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Phantasy Star Online 2.0

As a carefully constructed cinematic explains at the beginning of Phantasy Star Online, the people of your character's planet were faced with a frightening prospect: the loss of their home. In a desperate race against time, probes were sent out to the furthest reaches of space searching for another planet to harbor the refugees of a dying world. When one probe sent back word of Ragol, an ideal candidate for the transplantation of a society, the colony ship Pioneer 1 was dispatched immediately to investigate and establish a starter colony. A few years later, Pioneer 2 departed for Ragol on the assurance that the planet was ideal. Essentially an Ark-ship, Pioneer 2 ferried all those who had not traveled with the first wave of colonists. In retrospect, it may have been unwise to put an entire planet's eggs in one basket, but with the looming destruction of the home world and constant assurances of suitability, the decision was made. As Pioneer 2 entered orbit, it established a link with the central dome of the colony on Ragol. Seconds later, a massive explosion riped across the surface and all contact with the first settlers was lost.