PSO2 JP: Maintenance (6/24/2015)

The celebration of PSO2's 3rd Anniversary continues with a new bingo card and ARKS Ship Competition after today's update!

June 24th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 6/24/2015 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 6/23/2015 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

Last Chance Reminders

  • The 3rd Anniversary ARKS Museum Character Contest entry period ends June 24th @ 16:00 JST. Details here.
  • Enter the secret phrase from the latest live broadcast before maintenance to receive prizes at a later date!

Client Order Guides

Tanabata 2015
Tanabata (Star Festival) Lobby
June 24th ~ July 8th
Ship Comp 2015
Arks Ship Competition
June 28th ~ July 5th

Arks Ship Competition

  • Round 1 begins June 28th @ 12:00 JST.
    • Team Alliances
      • Blue: Ship 1 + Ship 2
      • Red: Ship 4 + Ship 9
      • Yellow: Ship 3 + Ship 6 + Ship 8
      • Green: Ship 5 + Ship 7 + Ship 10
  • Prize Shop
    • June 28th @ 12:00 ~ July 22nd @ 11:00 JST
  • When interacting with Arkuma and Arkumami, you can now check the other team's Round Boost information in the [Standings] area for rounds that have ended.

Arkumami does not appear within the 3rd Anniversary Cup. 

New Bingo Card

  • 3rd Anniversary Bingo

New Items

  • Added new items.

Campaign Rewards

  • PSO2 x PSO2es Linking Campaign #11
  • Welcome Back Go! Go! Campaign #5 (Period: 6/10 ~ 6/17)
  • Ichitaro Challenge
    • 3rd Anniversary Donuts (x15)
    • +100% Tribooster (x4)

3rd Anniversary Bingo

3rd Anniversary Bingo

 

3rd Anniversary Bingo Rewards
Lines Reward
1 +75% EXP Booster (x2)
2 1000 FUN Ticket
3 Grind Risk Reducer +1 (x3)
4 *ホシアイ (Hoshi Ai) [Katana camo]
5 +50% Tribooster (x2)
8 +10% Grind Success (x3)
Complete

+100% Tribooster

 

3rd Anniversary Bingo
A
A-1 Defeat a Pitta Wadda Level 1+
A-2 Defeat Gwanahda Level 1+
A-3 Speak to Edouard FUN Shop Attendant
A-4 Clear Hans' client order:
砂漠の黒飛蝗
Black Desert Locusts
A-5 Defeat a Parata Picoda Level 1+
B
B-1 Defeat a Luda Sorcerer Level 1+
B-2 Speak to Faina Daily Order Admin
B-3 Use any Drink  
B-4 Defeat a Blundarl Level 1+
B-5 Defeat a Ga Wonda Level 1+
C
C-1 Play Black Nyack  
C-2 Defeat a Kartargot Level 1+
C-4 Defeat a Micda Level 1+
C-5 Defeat a Dagan Level 1+
D
D-1 Defeat an El Ahda Level 1+
D-2 Defeat a Tyraluda Level 1+
D-3 Draw a FUN Scratch ticket  
D-4 Destroy a green container  
D-5 Defeat a Breeahda Level 1+
E
E-1 Defeat a Strahda Level 1+
E-2 Clear Revelle's client order:
ヴェロシティ・アニヒレート・Ⅱ
Speed Annihilation II
E-3 Trigger a Quest Clear autoword  
E-4 Clear Revelle's client order:
ヴェロシティ・アニヒレート・Ⅰ
Speed Annihilation I
E-5 Defeat a Bonta Bearadda Level 1+

3rd Anniversary Bingo (Reverse) Rewards
Lines Reward
1 +10% Ability Affixer Success (x3)
2 Half Doll
3 進化デバイス/エトワル
Evo. Device / Etoile
4 Yurlungur Crystal (x20)
5 Grind Risk Reducer +2 (x2)
8 +30% Ability Affixer Success
Complete

+100% Tribooster (x2)

 

3rd Anniversary Bingo (Reverse)
A
A-1 Defeat a Zugruff Level 20+
A-2 Defeat a Yugadicahda Level 51+
A-3 Defeat a Malmoth Level 1+
A-4 Trigger a PSE Burst  
A-5 Defeat Dragon Ex Level 20+
B
B-1 Defeat a Yuguldrahda Level 51+
B-2 Defeat Rockbear Level 20+
B-3 Defeat a Spargun Level 1+
B-4 Defeat a Grandilga Level 20+
B-5 Defeat Diabo Igrithys Level 51+
C
C-1 Defeat a Gulf Level 1+
C-2 Defeat a Sil Dinian Level 1+
C-4 Defeat a Sil Sadinian Level 1+
C-5 Defeat a Gulfur Level 1+
D
D-1 Defeat a Kaisefehgo Level 51+
D-2 Defeat a Signo Gun Level 20+
D-3 Defeat Nyau in Mestan Shooter  
D-4 Defeat De Malmoth Level 20+
D-5 Defeat Bayaribbles Level 51+
E
E-1 Defeat Knight Gear Level 20+
E-2 Defeat Gibbloodan Level 51+
E-3 Defeat a Garongo Level 1+
E-4 Defeat Plosiorgles Level 51+
E-5 Defeat a Bargruff Level 20+

 

 

 

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.

 

★★ AC Scratch Ticket Bargains! ★★

AC Scratch Bargain Camp

Want to get your hands on the PSO1 costumes? Well here's your chance!! Players who purchase AC Scratch bundles during the campaign period, will receive these bonus items at a future date.

Campaign Period

  • June 24th ~ July 1st

Campaign Qualifiers

(1) Purchase the 12x AC Scratch Ticket Bundle to receive:

  • 2 Ragol Memories
  • 1 Free Salon Pass.

Purchase the [12x AC Scratch Bundle] again to receive 2 Ragol Memories.

 ※A maximum of 4 Ragol Memories can be obtained through this method.

 

(2) Purchase the 11x AC Scratch Gold Ticket Bundle to receive:

  • 5 Ragol Memories
  • 1 Summer Rappy Suit

Purchase the [11x AC Scratch Gold Ticket Bundle] again to receive 5 Ragol Memories.

  ※A maximum of 10 Ragol Memories can be obtained through this method.

 

※ You can obtain a maximum of 14 Ragol Memories.

※ Players must purchase either the [12x AC Scratch Ticket Bundle] or [11x AC Scratch Gold Ticket Bundle] to qualify. Purchasing the [200AC Scratch Card] or [500AC Scratch Card] will not qualify for the campaign.

Ragol Memories can be traded in to receive PSO1 costumes, music discs, stickers, and more!

Prize Distribution Date

  • Late July

 

New Registration Campaign #18

Players who register during the campaign period can receive these wonderful prizes!

Campaign Period

  • June 24th ~ July 22nd

Campaign Qualifications

Create a new PSO2 account and create your first character to receive:

  • Evo. Device / Red Puyo
  • +100% EXP Booster (x3)
  • リア/フレッシュオーラ ║ Rear / Fresh Aura

PSO2 accounts created prior to the start of this campaign do not qualify for the prizes. The campaign specifically targets new registrations for PSO2, not PSO2es.

Prize Pickup Expiration

  • Until October 21st's Maintenance

 

One-time AC Scratch Discount!

1st AC Scratch Ticket Discount

Sega is offering a one-time discount on your first AC Scratch ticket. This discount will be available when you purchase the ticket from the AC Shop menu.

Campaign Period

  • June 24th ~ July 1st

Campaign Conditions

AC Scratch Discount

Open up the AC Shop window and look for the AC Scratch ticket highlighted in yellow. This ticket is available at the discounted price of 100 AC and can only be purchased once. Afterwards, head to the AC Scratch window, select a 200 AC Scratch game, and use the ticket from that menu.

※ When you are in the AC Scratch menu, please take note of your choices, as you may accidentally consume AC instead of the ticket you just purchased.

 

Client Order Campaign #91

Complete Hans and Revelle's client orders within the campaign period to receive rewards at the Visiphone!

Campaign Period

  • June 24th ~ July 1st

Qualifying Client Orders

(1) Clear Hans client order 「宙を舞う母艦」 Dancing Mother to receive:

  • +50% EXP Booster (x2)
  • Grinder (x20)

(2) Clear Revelle's client order 「マイルドマイルド・マーダー・IV」 Mild Mild Murder 4 to receive:

  • Grinder (x30)
  • +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)

Prize Pickup Expiration

  • Until September 30th's maintenance

 

PSO2 JP: Extended Maintenance (6/17/2015)

Today's maintenance will begin at a much earlier time.

June 17th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 6/17/2015 @ 1:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 6/16/2015 @ 12:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

Maintenance Contents

  • Server Reinforcements

Unavailable Services

  • PSO2/PSO2es Official Site (2:30 ~ 7:00 JST)
  • PSO2 (PC) Update Service (2:30 ~ 7:00 JST)
  • Registration Services (2:30 ~ 11:00 JST)
  • Arks Cash Payment Services (2:00 ~ 11:00 JST)

Maintenance information can be found at the official Twitter account.

"Ragol Memory" Acquirement Procedures

Players can acquire "Ragol Memories" through the following methods:

  • By participating in an upcoming AC Scratch Campaign
  • By ordering from the PSO2 Arks Café
  • By participating in the PSO2 Net Café
  • By touring Okinawa with the Phantasy Star Crew
  • By other methods not yet announced.

Until the other methods are revealed, this leaves foreigners with only one method of acquiring the PSO1 costumes.

3rd Anniversary Exchange Shop

Last week players sent feedback over how excessive the prices were in obtaining ★13 weapons from the 3rd Anniversary Exchange Shop. In response to this, Sega has decided to allow players to trade in a set amount of Silver Badges for 1 Gold Badge. During the live broadcast, the pricing schematics were revealed to be 7 Silver for 1 Gold, and they plan to implement this sometime in June.

Useful Links

 

3rd Anniversary Exchange Shop

  • Players can now trade in 7 Silver WEAPONS Badges to get 1 Gold WEAPONS Badge.
  • The following information has been added to the descriptions of booster items.
    • 3周年記念ドーナッツ: +50% Triboost [5 Mins]
    • 3周年記念ワッフル: +100 S/R/T-ATK [5 Mins]
    • 3周年記念マカロン: +200 HP [5 Mins]
    • 3周年記念チュロス: +10 PP [5 Mins]
  • No changes have been made to their effects, only their descriptions have changed.
  • Added the promo videos of [Prisma Illya 2wei Hertz] and [Maximum Attack: Video Part 2] to the large monitors.

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.

 

Sonic's Birthday 2015

Sonic Birthday 2015

Players who give the correct responses in the Sonic Quiz will receive some wonderful prizes.

Campaign Period

  • June 18th @ 0:00 ~ June 23rd @ 23:59

Sonic Quiz

  • Players will have until 23:59 on the appointed day to answer questions tweeted out by the official PSO2 Twitter account. If they answer the question correctly, they'll receive the prize listed in the schedule below.
  • Questions will also be delivered through in-game announcements, providing players an alternative way of seeing the quiz.

Acceptable Responses

For example, if the answer to the question is Sonic:

Acceptable Responses
ソニック Responses must be written in Full-Width Katakana

 

Unacceptable Responses
そにっく Hiragana responses are unacceptable.
ソニック Half-width Katakana responses are unacceptable
Sonic English responses are unacceptable.
ソ ニック Punctuation marks, spaces, or symbols breaking up the response are unacceptable.

Prize Qualifications

Questions must be answered correctly using the in-game chat to qualify.

Sonic Quiz Presents Proposed Answer
6/18 @ 0:00~23:59 Triboost 100 +100% Tribooster ハリネズミ
6/19 @ 0:00~23:59 Sega logo light small Sega Logo Light メガドライブ
6/20 @ 0:00~23:59 EXP 100 +100% EXP Booster
チャオ
6/21 @ 0:00~23:59 Sonic Mask Sonic Mask
テイルス
6/22 @ 0:00~23:59 250 Rare Drop +250% Rare Drop Booster
チリドッグ 
6/23 @ 0:00~23:59 Free Salon Pass Free Salon Pass
ランナーズ 

Prize Distribution Date

  • Mid-July 2015

 

 

 

PSO2 Live Broadcast #32 Recap

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

 

Post Livestream Updates

  • Added more videos.
  • Added examples of PA Customizations.
  • Added PSO costumes.
  • Added PSO2es Update.
  • Added PSO2 ARKS Café (Read PSO Anniv. Project 5 and 6)
  • Added Arks Festival 2015.
  • Added Blazblue character.
  • Cleaned up more text.
  • Adding more slides as we speak.

 

Secret Phrase

Secret Phrase

Say こめたろう in chat sometime between now through June 24th's Maintenance to receive these wonderful items:

  • Nyau Mask
  • Tanaba Tatree

 These items will be distributed at a later date.

 

 

EQ Poll June 14

Broadcast Emergency Quest Boost

  • A Boisterous White Day 3 (6/14 22:00 JST)
  • Annihilator's Apparition (6/14 23:00 JST)

 

 

Arks Soccer Lobby

Early July Update

  • Introducing the Arks Ball.
  • Not a soccer lobby… but soccer IN the lobby.
  • The score resets after 10 points are earned.

 

Dark Falz Elder Loser

Early July Update

  • Face Dark Falz Elder and Loser in consecutive battles.
  • Acquire new ★13 weapons.

 

Yasuda

Early July Update

  • Suzuhito Yasudo designed NPCs will appear in the game.
    • Edomachi Kurara
    • Kizika
    • Nix
  • Get their Weapon Camos from the AC Scratch.
  • You can obtain their partner cards as well.

 

Virtual On Lobby

July Update

  • Virtual ON Collaboration
  • Brand new statues will appear in the lobby.
  • 1P ~ 4P Color Variations
  • New Head Parts
  • Weapon Camos too
  • Evo Device / Temjin

 

Eccentric Party pic

July Update

  • Eccentric Party AC Scratch
    • Featuring Suzuhito Yasuda designed costumes and weapon camos.
    • GH430, Myzr Delta, and Angelan costumes.

 

PSO1 Team Room

July Update

  • Pioneer 2 Team room

 

3rd Anniv Quest 2

July Update

  • An all star quest on Corrupted Naberius.
  • Fight ultimate enemies even on normal difficulty.
  • Get camos of popular weapons in different color variations with WEAPONS badges.

 

Gal Gryphon Battle

July Update

  • Gal Gryphon, a popular boss from PSOep2, is even more violent in PSO2!

 

July Update

  • ★12 weapons and ★11 units can be sold in My Shop
  • You can obtain [★12 weapon passes] and [★11 unit passes] from the Recycle Shop.
  • Purchasing ★12 weapons makes them bind to owner.
  • You can obtain a maximum of three ★12 Weapon passes through Title Rewards.

 

 

 

 

Summer Lobby Update

Late July Update

  • Summer Lobby with a water slide.
  • Summer Nyau, Summer 2015 Xie, and Summer Bingo.

 

Interface Improvements July

Late July Update (Interface Improvements)

  • Easy to follow instructions for PSO2es linking.
  • Setup friends list comments.
  • See which quests your friends are playing, and how many party members they have.
  • PC and Vita will now have separate TA Rankings.
  • Remove owner bindings on Weapons and Units. (★12 do not qualify.)

 

Game Play Improv July

Late July Update

  • More Jump Pads in the Shopping Lobby.
  • Added Harkotan's rare boss in the Parallel Area.
  • Changed the location you teleport to in the Shopping Lobby. (When teleporting from My Room, Team Room, etc.)
  • Save backup data drives for Timed Abilities.

 

 

SP Auto Action

Late July Update

  • Mag Level: 200
  • Four new kinds of special Auto Actions added.

 

Mikagura School Suite Scratch

 Late July Update

  • Mikagura School Suite AC Scratch
  • New Swimsuits and Dance Festival outfits.

 

PA Customizations June Update

New Crafting Update

  • PA Customization
    • Charge up Kazan Nadeshiko for more power
    • Charge up Slide Upper for more hits.
    • Spin longer while moving around with Twister Fall
    • Blast enemies at a wider range with Divine Launcher
    • Attack with faster speed with Cerberus Dance

 

Beach Wars 3

Late July Update

  • Beach Wars 3
  • Gain a bonus effect when playing in a swimsuit.
  • Huey and Katori appear with new weapons.
  • Even the Gal Gryphon can appear!

 

 EP3 Climax July

Late July Update

  • Ep 3 Chapter 5 and 6!
  • Head towards Kuronia

 

 

Late July Update

  • ARKS Dance Festival
  • We're Arks + (Live Broadcast's Original Song) Rare Drop KOI Koi
  • Pose and Dance by matching the rhythm.

 

 

PSO2 Arks Cafe

PSO2 Arks Café

  • PSO 15th Anniversary Project (Part 6)
  • PSO2 and Sweets Paradise collaboration.
  • The ARKS Café will launch July 17th ~ September 30th.

 

Sweets Paradise Collab

PSO2 Arks Café

  • Order from the Collaboration Menu to receive a random present!
    • Arkumami Suit
    • Cook Turner (Dbl Saber Camo)
    • Illustrative Mat and Poster
    • SPF Pastry Apron for boys and girls.

 

 

Blazblue and Guilty Gear Xrd

August Collaborations

  • Blazblue Costumes, Hairstyles, Weapon Camos, Voice Tickets, and Stage BGM!!
    • Ragna
    • Jin
    • Noel
    • Mu
    • Izayoi
    • Arriving Early August
  • Guilty Gear Xrd Costumes, Hairstyles, Weapon Camos, Voice Tickets, and Stage BGM!!
    • Sol
    • Ky
    • May
    • Millia
    • Elphelt
    • Arriving Late August

 

Arks Festival 2015

ARKS Festival 2015! (August 16th)

  • Those who attend the ARKS Festival will receive PSO 15th Anniversary T-Shirts (M/F) and an Evo. Device / Dreamcast.

 

 

 PSO2 Character Song CD 2

August Merchandise

  • PSO2 Character Song CD ~Song Festival~ II
  • Songs from Afin, Matoi, Huey+Klariskrays, and more!
  • On Sale: August 26th. (Pre-Sales: 8/16 at the Arks Festival)
  • Bonuses include a lobby action, a mat, and voice tickets for Matoi, Klariskrays, and more!

 

PSO2es June Update

PSO2es June Update

  • June 10th's Update allowed Non-Premium users to purchase items from Player Shops. All that is required are [Rappy Medals] or [PSO2es My Shop Passes].
  • The results of the Chip General Elections will be posted on the 17th. The top 10 and secret chip divisions will be featured in a Scratch in July!

 

Yasuda Suzuhito chips

PSO2es Future Updates

  • Shining Resonance chips.
  • Suzuhito Yasuda chips.
  • New PA/Tech Booster chips.

 

 

Road Map 2015

Episode 3 Roadmap

  • Summer
    • New Live System update
    • New Field
    • Fighting Game Collaboration Scratch
    • Story Quest 5 and 6
    • Mag Level 200
    • PA Customizations
  •  Summer ~  Autumn
    • New Challenge Quest
    • Seasonal Nyau
    • Seasonal EQ
    • Fighting Game Collab Scratch
    • RPG Collab Scratch
  • Autumn ~
    • New Story Qu…
    • New Dark Fa…
    • New 12 Player…
    • New Collab Scra…
    • Emergency Q…

 

PSO1 Outfits

PSO 15th Anniversary Project (Part 5)

  • Trade in [Ragol Memories] to receive PSO related items. 
    • Item Exchanges among players are forbidden.
  • The first costumes to be released are the "Humar Repca" and "Hunewearl Repca."
  • Section ID stickers and Mags will also be available too.
  • Ragol Memories can be obtained as promotional items from paid events or AC campaigns, etc.
    • (For example, the PSO2 Arks Cafe)

 

 

~ Early August ~

Kuronia!
~ New Bosses ~
Guar Zigmorde & Codotta Edetta