~ January 13th, 2016 ~

 

Happy New Year

Sega is kicking off the new year in PSO2 with the return of the New Years lobby, as well as a brand new Extreme Quest and two scratches! While the new content will come later in the month, you'll be able to experience the lobby on New Years day. Stop by the shrine in the center of the shopping area to pray and hear your fortune.

 

Neuya Nyau will return on New Years as well with new ★12 weapon drops.

 

New Extreme Quest

The Zenith of Heaven and Earth is unlike any other Extreme Quest we've faced before, forcing players to go it alone against powerful adversaries like Dark Falz doppelgangers and a squad of Nyau!

The quest will span ten stages, following the five stage per run standard. However, the entry fee has been raised to five Extreme Passes, meaning a total of ten will be required to complete all of the stages. On top of that, players will be limited to clearing the quest up to five times a week per ship.

 

Although you won't find any meseta in the quest, valuable items such as Lambda Grinders, spellstones, and Photon Boosters can be obtained. Choose your best class and clear all ten stages to receive 'Ace of Class' stickers, like the 'Ace of Hunter'. In addition, new titles earned from the quest will reward players with Lambda Grinders and Nero Fragments.

 

Year of the Monkey

It's time to ring in the new year, and what better to do so than with a scratch filled with popular past items. The Year of the Monkey revival scratch will arrive on January 1st and be split up into two categories.

The [Accessory Selection] includes all manner of hairstyles, accessories, voice tickets, and lobby actions that you may have missed the first time around. The [Lucky Bag G] comes at a higher price, but contains bundles of items, such as costumes with related accessories, and special ability affixers.

 

Shining Live Encore (AC Scratch)

Shining Resonance returns to PSO2 with a second collaboration! This time, the scratch will feature new costumes from characters Jenius, Zest, and Excela, as well as additional outfits from Sonia and Kirika.

 

 

 

Post Livestream Update

• Added tidbits to most Episode 4 sections and added more slides.
• Added Magazine Item Codes.
• Clarified BGM tidbit for Tokyo. 
• Added tidbit on Egg Synthesis.
• Added Caramel Cubes.

 

Secret Phrase

• Say よいおとしたろう in chat to receive these lovely mats to add to your room:
  • Dudu Mat
  • Monica Mat
  • 2016 FUN Ticket
• The phrase must be said at some point in time, as long as it is done before maintenance on January 6th.
• The prizes will be distributed at a later date.

 

EQ Boost Poll

• Progeny of the Apocalypse! (+200% Rare Drop / EXP Boost)
• Get a 10% Live Boost for attending the ARKS Dance Festival!
• December 23rd @ 22:00 JST after the ARKS Dance Festival event.

 

 

January Update

• New Year's Lobby and Nyau
• New Year's Revival Scratch at Midnight

 

January Update

• Shining Live Encore (AC Scratch)
• Costumes, hairstyles, and accessories from Excela, Kirika, Jenius, Zest, and Sonia.
• Weapon Camos and Room Items too!

 

January Update

• A solo Extreme Quest with only 10 Stages.
• Complete the final stage to get "Ace of Class" stickers.
• Earn various rewards like Torana fragments, Photon Boosters, and Lambda Grinders.
• You can even earn Nero fragments as a Title reward.

 

PSO2es Update

• PSO2es updated today with a brand new story and main character!
  • Jeané (Sora Amamiya)
  • More (Tomoko Kaneda)
  • Zackard (Hikaru Midorikawa)
  • Seraphy (Eri Kitamura)
  • Details here!

 

PSO2es January Update

• You can make Weaponoids you've acquired show up in the lobby.
• Weaponoids will have voices that can be heard in the lobby or in battle.
• PSO2es Linked Storage.
• PSO2es will also support new features implemented in PSO2's Episode 4.

 

PSO2es Updates (Late December ~ Early January)

• New ★12 "Yamigaras" Weaponoid chip.
• Christmas and New Years limited chips.

 

Dengeki Bazooka Collaboration

• The March Issue of Dengeki Bazooka will contain an item code for a Ketsukacchin Mag device.
• This issue goes on sale January 21st, 2016.

 

 

PSO2 x Hello Kitty Collaboration

• The final Phantasy Star Festa in March will release item codes for a Hello Kitty themed outfit, sticker, accessory, and room item.
• Unfortunately these items will have trade restrictions imposed on them.

 

PSO2 Original Soundtrack Vol. 4 Announced!

• The soundtrack goes on sale March 2016!
• The soundtrack will be compiled on 4 CDs and will also contain item codes.

 

Episode 4 Launch

• Episode 4 launches after maintenance on January 27th, 2016!

 

 

Reborn Episode 4

• New Class: Summoner!
• You can give instructions to your pets with the Takuto (Baton).
• This [new experience] lets you raise pets to fight enemies.

Summoner Skills

• "Pet Switch Strike" and "Pet Switch Shoot" are shown near the top of the skill tree.  Other skills include "Support Fire," "Pet Element Weak Hit," "PB Advance" and "Subclass Grow Up."

 

Reborn: Episode 4

The First Three Pets

• The All Mighty "Wanda"
  • The very first pet you'll obtain.
  • Known as the All Rounder.
  • Good Attacking Range + High Vitality.
• "Torim" who's effective against bosses.
  • Swift + High Attack Power + Low Range.
  • Has Low Vitality.
• "Cery" who excels at support.
  • High PP Recovery + Gathers enemies together.
  • Restores HP of other pets.

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• After obtaining an egg, you can name your pet, and raise it
• ?Special Eggs can be identified at the Shop.
• You can level up the pet through combining eggs.  (It is similar to feeding a Mag, except you're technically performing a Synthesis of the Egg with the Pet.)
  • There's a cooldown system in place when performing this action.
  • (This cooldown works in a similar way to the one that prevents you from overfeeding a mag.)
  • You can use AC items to decrease the cooldown timers.
• You can strengthen a pet's rarity at the Pet Lab.
• You can arrange candy in the Candy Box to customize the pet's abilities.
• You can shrink the candy even more to make room for more abilities. (Think Megaman Battle Network).
  • There is a success rate attached to the process of shrinking.
• Certain areas on the Candy Box are inaccessible due to cubes blocking you from placing candy on top of them.
  • Some of these cubes can be removed with "Caramel Crushers."

 

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• Added new skills to all existing classes.
• Counter Staff and NPC renewal.
• Tutorial renewal, made it more gentle.
• My Set increased to 12 slots.
• You will now have 3 free character slots.
• You can now have a maximum of 20 characters.
• You can quickly transport over to the Beauty Salon through the Quick Menu.
• Newly added tickets will have the "new symbol" mark on the icons of accessories, etc.
• You can now change your body paint and hairstyles no matter where you are.
• Similar to "My Set", the new "My Fashion" feature lets you save up to 10 different ensembles that you can switch to on the fly.
• Layered Wear
  • New outfits can come with 3 types of layering.
    • (Innerwear / Basewear  / Outerwear)
  • Utilize the three types to create a stylish combination.
  • All races receive inner/basewear defaults.
  • You can set the Innerwear beneath the body paint.
  • Innerwear and Basewear are registration types in the same way accessories are handled.
  • Outerwear is treated like a costume, and are color changeable.

 

PlayStation 4 Service

• Closed Beta Test launches late February.
• PlayStation Plus membership is not required.
• The PlayStation 4 version plans to officially launch in Spring.

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• New Planet: Earth!
• The stage takes place in Japan in the year 2028!
• BGM changes at day and night. BGM also has lyrics.

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• New Enemy Type: Phantom!
  • The embodiment of people's fears and imaginations.
• Enemies include form shifting animals.
• Encounter the T-REX and missile launching tanks!
• Witness the Attack Helicopter as it launches an assault against the ARKS.

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• New Field: [Tokyo]!
• Run through the city at high speeds with "Dash Panels."
• Replenish the Energy and try to defeat the Phantoms in time!
• Destroy the Phantom Cars driving recklessly.

Reborn: Episode 4

• New Boss: Train Ghidoran
• A train that forms a 3 headed dragon.

 

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• EP4 takes place two years after the end of Episode 3.
• After the update, all players can choose to start from Episode 4
• From the character selection screen you can choose Episode 4 or Episode 1 ~ 3.
• New Area revealed: The Bridge!

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• Introducing, "Sierra," an operator exclusively for the player character.
• Progress through the story using the "Story Board."

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• In Episode 4, we finally get to see "earthlings."
  • High school students Hitsugi and Koori, and the mysterious boy, Al.
  • Hitsugi is voiced by Risa Taneda.
  • Koori is voiced by Aya Suzaki.
  • Al is voiced by Aki Toyosaki.

 

Reborn: Episode 4

• [Episode 4: Character Creation Demo] announced!
• See how your PC handles [Tier 6] graphics settings.

 

Dengeki and Famitsu Item Codes

• Purchase the 2/10 Issue of Famitsu Weekly to receive a fan Baton Camo:
  • ＊奏従扇 (Magazine goes on sale January 28th)
  • Stamina Cookie (1×1)
• Purchase Dengeki Playstation Vol. 606 to receive a different camo.
  • ＊アークフォン (Magazine goes on sale January 14th)
  • Spirita Cookie (1×1)

 

 

PSO2 Episode 4 Roadmap

2016 Winter

• New Class "Summoner"
• New Weapon Category "Baton"
• Added 3 Types of Pets

• Planet Earth receives its first field "Tokyo"
• Many new enemies.
• New Boss: Train Ghidoran

• New System "Layered Wear"

• New System "Story Board"
• Added EP4 Chapter 1 Story Quest
• PS Festa 2016 Online
• Two kinds of Limited Quests
• Added "Story Board" events

PlayStation 4 Closed Beta Test

Early Spring 2016

• The arrival of an "entirely new" system
• New Equipment Category
• New area to the lobby added.
• New NPCs added.
• Story Board Event added.
• EP4: Chapter 2 added.

• Another Ship Competition.

PlayStation 4 Service Launches

Late Spring 2016

• Tier 6 Graphics setting added.
• New contents for beginners.
• New 12 player boss battle.
• New NPCs added.
• New Story Board Event added.
• Added EP4 Chapter 3.