PSO2 NGS Headline Recap #13

Revival Scratch

• NGS-Spec outfits, hairstyles, and lobby actions and more from past Oracle Renewal Collections.
• (There will be a large delay before this is posted here)

Anniversary Event

• Central City will be decorated for PSO2 10th's Anniversary.
• Enemies will turn into Seasonal enemies, but their elemental weaknesses will remain intact.
• Dread Enemies will spawn faster (and this will continue after the event).
  • The spawn interval will be reduced from 10 minutes to 5 minutes.
• Flocks of Rappies from previous events may spawn at Mischief symbols. In addition, the Ceremo Empe Rappy may also spawn. The Ceremo Empe Rappy will drop Strugment items.
• New Field Race: South Aelio Dash.

10th Anniversary Event

• Peppy Rappy is a new NPC who will also be hosting an exchange shop!
• Peppy Rappy will also have Rappy-related tasks.
• Seasonal Point Exchange Shop
  • PSO2 10th SP Scratch Ticket
  • Mag Form / Anniva Minimo
  • Rappy Finger Puppet
  • Motion Glide Rappy /B
  • Blizzardium
  • Evolova (Evolorbit) Series (+40 and 4 Special Abilities)
  • Low Temp Damage Resistance +100%
  • C\Daytime Exploit I
    • PWR +2.5% in Daytime
• You can trade in the Kvaris Expedition Prep Tickets for the Evolova (Evolorbit) Series.
  • Although it was stated in the broadcast, it appears this was said in error. (July 2nd 2022)

PSO2 10th Special Scratch

• PSO2 10th SP Scratch contains [Persona] and Matoi outfits in NGS Specs.
• Persona and Matoi's Weapon Camos will now reflect the color variant effects.
• Popular PSO2 weapons are back as Compound Weapon Camos.
• Music Discs

AC Scratch: Peregrine Style

• Sci-fi Kimono and Japanese-Style Cast Parts.
• Lobby Action: Star Seat
• Motion: Landing – Whirlwind
• Motion: Dash – Charged (Scratch Bonus)

Revival SG Scratch: Halpha ARKS Revival

• Revival of previous SG Scratch items.
• There will also be a free version you can play 10 times a day.

Limited-Time Quest: Drill: A Trap in the Forest!

• This does not require any Triggers. You can play as many times as you like from the Quest Counter.
• You will face a series of bosses while touring each region.
• You'll have a variety of gameplay elements to attack with like Cold Photons, Blast Signs, etc.
• Rockbear Geo is much larger than the Cragbear and has attacks that hit over a wide area.
  • You can hit him with the Mobile Cannon!
• Ceremo Rappies will appear, and sometimes a Ceremo EmpeRappy will spawn.
  • The higher the Rank, the higher the encounter rate.

Revival AC Scratch: 10th Anniversary Oracle Memories

• PSO2-Spec Revival of accessories, lobby actions, and hairstyles.
• A free version of this scratch will also be available.
  • The free version has the same items but not the scratch bonus rewards.
  • Players with BP 1,682+ will get one free version scratch ticket everyday.
• Please note items from this scratch, including the free version, are considered "AC" scratch ticket items at the Item Recycle in NGS blocks.
• (We won't be covering this due to the removal of the Item Catalog)

SG Scratch Ticket: Polar Raiment

• Contains Aina's arctic outfit along with other Kvaris NPC clothing.
• Motion: Dash – Robot At Work (Scratch Bonus)

Other Features

• Mission Pass Season 10
• Mag Form: Madillo Machina
  • This mag transforms based on the weapon equipped.

PSO2 10th Anniversary Part 2

• South Kvaris Dash (Stage 1)
• New Limited Tasks and Exchange Items
  • Rappy Cap
  • Motion: Idle – Yummy Ice Cream 2
  • More PSO2 10th Special Scratch Ticket
  • More Special Capsules

AC Scratch: Original Creations C

• Winning Entries from the Item Design Contest
• Lobby Action: Callisthenics
• Motion: Glide – Airwalk
• Motion: Dash – Long Stride (Scratch Bonus)

World Trial: Stellar Grace Recovery

• Stellar Grace will only be Gold.
  • Photon Scales
  • Pendrite
  • Arms Refiners
• The drop rate for Ability Capsules will be improved.

Two Revival Scratches

• Rewind Collection 2 will contain NGS items that haven't been revived yet from last July.
• Memories of Summer PSO2 Spec outfits. (Won't be covering due to no Item Catalog)

Waker Class

• The Waker shares some similarities with Summoner, but there are quite some differences.
• Wakers use Takt, but instead of having a pet companion, they will use "Familiars" to attack.
• These "Familiars" will spawn based on Photon Arts and Weapon Actions.
• You will not need to raise them like in PSO2.
• There's also an Active Skill where two "Familiars" will attack in coordination with each other.
• You will not be able to use your PSO2 pets in NGS. However, through a campaign, you can get an NGS mag form with the same appearance as your pet if its level 80 or higher.

Waker Class

• You can try out the new class by attending the ARKS EXPO 2022 in Japan!

PSO2 10th Anniversary Calendar

• Above is a calendar for the 10th Anniversary Event.
• The events are pretty much the same across Global and Japan

Character Creation Support: Salon Free-For-All

• You can enjoy an all-you-can-eat unlimited bre— Salon Usage!
• Use the Beauty Salon without consuming nor purchasing Salon Passes.
• You'll also get 1 N-Color Change Pass a week during the period
• Campaign begins July 6th's Maintenance.

PSO2 10th Anniversary Boost Event Part 1 (July 6th~)

• Grind Success Rate +40%
• Ability Success Rate +10%

Enhance the Evolova (Evolorbit) Series Boost (July 6th~)

• Boosts the success rate of grinding Evolova (Evolorbit) weapons.
• Boosts the ability success rate of Evolova (Evolorbit) weapons.

Celebration Boost Event Part 2 (July 20th~)

• EXP Earned +20% (For 2 weeks)
• Rare Drop Rate +50% (For 2 weeks)

Double Ability Capsules and Pre Scheduled EQs (July 27th)

• Increased amount of Capsules, Strugments, etc.

Seasonal World Trial (July 27th)

• World Trial

Nice to meet You Campaign

• July 6th ~

Login Bonus: Get up to 400 SG

• July 20th ~

PSO2 Replay Campaign

• July 20th ~

Special Item Sets in the AC/SG Shops

• Special Item Sets including the PSO2 10th Anniversary Exchange Ticket will be available.
• Premium Sets, Boost Item Sets, etc.

Buy AC Campaign

• Purchase AC to receive Sunny Parasol and Region Mag Earrings, and boosters.

PSO2 10th Anniversary Vocal (June 29th~)

• Players can vote for their favorite instrumental songs from PSO2 or NGS. The one with the most votes will get a remix with added vocals.

PSO2 10th Anniversary Manga and Illustration

• A series of art and illustrations from various developers and artists will e presented on twitter and the official site. Art will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for about a month.
• Art will also be displayed at the ARKS EXPO 2022 in Japan

PSO2 Episode Oracle Streaming

• You can watch PSO2 Episode Oracle on Youtube or in the game starting June 29th.
• Three episodes will be shown each week, with four episodes on the last week.

PSO2 The Animation Streaming

• All episodes will be available on the YouTube channel starting August 24th.
• Three episodes will be shown each week in the game.

Phantasy Star Online 2 : ON Stage

• Watch the stage play on YouTube!
• Please use YouTube's captions or auto-translate feature.

ARKS ID Generator

• You can make your own custom ARKS ID using your screenshots.
• Ten lucky players who post their card with the hashtag will win 1000 Star Gems.

Anime Expo 2022

• PSO2 NGS will have a booth at Anime Expo 2022 in Los Angeles.
• Here you can check out NGS art gallery, new info, and merch.
• You can get an item code to redeem in-game items.

Merchandise Corner at ARKS EXPO 2022

• NGS Class Pin Badge (800 Yen)
  • Waker Class Badge also available.
• Phantasy Star Cluster Jersey Ver2 (6,600 Yen)

Merchandise Corner at ARKS EXPO 2022

• 10th Anniversary Memorial T-Shirt (4,400 Yen)
• 10th Anniversary Tin Badge Collection A/B (400 Yen)

Arks Expo Limited Sales: Thanks Mystery Bag 2022

• The Mystery Bag contains random merchandise you could receive!
• There's a chance you can get a product worth 20,000 Yen for only 3,000 Yen.

PSO2 Comics

• The latest editions of the Puso Ni Comics and Mani Mani Arks will be on sale.
• The comics come with PSO2 Manga Memory which can be traded in at the exchange shop.
  • Contains a Variety Comic-themed Stamps
  • Motion: Idle – Mitarashi Pose
  • Motion: Idle – §Ichika§ Pose
  • Lobby Action: The Flash Yamada Pose
• The products go on sale July 21st.
• If you buy it from the ARKS EXPO 2022, you can get exclusive bonus merchandise.