PSO Append Disc - News of Japan Release

A Japanese PSO fan site (PSO Maneuver) has posted some news about the rumored PSO append disc (thanks for the heads up nozedive!). Apparently, there is now a scheduled release date in Japan for the disc. The estimated price in Japan is 4800 yen, which is the equivalent to about $40 US. We're not sure if the disc will actually cost this much in the US though. Here are some of the features that were listed (for a complete translated list, click the Read More link):

Current character can be carried over

Max level becomes 200

Fighting mode added (not sure if this means PK mode).

New "Ultimate Mode" difficulty added.

"Temple" and "Spaceship" stages added, along with two new races of monsters.

Ability to play games in the lobby.

From PSO Maneuver (translated by elingo.com):

·Sale day:May 17
·Price:4800 yen
·It is possible to use it by carrying over a present character.
·The level upper bound becomes 200.
·The fighting mode is added. (However, it seems not to be a type to fight directly. )
·It is possible to play only on the appending disk.
·Play by an appending user and a normal user is also possible.
·New difficulty "Ultimate mode" is added.
·Two new stage "Temple" and "Spaceship" are added. ?Might attribute ?? ? of Native50 of the in existence arms become [it]?I wonder whether the attribute will adhere by the mixture attribute w or Holy and Airian (Japanese syllabary) . ?
·[It] comes to be able to do the play of soccer etc. in the visual lobby.
·The rhea item is added. (It seems to be an umbrella. )
·The new kind is added as for the mug. )
·The enjoyment of new adventure(?) There is a form like chase ???? and the trap beginning battle, etc.
·Lost by the communication error is lost. (Become near the US version. )