or higher, as well as a Mobile Suit of 3★ rarity or above.
In addition, during the campaign period, players will also receive a free Supply Drop with a guaranteed 2★ or rarer Mobile Suit and a 3★ or rare Mobile Suit 4 times a week, every Thursday to Sunday.
That is not all as the game will also start the “5 Special STEP UP Supply Drops”, which boosts the drop rate of Hi-Nu Gundam and guarantees it and its main weapon as players reach the final STEP at volume 1.
There will be 4 weeks of Special STEP Ups and its content starting from volume 2 will be announced in the coming days.
Part 1 of the event will run from 28 September 2023 to 5 October 2023.
Autumn Festival Celebration
During the period, all players will also receive Celebration Containers, each filled with 39 (Thank You) tokens of gratitude, 7 select Mobile Suits, enhancement items, and customer parts every week.
As mentioned, 7 select Mobile Suits will be given out as gifts and they are as follows:
- General Unit
- ★★ Jegan LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 500)
- ★★ Geara Doga LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 500)
- ★★ Re-GZ Custom LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 600)
- Raid Unit
- ★★★ Jagd Doga (GG) LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 650)
- ★★ Re-GZ LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 550)
- Support Unit
- ★★★ Jagd Doga (QA) LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 650)
- ★★ Geara Doga [Heavy Arms Type] LV1 (Ground/Space Use, Cost 550)
The Autumn Festival will also feature a limited-time mission every week, rewarding players with valuable Mobile Suits and camouflage patterns rewards upon accomplishing them.
To allow players to enjoy Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 during the event period, anyone who has only started their adventure within the last 14 days, or has yet to log in within the last 45 days, will receive 5 times EXP and CP, and 10 times of DP boost.
As mentioned, the Autumn Festival for Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 is currently ongoing from 28 September 2023 until 26 October 2023.
For more information regarding the Autumn Festival, you can check out the official Steam page.