JP PC - Content update for June 30

[EspioKaos]

http://phantasystaruniverse.jp/news/wis/?mode=view&id=1424

New mission
* PA Trading Station: Trade in PA Fragments and other exchange items for photon art discs. / Resident Security Dept.

Mission updates
* Special Exchange 3rd will be updated with new items.
* RSD: Trading Station will be updated with new AMP exchange items.

System updates
* The following new photon arts will be added:
- Dus Skad (spear)
- Anga Grudda (axe)
- Blade Destruction (twin saber)
- Infinite Storm (saber)
- Shuso Retsuzan-ga (claw)
- Grants (light)
- Damgrants (light)
- Nagrants (light)
* A new dressing room access point will be added to the Supervisor's Office.

Item updates
* New items will be added.
* GC Shop will be updated with new items, such as Justice Armor (male parts) and Flora Victoria (female clothes).
* The following items will be temporarily removed from the GC Shop:
- Fresh Greenery Gacha
- EXP +50% x3
- EXP +50% x10
* Casino rotation.

[Nereid]

Yay! Photon Arts!

[pikachief]

When I read "PA Trading Station" My heart Literally went "!" Metal Gear style. True Story.

Also Grants!! Dam Grants!! Na Grants!!(?)!!

havent played the PSP games I am very very excited as i havent experienced any of the PAs before and don't know what Damgrants looks like and i've never seen a Na Spell before O.o I'm thoroughly excited!

Haven't experienced the release of new PAs in years and im super excited eeeep!

[shiningflare]

Woo! New Photon Arts!

[Darki]

*drops ass*

I cant f**ng wait. I want, seriously, now. D:

[XbikXBd]

wewt i got so many PA's lol cant wait

[Darki]

Time to stockpile PA fragments, good that I'm getting like 10 stacks of BT fragments already and those can be traded fro PA frags...

[Tyreek]

Damn. And, damn. Infinite Storm I so want.

[milranduil]

lol PA lvling time! First time I've actively leveled any in months....

[Shou]

Finally light techs!

[redroses]

Oh god, wonder if you will need some of the new AMP items for the PAs. Better to stack up on every AMP I can get.

But new photon arts, AWWWW YEAAAAH!
Can't wait!!!

[Crysteon]

Lol, I wonder if they will put PA fragments for AMP exchange. That would be dumb, but...who knows. They also need to put Rolei Shells, lol.

[Linkafer]

Hmm, so is Grants going to be like a ra- tech?
O:

[Tyreek]

Pretty much, since they're porting all the PSP2i stuff to this game. Nagrants will be interesting to look at in this format of PSU.

[Darki]

Now the question is...

When the heck are they going to increase the PA cap? If they're going to add all PSPo series PAs, we'll be doomed. I have trouble already as a WT trying to keep up all three types of PAs, I'd be grateful if they added even only 4 more slots (although I wouldn't mind more, lol).

[DPShiro]

I badly want those new PA's...

[THLPSC]

I badly want those new PA's...

Join JP or wait LOL

I can't wait! So many pa frags go thing I have so many

[Titan]

http://phantasystaruniverse.jp/news/wis/?mode=view&id=1424


* A new dressing room access point will be added to the Supervisor's Office.


That sounds unfortunate for whomever that office belongs to.



But new photon arts, AWWWW YEAAAAH!
Can't wait!!!

http://i.imgur.com/XjMl3.png

[kazuuya]

Wow this Update is awesome! *A* Can't wait for the new Photon Arts!

[Keilyn]

Fuck yeah!

I can't wait to tear apart those blasted DARK MAPS on a Light tech leveling spree. ^_^

To commemorate these light techs....anyone want to get together and start raiding SEED MAPS endlessly in a quest of techer revenge for all the blasted times we have been wrecked from the injustice of only having regrants as a light tech? :)

I would soooooooo love to see a bunch of forces make the SEED see the light. ^_^

For those who are looking for PA Frags: Simply run Outori Encampment C and for a stack of BT fragments you get 49 PA frags.

[Angry_Ryudo]

I would soooooooo love to see a bunch of forces make the SEED see the light. ^_^

...And lots of Masterforces have a light element rod on their palette (with no support techs!).

[VectormanX]

another update worth the happy dance
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w8/x977/dumb%20stuff/1188524556262.gif

Can't wait to go PA lvling again. It'll feel like 2007 all over again.

[Crysteon]

Fuck yeah!

I can't wait to tear apart those blasted DARK MAPS on a Light tech leveling spree. ^_^

To commemorate these light techs....anyone want to get together and start raiding SEED MAPS endlessly in a quest of techer revenge for all the blasted times we have been wrecked from the injustice of only having regrants as a light tech? :)

I would soooooooo love to see a bunch of forces make the SEED see the light. ^_^


Let's see....

Grants: A pillar of light (multitarget...it's basically a Ra- tech)
Damgrants: A beam of light (also multitarget)
Nagrants: Homing light projectiles (obv. multitarget)

Yeah, it's gonna be a festival of fireworks there.

As for techs, I would honestly go for Foverse, Sabarta and Sazonde...I find them very useful (at least they are on PSP2i)...now I wonder why they didnt release them all in a single update.

[Keilyn]

Let's see....

Grants: A pillar of light (multitarget...it's basically a Ra- tech)
Damgrants: A beam of light (also multitarget)
Nagrants: Homing light projectiles (obv. multitarget)

Yeah, it's gonna be a festival of fireworks there.

As for techs, I would honestly go for Foverse, Sabarta and Sazonde...I find them very useful (at least they are on PSP2i)...now I wonder why they didnt release them all in a single update.

Compatibility.

PSP II is a newer game with a more updated engine and better AI programming and changes to the battle mechanics. Its easier to port things to something new than it is to take something from a newer game and have it work in an older like. AoTI is much older than PSP II and has different networking as well as dealing with gameguard/Nprotect.

Its safer to release updates bit by bit too because if an error does occur it becomes easier to isolate rather than releasing it all at once and searching all the code for hours to weeks at a time to find errors.

I do the very same thing Crys, like in my server recently I had nine updates to release and the ones I released were:

~Damage Zones are disabled in 1v1 pvp combat declarations
~Classes no longer have their skill bars disabled for 8 seconds after using their class specials.
~Map 3: Both Races will by default control the territory closest to their gates. No more of that "yay we control the town at start, lets go raid human maps" BS.
~Teleport-Spiking no longer works, Good luck resetting your bars per chain ya good for nothings.

Had I released all nine, there is no way in hell I could isolate the problem fast enough to be efficient, even with my experience.

[DeltaViolet+]

another update worth the happy dance
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w8/x977/dumb%20stuff/1188524556262.gif

Can't wait to go PA lvling again. It'll feel like 2007 all over again.

Lmao!

This is one nice update :D

My only issue is I have to level everyone of these now.. and the PA boost just went lol

[x Aeris x]

Looks like Masterforce is about to dominate the hive.

[pikachief]

so because i havent seen any of this stuff before, i've been looking up videos and such but...

I can't find videos or pictures of NaGrants, or any other spells but I have heard of "sa" spells...

does anyone have any videos or pictures of these?

[Crysteon]

Compatibility.

PSP II is a newer game with a more updated engine and better AI programming and changes to the battle mechanics. Its easier to port things to something new than it is to take something from a newer game and have it work in an older like. AoTI is much older than PSP II and has different networking as well as dealing with gameguard/Nprotect.

Its safer to release updates bit by bit too because if an error does occur it becomes easier to isolate rather than releasing it all at once and searching all the code for hours to weeks at a time to find errors.

I do the very same thing Crys, like in my server recently I had nine updates to release and the ones I released were:

~Damage Zones are disabled in 1v1 pvp combat declarations
~Classes no longer have their skill bars disabled for 8 seconds after using their class specials.
~Map 3: Both Races will by default control the territory closest to their gates. No more of that "yay we control the town at start, lets go raid human maps" BS.
~Teleport-Spiking no longer works, Good luck resetting your bars per chain ya good for nothings.

Had I released all nine, there is no way in hell I could isolate the problem fast enough to be efficient, even with my experience.

I wouldnt justify their update delivery strategies and testing procedures that much, though. As it was revealed by certain private server, all PAs were added to the game data at the same time we had to download that humongous 520Mb patch the day MAI was released as event.

They had like 2 months for tweaking and testing those PAs...they would have even patched stuff referent to PAs in posterior updates until today without us noticing (of course, a normal user will never notice...he will just complain of the bunch of files he/she needs to download).

I totally agree that releasing a big update in little chunks is a good idea, but that wouldnt justify the efficiency of their testing phase. Your case is totally valid, since it's only one person working on it, and it's believeable you're taking your time finding a problem...but what about them? arent they more than one person doing the job? Boy, I've worked in other online games private servers (as a hobby, if you ask me, lolz) and I know how testing and bug fixing phases work...and I know it's a pain when some unexpected stuff pops up and you have to take several hours looking for what's wrong....but it was just a single person working on it...

Oh well, let's see what happens. I was expecting a big picture from them...but at least we will be getting some really useful PAs :/ (THAT, if they dont nerf Blade Destruction and Skadd even more ¬¬x)

[gundam0079]

yah for more pa's time to grind amp boost and then wait patiently for the new stuff

[Nereid]

Hrm just realized this is basically the first time since I started on JP that we won't have some sort of boosted mission, GBR, or Event going on....WHAT DO!?

[Crysteon]

Hrm just realized this is basically the first time since I started on JP that we won't have some sort of boosted mission, GBR, or Event going on....WHAT DO!?

You got a GBR running, what else did you want? D:

[str898mustang]

Hrm just realized this is basically the first time since I started on JP that we won't have some sort of boosted mission, GBR, or Event going on....WHAT DO!?

take a rest?

[Nereid]

You got a GBR running, what else did you want? D:

Never-ending boosted AMP D:

[Crysteon]

What you need is to take a rest from this ;<. Entering in Korean mode in games like this is not sane, believe me. x_x

[Nereid]

If only my work schedule allowed me to enter such a mode!

[Crysteon]

If only my work schedule allowed me to enter such a mode!

Nereid is willing to sell his soul to the debiru. O_O

[Nereid]

Shhhhh.

[THLPSC]

so because i havent seen any of this stuff before, i've been looking up videos and such but...

I can't find videos or pictures of NaGrants, or any other spells but I have heard of "sa" spells...

does anyone have any videos or pictures of these?
Grants 1-10 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/grants_1.png) Grants 11-20 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/grants_2.png) Grants 21-30 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/grants_3.png) Grants 31-40 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/grants_4.png) Grants 41-50 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/grants_5.png)

Damgrants 1-10 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/damgrants_1.png) Damgrants 11-20 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/damgrants_2.png) Damgrants 21-30 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/damgrants_3.png) Damgrants 31-40 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/damgrants_4.png) Damgrants 41-50 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/damgrants_5.png)

Nagrants 1-10 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/nagrants_1.png) Nagrants 11-20 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/nagrants_2.png)Nagrants 21-30 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/nagrants_3.png) Nagrants 41-50 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/nagrants_5.png)

Sazonde 1-10 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/sazonde_1.png) Sazonde 11-20 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/sazonde_2.png) Sazonde 21-30 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/sazonde_3.png) Sazonde 31-40 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/sazonde_4.png) Sazonde 41-50 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/sazonde_5.png)

Foverse 31-50 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/foverse_3.png)

Sabarta 41-50 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/sabarta_5.png)

Dus Skad 1 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/dus_skad_1.png) Dus Skad 2 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/dus_skad_2.png) Dus Skad 3 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/dus_skad_3.png) Dus Skad 4 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/dus_skad_4.png)

Anga Grudda 1 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/anga_grudda_1.png) Anga Grudda 2 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/anga_grudda_2.png) Anga Grudda 3 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/anga_grudda_3.png)

Blade Destruction 1 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/blade_destruction_1.png) Blad Destruction 2 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/blade_destruction_2.png) Blade Destruction 3 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/blade_destruction_3.png)

Infinite Storm 1 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/infinite_storm_1.png) Infinite Storm 2 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/infinite_storm_2.png)

Shuso Retsuzan-ga 1 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/shusou_retsuzanga_1.png) Shuso Retsuzan-ga 2 (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9259868/new_pas/shusou_retsuzanga_2.png)

None of my pictures I take no credit for these.
Note:these are how they will look in PSU.

[gordon/alpha999]

I like how those PA's look. Now im envious :-x


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnB78UA-sbc&NR=1

[Crysteon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcXH-1HKk2w

01:04 - Grants
01:08 - Nagrants
01:15 - Damgrants

Some other techs like Foverse and Sazonde are shown there also.

[pikachief]

Thanks guys those are really cool :O
Does the spear PA have 4 parts or is that just 4 pictures for it?

Also some of those spells like nagrants and foverse were hard to tell from pictures, so the video helped :)

Can't wait for sa spells and foverse :D Excitement!! Also i like Dam Grants lvl 21-40 more than 41-50 lol just more detail in those

[Titan]

Thanks guys those are really cool :O
Does the spear PA have 4 parts or is that just 4 pictures for it?

Also some of those spells like nagrants and foverse were hard to tell from pictures, so the video helped :)

Can't wait for sa spells and foverse :D Excitement!! Also i like Dam Grants lvl 21-40 more than 41-50 lol just more detail in those

I don't think there is a such thing as a PA with 4 parts. 3 is the max combo.

Also that knuckles PA is pretty broken on PSP2. I can go full missions without getting hit just spamming that 1 PA. It doesn't work so well if the monster doesn't flip/fall/pause but still useful.

I'm assuming a lot of the stats will be completely different in translation to PSU.

[pikachief]

I'm assuming a lot of the stats will be completely different in translation to PSU.

yup, i don't think any of the PAs will be the same as PSP2. Makes it even more interesting to go out and get them and lvl them up :)

[Nereid]

I sorta am hoping the Saber one sucks...I don't want to have to collect a set of Sabers for my AF >_>

[milranduil]

I sorta am hoping the Saber one sucks...I don't want to have to collect a set of Sabers for my AF >_>

^ This lmao.

[Dein]

Some heads will roll if Infinite Storm sucks. Looking forward to it and Blade Destruction the most out of the new PAs in this update.

[Crysteon]

^ This lmao.

>_________>

[Ryno]

woohoo! new clothes! Finally! PHASION ALL THE WAY!

[x Aeris x]

I got so excited that I'm getting online right now!

lolololol except the HUGE file that I'm downloading is.... Taking forever :/ (haven't been on in a bit!)

[Yo$Hi]

Wow, I might actually redownload the jp version.

[x Aeris x]

Wow, I might actually redownload the jp version.

YOSH, my FREIIIEEnD! (lol....)

[Ellrick C-63]

Wow, I might actually redownload the jp version.


Join me and Aeris!

[Yo$Hi]

Join me and Aeris!

I only have free course though and am only like a level 30 lol..

[Ellrick C-63]

Im 47 and he is 48, Im just exchanging for PA frags for these PAs coming. We're going to be doing the new GAM mission on C rank

[x Aeris x]

Well my techer is 76 lol!

[Ezodagrom]

Gonna get myself the saber, claw PAs, Grants and Damgrants...that is...if I have enough fragments/AMP/whatever they'll need. :3

[gundam0079]

gives me a newfound reason to use sabers again. and maybe infinite destruction will be as strong as it was in PSP2, hope so because im gettin tired of AC spam all the time

[DeltaViolet+]

I can see all of these PA's being really uselful, my only issue is that on my fighmaster I hope I don't need to have 2 spears and 2 axes on my palette.
I really dont want to be forced to switch weapons in every block, also don't really want to buy a second set of Spears and axes.

[gordon/alpha999]

I think jabroga will still be better, unless you want to try something. :p

[Midori Oku]

I think Tornado Break will still be better, unless you want to try something. :p

Corrected for the truth!

[cristfc]

http://phantasystaruniverse.jp/news/wis/?mode=view&id=1424

New mission
and other exchange items

and other exchange itens... hmm interesting... perhaps itens that arte dropping a lot on Ohtori... well, atm I only need the techs :whip:

[pikachief]

and other exchange itens... hmm interesting... perhaps itens that arte dropping a lot on Ohtori... well, atm I only need the techs :whip:

oh man i just thought about that X.x now i can picture like 99 PA frags + Photon Booster for a PA >.<

[THLPSC]

oh man i just thought about that X.x now i can picture like 99 PA frags + Photon Booster for a PA >.<

I won't mind that I have 30 boosters atm they drop like candy.

[pikachief]

I won't mind that I have 30 boosters atm they drop like candy.

yea well that was an example i just hope they don't go with completely random items or other stuff like dragon scales or demon hearts haha but i dont think so the photon ones like Photon Zero and Boosters and such seem more believable :P

[cristfc]

yea well that was an example i just hope they don't go with completely random items or other stuff like dragon scales or demon hearts haha but i dont think so the photon ones like Photon Zero and Boosters and such seem more believable :P

I got a few of these itens.. iam hoping for brand reactor heheh

[Dein]

So long as the items aren't absurd I won't mind. I'm half expecting the new PAs to require frags and a PA disc to get them just so they're huge frag dumps since I bet everyone is swimming in those by now.

[Crysteon]

Blade Destruction:

x10 Demonhearts
x10 Iritista Spellstones
x10 Photon Fluges
x10 Photon Boosters
x99 Zero Photon
x99 Brand Reactors
x5 Dragon Scales
x99 PA Crystals (Yes, Crystals)

Now, that sounds like a fair trade :)

[pikachief]

So long as the items aren't absurd I won't mind. I'm half expecting the new PAs to require frags and a PA disc to get them just so they're huge frag dumps since I bet everyone is swimming in those by now.

when the second round of PAs came out way back when I was expecting most to be like 99 PA frags, then we get stuff like Majarra=30 and Jabroga = 50 lol i guess we'll just have to see

[TheAstarion]

"!"

Ditto dude.

Yay for new PAs, light spells especially! Damgrants is probably my favourite spell ever, even after it got nerfed in Infinity.

I guess it remains to be seen how much we'll have to pay for these. At least they're not GC ONRY... hopefully.

[Darki]

I still think they should raise the PA cap, maybe even quit it and let anybody use as many PAs as wanted. I don't know where the heck am I going to put three new skills plus 3 new TECHs now and whatever they'll put later.

I wouldn't say no for 10 more spaces at least, but knowing SEGAC, this will be probably a GAS or a GC thing, as they seem to be adding half the features from PsPo2 as if they were awesome bonuses intead of patches to fix some shits they didn't do well in the first place, like LBs. :/

[THLPSC]

I still think they should raise the PA cap, maybe even quit it and let anybody use as many PAs as wanted. I don't know where the heck am I going to put three new skills plus 3 new TECHs now and whatever they'll put later.

I wouldn't say no for 10 more spaces at least, but knowing SEGAC, this will be probably a GAS or a GC thing, as they seem to be adding half the features from PsPo2 as if they were awesome bonuses intead of patches to fix some shits they didn't do well in the first place, like LBs. :/

Getting LBs is easy when you cap. And play.

[Darki]

It would be even easier if they added the effects as a fix for the techs without spending points that are supposedly a "customization". I don't care if I gotta do GAS to upper the level cap of my techs, that's fine, but disguise a feature fix as an optional customization, I'm sorry, it's lame.

I didn't need to do GAS to get my Jabroga hit a boss 10 times when I got at level 50 and picked my first axe, why do I need to wait for cap/do endless GAMs to let my Gifoie hit the boss in 6 places?

I mean, I know why I do it: because SEGA wants me to, but it doesn't make it less lame.

[THLPSC]

It would be even easier if they added the effects as a fix for the techs without spending points that are supposedly a "customization". I don't care if I gotta do GAS to upper the level cap of my techs, that's fine, but disguise a feature fix as an optional customization, I'm sorry, it's lame.

I didn't need to do GAS to get my Jabroga hit a boss 10 times when I got at level 50 and picked my first axe, why do I need to wait for cap/do endless GAMs to let my Gifoie hit the boss in 6 places?

I mean, I know why I do it: because SEGA wants me to, but it doesn't make it less lame.

Like I said in the post above cap your character or stop complaining.

[Darki]

And I have to do what you say because...? Don't take me wrong dude, I just posted a comment, if you don't like, feel free to ignore it.

[THLPSC]

if you don't like, feel free to ignore it.

Maybe you should learn to take your own advice. Also, you bitch and complain about getting AP yet your the one that does not want to cap to get AP faster you make no sense.

[Crysteon]

You need to stop whining.

Dont waste your sanity on him, Jess...he wont stop bitching even if you beg him to stop, rofl.

[gundam0079]

hmm just talking a with a friend about new AMP exchange. wonder what they are going to add :D

[Cloudstrife xx]

I guess there is always gonna be ignorant people over the internet *sigh*

[DAMASCUS]

Just when I thought I was getting caught up...now I'm going to be getting new PA's!! Aughh...the torment. Well, at least I can go FC for a while during the summer.

This weekend is suppose to be beautiful weather too...oh, what to do.

[Vent]

hmm just talking a with a friend about new AMP exchange. wonder what they are going to add :D

Better stack 3000 AMP while the boost still lasts. :D

[Keilyn]

It would be even easier if they added the effects as a fix for the techs without spending points that are supposedly a "customization". I don't care if I gotta do GAS to upper the level cap of my techs, that's fine, but disguise a feature fix as an optional customization, I'm sorry, it's lame.

I didn't need to do GAS to get my Jabroga hit a boss 10 times when I got at level 50 and picked my first axe, why do I need to wait for cap/do endless GAMs to let my Gifoie hit the boss in 6 places?

I mean, I know why I do it: because SEGA wants me to, but it doesn't make it less lame.

I know what you mean. They patched the game up. Changed the Ratio of Damage and then in order for you to do what you were able to do as a FiGHTER prior to GAS, you now have to become fully GASed in order to do it in some PAs.

Gunmasters hadn't been changed much and most of the benefits went to hybrid classes/Acro types and MasterForce..but earning 300 AP is something that is daunting to many.

My only major irritation is when the GC system connects itself to the GAS system as a measure of guaranteeing to make money from players by putting in Full Custom Power and a lower Grind Boost rate. There are events when there were 15% Boost Rates, after GC came around, its dropped more around to 10% and so many breaks occur with people spending a lot of money on GC just to have their weapons broken and lose their investments.

Like Crys said once "PSU is like a Giant Casino" which it really is a gamble on every investment made.

If you spend money on GC Legacy of Light, there is no guarantee you will get the drop you want. Same thing for the lottery missions, Gatchans and any GC related thing. The only GC thing that is absolute is changing stats on weapons until you find out that in many exchanges you can easilly get a 40 - 45% weapon in an exchange.

You do have choices to make....

If you own a console (I recently bought a console because I am waiting on a sequal to a game) and usually before I buy GC I always ask myself if I rather pay money for GC or spend my money on a new game or a used-bin/Old Bin Game that can give me some fun for hours...

Of course if PSU is your main game and you are a "man on a mission" then the GC system sets you up very fast if you have something to prove.

All in all it boils down to how you feel about doing first party Real Money Transactions to a video game where 10 - 20 years from now it may not exist, but they get to keep all your spent money. Some feel justified, others feel nauseous.

[Shou]

What most people neglect to consider is he fact that FCP isn't all that powerful of a boost for most weapons in the game. Get your weapons to 10/10 if you have nothing else to do.

[VectormanX]

What most people neglect to consider is he fact that FCP isn't all that powerful of a boost for most weapons in the game. Get your weapons to 10/10 if you have nothing else to do.

or if you have the money to do so. it's not so simple playing at the mercy of the angry looking kesla-vesla NPCs.

*grinds stuff to 9, breaks*
clerk - why don't you just go and have a nice dayヽ(`Д´)ﾉ

that's the vibe i get from those grinding NPCs sometimes.

[Crysteon]

Some weapons are worth grinding, some arent *cough*Rutsu*cough*...you didnt hesitate to grind that one, did you?

[Keilyn]

The way I analyze things in this game is based by the PA %s or the actual PP. If the increase in power reduces the total number of hits by a certain amount to make a kill, then its worth it.

I tend to grind the weapons i see noticeable increases in power....but PP is very nice too...There are many weapons out there with Low to Moderate PP in which a high grind helps a lot for PP.

But yes...There are many 0/10 weapons in which at 10/10 the increase in power in their linked PAs is so small that its better to not waste the effort or time.

[Crysteon]

Weegee hates grinding:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/DPTastic/weegee_grinding.png

[Shou]

Depends on the player really. I want mf to be maxed out so its worth it to me. My af gear, however, will not be 10/10ed.

[str898mustang]

Depends on the player really. I want mf to be maxed out so its worth it to me. My af gear, however, will not be 10/10ed.

Exactly the same as my GM. My GM gear will be a perfect 10/10. My other chars gear will not.

[Crysteon]

Do I need to say how exigent and annoying I am with my AF palette? Dont mind my T. Dil Edges set, though...9/9 is almost the same shit as 10/10, lolz ;<

As for AF, almost everything is 10/10. As for other types I play, as AT, FM, GM...not everything is perfect D:

[redroses]

An image from the uploader showing what needs to be traded for the PAs

[spoiler-box]
http://psuxxx.info/uploader/src/up8755.jpg
[/spoiler-box]

[Lucidia]

Oooh, like that they tossed in the Duman dress for the gals in the gacha. Might have to try my luck for that one.

[Shou]

What is the top item that has to be traded?! D:

[XbikXBd]

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2535/psu20110630032536001.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/198/psu20110630032536001.png/)

[Crysteon]

What is the top item that has to be traded?! D:

Blank Disk, you get it for 45 BT frags at RSD exchanges 3rd.

[Shou]

I see. 3ed exchange was the last place i checked D:

[Darki]

Phew, good that the new GAM gives craptons of BTs, because I need frags for lots of PAs. D:

[redroses]

Currently testing out the new techs.
Grants (the Ra technic like one) only hits directly infront of your feet and only one target (it is still lv 1, so it most likely will hit more)
Nagrants (looks like lasers) works like a linear tech, which is very nice.
Damgrants (beam of light) is just like a dam technic.

[Crysteon]

Skadd seems to be good, Blade Destructions kinda disappointed me a bit :/ (I lvld just now to 30 and...it MISSES quite a lot....50% ATA mod, rofl)...Infinite Storm is quick, and just that...it's kinda weak.

[Linkafer]

Do you guys know the status effects for the new techs?

[XbikXBd]

grants debuffs
na grants has no SE
Damu grants sleep

[Darki]

Which debuff? White? o.o

[XbikXBd]

Which debuff? White? o.o

mhmm debuffs tech
also has 220% at lv1

[Crysteon]

42 so far on BD...it's starting to get good!

[Tyreek]

And once again, I'm deprived of this new stuff. XD Anyone wanna compile a vid of the new stuff in action?

[Vyre]

Na-grants levels silly quick :3
grants' range is kinda annoying but eh...

[THLPSC]

Update needs to be done grr 71%

[Crysteon]

\o/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/DPTastic/psu20110630_054111_001.png

[THLPSC]

\o/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/DPTastic/psu20110630_054111_001.png

Good at 50?
Also, whats needed for Trade in?

[Linkafer]

Good at 50?
Also, whats needed for Trade in?

For Blade Destruction?
Blank Disk
Cross Hurricane
Splendor Crush

[Crysteon]

It's not lolwow honestly, but it's fucking quick as AF, lol.

Lv 50 stats
PP 22
ATP 210%
ATA 120%

You need a Blank Disk, Splendor Crush and Cross Hurricane PAs to trade for it.

[THLPSC]

It's not lolwow honestly, but it's fucking quick as AF, lol.

Lv 50 stats
PP 22
ATP 210%
ATA 120%

You need a Blank Disk, Splendor Crush and Cross Hurricane PAs to trade for it.
Thanks
Hope it has some uses and beats AC in some cases.

[Mystic_Nessly]

In reference to the picture provided below (thanks RedRoses), here are all the new photon arts and their necessary components for trade-in. Thank the heavens we have Ohtori Encampment for getting BT/PA frags so easily.

Blank Disks can be purchased at the RSD Exchange Station 3rd for 45 BT Frags.

Anga Grudda (axe)
Blank Disk
Anga Jabrogra (99 PA frags) [アンガ・ジャブロッガ]

Blade Destruction (twin sabers)
Blank Disk
Cross Hurricane (70 PA frags) [クロスハリケーン]
Splendor Crush (50 PA frags) [スプレンダークラッシュ]

Infinite Storm (saber)
Blank Disk
Spinning Strike (50 PA frags) [スピニングストライク]

Shuso Retsuzan-ga (claw)
Blank Disk
Senten Kanzan-ga (50 PA frags) [センテンカンザンガ]
Bukuu Saien-zan (30 PA frags) [ブクウサイエンザン]

Grants
Blank Disk
Gra-Photon x99 [クラフォトン]

Nagrants
Blank Disk
Regrants (90 PA frags) [レグランツ]
Giresta (90 PA frags) [ギ・レスタ]

Dam Grants
800 AMP

Dus Skadd (Spear)
1200 AMP


http://psuxxx.info/uploader/src/up8755.jpg

[Selphea]

Nagrants' components make me sad :-(

405 BT fragments total

[ReaverSasuke]

So, any word on the awesome techs from infinity, Sazonde and such. Any clue when we get them? Btw, Damu Grants is super quick leveling too. I just hope that they bring over all of the techs... besides the ground well tech, I dont see much use for it on psu since the pp is on the weapon and not you.

[THLPSC]

So, any word on the awesome techs from infinity, Sazonde and such. Any clue when we get them? Btw, Damu Grants is super quick leveling too. I just hope that they bring over all of the techs... besides the ground well tech, I dont see much use for it on psu since the pp is on the weapon and not you.

No there is no word on those techs.

[Illuminate]

So, for infinite storm, I need a blank disk, and Spinning Strike...? That's it? :o

Edit: Holy crap the update file is huge. ._.;

[gundam0079]

thanks ness :D ill see you in game

[Ezodagrom]

So...does grants hits more targets at higher levels or does it always hits only 1?

[Darki]

For what I'm seeing, it still hits 1 target at level 11+. Nagrants its freaking weak (30% TP at level 11, lol), which is sad because it's like Barta/Zonde/Megid, but multiplied by 3, it hits 3 times every monster so it would be really good, I hope it gets stronger when I get it at level 36 (my max GAS'ed cap). Damgrants it's just a normal Dam- TECH, it's good and does Sleep SE. That one must be awesome with Sleep Crusher.

[TenebriS]

at 31+ still only one hit, but its range is better so you hit easier things :3

[Darki]

So it's just like a Foie that doesn't have to move all the way to the target.

[gundam0079]

got 2 blank disks before i kicked for maintenance. darn :(

[Ezodagrom]

at 31+ still only one hit, but its range is better so you hit easier things :3
The 1 hit Grants and Blade Destruction low ATA until lv 40, that's so disappointing...
If they wanted a technic named Grants to only hit 1 target, they should have just used the light foie used by light enemies for Grants and what they used for Grants as Ragrants. :<
Oh well...

[Shou]

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb56/shouPSOW/nagrantsu.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb56/shouPSOW/nagrants.jpg
1665 x5 hits each = 8325 damage (if the enemies get hit with all 5 shots)

Not bad for a linear tech lol
It casts pretty slow though.

Ill try and cap the others after some sleep.

[Darki]

Well, I don't think it's that bad that Grants has that apperance. It's a change for a single-target tech, and probably it will get a nice Limit Break regarding that. Problem for me is range, I hope at 31+ is long enough (till I get TECH range+)

[Ezodagrom]

and probably it will get a nice Limit Break regarding that.
Except that limit breaks are limited to 1 class only, in the end, if grants gets a multi-hit limit break, only 1 class (most likely MF, since they got the other single target LB) will be able to use it as it should have been from the beginning...

[DeltaViolet+]

Skad > Majarra lols!!

[THLPSC]

Skad > Majarra lols!!

What kind of numbers you putting up?

[Crysteon]

Skad > Majarra lols!!

Skadd's DPS ftw, lol.

[Cloudstrife xx]

Yeah skadd is insane! my lvl 41 skadd is doing around 5k+ with full hp with my 42% Light Grandia 10/10 on my female cast fm

[THLPSC]

Yeah skadd is insane! my lvl 41 skadd is doing around 5k+ with full hp with my 42% Light Grandia 10/10 on my female cast fm

Thanks for posting numbers I appreciate it!

[pikachief]

They need new gun PAs :(

[spoiler-box] I was thinking Neutral bullets for each weapon type that have a higher att and ata %'s than normal PAs. For Example. Let's say your ice shotgun's hitting 1,400's on a fire enemy, but your ice shotgun is only hitting 1,100's on a neutral enemy. The Neutral PAs would have a higher att % so that You could be doing like 1,300's or so on the neutral enemies instead so that way we have something to use against neutral enemies like we do elementals :D oh and an extra ata % just because ;)

Or maybe they could make bullet PAs that do full damage on bullet resistant enemies... I'm sure if they tried they could think of some cool and creative bullet PAs :/ [/spoiler-box]

[Cloudstrife xx]

Ok lvl 43 now just tested again on lvl 175 pannon last hit did with 1300 hp left on me 6.1k so with if i had about 200hp and 7 more lvls on skadd 6.8k-7k should be max hit for my female cast with my grandia tho if u slap on avenge and some 41+ buffs well work that out for yourself.

[DeltaViolet+]

43% 10/10 grandia level 27 skad one hitting SEED-Ardite's on S3 everytime......... lmao
Cant believe im going to say this but seems fighmaster just got there own version of assault crush.. lmao :D

[Crysteon]

Spears have regained their glory, lol.

[Nereid]

Has anyone tried the Single Claw one? Reading back through the posts since I went to bed it seems BD and IS are nothing special.

[Crysteon]

Lolclaws...no, I havent tried honestly.

BD isnt bad at all. AC keeps its place for crowd control, but BD is pretty good for single-hitbox big monsters. As for IS, the thing is quick, but not exactly lolamazing.

[Nereid]

Hrm, maybe I'll try the claw one and see...I personally hate single claws but you never know!

[gundam0079]

Which option do you choose to get the trade in for the new Skill PA's?


NVm found it

[Dein]

Infinite Storm is nice and the second half is hitting hard at level 15 for me but it really makes me wish I had gotten a Skia Blade during the last event. IS has no mob control but it hits a lot of targets fast so any saber with a SE on it is going to benefit a lot from it.

[WiZ1988]

Is there anything going on now? I know the AMP boost and GBR are over but what now? lol I know we got the new update jw what the options are now.

[THLPSC]

Is there anything going on now? I know the AMP boost and GBR are over but what now? lol I know we got the new update jw what the options are now.

The GBR is still going.

[WiZ1988]

Oh nice...thanks for the heads up.

[Nereid]

Blah just watched a video of the single claw skill in PSP2...looks unuseful in the video but maybe it will be okay...

[pikachief]

Blah just watched a video of the single claw skill in PSP2...looks unuseful in the video but maybe it will be okay...

no one picked it up yet because we all know it's gonna be lame, so take the bullet and tell us how lame it is :D

[Nereid]

EXTREMELY hard to control. Has meh damage so far but I only have it at 5 lol. Not even sure how many potential targets and hits it has still, lol...potential 3-Box killer but I doubt it.

Edit: Not as bad as I get more used to it...first combo appears to be 4 hits to 2 targets..I'll update again when I unlock part 2 but it's a slow level.

For anyone wanting numbers at level 10 on my 180 M CAST AF I'm doing 1.7k a hit in the first combo with a 0/10 45% Light Diabolic Gauntlet.

Ugh, got it to 11...it's similar to Hikai in that the second combo makes it every hard to land all the hits...if you aren't against a wall you miss basically all of them. For reference the second combo also has 4 hits to 2 targets, seems to do about 2.5k a hit for me at level 13.

[Ryno]

i think there should be the other debuff spell to make it complete... ( for me ) that's the only thing i would level most since i'm acrotecher.

[Nereid]

If you use sabers you will like Infinite Storm, very powerful for AT methinks, I will be using it on mine.

[Midori Oku]

If Infinite Storm is anything like it is in PSP2 then I wouldn't be surprised if it replaces Spinning Strike.

[Ryno]

If you use sabers you will like Infinite Storm, very powerful for AT methinks, I will be using it on mine.

hmm... let me try that.

[Majarra]

Does someone know how much PP Dus Skadd costs at 41+? The whole combo in total would be nice. Same with Ank Grudda.

[Nereid]

If Infinite Storm is anything like it is in PSP2 then I wouldn't be surprised if it replaces Spinning Strike.

Once I level mine up more I'll compare...it might actually, but I can't be sure until I see them at 40 side by side.

[psu000]

Blade Destruction looks really nice, especially with a good looking twin sabers :)

[Keilyn]

I like Blade Destruction. Its very fast and its a very good lead-off PA if you want something quick...The thing about the PA is that the hang time in Combo 2 and 3 leaves you vulnerable if you aren't careful, however the PA at the end of combo 1 has excellent recovery.

Its an alternative to Assault Crush IF and ONLY IF you want something faster than going through Combo 1 and 2 to get at Combo 3. Just remember due to its damage a set of 40 - 50% Twin Sabers and a lot of PP is needed because Blade Destruction is so costly if overused that you might as well feed all your charges to the nearest black hole.

Is it me or are the Combo 1 from the Axe, Spear and Twin Blade PA similar in Target Count + Hit Count?

I like the fact we got light techs, but could this mean pretty soon we are in for another GAS wave? Limit Break Grants anyone?

[Crysteon]

Yes, they have similar target and hit count.

I'm starting to ask myself why I'm lvling Infinite Storm, ><

[Ryno]

Yes, they have similar target and hit count.

I'm starting to ask myself why I'm lvling Infinite Storm, ><

i'm leveling it becuase Nereid told me it's very powerful for AT methinks.

[Crysteon]

Mine is 30 so far, and I'm not feeling it's developing well enough D:

[psu000]

Beauty over practical...

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo33/Wolfy_PSU/psu20110701_030850_032.jpg

[Nereid]

Mine is 30 so far, and I'm not feeling it's developing well enough D:

Yeah when I got the second combo it became 100x more useful but it doesn't level well..I'll still use it on AT I think but I do not see it being good enough to warrant use on AF.

[Omega-z]

It looks like we are going to get more spells since there are more then the required exchange of spell's in the 3rd.

[Crysteon]

inb4Samegidrequiresalldarkspellslistedthereandsuck shorribly.

[Hero-Break]

Anyone have any information on how the new Axe PA stacks up? (Attack/ ATA mod and number of Targets?)

Also, how many targets does Dus Skad hit on each stage?

[Dein]

Anga Grudda is currently at 95% Attack 60% ATA at lvl 15 and is going up by 1% on each level. First part hits two targets four times for rather low damage but the second part hits extremely hard compared to the first, does two hits on four targets, and launches with each hit.

[Anon_Fire]

Now we just need:

Souga Cho-sekka
Cyclone Dance
Grand Crusher
Soujin Ranbu-shou
Bogga Ranpa
Shisoku Tenkai-zan
Vivi Dezza
Retsuzan Souhi-jin
Rekku Chouhi-jin
Sabarta
Sazonde
Samegid
Foverse

[Shou]

Looks like Grants hits 2 targets after lvl 41. That means rape for Carriguines.
Edit: at 31+ it also has knockdown and still casts very fast.

[HienkyakuX]

just what WT needs...more PA and no space to carry them lol

well any class actually just pointing out WT can use all the new pas on this wave.

[Darki]

Anga Grudda is currently at 95% Attack 60% ATA at lvl 15 and is going up by 1% on each level. First part hits two targets four times for rather low damage but the second part hits extremely hard compared to the first, does two hits on four targets, and launches with each hit.

Are you sure of the targets? I though I saw mine hitting 3 targets. in thew first combo. <_<

[Crysteon]

It's 3 on first combo and like 4-5 on second.

[Darki]

How does it look then, as if to exchange for any other axe PAs? I would like to keep 2 or 3, and for now I just ditched Dugrega, but I don't know if I can do the same with Redda. Anyways I like Redda a lot so probably I'll be a tard and keep the three. D:

[Vent]

Does Nagrants have infinite targets? It's just like Barta, Zonde and Megid right? Except that it shoots 3/4/5 thingies.

[EspioKaos]

Oh, Vent. I saw what you meant last night. I was showing a friend of mine Nagrants, and while firing it at a pack of Deljabans, it managed to hit three of them three times each, unlike my experience that morning where I could only hit two Pannons. So, I'm thinking you're probably right about infinite targets. We can probably just do something like ∞ x 3/∞ x 4/∞ x 5 for each tier. When I have time, I'll do some more playing with it to see how many hits I can get if I can line up a bunch of enemies.

[Linkafer]

I was leveling Nagrants at Sleeping Warriors and it seemed to hit all the targets for 3 times.

[Shou]

Grants hits 2 enemies max in one hitbox each max at lvl 41+.

dammit..... *waits for limit break*

[w@rtech nation]

Nagrant looks really good. It looks better than nasdiga from what I saw from my friend

[Dein]

Are you sure of the targets? I though I saw mine hitting 3 targets. in thew first combo. <_<

Hmm I was spamming it like crazy while doing WB and only seemed to hit 2 targets at the same time with the first part. I'll have to look again today while I do more runs.

Edit: I know for certain now that the first part of Grudda only hits 2 targets (unless it gains a target past level 20). It'd be easy to see and hit 3 targets on Alterazgough if that part was capable of doing so but I'm always only hitting two targets while the second part hits 4 every time.

[DeltaViolet+]

What skad can do :P


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8fHNZ6R-M

[Keilyn]

I love Skad on Demonic Fork. :) Finally like that Spears have a place again in a pallete as Fighmaster too. I've missed the Giant Pointy Sticks for far too long! :(

[pikachief]

Oh, Vent. I saw what you meant last night. I was showing a friend of mine Nagrants, and while firing it at a pack of Deljabans, it managed to hit three of them three times each, unlike my experience that morning where I could only hit two Pannons. So, I'm thinking you're probably right about infinite targets. We can probably just do something like ∞ x 3/∞ x 4/∞ x 5 for each tier. When I have time, I'll do some more playing with it to see how many hits I can get if I can line up a bunch of enemies.

yea i was using it in unsafe passage S and the part where 6 or 7 pannons attack you, i'm pretty sure it was hitting all of them 3 times each :) it made me smile lol

[w@rtech nation]

What skad can do :P

YouTube - &#x202a;New PA : Dus Skad!!!&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8fHNZ6R-M)

that looks sweet.

[Ryno]

What skad can do :P

YouTube - &#x202a;New PA : Dus Skad!!!&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f8fHNZ6R-M)

(unless its me ) i cant see it. do it with out hitting the enemies. numbers are in the way.

[DeltaViolet+]

(unless its me ) i cant see it. do it with out hitting the enemies. numbers are in the way.

Pshhh :P I prefere the numbers :D

[w@rtech nation]

Pshhh :P I prefere the numbers :D

can u make a vid using dus skag on the seed ardite spawn at seed express?:-D

[DeltaViolet+]

Im doing the other PA's atm :) but i will be uploading the other ones when im done, ill do that for you also, it one hits 1 of them :)

Video of Anga Grudda:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL6J5bfRgFQ

[w@rtech nation]

thanks looking foward to that vid and subscribed