Gurhal Boost Road July 2011 Schedule + Infinity Grand Prix EXTRA

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Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity is now participating in Gurhal Boost Road. Gurhal Boost Road requires players to play specific free missions for extra EXP, TP, and Item Drop Rate. Enemy's HP is 60 percent of their original.  The GBR is an Internet multimode only event (for now).

July 15 Through July 22nd

  • GBR Mission：烈風渦巻く討伐戦 C～∞  War of the Winds [Free Mission / Parum]
  • Item Drop x2 | EXP x 2 | Type Point x 2 | HP x 0.60

July 22nd through July 29

  • GBR Mission： 乱破犇めく星霊祭 C～∞ Festival Fracas [Free Mission/Neudaiz]
  • Item Drop x2 | EXP x 2 | Type Point x 2 | HP x 0.60

 

  • Name: ∞ＧＰＥＸＴＲＡ交換所 Infinity GP EXTRA Exchange
  • Date: July 15th 2011
  • Description: Trade the clear rewards from Infinity Grand Prix EXTRA and trade them for rare items. 

 

  • Name: ∞ＧＰＥＸＴＲＡステージ・零 Infinity G P EXTRA Stage Zero
  • Date: July 15th, 2011
  • Description: Infinity Grand Prix EXTRA begins! Defeat all Mothers in Ark Crowley who stand in your way and aim for the fastest time.

 

A PSZero Fan's Dream Come True (Sort of)

Infinity Grand Prix EXTRA – Stage Zero mimics Phantasy Star Zero's most difficult stage, Eternal Tower! Not the whole entire Eternal Tower, just a small portion of it. In this challenge mission you will fight all forms of Mothers, including Heaven Mother. Unlike the original Infinity Grand Prix, you can participate with up to 4 players.

 

In the Infinity Grand Prix EXTRA Exchange, you can trade clear items for Phantasy Star ZERO related room decorations, items,  and password items. Also, the Infinity Grand Prix Final Stage (the Olga Flow Challenge mission)  clear time has now changed from 5:00 minutes to 7:30 minutes.

 

Gurhal Boost Road's first mission of the week  is War of the Winds. In Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, a Boost Road lets players play a specific free mission with the above bonuses applied to it as well as lower enemy health. Boost Road missions are indicated by orange text separating it from regular free missions. Boost Road missions are limited to Internet Multimode gameplay.

Sakai understands that you may have expected there to be a lot of boost road missions released at the same time, however he states that due to the size of download mission data, he can only deliver 1 to 2 kinds at a time. But if you feel he should place more missions among a boost road, you can send him a comment and maybe something will happen?

In addition those awaiting Phantasy Star Online 2 should expect an email newsletter tomorrow. And in his words, "Is there going to be surprising new information?"

We can only hope that he stops censoring Bunkohara's text.

PSP2i and Border Break Air Burst Cross Collaboration

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Morning! Today, Sakai posted about Border Break Air Burst Version 2.5 and it's cross collaboration with Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.  Border Break is an arcade game that pits 20 players in teams in an all out battle. It has been in existence since 2009, and with overwhelming support it has managed to reach version 2.5 in June 2011.

 

In Border Break, players can customize their characters and use signature weapons from Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity. Players can also use the surname "Little Wing."

  • Avatar Customization
    • Hot Blooded: Ethan
    • Cool: Shizuru
    • Boy: Yuto
    • Veteran: Kraz
    • Narcissist： Hyuga
    • Experienced: Magashi
    • Serious: Lumia
    • Princess: Karen
    • Girl: Emilia
    • Intelligent: Vivienne
    • Stoic: Nagisa

Corresponding with the 4 types of robot classes, Assault, Heavy, Sniping, and Support, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity signature weapons will  represent each of these four areas.

Nagisa's Steel Hearts

 

 A Border Break Developer's most memorable weapon from PSO
Spread Needle

 

Frozen Shooter

 

SSPN Launcher

 

Each of these four weapons were made in higher polygon count than PSP2i and features the original sound effect. In game, their effects will be close to the original.

 This week, players may be matched up with Lightning Suganuma, "please don't be too hard on him." (Sometimes it's funny to see how game developers aren't the best gamers.)

On the flip side Border Break Air Burst weapons and cast oufits are coming to Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.

 

Cougar I

 

SW TearDowner

 

LZ Vespine

 

Starting from the 14th, Border Break posters will be shown in the game lobby.

*I personally also have to remember, although they may look similar, "Shougeki" and "Dengeki" are two different things, sorry no Dengeki collab this week.

[via pspo2iblog]

 

 

PSP2i DLC Item: Border Break

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PSU Character Import Service to End!

On August 11th, 2011, the ability to import a character from the Japanese version of Phantasy Star Universe into the Japanese version of Phantasy Star Portable/Phantasy Star Portable 2/Infinity will end.  You can still acquire the title, "Former Guardian" by importing your PSP1 save into PSP2/PSP2i.

 

Another set of hard to translate names due to German influences. It's almost like PSO2 in PSP2i. Border Break is a Japanese Exclusive Arcade game featuring multiple robots battling each other. These items will release 7/14/2011.

 

クーガーⅠ型 バリエーションパック (Cougar I Model: Variation Pack)
Male Cast Parts (2 in one set)
300 Yen

 

LZ－ヴェスパイン LZ-Vespine
RIfle 50% Light
200 Yen

 

プラズマカノン・ネオ Plasma Canon Neo
50% Fire Laser Canon
200 Yen

 

SW – ティアダウナー SW – TearDowner
50% Ice Sword
200 Yen

 

LM－ジリオス LM- Sirius
Neutral Saber
200 Yen

 

ワイドスマック Widesmack
50% Ground Shotgun
200 Yen

 

Mission Codes

  • Name: Mother Break
  • Area:漆黒 Black
  • Boss: Mother Brain
  • Monster: Machinery / SEED
  • Effects: Enemy ACC x 1.10、Drop Rate ＋30％、Attribute Granted＋4

 

  • Name: Entrusting Friendship
  • Area: 繚乱 Profusion
  • Boss: Adahna Degahna
  • Monster: Machinery / Neudaiz Primitive
  • Effects: Enemy ATK/TEC x 1.10、Reward Type Point x 1.50、Attribute Granted＋5

Speaking of PSO2, in that email she sent, apparently Bonkohara wanted to show the "Character Make" screen but Sakai said no, that feature can't be shown until ______.  (Yes she censored it.)

This left 2ch speculating:

 ID:qZTiy7YO  キャラメイクはTGSか…αテストはキャラ固定ってことかな
Character Make screen at TGS? Alpha Test characters might be uneditable (fixed)?

ID:t3mWp+Ok αはデフォルトキャラでプレイって可能性も
In the alpha test there's a possibility we could play as default characters.

Sorry there's no way to know for sure officially when Sakai wants to show that screen at this time.