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PSO2 JP: No Maintenance (12/30/2020)

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Happy Holidays, Arks! There will be no maintenance this week. Campaigns will be posted tomorrow as they are posted on the official site.

Next week will be the Yakuza Collaboration along with the return of SPACE MAGATSU to start off the new year. Later on, we'll be receiving the new graphic engine in February, a Screen Shooting Studio, and Arks Ship Fire Swirl Refinement. I'm sure the next PSO2 Station!+ will go over these, so check that out on January 23rd to learn more.

Looking toward to NGS, we'll no longer be actively updating certain databases on our site. I do plan to eventually update the PSO2 Roadmap. NGS Closed Beta (JP) is coming up soon! The dead-line to sign up is January 4th!

This year, we've been trying new ideas for posts to freshen things up such as the [Revisiting the Phantasy Star Series] posts. The last part of that series will be coming early January so please look forward to it.  We'll continue to always look for new ways to freshen things up, and any feedback regarding the site is welcomed.

Thank you for all your support up to now, and we hope to see you all in the New Genesis!

PSO2 JP: Extended Maintenance and Patch (12/23/2020)

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Maintenance

Christmas is upon us, have a jolly time taking down bosses.
As a side note, there will be no maintenance next week!

PSO2 Maintenance
Japan Timezone 12/23/2020 @ 8:00 ~ 21:00
Eastern Timezone 12/22/2020 @ 6:00 PM ~ 7:00 AM
PSO2es Maintenance
Japan Timezone 12/23/2020 @ 7:55 ~
Eastern Timezone 12/22/2020 @ 5:55 PM ~
Patch Size 75 MB

 

 

Patch Notes

Field Updates

New Challenge Quest

  • MISSION: Cataclysm
    • Lv.1 Req.

New Emergency Quest

  • Merry Christmas on Ice 2020! (~January 27th, 2021)
    • Hard (Lv.8+)
    • Super Hard (Lv.40+)
    • Extra Hard (Lv.70+)
    • Ultra Hard (Lv.85/85+)

Limited-Time Client Orders

  • Elmir, Shiva, and Mother will appear in the Shop Area in their Christmas Costumes! (~January 27th, 2021)
  • Clear the Client Orders to receive their Partner Cards.

Arks Bingo

  • Distributed the Christmas 2020 Bingo card (~January 27th, 2021)

Collection File

  • Added the Merry Christmas 2020 Weapon Collection (~January 27th, 2021)
  • Added the Merry Christmas 2020 Egg Collection (~January 27th, 2021)

New Items

  • Added the Fluxio Weapon Series (again c:)

System Updates

Zieg Exchange

  • Added the [Fluxio Series Category Change]

Challenge Mile Exchange

  • Added new items to the Challenge Mile Exchange.

Treasure Shop

  • Updated the product listing

 

 

We'd like to thank all of our current patrons for helping to keep the site afloat! If you like the work that we do, please consider donating 1$ or more to continue our Phantasy Star coverage!

 

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

Please Note:

  • The Emergency Quest schedule will update during maintenance.
  • 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.
  • You can see the Emergency Quest schedule on your phone by subscribing to the Google Calendar.

 

New Campaigns

AC + SG Shop Bargains

December 23rd ~ December 31st @ 23:59 JST

AC Shop Bargains

Winter's Starter Set Recommendation
【冬休み】初心者おすすめセット
Cost: 500 AC (Buy Limit: 1)		 Item Pack Expansion +10
Mag Ticket
100,000 EXP Ticket (x2)
End of the Year Boost Set
【歳末御礼】ブーストセット
Cost: 1,600 AC (Buy Limit: 1)		 +150% EXP Boost (x3)
+400% RDR Boost
1,000,000 EXP Ticket
Rainbow Rare Drop Set
【人気の虹付】レア倍率セット
Cost: 4,300 AC (Buy Limit: 1)		 +400% RDR Boost (x5)
Bonus Key Tokyo [Rainbow]

SG Shop Bargains

Collection Gauge Up (Small)
コレクトゲージ増加（中）
Cost: 150 SG (Buy Limit: 2)		 Collection Gauge Up (Small)
Collection Gauge Up (Big)
コレクトゲージ増加（大）
Cost: 350 SG (Buy Limit: 1)		 Collection Gauge Up (Big)

 

Item Lab Boost + 0 Enhancement Cost

December 23rd, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Item Lab Boosts

Boost Info

  • +15% Grind Success Rate
  • +15% Affix Success Rate
  • +15% EXP NT Weapon
  • +25% NT Weapon Great Success Rate

0 Enhancement Cost Campaign

No Meseta Cost Enhancements

  • Item Grinding
  • Adding Special Abilities
  • Special Ability Transfer
  • S-Class Ability Transfer
  • Unlocking Potential of OT Weapons
  • Potential Swap
  • Candy Compression

 

Enhancement Item Get!

December 23rd, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Earn enhancement items by clearing the tasks!

Clear EQ [Merry Christmas on Ice 2020!] 3 Times +50% Great Grind Success (x5)
Clear EQ [Merry Christmas on Ice 2020!] 5 Times +45% Special Ability Success
Clear EQ [Mourning of Demise] 3 Times +40% Special Ability Success (x2)
Clear EQ [Mourning of Demise] 5 Times +45% Special Ability Success

 

★13 Unit Get Part 2!

December 23rd, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Clear the tasks to obtain Rare Grain Erebos Stone to upgrade your ★12 Units obtained from Part 1!

Clear any Free Field on Extra Hard 3 Times Rare Grain Erebos Stone (x100)
Clear TA [Traces of Darkness] on Extra Hard+ Rare Grain Erebos Stone (x100)
Clear TA [Marathon Training: Tokyo] on Extra Hard Rare Grain Erebos Stone (x100)

 

Holidays EQ Rush

December 29th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

The target Quests will occur more frequently and have a boost during the Campaign Period

Target Quest

  • Merry Christmas on Ice 2020!
  • Mourning of Demise
  • Primordial Glare from the Void

Quest Boosts

  • +150% Experience
  • +150% Rare Drop

 

Sage's Crest Campaign

December 23rd ~ December 30th

Beat the following goals to obtain Sage's Crests. The crests can be exchanged for ★15 Weapons at Zieg!

Campaign Tasks

  Goal Reward
1 Clear EQ [Merry Christmas on Ice 2020!] 1 Time Sage's Crests (x10)
2 Clear EQ [Merry Christmas on Ice 2020!] 3 Times Sage's Crests (x10)
3 Complete any Emergency Quest 3 Times Sage's Crests (x10)
4 Clear Asuna's Client Order:
キリト vs 守護輝士！
Kirito vs Guardian!		 Sage's Crests (x10)
5 Login 3 Days Sage's Crests (x10)
6 Link with PSO2es and Quick Search once Sage's Crests (x10)

※Goal 6 will be distributed at a later time.

On-Going Campaigns

★15 Weapon Material Get!

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Clear the objectives to gain materials required to create a Lightweaver Cras Weapon!

Clear any Emergency Quest 2 Times Plamia (x100)
Clear any Emergency Quest 4 Times Plamdest (x100)
Clear any Emergency Quest 6 Times Plamgrimo (x100)
Clear any Emergency Quest 8 Times Emerard (x50)
Clear any Emergency Quest 10 Times Darkbanisher Ayer Tier
Clear EQ [Primordial Glare from the Void] 10 Times on Ultra Hard
(The Trigger Quest does not count)		 Eyestone Graeae

 

★13 Unit Get Part 1!

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Clear the objectives to gain ★12 Lightstream Units!

Clear a Featured Quest and Receive a Special Gift 3 Times Rear / Lightstream
Clear a Featured Quest and Receive a Special Gift 5 Times Arm / Lightstream
Clear a Featured Quest and Receive a Special Gift 7 Times Leg / Lightstream

 

PSO2es Linked Campaign

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Clear the objectives to gain homemade pudding from Gene.

Perform a Quick Search on PSO2es 2 Times Gene's Homemade Pudding
Perform a Quick Search on PSO2es 4 Times Gene's Homemade Pudding
Perform a Quick Search on PSO2es 6 Times Gene's Homemade Pudding

Gene's Homemade Pudding

  • +50 All-Atk, +100 HP, +5 PP, +100% Rare Drop
  • 10 minute duration

Reward Distribution Date

  • Late January 2021

 

Level-Up Quest Boost

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

All Level-Up Quests will be boosted during the period.

Boost

  • +200% Experience

 

Login Campaign

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Login to receive rewards during the campaign period.

One Time Login Rewards

  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Rainbow]
  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold] (x5)
  • +150% TRI Boost (x5)
  • +150% TRI Boost EX (x5)

5 Day Login Reward

  • SAO x PSO2 Poster

Daily Login Rewards

  • 1 Million EXP Ticket (Up to 20)
  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold] (Up to 4)

 

Find A Team Campaign!

Join a team to obtain rewards with friends.

All Members in a Team with a New Player in their team by January 6th Bonus Key Tokyo [Rainbow]
+150% TRI Boost (x3)
+100% TRI Boost EX (x3)
106 [Wave 2]
All Members in a Team with a Returning Player in their team by January 6th Bonus Key Tokyo [Rainbow]
+150% TRI Boost (x3)
+100% TRI Boost EX (x3)
107 [Bow 2]

Reward Distribution Date

  • Late January 2021

 

Ep6 Digital Sale Celebration

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Say the Phrase ＥＰ６パッケージ特典を各ストアでデジタル販売中  in the Game Chat to receive a [+100% RDR Boost EX]

 

SAO x PSO2 Twitter Campaign

December 16th, 2020 ~ January 6th, 2021

Retweet tweets from the official pso2 twitter with the hashtag #PSO2RT to earn rewards.

 

Campaign Rewards

1,500 RT +150% TRI Boost (x5)
3,000 RT Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold] (x5)
5,000 RT Bonus Key Tokyo [Rainbow]
10,000 RT +100% TRI Boost EX (x3)
15,000 RT Bonus Key Tokyo [Rainbow]
16 [Bed 1]

 

Revisiting The Phantasy Star Series (Part 2): Phantasy Star Universe

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Taking to the Gurhal System, next up is Phantasy Star Universe. PSU builds greatly upon ideas from PSO introducing new battle mechanics and more classes.

Incase you missed it, we revisited Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst a few weeks ago.

 

Character Customization

The Character Customization is greatly improved upon from PSO's. Players will be able to choose their desired Race and Gender without being locked to classes. However, the stats matter greatly based on what you choose. Once in the game, you'll also be able to find even more costumes and hair styles to pick from.

 

World Layout

Universe's world layout greatly differs from other Phantasy Star Games. There are four planets the Guardians can visit with their own unique missions. The missions connect to more lobbies allowing players to explore the planet and see all the views it has to offer. Players can party up with 5 others to challenge the missions!

 

Type Introduction (Classes)

Classes are known as [Types] in PSU. Players will start as a Basic Type–Hunter, Ranger, or Force–based on the Race they choose. Afterwards, your Type can be changed at the 5th Floor of the Guardians Colony. Once the Basic Types are leveled enough, players will be able to swap to the Expert Types and later the Master Types.

 

Combat Introduction

The combat has been sped up compared to the first PSO. PSU also introduced Photon Arts to the series. These additions allow even more enemies to be thrown your way.

Just Attacking

Timing your attacks will boost your next attack's damage greatly. There is no indicator as to when to JA, but there will be a yellow effect on the character when you perform one successfully. Only Striking Weapons can JA.

Photon Arts

Photon Arts are composed of Skills, Bullets and Technics used by Striking, Ranged, and Casting weapons respectively. While Technics were in PSO, Skills and Bullets are new to PSU.

Photon Arts will level up as you use them, and become more powerful. Skills will gain more attacks in it's combo, Bullets will gain bonus effects, and Technics will become larger. There is a level cap for Skills, Bullets, Technics and Support Technics based on the Type chosen.

 

Playing PSU Today!

If you and your friends want to give PSU a shot, you can try it out together on the recently launched private server [Clementine]. On Clementine, they changed the drops to be PSO2-style where everyone gets their own stuff. While it is nowhere close to perfect, they are still refining the rough edges and taking feedback.

There will be a Double EXP and PA EXP week starting December 18th after the Maintenance, a perfect time to start. You can check them out over on their Forums and Discord.

Clementine Forums Clementine Discord

 

Unfortunately, we were not able to interview any admins of Clementine. However, please look forward to the final part of Revisiting the Phantasy Star Series with the next post going over [Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity]!