So remember a while back we mentioned three new character voices were coming to PSO2? Haruko Momoi, Ichitaro Ai, and Atsuko Enomoto, the three personalities from the "PSO2 Broadcast" will be recording their voices today. Also in the next PSO2 Broadcast, expect to see some stuff from the development team's room.

This week Sakai added more players to participate in the Vita Beta test. As a result, he saw on the 23rd that Ship 1 was starting to get congested. Anyways, the final hours of the Vita Closed Beta Test has begun, and will continue on for 32 consecutive hours into Saturday. It's going to be a tight race to reach level 20, so you should take this time to use the Emergency Quests to help you reach your goals as quickly as possible.

Once the Closed Beta is over, the next step is to make preparations to launch the Vita version. They don't have plans to do an Open Beta Test, since when the game is launched, everyone (Vita and PC) will play on the same servers. They have already started making adjustments towards the final version based on user feedback and bug reports. Of course, not all issues can be corrected in time, so they'll address them later at the official site.

A questionnaire is now available for players to write their thoughts and impressions on the Vita Beta Test. This questionnaire is available for a limited time, but your feedback can help the development team improve the final version of the game.

Questionnaire:

• Available: January 25th through February 1st @ 15:00 JST

As for PC players, our Valorous Vanguard update was implemented January 23rd, 2013. It appears some bugs have affected the way certain weapons/PAs work, this will be corrected in the future.

Though it was recently added to the official update notes, hard difficulty quests are now available from level 20, and very hard quests can be accepted from level 40. For everyone awaiting those Dudu grinder changes, this is still planned to be released after an upcoming maintenance. In a future update, there's also going to be some balance adjustments made for leveling up to match that of the Vita version. 

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As for today's Porori, it's Kuna who is voiced by Eri Kitamura.
She voices Saya in Blood+ and Juri in SSF4

Extra stuff:

• Samurai and Dragons is having a live Nico Nico broadcast on January 27th @ 18:00 JST. If you watch it, maybe you'll see some new PSO2 information.
• The Illustration Festival received around 180 entries. Expect to see some of them around the lobby someday.

 

Get yourselves some free Valentine's Day presents by clearing a few client orders. Everyone who clears Shii's first client order "Looking for an idea for Valentine's" will receive Mug Cup ♀, and if you clear ALL four of her client orders you'll receive a "Valentine Gift" room item.

Campaign Period

• January 23rd through February 6th, 2013

Campaign Presents

• マグカップ♀ "Mug Cup ♀" x2 for clearing her first client order.
• バレンタインギフト "Valentine Gift" x2 for clearing all four of Shii's client orders.

Campaign Distribution Date

• February 13th, 2013

 

Change Your Password Campaign

Everyone who changes their password during the campaign period will receive free gifts! However you must be level 10 or higher to qualify for this campaign.

Campaign Period

• January 23rd through February 6th, 2013

Campaign Prizes

• Grinder x30
• Tea Set x1
• Berry Berry Pie x1

Even if you change your password multiple times, you will only receive the above mentioned prizes one time. Players who have a level 10+ character in the Vita Closed Beta Test do not qualify for this campaign. (This is not to say if you linked your account you do not qualify, the campaign doesn't apply to people who only have a Vita account with a level 10+ character in the Beta Test. )

Prize Distribution Date

• February 20th, 2013

If you draw 3000 AC worth of AC Scratch during the campaign period, you will receive a Rappy Suit.

Campaign Period

• January 23rd through February 13th, 2013

You can not simply purchase the AC Scratch Ticket bundles
「ACスクラッチ券 11個」to qualify. You must actually draw a total of 3000 AC worth of AC Scratch in order to receive the Rappy Suit. 

You can follow any of these combinations below as long as the total equates to 3000 AC:

• Draw 15 AC scratch
• Draw 13 AC Scratch + 1 AC Scratch Gold
• Draw 10 AC Scratch + 2 AC Scratch Gold
• Draw 8 AC Scratch + 3 AC Scratch Gold
• Draw 5 AC Scratch + 4 AC Scratch Gold
• Draw 3 AC Scratch + 5 AC Scratch Gold
• Draw 6 AC Scratch Gold

Prize Distribution Date

• Mid-March 2013