Odin

Odin himself isn’t a secret indeed, in PSO2JP you can still encounter him in Parallel Area and as a random E-trial in the field.

There is one thing I never figured, and perhaps PSO2 Swiki has the answer but I am just too lazy to search for it.

When you encounter Odin as a random E-trial he actually doesn’t use his default appearance and rather uses a PSO2 made character. Why is that? My theory, I think it’s a similar mechanic to the Time Attack ‘Abduction’ method. Whoever encountered it previous to you, it will steal his/her appearance and uses it against you. I might be wrong and it just uses random characters, but it’s an intriguing thought.

Some several encounters of Odin when it uses PSO2 character made appearances: (My apologies for the low resolution.)

Default Odin:

Big Varder/Vardha

You can on a rare occasion encounter Big Varder /Vardha in the Desert Exploration/Expedition. In 9 years of playing this game I probably met him less than 5 times in this setting. The encounter isn’t a secret but I never figured the reason behind this encounter. Why did Sega made this encounter? The only link I have is that Big Varder /Vardha is a resident of Lilipa and that it’s just a random encounter with no real reason behind it. But if someone knows the real reason, I’ll gladly hear it.

De Marmoth/Malmoth

Fun fact. If you encounter this boss whether that’s as boss in the Tundra Expedition/Exploration or just as random E-trial and neither you, your partners, your mag or other mobs attack it, it will actually leave you alone. It will not attack you unless you or aforementioned parties do. This only works with the boss. Not to be confused with the regular Malmoth/Marmoth mobs, they will attack you regardless.

Hidden Lobby Assets

Rather development related than it being a secret. Shortly after each seasonal lobby expires you can occasionally find leftover assets/decoration still lingering around, they’re hidden though and the only way to find them is either with camera mods or get out of bounds with glitching through walls and floors in lobby.

Halloween assets found underneath the shop area several weeks after the lobby had retired:

Boundaries of Expedition/Exploration maps

Again not a secret and more related to the game’s development. If you can get yourself out of bounds in an Expedition/Exploration map, you can view the edges and you figure that the maps are circular rather than squared.

Getting out of bounds in Coast Expedition/Exploration:

Mob wars

Some years ago I started studying the different behaviors of the mobs, I sadly never finished it and stopped before Episode 3 came out and totally forgot about it. But I remembered concluding that Otherwordly/Special enemies (Rare rappies, Tagamikazuchi etc.) are friendly towards other species like Natives/Sylvants, Draconians/Dragonkin, Automata/Mechs & Oceanids. But Falspawn/Darkers however are hostile towards them.

And then Nyau came out and started attacking everything and my research became invalid. Encountered a Nyau attacking a Lilipan, that was a hilarious sight though. It’s rather funny when it cries for help when you defeat it while it would indiscriminately attack everything on sight. That does raise the question on whether Nyau would start attacking its own reinforcements.

Airship Pilots

Did we ever got a definitive answer to why D’nar/Diniar, Opta and Ria keep crashing their Aircrafts? Is it their skills or the ships being unreliable? Maybe both? Or perhaps something else. I assume it’s nothing to deep.

Default Characters

Perhaps not many know and not all of them are familiar. But the default stock characters of PSO2 actually have names. And in most cases their names refer to characters from older PSO entries.

ASH

The poster boy of Phantasy Star Online 2 is named Ash, he shares the name with his Phantasy Star Online counterpart Ash Canaan. (He is also the default HUmar of PSO.)

RICO

This girl is named Rico, named after the famous Red Ring Rico also known as Rico Tyrell.

SUE

This lady is Sue, the same name belongs to the mysterious assassin. (She is also the default HUnewearl of PSO.)

KIREEK

Kireek our favorite HUcast alias, the Black Hound. (He is also the default HUcast of PSO.)

HOPKINS

The PSO NPC who keeps giving use quests to search for his lost weapons.

SHINO

Shino Miyama the maid of the Great Sword Zoke.

BERNIE

The man who has the ‘Knack’. (The default RAmar of PSO.)

KAREN

Refers to Karen Graheart the daughter of the famous military leader Leo Grahart. (She is the default RAmarl of PSO.)

LEO

Leo Grahart was the former Captain of the ‘WORKS’ military, leader of Team 00.

ELLY

Named after Elly Person an important character in search of Calus.

GILLIAM

One of Karen Graheart’s escorts in PSO. (The default RAcast of PSO.)

ELENOR

A well-known character in the PSO universe is named Elenor Camuel. (Default RAcaseal of PSO.)

CALLUS

The only survivor of Pioneer 1. An AI computer stuck on Ragol. Rumor has it that he was actually a human scientist before he died and eventually became an AI.

ALICIA

Named after the biologist Alicia Baz, adopted daughter of Donoph Baz. (Default FOmarl character of PSO.)

MONTAGUE Named after the eccentric doctor, Jean Carlo Montague. (The default FOnewm of PSO.)

RUPIKA

Shares her name with the default FOnewearl of PSO.

LIONEL

A minor HUcast character in PSO.

CICIL

Cecil Patis, A minor PSO character who tries to lose weight before her wedding.

HYUGA

Named after Hyuga Ryght, a major character of Phantasy Star Universe and Portable lore.

NAGISA

The female protagonist of Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, Nagisa Adelheid.

ZOKE

The one and only Great Sword Zoke, Zoke Miyama.

MOMOKA

Shares the same name with one of PSO Blue Burst character.

OSTO

The male summoner is named after one of PSO’s greatest scientist Osto Hyle aka Osto Heil.

NOL

None other than the journalist and weather girl from PSO, Nol Rinale.

LOU

The female summoner is named after the female CAST of Phantasy Star Universe.

BREAK

Episode 5 poster boy is named after Wilm Break, a major character of Phantasy Star Online Episode III.

SILFER

Episode 5 poster girl is named after Sil’fer, a major character of Phantasy Star Online Episode III.

GUYKILD

The default Hero Male CAST is named after a character of Phantasy Star Online Episode III.

SALIGUN

The default Hero Female CAST is named after a character of Phantasy Star Online Episode III.

SHIZURU

The default Phantom Male Human is named after Shizuru Shu, a major character of Phantasy Star Portable lore.

HELGA

The default Phantom Female Human is named after Helga Neumann, a character from the Phantasy Star Universe lore.

CURTZ

The default Phantom Male Cast is named after Fulyen Curtz, a character from the Phantasy Star Universe lore.

CHELSEA

The default Phantom Female Cast is named after Chelsea Enchante, a character from the Phantasy Star Portable lore.

RUDY

The default Etoile Male Human is named after Chaz (Rudy) Ashley from Phantasy Star IV The End of the Millennium.

SHESS

The default Etoile Female Human is named after Kyra (Shess) Tierney from Phantasy Star IV The End of the Millennium.

FORREN/FOUREN

The poster boy, the default Etoile Male Cast is named after Wren (Forren/Fouren) from Phantasy Star IV The End of the Millennium.

FLENA/FREYNA

The default Etoile Female Cast is named after Demi (Flena/Freyna) from Phantasy Star IV The End of the Millennium.

KAI

The poster boy, the default Luster Male Human is named after Kai from Phantasy Star Zero.

SARISA

The default Luster Female Human is named after Sarisa from Phantasy Star Zero.

OGI

The default Luster Male Cast is named after Ogi from Phantasy Star Zero.

ANA

The default Luster Female Cast is named after Ana from Phantasy Star Zero.

There are however 2 characters not named after Phantasy Star characters but are named after outfits they wear, an odd couple when it comes to naming conventions.

SAIHAJIN

Not to be confused with the NPC named Saga, he definitely looks like him but he has a slightly different color pattern. This guy is named after the Saihajin outfit.

FULINKA

Named after the outfit she wears, the Fulinka/Hibiki series.

Sources: PSO2 Swiki, Sageoshow Blog, PSO2 Makapo

Trinities

(Forgive me for this one, I am going to use PSO2JP’s naming convention. I worked on this list while playing the JP version. It would be too much work to convert it all to the naming convention of the Global version.)

Around a year ago it struck me that PSO2 is filled with numerous 'Trinities', I assume most of them were intentionally created by Sega but perhaps there are some pure coincidental.

The first trio the game makes you aware of is the Trinity of S-ATK (MEL Power), R-ATK (RNG Power) & T-ATK (TEC Power), which basically serves as the foundation for its gameplay. (Probably the most famous Trinity is the 'Holy Trinity': the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Trinity: Spirit, Soul & Body derived from that. Personally, I prefer the Holy Trinity of Superman, Batman & Wonder Woman.)

Aside from the ATK (Power) Trinity I wondered if I could find all Trinities the game has, I have listed below the ones I found so far. I only did Gunslash/Gunblade series for weapons because it would be too much work to cover every single weapon type. Some of these might be a hard reach.

First Generation of classes:

• Hunter
• Ranger
• Force

Second Generation of classes:

• Fighter
• Gunner
• Techer

Attack Type:

• S-ATK
• R-ATK
• T-ATK

Protagonist’s starting support cast:

• Zeno (Hunter)
• Afin (Ranger)
• Echo (Force)

The Three Klariskrays:

• Alma
• Matoi
• Claris Claes

Trio of Heroes:

• Regius
• Casra
• Claris Claes

The Even ????: (I believe it was 'The Even Seats', but I have to re-watch the Oracle Anime again to get the correct name as I forgot.)

• Maria
• Huey
• Zeno

Story Moderators: (As extra, all three names starting with a 'X' as well.)

• Xion
• Xiao
• Xiera

Units:

• Rear
• Arm
• Leg

Airship Pilots:

• Diniar
• Opta
• Ria

Pre-Game development direction: (Not 100% sure about Episode 3, but at least the approach felt the same unlike Episodes 4-6.)

• Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3

Post-Game development direction:

• Episode 4
• Episode 5
• Episode 6

Episode 3 henchman:

• Ro'Kamiz
• Ko'Rela
• Ko'Riu

Childhood friends:

• Stratos
• Kyokuya
• Lucotte

Hunter Weapons:

• Sword
• Partisan
• Wired Lances

Fighter Weapons:

• Double Saber
• Twin Daggers
• Knuckles

Naberius:

• Forest
• Tundra
• Ruins

Amduskia:

• Volcanic Caves
• Floating Continent
• Sanctum

Lillipa:

• Desert
• Mines
• Quarry

Wopal:

• Coast
• Seabed
• Floating Facility

Episode 1 takes place on:

• Naberius
• Amduskia
• Lillipa

Love Triangle: (Couldn't come up with a better name.)

• Gettemhult
• Melrandia
• Melfonseana

Hero Weapons:

• Sword
• Twin Machine Gun
• Talis

Phantom Weapons:

• Katana
• Assault Rifle
• Rod

Etoile Weapons:

• Double Saber
• Dual Blade
• Wand

Atra Weapon Series:

• Val
• Atlas
• Atlas EX

Gunslash Trio #1

• Gunslash
• Gunslayer
• Gunhawk

Gunslash Trio #2

• Alva Slash
• Alva Slayer
• Alva Hawk

Gunslash Trio #3

• Vita Slash
• Vita Slayer
• Vita Hawk

Gunslash Trio #4

• Vraolet
• Lambda Vraolet
• Dio Vraolet

Gunslash Trio #5

• Axeon
• Lord Axeon
• Emperor Axeon

Gunslash Trio #6

• Sarhaling
• Neigling
• Naglering

Gunslash Trio #7

• Twizzler
• Lambda Twizzler
• Dio Twizzler

Gunslash Trio #8

• Jareid
• Lambda Jareid
• Dio Jareid

Gunslash Trio #9

• Cruel Coffin
• Rouge Coffin
• Blue Coffin

Gunslash Trio #10

• Block Bellow
• Roelia Bellow
• Fromm Bellow

Episode 6 Antagonists: (As extra, all three names are exactly 5 letters.)

• Shiva
• Valna
• Mitra

Episode 4 Groupie:

• Hitsugi
• Kohri
• Aru

Non vocal openings:

• Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3

Vocal openings:

• Episode 4 (Florence Mcnair)
• Episode 5 (Karen Flower)
• Episode 6 (Aimee Blackschleger)

Advance Capsules VH:

• A
• B
• C

Advance Capsules SH:

• D
• E
• F

Boosts:

• Rare Drop
• Meseta
• Exp

Demon Weapon Series:

• Evleda
• Cleasis
• Schvelle

First Tier Weapon Rarity: (Blue Star)

• 1
• 2
• 3

Second Tier Weapon Rarity: (Green Star)

• 4
• 5
• 6

Third Tier Weapon Rarity: (Red Star)

• 7
• 8
• 9

Fourth Tier Weapon Rarity: (Yellow Star)

• 10
• 11
• 12

Fifth Tier Weapon Rarity: (Rainbow Star)

• 13
• 14
• 15

Extreme Quest:

• Glacial Machinery
• Sylvan Wyverns
• Forsaken Aquatics

Ultimate Quest:

• Naberius
• Lilipa
• Amduskia

Ultimate Naberius Bosses:

• Plosiorgles
• Bayaribbles
• Diabo Igrithys

Ultimate Lilipa Bosses:

• Zeta Guranz
• Falke Leone
• Vlima Leopard

Ultimate Amduskia Bosses:

• Box Duvals
• Greuzoras Drago
• Drago Deadleon

Demon Golems:

• Rock Golem
• Bomber Golem
• Resta Golem

Tegami:

• Tagami Kazuchi
• Izane Kazuchi
• Gunne Kazuchi

Earth Boss Battle:

• Yamato
• Mother
• Deus

Episode 5 Kingdoms: (Probably shouldn't count this one but I can't remember if we truly got to visit the fourth nation The Es-Ars Trade Federation, so I am counting it.)

• Magic Kingdom of Cuent
• Holy Kingdom of Epic
• Verunian Empire

Compound Techs:

• Zandion
• Fomelgion
• Barantsion

Simple Techniques:

• Re Zandia
• Re Fomelgia
• Re Baransia

Luster Styles:

• Fomel Style
• Zandi Style
• Baran Style

Room Craft Line 1:

• Craft Line 01
• Craft Line 02
• Craft Line 03

Room Craft Line 2:

• Premium Craft Line 04
• Premium Craft Line 05
• Premium Craft Line 06

Room Craft Line 3:

• Extended Craft Line 07
• Extended Craft Line 08
• Extended Craft Line 09

PSO2’s Disney Princess:

• Matoi
• Hitsugi
• Harriet

Also don't take this too serious, it's purely an observation.

Quna

We can pretty much confirm that Quna originated from the Kingdom Hearts series, but from which brand of mob?

Is she a Heartless?

A Nobody?

Or perhaps an Unversed?

Or maybe a Dream Eater?

Perhaps she is Hikaru Utada, cause she can sing! Nah, I’m joking with this one. But the resemblance is rather funny.

@Jay6x The 12☆ and 14☆ weapons indeed got comparable treatments in PSO2.

As with the initial wave of 14☆ weapons, the first batch of 12☆ weapons were also 'impossible' to get. I remember staring at Dark Falz Elder's Quest logs for months thinking: "One day I am gonna get you Ely-Sion." (The 12☆ Sword, not to be confused with the 11☆ Wand.) Of course that never happened until 12☆ weapons were dropping frequently.

And exactly like 12☆ weapons. As soon as 14☆ weapons were dropping frequently,15☆ weapons were right around the corner or already introduced. (The same scenario with 12☆ weapons when 13☆ weapons arrived.)

Both never got their time to (truly) settle/shine with the mass audience. Only a handful of players got to enjoy 12☆ and or 14☆ weapons during their prime. (Thankfully I was destined to wield a Lavis Cannon during its heyday, Yamato CHOSE me. Oh did I make a lot of players jealous, that was the time I learned not to announce my drops to others any longer even when/if they asked.)

The phrase: "14☆ weapons got the same treatment as 12☆ weapons did." is well known.

Yes indeed, I was about to add that. Towards PSE burst spawn rate, they don't do anything. They only add towards spawn rate outside burst.

@SnaKe7X said in Advanced Quests guide:

@AnamanaAU Do bots count for enemy spawn rate? i dont really have people to play with i cant find randoms to party with most of the time so i have to use bots

Yes, bots do count towards enemy spawn rate, but not as much as real players do.

@MarshalTobias32 said in Phantom or Hero?:

Luster is best class .

Best class is Challenger.

@Jcho I sadly don't have characters on several SHIPs on the Global version. (SHIP 3 only.) But I do have on the JP version.

Log of JP SHIP 10:

Log of JP SHIP 6:

The Global version doesn't differ in the implementation of the Quest Log system.

Thou ask how long the game has been out?

Technically speaking, 8 years. The NA/Global version, several months.

@Jcho The quest logs are identical for any SHIP. The numbers you see represents the accumulation across all SHIPs, refreshed per 7 days.

@TurnedAnt203414 Indeed intentional. It also doesn't work with Resta, Shifta and Deband.

Charging these 4 techs won't change the Jet Boots element.

And not to forget casting Nabarta, Namegid, and Fused Techniques.

(At least charging the techs fills the gear bar.......and that's about it.)

@Rawrs1865 I've been using Antimicro for macro's and like JoToKey it gives you access to configure the 'home' button as extra key on the Xbox One and 360 controller. (I assume it would work for the PS button on the DUALSHOCK controllers as well.)

Haven't used/tried JoToKey on PSO2, thought for sure it would work perfectly fine. Guess not.

Could try Xpadder, but last time I checked it wasn't capable of configuring the 'home' button. Al tough must admit that was years ago, no idea how the program fares nowadays.

It depends on the % of your affix boost you have in mind.

Like @AndrlCh mentioned, around a year ago the monthly +5% affix boost was introduced to PSO2JP. And indeed this feature has not changed or impacted the affix market in any way. Reason being, not only is the boost 'selective', a +5% affix boost is generally useless. So it's nothing game breaking or game changing, it doesn't swing the pendulum enough if at all.

It would't surprise me if the majority of PSO2JP's player base forgot about the existence of this 'event'. At least I haven't met anyone in PSO2JP mentioning the monthly +5% affix boost again, a week after its introduction.

I would +1 your suggestion if you want the Global version to have this monthly +5% affix boost as well. But if you want the +10% or +15% to appear monthly or on each PSO2 Day, that would become tricky though.

A regular PSO2JP year, has two +10% boost weeks and one +15% boost week for a total of three boost weeks. The first +10% boost week appears early in the year, (Somewhere between January-April.) the +15% boost week appears in the middle of the year (Somewhere between May-September.) and the second +10% boost week appears towards the end of the year. (Somewhere between October-December.) Some years hold four boost weeks/days, mainly due special events or occasions. This year might be one of them as well.

Is three boost weeks per year enough? I leave that to you. But if a +10% or +15% affix boost would happen on every PSO2 Day or once a month, it will (drastically) impact the affix market. It could even affect the fashion market.

---

"Once a significant abundance arises on one side of the spectrum, the other side has to deal with its effects. Whether the consequences are good or bad, depends on how the affected are affected."