Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine
Start Date	2013-12-31
End Date	2014-1-10
Event Type	Training Event
Event Cards	Step Up Packs 14; Challenger Packs 2
Japanese Wiki	Chipped soul, false body
Preceded By	Night of Wonder
Followed By	Black Sun Rising

Event Info

Ghost in the Machine NEW

In an old lab, something stirs. Created to kill, a group of killing machines question the meaning of life - often with bloody results. You must enter event-exclusive Training stages and stop them.

During the event, normal Training stages will be replaced with event-exclusive Training stages. Defeat the Machines in Training to gain BT Pts. Earn BT Pts to secure a high rank. Higher ranks give rare prizes. You can also gain rewards by collecting Metal Hearts - an item that drops from Machines when you defeat them.

Also, Anne - of Soul Hunter fame, will be making a special appearance during the event. Defeat her to win an assortment of items!

Once all of the Metal Heart rewards have been collected, all subsequent rewards will be determined at random.
All rewards will be sent to your Inbox once rankings have been finalized.

Event Schedule

The Ghost in the Machine event will take place during the times listed below.

Start: December 31, 2013, post-maintenance End: January 10, 2014 at 2:00 am PST/PDT

Event schedule may be subject to change.
Final Rank Rewards will be distributed only after the event has finished.
The deadline to receive your Metal Heart rewards is January 17, 2014 at 2:00 am PST/PDT.

Fighting the Machines NEW

You can deploy one of your own units, and the leader units of whatever players come to your assistance, to do battle with a Machine. You can increase the number of your own units that you can summon by using Windup Keys. Only one Windup Key can be used per battle and is lost on use.

Once you have initiated battle with a Machine, you will need to defeat it within a certain window of time. If you don't, it will flee. Furthermore, unit skills, such as poison and knockback, have no effect in Machine battles. You can rechallenge Machines that you have defeated or fled, but they will start at full health at the beginning of the next battle.

Finally, equip one these new Season 14 Step Up Pack units listed below to increase your chances of encountering rare Machines. The increase depends on the rarity of the unit.

Here are the units that offer bonuses during the event:

New Season 14 Step Up Packs:

Fuhrer, The Bloody General(7★)
Dolo, Mechanical Assassin(6★)
Maylee, Heavenly Beauty(6★)
Corda, Sister of Rectitude(5★)
Erasure, Knight of Apathy(5★)
Latif the Pure Hearted(4★)
Rethel, Knife Master(4★)

Metal Heart Reward Units:

Failure the Soulless(6★)
Volja, Machine Doll(5★)
Mepris, Machine Doll(4★)

Only the units listed above will offer an increase to your chances to meet rarer Machines.

During the event, you will also have a slim chance of encountering the rare and elusive Chimera. Each time you meet the Chimera / Anne, their levels will range from 10 - 100 (determined at random.) Defeating them (or letting them go) will have no direct effect on their level the next time you meet them.

Defeating the Chimera will award you with a large number of Metal Hearts and EXP, but you will not receive any Luna or BT Pts.
Defeating Anne will award with you one of many possible items.

In addition to the above, you will also have a chance of triggering a special, Limited Boss encounter. Limited Bosses are unique in that when you encounter one, your allies will also receive Limited Bosses of their own.

You can only have one Limited Boss active at any given time.
Special units have no effect on Limited Boss encounter rates.

Calling for Help

Allies may choose to call you for help. There may also be times when you receive similar requests from non-allies. You will have two ways to help them - "Send Aid" will let them call your leader unit in battle and "Send Spanner" will send them 1 Mind Spanner. Helping another player will consume some of your Training Pts, but you will earn both BT Pts and Metal Hearts.

Tapping the "Request Assistance" button will send a request to your own allies, as well as some random non-allies, for help in the same fashion. Tapping the "Request Assistance" button will trigger Cooldown. You can wait for Cooldown to dissipate naturally, or use a Potion to reset it instantly.

Mind Spanners

When assisting others, you can choose to send them Mind Spanners if you have at least one in stock. Mind Spanners are bundled with some purchases (check Card Pack page for more details,) but can also be earned as a Metal Heart reward. Sending a Mind Spanner to another player will grant you a big boost in BT Pts and Metal Hearts. You can only send Mind Spanners to other players. You can NOT use them on yourself, nor can you trade them.

Spanners that have been sent from other players are automatically used in boss fights. A maximum of 5 spanners can be used in a single fight and all remaining spanners will carry over to your next fight. Spanners deal more damage than normal attacks, so having another player send them is a great way to tackle the more powerful bosses. Additionally, if you have one of the new Season 14 Step Up Pack / Metal Heart reward units (listed above), set as your leader, Mind Spanners sent to you by other players will deal additional damage.

Windup Keys

Using Windup Keys allows you to increase the number of units you can summon from your collection. Windup Keys are available from the shop for the price of 100 MobaCoins / Fanta Pts each. Once used, Windup Keys last for one battle.

Take care, once you have used a Windup Key, the effect will end at the conclusion of your next battle regardless of whether you actually deploy an extra unit or not. *
Any unused Windup Keys you have will be converted to Potions and sent to your Inbox during a future, undetermined Maintenance.

Metal Hearts

Metal Hearts can drop whenever you defeat a Machine in battle or send aid to another player. Collect enough Metal Hearts and you can unlock special, event-specific rewards like rare units. Unlock the first 10 Metal Heart rewards and you'll gain access to secret rewards. Collecting rewards does not require you to forfeit your Metal Hearts. You'll still retain all of your Metal Hearts even after you've received your reward.

You can not trade Metal Hearts.
To collect your rewards, go to the Metal Hearts Rewards page and tap the Receive button. Your rewards will be sent to your Inbox.

Event-exclusive Titles can be found on your Profile page under Edit Title → Achievements.

BT Pts

Defeat Machines in battle and aid others to gain BT Pts. You can also gain a large number of BT Pts when you send a Mind Spanner to another player. Once you have encountered a Machine, you can challenge it multiple times until it is defeated or flees. Its HP will not regenerate.

Fever Time

Occasionally, you will enter a special state known as "Fever Time." As you complete Training, you have a set chance to enter a special state called "Fever Time." Fever Time will end after a set amount of time passes. Defeat a boss during Fever Time to receive an increased amount of Metal Hearts and BT Pts.

Fever Time has no effect on the amount of Metal Hearts / BT Pts received from sending aid to an ally.
Fever Time will not award bonus Metal Hearts / BT Pts for any boss fights initiated before Fever Time occurs.
Fever Time will not award bonus Metal Hearts / BT Pts for any bosses defeated after Fever Time ends, regardless of whether they were encountered during Fever Time or not.
Fever Time will have no effect on Metal Hearts / BT Pts received from Limited Bosses.

Ranking

Ranking will be determined by your total number of BT Pts. You can view your rank and the ranks of the top ten players via the Ranking page. Rankings will be consistent throughout both halves of the event.

Higher ranks offer greater rewards, so get to work, soldier! As it may take some time for Rankings to update, there may be some discrepancy between what is shown on the Ranking page and the actual, final player rankings.

Changes to player rankings may take up to 30 minutes to update.

Lucky Number Rewards

The following rewards will only be awarded to players who rank match the following rank EXACTLY.

・100th, 150th, 200th
　　Alma, Machine Doll(7★), Title - Lucky
・1000th, 1500th, 2014
　　Willie, Machine Doll(6★), Title - Lucky

IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, we reserve the right to determine the winner via alternative means of our choosing.
Go to the BT Pts Ranking page after the event has finished to confirm your final ranking and press Receive to have any eligible rank rewards and lucky number rewards will be sent to your Inbox once rankings have been finalized.
Event-exclusive Titles can be found on your Profile page under Edit Title → Achievements.
You must have at least 1 BT Pt to be eligible for any event-related reward.

Metal Heart Rewards

Gather enough Metal Hearts and you'll gain access to items and rare, event-exclusive cards! There are 20 Metal Heart rewards. The rarest are hidden at the bottom of the list. Good luck unlocking them all!

Once you have unlocked all of the Metal Heart rewards, additional rewards will be awarded at random after you have earned a certain number of Metal Hearts.
You can receive your Metal Heart rewards on the Metal Heart Rewards page. Tap the Receive Metal Heart Rewards button and your rewards will be sent to your Inbox.
Event-exclusive Titles can be found on your Profile page under Edit Title → Achievements.
The deadline to receive your Metal Heart rewards is January 17, 2014 at 2:00 am PST/PDT.

New Units

Equip one of these Step Up Packs 14 new units listed below to increase your chance of encountering rare Machines. The increase depends on the rarity of the unit.

Unit	★	Type	C	S	R				Skill	Source
Fuhrer	7	Melee	30	B	130	107,233	99,581	101,500	Poison, Incinerate	Step Up Packs 14 Mini Gladiator Packs Standard Card Packs
Dolo	6	Missile	25	C	150	84,555	81,165	46,690	Poison, Backstab	Standard Card Packs Added during Ghost in the Machine
Maylee	6	Magic	25	D	150	69,650	72,970	79,540	Slow, Atk Boost (Male), Stone Breath	Standard Card Packs Added during Ghost in the Machine
Corda	5	Magic	20	D	150	25,350	31,150	38,400	Area Attack, Defense Order	Standard Card Packs Added during Ghost in the Machine
Erasure	5	Melee	20	C	130	42,350	24,400	27,500	Knockback, Incinerate	Standard Card Packs Added during Ghost in the Machine
Latif	4	Magic	20	D	150	9,504	13,967	8,221	Atk Boost (Male)	Standard Card Packs Added during Ghost in the Machine
Rethel	4	Missile	15	C	150	26,410	24,392	15,406	, Critical Shot	Standard Card Packs Added during Ghost in the Machine

Additionally, the five new units in Challenger Packs 2 will offer bonuses during the Ghost in the Machine event.

Unit	★	Type	C	S	R				Skill	Source
Hiver	7	Melee	20	B	130	84,324	100,460	114,958	Slow, Quad Attack	Challenger Packs 2 Challenger Packs 4 End of Summer Challenger Packs Challenger Packs 6
Amy	6	Magic	25	D	150	68,060	49,975	82,860	Poison	Challenger Packs 2
Betania	5	Melee	20	C	130	38,300	27,000	21,200	Slow, Iron Wall	Challenger Packs 2
Eisen	5	Melee	20	C	130	41,300	26,000	23,400	Knockback, Iron Wall	Challenger Packs 2
Maddy	5	Missile	10	D	150	26,875	32,600	28,450	Knockback, Snipe	Challenger Packs 2

Reward Units

Metal Hearts Rewards

Unit	★	Type	C	S	R				Skill	Source
Failure	6	Magic	25	D	150	69,650	71,415	48,675	Area Attack	Ghost in the Machine 550,000 Metal Hearts Reward
Volja	5	Melee	20	B	130	36,200	30,050	17,000	Slow	Ghost in the Machine 180,000 Metal Hearts Reward
Mepris	4	Melee	15	B	130	29,650	18,707	8,161	Knockback	Ghost in the Machine 35,000 Metal Hearts Reward

Rank Rewards

Unit	★	Type	C	S	R				Skill	Source
Alma	7	Magic	25	C	175	111,144	95,863	99,726	Knockback, Critical Shot	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward + Recruitment 1st - 70th
Mimus	6	Melee	25	C	130	105,785	82,790	44,195	Knockback, Iron Wall	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward 1st - 200th
Willie	6	Missile	15	D	200	96,000	71,310	43,405	Poison, Snipe	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward + Recruitment 1st - 500th
Trane	5	Melee	20	C	130	35,800	13,600	32,650	Area Attack, Iron Wall	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward + Recruitment 1st - 40th 71st - 2,000th 1,970 units awarded
Calcitrare	4	Missile	10	C	150	0	0	0	Slow	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward + Recruitment 1st - 40th 71st - 200th 501st - 2,000th 1,670 units awarded
Cion	4	Missile	20	D	200	20,363	29,879	12,124	Knockback, Snipe	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward + Recruitment 1st - 40th 71st - 100th 501st - 1,000th 2,001st - 5,000th 3,570 units awarded
Record	4	Magic	15	D	175	18,743	14,690	22,007	Area Attack, Incinerate	Ghost in the Machine Rank Reward + Recruitment 71st - 200th 501st - 1,500th 2,001st - 10,000th 9,130 units awarded

Training Stage Rewards

	Unit	★	Type	C	S	R				Skill	Source
	Cubito	2	Melee	15	B	130	10,597	3,038	5,024	Poison	Ghost in the Machine Random Reward from Training Stage
	Hertz	2	Magic	10	D	200	6,969	8,491	1,604	Knockback	Ghost in the Machine Random Reward from Training Stage

Bosses

Standard Bosses

Boss	★
Willie_m	6	B	B	D
Trane_m	5	B	D	C
Calcitrare_m	4	D	C	B
Cion_m	4	C	B	D
Record_m	4	B	D	C

Special Bosses

	Boss	★
	Alma_m	7	C	B	B
Alma is shared with allies, staying in boss list for 3 hours. On defeat, she gives 9,900 BT Pts, ~2,000 Metal Hearts, 65,280 exp, 54,500 Luna (6 allies)
	Chimera	4	D	C	B
Chimera is a rare, unshared boss, staying in boss list for 1 hour. Level ranges from 10 - 100. Chimera rewards a large number of Metal Hearts and EXP, but no Luna or BT Points. Level 100 -3,500 Metal Hearts, ~26.5k exp (3 allies)
	Leone	6	A	D	D
Leone is a rare, unshared boss, staying in boss list for 15 minutes. Level ranges from 10 - 100. Leone rewards a large number of BT points, but no Luna, EXP or Metal Hearts. Level 50 ~5000 BT points
	Anne_m	4	D	C	C
Anne is a rare, unshared boss, staying in boss list for 10 minutes. Level ranges from 10 - 100. Anne rewards you with one of many possible items including: Time Elixir(P), Potion(P), Ambrosia, Soul Stone(S)/(L), Mind Spanners and Windup Keys.