PSO2 JP: Extended Maintenance (2/17/2016)

Kenneth 16 Comments

Valentine's Day may be over, but its in-game counterpart continues after this long maintenance. For information on our latest update and more, please view last week's maintenance post.

February 17th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 2/17/2016 @ 1:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 2/16/2016 @ 11:55 AM ~ 3:30 AM EST

Unlocking Daily Orders

  • In order to unlock Daily Orders, players must first clear the Tokyo Exploration (東京探索) Free Field quest.

Keep clearing the Limited Quest in PSO2 to earn points and rewards in the ongoing PS Festa 2016 Web Panel Event!

Rewards Distributed This Maintenance

Campaign Qualifying Conditions Rewards
PSO2 The Animation Quiz Players who correctly answered Quest 5's Quiz +100% Tribooster ×1
SORO Suit Set Present Campaign
2/3 ~ 2/10		 Cleared [O-2] [N-3] and [O-4] of the Story Board. 「SORO Repca M」×1
「SORO Repca F」×1
「SORO Cloak」×1
Team Campaign Players who cleared 3 or more Team Orders 「15,000 EXP Ticket」×3
Valentine's Twitter Campaign All Accounts 「Valentine Lillipa」×1
「+100% Tribooster」×3
[WebMoney Award 2015] GRAND PRIX Award All Accounts 「+100% Tribooster」×2
「1000 FUN Ticket」×1
「Free Salon Pass」×1

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

▲▲ Eastern Standard 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!

PSO2 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

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.

 

SORO Suit Set Campaign

SORO Suit Set Campaign

Progress through Episode 4’s Story Board to receive a set of clothing based on the PSO2 anime’s SORO character.

Campaign Period

  • January 27th ~ February 24th (Maintenance)

SORO Suit Set

Campaign Qualifications

Clear the Story Board event pieces at coordinates [O-2], [N-3], and [O-4] to receive:

  • ＳＯＲＯ・レプカＭ ║ SORO Repca M
  • ＳＯＲＯ・レプカＦ ║ SORO Repca F
  • ＳＯＲＯマント ║ SORO Cloak

Prize Distribution Date

  • During upcoming maintenances after meeting the qualifications.
  • Please allow them a few weeks to distribute the prizes.
  • Items can be retrieved from the Visiphone

 

Webmoney Award 2015 Prize Winner

WebMoney Award

Sega will be delivering prizes this week in celebration of PSO2 winning the [Grand Prix] award in the 2015 Webmoney Awards!

Boost Reward
Boost Period February 17th ~ February 24th (Maintenance)
Contents +100% Rare Drop Boost Period
Item Rewards
Item Presents +100% Tribooster (x2)
1000 FUN Ticket (x1)
Free Salon Pass (x1)

 

AC Shop Bargains

AC Shop Bargains Feb

February 24th ~ March 2nd (Maintenance)

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

Item Package Contents Price
キャラ倉庫拡張5個セット
Character Storage Expansion 5x Set
 Character Storage Expansion +50 (x5)
 3,800 AC
スクラッチ27個
27 Scratches
 AC Scratch Ticket (x27) 4,900 AC
スクラッチ27個
55 Scratches		 AC Scratch Ticket (x55) 9,900 AC

※Each item package is limited one per account. 

 

Late February Scratch Campaign

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

PSO2 JP: New Limited Quest and Story Arriving February 24th

Kenneth 17 Comments

~ February 24th, 2016 ~

 

EP4 Story Event

New story events arrive on Episode 4's Story Board, continuing from the shocking developments that unfolded on Earth. This time we'll finally get to meet Kohri, Hitsugi's fellow classmate. Scenes will include Hitsugi, Kohri, and Al in an outing on the streets of Tokyo, along with the trio heading to the baths for some much needed relaxation.

 

New Limited Quest

Our newest LQ follows the same structure as the current Limited Quest, with players gathering quest points to increase the chances of bosses and rare Emergency Trials. Enemies that didn't appear in Chaotic Darkness, such as Gigur Gunnegam and Falz Dourumble, can be encountered in this quest.

 

PS Festa 2016 Bingo II

Cherish Mag Device
進化デバイス／チェリシュ (Evo. Device / Cherish)

A second PS Festa 2016 Bingo card is on the way, with objectives involving the recently added aspects of Featured Quests, as well as the player's advancement on the Story Board. Clear four lines of objectives to receive the Cherish evolution device for Mags!

All-new client orders will be available from Xie in addition to those currently available.

 

TOKYO Heroine Selection (AC Scratch)

ファニーパーカー [Ou] \\ F Parka [Ou]フリルスカート[Ba] \\ Frill Skirt [Ba]キュート１[In] \\ Cute 1 [In]
ファニーパーカー [Ou] ✪ F. Parka [Ou]
フリルスカート[Ba] ✪ Frill Skirt [Ba]
キュート１[In] ✪ Cute 1 [In]

Dress your characters up in all of the trendy layered fashions worn by Hitsugi, Kohri, and Al.

 

ショートジャケット[Ou] (Short Jacket Knit [Ou])フレアスカート[Ba] (Flared Skirt [Ba])
ショートジャケット[Ou] ✪ Short Jacket [Ou]
フレアスカート[Ba] ✪ Flared Skirt [Ba]
フラワー１[In] ✪ Flower 1 [In]
Knit Duffle M
ニットダッフルＭ[Ou] ✪ Knit Duffel M [Ou]
ハーフパンツM [Ba] ✪ Half Pants M [Ba]
ファンシー１[In] ✪ Fancy 1 [In]
Off shoulder Knit Pic
オフショルダーニット[Ou] ✪ Off Shoulder Knit [Ou]
ショートデニム[Ba] ✪ Short Denim [Ba]
ボーダー１[In] ✪ Border 1 [In]
ぶかぶかＴシャツＭ[Ou] \\ Baggy T-Shirt M [Ou]
ぶかぶかＴシャツＭ[Ou] ✪ Baggy T-Shirt M [Ou]
ぶかぶかＴシャツＦ[Ou] \\ Baggy T-Shirt F [Ou]
ぶかぶかＴシャツＦ[Ou] ✪ Baggy T-Shirt F [Ou]
カジュアルニット帽 \\ Casual Knit Cap
カジュアルニット帽　赤 ✪ Red Casual Knit Cap

 

 

Phantasy Star Festa 2016 Online Event [Web Panel Rewards]

Ricardo 7 Comments

Phantasy Star Festa 2016 Banner Small

Sega is holding an online event to commemorate Phantasy Star Online's 15th Anniversary! Starting February 10th, players can collectively earn points to unlock panels on the event's official site. Points are earned by defeating specific bosses that appear in quests targeted for the event. Achieving the score indicated on the web panel, unlocks prizes which will be distributed on March 16th.

PSO2es players can also earn points for the event by playing in specific quests. More details can be found in the PSO2es Guide.

Web Panel Event

  • February 10th ~ March 9th

Limited Quest: Chaotic Darkness

  • February 10th ~ February 24th

Limited Emergency Quest: Where's the Chocolate 2016

  • February 10th ~ March 9th

Boost Reward Period: PART 1

  • March 16th ~ March 23rd

Reward Item Distribution Period

  • March 16th ~ April 6th

Boost Reward Period: PART 2

  • April 13th ~ April 20th

Character Creation Contest

The Character Creation Contest tasks players with dressing up their characters in one of these three categories :

  • Casual Fashion: Come up with a casual style of something you'd see on Earth.
  • SciFi Style: Put together a space themed outfit.
  • Adult Charm: Submit a style that appeals to adults. Something sexy, something elegant.

The contest requires two screenshots, one intended for the contest, and one with the player id. Mags, weapons, units, symbol arts, NPCs, other PC and enemies should not appear in the screenshot.  Your character creation file will also be required for the contest with your character in the state it appears in the screenshot. More details here.

 

Illustration Contest

The Illustration Contest is seeking artists to draw their favorite characters or scenes from PSO2 the Animation. Please be aware that works selected for the "Grand Prize" will receive an Original Parka sent to the physical address of their SEGA ID. The artwork must be 1280 x 720 and no larger than a 1 MB JPG. More details can be found here.

 

PSO2 Video Contest

The PSO2 Video contest is looking for players to submit a video in one of the 5 categories:

Lobby Action ( ~ 1 min) (Examples on Nico Nico)

  • Perform or illustrate a lobby action you'd like to see implemented in the game.
  • The submission that wins the grand prize will be implemented in the game.

Interesting / Amusing ( ~ 5 min) (Examples on Nico Nico)

  • Upload something interesting with PSO2. 

Super Plays ( ~ 5 min) (Examples on Nico Nico)

  • Captivate your audience by submitting your Super Plays. (i.e Your fastest TA clears, or how you defeated a boss in a slightly different way, etc.)

Sound (~ 5 min) (Examples on Nico Nico)

  • Create a video performing music from the PSO Series. You can even make your own arrangements or original compositions.

Explanation / Commentary ( ~ 10 min) (Examples on Nico Nico)

  • Create a video where you explain various features of the game, such as how to use a weapon, or how you defeat an enemy, or other bits of trivia.

The winning entries for the 'The Grand Prize' and 'Producer Prize'  will be shown on the ARKS Lobby monitors. In addition, the lobby action that wins the 'Grand Prize' will get implemented into the game.

Tags Required
Lobby Action  ロビーアクションコンテスト部門
Interesting おもしろ動画部門
Super Plays スーパープレイ部門
Sound サウンド部門
Explanation 解説部門
Video Contest 『PSO2』動画コンテスト2016

Submissions require two tags, one for the contest category, and the other listed in "Video Contest."  More details can be found here.

 

Contest Schedules

Character Contest Entry Period

  • February 3rd ~ March 2nd

Illustration Contest Entry Period

  • February 3rd ~ March 2nd

Episode Contest Entry Period

  • February 3rd ~ March 2nd

Video Contest Entry Period

  • February 3rd ~ March 16th (Extended)

Bal Rodos LQ

Normal Hard Very Hard Super Hard Extra hard
1 Points 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 7 Points
Qualifying Bosses
Rockbear Fang Banther De Malmoth Snow Banther Caterdra'n
Vol Dragon Quartz Dragon Goronzoran Dragon Ex Vardha Soma
Org Blan Bal Rodos Biol Meduna Rheo Madullard Dark Ragne
Zeshrayda Blu Ringahda Decol Malluda Codotta Idetta Falz Hunar
Falz Angel    Dio Hunar Plosiorgles Diabo Igrithys Gal Gryphon

Rare boss variations will also count towards the event.

Euclita Chocolate 2016

 

Normal Hard Very Hard Super Hard Extra Hard
1 Points 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 7 Points
Qualifying Bosses
Fang Banshee Snow Banshee Caterdra'n Vol Dragon Dark Ragne
Wolgahda Blu Ringahda Codotta Idetta Falz Hunar Dio Hunar
Falz Arms Doppleganger Apprentice Diabo Igrithys Gal Gryphon –

 

Rare boss variations will also count towards the event.

 

PS Festa 2016 Web Panel Rewards

Panel Item Reward Boost Reward  
Panel #1 1000 FUN Ticket

2x FUN
Login Stamp +1 Bonus
(3/16 ~ 3/23)
Panel #2 5 Rappy Medals

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Panel #3 3 Casino Coin Passes

Casino Super Boost
(4/13 ~ 4/20)
Panel #4 5 PSO2es Revival Meds  
Panel #5   Recycle Shop
Exchange Rate Discount
(3/16 ~ 3/23)
Panel #6   +150% Meseta / +150% EXP Boost
(3/16 ~ 3/23)
Panel #7 3 PSO2es OP Meds  
Panel #8 Evo. Device / Draco  
Panel #9 +100% Tribooster
Free Salon Pass
Color Change Pass		  
Panel #10 Rappy Medal (x10)  
Panel #11 ＊Sakura Kagura (Tact Camo)  
Panel #12 Lambda Grinder (x50)
Photon Booster (x3)
Grind Success (100%) (x3)
Ability Affix. Success +40% (x1)		  
Panel #13 Quna Stage (Room Item)  
Panel #14   PSO2es +200% EXP Boost for Arks Quest
(3/16 ~ 3/23)
Panel #15   +150% Rare Drop Boost / +150% Rare Enemy
(3/16 ~ 3/23)		  
Panel #16 Mascot Necklace (x1)  
Panel #17   +10% Item Grind Success
+10% Ability Affix. Success
(3/16 ~ 3/23)		  
Panel #18 Rappy Medal (x30)     
Panel #19   +100% Challenge Mile
(4/13 ~ 4/20)		  
Panel #20   +20% ~ 100% Rare Drop Boost based on final score.
Demise, Progeny, Ult Lillipa, Ult Naberius
(3/16 ~ 3/23)		   

※For every additional 500,000 points, Panel 20's rare drop boost will be raised by 20%, up to a maximum of 100%.

You'll need to clear either Chaotic Darkness, Darkness from the Chaos, or Where's the Chocolate 2016 at least once to qualify for the items listed on the Web Panels.