PSO2 JP: 12/19 Patch and Maintenance

12/19/2012 Patch

A patch? You know the drill.

Launcher is Currently

  • Version 01.05.01

Client Update:

  • ver. 1.0201.3
  • Dark-SuN's Windows Administrator Permission Fix.

Patch Size:

  • 32MB

If you downloaded the game for the first time, you will need to install a 5.2GB patch before you can play online.

 Maintenance Notes

  • Corrected a bug where the character graphics broke apart and the NPCs had an abnormal skin color.
  • Corrected a bug where the Dark Falz Elder Emergency Quest would not show up despite the results of the Falz Arm quest.
  • Corrected a bug where the container would appear on the ground before the aircraft that would drop relief supplies appeared on the screen.
  • Corrected a bug where the chignon decoration graphics would appear abnormally bright.
  • Corrected a bug where the attack animation speed would become abnormally fast if you performed a lobby action in a specific way.
  • Corrected a bug where the CAST skeleton collapsed when changing from Costume to Parts while performing looping lobby actions.
  • Corrected a bug that the cut-in chat would get dark while performing specific lobby actions.
  • Corrected a bug where Auto Words of Friend NPCs would not appear.
  • Corrected a bug where the costume "Kanagimaihime" would not show through the sides.
  • Corrected a bug where you could shortcut through the Amduscia Time Attack quest.
  • Corrected a bug where the BGM doesn't play in Parallel Areas Emergency Trials.
  • Corrected a bug where the # of people in the room, party name, and member list did not display correctly when viewing parties in other blocks at the quest counter.
  • Corrected a bug where you cannot pick up an item or see its name when defeating the Banther Ong or Rogbert
  • Merry Christmas Campaign items have been delivered to storage.
  • Countermeasures against cheat programs.
  • Lowered the chances an Interrupt Ranking event may occur, and increased the chances of Emergency Quests to occur.
  • Corrected a bug where the players wouldn't receive the correct rewards for a title when you grind your 10 star weapon to +10. If you acquired the title already, you will be compensated with 3x "Add Ability Success +10%" at a future date.

 

Maintenance Change

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

12/19 Maintenance:

  • Wednesday, December 19th @ 04:00 ~ 20:00 JST
  • Tuesday, December 18th @ 2:00 PM ~ 6:00 AM EST
  • Converted Time Zones

Maintenance Contents

  • To make various adjustments to the servers.

My Shop Search Changes

They have confirmed cheaters are collectively using the My Shop search functions at the same time causing an unnecessary burden on the  servers. As a temporary response to reduce server load, they have disabled partial matches for Player ID/Character Name searches. Therefore, when you are searching for players in My Shop, you must type in their full names. 

Phantasy Star Series Illustration Festival + Complete Collection

Illust festival

We will be having an "Illustration Festival" to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Phantasy Star which first went on sale December 20th, 1987. SEGA will be accepting Phantasy Star related artwork from any game in the series.  Anyone can participate, no SEGA ID required! Results of this event will be published in mid February.

Entry Period

  • December 19th, 2012  ~ January 16th 2013

Submission Criteria

  • Original (exclusive, never before seen) artwork must be created by the submitter.
  • You can submit several pieces of artwork.
  • Up to 1MB JPG file.
  • Picture Size: 1280 x 720 (Required)
  • Please refrain from submitting artwork that was already posted on any other site.

The submissions page requires your email address, pen-name, artwork title, and a comment (less than 600 characters).

Phantasy Star Complete Collection (JP)

Relive the entire Phantasy Star Series' classics, all the way from the Phantasy Star 1 through Gaiden. You can purchase this collection on your PlayStation 3 through the Japanese PlayStation Store for 800 Yen.

Games in the Phantasy Star Complete Collection include:

  • Phantasy Star I
  • Phantasy Star II
  • Phantasy Star III: Successors of Time
  • Phantasy Star IV: End of the Millenium
  • Phantasy Star II Text Adventure (All 8 Adventures)
  • Phantasy Star Gaiden

 

PSO2 JP: Password Warning

Sega is reminding all players not to reuse the same password for their SEGA ID Login and Email Address. They ask that you change your password immediately since this can allow unauthorized access to your account.

Risk Factors:

  • Using the same password between your SEGA ID and Email address associated with that account.
  • Using the same SEGA ID and Email Address password on other sites as well.
  • Using old passwords on other sites for your SEGA ID and Email Address.

They have received numerous reports of players having all their items sold away. It is believed that someone gained access to their email addresses which subsequently allowed them to log into the game.  They performed an internal investigation and could not confirm any user information and password leak on their end.

You can change passwords by visiting the "SEGA ID Management" page.