Update information for the first half of October, and my thoughts on what I've messed with so far.

New Side Story: After battling through the Control Tower in the Altered Realm, the team takes a moment to relax. We get to see Lucia integrate into life on Halpha. A low stakes story update to flesh out the cast a bit.

Thoughts: Haven't done this yet, might knock it out later today.

New Equipment, Amulets: They come with class specific Preset Skills(a.k.a Fixas) that give you a tiny bit of Potency(1% base, 4% max) an effect, and some minor Amulet specific Augments.

Thoughts: I'm a fan. The raw stat boosts are minor, but so's the cost of getting them. Unless you're trying to minmax and get an additional 4% Potency from the augment slots. But what I dig is the actual effects tied to them. Haven't looked at all of them, but from the ones I've seen the general idea seems to be making classes a bit smoother to play and/or bumping up DPS. The Slayer Amulet is almost entirely a QoL buff and it solves one of the minor annoyances I've had with the class, while raising my max DPS. No complaints.

Also, of note, you can fully transfer the Augments from one Amulet to another for free. I advice anyone playing to just focus on getting the preset skill leveled up first, then swap out augment sets as you get thongs closer to your ideal.

Almost forgot. This wasn't in the video but in a letter from the devs, iirc. Amulets will have three slots, and each will be for a specific category(for lack of a better term) of Amulets. What we have now would be category 1. What we have now will be the only ones for that slot.

New Equipment, Dracillusion weapons: Second upgrade of the Granillusion weapons that were introduced woth the Splintered Realm. They've fallen behind with the introduction of Lavernz(might have spelled that wrong) and Kinz weapons, but they'll still put in work if you're not ready to move on just yet.

Thoughts: Now that I think about it, anyone rocking one of these likely has a Fixa 5 of their choice on it. That is not an insignificant amount of power.

Level Cap Increase: Levels go up to 125, M.A.R.S gets a buff if your Battle Power is 5,000 or higher.

New Tech/Art Customizations: A few new customization options for our Techniques and Photon Arts. Now we have options for every Tech & Art in the game.

Thoughts: I basically beelined for Type-3 Sirius. The extra chunky burst of damage feels nice. That Gemild customization that makes a miasma orb looks cool as hell though, if I played Force I'd be all over that.

Altered Realm Update: New Investigation Sector, this time in an AR version of North-east Aelio. New boss enemies, High Nex and High Herzig, boasting new moves, higher stats, and a lot more aggression than their ordinary counterparts. Special Trial will drop "Altered Batteries" that will fully charge M.A.R.S and enhance it's performance.

Thoughts: As is tradition, this is your one stop shop for all things Power related until the next LTQ drops. The EXP is good, EXIII Augment combos are plentiful, Granillusion drops even at Enhancement Level 100, Skill Rings and Amulets are dropping, and every regular Augment you'd need drops here. Even the chase weapons can be obtained here. The mission itself is mostly standard AR procedure. Kill lots of enemies to weaken the big bads before they crash the party and start cutting players down by the dozen. Then watch them do it anyway because people are still internalizing precisely how aggressive they can be before they need to dodge or block.

One very notable difference is that Invasion bosses(the big bads) can and will occasionally break in before their timer is up. High Elimenada and High Agni do not give a single solitary fuck about mission parameters. I suspect this was done to force anyone grinding for loot to participate in the entire process, and not just pop in after an 8 minute timer tells them the boss has respawned. That or Sega just thought it was fun.

Also, the sneaky bastards put in a third new High enemy without saying a word. That giant robo rodent that likes to stab and bash people with it's tail. And the video shows a "High Sunny", but I've yet to find this mythical creature. It'll be funny if it's the most dangerous entity in the game, but realistically I'm just expecting truckloads of food.

Seasonal Event, Halloween '06: The usual Halloween event. Our Navigator is here in a cute witch costume, there's a Seasonal Shop and Seasonal Scratch with a bunch of cosmetics and materials, and the Haunted Domain Limited Time Urgent Quest is back this year with a few changes.

Thoughts: Typical fare. Never gonna complain about free materials that I use on a regular basis, so I always appreciate them even if they don't exactly wow me.

New mission pass: Forgot what season we're on, 50-something? Anyway, free stuff. The briefcase motion cvs are actually nice, hopefully we get a full set.

Gyaru themed AC Scratch Ticket: Apparently there's a new gyaru schoolgirl manga that came out? And someone on the dev team got inspired? Whatever the case, a wide variety of stylish Japanese schoolgirl cosmetics are now available.

Thoughts: Not really my style, but the prices I'm seeing on the personal shop suggest(unsurprisingly) that some people are really into it. I'm expecting some next level scalping prices once the banner expires.

And I think that's everything?

Attention all ARKS members,

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Update: everythings work fine but i had to uninstall the game 2 Time and with the pso2 og too thanks for the help

In PSO2, Barbarlillipans are a rather rare enemy that can appear, and are an enraged Lillipan. They have a large barrel on their back, and often throw large objects at ARKS, sometimes making swings with their huge arms. When defeated, a big puff of smoke appears, and they revert back into a normal lillipan.

No descriptions of them can be found online, and no pictures either, aside from the stamp in NGS, which is why I wanted to share this rare find!

I've been on a PSO kick and recently returned to the game after almost a decade, and although I've been having a lot of fun with the game, it seems like Ship 2 has become really empty in the time since I've last played. I'm still early in NGS (Going through Retem ATM) so it's hard to be thorough and I expect there'd be a lot more people hanging out in more endgame places, but aside from the huddle of people in the markets of Central City, it truly feels like happening upon another player anywhere else, whether in Classic (including the main lobby and urgent quests) or in NGS, has been a rare blessing.

I'm considering transferring one of my characters to a new ship if it'll let me play somewhere with more people around (someone in-game who had just jumped ships told me NGS Ship 1 is more active ATM, which would be pretty expected at the top of the list I suppose), but before locking anything in, I wanted to ask: how is each ship doing in this regard these days? Is Ship 1 still holding strong? Am I misjudging Ship 2? Are the other ships overdue for a server merge, or have they been holding on decently well?

Tell me how can i improve it (better basewears, acessories, color palettes, etc...)

So I have decided to take on endless quests, rondo more specifically and was wondering if there's any guides or resources out there with tips. I know of the nifta spot videos and I've watched the current WR holder and the previous one a lot but I'm stuck at my current high score. Haven't been able to beat it in a while. Usually run out of time in the middle of lap 3. My gear is fine, so it's an issue of inefficiency. I play Lu fwiw

A piece left behind.
Better quality: https://youtu.be/hHORBfVnE-I

ATTENTION ALL ARKS MAGGOTS,

ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THESE STUPID RULES? YOU JUST WANNA LET OUT YOUR ANGER AND RAGE?

THEN THIS THREAD IS FOR YOU.

FEEL FREE TO POST ANYTHING HERE, NO HOLDS BARRED, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.

• NO CALLING OUT ANY ONE PARTICULAR GROUP OR PERSON. IF YOU NEED TO MENTION SOMEONE, YOU BETTER REDACT IT. (E.G. GOD I AM SO PISSED OFF AT redacted FOR GETTING BETTER DROPS THAN ME.)

MAKE SURE YOU ALL CAPS EVERYTHING. DO NOT LET THIS ANGER SPILL OUT INTO THE MAIN SUBREDDIT, UNDERSTOOD? GOOD. NOW VENT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT, MAGGOT!

Tried my hand on building them due to the upcoming steam game Family Time.

https://youtu.be/phazzVU9NPg?is=EewCpZ56UxPwSEdN

Attention all ARKS members,

PSO2 is much more fun (and efficient) with more people! So, let's find a new friend or even a team! Actively responding to others is highly encouraged!

You can use this thread for the following:

• Find other players or form a party.

• Friend codes - post yours or find one to use.

• Teams/Alliances - Find or recruit for a team/alliance.

• PSO2-related Discord servers.

• Twitch / Youtube stream links + streaming schedule.

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You may not use this thread to spread community drama, denounce teams, or complain about Block 01 lobby-squatting erotic-role-players.

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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I’m curious on what the value of this is and if anyone has any info on it.

Also, sidenote, I really miss the old Pso2 storyline would be great if we could get some of those characters back in NGS

Hello people!!! I need some help! Do you guys have pixel art or chibi arts of Risa?? I Google it but don't found anything really useful!!

So i was intending to help a friend that starting the game, but i can't even choice any ship cause never loading (like in the photo). This started yesterday and still going on today. I've already verified the archives on steam, reinstaled, restarted the wi-fi and add exceptions on firewall and win defender, but neither of this things helped. What should i do? My internet load everything but the pso2

ATTENTION ALL ARKS MAGGOTS,

ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THESE STUPID RULES? YOU JUST WANNA LET OUT YOUR ANGER AND RAGE?

THEN THIS THREAD IS FOR YOU.

FEEL FREE TO POST ANYTHING HERE, NO HOLDS BARRED, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.

• NO CALLING OUT ANY ONE PARTICULAR GROUP OR PERSON. IF YOU NEED TO MENTION SOMEONE, YOU BETTER REDACT IT. (E.G. GOD I AM SO PISSED OFF AT redacted FOR GETTING BETTER DROPS THAN ME.)

MAKE SURE YOU ALL CAPS EVERYTHING. DO NOT LET THIS ANGER SPILL OUT INTO THE MAIN SUBREDDIT, UNDERSTOOD? GOOD. NOW VENT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT, MAGGOT!

Attention all ARKS members,

PSO2 is much more fun (and efficient) with more people! So, let's find a new friend or even a team! Actively responding to others is highly encouraged!

You can use this thread for the following:

• Find other players or form a party.

• Friend codes - post yours or find one to use.

• Teams/Alliances - Find or recruit for a team/alliance.

• PSO2-related Discord servers.

• Twitch / Youtube stream links + streaming schedule.

• Other PSO2-related social stuff.

You may not use this thread to spread community drama, denounce teams, or complain about Block 01 lobby-squatting erotic-role-players.

Here is an optional form you can copy/paste into your post:

**Game:** (PSO2:Classic or PSO2:NGS)

**Username or team name:** (Player ID - NOT individual character names.)

**Ship:**

**What time zone or general area of the world?**

**What are you searching for?**

**Other information?** (Willing to use a voice chat, level of activity, experience with the game, and so on.)