A new Famitsu magazine scan popped on the internet. This time it details the Grinding system, Trading, and a large communication section. So again here's a quick rundown of what's been shown. Later on this post will be written in a formal blog format, but everyone loves bullet points anyway.
- Matching Counter
- Displays the Party List (20 or less at a time)
- Party Create, Party Search, Simple Mail
- If you blacklist a person you can not enter their party and vice versa.
- Partner Card
- Up to 100 people you can exchange your partner card.
- You can view data and information of up to 8 characters on that player's account.
- You can only trade items with people on your partner card.
- You can exchange mail with people you partner carded with.
- You can send the same message to up to 3 people at a time.
- Item Trader
- Located in the Cafe, players can trade items with each other.
- However, you can not exchange items of A and S Rank.
- You can only exchange items with someone in your partner card.
- Grinding System
- You can no longer grind weapons with Grinders
- You can grind weapons with meseta.
- The amount of meseta you spend depends on grade and the phase of grinding.
- A weapon can grind 10 phases.
- The weapon's power is randomly increased each phase
- When you reach the last grind a "Final Grind" is possible.
- The "Final Grind" can be done through use of a "extend code" item.
- The method of obtaining the "extend code" item was not revealed at the time of this publication.
- The weapon can evolve once this is done.
- Final Grinding Evolution
- When you reach this point several changes occur.
- A weapon may change appearance. (For example those meat weapons in psp1)
- Weapons with lower grades can evolve to S grade.
- The weapons performance improves dramatically.
- You can change the special effect of the weapon. (for ex. apply confusion)
- Extra Mission
- Bruce Dungeon
- Egg Thieves
- Shred the Darkness Mission: The Big Push
- Fazuntal and Seguntal
- A new Boss. They fight together.
- Communication
- Players can chat with a Software Keyboard
- Add emoticons and tiny pictures as well.
- When players say the same phrase, the chat bubble increases
- There are 12 Chat shortcuts
- Auto Word
- Auto Word is a feature where your character will say different things based on the situation.
- The phrase appears automatically and is setup by the player.
- (In other words your character will say phrases in situations an NPC would)
- Auto Word List
- Mission Start Time
- Mission Clear Time
- Level up!
- My Friend Leveled up!
- I am unable to battle.
- I Revived!
- My Remaining HP is less than 30%
- My Remaining HP is less than 10%
- Recovered you from a status effect
- Healed you
- Using a recovery item
- Rare item get
- Minor damage received
- Moderate damage received
- Large Damage Received
- Battle Cry
- Performed a photon art
- Released a charge shot
- Performed a Just Gaurd
- During Urgent Evasion
- I picked up a key
- I unlocked the door/gate
- Caught in a trap
- Saved from a trap
- Saved a friend from a trap
- Open Personal Belongings (Open Item Menu)
- Awaiting Orders
Tonnio Rhima a free agent mercenary…
This is Liina Rhima… oh wait a minute..
- Phantasy Star Portable 2 and mixi social networking.
- I won't be covering this because mixi is Japan Only.
[via pspo2 blog + shougai pso]