NGS Headline Wave Recap #19

October 7th

Side Story: Chapter 9

• The ARKS enjoy a brief respite after the battle at the Control Tower. Lucia begins to settle into life at Halphia, and you'll see a new side of her.

Amulets

• Amulets are a new type of equipment that come with their own Preset Skills and Special Abilities.
• The new Preset Skills grant effects based on your main class when you activate a Photon Blast.
• There are 10 types in total, one for each class.
• The Special Abilities will increase your stats.
• You can obtain Amulets from Limited Quests, Limited Emergency Quests, and more.
• They will always drop with a level 1 or higher Preset Skill and four Special Abilities.
• You can also register Amulets on your wanted Item List.

Treasure Shop Sale

• Get Evalto Armor with Preset Skills and items suc as Evaltovance and Granillusion Volt I at great prices for a limited time.

Weapon Enhancement Support Campaign

• Earn enhancement boosts for equipment such as Granillusion and Levarenz Weapon Series with Enhancement Great Success Rate and Preset Skill Enhance Success Rate boosts.

Limited-Time Tasks

• Complete Amulet-related Tasks to get Thankful Scratch Tickets.

Alter Realm Exploration Update

• Altered Investigation: Northeast Plains Area will be coming to Alter Realm Exploration: Interception Sectors.
• Up to 32 players can join this quest to defeat the High Enemies that spawn at set intervals.
• While waiting for these High Enemies to spawn, you can weaken them by defeating regular enemies and completing Trials.
• The new [Specified Enemy Hunt] and [Alter Factor Activation Trials] to weaken these High Enemies even more.
• You might even encounter a Trial where a powerful High Enemy suddenly storms onto the field.
• Defeating Alter Dromes will cause an Alter Battery Charger to appear which enhances M.A.R.S. with a boost.
• New boss enemies, High Nex and High Herzig will have new attack patterns and buffed stats.
• More Title Tasks and Limited-Time Tasks will deliver 5th Anni Thankful Scratch Tickets Oct, N-Master Cubes and more!

Limited-Time Event: Halloween '26

• Central City will be decked out in Halloween Decor.
• Reaper Rappy and TrickerTreat Emperappy may appear.
• Xiemi will be the navigator for this event in a Halloween dress.
• The Seasonal Point Exchange shop will have Dustyl Hammer accessory, Jack-o-Lantern Mobile B, and Rappy-o-Lantern Build Parts.
• The Halloween '26 SP Scratch contains the ＊Fahren Almati and ＊Curio Miracle Magic camos.
• You can get these Scratch Tickets from the Seasonal Point exchange shop and Limited Quests.

New Face Option: Character Creation Campaign

• Salon Free-For-All to commemorate the release of the Kemonatica Face and Mofinatica Face.

Headstart 10-a-day! Free SG Scratch Reset

• The Headstart 10-a-day Free SG Scratch will be reset allowing another 100 free draws. If you've already received your 100 free draws from before, you'll be able to receive another 100 free draws with this reset!

Revival AC Scratch: 5th Anniv Thankful Oct

• Complete Weekly Tasks each week to win free AC Scratch Tickets.
• This ticket brings back AC Scratch prizes from September 2023 ~ mid January 2024.
• The Ticket version's Scratch Count Bonus includes Beta Reactor, Big Bang Scratch Ticket (Silver).

Limited Emergency Quest: Haunted Domain II '26

• Use the Mobile Cannon ECS to blast your way through enemies to the final area.
• This quest features Aberrant Mutants that can only be damaged by attacks of specific elements.
• Pick up elemental bullets scattered across the field to change the Mobile Cannon ECS' element.
• The Mobile Cannon ECS will also be upgraded for this quest, featuring increased elemental bullet max stock, and easier bullet boost gauge fills.
• Use the high powered Charge Bast to take out group of enemies at once.
• A new development awaits after you defeat enemies in the final area.

Tech Arts Customizations

• New Tech Arts Customizations will be released for Wired Lance, Partisan, Double Saber, Knuckles, Gunslash, Launcher, Bullet Bow, Jet Boots, as well as Wind and Dark Techniques. With this update, Customizations will be available for every Photon Art and Technique.

Class Level Cap Raised

• The level cap will be raised to Lv. 125. When the Battle Power is 5000 or higher, M.A.R.S. and Special Equipment power will increase.

New ★15 Equipment

• The Dracillusion (Ryuugensei) series can be obtained by upgrading the Ascillusion (Shougensei) series.
• Upgraded weapons have boosted stats and improved potentials.
• The upgrade material: Granillusion Volt II (Kougenseivolt II), can be obtained from Limited-Time Quests.
• Required Material
  • Ascillusion (Shougensei) Weapon
  • Granillusion Volt II (x150)
  • Granillusion Volt 1 (x300)
  • Progre Grinder (x400)

New Feature

• Camera Distance Settings will now be saved separately for each PC and platform.
• Camera Distance Settings will be retained when you log out and applied the next time you play the game.
• These settings won't be shared between different PCs or platforms.

Mission Pass: NGS Season 61

• Accessory version of PSO2 Armor: Jaeger Bid
• Animal Knit Cap
• Rappy Superfan Backpack
• MTN: Idle – Trunk Case/B

Buy Build Parts GP

• Neon City themed Build Parts and Windows

New Face Options

• Kemonatica Face and Mofinatica Face will be added.
• Toggle the Face Option Ornament Display Setting on or off to display or hide the line below the nose on Kemonatica face and the floffy jaw fur on Mofniatica Face.
• Many sample faces and default items will be added along with the new Face Options.

AC Scratch: Halpha School Style

• Avatar items based on original Heisei-era gyaru high school girl designs by Inari Kei.
• The Scratch Count Bonus includes totalwear for each heroine, as well as, MTN: Idle – Manon (Schoolu) RM.

Limited Time Login Bonus

• Login Bonus will have acrylic stands and posters featuring the artwork of the characters in this theme.

October 14th

AC Scratch: Nightmare Carnival '26

• Trick and Treat around Halpha in these vampire and witch-themed outfits.
• Lobby Action: Pumpkin Pose | Animal Pose
• Motion: MTN: Idle – On Display 2
• Scratch Count Bonus includes RM version of Idle – On Display 2 and Camo: Falisku

Creative Space

• Buy Build Parts lineup will feature nightclub and Halloween themed items.

October 21st

Limited Quest: Sweets★Panic! '26

• Supports up to 8 players and takes place in Halphana plains, decorated for Halloween.
• Defeat enemies to get Sweets and exchange them for Gifts in the final area.
• A new spot near the final area offers a stunning view of the moon.
• Title Tasks and Limited-Time Tasks will offer items such as Reward Box Medal '26

Seasonal Points Exchange Shop

• The lineup will be updated to include the Persona Mask accessory, and Build Parts such as Sunny Plush and Luminous Bottle.
• Halloween '26 SP Scratch Tickets and N-Master Cubes will also be added.

New Enhancement Material

• Levaranz Volt is a new material needed for upgrading the Legend.5 Levaranz weapon series.

SG Support Item Select Oct '26

• Gather items useful for Preset Skill Enhancements.
• There are MN-type Special Abilities and a new [N-Special Ability Item Protection Voucher].
• Collect 4 [N-Special Ability Item Protection Vouchers] and trade them in for an [N-Special Ability Item Protection] item at the Item Recycle.

October 21st

PSO2 Memories Oct '26

• Previously released PSO2-spec avatar items.
• Get an Exchange Ticket every 15 draws and get the lobby action: Lean on Hands.

Yudi Special Ability Select Oct '26

• Brings back Yudi-Special Abilities and items that grant [A-type EX Special Abilities].

October 28th

Planetcrusher Blitz: Rank 3 & New Enemies

• In place of Dark Falz Dalion, a new enemy [Dalio Ludian] appears.
• This quest features attacks where your distance from other players is crucial, along with fierce direct attacks from the main body.
• Up to 4 players can participate and the quest fails after a set number of incapacitations.
• The Quest can be accepted as many times as you'd like from the Teleporter in North Kvaris.

★15 Incredia Armor

• It raises Weapon Up by 8.7% and boasts high stats for is rarity.
• Further upgrades are planned in the future.

AC Scratch: Midnight Villains

• Villain themed outfits, Cast Parts, and unique weapon camos.
• Lobby Action that displays Assault Rifles and Motion Changes that display Gunslashes will be available.
• At 12 draws, the Scratch Count Bonus gives you 10 N-Special Ability Transfer Pass Vouchers.
• In addition the Scratch Count Bonus also includes the camo ＊Ruashtera and MTN: Idle Gunslash EX.

Letter From The Developer

The New Side Story

This side story shows how Aina, Lucia, and the other characters spend their everyday lives, giving you a glimpse for what they're like away from the main story. The Main Story focuses on major incidents and battles, so this is a chance to see character interactions and unexpected sides they often don't get to show.

Amulets

Amulets are a new way to enhance your character separate from weapons, armor, and skill rings. Amulets have 3 equipment slots in total. The Amulet being added this time is designed for the 1st slot. They don't currently have plans to add any more amulets to that first slot. That means the Amulet you obtain this time will stay useful for a long time to come.

Amulets will use the same rarity display as Legend weapons when they drop. Because amulets are a different equipment category from weapons, they plan to give them their own display in the December update.

Tech Arts Customization & Balance Adjustments

With this update Tech Arts Customizations will be available for every Photon Art and Technique. They've been rolling out Tech Arts Customizations so that you can use the same Photon Arts and Techniques to suit your playstyle. Even after all customizations are available, they will continue to monitor how each class, weapon, and Tech Arts customization is used, along with feedback from Arks to make balance adjustments as needed.

ARKS Operation Report

I'd Like All Weapons to drop with 3 Special Abilities like the Kilrodim Series.

Starting with quests released after the December update, weapons will drop with EX-Special Abilities already attached. The EX Abilities on equipment other than the Kilrodim and Granillusion series will be fixed.

I'd like to be able to take on Arks Training Centers in a party with Friends and Team members!

A December update will make it possible to enter the ARKS Training Center as a party.

Satellite Information

NGS 5!GO!! Song Collection

• NGS 5!GO!! Song Collection will be streaming on Spotify / YouTube Music / Apple Music / etc
• Date: October 7th
• Tracks:
  • Nya Nya Nyantasy Star (Nadereh & Meri Version)
  • Stardust of Genesis
  • Moonlight Resonace
  • Nya Nya Nyantasy Star (Aina & Manon Version)
  • Nya Nya Nyantasy Star (Isse-no! Version)

NGS Headline Wave Screenshot Campaign

• Share pictures that match the theme of MofKemoOutfit.
• Post your screenshots on X, and the winning entries will be featured on the Nov episode of Headline Wave.
• Follow @play_pso2 on X and post a screenshot using the Kemonatica Face and Mofinatica Face!

Third Creator Collaboration

• This collaboration features outfits, hairstyles, weapon camos, designed by Tokiki along with original Build Parts.

Third Creator Collaboration

• Tokiki designed outfits for NGS such as Orien Struise, Rhapsody Chattas, and Purewind Hermitfox.

Don Quijote

• Accessories based on store mascots Donpen and Donko, as well as acrylic stands and Build Parts will be added as part of the collab.

Japan Satellite Information

PSO2es Gyu Vol 3

• Volume 3 of the Phantasy Star Online 2es gyu comic will release on October 28th, 2026.
• It costs 1,430 Yen and will include codes for items in NGS:
  • Accessory: Leader Claw
  • Accessory: PSO2es gyu. Tote Bag
  • Accessory: rtfgyuhkl Face
  • Mag Form/rtfgyuhkl
  • Camo: ＊rtfgyuhkl Sword
  • Camo: ＊Demonic Forgyu.
  • Lobby Action: PSO2es gyu.
  • Mo "Idle: PSO2es gyu."
  • Mo "Idle: PSO2es gyu.2"
  • Mo "Idle: Play rtfgyuhkl"
  • Mo "Idle: Play rtfgyuhkl 2"

Next NGS Headline

October 27th