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== January 26, 2012 ==
=== Operation Urban Defense ===
* The remaining panel rewards earned during [[Operation Urban Defense]] have been issued!  The following rewards will be available until maintenance begins on February 16, 2012.
** Megaholy fortune for all races
** Weapon and line shield synthesis success rates +20%
** Weapon grinding success rates +10%
** Daily stamp allowance tripled
* Special tickets have also been issued via common box to all eligible event participants (anyone who cleared an event mission run with a participation rate of 80% or more).  These tickets (three in all) can be used to trade for their respective weapon at [[Reward Trading Post]].
** [[Blaster Ticket]] x1
** [[Balmura Ticket]] x1
** [[Diaddo Ticket]] x1
*** These tickets must be collected from your common box by 12:59:59p.m. JST on March 31, 2012, or they will disappear.
*** If you met the participation requirements with a character on both entrances, tickets will be issued to each entrance's common box.
*** The weapons obtained by trading in these tickets are all S-grade, however two of those weapons can be traded in for an equivalent A-grade version.  The models for each weapon are identical, but the stats for the A-grade version are lower.  The weapon downgrade process is permanent, so make your decision wisely!

=== Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 ===
* The third part of the rewards earned for ''Phantasy Star Universe:  Ambition of the Illuminus'' coming in 3rd place in Gpara.com's Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 have been distributed.  Check your common box for the following item.
** [[Drop Rate ＋100％|Drop Rate +100%]] x1
*** This item must be collected from your common box before maintenance begins on February 9, 2012, otherwise it will disappear.
*** This reward is limited to one per entrance.

=== GBR: G. Colony Drop Boost 4 ===
* [[GUARDIANS Boost Road]] G. Colony Drop Boost 4 will run until maintenance begins on February 16, 2012.  This route includes the following missions:
** [[Rising Malice]]
** [[Fantastic Voyage]]
** [[Unsafe Passage]]

=== New G. Colony free missions ===
* [[Rising Malice]] C-S3 (Transfer Terminal to Aurorey Viewing Plaza area) has been added.
* [[Fantastic Voyage]] C-S3 (Falz Memoria to Nanotrance Vortex) has been added.

=== Updated missions ===
* Adjustments have been made to [[Unsafe Passage]] C-S2; difficulty S3 has been added.
* [[Reward Trading Post]] has been updated to accept the weapon tickets earned by participating in [[Operation Urban Defense]].

=== Item updates ===
* The following new items have been added:
** [[Flamberge]] (sword)
** [[Alec Punchers]] (knuckles)
** [[Iron Lance]] (spear)
** [[Mehren Nenka]] (double saber)
** [[T. Magatatara Ryu]] (twin saber)
** [[Brandish]] (twin dagger)
** [[Arza Diad]] (twin claw)
** [[Arza Diaddo]] (twin claw)
** [[Air Slicer]] (slicer)
** [[Spread Gale]] (shotgun)
** [[Spread Blaster]] (shotgun)
** [[Shooting Drive]] (grenade)
** [[Giga Phone]] (machinegun)
** [[Precious Balmura]] (wand)
** [[Nidra]] (TCSM)
** [[Burst Impact]] (extra unit, CAST SUV weapon)
* [[Casino Voloyal]]'s exchange counter has been updated with the normal rotation of room decorations.

== January 19, 2012 ==
=== New exchange missions ===
* New exchange missions have been added to each planet's respective manufacturer shop, accessed from the shop's reception desk.
** [[Flagship R＆D (G.R.M. Shop)|Flagship R&D]] (G.R.M. Shop)
** [[Flagship R＆D (Yohmei Shop)|Flagship R&D]] (Yohmei Shop)
** [[Flagship R＆D (TENORA WORKS Shop)|Flagship R&D]] (TENORA WORKS Shop)

=== Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 ===
* The second part of the rewards earned for ''Phantasy Star Universe:  Ambition of the Illuminus'' coming in 3rd place in Gpara.com's Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 have been distributed.  Check your common box for the following item.
** [[Redria Wing]] x1
*** This item must be collected from your common box before maintenance begins on January 26, 2012, otherwise it will disappear.
*** This reward is limited to one per entrance.

=== Item updates ===
* The following new items were added:
** [[Jogiri/X]] (sword)
** [[Gudda Godda/X]] (knuckles)
** [[Mukfet/X]] (spear)
** [[Bone Dance/X]] (double saber)
** [[Ank Barde/X]] (axe)
** [[Sharp Twins/X]] (twin saber)
** [[Nokoku-zashi/X]] (twin dagger)
** [[Mijin-Misaki/X]] (twin claw)
** [[Rapier/X]] (saber)
** [[Mimimi-zashi/X]] (dagger)
** [[Ga-Misaki/X]] (claw)
** [[Vish Tien/X]] (whip)
** [[Fuma-hiken/X]] (slicer)
** [[Burst/X]] (rifle)
** [[Shigga Brada/X]] (shotgun)
** [[Roksari/X]] (longbow)
** [[Gur Napam/X]] (grenade)
** [[Explosion/X]] (laser cannon)
** [[Obsidian/X]] (twin handgun)
** [[Serpentine/X]] (handgun)
** [[Needle Spinner/X]] (crossbow)
** [[Onmyou-kikami/X]] (card)
** [[Yasminakov 0002/X]] (machinegun)
** [[Galdike/X]] (RCSM)
** [[Mayrod/X]] (rod)
** [[Lidra/X]] (wand)
** [[Pegita/X]] (TCSM)
** [[Redria Wing]] (extra unit)
* [[Legacy of the Light]] C-S has been updated with the following new items:
** [[Degga Knuckles]] (knuckles)
** [[Soulblade Caduceon]] (saber)
** [[Sacred Homura]] (handgun)
* The following items have been added to [[Photon Crystal Exchange]]'s inventory:
** [[Holy Kagutsuchi]] (twin handgun)
** [[Blacktail Uniform]] (female clothes)
** [[Siren's Dress]] (female clothes)
** [[Blacktail Parts]] (female parts)
** [[Siren's Parts]] (female parts)
* The following items were removed from [[Photon Crystal Exchange]]'s inventory:
** [[Evil Satanas]] (saber)
** [[Steam Burst]] (shotgun)
** [[Thirteen]] (line shield)
** [[410 Ossoria Dress]] (female clothes)
** [[440 Ossoria Dress]] (female clothes)
** [[450 Ossoria Dress]] (female clothes)
** [[Santa Dress (female clothes)|Santa Dress]] (female clothes)
** [[490 Ossoria Suit]] (male clothes)
** [[Reindeer Suit (male clothes)|Reindeer Suit]] (male clothes)
** [[410 Ossoria Set]] (female parts)
** [[440 Ossoria Set]] (female parts)
** [[450 Ossoria Set]] (female parts)
** [[Santa Dress (female parts)|Santa Dress]] (female parts)
** [[490 Ossoria Set]] (male parts)
** [[Reindeer Suit (male parts)|Reindeer Suit]] (male parts)
* [[Casino Voloyal]]'s exchange counter has been updated with the normal rotation of room decorations.

== January 12, 2012 ==
=== Operation Urban Defense ===
* [[Operation Urban Defense]] has ended with a grand total of 58,233,624 monster kills, unlocking all reward panels!  The first wave of rewards (available through January 26, 2012) includes the following:
** Half-price clothes and parts (Meseta purchases only)
** Free Lumilass services (excluding [[Hairstyle Ticket]] and [[Body Style Ticket]] services)
** Daily Vol Coin allowance x10
** Boosted photon art EXP payout
** Doubled AMP payout from all [[GUARDIANS advanced missions]]
* The remaining rewards earned during the event will be issued at a later date.

=== New Year Special Week ===
* From now until maintenance begins on January 26, the following mission will featured boosted EXP payout and drop rates as part of the [[Special Bonus Weeks#New Year Special Week|New Year Special Week]].
** [[Evacuation Route]] (AMF Central Command to AMF Platform area)

=== Seasonal lobbies ===
* [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter]] decorations will be up in Clyez and Holtes Cities through February 9.

=== Updated missions ===
* The [[Operation Urban Defense]] prologue mission, [[Urban Defense (permanent mission)|Urban Defense]], has been made permanent.  While additional points cannot be earned, any unused points you have from the event can be used here toward item trades.
* The following new items have been added to the clear boxes of [[Evacuation Route]] A-S3:
** A-S2:  [[Karakasa Jikomi]], [[Karakasa J. Gun]]
** S3:  [[Karakasa Jikomi]], [[Karakasa J. Gun]], [[Rose Quartz]]

=== Gurhal Channel 5 "CUTE+" ===
* Rewards have been distributed via common box to winners of the Gurhal Channel 5 "CUTE+" GM event.

=== Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 ===
* The first part of the rewards earned for ''Phantasy Star Universe:  Ambition of the Illuminus'' coming in 3rd place in Gpara.com's Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 have been distributed.  Check your common box for the following item.
** [[Hairstyle Ticket]] x1
*** This item must be collected from your common box before maintenance begins on January 19, 2012, otherwise it will disappear.
*** This reward is limited to one per entrance.

=== System updates ===
* The following photon art adjustments have been made:
** [[Choutou Kantsu-jin]]:
**# PP consumption increased.
** [[Chikki Kyoren-jin]]:
**# PP consumption increased.
** [[Retsuzan Souhi-jin]]:
**# PP consumption increased.
** [[Rekku Chouhi-jin]]:
**# PP consumption increased at LV11 and above.
** All elemental crossbow bullets:
**# Number of bullets fired at LV31-40 and LV41-50 increased.
** All elemental card bullets:
**# Number of bullets fired at LV31 and above increased.
**# Always hits effect added to LV41-50.
** All longbow bullets:
**# Delay between shots fired decreased (including when no bullet is linked).
** All laser cannon bullets:
**# Delay between shots fired decreased (including when no bullet is linked).

=== Item updates ===
* The following new items were added:
** [[Karakasa Jikomi]] (saber)
** [[Karakasa J. Gun]] (crossbow)
** [[Rose Quartz]] (wand)
* The "Starry Winter Sky Gacha" at [[GC Shop]] has been replaced by the "Passionate Magic Gacha" which added the following new clothes and parts:
** [[Sol Protector]] (male clothes)
** [[Reve Replica Parts]] (male parts)
** [[Pop Score]] (female clothes)
** [[Danbu Bonbu]] (female clothes)
** [[Lanlan Allium]] (female clothes)
** [[Dancing Rosen Ritter]] (female clothes)
** [[Ohtoku Tearoom Parts]] (female parts)
** [[Sarisa Replica Parts]] (female parts)
* [[Snowman]] is now on sale at the Variety Shop, and will be available through February 9, 2012.
* [[Casino Voloyal]]'s exchange counter has been updated with the normal rotation of room decorations.

== Update history ==
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