PSO2 JP: Maintenance (8/19/2015)

The Summer Event concludes with August 26th's maintenance and update.

August 19th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 8/19/2015 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 8/18/2015 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

Last Chance Reminders

  • The [Beach Wars 3] EQ and [Atrocious Ocean] Level-Up Quest will no longer be available as of August 26th's maintenance.
  • The Summer 2015 bingo, Summer Xie, and her 3rd Anniv. Exchange Shop will all depart from the game during Aug 26th's maintenance.

Guides

Ongoing AC Scratches

Secure OTP Users

The missing menu button has been a well-known issue that has plagued OTP users for years. To help combat this problem, Third Networks has decided to release "SecureOTP2," a new application with its own menu button embedded right on the screen! This revolutionary new feature should help ease the pain for Android 5.0+ and beyond. You can download this app for free on the Google Play Store.

If you are a current user and have no problems with the original SecureOTP application, then there is no need for you to upgrade to SecureOTP2. However, those who wish to create a new One Time Password with future Android versions, should install SecureOTP2 instead.

The One-time Password guide has been updated with SecureOTP2 as the baseline for the instructions.

Fan Thoughts and Opinions

  • PSO2Blog shares his thoughts on the recent live broadcast.

Boost Week

  • Login Stamp +2 Bonus (August 19th ~ August 25th)
  • Atrocious Ocean (+50% EXP) (August 19th ~ August 26th Maintenance)

Song Event: Matoi

  • Matoi's song from the 2nd Character Song CD will be displayed on the large monitor at the times specified in the EQ Calendar.
  • Changed the name to better reflect what's actually shown on the screen.

Sweets Paradise Collaboration

Sweets Paradise Collab Banner

In collaboration with Sweets Paradise, SEGA launched the ARKS Café on July 17th ~ September 30th. A variety of PSO2-themed dishes are served, and customers who order from the Collaboration Menu can receive item codes for a set of in-game goodies!

Please note that some codes can be redeemed only after a certain date.

  • Part One: After July 22nd's maintenance.
  • Part Two: After August 26th's maintenance.

 

Part One

ARKS Café Items 01

July 17th ~ August 18th

Icon Name Description
Arkumami Suit アークマミスーツ
Arkumami Suit
Unisex Costume
Cook Turner *クックターナー
Cook Turner
Weapon Camo: Double Saber
Sweets Paradise x Quna Mat スイパラ×クーナマット
Sweets Paradise x Quna Mat
Room Item
Quna Poster クーナポスター
Quna Poster
Room Item
Matoi Poster マトイポスター
Matoi Poster
Room Item
Risa Poster リサポスター
Risa Poster
Room Item
Echo Poster エコーポスター
Echo Poster
Room Item
Heroines Poster ヒロインズポスター
Heroines Poster
Room Item
SPF Berry Cake SPFベリーのケーキ
SPF Berry Cake
Boost Item (10 minutes)
S-ATK +50 / Rare Drop Boost + 50%
SPF Shortcake SPFショートケーキ
SPF Shortcake
Boost Item (10 minutes)
R-ATK +50 / Rare Drop Boost +50%
SPF Mille Crepe SPFミルクレープ
SPF Mille Crepe
Boost Item (10 minutes)
T-ATK +50 / Rare Drop Boost + 50%

 

Part Two

ARKS Café Items 02

August 19th ~ September 30th

These items will be available after August 26th's maintenance.

Icon Name Description
SPF Pastry Apron F SPFパティシエプロンF
SPF Pastry Apron F
Female Costume
SPF Pastry Apron M SPFパティシエプロンM
SPF Pastry Apron M
Male Costume
SPF Pastry Apron 2 F SPFパティシエプロン2F
SPF Pastry Apron 2 F
Female Costume
SPF Pastry Apron 2 M SPFパティシエプロン2M
SPF Pastry Apron 2 M
Male Costume
Parted Twin Tail GV 前分けツインテールGV
Parted Twin Tail GV
Unisex Hairstyle
SPF Cap A SPFキャップA
SPF Cap A
Accessory
SPF Cap B SPFキャップB
SPF Cap B
Accessory
Naura’s Favorite Frying Pan *ナウラ愛用フライパン
Naura’s Favorite Frying Pan
Weapon Camo:
Dual Blade & Twin Dagger
Naura Cake Shop Cargo ナウラのケーキ屋カーゴ
Naura Cake Shop Cargo
Room Item
Naura Sisters Mat ナウラ3姉妹マット
Naura Sisters Mat
Room Item
Phantasy Star Zero Music Disc Friendly Chatting Music Disc
SPF Chocolate Cake SPFチョコレートケーキ
SPF Chocolate Cake
Boost Item (10 minutes)
HP +100 / Rare Drop Boost +50%
SPF Pudding Roll SPFプリンロール
SPF Pudding Roll
Boost Item (10 minutes)
PP +10 / Rare Drop Boost +50%

Campaign Rewards for 8/19

3rd Anniversary Summer Login Campaign

  • 3+ Days Logged In
    • +100% EXP Booster (x3)
  • 5+ Days Logged In
    • Grind Success (100%)
  • 10+ Days Logged In
    • Ragol Memory (x1)

Spend AC, Get Items Campaign #16

  • Spent 100+ AC
    •  +50% Rare Drop Boosters (x2)
  • Spent 2,000+ AC
    • +50% EXP Booster (x6)
    • Grind Risk Reducer (+2) (x2)
    • Ragol Memory (x2)
  • Spent 5,000+ AC
    • Rappy Suit
    • Ragol Memory (x3)
  • Spent 10,000+ AC
    • Ragol Memory (x5)

Mikagura School Sweet's Campaign

  • Played Scratch 3 Times
    • Grind Risk Reducer (+1) (x2)
    • Lambda Grinder (x1)
  • Played Scratch 10 Times
    • Ragol Memory (x2)
  • Played G Scratch 3 Times
    • Grind Success + 10%
    • Lambda Grinders (x3)
  • Played G Scratch 10 Times
    • Ragol Memory (x5)

ARKS Museum Character Contest Prizes Distributed

One-Time Password Campaign Prizes Distributed

August 6th Emergency Maintenance

  • +100% Tribooster (x1)

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

▲▲ 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.

 

 

Twitter Campaign #2

TVCM

Phantasy Star Online 2 is holding yet another Twitter campaign! To celebrate the release of the recent TV commercial, PSO2 will be handing out prizes based on the number of retweets received during the campaign period. Players can participate by retweeting the tweets that contain 【RTで報酬GET! 第2弾】 in the text. The total number of retweets tallied will unlock the prizes listed below.

Campaign Period

  • August 8th ~ August 23rd @ 23:59 JST

How to Participate

  • Sign into twitter and head to PSO2's official twitter account.
  • Look for a tweet that containsRTで報酬GET! 第2弾
  • Press the Retweet Button.

Usually the tweet is pinned to the top of the page.

Prize Listing

5000 Retweets (Cleared)

  • +50% Tribooster

10,000 Retweets (Cleared)

  • Week-long +50% Rare Drop Boost Period for All Quests

20,000 Retweets (Cleared)

  • Week-long +50% EXP Boost Period for All Quests

30,000 Retweets (Cleared)

  • Rappy Slot Boost Period (Prize Machine Rate UP)
  • Mesetan Shooter Boost Period (PSE Level Rate UP)

40,000 Retweets (Cleared)

  • 10 Lambda Grinders
  • Week-long +100% EXP Boost Period for All Quests
  • Week-long +100% Rare Drop Boost Period for All Quests
  • Black Nyack Boost Period (Battle Bonyas Occ. Rate + Winning Payout UP)
  • Li~Li~ Roulette (Chance Square Frequency UP)

With both boosts combined, we can achieve a +150% EXP/Rare Drop boost by reaching 40,000 Retweets.

  • Prizes will be distributed in a future maintenance, and can be picked up from the Visiphone.
  • These boost events are not applicable to Challenge Blocks on both shared and attached ships.

Present Distribution Date & Boost Period

  • Mid September

 

it-tells Rappy Suit Campaign

it-tells

You can get your hands on the exclusive [it-tells Rappy Suit] by participating in the following campaign!

Campaign Period

  • August 16th ~ September 30th @ 23:59 JST

Campaign Qualifications

(1a) Register your account on it-tells and join the community.

(1b) Have a character on your account at Lv. 50+ on PSO2.

Both (1a) and (1b) need to be satisfied to qualify for the it-tells Rappy Suit.

 

Step 1

Sign up Ittells

Head to the it-tells official site and enter your SEGA ID and パスワード PASSWORD in the two fields to the right. Push the orange ロギィン Login button to sign on. If you already have an it-tells user account, you can skip Step 2.

Step 2

register ittells

On the registration page, you can enter your it-tells username (referred on this page as a ニックネーム nickname). Click the big orange button below to agree to the User Agreement.

 

Step 3

Tutorial

After signing in, you'll reach the "Profile" page allowing you to fill in information or add an avatar. But for the sake of this tutorial, you will need to visit the "it-tells x PSO2 Campaign" page to qualify for the Rappy Suit.

 

it-tells campaign

Click on the orange button to the right to join the community.
コミュニティに参加

 

Step 4

Join It tells

Two dialog boxes will appear, push [はい] and then [OK] to complete the process. Afterwards, the bright orange button on the page should turn brown, indicating you've successfully joined the community.

 

 

it-tells ラッピースーツit-tells Rappy Suit
it-tells ラッピースーツ
it-tells Rappy Suit

Those who've satisfied both requirements will receive this Rappy Suit in Mid-October.

  • If you joined the community prior to the start of the campaign, you will also qualify for the prize.
  • If you leave the community prior to the campaign deadline, you will stop satisfying the first condition.

 

Client Order Campaign #96

Client Order Campaign 96

Complete the selected client orders for Revelle and Kressida before next week's maintenance to receive rewards!

Campaign Period

  • August 19th ~ 26th

Qualifying Client Orders

(1) Clear Revelle's ブラック・スローター・I Black Slaughter I client order to receive:

  • +50% EXP Booster (x2)
  • Grinder (x30)

(2) Clear Kressida's アンタの実力、見せてもらうわ Show Me Your True Strength client order to receive:

  • Grind Risk Reducer +1 (x2)
  • Grinder (x30)

Prize Pickup Expiration

  • November 25th's maintenance.

 

Phantasy Star Online 2 Arrives on PlayStation 4 in 2016!

PSO2 PlayStation 4 Reveal

Phantasy Star Online 2 has been announced for the PlayStation 4 console and is slated for a 2016 release! This announcement followed the exciting reveal of Episode 4 during the ARKS Festival 2015 Special. Episode 4, along with its brand new logo, will be released sometime in 2016.

The PlayStation 4 version will appear in playable form at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show!

 

PSO2 New Logo 2016

 

PSO2 Live Broadcast Recap #34

Warning! This post is updating in real time!
Please take note as the information below is subject to change.

 Post Livestream Update

  • Added minor tidbit with PSO2es.
  • Added PSO Concert tidbit.

 

ARKS Festival

Secret phrase august

Say おどったろう in chat sometime between now through 8/26 maintenance to receive these wonderful items from the live broadcasters and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi at a later date:

  • Mitsuyoshi Hair
  • Momoi Hair
  • Ichitaro Hair
  • Light & Fluffy Chignon
  • Mitsuyoshi Glasses

These items can be retrieved from the visiphone some time in a future maintenance.

 

 

EQ Boost Poll 2

★ Emergency Quest Boost Poll ★

  • Viewers selected [A Profound Invasion] for the Emergency Quest Boost.
  • The Boost will occur after the ARKS Dance Festival on August 16th @ 22:00 JST
  • +200% Rare Drop and +200% EXP Boost.
  • Extra +10% if you attend the Live Event.

 

 

Cosplay Contest Winner

PSO2's 3rd Cosplay Contest

  • Congratulations to Shoumatsuya for winning the Cosplay Contest

 

 

Otsukimi 2015

Otsukimi Lobby

  • Otsukimi Lobby (~10/14)
  • Traverse the clouds in the lobby.
  • Otsukimi Bingo (~10/14)
  • Otsukimi Xie
  • New Bingo Rewards

 

7th Dragon Scratch

Early September Update

  • Collaboration with 7th Dragon 2020-II
  • Hacker & Lucier costumes, hairstyles, & accessories
  • A variety of other costumes and parts.

 

7th Dragon 3

November Update

  • 7th Dragon III code: VFD collaboration.
  • Samurai, (Female) Fortuner, and (Female) Rune Knight costumes, hairstyles, and accessories.
  • PSO2es Collaboration too

 

Kuron L EQ

Early September Update

  • New Kuron Emergency Quest for a limited time
  • Luna Nyau summons Gal Gryphon?
  • New weapon Drops.

 

  Mega Dimension

Late September Update

  • New Scratch (Mega Dimension Heroine)
  • IF, Uranus Uzume, and Purple Heart's costumes, hairstyles, and accessories.
  • SEGA Hard Girls Accessory and Room Items
  • Weapon Camos too.

 

Ragol Memory Next

Late September Update

  • More items at the Ragol Memory Exchange Shop
  • Fomar and Fomarl Repca.
  • New Client Orders for Ultimate Naberius & Ultimate Lillipa! (Hans & Franka)

 

Ultimate Naberius Adjust

Late September Update

  • Ultimate Naberius Readjusted.
  • Adjusted enemy behavior, stats, and drops.
  • New 12 weapon drops.
  • Get 13 "Nemesis" weapons by trading in Garrel crystals.

 

PSO2es Event Update

PSO2es Updates

  • New 9 ARKS Quest.
  • We finally reach to the story's conclusion.
  • What will be the fate of Seraphy and Dr. Cohen.
  • New Boss: Blu Ringahda
  • Please wait for a followup report on future story developments.

 

 PSO2es Limited

PSO2es Event & Updates

  • Emergency Quest Ranking Event.
    • PSO2es limited costume (King Rappy Suit) & Rare Items
    • Rank high or achieve certain scores to receive Operation Stars and get all sorts of items.
  • Improved the contents of the Tutorial
  • PSO2es My Shop feature will finally support 12 weapons and 11 units
  • Relaxed interlocking EXP Cap from PSO2 to PSO2es.

 

PSO2es Event updates

PSO2es Event And Update

  • PSO2es first 12 chip will be a weaponoid designed by Yuji Himukai!
  • 12 chips will appear for a limited time in certain scratches as a "Seasonally Rare Chip"
  • New Weaponoids, characters, PAs, and Technics will be added in the future.

 

Road Map 2015 Autumn 

Episode 3 Roadmap

Fall 2015

  • New Story Quest
  • New Dark Falz
  • New 12 Person Boss Battle
  • New Anime Collaboration Scratch
  • Limited Quest

Winter

  • New Video Game Collaboration Scratch
  • New Time Attack Quest
  • New Mining Base Defense
  • Extreme Quest Expansion

(And a new legend begins…)

 

~ PSO2 The Animation Preview ~

 

~ End of Episode 3 ~

 

Reborn Episode 4

 Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 4

  • Reborn: Episode 4 will be coming in 2016.
  • New Title Logo coming along with the release.

 

PSO2 for PS4

PSO2 2016 Announcement

  • PSO2 has been announced for Playstation 4. It will be playable at this year's Tokyo Game Show!

 

PSO2 Setting Material

Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 1&2 Setting Material Collection (Tentative Title)

  • Contains illustrations and explanation materials to the world of PSO2.
  • Interviews with the main staff.
  • Item Codes are also available.

 

PSO 15 Concert

PSO 15th Anniversary Concert: Sympathy 2015

  • Yuji Naka (PSO1 Producer) and Takao Miyoshi (PSO1 Director) will appear as guests.
  • Additional performers: Shouta Aoi and Emi Nitta