Tips for achieving the short time limits with S Rank? (Liking PSO2's "quest design"!)

[Kylrad]

I've done quite a few of these time runs solo with NPCs. Most of the desert/mines ones I did with one other player. Biggest thing is to just kill as fast as possible and try to stay on the move. For the most part I ignore the mobs on the first lvl and then kill as much as possible on the 2nd. Usually I'll give myself a time limit, say the mission is 12 mins max. I'll try to kill for 6-8 mins and leave myself the remaining time for the boss.

Bringing a good Ranger with you can make a big difference in killing some of the mobs faster weak bullet makes a huge difference. I'f your on Ship 2 and need some help I can help you out.

[zemog]

It's certainly an interesting approach... creates a requirement for skill over grinding, yet if you grind enough trying and get stronger, you still kill quicker and your time naturally improves even if your personal skill does not. Edit: And it also promotes partying with others.

So far I really like the approach this game takes over other MMOs and MMO-type games in terms of progression. Phantasy Star Online / Universe has always been about the grind... but in this game the grind has multiple purposes. Adding "fetch" type quests (client orders) seems to be a natural fit as well. Not to mention the Matter Boards.

So far I'm loving everything about it. Will only know after another 20-30 hours if these same concepts start to make me feel negative about the game instead. On paper, it sounds like a good design.

[DrPhi]

I've done quite a few of these time runs solo with NPCs. Most of the desert/mines ones I did with one other player. Biggest thing is to just kill as fast as possible and try to stay on the move. For the most part I ignore the mobs on the first lvl and then kill as much as possible on the 2nd. Usually I'll give myself a time limit, say the mission is 12 mins max. I'll try to kill for 6-8 mins and leave myself the remaining time for the boss.

Bringing a good Ranger with you can make a big difference in killing some of the mobs faster weak bullet makes a huge difference. I'f your on Ship 2 and need some help I can help you out.

I need help. IGN : Kenji,

[Laxedrane]

The dagan one all you have to kill is dagans. It's enough to get S rank to kill just dagans...

Nab rappies just kill and move. That one I solo'd however I got lucky with 2 very small easy maps. However you should be able to solo it with npcs no problem. I didn't figure out how to call npcs until after caves. So it is possible to solo rappies. I had help both times for dagans.

[FOnewearl-Lina]

Zombies also rise from their graves.

[Chik'Tikka]

have a full party and kill everything you run into in area 1 and 2, don't go off the path, if you know where your going, go strait for the door (which is 90% of the time north and 50% of the time at an angle away from where you spawned), if you find yourself at the end of area 2 with more then 7 mins left, keep killing in area 2 to insure enough mobs for S-Rank, then when you get to the teleporter, have only the party leader go through it, after the one boss spawns everyone else follow+^_^+ then mob up on the single boos and end it+^_^+