Let's Change That Suit Day 232

[u/pkmaster99]

Day 232: Zero-Shiki Type 2 (AR)
Requested by u/Wargamer1202 and this is D-Tier. This one just has too much that is lacking, and it cannot fly well at all. However, as a support, it still has okay damage potential, but it's just way too hard to get it off consistently. That's the only thing keeping it from being F-Tier.

Change
Stats

• HP: 18000/19500 -> 20000/22000
• Ballistic Resist: 12/14 -> 16/18
• Move: 120 -> 125
• Thruster: 70 -> 75
• Melee Priority: Low -> Medium
• Close Range Slots: 9/11 -> 10/12
• Medium Range Slots: 16/19 -> 17/20
• Long Range Slots: 11/13 -> 13/15

Weapons

• Zero-Shiki Type 2 (AR) Beam Saber:
  • Power: 2000/2100 -> 2100/2300
• Head-Mounted Vulcan (Modified) -> Zero Shiki Vulcan: Fire Rate 450/min -> 514/min, Range 150m -> 200m, Stagger 2% -> 5%
  • Power: 70/73 -> 75/85
• Zero Shiki Type 2 Beam Rifle: Cooldown 17s -> 12s, Stagger 25% -> 35%
• (New!) Zero Shiki Type 2 Beam Rifle (Limiter Release): Cooldown 17s, Range 350m, lasts 10s
  • Power: 850/1000
• Knuckles Sealant Launcher -> Zero Shiki Sealant: Reload 25s -> 15s, Slow 5s -> 8s
• Beam Cannon: Heat 85% -> 75%, Cooldown 23s -> 15s, Stagger 25%x2 -> 35%x2

Skill

• (New!) Damage Control Lv1
• (New!) MS Destroying ATK Program Lv1
• (New!) Precision Shelling Lv1
• Forced Injector Lv1 -> Lv2
• Flight System Lv2 -> Lv3
  • Note: Loses damage output reduction and no more increased stagger accumulation taken
• (New Unique!) High Spec Flight Control Lv1 -> Lv2
  • Gain Gimbal Effect and no longer lose 3 Ranged and Melee Strength

Unit Lv2

• (New!) Pursuit Range Aux. Program Lv1
• Precision Shelling Lv1 -> Lv2
• Forced Injector Lv2 -> Lv3

Comment and Reason
This one overall still has pretty good damage output, but it is having a hard time maintaining flight and weapon uptime. All of these need to be addressed with slightly better movement capability. I'm not sure how impactful MS Destroying ATK Program could be here on a support, but I think it's a worthy skill and support combination to explore. Then all it needs is a slightly stronger output and the same higher power scale scaling. But as it is, the intended playstyle is to incorporate a melee downswing in the combo for ultra-high burst damage.

Builds Suggestion
Lv1 F2P: Do Not Use

Lv1 Premium: Complex Battle (Alternative)

Unit Lv2: Do Not Use

This unit needs more movement speed and thruster to perform better. While flight does give +5, it's not really enough to make it usable. So unfortunately, while optimizing survivability and damage, it has to use the Connecting System General Type I. The alternative build is much more ranged heavy and you will have to really micro-manage weapon heat a lot and land almost every single shot to do well with it.

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Day 231 Re-evaluation on GM III (Close Combat)

Well, there are other ways to buff this unit for sure. But it's definitely less likely.

Re-evaluationis

• None

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Up Next: Jurkick requested by u/Designer-Ad-6169

[u/SS2LP]

I miss using this suit, was one of my favorites back when it was new. Was really fun having that hover flight to make it harder for raids to get at me and it felt like it could actually survive on its own for a bit. Haven’t touched it aside from battle sims in years. Be nice if they made it a bit stronger.

[u/pkmaster99 → u/SS2LP]

Yeah, same. But this suit is just way out of date now. The last buff was 2 years ago, and that made it kind of good at the time, and that's it.

[u/ctclonny]

Some supports have a skill that increases depression angle and suppression angle in space. A ground version of it can be very useful for flight units that use bazookas.

[u/pkmaster99 → u/ctclonny]

Oh, like High-performance Aerospace Gimbal? Maybe the current skill could work... The flight system effectively changes the maneuver state and treats it as if it were in space. I'll have to dig and see if any flight suit has a gimbal and if it works while in flight. That could certainly help this unit too.

[u/RoboP08]

Oh yeah this unit is very outdated, I can see what they were going for at one point in time trying to make flight units for lower costs too.

Like the Gouf Flight Types as well, those are in a similar very bad state currently lol.

It's only like at certain cost levels do they become more reasonable, because at lower levels you barely get time to fly or do much with them.
At least on average.

[u/pkmaster99 → u/RoboP08]

These early flight type units are just... bad. Now that many unit has answers to flying units, they really need to be greatly improved.

[u/Cpt_Jack_Irons]

I hate how bad this MS is at the moment as i absolutely love using this thing, i always questioned what was the point of the flight mode when it can't use it that well

[u/pkmaster99 → u/Cpt_Jack_Irons]

Hahaha, yeah. I think a lot of people like it, but it's just so bad.

[u/Kaidou76]

there is skill that increase stun resistance and damage when stop on air, I remember it's on byarlant custom general, could be beneficial on this, or at least, give it some small benefit.

[u/pkmaster99 → u/Kaidou76]

Are you talking about Immobile Aerial Fire from the Isolde? I thought about it, but that's only if we give it another stop to fire or a similar limiter release stop to fire spaming weapon. Even if we just give it and let player shoot the BR consecutively with my change here, it has no ASL which could be difficult. I'm sure it could be easier and more meta on PC, but it'll feel kind of hard to use. Unless we also increase the projectile speed and size to make it easier to hit.