Dude...what's a photon drop?!?!

[Blenjar]

Read topic man, what is it? Something to do with online quest.....what quest...tell me every step...connect online, chose room, make game, blah blah blah...

[RavenTW]

The Gallon's Shop quest. I heard you talk to somebody and they take you to a guy who offers items for P-drops. The more P-drops, the better the items he offers.

[rbf2000]

Taken from
http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/phantasy_star_online_photon_drop.txt


You can exchange your Photon Drops for other rare items. To do so, you must
play the game online. To clarify- there is no way to exchange Photon Drops
offline.

Step 1: Create a game online in either Episode 1 or Episode 2. Make sure the
game is Normal (i.e., not Challenge or Battle- difficulty is irrelevant). You
can do this alone, or with other players in your group.

Step 2: Walk to the Guild Counter, and select the "Shops" quests. Now, select
the "Gallon's Shop" quest. The description reads:

"The greedy merchant, Gallon, runs a shop. What lies within!?"

and

"This isn't exactly a quest...I just want to invite all you hunters to my shop.
Those of you looking for a change..."

Select "Yes" to load this quest.

Step 3: Once the quest loads, make sure you do not forget to do one very
important thing. MAKE SURE that you have the PHOTON DROP ON YOUR PERSON,
meaning in your inventory and not in your bank. Otherwise, you won't be able
to find the merchant. If you need to go get the Photon Drop out of your bank,
do it now.

Step 4: Descend the ramp in Pioneer 2 that is near the hospital and shops.
Head straight down the ramp and immediately turn 180 degrees.

Step 5: Looking back up the ramp, head to your character's right, to a small
alley alongside the ramp itself.

Step 6: See that Force standing back in the alley? Talk to him.

Step 7: He notices the shiny object you have (Photon Drop), and asks if you
want to meet his father. Say "Yes."

Step 8: You are taken to another room, where the father explains that he
collects Photon Drops and wants yours. He will offer you various items for it.
If you do not want what he offers, just choose "No." You may need to visit
him several times until he offers you what you want.

Generally, the more Photon Drops you trade in at any given time, the better the
prize. So, theoretically, handing over 50 Drops will get you a better prize
than just handing over 1. But there is a trick, because there are different
levels of prizes. The trick is to figure out the exact minimum number of Drops
you need to offer in order to claim your prize. If you can get an item for 1
Drop, don't offer him 10 for it. If you can get it for 80 Drops, don't offer
him 81.

The basic set of items are always available. As you reach various plateaus,
new items are added.

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1 to 16 Photon Drops yields:
===========================

Monomate, Monofluid, Recovery Barrier, Assist Barrier, Add Slot

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17 to 19 Photon Drops yields:
============================

Monomate, Monofluid, Recovery Barrier, Assist Barrier, Add Slot

AND

Beril Photon

============================
20 to 29 Photon Drops yields:
============================

Monomate, Monofluid, Recovery Barrier, Assist Barrier, Add Slot, Beril Photon

AND

Blue Barrier, Parasite Cell D, Beril Photon, Magic Water

============================
30 to 49 Photon Drops yields:
============================

Monomate, Monofluid, Recovery Barrier, Assist Barrier, Add Slot, Beril Photon,
Blue Barrier, Parasite Cell D, Beril Photon, Magic Water

AND

Nei Claw, Yellow Barrier, Red Barrier

============================
50 to 89 Photon Drops yields:
============================

Monomate, Monofluid, Recovery Barrier, Assist Barrier, Add Slot, Beril Photon,
Blue Barrier, Parasite Cell D, Beril Photon, Magic Water, Nei Claw, Yellow
Barrier, Red Barrier

AND

Photon Booster, Heart Key, Photon Blaster

============================
90 to 99 Photon Drops yields:
============================

Monomate, Monofluid, Recovery Barrier, Assist Barrier, Add Slot, Beril Photon,
Blue Barrier, Parasite Cell D, Beril Photon, Magic Water, Nei Claw, Yellow
Barrier, Red Barrier, Photon Booster, Heart Key, Photon Blaster

AND

Photon Sphere

[Blenjar]

wow that was huge, hey what's a photon sphere? all other photon..what are they for?