PSO2 JP: Extended Maintenance (12/12/2018)

Maintenance!

Dress up as Character's from Ep.5 Story with the new SG Scratch!

PSO2 Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 12/12/2018 @ 1:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 12/11/2018 @ 11:55 AM ~ 3:30 AM EST

 

Upcoming Broadcasts

PSO2 Station

  • December 15th @ 15:00 ~ 18:00

 

Bingo

Christmas 2018 Bingo

(December 5th ~ January 9th)

Bingo (Front)
  Objective Note
A-1 Defeat King Yede Lv.1+
A-2 Defeat Gulfur Lv.1+
A-3 Talk to Lachesis Main Gate
A-4 Defeat Ol Micda Lv.1+
A-5 Defeat Cyclonehda Lv.1+
B-1 Defeat Yede Lv.1+
B-2 Talk to Aru (Christmas) Shop Area
B-3 Play Mesetan Shooter Casino
B-4 Talk to Sophia Franka's Cafe
B-5 Defeat Ga Wonda Lv.1+
C-1 Clear Client Order:
A Hitsugi Christmas!
ヒツギたちとのクリスマス!
Hitsugi (Christmas)
C-2 Clear Client Order:
Sweet☆Christmas
スイーツ☆クリスマス!
Kohri (Christmas)
C-4 Clear Client Order:
Aru's Relationship Plan!
アルの仲なおり大作戦!
Aru (Christmas)
C-5 Clear Client Order:
Defend the Eve of the Night
聖夜の平和を守るため!
Hitsugi (Christmas)
D-1 Defeat Dagacha Lv.1+
D-2 Talk to Hitsugi (Christmas) Shop Area
D-3 Grind a Weapon or Unit Item Lab
D-4 Talk to Kohri (Christmas) Shop Area
D-5 Defeat Gu Wonda Lv.1+
E-1 Defeat Kuklonahda Lv.1+
E-2 Defeat Dahgash Lv.1+
E-3 Talk to Leontina Main Gate
E-4 Defeat Fangulfur Lv.1+
E-5 Defeat Malmoth Lv.1+

Bingo (Reverse)
  Objective Note
A-1 Defeat Deus Anges Lv.41+
A-2 Defeat Org Blan Lv.41+
A-3 Complete [Merry Christmas on Ice] VH+
A-4 Defeat Guar Zigmorde Lv.41+
A-5 Defeat Aratron Phemut Lv.41+
B-1 Defeat Anjhadu-lili Lv.41+
B-2 Defeat Snow Banther Lv.41+
B-3 Find the Lillipan Graffiti Casino
B-4 Defeat Rock Bear Lv.41+
B-5 Defeat Gigur Gunne-gam Lv.41+
C-1 Defeat King Mesetan in Mesetan Shooter Casino
C-2 Send a [Like] in the Fashion Catalog  
C-4 Play Black Nyack Casino
C-5 Grind a Weapon's Element Item Lab
D-1 Defeat Tranzmizer Lv.41+
D-2 Defeat Snow Banshee Lv.41+
D-3 Scratch the FUN Scratch  
D-4 Defeat Caterdra'nsa Lv.41+
D-5 Defeat Drago Deadlion Lv.41+
E-1 Defeat Zeta Guranz Lv.41+
E-2 Defeat De Malmoth Lv.41+
E-3 Clear E-Trial: Storm Gift Mr. Umblla
E-4 Defeat Codotta Idetta Lv.41+
E-5 Defeat Greuzoras Drago Lv.41+

 

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Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

▲▲ Eastern Standard Time ▲▲
Please [Refresh] the calendar after maintenance has ended!

▲▲ Japanese Standard Time ▲▲
Please [Refresh] the calendar after maintenance has ended!

Eastern / Central / Mountain / Arizona / Pacific

Hawaii / São Paulo / London / Berlin / Moscow

Bangkok / Philippines / Sydney / Japan

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.
  • This calendar is unable to show Emergency Quests that occur at random.
  • Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear with only their start times.
  • 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.
  • You can see the Emergency Quest schedule on your phone by subscribing to the Google Calendar.

 

Purchase Premium Campaign

During the Campaign Period, purchase a [90 Day Premium] ticket to receive various rewards.

Campaign Period

  • December 12th, 2018 ~ January 16th, 2019 @ Maintenance

Rewards

  • Head Rappy Wind Vane
  • +150% Tribooster (x3)
  • King's Crest (x50)
  • Bonus Key Kazuchi Assault

 

Spend AC, Get Items

Players who spend set amounts of AC during the campaign period will receive several prizes!

Campaign Period

  • Until December 16th @ 23:59 JST

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Spend 2000+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • +100% Tribooster (x2)
  • 15,000 EXP Ticket (x5)

(2) Spend 5000+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • Rappy Suit
  • +30% Ability Affixing Success

(3) Spend 10,000 AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • +150% Tribooster (x3)
  • Lambda Grinder (x2)

※AC / iAC spent in PSO2es prior to linking does not qualify for this campaign. However, any AC or iAC spent after linking will qualify for the campaign.

Ways You Can Spend AC

  • Playing Arks Scratch on PSO2 or PSO2es
  • Buying Arks Scratch Ticket Bundles
  • Buying Items in the AC Shop
  • Using a Scape Doll to revive
  • Using AC Content at the Beauty Salon
  • Spending AC to add a Skill Tree
  • Spending AC to reset a Skill Tree
  • Spending AC to buy a character
  • Transferring to another ship

Using [Arks Scratch Tickets] to play the AC Scratch does not fulfill the campaign requirements of spending AC.

 

Welcome Back Campaign

During the campaign period, players who haven't logged on since October 10th's Maintenance will be rewarded with various welcome back gifts.

Campaign Period

  • November 7th, 2018 ~ January 9th, 2019

Returning Player's Gifts

  • King's Crest (x100)
  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold] (x5)
  • +100% Tribooster (x10)
  • Free Salon Pass

Friend of Returning Players

If you're a friend of a Returning Player by one of these dates, you'll receive gifts at a later date!

Friend's Gifts

  • King's Crest (x100)
  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold]
  • Bonus Key Magatsu [Gold]
  • Bonus Key Rappy F

Friend by November 14th, 2018

  • Late November

Friend by December 12th, 2018

  • Late December

Friend by January 9th, 2019

  • Late January

※You can only receive the rewards once.

 

Boost Item Festival – Login Campaign

During the Campaign Period, login each day to receive a variety of boost items for your adventures!

Campaign Period

  • December 12th ~ December 25th @ 23:59 (JST) 

Rewards

  • Monday ~ Friday
    • +100% Tribooster
    • +100% EXP Booster
    • +100% Meseta Booster
    • +250% RDR Booster
  • Saturday, Sunday, and Christmas
    • +100% Tribooster (x2)
    • +100% EXP Booster (x2)
    • +100% Meseta Booster (x2)
    • +250% RDR Booster (x2)

 

Quest Boosts

Forest, Volcano, and Coast Exploration (December 12th ~ December 19th)

  • +281% RDR Boost
  • +281% EXP Boost
  • +281% Meseta Boost

Merry Christmas on Ice (December 12th ~ December 19th)

  • +150% EXP Boost

Mega Mecha Awakening (December 5th ~ December 19th)

  • All Difficulties:
    • Increase Dark Blast Gauge fill rate
    • +100% RDR Boost
  • Extra Hard:
    • +200% Enemy ATK
    • +100% Enemy HP
    • +80% S/R/T and Element Resist
    • King Vardha always appears
    • Added Nemesis-NT to the drops
    • Added Slave-NT to the drops
    • Added ★14 Weapons to the drops
    • Added ★12 Units to the drops
    • Added King's Crest to the drops

 

King's Crest Campaign (x2)

Complete the following goals to obtain King's Crests. The crests can be exchanged for ★14 Weapons at Zieg!

Campaign Period

Dec. 12th ~ Dec. 19th

Campaign Tasks

  Goal Reward
1 Clear [Forest Exploration] (x2) King’s Crests (x20)
2 Clear [Volcano Exploration] (x2) King’s Crests (x20)
3 Clear [Coast Exploration] (x2)
King’s Crests (x20)
4 Clear [Mega Mecha Awakening] (x3) King’s Crests (x20)
5 Login 3 Days King’s Crests (x20)
6
Link with PSO2es and Play [Quick Search] King’s Crests (x20)

How To Acquire Your First ★15 Weapon!

15 Weapons Arrive To PSO2

The ★15 Weapon Series Lightstream, Atlas EX, and the long-awaited Austere-NT will arrive on December 19th. Out of these, you can work on upgrading Austere-NT and Atlas EX as soon as the patch hits.

Weapons of ★15 rarity will not only drop with a special visual appearance, but also display a distinct icon when identifying them at the Item Tekker.

 

Lightstream Series

Weapon Information

Potential: 

  • +10% Power
  • Fully recovers your PP when its below a certain amount and increases power for a duration.
  • ※This effect has a cooldown

Potential (Takt):

  • +3% Power
  • Fully recovers your PP when its below a certain amount and gains +3% power for a duration.
  • ※This effect has a cooldown

S-Class Ability Slots: S1 | S2 | S3

※Weapon Type Conversion Can Be Performed at Zieg.

Required Materials

Celestial Upgrade at Zieg

  • Celestial Weapon +35
  • Amphitrite Stone (x1)
  • Excube (x400)

How to Obtain the Materials

Celestial Weapons

  • Upgrade Profound Weapons for it at Zieg.
    • Profound Weapon +35
    • Any Detonation Weapon +35
    • Any Clawdem Weapon +35
    • Any Allure Weapon +35
    • Any Chalyra Weapon +35
    • Erebros Stone (x150)
  • Note:
    • Profound Weapons can drop from Dark Falz Persona.
    • Exchange 15 Erebos Stones for a Profound Weapon at Zieg.
    • Erebos Stones can drop from Dark Falz Persona.

Amphitrite Stone

  • Title Reward for defeating Dark Falz Persona 50 times.

 

Austere-NT Series

Weapon Information

Potential 1:

  • Increases Power based on Photon Blast Gauge.
  • Gain Bonus Effects based on the summoned Photon Beast

Potential 2:

  • +9% Power
  • Generates a barrier that reduces damage at regular intervals.

Potential 3:

  • +9% Power
  • Generates a barrier that prevents being launched at regular intervals.

S-Class Ability Slots: S1 | S2 | S3

Required Materials

Austere(OT) Upgrade at Zieg

  • Austere(OT) Weapon
  • Nemesis-NT Weapon +35
  • Slave-NT Weapon +35
  • Ares-NT Weapon +35
  • Excube (x400)
  • ※All Weapons must be the same Weapon Type!

Invade-NT Upgrade at Zieg

  • Invade-NT Weapon +35
  • Nemesis-NT Weapon +35
  • Slave-NT Weapon +35
  • Ares-NT Weapon +35
  • Excube (x400)
  • ※All Weapons must be the same Weapon Type!

How to Obtain the Materials

Austere(OT) Weapons

  • Drops from the Emergency Quest: Perennial Apocalypse (Extra Hard)
  • Upgrade Invade(OT) and various materials for it at Zieg.

Invade-NT Weapons

  • Drops from the Extreme Quests: Terran Phantoms and Phanatical Phantom
  • Drops from Lv.85 Falz Hunar and Falz Angel

Nemesis-NT Weapons

  • Drops from Ultimate Naberius and Ultimate Amduscia

Slave-NT Weapons

  • Drops from Ultimate Lillipa and Ultimate Amduscia

Ares-NT Weapons

  • Drops from Ultimate Quests: Naberius, Lillipa, and Amduscia

 

Atlas EX Series

Weapon Information

Potential: 

  • +10% Power
  • Survive with 1HP upon taking a fatal blow and recover HP over time.
  • ※This effect can only activate once per quest

S-Class Ability Slots: S1 | S2 | S3 | S4

※Weapon Type Conversion Can Be Performed at Zieg.

Required Materials

Atlas Upgrade at Zieg

  • Atlas Weapon +35
  • Lumiere Weapon +35
  • Excube (x400)
  • ※All Weapons must be the same Weapon Type!

How to Obtain the Materials

Atlas Weapons

  • Upgrade Val Weapons for it at Zieg.
    • Val Weapon +35
    • Goldnia / Goldest / Goldgrimo (S/R/T) (x999)
    • Saphard (x999)
    • Time Reversal Stone Chronos

Lumiere Weapons

  • Upgrade Jutus Weapons for it at Zieg.
    • Jutus Weapon +35
    • Upgraded Demon Weapon +35
    • Schvelle Weapon +35
    • ※All Weapons must be the same Weapon Type!

PSO2 JP: Extended Maintenance and Patch (12/5/2018)

Maintenance!

Face 1-on-1 with Omega Masquerade: No Dolls, 1 Life Only, Omega Ruins!

PSO2 Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 12/5/2018 @ 9:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 12/4/2018 @ 7:55 PM ~ 3:30 AM EST

December 5th's Update

  • Game Launcher: Version 05.00.04
  • Game Client: Ver.5.1002.2
  • Patch Size: 65MB (PC) / XX (PS4) / 65MB (Vita)

 

Time Reversal Stone Chronos

Sega posted today that they made a slight error with the info regarding Time Reversal Stone Chronos from the Arks Live broadcast.

Here is what it's supposed to be:

  • The 2nd Time Reversal Stone Chronos will be given out as a story reward in Mid-Decemeber.
  • The 3rd Time Reversal Stone Chronos will be given out as a Title reward around Feb based on # of Titles earned.

 

Upcoming Broadcasts

PSO2 Station

  • December 15th @ 15:00 ~ 18:00

 

Patch Notes

Lobby

  • Implemented Christmas Lobby (Dec. 5th, 2018 ~ Dec. 31st 2018)
  • Implemented Snow Cafe (Dec 5th, 2018 ~ Feb. 6th, 2019)

New Solo Ultimate Quest

Quest Name Requirements
Remnants of Other Worlds
領域調査:異世界の残滓
Lv.80/80

 

New Enemy

~ Omega Masquerade ~

 

New Emergency Quest

Quest Name Difficulty Req.
Merry Christmas on Ice 2018
氷上のメリークリスマス2018
Normal Lv.1
Hard Lv.20
Very Hard Lv.40
Super Hard Lv.50
Extra Hard Lv.75

 

New Client Orders

  • New Client Orders can be received from the Christmas versions of Hitsugi, Kohri, and Al in the Shop Area.

New Partner Cards

  • Hitsugi (Christmas)
  • Kohri (Christmas)

Bingo

  • Distributed [Christmas 2018 Bingo] Cards.

New Collection Files

  • Added the [Merry Christmas 2018 Collection] (Dec. 5th ~ Jan. 9th)
  • Added the [Special Collection], and it has the following features:
    • Only one sheet can be possessed at a time.
    • Premium Users will receive a bonus applied to gauge accumulation.
    • Gauges set for Emergency Quests will also apply to their corresponding EQ Triggers.
      ※Trigger Quest [T: Endless Darkness] does not qualify.

※At the present moment, the [Special Collection] has not been set with an end date.

Interrupt Event

  • Added a new Interrupt Event.

Badge & Memory Exchange Shop

  • Added [Exchange Hunting Stones], some items from the [Hunting Stone Exchange Shop] will be available.

Treasure Shop

  • Updated the product listing.

Item Lab

  • Added [Weapon Form Change]

Bingo

To be added…

 

We'd like to thank all of our current patrons for helping to keep the site afloat! If you like the work that we do, please consider donating 1$ or more to continue our Phantasy Star coverage!

 

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

▲▲ Eastern Standard Time ▲▲
Please [Refresh] the calendar after maintenance has ended!

▲▲ Japanese Standard Time ▲▲
Please [Refresh] the calendar after maintenance has ended!

Eastern / Central / Mountain / Arizona / Pacific

Hawaii / São Paulo / London / Berlin / Moscow

Bangkok / Philippines / Sydney / Japan

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.
  • This calendar is unable to show Emergency Quests that occur at random.
  • Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear with only their start times.
  • 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.
  • You can see the Emergency Quest schedule on your phone by subscribing to the Google Calendar.

 

(Festival) Login Campaign

During the Campaign period, logging in will reward you with Bonus Keys and King's Crests!

Campaign Period

  • November 30th @ 0:00 ~ December 11th @ 23:59 JST
Monday ~ Friday Bonus Key Tokyo [Silver]
Bonus Key Magatsu [Silver]
King's Crest (x10)
Saturday Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold]
Bonus Key Kazuchi Attack
King's Crest (x10)
Sunday Bonus Key Magatsu [Gold]
Bonus Key Rappy F
King's Crest (x10)

 

Spend AC, Get Items

Players who spend set amounts of AC during the campaign period will receive several prizes!

Campaign Period

  • Until December 9th @ 23:59 JST

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Spend 2000+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • +100% Tribooster (x2)
  • 15,000 EXP Ticket (x5)

(2) Spend 5000+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • St. Rappy Suit
  • +30% Ability Affixing Success

(3) Spend 10,000 AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • +150% Tribooster (x3)
  • Lambda Grinder (x2)

※AC / iAC spent in PSO2es prior to linking does not qualify for this campaign. However, any AC or iAC spent after linking will qualify for the campaign.

Ways You Can Spend AC

  • Playing Arks Scratch on PSO2 or PSO2es
  • Buying Arks Scratch Ticket Bundles
  • Buying Items in the AC Shop
  • Using a Scape Doll to revive
  • Using AC Content at the Beauty Salon
  • Spending AC to add a Skill Tree
  • Spending AC to reset a Skill Tree
  • Spending AC to buy a character
  • Transferring to another ship

Using [Arks Scratch Tickets] to play the AC Scratch does not fulfill the campaign requirements of spending AC.

 

Welcome Back Campaign

During the campaign period, players who haven't logged on since October 10th's Maintenance will be rewarded with various welcome back gifts.

Campaign Period

  • November 7th, 2018 ~ January 9th, 2019

Returning Player's Gifts

  • King's Crest (x100)
  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold] (x5)
  • +100% Tribooster (x10)
  • Free Salon Pass

Friend of Returning Players

If you're a friend of a Returning Player by one of these dates, you'll receive gifts at a later date!

Friend's Gifts

  • King's Crest (x100)
  • Bonus Key Tokyo [Gold]
  • Bonus Key Magatsu [Gold]
  • Bonus Key Rappy F

Friend by November 14th, 2018

  • Late November

Friend by December 12th, 2018

  • Late December

Friend by January 9th, 2019

  • Late January

※You can only receive the rewards once.

 

Quest Boosts

Bonus Quests (November 30th ~ December 11th)

  • +100% EXP Boost

Merry Christmas on Ice 2018 (December 5th ~ December 12th)

  • +100% EXP Boost

Riding Quests (December 5th ~ December 12th)

  • All Difficulties:
    • +200% RDR Boost
  • Extra Hard:
    • +100% Enemy ATK
    • +300% Enemy HP
    • Added Homura to the drops
    • Added Shien to the drops
    • Added Guren to the drops
    • Added Flaming Stone Vesta to the drops

Mega Mecha Awakening (December 5th ~ December 19th)

  • All Difficulties:
    • Increase Dark Blast Gauge fill rate
    • +100% RDR Boost
  • Extra Hard:
    • +200% Enemy ATK
    • +100% Enemy HP
    • +80% S/R/T and Element Resist
    • King Vardha always appears
    • Added Nemesis-NT to the drops
    • Added Slave-NT to the drops
    • Added ★14 Weapons to the drops
    • Added ★12 Units to the drops
    • Added King's Crest to the drops

King's Crest Campaign (x2)

Complete the following goals to obtain King's Crests. The crests can be exchanged for ★14 Weapons at Zieg!

Campaign Period

Dec. 5th ~ Dec. 12th

Campaign Tasks

  Goal Reward
1 Clear [Merry Christmas On Ice] (x1) King’s Crests (x20)
2 Clear [Merry Christmas On Ice] (x3) King’s Crests (x20)
3 Clear Hans’ Client Order:
Long-Nosed Family

長鼻の巨獣
King’s Crests (x20)
4 Clear Revelle’s Client Order:
Mild Mild Murder Ⅰ
マイルドマイルド・マーダー・Ⅰ
King’s Crests (x20)
5 Login to the game 3 Days. King’s Crests (x20)
6
Link with PSO2es and
Play [Quick Search]
King’s Crests (x20)