PSO2 JP: Extended Maintenance and Patch (04/24/2019)

Maintenance

Episode 6 finally arrives in this week's update!

PSO2 Maintenance

• 4/24/2019 @ 2:00 ~ 17:00 JST
• 4/23/2019 @ 1:00 PM ~ 4:00 AM EDT

PSO2es Maintenance

• 4/24/2019 @ 1:55 ~ 17:30 JST
• 4/23/2019 @ 12:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

April 24th's Update

• Game Launcher: Version 05.00.06
• Game Client: Ver.6.0001.0
• Patch Size: 4.8 GB (PC) / xx (PS4) / 1313 MB (PSVita)

Upcoming Broadcasts

PSO2 Station #32

• May 25th @ ??:??

Patch Notes

New Class

• Implemented Phantom

Lobby

• Implemented Easter Lobby (~May 29th, 2019)

Easter Event
April 24th ~ May 29th

Limited-Time Emergency Quest

New Item

Xie (Easter 2019)

• Client Orders available

Bingo

• Distributed Easter 2019 Bingo Cards

Collect File

• Added the [Easter Weapon Collection] and [Easter Egg Collection]

New Practice Quest

System Updates

Early Game Improvement

• When creating a new Character, changed the Initial Photon Arts Learned:
  • Sword: From [Twister Fall and Overend] to [Rising Edge and Nova Strike]
  • Katana: From [Guren-tessen] To [Tsukimi-sazanka]
• In Normal [Forest Exploration], if specific conditons are met [Spawn where most players are] will not be an option
• In the Gate Area, Franka's Cafe, and Casino, the Quest Guide will only be displayed once when the Quest is Accepted in the Current Block
• [Change Episode] option has been added to the Quest Counter and Xiera
• For the Drink Terminal, all drinks are released immediately now.
• Afin (Ep1)'s Partner Card will now be obtained after the prologue quest is cleared
• Afin (Ep3)'s Partner Card will now be obtained after the Episode 3 Story Quest [諦めきれない目] is cleared
• In [Forest Exploration], Fang Banshee will now show up as the Boss
• The Tokyo Field will now be unlocked after clearing the Episode 4 Story Quest [幻創種の情報を求めて]
• The Forest Arks Quests will now be unlocked after clearing Episode 1 Story Quest [シオンとの出会い]
• In the Quest Counter, players now have the option to display the quests in [List Format] and [Category Format]
• Changed the display position of Tutorial Videos in the Prologue Quest and Practice Quests
• In the Beauty Salon, change the window specification to improve voice selection
• In My Sets, increased the amount of saves to 18

Class

• In Hunter's recommended skill tree, change the class skills to be acquired as the class skill levels changed
• In Force's Skill [Talis Fast Throw] adjusted so the effect is not cut off when Retrying Quests
• In Hero's Skill [Hero Gear / Hero Time] to [Hero Time] (No changes in the effect)

Quest

• When you have an enemy's aggro, an icon will be displayed on the Enemy's Nameplate for you.
• Adjusted the Size of the field of [Forest Exploration] for difficulties below Super Hard
• For the following bosses, sound effects will be added to certain actions
  • Rockbear
  • Rogbelt
  • Thunder Rockbear
• For the Boss [Transmizer] and [Tranzexia], reduced the light emitted from some attacks
• Added a Tutorial for the [Mining Machine] in the Emergency Trial [Mine Many Simples!]
• Changed the unlock condition for Featured and Bonus Quests to clearing the Client Order: [Level Cap Trial I] (レベル制限解除試練・Ⅰ)
• Added clearing Episode 2 Story Quest [アフィンとユクリータ] to as a unlock condition for Facility Fields
• Removed [Elzelion] from Normal difficulty Free Fields
• Adjusted Episode 1 Story Quest [最後のさよなら] composition
• Added [Sakuna-hime]'s voice to the following Quests:
  • Emergency Quest: Annihilator's Apparition
  • Episode 3 Story Quest: [禍津降臨]
• In Endless Quest, revive any incapacitated players when moved to an Interval Area
• In all Free Fields, added field introductions
• The [Class Client Orders], [Daily Orders], and [Team Orders] looking for Rockbear will now require Fang Banther.

Drops

• Classes except Summoner, Reduced the drop rate of ★9 and lower Eggs

Client Order

• Changed the Display Order of Afin's Client Orders
• Adjusted Client Order Unlock Conditions

• Afin

  • Outbreak Effects
    • Unlocked after the Tutorial
  • Reviewing Weapon Switching!
    • Unlocked after the Tutorial
  • Setting Photon Arts?
    • Unlocked by completing [Reviewing Weapon Switching!]
  • How Do You Set Technics?
    • Unlocked by completing [Reviewing Weapon Switching!]
  • What Skill To Choose?
    • Unlocked by completing [Setting Photon Arts?] OR [How Do You Set Technics?]
  • The So-Called ‘PSE Burst’
    • Unlocked by completing [What Skill To Choose?]
• Adjusted Client Order Clear Conditions

• Koffie

  • Hero Class Unlocking Trial
    • Obtain Title [まだ見ぬ境地へ]
  • Mag License Application
    • Completed immediately
  • Weapon Palette Exp. I
    • Completed immediately
  • Sub-Palette Exp. I
    • Completed immediately

End of the Klotho Era (F)

• The following Client Orders will have their reward reduced:
  • The remaining of the Time Attack Client Orders 
• The following Client Orders have been Removed:
  • A Test of Heart and Soul I
  • A Test of Heart and Soul II
  • A Test of Heart and Soul III
  • Extreme Training Test I
  • Extreme Training Test II

Medical Drink

• If a drink effect is currently active, you will now be able to overwrite that drink.
• For Enhanced Drinks, the effect will not be removed if you change blocks

Block Change

• The following skills will no longer be deactivated when moving block
  • Guard Stance
  • Wise Stance
  • Talis Fast Throw
  • Wand Lovers
  • Wand Gear Element
  • Weak Stance
  • Break Stance
  • Switch Strike
  • Pet Switch Strike
  • Pet Switch Shoot

Arks League

• Story Quests enemy defeats will no longer count towards Arks League

Character

• Players can now set Photon Arts on the Subpalette
• Players can now set Technics on all weapons
  ※You'll still need a Main/Sub Class to be able to use the Technics

Main Menu

• Added [Quest-Linked Boost] to [Main Menu -> Quest] section

Class Excube Exchange

• Added items to the product listing

Badge Exchange

• Added items to the product listings
• Changed the names of the exchanges as follows:
  • 2019 Weapon Badge Exchange
  • 2018 / SP Weapon Badge Exchange
  • 2017 / SP Weapon Badge Exchange
  • 2016 / SP Weapon Badge Exchange
  • 2015 / SP Weapon Badge Exchange

Skill Ring

• Changed the Left Ring display for the Skill Ring Shop
• Changed the Right Ring display for the Skill Ring Shop

Zieg

• Added the [Hero's Crest Exchange]

Leontina

• Added the [Leontina Certificate B Exchange]

Casino Prize Counter

• Updated the product listing of the [Limited Exchange] for Casino

Beauty Salon

• Players can now use certain Lobby Actions in the Salon now

Team

• The Photon Tree will be adjusted so that the support effects will always be up
• Remove the following effects:
  • Photon Effect Rate
  • Photon Effect Occurrence

Chat

• Implemented Group Chat

Other

• Added new trophies to the PSVita and PS4 Version
• Added more details for trophies in the PSVita and PS4 Version
• In the Cloud Version (PC), enabled more gamepads to be used
• In the Cloud Version (PC), enabled copy and paste function
• In the Cloud Version (PC), optimized memory allocation
• Changed description of some Photon Arts and Technics
• Changed the order of titles in the Title Counter
• Removed Arks Road
• Added Arks Mission
• Changed Astarte's title to [Arks Mission Manager]
• In Episode 1 & 2, change the title of some events
• Added the option [Damage Display Setting]
• Change the name of [Rare Enemy Trigger] to [Enemy Trigger]
• Adjusted the display timing for events for Bingo when cleared
• In the Potential [極雷の型], modified the effect description
• For some Lobby Actions, changing the Camera Angle won't cancel the Lobby Action
• For Lobby Actions that use key movement, made it possible to change the camera angle while moving
• Clarified the description for Receptor affixes (No Change to effect)

Balance Adjustments

Quest

• Adjusted reward items for Featured Quests
• ★13 Weapons now drop with 35 Grind Cap and 60 Element
• For the enemy, Egg Rappy, increased the drop rate of ★13 Weapons
• For the enemy, Orota Biketta, reduced Darker Core exposure when attacking the Darker Core.
• For the Boss, Blu Ringahda, extend the downtime after site destruction
• In the Episode 4 Story Quest [決闘]:
  • Increase the Power and HP of Phaleg
  • Add a Damage Cap of 999,999
  • Reduced damage to enemy if the Player is high up.
• Increased the number of enemies when there are less than 12 players in Normal, Hard, Very Hard, and Super Hard in many Free Fields
• Increased the level of enemies on Normal in the Following Quests:
  • Forest Exploration
  • Volcanic Cavern Exploration
  • Desert Exploration
  • Subdue Za Oodan
  • Subdue Fangulf
  • Degan Extermination
  • Nab Rappy Capture
  • Dragon Ecology Survey
  • Kartargot Extermination
  • Subdue Catadra'n
  • Mech Power Survey
  • Cargo Recovery
  • Rare Ore Mining
• Increased the rates of Special Ability, [Yamato Factor], in the following Quests:
  • Trigger Quest: [T: Unleashed Prestige]
  • Emergency Quest: [Magisterial Onslaught]
  • Trigger Quest: [T: Magisterial Onslaught]
  • Emergency Quest: [Quintessence of Steel]

Class Balance Adjustments