Bandai Namco advises players to delete Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero custom battles that contain mods; here’s how to do so.
In a tweet on October 29, Bandai Namco mentioned that Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero players should start deleting their custom battles that contain mods before they get banned. The company was very specific in its wording that only custom battles with mods should be deleted. No mention was made regarding different battle modes or any other facet of the game that shows these mods. The official Dragon Ball video game Twitter page also added that any issues or appeals concerning these will not be addressed.
So, why is Bandai asking players to delete their custom battles, and why did they specify that it only affects custom battles?
How to delete custom battles in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
Players can delete their custom battles through each battle’s dedicated submenu.
To delete a custom battle, head to the custom battle mode menu, then click on the applicable custom battle. Then hit the button that opens the submenu. The submenu pops up and includes a delete option.
Custom battles in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero allow players to create dream matches or recreate the battles that they love. The mode is relatively powerful, giving players plenty of options.
Players can choose the stage and characters, and use triggers to set up events like characters fusing upon reaching a certain percentage of HP and many, many more. This makes the feature very flexible, but not flexible enough for some.
Bandai Namco was vague in explaining what kinds of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero mods were banned, why it’s rolling out this change, and what players need to delete to avoid a ban.
While not specified, there are many possibilities. It could be due to the custom battles having a thumbnail and the potential for NSFW mods being used therein. This was a problem in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. Players developed mods for the game that allowed players to emulate NSFW actions between two characters. Simply searching for it will net a plethora of results.
Since it already happened in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, there’s a real possibility that it could happen in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. As such, the Bandai might want to avoid the issue from happening again by being ahead of the modding community.
Then again, there are plenty of mundane possibilities. The company might want to keep planned DLC for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero gated behind a paywall. It might also be a matter of the potential for custom battles that let players quickly farm resources like Zeni.
This won’t necessarily get rid of all Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero mods, but it will limit creators to some degree.