Editing Beat time

[[Beat time]] (formally ".beat time") in ''Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst'' is a unique method of telling time created by the <!--This should be a link to some website but idk which one yet-->Swatch corporation. It was designed as a method of telling time independent from time zones (although it is ''globally'' based on the time zone UTC+1) by dividing the standard 24-hour day into 1,000 units called ".beats," each lasting an equivalent of 86.4 seconds.

Beat time was incorporated into ''Phantasy Star Online'' as a way to facilitate cross-continent gameplay coordination more easily. The current beat time can be observed in-game by opening the menu, with the current beat time - as well as the progression of the current beat (represented by a green bar) - being displayed in the bottom-right corner of the menu.

==Equipment==
Certain pieces of equipment have mechanics that function differently depending on the current beat time.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Item
!Beat Time Condition(s)
!Effect(s)
|-
|{{Gun|rare|Heaven Punisher}}<br>
| rowspan="2" |''Hundreds'' digit of Beat Time is ''even''
| rowspan="3"  |Special attack becomes [[Divine Punishment]]
|-
|{{Gun|rare|Mille Marteaux}}
|-
|{{Gun|rare|Heaven Striker}}
|
''Hundreds'' digit of Beat Time is ''even''<br>
and {{Mag|rare|Striker Unit}} is equipped
|-
|{{Sword|rare|Morning Glory}}
|All Beats (always active)
|[[ATP]] increases by <code>Current Beat Time / 4</code>
|-
|{{Shield|rare|Epsiguard}}
|Every ''two'' Beats
|Resistance changes, aesthetic changes
|-
|{{Unit|rare|Divine Protection}}
|''Hundreds'' digit of Beat Time is ''odd''
|[[LCK]] is doubled, [[ELT]] and [[EDK]] increased by 20
|}

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