All Zenless Zone Zero 1.4 Gacha System Changes – Destructoid
Zenless Zone Zero‘s version 1.4 (A Storm of Falling Stars) is set to bring to players both the playable debut of Hoshimi Miyabi — AKA its most highly anticipated agent since the beta — and what seems to be a big shift regarding its approach to banners. But how big will this change be? Here are all Zenless Zone Zero 1.4 Gacha system changes, explained.
All Zenless Zone Zero 1.4 Gacha System Changes, Explained
In a similar manner to what Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail do, Zenless Zone Zero 1.4 will break the game’s tradition and run both the Hoshimi Miyabi and Asaba Harumasa S-Rank banners simultaneously. The banners will run from the debut of the version on December 18, 2024, to its end on January 21, 2025. The Miyabi Banner is set to feature Piper and Soukaku as its featured A-Rankers, while Harumasa’s will star Lucy and Seth.
As you can see in its official teaser below, you will also be able to claim Harumasa for free by completing the Special Visitor event at any time during the runtime of 1.4.
Together with Miyabi and Harumasa, their signature W-Engines (Hailstorm Shrine and Zanshin Herb Case) will also receive their own separate banners. It’s still unknown if the double banner system will be adopted into any Zenless Zone Zero versions following 1.4, but I believe so, as it will allow for reruns while keeping the release of new agents steady.
All You Need to Know About the New Zenless Zone Zero 1.4 Drive Discs
A Storm of Falling Stars will also bring to ZZZ two new Drive Discs sets in Branch & Blade Song and Astral Voice, the former of which will be Miyabi’s BIS. Two new Bangboos —Agent Gulliver (S-Rank) and Brawlerboo (A-Rank)— are also set to debut. Here’s an overview of the effects of both upcoming Drive Discs:
- Branch & Blade Song
- 2-Piece Effect: CRIT DMG +16%
- 4-Piece Effect: If your Anomaly Mastery exceeds or equals 115, the equipped Crit DMG will be increased by 30%. When any party member applies Freeze or triggers Shatter, the equipper’s CRIT Rate will be boosted by 12% for 30 seconds.
- Astral Voice
- 2-Piece Effect: ATK +10%
- 4-Piece Effect: All squad members will get one stack of Astral after a Quick Assist is performed. Each Stack will then boost the damage of the agent taking the field with the Quick Assist by 8%. You can only get a maximum of three stacks.
All Other ZZZ 1.4 Changes
As usual, Hoyoverse revealed that the game will receive a new wave of quality-of-life updates once 1.4 arrives, all focused on further polishing the experience. You can check an overview of all of the biggest changes set to debut with Zenless Zone Zero 1.4 below:
- Coff Cafe will now only sell one type of coffee, which will restore 60 Battery Charge and offer a set one-time effect.
- Players will now be able to take control of Eous directly during the story missions instead of diving into TV Mode.
- Decibels will no longer be shared among the party, thus allowing you to perform multiple Ultimates in sequence.
- Players will be able to finally wander around New Eridu as all of their acquired agents.
- A new Quality Time feature will become available, allowing you to invite agents to free-roam New Eridu alongside you. Each agent will have their preferred destinations and can trigger multiple events during the outing.
Now that you know what is set to change once ZZZ‘s version 1.4 debuts, don’t forget to also check out our latest Zenless Zone Zero Tier List.
