Brown Dust II - Closed beta First Impression, Game Content & Gacha Rates

Holding a closed beta test from January 10 to January 17, Brown Dust II is a new Mobile Turn-Based Gacha RPG. The game is the Sequel of Brown Dust / Brave Nine, and from the very start of the game it will look like a series of stories you're gonna play, with the help of Elin, on a retro console, inserting a different “pack”. At the start of this beta, there’s 1 Tutorial Pack, 4 Story Pack, 2 Special Pack and 1 Character Pack. Every pack contains different Stories, Companion, Temporary Companions, Item to discover, Secret to unlock, Chests and any kind of items. You are free to play every pack you want at every moment, after you unlock it. If you like Story-focussed games, with rich plot content, different costumes and exclusive equipment to collect, Turn Based Battle, PvE and PvP content, Brown Dust II could be the game for you!

What is Brown Dust II?

Brown Dust II is a new Mobile Gacha RPG, with a “Grid Zone” Turn Based Combat game. You will play different “Packs” that will give you different content, such as Stories, PvP Content, Characters Stories and much more. Every Pack also contains different Companions, permanent Characters you can unlock by buying packs, leveled them up and equip them with different costumes and exclusive gear, while also Temporary Characters you can use for the Pack you unlock, and a variety of items you can gather. Every Companion also comes with a Special Ability (Ex: Lathel Companion can Search for secret items with his special ability, while Justia can cook to make food with different effects, etc.) The most unique feature in Brown Dust II is the costume system (being also the main gacha in the game). Every Companion can wear and change (even during battle) its costume, changing also the battle skill on the fly. Collect Companion, costumes and special items on every pack while you play Brown Dust II!

Game Content

Game Packs

Brown Dust II is different from the common Gachas you could have played. In Brown Dust II you will buy different packs that unlock different Game Modes.

Hello Elin

• This is the Tutorial of the game. You will learn how to fight, explore and use the Special Ability of your companion. Finishing the Tutorial will also unlock your first Companion. 

Story Pack

• The “Knight of Blood” is the first Story Pack you will unlock. Story Pack is the very essence of the game, giving you a rich story to explore, and an open world with various items, companions and special objects to collect. In Story Pack you can choose different difficulty (Normal, Hard Etc) and keep visiting those packs to collect various daily rewards.

Evil Castle

• The “Evil Castle” is a Special Pack that can be accessed during the Special Season Only. There are a lot of monsters to deal with, with bosses at the end of each stage. According to your score at the end of each season, you will receive different rewards

Mirror Wars

• The “Mirror Wars” is the PvP Content in Brown Dust II. You can fight other players by consuming “Blood Cocktails”. At the end of each season, you will get rewards based on the rank you reach!

Companion & Costumes

Companion

In Brown Dust II, your playable Characters are called Companions. Companions are your “Fully Unlocked” Characters. Once you recruit them while playing any story pack (for free) or Recruiting in a Tavern (using Recruit Tickets) you will be able to Level up them, Equip with both Common and Exclusive gear and use different Costumes. You can travel with a maximum of 10 Companions at time. There’s also “Temporary Companion” that you can use during specific Pack or Quest, they can’t be Leveled Up, geared or get different costumes. A Max of 5 Temporary Companions can be used at time. Let’s see how to make your Companion stronger:

Property

• Each Character in Brown Dust II has a Property (Element). There’s 5 Different Property, and each other have different Advantage - Disadvantage

• Fire: Strong Against Wind, Weak Against Water

• Wind: Strong Against Water, Weak Against Fire

• Water: Strong Against Fire, Weak Against Wind

• Light - Darkness : Strong/Weak Between Them

Level Up

• All Companions in Brown Dust II must be level up. You can get Experience Point by playing in Quest with your Companion, or feeding them With Slime. If you are having a hard time completing a quest, level up your party with Slime!

Rank Up

• Every Companion in the game has a different Maximum Rank (Stars). Each newly obtained Companion starts at 1 Stars. The higher the rarity, the higher the Maximum Rank they can reach. You can use “Rank-Up Star” items to increase your Companion Rank Level, and those items can be obtained in Quest, Hunting Grounds, Evil Castle Pack and Mirror War Shop.

Ability

• Each Companion comes with a special Ability you can use during your Quests. Each time you use an Ability you will gain Exp for the Ability Skill. 

Gear

• Each Companion in Brown Dust II can equip up to a max of 5 Gear Pieces. Common Gear can be obtained by using the “Craft Gear Ability”. There’s also Exclusive Gear you can obtain in the game by Summoning in Banners. 

Upgrade / Refine

• Each piece of gear can be Upgraded up to +9, Main option stat increases with each successful gear upgrade, with a random upgrade level assigned at +3, +6, +9. The Stat increase depends on the random assigned Level (C, B, A, S). If your gear upgrade is not the top result, you can increase it by Refining the gear. Refine increases your gear upgrade level by consuming “Upgrade Pockets”, that you can obtain by Dismantling unused Gear.

Costumes

The “Costume” in Brown Dust II is the main feature that makes the game different from others, since it’s also the main Gacha content for the game. Costume makes your characters have different Abilities, you can also change during battle. The more Costume a character owns, the more powerful they can be. Let’s see how to improve Costumes:

Skill

• Changing the costume of a Character also changes his main ability. Each companion has a variety of costumes, and they can be obtained from Pack Story Quest or by Summons.

Costume Design

• Upgrading a Costume requires “Costume Design”, that can be obtained by Summoning the same Costume. Each costume can be upgraded to a max of +5. Everytime you upgrade a Costume, the Skill power increases, the Cooldown decreases, the cost of the Skill decreases and also the Stat increases!

Gacha Rates

Black Knight Ratel

The “Black Knight Ratel” banner is the first banner available during the closed beta of Brown Dust II. In this banner, you can summon with both “Free” and “Paid” Crystals, with a special discount for a single draw each day at the cost of 90 Paid Crystals (discounted from 200). You can also summon with both Free and Paid Crystal at the cost of 200 for x1 Summon and 2000 for x10 Summon. In this banner you can obtain both  Costume and Exclusive Gear. Here’s the rates:

Costume

• 5 Stars Pick-UP Costume = 0.75% Chance

• 5 Stars Costume = 0.75% Chance

• 4 Stars Costume = 5% Chance

• 3 Stars Costume = 35% Chance

Exclusive Gear

• 5 Stars Exclusive Gear = 1.5% Chance

• 4 Stars Exclusive Gear = 7% Chance

• 3 Stars Exclusive Gear = 50% Chance

Pity

• With each summon on this banner you will receive a Draw Point. After you reach 250 Draw Point, you can exchange them for the Rate-Up Costume (Pity is shared with Blood Glutton Justia Banner)

Powder of Hope

• If you fail to Exchange your Draw Point during the banner event, at the end of it, every 1 point will turn into 1 Powder of Hope. You can Exchange Powder of Hope in the shop for various rewards

Golden String

• If you have obtained 5 or more of the same costume (Maxed), Instead of Costume Design (required for upgrading Costume) you will receive Golden Strings. Golden Strings can be exchanged in the shop for various rewards.

Blood Glutton Justia

The “Blood Glutton Justia” banner is the second banner available during the closed beta of Brown Dust II. In this banner, you can summon with both “Free” and “Paid” Crystals, with a special discount for a single draw each day at the cost of 90 Paid Crystals (discounted from 200). You can also summon with both Free and Paid Crystal at the cost of 200 for x1 Summon and 2000 for x10 Summon. In this banner you can obtain both  Costume and Exclusive Gear. Here’s the rates:

Costume

• 5 Stars Pick-UP Costume = 0.75% Chance

• 5 Stars Costume = 0.75% Chance

• 4 Stars Costume = 5% Chance

• 3 Stars Costume = 35% Chance

Exclusive Gear

• 5 Stars Exclusive Gear = 1.5% Chance

• 4 Stars Exclusive Gear = 7% Chance

• 3 Stars Exclusive Gear = 50% Chance

Pity

• With each summon on this banner you will receive a Draw Point. After you reach 250 Draw Point, you can exchange them for the Rate-Up Costume (Pity is shared with Black Knight Ratel Banner)

Powder of Hope

• If you fail to Exchange your Draw Point during the banner event, at the end of it, every 1 point will turn into 1 Powder of Hope. You can Exchange Powder of Hope in the shop for various rewards

Golden String

• If you have obtained 5 or more of the same costume (Maxed), Instead of Costume Design (required for upgrading Costume) you will receive Golden Strings. Golden Strings can be exchanged in the shop for various rewards.

Should I Play It? Pro & Cons

Pro

• Nice Retro Graphic with amazing 2D Illustration

• Story are rich and well made

• Both Korean and Japanese Characters Voices

• Combat is very strategic

Cons

• We don’t know the prices for Story Packs on Release

• The pity is at 250 pulls (does not carry over banners)

• Require a lot of Costume Dupes for Max it

LDPlayer

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