Month: January 2015

Character General Election

It's time for the 2nd annual Character General Election! Players can vote for their favorite characters between January 21st through February 18th. The designers will then create an item based on a theme for the character that wins the most votes in each election category.

The Character General Election has three separate categories:

• Female Characters
• Male Characters
• Enemies

Character General Election Details

• Players are allowed to vote once per day in each category.
• Players can vote again each day after 0:00 JST.
• The mid-term results will be announced February 4th.
• The voting period ends February 18th @ 16:00.
• The winning character in each category will have an item created based on a theme for that character.

Press the light blue button [投票する] to vote for your favorite character. This can be done in each of the three election categories for [Females], [Males], and [Enemies].

After clicking the voting button, press the purple button to the left [はい] to submit your vote.

Afterwards, scroll up to the top and select one of the 3 purple buttons to switch to another category. This can be done everyday until the voting period ends on February 18th, 2015 at 16:00 JST!

Character Contest

The ARKS Museum is accepting submissions for the PSO2 Character Contest! Bring out your inner fashionista and put together a style that will impress everyone in one of the three contest categories.
(Now with examples!)

The contest is separated into the following themes:

• Warm Colors of Winter Through Spring!
  • A style that evokes the feeling of Winter and Spring. Submit a style expressing the color of warmth from Winter to Spring.
• A Refreshing Style Topped Off with A Cute Hat!
  • A style where your hat becomes the deciding factor. Put your favorite hat-accented styles proudly on display.
• Display a Gallant Figure: Strong ARKS Style!
  • A style that appeals to the strong figures of ARKS members. We're looking forward to styles accentuating strong angular forms and poses.

Random Examples of Entries in Previous Contests

Submission Period

• January 9th ~ February 4th, 2014

Nomination Announcements

• Mid March

Result Announcements

• Late March

Prizes:

• Gold Trophy
• 1000 FUN Ticket
• Free Salon Pass
• Grind Success (100%)
• Prizes will be sent to the Visiphone in a future Maintenance.

Character Creation Conditions

• You may freely use any costumes, hairstyles, and accessories as you please.
• You must save your character creation data and upload it to the entry form.

Screenshot Criteria

• You must take one screenshot intended for the contest itself and another screenshot with your Player ID overhead.

First Screenshot Requirements

• This screenshot is intended for the contest itself.
• You can take the screenshot in any location.
• Weapons and Mags must not be photographed in the screenshot.
• Units (Arms, Legs, and Rears) must not be shown in the screenshot. You may choose to stealth them if you wish.
• Other player characters, NPCs, and enemies must not appear within the screenshot.
• Please take the screenshot in landscape orientation in order for us to understand the full-body fashion choices of the character.
• Screenshots must be taken without the User Interface. This setting can be changed in Options.
• The [Camera Selection] feature in the Quick Menu can be used for the screenshot.
• Optionally, you may also use the room item [Digi Ichi] to take the screenshot.
• You may use lobby actions and change your character's facial expressions in the screenshot.
• [Cut-in Chat], [Chat Bubbles], [Emotional Symbols], and [Symbol Arts] are not allowed!

Second Screenshot Requirements

• The Character's [Player ID] must display overhead.
• The character must be facing the screen, full body in view.
• The screenshot must be taken in a location where the Player ID is visible.
• The screenshot must be taken with the user interface ON.

Screenshotting Tips

• You can press the ｢+｣ ｢-｣ ｢/｣ ｢*｣ keys to change the zoom and height.
• You can use the Quick Menu's Camera Selection menu to set up the camera at various angles.
• Try turning [Blur] off in the Options to take clearer screenshots.
• You can turn off the interface in screenshots in the Options Menu.
• In the Chat Window, you can set a command to change your facial expression without the cut-in chat window.
  • Example: /ci2 1 nw s30
  • nw = no window
  • s = number of seconds

Submission Criteria

• The submitted entry must be an unpublished work created by the player themselves.
• The screenshots must be a JPG file up to 1MB in size.
• Image processing functions like cropping/trimming should not be performed.
• The Character Creation Data must be the same as how the character appears in the screenshot.
• Please refrain from posting the image to the public like on social networking sites and blogs.

Submission Recap Reminder

• Character Creation Data saved in the state the character appears in the screenshot.
• 1 Screenshot intended for the contest.
• 1 Screenshot with the [Player ID] overhead.

Other Important Information

• Entries submitted to places other than the Contest Entry Form do not qualify.
• Entrants may submit one entry per contest category, giving them a maximum of three entries for the contest.
• If several entries are submitted to the same contest category, only the last work submitted will count for that category.
• Entries may not be submitted from Playstation Vitas.
• Works published to the official site may include the character's name, the title of the entry, and its description. The description may also be edited under SEGA's discretion.
• Entries that are against public policy, or that violate copyrights outside of Phantasy Star Online 2 may not qualify for the contest.
• The copyrights of the works submitted will belong to SEGA.
• Entries may be published to other forms of media, including magazines and such.
• There may be cases where works could be deemed unsuitable and removed from publication even after they were posted.

You can check out the rest of the contest rules and details at the official contest page.

Contest Submission Form

Press the big purple button at the Contest Page to submit your entry.

Entrant Information

• SEGA ID: (Already Filled)
• Email Address
• Player ID
• Character Name

Event Submission Details

• Event Name: (Already Filled)
• Category Selection:
  • Winter ~ Spring
  • Cute Hat
  • Gallant Figure
• Submission Title: (Text Entry Form: 30 characters or less)
• Fashion Comment: (Text Entry Form: 200 characters or less)
• Upload Submission
  • Character Creation Data
  • Official Screenshot Entry
  • Player ID Screenshot

Press the blue button on the left to submit!

PSO2 Movie Contest

The ARKS Museum is accepting submissions for the PSO2 Movie Contest! Upload your video to Nico Nico in one of the four categories and paste the link into the submissions form to enter the contest.

The contest is split up into the four divisions as follows:

• Lobby Action Contest (< 1 mins)
  • Demonstrate or illustrate to everyone a lobby action you'd like to see implement in the game.  (Examples)
• Promo Video (< 1 min)
  • Create a promo video that conveys PSO2's charm. Show everyone the parts you thought were great, and the things that make PSO2 fun! (Examples)
• Entertaining Video (< 5 min)
  • Get your creative juices flowing and create an interesting or entertaining video of PSO2. We don't care what it is, whether it's singing or dancing, anything is OK. (Examples)
• Super Plays (< 5 min)
  • Wow everyone with some amazing gameplay! Think you got the fastest time attack run?  Have you defeated a boss in an unusual way? Whatever it is, we want to see something amazing! (Examples)

Submission Period:

• January 9th ~ February 4th, 2014

Result Announcements

• Announced Late March

Winner Ranking Level

• Award of Excellence
• Producer's Award
• Honorable Mentions

Award of Excellence and Producer's Award Prizes

• Gold Trophy of Thanks
• 5000 AC Ticket
• Grind Success (100%)
• Videos displayed in the Lobby Monitors (PC)
• Lobby Actions Implemented (Award of Excellence Winner)

Other Prize Information

• Item Codes will be sent to the email address written on the submission form.
• Honorable Mentions will receive a present.

Submission Criteria

• Videos submitted for the Lobby Action and Promo Video contest categories must be no longer than 1 minute.
• Videos submitted for the Entertainment and Super Play contest categories must be no longer than 5 minutes.
• Entrants can only submit works related to PSO2.
• Entries do not have to be limited to only in-game footage, in fact, they may also include live-action footage too.
• Works must be created by the entrants themselves.
• Entrants may use tools to alter and edit the video.
• Entries can use images, videos, and music resources related to Phantasy Star Online 2. In addition, entrants may also utilize free-use resource materials or make their own. However, in regards to the music discs available in the game, only the music of "Phantasy Star Online 2" can be used.
  
• Entrants must submit their entry to Nico Nico Douga and tag them with the following:
  • 『PSO2』動画コンテスト2015
• In addition to the above tag, entrants must also tag their videos with one of the four contest divisions:
  • ロビーアクションコンテスト部門 (Lobby Action Division)
  • プロモーションビデオ部門 (Promotion Video Division)
  • おもしろ動画部門 (Entertainment Division)
  • スーパープレイ部門 (Super Play Division)
• Both of these tags must also be locked to prevent tampering.

Steps to Submission

• STEP 1: Upload the entry which meets the above mentioned conditions to Nico Nico Douga.
• STEP 2: Tag your entry using the two tags described in the previous section and lock the tags.
• STEP 3: Fill out the submission form with the required details, and after carefully confirming its contents, submit the form.

Other Important Information

• A Nico Nico account is required to enter the contest.
• Entries may become disqualified when they do not adhere to the terms of submission set forth by the contest.
• The following situations below may disqualify a work from remaining in the contest.
  
  • Submissions that were copied, modified, and adapted from works created by a third party.
  • Submissions that infringes upon the intellectual property rights, trust and honor, image, and privacy of a third party.
  • Submissions that do not adhere to the Terms of Use set forth by Nico Nico Douga.
  • Submission that were determined to deviate from the themes set forth by the contest.
  • Submissions that are against public policy.
  • Submissions that were entered in other contests or won previous contests.
  • Submissions that SEGA deems inappropriate for the contest.
• An individual is able to submit one entry per contest division, giving them a maximum of four entries for the contest.
• If several entries are submitted to the same contest division, only the last work submitted to the same division will count.
• Please obtain permission from the individual or rights holders of any persons or institutions appearing within the submitted entry.

You can check out the rest of the contest rules and details at the official contest page.

Submission Form

Press the big purple button on the contest page to reach the submission form.

Entrant Information

• SEGA ID (Already Filled)
• Email Address
• Player ID Name
• Player ID
• Character Name

Event Submission Details

• Event Name: (Already Filled)
• Category Selection:
  • Lobby Action Contest Division
  • Promo Video Contest Division
  • Entertainment Division
  • Super Play Division
• Submission Title: (Same as the Video's Title on Nico Nico)
• Contest Submission URL: (URL to Uploaded Nico Nico Video)
• Agree to Terms of Use: (Check Box if you Agree)