Phantasy Star Nova: A New Energy? A New Class?

Gran Phantasy Star Nova

There's a team from the ARKS Special Planetary Search Unit, known as Alter. They were forced to make an emergency landing on Planet Machia, when their ship, the "Delta Valiant" came under attack. Since planet Machia has the peculiar quality of negating the use of "photons," the team will be forced to find a way to survive.

Considering how photons are non-existent, this game will introduce a new energy known as "Gran" (Grand). This energy can be seen gushing out in various places from the planet.

 

Phantasy Star Nova battle 3

Phantasy Star Nova will also release with a brand new class! Busters (Bu) are an all-rounded class, which according to Shougai PSO, can equip weapons in all categories—including "Piles". This class also has the ability to use skills from other classes.

A new weapon category will be introduced called "Halos." Halos are weapons that equip to the wrist of your right hand, but instead of photons, they fire Gran energy particles. In addition, they can produce "scaffolding fields" that lets players ascend higher to attack the Gigantes.

 

Yuno: A mysterious girl
Yuno (VA: Saori Hayami)

Yuno is a mysterious girl who teaches information about Planet Machia. She makes appearances as a hologram.

 

Raven VA: Daisuke Namikawa
Raven (VA: Daisuke Namikawa)

Raven, the Deputy Director of the Delta Valiant, displays talents in the field of Research and Development. He's also in charge of equipment repairs at the ship. 

 

Gigantes / Garation  Length: 40.77 Meters Height: 44.75 Meters
Garation

Garation is 40.77 meters long, 44.75 meters high, with blades that resemble a chainsaw.

 

 

PSO2 JP Service Relaunch Follow-Up Reports

July 9th @ 18:00 JST

Post Updates

  • Premium Set Expiration details clarified

At this time, they haven't confirmed of any serious issues, nor ongoing DDoS attacks on their end.

While checking on the stability of their services, they noted several problems with the various countermeasures they have in place. On July 9th, they stated they have completed addressing the issues below:

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On July 9th, they completed addressing this issue due to the countermeasures implemented on July 2nd.

Sega has received reports that users are encountering Error 107 when starting up the Launcher. Under certain environments, this error seems to be occurring due to the measures that took place in response to the DDoS attacks. They are sorry for the inconvenience and are now working towards correcting the issue. If you receive this message, they ask that you try relaunching it some other time.

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On July 9th, they completed addressing this issue due to the countermeasures implemented on July 2nd.

Sega has received reports that users are encountering Error 630 when changing blocks. Under certain environments, this error seems to be occurring due to the countermeasures they provided in regards to the DDoS attacks.

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On July 9th, they completed addressing this issue due to the countermeasures implemented on July 2nd.

Sega has received reports where AC is not automatically credited into your account for the "Automatic AC Charging" payment plan. They are sorry for the inconvenience and are now investigating this issue.

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In addition they proceeded to correct the following issues:

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They will carefully push forward addressing these issues, while checking to see if there are no issues with the stability and security of their services. Support will take some time, and they ask that you wait for further correspondence. Further developments as soon as they arrive, will be posted in the support list at the official site.

As for PSO2es, Sega plans to resume service sometime in July. They are making preparations to release a new version, so an application update will be required. They will also consider releasing some form of compensation to all PSO2es users, and will discuss details at a later time.

The following services are currently suspended:

  • PSO2es Logins.

The next PSO2es follow-up report will be released on:

  • July 4th @ 15:00 JST

 

 

Campaigns and Extensions

7/1 11:30 JST

  • Premium Set Expiration details clarified.
  Compensation for All Users
Date July 2nd Maintenance
Items
  • (30x) Advance Capsule d
  • (30x) Advance Capsule e
  • (30x) Advance Capsule f
  • (10x) Extreme Passes
  • (2x) 1000 FUN Tickets
  • (4x) 100% Triboosters
  • (10x) Excubes
  • (2x) (100%) Grind Success
  • (1x) Free Salon Pass
  • (1x) Color Change Pass

 

  • The Free Salon Pass lets you edit AC content from the Makeover Counter. This item is different from its AC counterpart in that Premium Set users are unable to re-edit their customizations. (In a typical scenario, Premium Set users with the regular salon pass can re-edit their customizations for a period of time.)
  • The item's name for the "(100%) Grind Success" was published incorrectly in the previous report, and has now been corrected.

 

Login Stamp Period July 3rd @ 00:00 ~ July 17th @ 23:59 JST
Boost Content Login Stamp +1 Bonus!

 

Boost Event Period (Between Maintenances)
July 9th ~ July 16th 2014
Boost Content +50% EXP for All Quests!
+50% Rare Drop Boost!

 

Extensions

  • Items that are valid for a period of time, (Premium Sets / Extra Storage) will be extended for 15 days.
    • To be addressed on July 2nd's Maintenance.
    • [Premium Sets], [Extra Storage Slots 1 ~ 5], [My Room], [My Shop], [Client Order Cap Expansion] will be extended for 15 days.
    • Items that expire between June 19th ~ July 2nd's maintenance maintenance are also included.
    • Items that DON'T expire as of July 2nd will be extended for 15 days. (※)
    • In addition, items that DO expire by July 2nd will be extended for 15 days from the point of time of expiration. (※)
  • Item Design Contest
    • Extended until July 23rd @ 16:00 JST
  • PSO2 2nd Anniversary Illustration Contest
    • Results posted late July
  • PSO2 2nd Anniversary Character Contest
    • Extended until July 9th @ 16:00 JST
    • Nominees posted early August
    • Results posted mid August
  • PSO2 2nd Anniversary Character Portrait
    • Extended until July 23rd @ 16:00 JST
    • Results posted late August
  • Interlocking WEB Mission
    • Extended until August 27th Maintenance
    • Mission 1 Reward Schedule: July 23rd Maintenance
    • Mission 2 Reward Period: July 23rd ~ July 30th Maintenance
  • Buy AC Campaign #11
    • Extended until July 9th Maintenance
    • Rewards posted early August
  • Spend AC, Get Item Campaign #9
    • Extended until July 23rd Maintenance
    • Reward period Mid August
  • Sonic's Birthday
    • Extended until July 9th Maintenance
    • Rewards posted Early August
  • Webmoney Campaign #10
    • Extended until July 13th
    • Details: You will be entered into a drawing for Webmoney points if you purchase 3000 AC with Webmoney between May 30 ~ July 13th
    • Rewards posted Mid August
  • Client Order Campaign #56
    • Extended until July 9th
    • Rewards posted July 16th.
  • PSO2 Live Broadcast #21 Secret Phrase
    • Phrase: かんしゃさいたろう
    • Extended until July 9th
    • Rewards posted at an unspecified maintenance.
  • PSO2 x PSO2es Interlocking Campaign
    • Reward posted early July.
PSO2 New Registrations Campaign #9
Campaign Extended until July 23rd.
Qualifying Period Prize Date
June 11th ~ July 2nd Mid July
July 2nd ~ July 9th Mid July
July 9th ~ July 16th Late July
July 16th ~ July 23rd Early August
Welcome Back Go! Go! Campaign #2
Campaign Extended until July 23rd
Round Target Achievement Period Prize Date
1 June 11th ~ July 2nd Mid July
2 July 2nd ~ July 9th Mid July
3 July 9th ~ July 16th Early August
4 July 16th ~ July 23rd Mid August

Campaign Visiphone Expiration Extensions

  • Compensation for the Extreme Quest: Tundra and Mechs Bug
    • Expires July 9th @ 11:00 JST
  • 5/23 Special Maintenance Compensation
    • Expires July 9th @ 11:00 JST
  • 5/25 Connection Issues Compensation
    • Expires July 9th @ 11:00 JST
  • Client Order Campaign 12
    • Expires July 9th @ 11:00 JST

 

What About The Vita?

This section below is based on personal opinion and has nothing to do with Sega's press releases. We've been seeing a lot of questions about the Vita version and we hope to bring some clarity to the situation.

At this current time, the only major PSO2 service that is not online is the smartphone version. That being said, the majority of people outside of Japan will have an extremely difficult time connecting to the servers. If you can connect outside of Japan, congratulations, you are one of the lucky few who won't be experiencing any problems.

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Barely anyone from Japanese territories are reporting issues with error 630 and 107. Though Sega will continue to take measures in addressing the issue, there is NO obligation for them to have to have this corrected so players outside of Japan can connect to the server.

Three Early Cutscenes from Phantasy Star Nova

Some new cutscenes from Phantasy Star Nova were released today. The cutscenes below feature a customized character, Lutina, Fieldia, Izuna, and Seil. You can see their character portraits from the Famitsu Phantasy Star Nova article.

Lutina is the main heroine. Fieldia is your superior and a combat officer. Seil is a party member playing as the main protagonist's rival. You'll see him get kicked by Fieldia in one of the cutscenes. Lastly, Izuna is the shy one who doesn't talk very much. She's the Newman Ranger in purple.

One thing to note from the HUD, instead of PP appearing underneath your HP bar, you'll use "GP" instead. It appears this may stand for "Gran/Grand Point" based on the context of the video.