Terminology

This page is intended to serve as a reference for terminology and abbreviations regularly used in discussion of Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst that may not be familiar to all players.

Items

Weapons

• "SJS/TJS": Sealed J-Sword/Tsumikiri J-Sword
• "DoB": Diska of Braveman
• "SoF": Slicer of Fanatic
• "FS": Frozen Shooter
• "SN": Spread Needle
• "CR": Cannon Rouge
• "HS": Heaven Striker
• "PW": Psycho Wand

Frames

• "13": Thirteen

Barriers

• "RR": Red Ring

Units

• "H/Bat": Heavenly/Battle

Tools

• "PGF": Parasitic Gene "Flow"
• "PD": Photon Drop
• "PC": Photon Crystal
• "PS": Photon Sphere
• "PH": Photon Hoard

Techniques

• "SD": Shifta and Deband
• "JZ": Jellen and Zalure

Quests

Episode 1

• "LSB": Lost SOUL BLADE, a quest that is particularly effective for farming both Sinow Beats and Sinow Golds. Players often quit out of the quest after the last room of Mine 1 to repeat the area, without continuing to Mine 2.
• "TTF": Towards the Future, a quest that is the fastest method for repeatedly fighting Dark Falz, as well as being an effective method of leveling characters.

Episode 2

• "CCC": CAL's Clock Challenge, a quest that is very effective for unsealing certain equipment, as well as farming certain event drops.
• "PW#": The Phantasmal World series of quests, numbering 1-4
• "RT": Respective Tomorrow, a quest that is the fastest method for repeatedly fighting Olga Flow, as well as offering an encounter with Gal Gryphon, both of whom have coveted item drops.

Episode 4

• "MAE4": Maximum Attack E: Episode 4
• "NMU3": New Mop-Up Operation 3, a quest that is particularly effective both for leveling characters and hunting Heaven Striker (or other Desert drops). It is notable for being a timed quest that includes heated rooms that will continuously damage players, which can make it difficult to complete if the party composition is poor or players are unfamiliar.
• "PoD": Point of Disaster, a quest that quickly leads the party to a fight with Shambertin, making it particularly effective for repeated chances at encountering Kondrieu.

Community

Gameplay

• "CK": Combo kill
• "DMC": Damage cancel
• "RT": "Retrap," for an android player indicating they are about to die intentionally for the purpose of being revived by a Scape Doll, which will restore their Traps. It is said in advance of the death as revival by the Scape Doll can be interrupted by the usage of a Moon Atomizer or the Reverser technique, which will disrupt the process and not restore the player's traps.
• "Twins": Mylla & Youlla

Party names

• "+Fo": The players currently in the party would like a Force to join, usually to provide Shifta/Deband and Jellen/Zalure
• "NoFo": The players currently in the party already include a Force, and would prefer a character of a class other than Force to join
• "Res": "Reserved," indicating a game that is reserved for specific or pre-determined players only

Trading

• "B>": Buying, where the poster is seeking to purchase the following item from another player.
• "S>": Selling, where the poster is seeking to sell the following item to another player.
• "T>": Trading, where the poster is seeking to trade one item to another player in exchange for another.
• "A>": Auction, where the poster is seeking to field offers of increasing value over a pre-set period of time to sell the item to the highest bidder at the time the auction concludes.
  • "PDA>": Photon Drop Auction, for an auction wherein the seller will only accept Photon Drops, and does not want to be offered any additional items.
• "PC>": Price check, where the poster is seeking other players' inputs on the value of an item (in Photon Drops).
• "Res": "Reserve bid," for the lowest amount a seller will accept to initiate an auction.

Miscellaneous

• "DAR": Drop Anything Rate
  • "DAR Week":
• "RDR": Rare Drop Rate
  • "RDR Week":