Category: Phantasy Star Online 2

PSO2 JP: Patch (8/15/2012)

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In order to continue playing Phantasy Star Online 2, you are required to update your game. When you open the launcher, press the “ファイルチェック” file check button to begin the patching process. You can also just start the game and it will begin patching automatically.

Launcher is currently:

  • Version 01.02.07

Client Update

You can confirm these version numbers at the lower left corner of the Launcher, and lower right corner of the Game Client.

Patch Size

  • 30MBs

Patch Notes

  • Corrected a bug where the Quartz Dragon was invisible.
  • Corrected a bug where you float in the air after getting caught up in the tornado in F. Continent.
  • Corrected a bug where the Code Rescue event would continuously repeat and the dome would not show up.
  • Countermeasures for malicious exploits that would hinder others' gameplay.
  • Countermeasures against cheat tools.
  • Changed the block names on all ships.
  • Adjusted the item drop rate on F. Continent. 
  • Adjusted the balance of the entire quest of the floating continent to increase the number of enemies that appear and  increase the enemy appearance rate. Made small adjustments to the size of the area in order to increase the enemy density in the Caterdransa and Free-F.Continent Exploration quests.
  • Eased the clear conditions of the "Egg Collection" Emergency Trial.
  • For the F. Continent, the placement conditions of the rare containers you could destroy only if you met a certain requirement was changed.
  • Prevented the NPC "Aki" from being absent due to your progress through the matter board.

(If you are downloading the game for the first time, you will have to download an update which requires 3.6GBs of free space.)

PSO2 JP: Weekly Maintenance (8/15/12)

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Every Wednesday, Phantasy Star Online 2 will undergo weekly maintenance regardless of whether there's an update or not. This week's maintenance is a little bit different in that they are going to address several major bugs that launched with the previous update.

Weekly Maintenance Times:

  • Every Wednesday from 11:00 ~ 17:00 JST
  • Every Tuesday from 10:00 PM ~ 4:00 AM EDT

Maintenance Contents (Not Finalized: Subject to Change)

  • Address the issue where the F. Continent drop rate is low.
  • Address the issue where the F. Continent enemy appearance rate is low.
  • Address the issue where the F. Continent's tornado lets characters get stuck in the air.
  • Address the issue where the Quartz Dragon's appears invisible.
  • Address the issue where despite it not appearing, the Fanji (Fungi) Code Rescue Emergency trial repeats over and over.
  • Address the issue where the NPC "Aki" cannot be found. (Though this occurs depending on your progress through the Matter Board)

They will correct the problems and make some adjustments in this week's maintenance. To all who cleared the floating continent quests once, they will examine some form of an apology. They will notify us later as soon as they decide upon the contents and time this apology will go into effect.

Sakai Addresses the TOS Change and Future Updates

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Sakai added a clause to the PSO2 terms of service which basically forbids other countries from playing it. There was a similar description from the Alpha and Beta test but it has now returned.

They have already planned to launch PSO2 separately in North America / Europe in 2013. Also they are looking into launching it in Asia separately.

One of the reasons for this TOS change is to make it easier to address malicious users. Unfortunately it appears most of the malicious acts are coming from overseas territories. Even today, they had to take down the game for maintenance just to address exploits found by these players.

Since there have been many good foreign players who have already made progress into the game, they really do no want to cut off the connections of everyone playing outside of Japan. HOWEVER, if malicious acts from overseas players continue, they will be forced to take drastic measures. In addition, they are no longer accepting foreign card payments anymore also as a countermeasure against malicious players.

Of course there will be malicious activity in the future, and he asks that everyone continues to use the wicked user form to report them.

 

Future Updates

In September, three new classes and five new weapon categories are going to be implemented into the game. The new classes are in similar line with the 3 existing classes consisting of close range combat, long distance combat, and tech and you'll be able to use the new weapon categories with these classes. In order to access these new classes, you must be level 30 in either Hunter, Ranger, or Force, and clear a specific client order. When you change to  the new classes you'll start at level 1.

Since many players have requested the ability to move their characters across different ships, he plans to implement this service in the update in September. And by popular demand, he's going to update the way the recycle shop works which can only mean one thing! Not only will you be able to use AC costumes to trade, but you can also use the items you get from the AC Scratch.

In addition to the existing client orders, he's also going to implement something like a daily client order. With "Daily Orders" the client order contents are different each day.

Even the team features are going to be expanded upon. There will be client orders that team members can perform. If you accumulate points, you can have your very own Team Room!

 

Premium Package Mag

It was mentioned that the premium package was going to have a mag evolution device. PSO1 players should be familiar with the Sato mag! Also expect 5 original weapons in the premium package. What they are is a mystery at this point.