GBO2 Zeta Plus C1 (Post-Buff): The ultimate Anksha counter!

This video has two recent matches I had with the buffed LV1 and LV2 Zeta Plus C1 on Gundam Battle Operation 2. It is a 600-700 cost support with access to a short overheat time heavy staggering smart gun, great overall mobility thanks to its waverider mode and very high midrange DPS if it has space to transform and use all of its weapons. Its primary weakness would be that it has less ranged output than other supports unless it can fully make use of its transformation mode exclusive weapons. This suit was buffed at the end of March 2024 with +1500 HP, +5 walk speed at 650-700 cost, 34% heat rate for the MS mode beam cannons, better power for the weapons at 650-700 cost, faster focusing time for the smart gun in waverider mode, LV2 Flight Control alongside 12 seconds overheat time and 4.5 seconds focus time for the smart gun in MS mode. I meant to do a video on these buffs sooner but sadly I wasn't able to find the time before now. I hope that you enjoy watching!

Its primary weapon at is a beam smart gun with 2100 (3500) power, 5 80% (100%) heat, 3 seconds cooldown, 12 seconds overheat, 450m (600m) range, 10% stagger value and 4.5 seconds focus time. Uncharged shots instant stagger, but charged shots heavy stagger. This is incredibly useful for a variety of purposes, such as self defence against raids, starting combos against generals or as a means to shoot down flying suits.
Its primary melee weapon is a beam saber with 2100 power, 2.5 seconds cooldown, 0.77 seconds swap time and standard modifiers. This deals mediocre damage but it is really practical to use for self defence thanks to C1 having melee combo controller and balancers.
Its first sub weapon is a pair of beam cannons with 550x2 power, 34% heat, 15 seconds overheat, 0.5 seconds swap, 400m range and 17%x2 stagger value. These are a good option if you want to deal further damage after a stun in MS mode, for example if it isn't practical to transform without being shot down. They can also be used to break MA in self defence.
Its first sub weapon while transformed is a beam smart gun with 2000 (2800) power, 65% (100%) heat, 0.8 seconds cooldown, 17 seconds overheat, 1 second swap time, 500m (600m) range, 1 second focus time and 50% (60%) focus time. This is really useful to use after an MS mode heavy stagger if you want to deal more damage, but it can also charge for a stun or stun in two uncharged hits.
Its second sub weapon while transformed is a pair of beam cannons with 600 power, 20% heat, 300 RPM, 15 seconds overheat, 0.5 seconds swap time, 400m range and 35% stagger value. These can stagger enemies in under a second if aimed accurately, but they are also useful for DPS purposes after a stun.

The LV1 C1 has 19000 HP, 27 ballistic resistance, 27 beam resistance and 12 melee resistance. It has low melee resistance but otherwise has average durability for a suit of its size. It gets LV1 Emergency Evasion while in waverider mode.
In terms of mobility it has 125 (175) walk speed, 190 (240) boost speed, 70 thrust and 66 (48) turning speed. It has fine MS mode mobility, but when transformed it has amazing boost speed. This should let it keep up with the team or run away easily. It gets LV1 Forced Injector and LV2 Flight Control for mobility related skills.

In conclusion, I think that the C1 is a very strong support in this current meta. 600 cost right now is infested with powerful flying suits like Anksha, Atlas Gundam or Byarlant Custom, so having a heavy stagger lets you much more effectively shoot them down. If you manage to shoot down Anksha specifically, it will fall from the air quite slowly, which gives you more than enough time to empty all your weapons on it. I can definitely recommend it if you are looking to play a support in 600 or 650 cost, it can even play well to some extent in 700 cost. Thank you for watching, and I hope that you enjoyed it!


Music used:

Armored Core Silent Line, Scrambling Film

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