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    by Published on Mar 24, 2009 10:02 PM
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    The long-awaited supplemental update announced for the Japanese PC/PS2 version of Phantasy Star Universe will be hitting the Japanese servers this week! Full details of March 26's JP server update were announced early this morning. Here's a bit of what to expect from this update.

    • Many new weapons, clothes, SUV weapons and materials will be added.
    • The first three "conditional missions" will be added to a new area on the third floor of Clyez City.
    • The new conditional missions will play in a similar manner to PSO's C-mode, whereby various restrictions will be put in place on the entire party.
    • Certain photon arts and SUV weapons will receive adjustments to their power and abilities.
    • A variety of stat adjustments will be made to all types. Also, Guntechers and Wartechers will be able to equip double sabers up to grade A.
    • Longbows will receive an increase to their rate of fire and attack power. Grenades will a reduction in PP consumption.
    • GUARDIANS advanced style will be introduced. This will allow players to customize their character's abilities.

    There is much, much more to this update than what's listed above. For full details, check out this translation of the Japanese announcement. Then feel free to jump into the ongoing discussion of what's to come!

    Update: Only a few short hours after the supplemental update went live on the Japanese servers, it had to be removed due to a few major issues arising. As it stands, this update has been postponed until further notice. We'll update this news story as new information comes in.

    Update #2: A follow-up report was posted on the Japanese site stating that work to correct the problems with this update is progressing and that the update may be ready to go live as early as Monday, March 30. Keep in mind, however, that this date is not set in stone, and the update could occur at any point after then. Furthermore, as an apology to all players, a two week reward period will be implemented at a future date. Please see this post for full details.

    Update #3: Maintenance occurred this morning on the Japanese PC/PS2 servers to implement the update, and so far everything seems to be going very well!

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    by Published on Mar 24, 2009 09:32 PM
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    The latest Mission Spotlight has been announced! Running from March 24 through March 30, Awoken Serpent, located in Moatoob's Granigs Mine, will be the focus of this GM event. Be sure to stop by at some point this week, as you may have a chance at winning prizes such as Vol Coins, various rare items and more! Check out the official announcement linked above for more details.

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    by Published on Mar 19, 2009 09:33 AM
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    The official Japanese Xbox 360 PSU site was updated this morning with details on what to expect for our next update, scheduled for March 27!

    • "Desert Arms Shop" will be added to Gawik's Pub in Dagora City.
    • "Thunderfest Deals" will be added to the Dagora City GUARDIANS Branch. This is the post-event version of the Winter Mission Carnival's "Crystal Central."
    • With the release of these two missions, numerous new weapons and materials will become available in the game.

    We'll have more details as they're released. In the meantime, come join in the ongoing discussion of this update at the forum!

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    Update: The official English announcement of this content update has been made. You can view the mission information here.

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    by Published on Mar 9, 2009 02:36 PM
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    GM Edward just posted a notice that the PSU servers will be undergoing a period of maintenance tonight starting at approximately 11:00p.m. PDT. Though no further details are given on the English site, the official Japanese 360 site was updated with a similar notice, citing a bug fix as the reason for the downtime. You can join in our discussion of this news at the forum.

    Update: As of 2:00a.m. PDT, all servers are back online. With this maintenance, the Winter Mission Carnival missions were completely removed from the game.

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    by Published on Mar 9, 2009 02:21 PM
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    The official Japanese Xbox 360 PSU site was updated with details on what to expect with this week's maintenance.

    • The Valentine's lobbies will be taken down and replaced with White Day lobbies. The new lobbies will be in place for three weeks, from March 13 through April 2. And with this change also comes the return of the rare Jaggo Amure!
    • For the duration of White Day, the seasonal room decoration WD Box will be on sale at Clyez City's Variety Shop.
    • Casino Voloyal's exchange counter will be updated with the rotation of room decorations from the Sweet/Berry set to the Goth set.

    Feel free to join in the discussion of this update over at the forum.

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    Update:*The official English PSU site has now also posted the update details.

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    by Published on Mar 2, 2009 10:07 AM
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    The official Japanese Xbox 360 PSU site has been updated with details on what we can expect to see on Friday, March 6, following maintenance. The Winter Mission Carnival will have come to a close with this update, but it won't be entirely gone, as two readjusted event missions will be released for players to enjoy.

    • Explosive Arena (Holtes City GUARDIANS Branch) is a rebalanced version of Thunderburst Duel.
    • Airboard Rally (Dagora City GUARDIANS Branch) is a rebalanced version of Panther Blitz.

    The official English site has been updated with information on these missions. Feel free to join in the discussion of this update over at the forum!

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    by Published on Feb 27, 2009 09:01 PM
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    The North American release of Phantasy Star Portable is less than a week away. In celebration, a special launch event will be held in Phantasy Star Universe on March 6! Vivienne, a new lead story character of PSP, will be making appearances in Clyez City throughout the day. She needs your help to track down Helga Neumann, a suspected terrorist! Team up with your friends, locate Vivienne, and track down Helga using the clues given to you by your new partner. This event will run multiple times throughout the day, and after the event has been completed successfully, all participants will be given a unique phrase to say which will reward them with a special weapon! Below is a list of the times the event will be occurring on each server. Remember! The times listed are all PST, Friday, March 6! (If you need assistance converting from PST to your time zone, please reference this site.)

    • 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PST (PC/PS2)
    • 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. PST (Xbox 360)
    • 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. PST (PC/PS2)
    • 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PST (Xbox 360)
    • 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. PST (PC/PS2)
    • 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. PST (Xbox 360)
    • 6:15p.m. - 7:00p.m. PST (PC/PS2)
    • 7:00p.m. - 7:45p.m. PST (Xbox 360)

    For complete details, please see the official announcement. Thanks to RubyEclipse for the heads up!

    Update: A few modifications have been made to this event. First, one more time slot has been added to each server to help accommodate more players. Second, anyone who says the phrase "Phantasy Star Portable Day" (just as it is typed here, but without the quotes) at any point on March 6 (12:00a.m. - 11:59p.m. PST) will receive a Moatoob Collectible room decoration at a later date. And finally, anyone who participates in at least one successful run of the event (i.e. Vivienne is successful in catching up to Helga), all participants of that run will be given a unique phrase to say which will reward them with a Real Hand Gun+ at a later date.

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    by Published on Feb 21, 2009 11:07 AM
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    With the end of the Winter Mission Carnival fast approaching, talk of the next major event has been increasing steadily. To help get the ball rolling on this, SonicTeam are giving the Phantasy Star Universe community the opportunity to name this upcoming event! These are the four options:

    • Dark Erosion
    • Shred the Darkness
    • Shadows of Gurhal
    • Guardians of the Light

    You can cast your vote over at the official forum. The winner will be announced on Monday, February 23!

    Update: It's official. The name of the next major event will be Shred the Darkness!

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    by Published on Feb 4, 2009 01:34 PM
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    SonicTeam updated their website for Japan's upcoming AOTI supplemental update with further details on some previously announced features. Here's a brief synopsis of the recent additions.

    • The capacity of the common box will be increased to 100 items from the current limit of 32.
    • The item delivery function available at select NPC vendors will be replaced with direct access to your common box from the vendor.
    • A function will be added to partner cards to allow players to transport directly to another player's room from their card.
    • The current list of online status indicators will be replaced with the ability to create your own indicators. Furthermore, your current online status will appear on your partner card.
    • The optional billing additions known previously as "PSU Tickets" are now known as "GUARDIANS Cash."
    • All PS2 users will have access to the system file upgrades offered by this update, but they will not receive visual upgrades for new items. However, new items will be available to PS2 users. These items will simply use existing in-game visuals, though the names, descriptions and stats will be unique.

    For further details on these recent additions as well as to voice your thoughts and opinions on this upcoming update for the Japanese PC/PS2 servers, check out this thread at the forum!

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    by Published on Jan 26, 2009 04:14 PM
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    A small bug which prevented the missions "Unsafe Passage" and "Fight for Food" from appearing correctly on certain universes was discovered on the PC/PS2 servers after coming back up from maintenance on January 23. In order to correct this problem, the two affected servers, Universe 1: Guide and Universe 2: Caelum, will be taken down for approximately one hour today, January 26, at 3:00p.m. PST. For the duration of this maintenance, those two servers will be inaccessible, but all others will remain online. The official announcement of this maintenance can be read here. Also, please remember that this maintenance has no effect on the Xbox 360 servers.

    Update: Unfortunately, all PC/PS2 servers had to be taken down to fix the problem. However, all servers have since been restored and the affected missions work properly again.

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