[GE3] Version Update 2.00

English Patch Notes for Version Update 2.00 in God Eater 3.

Official Patch Notes for this update can be found here:

https://ge3.godeater.jp/update/ver_2-0.php

Details:

Release Date: 19/09/2019
Size: ~2.5Gb
Previous Version: 1.45

Update Overview:

New Story
New Aragami ‘Barbarius Ira’
New Costume & Accessories
New Weapons
New Class Certification & Time Attack missions
New ‘Extra Mission’
Equipment +30 cap has been raised to +35
+2 Abandoned God Arcs now appear
New Abandoned God Arc skills

DETAILED INFORMATION

Note: Majority of the new content is only available after clearing the 1.40 story chapter ‘Another Devil’

New Additions:

New Story Episode added
- Added new functionality ‘SYNC RATE’. The Sync Rate increases as you do missions with a specific partner (Claire in this case). The new Episode missions will unlock as you increase your Sync Rate
- Sync Rate can be viewed in the Personal Abilities screen in the terminal, or when you talk to the character before a mission.
- Claire’s missions unlock at 10%, 40% and then as a sequence from 80%.
Class certification Missions #31 to #34 added
Time Attack Missions ‘EX Time Attack’ #04 to #10 added
1 New ‘EXTRA Mission’ added.
1 New Costume (4 color variants)
3 New Accessories
- One for clearing all new Class Missions
- One for earning Silver on all EX Time Attack missions
- One for earning Gold on all EX Time Attack missions

New God Arcs

*Blueprints are obtained from the new Extra mission with Barbarius Ira

Added 2 new Short Blades, Long Blades, Boost Hammers
- No new Buster Blades, Charge Spears, Variant Scythes, Biting Edges or Heavy Moons were added.
Added a new Shotgun
- No new Assault Guns, Snipers or Ray Guns were added.
Added a new Shield
- No new Buckler or Tower shields were added.
New Abandoned God Arc skills were added.

Balance & Other Changes:

The maximum Abandoned God Arc increase for equipment has been raised from +30 to +35.
- This feature is unlocked once you clear the new story.
+2 Abandoned God Arcs will now appear.
The burst gauge display has been changed. It now has a halfway mark on it. This is so that you have a visual confirmation for use in conjunction with version 2.00’s new weapon Burst plugins.
Quadriga’s Tower Shield Burst Plugin has been changed
Dromi’s Devour attack has been tweaked. If you Perfect Guard the attack at close range, he now stops immediately.

Confirmation of a new bug that appeared in 2.00:

In v2.00, there is a bug where Long Blade’s BAs Flame of Purgatory and Shining Ray don’t activate their special effects (Downed DMG & Weakpoint DMG respectively).
This will be rectified on the 25th for PS4 and Steam. Undisclosed date for Switch. https://t.co/fHbKzRjGAc

— BK Brent (@bkbrent) September 20, 2019