>>31719178
>It's come to my attention that a large amount of people aren't happy with the choice of team name
>large amount

I would like to see where this large amount is.

I say fucking keep it.

>>31719178
>8th Gunpla Team

>>31719178
what no one said anything

>>31719178

I like Sorcerers.

I don't give a shit.

>>31719178
>Scourers

I don't really care. When did this happen. it quieted down and no one complained afterwards did they?

>>31719178
>>31719224
Seconding this. There's like one, two people at most bitching about it last thread.

Keep the name.

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>>31719178
Keep it as:
>Sorcerors

Oh, and before I forget; for those who haven't seen it here's a hint:

So have you found a reason to fight, Buddy?

>>31719224
>>31719261
Mostly through a combination of Twitter PMs, IRC chat, and some posts in one of the QTGs aimed at me. It seemed like this was the best compromise.

>>31719178
>Outer Heaven

Also fuck Ihave to leave in half an hour for MtG...

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>>31719305
fuck them keep the name!

>>31719178
have you been going on QTG you know they are a den of scum

>>31719305
So whiny bitches that can't say anything in the thread then or not around to vote when it matters? Fuck them.

>>31719305

Just some idiots bitching.

Keep the name and get the show on the road.

>>31719305
dude if they did not say anything in the thead then they can fuck off

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>>31719286

>>31719286
We're going to add the Core Block System to our GM?

I can dig it

>>31719326
is that glock for a GM?

>>31719178
>>Other
Anything other then Sorcerers.

>>31719394

Considering that blowing up the cockpit hasn't shown to affect MSs in GBF that much, it doesn't make much sense.

A backpack fighter would be better. Unless we're going with the late UC style core fighters.

>>31719305
Merc I have a question that has been bothering.

I'm not a full expert on Gundam but the Recoiless rifle is a beam weapon right?

I also looked at the Ball from 08th gundam and it uses machines guns.

Are the autocannon a beam weapon or one that uses solid ammunition?

>http://pastebin.com/B03Vx1Ju
>Conversely, critical failures occur if all three rolls do not meet the DC, or if they are all lower than your opponent's lowest roll.

Okay that's a lot more clearer. Thank you Merc for clearing that up.

>>31719473
They're both solid shell weapons. Also, the K Ball (The one from 08th) doesn't have machine guns, it has a pair of 180mm cannons.

>>31719433
But our balls can do the same thing and we have two of them

>>31719473
Beam weapons will almost always specifically have the word "Beam" in them. Recoilless rifles are a real weapon used today. You should look i tup.

>>31719523

Right. Which means we don't need a core block fighter.

>>31719521
So is it safe to say that the autocannons from the K-Ball are similar to have of our Juggler

>>31719540

I knew about it though the one thing that bothered me is that they were either a kind of one shot weapon or had to put in a new round before firing (I'm thinking on the older ones, the new ones may be different). Not to mention it's gundam

The ones on Igloo looked beamish so that what was what brought the question.

>>31719476
Also, I would be correct in guessing that this set of rolls would not have counted as a crit-fail last thread under these rules, correct?

>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31570087/#p31577157
>http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31570087/#p31577247

I know someone out there is going to say something, but listen I'm not looking to overturn anything or something stupid like that. What's happen has happen. I'm just making sure I got this worked out in my head right.

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>>31719178
>Okay, so it looks like nobody really wants to change the team name, so we'll just continue the quest as planned.


You are JACK FOULKE, an amateur Gunpla Fighter with dreams to make your own mark on the Gunpla battle scene!

You've just recently joined a newly formed Gunpla Team for your school, the Sorcerers. As something of a breaking in period, you pitted yourself against your very own team captain and her Gunpla, the Obsidian Overflag. While you had won that fight, you had only done so just barely.

Lying on your bed, you look up at the ceiling and sigh. You mind kept going back to that one fight, endlessly replaying it as you tried to figure out what you could have done better. While you did win, your GM Juggler got pretty messed up, losing an arm and suffering all sorts of damage. Not to mention, both of your Balls had been cut to pieces. For the longest time, you felt your GM Juggler was just fine the way it was, but after that fight, and seeing all the cool mods your friends and teammates had for their own Gunpla, it really made you think...

You wake up the next morning, a bit earlier than usual.

>Head for the hobby shop. You can do a few quick repairs and maybe ask Mason about upgrades.
>Head straight for school. Don't want to risk being late on your second day.
>Other

>>31719708
>Head straight for school. Don't want to risk being late on your second day.

Let's ask our friends for suggestions.

>>31719676
Yes, under the current rules, that would not have been a crit fail. That was a minor failing on my part.

>>31719708
>>Head straight for school. Don't want to risk being late on your second day.

We can do the repairs in school!

>>31719708
>Head straight for school. Don't want to risk being late on your second day.
We can do the repairs in our club room after school. As for upgrades, we can bounce ideas off our friends.

>>31719708
>Head for the hobby shop. You can do a few quick repairs and maybe ask Mason about upgrades.

rules are usually lax the first week anyway

>>31719708
>>Head for the hobby shop. You can do a few quick repairs and maybe ask Mason about upgrades.

>>31719708
>Head for the hobby shop. You can do a few quick repairs and maybe ask Mason about upgrades.

This is more important. A weak Gunpla is a weak soul.

>>31719708
>Head straight for school. Don't want to risk being late on your second day.

Maybe a upgrade to a Rick Dom Juggler!

I won't give up on my Dom Love!

>>31719737
All good. Thanks Merc for answering.

>>31719814
Would you be willing to compromise and make a Powered GM Juggler? The Powered GM is basically the Federation's Dom, and that way we don't have to get an entirely new Gunpla.

>>31719708
>>Head for the hobby shop. You can do a few quick repairs and maybe ask Mason about upgrades.

>>31719708
>Head for the hobby shop. You can do a few quick repairs and maybe ask Mason about upgrades.

>>31719708
>>Head straight for school. Don't want to risk being late on your second day.

>>31719869
The Powered GM just isn't as sexy...

But yes upgrading pass the base line GM is a must.

>>31719956
and no balls on the next MS we get funnels or bits

>>31720061
But our sister will be mad

>>31720095
Pff. She'll live.

>>31720095
we will still have the damn GM

>>31720061
>no balls
Why?

>>31720155
bits and funnels are way better since they are way harder to hit

>>31720155
Because everything doesn't need balls. We can have the Juggler, but we should also keep other suits.

I wanted to make an ancronym for the club that was reminiscent of the AEUG, but I couldn't make the acronym work without it being unpronouncable.

Feels bad, mang.

>>31720202
True. Though as I recall the idea with using the Balls is that they're big enough to mount more complicated equipment than a funnel can. So we'll lose some versatility if we go for funnels. It'll require more micro-management, too.

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>>31720061
>>31720095
>>31720155

Funnels, Balls, and Planet Defensors! If we can kitbash a more powerful reactor onto the Balls, they may be able to support Planet Defensors.

>>31720222
All Enthusiasts of United Gunpla

>>31720202

Balls are love, balls are life.

Balls can also mount beam shields, heavy weapons and i-fields that funnels can't.

>>31720231
no people just had a hard on for balls but with bits and funnels we can have way more then two

Isn't that from the game where that guy picks Big Zam for every single fight?

Oooh, Big Zam!

>>31720061
No.

The Ball can strap more equipment then a funnel or bit. Also once we increase the AI, it will be even better

...running three quests at once? You crazy, Merc.

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>Foulke is supposed to stand for freedom and creativity
>see posts saying things like "Grunts only" or "must have balls" here and the last thread

Is the hypocrisy IC for the mid season epiphany after we lose to the rival or is anons just being anons?

>>31720231

We can also mount planet defensors on the balls.

Balls can deploy funnels.

>>31720304
How mobile are Funnels compared to Balls?

Wait... Can we have balls mount funnels that way we have a mini carrier fleet?

I have no idea how any of this stuff works. Or what Funnels are. Best guess would be little flying weapon platforms..

>>31720337
Idiots being Idiots.

>>31719708
You decide to head straight to school. Maybe you could bounce ideas off your teammates.

"Heeeeey, Jack!" Holly waves as you come down the stairs. "I heard you joined a Gunpla team!"

"That I did." You nod as you grab some toast and eggs that Mom had prepared for the both of you. "Nothing too exciting, really."

"I'm just really jealous! They don't let us form teams in middle school! It's downright unfair!" Holly pouts.

"Well, I'm sure it's because they want you to focus on your studies." You smirk. "For such a smart grades, you had awfully bad grades last year."

"T-that's because the stupid standardized testing can't accurately gauge my superior intellect!" Holly responds.

"Uh huh, and that had nothing to do with staying up till 3am fiddling with your Balls."

"S-shut up!"

Laughing, you finish up your breakfast and grab your backpack, making sure Holly does the same. You tell her about the fight you had with Karen yesterday, and Holly starts getting made over you getting your Balls destroyed.

"It's like you treat them as disposable drones!" She glares at you.

"Ummm... that's because that's what they are?" You blink.

"They're your COMRADES!" Holly continues to chastise you. "They risk their lives for you! They at least deserve some respect!"

"Okay, okay!" You roll your eyes.

(cont)

>>31720338
Funnel deploying Balls.

I like this idea.

We can use the Mine deploying Ball to launch the bits or funnels

>>31720352
of course we can

bits and funnel advocates just need to start thinking with balls

>>31720337
Anon has a grunt suit fetish.

>>31720352
Yes. Funnels are little drone craft carried by mobile suits, usually controlled via mental link. They're called that because the originals used a design of a gun with a bunch of thruster nozzles at the base, making it funnel-shaped.

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>>31720377
At this point, you run into Lucina, who of course was waiting for your arrival.

"Hey, Lucina."

"Hey Jack." Lucina nods. "How's your Juggler doing?"

"Oh, it's fine. I just need to pop the arm back and and glue the Balls back together and they'll be right as rain." You shrug.

"Ah, good." Lucina smiles. "That fight with Karen's erm... what was it called again?"

"The Overflag." You roll your eyes. Lucina was pretty much everything you could as for in a friend. Smart, attractive, physical fit, but she had one failing...

...she basically knew nothing about Gundam lore. Being in honors classes and sports teams made it so she didn't really have time to catch up on the series, and even then, you have the suspicion she wasn't really interested in it anyways. She was really in it for the battling, mostly.

>Don't worry, it's a common misunderstanding to make.
>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.
>Other

>>31720352
Pretty much, they're basically remote drones/weapons controlled by Newtype psychic powers.

Because nuclear reactors in this setting also act as jamming devices, and make traditional control methods impossible.

>>31720391
NO! NO MORE BALLS! NO MORE!!

>>31720411
>>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.

>>31720411
>>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.
>>Other
We'll watch it with you and explain what you don't understand

>>31720411
>>Don't worry, it's a common misunderstanding to make.

"They're actually really cool though. Maybe you'll want to watch S1 of 00 with me? First season's pretty good."

>>31720411
>>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.

>>31720411
>Don't worry, it's a common misunderstanding to make.
>Other
loan her your 0079 trilogy movie set, she give it back when ever.

I didn't care for 00

>>31720391
Not everything needs fucking balls. We can easily have two or three MS for different situations, to make the Balls Fans, Funnel Fans and Other Fans happy.

>>31720411
>Don't worry, it's a common misunderstanding to make.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter if she knows the franchise. What's important is that she has fun with it. Though she should at least know the series her own Gunpla comes from.

>>31720479
Nope we are sticking balls on everything

>>31720491
This means she's ignorant to the greatness of Ramba Ral.
This cannont stand!

>>31720479

But using balls as equipment containers/carriers is faster, cheaper and easier.

We also keep our base MS which means we can focus all our upgrades on it while we swap out different balls with different equipment for different fights.

>>31720495
Can we at least shrink the Balls down to standard funnel size so we can mount more of them? I feel like people would be less inclined to make dumb jokes if the Balls weren't such a major part of the Juggler's visual design.

>>31720479

Well, it wouldn't hurt to try out some different suits and loadouts as long as it doesn't hurt our intrepid protagonist's wallet too badly.

>>31720530

Are we going to invent the first Omni-Suit?

>>31720538
It would also be more fitting to the name. It's a poor Juggler who only uses two balls.

>>31720530
>But using balls as equipment containers/carriers is faster, cheaper and easier.
Actually, it's faster, cheaper and easier to use the type of equipment containers that the Kampfer Amazing has.
You just want to stick balls on everything to keep pushing one goddamn joke that's getting annoying.

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>>31720411
>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.
"One does not care to acknowledge the mistakes of one’s youth."

>>31720411
>Don't worry, it's a common misunderstanding to make.

>>31720530
STOP WITH THE BALLS! YOU KILLED THE JOKE

>Our sister sits up til 3AM on school nights messing with her balls
>Balls are people
>Our sisters general love for balls
This has yet to get old when it's done in character.

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>>31720406
See, I don't get the grunt suit fetish.

I mean, I support the idea of mopping the floor with the elitist "GUNDAMS ONLY, FINAL DESTINATION" Gunpla Club using a modified "Grunt" unit to prove a point.

Jack, as a character, should grow beyond the boundary of limiting himself to grunts. I'm not saying he should jump straight into Gundams, but perhaps Ace Custom units, or non-Gundam prototype units, or high-end limited production Mobile Suits?

I at least want to see him CONSIDER building a Zeta Plus, as it's essentially a Gundam in name only, AND it was mass produced... sort of.

>>31720568
Maybe something like the Regenerate from SEED Astray? A mobile suit made out of funnels, so that parts can swap in and out as needed. The Regenerate just used it for self-repairs, but we could extend it to a mobile suit that can reassemble itself to fit any situation. Sort of like that old show Cubix. Does anyone remember that? Pretty dumb, but the main robot was cool.

>>31720645
Honestly, for what we're pushing it fits the character to build cool stuff. I'd like to see a customized Proto-Gundam, or something from Late UC.

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>>31720530
But there's plenty of situations where Balls, being large and somewhat unwieldy, would provide little benefit. Of course, it'd be easy enough to remove them from your gunpla in that case.

Also, does anyone have that one fake chart listing increasingly ridiculous Ball upgrades(i.e. a bunch of submersibles, Char and Amuro customs, one modified to look like a shuttlecock), with the final upgrade just being a cubic pod called the "Dice"?

>>31720645

I haven't watched Gundam Build Fighters yet, but since there's a large range of flexibility with building the suits, can't we make a heavily-modded Ace Custom out of any type of suit so long as we spend enough time and effort building one as such?

>>31720581

Not really.

You see the Kampfer amazing is also limited by the equipment it can carry up to a max load without affecting its mobility.

We go in with mobile weapon container/loadout balls, they can seperate from us immediately, giving us a better thrust to weight ratio, agility and an automatic 3 on 1 in a versus fight so as to out maneuver our opponents.

If we create packs for the balls, I-Field packs, Long range packs, CQB packs, etc. We can swap them on the fly with balls using the appropriate equipment which means we can constantly change against the foe we're fighting against, keeping up the pressure and always bringing something new to trip them up.

All this without being overly weighed down by too much equipment.

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>>31720668
what up mah Feddies?

pop pop pop
making zeeks drop

>>31720704
NEXT SUIT RIGHT HERE!

>>31720411
>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.

>>31720449
This as well

>>31720698
It didn't seem to be adversely effected when he doubled the number of equipment carriers, effectively doubling the amount of weight his MS was carrying. So I doubt it matters that much in Gunpla Battle.

>>31720786

Well.

He did drop the gatling gun immediately when he got hit.

And before that how often did the Meijin get hit?

>>31720645
The grunt suit obsession, as I see it, comes from the fact that a lot of the designs are honestly quite cool. And yet, being grunts, they get neglected. The protagonist isn't piloting one, so who cares if it gets cool scenes? It's a natural desire when making your own to let the grunts have their day in the limelight. But limited-production mobile suits fall into that category of "would have been nice to get more attention" as well, so we should really expand our options. I would entirely support a customized Zeta Plus. Or a ReZel, or Nero, or any of the other mobile suits that are only not considered Gundams because they don't have the right hat.

>>31720411
>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.

He can always just watch some series with her. I remember watching gundam wing with friends. It was always a good thing

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>>31720691
Fair enough, but still... I don't want to be saddled with -just- some sort of GM variant because some Anons can't hide their boner for grunt suits. Granted, a lot of grunt suits ARE sexy as fuck, but there are some sexy Gundams from the shows themselves, as well as from MSVs that should get some love, too.

Like this sexy bastard.

>>31720810
That was more due to the fact that he didn't know where the enemy was, and then got his ass sniped.
And even for getting sniped, he still reacted fast as fuck, since that should have been a kill shot that only got his pod.

>>31720411
>>You know, you really should at least watch a few Gundam series.

I love the weekend. Time for Gunpla

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>>31720893
>MS based off WoW armor

I love it!

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Lets worry about what's on our plate for now before we all start bitching and moaning about X suit or Y upgrades.

>>31720411
"You know, you really could stand to at least watch a series or two." You suggest. "I mean, it'd be a great way to know a little more about your own Gunpla, honestly. Heck, I can even bring my hard drive over we can watch it together."

Lucina blinks and her lips purse into a slight smile.

"Thanks, I'll think about it."

"Ooooooh!" Holly snickers. "Jack and Lucy, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-"

"Quiet, you're still too young for that sort of thing." You say, flicking Holly in the forehead.

"Ow!" She whimpers. "Meanie!"

"You should abuse your little sister like that, Jack." Lucina says.

"Oh, you're taking HER side in this?" You roll your eyes.

You finally reach the school grounds. Splitting up with Holly, you and Lucina head for homeroom. If you remember correctly, Karen and Jake were both Sophomores so they would be taking different classes from you. However, you had homeroom with Mac, Lucina, and Amy.

Of course, classes just sort of whizz by. You're too busy jotting down notes and trying to absorb lessons to really be able to talk to you friends in class, though you suppose that the teachers were doing this deliberately to make sure students wouldn't goof off during class. It also didn't help that the teachers kept their eyes on you all like hawks.

However, finally, lunch period rolls over, and everybody storms out of the class rooms. You, Mac, Lucina, and Amy end up in line at the cafeteria, waiting for food.

"So guys, anything new going on?" You ask.

"Right! Karen said you're all free to stop by the team room if you wish!" Amy says. "You know, if you want a practice battle or to tweak your Gunpla or something like that. "

"I heard they run Gunpla fights during lunch, too, in the gym." Mac adds in. "Might be a good way to scope out the competition."

>Head to the team room.
>Check out the gym.
>Other

>>31720844
Later grunt suits like the Jegan or limited production units like the Rick Dias, Gaplant or anything from Advance of Zeta wouldn't be too limiting.

>>31720990
Fair enough.

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>>31720893

>>31721013
>Check out the gym.

>>31721013
>Head to the team room.

fix him up, maybe a tweak or two

K Type Balls

Ack, I missed this quest going up!

>>31721019
I could get behind a Woundwort. That would be fun.

>>31721013
>gym
Lets observe... then metagame.

>>31721013
>Head to the team room.
Just for repairs though. Scope out the gym immediately afterwards.

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>>31721013
>>Check out the gym.
we must see what we are facing and how many strike freedoms we must kill.....

>>31721013
>Head to the team room.

>>31721013
>Head to the team room.
Juggler's still a mess

>>31721013
Check out the gym.

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>>31721074
What about Sisquiede?

>>31721013
>>Head to the team room
We need to repair our GM

>>31721013
>>Head to the team room.

Fix up our balls, meet up with our teammates.

>>31721013
>Check out the gym.
Let's scope out the competition.

>wanting to fix our suit
>Not wanting to see what the enemy is using THEN fix and adjust our suit accordingly

>>31721074
Seeing how Merc likes to have crossover characters I wouldn't be surprised if he's saving the Titan test Team suits for the Not!Black Hares

>>31721112
Damn, that's huge.

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>>31721013
>"You should abuse your little sister like that, Jack."

>>31721089
Not sure if Jack picked up any spare parts though

>>31721166
I-Field Launcher is the best gun. It's got an I-Field built in, can be used like a long beam rifle, and a mega particle rifle.
The suit itself also has a boost system too, it's really a great suit.

>>31721112
If we're doing monoeye Gundams I'd prefer the Dezpada. I like it's goofy shoulder-shields. Plus it would mean we'd have an excuse to build the Tera S'ono, and I want to see how that translated to Gunpla Battle.

what other kind of shield mounted weapons are there?

>>31721177
So what she's saying is we should hit our sister more. Got it.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice that.

>>31721013
>>Head to the team room.
Repairs and mod planning.

>>31721232
Missiles, mine-launchers, railguns, beam blades...the possibilities are endless. What sort of shield do you want? Because somewhere out there, there's a mobile suit that has it.

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>>31721234
dat feel when you'll never create a group of sisters you can abuse

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>>31721211
I don't mind the Dezpada either, I'm just more of a fan of the Sisquiede.
And the Sisquiede is more able to handle itself on it's own, since the System Fafnir needs the Tera S'ono.
Then again, we could always build all three. Or see if we can find a way to combine the Sisquiede and Dezpada to keep the strengths of both.

>>31721112
Just get me that gun.

>>31721318
Get me two.
And shoulder mount them.

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>>31721232
Too bad we can't make our suit like Megas.

>>31721334
>Get me two.
Sounds good..
>And shoulder mount them.
Might be a bit top heavy, save the shoulders for missile launchers.

>>31721337
We can.
And we should.
Neo-Switzerland, ho!

Best Idea.
We build and customize a Ryofu Tallgeese, and then get a mask/disguise shades and go around busting into other people's Gunpla Battles.

>>31721376
We could always use them instead of arms... then we could have two AND a shitload of launchers.
I mean, who needs limbs anyway?

>>31721232
Shield weapons? Gyan is your Gyan...

>>31721318
Why not shift the ammo back a bit, and attach a large bladed bayonet going along the length of barrel, and attach a handle to the rear of the gun? That way, we can use it like a lance, a gun, and a two handed sword?

>>31721376
We could replace the I-field generator with one of the smaller ones from later in the UC. Model it after the ones the Crossbone X-3 has. Give us three of them, though, so we don't get the cooldown issues.

>>31721414
But we need limbs to hold our beam saber. We like that thing.

>>31721334

Too top heavy, too energy intensive.

>>31721414
Anyone who wants to win at Gunpla battle. Because it always comes down to the two suits punching the shit out of each other, then the Build Strike using Build Knuckle to win.

>>31721414
No, we need arms to hold two DUAL-gatling versions.

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>>31721013
"Let's head to the team room once we get our food." You say. "I need to get my Juggler tuned up, anyways."

The others nod at your suggestion. You finally reach the food line, and sigh when you see a lot of the best stuff has already been taken. From what you understand, in order to prevent a stampede, upper classmen were let out of class slightly earlier for lunch, which meant they almost always got best pick. However, high ranked Gunpla teams also qualified for that as well.

Something to think about, you guess.

You settle for a slice of pizza and chips with a soda. Not exactly the healthiest choice, but it would get you through the day. Your friends purchase their own items and you all head for the team room. As expected, Karen and Jake are already there.

"Ah, you've all come." Karen smiles. "Now, what should we do for this period?"

>Let's talk strategy.
>Let's talk upgrades.
>Let's get more practice battles in.
>Other

>>31721112
That gun is beautiful. Is it for hunting Mobile Armors?

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>>31721232
I forgot my pic.

what a GOUF on my part!

>>31721468
>>Let's talk strategy.

Talk while we repair our balls and suits.

We've had a measure of each other. Now to figure out how the team works together.

>>31721468
>Let's talk upgrades.

>>31721427
Cool idea, but it might be a bit too heavy.

>>31721468
>Let's talk strategy.

team strategy

>>31721468
>Let's talk upgrades.
>>31719708
by the way I cant tell you how happy I am that my color scheme just went official. feels good man.

>>31721485
Nice, now put a beam-saw on the shield as well.

>>31721427

And a poor hit disables the i-field generator.

Something that tries to do everything is a poor weapon in all.

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>>31721478
Nope, it's for fighting >>31721307.

In canon, they were both built along with the Tera S'ono to protect it as it did it's newtype berserk shenanigans.
But then the Sisquiede got stolen and joined the AEUG and they repeated clashed.

>>31721468
Repairs and talk upgrades.
Maybe watch out teammates spar against each other while we work?

>>31721468
>Let's talk strategy.
We've got a team with good melee and good long-range bombardment. We need to work out strategies for that so mid-range doesn't become an issue.

>>31721468

>Let's talk strategy

>>31721468
>Let's talk strategy.
Time to be a team and not just a bunch of dudes working together

>>31721549

The juggler is the team's only mid range.

We'll likely end up as the team... Coordinator.

>>31721619
only works once buddy

>>31721619
The Maxter and Exia can do mid-range to a limited degree, too, but they're not really designed for it. They need better rate of fire and range on their guns. As is, they're only mid-range because they're fast enough to get in and out of engagement range quickly.

>>31721680

Those weapons of those are still best used when closing or keeping their enemy from leaving their preferred range.

They can't sustain med ranged combat for long while the Juggler can.

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Implying we would ever abandon our Juggler.
For shame.

>>31721779
no one said that we just want to upgrade it

>>31721779
We can always rebuild it into something else, it started life as a vanilla GM

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>>31721779

but then he

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>>31721779
>be about creativity and freedom
>anons want to handcuff Jack to balls only

I'm starting to think people just skim through the quest at most....

>>31721871
Well, that was after it had gone the distance. It's like an old champion boxer retiring when he realizes he can't stay in the game anymore. And then his son comes in to carry on the family legacy.

>>31721937
We can be like Meijin, and upgrade when we get a better suit. From Zaku to Kampfer to Exia.

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>>31721977
if we stick balls on a gundam I am done

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>>31721926
About our own creativity and freedom.
Freedom to customized and use something that started as a humble GM suit and brought up to be a force to be reckoned with.

>>31721926
Missing the point entirely.

>>31722013
Honestly, the Juggler line should probably stick to GMs and GM Descendants.
If we pick up a Gundam, we should just customize it toward something else.

>>31722017
no you just want to push that damn ball joke

>>31722017
Getting real sick of the grunt and balls shit, to be honest.

>>31722032
I think he's the one that's skimming.

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>>31722070
Ok I can agree with that

>>31722072
>>31722087
There is no joke, get fucked.

>>31721468
"Well, maybe we should talk strategy. Figure out the goal for our team." You shrug. "Plus I can use that time to fix up my Juggler."

"Excellent suggestion." Karen smiles. "Now, our objective in general is to beat the Gunpla Club, but of course, we need to figure out the specifics."

"Something tells me you already have a plan in mind." You say as you take out your tools while taking a bite of pizza.

"A rough one, yes." Karen nods. "There are currently sixteen registered Gunpla teams in our school, including ours and the Gunpla Club. However, the ones that matter the most are the top five ranked teams."

"So we have to be facing off against them at some point?" You ask.

"Correct." Karen nods. "How the system here works is that one team can challenge any other team they wish. However, you can only challenge a higher ranking team. If the challenger wins, they swap ranks with the loser. If the challenged party wins, the loser is automatically bumped down a rank. And cannot participate in official battles for a week."

"That sounds pretty harsh." You frown.

"Well, that's sort of the point." Karen nods. "And since we're a newly founded team, you can guess our current rank."

"Dead last?" Mac sighs.

"Correct. Which means we'll have to figure out how to handle things." Karen narrows her eyes. "There's always the temptation to go straight to the top and challenge the higher rank teams."

"But that sound dangerous." Lucina frowns. "Especially for an untested team like us. We'd be going against the best unprepared."

"Exactly, which is why I think we should start slowly. Challenge out the lower ranked clubs first and build up experience." Karen nods.

(cont)

>>31722070
That's when we switch to bits/funnels instead of course.

A gundam with balls strapped on would just be too absurd.

Unless it's the G-Savior, the it would be just the correct amount of absurd.

>>31722072
Not that anon, but even I'm getting tired of the Ball jokes.

However, I think the Ball is a good support platform in which can be exploited

>>31722125

"That's great and all." You say, popping your Juggler's arm back into its joint. "But wouldn't it come to a point where we need to upgrade or get new Gunpla? How do we handle the funds for that?"

"Ideally, I want to ask each and every member to donate a certain number of funds into a pooled team treasury." Karen says. "We can use that to help maintain and upgrade our suits. In addition, we can earn additional funds by participating in local tournaments with prize support."

"Or sponsors." Amy says. "I heard the Gunpla Club is actually partly funded by Bandai itself!"

"Yes, but that's only realistically possible under very extraordinary circumstances." Karen sighs. "But for now, we have to decide where to focus our energy at."

>Climb up the ranks by challenging rival teams.
>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.
>Other

>>31722099
>>31722032
>>31722017
stop with the fucking joke already
>>31722124
fuck you

>>31721468
> Let's talk strategy

The team is almost melee heavy except for the TUSKER

>>31722154
>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.

no money no new suits

>>31722154
>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.

>>31722154
>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.

gotta get that dough.

maybe buy something that isn't a ball

>>31722154
>>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.

>>31722154
>>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.
we need dosh

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>>31722136
Depends on the suit. Most of the time, we'll probably want to use Twinkle Bits like the Zanspine uses.
Small, fairly powerful, and can be stored unobviously and out of the way.

>>31722154
>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.
This way we both get the resources to upgrade and start on our reputation. By the time we take on any of our school's teams we'll already be considered a threat. Which can work against us, potentially, but since the point is to prove ourselves I think it'll be fine.

>>31722154
> Build up funds

First we get the money, then we get the power, then we get the respect!

>>31722154
>>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.

So as soon as we get funds, we're swapping our gm for a gundam?

That sounds fun.......

>>31722136

G-Savior Juggler

Saving Gundam

With Balls.

>>31722154
>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.

>>31722154
>>Climb up the ranks by challenging rival teams.
>>Build up funds by taking part in tournaments.
No reason we can to both. Clubs will always be there, tournaments are just a matter of when they roll around and if we think we can place in it.

>>31722124
Don't give a fuck about if you think its a joke or not. I just want to be able to have interesting gunpla ideas without being shoehorned into the box 'durrhurr has to have balls and needs to be a grunt because'

There's a ton of fucking gundam mechs that aren't overused that aren't grunts. And the balls were, at best, mediocre last battle. We can do better.

>>31722257
again more MS's the better! if we stick with one we will have problems down the road. Do you want to face a strike freedom/Hi Nu Gundam in a GM?

>>31722257

Or maybe a Jegan or Jesta.

>>31722155
Just stop already.

>>31722296

Yes?

>>31722203
Why can't we just upgrade it, jokes aside, we can customize it however we want.

Besides the ones who do it for jokes, the ball is a interesting platform to use.

http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/RB-79M_Ball_Type_M

We replace the mines with Funnels and bits for maximum fire power.

We have a decent AI system which can be improved on

>>31722234
I proposed upthread that we switch the full size Balls for Ball-shaped funnels. I think making the Balls retract into a storage container when not in use would get rid of the jokes, since they'd be less visually obtrusive. And that way we can still make our little sister happy/placate the people who keep pushing the idea.

>>31722290
That's fine and all, you'll notice other people have non-ball ideas too, but you're being a cunt about it, and we aren't just going to throw our original suit out the window just because you get all rump-rustled every time someone says the word Ball.

Ball Ball Ball Ball.

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>>31722314
Then you are cannon fodder

>>31722296
Gunpla Builder's power is weird, since a Dijeh one shotted a Freedom in the show.
But it is good to have multiple suits incase something happens to one, or you need one more specialized toward one situation or another.

>>31722296
Does it matter?

We can upgrade our gunpla, in GBF, it's not about the gundam it's how you customize and use it.

We just beat a 00 Gundam, with a GM

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>>31722257
I do like the Ez8...

and it variety of armaments should help bring versatility to our mid range role

this quest is becoming toxic....I think I am done

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>>31722296

yes?

>>31722328

not everyone is kira.

Skill counts.

>>31722326
the juggler is a upgraded version of are first suit it was a baseline GM

>>31722290
>We can do better.
Right, we need to upgrade the Ball units.

>>31722321
Eh, they have the Juggler to keep the Ball people happy. Which there are a few decent ideas with that.
I kind of want our other suits to be a step distanced from the Juggler, that way they can't just expect Ball nonsense from everything we do.
Also, everything does not need Balls. That kind of thinking is what is grinding some nerves thin.

>>31722367
That is what that anon meant.

One of the reasons we picked the GM is because it has versatility.

Can we transform a GM in to a GMII or GMIII?

>>31722344
Overflag isn't a Gundam, it's a grunt suit.

>>31722414

Pretty sure the next step is getting our frame upgraded to Powered GM, GM Command or GM Custom spec.

That'll be fun.

>>31722414
no...we would have to buy a whole new kit

>>31722321
O liked the larger RB-79 remote units more than smaller funnels.
We can mount a lot heavier toys on those those newtype funnels.

>>31722407
I can understand that. But rather wasting our energy on maintain multiple suits, we can put kits to optimize the juggler.

We can add, close range, powered gm kits, I chose the juggler since it can multiple platforms along with the GM that has versatility to begin with.

>>31722429
A grunt Suit that could go toe to toe with any of the gundams in its series, that bitch had trans am

>>31722448

Not just heavier equipment but defensive equipment too.

You just cant mount an I-Field Generator on a solitary Funnel or bit.

>>31722463
It's not an energy waste to maintain multiple suits. Sei had two. The Renato brothers had at least three.
It's good to have other options incase one gets wrecked so hard we can't repair it in time, or we need something else.

>>31722446
http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/RMS-179_GM_II

The GMII doesn't seem that different. I think we can pull that off.

Or use the parts to increase our GMs power

>>31722414
They're separate models, to change between them there's no real difference between getting a GM II or GMIII.


>>31722407
This. This this this THIS.

GM juggler is okay, but let's work on new ideas.

Like Sei built a really cool shield by layering plastic to make it really durable.

Making how its built interesting is better than sticking to a gimmick. Sei didn't stick with the Build Strike ALL the time.

>>31722361
Just one, maybe two, cranky folks. Seemed good for the most part.

>>31722511
Fair enough, it's just annoying that we have so many ways to customize the Juggler and our GM itself only to have it be shut down for a few anons that are in it for the ball jokes.

The Juggler is a great gunpla, the ball are a great support platform.

We can add, powered, command, parts from other kits. Maybe parts from the GMII or GMIII

>>31722439
Aye.

>>31722470
Overflag never had trans-am. Closest thing that did was Masurao.
GN Flag was a hapzard kitbash of a GN Drive and a Flag that honestly wasn't very strong, and pretty much beat the shit out of a Gundam that was out of gas.
Don't get me wrong, I love Flags. But yeah.

>>31722154
"Well, money is what makes the world go round." You say. "Let's get in on some tournaments and get some funds?"

"We can do that." Karen nods. "How about we all meet a Mason's Hobby Shop after school? He should know about any local events happening."

"Sounds like plan." You reply.

However, the bell finally rings, signifying the end of the lunch period. You all quickly scarf down what little food you have left and return to your respective classes. Again, you're bombarded with lessons, and you're glad when school is finally out for the day.

However, as you head for the exit, you see quite a few people dashing the other way.

"Hey, what's going on?" You ask one of the passing students.

"Didn't you hear? The Thunderhawks just challenged the Gunpla Club!"

You mentally recall the papers Karen had shown you during lunch, and you vaguely recall the Thunderhawks being one of the top ranked teams. If they were out to challenge the top ranked Gunpla Club...

>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.
>Eh, you can probably ask somebody about it tomorrow. Head for the Hobby Shop.
>Other

Okay, here's a thought: How about we just have large funnels? Funnels the size of Balls, like the "mother funnels" on the Geymalk. They'd have all the advantages of being capable of carrying larger equipment load outs as the Balls would. There's no reason not to go that way. Aside, of course, from a person's real dedication to the idea being because they think it's funny to use Balls and not for any practical reason. That would either get people to abandon the Balls or reveal them for their actual motivations. Either way, the debate gets ended.

>>31722519
Actually, the GM II is shit. The GM III is an upgrade.

>>31722519
> Making how its built interesting is better than sticking to a gimmick.

Also Yuuki used parts from armor models on his Zaku Amazing, Who's to say we can't use stuff like that?

Except for that guy who shows up at a Gunpla Battle with a Huckebein and insists it's a Gundam

>>31722587
Like I said, I'm fine with the Juggler. There are some good ideas out there for it.
I just don't want us to get stuck in a grunt and ball rut and let the MC actually build all kinds of cool shit.
Hopefully having a Ball MS and a Non-Ball MS will cool the fighting abit too.

>>31722479
Exactly, Could mound heavier weapons, defensive items, Beam-Rotors, all good stuff.

>>31722612
>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.
Need to see at least one Gunpla Fight to complete our day.

>>31722547
its the balls and the cranky fuckers. its reminding me of that other quest.

>>31722414
A GM II definitely, but the GM III has pretty major design differences (being basically a mass-produced Gundam Mk. II). Still, if I had to pick one, I'd go with a GM III kitbash. Those missiles and beam trident are sexy.

>>31722612
>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.

>>31722612
>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.
Let's see what they got

>>31722612
>>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.

Just Call Karen and Luci.

Say we're heading to check out the match.

>>31722612
>>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.
Don't get a chance to spy out tactics and MS from two top rivals often

>>31722612
>Eh, you can probably ask somebody about it tomorrow. Head for the Hobby Shop.
We made a commitment to the team. And it's not like we can't get replays of it. This is all computer-moderated, I'm sure that it's getting taped. The teams probably all have Youtube channels full of terrible commentary on their matches. I see that for Gundam videogames, I see no reason it wouldn't be the case for something as cool as Gunpla Battle.

>>31722612
> Go check out the fight

Have to see if the Gunpla Club can back up their policy of NO GRUNTS ALLOWED

>>31722613
the thing that makes bit and funnels good it how small they are it means you can spam them and force the other guy to do what you want

>>31722511
Aye, we are going to need a backup suit.
Though I favor sticking to unusual builds and custom models.

>>31722612
>>Eh, you can probably ask somebody about it tomorrow. Head for the Hobby Shop.
Focus on the competition later.

We need to focus on our gunpla and funds

Personally, I like the idea of keeping our Juggler, but getting at least one other suit for situations where the Juggler would be a bad idea/situations where we can't use the Juggler.

I'm partial to an MP Qubeley, because
>http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/AMX-004G_Qubeley_Mass_Production_Type
>30 GODDAMN FUNNELS

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>>31722612

>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.

ALWAYS SCOUT THE COMPETITION!

as for future plans

1st we pick up some K Types for grappling and hog tying opponents to get cheap shots in for us and or our allies.

and the next Balls we go for is....um uh.. Seriously, I just think Balls peak with K type, anybody else got any ideas cuz I'm just not flat out crazy for balls as other anons

>>31722707
There are plenty of those, hell anything from the MSV generally qualifies,

>>31722612
>>Go check out the fight. The Hobby Shop isn't going anywhere.

>>31722741
AI programming is a bitch.

>>31722613
Balls could probably be converted into funnels.

Also, that got me thinking, would the Juggler be allowed to compete in tournaments? A single Ball can be registered as a standalone Mobile Weapon in Gunpla Battles, which makes me think the Juggler could feasibly be considered three separate Gunpla.

>>31722724
These fights last a few minutes at most.

>>31722705
No, I get that. My point was that the claims that using Balls is purely a matter of practicality is kind of nonsense. There's nothing special about the spherical shape for the role of "heavy remote weapons platform". Making them Balls is purely an aesthetic choice. So if people aren't as willing to go for that idea as they are for the Balls, it's kind of revealing that they're just in it for the joke.

>>31722753
http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/RB-79M_Ball_Type_M

We can replace the mines with Funnels and bits.

The mines themselves will be orbs which will have a release trigger to unlock the bits and funnels like a beehive

>>31722753

Balls mounting Planet Defensors from Gundam Wing for all around defence

Balls with ranged equipment + Beam Shields or Beam cloaks for long surviving harrassment forces

Close combat balls. Arms and legs fold out for mini MSs.

Sniper Balls. Ultra Long Range equipment

Self-Destruct Balls. Mix them up with CQB balls and you have FUN.

Funnel Balls. Use the mine layer Ball design and fill them with funnels or bits.

FUNNELS FOR EVERYONE

>>31722823
of course they are in to for the joke and that is what is pissing people off and the whole underdog bullshit

>>31722660
If you are cranky about balls, you are the cranky one.

>>31722613
So we need to scratch-build custom funnels because you are obsessed with balls?

[Damn closeted self-hating Republicans blaming others for their obsessions. See, that's what toxic is.

>>31722665
We can slowly replace the parts thus upgrading it.

The GM III might be a stretch but it is worth a shot, if we use the original base of our GM.

>>31722869
Right. Again, I get that. I just want to force them to admit it.

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>>31722753
The GM portion of the suit needs to be upgraded as well. Mostly in the melee area, so what about grabbing a fisheye ball, and tearing off the claws to create a second pair of crusher arms for the GM?
Have them fold back and rest against the backpack when not in use, maybe mod them for an extra joint or so.
We can also take the gun and modify it to be handheld.

>>31722741
>30 MOTHERFUCKING FUNNELS
>2x Beam Gun/Saber
>2x Active Cannon
I LIKE IT.

I'm especially partial to those Gun/Saber weapons, cuts down on the ranged/melee transition time.

>>31722864
not to mention we have the GM Sniper, Command, Power, and cannon.

We can shift the parts needed for the situation

>>31722913
They're not really all that impressive. The Funnels and Active Cannons were it's primary defenses.

>>31722823

Its a ready built mass produced kit.

Or we have to scratch build all the support units rather then just scratch build support packs and equipment for the balls.

Its practical from a builder standpoint.

eh, you can probably ask somebody about it tomorrow head for the habby shop

>>31722741
>http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/AMX-004G_Qubeley_Mass_Production_Type

Can't we use the mine laying Ball to launch funnels?

>>31722864
See these, these are wonderful ideas. I support this entirely.

Though we may need to start calling them RB-79s, because the B-word hater's head will explode eventually.

>>31722958
no, because the balls take the spot of the funnels. If you want a ball that launches funnels, you'll have to custom build a psychoframe ball as the main suit- using the balls as funnels is pushing it as it is legally speaking.

So are we making our suit for general purpose or specialization? We don't want to be mired by trying to be good in everything that we are just mediocre.

>>31722979
there's more than one person that hates balls

>>31722823
Refer to this

>>31722864

I'm trying to make good use of the Juggler, I;m not in it for the jokes

>>31722869
I'm not in it for the jokes, I'm sure the ball is a good support platform. The jokes are degrading my arguement that is the right equipment is used can be useful.

The ball isn't all about lewd jokes.
I want it to be a system worth fearing!

>>31722979
There are at least three people getting tired of the balls.

>>31723037
but the ball is not a system that is worth fearing unless someone kicks one into you

>>31722946
Maybe I've just been spoiled by access to a 3D printer, then. Making some custom funnels would take maybe ten minutes that way (ten minutes of actual work, the print time would be a couple hours. But you can do other things while waiting for that, so it doesn't count). It would be cheaper, too. A Ball model kit costs sixteen dollars American. ABS plastic filament is five cents per gram. I can't see the funnel weighing more than a hundred grams at most. So five bucks vs. sixteen.

>>31723001
How is that illegal, it's about customizing suits.

Is there a rule against that?

Also we're already building an AI system with the balls. It's something worth looking over.

>>31723037
In other words, you're saying the joke without saying it. 'I want people to fear our balls'

And the Ball as a support platform beyond how we have it is REALLY pushing things legally speaking. They're actual mobile suits, so making them fully customized autonomous MS in addition to our own might not be legal.

>>31723086

But.

Plasky Particles is suppose to only work with Bandai (TM) plastic.

>>31723083
it's about how you customize the platform though.

There are good ideas for this, I just feel their getting ignored because people hate the jokes of it.

>>31723023
Juggler for general midrange combat, with varying Ball loadouts depending on what we need them to be doing that battle.

We'll probably pick up a more specialized something-or-other at some point down the line as well, maybe several specialized something-or-others.

>>31723034
Alright two. But ya'll need to chill out, you're creating pro-Ball backlash. We will literally never not have balls because a vocal minority just pisses everyone else off.
I'm fine with secondary units and Gundams, but we will never see them at this rate.

>>31723125
Bandai uses ABS to make the majority of their model kits. The Plavsky Particles should accept custom print jobs just fine.

>>31723097
I think we need merc to step in and tell us if some of the stuff they have been saying is legal or not

>>31723097
I didn't mean it to be a joke. I'm sorry for insinuating that it was not my intention.

We can at least ask about that, do we have a rulebook against this?

If we can't then I'll drop it but we should check if it's legal or not.

if we can do it, let's use that idea.

the rules for customizing gunpla seem to be vague if I recall gundam build fighters.

>>31723001

Actually no.

In the show itself, the Gundam Double X launches with a full squadron of Gundam X Bits.

Now those were full MSs but were legal in the GWBC

>>31723161
I feel the GM itself. can be used for multiple situating. Its just a matter of shifting parts.

Kind of like in zoids with the Liger Zero