On the official Phantasy Star Universe blog, the developers revealed a new character and talked about Network Mode. The new character is known as Leia Martinez (her first name could be translated a few different ways). She is a beast girl with connections to Leo and Maya.

Leia Martinez
Age: 24
Race: Beast
Affiliation: Guardians

Profile: There is no one among the Guardians that doesn?t know her, since she?s such a famous and resourceful person. However, she has a short temper and gets into fights very easily. Her partners often end up in the hospital. When this happens, she likes to say, "Our partnership has been canceled." Normally, she is a responsible and righteous person. She hates injustice and is incredibly kind to children and animals. She is a long-time friend of Leogini, Tonnio, and Maya and always thinks about them. This is especially true for Leogini since he is her former instructor. On the other hand, she disapproves of Ethan because of the way he conducts himself.


In addition, the deverlopers made the following points about Network Mode:

The offline story will be continued with a series of online Story Missions. These missions will be chained together to form a unique plotline. According to the interview, new missions will be distributed periodically and you must play the previous story missions to access new ones. You will be able to meet new characters, such as Leia Martinez, and obtain their Partner Card.

An Internet connection will be required to to play the offline story mode for the PC version of the game. This is being done for security reasons. You will not need a "Hunter?s License" in order to play the offline mode.

PC players will be able to save their offline characters locally or on the server. If you store them on the server, you can access your account from different places such as Internet cafes.

500 people will be to play on one Universe (server) at one time. This limit is flexible and may increase.

On the Playstation 2 Premiere Disc, players had access to four areas of stages. In the release version, players will be able to access six to start with. The number of accessible areas will increase gradually. Also, there will be areas that can only be accessed through events or special missions.

In the final part of the interview, it was mentioned that certain stores will be holding a lottery on the opening day to distribute special prizes. These prizes will include a Rie Tanaka (VA for Karen) Alarm clock, commemorative watch, and a Quo card. Participants will receive a Phantasy Star Universe Special Movie Collection disc.