Phantasy Star Online 2 Coming to Steam and Launching Episode 4 Update on August 5th
Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to Steam on August 5th and also launching its first big content update introducing Episode 4 on the same day. Given the game's launch issues and problems with the Windows store, the Steam launch should do wonders in expanding the game's playerbase. Episode 4 continues the game's storyline and introduces numerous new stages, gear, and more. Most importantly, the game's level cap to 80.
Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 4 Trailer:
The full list of Episode 4 features include:
- Global access for an additional 33 countries
- Player Level cap increased to 80
- Photon Art and Technique Levels increased to 17
- New Skills available from Player Level 76 to 80
- Introduction of PvP in the BATTLE ARENA
- New PSO2 Friend List, separate from Xbox Live Friend List
- Character slot maximums have increased to 20
- New ARKS Missions
- Universal Ship for Battle Arena and Challenge Quests
- BONUS Quests for huge amounts of EXP, Meseta, and material items!
- New Seasonal Events
- New Alliance Quarters, including Tokyo, Battleship, and Lunar Surface
- Characters from the Anime series of Phantasy Star Online 2 will appear on the Ship, and can join your party after completing specific Client Orders!
- Exciting new Titles to earn
- New enemy types to challenge
- New quest types
- New areas to explore
- Preview your purchases in the Fresh Finds Shop
- Send your Material Items automatically to the Storehouse
- Season 6 of the Mission Pass
The Phantasy Star Online 2 story continues in Episode 4 as players wake from a long sleep to find that there has been an internal invasion of fake ARKS members, mysterious enemies called Phantasms appear, and a new planet has been discovered in another dimension – Earth. ARKS will be able to unlock a new level cap and travel to new locations like Tokyo and Las Vegas in the pursuit of solving the mystery of the mysterious black shadow and purge the planet of the most powerful enemies encountered yet, including the mysterious organization called Mother Corps.
By the end of 2020, the North American version of Phantasy Star Online 2 should be close to caught up with the Japanese version with the release of episode 6. Check out the full content release schedule below:
Further reading: What's New In Episode 4 Post
