Project V - Closed Beta First Impression & Gacha Rates

Despite being an old game (released in 2016) Valiant Force has conquered the hearts of a lot of people. After some years, XII Braves is trying to bring people who loved Valiant Force a new game, called Project V! Set in the world of Valiant Force and featuring the same old Characters (Veterans will remember Shizu, Emilia, Jenny etc.) this new game is a sort of remake for the original Valiant Force, bringing back all the feels for the first title. The core feature for the game is the “Aura System'', a strategic and complex feature that lets you combo your attack based on your character's position, roles and elements!

 

Content

 

• What is Project V?

• Game Content

• Aura System & Characters Guide

• Gacha Rates

• Should I Play It? Pro & Cons

 

What is Project V?

Project V is a newly developed Strategic Grid-Based RPG from XII Braves, the creators of Valiant Force and it’s set in the same world. The game features 6 different base classes (Guardian, Champion, Shadow, Mystic, Healer and Ranger) , any of them with a Job System, with a total of 36 advanced Jobs, letting you create the perfect team of your choice. The game also has an unique system called “Aura”, that lets you create incredible combos between your characters based on their grid position, element and class. The game offers different content, from Campaign, to Events, PvP and much more!

 

Game Content

 

Campaign

 

The “Campaign” is the Main story content in Project V. The Campaign is very important for the game, since it is the only game mode you can play before reaching chapter 4, unlocking Event and PvP. During Campaign you can complete stages (Normal & Heroic) and if you achieve the stage star requirements, you can also obtain precious rewards, such as Job Relic, Gear, Gold and much more. The Campaign is also your main source for Gear in the early game, and advancing in campaign will unlock any other content in the game, such as Airship, Events, PvP and any feature to increase your characters Combat Power, Gear Power etc. All campaign stages can be completed instantly after you achieve 3 Stars with the “Express” function, only costing you stamina.

 

Daily Dungeon: Arcanorum

 

The “Arcanorum” is the first Daily Dungeon content you will unlock playing Campaign. In the Arcanorum you will fight waves of weak monsters (Running books) and you must kill as much as you can to get Exp items. You are limited to 3 entry x day, and after you finish a stage with 3 stars for the first time, you can use “Express” for instantly complete it

 

Daily Dungeon: Forgotten Mines

 

The “Forgotten Mines” is the second daily dungeon you will unlock playing Campaign. Similar to the Arcanorum, you will fight weak waves of enemies (Rocks) and must destroy them before the turn reaches the limits, rewarding you with a lot of Golds. Same as Arcanorum you are limited to 3 entries x day, and can also use “Express” once you achieve 3 stars.

 

Airship

 

The “Ariship” is your “Headquarters” in Project V. The more you progress in the Campaign, the better your Airship will be. The Airship gives you a lot of different features, here’s some you unlock early in the game:

 

• Bridge: The first feature you unlock, lets you send your characters into a 24 hours expedition and rewards you with Zephyr Coin, Exp Material, Universal Shard Etc.

 

• Garden: A passive income of Golds, Exp Item and Stamina. Just remember to gather them every X hours.

 

• Deck: You can change the position of defensive turrets you will use for campaign and arena

 

• Archive: The Archive let you check Game guides, Tutorial, replay chronicles etc

 

• Decor: You can place decoration in different rooms in your Airship

 

A lot more feature will be unlocked while playing the game, and prolly even more in the official game release

 

Event - Liquid Gold

 

The “Event - Liquid Gold” is unlocked after you complete Chapter 4 stage 5. Is the first Event released in Project V for the Closed Beta, and features a Event Story of 5 stages (Normal & Heroic) with different kinds of rewards, such as Character Hero Shards and SR Gear. You can collect Boss Ticket and Box Summon Ticket while playing the Event Mission, and exchange them for Event goodies.

 

Arena

 

The “Arena” is the first PvP content in Project V, and it’s being unlocked after you complete Chapter 4 Stage 9. In The Arena you can both “Practice” battle if you don’t wanna risk your point, and “Vs” if you wanna climb the Arena Ladder. The fights are not in real time, and you will fight other players both in offense (Vs Ai) and defense (AI Controlled). You can only fight 3 times x Day in Arena (you can also recharge entry with 600 gems) and after every match you will be rewarded with Red Gems (based on your Arena match score). You can spend Red Gems in the Arena shop for Hero Shards, Relics, Hero Shards Selector and more. You will also get Gems (Summon Currency) every week based on your Arena Rank and Special Rewards after the Season ends.

 

Aura System & Characters Guide

 

Aura System

 

The “Aura System” is the Core feature for Project V. With the Aura, you will be able to unleash very complex combos, resulting in a great advantage for your team both in PvE and PvP Content. 

 

How does the “Aura System” work?

 

Every character features from 1 to 3 different Directions Arrows (based on Characters Stars Rarity and Development) with also a character color (Right-Up Square in the character icon). 

 

If a Character matches another one with the direction arrow, a reaction will be triggered if the condition is fulfilled (Ex: Victoria will activate her Aura with 50% chance after being healed, increasing the PDEF of any linked character). 

 

If the character also matches the color, a combo reaction will be triggered, unleashing more Aura reactions for chaining Aura effects. When you proc Aura, you will get Auron Card Point, and after you reach the right number, you can use Auron Cards, letting you unleash powerful heals, damage or buffs and debuffs on the battlefield.

 

Characters

 

Every Character in Project V can be developed for being very useful, despite being R grade or SSR. Let’s analyze every Character aspect.

 

Character Role

• Guardian: They usually feature high PDEF and skills that can give Protection, Damage Reduction and Buffs/Debuffs to your team.

 

• Champions: Damage oriented melee character that can unleash a lot of damage, while also being enough resistant

 

• Shadow: The Assassins role in the game. They can move fast and far, can debuff your enemy with Silence, Blind, Stuns etc, and can goes Stealth

 

• Mystic: The Mage class. They are slow and can’t move a lot far, but they can both unleash powerfull single target and AoE attacks that can annihilate your enemy in 1 turn

 

• Healer: Usually with high MDEF, they can heal and provide buffs for your party. 

 

• Ranger: Long Range fighter that are usually specialized in debuffing PDEF/MDEF for your enemies and provide buffs for your team with also good damages

 

Job & Skill System

Every Character feature also from 1 (for R Characters) to 3 (SSR Character) Jobs that they can obtain. Every Job features 2 Passive Skills and 1 Active Skill. So every character will have 5 total Skill set to play with.

 

Two Active Skills: first that cannot be changed since it’s the character signature move, and another one that you can choose from any of your unlocked Job

 

Three Passive Skill: one that is signature, one from the current job and another of your choice from any unlocked job

 

Armoury

Every Character can be equipped with 6 different pieces of gear, based on the Character Class. After you progress enough in the game, you will be able to power up your gear with different features:

 

• Strengthen: Let you increase your gear level while spending only golds

 

• Promote: After a piece of gear reach max level (Ex: 10) you can consume a duplicate piece for unlocking 10 more level (Ex: from level 10 to level 20) 

 

• Awaken, Transmute, Reforge: Late game features that can further improve your gear, change their stats etc.

 

Affinity

When you complete stages with your characters, they will be rewarded with affinity points. You can also give Gifts to your characters to further increase affinity points. Once you reach a different level (from 1 to 10) of affinity with a character, you will be rewarded with Gems!

 

Gacha Rates

 

The Poisoned Tip

 

The “Poisoned Tip” Banner is an “Rate Up” Banner with a unique name referring to the Character in it. The banner cost 300 Gems for a single pull and 3000 for a x10. Here’s the rates:

 

Characters

• SSR Heroes: 3% (Featured hero: 1.5%)
• SR Heroes: 18%
• R Heroes: 79%

 

Pity

• Every x10 Summon you are Guaranteed to get an SR character
• At 200 Pull you can exchange 200 Milestones for the Rate Up Character

 

New Player Step-Up

 

The “Step-Up” Banner is a featured Banner for new players, with different costs (from 1200 gems to 3000 gems for 3rd step) you will Summon different Heroes (1 SSR Guaranteed at last step) and also bonus items. Here’s the rates:

 

Step 1 Characters

• SSR Heroes: 3% 
• SR Heroes: 18% 
• R Heroes: 79%

 

Step 2 Characters

• SSR Heroes: 3% 
• SR Heroes: 18%
• R Heroes: 79%

 

Step 3 Characters

• SSR Heroes: 3% (1 SSR Guaranteed)
• SR Heroes: 18% 
• R Heroes: 79%

 

Pity

• 1 SSR Guaranteed at Step 3
• 1 SR Auron Card Guaranteed each Step (3 Total)

 

Grand Invocation

 

The “Grand Invocation” is the Standard Banner in Project V. It features any character in the game but the Rate Up for now. Here’s the rates:

 

Characters

• SSR Heroes: 3%
• SR Heroes: 18%
• R Heroes: 79%

 

Pity

• Every x10 Summon you are Guaranteed to get an SR character

 

Should I Play it? Pro & Cons

 

Pro 

• Awesome 2D Art
• Fully animated Anime Style Ultimate
• Nice Music and Voice acting for Characters
• Strategic Battle with a lot of different combo
• F2P friendly with good daily income
• Universal Shards usable for any characters

 

Cons

• Aura System is core feature and can be hard to understand
• PvP is very limited (3 x day)
• The UI looks old and slow (Prolly fixed in future release?)
• Voice acting during battle is kinda repetitive
• Chibi Characters
• FPS are locked with Resolution, so if you select High Resolution, you will play at 60 FPS that can overheat your phone / drain battery very fast

 

LDPlayer 9

Since Project V features an HD Resolution with 60 FPS, it can overheat your phone while you play, draining your battery very fast. The solution is LDPlayer 9! You can play with your PC on a big screen, with awesome 60 FPS that will not drain your Phone battery! Stay tuned for Project V release and be ready to play with LDPlayer 9!