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'''Quests''' are optional missions in ''PSO'' that give [[Meseta]] rewards for clearing them. Many quests also include [[Quest rewards|item rewards]]. Ephinea offers both the original Sonic Team quests and an assortment of community- and staff-created quests. The majority of quests are available to play in both One Person and multiplayer mode, but some are specific to one or the other. Quests are started at the quest counter, and displayed by category, along with a short description for each quest. Quests are cleared in various ways, with some not having any clear condition at all; most of the Shop quests fall into this category.
The Ephinea [[Anniversary event]] is a major annual [[event]] that occurs during or around the month of '''August''' and lasts '''four weeks'''.  


==Government quests==
The anniversary event features the Maximum Attack E series of [[quests]] (event-exclusive shorter-form versions of the [[Maximum Attack E]] quests), an event-exclusive currency called Anniversary Badges, and the Anniversary milestone system, which awards the community various rate boosts depending on the playerbase's performance.
Government quests can be initiated by talking to [[Momoka]] at the G-general Counter in the Principal's Office in Episodes 1 and 4, and [[Nol]] in the [[Lab]] in Episode 2. They can only be accessed in Normal mode, not in One Person Mode. Similar to previous versions of ''Phantasy Star Online'''s offline story missions, Government quests involve investigating the surface of Ragol and moving through the main story of ''PSO''. Government quest unlocks are episode-based, so clearing Episode 1's quests isn't necessary to play Episode 2 or 4's quests. Additionally, some Government quests give out rewards the first time they're cleared on a given character and difficulty. Unlike other quests, players may join Government quests while they are in progress.


==Hunter's Guild==
==Boosts==
The Hunter's Guild counter is located on Pioneer 2, in the same room where players initially spawn. The Hunter's Guild contains all non-Government Quests. In multiplayer, it consists of five categories: Extermination, Maximum Attack, Retrieval, Shop, and VR. In One Person mode, the Hunter's Guild contains two additional categories: Side Story and Solo Only. Rewards for completing missions differ depending on the content of the mission. The Hunter's Guild counter is also used to begin Battle and Challenge Mode games.
===Rotating weekly boosts===
During the Anniversary event, '''all four rotating [[weekly boosts]]''' are active simultaneously.


==Challenge mode==
===Milestone rewards===
: ''Main article: [[Challenge]]
During the Anniversary event, milestone rewards are unlocked based on a server-wide counter:
Challenge mode stages are available for both Episode 1 and 2, with each Episode having 9 and 5 stages respectively. To play Challenge mode, it must be selected during party creation in the lobby. Parties must clear stages sequentially in order to progress. At the start of each Challenge stage, all levels, equipment, and learned techniques will be reset to the stage's default. Returning to Pioneer 2 is not possible until a stage is either failed or cleared. Each player is given a set number of Scape Dolls; these are the only way party members can be revived. The whole team will be sent back to the Hunter's Guild if the HP of one of the participating member drops to zero and they have run out of Scape Dolls.
* From 2017 to 2022, this counter tracked all monster kills that occurred in Ultimate in the MAE series. For the events where Christmas Fiasco was unlocked as a milestone for the duration of the event, those kills were also counted.
* In 2023, the counter included all kills in Ultimate.
* In 2024, a different counter was implemented, which tracked individual clears of the Maximum Attack E quests, with boosts unlocking based on the number of clears of the ''least''-cleared quest (similar to the previous [[Hunters Boost Road]] system).
 
Milestone rewards include standard boosts, such as those to experience, rare enemy, or [[Item drops#Drop rate boosts|drop]] rates, as well increased {{Meseta}} drops, or specific increases to the drop rates of {{Tool|rare|Photon Drop|Photon Drops}} or the Anniversary Badges (see below). These milestone rewards apply server-wide, and are not restricted to event-exclusive quests.
 
Milestone reward progression can be viewed on a subpage of the official [https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/ Ephinea] website that becomes available at the start of each Anniversary event. Players can see their own individual kill counters by entering the {{Quest link|Anniversary Badge Shop}} and speaking to the Guide NPC located in the [[Hunter's Guild]].<!--not sure that checking your kill totals with the guide is still correct-->
 
==Event items==
<div class="psoStyle psoBackground floatright" style="text-align:center; margin: 5px; overflow: auto;">'''Anniversary Badges'''
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|-|Bronze=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Bronze Badge}}
|color=rare
|type=Event Item
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|hex=031019
|desc=A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
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|-|Silver=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Silver Badge}}
|color=rare
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|stack=99
|hex=03101A
|desc=A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
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|-|Gold=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Gold Badge}}
|color=rare
|type=Event Item
|stack=99
|hex=03101B
|desc=A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
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|-|Platinum=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Platinum Badge}}
|color=rare
|type=Event Item
|stack=99
|hex=03101C
|desc=With whom could you trade this rare currency...?
}}
</tabber>
</div>
During the Anniversary event, four types of rare "Anniversary badge" items will drop from ''all'' enemies (with the exception of scared [[Enemies#Rag Rappy|Rappies]]). The exact drop rates of each badge type have not been released to the community. The availability of each badge type is determined by difficulty (the higher the difficulty, the more common the badge drops):
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Badge
!Difficulty
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Tool|rare|Anniv. Bronze Badge}}
|Normal (or higher)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Tool|rare|Anniv. Silver Badge}}
|Very Hard (or higher)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Tool|rare|Anniv. Gold Badge}}
|Ultimate
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Tool|rare|Anniv. Platinum Badge}}
|{{Note|Extremely rare|Ultimate}}
|}
 
Anniversary badge drops are not affected by any [[Item drops#Drop rate boosts|drop rate boosts]], except for those specifically granted by the Anniversary event. Anniversary badges will not drop from [[Item box|item boxes]].
 
==Associated quests==
The main quests featured in the Anniversary event are the Maximum Attack E series. These quests are designed to last five-to-ten minutes per run, cannot be failed, and award Anniversary badges on clear, with the number and type of badges rewarded depending on difficulty.
 
A resource that displays items and drop rates for all Anniversary Event quests for all [[Section ID|Section IDs]] can be found on this [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rsZ9oDSzCUlDNpHK4hYWlOCrO3TiPV-PcXVUvbqFybM/edit?usp=sharing spreadsheet]. It allows manual input on current [[Item_drops#Drop_rate_boosts|drop boosts]], which will update the rates on all Anniversary [[quests]]. Additionally, it calculates the ''per-run'' drop rates, which is the chance of finding a drop on a full quest clear.
===Event category===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Episode 1
|+|List of Anniversary quests
!Episode 2
!Episode
!Quest Title
!Area
|-
! rowspan="5" |Episode 1
|{{Quest link|August Atrocity 1}}*
|[[Mine 2]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Forest}}
|[[Forest 2]]
|-
|-
| [[Episode 1: Stage 1|Stage 1: Forest]]
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Cave}}
| [[Episode 2: Stage 1|Stage 1: VR Temple]]
|[[Cave 2]]
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 2|Stage 2: Cave 1]]
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Mine}}
| [[Episode 2: Stage 2|Stage 2: VR Spaceship]]
|[[Mine 1]]
|-style="border-bottom: solid 2px #aaa;"
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Ruins}}
|[[Ruins 3]]
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 3|Stage 3: Cave 2]]
! rowspan="6" |Episode 2
|[[Episode 2: Stage 3|Stage 3: Central Control Area]]
|{{Quest link|August Atrocity 2}}*
|[[Jungle Area (East)]]
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 4|Stage 4: Cave 3]]
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Temple}}
|[[Episode 2: Stage 4|Stage 4: Seabed]]
|[[VR Temple Alpha]]
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 5|Stage 5: Mine 1]]
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Spaceship}}
|[[Episode 2: Stage 5|Stage 5: Tower]]  
|[[VR Spaceship Alpha]]
|-
|-
| [[Episode 1: Stage 6|Stage 6: Mine 2]]
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: CCA}}
| rowspan="4" |
|[[Central Control Area]]
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 7|Stage 7: Ruins 1]]
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Seabed}}
|[[Seabed Upper Levels]]
|-style="border-bottom: solid 2px #aaa;"
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Tower}}
|[[Control Tower]]
|-
|-
|[[Episode 1: Stage 8|Stage 8: Ruins 2]]
! rowspan="2" |Episode 4
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Crater}}
|[[Crater#Western Route|Crater (Western Route)]]
|-
|-
| [[Episode 1: Stage 9|Stage 9: Ruins 3]]  
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Desert}}
|[[Subterranean Desert 3]]
|}
|}
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: ''* These quests are "omnispawn" quests, and are able to feature enemies from '''every''' area (though not all are used).


==Battle mode==
===Shop category===
In Battle mode, players battle one another by rules set by the party leader. To play Battle mode, it must be selected during party creation in the lobby. At the beginning of each game, the rules set by the team leader will be displayed; each player will be positioned at one of four starting locations. Players compete to defeat as many of their opponents as possible within the time limit. Certain weapons, items, equipment, Mags, and techniques may be unusable, depending on the selected rules. A player falls when their HP drops to 0, and the fallen player will respawn at a random location on the map. The game is over when time expires.
===={{Quest link|Anniversary Badge Shop}}====
The Anniversary Badge Shop is one of the featured quests during the annual Anniversary event. This quest features numerous shops and NPCs, at or with which players may trade in their Anniversary Badges for various items.


==Quest Boosts==
This quest may be selected at the [[Hunter's Guild|quest counter]] '''year-round'''.
Ephinea features the [[Ragol Boost Road]] (frequently referred to as simply "RBR"), a weekly re-occurrence which highlights one [[Quests|quest]] in each of Episodes 1, 2, and 4 (choosing from a predetermined list), granting the party various rate boosts while playing them. A resource that displays items and drop rates for all RBR quests for all [[Section ID|Section IDs]] can be found on this [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sEiKgmFA1aC4XXfZ23lz3VBodYZEhF39XxOSKgULiWg/edit?usp=sharing spreadsheet].


Additional quest boosts are granted during certain [[Events]]. During the annual [[Anniversary Event]], exclusive quests can be accessed with increased rates. A resource that displays items and drop rates for all Anniversary Event quests for all [[Section ID|Section IDs]] can be found on this [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rsZ9oDSzCUlDNpHK4hYWlOCrO3TiPV-PcXVUvbqFybM/edit?usp=sharing spreadsheet].
==Previous events==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
==Quest list==
|+|Previous Anniversary events
===Episode 1===
!Year || Start date || End date || Forum || Milestones
 
|-
{{Go to top}}
|2016 || August 11th || October 1st || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/3083 Link] || rowspan="4"|n/a
 
|-
====Government====
|2017 || August 13th || September 10th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/7734 Link]
{{QuestHead}}
|-
{{QuestRow|1-1:Planet Ragol|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
|2018 || August 6th || September 3rd || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/11345 Link]
{{QuestRow|1-2:Torrential Woods|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
|-
{{QuestRow|1-3:Subterranean Den|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
|2019 || August 2nd || September 6th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/15276 Link]
{{QuestRow|2-1:Infernal Cavern|Cave 1}}
|-
{{QuestRow|2-2:Deep Within|Cave 1, Cave 2}}
|2020 || August 17th || September 14th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/18985 Link] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20210805171958/https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/5th-anniv-event/ Link]*
{{QuestRow|2-3:The Mutation|Cave 2, Cave 3}}
|-
{{QuestRow|2-4:Waterway Shadow|Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3}}
|2021 || August 7th || September 4th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/21021 Link] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20211205140205/https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/6th-anniv-event/ Link]*
{{QuestRow|3-1:The Facility|Mine 1}}
|-
{{QuestRow|3-2:Machines Attack|Mine 2}}
|2022 || August 6th || September 6th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/7th-anniversary-event-thread.23826 Link] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20230322154243/https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/7th-anniv-event/ Link]*
{{QuestRow|3-3:Central Control|Mine 1, Mine 2}}
|-
{{QuestRow|4-1:The Lost Ruins|Mine 2, Ruins 1}}
|2023 || August 5th || September 5th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/8th-anniversary-event-thread.26453 Link] || [https://web.archive.org/web/20230905072422/https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/8th-anniv-event/ Link]*
{{QuestRow|4-2:Buried Relics|Ruins 2}}
|-
{{QuestRow|4-3:Hero & Daughter|Ruins 1, Ruins 2}}
|2024 || August 12th || September 9th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/9th-anniversary-event-thread.29237/ Link] || [https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/9th-anniv-event/ Link]
{{QuestRow|4-4:The Tomb Stirs|Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|4-5:Dark Inheritance|Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
|}
====Side Story====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Battle Training|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|Magnitude of Metal|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|Claiming a Stake|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|The Value of Money|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|Journalistic Pursuit|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|The Fake in Yellow|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|Native Research|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Forest of Sorrow|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Gran Squall|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Addicting Food|Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3}}
{{QuestRow|The Lost Bride|Cave 1, Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Waterfall Tears|Cave 1, Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Black Paper|Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3}}
{{QuestRow|Secret Delivery|Cave 1, Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Soul of a Blacksmith|Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3}}
{{QuestRow|Letter from Lionel|Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|The Grave's Butler|Cave 1, Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Knowing One's Heart|Mine 1}}
{{QuestRow|The Retired Hunter|Forest 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Dr. Osto's Research|Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Unsealed Door|Mine 1, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Soul of Steel|Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Doc's Secret Plan|Ruins 1}}
{{QuestRow|Seek my Master|Ruins 1, Ruins 2}}
{{QuestRow|From the Depths (quest){{!}}From the Depths|Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Central Dome Fire Swirl|Forest 2}}
|}
 
====Extermination====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Mop-up Operation 1{{!}}Mop-up Operation #1|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|Mop-up Operation 2{{!}}Mop-up Operation #2|Cave 1}}
{{QuestRow|Mop-up Operation 3{{!}}Mop-up Operation #3|Mine 1}}
{{QuestRow|Mop-up Operation 4{{!}}Mop-up Operation #4|Ruins 1}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 1{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #1|Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 2{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #2|Cave 3}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 3{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #3|Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 4{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #4|Ruins 2}}
{{QuestRow|Endless Nightmare 1{{!}}Endless Nightmare #1|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Endless Nightmare 2{{!}}Endless Nightmare #2|Cave 1, Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Endless Nightmare 3{{!}}Endless Nightmare #3|Mine 1, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Endless Nightmare 4{{!}}Endless Nightmare #4|Ruins 1, Ruins 2}}
{{QuestRow|Today's Rate|Cave 2, Cave 3, Mine 1}}
{{QuestRow|Anomalous Ordeal 1{{!}}Anomalous Ordeal #1|Forest 1, Ruins 2}}
{{QuestRow|Anomalous Ordeal 2{{!}}Anomalous Ordeal #2|Cave 2, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Scarlet Realm 1{{!}}Scarlet Realm #1|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Scarlet Realm 2{{!}}Scarlet Realm #2|Cave 2, Cave 3}}
{{QuestRow|Scarlet Realm 3{{!}}Scarlet Realm #3|Mine 1, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Scarlet Realm 4{{!}}Scarlet Realm #4|Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Silent Afterimage 1{{!}}Silent Afterimage #1|Forest 1, Ruins 1}}
{{QuestRow|Silent Afterimage 2{{!}}Silent Afterimage #2|Cave 3, Mine 1}}
|}
 
====Maximum Attack====
{{QuestHead|Maximum Attack}}
{{QuestRow|MAXIMUM ATTACK 1 Ver2|Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1A-|Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1B-|Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1C-|Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1R-|Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Random Attack Xrd Stage (E1){{!}}Random Attack Xrd Stage|Cave 1, Mine 1, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Episode 1|Forest 2, Cave 2, Mine 1, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Random Attack Xrd REV 1|Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 3, Mine 1, Mine 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship}}
|}
 
====Retrieval====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|The Missing Maracas|Forest 1, Cave 1}}
{{QuestRow|Lost HEAT SWORD|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Lost ICE SPINNER|Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3}}
{{QuestRow|Lost SOUL BLADE|Mine 1, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Lost HELL PALLASCH|Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Fragments of a Memory|Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Rappy's Holiday|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Gallon's Treachery|Cave 3, Ruins 2}}
{{QuestRow|Rescue from Ragol|Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1}}
{{QuestRow|Forsaken Friends|Mine 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|This Must Be The Place|Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Road To Nowhere|Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Lost Son Jim|Forest 2, Cave 2, Cave 3}}
|}
 
====Shop====
{{QuestHead|Shop}}
{{QuestRow|Christmas Event Shop|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|Anniversary Badge Shop|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|The Forge|Pioneer 2}}
|}
 
====VR====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Towards the Future|Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Tyrell's Ego|Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Labyrinthine Trial|Cave 1}}
{{QuestRow|Sugoroku|Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Simulator 2.0|Forest 2, Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3, VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Mine Offensive|Mine 1, Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Endless: Episode 1|All Episode 1}}
{{QuestRow|Virtual Limits 1|Palace}}
{{QuestRow|Virtual Limits 2|Spaceship}}
|}
 
====Solo Only====
{{QuestHead|Solo Only}}
{{QuestRow|Gallon's Plan|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Good Luck!|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|AOL CUP -Sunset Base-|Forest 1, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Knight of Coral|Cave 2, Mine 1, Ruins 3, Palace}}
|}
====Event====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Christmas Fiasco (E1){{!}}Christmas Fiasco|Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|Solstice Snafu (E1){{!}}Solstice Snafu|Ruins 1, Cave 3, Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|December Disaster 1{{!}}December Disaster #1|Forest 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 2}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Forest|Forest 2}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Cave|Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Mine|Mine 1}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Ruins|Ruins 3}}
{{QuestRow|August Atrocity 1|Mine 2}}
|}
 
====Halloween====
: ''Main article: [[Halloween quests]]''
{{QuestHead|Halloween}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Battlefield: Forest|Forest 1}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Battlefield: Cave|Cave 2}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Battlefield: Mine|Mine 2}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Battlefield: Ruins|Ruins 3}}
|}
 
===Episode 2===
 
{{Go to top}}
 
====Government====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|5-1:Test/VR Temple 1|VR Temple Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|5-2:Test/VR Temple 2|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta}}
{{QuestRow|5-3:Test/VR Temple 3|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta}}
{{QuestRow|5-4:Test/VR Temple 4|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta}}
{{QuestRow|5-5:Test/VR Temple 5|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta}}
{{QuestRow|6-1:Test/Spaceship 1|VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|6-2:Test/Spaceship 2|VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|6-3:Test/Spaceship 3|VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|6-4:Test/Spaceship 4|VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|6-5:Test/Spaceship 5|VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|7-1:From the Past|Jungle North, Jungle East}}
{{QuestRow|7-2:Seeking Clues|Jungle East, Mountain}}
{{QuestRow|7-3:Silent Beach|Mountain, Seaside}}
{{QuestRow|7-4:Central Control|Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|7-5:Isle of Mutants|Jungle North, Jungle East, Mountain, Seaside, Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|8-1:Below the Waves|Seabed Upper}}
{{QuestRow|8-2:Desire's End|Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|8-3:Purple Lamplight|Seabed Upper, Seabed Lower}}
|}
 
====Side Story====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Seat of the Heart|VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Blue Star Memories|VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area}}
|}
 
====Extermination====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Phantasmal World 1{{!}}Phantasmal World #1|Jungle North, Seaside}}
{{QuestRow|Phantasmal World 2{{!}}Phantasmal World #2|Mountain, Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|Phantasmal World 3{{!}}Phantasmal World #3|Seabed Upper, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|Phantasmal World 4{{!}}Phantasmal World #4|Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 5{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #5|VR Temple Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 6{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #6|VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 7{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #7|Jungle North}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 8{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #8|Seabed Upper}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 9{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #9|Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Penumbral Surge 1{{!}}Penumbral Surge #1|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta}}
{{QuestRow|Penumbral Surge 2{{!}}Penumbral Surge #2|VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|Penumbral Surge 3{{!}}Penumbral Surge #3|Jungle North, Seaside, Mountain}}
{{QuestRow|Penumbral Surge 4{{!}}Penumbral Surge #4|Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|Penumbral Surge 5{{!}}Penumbral Surge #5|Seabed Upper, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|Penumbral Surge 6{{!}}Penumbral Surge #6|Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Anomalous Ordeal 3{{!}}Anomalous Ordeal #3|VR Temple Beta, Mountain}}
{{QuestRow|Anomalous Ordeal 4{{!}}Anomalous Ordeal #4|VR Spaceship Beta, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|Anomalous Ordeal 5{{!}}Anomalous Ordeal #5|Seaside Night, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Gal Da Val's Darkness|VR Spaceship Alpha, Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|CAL's Clock Challenge|VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper, Control Tower}}
|}
 
====Maximum Attack====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|MAXIMUM ATTACK 2 Ver2|VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Alpha, Jungle North, East, Mountain, Seaside, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2A-|Central Control Area, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2B-|Central Control Area, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2C-|Central Control Area, Seabed Lower, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2R-|Central Control Area, Seabed Lower, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Random Attack Xrd Stage (E2){{!}}Random Attack Xrd Stage|All Episode 2}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: VR|VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Gal Da Val|Central Control Area, Seabed Upper, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Random Attack Xrd REV 2|All Episode 2}}
|}
 
====Retrieval====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Lost SHOCK RIFLE|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta}}
{{QuestRow|Lost BIND ASSAULT|VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|Lost FILL CANNON|Jungle North, Jungle East, Mountain, Seaside, Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|Lost DEMON'S RAILGUN|Seabed Upper, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|Lost CHARGE VULCAN|Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Dream Messenger|Seaside Night}}
{{QuestRow|Revisiting Darkness|VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta}}
{{QuestRow|Dolmolm Research|VR Temple Beta, Seabed Upper, Seabed Lower}}
|}
 
====Shop====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Gallon's Shop|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|Item Present|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|Singing by the Beach|Seaside Night}}
{{QuestRow|Beach Laughter|Seaside Night}}
{{QuestRow|To The Deepest Blue -MA4 Venue-|Seabed Upper}}
{{QuestRow|TA Reward Shop|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|The Egg Shop|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|Seasons Shop|Pioneer 2}}
{{QuestRow|My Career|Pioneer 2}}
|}
 
====Tower====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|The East Tower|Central Control Area, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|The West Tower|Seabed Upper, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Raid on Central Tower|Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|The Military Strikes Back|VR Temple Beta, Jungle East, Seaside, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Twilight Sanctuary|Jungle East, Control Tower}}
|}
====VR====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Reach for the Dream|VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Respective Tomorrow|VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Alpha, Seaside, Seabed Lower, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Endless: Episode 2|All Episode 2}}
|}
 
====Solo Only====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Knight of Coral Advent|VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Lower, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|A New Hope|VR Temple Beta, Jungle East, Seaside, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper, Control Tower}}
|}
====Event====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Festivity on the Beach|Seaside Night}}
{{QuestRow|Christmas Fiasco (E2){{!}}Christmas Fiasco|VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Lower}}
{{QuestRow|December Disaster 2{{!}}December Disaster #2|Jungle East, Mountain, Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|Pioneer Christmas|Mountain}}
{{QuestRow|Pioneer Halloween|''Info needed''}}
{{QuestRow|Rappy Halloween|''Info needed''}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Temple|VR Temple Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Spaceship|VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: CCA|Central Control Area}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Seabed|Seabed Upper}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Tower|Control Tower}}
{{QuestRow|August Atrocity 2|Central Control Area}}
|}
 
====Halloween====
: ''Main article: [[Halloween quests]]''
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Reality: Temple|VR Temple Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Reality: Spaceship|VR Spaceship Alpha}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Phantasm: Jungle|Jungle East}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Phantasm: Seabed|Seabed Upper}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Phantasm: Tower|Control Tower}}
|}
 
====Sandbox Only====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|The Gloom Spire|Control Tower}}
|}
 
===Episode 4===
 
{{Go to top}}
 
====Government====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|9-1:Missing Research|Crater East}}
{{QuestRow|9-2:Data Retrieval|Crater West}}
{{QuestRow|9-3:Reality & Truth|Crater South}}
{{QuestRow|9-4:Pursuit|Crater North, Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|9-5:The Chosen (1/2)|Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1}}
{{QuestRow|9-6:The Chosen (2/2)|Subterranean Desert 2}}
{{QuestRow|9-7:Sacred Ground|Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|9-8:The Final Cycle|Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
====Side Story====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Warrior's Pride|Crater South, Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|The Restless Lion|Subterranean Desert 1}}
{{QuestRow|Pioneer Spirit|Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|荒野の果てに|Crater East, Crater West}}
{{QuestRow|Black Paper's Dangerous Deal|Crater South}}
{{QuestRow|Black Paper's Dangerous Deal 2|Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
====Extermination====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Point of Disaster|Crater East, Interior, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|The Robots' Reckoning|Crater South, Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|War of Limits 1{{!}}War of Limits #1|Crater East}}
{{QuestRow|War of Limits 2{{!}}War of Limits #2|Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|War of Limits 3{{!}}War of Limits #3|Subterranean Desert 1}}
{{QuestRow|War of Limits 4{{!}}War of Limits #4|Subterranean Desert 2}}
{{QuestRow|War of Limits 5{{!}}War of Limits #5|Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|New Mop-Up Operation 1{{!}}New Mop-Up Operation #1|Crater East}}
{{QuestRow|New Mop-Up Operation 2{{!}}New Mop-Up Operation #2|Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|New Mop-Up Operation 3{{!}}New Mop-Up Operation #3|Subterranean Desert 1}}
{{QuestRow|New Mop-Up Operation 4{{!}}New Mop-Up Operation #4|Subterranean Desert 2}}
{{QuestRow|New Mop-Up Operation 5{{!}}New Mop-Up Operation #5|Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 10{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #10|Crater East}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 11{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #11|Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 12{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #12|Subterranean Desert 1}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 13{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #13|Subterranean Desert 2}}
{{QuestRow|Sweep-up Operation 14{{!}}Sweep-up Operation #14|Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
====Maximum Attack====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|MAXIMUM ATTACK 3 Ver2|Crater West, Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4A-|Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4B-|Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4C-|Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack 4th Stage -4R-|Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Episode 4|Crater West, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Random Attack Xrd REV 4|All Episode 4}}
|}
 
====Shop====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Claire's Deal 5|Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|The Beak's Cafe Ver.2|Crater East, Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
====Retrieval====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Lost BERSERK BATON|Crater East, Crater Interior}}
{{QuestRow|Lost SPIRIT STRIKER|Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
====VR====
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Beyond the Horizon|Crater East, Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|LOGiN presents 勇場のマッチレース|Crater East, Crater West, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2}}
|}
|}
 
: ''* Link redirects to Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
====Event====
{{Events}}
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Christmas Fiasco (E4){{!}}Christmas Fiasco|Crater East, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Crater|Crater West}}
{{QuestRow|Maximum Attack E: Desert|Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
====Halloween====
: ''Main article: [[Halloween quests]]''
{{QuestHead}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Wasteland: Wilderness|Crater West}}
{{QuestRow|Hollow Wasteland: Desert|Subterranean Desert 3}}
|}
 
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{{Episode1Quests}}
{{Episode2Quests}}
{{Episode4Quests}}
[[Category:Quests]]
[[Category:Guides]]

Revision as of 18:17, 1 August 2025

The Ephinea Anniversary event is a major annual event that occurs during or around the month of August and lasts four weeks.

The anniversary event features the Maximum Attack E series of quests (event-exclusive shorter-form versions of the Maximum Attack E quests), an event-exclusive currency called Anniversary Badges, and the Anniversary milestone system, which awards the community various rate boosts depending on the playerbase's performance.

Boosts

Rotating weekly boosts

During the Anniversary event, all four rotating weekly boosts are active simultaneously.

Milestone rewards

During the Anniversary event, milestone rewards are unlocked based on a server-wide counter:

  • From 2017 to 2022, this counter tracked all monster kills that occurred in Ultimate in the MAE series. For the events where Christmas Fiasco was unlocked as a milestone for the duration of the event, those kills were also counted.
  • In 2023, the counter included all kills in Ultimate.
  • In 2024, a different counter was implemented, which tracked individual clears of the Maximum Attack E quests, with boosts unlocking based on the number of clears of the least-cleared quest (similar to the previous Hunters Boost Road system).

Milestone rewards include standard boosts, such as those to experience, rare enemy, or drop rates, as well increased Meseta icon.pngMeseta drops, or specific increases to the drop rates of Tool icon.pngPhoton Drops or the Anniversary Badges (see below). These milestone rewards apply server-wide, and are not restricted to event-exclusive quests.

Milestone reward progression can be viewed on a subpage of the official Ephinea website that becomes available at the start of each Anniversary event. Players can see their own individual kill counters by entering the Quest icon.pngAnniversary Badge Shop and speaking to the Guide NPC located in the Hunter's Guild.

Event items

Anniversary Badges

Tool icon.pngAnniv. Bronze Badge
A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
Type
:
 Event Item
Max Stack
:
 99
Hex
:
 031019

Tool icon.pngAnniv. Silver Badge
A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
Type
:
 Event Item
Max Stack
:
 99
Hex
:
 03101A

Tool icon.pngAnniv. Gold Badge
A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
Type
:
 Event Item
Max Stack
:
 99
Hex
:
 03101B

Tool icon.pngAnniv. Platinum Badge
With whom could you trade this rare currency...?
Type
:
 Event Item
Max Stack
:
 99
Hex
:
 03101C

During the Anniversary event, four types of rare "Anniversary badge" items will drop from all enemies (with the exception of scared Rappies). The exact drop rates of each badge type have not been released to the community. The availability of each badge type is determined by difficulty (the higher the difficulty, the more common the badge drops):

Badge Difficulty
Tool icon.pngAnniv. Bronze Badge Normal (or higher)
Tool icon.pngAnniv. Silver Badge Very Hard (or higher)
Tool icon.pngAnniv. Gold Badge Ultimate
Tool icon.pngAnniv. Platinum Badge Ultimate

Anniversary badge drops are not affected by any drop rate boosts, except for those specifically granted by the Anniversary event. Anniversary badges will not drop from item boxes.

Associated quests

The main quests featured in the Anniversary event are the Maximum Attack E series. These quests are designed to last five-to-ten minutes per run, cannot be failed, and award Anniversary badges on clear, with the number and type of badges rewarded depending on difficulty.

A resource that displays items and drop rates for all Anniversary Event quests for all Section IDs can be found on this spreadsheet. It allows manual input on current drop boosts, which will update the rates on all Anniversary quests. Additionally, it calculates the per-run drop rates, which is the chance of finding a drop on a full quest clear.

Event category

List of Anniversary quests
Episode Quest Title Area
Episode 1 Quest icon.pngAugust Atrocity 1* Mine 2
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Forest Forest 2
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Cave Cave 2
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Mine Mine 1
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Ruins Ruins 3
Episode 2 Quest icon.pngAugust Atrocity 2* Jungle Area (East)
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Temple VR Temple Alpha
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Spaceship VR Spaceship Alpha
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: CCA Central Control Area
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Seabed Seabed Upper Levels
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Tower Control Tower
Episode 4 Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Crater Crater (Western Route)
Quest icon.pngMaximum Attack E: Desert Subterranean Desert 3
* These quests are "omnispawn" quests, and are able to feature enemies from every area (though not all are used).

Shop category

Quest icon.pngAnniversary Badge Shop

The Anniversary Badge Shop is one of the featured quests during the annual Anniversary event. This quest features numerous shops and NPCs, at or with which players may trade in their Anniversary Badges for various items.

This quest may be selected at the quest counter year-round.

Previous events

Previous Anniversary events
Year Start date End date Forum Milestones
2016 August 11th October 1st Link n/a
2017 August 13th September 10th Link
2018 August 6th September 3rd Link
2019 August 2nd September 6th Link
2020 August 17th September 14th Link Link*
2021 August 7th September 4th Link Link*
2022 August 6th September 6th Link Link*
2023 August 5th September 5th Link Link*
2024 August 12th September 9th Link Link
* Link redirects to Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
Events
Events Anniversary event • Christmas event • Easter event • Halloween event • Valentine's event
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