Updates (JP PC)/January 2012

This article pertains to content updates for the Japanese PC Phantasy Star Universe servers. Please see this section for the update history of the Xbox 360 servers.

January 19, 2012

Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011

• The second part of the rewards earned for Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus coming in 3rd place in Gpara.com's Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 have been distributed. Check your common box for the following item.
  • Redria Wing x1
    • This item must be collected from your common box before maintenance begins on January 26, 2012, otherwise it will disappear.
    • This reward is limited to one per entrance.

Item updates

• The following new items were added:
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• Casino Voloyal's exchange counter has been updated with the normal rotation of room decorations.

January 12, 2012

Operation Urban Defense

• Operation Urban Defense has ended with a grand total of 58,233,624 monster kills, unlocking all reward panels! The first wave of rewards (available through January 26, 2012) includes the following:
  • Half-price clothes and parts (Meseta purchases only)
  • Free Lumilass services (excluding Hairstyle Ticket and Body Style Ticket services)
  • Daily Vol Coin allowance x10
  • Boosted photon art EXP payout
  • Doubled AMP payout from all GUARDIANS advanced missions
• The remaining rewards earned during the event will be issued at a later date.

New Year Special Week

• From now until maintenance begins on January 26, the following mission will featured boosted EXP payout and drop rates as part of the New Year Special Week.
  • Evacuation Route (AMF Central Command to AMF Platform area)

Seasonal lobbies

• Winter decorations will be up in Clyez and Holtes Cities through February 9.

Updated missions

• The Operation Urban Defense prologue mission, Urban Defense, has been made permanent. While additional points cannot be earned, any unused points you have from the event can be used here toward item trades.
• The following new items have been added to the clear boxes of Evacuation Route A-S3:
  • A-S2: Karakasa Jikomi, Karakasa J. Gun
  • S3: Karakasa Jikomi, Karakasa J. Gun, Rose Quartz

Gurhal Channel 5 "CUTE+"

• Rewards have been distributed via common box to winners of the Gurhal Channel 5 "CUTE+" GM event.

Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011

• The first part of the rewards earned for Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus coming in 3rd place in Gpara.com's Online Game Popularity Ranking 2011 have been distributed. Check your common box for the following item.
  • Hairstyle Ticket x1
    • This item must be collected from your common box before maintenance begins on January 19, 2012, otherwise it will disappear.
    • This reward is limited to one per entrance.

System updates

• The following photon art adjustments have been made:
  • Choutou Kantsu-jin:
    1. PP consumption increased.
  • Chikki Kyoren-jin:
    1. PP consumption increased.
  • Retsuzan Souhi-jin:
    1. PP consumption increased.
  • Rekku Chouhi-jin:
    1. PP consumption increased at LV11 and above.
  • All elemental crossbow bullets:
    1. Number of bullets fired at LV31-40 and LV41-50 increased.
  • All elemental card bullets:
    1. Number of bullets fired at LV31 and above increased.
    2. Hit effect added to LV41-50.
  • All longbow bullets:
    1. Delay between shots fired decreased (including when no bullet is linked).
  • All laser cannon bullets:
    1. Delay between shots fired decreased (including when no bullet is linked).

Item updates

• The following new items were added:
  • Karakasa Jikomi (saber)
  • Karakasa J. Gun (crossbow)
  • Rose Quartz (wand)
• The "Starry Winter Sky Gacha" at GC Shop has been replaced by the "Passionate Magic Gacha" which added the following new clothes and parts:
  • Sol Protector (male clothes)
  • Reve Replica Parts (male parts)
  • Pop Score (female clothes)
  • Danbu Bonbu (female clothes)
  • Lanlan Allium (female clothes)
  • Dancing Rosen Ritter (female clothes)
  • Ohtoku Tearoom Parts (female parts)
  • Sarisa Replica Parts (female parts)
• Snowman is now on sale at the Variety Shop, and will be available through February 9, 2012.
• Casino Voloyal's exchange counter has been updated with the normal rotation of room decorations.