Quests are optional missions in Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst that players may undertake from the Hunter's Guild on Pioneer 2. Quests will almost always reward the player with
Meseta on clear, with many quests also granting item rewards.
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 (this most commonly applies to quests in the Shop category).
When a quest is cleared and the player speaks to the quest counter NPC to receive their reward, they are automatically removed from the current game and returned to the Visual Lobby. In the case of quests which have no clear condition, a player can return to the lobby more quickly by using the /lobby
chat command.
While quests are optional, one of the main reasons to play them is that they offer varied and unique amounts or arrangements of monster spawns, which is ideal for players looking to obtain rare items from specific monsters. As an example, the Episode 1 side story quest
The Fake in Yellow takes place in Forest 1, but features only Rag Rappies as enemies.
While the majority of quests are available to play in both One Person and multiplayer mode, some are specific to one or the other. Most notably, quests in the Side Story and Solo Only categories may only be initiated in games set to One Person mode, while Government quests (detailed below) may only be initiated in multiplayer games.
As a private server, Ephinea offers both the official servers' original Sonic Team quests, as well as an assortment of staff- and community-created quests.
Government quests
Government quests are multiplayer mode-only quests that serve to tell the story of Phantasy Star Online, and differ from most other quests in the following ways:
- They must be cleared sequentially (beginning with the first Government quest in each episode);
- They may be joined by other players while in-progress;
- They must be initiated by:
- Speaking with Momoka at The Principal in Episodes 1 and 4;
- Speaking with Nol at the Lab in Episode 2;
Additionally, some Government quests give out rewards the first time they're cleared on a given character and difficulty.
Hunter's Guild
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.
Challenge mode
- Main article: Challenge
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.
Battle mode
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 boosts
Ephinea features the Ragol Boost Road (frequently referred to as simply "RBR"), a weekly re-occurrence which highlights one 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 IDs can be found on this 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 IDs can be found on this spreadsheet.
Quest list
Episode 1
Government
Quest Name
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Areas
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1-1:Planet Ragol
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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1-2:Torrential Woods
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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1-3:Subterranean Den
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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2-1:Infernal Cavern
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Cave 1
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2-2:Deep Within
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Cave 1, Cave 2
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2-3:The Mutation
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Cave 2, Cave 3
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2-4:Waterway Shadow
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Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
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3-1:The Facility
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Mine 1
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3-2:Machines Attack
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Mine 2
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3-3:Central Control
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Mine 1, Mine 2
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4-1:The Lost Ruins
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Mine 2, Ruins 1
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4-2:Buried Relics
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Ruins 2
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4-3:Hero & Daughter
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2
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4-4:The Tomb Stirs
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Ruins 3
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4-5:Dark Inheritance
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Side Story
Quest Name
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Areas
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Battle Training
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Forest 1
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Magnitude of Metal
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Forest 1
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Claiming a Stake
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Forest 1
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The Value of Money
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Pioneer 2
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Journalistic Pursuit
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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The Fake in Yellow
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Forest 1
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Native Research
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Forest of Sorrow
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Gran Squall
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Addicting Food
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Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
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The Lost Bride
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Cave 1, Cave 2
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Waterfall Tears
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Cave 1, Cave 2
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Black Paper
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Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
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Secret Delivery
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Cave 1, Cave 2
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Soul of a Blacksmith
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Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
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Letter from Lionel
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Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 2
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The Grave's Butler
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Cave 1, Cave 2
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Knowing One's Heart
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Mine 1
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The Retired Hunter
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Forest 2, Ruins 3
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Dr. Osto's Research
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Mine 2
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Unsealed Door
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Mine 1, Mine 2
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Soul of Steel
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Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Doc's Secret Plan
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Ruins 1
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Seek my Master
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2
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From the Depths
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Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Central Dome Fire Swirl
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Forest 2
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Extermination
Quest Name
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Areas
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Mop-up Operation #1
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Forest 1
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Mop-up Operation #2
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Cave 1
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Mop-up Operation #3
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Mine 1
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Mop-up Operation #4
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Ruins 1
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Sweep-up Operation #1
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Forest 2
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Sweep-up Operation #2
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Cave 3
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Sweep-up Operation #3
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Mine 2
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Sweep-up Operation #4
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Ruins 2
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Endless Nightmare #1
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Endless Nightmare #2
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Cave 1, Cave 2
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Endless Nightmare #3
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Mine 1, Mine 2
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Endless Nightmare #4
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2
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Today's Rate
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Cave 2, Cave 3, Mine 1
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Anomalous Ordeal #1
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Forest 1, Ruins 2
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Anomalous Ordeal #2
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Cave 2, Mine 2
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Scarlet Realm #1
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Scarlet Realm #2
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Cave 2, Cave 3
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Scarlet Realm #3
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Mine 1, Mine 2
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Scarlet Realm #4
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Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Silent Afterimage #1
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Forest 1, Ruins 1
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Silent Afterimage #2
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Cave 3, Mine 1
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Maximum Attack
Quest Name
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Areas
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MAXIMUM ATTACK 1 Ver2
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Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1A-
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Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1B-
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Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1C-
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Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -1R-
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Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Random Attack Xrd Stage
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Cave 1, Mine 1, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship
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Maximum Attack E: Episode 1
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Forest 2, Cave 2, Mine 1, Ruins 3
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Random Attack Xrd REV 1
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Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1, Cave 3, Mine 1, Mine 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship
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Retrieval
Quest Name
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Areas
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The Missing Maracas
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Forest 1, Cave 1
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Lost HEAT SWORD
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Lost ICE SPINNER
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Cave 1, Cave 2, Cave 3
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Lost SOUL BLADE
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Mine 1, Mine 2
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Lost HELL PALLASCH
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Fragments of a Memory
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Rappy's Holiday
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Forest 1, Forest 2
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Gallon's Treachery
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Cave 3, Ruins 2
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Rescue from Ragol
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Forest 1, Forest 2, Cave 1
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Forsaken Friends
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Mine 2, Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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This Must Be The Place
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Road To Nowhere
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Ruins 1, Ruins 2, Ruins 3
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Lost Son Jim
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Forest 2, Cave 2, Cave 3
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Shop
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VR
Quest Name
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Areas
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Towards the Future
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Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Tyrell's Ego
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Forest 2, Cave 3, Mine 2, Ruins 3
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Labyrinthine Trial
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Cave 1
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Sugoroku
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Forest 2
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Simulator 2.0
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Forest 2, Cave 2, Mine 2, Ruins 3, Palace, Spaceship
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Mine Offensive
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Mine 1, Mine 2
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Endless: Episode 1
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All Episode 1
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Virtual Limits 1
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Palace
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Virtual Limits 2
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Spaceship
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Solo Only
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Event
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Halloween
- Main article: Halloween quests
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Episode 2
Government
Quest Name
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Areas
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5-1:Test/VR Temple 1
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VR Temple Alpha
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5-2:Test/VR Temple 2
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
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5-3:Test/VR Temple 3
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
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5-4:Test/VR Temple 4
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
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5-5:Test/VR Temple 5
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
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6-1:Test/Spaceship 1
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VR Spaceship Alpha
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6-2:Test/Spaceship 2
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VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
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6-3:Test/Spaceship 3
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VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
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6-4:Test/Spaceship 4
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VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
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6-5:Test/Spaceship 5
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VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
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7-1:From the Past
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Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East
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7-2:Seeking Clues
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Jungle Area East, Mountain Area
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7-3:Silent Beach
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Mountain Area, Seaside Area
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7-4:Central Control
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Central Control Area
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7-5:Isle of Mutants
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Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East, Mountain Area, Seaside Area, Central Control Area
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8-1:Below the Waves
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Seabed Upper Levels
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8-2:Desire's End
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Seabed Lower Levels
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8-3:Purple Lamplight
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Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
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Side Story
Quest Name
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Areas
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Seat of the Heart
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VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Control Tower
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Blue Star Memories
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VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area
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Extermination
Quest Name
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Areas
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Phantasmal World #1
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Jungle Area North, Seaside Area
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Phantasmal World #2
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Mountain Area, Central Control Area
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Phantasmal World #3
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Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
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Phantasmal World #4
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Control Tower
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Sweep-up Operation #5
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VR Temple Alpha
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Sweep-up Operation #6
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VR Spaceship Alpha
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Sweep-up Operation #7
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Jungle Area North
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Sweep-up Operation #8
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Seabed Upper Levels
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Sweep-up Operation #9
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Control Tower
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Penumbral Surge #1
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
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Penumbral Surge #2
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VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
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Penumbral Surge #3
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Jungle Area North, Seaside Area, Mountain Area
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Penumbral Surge #4
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Central Control Area
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Penumbral Surge #5
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Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
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Penumbral Surge #6
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Control Tower
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Anomalous Ordeal #3
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VR Temple Beta, Mountain Area
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Anomalous Ordeal #4
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VR Spaceship Beta, Seabed Lower Levels
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Anomalous Ordeal #5
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Seaside Area (Night), Control Tower
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Gal Da Val's Darkness
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VR Spaceship Alpha, Central Control Area
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CAL's Clock Challenge
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
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Maximum Attack
Quest Name
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Areas
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MAXIMUM ATTACK 2 Ver2
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VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Alpha, Jungle Area North, East, Mountain Area, Seaside Area, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2A-
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Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2B-
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Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2C-
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Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
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Maximum Attack 4th Stage -2R-
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Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
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Random Attack Xrd Stage
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All Episode 2
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Maximum Attack E: VR
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Spaceship Alpha
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Maximum Attack E: Gal Da Val
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Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
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Random Attack Xrd REV 2
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All Episode 2
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Retrieval
Quest Name
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Areas
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Lost SHOCK RIFLE
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta
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Lost BIND ASSAULT
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VR Spaceship Alpha, VR Spaceship Beta
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Lost FILL CANNON
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Jungle Area North, Jungle Area East, Mountain Area, Seaside Area, Central Control Area
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Lost DEMON'S RAILGUN
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Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
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Lost CHARGE VULCAN
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Control Tower
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Dream Messenger
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Seaside Area (Night)
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Revisiting Darkness
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VR Temple Alpha, VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta
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Dolmolm Research
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VR Temple Beta, Seabed Upper Levels, Seabed Lower Levels
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Shop
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Tower
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VR
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Solo Only
Quest Name
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Areas
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Knight of Coral Advent
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VR Temple Beta, VR Spaceship Beta, Central Control Area, Seabed Lower Levels, Control Tower
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A New Hope
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VR Temple Beta, Jungle Area East, Seaside Area, Central Control Area, Seabed Upper Levels, Control Tower
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Event
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Halloween
- Main article: Halloween quests
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Sandbox Only
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Episode 4
Government
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Side Story
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Extermination
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Maximum Attack
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Shop
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Retrieval
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VR
Quest Name
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Areas
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Beyond the Horizon
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Crater East, Crater Interior, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2, Subterranean Desert 3
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LOGiN presents 勇場のマッチレース
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Crater East, Crater West, Subterranean Desert 1, Subterranean Desert 2
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Event
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Halloween
- Main article: Halloween quests
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