Danger Close - mode overview

Danger Close is a competitive PvE game mode where players compete by fighting a boss every other week. Each boss has 4 difficulty modes, and on the last two difficulties, the players may choose additional risks for the fight to increase their score. Every season, the boss also comes with a set of units buffed and faction debuff.

Simple answer - Yes. Even if you cannot reach the minimum score of 18k for max participation rewards, it is still worth playing for the Danger Close Performance Points currency that can be used to buy important items from the shops such as Maze and Hummingbird gears.

Refer to the Shops and Currencies guide for more information:

Shops and currencies

Scores are calculated by the following formula (only applies if you have defeated the boss):

Formula

(Base score + (seconds remaining * points per second)) * (1 + score bonus%)

Base score: Hard - 8000 / Expert - 20000

Points per second (roughly): Hard - 28 / Expert 44.44

Score Bonus (See Risks table below)

Note that base scores listed are the scores you get for just defeating the boss and that you are only able to get all participation rewards by doing Hard/Expert mode.

The player may choose as many debuffs as they like, but only one per type (e.g. you cannot pick both ATK -10% and ATK -25% in the same run).

In addition to the above Risks, there are also Special Risks that are specific to each boss that will be mentioned in the next section.

There's a lot of Danger Close bosses, each requiring a specific approach, or rather tactic, to kill.

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Moderator Type A

Awakened Defender

Type: Mech

Description

A massive weapon of unknown origin from outside our dimension. It specializes in pulverizing approaching enemies, and is also capable of unsupported dimension jumps thanks to an engine system similar to a dimensional ship's. It may have been originally programmed to travel to and from the Counterside hunting C.O.s, but by the time it was discovered, it was out of control, having been damaged beyond repair by Corruption Rays.

※ The Moderator receives additional damage when attacked in the rear, where it is vulnerable.

Stats

Moderator Type A	Level	HP	ATK	DEF	CRIT	HIT	EVA
Easy	80	570,323	4,617	1,288	627	648	432
Normal	100	901,141	7,247	1,869	816	938	624
Hard	130	2,070,294	11,962	3,000	1,125	1,501	1,000
Expert	150	5,955,210	27,420	6,617	2,470	3,305	2,198

Special Risks

Pattern Enhanced: Shattering Device Enhanced - +25% Score.

• During the damage checks, lose the -25% rear Damage Reduction and gain 75% front Damage Reduction

Special Conditions Activated: Jump Device A Activated - +25% Score.

• Requires 2 units within melee range of Moderator Type A to stop it from charging.

Mechanics

• Expert Only: Gain an undispellable buff that gives +50% DEF, +200% Role ADV DMG, +200% Role ADV RES and start with 50 stacks of an undispellable 2% DEF buff, losing 1 stack every time Moderator A is hit 10 times.
• Moderator Type A takes 25% more damage when attacked from the rear.
  • Note: Moderator Type A loses this extra damage taken during Phase Transition 1 and 2 if the Special Risk “Pattern Enhanced: Shattering Device Enhanced” is taken.
• Immune to the following:
  • Knockback
  • Speed Reduction
  • Cooldown Decrease
  • Skill Seal (Silence)
• Has phase transitions when the following requirement is met:
  • Transition 1: 45 seconds into the battle.
  • Transition 2: 90 seconds into the battle.
  • Transition 3: At 30% HP.
• Phase Transition 1 and 2:
  • Moderator Type A gain the following buffs:
    • An undispellable +25% ASPD buff that stacks up to 2 times.
    • A 10 seconds buff that gives ASPD reduction immunity.
  • Start a 5 seconds damage check that requires the player to do 5% of Moderator Type A max HP within the time limit.
    • Upon failure, cast Giant Laser attack.
    • Upon success, Moderator Type A staggers for a few seconds and then does Approach 1.
• Phase Transition 3: Moderator Type A casts Giant Laser attack. Afterward, it does Approach 2.
• When Moderator Type A kills a unit: It gains a stack of an undispellable +4% ATK buff that stacks up to 100 times.
• When there are no enemies within range of Moderator Type A, the following occurs: Starts an 8 seconds charge that can be cancelled when 1 unit is within range of Moderator Type A. Upon successful charge, the following happens to Moderator Type A:
  • Remove all debuffs
  • Gain a stack of an undispellable +25% ASPD buff
  • Afterward, cast a Giant Laser attack.
  • Note: 2 units are required within melee range of Moderator Type A to cancel the 8-second charge if the Special Risk “Special Conditions Activated: Jump Device A Activated” is taken.
• Approach 1: Move toward the ship for 6.5 seconds.
• Approach 2: Move toward the ship for up to 10 seconds or until it reaches 75% of the way across the map. Then does Phase 2 Loop.
• Basic Attack (Melee): Inflict AOE damage to units in front of it with its foremost leg. Has the following properties:
  • 3 valid hits
  • Inflicts a -5% DEF debuff that stacks up to 20 times and lasts 8 seconds.
  • Inflict slight knockback with no hitstun
• Special: Initiates a mapwide scan that starts from the right side of the map and travels left. This scan completes upon passing through 4 units or otherwise will complete when it reaches Moderator Type A. Upon the completion of the scan:
  • Spawns 2 Mines: 1 at the location where the scan stopped and 1 more behind it.
• Ultimate: Casts a mapwide AOE attack that deals damage from right to left and has the following properties:
  • 5 valid hits
  • Ultimate tier hitstun
  • Inflicts massive knockback
  • Creates the same smoke as the Mines with slightly different duration and interval per hit (lasts for 5 seconds and hits once per second).
• Mines: Explodes when a unit is within range. The attack has the following properties:
  • 2 valid hits
  • Does no damage to air units
  • Special skill hitstun
  • Releases 10 seconds of an AOE smoke that deals no damage but inflicts a -5% HIT debuff every two seconds. This debuff can stack up to 20 times and lasts for 12 seconds. This smoke only affects Counters, Mechs, Soldiers and Corrupted Objects (C.O.)
• Giant Laser: Casts a massive mapwide AOE Laser attack that hits 4 times with the following properties:
  • 5 valid hits
  • Ultimate tier hitstun
  • Remove barriers
  • First 3 hits does 100% HP damage and moderator knockback
  • Last hit does 150% HP damage and massive knockback.
  • Afterward, cast Pylon attack.
• Pylon:
  • Moderator Type A gain a permanent debuff aura in front that grant -75% ATK and -75% ASPD to enemies
  • Casts a pylon attack that explodes after 180 seconds. Does the following if exploded:
    • 2 valid hits
    • One AOE damage instance
    • Special tier hitstun
    • Slight knockup
  • Afterward, do Approach 1.
• Phase 2 Loop:
  • 10 seconds damage checks that require the player to do 5% of Moderator Type A max HP within the time limit:
    • On success, stagger for a bit.
    • On failure, nothing.
  • Loops every 1.43 seconds. Every loop gives Moderator Type A a stack of +10% ASPD buff that stacks up to 20 times.

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