~ July 8th Update ~
We've now reached part 2 of the Third Anniversary Quest, where players will face the fearsome Gal Gryphon from Phantasy Star Online Episode 2!
With its swift movements and powerful attacks, the Gal Gryphon leaps into the air, spreading its wings to charge at the players below. Watch out for its electrifying attacks and giant tornadoes!
Prior to facing the Gal Gryphon, players must run through a new Limited Quest taking place on Corrupted Naberius. All sorts of creatures, including the mystical Anga Fundarge, could appear along the way. Players as low as level 8 can start this quest on normal difficulty! So even those that are new to the game can see what Corrupted Naberius has to offer.
But there's one other thing… Since this Limited Quest is not an Ultimate Quest, players utilizing the [Planet Naberius UL] timed abilities will see their effects null and void. In addition, all timed abilities will be ineffective within the Gal Gryphon's boss arena.
In this new pre-scheduled Emergency Quest, players will have to defeat Dark Falz Elder and Loser!
This quest does not appear at random, and will only appear at the times listed in the Emergency Quest calendar. What new ★13 weapons will await players in this limited-time Emergency Quest?
This quest can only be cleared once per ship. This even applies to your other characters on the SAME ship.
Both this and the limited quest will qualify for the Maximum Attack event. Their schedules are as follows:
- Interlocking Web Panel Event: June 8th ~ July 22nd
- Gal Gryphon Limited Quest: July 8th ~ August 5th
- Dark Falz Elder / Loser EQ: July 8th ~ August 5th
Pioneer 2 Team Room
It's finally here! Pioneer II has arrived to PSO2 in the form of a Team Room! Reminisce in all your favorite locations, like the Medical Center and the Principal's Office. Gaze through the window to see Ragol in all its glory.
Virtual-On Lobby
Virtual-On is back with another collaboration! The lobby will once again be decorated with statues of Temjin 747A and Fei-Yen. Joining them this time, however, are fellow Virtuaroids Myzr Delta and Angelan.
ARKS Ball Kicks Off
Listen up, sports fans! The ARKS Ball is dropping into the lobby! Score points by knocking the ball into the opposing team's goal, but how you play is up to you.
Suzuhito Yasuda Collaboration
The character designs of Suzuhito Yasuda will appear in the lobby and in emergency trials until August 5th. Score the partner cards of all three by completing the client orders!
Xie Exchange Shop Update
Yukigaras
Ferio Bunker
Xie is getting some new items in her 3rd Anniversary Exchange Shop. All-new color variations of popular weapons from throughout the Phantasy Star series will reappear as weapon camos.
In addition to new units, Red Ring Rico, the main heroine of PSO's first episode, will return as a stylized Mag device!
The costumes and weapon camos designed by Suzuhito Yasuda will appear in this scratch. Players may recognize the Edomachi Kurara outfit from PSPo2 Infinity. Accompanying these are items based on Virtual-On's popular Virtuaroid characters.
To allow for the sale of ★12 weapons and ★11 units between players, the following features have been added to the game.
Player Shops will be adjusted to allow ★12 weapons and ★11 units to be placed on the market.
- ★12 weapons, when purchased, will become bound to owner.
The Recycle Shop will be updated to allow players to receive [★12 Weapon] and [★11 Unit] purchasing passes.
- Some ★12 weapons and ★11 units will not qualify for these passes.
- Active Premium Sets are still necessary to acquire the passes.
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In order to make it easier to obtain ★12 weapons, the following features have been added to the game.
[★12 Weapon Purchase Passes] can now be obtained through Title Rewards
- Players will be able to receive a maximum of three [★12 Weapon Purchase Passes] based on the number of times they've cleared Extra Hard difficulty.
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Aside from the above changes, ★12 weapons will also receive some grinding relief. This will be in the form of boosted success rates and partial cost reductions. In addition, players can expect the maximum grind risk for ★12 weapons to be partially relaxed.