PSO2 JP: Maintenance and Patch (8/13/2014)

The Beach Wars 2 emergency quest makes its debut for a limited time; along with [The Irregular at Magic High School] collaboration and summer themed items.

August 13th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 8/13/2014 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 8/12/2014 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

August 13th Patch

  • Launcher: Version 02.02.00
  • Client: ver. 2.0701.2
  • Patch Size: 20 MB (PC) / 19 MB (Vita)

PSO2 Live Broadcast

  • August 16th @ 12:00 JST at Nico Nico Live
  • Episode 3 Information and unveiling of the future roadmap.
  • PSO2es Episode 3 Information
  • Arks Grand Prix Finals
  • PSO2's 2nd Cosplay Contest!
  • PSNova Information

New Emergency Quest

  • ビーチウォーズ2! Beach Wars 2

New Limited-time Client Orders

  • Xie until September 10th.

New Arks Bingo Card

  • Summer Bingo [Reverse] until September 10th.

Extreme Quest Expansion

  • Ruins and Occanids (Stages 61 ~ 70)


Aranami

アラナミノウチワ
(Aranami No Uchiwa)

Storm Shadeb

ストームシェード
(Storm Shade)

New Feature

  • Native PAs and Technics.
  • Some weapons will be assigned a native PA or Technic. This will allow players to use said Arts regardless of their current class or whether or not they acquired them.

Campaign Rewards Distributed

  • PSO2 Livestream #22
  • Spend AC Campaign #9
  • OTP Campaign (Continuous)
  • Arks Museum Character Contest
  • Client Order Campaign #59

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

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

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

Eastern / Central / Mountain / 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.
  • If you are using a mobile device or external application, please resync the calendar periodically to receive the latest updates, as the schedule may change at Sega's discretion.
  • Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear in this calendar with their start and completion times as separate entries.
  • 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.

Spend AC Campaign #10

Spend AC Campaign 10

Spend qualifying amounts of AC during the campaign period to win various prizes!

Campaign Period

  • August 13th through September 3rd's Maintenance.

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Spend 100+ AC during the campaign period to receive:

  • Two +50% Rare Drop Boosters

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

  • Six +50% EXP Booster and Two Grind Risk Reducers (+2)

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

  • One Yellow Rappy Suit

PSO2es players who linked their account with PSO2 will qualify for the campaign. AC or iAC spent prior to linking will not qualify for the campaign.

You can spend AC in the following ways:

  • Playing AC Scratch
  • Purchasing AC Scratch ticket bundles
  • Purchasing AC Shop items
  • Purchasing a Scape Doll when incapacitated.
  • Spending AC through the Salon Counter
  • Spending AC through the Class Counter
  • Spending AC to purchase another character.
  • Transferring over to another ship.

Prize Distribution Date

  • Late September

AC Scratch Ticket Bargain Campaign

AC Scratch Bargains

A new campaign of its kind where you purchase the AC Scratch ticket bundles to win prizes.

Campaign Period

  • August 13th ~ September 3rd

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Purchase the AC Scratch Ticket (12x) to receive:

  • 1 Free Salon Pass

(2) Purchase the [AC Scratch Gold Ticket (11x)] to receive:

  • *トイファイター Toy Fighter (Jet Boots Camo)

Playing the 200/500 AC Scratch does not qualify for the campaign, instead you'll have to purchase the AC Scratch Ticket bundle to qualify. The AC Scratch Ticket bundle costs 2,200 AC, while the AC Scratch Gold Ticket bundle costs 5,000 AC.

Prize Distribution Date

  • Late September

Client Order Campaign #61

Client Order Campaign 61

Clear Xie's qualifying summer client orders during the campaign period to earn prizes!

Campaign Period

  • August 13th until August 27th's maintenance.

Qualifying Client Orders
(1) Clear Xie's client order 「サマーリゾート計画!」 Operation: Summer Resort! to receive:

  • +50% EXP Booster (x2)
  • Grinder (x30)

(2) Clear Xie's client order 「バル・ロドスを追っ払え!」 Get Out, Bal Rodos! to receive:

  • +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)
  • Grind Risk Reducer +1 (x2)

Prize Distribution Date

  • September 3rd at the Visiphone after maintenance.

 

PSO2 JP: Maintenance (8/6/2014)

The next update is scheduled for August 13th.

August 6th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 8/06/2014 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 8/05/2014 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

Mission: Episode 3 Adjustments

The following adjustments will be carried out in August 27th's Maintenance:

  • Chroto's time attack client order rewards will be increased.
  • Chroto's time attack client orders can be re-accepted in 166 hours.
  • Meseta rewards for some Daily Orders will be increased.
  • They will also add new Client Orders unrelated to time attack quests.

These adjustments will allow one to acquire lots of meseta even from quests outside of Time Attack Quests.

The following PSE adjustments will be carried out in August 27th's Maintenance:

  • Some PSE Bonus Effects will be improved.
  • Some PSE Bonus Effects will be removed.
  • PSE Omen animations will change to be easier to understand.
  • They will also adjust the frequency the omens appear.

The development team has determined that some of the items obtained in the Matter Board are not that useful in accordance with the game's current balance.

The following Matter Board adjustments will be carried out in August 27th's Maintenance:

  • Change some of the item contents listed in the Matter Board.

Prior to this update, accounts in possession of Matterboards targeted for these changes, will be able to acquire items in the future. More details about this will be discussed at a later time.

The following changes will occur to the names of ores and fragments to make them easier to understand.

Old Name New Name
紅桜の原石
Scarlet Ore
ハートキーの原石
Heart Key Ore
紅桜の欠片
Scarlet Fragment
ハートキーの欠片
Heart Key Fragment
真紅の原石
Crimson Ore
ブラッディムーンの原石
Bloody Moon Ore
真紅の欠片
Crimson Fragment
ブラッディムーンの欠片
Bloody Moon Fragment
蒼碧の原石
Cerulean Ore
ファントムナイトの原石
Phantom Night Ore
蒼碧の欠片
Cerulean Fragment
ファントムナイトの欠片
Phantom Night Fragment

 The names will be changed on August 27th's Maintenance.

Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

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

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

Eastern / Central / Mountain / 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.
  • If you are using a mobile device or external application, please resync the calendar periodically to receive the latest updates, as the schedule may change at Sega's discretion.
  • Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear in this calendar with their start and completion times as separate entries.
  • 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.

 

Special Campaign: Over 3.5 Million IDs!

Sega is holding a special campaign to commemorate PSO2 amassing 3.5 million registered IDs! If you login during the campaign period, you can acquire various items and receive boosts throughout the week.

 

Period August 6th ~ August 13th's Maintenance
Contents
  • +100% EXP Boost
  • +100% Rare Drop Boost
  • +100% Rare Enemies
  • +50% Meseta

 

Day

Login Prizes

8.7
1x Grind Risk Reducers (+2)
8.8 10x Advance Capsules a/b/c/d/e/f
8.9 4x Extreme Pass
8.10 1x Half Doll
8.11 +250% Rare Drop Booster
8.12 1x Free Salon Pass
8.13 1x 100% Tribooster

 

You have until 23:59 JST on the appointed day to pick up your item from the Visiphone. If the item doesn't show up, please log out and log back into the game again. Don't forget to transfer any half doll in your inventory to storage before picking up the half doll reward from the Visiphone.

 

Client Order Campaign #60

Client Order Campaign 60

Complete the qualifying client orders for Hans and Kressida during the campaign period to receive various prizes!

Campaign Period

  • August 6th until August 13th's maintenance.

Qualifying Client Orders

(1) Clear Hans' client order 「地より出ずる龍」 Earthbound Dragons to receive:

  • +50% EXP Booster (x2)
  • Grind Risk Reducer +1 (x2)

(2) Clear Kressida's client order 「華麗なるウォパル救助隊」 Splendid Wopal Rescue Team to receive:

  • +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)
  • Grinder (x30)

Prize Distribution Date

  • August 27th at the Visiphone after maintenance.

PSO2 JP: Maintenance and Patch (7/30/2014)

This week's update will add a new limited quest and the Virtual On/Shining Force Cross Exlesia collaboration items.

July 30th Maintenance

PSO2es Maintenance

  • 7/30/2014 @ 10:55 ~ 17:30 JST
  • 7/29/2014 @ 9:55 PM ~ 4:30 AM EDT

July 30th Patch

  • Launcher: Version 02.02.00
  • Client: ver. 2.0701.1
  • Patch Size: 20 MB (PC) / 31 MB (Vita)

 Virtual On Lobby little

 Virtual On Lobby

  • July 30th ~ August 13th, 2014

Limited Quest

  • 境界を切り裂く銀の鋼刃 (Border Piercing Blade)
  • You must clear the Za Oodan Arks Quest to access it.

Limited-time Client Orders / Bingo

  • Xie (July 30th ~ September 10th)
  • 2nd Anniv. Bingo II (July 30th ~ September 10th)

New Enemy

Knight Gear enemy little

 

 

Emergency Quest Schedule

Boost Event 49

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

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

Eastern / Central / Mountain / 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.
  • If you are using a mobile device or external application, please resync the calendar periodically to receive the latest updates, as the schedule may change at Sega's discretion.
  • Boost Events that occur for 24 hours will appear in this calendar with their start and completion times as separate entries.
  • 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.

 

Special Campaign: Over 3.5 Million IDs!

Sega is holding a special campaign to commemorate PSO2 amassing 3.5 million registered IDs! If you login during the campaign period, you can acquire various items and receive boosts throughout the week.

 

Period August 6th ~ August 13th's Maintenance
Contents
  • +100% EXP Boost
  • +100% Rare Drop Boost
  • +100% Rare Enemies
  • +50% Meseta

 

Day

Login Prizes

8.7
1x Grind Risk Reducers (+2)
8.8 10x Advance Capsules a/b/c/d/e/f
8.9 4x Extreme Pass
8.10 1x Half Doll
8.11 +250% Rare Drop Booster
8.12 1x Free Salon Pass
8.13 1x 100% Tribooster

 

You have until 23:59 JST on the appointed day to pick up your item from the Visiphone. If the item doesn't show up, please log out and log back into the game again.  Don't forget to transfer any half doll in your inventory to storage before picking up the half doll reward from the Visiphone.

 

Client Order Campaign #59

Client Order Campaign 59

Clear client orders for Xie and Hans during the campaign period to earn prizes!

Campaign Period

  • July 30th until August 6th's maintenance.

Qualifying Client Orders

(1) Clear Xie's client order 「珍素材で工作」 Working With Rare Materials to receive:

  • +50% EXP Booster (x2)
  • Liliparium S (x1)

(2) Clear Hans' client order 「暴威をまとう海の王」 Tyrants of the Sea to receive:

  • +50% Rare Drop Booster (x2)
  • Grind Risk Reducer +1 (x2)

Prize Distribution Date

  • August 13th at the Visiphone after maintenance.

 

Premium Set Campaign #6

Premium Set Campaign 6

Purchase Premium Sets during the campaign period to receive various prizes!

Campaign Period

  • July 30th ~ September 10th

Campaign Qualifications

(1) Purchase a 30 Day Premium Set (1,300 AC) during the campaign period to receive:

  • +100% Tribooster (x1)

(2) Purchase a 60 Day Premium Set (2,300 AC) during the campaign period to receive:

  • Excube (x1)
  • +100% Tribooster (x2)

(3) Purchase a 90 Day Premium Set (3,300 AC) during the campaign period to receive:

  • *Kagiya Tsuzumi (Bullet Bow Camo)

Merely using previously acquired premium sets will not qualify you for this campaign; they must instead be purchased to qualify. If you purchase several different premium sets during the campaign period, you can qualify for each of the respective prizes. For example, by purchasing the 60 day and 90 day premium sets, you can receive 1 Kagiya Tsuzumi, 1 Excube, 2 100% Triboosters.


Completion PeriodPrize Distribution Date
1stJuly 30th ~ August 13thLate August
2ndAugust 13th ~ August 27thMid-September
3rdAugust 27th ~ September 10thLate September

The qualifying periods occurs between each maintenance.