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3/31 Server maintenance announcement

Server maintenance planned date and time From 3/31/2026 (Tue) 4:00 PM (PDT) to 4/1/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) The April 2026 update information will be released at 3/31/2026 (Tue) 6:00 AM (PDT).

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Full Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis update

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What changed

29 fixes14 additions24 changes0 removals
  • Server
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Store
  • Balance
  • Fixes
changedServer maintenance planned date and time From 3/31/2026 (Tue) 4:00 PM (PDT) to 4/1/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) The April 2026 update information will be released at 3/31/2026 (Tue) 6:00 AM (PDT).
changedSlayer AdjustmentsIncreased Potency for the first and second steps of non-charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedSlayer AdjustmentsIncreased Potency for the first step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedSlayer AdjustmentsIncreased PP Recovery Amount for the first step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedSlayer AdjustmentsIncreased Potency for the second step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedSlayer AdjustmentsIncreased Potency for the first step of the Gunblade Weapon Action when there is no directional input.

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis changes

changedServer maintenance planned date and time From 3/31/2026 (Tue) 4:00 PM (PDT) to 4/1/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) The April 2026 update information will be released at 3/31/2026 (Tue) 6:00 AM (PDT).
changedIncreased Potency for the first and second steps of non-charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedIncreased Potency for the first step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedIncreased PP Recovery Amount for the first step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.
changedIncreased Potency for the second step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.

Server maintenance planned date and time From 3/31/2026 (Tue) 4:00 PM (PDT) to 4/1/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) The April 2026 update information will be released at 3/31/2026 (Tue) 6:00 AM (PDT).

System updates

Class Skill adjustments

Slayer Adjustments

Class Skill adjustments The following adjustments will be made to Slayer Class Skills.

Class SkillAdjustment
Gunblade Focus OverdriveIncreased Finisher Potency.
Unleashed RageIncreased Potency.
Mobile BladeIncreased Potency.
Slug ShotIncreased Potency. Relaxed Sidestep cancel timing. Extended protection from being launched or knocked back. Eased Hit Stops when attacked by enemies while attacking. Player will no longer move back when invoking against a nearby target.

Gunblade Adjustments

  • Increased Potency for the first and second steps of non-charged normal Gunblade attacks.

  • Increased Potency for the first step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.

  • Increased PP Recovery Amount for the first step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.

  • Increased Potency for the second step of charged normal Gunblade attacks.

  • Increased Potency for the first step of the Gunblade Weapon Action when there is no directional input.

The following adjustments will be made to Gunblade Photon Arts.

Photon ArtAdjustment
Shifting SpicaIncreased Potency and adjusted Potency distribution when there is no directional input. Increased charge amount for Unleashed Rage gauge when there is no directional input.
Flowing SiriusIncreased Potency. Adjusted Potency distribution for the second step when invoked while there is no directional input. Increased charge amount for the second step of the Gunblade Focus gauge when invoked while there is no directional input. Increased charge amount for the second step of the Unleashed Rage gauge when invoked while there is no directional input. Eased the timing for accepting early input for the second step when invoked while there is no directional input.
Reaping RegulusIncreased Potency when invoked while there is directional input.
Waving RigelIncreased Potency.

Tech Arts Customization adjustments

Gunblade Adjustments The following adjustments will be made to Gunblade Tech Arts Customizations.

TechniqueAdjustment
Shifting SpicaDecreased PP Cost for Type 3.
Waving RigelFor Type 3, increased Potency of each hit when there is no directional input. Decreased PP Cost for Type 3.

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Players

  • Adjusted the description of the Celeste EX Style SkillCeleste Flawless. *The Skill's behavior has not been changed.

Enemies

  • Added effects to telegraph some of Granmizer's attacks.

Quests and Fields

  • Made the following adjustments to Alter Realm Exploration: Altered Battle Line: Tundra Area Gorge.

    • Enemy Level changed to Lv. 115.

    • Required Battle Power to accept the quest changed to 4712.

  • Adjusted Alter Realm Exploration and Nameless City Exploration so that only the Party Leader leaves when the Party Leader abandons the quest instead of taking the Party Members with them.

  • Adjusted Main Story Chapter 7: Follow-Up Chapter: And the Stars Fell so that the Commemorative Photo scene is not triggered after Quest Clear.

Interface

  • Added a feature that allows multiple words to be searched in the Inventory and Storage item search. *You can search multiple words by separating the search terms with spaces.

  • Changed Item Sort on all interfaces to save your settings until you exit the game.

  • Adjusted the Put Up for Sale window in the Personal Shop so that the initial price value is set to the price of the last item put up for sale.

  • Changed specifications to allow Mag Devices, Music Discs, and Build Parts to be added/bound directly from the Inventory.

  • Changed the flow and layout/design of some Item Lab menus.

  • Added an option to make ARKS Decoys display your character's weapon.

  • Fashion ticket items will have their category icons changed to match those used for other fashion/Look category items.

  • Added a feature to allow changing the order of Slots in Looks.

  • Changed the Like screen in Lookbook to display the recipient's Look Breakdown and preview.

  • Updated the behavior of the chat commands for changing Weapon Camo (“/camouflage” and “/cmf”) when changing Weapon Camo that can be used with multiple weapon categories.

  • Added a setting to hide other characters' accessories to Victory Performance Settings.

  • Adjusted the display speed of Chat bubbles and cutscene dialogue bubbles.

Character Creation

  • Added an option to display slider values on the Customize Expressions menu in the Salon. *Adjustment Field Values Display must be turned on in Salon Settings.

  • Changed Motion Change specifications so that equipped Katana weapons and their Weapon Camo are reflected.

  • Added an option to copy colors in the Color Settings menu in the Salon.

Items

  • The 14-star Rarity Arbaradio series has been added to the Product List for Spradio Weapon Enhancement (Augment Transfer) in the Exchange Shop.

  • Added the following items to the product list in the Exchange Shop: ARKS Record Badge Exchange:

    • * Juvolg Almati CV

    • * Xover Laluz Re-L Almati CV

    • * Xover Mezano Re-M Almati CV

    • * Xover Envas Re-V Almati CV

    • * Xover Phoenix Re-A Almati CV

  • Added new items to the Product List of the Exchange Shop under Purchase Build Parts.

  • Changed the specifications of Item Recycle so that the following items are now available for exchange as Target Count Bonus Items:

    • MTN: Glide - Lipher's Rod EX

    • MTN: Idle - Lipher's Rod EX

    • MTN: Dash - Shinobi 2 EX

    • MTN: Idle - Shinobi 2 EX

    • MTN: Glide - Direct Flight EX

    • MTN: Dash - Direct Flight EX

  • The item detail descriptions for the following items have been changed:

    • Skill Ring Enhancement Substitute/+0

    • Skill Ring Enhancement Substitute/+1

    • Skill Ring Enhancement Substitute/+3

  • The brightness of the attack VFX for the following weapons has been adjusted.

    • Fluxio series

    • Rinser series

Other specification changes

  • In Line Strike, when viewing the Card Details of a related Card, the skill effect area displayed will now be that of the related Card.

  • In Line Strike, the name of the Teleport skill has been changed to Teleport Allies.

  • Began trial operation of a feature that restricts gameplay content for accounts that engage in abandonment (intentional idling). Accounts that meet specific criteria after receiving abandonment reports from other players will be subject to these restrictions. To report abandonment, please follow the steps below:

    1. Open Communications from the Main Menu and select Nearby Characters.

    2. Select the relevant character. Select Report This Player from the Miscellaneous dropdown.

    3. Select Abandonment from the list of Report Categories and send.

Confirmed issues

  • A bug where weather conditions may not be displayed correctly after completing Main Story Chapter 8: Chasing Memories.

We are working to fix the above issue in a future update. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience as we work to correct this bug.

Bug fixes

Bugs to be fixed in NGS

  • Fixed a bug in the damage per second (DPS) display where the numbers were sometimes updated even after some enemies had been defeated

  • Fixed a bug where the sound effects for FORMERS enemies did not play correctly under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug in Nameless City Exploration: Nameless City Entertainment Zone Investigation where using Reset Switches before starting the Trial: Star Rappy Twinkle Collection sometimes caused double the Rappy Twinkles to appear after the Trial ended

  • Fixed a bug where Region Mag effects activated unintentionally in Nameless City Exploration: Nameless City Entertainment Zone Investigation

  • Fixed a bug that caused some of the controls in Quest Info to be unusable under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that caused players to be unable to add Creative Spaces listed under Visited C-Spaces to their Favorites when using All-Ship Matchmaking to access Creative Spaces

  • Fixed a bug that caused the exclamation mark icon for newly added items to not appear correctly when purchasing Build Parts for Creative Spaces

  • Fixed a bug with the Braver Class Skill: Restasigne PP Gain that prevented players from being able to use Restasigne while their HP was full when using the special armament M.A.R.S.

  • Fixed a bug with the Celeste EX Style skill: Celeste Reiteration that sometimes caused the cooldown for the Slayer Class Skill: Gunblade Focus Overdrive to become 0 under certain conditions if the cooldown reduction effect was applied

  • Fixed a bug that caused inactive Extended Storages to be selectable when selecting Material Skill Rings for Skill Ring enhancement

  • Fixed a bug with Add/Change Effects under Augment Selection which caused the EX Augment selected to not change under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that caused Pack Item Info in the AC/SG Shops to not display correctly under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Treasure Shop to become unresponsive under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the attack sound effects for some categories of weapons to not play correctly when using the weapon camo: * Klauz Almati

  • Fixed a bug that prevented screen transitions in the Looks menu in the Salon from occurring after clicking Confirm once under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Motion Change Previews from displaying correctly under certain conditions in the Salon

  • Fixed a bug that caused the thumbnails for the following Body Paints to not display correctly:

    • Ryujin Back Tattoo T1 and its color variations

    • Ryujin Back Tattoo T2 and its color variations

  • Fixed a bug with Motion Changes that allow weapon reflection where the graphics did not display correctly under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that caused the list of registered Portable Holograms to not display correctly under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Add and Edit menus for Favorite Stamps from appearing under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Item Trader window to not display correctly under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Loadouts from being selectable when the Looks that were tied to them were deleted

  • Fixed a bug with the ARKS Decoy that sometimes prevented edits made by other players from being reflected immediately

  • Fixed a bug that caused the camera to not be zoomed out when starting the Trial: Nemesis Carrier Destruction in Alter Realm Exploration: Combat Sectors: Altered Battle Line: Tundra Area Gorge

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Previews for Motion Changes that allow weapon reflection to not display correctly under certain conditions

  • Fixed a bug that allowed Expression Settings for unsupported PSO2 Face Options to be editable for the ARKS Decoy

  • Fixed a bug that caused some Auto Chats from other players to be visible even if Hide was selected in Other Player Auto Chat Display Settings under Options

  • Fixed a bug that caused ARKS Search to sometimes be selectable even when it was not usable

  • Fixed a bug that caused Nadereh's Login Bonus voice volume to become extremely low

Things to be addressed during maintenance

  • Due to this maintenance, the expiration of Premium Sets, Extended Storage 1-7, Material Storage, Personal Shop usage, Mission Pass Storage, PSO2 Personal Quarters usage, Max Orders Received Limit Expansion, and Bonus Keys will be extended by the duration of this maintenance hours. *The expiration for the above items expiring during this maintenance will be extended by the duration of this maintenance hours from the original expiration.

Server maintenance schedule

3/31/2026 (Tue) 4:00 PM (PDT) to 4/1/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) 4/14/2026 (Tue) 7:00 PM (PDT) to 4/15/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT) 4/21/2026 (Tue) 7:00 PM (PDT) to 4/22/2026 (Wed) 1:00 AM (PDT)

Thank you for playing PSO2 NEW GENESIS ver.2.

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Steam News / 31 March 2026

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