Free course

This article pertains to an item, mission or other feature which is exclusive to the Japanese PC version of Phantasy Star Universe.

Free course (フリーコース) is a service which allows you to play Ambition of the Illuminus online for free simply by registering a PSU ID. If you had previously paid for a GUARDIANS License and either canceled it or allowed it to lapse, you will be logged in as a free course player. There are certain restrictions to free course, however, which can be lifted by registering for premium course.

Free course features

Free play

• You can play online for free by registering a PSU ID and downloading and installing the free client software.
• There is no need to purchase an Illuminus game key or GUARDIANS License.

Earning EXP and MP

• You can still earn EXP, photon art EXP, AEXP and mission points by playing missions.
• You can raise your characters to the current level cap, LV180.

Playtime limits

• There is no limit to the amount of time you log in and play.

Mission acceptance

• You can freely play each of the following mission types:
  • Story missions (all 10 chapters of Episode 2, all 8 chapters of Episode 3)
  • Party missions
  • Partner missions
  • Event missions
  • Item exchange missions
  • GUARDIANS Cash missions (including item upgrade and GC Shop)
  • GUARDIANS advanced missions
  • Door to subspace (side story mission)
  • Versus missions
  • Recruitment missions
  • Mission tutorial (initiated by the NPC at Clyez City 1F)
  • Training missions

Universe selection

• You may freely move between each of the following universes:
  • 01: Event/GBR
  • 02: Beginner
  • 03: G. Colony/GAM
  • 04: Parum
  • 05: Neudaiz
  • 06: Moatoob
• Please note that you cannot enter your room.

Common box

• Though you cannot enter your room, you can still access your common box from NPC vendors.
• Common box storage gives you 100 item storage places per entrance.

Casino Voloyal

• You can access Moatoob's Casino Voloyal and collect a daily allowance of 50 Vol Coins.
• You can play the roulette wheel and slot machines, and trade in your Vol Coins for items at the exchange counter.

Daily Stamps

• You can collect 1 DS per day at the Resident Security Department (Clyez City 3F).

GUARDIANS Cash

• All features of the GUARDIANS Cash system are open to free course players.
• Enjoy all GUARDIANS Cash missions, including GC Shop and The Upgrade Device!

Inter-player trading

• While you can pick up items dropped in missions by monsters and boxes, you cannot pick up items dropped by other players.
• Furthermore, the "trade items" function in the options menu cannot be used.

Free course restrictions

Mission acceptance

• The following missions and mission types cannot be played under free course:
  • Innocent Girl
  • The Magashi Plan
  • Rare free missions
  • GAS

GUARDIANS advanced style

• While you cannot access the GAS mission to purchase new customizations, any customizations you may have purchased as a premium course player carry over to free course.

Universe selection

• You cannot enter the following universes:
  • 07: Premium only
  • 08: Premium only

Your room

• Access to your room is cut off as a free course player, effectively revoking access to the following features:
  • Partner machine
    • Additional item storage (300 spaces, which can be upgraded to 500 spaces)
    • Partner machine raising
    • Item synthesis
    • Room decoration and remodeling
  • Vision phone
    • Player shops
    • Titles (your player record will still be updated, however)

Daily allowances

• Vol Coin and Daily Stamp allowances are limited to free course players.
  • The daily allowance of Vol Coins is set to 50 per day (as opposed to 01 50 per day for premium course players).
  • The Daily Stamp allowance is set to 1 DS per day (as opposed to 5 DS per day for premium course players).

External links

• PSU ID management site
• PSU: AOTI PC client download site