Operation Firebreak

Operation Firebreak is a special event being run currently on the English PC/PS2 and the Xbox 360 PSU servers. It started the morning of Friday, May 25, 2007 and will run through June 29, 2007. Players must run special missions to "purify" fire SEED cores on each of the three planets, Parum, Neudaiz, and Moatoob. The cores require the use of the goggles to locate. Completion of these missions will earn the standard bonuses gained for mission completion, and will also count towards the global Firebreak score. The cumulative point total is shared between the English language PC and PlayStation 2 versions of PSU and both language versions of the Xbox 360 release.

Before undertaking a Firebreak mission for the first time, players should take the short tutorial on the event available from the Guardians Colony 5th floor. The tutorial will also give you the goggles, if you have not previously attempted any of the Online Story Missions.

There are seven Firebreak missions available. Monsters in Firebreak missions give higher Experience Points than usual. SEED cores, when purified, very frequently yield Ban-photons or the -carbon/-resin item matching the planet.

Parum - Sea of Fire
Starts from: Holtes City Flyer Base
Ends at: Raffon Field Base C Rank: No prerequisites, creatures LV10+
B Rank: LV20 required, creatures LV30+
A Rank: LV45 required, creatures LV60+
S-Rank requirement: Must be cleared within 2 minutes, 30 seconds. Mission Clear: When all SEEDs are purified.

Parum - Burning Garden
Starts from: Raffon Meadow, Field Base or Lakeshore Park Area
Ends at: Raffon Field Base
3+ party members required C Rank: No prerequisites, creatures LV10+
B Rank: LV20 required, creatures LV35+
A Rank: LV45 required, creatures LV60+
S-Rank requirement: Must be cleared within 9 minutes. Mission Clear: When all SEEDs are purified.

Parum - Seabed Blaze
Starts from: Holtes City Linear Line Platform
Ends at: Temporary Base
3+ party members required C Rank: No prerequisites, creaturs LV15+
B Rank: LV35 required, creatures LV45+
A Rank: LV65 required, creatures LV100+
Time Limit: 15 minutes. S-Rank requirement: ?

Parum - Urgent Orders
Starts from: Temporary Base: Old Mellvore City
Ends at: Lake Denes
4+ party members required C Rank: No prerequisites, creaturs LV15+
B Rank: LV35 required, creatures LV45+
A Rank: LV65 required, creatures LV100+
Time Limit: 30 minutes. S-Rank requirement: Must be cleared within 15 minutes. Mission Clear: When all SEEDs are purified. Special Notes: This mission cannot be spammed - it forces you to the Lake Denes lobby immediately on completion. The Jarbas in the final block may be replaced by rare varieties of Jaggo, including Jaggo Sonichi. Finally, don't be fooled by the red herring door in block 2.

Neudaiz - Heat Wave Island
Starts from: Ohtoku City Flyer Base
Ends at: Egam Holy Grounds, Agata Relics Area.
C Rank: No prerequisites, creatures LV5+
B Rank: LV10 required, creatures LV20+
A Rank: LV45 required, creatures LV55+
S-Rank requirement: Simply defeat all enemies before the last SEED is purified. Mission Clear: When all SEEDs are purified.

Neudaiz - Flower of Flames
Starts from: Egam Holy Grounds, Agata Relics Area
Ends at: Kugo Hot Springs
C Rank: No prerequisites, creatures LV5+
B Rank: LV10 required, creatures LV25+
A Rank: LV45 required, creatures LV55+
S-Rank requirement: Simply defeat all enemies before the last SEED is purified. Mission Clear: When all SEEDs are purified.

Moatoob - Scorched Valley
Starts from: Dagora City Flyer Base
Ends at: Ajis Kugu
C Rank: No prerequisites, creatures LV20+
B Rank: LV25 required, creatures LV40+
A Rank: LV50 required, creatures LV85+
Time Limit: 15 minutes (C)/20 minutes (B)/25 minutes (A). S-Rank requirement: Defeat at least 131 enemies. (If you make it to the last room past the Bil De Vears, you've done it.) Mission Clear: When all enemies (181) are defeated, or time runs out.

All seven Firebreak missions are available in ranks C-A only; no S or S2 versions are available. Unlike the Japanese version of this event, the original missions at these locations are still available to be played.