In conjunction with the upcoming VSORG for Malaysia, the Invite a friend campaign returns once again on The same starting date with the VSORG!
Get your Banapassports, your special tools and let’s get our free FT ticket for ourselves!
Thoughts on the theme in the VSORG: intriguing…
Well this is the chance to farm for NavApp tickets, FT pieces, name plates and many more.
Good luck and I will see you next race!
We are now in July and man time went by so quick!
The first hot news: Echoes of Aincrad will be released in just 9 days (or 10 based on your timezone)
Remember if you play the demo all your save gameplay will move onto the full version! Plus if you have purchased the deluxe edition or ultimate edition, you can access death game difficulty where a game over means data deletion! (unsure if it’s true but I will test on whether you can retrieve the file before data deletion via several methods: force quit the game, retrieve a backup save from the hard drive or a cloud save). Not sure if it’s really true or it’s just a true scam…
However the ultimate edition has one thing to keep an eye out: the special anime Unanswered Butterfly! (due to the increase of spoiler clips I recommend checking it out for yourself)
Moving onto the Galaxia news, it’s hunting the ragout rabbits for succession stones! It will be needed a lot for finding and the hunt for the omega ranked abilities! Man they are expensive but no surprise to me so be very careful on where you place your abilities!
EX Co op will return likely I think it’s the Fatal Scythe EX boss (prepare for pain! Likely it’s a rerun). Glitched monsters hit hard than the boss itself!
EX boss raids and increase rate of omega ranked abilities will be at the end of the month till the first Thursday of next month. Not sure about the rates but if you play an EX boss raid with the increase rate of omega ranked abilities then if you’re lucky then you may get some (still the guarantee the 2 epic and legendary equipment upon clearing the battle). Unfortunately Dorzl Nova is now classed as the boss that is impossible to S rank (or even survive) and the game developers are now laughing…
Finally to sweeten things off, Yuna’s birthday celebration is here! Music start! Last news they did said there was some teaser after Yuna’s special concert but we will have to find out more by the SAO insiders! (If you have Yuna’s birthday outfit equipped from the SAO store mixed with the character EXP rate increase, prepare for a spike of rank ups!)
Until then I will see you in Galaxia! Shame there is no multiplayer in E.O.A but if it was there I would see you back there!
P.S I will still do the stream of F.D and maybe some Echoes of Aincrad (if I can bypass any copyright stuff) so I doubt my Fractured Daydream is even over! (Still stuck in the world of Galaxia for good for me…). Warning: digital decapitation on monsters will occur in E.O.A, and virtual monster blood involved)
Unfortunately another failed attempt with the mad dragon… I’m starting to despise dragons right now…
Too much HP, too much attack and defence, and worst of all the annoying time limit!!! TIME LIMIT MUST BE REMOVED FOR EX BOSSES! (if kept just give us more time instead of resetting it, if you can give more time instead co op quests then you can do it for boss raids).
Sorry for the vent but the dragon has finally driven me crazy there and I am soon to declare this boss impossible to S rank.
Comment below if you’re still struggling with this impossible EX boss!
Well it’s been a while since a news upload so it may be late but this is crucial for those who want the gold triceratops plate (top 100), or just want the finals participation name plate (I.e. main draw).
Note: you will need to complete the race fully to get the participation NP.
This Sunday will be the final day of the OCM so go all out!
After the OCM there should be a cooldown period before it will be likely a VSORG.
Good Luck and I will see you next race!
P.S. now where’s the next location for the upcoming OCM in the future (likely next year)?
Editor’s note: when I said feat. the Yaesu it means that around the last 3km, it branches to the Yaesu area. Do not comment on this!
Its been 1 week since the release of the new EX Co Op! So how’s your experience with the new Co op and the new permanent change with boss gauntlet going? Was it a right direction they made for the game so far?
At that rate we may see the EX Boss Raid a new feature later on but who knows, it beats waiting for mid month or end of month to fight these insane bosses!
Until then you only have 1 week till the reaper disappears into the glitched voids of Galaxia!
Of course get ready to explore Aincrad once again with Echoes of Aincrad in July 10! At that time we should have more info from the next SAO project after the teaser from the Yuna Concert!
P.S. I tested the healing crystal revival part and yes it only revives only a small amount of HP! Repeat! It only revives only a small part of HP!
Finally, a room filled with glitched enemies and a Glitched Unique monster equals the true meaning of pain! (Bad luck there)
Greetings fellow racers and tuners!
So it all comes to this, the nail biter battle royale to see which racer will dominate the New Belt Line (Counter Clockwise in the Yaesu surprise at 3km remaining)!
In the qualifiying event we all thought it was going to be all a cakewalk with the familiar areas until the 3km surprise with the Yaesu area branchoff that nearly bit through a lot of the casual and some veteran players! I Learnt the hard lesson: the course will not always guarantee to be the same layout as the usual layout in ghost battles, VS battles, time attacks and whatnot!
Rdw*n takes the lead for Indonesia with a staggering 826.97m outrun advantage in the Countach followed by Sz.Xz 2nd representing Australia with the S2000 followed by HKTAK in the S2000 with 822.64m!
The main Draw (i.e. Finals) will be tough, tight and of course we can expect a massive final push in the final day overall (rankings are updated every 15 mins so don’t expect the results to be truly at the top as there are other players aiming for the top position). Cars may be all the same but they will have different performances overall it’s all about the research and a bit of personal opinions so it shouldn’t be taken to seriously!
Good luck to all those participating in the finals (I.e. main draw) and I will see you next race!
P.S. I will calculate a vote number of the 150 players to see which car brand is popular to use in the OCM just for fun purposes and something unique and exciting! I wonder where we will head to for the next OCM!
Remember if you participate in the main you will be guaranteed a participation name plate! The top 150 players will be given a special gold nameplate!
Welcome to the ultimate challenge of the 2nd EX Co Op events, but this time they turned up the heat in the actual dungeon and in the boss!
What to look out for: GLITCHED ENEMIES (Unique and normal enemies)!
Gale Elemental Glitched will take a massive chunk of HP if you get hit! Ranged attacks and hit and run attacks recommended.
Lizardman Lord Glitched will do a rain of arrows or worse if you go too close a snipe of arrows. Remember the smaller glitched enemies have super armour!
Gigant Mantis Glitched will have a large column AOE attack that can deal large knockback and takes a large chunk of HP if you get hit. If you get hit with an Irregular area debuff like Anti Evasion or HP Drain, it will be your worst nightmare! However if you bait him out of the area but not too far you can neutralise the debuff. Don’t go too far otherwise it will despawn to the room!
Irregular areas: you can get several back to back (so far I experienced 3 and they were poison Area when HP is less than or equal to 25% of max HP for your party members, recovery drain area, anti guard area)
Good news: the HP and Attack crystals now a lot higher since you cannot get any awakening EXP as it’s locked to 25!
Fatal Scythe Thanatos: HE CAN DO A SYNCHRO COUNTER ATTACK! He will do it on the last life bar and casting time before attack it’s very quick! Haven’t seen the formation yet… One comment: defeat it fast. Real fast. Less party members means a nightmare overall.
S.C. Attack: summon three tornadoes swarming around the field alongside a damaging field effect. Nulls specific gradual damage can help there!
There will be a spawn of the Shady Elemental (dark) periodically.
Attacks are the same for those who have faced him via the vanilla version but here’s a coverup
Here’s the attacks
Slash- fast and vicious. either a horizontal or vertical slash.
black tornado- summons a burst of wind. At critical HP, it will be 3 tornadoes.
Homing dark orbs- summon dark orbs that can hone onto you. More are summoned when at critical HP
Doom- A countdown will appear. If hits 0, you are immediately KO’d. (unless you have the ability to survive a fatal attack). Attack is now a larger radius. Shoot or attack your party members to remove it. (deals no damage on them just remove that debuff)
EX boss music for F.S Thanatos: definitely a remix of a specific track from a specific episode in the anime… has a unique halloween theme there…
Design for the boss: definitely a scare especially when you get a mix of a reindeer crossbred…
Here’s my rating for the quest
Overall: A+ (S if there are stronger parties
Dungeon layout: S+ (prepare for a lot of pain!)
Likeliness of glitched enemies: High
EX Co Ops will require some luck as it can be RNG.
Bracelet legendary skill in the EX Co Op: Ultimate cooldown is greatly reduced upon downing boss level enemies such as a boss or unique enemy.
More info will be given and fire away your tips and tricks!
Good luck! (You’re going to need it!)
Welcome to season 7 round 1! Man it’s been a doozy of a run on Fractured Daydream especially with a lot of changes!
Cait Sith Sinon is on sale for 1600 SAO coins so get it before the sale ends! Summer is in Galaxia and it’s getting hot! The cost for the special swimsuit pack (features bundles 1 and 2) is 2400 SAO coins or 4 SAO tickets! (check if you have them in the inventory before purchase!)
Love cute things, then the hunny (not honey) bunny swimwear bundle will sweeten things up and the design by none other than Kohaku Kuroboshi! (Only 1000 SAO coins or 2 SAO tickets!)
The season round costumes are on sale for 1200 SAO coins or 2 SAO ticket.
Moving on, we have got some awesome features: Boss Gauntlet is now a permanent feature! I repeat, boss gauntlet is now a permanent feature! Take note this may impact on overall demand on the other modes…
Enemy HP will be lowered when there are fewer players. (Thank you! I was wishing for this to happen! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!)
Adjustment for mods from gold chests from M to L in individual co op routes (at least it makes it easier to get better buffs)
If you want to find out on the character adjustments there is a separate topic on who got the adjustments! (Thanks to Raccmen for the information inside there!)
https://www.reddit.com/r/SAOFD/comments/1tvl7l3/season_7_patch_notes/
Font adjustments: minor thing but makes it kinda cool and such
There are a few minor fixes, and adjustments but if there are any changes and whatnot it will be listed!
Until then, I will see you in Galatia and remember “Stay Cool!”
There will be a 4 hour maintenance in Galaxia so if you haven’t finished up any tasks from getting the bounties better get to it!
Likely there is a high chance there will be a download of the update on your console… All notes and info on the patch will be uploaded and discussed once Galaxia returns from maintenance!
Until then get your wallets ready as Cait Sith Sinon will be ready for purchase!
Tonight will be the live replay premiere of season 7 round 1 showcasing the new EX co op and the target, more information on the boss and guide in beating it!
See you back in Galaxia!
Huge shoutout to SarcazticFox for helping me with the access of the link! I know it’s a near repeat but we have some communication there…
Now to break down the ingame event schedule (there may be a maintenance on the servers to see if they can fix the bugs but it’s not a guarantee on this…)
Heading onto the main boss for the second EX Co Op: Fatal Scythe Thanatos! I have a feeling it can be more aggressive with the attack patterns, do more teleportation and surprise attacks as well as cast the “doom” ability (when it hits 0 it’s an instant KO (unless you have an ability to survive a fatal attack).
More information on the quests for the main element weakness! (I will analyse the boss attacks and such on a quiet day when there are limited players as well as the counter frequencies). Be careful of irregular areas as sometimes due to luck you may get few in one run or in another you may get over 5 (maximum was 8 and some were back to back). Think of it as an “ORDER BREAK” mechanic from Omega Quintet or the “Archsage’s Whimsy!“ from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gauntlet run
Hint: I discovered a unique fact that even if you get no EXP for the Awakening Level as it’s locked at 25, it makes it up for more drops on HP and attack crystals upon defeating enemies thus more HP and attack pools as a result.
Moving on, the Cait Sith Sinon will be on sale for two weeks so better get purchasing SAO coins with her! Plus a few items that will be on a rerelease (be sure to check whether you have the items to avoid a duplicate purchase)
Season 7 Round 1’s costume is pretty impressive as it’s a resemblance to a particular character in Fatal Bullet!
For the new players, there is a start dash campaign with a x4 bonus for the player rank (up to rank 90). Not sure if it stacks with the other player rank bonus that requires SAO coins but if you want to go F2P there, then stick to the 2 week campaign.
The character celebration and anniversary events return if you want a kickstart with getting lots of character EXP for a guaranteed passive unlock! Remember you need the DLC if you want to do M and Pitohui’s celebration event. (Drop increases for Argo requires a store bought costume equipped and the original outfits for M and Pitohui)
Finally the EX boss raid rotation daily runs… We still find that Dorzl Nova is the ultimate boss that is IMPOSSIBLE to S rank. Plus if you want the small medal items for the player card for true glory be prepare for a blowout! Interestingly, the priority is the omega skill level drop rates have increased so it should be easier to make it for your needed accessories. (Want to make an OP Mito for the jack of all trades for any co op, boss raid, EX Co Op and EX boss raid
Until then I will see you on Thursday for Season 7 Round 1’s premiere!
Gosh, it’s already season 7 already! It’s time to go guns a blazin’ alongside with a few intel from yours truly…
Character rank x2 is on now (x4 for Fukaziroh, Lisbeth and Yuuki is you have any of the SAO outfits, take advantage of getting the levels up to the limit)
There is a store sale with the upcoming Cait Sith Sinon (Sorry, SAO coins are needed to purchase her!). There will be a discount until 18th June. There was no information or news due to the lack of communication from Bandai Namco’s side. If you want her, I will just say this, “shut up and take my money and col!”
Moving on, it seems that we are having another character rank x2 bonus starting 25th June but what I am curious is the omega drop rate increase for weapons and accessories… will it be easier to get them through a co op or a EX raid that is child’s play?
For those that have missed out the celebration events or just want a rematch, Argo’s will be on 5th June, Pitohui and M’s on the 17th (you must have the DLC for Manx Pitohui to play the minigame).
More information will be hunted down by me and a few Galaxian insiders!
Until then happy traversing in Galaxia!
Edit: here’s the link:
https://x.com/saogames/status/2059816932694487418?s=46 (Thanks to SarcasticFox for the information!)
We are now live with the New Belt Line area and it will be Counter Clockwise! But don’t be fooled, it’s a punishment in the last 3km. The route heads right to areas involving Yaesu! Racing skills are needed!
Post your recommended OCM HP settings and do your best in this “brutal” course. I suppose the developers want to make it a challenge overall testing their skills in lining and such.
At the end of this OCM, I’ll calculate the most used car brand and type for the main draws for fun after the main.
Good luck and I will see you next race!
If you’re not doing well or getting the results you want (like me as I don’t really play hardcore) take a break, regroup and always play when you are feeling well! Playing when sick will have a major impact on your health!
P.S Do NOT use 840 HP! Even if you do get a small lead there can be a few domino effects in handling on hairpin turns in the last 3km! I say 700-740 HP is recommended and if you want to play safe and just want to be in the blue advantage then use automatic.
Sorry for the image glare there… Manage to find this ultra rare find in my bookstore! bit pricey for a 100 page book but was worth every cent overall!
May want to get back to playing this game on New Game Plus for replay value!
It would be a crime to miss out this item for the collection!
It’s that time again, the next OCM in the NBL! unsure whether it’s clockwise or counterclockwise but it’s going to be an intense run!
We have moved out of the technical and semi technical courses of 6RR and onto the high speed closed circuit courses!
Fully Tuned cars are a must if you want the high advantage or ranking!
1 Naneplate guaranteed for participating (easier than the NavApp gacha odds!) plus you will always play the start stop mini game (reference to the Gran Turismo license task) whether you participate or retire from the race. Its possible to get all 4 in just 4 credits so timing is crucial!
Post your recommended HP for the qualifiers!
Good luck and I will see you next race!
Man, it’s already May and it seems we have a different take there: where’s the EX boss raids for May? Only the EX Co Op! (Researching now…)
(Update: Its now on 30th April till May 7th and it’s an Ex boss raid event. There is an error in the schedule the Galaxia team did. Still patching the glitches from the EX Co Op raid)
We are close to season 7 alongside with fast approaching with Echoes of Aincrad in July which may have an impact on the game’s future overall…
Celebration or anniversary events: for those new to those, some characters may be easy to get an S rank but some others are harder due to the score quota.
Also, check your inboxes, there is a Yuna visual cards you can get plus a x3 character rank EXP bonus (x5 when character rank EXP x2 kicks in for May). For new players it should guarantee the passives in two or three runs. (event bonus ends 6th May!)
Fun fact/weird gimmick: we have reached 2026 and that time Ordinal Scale would have been released! 2 years since the SAO incident. (unfortunately we don’t have the money or such for the technology due to worldwide “complications“ of tariffs)
Soon later in December, it would be close to 5 years since the original VA that did Yuna passed away… (I still enjoy the song mostly was Break Beat Bark!). Comment below your favourite Yuna song from Ordinal Scale!
More info to come, and more loose ends to tie up in Galaxia. Remember Round 3 of season 6 ends around next week so If you’re after the SAO ticket, better get clearing the tasks!
Well another failed attempt in trying to S rank this quest… I can bet 100% the whole of Galaxia is complaining about this overall!
We all love a great challenge with a tough boss where we can work together to defeat and of course celebrate the victory! However I think this boss battle is too OP and should be nerfed with the overall HP and attack power so it’s practically doable instead of having it to be 5 minutes in the quest, 3 strikes and you’re out!
If you have massive dislike on the dragon comment below or when a survey pops up put all the comments in nerfing the EX bosses in making it doable.
In summary
- more time for EX bosses raids (not timer reset). If you can give 30 minutes for Co Op quests then technically they need to do it for all boss raids (not just the EX boss raids)
- nerf bosses health and attack power based on the matching lobbies. (Less matching in a lobby means it’s classed as impossible)
- AI party members are smarter! Sometimes they revive you, sometimes they don’t.
I’m going right to the chase, it seems that the EX Bosses are practically classed as a pain to fight due to the time limit (wish they remove it or just give us more time in EX boss raids)!
When they say it’s exiting quests in succession, and a penalty is occurred, is there a cooldown time with the matchmaking because there is no option to check the meter on the “FairPlay” system. What are your thoughts?