Phantasy Star Online 2 - New Genesis - Launch Day Impressions
4Doing a quick dive into MMORPG PSO2 New Genesis, Plot, Classes and First Impressions on Launch Day!
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Classes
In PSO2, Classes determine the weapons a player can equip, as well as their overall playstyle. A player can freely change their Class at the ARKS Lobby's Class Counter. Experience, stats, and skills for each Class are tallied separately. It is possible for a single character to reach the maximum Level in every Class, but only the stats and abilities of the currently selected Class will apply at a time.
Nine classes are available to choose from: Hunter, Ranger, Force, Braver, Bouncer, Summoner, Fighter, Gunner, and Techter; the first six are immediately available from the Character Creation phase, while the last three are formerly unlockables, but later update makes them available immediately from the Class Counter after finishing the prologue.
Starting from the Episode 5 update, Scion Classes (JP: Successor Classes; formerly "Advanced Classes") are introduced. Scion Classes require reaching Lv. 75 in at least 2 out of the 9 standard Classes to be unlocked. There are currently 4 Scion Classes to choose from: Hero, Phantom, Etoile and Luster.
The player may also complete a Client Order for a Subclass license, which allows their character to set a Subclass and change it at will, as with the main Class. Setting a Subclass adds a portion of the Subclass' base stats, all the Subclass' skills, and the ability to use Techniques, if the subclass is Tech-based. Scion Classes cannot use the Subclass perk.
Plot
Phantasy Star Online 2 takes a departure from its predecessor by having its own continuity. Additionally, the story doesn't take place in a single planet or solar system; new planets to explore are added during the updates.
The plot of PSO2 concerns an intergalactic colony fleet called Oracle that travels through deep-space in search of habitable planets. The odyssey is primarily handled by a large explorer organization called ARKS (not to be confused with Arkz from the previous game). The player is a new recruit in the organization, who becomes tangled in a situation that will later decide the fate of Oracle and the universe itself.
Episode 1: During their qualification exam on the planet Naverius, the player and fellow ARKS trainee Afin are attacked by vile organisms known as Falspawn. This is followed by the two discovering a mysterious girl who lost most of her memories, and the truth regarding Naverius and the recent spike of Falspawn activities.
Episode 2: After the events at the end of Episode 1, the timeline was altered with the creation of a new race called the Deuman. The plot follows the player and Matoi as they try to unravel a dark conspiracy regarding the origin and true purpose of ARKS.
Episode 3: The discovery of the planet Harukotan brought a new quest into the fray, as the peace between the Daybreakers and Nightfallers that dwell in the planet is disturbed by the Nightfallers' sudden attack. The newly-reformed ARKS is tasked to investigate the reason behind it all, and it seems like the truth is more complicated and horrifying than expected...
Episode 4: Two years after the end of the previous episode, the player character finally wakes up from their cold sleep. ARKS has undergone an administrative overhaul, with the player and Matoi sitting on a special position called the Guardian. Additionally, ARKS has discovered a planet that resides in another dimension, which is none other than Earth. However, this discovery brought new cases onto the table, such as the sharp influx of new ARKS members and the sudden appearance of enigmatic creatures known as Phantoms on the planet.
Episode 5: This episode takes place several months after the end of Episode 4. The player character, Matoi, Xiao and the others have an idea on how to rescue Persona: by imbuing the player character's weapon with Ether to gain the Photon-cutting trait of Hitsugi's Avatar Arm. However, their rescue attempt goes awry, and the player character finds themselves in another world...
Episode 6: This episode immediately follows the epilogue of Episode 5. After the ARKS suffer a crippling defeat in the hands of Shiva, the heroes head for Amduskia in order to save the fatally-wounded Xiao. After a hard struggle, Xiao was successfully revived and gained ascended calculation power. And thus, ARKS' counterattack plan begins...
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