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	***Episode 1: Level 90		***Episode 1: Level 90
	***Episode 2: Level 100		***Episode 2: Level 100

			==Unobtainable Items==
			The following items are not obtainable in Classic mode because they were not obtainable on official Blue Burst servers prior to the introduction of Episode 4
			*Weapons
			*Frames
			*Units
			*Barriers
			*Mags
			The following items are not obtainable in Classic mode because they are exclusive to Ephinea
			*Weapons
			*Frames
			*Units
			*Barriers
			*Mags

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	*PSO2 drop style and EXP Share ON are both mandatory [[Party\|party options]]		*PSO2 drop style and EXP Share ON are both mandatory [[Party\|party options]]
	**Notably, while these options are mandatory on the Classic ship, they were not available at all on official Blue Burst servers		**Notably, while these options are mandatory on the Classic ship, they were not available at all on official Blue Burst servers
	*The minimum level requirements to join multiplayer lobbies for each difficulty and ~~Episode~~ are the same as the requirements on official Blue Burst servers:		*The minimum level requirements to join multiplayer lobbies for each difficulty and episode are the same as the requirements on official Blue Burst servers:
	**Normal mode		**Normal mode
	***No level requirements		***No level requirements

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 Characters that have joined a game on the Devaloka ship will be permanently flagged as Classic characters and are unable to join games on any other ship, and vice versa. This is to prevent the trading of items between normal mode and classic mode.
-==Key features and restrictions==
+==Key differences==
 *Exclusion of Episode 4 entirely, including all items originally exclusive to Episode 4
 *Unique drop table matching the original rates for Episodes 1 and 2, which can be found on the official Ephinea website [https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/classic-charts/ultimate/ here]
 *All rates are default and cannot be boosted in any way
 **This includes the [[Drop_charts#Rare_drop_rate|Rare Drop Rate]], the [[Drop_charts#Drop_anything_rate|Drop Anything Rate]], and the rate at which [[Monsters#Rare_Monsters|Rare Monsters]] appear

Richardian at 16:48, 2 June 2025

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[[Challenge]] mode is a secondary game mode that can be selected during party creation. It can be played in Episode 1 or Episode 2, and is divided into stages which are further divided into areas. Episode 1 has nine stages consisting of 46 total areas, and Episode 2 has five stages consisting of 29 total areas. Stages must be completed sequentially in order to progress.

At the beginning of each stage, players are set to a predetermined level based on the stage and given an inventory based on the stage and their class. At the beginning of each stage, players begin with one or more {{Tool|Scape Doll|Scape Dolls}} in their inventory. If any player in the party is killed without a Scape Doll in their inventory to revive them, the party fails the stage and will be forced to restart in order to continue.

After the stage is completed, all instanced items, character levels, and stats will be gone. Every attempt at a given challenge stage will begin with the same parameters, and challenge mode progress does not affect normal mode progress outside of the rewards listed below.

Challenge mode is a timed game mode, and time is tracked per stage and per character. The timer starts at the beginning of the stage and ends when the final enemy in the stage is killed.

Unlike normal mode, challenge mode utilizes unique [[weapon attribute drop tables]] featuring a bias towards higher attribute values and an exclusion of irrelevant [[weapon attributes]] for [[monsters]] found in the stage. These tables are unaffected by player [[Section IDs]].

Various features and items are omitted during a challenge stage, such as access to Pioneer 2 prior to stage completion, {{Tool|Telepipe|Telepipes}}, {{Tool|Moon Atomizer|Moon Atomizers}}, [[Drop_charts#Rare_drop_rate|rare drops]], {{Meseta}}, [[Charge]] weapon special, or [[untekked]] weapons (weapons with specials are already identified).

==Stages==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Challenge Mode Stages
!Episode 1
!Episode 2
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 1|Stage 1: Forest]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 1|Stage 1: VR Temple]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 2|Stage 2: Cave 1]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 2|Stage 2: VR Spaceship]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 3|Stage 3: Cave 2]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 3|Stage 3: Central Control Area]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 4|Stage 4: Cave 3]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 4|Stage 4: Seabed]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 5|Stage 5: Mine 1]]
|[[Episode 2: Stage 5|Stage 5: Tower]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 6|Stage 6: Mine 2]]
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 7|Stage 7: Ruins 1]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 8|Stage 8: Ruins 2]]
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 9|Stage 9: Ruins 3]]
|}
==Rewards==
The rewards for challenge mode are based on the final rank and the episode in which it was played. The player will have their choice of the below rewards if they complete the corresponding challenge mode within the listed time frame.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
!
!Time
!Rank
!Reward Options
|-
| rowspan="3" |Episode 1
|<7 hours
|S
|[[ES weapons|ES weapons]] ([[ES weapons#Episode 1|Episode 1]])
|-
|7-13 hours
|A
|{{Shield|rare|Gods Shield "Suzaku"}}
|-
|>13 hours
|B
|{{Shield|rare|Gods Shield "Byakko"}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |Episode 2
|<5 hours
|S
|[[ES weapons|ES weapons]] ([[ES weapons#Episode 2|Episode 2]])
|-
|5-9 hours
|A
|{{Shield|rare|Yellow Ring}}
|-
|>9 hours
|B
|{{Frame|rare|Hunter Field}}<br>{{Frame|rare|Ranger Field}}<br>{{Frame|rare|Force Field}}
|}

== Strategy ==
Because the two critical elements of challenge mode are getting a low time and staying alive, strategy for the game mode typically revolves around methods to optimize these two elements. For lowering time, this means clearing enemies efficiently and only doing what's necessary to proceed (i.e. not clearing any unnecessary enemies or pressing unnecessary switches). For staying alive, this means managing healing effects and dodging attacks to minimize deaths.

The following table contains links to guides written for each stage of Challenge mode. These guides include maps and describe the routes for completing each stage, including the necessary enemies to clear.
{| class="wikitable"
!Episode 1
!{{Note|S-Rank reference time for each stage|Clear Time}}
!Episode 2
!{{Note|S-Rank reference time for each stage|Clear Time}}
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 1/Guide|Stage 1: Forest]]
|style="text-align:center" |13"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 1/Guide|Stage 1: VR Temple]]
|style="text-align:center" |65"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 2/Guide|Stage 2: Cave 1]]
|style="text-align:center" |47"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 2/Guide|Stage 2: VR Spaceship]]
|style="text-align:center" |55"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 3/Guide|Stage 3: Cave 2]]
|style="text-align:center" |40"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 3/Guide|Stage 3: Central Control Area]]
|style="text-align:center" |45"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 4/Guide|Stage 4: Cave 3]]
|style="text-align:center" |45"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 4/Guide|Stage 4: Seabed]]
|style="text-align:center" |85"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 5/Guide|Stage 5: Mine 1]]
|style="text-align:center" |40"
|[[Episode 2: Stage 5/Guide|Stage 5: Tower]]
|style="text-align:center" |50"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 6/Guide|Stage 6: Mine 2]]
|style="text-align:center" |50"
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 7/Guide|Stage 7: Ruins 1]]
|style="text-align:center" |60"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 8/Guide|Stage 8: Ruins 2]]
|style="text-align:center" |55"
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 9/Guide|Stage 9: Ruins 3]]
|style="text-align:center" |70"
|}

{{Guides}}
[[Category:Guides]]