It's that time of year again on PSO2. Sega has decked the halls of the lobby with Christmas themed decorations and prepared the third iteration of the Merry Christmas on Ice Emergency Quest!
Return to Harukotan with the third chapter of Episode 3's story in a new quest and Matter Board, and tough out a new round of Emergency Quests receiving an Extra Hard difficulty mode.
December 3rd Maintenance
- 12/3/2014 @ 11:00 ~ 17:00 JST
- 12/2/2014 @ 9:00 PM ~ 3:00 AM EST
PSO2es Maintenance
- 12/3/2014 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
- 12/2/2014 @ 8:55 PM ~ 3:30 AM EST
December 3rd Patch
- Launcher: Version 03.00.01
- Client: ver. 3.0201.1
- Patch Size: 41 MB (PC) / 26 MB (Vita)
PSO2 Live Broadcast: Arks Christmas Party Special
- December 14th @ 15:00 JST on Nico Nico Live.
- Update information for December through the beginning of next year.
- Unveiling of the winter to spring 2015 roadmap.
- Live playthrough of the Magatsu Emergency Quest.
- Sega Lucky Kuji PSO2 information.
- Phantasy Star Online 2 -ON STAGE- report!
Limited-time Emergency Quest
- Merry Christmas on Ice 3 (~1/14)
- Also available in Extra Hard difficulty.
Limited-time Client Orders
- (Christmas) Xie (~1/14)
Arks Bingo
- Christmas Bingo (~1/14)
Added Quest Difficulties
- Extra Hard Difficulty for [Subdue Fang Banther] and the first [Mining Base Defense].
- Extra Hard requires player level 70+.
Partial List of New Items
Break Brute
Volt Howitzer
Lightning Espada
Queen Viera
Bomb Sack
Kaiser Falx
Bomb Sack and the Santa Sleigh weapon camo are obtainable until January 14th.
System Update
- Toned down the shaking of the screen with [Diabo] and its rare counterpart.
Campaign Rewards
- Compensation for the 11/28 Maintenance
- +100% Tribooster
- AC Auto Charge Campaign
- Free Salon Pass x1
- +100% Tribooster x1
- Casino Coin Pass x5
- St. Rappy Suit x1
- No one can perform this campaign outside of Japan.
- PSO2 Livestream #26: Ichitaro Challenge
- +100% Tribooster x3
- PSO2 Livestream #26: Secret Phrase
- ＊メープルブランチ (Maple Branch)
- ゼルシウスクーナチェーン (Zelsius Quna Chain)
- Casino Coin Pass x5
Known Bugs
- There appears to be cases of a bug where some of the weapons in [Mining Base Defense (XH)] aren't granted with the [Ultimate Buster] ability. They plan to correct this bug in a future update.
| Christmas 2014 Bingo Rewards | |
| Lines | Reward |
| 1 | Casino Coin Pass |
| 2 | +50% EXP Booster (x2) |
| 3 | +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2) |
| 4 | Evo. Device / Caribou |
| 5 | +75% EXP Booster |
| 8 | +10% Ability Affixer Success |
| Complete |
+100% Tribooster |
| Christmas 2014 Bingo | ||
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| A-1 | Use Coin Exchange in Casino Area |
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| A-2 | Defeat a Pitta Wadda | Lv.1+ |
| A-3 | Defeat a Gulfur | Lv.1+ |
| A-4 | Defeat a Parata Picoda | Lv.1+ |
| A-5 | Defeat a Solda Kapita | Lv.1+ |
| B | ||
| B-1 | Defeat a Dicahda | Lv.1+ |
| B-2 | Clear Xie's client order | Christmas Eve Preparations |
| B-3 | Defeat a Fangulfur | Lv.1+ |
| B-4 | Clear Xie's client order | Something to Keep You Warm? |
| B-5 | Defeat a Gul Solda | Lv.1+ |
| C | ||
| C-1 | Feed an item to a Mag | |
| C-2 | Speak to Faina | Daily Order Admin |
| C-4 | Destroy a green container | |
| C-5 | Defeat a Malmoth | Lv.1+ |
| D | ||
| D-1 | Defeat a Predicahda | Lv.1+ |
| D-2 | Clear Xie's client order | Bothersome Black Feathers? |
| D-3 | Defeat a King Yede | Lv.1+ |
| D-4 | Clear Xie's client order | Goodies for Good Children! |
| D-5 | Defeat a Deue Solda | Lv.1+ |
| E | ||
| E-1 | Defeat a Luda Sorcerer | Lv.1+ |
| E-2 | ※Answer 3 Basic Knowledge questions from Astarte |
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| E-3 | Defeat a Yede | Lv.1+ |
| E-4 | Defeat a Bonta Bearadda | Lv.1+ |
| E-5 | Use a Free Drink Stand in Casino Area |
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※E-2 Guide:
Answer 3 Basic Knowledge questions from Astarte.
基本知識についての問題(全3問)
- Answer 1: オラクル
- Answer 2: アークス
- Answer 3: ダーカー
聖夜の準備は突然に ║ Christmas Eve Preparations
- Objective: Defeat Gulfur (x20)
- Objective: Defeat Fangulfur (x5)
漆黒の羽根はお邪魔虫？ ║ Bothersome Black-Feathers?
- Objective: Defeat Strahda (x10)
- Objective: Defeat Tyraluda (x10)
寒さを和らげるアイテムって？ ║ Something to Keep You Warm?
- Objective: Collect ｢ふんわりケープ｣ (x3)
- Note: Drops from Saint Rappies.
良い子のための詰め合わせ！ ║ Goodies for Good Children!
- Objective: Defeat Pitta Wadda (x20)
- Objective: Defeat Parata Picoda (x20)
- Objective: Defeat Bonta Bearadda (x10)
トンデモないのがやってきた！？ ║ Unexpected Guests!?
- Objective: Defeat Snow Banther (x1)
- Objective: Defeat Snow Banshee (x1)
- Reward: トリックピジョンズ ║ Trick Pigeons (Talis)
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Please Note:
- The Emergency Quest schedule will update automatically during maintenance. Please wait until after maintenance has ended to see the current schedule.
- 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.
Complete the qualifying client orders issued by (Christmas) Xie to receive prizes at the Visiphone!
Campaign Period
- December 3rd ~ December 17th
Qualifying Client Orders
(1) Complete Xie's client order ｢聖夜の準備は突然に｣ Christmas Eve Preparations to receive:
- +50% EXP Booster (x2)
- Grinders (x20)
(2) Complete Xie's client order ｢良い子のための詰め合わせ！｣ Goodies for Good Children! to receive:
- +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)
- Casino Coin Pass (x2)
Prize Pickup Expiration Date
- March 18th, 2015
Campaign Qualifications
- Obtain the Episode 3-2 Matter Board during the campaign period to receive two +50% Triboosters.
- Obtain the Episode 3-3 Matter Board during the campaign period to receive one +10% Grind Success and one +10% Ability Affixer.
Campaign Period
- November 26th ~ January 7th, 2015
Prize Distribution Date
- Late January, 2015