Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising update 1.30 (PS5 update version 1.300) has been released on all platforms this April 1 by Cygames, adding support for a new DLC character, along with several changes and fixes.

Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising Update 1.30 Patch Notes

PS5 Update Version 1.300

New DLC Character

• Vane has been added as a playable character.
• Vane has been added as a Premium Avatar.
• A music track, weapon skins, badges, titles, card design, sticker, weapon cutout, and Figure Studio poses and expressions for Vane have been added.
  • Vane must be unlocked as a playable character to access these features (except stickers).
• Vane has been added to the Rupie Shop under Special Content.

Battles and Online Matches

• Updated the command lists of every character to reflect current battle adjustments.
• Updated the Combo Practice tab for every character to reflect current battle adjustments.
• Adjusted the network quality indicator (RTT) to display “–” when the indicator is still calculating a millisecond value.

An issue was fixed in Version 1.22 causing the indicator to display 99 incorrectly.

• Added an option in the Battle Settings menu under Intro Animation Skip to Skip Rematches Only.
• Adjusted the settings in Versus Mode under Change Rule Set so that the Intro Animation Skip setting is set to Skip Rematches Only by default.
• Added a notification on the main menu when the player unlocks a Battle Pass mission reward.
• Adjusted the Battle Pass remaining time display to switch to a countdown timer when there are less than three days left.
• (Steam only) Added a warning message when attempting to purchase the Premium Battle Pass or Battle Pass levels while the Steam Overlay is disabled.

Online Lobby

• Fixed an issue where spectators would be able to hear the character level up sound effect of the players they were spectating.
• Fixed an issue where some set phrases could not be used in the guestbook.

Grand Bruise!

Several updates have been implemented to help balance some game modes and improve the overall pacing of Grand Bruise!

• Added the option to create a room for up to four players.

Players within the same room will be able to play Grand Bruise! together in the same match.

• Adjusted the sword so that standard and charged attacks knock players back further.
• Adjusted the axe so that standard attacks knock players back further.
• Adjusted the flawless prism so that it knocks players back further upon hit.
• Adjusted the appearance rate of some items.
• Adjusted the starting brick count in Gold Brick Hoarder from 10 to 30 when playing with fewer players.
• Adjusted the spawn rate of Owlcat Anima (Strong) to become random toward the end of Gold Brick Hoarder for the losing team.
• Adjusted enemy spawn rate and shortened the overall game time for Golem Defense Force.
• Adjusted the health of the golems in Golem Defense Force.
• Shortened the reload time of the watergun in Golem Defense Force.
• Adjusted the amount that the beam knocks players back in Beam Bouncers. The color of the beam also changes the way the it knocks players back now.
• Adjusted the collapsing floor in Beam Bouncers so that the order that it collapses is randomized.
• Adjusted the amount that bombs knock players back in Blast King.
• Adjusted the bombs in Blast King to become stronger when struck by a player.

Bombs can be strengthened up to three times total per bomb.

• Adjusted the bombs in Blast King to become stronger by one level when struck by another bomb’s blast.

Bombs strengthened by another bomb’s blast do not stack levels.

Partners

• Adjusted and added new playback conditions for certain Partner voices.
• Fixed certain Partner animations.

Store

• Adjusted the layout of announcements on the Store page.
• Added the following character illustrations to the Rupie Shop:

Anila, Siegfried, Grimnir, Nier, Lucilius, and Vane

All illustrations feature Original Version artwork.

• The following battle cards have been added to the Rupie Shop:

RAGE GBVS 2021 Summer Participant: (Ferry), (Belial), (Katalina), (Metera), and (Lancelot)

Cygames Cup Special 2022 Participant: (Vaseraga), (Beelzebub), (Charlotta), and (Yuel)

Others

• Adjusted the lighting effect on characters on the stage Fremel Island.

Lighting was adjusted to make characters easier to distinguish from the background.

• Added the option to transfer save data from Granblue Fantasy: Versus or link save data from Granblue Fantasy: Relink multiple times.

Save data-related rewards cannot be claimed more than once.

• Fixed an issue where after transferring story progress from Granblue Fantasy: Versus, some unlock rewards could not be claimed.
• Fixed text bugs.
• Applied minor bug fixes.

Regional Pricing Implemented in Some Regions

・(Steam only) There will be a change in pricing for Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising and its DLC in some regions. Please visit the store page on Steam for more information.

Battle and Character Adjustments

This update patch makes adjustments to the universal action, dash , as well as several adjustments to certain characters’ skills.

Dash

Although useful as a gap closer, it was difficult to react to them and the payoff for using them differed significantly between characters. Dashwill now cause more knockback when blocked, making it more difficult to continue applying pressure after. Adjustments have also been made to characters whose dashwere significantly different from other characters in terms of movement speed and reach.

Brave Counter

Executing a Brave Counter while the opponent’s HP was low would create situations making it easy to win via chip damage using skills. This felt unfair in some instances, so Brave Counters now no longer deal damage once health is below a certain point.

Character Adjustments

Characters that players felt had ultimate skills that were difficult to use or limited in scope have been strengthened, and skills that were difficult to respond to have been adjusted. We hope that this empowers more characters to have more tools in various situations, but we also ask players to understand these are not comprehensive adjustments. Further adjustments are planned for future updates.

For further details on what has changed can be found on the official Granblue Fantasy Rising website.

That’s all for today’s update! Now, get out there and enjoy the new character! Oh, and in case you missed it, 2B from the Nier franchise is also now available in Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising!