GM events
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.
Contents
- 1 Sonic's 19th Birthday Event
- 2 Great Gurhalian Cup II
- 3 Sonic's 18th Birthday Event
- 4 Phantasy Star Portable Launch Event
- 5 Great Gurhalian Cup
- 6 Hal's Radio Broadcast
- 7 Sonic's 17th Birthday Event
- 8 Race Appreciation Days
- 9 Sonic's 16th Birthday Event
- 10 Firebreak Assault
- 11 Hanami Harvest
- 12 Spring Fling
- 13 St. Patrick's Day
- 14 Valentine's Day Photo Event
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
- 4:30 p.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.
- Megaholy Photon Fortune for all races
- 10% grind boost
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.
