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The '''Anniversary Event''' is a yearly recurring event on Ephinea, featuring the Maximum Attack E series of quests, Anniversary Badges and the Anniversary Web Panel which grants the server various bonuses depending on the community's performance.
The Ephinea [[Anniversary event]] is a major annual [[event]] that occurs during or around the month of '''August''' and lasts '''four weeks'''.  


It takes place sometime in August, and lasts for roughly 4 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.


==Overview==
==Boosts==
===Rotating weekly boosts===
During the Anniversary event, '''all four rotating [[weekly boosts]]''' are active simultaneously.


The Anniversary Event is an event which features badge currency drops and a set of exclusive limited-time quests, known as Maximum Attack E.
===Milestone rewards===
During the Anniversary event, milestone rewards are unlocked based on a server-wide counter:
* In years prior to 2024, this counter tracked all monster kills that occurred in Ultimate difficulty, regardless of whether or not a quest was chosen.
* 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).


During the course of this event, four different types of badges can drop.
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.
* Bronze (All Difficulties)
* Silver (Very Hard and Ultimate)
* Gold (Ultimate Only)
* Platinum (Ultimate Only, extremely rare)
The higher the difficulty, the more common the badge drops. These badges can drop anywhere; they are not exclusive to the event quest series.


All badge drops are also independent of any drop rate modifications, and cannot be obtained from item boxes or rappies that are scared instead of killed.
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-->


These badges can be spent at the [[Anniversary Badge Shop]].
==Event items==
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|desc=A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
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|-|Silver=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Silver Badge}}
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|desc=A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
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|-|Gold=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Gold Badge}}
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|desc=A currency accepted by scavengers and thieves...
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|-|Platinum=
{{Item
|title={{Tool|rare|Anniv. Platinum Badge}}
|color=rare
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|hex=03101C
|desc=With whom could you trade this rare currency...?
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</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):


Note that:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
* 10 Bronze = 1 Silver
!Badge
* 10 Silver = 1 Gold
!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}}
|}


==Maximum Attack E==
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]].


Maximum Attack E are this event's designated quest series. They are featured in the [[Hunter's Boost Road]] and are also the only way to increase the cumulative kill counter.
==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.


Each quest is designed to last 5-10 minutes, and cannot be failed.
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"
|+|List of Anniversary quests
!Episode
!Quest Title
!Area
|-
! rowspan="5" |Episode 1
|{{Quest link|August Atrocity 1}}*
|[[Mine 2]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Forest}}
|[[Forest 2]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Cave}}
|[[Cave 2]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Mine}}
|[[Mine 1]]
|-style="border-bottom: solid 2px #aaa;"
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Ruins}}
|[[Ruins 3]]
|-
! rowspan="6" |Episode 2
|{{Quest link|August Atrocity 2}}*
|[[Jungle Area (East)]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Temple}}
|[[VR Temple Alpha]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Spaceship}}
|[[VR Spaceship Alpha]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: CCA}}
|[[Central Control Area]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Seabed}}
|[[Seabed Upper Levels]]
|-style="border-bottom: solid 2px #aaa;"
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Tower}}
|[[Control Tower]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |Episode 4
|{{Quest link|Maximum Attack E: Crater}}
|[[Crater#Western Route|Crater (Western Route)]]
|-
|{{Quest link|Maximum 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).


* [[Maximum Attack E: Forest]]
===Shop category===
* [[Maximum Attack E: Caves]]
===={{Quest link|Anniversary Badge Shop}}====
* [[Maximum Attack E: Mines]]
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.
* [[Maximum Attack E: Ruins]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: Temple]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: Spaceship]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: CCA]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: Seabed]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: Tower]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: Crater]]
* [[Maximum Attack E: Desert]]


==Web Panel==
This quest may be selected at the [[Hunter's Guild|quest counter]] '''year-round'''.


During this event, all kills made in the "Maximum Attack E" quest series are tallied up and added to a cumulative kill counter. Certain goals will unlock items, quests and boosts for everyone to enjoy. Any boosts applied function everywhere, not only in the event quests.
==Previous events==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Only kills in '''Ultimate difficulty''' count.
|+|Previous Anniversary events
 
!Year || Start date || End date || Forum || Milestones
A personal kill counter can be viewed at the Guide NPC in the Anniversary Badge Shop.
|-
 
|2016 || August 11th || October 1st || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/3083 Link] || rowspan="4"|n/a
For the duration of this event, the rotating boost system is disabled, but all rotating boosts are enabled simultaneously from the beginning.
|-
 
|2017 || August 13th || September 10th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/7734 Link]
* [https://ephinea.pioneer2.net/5th-anniv-event/ 5th Anniversary Web Panel]
|-
 
|2018 || August 6th || September 3rd || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/11345 Link]
==Anniversary Badge Shop==
|-
 
|2019 || August 2nd || September 6th || [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/15276 Link]
: ''See: [[Anniversary Badge Shop]]''
|-
 
|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]*
During this event, any found badges can be traded for various items at the Anniversary Badge Shop. There are a total of 8 different NPCs to trade with, and all request different types of badges for their services.
|-
 
|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]*
==See Also==
|-
 
|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]*
* [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/5th-anniversary-event-thread.18985/ 5th Anniversary Event Forum Thread]
|-
* [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/4th-anniversary-event-thread.15276/ 4th Anniversary Event Forum Thread]
|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]*
* [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/3rd-anniversary-event-thread.11345/ 3rd Anniversary Event Forum Thread]
|-
* [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/the-anniversary-event-thread.7734/ 2nd Anniversary Event Forum Thread]
|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]
* [https://www.pioneer2.net/community/threads/ephinea-summer-event.3083/ 1st Anniversary Event Forum Thread] (originally known as the Summer Event)
|}
 
: ''* Link redirects to Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
{{Quests}}
{{Events}}

Latest revision as of 07:38, 7 July 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:

  • In years prior to 2024, this counter tracked all monster kills that occurred in Ultimate difficulty, regardless of whether or not a quest was chosen.
  • 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

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

* 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