PSO2 JP: Maintenance (8/20/2014)

 Just one more week until Episode 3 launches on August 27th!

August 20th Maintenance

  • 8/20/2014 @ 11:00 ~ 17:00 JST
  • 8/19/2014 @ 10:00 PM ~ 4:00 AM
  • Maintenance occurs every week on Wednesday in Japan.

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 8/20/2014 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 8/19/2014 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

Campaign Rewards

  • 3 Complimentary Liliparium for the Timed Ability Campaign!

New PSO2es Chips

  • Jozsef increases defense for a limited time.
  • Azanami increases attack power for a limited time.
  • The PSO2es guide will update with these two chips later this week.

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

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Eastern / Central / Mountain / 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.
  • If you are using a mobile device or external application, please resync the calendar periodically to receive the latest updates, as the schedule may change at Sega's discretion.
  • Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear in this calendar with their start and completion times as separate entries.
  • 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.

 

Daily Order & Daily Craft Campaign

Daily Order & Daily Craft Campaign

Complete Daily Orders and Daily Crafts during the campaign period to receive prizes!

Campaign Period

  • August 20th ~ August 27th's maintenance.

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Turn in three or more daily orders to receive:

  • Grind Risk Reducer +1 (x2)

(2) Turn in seven or more daily orders to receive:

  • +50% Tribooster (x1)

(3) Complete three or more daily crafts to receive:

  • +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)

(4) Complete seven or more daily crafts to receive:

  • +50% Tribooster (x1)

※You must turn in these orders to Faina after completing them to qualify. Orders accepted prior to the campaign qualify so long as they are turned in during the campaign period.

Prize Distribution Date

  • Mid-September at the Visiphone after maintenance.

 

Timed Ability Campaign

Timed Ability Campaign

Complete achievements to raise your Timed Ability crafting level during the campaign period to receive various prizes!

If you log in to PSO2 once during the campaign period, you will receive 3 Liliparium (S) as a prize.

Campaign Period

  • August 20th ~ August 27th's maintenance.

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Achieve Craft Level 2 and up for Timed Ability Installations to receive:

  • +100% Tribooster (x1)

(2) Achieve Craft Level 4 and up for Timed Ability Installations to receive:

  • +20% Ability Affixer Success (x1)

※The character with the highest craft level on the account qualifies for the campaign.

Prize Distribution Date

  • Mid-September at the Visiphone after maintenance.

Zeno, Echo, Afin Joins Phantasy Star Nova + Special Product Codes!

Echo Afin Zeno Appear in PSNova

Popular characters from Phantasy Star Online 2 will be joining your party in Phantasy Star Nova. Zeno, Echo, and Afin will be available as party members as long as you have Phantasy Star Online 2 data stored on your PlayStation Vita.

In addition, Phantasy Star Nova will be playable at the 2014 Tokyo Game Show! Here you can battle a Gigantes not featured in the Demo or go up against the powerful Gigantes 'Agrios.'

 

Special Phantasy Star Nova Product Codes

Initial releases of Phantasy Star Nova comes with several product codes. With this you can obtain costume and EXP Boost recipes for Phantasy Star Nova, as well as codes for various items in Phantasy Star Online 2.

 

Costumes for Nova
Product Code costumes for PSNova

Phantasy Star Nova Product Code 

  • ヴィテスシュタルク Vites Schtark (Costume Recipe)
  • グラスフォーアネーム Grass Phorename (Costume Recipe)
  • EXP Boost 2X (10 Recipes)

Phantasy Star Nova Friend Referral Product Code

  • Give your friend 30% OFF the purchase of Phantasy Star Nova (DL ver.)

 

Costumes for PSO2
Item Codes for Phantasy Star Online 2

Phantasy Star Online 2 Item Codes

  • エイディルール / エイディルールC
    Eyde Rule / Eyde Rule C (Lutina's Costume)
  • セルレイダー  / セルレイダーC
    Cell Raider / Cell Raider C (Seil's Costume)
  • PS NOVA メインテーマ
    (PS NOVA Main Theme BGM Disc)
  • Color Change Pass
  • Jukebox (Room Item)
  • 1000 FUN Ticket
  • +100% Tribooster

 

Phantasy Star Nova Original Pouch

Delta Varient pouch

This [Phantasy Star Nova: Original Pouch] will be going on sale the same day as the game's release. It costs 2,280 yen and features an emblem of the Delta Valiant on the front.

Want more Phantasy Star Nova information? Check out our comprehensive Demo Guide!

PSO2 JP: Livestream #23 Recap

Post Livestream Updates / Notes

  • For the time being, we're going to call the White Titans on Planet Harukotan, "Shirokotans" and the Black Titans "Kurokotans."
  • Decided upon a name for the new field, but it might change again later.
  • The livestream's description was written in English for Non-Japanese viewers.
  • Removed E.Q Poll.
  • Added extra note for secret phrase.
  • Added PSO2es information.

 

Special Phrase 23b

Say the secret phrase みんなおめたろう in chat sometime between now through August 27th's maintenance to receive:

  • Dudu Sandbag (Room Item)
  • Dudu Chain (Accessory)
  • Grind Skip (→7)

Items are distributed at an unspecified maintenance in the future. 

 

 

 
~ Ascended Facility & Ultimate Quests ~

Episode 3 Info

  • Braver's Combat Escape becomes main class only.
  • Matoi has been officially added to the ARKS.
  • PlayStation Vita will be given a 5GB patch which will compress everything down to about 8GBs.
  • New Wopal field, [Ascended Facility], coming this fall!
  • Ultimate Quests will launch in the winter.

 

Gold Rush Fever

Gold Rush Fever Scratch

  • But there's a slight delay, it releases August 29th @ 14:00 JST
  • Episode 3 is still slated for August 27th, 2014.
  • Bouncer themed Costume and Parts
  • Casino Dealer Costumes

 


~ Mission: Episode 3's Otsukimi Update ~

 

Otsukimi Event

September Update

  • Otsukimi Lobby (until 10/8)
  • Otsukimi Bingo and Xie
  • Bingo and Client Order Rewards shown towards the right.

 

 

mistic moon

September's AC Scratch (Mystic Moon)

  • 2nd Generation Clariskrays costume.
  • Luther costume.
  • Shinto Priest style costumes.

 

New Time Attack

September Update

  • New Time Attack Quest. "Marathon Practice: Wopal"
  • Org Blanc and Biol Meduna appears.

 

 Harukotan EQ

 September Update

  • New Harukotan Emergency Quest!
  • Stop the Pajadurin, and extinguish the lanterns.
  • The miasma enveloping the field will increase the Kurokotans' power!

 


~ Quna's New Song "Neverending Story" ~

 Quna Live Event

September Update

  • Quna sings a new song, "Neverending Story" live!
  • Encore Function added!

 

Episode 3 Roadmap

Episode 3 Roadmap

Late Summer

  • New Emergency Quest
  • New Time Attack Quest
  • New Live Concert for Quna
  • Arks Ship Competition Part 2

Autumn

  • New Field
  • New Enemies and Bosses
  • New Story Quest
  • Mag Level Cap Raised
  • Timed Abilities Level Cap Raised
  • Arks Ship Competition Part 3

Autumn ~ Winter

  • Level Cap Raised
  • New PAs and Technics
  • New Quest Type
  • New Enemies and Bosses
  • Phantasy Star Nova Releases
  • 12 Player Boss Quest
  • New Difficulty for some Emergency Quests
  • New Collab Scratch
  • More Equipment Extend Recipes

 

Pso2es episode 3

PSO2es Episode 3

  • New Class: Bouncer
  • New Weapon Category: Jet Boots / Dual Blads
  • Reception Counter: Get Extreme Passes and Casino Coin Passes
  • Login Screen and Lobby Screen Updated.
  • Simpler character switching.
  • Clariskrays chip coming to the Recycle Shop.

 

Emergency Quest

PSO2es Emergency Quests

  • Coming September 3rd, 2014.
  • At specific dates and times, you can go up against a rare boss.
  • Rare Bosses have lots and lots of HP.
  • Shave off their HP in 1 minute intervals.
  • Request assistance with up to 10 allies.
  • Once defeated, you get a chance to receive a rare item.

 

PSO2 Soundtrack Vol 3

PSO2 Soundtrack Vol.3 Announced!

  • Releases December 24th, 2014
  • 4 CD Set
  • 5000 Yen
  • 3rd Opening and Mining Base Defense included!

 

Echo Afin Zeno Appear in PSNova

PSNova x PSO2 Collaboration

  • Zeno, Afin, and Echo will appear in Phantasy Star Nova as NPCs, if you have PSO2 game data on your Playstation Vita.

 

Phantasy Star Nova Initial Perks!

  • PSNova Product Code 1
    • (Two) Costume Recipes
    • (Ten) EXP Boost 2X Recipes
  • PSNova Product Code 2 (Friend Referral)
    • Friends get 30% off the purchase of Phantasy Star Nova.
  • PSO2 Item Codes
    • Lutina and Seil's Costumes
    • PSNova Main Theme (BGM)
    • Jukebox
    • Color Change Pass
    • +100% Tribooster
    • 1000 FUN Ticket

 

New Gigantes

Phantasy Star Nova Playable at the 2014 Tokyo Game Show!

  • Two new quests available!
  • (Battle Quest 1) Fight a different Gigantes not featured in the demo!
  • (Battle Quest 2) Face a powerful Gigantes: Agrios.

 

 

Danbo Collab

~ Tokyo 8/16 ~
ダンボースーツ (Danbo Suit)
進化デバイス/ダンボー (Evo. Device / Danbo)

 

Some of the Bouncer skills were shown in the trailer. Keep in mind that some of the skills are blurry or obscured by other text.

  • Shifta Air Attack Boost
  • Rapid Boost
  • Rapid Boost JA Bonus
  • Photon Blade Escape
  • Jet Boots Strike
  • Elemental Burst
  • Photon Blade Fever Up
  • Dual Blade Gear
  • Jet Boots Gear
  • Elemental PP Restorate F
  • Elemental Stance
  • Elemental Stance Up 1
  • Elemental S Critical
  • Break Stance
  • Break Stance Up
  • Break S Critical
  • Heal Bonus

 

Burning Hearts Live!