Currency (NGS)
As you're playing through PSO2:NGS, you'll have to manage diffirent types of currencies, with diffirent ways of earning them and spending them.
Free Currencies
The following currencies can be obtained in game through defeating enemies:
N-Meseta
N-Meseta is the primary currency of NGS. This currency is relevant to all content, from upgrading stuff to buying/selling content on My Shop, this currency will be used in all manner of transactions throughout the game. You can earn it via defeating enemies and selling stuff, along with My Shop-related activites.
N-Meseta earned via Enemy Kill.
The calculation is as follows: Meseta Earned = [(Base Amount + All addition boosts)xMeseta Boost effects]xUnique multipliers.
Base amount of N-Meseta earned VS Level 1 enemy is 10 for a Mob, 100 for a Boss.
All addition Boosts are as follows:
- Every 5 level increase -> +1 for Mobs, +10 for Bosses.
- Enhanced Enemies -> +100
- Equalizing Enemies -> +100
- Megalotix -> +100
- All Mobs -> Chance for +30, Rare Drop Rate dependent
- Aelio Region + Large Class Boss -> +100
- Kvaris Region + Medium Class Boss and higher -> +60
- Despaired: Destragras -> -10
- Snaedal Vera/Lenus Vera -> +70
- Dark Falz -> +30
Currently the Unique Multiplier being known is Nex Vera, a 2x multiplier. This is due to the fact that in it's own Emergency Quest, all mobs aside of Nex Vera do not count for any drops of any kind, an unique effect for this quest only.
This means, as an example, a level 65 Megalotix Large Class Boss in Aelio Region was killed with full Party Buff and all Add On Skill buff, this means a calculation looks as follows:
Meseta Earned = [(100+120+100+100)x1.1x1.09]*1=420x1.199=503.58, rounded down to 503
The following stuff were added into the equasion:
- Base Amount = 100
- Level Bonus = +120
- Megalotix Bonus = +100
- Aelio Region Large Boss Bonus = +100
- Full Party Buff = 1.1x
- All Add On buff = 1.09x
- No Unique Multiplier active
N-Meseta earned via Item Sell
You can also sell items to the vendor or via Convert To Meseta button inside Inventory/Storage. The amount what you get for sale differs depending on the item sold.
For weapons and units, the amount of money is standartized at 50 N-Meseta as a base and then going up by +5 every star of rarity. If an auto sale feature is active, the item is converted into N-Meseta instantly, with Meseta Boosters multipling the amount, which doesn't happen at a regular sale!
There are also Valuable Items, items of high value. Those sell at standartized amounts, Auto Sale does not affect them:
- Stellar Seed -> 2000 N-Meseta
- Alpha Reactor, Snowks -> 3500 N-Meseta
- Beta Reactor -> 100,000 N-Meseta
For other items, the amount of money is standardized as such:
- Capsules, Mag Devices = 10 N-Meseta.
- Enhancement Materials, N-SG Recycle Badge = 40 N-Meseta
- Booster Items = 60 N-Meseta
- Music Discs = 80 N-Meseta
- Outfit-based Tickets, Weapon Camos = 100 N-Meseta
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- All other items = 2 N-Meseta.
Seasonal Points
Seasonal Points is a currency you earn during events, primaringly from Seasonal Enemies, but also from various Quests. You can then spend it in the Seasonal Shop for a lot of prizes.
Seasonal Points earned via Enemy Kill
The amount of Seasonal Points earned is determined by simple formula: Seasonal Points= Base Amount x All Mutlipliers.
Base Amount is determined by the type of enemy you are facing:
- Mobs -> 8-42 Seasonal Points
- Cragbear(and it's variants) + Emperrappies -> 62 Seasonal Points
- Other Medium Class Enemies -> 125 Seasonal Points
- Large Class Enemies -> 250 Seasonal Points
Multipliers come mostly from Seasonal Point Boosters in Exchange Shop and in form of boosts from fighting specific types of Enemies, which give following buffs:
- Silvered, Megalotix -> 1.1x
- Golden ->1.2x
- Dread Enemies -> 1.5x
- Golden Dread Enemies, Gigantix, Ancient -> 2x
As an example, killing a Medium Class Dread Enemy with +100% Seasonal Points booster active, the calculation will be as follows:
Seasonal Points = 125 x 1.5 x 2 = 375
The following stuff was used into equasion:
- Base Amount = 125
- Dread Enemy Boost = 1.5x
- Seasonal Points Booster = 2x.
Seasonal Points earned via Quest Clear
Quests also grant Seasonal Points. The primary way of gaining Seasonal Points from quests is via Season Quests, with amount being diffirent from event to event.
However, all Emergency Quests also give Seasonal Points. For most of them, you get 1000 Seasonal Points for clear regardless of rank. However, Mining Rig Defences have their amount vary by rank:
- S Rank = 1500 Seasonal Points
- A Rank = 1250 Seasonal Points
- B Rank = 1000 Seasonal Points
- C Rank = 500 Seasonal Points.
They are unaffected by any booster items. If a Campaign Boost occurs, it typically just raises the amount gained by an appropriate boost to compensate.
Paid Currencies
Those currencies might require paying real cash to obtain. Both of the below currencies have full conectivity to base PSO2, you can earn both of the currencies mentioned below on base PSO2 and spend in NGS and vice versa.
If you do not exchange or gain more of the currency within 1 year of last gain of the below currencies, you will be put back to 0 of that currency!
ARKS Cash (AC)
ARKS Cash is a fully premium currency, you must pay real money to obtain it. You can buy it in 100,500,1000,3000,5000 and 10000AC packs. You can do so by using direct purchase, as well as using services such as Bitcash, WebMoney; prepaid cards, and others. The exchange rate is that 1 Japanese Yen (¥) is equivalent to 1 AC.
ARKS Cash can be used in AC Scratches, paying 200 AC per scratch, with a bulk of 11+1 extra costing 2200AC. You can also go to AC Shop and buy various convincence items such as Inventory/Storage extentions, Premium Set, etc..
AC can also be used for following purposes:
- Buying an extra Skill Tree, Buying extra character slots = 500AC
- Switching Ships with a character= 700AC
- Changing your Character Name = 1500AC
- Changing your Player ID for 2nd and consecutive time = 3000AC
Star Gems (SG)
Star Gems are a freemium currency, you can obtain it both by real cash purchases but also by achiving in game activites. Premium Set users might benefit from having even more Star Gems to gain.
You can spend Star Gems in the SG Scratches, paying 50SG per roll, with a bulk 10 roll costing 500SG. You can also go to SG Shop to buy [24hr] Booster Items and other conviniences. You can also spend it in SG Treasure Shop for extra goodies and sales.
Please note that SG gained for free will be used before SG that was bought.
SG gained via in-game activites.
You can gain SG for the following activites:
- Daily Login: 10SG on days 3 and 10, 20SG on days 7 and 14 (Premium Set users get double the amount on that day)
- Fashion Catalog: 1SG for sending a like, up to 5x per account and 1x per person (Prems get double the amount)
- Titles: 5-20SG, 1 per account
- Red Containers: 10SG, 1 per account
- Special Scratch: 10-100 SG. Requires either luck or Special Select Ticket'
- Seasonal Shop: 20SG, 5 per event half.
- Stellar Grace:5SG
- PSO2 Day: 50SG in the Recieve Campaign Items menu. (Prems get Prem PSO2 Day as well)
There may be also other activites and events that give SG. Futhermore, base PSO2 has activites that also can add SG to your total to use in NGS.
SG gained via AC Exchange.
You can also buy SG by exchanging your paid AC to do it. The exchanges available are as follows:
- 100AC=20SG
- 500AC= 100SG +20SG Bonus
- 1900AC= 380SG +100SG Bonus
- 4800AC= 960SG+320SG Bonus
- 9800AC = 1960SG+840SG Bonus.
Please note that as mentioned above, SG obtained this way is considered bought and will be used AFTER any free-gained SG.