- Name: One Piece Bounty Rush
- Developer: Bandai Namco Games
- Available in: App Store / Google Play
- Free with IAP.
To start, this game is seriously the most fun I've had with a mobile/Gacha (and I've played a TON). I know I know, it's a mobile game, but there's NO energy system, and they're pretty generous with resources. With smart play it's possible to max out characters fairly quickly.
I saw that it never got a fair shake on ResetEra (considering it went through a relaunch), so I thought I'd whip up an OT for the 2nd Anniversary since it's a pretty good time to jump in with all of the active events and giveaways. For One Piece or 3D brawler game fans, this worth checking out. And they currently have Hiroshi Kitadani original "We Are!" playing for the load screens, it's worth it for that alone!
What is One Piece Bounty Rush?
This game an online 4v4 3D brawler. The 8 players are divided into 2 teams, and the one with the most captured treasures by the end of the match wins. The roster of unique characters and moves is growing by the week, you're certain to find your fav or one that fits your play style.
How do you play?
Use the touch controls to navigate, fight and capture flags. On top of that, you have 2 special skills with their own cooldown that can have a range of effects. Heavy attacks, AoE poisoning, healing etc, depending on the character. That's it, it's that simple!
What are the character types?
Characters come in three types: Attacker, Runner and Defender. All three roles can play as they wish (attacking/defending/capturing), but each type specializes in different areas.
Runner
A Runner is the fastest character type in the game. Your specialty is speed, enabling you to capture flags as quickly as possible for your team. Your attack and defense are on the lower end, but your movement and flag capture speed are the highest amongst all three types. A good runner can snatch a victory at the last possible moment. As a runner, it is advised you head toward the middle flag first to gain control at the start of the game, since it is the furthest from the starting point, and only you can get there fastest. Let Defenders take the first flag, and focus on the furthest one instead and get the upper hand for your team early on!
Defender
A Defender is built like a tank, with high defense and HP to help you protect your captured treasure. The meter above captured treasure is called a Treasure Gauge, which a Defender can fill fastest. The fuller the Treasure Gauge is, the longer it will take the opposing team to capture it back, which is to your advantage. At the start of the game, it is advised for a Defender to capture and fill the flag closest to your spawn point. Leaving this Treasure without filling completely opens up the opposing team for a quick capture while your team is fighting elsewhere.
Attacker
An attacker has the strongest attacks in the game, but weaker defense and HP. Your job is to take down runners, interrupt captures and defeat as many as of the opposing team as possible. Pretty straightforward class for those that just want to duke it out. As an attacker it is advised to leave the first flag for a Defender, and the middle flag for a runner. Beyond that, capture and KO at will!
Note that each character has Elements, which have advantages and weaknesses to one another:
Gameplay Modes - League Battle
This is the main mode of the game. Battle here with a team against random opponents to earn Skill Orbs, Berries, Medal Shards, Fragments, Battle Points and EXP. Different Arenas and stages are scheduled throughout the day.
Gameplay Modes - Challenge Battle
Here are special modes that help you unlock Skill Orbs, Gold Frags and Rainbow Diamonds. Challenges range from Boss Raids, Fixed Level Battles, Theme Battles and more.
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Powering Up Your Characters
Fragments- This is the main way to unlock characters. Pull them from scout tickets and banners. Pull multiple copies to raise your character's level cap and Star Rating to a maximum of Six Stars. You can also unlock fragments in the following ways:
- League Battle: Just from regular online matches! You get 4 chests a day that give you frags for a variety of characters
- Exchange Shop: Trade in your Battle Points for character shards
- Special Training: Place a character of your choice in training to unlock 1 Shard per 5 hours.
- Trade in Gold Fragments: Trade in Gold Frags you've collected for any character you see in the shop. It is advised that you save these for characters that aren't available for purchase in the shop, since these are rarer.
- Level 1 Skill Orbs: These are more common. Use them to power up your characters to Boost 1 Level.
- Level 2 Skill Orbs: After maxing out the Boost 1 panel, you'll unlock the Boost 2 panel in which you'll need Level 2 Orbs instead. These are much rarer, so use them on characters that you know you will be using for a long time.
Support Team- Power up your main characters by placing other unlocked character in the support slots. Match their element to your main character's element to increase their provided support. Level up these characters to raise your support percentage further, and even more so by unlocking their boost panels. Each character has a set of tags as well (East Blue, Straw Hat, Zoan, etc) which stacking will level up additional bonus traits for battle.
Here is a semi up-to-date tier list to get an idea of which characters you should be after for a fresh account. If retooling, you want to pull at least two copies of a character to level them up enough to stand a chance in the higher ranks of League Battle:
Here is are useful links and the info for ResetEra's official Alliance in the game:
- ResetEra Alliance ID: 79830459 (or just search for ResetEra)
- Discord Link
- Sub-Reddit Link
- Re Roll Guide - Re Roll Guide (Video)
