Sega just released a monster Headline for Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis. This month’s Headline not only confirmed the arrival of a new region, but also a ton of other content. The new region coming to PSO2 New Genesis is Kvaris, a snowy realm that differs greatly from both Aelio and Retem.
The icy tundra of Kvaris will be added as part of the Frozen Resolution expansion in June. A short trailer featured as part of the Headline shows what you can expect from the region. It’s full of icy biomes, soaring mountain ranges, and all kinds of new enemies. Plus you can snowboard now, and that’s just cool.
But Kvaris isn’t being added to PSO2 New Genesis until June. What are players to do in the meantime? Thankfully, developer Sega has a tasty line-up of content planned for April, too. Most notable is the introduction of the Geometric Labyrinth.
Coming April 20, the Geometric Labyrinth is going to be the most extreme challenge in New Genesis yet. This training facility has a recommended level of 30 or higher with an advised Battle Power of 1682 or higher. However, all enemies inside the facility will scale to the highest level member of your party so be prepared for a challenge far beyond these guidelines.
Runs will be challenging regardless, but teams have the choice to tweak settings to make it even more difficult. Successfully completing the labyrinth with more settings enabled rewards a higher score and better loot.
If all goes to plan the Geometric Labyrinth should provide the repeatable end-game grind that players have been asking for. The end game of New Genesis has always struggled to deliver, so this can end up being a game-changer.
In addition to the big content updates, Sega is introducing a variety of new
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