EPISODE 5 will release September 30th!

The long-awaited EPISODE 5 will drop in Phantasy Star Online 2 on September 30th!

Release Date: September 30th 2020
Platforms: Xbox One Family / Windows 10 / Steam

WHAT’S NEW

Some of the new changes and features include: 

• Player Level cap increased to 90
• New ARKS Missions
• New Seasonal Events
• New Alliance Quarters
• Exciting new Titles to earn
• New Collection Folder
• New quest types
• New areas to explore
• New S-Grade Augments
• Ability to transfer S-Grade Augments
• Ability to add a L-Ring Skill to ★12 Units

SCION CLASS – HERO

Weapons: Swords/TMGs/Talis

Notable Photon Arts of the Hero include:

• Trickflash – Sword Photon Art for Heroes. Execute a high-speed thrust. Holding the button will swap to your Talis and unleash a follow-up strike.
• Jet Wheel – Talis Photon Art for Heroes. Deploys a shuriken which spins about, slicing up targets. The shuriken remains active even if you swap to another Hero weapon.
• Starfire Squall – Twin Machine Guns Photon Art for Heroes. Pelt enemies with a one-handed barrage of fire. Performing this Photon Art after dodging an attack will increase its damage.

DARK BLAST

By harnessing the power that you’ve accumulated from Dark Falz, you are able to perform an ability called DARK BLAST. During Dark Blast, your HP and other basic traits are greatly enhanced, and different, more powerful attacks become available to you. Dark Blast is only useable once per quest, and the ability to use it depends on the status of a gauge that fills as you fight enemies. Once in Dark Blast Form, you’re able to use any special Dark Blast skills you may have acquired after spending accumulated Special EXP, which is built up by defeating enemies in a quest and gained upon quest completion.

DARK BLAST ABILITIES

• Dark Barrier – raises a large Photon wall in front of you, which draws enemy attacks.
• Ultimate Impact – Only useable once per transformation, this skill allows you to channel Photon energy into your arms and release it in a focused blast of destruction. Has a large area of effect and deals extreme damage.
• HP Up – Boosts your Max HP.

ADDITIONAL DARK BLAST SKILLS

• Extend Normal Attack Combo ½ – add extra stages to your Normal Attacks, such as a fourth attack.
• Bloody Heal – Recovers HP for you and allies around you.
• Physical Dash – Dash at high Speed for a limited time.

SPECIAL DARK BLAST PHOTON ARTS

• Punishment Knuckle – Unleash a devastating punch after charging. Charging results in greatly enhanced attack power. So powerful that Demon Bulwarks in Buster Quests take only one punch to destroy.

NEW QUEST TYPE – BUSTER QUEST

Perhaps the most formidable of Supernaturals, the Castrum Demonica is a fortification capable of summoning an endless wave of creatures and Demonic Arms such as Conjured Artillery, Ephemera Cores, and Demon Artillery. Though the Castrum Demonica are greatly feared, it has been shown that Guardians are able to control a siege weapon called a BUSTER TOWER. This will potentially change the fate of Omega, as those who seek to do good by restoring the land to a peace known before the appearance of Ephemera can now take a stand against those who seek domination.

Features of Buster Quests:

• On a team of 8 operatives, you will alternate between the Defense Phase and the Buster Phase.
• Defense Phases require defending your siege bases, known as Buster Towers, from enemies.
• Buster Phases entail attacking the front line and protecting BUSTER PILES–weaponry needed to assault the walls of the Castrum Demonica.
• Mana collected from the field is used for a variety of large-scale ARKS weaponry and support abilities.
• As your number of cleared Buster Quests grows, your GRADE increases. A higher Grade means better rewards.
• In general, you will be matched with operatives who have a similar grade.

Urgent Quest Boosts & Bonuses!

Begins: 9/16 (end of maintenance)
Ends: 9/29 (beginning of maintenance)

Where:
Deus Esca, Maker of New Epochs
T: Deus Esca, Maker of New Epochs
Deus Esca, Singer of Genesis (Rematch)

Boosts Applied:
EXP Earned +100%
Rare Drop Rate +100%

*Requirements must be met between the end of maintenance on 9/16 and the beginning of maintenance on 9/29.
**Rewards are distributed after meeting the above requirements 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.
****There is no required difficulty level or Quest Clear Rank for the above campaign, and Urgent Quests may be repeated.

Limited-Time Quest Boosts & Bonuses!

Begins: 9/16 (end of maintenance)
Ends: 9/29 (beginning of maintenance)

Where:
Breakthrough Training: Ep1-4

Boosts Applied:
EXP Earned +100%
Rare Drop Rate +100%

*Requirements must be met between the end of maintenance on 9/16 and the beginning of maintenance on 9/29.
**Rewards are distributed after meeting the above requirements 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.  
****There is no required difficulty level or Quest Clear Rank for the above campaign, and operatives are not required to dispatch all Bosses. Quest is considered “Complete” when the time has run out.

Enhancement Boosts & Bonuses!

Begins: 9/16 (end of maintenance)
Ends: 9/29 (beginning of maintenance)

Enhancement Boosts:
Item Enhancement (Unit/Skill Ring) success rate +10%
Affix Augmentation (Weapon/Unit) aid +10%
Enhancement EXP +15% during Weapon Enhancement
Great Enhancement Aid +25% during Weapon Enhancement

*Requirements must be met time between 1:00 AM (PDT) on 9/23 and the beginning of maintenance on 9/29.
**Rewards will be distributed after the maintenance on 10/28 and can be received by selecting “Receive Campaign Items” when at a Visiphone.
***Campaign rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline, visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

Login Rewards

LOG-IN BONUSES: PERIOD 1

Begins: 9/16 (end of maintenance)
Ends: 9/23 01:00AM PDT / 10:00AM CET

*Rewards are distributed immediately after log-in and can be redeemed at the Visiphone.
**Rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline. Visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

LOG-IN BONUSES: PERIOD 2

Begins: 9/23 01:00AM PDT / 10:00AM CET
Ends: 9/29 (beginning of maintenance)

*Rewards are distributed immediately after log-in and can be redeemed at the Visiphone.
**Rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline. Visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

*If goals are met, rewards for each goal will be distributed on a per account basis. 
**Goals must be met between the end of maintenance on 9/16 and the beginning of maintenance on 9/29.
***Rewards will be distributed at the end of maintenance on 10/14 and can be redeemed at the Visiphone.
****Rewards need to be claimed before a set deadline. Visit your Visiphone in-game for more information about specific rewards.

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