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Wedding Event

This event contains many other events and more! Be sure to check out the full article here!

Xia is here!

Begins: 5/27 (end of maintenance)

Ends: 6/23 (at the beginning of maintenance)

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Bingo

Begins: 5/27 (end of maintenance)

Ends: 6/23 (at the beginning of maintenance)

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New Urgent Quest

Begins: 5/27 (end of maintenance)

Ends: 6/23 (at the beginning of maintenance)

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Campaign: Clear Story Quests

Beginning: 5/27 (after the maintenance)

Ending: 6/23 (at the beginning of maintenance)

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Reset All Skill Trees Pass Distribution

Beginning: 5/27 (after the maintenance)

Ending: 6/26, 1:00 AM (PDT)

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Campaign: Join an Alliance!

Beginning: 5/27 (after the maintenance.)

Ending: 6/09 (beginning of maintenance.)

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Campaign: Daily Log-In Rewards

Beginning: 5/27 (after the maintenance)

Ending: 6/26, 1:00 AM (PDT)

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UQ/Concerts

Check out the full article here for the full Urgent Quest and Concert schedule.

Campaign: Buy Premium Set

Beginning: 5/14 (after the maintenance)

Ending: 6/9, (before the maintenance)

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Looking for a spot to unwind until your next quest? There’s no better place to do it than the Casino, now even better with special boosts! Check this article for the full schedule.

Feeling the need to recharge after a day fighting off hordes of Falspawn at the Mining Base? Take a trip to the Casino! Accessible directly from every location (except your Personal Quarters so as not to disturb those who are resting) is the Casino. Here, Arks can unwind with a game of Rappy Slots, Mesetan Shooter, or Black Nyack, and potentially win prizes!

While the payout at Oracle’s Casinos is good, ARKS will be flexing the generosity muscle by providing additional bonuses when playing Casino games! How neat is that? For more information on the Casino, check out our detailed Game Manual.

CASINO EVENTS

• In RAPPY SLOTS, some machines will be “hotter” than others!
• In LILLI ROULETTE, the “Double Chance” and “Triple Chance” patterns will have a higher probability of occurring!
• In MESETAN SHOOTER, PSE levels will rise faster!
• In ARKUMA SLOTS, coin winnings will be increased!
• In BLACK NYACK, there will be an increased chance of triggering Pursuit Bonus in addition to receiving more winnings when it occurs!

So Arks, if you’re feeling the need to take it easy for a while and experience some laughter and fun, head on down to the Casino!

Check out the original article here!

-The PSO2 Team

Interested in a challenge? Then get excited for the ARKS Boost Rally, happening May 13th! Read this article to learn more about these boosts!

If you’re interested in testing your might, or just on the hunt for some upgrades, then prepare yourself for the ARKS BOOST RALLY! During this event, each time you complete certain ADVANCE QUESTS you’ll be awarded a set percentage towards an increase in EXP earned and Rare Drop Rate chance! While there is a cap to the amount of Boost you can earn, this event invites operatives to form a group with their Alliance or friends to tackle these challenging Quests!

In addition, we’ll also be providing those who log-in during the campaign period with Advance Capsules so they can keep Questing for Boost! So gather your party and prepare yourselves! To learn more about Advance Quests, see this page.

ARKS BOOST RALLY

Beginning: 5/13 (after the maintenance.)

Ending: 5/26 (beginning of maintenance.)

Qualifying Quests:

• Advance Directive: Volcanic Caverns
• Advance Directive: Coast
• Advance Directive: Daybreak Province

Required Difficulties and Boost increments:

• Very Hard (VH): 10%
• Super Hard (SH): 20%

Required Rank upon Quest Clear:

• Rank A or above

HOW IT WORKS

The maximum Boost you can achieve is 150% during an ARKS Boost Rally. A “set” is considered to be all three qualifying quests on any combination of Super Hard (SH) and Very Hard (VH) difficulty. You’ll notice that completing a set of SH Quests once your Arks Boost Rate (ABR) Effect is at 90% will allow you to reach the maximum. When at 140%, however, you cannot just do 1 VH Quest, since you are required to complete three of the qualifying quests to gain the ABR Effect those quests granted you.

A willing Arks helped us out by gathering information for the examples below:

• Volcanic Caves on VH + Coast on VH + Daybreak Province on VH = 30% ABR Effect applied

• Volcanic Caves on VH + Coast on SH + Daybreak Province on VH = 40% ABR Effect applied

Another operative chose to gather this information for us as to use as an example:

• Volcanic Caves on VH + Coast on VH + Coast on SH + Daybreak Province on VH = 40%

The set has been completed, but why hasn’t this operative earned 50%? The reason for this is that the Boost increment earned from completing the Coast on Super Hard (20%) effectively replaced the Boost increment earned from completion of the Coast on Very Hard (10%.) When repeating a Quest on a different difficulty, the Boost increment from the harder difficulty will be applied once all 3 Qualifying Quests are completed. Therefore, instead of 10% earned, he earned 20% for the Coast Qualifying Quest part of the set. Had he done this quest last, instead of second, it would have qualified as part of the next set, were he to continue.

CHECKING YOUR PROGRESS

To check your Boost progress, you can take the following steps:

• Select “Amplified Quests” under the Sub Quest menu when at the Quest Counter.

• When highlighting that category, you’ll see the ARKS Boost Rate (ABR) Effect percentages listed.

*You are required to complete a whole set of Quests on any combination of difficulties to have your progress count towards your ABR Effect.

**The ABR Effect will only apply to the Qualifying Quests.

LOG-IN BONUS

As many operatives know, Advance Quests require Advance Capsules. Therefore, during this time ARKS will be providing a special incentive to get your ABR Effect! When logging in for the first time during this campaign you’ll receive a plethora of Advance Capsules delivered to your Visiphone!

*Requirements must be met between the end of maintenance on 5/13 and the beginning of maintenance on 5/26.

**Rewards are distributed after meeting the above requirement and they will be sent to the “Receive Campaign Items” of your Visiphone.

*** Campaign rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline, visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

Prepare yourselves operatives! ARKS Boost is coming! See you in the field!

Check out the original article here!

-The PSO2 Team

Communicate with your fellow ARKS Operatives while this campaign is still active and receive a conversation-starting accessory! Read this article for more information.

It’s always a good idea to stay in touch with your fellow Arks, since you’ll need their assistance on challenging missions. This campaign will help you achieve that goal, as long as you take advantage of the GROUP CHAT feature in PSO2! If you do, you’ll receive a special accessory featuring the iconic Rappy!

Campaign Dates: 5/13 – 5/26

*Requirement must be met between the end of maintenance on 5/12-5/13 and the beginning of maintenance on 5/26.

**Rewards will be distributed after the regular maintenance on 6/9 and they will be sent to the “Receive Campaign Items” of your Visiphone.

***Campaign rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline, visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

Campaign Reward

Group Chat is a unique way to interact with your friends within Phantasy Star Online 2. When creating a Group Chat, simply assign players from your Friends List to the group; anyone who has joined is able to send and receive chat messages, and it does not require you to be in the same Party or Alliance! For more information on this feature, please visit this page in the Game Manual.

Stay safe while keeping your friends (virtually) close with Group Chat in PSO2. Don’t miss out on this adorable and conversation-starting accessory!

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-The PSO2 Team

Think you’re top ARKS material? Put it to the test with ARKS League! Compete with a group of ARKS of similar merit and find out who can achieve the highest score! To the victor, go the rewards! Greetings, Arks! Want to find out where you rank among your fellow operatives? Sharpen your skills by competing with others in your League for Experience Tickets (EXP) and accolades during April 2020! Those operatives who are logged in when ARKS LEAGUE begins are sorted into Leagues. To prevent some players from having a head-start, operatives are also matched based on the approximate time of their entry into the event. Rewards, distributed approximately 30 minutes after the event has ended, can be picked up from ARKS LEAGUE OFFICER MIMI in the Gate Area. For more details, see this entry in the game manual.

Ways to join ARKS League:

• From the Main Menu, navigate to “Quests”, then “Current Events”, and then “ARKS Leagues.”
• Speak with ARKS League Officer Mimi at the Quest Counter in the Gate Area and ask her about the latest League information.
• Move to a new Block.

Typical goals assigned by ARKS League include the following:

• Defeat as many of the assigned enemy as you can!
• Complete an assigned Quest as fast as you can!
• Collect as many of the assigned item as you can!

*If ARKS League opens while you’re on a Quest, you’ll need to re-accept the Quest to have your progress count.

**You will not be put into another League during the event, even if you level up and qualify for more difficult Quests.

***The duration of ARKS Leagues vary depending on the day.

April 2020

League Type: Defeat the specified enemy!

Enemy Type: Falspawn

Rewards: *Reward type may change per ARKS League campaign period.

One way to fulfill these goals is to join Urgent Quests if they are available. Check out the current Urgent Quest schedule for more information! Good luck Arks! Given the fact that Oracle’s operatives are quite talented, prepare yourself for some fierce competition!

-The PSO2 Team

Lookin’ to while away some time until your next quest? There’s no better place to do it than the Casino, especially since they’ve created a few special events for ARKS! Feeling the need to recharge after trading scrapes with Dark Falz Luther? Take a trip to the Casino! Accessible directly from every location (except your Personal Quarters so as not to disturb those who are resting) is the Casino. Here, Arks can unwind with a game of Rappy Slots, Mesetan Shooter, or Black Nyack, and potentially win prizes! It’s also the perfect place to spend some well-earned rest for the upcoming PSO2 Day!

While the payout at Oracle’s Casinos is good, ARKS will be flexing the generosity muscle by providing additional bonuses when playing Casino games! How neat is that? For more information on the Casino, check out our detailed Game Manual.

CASINO EVENTS

• In RAPPY SLOTS, some machines will be “hotter” than others!
• In LILLI ROULETTE, the “Double Chance” and “Triple Chance” patterns will have a higher probability of occurring!
• In MESETAN SHOOTER, PSE levels will rise faster!
• In ARKUMA SLOTS, coin winnings will be increased!
• In BLACK NYACK, there will be an increased chance of triggering Pursuit Bonus in addition to receiving more winnings when it occurs!

So Arks, if you’re feeling the need to take it easy for a while and experience some laughter and fun, head on down to the Casino!

-The PSO2 Team

We hope you’re enjoying your time as an ARKS Operative! Get ready to enjoy it even more, because from April 15th at 1 AM (PDT) to April 23rd at 1 AM (PDT), every ARKS Operative will receive a special log-in bonus! Read more for details.

Every ARKS needs a helping hand! For each day you log-in between April 15th at 1 AM (PDT) and April 23rd at 1 AM (PDT) you will receive a HALF SCAPE DOLL! These handy items can help operatives regain their footing when they are facing difficult odds on the battlefield! The HALF SCAPE DOLL is able to sacrifice itself to revive you automatically if you become incapacitated.

Campaign Dates: 04/15/2020 1:00 AM (PDT) – 04/23/2020 1:00 AM (PDT)

*Rewards are distributed immediately after log-in.

**To redeem rewards, go to your Visiphone’s “Receive Campaign Items”.

***Campaign rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline. Visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

Be strong in the face of the Falspawn Arks, but if you should become incapacitated, know that you’ll have these handy Half Scape Dolls with which to revive! We have more campaigns coming soon, so stay tuned!

-The PSO2 Team

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@Home-Dog said in Official Server Downtime!:

@Mattwo7 said in Official Server Downtime!:

What about those of us who can't draw? (I mean I think I have a rappy model in gmod off the workshop but that hardly counts for much)

We cry in the corner No jk. I cant draw either. Perhaps they could have something else. Like, submitting our character design, or showing off amazing screenshots.

That's what this thread is for. Feel free to post screenshots, character design, etc.