GUARDIANS Boost Road
GUARDIANS Boost Road is a special recurring event which has players run a specified series of missions to earn points which go toward an individual ranking. This ranking is used to determine a bonus which is applied to the missions in the event. The key to increasing your rank lies in completing all of the specified missions in an even fashion, as your rank is based on the mission which you have completed the least. The bonus applied to each GBR mission is a cumulative total of each party member's current GBR status. With a maximum individual bonus of 50%, a full party of six potentially could benefit from a 300% bonus. You can check your current GBR status by speaking to the TTB receptionist on Clyez City's fourth floor.
Point system
Points are awarded to individuals based on the missions they complete. Each difficulty has a specific number of points which will be awarded as long as the mission is completed with a grade of B or better. If the mission ends with a C, no points will be awarded.
| Mission difficulty | Points |
|---|---|
| C | 1 |
| B | 2 |
| A | 3 |
| S | 4 |
| S2 | 5 |
| S3 | 6 |
As points are earned, a player's GBR class will go up. Each class has certain rewards linked to it which will change with each GBR. The following table lists each class as well as how many points are needed to progress and what rewards are tied to each point level.
| Class name | Req. points | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie | 0-10 | 0-19% boost |
| Standard | 12-26 | 20-29% boost |
| Ace | 30-49 | 30-39% boost |
| Elite | 50-65 | 40-44% boost |
| Hero | 72-150 | 45-49% boost |
| Master | 155+ | 50% boost |
New grid for current boost road.
| Class name | Req. points | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie | 0-14 | 0-19% boost |
| Standard | 15-29 | 20-29% boost |
| Ace | 30-49 | 30-40% boost |
| Elite | 50-?? | 40-44% boost |
| Hero | 45-49% boost | |
| Master | 50% boost |
Current GBR
Neudaiz Drop Boost 2nd
Future GBRs
Parum Drop Boost 3rd
Neudaiz Drop Boost 3rd
Previous GBRs
Guardians Colony
October 30, 2009 - November 19, 2009
Parum Drop Boost
Japan only
This period's bonus was an increased drop rate which applied to the following missions. Note that while this GBR was held only in Japan, it did not arrive with new content. It was only after this first GBR that new mission difficulties and sometimes new missions would arrive upon being held.
Moatoob Drop Boost
February 8, 2008 - March 13, 2008 (Xbox 360)[1]
February 8, 2008 - March 17, 2008 (PC/PS2)[1]
This period's bonus was an increased drop rate which applied to the following missions.
Neudaiz Drop Boost
August 22, 2008 - September 25, 2008
This period's bonus was an increased drop rate which applied to the following missions.
Parum Drop Boost 2nd
| Class name | Req. points | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie | 0-11 | 0-19% boost |
| Standard | 12-26 | 20-29% boost |
| Ace | 27-49 | 30-39% boost |
| Elite | 50-75 | 40-44% boost |
| Hero | 76-139 | 45-49% boost |
| Master | 140+ | 50% boost |
December 5, 2008 - January 15, 2009[2]
This period's bonus was an increased drop rate which applied to the following missions. Furthermore, the required points to advance from one class to the next were modified slightly from previous GBRs. The new values are illustrated in the table to the right.
Gurhal Drop Boost
| Class name | Req. points | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie | 0-4 | 0-19% boost |
| Standard | 5-9 | 20-29% boost |
| Ace | 10-39 | 30-39% boost |
| Elite | 40-64 | 40-44% boost |
| Hero | 65-119 | 45-49% boost |
| Master | 120+ | 50% boost |
May 8, 2009 - May 28, 2009[3]
This period's bonus is an increased drop rate which applies to the following missions. Furthermore, the required points to advance from one class to the next have been modified slightly from previous GBRs. The new values are illustrated in the table to the right.
Moatoob Drop Boost 2nd
August 7, 2009 - August 27, 2009[4]
Reference notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The initial GBR ran longer than expected for the PC/PS2 servers due to issues with update 043.
- ↑ Originally scheduled to run through January 8, 2009, this session of GBR was extended by one week following maintenance for update 064.
- ↑ Originally scheduled to run through May 21, 2009, this GBR was extended by one week following the extension of Shred the Darkness.
- ↑ In the Japanese PC/PS2 version of the Moatoob Drop Boost 2nd, an extra mission was included: Citadel of Sand. It is unknown why this mission was excluded from the local version of this GBR.
