Category: Phantasy Star Online 2

PSO2JP: Balance changes and new features planned for November and December

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A lenghty post containing planned balance changes appeared on the PSO2 Players Site. The complaints of more casual players, who feel that the game is to "heavy user oriented" are the reason of the changes listed below, together with the planned implementation time frames:

  • Request: Lower the experience requirements for levels 41+
  • Staff's comment: Requirements will be lowered. Measures for the experience points to not go to waste in case of already high level characters will be necessary.
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Lower the number of items required for unlocking the level cap
  • Staff's comment: Number of required items will be lowered.
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Increase the appearance rate of Rare Monsters
  • Staff's comment: The appearance rate of Rare Bosses and Monsters will be increased.
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Increase the drop rate of Rare Items in Very Hard Quests
  • Staff's comment: Drop rate of 7-9 star items will be increased. Additionally, since the appearance rate of Rare Enemies will be increased, the drop rate of 10 star items will be automatically increased as well.
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Increase the drop rate of Matter Board items
  • Staff's comment: A change making the drop rate certain about killing a set number of enemies will be introduced.
  • Implementation date: Middle of December
  • Request: Make Techers stronger
  • Staff's comment: Performance of Wands and Techer specific skills will be increased.
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Fix the strength of some of the 10 star weapons
  • Staff's comment: The strength of the following weapons will be fixed: ベルクヴェルカー Berkverger, ノイズブローヴァ Noise Blover, ヴァーダーカノン Vardha Canon, アンブラステッキ Umbra Stick, ヴァーダービット Vardha Beat, マジカルウォンド Magical Wand
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Increase the value of the Premium Set
  • Staff's comment: The following additions are planned for the Premium Set: Increase of the amount of FUN gained, Client Order limit raised to 40, increase of the number of the saved Symbol Arts, Premium Set exclusive Drinks at the Medical Center
  • Implementation date: FUN amount and CO limit increase are planned for the middle of December, but the other changes are planned for a later date
  • Request: Introduce a system allowing to block NPC summoning
  • Staff's comment: An new option allowing to block NPC summoning will be added to quest select options. All parties joining a room with the option set to ON will have it set automatically to ON as well (joining such rooms won't be possible while using the default random game option).
  • Implementation date: Middle of December
  • Request: Allow searching for parties doing the same quest on other blocks
  • Staff's comment: An option allowing to search for parties in other blocks will be introduced. After joining a party which is already doing a quest it will be possible to teleport immediately to the quest counter in that party's block.
  • Implementation date: Middle of December
  • Request: Allow turning off the display of team chat bubbles
  • Staff's comment: A display setting for chat bubbles will be added to options, allowing user to switch between "Show all chat bubbles", "Show only the chat bubbles of players in the same area" or "Don't show any chat bubbles"
  • Implementation date: Beginning of November
  • Request: Prevent players removed from the friend list from calling my friend partner
  • Staff's comment: Friend partners will not be showing on the list after a player is removed from the friend list.
  • Implementation date: Middle of December
  • Request: I want to be able to make a player stop auto following me
  • Staff's comment: Auto following system will be changed so that players will only be able to follow party members. An option to make other player stop following you will also be added.
  • Implementation date: Middle of December
  • Request: Make Time Attack Quests soloable
  • Staff's comment: A way to solo the Time Attack Quests will be introduced along with Client Orders for doing them alone.
  • Implementation date: Middle of December
  • Request: Allow us to download big game updates in parts beforehand
  • Staff's comment: It will be possible to optionally download the updates beforehand. A system allowing to play while downloading an update will also be introduced.
  • Implementation date: Middle of December

There's also one request that won't be fulfilled anytime soon, although a small change will be introduced:

  • Request: Introduce partial match search to My Shops
  • Staff's comment: Sadly, because of the burden that such search would have on the servers it's not possible to implement at the current time. Reducing the server load created by My Shop searches has the priority. To achieve that, a few new options will be introduced, starting with ability to check the market price of the item upon selecting it (change planned for the middle of December) which should reduce the number of search queries.

PSO2 JP: Patch (10/31/2012)

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Phantasy Star Online 2 requires an update in order to continue playing the game. When you open the launcher, the game will automatically update both the game and launcher if necessary.

Launcher is Currently

  • Version 01.03.04

Client Update

Patch Size

  • 15MB

(If you are installing the game for the first time, you will have to download an update which requires 2.3GBs of free space.)

Patch notes

  • Added countermeasures to lighten the load during My Shop search.
  • Added countermeasures to prevent the use of cheating tools

Destroyer of HIstory: Ruins, ExCube, and Photon Drop Shop Arrive November 7th to Phantasy Star Online 2

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The ruins were recently discovered beyond the tundra of Planet Naberius. Originally it was thought there were no previous civilizations on Naberius, but with this discovery, we see strange facilities left behind. A fierce battle awaits in the ruins where a multitude of Darkers reside.

To challenge this area, you must be level 25 or higher!

 

Infected Grim Monolith

 When Grim Monoliths are infected by Darkers, it will increase their power.

 

 New Interrupt Event

In Code Protection: the Arks must defeat several Darker type machines called ダーカイム Darkaim (Darkyme) that pollutes the environment.

 

EXCube

EXCubes in your inventory!

The Excube system allows one to acquire EXP even if they are at the level cap. When you acquire EXP equivalent to one class level, you receive several EXCubes. You can acquire them over and over and save them up each time you gain a level. You must clear all level cap unlocking client orders to acquire EXCubes.

 

Excube Shop Screen

Excube Shop List

  • 3 Rare Drop Boost + 250% = 2 Excubes
  • 1 Grind Success + 30% = 1 Excube
  • 1 Add ability success + 30% = 1 Excube
  • 1 PB Device / Helix P = 10 Excubes
  • 1 PB Device / Helix I = 10 Excubes
  • 1 PB Device / Helix N = 10 Excubes
  • 1 PB Device / Ajax P = 10 Excubes
  • 1 PB Device / Ajax I = 10 Excubes
  • 1 PB Device / Ajax N = 10 Excubes
  • 1 Rear / Tiltwin γ = 3 Excubes
  • 1 Arm / Titastin γ = 3 Excubes
  • 1 Leg / Destren γ = 3 Excubes
  • 1 Rear / Brostol γ = 3 Excubes
  • 1 Arm / Bristea γ = 3 Excubes
  • 1 Leg / Breasn γ = 3 Excubes
  • 1 Rear / Rappy Feather = 5 Excubes
  • 1 Rear / LeafBush = 5 Excubes

 

Photon Drop Shop

Finally, all those photon drops you've been saving up now have a purpose. You can trade them in the Photon Drop Exchange Shop. 10 Photon Drops can be traded for a Photon Crystal. 99 photon drops or 10 photon crystals can be traded to receive a Photon Sphere.

You can trade these items at the photon shop for mag devices, boost items, and items with strong abilities.

Photon Drop Exchange Shop

  • 1 Photon Sphere = 10 Photon Crystals
  • 1 Photon Sphere = 99 Photon Drops
  • 1 Photon Crystal = 10 Photon Drops
  • 5 EXP+25% = 1 Photon Sphere
  • 1 EXP+75% = 1 Photon Sphere
  • 3 Food Device Striking Mini = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 3 Food Device Ranged Mini = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 3 Food Device Tech Mini = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 3 Food Device DEX Mini = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Support Device / Ability UP H = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Support Device / Ability UP K = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Gun Scissor = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Gun Scissor = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Gun Scissor = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Sub / Adspirita δ = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Sub / Adspirita δ = 2 Photon Spheres
  • 1 Sub / Adspirita δ = 2 Photon Spheres

 

Crabarda クラバーダ

The impregnable fortress Crabarda is protected with shields on both arms! The shield not only protects the body, but is also a terrible weapon that smashes its target.

 

Kyklonahda キュクロナーダ and Cyclonehda サイクロネーダ

Cyclonehda

Two powerful Darker's whose bodies are wrapped in firm armor. Kyklonahda's wields a blunt cylindrical weapon, while Cyclonahda flings a huge iron ball around like a flail.

 

Kyklonehda

Their weak-point is hidden within the armor. With coordinated efforts with your partner, you may be able to break through their firm defense.

 

Zeshreida  ゼッシュレイダ

Zeshreida is a strong darker who presides over the ruins. Zeshreida is the Ruins boss with a star shaped shell that fires powerful energy balls from its back. It can also perform high speed jet propelled attacks that torment the Arks. When Zeshreida falls over, he's defenseless, but once he gets up, he deals a powerful counter attack.