Difference between revisions of "GM events"

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GM events are social events organized by the official game masters. These events allow the community to meet with some of the game's staff giving players the opportunity to discuss any number of topics with them. On occasion, these gatherings are used to relay information to the players on upcoming events and content updates. Also, game masters have been known to pass out various gifts to select participants.

Mission Spotlight

June 30, 2008 - present
Each week in this ongoing event, game masters will select a new lobby and mission as the community's official hotspot. New GUARDIANS recruits are encouraged to team up with veterans to learn the ropes while experienced Guardians are invited to join in for a change of pace. Throughout each month, game masters will host mini-events to give players an opportunity to win some PSU-related merchandise, such as T-shirts, wristbands and inflatable partner machines. For further details on past and current spotlighted lobbies and missions, please see this article.

• Official announcement

Sonic 17th Birthday Event

June 23, 2008
All Guardians are invited to join in the celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog's 17th birthday! On June 23 between the hours of 12:00a.m. and 11:59p.m. PDT, simply log in and type Happy Birthday Sonic! as it appears here. (The phrase is case insensitive, so as long as all three words are spelled correctly and the exclamation point is included at the end, you will receive credit for participation. For example: Happy birthday Sonic!, happy birthday sonic!, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC!, etc.) You can be anywhere in Gurhal, as long as you type the phrase as stated before. For those who participate in the event, two room decorations, Amy and Knuckles, will be given out at a later date.

• Official announcement

GM Live Support

May 23, 2008 - present
Following the success of MAG Live Support during Maximum Attack G, the game masters decided to make the support feature a permanent in-game fixture. The new schedule for support sessions is as follows:

While the schedule listed above will be followed normally, please keep in mind that support session times are subject to change depending on various circumstances.

MAG Live Support

April 26, 2008 - May 22, 2008
To help make Maximum Attack G the most fun and well-supported event to date, game masters provided live, in-game customer support five days a week. The support schedule was as follows:

During the scheduled times, game masters held support shifts in the recruitment missions of the GUARDIANS Branches of each planet as well as other locations such as Gawik's Pub in Dagora City. The in-game announcement system was used to let players know which universe, lobby and party name (if using a recruitment mission for the meeting) the GMs could be found in when a shift began. In cases when there were no support issues, game masters patrolled the lobbies to chat with players and even joined Guardians in missions.

Race Appreciation Days

Newman Knights

January 31, 2008

• Official announcement

Beast Bonfire

September 25, 2007

• Official announcement

Xbox 360 Demo Weekends

As their name suggests, Xbox 360 Demo Weekends are weekend-long events used to promote Phantasy Star Universe to potential new Guardians. All you have to do is download the free demo, try it out and then sign up for a GUARDIANS License within a specified period of time. Existing players are eligible to participate in this event, as well. Of course they will not have to purchase a new License; all they need to do is download and play the demo during the weekend of each event. After each Demo Weekend comes to a close, eligible players will receive a gift in their common box as thanks for their participation. For further details on the Xbox 360 demo, please see the official site.

NiGHTS Demo Weekend

December 08-09, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by December 14 received the Nights room decoration for their participation.

Hand Spear Demo Weekend

September 01-02, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by September 07 received the Hand Spear for their participation.

Real Hand Gun Demo Weekend

August 04-05, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by August 10 received the Real Hand Gun for their participation.

Knuckles Demo Weekend

July 07-08, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by July 13 received the Knuckles room decoration for their participation.

Amy Demo Weekend

May 05-06, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by May 12 received the Amy room decoration for their participation.

Tails Demo Weekend

April 07-08, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by April 13 received the Tails room decoration for their participation.

Sonic Demo Weekend

February 03-04, 2007
New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by February 28 received the Sonic room decoration for their participation.

Sidekick Saturdays

Tails Sidekick Saturday

September 01, 2007

• Official announcement

Sonic 16th Birthday Event

June 23, 2007
All Guardians were invited to come together to celebrate the 16th birthday of Gurhal's favorite blue hedgehog, Sonic! By shouting out Happy Birthday Sonic! exactly as it is typed here and at the specified times on June 23, participants were rewarded with a commemorative Sonic room decoration which was delivered to their common box at a later date.

• Official announcement

Firebreak Assault

May 25, 2007 - June 21, 2007

Hanami Harvest

April 23, 2007
Game masters Sananda and Seraphim played photographers for the day as they went in search of Guardians who wanted their picture taken under the beautiful cherry trees at Clyez and Ohtoku Cities. Hundreds of photos were taken and the best were added to an event article at the official website. You can view the photo galleries at the following links.

• Xbox 360 photographs
• PC/PS2 photographs

Spring Fling

April 11, 2007
To celebrate the arrival of spring, Guardians were asked to dress in their best spring-colored clothing on this day. Those dressed in green, blue, yellow, white and/or pink clothes who were spotted by a GM were given an Easter Egg room decoration.

• Official announcement

St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 2007
It was suggested to Guardians that on this day they dress in green to not only avoid being pinched, but also to possibly have a little good fortune bestowed upon them. Throughout the day, GMs scouted out green-garbed Guardians to give them gifts of Rappy Feathers and on the rare occasion Love Letters.

• Official announcement

Valentine's Day Photo Event

February 14, 2007
Game masters Dosun and Lyra roamed the floors of Clyez City on Valentine's Day in search of Guardians who wanted their photograph taken next to the lobby decorations. Unlike other GM events, this was purely social as no in-game rewards were given to participants. However, many of the photographs that were taken were added to a special event article at the official website. These can be viewed at the following links.

• Xbox 360 photographs
• PC/PS2 photographs