Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 6 Goes Live In The West On December 9
/ Carlos Hernandez
Phantasy Star Online 2 in the west will be updated with Episode 6 on December 9, 2020 according to SEGA. This is a big update as it adds new classes, quests, enemies, and increases the level cap to 95.
It’s a free update that continues the main storyline of Phantasy Star Online 2 while adding a ton of content from new summoner pets to new seasonal events .
Here’s a quick rundown of what to expect from Episode 6.
New Story
Player Level cap increased to 95
New Classes – Phantom & Étoile
New Summoner Pets – Herbie and Vulcan
New Urgent Quests
New Quest Type – Risk Exploration
Arms Extension
New Quest Difficulty – Ultra-Hard (UH)
New ARKS Missions
New Rising Weapons Badge
New Enemy Type – Luminmech and Ultra Enemies
New Seasonal Events
New Mission Pass Season
Exciting new Titles to earn
Additional Recommended Quest – Level Up Quest
New Collection Folders – Legendary 15★ Collection Folder, 14★ Eggs Collection 1
New Bonus Quest – Special Mission: Tokyo [Rainbow]
New Practice Quests – Étoile, Phantom, AIS Vega
New S-Grade Augments
New 15 star Weapons at Zig Shop
New 13 star Units at Zig Shop
13 star Units can be have S-class Augments - S6, S7, S8
Avid players or those planning to come back can start preparing for Episode 6 by joining the Road to Episode 6 campaigns that will score players a 15 star weapon and 12 star units, including SG, Emotes, Weapon Camos, Rising ZWeapon Badge 4, and more. SEGA provided a site that details all you can get before the update goes live.
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