According to the official website, the Japanese version of Blue Burst will be updated with several new quests on February 28th. These quests include White Day, Prinicpal's Gift, and an Even More Dangerous Deal with Black Paper. Additionally, Episode 4 will have its drop chart modified. The droprates for items will be lowered and the higher the difficulty you play on, the better the stats on the weapon will be. These changes will remain in effect until March 14th. In a welcome permanent change for Forces, the techique resistances for Episode 4 enemies will be lowed. Finally, Sonic Team is going to be sponsoring a Battle Mode tournament. You can read more about the new Black Paper quest and Battle Mode Tournament below.

An Even More Dangerous Deal with Black Paper:


This is the sequel to the infamous "Deal with Black Paper" quest. It is a timed single-player quest set in Subterranean Desert where only Episode 4 items will drop. It is expected that this quest will be extremely challenging. One of the items you will be able to earn is the previously unreleased Solferino.


Solferino

Battle Mode Tournament:
A Battle Mode tournament using Battle Rule #4 will be held for Human, Newman, and Android characters. The winner will have a screenshot taken of him/her and it will appear on the official site. Also, it appears the winner will receive a prize. The tournament will be held on Ship 8, Block 10. You have until March 13th to register for the event. Here is the Battle Mode schedule:

• March 25 - Preliminary Human Tournament
• March 26 - Preliminary Newman Tournament
• April 1 - Preliminary Android Tournament
• April 8 - Semifinal
• April 9 - Final

Game Masters will be holding special "Free Battle" events where beginners can try out Battle Mode.

Credit goes to Saffran and Dhylec for bringing us this news. If you have any questions about these quests or events, you can post in our Quest or Battle Mode forums.

The US/EU Blue Burst servers are currently going through a brief maintenance phase so two new quests can be uploaded. These two new quests include Principal's Gift and White Day. If you were able acquire a Valentine's Day Chocalate, you'll be able to get a Magic Rock "Heart Key" by playing through the White Day Event. Also, you will be able to make a Flower Bouquet weapon by playing Principal's Gift and Towards the Future. The lobbies will be updated for the White Day Event on the 28th and run through March 14th. If you need help finding a partner for these quests, you can post in our Player Matchup forum.

White Day and Principal's Gift are also confirmed for Gamecube Episode I&II from February 28th to March 21st

Earlier today, it was announced that the North American/European Blue Burst servers are currently being updated with two new quests. The first one is an Episode I female-only quest - probably related to Valentine's Day. The other quest is Dream Messenger. You'll be able to play it by selecting it from the Event section at the Hunters Guild. Gallon's Shop is also being updated for the Valentine's Day Event. Speaking of Valentines Day, the lobbies have been updated too! The lobby decorations will remain up until February 14. However, the quests will continue until February 23. Finally, the server software is being updated to fix a number of issues. These include blocks crashing due to illegal parameters, quest bugs, and client termination issues. ClumsyOrchid noted that some connection issues may arise as the reslt of the server update.

The Japanese Blue Burst site announced today that the 5th Anniversary Event for Phantasy Star Online will be concluding with a special double experience points event. You will only be able to receive double experience points from enemies if you are playing in a quest. So if you are wanting to reach level 200 before Phantasy Star Universe comes out, now is the time to do it! This event will run until February 7th. Also, it appears you will now be able to donate points to other teams now using coupons. The details of this system have not been released yet. This feature will be useful for teams that have unlocked all of the available team options and have an excess number of team points. These updates will be made available on January 24th. Credit goes to Saffran for bringing us this news.

One of the most popular Phantasy Star Online quests of all time, Towards the Future, was released for US/EU version of Blue Burst today! In this quest, you'll have the opportunity to fight all of the Episode 1 bosses! If you are able to complete the quest under special circumstances, you'll be able to win some fantastic prizes. Also, ths quest allows you to earn lots of experience points and features some interesting surprises. If you need some help with this challenging quest, be sure to read our guide and post in our forums.

The US/EU Blue Burst servers were updated today. First, Phantasmal World 3 & 4 were added. These are Episode Annihilation quests that feature a large number of enemies. You will need to be a high-level player if you want to live through these quests! If you have any questions about these quests, please post in our forums. Additionally, Episode 2 Challenge Mode was released today. Prove your mettle and you will walk away with a S-Rank prize. If these difficult stages prove to be too hard, be sure to check out our Episode 2 Challenge Mode guides or ask in our Challenge Mode forums. The Pioneer Christmas quest is now available from One Person Episode II games. Probably the best thing to come out of this update is that all Blue Burst players will receive Double Experience from enemies. You'll need to play a quest to take advantage of this change. Please keep in mind that the Double Experience bonus will only be available for one week!

quo writes, "The Christmas decorations are now up, and Saint Rappies have replaced the Hallo rappies on the US BB servers.

Remember that Saint Rappies drop different mag cells than what the Hallo Rappies did. From the mag cells the Saint Rappies provide, you'll be able to make a Sega Console Mag, Panzer Tail, Angel Wings, Devil Wings, or Davil Tail."

The new Team Quest, Point of Disaster, has been uploaded for US/EU Blue Burst players. This is a timed quest that features a boss that cannot be accessed through any other quest. We have put together a guide to help out anyone that is having trouble with this quest. It can be found here. If you have any questions, please post in our forums.

Also, please remember that the Halloween decorations will be taken down on the 26th. If you haven't got your Jack-O'-Lantern yet, you'll have to hurry!

EDIT: The Christmas decorations are set to go up at the end of this month. St. Rappies will appear at this time and you will be able to obtain a new set of mag cells!

Earlier today, the East and West Tower quests were uploaded for the US/EU version of Blue Burst. If you've never had the opportunity to play these quests before, you will be able to see new enemies and rare weapons! Be careful since the stage is filled with mini-bosses. If you need help with these quests, be sure to consult our guides for East Tower and West Tower. Also, you will be able to add percentages to normal weapons and specials to your S-Ranks in Gallon's Shop. If you have any questions, please post them in our forum.

Additionally, the following bug fixes were made:
-The Reach for the Dream quest has been fixed. The quest now accepts keyboard input and is finish-able.
-The crash in Lab Quest 5.4 will no longer crash after replaying the quest.

NOTE: There appears to be some problems with additng percentages to weapons right now. If you have any items that you would like to add percentages to, it maybe best to wait until the problem has been resolved.