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As Phantasy Star Universe's Network Mode is essentially a massively multi-player online RPG (MMORPG), it's not hugely surprising that from time to time it shall receive game updates and content additions.

This page is to list the state of the game's Network Mode as of specific dates, and record the history of what each update achieved. As the game grows in the number of updates (hence, the amount of content) it may become necessary to split details of each update (or each month's worth of) into separate sub-articles.

All times specified within this article are PST, to match the various times used and specified on the Phantasy Star Universe website.

Contents

Initial State

Unlike the other sections, this one makes note of how the game was before any updates were added.

Date: From 24th of October release to 16th of November maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:45 on the 17th).

Flight Destinations

Unlike all updates following the game's initial state, Network Mode did not allow access to the planet Moatoob in it's initial state. It had the following planets, each with the one specified city and the following flight destinations (when leaving your "My Room"):

Planet City Destination
GUARDIANS Colony Clyez City 1st Floor: Central Table
2nd Floor: Shopping Mall A
3rd Floor: Shopping Mall B
4th Floor: PPT Spaceport
5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ
Your Room
Parum Holtes City Central Square
East District
West District
GRM Shop
GUARDIANS Branch
Neudaiz Ohtoku City Central District
Yohmei Shop
GUARDIANS Branch

Types

The three "basic" types (the classic trio from Phantasy Star Online) were the only possible GUARDIAN types on the game's launch:

Hunter Ranger Force

Level Cap

On the game's release, GUARDIANS could reach a maximum level of 50 before they stopped gaining experience points.

Missions

The following missions were available:

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Unsafe Passage CBA Clyez City: 4th Floor Linear Line Platform Linear Line: Transfer Terminal
Fight For Food CBA Linear Line: Transfer Terminal Aurorey Plaza Area Linear Line: Aural Observatory
Mad Creatures CBA Holtes City: East District Flyer Base Raffon Meadow: Field Base
Plains Overlord CBA Raffon Meadow: Field Base Lakeshore Park Area Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park
Sleeping Warriors CBA Raffon Meadow: Field Base Lakeshore Park Area Raffon Meadow: Field Base
Mizuraki Defense CBA Ohtoku City: Central District Flyer Base Mizuraki Preserve: Kego Plaza
Forested Islands CBA Ohtoku City: Central District Flyer Base Shikon Archipelago
Demons Above CBA Mizuraki Preserve: Kego Plaza Kugo Hot Springs Area Mizuraki Preserve: Kugo Hot Springs
Rainbow Beast CBA Shikon Archipelago Agata Islands Area Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds
Grove of Fanatics CBA Shikon Archipelago Agata Islands Area Shikon Archipelago

Story Missions

Network Mode began with no story missions available, the most obvious reason for this being that Network Mode story missions are a direct continuation of offline Story Mode and players would want to be given a fair amount of time to complete that before starting starting the Network Mode story mission string.

Party Missions

Network Mode began with no party missions available, the most obvious reason for this being that Network Mode was still new and Party Missions are somewhat involved and require a suitable amount of experience with the game, thus players would want to be given a fair amount of time to get used to the game before starting something as involved as these.

Available

The following weapons, photon arts, etc. were accessible at the start of the game:

Weapons and Armor 1* to 3* in Clyez City, 1* to 4* manufacturer-specific in manufacturer shops. ? to ? findable in missions.
Weapon and Armor Boards 1* to ? in Clyez City, 1* to 5* manufacturer-specific in planetary synthesis shops. ? to ? findable in missions.
Weapon Types All weapons equippable by Basic Types.
PA: Skills The "first" (1000 meseta) skills for all 7 melee weapons equippable by Basic Types.
PA: Bullets All Fire/Ice/Ground/Electric bullets for all 6 ranged weapons equippable by Basic Types.
PA: TECHNICs Foie, Gifoie, Barta, Rabarta, Diga, Radiga, Zonde, Razonde, Resta, Reverser.
Room Tickets Normal, Green Clover, Pink Clover, Kindergarten, Sports (Day), Sports (Night), Open Shop, Close Shop.
Traps Shops: ("Normal" and G): Damage, Burn and Freeze.
Mission Drops: ("Normal" and G): Poison, Confusion and Sleep.

Events

Network Mode started out "vanilla", without any Events active. This is worthy of note not only for this article to be complete, but also because the game started out while the Haloween Event was active in the JP PC/PS2 version of Phantasy Star Universe.

Other Changes

  • There was a patch download required during the first connection to Phantasy Star Universe Network Mode, however as this was the "initial state", it is unknown what this actually achieved, nor is it of particular importance.


Update 001

Date: From 16th of November maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:45 on the 17th) to 7th of December maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:00 on the 8th).

Flight Destinations

Access to the planet Moatoob was added in this update, adding three new flight destinations to the game on leaving "My Room":

Planet City Destination
Moatoob Dagora City Central District
TENORA WORKS Shop
GUARDIANS Branch

Missions

New missions were added to all three planets.

Mission Ranks Start Location Mission Counter Destination
The Mad Beasts CBA Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park Underwater Plant Area Underwater Plant: Temporary Base
Lab Recovery CBA Underwater Plant: Temporary Base Raffon Meadow Area Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park
Endrum Remnants CBA Underwater Plant: Temporary Base Old Mellvore City Area Lake Denes
The Holy Ground CBA Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds Agata RELICS Site Area Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds
System Defense CBA Dagora City: Central District Flyer Base West Kugu Desert: Field Base
Valley of Carnage CBA Dagora City: Central District Flyer Base Galenigare Canyon: Basin
Mine Defense CBA Galenigare Canyon: Basin Galenigare Tunnel Area Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake
Desert Terror CBA West Kugu Desert: Field Base Galenigare Tunnel Area Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake

Other Changes

  • Players have discovered that the Partner Machinery GH-450 now has issues switching weapons. Allegedly despite the switching animation and noise, the weapon remains the same and as such the PM now no longer heals, among other things.
  • As of this update there have been numerous complaints about the PC version of the game experiencing mysterious periods of slowdown, mostly during Parum and Neudaiz missions. Some players have noted that this also occurred in the first JP update, though the immediate update after that fixed the issue. It is believed to be related to texture changes somehow.
  • Prior to this patch, it has been reported that Hunters on the Xbox 360 version had incorrect stat calculations, making them level-for-level better off than their PC/PS2 counterparts and disproportionately more effective than Xbox 360 Rangers and Forces. This has been addressed in this patch, causing a large amount of unwarranted complaint from Xbox 360 Hunters.


Update 002

Date: From 7th of December maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:00 on the 8th) to 14th of December maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:00 on the 15th).

Types

Seven "expert" types were added in this update, a selection of three hybrid types, three specialist types, and one "experimental" type.

Fighgunner Guntecher Wartecher
Fortefighter Fortegunner Fortetecher
Protranser

Level Cap

This update raised the maximum level cap of GUARDIANS to level 60 before they stopped gaining experience points.

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 2 missions were given S-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Unsafe Passage S Clyez City: 4th Floor Linear Line Platform Linear Line: Transfer Terminal
Fight For Food S Linear Line: Transfer Terminal Aurorey Plaza Area Linear Line: Aural Observatory

Story Missions

The first of a new series of story missions (obstensibly named "Episode 2" as it is set after the offline Story Mode) was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "The Mask", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Available

The following were added to become accessible:

Weapons and Armor 4* to ? in Clyez City, 5* to 7* manufacturer-specific in manufacturer shops. ? to ? findable in missions.
Weapon and Armor Boards  ? to ? in Clyez City, 6* to 8* manufacturer-specific in planetary synthesis shops. ? to ? findable in missions.
Weapon Types All weapons equippable by Expert Types.
PA: Skills The "first" (1000 meseta) skills for all 4 melee weapons equippable by Expert Types.
The "second" (12000 meseta) skills for ? melee weapons.
PA: Bullets All Fire/Ice/Ground/Electric bullets for all 4 ranged weapons equippable by Expert Types.
PA: TECHNICs Gifoie, Gibarta, Gidiga, Gizonde.
Room Tickets Blue Clover, Orange Clover, Cave Black, Cave Red, Metal Blue, Metal Grey, Metal Wine, PM Device ZERO.
Traps Shops: ("Normal" and G): Poison, Confusion, Sleep, Virus, Shock and Silence.
Miscellaneous Goggles, PA Fragment

Events

This update introduced the Christmas Event to the game, which lasted until the Update 005 on Boxing Day.

Other Changes

  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • As there was no patch download, previous client-side issues (most notably the texture/slowdown issue from Update 001) have yet to be resolved.


Update 003

Date: From 14th of December maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:00 on the 15th) to 21st of December maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 22nd).

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 5 missions were given S-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Mad Creatures S Holtes City: East District Flyer Base Raffon Meadow: Field Base
Mizuraki Defense S Ohtoku City: Central District Flyer Base Mizuraki Preserve: Kego Plaza
Demons Above S Mizuraki Preserve: Kego Plaza Kugo Hot Springs Area Mizuraki Preserve: Kugo Hot Springs
Valley of Carnage S Dagora City: Central District Flyer Base Galenigare Canyon: Basin
Mine Defense S Galenigare Canyon: Basin Galenigare Tunnel Area Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake

Other Changes

  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • As there was no patch download, previous client-side issues (most notably the texture/slowdown issue from Update 001) have yet to be resolved.


Update 004

Date: From 21st of December maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 22nd) to 26th of December ("rescheduled Boxing Day") maintenance.

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 3 missions were given S-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Plains Overlord S Raffon Meadow: Field Base Lakeshore Park Area Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park
Sleeping Warriors S Raffon Meadow: Field Base Lakeshore Park Area Raffon Meadow: Field Base
Lab Recovery S Underwater Plant: Temporary Base Raffon Meadow Area Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park

Story Missions

The second of a new series of story missions (obstensibly named "Episode 2" as it is set after the offline Story Mode) was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "Desert's End", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Other Changes

  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • As there was no patch download, previous client-side issues (most notably the texture/slowdown issue from Update 001) have yet to be resolved.


Update 005

Date: From 26th of December ("rescheduled Boxing Day") maintenance to 11th of January maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:00 on the 12th).

Events

This update concluded the Christmas Event introduced in Update 002, sooner than many players expected.

This update also introduced the New Year's Event to the game, which lasted until Update 006 on the 11th of January.

Other Changes

  • A Photon Charger was added next to the Universe Transporter next to the Flyer Base in Ohtoku City, presumably because the recent addition of Mizuraki Defense S had caused a notable amount of player activity in the area seeking a PP refill.
  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • As there was no patch download, previous client-side issues (most notably the texture/slowdown issue from Update 001) have yet to be resolved.
  • This is not generally considered a "full update" as Events are not particularly tangible.


Update 006

Date: From 11th of January maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:00 on the 12th) to 18th of January maintenance (from 23:25 to 02:05 on the 19th).

Level Cap

This update raised the maximum level cap of GUARDIANS to level 70 before they stopped gaining experience points.

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 3 missions were given S-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
System Defense S Dagora City: Central District Flyer Base West Kugu Desert: Field Base
Grove of Fanatics S Shikon Archipelago Agata Islands Area Shikon Archipelago
Desert Terror S West Kugu Desert: Field Base Galenigare Tunnel Area Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake

Story Missions

The third of the series of story missions (still "Episode 2") was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "HIVE Purge", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Party Missions

The first "party mission" has been added to the game. It is titled "Bruce's Dungeon" and is accessible at the Moatoob GUARDIANS HQ. The mission requires a party of 2-5 players.

Available

Weapons and Armor Up to 8* manufacturer-specific in manufacturer shops.
Weapon and Armor Boards Up to 9* manufacturer-specific in planetary synthesis shops. Degahna Cannon, 10* Axe boards reported.
PA: Skills All second tier skills have been added.
PA: Bullets All Light/Dark bullets added for all ranged weapons.
PA: TECHNICs Damfoie, Shifta, Jellen, Dambarta, Deband, Zalure, Zodial, Zoldeel, Damdiga, Retier, Ramegid, Damegid
Room Tickets Amber Yellow, Mint Green, Marine Blue, Zebra.

Events

This update concluded the New Year's Event introduced in Update 005.

This update also introduced the Winter Event to the game, which lasted until Update 009 on the 1st of February.

Other Changes

  • The issues with the Partner Machinery "GH-450" introduced with Update 001 have been resolved at last.
  • The texture/slowdown issues introduced with Update 001 have finally been fixed.
  • The Graphics -> Custom menu in the PC Phantasy Star Universe Options menu has been updated. There is now an option to enable or disable MIPMAPping.


Update 007

Date: From 18th of January maintenance (from 23:25 to 02:05 on the 19th) to 25th of January maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 26th).

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 5 missions were given S-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Forested Islands S Ohtoku City: Central District Flyer Base Shikon Archipelago
Rainbow Beast S Shikon Archipelago Agata Islands Area Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds
The Mad Beasts S Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park Underwater Plant Area Underwater Plant: Temporary Base
Endrum Remnants S Underwater Plant: Temporary Base Old Mellvore City Area Lake Denes
The Holy Ground S Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds Agata RELICS Site Area Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds

Other Changes

  • There was a patch download required with this update.
  • The short-lived "Clothing Glitch" using questionable methods to enable oddities such as wearing half a swimsuit alongside normal clothing has been rendered impossible.
  • The "trick" of disconnecting if a synthesis fails and then cancelling that synthesis to save a board use has also been made impossible - the "Cancel Synthesis" option now greys out when the synthesis time reaches 0:00 left.


Update 008

Date: From 25th of January maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 26th) to 1st of February maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:50 on the 2nd).

Missions

New missions were added to GUARDIANS Colony, Parum and Moatoob.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Dark Satellite CBAS Clyez City: 4th Floor Space Dock HIVE: Open Area (temporary)
Train Rescue CBAS Holtes City: West District Linear Line Platform Underwater Plant: Temporary Base
Tunnel Recapture CBAS Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake Mining Area Northern Continent: Ice Plains

Story Missions

The fourth of the series of story missions (still "Episode 2") was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "Shadow Conspiracy", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Other Changes

  • There was a patch download required with this update.
  • Partner Machinery feeding was changed - now, when you feed a PM an item, you stop "talking" to it.


Update 009

Date: From 1st of February maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:50 on the 2nd) to 8th of February maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:30 on the 9th).

Missions

New missions were added to Parum, Neudaiz and Moatoob.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
The Dual Sentinel CBAS Lake Denes (Denes Relics) (Foran Waterfall)
Moonlight Beast CBAS Mizuraki Preserve: Kego Plaza (Agata Islands) Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds
Desert Goliath CBAS Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake (Mine Area) (Ajis Kugu)

Story Missions

No new story missions were added with this update. However, players are now be freely able to select the difficulty of story missions they undertake. Previously they were auto-assigned a difficulty based on their character level.

Available

PA: Skills The strength of many Skills was rebalanced.
Room Tickets Forest, Desert, Panther.

Events

This update concluded the Winter Event introduced in Update 006.

This update introduced the Valentine's Day Event to the game, which lasted until Update 011 on the 16th of February.

Other Changes

  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • There is a "Status adjustment of Partner Machinery." Player reaction suggests that this has basically upped the damage output of the GH-430, GH-440 and GH-450 models.
  • Traps have received a "power adjustment". They now do more damage on being set off. Their status effects seem to remain unchanged.
  • The rarity of "Moon Atomizer X" and "[B] Moon Atomizer X" has been changed from 7* to 6*. This means they are no longer considered "rares" by the game. However they still show as 7* in player shops.


Update 010

Date: From 8th of February maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:30 on the 9th) to 16th of February maintenance (from 03:20 to 03:30).

Story Missions

The fifth of the series of story missions (still "Episode 2") was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "Valley of Doubt", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Other Changes

  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • The Englsih PSU update preview cited that new Photon Arts (those bought via PA Fragments) were to be included with this update, however the JP 360 update preview (Google translation) mentioned only the story mission. Ultimately the PAs were never added, with the EN staff citing "technical difficulties" as the reason.
  • The ATA requirement to equip the Valentine 10* bow "Kohibumiteri" was significantly lowered since it was noticed that the only type able to equip it (Fortetecher) have the lowest ATA in the game.

Update 011

Date: From 16th of February maintenance (from 03:20 to 03:30) to 1st? of March? maintenance (from ??:?? to ??:?? on the 2nd).

Events

This update concluded the Valentine's Day Event introduced in Update 009.

Other Changes

  • This update was carried out entirely server-side, thus PC users did not receive a patch download for this update.
  • This is not generally considered a "full update" as Events are not particularly tangible.


Update 012

Date: 1st of March maintenance (from 22:55 to 02:40 on the 2nd) to 8th of March maintenance (from ??:?? to ??:?? on the 9th).

Missions

A new mission was added to the "satellite" extension of the GUARDIANS Colony.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
SEED Awakened CBAS HIVE Open Area (temporary) HIVE Central Control Room Area Viewing Plaza (temporary)

Party Missions

New "party" missions were added to Neudaiz and Moatoob. Unlike Bruce's Dungeon these are completable solo, do not forbid scapes, involve an NPC or have a time limit. However, at least two people are required in order to get most of the item boxes or S-Rank the mission.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
The Eastern Peril CBAS Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds Ohtoku City Area Mizuraki Conservation District: Kego Clearing
Rouges' Shortcut CBAS Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake Field Base Area West Kugu Desert: Field Base

Available

The update added "an Item Exchange mission" which is used to obtain the "License" Photon Arts, as those require exchanging the item PA Fragment for new skills, bullets and TECHNICs. In addition, the new free mission provides access to an interesting new shop.

Weapon Boards A Kubara board shop, selling boards for all 6* and 8* Kubara melee and TECHNIC weapons.
PA: Skills Bogga Robado, Tornado Dance, Splendor Crush, Hishou Jinren-zan, Renzan Senshou-ga, Senten Kanzan-ga.
PA: Bullets Killer Shot, Barada Maga, Chousei-sou, Boma Maga, Mayalee Prism, Twin Mayalee, Mayalee Hit, Yak Zagenga, Kyumeisei-shiki, Mayalee Fury.
PA: TECHNICs Noszonde, Nosdiga, Giresta, Megid, Nosmegid, Megiverse.

Other Changes

  • There was a patch download required with this update.
  • This update fixes the long-known bug known as "shift-cancelling" where PC players who used the "Keyboard" control scheme could make use of the "Shift" key to instantly cancel the casting of Dam-type and Nos-type TECHNICs. While not particularly harmful for Dam-type TECHs, Nos-type TECHs continue to take effect even after the casting has begun, so making extensive use of the bug would have allowed enterprising Fortetechers to achieve an alarming damage output.
  • The Partner Machinery feeding change from Update 008 has been reverted - PC/PS2 players are now no longer kicked out of all menus every time they feed their PM one item.
  • In the PC/PS2 versions, when under first-person view, players can now press the "Switch Weapon" button to use their Goggles, regardless of whether they are on their item palette or not. This results in one space on the item palette being freed up.

Update 013

Date: From 8th of March maintenance (from 23:05 to 01:15 on the 9th) to 22nd of March maintenance (from 23:05 to 00:00 on the 23rd).

Level Cap

This update raised the maximum level cap of GUARDIANS to level 80 before they stopped gaining experience points.

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 3 missions were given S2-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Unsafe Passage S2 Clyez City: 4th Floor Linear Line Platform Linear Line: Transfer Terminal
Fight For Food S2 Linear Line: Transfer Terminal Aurorey Plaza Area Linear Line: Aural Observatory
Lab Recovery S2 Underwater Plant: Temporary Base Raffon Meadow Area Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park

Story Missions

The sixth of the series of story missions (still "Episode 2") will be introduced with this update.

This mission title is (potential spoiler, highlight: Rescuing Hyuga), is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Available

This update delivered interesting new Partner Machinery devices to Phantasy Star Universe. Back in Update 002 the PM Device ZERO was added, which reset your Partner Machinery to Production and B St. level 0. These new devices allow you adapt the model (and only that model) of your Partner Machinery. For example: If you own a GH-420 model, you may use PM Device 421 or PM Device 422 in order to change it into GH-421 or GH-422 respectively.

Other known details are that 4_1 models are marketed as "defense type" with regenerative HP (as with a Me / HP Restore unit) while 4_2 models are cited as "attack type" with the "Sturm Buster" SUV weapon!

PM Devices PM Device 410, PM Device 420, PM Device 430, PM Device 440, PM Device 450,
PM Device 411, PM Device 421, PM Device 431, PM Device 441, PM Device 451,
PM Device 412, PM Device 422, PM Device 432, PM Device 442, PM Device 452.

Events

This update introduced the White Day Event to the game, which lasted until Update 014 on the 23rd of March.

Other Changes

  • There was a "balance adjustment" to monsters and boss monsters of level 20 and above. It's believed this was mostly stat reductions.


Update 014

Date: From 22nd of March maintenance (from 23:05 to 00:00 on the 23rd) to 12th of April maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:30 on the 13th).

Party Missions

New "party" missions were added to Parum and Neudaiz. These are in the same vein as The Eastern Peril and Rogues' Shortcut.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Crimson Beast CBASS2 Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park Field Base area Raffon Meadow: Field Base
Forest Infiltration CBASS2 Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds Ohtoku City Area Shikon Islands: Pilgrimage Route

Events

This update concluded the White Day Event introduced in Update 013.

This update introduced the Easter Event to the game, which lasted until Update 015 on the 13th of April.

Other Changes

  • On the Xbox 360 servers, the "Tails" room decoration has appeared in the shared bank of seemingly random players. The detais on how people recieved this is still unknown, with theories such as beta/demo or St. Patrick's Day participation all being challenged. There will be a demo event soon for the 360 that grants participants the Tails decoration, but this is separate to the decorations that have already appeared.


Update 015

Date: 12th of April maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:30 on the 13th) to 26th of April maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 27th).

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but 3 missions were given S2-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Valley of Carnage S2 Dagora City: Central District Flyer Base Galenigare Canyon: Basin
Mine Defense S2 Galenigare Canyon: Basin Galenigare Tunnel Area Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake
Tunnel Recapture S2 Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake Mining Area Northern Continent: Ice Plains

Story Missions

The seventh of the series of story missions (still "Episode 2") was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "Protect the Festa", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Events

This update concluded the Easter Event introduced in Update 014.

This update introduced the Cherry Blossom Event to the game, which will last until Update 016 on the 27th of April.

Other Changes

  • Two new clothing sets each were added during this update. CASTs can buy parts from the GUARDIANS Colony as well as Moatoob, but the others must travel to Moatoob.
  • The mission selection process has been slightly modified for mission counters which previously had two pages' worth (Agata Islands, Dagora City): Instead of listing possible missions and difficulties all on one screen, you must first select the mission and then the difficulty.
  • Many monsters often seen as "the most annoying monsters in the game" have received a "rebalance" which has unsurprisingly been discovered to mean a downpowering. The list consists of:
Mizura YG-01Z BUG YG-01K BUGGE YG-01U BUGGES
Goshin Bul Buna Bel Pannon Gaozoran
  • The drop rates of the following monsters was also adjusted (though to what end, we don't know):
Armed Servant (Ozuna) Special Ops (Assault) Special Ops (Solda) Delsaban Carriguine Jishagara YG-01U BUGGES
Armed Servant (Taguba) Special Ops (Kanohne) Go Vahra Gaozoran Golmoro Bil De Vear GSM-05B Bomalta

Update 016

Date: 26th of April maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 27th) to 10th of May maintenance (from ??:?? to ??:?? on the 11th).

Missions

No all-new missions were added, but two missions were given S2-Rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
The Eastern Peril S2 Agata Island: Sacred Grounds Ohtoku City Area Mizuraki Conservation District: Kego Clearing
Rogues' Shortcut S2 Galenigare Tunnels: Underground Lake Field Base Area West Kugu Desert: Field Base

Story Missions

The eighth of the series of story missions (still "Episode 2") was introduced with this update.

This mission is titled "Flash of Ruin", is initiated from Clyez City 5th Floor: GUARDIANS HQ, and is freely repeatable.

Events

This update concluded the Cherry Blossom Event introduced in Update 015.

Update 017

Date: 10th of May maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:30 on the 11th) to 24th of May maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:00 on the 25th).

Missions

No new missions were added, but 4 missions were given S2-rank difficulty.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Mad Beasts S2 Raffon Meadow: Lakeshore Park Underwater Plant Area Underwater Plant: Temporary Base
Rainbow Beast S2 Shikon Archipelago Agata Islands Area Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds
The Holy Ground S2 Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds Agata RELICS Site Area Agata Islands: Sacred Grounds
Forested Islands S2 Ohtoku City: Central District Flyer Base Shikon Archipelago

S-Rank Items

Mad Beasts S2 and Rainbow Beast S2 both have level 100+ monsters, and as a result several S-Rank Weapons and Armor boards will drop in these missions.

Update 018

Date: 24th of May maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:00 on the 25th) to 7th of June maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:00 on the 8th).

Events

This update introduced the Wedding Event, decorating the main lobbies of all three planets and the GUARDIANS Colony with wedding cakes and bells. It is scheduled to conclude on June 7th.

Operation Firebreak was also introduced with this update and will conclude on June 28th. Five all new missions were added along with a number of special prizes.

Missions

With the introduction of Operation Firebreak, the following new missions are currently available.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Sea of Fire CBA Holtes City: East Flyer Base Raffon Field Base
Burning Garden CBA Raffon Field Base Lakeshore Park Raffon Lakeshore Park
Heatwave Island CBA Ohtoku City Flyer Base Egam Holy Grounds
Flower of Flames CBA Egam Holy Grounds Agata RELICS Kugo Hot Springs
Scorched Valley CBA Dagora City Flyer Base Ajis Kugu

Available

A Grinder Boards are now available at MA-GRMS: Clyez. Also, during the Wedding Event, you will be able to purchase the rare 11* Wedding Cake room decoration from the Clyez City Variety Shop.

For the duration of Operation Firebreak, any Ban-photons you collect can be traded in for various items listed below by accessing a trading mission from the counter at the Clyez City GUARDIANS HQ.

Item Ban-photons
Burn Trap 1
Burn Trap G 5
Cave Red 10
BR Burning Poster 20
Scape Doll 30
Jellen 40
Berry Red 50
Shifta 60
Gibarta 70
Gigaline 80
Garment Aura 99

Update 019

Date: 7th of June maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:00 on the 8th) to ?? of June maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the ??).

Events

This update concluded the Wedding Event which was initiated in Update 018. Two new events were introduced, however:

Missions

Two new Operation Firebreak missions were added to Parum.

Mission Ranks Start Area Mission Counter Destination
Seabed Blaze CBA Holtes City: West Linear Line Platform Seabed Plant Temp. Base
Urgent Orders CBA Seabed Plant Temp. Base Old Mellvore City Lake Denes

Items

Numerous new high-ranking items can be found from various enemies. Some currently-known items include Twin Kitty Claws, Puyoment Aura and Twin Bearclaw.

Attribute Adjustments

Stats for Lou and Ethan in story mode have been slightly adjusted with this update. Lou now exhibits better defense and skill in combat while Ethan has picked up a few new Photon Arts.

Update 020

Date: 28 June 2007

Events

In this update, the following events were concluded:

Additionally, the Sonic Statue room decorations from the Sonic's Birthday event were distributed in this update. The clothing discount rewards from Operation Firebreak were also introduced in this update, and are expected to run through the July 13th update:

Clothes Discount
Parum 25%
Neudaiz 50%
Moatoob 20%
CAST Parts 25%

Missions

All seven Operation Firebreak missions have been removed from the game as of this update. However, two Moatoob missions (System Defense and Desert Terror) had S2 ranking added. Furthermore, the all-new party mission (akin to Bruce's Dungeon) Her Secret Mission has been added to the Neudaiz GUARDIANs branch, with C, B, and A difficulties.

New Items

In addition to several new S-Rank board drops, this update added three A-Rank SUV units for CASTs (Blitz, Hegel, and Meteor Attackers). Furthermore, several new long-awaited clothing sets have been added (Braves and Nobles Coat sets for males, Smartia and Bunbun sets for females).

Update 021

Date: This update occured on 13 July 2007.

Events

The clothing discount period from Operation Firebreak will be removed during this update. However, it has been announced that the week-long Super Holy Light reward will begin with this update, and the Frying Pan will be distributed to eligible players.

Additionally, the Super Holy Light Festival event is set to be introduced on Neudaiz with this update, changing the lobby of Ohtoku City. A unique Room Decoration, the Super Holy Light Festival item, will be available until this event's conclusion.

Missions

Stolen Weapon, a new co-op boss mission featuring Maggas Magahna will be added to Moatoob in this update, featuring difficulties C through S2. Additionally, S2 difficulty will be added for the following Parum missions: Mad Creatures, Sleeping Warriors, and Plains Overlord.

In addition, the following missions are set to be "rebalanced": Valley of Carnage, Mine Defense, Tunnel Recapture, Desert Goliath, Lab Recovery, Demons Above, Moonlight Beast, Eastern Peril and Forest Infiltration. System Defense and Desert Terror are also going to be "refined." The patch notes state that the rebalanced missions are going to be "streamlined" for better gameplay by removing certain (unspecified) elements, while no specifics have been mention on the "refinements".

Items

As mentioned above, the Frying Pan will be distributed to all who qualify during this update. Additionally, several new S-Ranks will become available in the new S2 Parum missions.

Level Cap

In a long-awaited change, the level cap will be raised to 90 during this update.

PC/PS2 Patches

Mipmap filter and Sound Buffer options are now available for the PC version, and can be found in the Options section of the launcher menu.

In addition, the PC/PS2 versions are receiving a significant change to how deaths affect mission rank. If a player dies during a mission, the death will not be counted unless the player returns to the lobby. If the player is resurrected with a Moon Atomizer, Moon Atomizer X, or the TECHNIC Giresta, no penalty will occur. Although not explicitly stated in the update notes, NPC deaths do not impact mission score regardless of if you revive them or allow them to autorevive.

Enemy speeds in the PC/PS2 version have been lowered in higher-ranking missions.

Also, in response to the recent incident involving My Room cheats, the PC/PS2 servers have been modified to fix several security flaws.

Update 022

Date: 27 July 2007

Missions

This updated included S2 difficulty for the following missions: Demons Above, Moonlight Beast, Grove of Fanatics, Mizuraki Defense, and Desert Goliath.

Furthermore, a new online story mission has been added. Chapter 9 is entitled Price of Genocide.

Items

Several new S-Rank boards are now available in the S2 missions noted above.

Update 023

Date: 9th of August maintenance (from 23:00 to 01:00 on the 10th) to 31st of August maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the 1st of September).

Events

The night skies of Ohtoku City are alight with colorful fireworks in celebration of summertime. From now until the conclusion of this event on September 14, special fireworks called De Ragan's Breath, will be available for purchase in certain item shops. Furthermore, all across Gurhal, the rare Jaggo Acte can be spotted on certain missions, possibly dropping the Ank Bico or Fireworks.

Missions

Cost of Research, a new co-op mission was added. This takes players through one of the Communion of Gurhal's laboratories which is overrun with wild creatures and now threatened by a Zoal Goug. On top of that, three new S2 missions have been added: Train Rescue, Endrum Remnants and The Dual Sentinal. And of course, with the new S2s come new high-ranking weapon and board drops.

Update 024

Date: 31st of August maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the 1st of September) to 13th of September maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the 14th).

Missions

Duel in the Ruins, a new co-op mission was added. This mission takes Guardians through the Raffon Lakeshore in the middle of the night as they clear a path to a newly discovered entrance to the Denes RELICS. Players must neutralize the De Ragnus that has made the RELICS site its new home. Furthermore, two new S2 missions have been added: Satellite of Darkness and SEED Awakened. Many new high-ranking weapon and line shield boards also drop with these new missions.

Update 025

Date: 13th of September maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the 14th of September) to 27th of September maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the 28th).

Lobbies

The Ohtoku City fireworks lobby was removed along with related items (De Ragan's Breath) and rare enemy spawns (Jaggo Acte).

Missions

The final chapter of Episode 2, entitled Illuminus Ambition was added.

Level cap

The level cap has been increased from 90 to 100.

New clothes and parts

The following parts and clothes were added: AMF Army Jacket, AMF ArmyBottomsSet, Vigor Coat, Western Bottoms M and One-piece Swimwear.

New SUV weapons

Rafal Attacker, Sturm Attacker and Grom Attacker were added.

New PM evolution devices

PM Device GH413, PM Device GH414, PM Device GH423, PM Device GH424, PM Device GH433, PM Device GH434, PM Device GH443, PM Device GH444, PM Device GH453 and PM Device GH454 were added.

TECHNIC adjustments

The support TECHNICs Rentis and Dizas have been adjusted so that they only affect the caster.

Update 026

Date: 27th of September maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:00 on the 28th of September) to 18th of October maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:30 on the 19th).

Missions

A new co-op mission entitled True Darkness was added.

Photon arts

Numerous new PA Fragment-traded photon arts were added. The following table lists each new PA as well as its cost.

Name Type Weapon Price
Gravity Break Skill Sword 75 PAFs
Dus Majarra Skill Spear 30 PAFs
Anga Jabroga Skill Axe 99 PAFs
Spinning Strike Skill Saber 50 PAFs
Hikai Shuuha-zan Skill Dagger 25 PAFs
Mayalee Shot Bullet Rifle 50 PAFs
Barada Chamga Bullet Shotgun 25 PAFs
Masei-sou Bullet Longbow 75 PAFs
Boma Durange Bullet Grenade 50 PAFs
Phantasm Prism Bullet Laser cannon 25 PAFs
Twin Penetration Bullet Twin handgun 90 PAFs
Penetrating Hit Bullet Handgun 90 PAFs
Yak Maga Bullet Crossbow 60 PAFs
Masei-shiki Bullet Card 60 PAFs
Regrant TECHNIC Rod, wand 90 PAFs
Megistar TECHNIC Rod, wand 25 PAFs

Update 027

Date: 18th of October maintenance (from 23:00 to 04:30 on the 19th of October) to 25th of October maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 26th).

1Up Platinum Cup

The long-awaited 1Up Platinum Cup has begun! Two missions are available at Clyez City's newly opened Club Commune, Invisible Road and United Front. See the event page for further details.

Seasonal lobbies

This update marked the beginning of the Halloween event. Clyez, Holtes and Dagora Cities were decorated accordingly, and for the duration of the event, the rare Rappy Latan may be spotted in certain missions.

System changes

The Xbox 360 version of the game has received a patch that removed the death penalty from missions, modified enemy speed in high-ranking missions and also fixed a few exploits and security holes.

Update 028

Date: 25th of October maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:00 on the 26th of October) to 1st of November maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:45 on the 2nd).

1Up Platinum Cup

As the 1Up Platinum Cup continues, last week's two missions were replaced by a new mission, Deadly Brilliance. Furthermore, the event trading post has been updated with new items, Formalwear and Formal Dress.

Update 029

Date: 1st of Novemeber maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:45 on the 2nd of November) to 8th of November maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:30 on the 9th).

1Up Platinum Cup

Week three of the 1Up Platinum Cup has begun! Last week's mission, Deadly Brilliance has taken a temporary leave while the new Colony mission, Elements of Unrest makes its debut. This update also introduces the chance of getting the special items Song for Death and Rappy Suit!

Update 030

Date: 8th of Novemeber maintenance (from 23:00 to 02:30 on the 9th of November) to 15th of November maintenance (from 23:00 to 06:30 on the 16th).

1Up Platinum Cup

This update brings about the fourth and final week of the 1Up Platinum Cup! Now all four missions are available one last time, bringing with them a third bonus mission.

Update 031

Date: 15th of Novemeber maintenance (from 23:00 to 06:30 on the 16th of November) to 29th of November maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:30 on the 30th).

1Up Platinum Cup

This update has ended the 1Up Platinum Cup. Altogether, 4,212,511 Gurhal Check Points were earned!

Season lobbies

The Halloween lobbies were removed and replaced by the autumn lobbies in Clyez City and Ohotku City. The Autumn Leaves decoration also went on sale.

Ambition of the Illuminus update

The PC/PS2 servers received a massive update preparing everyone for the upcoming release of Ambition of the Illuminus. The Xbox 360 servers will receive this update November 20th, when the expansion is available for purchase and download on Xbox Live.

System changes
  • Players are now able to speak with NPC lobby attendants to move from main lobbies to any field lobbies they have visited following this update.
  • Photon arts caps have been increased from LV30 to LV40, of course depending on restrictions set in place by a player's battle type. Visual indications of a photon art at LV31+ will only be seen by players who have the expansion.
  • The character level cap was increased to LV110, while Guardian type caps have been increased to LV15.
  • Protransers now have a new ability which allows them to see traps without goggles. The goggles must still be used, however, to uncover and disarm traps.
  • Party members are now able to chat during certain cutscenes, such as boss entrances and death scenes.
  • Players are now able to enter first-person mode while seated.
  • A small delay has been added between switching from normal to first-person view, thus resolving certain glitches.
My room, synthesis and grinding
  • A new shop search system has been introduced, which allows players to perform much more detailed searches for items in player shops. This update also allows players to view the prices, stats and other information of items in the search results window without having to go to a player's shop. The shop must be visited, of course, if a player wishes to purchase the item.
  • Synthesis success rates have been increased along with the chances of receiving higher elemental attributes on lines shields and striking weapons.
  • Synthesis failure has been adjusted to allow more more unique and varied items to result from a failed synthesis.
  • In the event of a failed weapon grind, the weapon will no longer be destroyed. Instead, any previous successful grinds will be lost and the maximum number of grinds the weapon can handle will be decreased by one.
Battle system
  • The new Just Attack and Just Counter moves have been introduced. Though usable in Phantasy Star Universe, the full visual effects of these moves will be visible only to Ambition of the Illuminus players.
  • Normal striking attacks will now recover photon points to the weapon being used. Critical hits will recover more PP.
  • The elemental attribute damage equation has been adjusted, allowing for low percentage and non-elemental weapons to inflict more damage than before. Likewise, to balance things out with this change, the base damage and defense of players has been adjusted.
  • Positive stat bonuses now remain on players even while using SUV weapons and nanoblasts.
  • Weapon and line shield drops will now have random elements and percentages added to them.
  • Meseta drops will increase when there are more players in a party.
  • The default for item distribution has been changed to "set random." Furthermore, when the distribution is designated "set random" or "set in order," any Meseta picked up will be divided evenly between party members. "Give finder" will give the full amount to whoever picks it up.
  • Certain low-power photon arts have been tweaked to make them more powerful.
  • Large enemies have received a reduction in stamina, making it possible for even low-level status effects to work against them.
  • The Hanzo and all Kubara striking weapons have been upgraded to make them work better with photon arts.
  • A rebalance was performed on the following partner machines: GH143, GH423, GH433, GH443 and GH453.
Items and shops
  • NPC shops will now pay more for certain items when sold back. Many items, such as various traps, have also received a reduction in price.
  • Certain customization options at Lumilass have received a price reduction.
  • A new trap, Burn Trap EX, was introduced to NPC shops.
  • Many B-rank units have become available in NPC shops.
New missions

Following the release of Ambition of the Illuminus on November 20, the following new missions will be playable by those who have the expansion.

These new missions will introduce numerous new enemies as well as item drops.

New weapons, items and types
  • Ambition of the Illuminus players will have access to four new weapon categories: whips, slicers, shadoogs and madoogs.
  • New clothing and parts will be released for all races.
  • Chikki Kyoren-jin and Visshi Grudda, two new photon arts, will be released.
  • Acrofighter and Acrotecher are available to Ambition of the Illuminus players.

Update 032

Date: 29th of Novemeber maintenance (from 23:00 to 03:30 on the 30th of November) to ?? of December maintenance (from 23:00 to ??:?? on the ??).

1Up Platinum Cup rewards

This update marks the beginning of the rewards period earned during the 1Up Platinum Cup. The reward period originally was planned to last for two weeks, but due to a rollback being necessary on the 360 servers, the reward period has been extended to a total of three weeks. Rewards include:

  • Super Holy Light for all races.
  • Free makeovers at Lumilass.
  • 50% discount on all clothes and parts.
  • 15% increase to all weapon and line shield synthesis success rates.
  • Free [B] Twin Fluor. Bulbs delivered to all players' common boxes. (This must be claimed by January 31, 2008.)

Episode 3 begins

Despair and Hope, the first chapter of Episode 3 was released. This mission is exclusive to Ambition of the Illuminus players.

New free missions

Two new free missions were added, Sacred Stream and White Beast, both with C-S difficulties.

New lobbies

With the new missions come two new lobbies, Pavilion of Air: Top and Ohtoku: Shitenkaku. Shitenkaku features a special NPC who, when given Meseta, will give players a "fortune." This has a chance of increasing or decreasing one's photon fortune for part of the day. Furthermore, there is also an offertory box where players can donate items in hopes of getting special items in return.

New clothes and parts

A number of new clothing and parts sets were released for Ambition of the Illuminus players.

  • Fujifiji Set (male clothes)
  • Kouze Set (male clothes)
  • Hulauna Set (female clothes)
  • Vatavara Set (female clothes)
  • Mikumiko Set (female clothes, available through Shitenkaku offertory box)
  • Apollos Set (male parts)
  • Bacolone Set (female parts)
  • Mikumiko Set (female parts, available through Shitenkaku offertory box)

New room items

Casino Voloyal's prize counter has been updated with new decorations and music discs. New decorations were added to Clyez City's Variety Shop.

New weapons and line shields

With the new missions, numerous new weapon and line shield boards were added as possible drop items.

Season lobby end

The autumn lobby decorations in Clyez and Ohtoku Cities were removed.

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