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PSO2 Live Broadcast #33 Recap

July 12, 2015July 29, 2015 Ricardo 35 Comments

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Post-post Live Broadcast Update

Slightly updated information for Class Boost

ARKS Caravan: Okinawa Special!

Emergency Quest Boost Poll

July 12th @ 22:00 JST
A Profound Invasion (After Quna Concert)
+200% Rare Drop and EXP Boost
+10% extra boost when watching the Live Concert.

Say うみんちゅたろう in chat, sometime between now through July 22nd's maintenance to receive:

Music Disc: Voice Drama 一位にふさわしく
Food Stall Cart
3rd Anniversary Donuts x10

Casino Balance Adjustments (July 22nd)

Added new items to the Casino Prize Shop
- Yurlungurs, Lambda Grinders, and Lilipariums (Small)
Rare Enemy Trigger E-Trial Rewards
- 11 star unit (Rear / P-Drive) with ability: Spirita Alpha
- Arks Badge Peach
Black Nyack, Rappy Slots, and Mesetan Shooter will have boosted payouts.

Challenge Quest Adjustments

Relaxed VR Drain for 9 or more players!
Gain a small quantity of Miles when you gather energy capsules that crosses over the 100% energy cap. (Varies based on how much it overfills)

Advance Quest Adjustments

Adjustments make it easier to level up outside of EQs.
+100% EXP Boost Applied
Large Pyroxene Drop Rates Improved
Some enemies will have reduced HP.
Partners gain battle ability buffs.

Early August Update

Ice + Light Technic: Barantsion
Wired Lance PA: Adapt Spin
Assault Rifle PA: End Attract
Katana PA: Guren Tessen
Twin Dagger PA: Fall Nocturne

Early August Update

Obtain Oudo's partner card.
Oudo will appear alongside Shiki in the lobby

Early August Update

AC Scratch: Versus BLAZBLUE
Ragna, Jin, Noel, Izayoi, and Mu -No. 12- Costume, Hairstyles, Voice, and STAGE BGM
Weapon Camos for each character.

Early August Update

New Field: Kuronia
A royal palace nestled in the rocky mountains.
New ★12 weapons and dark themed ★13 weapons at the Pyroxene Exchange.

Early August Update

New Toy type Boss: Codotta Edetta
New Boss: Guar Zigmorde (A Nephila Clavata who can perform the Curse of Death….)

Early August Update

Limited-time Level Up Quest (Intended for N ~ SH Leveling)
- [Atrocious Ocean] [Chaotic Beguiler]

Late August Update

New Scratch: Versus Guilty Gear
Sol, Ky, Elphelt, and May's Costumes, hairstyles, voices, and Stage BGM.
Weapon Camos for each character.

Late August Update

PA Customize Daily Crafts
Solo TA Rankings
New Ragol Memory Exchange Shop Items: RAcast, RAcaseal, and a Head Riding Sato.

Late August Update

Run through a new Challenge Quest in the Tundra, Sub. Tunnels, and Skyscape areas.
Which switch will you pick?
New exchange shop items: Ideal Units and Photon Boosters.
Unlock hidden potential abilities on ★12 weapons with Photon Boosters.

Late August Update

Daily Stamp Upgrade
- Receive an item each day you log in!
- Added +100% Triboosters, +250% Rare Drop Boosters, 15000 EXP, Large Pyroxenes, and a Free Salon Pass.
Class Boost
- Players who reach level 75 of a particular class will receive an effect that boosts certain stats. (Upd 7/29)
- The effect applies even when you change classes.
- For Example: Braver's Class Boost applies +2 PP / +20 S-ATK / +20 R-ATK / +30 DEX to All Classes.
- This boost will apply to all characters on the account.
- Let's aim for the level cap in each class!

PSO2es Update

Weaponoid Chips (Weapons Personified)

New Chips + Other Improvements

Io [Summer Vacation]
New PA chips: Illusion Rave and Kreisenschlag.
Play the Collab Scratches for several weeks.
Touch two points on the screen to switch Gunslash Modes
My Shop Push Notifications
Confirm and change equipment prior to heading out.

PSO2 Fashion Catalog 2012-2015 (August 11th)

Contains PSO2 Art Team interview along with an interview with Sakai.
Wonderful item codes included. (Color Change and Free Salon Pass included among the list of items.)

Collaboration Announcement! (Around Fall 2015)

Hyperdimension Neptunia vs. Sega Hard Girls: Dream Combination Special!
From Neptunia's Side
- Costumes, Hairstyles, Weapon Camos, Accessories, and Room Items of popular characters.
- PSO2es Chips.
From The Hard Girls' Side
- Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, Megadrive's SD character mascot accessories and room items.

PSO 15th Anniversary Project (#7)

Sympathy 2015: Phantasy Star Online Series 15th Anniversary Concert!
November 23rd at Pacifico Yokohama!

PSO 15th Anniversary Project (#8)

PSO2 TV Anime launching 2016!
The tale is an original story taking place on Earth in the near future.

~ Dark Falz Double ~
~ Coming this Fall! ~

PSO2 3rd Anniversary: Maximum Attack [Web Panel Rewards]

July 10, 2015February 2, 2019 Ricardo 30 Comments

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Interlocking Web Panel Event: June 10th ~ July 22nd
Dark Falz Elder / Loser EQ: July 8th ~ August 5th
Darker's Den Limited Quest: June 10th ~ July 8th
Gal Grphyon Limited Quest: July 8th ~ August 5th
Maximum Attack Reward Period: July 29th ~ August 5th
Reward Item Distribution Period: July 29th ~ August 19th
ARKS Investigative Report: 6/17 & 7/1 & 7/15 & 7/29

Phantasy Star Online 2 is celebrating its third year in service by holding a Maximum Attack event! Among the festivities is a new limited quest where players can earn points by defeating specific bosses! These points are tallied across PSO2 and PSO2es to unlock prizes listed at the event's official site.

Phantasy Star Online 2 PC and Vita players can rack up points by defeating certain bosses within "Winged Border Breaker" and "A Profound Invasion!"

Scoring System: Limited Quest (Winged Border Breaker) Emergency Quest (A Profound Invasion)
Normal: 5 points	Hard: 10 points	Very Hard: 15 points
Super Hard: 20 points	Extra Hard: 35 points

Qualifying Bosses for (Winged Border Breaker) + (A Profound Invasion)
Gal Gryphon	Dark Falz Loser	Dark Falz Elder

Both normal and rare counterparts of Gal Gryphon qualifies for the event!

Phantasy Star Online 2es players, on the other hand, can earn points by clearing specific quests tagged for the event. More details can be found at the es Guide!

Maximum Attack Reward List

Panel	Reward
#1	+1 Login Stamp: Boost Period 2x FUN: Boost Period 1000 FUN Ticket
#2	[PSO2es] Revival Meds x3
#3	Evo. Device / Blue Puyo Casino Coin Pass x3 Casino: Boost Period
#4	[PSO2es] Rappy Medal x10
#5	20% OFF Recycle Shop
#6	+150% EXP Boost Period +150% Meseta Boost Period
#7	[PSO2es] 2x Golden Lillipa Chips
#8	Evo. Device / Losher
#9	Free Salon Pass Color Change Pass
#10	[PSO2es] +200% Arks Quest EXP Boost
#11	Kasentori Haruka
#12	2x Grind Risk Reduction (+2) +10% Grind Success +10% Ability Affixing Success
#13	Energy Huezer
#14	[PSO2] +100% Tribooster [PSO2es] 3 OP Meds
#15	+150% Rare Drop Boost Period +150% Rare Enemies Boost Period
#16	Grind Success (100%)
#17	+10% Item Grind Success Boost Period
#18	[PSO2es] Rappy Medal x20
#19	+10% Special Ability Affixing
#20	(8/12 ~ 8/19) +10% Or More Challenge Mile Bonus

Players must clear the quest 1+ times to qualify for the prizes arriving on July 29th.

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The 20th Panel has a special bonus! The Challenge Mile bonus increases by 10% each time players contribute 1,000,000 points to the score! If we make it to 42,000,000 points, we will succeed in earning a +100% Mile Bonus! Players can expect to see this boost starting August 12th ~ August 19th.

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Maximum Attack Contests

Item Design Contest Entry Period: May 27th ~ July 15th
Character Contest Entry Period: May 27th ~ June 24th
Real-Life Merchandise Contest Entry Period: May 27th ~ July 15th
Illustration Contest Entry Period: May 27th ~ July 22nd

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July Celebration

This July, we're celebrating the 15th anniversary of Phantasy Star Online with a new boss, team room, and outfits designed by guest illustrator Suzuhito Yasuda. Kicking off the update is a fearsome boss battle against the Gal Gryphon in an arena recreated from Phantasy Star Online: Episode 2.

Take a trip down memory lane by transforming your team room into [Pioneer 2], the spaceship at the center of operations in Phantasy Star Online.

Pick up new costumes and weapons camos designed by manga illustrator Suzuhito Yasuda, also known for his work on the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor series of video games.

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Item Design Contest

Name	Item Design Contest
Contest Divisions	Phantasy Star Online 2 is accepting costumes, accessories, room items, and weapon camos for this year's Item Design Contest! That's right, players may now submit concepts of room items they wish to see implemented! Put your thinking caps on, and submit your entry to any of these four contest divisions. Weapon Camo Division Any Existing Weapon Category. (As of May 27th, 2015) Costume Division (Costume Template) (All Race Unisex) (All Race Male) (All Race Female) Accessory Division Room Item Division (Floor Type) (Wall Type) (Ceiling Type This contest will not be accepting entries for Hairstyles, Head Parts, Body Parts, Arm Parts, and Leg Parts.
Entry Period	May 27th ~ July 15th @ 16:00 JST
Announcements	The nominations and results will be posted at separate times in the future.
Entry Requirements	Submitted entries must have some relevance to Phantasy Star Online 2. Hairstyles, Head Parts, Arms Parts, Body Parts, and Leg Parts entries do not qualify for this contest. Weapon Camos should be submitted only for the categories that appear in Phantasy Star Online 2. Designs for weapons outside of these categories will not qualify for the contest. Submitted works may be slightly modified when implemented as in-game items. Room Items with special gimmicks or functions will not qualify for the contest. Entrants must submit unpublished works they’ve created themselves. Winning entries will be published to the official site, and may include your character's name, or pen name. The entry must be a JPG file up to 1MB in size. Contest participants are allowed to submit several entries. Please fill in all the required entries in the submission form. Please include a comment about your entry in the submission form. Entries submitted to places outside of the Official Submission form are not valid for this contest. Please refrain from posting your works on a blog or social networking site, etc. Your winning entry may be disqualified if they discovered it was posted to the public.

Other Important Information

The copyright of entries submitted to the contest shall belong to Sega, allowing them free use over the contents without any restrictions. The contestant agrees to have their submitted entry sold as AC Scratch items.

Contestants will not be able to make further changes to the submission nor its description after the Entry Period has concluded. Submissions that infringes upon the intellectual property rights of a third party, or violate public policy, will not qualify for the contest.

Full contest details can be viewed at the official Item Design Contest page.

Item Design Categories
Sword ソード	Wired Lance ワイヤードランス	Partisan パルチザン	Twin Daggers ツインダガー
Doublesaber ダブルセイバー	Knuckles ナックル	Gunslash ガンスラッシュ	Katana カタナ
Dual Blades デュアルブレード	Assault Rifles アサルトライフル	Launchers ランチャー	Twin Machine Guns ツインマシンガン
Bullet Bows バレットボウ	Rods ロッド	Talis タリス	Wand ウォンド
Jet Boots ジェットブーツ	Unisex Costume 全種族男女共用	Female Costume 全種族女性	Male Costume 全種族男性
Floor Type 床タイプ	Wall Type 壁タイプ	Ceiling Type 天井タイプ

Contest Submission Form

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

Entrant Information

Email Address
Pen Name

Event Submission Details

Event Name: (Already Ticked)
Category Selection:
- Weapon Camo Division
- Costume Division
- Accessory Division
- Room Item Division
Category: (Check Chart for Japanese Names)
Entry Comment: (Text Entry Form: 200 characters or less)
Upload Entry

Press the blue button on the left to submit!

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Character Contest

The ARKS Museum is accepting submissions for PSO2's Third Anniversary Character Contest! Bring out your inner fashionista and put together a style that will impress everyone in one of the three contest divisions.

Contest Name	PSO2 3rd Anniversary ARKS Museum Character Contest
Contest Divisions	Submit a screenshot and a Character Creation file of your character sporting the hottest looks for summer. Submit your entry to any of the three contest divisions to get started! Show off your Swimsuits! A style with a swimsuit appeal! Show off a look that captures the essence of summer! Capture the Oceans! The Mountains! With Blue or Green! A style centered around an ocean and mountains theme. Craft a style with an emphasis on blue or green colors. Japanese Style Clothing For Summer! A style of Japanese clothing that represents Summer! Good background imagery and interesting poses are desired.
Entry Period	May 27th ~ June 24th @ 16:00 JST
Nominees	Late July
Winner Announcements	Early August
Contest Prizes	The selected nominees will receive these wonderful prizes! Golden Trophy 1000 FUN Ticket Free Salon Pass Grind Success (100%) Prizes can be retrieved from the Visiphone after a future maintenance.
Character Creation Criteria	You may freely use any hairstyle, costume, or accessory except for the following: Collaborative contents outside of Sega Games. Please avoid submitting entries that depict collaborative works outside of SEGA Games.
Character Creation Data	Please submit the Character Creation data along with your contest entry. This can be performed by saving the data through the Beauty Salon. You may retrieve your character creation data from the following directory: [My Documents] > [SEGA] > [Phantasy Star Online 2]
Screenshot Criteria	Submit 1 screenshot for the contest itself. Submit another screenshot displaying your Player ID.
Screenshot Requirements	Screenshot #1 Requirements You may take a screenshot in any location. You must NOT depict any mags or weapons in your screenshot. You must NOT depict any Units in your screenshot. You must NOT depict other players, NPCs, or enemies in the screenshot. You must NOT depict any Symbol Arts in the screenshot, including the ones shown on the Symbol Art Projector, or Monitor, etc. The screenshot must be taken in landscape orientation and allow us to understand the full body fashion choices for your character. The screenshot must NOT display the User Interface. The screenshot can be taken using the [Camera Selection] function in the Quick Menu, or through the [Digi Ichi] room item. You can use facial expressions and lobby actions within the screenshot. You must NOT depict any speech bubbles, cut-in chats, manga chat symbols, or Symbol Arts within the screenshot. Screenshot #2 Requirements Your screenshot MUST include your Player ID above your character. Your character MUST be facing the camera, full body in view. The screenshot MUST be taken in a place where one can clearly identify the Player ID. Your screenshot MUST have the User Interface ON.
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 depict the current state of the submitted screenshot. Please refrain from posting the image to the public like on social networking sites and blogs.
Before You Submit	Submission 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 outside the official Contest Entry Form do not qualify.
Participants may submit one entry per contest division, 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 the Playstation Vita.
Entries 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 entries submitted to the contest will belong to SEGA.
Entries may be published to other forms of media, including magazines and such.
There may be cases where entries could be deemed unsuitable and removed from publication even after they were posted.

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

Random Entries in Previous Contests

Screenshot 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

Contest Submission Form

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

Entrant Information

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

Event Submission Details

Event Name: (Already Ticked)
Category Selection:
- Swimsuit Division
- Blue or Green Division
- Japanese Styles Clothing in Summer Division
Entry Title
Entry Comment: (Text Entry Form: 200 characters or less)
Upload Forms
- Character Creation Data
- Contest Screenshot
- Player ID Screenshot

Press the blue button on the left to submit!

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Gal Gryphon Makes its PSO2 Debut!

June 27, 2015June 28, 2015 Ricardo 12 Comments

~ July 8th Update ~

Gal Gryphon Limited Quest

We've now reached part 2 of the Third Anniversary Quest, where players will face the fearsome Gal Gryphon from Phantasy Star Online Episode 2!

With its swift movements and powerful attacks, the Gal Gryphon leaps into the air, spreading its wings to charge at the players below. Watch out for its electrifying attacks and giant tornadoes!

Prior to facing the Gal Gryphon, players must run through a new Limited Quest taking place on Corrupted Naberius. All sorts of creatures, including the mystical Anga Fundarge, could appear along the way. Players as low as level 8 can start this quest on normal difficulty! So even those that are new to the game can see what Corrupted Naberius has to offer.

But there's one other thing… Since this Limited Quest is not an Ultimate Quest, players utilizing the [Planet Naberius UL] timed abilities will see their effects null and void. In addition, all timed abilities will be ineffective within the Gal Gryphon's boss arena.

A Profound Invasion

In this new pre-scheduled Emergency Quest, players will have to defeat Dark Falz Elder and Loser!

This quest does not appear at random, and will only appear at the times listed in the Emergency Quest calendar. What new ★13 weapons will await players in this limited-time Emergency Quest?

This quest can only be cleared once per ship. This even applies to your other characters on the SAME ship.

Both this and the limited quest will qualify for the Maximum Attack event. Their schedules are as follows:

Interlocking Web Panel Event: June 8th ~ July 22nd
Gal Gryphon Limited Quest: July 8th ~ August 5th
Dark Falz Elder / Loser EQ: July 8th ~ August 5th

Pioneer 2 Team Room

It's finally here! Pioneer II has arrived to PSO2 in the form of a Team Room! Reminisce in all your favorite locations, like the Medical Center and the Principal's Office. Gaze through the window to see Ragol in all its glory.

Virtual-On Lobby

Virtual-On is back with another collaboration! The lobby will once again be decorated with statues of Temjin 747A and Fei-Yen. Joining them this time, however, are fellow Virtuaroids Myzr Delta and Angelan.

ARKS Ball Kicks Off

Listen up, sports fans! The ARKS Ball is dropping into the lobby! Score points by knocking the ball into the opposing team's goal, but how you play is up to you.

Suzuhito Yasuda Collaboration

The character designs of Suzuhito Yasuda will appear in the lobby and in emergency trials until August 5th. Score the partner cards of all three by completing the client orders!

Xie Exchange Shop Update

＊ファイティングソウル
Fighting Soul

＊M&A60ヴァイス
M&A60 Vice

＊グラヴィフェルト
Gravifelt

＊エリュドラド
Elydorado

＊ユキガラス
Yukigaras

＊フェリオバンカー
Ferio Bunker

＊ブーツオブミシェル
Boots of Michelle

Xie is getting some new items in her 3rd Anniversary Exchange Shop. All-new color variations of popular weapons from throughout the Phantasy Star series will reappear as weapon camos.

リア／フラワーアート
Rear / Flower Art

進化デバイス／RRリコ
Evo. Device / Red Ring Rico

In addition to new units, Red Ring Rico, the main heroine of PSO's first episode, will return as a stylized Mag device!

Eccentric Party (AC Scratch)

The costumes and weapon camos designed by Suzuhito Yasuda will appear in this scratch. Players may recognize the Edomachi Kurara outfit from PSPo2 Infinity. Accompanying these are items based on Virtual-On's popular Virtuaroid characters.

★12 Weapon Relief

To allow for the sale of ★12 weapons and ★11 units between players, the following features have been added to the game.

Player Shops will be adjusted to allow ★12 weapons and ★11 units to be placed on the market.

★12 weapons, when purchased, will become bound to owner.

The Recycle Shop will be updated to allow players to receive [★12 Weapon] and [★11 Unit] purchasing passes.

Some ★12 weapons and ★11 units will not qualify for these passes.
Active Premium Sets are still necessary to acquire the passes.

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In order to make it easier to obtain ★12 weapons, the following features have been added to the game.

[★12 Weapon Purchase Passes] can now be obtained through Title Rewards

Players will be able to receive a maximum of three [★12 Weapon Purchase Passes] based on the number of times they've cleared Extra Hard difficulty.

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Aside from the above changes, ★12 weapons will also receive some grinding relief. This will be in the form of boosted success rates and partial cost reductions. In addition, players can expect the maximum grind risk for ★12 weapons to be partially relaxed.

PSO2 Live Broadcast #33 Recap

PSO2 3rd Anniversary: Maximum Attack [Web Panel Rewards]

Gal Gryphon Makes its PSO2 Debut!

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