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

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Meet Tonnio and Liina

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]