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PSO2 JP: Seven-Eleven Collaboration (2016)

March 15, 2016April 2, 2016 Kenneth 15 Comments

Sega Lucky Kuji
April 1st, 2016

Starting in April, participating Seven-Eleven stores all across Japan will be selling tickets for the Sega Lucky Kuji. Tickets can be purchased for ¥650, offering customers various prizes. Each prize comes attached with an item code that can be redeemed for in-game Seven-Eleven related items, including T-Shirts, music discs, and FUN Tickets.

Most of the prizes typically include two 711 T-Shirts, a FUN Ticket, and a music disc. However, the lucky player who earns the Grand Prize [Matoi "Basewear Ver." Figurine], wins all of the prizes listed below.

Image	Name	Type
	７１１ＴシャツＭ葉[Ba] 711 T-Shirt M Leaf [Ba]	Male Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＦ葉[Ba] 711 T-Shirt F Leaf [Ba]	Female Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＭ紅[Ba] 711 T-Shirt M Crimson [Ba]	Male Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＦ紅[Ba] 711 T-Shirt F Crimson [Ba]	Female Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＭ陽[Ba] 711 T-Shirt M Sun [Ba]	Male Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＦ陽[Ba] 711 T-Shirt F Sun [Ba]	Female Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＭ雪[Ba] 711 T-Shirt M Snow [Ba]	Male Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＦ雪[Ba] 711 T-Shirt F Snow [Ba]	Female Basewear
	ＦＵＮ７１１獲得チケット 711 FUN Ticket	Consumable
	Hello	Music Disc
	Rose confession (PSO)	Music Disc
	マトイチェーン Matoi Chain	Accessory

Prepaid Card
March 16th ~ April 30th

Starting March 16th, players can receive striped versions of the 711 T-Shirts by charging AC to their account using a PSO2 prepaid card. These items will be rewarded as long as AC was applied to the account using a PSO2 prepaid card between March 16th and April 30th @ 23:59 JST.

Image	Name	Type
	７１１ＴシャツＭ[Ba] 711 T-Shirt M [Ba]	Male Basewear
	７１１ＴシャツＦ[Ba] 711 T-Shirt F [Ba]	Female Basewear
	ＦＵＮ７１１獲得チケット 711 FUN Ticket	Consumable

7-11 FUN Shop
March 9th ~ June 8th, 2016

The Seven-Eleven FUN Shop, available in the game already, offers players an opportunity to transform their room into their very own store using various replicas of store appliances.

Image	Name	Type
	セブン-イレブンマット Seven-Eleven Mat	Room Item
	ドーナツ専用ケース Donut Case	Room Item
	雑誌コーナー Magazine Corner	Room Item
	７１１ドーナツ 711 Donut	EXP +50% Rare Drop +25% (10 minutes)
	７１１アイスコーヒー 711 Iced Coffee	Meseta +50% Rare Drop +25% (10 minutes)
	レジスター Register	Room Item
	看板 Signboard	Room Item
	おでん Oden	Room Item
	セブンカフェ Seven Cafe	Room Item
	ドリンク棚 Drink Shelf	Room Item
	カウンター Counter	Room Item
	ＰＳＯ２ビジュアルマット PSO2 Visual Mat	Room Item
	セブン-イレブン店舗模型 Seven-Eleven Store Model	Room Item
	レジ棚 Register Shelf	Room Item
	中華まん保温器 Chinese-Style Steamed Bun Warmer	Room Item
	冷蔵品棚 Refrigerated Shelf	Room Item
	アイス冷凍庫 Ice Freezer	Room Item
	ＰＳＯ２ビジュアルマット２ PSO2 Visual Mat 2	Room Item

7-SPOT Campaign
March 16th ~ April 15th

Seven-Eleven customers can collect stamps by connecting to the 7-SPOT WiFi service inside participating stores. After collecting their 7th stamp, they will receive an item set of Harukotan themed outfits sporting new
7-11 color schemes.

The campaign period is split into two sessions, with a Kotoshiro set (March 16th ~ April 1st @ 08:59 JST) and a Sukunahime set (April 1st ~ April 15th @ 08:59 JST).

In addition, every player who redeemed an item code from the stamp collection portion of the campaign will receive an ESC-A Mag device. However, this prize unlocks only if 300,000 stamps are collected from all participating players. The Mag device will be distributed in early June.

General Items

Image	Name	Type
	カジノコインパス Casino Coin Pass	Exchange Item
	ハーフドール Half Doll	Consumable
	ＦＵＮ７１１獲得チケット 711 FUN Ticket	Consumable
	トライブースト＋１００％ +100% Tribooster	Consumable
	ドーナツ専用ケース Donut Case	Room Item
	雑誌コーナー Magazine Corner	Room Item
	セブン-イレブンマット Seven-Eleven Mat	Room Item
	７１１ドーナツ 711 Donut	EXP +50% Rare Drop +25% (10 minutes)
	７１１アイスコーヒー 711 Iced Coffee	Meseta +50% Rare Drop +25% (10 minutes)

Kotoshiro Set

March 16th ~ April 1st @ 08:59 JST

Image	Name	Type
	事代守人衣７１１ 711 Kotoshiro Protector’s Clothes	Male Costume
	コトシロの眼帯７１１ Kotoshiro’s Eye Pad 711	Accessory
	コトシロの顎当て７１１ Kotoshiro’s Chin Guard 711	Accessory
	白の民スーツ７１１ Shironian Suit 711	Unisex Costume
	カジノコインパス ×7 Casino Coin Pass (x7)	Exchange Item

Sukunahime Set

April 1st ~ April 15th @ 08:59 JST

Image	Name	Type
	少名比売神衣７１１ Sukunahime Divine Wear 711	Female Costume
	スクナヒメの角７１１ Sukunahime’s Horn 711	Accessory
	神飾扇７１１ Divine Decorative Fans 711	Accessory
	白の民スーツ７１１ Shironian Suit 711	Unisex Costume
	カジノコインパス ×7 Casino Coin Pass (x7)	Exchange Item

Bonus Items

These items can be unlocked depending on the number of overall stamps collected by all players who participated in the campaign. Only those who redeemed an item code from the campaign will be eligible for the prizes. They will be distributed in early June.

Image	Name	Requirement
	CC７１１獲得チケット 711 Casino Coin Ticket	100,000 Stamps
	エステ無料パス Free Salon Pass	200,000 Stamps
	カラーチェンジパス Color Change Pass	200,000 Stamps
	進化デバイス／エスカくん Evo. Device / ESC-A-kun	300,000 Stamps

Sega Lucky Kuji
April 1st ~ 30th

Jelly Drink Lobby Action — **218「ゼリー飲料を飲む」 (Jelly Drink)**

Purchases of select jelly drinks at participating Seven-Eleven stores in Japan will include a serial number. The number can then be entered on the campaign's website to receive one point for use towards obtaining various in-game items!

Image	Name	Type
	ハーフドール Half Doll	Consumable
	セブン-イレブン制服２Ｍ Seven-Eleven Uniform 2 M	Male Costume
	セブン-イレブン制服２Ｆ Seven-Eleven Uniform 2 F	Female Costume
	トライブースト＋１００％ +100% Tribooster	Consumable
	ＦＵＮ７１１獲得チケット 711 FUN Ticket	Consumable
	ニャウスーツ７１１ Nyau Suit 711	Unisex Costume
	ウイダーinゼリー Weider in Jelly	S-ATK / R-ATK +70 PP +11 (10 minutes)
	即攻元気 Sokko Genki	S-ATK / R-ATK +70 HP +110 (10 minutes)
	C1000 1日分のビタミンゼリー C1000 1-Day Vitamin Jelly	S-ATK / T-ATK +70 HP +110 (10 minutes)
	蒟蒻畑 Konnyaku Kubata	R-ATK / T-ATK +70 PP +11 (10 minutes)
	ミニッツメイド朝バナナ Minute Maid Morning Banana	S-ATK / T-ATK +70 PP +11 (10 minutes)
	終わりなき物語	Music Disc
	Our Fighting ver. MIYABI	Music Disc
	リサチェーン Risa Chain	Accessory

PSO2 JP: Maintenance and Patch (3/16/2016)

March 15, 2016March 20, 2016 Kenneth 1 Comment

Maintenance
Boost Week + Rewards

The [PS Festa 2016! Support Item Selection] AC Scratch will arrive after maintenance.

March 16th Maintenance

3/16/2016 @ 11:00 ~ 17:00 JST
3/15/2016 @ 10:00 PM ~ 4:00 AM EDT

PSO2es Maintenance

3/16/2016 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
3/15/2016 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

March 16th Patch

Launcher: Version 04.00.00
Client: ver. 4.0101.1
Patch Size: 26 MB (PC) / 29 MB (Vita)

Watanabe Loser Sticker — **ワタナベルーサーver. (Watanabe Loser ver.)**

PointOn Bonus Gift

Players can receive a special Watanabe Loser sticker if they trade in 2000 PointON Pons for Arks Cash. The PointOn campaign is only available to Japanese domestic residents.

＊エイリアンタクト
Alien Tact

アークマスーツAW
Arkuma Suit AW

Dell Themed Bonus Gifts

Customers who purchase an Inspiron 15 7000 series from Dell Japan receive an Arkuma Suit AW costume.
Customers who purchase select Alienware products from Dell Japan receive an ＊Alien Tact weapon camo.

Useful Links

Web Panel Event

PS Festa 2016 Online

PSO2es Guide

PSO2es Smartphone News

AC Scratch

AC Scratch Directory

Item Code Offers

Item Listings

Boost Week

Happy Boost Week everyone! The following boosts will apply between March 16th ~ March 23rd's maintenance.

Boost Week
+150% EXP Boost For All Quests
+150% Rare Drop Boost For All Quests
+150% Meseta Boost For All Quests
+150% Rare Enemy Spawn for All Quests
2x Earned FUN
Login Stamp +1 Bonus
20% OFF Discount at Recycle Shop
+10% Item Grinding Boost (Weapons/Units)
+10% Ability Affixing Boost
+100% Rare Drop Rate For: Mining Base Defense: Demise Progeny of the Apocalypse Ultimate Quest: Naberius Ultimate Quest: Lillipa

※The Recycle Shop discount does not apply to items that need [1] item for exchange.
※[Excube] or [Recycle Badge] exchanges do not qualify for the discount.
※The [Craft Shop] does not qualify for the discount.

Web Panel Rewards

The following rewards are available for pickup until April 6th's maintenance. Only those who've cleared a quest for the Web Panel rewards qualify for the items listed below.

Phantasy Star Festa 2016: Web Panel Rewards (1)

1000 FUN Ticket (x1)
Casino Coin Pass (x3)
Evo Device / Draco (x1)
+100% Tribooster (x1)
Free Salon Pass (x1)
Color Change Pass (x1)
＊Sakura Kagura (Tact Weapon Camo) (x1)

Phantasy Star Festa 2016: Web Panel Rewards (2)

Lambda Grinder (x50)
Photon Booster (x3)
100% Grind Success (x3)
+40% Ability Affixer Success (x1)
Quna Stage (Room Item) (x1)
Mascot Necklace (Accessory) (x1)

Emergency Quest Schedule

Eastern Daylight Time
Japanese Standard Time

▲▲ Eastern Daylight Time ▲▲
Please [Refresh] the calendar after maintenance has ended!

▲▲ Japanese Standard Time ▲▲
Please [Refresh] the calendar after maintenance has ended!

Eastern / Central / Mountain / Arizona / Pacific

Hawaii / São Paulo / London / Berlin / Moscow

Bangkok / Philippines / Sydney / Japan

Please Note:

The Emergency Quest schedule will update automatically during maintenance. Please wait until after maintenance has ended to see the current schedule.
Please resync the calendar periodically to receive the latest updates, as the schedule may change at Sega's discretion.
This calendar is unable to show Emergency Quests that occur at random.
Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear in this calendar with only their start times.
Boost Events that occur for several hours will use the "period" suffix in their titles. Please check the Google Calendar itself to view the event duration.

PSO2 The Animation Quiz!

Players can receive presents for each question they answer correctly in the PSO2 The Animation Quiz! Questions will be announced both in-game and on Twitter each Saturday around 11:00 AM JST.

Quiz Guidelines

Players must say the answer to the question through the in-game chat.
Players will receive a +100% Tribooster for each question they answer correctly.
Questions will be announced each Saturday around 11:00 AM JST.

Let’s say, for example, the answer to the question was [ARKS].

Acceptable Answers
アークス	Answering in Full-Width Katakana

Unacceptable Answers
あーくす	Answering in Hiragana
ｱｰｸｽ	Answering in Half-Width Katakana
Arks	Answering in English
ア　－クス	Answering with spaces, symbols, or punctuation marks breaking up the response.

Proposed Answers

PSO2 The Animation Quiz Cheat Sheet
Answer	Deadline
イツキ	1/12 @ 23:59 JST
リナ	1/19 @ 23:59 JST
ユタカ	1/26 @ 23:59 JST
コウタ	2/2 @ 23:59 JST
アイカ	2/9 @ 23:59 JST
シルバ	2/23 @ 23:59 JST
ミカ	3/1 @ 23:59 JST
キッド	3/8 @ 23:59 JST
カスラ	3/15 @ 23:59 JST
マサヤ	3/22 @ 23:59 JST

The next question will be announced on Saturdays around 11:00 AM JST.

Prize Distribution Date

During upcoming maintenances after the answering period has ended.

AC Shop Bargains

March 16th ~ March 23rd (Maintenance)

Certain AC Shop Items will be available at a discounted rate when purchased through the bundles listed below.

Item Package	Contents	Price
半額スクラッチ券 Half-priced AC Scratch	AC Scratch Ticket (x1)	100 AC
スクラッチ+拡張倉庫セット Scratch + Extra Storage Set	AC Scratch Ticket (x12) Extra Storage 1 – 30 Days (x1) Extra Storage 2 – 30 Days (x1)	2,900 AC
便利アイテムセット３ Useful Item Set 3	+150% EXP Booster (x10) Scape Doll (x5) Sub-Palette Expansion Ticket (x1) 30 Day CO Cap Expansion Ticket (x1) AC Scratch Ticket (x5)	4,500 AC

※Each item package is limited one per account.

※These item packages will be listed in yellow at the AC Shop!

Spend AC, Get Items #20 (Extended)

Players who spend set amounts of AC during the campaign period will receive several prizes in March.

Campaign Period

February 10th ~ March 23rd (Maintenance)

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Spend 100+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

+50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)

(2) Spend 2,000+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

Synthesizer (x50)
Grind Risk Reducer +2 (x5)
15,000 EXP Ticket (x3)

(3) Spend 5,000+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

Egg Rappy Suit
Grind Success +30%

※AC / iAC spent in PSO2es prior to linking does not qualify for this campaign. However, any AC or iAC spent after linking will qualify for the campaign.

Ways You Can Spend AC

Playing Arks Scratch on PSO2 or PSO2es
Buying Arks Scratch Ticket Bundles
Buying Items in the AC Shop
Using a Scape Doll to revive
Using AC Content at the Beauty Salon
Spending AC to add a Skill Tree
Spending AC to reset a Skill Tree
Spending AC to buy a character
Transferring to another ship

Using [Arks Scratch Tickets] to play the AC Scratch does not fulfill the campaign requirements of spending AC.

Prize Distribution Date

Early April

The Next PSO2 Ship Competition brings us the Sakura Cup

March 12, 2016March 26, 2016 Kenneth 11 Comments

~ March 23rd, 2016 ~

EP4 Story Events

Unlike the fearful Hitsugi and Al, Kohri remained composed, guiding the two as if she'd come to some realization. Thanks to her help, they manage to escape…but an unexpected character lies in wait…

Sakura Cup & Lobby

The Sakura Lobby returns, filled with the calming sight of cherry blossom trees and falling petals. New to this year's version is the inclusion of a decorative ARKS Ball, giving players the impression of the ancient sport of Kemari.

Our sixth ARKS Ship Competition will be held, with new prizes based on Arkumami. The [Sakura Cup] will split all ships into four groups in a battle for points. This time, the limit on how many points an individual can contribute will be raised as well.

アークマミリュック
Arkumami Rucksack

アークマミプラトゥ
Arkumami Plate
アークマミ・マット
Arkumami Mat

Arkumami's prize shop will also include items such as Lambda Grinders and Challenge Mile tickets.

Jeané NPC

PSO2es' Jeané character will appear in PSO2's lobby for a limited time! By completing her client orders, players can earn Chip Fragments. Trade them at her exchange shop to get prizes such as the [＊Jeané Pillow ] weapon camo or a PSO2es Poster room item.

She may pop up during Emergency Trials to raise your spirits with her cheerful demeanor and help you defeat foes. You can even get Lambda Grinders by clearing these trials.

By completing her client orders, you can also unlock Jeané's partner card! She mains the Fighter class and wields a double saber.

Her star-shaped [Stella Tears] combat uniform and [Jeané Twin Tails] hairstyle will appear in the upcoming AC Scratch.

Star Chef Galaxy (AC Scratch)

**カフェコックコートＦ ✪ Café Cook Coat F [In] / [Ba]**

Blend in with the staff of Franca's Café with new chef uniforms! Otherwise, go for an academic look with Tensei Academy student uniforms or stylish ARKS trainee blazers.