PSO2 NGS Headline Wave Recap #05

Great Rappy In Alter Realm

• Great Rappy Suppression Trial will occur until August 6th in Alter Realm Exploration: Interception Sectors: Altered Investigation: Central Desert Area.
• Rewards will include C/Joindia which is required to create Ultia Domina, and Progrevance which is needed to upgrade your 12 star armor.
• Great Rappy will now drop Beta Reactors.
• Limited-Time Tasks will reward Beta Reactors, Silver & Gold Big Bang Scratch Tickets.

AC Scratch: AC Support Item Select Jul 25

• Brings in Radi-class Special Abilities and other consumables.

Revival AC Scratch: Rewind Collection Aug'25

• NGS Spec avatar items from Augusts pasts will return.
• PSO2 Spec Camo ＊Crimson Slash from the Scratch Count Bonus.

Super Phantasy Festival Begins

• Celebrate PSO2's 13th Anniversary!
• Runs from August 6th ~ September 3rd

Up to 100 Free Draws! 10-a-day Free AC Scratch

• AC Scratch prizes from PSO2, Acrylic stand Build Parts with brand new illustrations featuring Matoi, Zeno, Risa, and Weapon Camos ＊Red Almati and ＊Blue Almati

Super Reward Box – Vael

• 50% More Rewards – Including SG and Beta Reactors
• Clear the box to get the Lobby Action: [Loser] Pose +

Super Treasure Scratch Vol. 10

• August 20th
• Get the Lobby Action: Shiva Pose 1+

Pre-Scheduled Emergency Quests

• You can clear Emergency Quests twice.
• Weekly Movie Concerts
  • 8/6 = Our Fighting / Eternal Encore
  • 8/13 = We're ARKS / Rare Drop KOI KOI
  • 8/20 = Endless Story / Our Fighting ver MIYABI
  • 8/27 = Cosmic Twinkle Star / The End of the Light

PSO2 Story Playback Campaign

• Complete PSO2 Story up to Episode 6 to receive a Prize Slip for each Scratch currently available in PSO2 Blocks.

New N-Meseta Scratch

• Contains both old and new PSO2 items.
• You can purchase N-Meseta scratch tickets at the Treasure Shop.

Other Campaigns

• Use Salon To Heart's Content
• Item Enhancement Support Campaign
• Weekly Gifts

New Mini Episode

• Continuing from the episode released in June, the story will depict the thoughts and resolutions that each of your companions hold after the battle with Vael.
• There will be a part in what happened in the past between Crawford and Guren.
• This episode will be unlocked as you progress through the Main Tasks.

Super Phantasy Festival

• Central City will be decorated to celebrate the anniversary. Region Mags will change too.
• Lillipans will appear in various locations.
• Ceremo Rappy, Ceremo Emperappy, and Ceremo Great Rappy!
• Xiandy will wear a denim outfit.
• Super Phantasy Festival '25 SP Scratch and N-Meseta Scratch.
• Super Phantasy Festival '25 Scratch contains NGS versions of Shiva and Loser's outfits, a weapon camo Guide to the Annihilation, and Music Disc featuring Shiva character songs. The SP Scratch items will be added to the regular SP Scratch lineup, but the items will be harder to get. You can get Super Phantasy Festival SP Scratch tickets from the Seasonal Point Exchange Shop and Limited-Time Quests.
• N-Meseta Scratch contains previously released lobby actions and accessories from the FUN Scratch, as well as new items such as Ex Machina Wings B, Stamps, and more! You can get N-Meseta Scratch tickets from the Treasure Shop.
• Limited-Time Tasks will reward TA Customization Disk X – Omni, N- Master Cubes, Arms Refiner II, and Super Phantasy Festival 2025 SP Scratch Tickets, and more!
• Title Tasks will reward N-Special Ability Transfer Pass vouchers.

Limited Emergency Quest: And The Stars Fell D.2

• The EQ version of And the Stars Crashed.
• Up to 8 Players can participate, and the quest failure conditions and enemy HP/ATK have been relaxed.

Limited Quest: Drill: Cool Summer Dash

• Glide across the sea on Floating Boards and defeat the boss in the final area.
• Blastisigne and other gameplay elements are scattered along the way.
• Limited Tasks will reward Super Phantasy '25 SP Scratch Tickets and N-Ability Transfer Pass Vouchers.

Limited Time Trigger Quest: Drill: Ruine D Hyunal Battle

• This 4 player quest has you fight Ruine D Hyunal characterized by its large arms on both sides equipped with a canon and a sword.
• Attacks with fast-paced moves that can hit both close and long range.
• The Trigger can be obtained by completing Drill: Cool Summer Dash, and other Limited Quests released in the Super Phantasy Festival.

Rank 4 will be added to Trigger Quest: Drill Mining Rig Defense Retem.

Waker Update

• Balance Adjustments and a new class Skill will be added.
• Marmelo attacks will summon Marmelo crests which attack periodically for a set amount of time. This crest will make it easier to fill your Fredran and Wulfen gauges.
• Fighter and Gunner adjustments will also be coming along.
  • Power buffs for Fighter Arts Pursuit and Chain Trigger Increase.
  • Some class skills and action behaviors will be adjusted.

New Equipment

• New Legend.2 weapon series: Leyend
  • Potential applies a limited-time debuff to enemies you've attacked, lowering the damage they deal.
  • While this debuff is occurring, players can both decrease the damage taken from the attacked enemy, and increase attack power against the enemy.
  • You can extend the time the debuff is taking by attacking the enemy again.
• ★13 Volgen Weapon Series
  • The Juvolg weapon series can be upgraded into Volgen.
  • It has boosted stats over the Juvolg series and a more powerful Potential.
  • The items required for upgrading can be taken from Limited-Time Quests and other content.
• 2 New EX Special Abilities
  • EX Pain Provoke II H
    • Power + 5.5% / HP +25
    • Power Minimum Increase +2%
    • Power +1.5% for 20 seconds when you take 9% of your MAX HP in damage. Recover 10% of Max HP when affect ends.
  • EX Evade Onslaught II H
    • Power +5% / HP + 25
    • Power Minimum Increase +2%
    • Power +1% up to 3% when you successfully negate an attack with Sidestep or a Weapon Action. Boost is lost on taking damage.

Various Improvements (1)

• Legend.1 can be added to Auto Sell Drop Items.
• The names of weapons used for Multi-Weapons will be displayed in the Weapon's Item Details window.
• An On/Off toggle for "Look at the Camera" was added to Easy Photo Mode. You can use this in conjunction with other face direction settings.
• Build Parts Kvar – Log Pile, Kvar – Bed, Kvar – Sofa, and more are coming to Creative Space.

Lookbook (Fashion Catalog) Screen Improvements

• The Select Pose screen under Registered looks will be changed to look similar to the Victory Performance Settings screen. Type 1 and Type 2 tabs will be removed.
• Hover the cursor over a Lobby Action to play it in the preview.

Other Improvements

• When playing a quest solo, the Incapacitation menu will now have a Retire from Quest button.
• The Leave Party button will be added to the Quick Menu. You can use this by adding it to a customized layout.
• A Recommended Tab will be added to the Task List.

Line Strike

• 12 New Cards will be added. Idola Phantasy Star Saga characters join the fray.
• All of the cards have the Destiny Divergence skill that by summoning them on specific spaces, they can transform into one of two different forms.
• The post-transformation form each have unique skills. It's like having 3 different cards in one. However, you'll need to prudently decide which form to pick based on the current situation, and also plan ahead to make sure the necessary space is not taken.
• Card Recycle will feature Card Sleeves and Playmats featuring Idola Phantasy Star Saga visuals, as well as direct trades for the fifth-wave cards.
• A starter deck containing 6th wave cards will be available in the AC Shop.
• You can obtain the Crawford Card early from a Task where you play Unranked Battles. The Crawford Card's actual release will come from the next Line Strike update.
• Summer versions of Hariette, Matoi, Io, and Seraphy will drop from August's Limited Quests. They have the same capabilities as the normal versions, but come with an exclusive effects when summoned.

Super Phantasy Revival Scratch

• First draw is free!
• Scratch Count Bonus contains PSO2 Spec Weapon Camo ＊Weapon Stealthing.

Touhou Project Collab

• Touhou Collab will have limited-time login bonuses that feature Touhou Character Stands.

Free AC Scratch Ticket

Players can draw 10 Free AC Scratch Tickets per day, up to a maximum of 100 draws overall. These free AC Scratch Tickets feature popular PSO2-spec items and acrylic stand Build Parts with new artwork of PSO2 characters such as Matoi and Zeno. Plus new items like the Red Almati and Blue Almati weapon camos.

Going forward they plan to continue offering free AC Scratch campaigns in addition to the free SG Scratch Campaigns they have offered in the past.

13-star Volgen Series

You can get these weapons by upgrading the Juvolg series. After upgrading your weapons to the Volgen series, you'll still be able to transfer your Special Abilities to another weapon without using an N-Special Ability Transfer Pass. Further upgrades are planned, so please stay tuned for further developments.

Legend.2 Rarity: Leyend

Leyend Weapons are the successor to the Legendios weapons. Since the Leyend series are being added to the game at the same time as 13 star weapons, they have higher attack performance than the Legendios series. Because of this, they're raising the rarity to Legend.2.

These weapons inflict a limited-time debuff on enemies you've attacked by lowering the damage you receive from that enemy. This makes them particularly useful against powerful foes.

Plus, they'll have an upgrade for these weapons in December.

Scratch Tickets and Reward Box Medals in Storage are easily forgotten.
Are there any plans to fix this?

They plan to make it possible to use Scratch Tickets and Reward Box medals in your storage. More details in the next Headline Wave.

Can you make it so that we can save more than 40 Creative Space designs?

The max number of designs that can be saved was already pushing the limits of what was possible when Creative Space was released. Unfortunately it would be very difficult to increase this number.

There are so many Stamps now that it's hard to find the ones I want. Can you added a Favorites feature for Stamps?

They are moving forward with a Favorites feature for Stamps. More details will be communicated in the next Headline Wave.

Meme Contest

• The meme contest is ending soon.
• Winning Memes will be used as Stamps in-game.

Atelier Yumia: NGS Collaboration

• Atelier Yumia: The Alchmeist of Memories & The Envisioned Land will be coming in September 2025.
• Avatar items will feature Yumia, Isla, Rutger, and Nina, as well as collab-themed ARKS ID, Vital Gauges, and a mag device modeled after Flammi. Lobby Actions that recreat Yumia's unique synthesis, and more.

The Juvolg (Juwel) series based around a jewel motif, wih the weapons themselves having a fantastic look to assentuate the jewels.

This weapon series can be upgraded and gradually become stronger. The idea is that the weapons at the Juvolg stage are like uncut gems that later become jewels.

When upgraded, each weapon category will take on the color of the class of the using it, allowing you to enjoy a color jewel like appearance.

They hope you continue using them, not only because of its performance after its upgrade, but also because of how the jewels will shine.

NGS Headline Wave Live Public Broadcast: Entries Ending July 30th

• Date: August 17th @ 15:00 (Doors Open 13:00) JST
• Contents:
  • Up to Mid-September Update Information.
  • Early Gameplay of September Content
  • Guests: Sumire Morohoshi, Yume Miyamoto, Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Talk Corner)
  • SP Drama Reading
• Novelty: Line Strike Real Card Set
• Entry: Free (200 People Will Be Selected Via Lottery)

NGS Headline Wave Live Public Broadcast: Venue Content and Merchandise

• In addition to NGS Concept Art, there will be figures slated to be released and displays of Plastic Models.
• There will also be a drawing corner and ARKS Bulletin Board, Merhandise Sales Corner, etc.
• Pharia's Marlin Prayer Shrine: Pray to Pharia's Prized Marlin

August 29th (Friday)