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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.
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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. While there are many of these kinds of smaller events, most have only been held once.  For frequent GM events, please see the following articles.
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* [[Live Support]]
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* [[Mission Spotlight]]
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* [[Promotional weekends]]
  
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== Mission Spotlight ==
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== Sonic's 19th Birthday Event ==
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'''June 30, 2008 - present'''<br/>
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'''June 23, 2010'''<br/>
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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 [[Mission Spotlight|this article]].
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Sonic and Tails will be visiting Gurhal once again to celebrate the blue blur's 19th birthday! They won't be arriving together, however, so it's up to the GUARDIANS to locate and reunite the duo.  Once reunited, take the pair on a tour of Gurhal to show them what has changed over the past year.  Enjoy a few missions together or even challenge them to an airboard race!
  
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_missionspotlight.php Official announcement]
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Sonic and Tails will be appearing in different lobbies across Gurhal at the following times on June 23, 2010.  Using the banners as clues to their whereabouts, locate and reunite Sonic and Tails to kick off the birthday celebration!
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* 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PDT
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* 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. PDT
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* 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PDT
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* 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. PDT
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* 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. PDT
  
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== Sonic 17th Birthday Event ==
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To show his appreciation to everyone for the birthday wishes, Sonic will be granting the following two bonuses to all players for a three week period starting July 16, 2010.
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'''June 23, 2008'''<br/>
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* Megaholy [[Photon Fortune]] for all races
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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 (room decoration)|Knuckles]], will be given out at a later date.
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* 10% grind boost
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_quests.php?item=sonicbday2010a Official announcement]
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== Great Gurhalian Cup II ==
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'''January 8, 2010 - March 30, 2010 (PC/PS2)'''<br/>
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'''January 8, 2010 - April 22, 2010 (Xbox 360)'''<br/>
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The Great Gurhalian Cup II was a time attack event which was held separately for the Xbox 360 and PC/PS2 servers.  This event placed thirty-two Xbox 360 and nine PC/PS2 teams of up to four players each against one another in a competition to find out who is the fastest (per server) in all of Gurhal.  Teams ran one predetermined S2 or S3 difficulty mission per round.
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_quests.php?item=GGCIIa Official announcement and tournament rules]
  
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20080619a Official announcement]
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== Sonic's 18th Birthday Event ==
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'''July 10, 2009'''<br/>
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In celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog's (slightly belated) 18th birthday, he and Tails will be doing an extensive tour of Gurhal with the help of all available Guardians. The schedule below lists all times when the duo will show up. If you're lucky, you just might cross paths with the two heroes and have a chance at running a mission with them!
  
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== GM Live Support ==
 
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'''May 23, 2008 - present'''<br/>
 
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Following the success of MAG Live Support during [[Maximum Attack G (event)|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:
 
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Sunday !! Monday !! Tuesday !! Wednesday !! Thursday !! Friday !! Saturday
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! Server !! Time
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| PC/PS2 || 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PDT
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|-
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| Xbox 360 || 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. PDT
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|-
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| PC/PS2 || 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. PDT
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|-
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| Xbox 360 || 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PDT
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|-
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| PC/PS2 || 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. PDT
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|-
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| Xbox 360 || 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. PDT
 
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| Off || Off || 3:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. PDT || Off || Off || 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. PDT<br/>4:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. PDT || Off
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| PC/PS2 || 6:15p.m. - 7:00p.m. PDT
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|}
 
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== MAG Live Support ==
 
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'''April 26, 2008 - May 22, 2008'''<br/>
 
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To help make [[Maximum Attack G (event)|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:
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! Sunday !! Monday !! Tuesday !! Wednesday !! Thursday !! Friday !! Saturday
 
 
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| Off || 4:00p.m. -<br/>8:00p.m. PDT || 4:00p.m. -<br/>8:00p.m. PDT || Off || 4:00p.m. -<br/>8:00p.m. PDT || 4:00p.m. -<br/>8:00p.m. PDT || 4:00p.m. -<br/>8:00p.m. PDT
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| Xbox 360 || 7:15p.m. - 7:45p.m. PDT
 
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During the scheduled times, game masters held support shifts in the [[Recruitment missions|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.
 
  
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== Race Appreciation Days ==
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That's not all, however!  If at any point on July 10 (12:00a.m. - 11:59p.m. PDT) you say ''Happy Birthday Sonic!'' exactly as it is typed here, you will be awarded the two room decorations [[Nights]] and [[Birthday Candelle]]. These two items were delivered to eligible players with [[Updates/July_2009#Update_083 | update 083]] on July 31, 2009.
  
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=== Newman Knights ===
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_quests.php?item=sonicbday09 Official announcement]
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'''January 31, 2008'''<br/>
 
  
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/news_newmanknights.php Official announcement]
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== ''Phantasy Star Portable'' Launch Event ==
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'''March 6, 2009'''<br/>
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In celebration of the North American release of ''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'', a special event was held on the GUARDIANS Colony, giving players a chance to get their hands on a few exclusive items.  On Friday, March 6, at the times listed below, players were able to participate in a unique event where they teamed up with [[Vivienne (NPC)|Vivienne]] in a colony-wide manhunt for [[Helga Neumann]], a suspected terrorist.  After successfully completing the event by leading Vivienne to Helga, participants were given a special phrase to say which earned them a [[Real Hand Gun＋]].  And as an exclusive gift to celebrate the North American release of ''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'', anyone who says ''Phantasy Star Portable Day'' at any point on March 6 (12:00a.m. - 11:59p.m. PST) received a [[Moatoob Collectible]].  These two items were delivered to eligible players with [[Updates/May 2009#Update 078|update 078]] on May 29, 2009.
  
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=== Beast Bonfire ===
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'''September 25, 2007'''<br/>
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! Server !! Time
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| PC/PS2 || 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PST
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| Xbox 360 || 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. PST
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| PC/PS2 || 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. PST
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| Xbox 360 || 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PST
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|-
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| PC/PS2 || 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. PST
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| Xbox 360 || 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. PST
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|-
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| PC/PS2 || 6:15p.m. - 7:00p.m. PST
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| Xbox 360 || 7:00p.m. - 7:45p.m. PST
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/news_beastbonfire.php Official announcement]
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_quests.php?item=psppsuevent Official announcement]
  
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== Xbox 360 Demo Weekends ==
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== Great Gurhalian Cup ==
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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 [http://phantasystaruniverse.com/community_xboxdemo.php official site].
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'''November 24, 2008 - February 5, 2009'''<br/>
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The Great Gurhalian Cup was a time attack event which was held separately for the Xbox 360 and PC/PS2 servers.  This event placed 32 teams of up to five players each against one another in a competition to find out who is the fastest (per server) in all of Gurhal.  Teams ran one predetermined S or S2 difficulty mission per round.
  
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=== NiGHTS Demo Weekend ===
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20081124a Official announcement and tournament rules]
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'''December 08-09, 2007'''<br/>
 
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by December 14 received the [[Nights]] [[Room decorations|room decoration]] for their participation.
 
  
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=== Hand Spear Demo Weekend ===
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== Hal's Radio Broadcast ==
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'''September 01-02, 2007'''<br/>
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'''October 17, 2008'''<br/>
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by September 07 received the [[Hand Spear]] for their participation.
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Speak your mind to the entire Gurhal System with Hal's Radio Broadcast!  Players were able submit messages that they wanted to air to their fellow Guardians until the end of Sunday, October 12, 2008.  Submissions could be promotions of community-run events, player shop advertisements and even simple shout-outs to friends.  Selected entries were then broadcast to the community using the in-game announcement banner on Friday, October 17.  For the course of the day, three broadcasts were held.  The first began at 10:00a.m. Pacific, followed up by an afternoon broadcast at 3:00p.m. Pacific and finally an evening run at 8:00p.m. Pacific.
  
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=== Real Hand Gun Demo Weekend ===
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20081007a Official announcement]
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'''August 04-05, 2007'''<br/>
 
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by August 10 received the [[Real Hand Gun]] for their participation.
 
  
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=== Knuckles Demo Weekend ===
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== Sonic's 17th Birthday Event ==
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'''July 07-08, 2007'''<br/>
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'''June 23, 2008'''<br/>
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by July 13 received the [[Knuckles (room decoration)|Knuckles]] [[Room decorations|room decoration]] for their participation.
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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 (room decoration)|Knuckles]], will be given out at a later date.
  
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=== Amy Demo Weekend ===
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20080619a Official announcement]
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'''May 05-06, 2007'''<br/>
 
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by May 12 received the [[Amy]] [[Room decorations|room decoration]] for their participation.
 
  
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=== Tails Demo Weekend ===
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== Race Appreciation Days ==
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'''April 07-08, 2007'''<br/>
 
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by April 13 received the [[Tails]] [[Room decorations|room decoration]] for their participation.
 
  
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=== Sonic Demo Weekend ===
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=== Newman Knights ===
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'''February 03-04, 2007'''<br/>
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'''January 31, 2008'''<br/>
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New players who signed up for their GUARDIANS License by February 28 received the [[Sonic]] [[Room decorations|room decoration]] for their participation.
 
  
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== Sidekick Saturdays ==
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/news_newmanknights.php Official announcement]
  
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=== Tails Sidekick Saturday ===
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=== Beast Bonfire ===
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'''September 01, 2007'''<br/>
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'''September 25, 2007'''<br/>
  
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20070823a Official announcement]
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/news_beastbonfire.php Official announcement]
  
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== Sonic 16th Birthday Event ==
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== Sonic's 16th Birthday Event ==
 
'''June 23, 2007'''<br/>
 
'''June 23, 2007'''<br/>
 
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.
 
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.
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* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20070221a Xbox 360 photographs]
 
* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20070221a Xbox 360 photographs]
 
* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20070221b PC/PS2 photographs]
 
* [http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/community_events.php?item=20070221b PC/PS2 photographs]
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[[Category:Events]]

Latest revision as of 15:48, 25 October 2010

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. While there are many of these kinds of smaller events, most have only been held once. For frequent GM events, please see the following articles.

Sonic's 19th Birthday Event

June 23, 2010
Sonic and Tails will be visiting Gurhal once again to celebrate the blue blur's 19th birthday! They won't be arriving together, however, so it's up to the GUARDIANS to locate and reunite the duo. Once reunited, take the pair on a tour of Gurhal to show them what has changed over the past year. Enjoy a few missions together or even challenge them to an airboard race!

Sonic and Tails will be appearing in different lobbies across Gurhal at the following times on June 23, 2010. Using the banners as clues to their whereabouts, locate and reunite Sonic and Tails to kick off the birthday celebration!

  • 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PDT
  • 12:00p.m. - 1:00p.m. PDT
  • 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PDT
  • 4:30p.m. - 5:30p.m. PDT
  • 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. PDT

To show his appreciation to everyone for the birthday wishes, Sonic will be granting the following two bonuses to all players for a three week period starting July 16, 2010.

Great Gurhalian Cup II

January 8, 2010 - March 30, 2010 (PC/PS2)
January 8, 2010 - April 22, 2010 (Xbox 360)
The Great Gurhalian Cup II was a time attack event which was held separately for the Xbox 360 and PC/PS2 servers. This event placed thirty-two Xbox 360 and nine PC/PS2 teams of up to four players each against one another in a competition to find out who is the fastest (per server) in all of Gurhal. Teams ran one predetermined S2 or S3 difficulty mission per round.

Sonic's 18th Birthday Event

July 10, 2009
In celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog's (slightly belated) 18th birthday, he and Tails will be doing an extensive tour of Gurhal with the help of all available Guardians. The schedule below lists all times when the duo will show up. If you're lucky, you just might cross paths with the two heroes and have a chance at running a mission with them!

Server Time
PC/PS2 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PDT
Xbox 360 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. PDT
PC/PS2 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. PDT
Xbox 360 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PDT
PC/PS2 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. PDT
Xbox 360 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. PDT
PC/PS2 6:15p.m. - 7:00p.m. PDT
Xbox 360 7:15p.m. - 7:45p.m. PDT

That's not all, however! If at any point on July 10 (12:00a.m. - 11:59p.m. PDT) you say Happy Birthday Sonic! exactly as it is typed here, you will be awarded the two room decorations Nights and Birthday Candelle. These two items were delivered to eligible players with update 083 on July 31, 2009.

Phantasy Star Portable Launch Event

March 6, 2009
In celebration of the North American release of Phantasy Star Portable, a special event was held on the GUARDIANS Colony, giving players a chance to get their hands on a few exclusive items. On Friday, March 6, at the times listed below, players were able to participate in a unique event where they teamed up with Vivienne in a colony-wide manhunt for Helga Neumann, a suspected terrorist. After successfully completing the event by leading Vivienne to Helga, participants were given a special phrase to say which earned them a Real Hand Gun＋. And as an exclusive gift to celebrate the North American release of Phantasy Star Portable, anyone who says Phantasy Star Portable Day at any point on March 6 (12:00a.m. - 11:59p.m. PST) received a Moatoob Collectible. These two items were delivered to eligible players with update 078 on May 29, 2009.

Server Time
PC/PS2 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. PST
Xbox 360 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. PST
PC/PS2 1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. PST
Xbox 360 2:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. PST
PC/PS2 4:00p.m. - 5:00p.m. PST
Xbox 360 5:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. PST
PC/PS2 6:15p.m. - 7:00p.m. PST
Xbox 360 7:00p.m. - 7:45p.m. PST

Great Gurhalian Cup

November 24, 2008 - February 5, 2009
The Great Gurhalian Cup was a time attack event which was held separately for the Xbox 360 and PC/PS2 servers. This event placed 32 teams of up to five players each against one another in a competition to find out who is the fastest (per server) in all of Gurhal. Teams ran one predetermined S or S2 difficulty mission per round.

Hal's Radio Broadcast

October 17, 2008
Speak your mind to the entire Gurhal System with Hal's Radio Broadcast! Players were able submit messages that they wanted to air to their fellow Guardians until the end of Sunday, October 12, 2008. Submissions could be promotions of community-run events, player shop advertisements and even simple shout-outs to friends. Selected entries were then broadcast to the community using the in-game announcement banner on Friday, October 17. For the course of the day, three broadcasts were held. The first began at 10:00a.m. Pacific, followed up by an afternoon broadcast at 3:00p.m. Pacific and finally an evening run at 8:00p.m. Pacific.

Sonic's 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.

Race Appreciation Days

Newman Knights

January 31, 2008

Beast Bonfire

September 25, 2007

Sonic's 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.

June 23 party times
10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m. PST 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. PST
6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. PST 10:00p.m. - 12:00a.m. PST

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.

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.

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.

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.

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