Shougai passed along some details from the latest Famitsu and Dengeki about the update coming up in late January. Instead of calling it "Courageous Leader" we'll borrow the name chosen from the PSO2Blog as it fits the theme for Valentines Day.

Valorous Vanguard Update – Late January

New Quests

走破演習：ナベリウスⅡ Marathon Practice : Naberius II

• Time Attack Quest
• Planet Naberius
• Dark Ragne (Boss)
• Fang Banther (Mid)

チョコレートの行方 Where's the Chocolate?

• Limited Time Emergency Quest
• Multiparty Quest
• Planet Amduscia Caves
• Normal: Enemy Lv 16+
• Hard: Enemy Lv 36+
• Very Hard: Enemy LV 46+
• Predicahda
• Caterdrahl (Seen at the Quest Counter)
• ???

Limited Time Seasonal Event "Valentine"

• Valentine's Lobby with decorations.
• Until February 21st
• Shii (Xie) is back!
• Love Rappy for a limited time.
• ^ Unknown Rare Drop

Sweet Honey Valentine Scratch

• Pink Rappy Suit
• More than 4 New Costumes!
• Hilbert Series (Female Cast)
• Volcano Backer and Volcano 'Met (blurry)
• Crater Veil and Crater Fadel (blurry)
• Pâtissier Apron (Naura Cake Sisters Costume)
• Pâtissier Cap (Naura Cake Sisters Costume)

 

 During the campaign period, everyone who clears the emergency quests "Huge Mech Awakening (Big Vardha)" or "Approaching the Depths (Falz Hunar)" will receive 99 grinders.

Campaign Period

• January 16th through January 23rd @ 11:00 JST

Advance Notice

To give you a head start, each emergency quest will appear on all ships at the following times and dates.

Falz Hunar EQ -Advance Notice-

• January 18th @ 11:00 JST
• January 19th @ 14:00 and 24:00 JST
• January 20th @ 11:00 JST

Huge Mech EQ -Advance Notice-

• January 18th @ 14:00 and 24:00 JST
• January 19th @ 11:00 JST
• January 20th @ 14:00 and 24:00 JST

Campaign Qualifications

• You must complete either Big Vardha or Falz Hunar emergency quest at least once on any difficulty.

Item Distribution

• During January 30th maintenance.

Items will be shipped directly into your special storage box where you would normally receive your campaign prizes, not to be confused with regular storage.

Maintenance Change

This week’s scheduled maintenance will occur at a different time.

Maintenance Times

• January 16th, 2013 @ 2:00 ~ 17:00 JST [Converted]
• January 15th, 2013 @ 12:00 PM ~ 3:00 AM EST

Maintenance Contents

• To make various adjustments to the servers.

Disabled Features during 2:00 ~ 4:00 JST

• Purchasing Arks Cash
• Update Downloads

Maintenance Notes

• To commemorate PSO2 for winning "Rookie of the Year" in the WebMoney 2012 Awards, players who logged in during November 21st through December 26th, will receive a FUN 1000 Ticket. It will be sent to your special storage box.
• Players who met the requirements for the Christmas and New Years Campaign will receive their prizes in their special storage.
• Your PSO2 Client version should still be ver. 1.0201.5 after this maintenance.

 Webmoney 2012 Awards

According to Webmoney, 50% of people who voted for PSO2 tend to be males in their 20s.

• Male Teens = 16%
• Male 20s = 50%
• Male 30s = 18%
• Male 40s+ = 4%
• Female Teens = 2%
• Female 20s = 7%
• Female 30s = 3%
• Female 40s+ = 1%

Scratch Rotation

The following AC and Fun Scratch items will be out of rotation on January 23rd, 2013.

• White Snow Christmas
• 束ねロング Long Tied Hair
• 目隠しショートヘア  Short Hair Bangs
• ホワイトファー White Fur
• ブラックファー Black Fur
• ホワイトマーブルファー White Marble Fur
• ブラウンマーブルファー Brown Marble Fur
• ふわふわ毛　小 Fluffy Hair Small
• ふわふわ毛　中 Fluffy Hair Medium
• ふわふわ毛　大 Fluffy Hair Large
• キャンディーＨＧ白雲 Candy HG White Clouds
• キャンディーＨＧ華桜 Candy HG Cherry Blossom
• ヘイズハット紅雪 Haze Hat Red Snow
• ヘイズハット雨夜 Haze Hat Rainy Night
• ホワイトフェザーピアス White Feather Earrings
• ピンクフェザーピアス Pink Feather Earrings
• ブルーフェザーピアス Blue Feather Earrings
• ロングマフラー Long Scarf
• チェックロングマフラー Plaid Long Scarf
• 追加ロビーアクション０６Extra Lobby Action 06
• 追加ロビーアクション１１ Extra Lobby Action 11
• Christmas
• Dreams Dreams
• 散るは刹那
• ADAM's Champagnecall
• Silent Night, Holly Night
• New Year
• Fly -In Game Version-
• No.1キャバ嬢をつくろう！
• The Myth
• For Face
• チャブ・ダイ Chab Dai
• ミ・カン Mi Kan
• ウェルカム・アーチ Welcome Arch
• ウォールシェルフ Wall Shelf
• グラリネ・アンサチェア Answer Chair
• カガ・ミー・モッチ Kaga Mii Mocchi
• ゴシッククッション Gothic Cushion
• ゴシックキャビネット Gothic Cabinet
• ゴシックスタンドＲ Gothic Stand R
• ゴシックベッドＲ Gothic Bed R
• ゴシックダンロ Gothic Fireplace
• ゴシックシェルフ Gothic Shelf
• ゴシックテーブルＲ Gothic Table R
• ゴシックソファＲ Gothic Sofa R
• ゴシックローテーブルＲ Gothic Low Table
• ゴシックチェアＲ Gothic Chair R
• ゴシックマットＲ Gothic Mat R
• ゴシックライトＲ Gothic Light R
• ゴシック・テーマ／Ｒ Gothic Theme R