-- MAINTENANCE COMPLETED -- Sep. 4, 2013 @ 11:00 to 23:30 JST

[Korazenn]

Current Server Status: Online
Servers are back online.

English Patch Status: Undergoing Maintenance
Please note that all English patches are currently non-functional due to the update. The teams are working on providing an update to each of these patches in order to get them working again. The status of the patches are posted below:

• Current PSO2 Tweaker Version: ver 2.5.4.9
• English Patch: Working!
• English Large Files: Not working, will cause infinite loop.
• English Story Patch: Not working 100%, may cause issues.
• Item Translation Patch: Working!

I think this is why some people don't see their precede folders much less not bale to patch the game.

Might wanna add that.

This thread is here to inform current and future Phantasy Star Online 2 users about the new update that will be performed on Sep. 4th, 2013 @ 11:00 to 17:00 JST. If you have any questions about the next major update in regards to issues you may have with updating to the latest game version post-maintenance to what new content will be available from this update, please stay tuned for more updates to this thread throughout the week as we provide you updates as this data moves along. To discuss this next major content update, please post on this thread here: http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212649

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This week's periodic maintenance for PSO2 JP will be conducted on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 by SEGA. The update will run from its normally scheduled maintenance period, which is 11:00 to 17:00 JST (10:00 PM Tuesday to 4:00 AM Wednesday EDT).

Note About Pre-Patches: SEGA has stopped the pre-patch downloads from running. If you are missing your '_precede' folder, please note it is a result of the maintenance that is currently underway. When the servers come back online, follow the instructions bellow if you want to get setup with the most recent JP files.

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DISCLAIMER:
All users of PSO2 Tweaker are now required to re-download the program from the following link in order to avoid having an error that will inhibit Phantasy Star Online 2 from launching. This is a requirement for all users of PSO2 Tweaker prior to the 2.5.4.0 update made last week by AIDA in order to both download and install patches to get them working in-game. This new download can be found at the following link: https://copy.com/7swG37iPG7GzZoCT/PS...exe?download=1

The reason for this is due to the old patch server crashing. The newer patch server is faster, meaning that both download and install speeds should also become much faster. This should benefit all users with the new updates made on September 4th, 2013 as it will allow faster download and install time for the vanilla JP files and re-installing the English Patch/English Large Files/English Story Patch thereafter. Please note that all you need to do to set this up is download the file to the same location as your current 'PSO2 Tweaker.exe' file. This will allow you to overwrite the file with the new one. To do this, start up PSO2 Tweaker, click on the Orb in the top-left, and click on 'Check for PSO2 Updates'. Select 'No' when the dialog box shows up, and let the install of the vanilla JP files finish. After the update, you want to go back into the Orb menu, go to Install/Update Patches > English Patch/English Large Files/English Story Patch (as needed), and re-enable the 'Translate Items' option in the Orb's menu.

Please note that errors or crashes can occur past the scheduled maintenance. If you need any assistance with errors or issues in PSO2 that are related to the Tweaker, or encounter any errors post-maintenance, please provide us your qualms on this thread and we will address them ASAP: http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207248

If the update stalls at any point, please restart the PSO2 JP Launcher or PSO2 Tweaker (depending on where you normally install the updates from). Then, redo the process you were working on in order to continue where you left off. Please note that this is a large content update that is 2.7 GB in total download size.

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New Updates Included:

Halloween Event Lobby

Spoiler!

Following the regularly scheduled maintenance period for Wednesday, October 9th, 2013, the Halloween Event Lobby will be going active! (You can commence howling now. )

MAG Ownership Cap Increased

Spoiler!

MAGs can be used to effectively boost the stats of your character. Due to growing demand for more stat combinations, the number of MAGs you can have per character has been doubled from 10 to 20.

Note: To get a new MAG, you will have to purchase one with AC through the AC Shop. To do so, press Esc while in-game to bring up the Main Menu > Go to Arks Cash > AC Shop > AC Shop (Inventory/Storage). Please know that if a MAG Ticket is used it registers that particular MAG to the character, not the account. MAGs cannot be stored or switched between characters.

'Quarry' Field Added

Spoiler!

The new 'Quarry' field has been added into the game for Planet Lillipa.



New Enemies Include:

• Brew-Ringada
  
• Vernon da Soma
  

New Quests Added:

• Free Field
• Quarry Exploration
  Arks Quests
• Mech Power Survey: Quarry
• Lillipa Tribe Village Defense
• Destroy Vardha Soma

Other Updates for the 'Quarry' Field Include:

• New Emergency Codes
• New Client Orders
• New Daily Orders
• New Team Orders
• New Items

New Weapons, Units, Items, and More!

Spoiler!

This is a detailed set of icons for new weapons that will either be made available through this update or future updates made to the game. Thanks goes to Ezodagrom for providing this detailed set of images!

Icon Showcase:
Warning: Recommend viewing this image in a well-lit environment to avoid any eyestrain.

Spoiler!

Spoiler!

Swords


Wired Lances


Partisans


Twin Daggers


Double Sabers


Knuckles


Katanas


Gunslashes


Assault Rifles


Launchers


Twin Machineguns


Rods


Talises


Wands


Bullet Bows


Units

Fashion Update

Spoiler!

FUN Scratch

• Hairstyle
  
  1. Picked Long Hair (Unisex)
     
  
  
• Make-Up Pattern
  
  1. Cat Whiskers (Unisex)
     
     
  2. Spell Sign (Unisex)
     
  
  
• Eyebrows
  
  1. Maro Mayu
     
     
  2. Unibrow (UGH!)
     
  
  
• Body Paint
  
  1. White Gloves and Thong (All Races: Female)
     
     
  2. Black Gloves and Shorts (All Races: Male)
     
  
  
• Accessories
  
  1. Gourd
     
     
  2. Mask of Tengu
     
     
  3. Photon Wings (*o*)b
     
     
  4. Heel Roller
     
  
  
• Room Goods
  
  1. Partner Chair
     
     
  2. Shishiodoshi
     

Moonlight Bunny AC Scratch - Once again, male characters get the shaft.

• Costumes
  
  1. Bunny Suit (All Races: Female)
     
     
  2. GH410 Ossoria (All Races: Female)
     
     
  3. Welt Lamb (All Races: Female)
     
     
  4. Himenagiseikai Red (All Races: Female)
     
     
  5. GH470 Ossoria (All Races: Male)
     
     
  6. Halloween Lillipan Suit (All Races: Unisex)
     
  
  
• Hairstyles
  
  1. GH410 Shiniyon (All Races: Female)
     
  
  
• Body Paint
  
  1. Black Knee Socks w/ Ribbon (All Races: Female)
     
     
  2. White Socks w/ Ribbon and White Gloves (All Races: Female)
     
  
  
• Accessories
  
  1. White Rabbit Ear Band
     
  2. Rabbit Top Hat
     
  3. Sauce Bunny Ear Headband
     
  4. GH410 Brim
     
  5. GH470 Headphone
     
  6. Welt Ram Head Gear
     

Boost Information

Spoiler!

As of this update, please note that both [A Boisterous White Day] and [Rampaging Malice] will not show up again until further notice. Boost information posted below will be attributed automatically to all users who play Phantasy Star Online 2 during the following days:

• September 6th (Friday): +50% Rare Drop Boost!
• September 9th (Monday): +200% Meseta Boost!
• September 10th (Tuesday): +50 EXP Boost!

Notes:

• Boost Items may be stacked on top of these benefits to further increase your chances of a rare drop, boost your earnings of Meseta, gain more EXP, and more!
• Depending on your time zone, days will start at varying time periods. If you are going off of EDT, each new day begins at 11:00 AM of the day prior to what is stated above. For instance, September 6th would begin in the EDT time zone at 11:00 AM on September 5th.

AC Purchase Campaign #6

Spoiler!

The sixth AC purchase campaign officially started rolling out since September 2nd at 11:00 JST (September 1st, 10:00 PM EDT) and will continue to go into effect until September 30th at 23:59 JST (10:59 AM EDT).

During this campaign, those who purchase 2000 AC and/or 5000 AC and add the acquired AC onto your account through SEGA JP's site will automatically be enrolled into this campaign to receive eligible items through a Visiphone Terminal near you!

2000 AC Reward Items
If you add 2000 AC to your account, you will be eligible to receive the following items through your Visiphone:

• Grind Success Rate +10% x2
• Grind Risk Reduction +1 x4
• Grinder x50

5000 AC Reward Items
If you add 5000 AC to your account, you will be eligible to receive the following items through your Visiphone:

• Grind Success Rate +10% x2
• Grind Risk Reduction +1 x4
• Grinder x50
• White Rappy Suit x1

Planned Arrival Time: Rewards will be disbursed through the Campaign Reward Items section of the Visiphone Terminal in late October 2013.

Notes: Please note that rewards are only handed out once per account. This means that if you purchased 10000 AC in this time period and registered all of that Arks Cash onto one account, you would still only qualify for the one set of reward items mentioned above in the 5000 AC Reward Items section.

Client Order Campaign #21

Spoiler!

This week's Client Order Campaign shines the spotlight on Hans, who can be located near the West Quest Counter. Complete the following Client Orders from Hans in order to net extra bonus rewards anytime from September 4th to September 11th:

• Complete the Client Order [King of Hell] from Hans in order to qualify for: Experience Gained +50% x2 and Grinder x20
  - Recommended Quest: Volcanic Cave Exploration
• Complete the Client Order [Armored Corps] from Hans in order to qualify for: Rare Drop Boost +50% x2 and Grinder x30.
  - Recommended Quest: Mech Power Survey: Quarry

Note: The rewards from completing these Client Orders will be disbursed through the Visiphone Terminal on September 18th, 2013 after the regularly scheduled maintenance update.

Friend Invitation Campaign #3

Spoiler!

Those who use the Friend Invitation System displayed shortly after logging in to get friends introduced to and play Phantasy Star Online 2 will be able to access the several limited-time available items listed below.

Limited-Time Receivables from the Badge Exchange Shop: Those who have friends whom reach Lv. 10/20/30/40 will win Badges that can be exchanged at the Badge Exchange Shop for the limited-time exclusive offers mentioned above!

- Furyi Viper


- Fannie Ribbon


- Solid Straight (Thalys)


- Boater B


Notes:

• It is necessary for each friend you invite to level one of their character classes to Lv. 10 in order for you to both become eligible to receive it.

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Account Bans from Malicious Activity in August 2013
There has been an on-going issue with RMT (Real Money Trading) outside of Phantasy Star Online 2 for in-game Meseta by RMT suppliers. SEGA has implemented a stop action across the board for any users they find maliciously selling and/or disbursing in-game virtual receivables.

Anyone who has been found trading with these RMT suppliers will find the Meseta and in-game items bought with that Meseta completely taken away from the players due to the players themselves having unauthorized access to those items. If your account has been linked with one of the RMT suppliers out there, you WILL be permanently banned.

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Extra Notes:

• This update is required to play the game post the aforementioned time.
• The game's title screen should read the following version number after the update is performed: ver. 2.0101.0
• 2.7 GB of free hard drive disk space is necessary for this update to be performed. If you are downloading and installing Phantasy Star Online 2 for the first time, the total disk space necessary for all of the game's content will be 13.8 GB.
• If you have already downloaded both pre-patches for the game, then you will only have a 60 MB patch to download. The pre-patches can only be downloaded through the PSO2 Launcher as Tweaker does not support pre-patches. (Thanks, Ezo!)

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Original Articles:
- http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=2102
- http://pso2.jp/players/support/measu...rid=i_20130902
- http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=2063
- http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=2116
- http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=2068
- http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=2125

[Ezodagrom]

You can also add to the extra notes that those who already did the pre-download will only have a 60MB patch.

[NightSun]

Didn't know if I should ask here, but oh well seems fitting...
Never done a prepatch before, so is there anyway to tell if I have them downloaded?
Are you able to download both prepatch parts at anytime after the dates or only at the set dates?
I know I did one download, but I'm not sure if it was only that part or both.

[Ezodagrom]

Didn't know if I should ask here, but oh well seems fitting...
Never done a prepatch before, so is there anyway to tell if I have them downloaded?
Are you able to download both prepatch parts at anytime after the dates or only at the set dates?
I know I did one download, but I'm not sure if it was only that part or both.

When opening the launcher, if a message appears asking you to do the pre-patch, means that you haven't done it completely yet. If no message appears, then you have completed it.

[NightSun]

Oh wow do I feel dumb now.
I didn't even notice the 2nd part comes out today, actually it just came out about an hour ago.
I thought I missed it so I didn't know if the one I downloaded was both of them or just one.

In any case got them both downloaded now, thanks.

[NoiseHERO]

"Anyone who has been found trading with these RMT suppliers will find the Meseta and in-game items bought with that Meseta completely taken away from the players due to the players themselves having unauthorized access to those items."

PAAAAUUUUUUSSSSSSE!!!

HOOOOLD'UP

WAIT-UH-MINUTE

LEMME-STOP-AND-THINK-ABOUT-IT

This better not mean innocent players can have money/items disappear if the source of the money/item goes back to an RMTer and they wouldn't know.

[Ceresa]

"Anyone who has been found trading with these RMT suppliers will find the Meseta and in-game items bought with that Meseta completely taken away from the players due to the players themselves having unauthorized access to those items."

PAAAAUUUUUUSSSSSSE!!!

HOOOOLD'UP

WAIT-UH-MINUTE

LEMME-STOP-AND-THINK-ABOUT-IT

This better not mean innocent players can have money/items disappear if the source of the money/item goes back to an RMTer and they wouldn't know.

Incorrect translation. What is actually said is that the meseta and items you buy from RMT sites are obtained from account theft and the people buying RMT are supporting this practice and are therefore cunts.

[strikerhunter]

Thanks for another update Kora!!!! Been slacking off to check off of Bump lately.

Prepare for a large uproar from innocent players losing their stuffs due to an accident on Sega's side. or Prepare for a large uproar from those that were participating with the RMT.

[NoiseHERO]

Incorrect translation.

Oh, thank gosh.

[Korazenn]

You can also add to the extra notes that those who already did the pre-download will only have a 60MB patch.

Added it to the extra notes. Thanks, Ezo!

Thanks for another update Kora!!!! Been slacking off to check off of Bump lately.

Prepare for a large uproar from innocent players losing their stuffs due to an accident on Sega's side. or Prepare for a large uproar from those that were participating with the RMT.

No problem~

Definitely, haha. I think we're about to see an increase of Error Code-related topics.