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The '''Winter Event'''<ref>The Winter Event was based around the Japanese PC/PS2 servers' 1st Anniversary Thanks Festa.</ref> was a special event which began [[Updates/January_2008#Update_035|January 11, 2008]] and ran until [[Updates/February_2008#Update_038|February 1, 2008]] for the PC/PS2 servers and [[Updates/February_2008#Update_039|February 8, 2008]] for the Xbox 360 servers<ref>The Winter Event lasted one extra week on the Xbox 360 servers due to a delay in [[Updates/February_2008#Update_038|update 038]] which was caused by a necessary title update not being certified by Microsoft in time.</ref>.  Presented to the GUARDIANS as thanks for all of their hard work over the past year, this event featured two missions, both set in VR simulations based around popular missions from past events such as [[Operation Firebreak]] and the [[1Up Platinum Cup]] as well as a variety of free, party and story missions.  As an added bonus, item drop rates were increased by 250% while EXP payout was boosted throughout the missions based on performance, with a maximum boost of 350%!  Furthermore, rare enemy encounter rates were increased and the number of boxes that appeared after a boss fight were doubled.
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The '''Winter Event'''<ref>The Winter Event was based around the Japanese PC/PS2 servers' [http://phantasystaruniverse.jp/event/1st/ 1st Anniversary Thanks Festa].</ref> was a special event which began [[Updates/January_2008#Update_035|January 11, 2008]] and ran until [[Updates/February_2008#Update_038|February 1, 2008]] for the PC/PS2 servers and [[Updates/February_2008#Update_039|February 8, 2008]] for the Xbox 360 servers<ref>The Winter Event lasted one extra week on the Xbox 360 servers due to a delay in [[Updates/February_2008#Update_038|update 038]] which was caused by a necessary title update not being certified by Microsoft in time.</ref>.  Presented to the GUARDIANS as thanks for all of their hard work over the past year, this event featured two missions, both set in VR simulations based around popular missions from past events such as [[Operation Firebreak]] and the [[1Up Platinum Cup]] as well as a variety of free, party and story missions.  As an added bonus, item drop rates were increased by 250% while EXP payout was boosted throughout the missions based on performance, with a maximum boost of 350%!  Furthermore, rare enemy encounter rates were increased and the number of boxes that appeared after a boss fight were doubled.
  
 
== Event missions ==
 
== Event missions ==
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== Mission overview ==
 
== Mission overview ==
During the first week of the Winter Event, only [[The Protectors α]] was available, only to be replaced by [[The Protectors β]] in the second week.  The third week reintroduced the initial mission to run alongside the second for the remainder of the event.
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During the first week of the Winter Event, just [[The Protectors α]] was available, only to be replaced by [[The Protectors β]] in the second week.  The third week reintroduced the initial mission to run alongside the second for the remainder of the event.  These two missions were VR simulations created by Holupe Dence as a training program for future GUARDIANS recruits.  Blocks of each mission were based around areas from past events like [[Operation Firebreak]] and the [[1Up Platinum Cup]]; others were borrowed from various free, party and story missions.
  
The missions are VR simulations created from popular areas of PSU up to September 2007, including areas from [[Operation Firebreak]] and the [[1Up Platinum Cup]] events, as well as blocks from Story Missions, Free Missions and Party Missions. Some of the blocks have been slightly changed to add more monsters or buttons to unlock chips, and monster levels are based ''solely'' on the rank of the Festa mission and ''not'' on the mission they were taken from! Because this event took place on the Japanese servers just before the Japanese release of [[Ambition of the Illuminus]], it contains no content that is not accessible using the regular version of PSU.
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The objective of each Winter Event mission was to collect chips which were scattered throughout the levels. Both missions had a choice of two routes to take, and each route had 10 chips to collect. Your final grade at the end of each mission was directly affected by the number of chips you collected. Furthermore, displayed on the right side of the screen was a meter represented by empty and solid stars.  These served as indicators of your current EXP boost.  Each mission began with a 200% EXP boost and continued to climb while progressing through the mission, usually maxing out at 300% by the time the second boss was reached. The maximum boost of 350% was obtainable only by receiving a rare map.
 
 
The objective of the Festa missions is to collect chips (in a similar manner to the 1UP missions) scattered throughout the levels. Both missions have a choice of two routes to take, and each route has 10 possible chips. The chip score you get directly affects your rank. In addition, there will be a notice on the right of the screen with up to five stars depending on the area you are in. This is the EXP boost of that area.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Stars !! EXP boost
 
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| ★★☆☆☆ || 200% EXP
 
| ★★☆☆☆ || 200% EXP
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| ★★★★★ || 350% EXP
 
| ★★★★★ || 350% EXP
 
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Missions start off with 200% EXP. The highest EXP boosts can only be found if you get a rare map.
 
 
As an additional twist somewhat similar to ''Phantasy Star Online'''s VR mission ''Towards the Future'', all Festa missions have two bosses in quick succession, with double boss drops at the end of the second boss. Note that if you get a rare map, you will fight both forms of [[Dulk Fakis]], which are considered separate bosses.
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 15:19, 1 September 2008


This article pertains to an event which is no longer active, but is kept for historical purposes.



The Winter Event[1] was a special event which began January 11, 2008 and ran until February 1, 2008 for the PC/PS2 servers and February 8, 2008 for the Xbox 360 servers[2]. Presented to the GUARDIANS as thanks for all of their hard work over the past year, this event featured two missions, both set in VR simulations based around popular missions from past events such as Operation Firebreak and the 1Up Platinum Cup as well as a variety of free, party and story missions. As an added bonus, item drop rates were increased by 250% while EXP payout was boosted throughout the missions based on performance, with a maximum boost of 350%! Furthermore, rare enemy encounter rates were increased and the number of boxes that appeared after a boss fight were doubled.

Event missions

Mission overview

During the first week of the Winter Event, just The Protectors α was available, only to be replaced by The Protectors β in the second week. The third week reintroduced the initial mission to run alongside the second for the remainder of the event. These two missions were VR simulations created by Holupe Dence as a training program for future GUARDIANS recruits. Blocks of each mission were based around areas from past events like Operation Firebreak and the 1Up Platinum Cup; others were borrowed from various free, party and story missions.

The objective of each Winter Event mission was to collect chips which were scattered throughout the levels. Both missions had a choice of two routes to take, and each route had 10 chips to collect. Your final grade at the end of each mission was directly affected by the number of chips you collected. Furthermore, displayed on the right side of the screen was a meter represented by empty and solid stars. These served as indicators of your current EXP boost. Each mission began with a 200% EXP boost and continued to climb while progressing through the mission, usually maxing out at 300% by the time the second boss was reached. The maximum boost of 350% was obtainable only by receiving a rare map.

Stars EXP boost
★★☆☆☆ 200% EXP
★★★☆☆ 250% EXP
★★★★☆ 300% EXP
★★★★★ 350% EXP

External links

Reference notes

  1. The Winter Event was based around the Japanese PC/PS2 servers' 1st Anniversary Thanks Festa.
  2. The Winter Event lasted one extra week on the Xbox 360 servers due to a delay in update 038 which was caused by a necessary title update not being certified by Microsoft in time.