Expansion Progress Update From SonicTeam

For those interested in SonicTeam's progress with the upcoming PSU expansion, Ambition of the Illuminus, Lyrise has brought us an update. This information comes direct from the official JP PSU site in a report which details a number of suggestions that were made by Illuminus trial players during the beta period. Please note that the following information does not detail everything planned for the expansion. A number of other suggestions have been made by the player base, but these suggestions and their progress have not been made public by SonicTeam. Click the "read more" link for a synopsis of some of the bigger changes and suggestions possibly showing up in the expansion. For the full list and details, see Lyrise's post.

• It was expected anyway, but this makes it official: your current character(s) and items will carry over to the expansion.
• The developers are looking into reworking the battle system as many people find it a little on the monotonous side. A timing system similar to PSO's is being considered, where you could inflict more damage with well-timed attacks as opposed to a series of cursory slashes.
• Monster attack patterns and ranges will be tweaked.
• PA limits will not be raised above 36, however it is being considered that overwriting a PA will not reduce its level to 1 if you relearn it in the future.
• The ability to send simple mail from a Partner Card is being worked on.
• When grinding a weapon, if the grind fails, your weapon will not be destroyed; however the weapon will be reduced to its base stats. That particular weapon will also no longer be able to reach a maximum grind of 10. For each failure, the maximum grind will be reduced by 1.
• NPC incapacitation will no longer affect your mission grade.
• All mission rewards are slated to be rebalanced.
• A "population tracker" is being considered for the official site. Basically, it would allow you to see where the current "hot spots" (missions and lobbies) are located.

Stay tuned for future updates, as we may see occasional additions to this list as progress on the expansion steadily moves forward.