JP PC/PS2 - Content update for March 18

[EspioKaos]

http://phantasystaruniverse.jp/news/...e=view&id=1101

Free and premium courses begin
* For details concerning the differences between these two services, please see this article.

Seasonal lobbies
* Easter will be in place from March 18 through April 8.

GUARDIANS Boost Road
* The following missions will be part of the G. Colony Drop Boost 2nd which will run from March 18 through April 22:
- The Black Nest
- The Dark God
- True Darkness
- Distant Memory

New free mission
Distant Memory C-S3
Start counter: Falz Memoria Nanotrancer Vortex
Falz Memoria is an area created by the memories of Dark Falz. Investigate this nanotrancer vortex and find out where Dark Falz came from!

Mission updates
* True Darkness will be updated to convert it to an AOTI mission with updated rewards and other changes.
* S3 difficulties will be added to the following missions:
- The Black Nest
- The Dark God
- True Darkness

New items
* New weapons and materials will be added. (Going with the seasonal trend, maybe some type of Easter candy from Rappy Paskas?)
* The number of items available from Spring's Basic Gacha in GC Shop will be decreased.
* A special visual effect will be added to the Firearm.
* Casino rotation.

System updates
* Missions will now be combined into a single counter for each planet at the corresponding GUARDIANS HQ/Branch.
* A tutorial NPC will be added to Clyez City 1F. The tutorial offered will be the same as the one available in your room. (This is to allow new free course players access to the information available in the tutorial as they will not be able to enter their room.)
* The elevators of the G. Colony will be updated with direct service to 5F: GUARDIANS HQ and Superintendent's Office.
* A direct shuttle service NPC will be added to 5F: GUARDIANS HQ and Superintendent's Office.
* Options for G. Colony HQ and G. Colony Superintendent's Office will be added to the direct shuttle NPCs at each planet's GUARDIANS Branch.
* Universes will be renamed to identify which ones can be accessed by free course players.
* New titles will be added.

[Powder Keg]

New mission and difficulties??? WHOAMG!!!

And the counter thing--does this mean you can access all of that area's free/party missions from a single counter now? I'm a little confused after reading that.

[EspioKaos]

And the counter thing--does this mean you can access all of that area's free/party missions from a single counter now? I'm a little confused after reading that.

Basically, you'll be able to access all free missions from four different mission counters instead of having to travel to the different mid-point lobbies to get to them. So, all G. Colony missions will be available at GUARDIANS HQ on Clyez City 5F, all of the Parum free missions will be available at the Holtes GUARDIANS Branch, Neudaiz free missions at Ohtoku Branch and Moatoob free missions as Dagora Branch. So with this update, I think the only missions you won't be able to access from a GUARDIANS location are GAMs, a few exchange missions and Innocent Girl. Oh, and the GC missions, too.

[Powder Keg]

THAT....is awesome. That's exactly what PC/PS2 over here needed....but alas...

[Shou]

This is why everyone should switch to JP.

[desturel]

With everything accessible from one location, what will happen with all of the different lobbies? After a mission is over do you return to the Guardians Branch or would you be placed in the mission lobby?

I know I could just wait and find out next week, but I thought I would ask in case someone knows now.

[EspioKaos]

With everything accessible from one location, what will happen with all of the different lobbies? After a mission is over do you return to the Guardians Branch or would you be placed in the mission lobby?

I know I could just wait and find out next week, but I thought I would ask in case someone knows now.

They aren't terribly clear about exactly how it'll work yet, but the lobbies will remain as they are now so you can access missions from either the unified counter or at the normal counter. One thing I could see is maybe giving the leader the option to choose to return to the GUARDIANS Branch or go to the midpoint lobby after the mission is cleared. Or maybe it'll work so that if you start at a branch, you return there (or you go to the normal lobbies if you started from a lobby).

[desturel]

They aren't terribly clear about exactly how it'll work yet

Hmm, if they haven't clarified then I guess there isn't much you can do about it, but there's also the problem of clutter. They'll need to change how missions are listed in the "Join Party" screen if they are going to have a one stop place for all missions. It's already a cluster when there's an event going on searching through 10+ pages worth of parties to find the one you are looking for. Separating each mission to a sub "join" category would help. That is unless they only have the start mission option available at the guardians branch while the join party option is limited to the actual lobby.

[Tyreek]

Distant Memory huh? How... Interesting. ;D

[Dealbreaker]

This is why everyone should switch to JP.

Will i need a CC to sign up for the jp psu?

I know there is going to be free play but im still guessing they will want a CC number down.

I would love to move over if it was straight up free.