Before you start the game

So you saw the cool PSO2 gameplay/introduction videos, or those fantastic openings of the game and you want to try it out. But the game is in Japanese! If you are here reading this article you probably can't read moonrunes because you are a filthy gaijin....feels bad right?

No worries! There are a group of dedicated PSO2 players kind enough to make a translator for the game, and they have a webpage with guides on how to install the game in English, making the game into English so even gaijins can enjoy the game to the fullest.

But, too bad the account registration page is in Japanese because SEGA doesn't welcome gaijins stated in their TOS. But this guide here will help you through the process and you will be able to work it out.

Check out Arks Layer, and you should be able to install your game and start to play. Note that downloading a 45~ GB game takes a few hours at least so you are recommended to register while downloading the game.

So after you start up you see 10 different ships and such, and every one of them looks the same.

Here I list the pros and cons of each ship and new players can choose their ship to their liking:

Ship1: The try hard ship. Almost everyone got end game gears and are able to solo 12 man quests like a piece of cake. Thus the support to new players are relatively poor, but you can get mid game and near end game stuff for a low price compared to other ships because pretty much no one needs them anymore.

Ship2: The English server....no wait. Actually, the English community is just the minority but they are loud in the lobbies. The Japanese are pissed of it and they move to places which Gaijins won't bother them. But if you want to play PSO2 like an English MMORPG you should be on this ship.

Ship3: Gets the best random Emergency quests.

Ship4: The populated and try hard ship. A lot of players there and it's just crowded. It probably has 3 times more players than Ship 2 and players on Ship 4 always make different player events like cosplay gathering and time attack contests online. Also Japanese Youtubers and streamers are all on this ship. There is a small English player base there so if you like to take part in the PSO2 community it's recommended to go on Ship4.

Ship7: The Chinese server....Yeah.

Ship10: The new player ship. At least from what I know players who started the game recently like to go to ship 10. There's a small English player base at Ship 10 too.

The writer don't really know about the other ships, but feel free to explore yourself.

That's all of this article, good luck and may you enjoy your time in PSO2