[Multiplatform] Phantasy Star Universe

Originally Posted by reflectiVe

1) I will guarantee that 80% of your connection issues after the XBL shutdown was, indeed, XBL itself. There were a few moments where the demo went kaput but it wasn't to much. How do I respond to this? Most the time I was in PSU I was in irc.glowfish.de:6668 #PSU and 90% of the time I was removed, people were still in game.

So would you like to explain how Colonel Skills and I were able to keep a voice chat going for the 4 or so hours we were playing the game the entire time we were getting repeatedly disconnected?

Originally Posted by reflectiVe

3) Final code? =x While I COMPLETELY DISAGREE with this, remember how much was 'unlocked.' Anywhere that provides info saying this game was in "final code", I'd like to see.

How is it NOT final code? The beta was released after the game went gold, and unless the game has a HUGE patch the minute you start playing the damn thing, they can't have adjusted anything between the beta and the final release. Unless, for whatever reason, the beta was a month-old version of the game just to make the actual game look better. Who knows?

I don't see how anyone can blame a 360 owner like myself who wasn't already planning on getting PSU for not getting it. The beta was handled rather poorly, and while a lot of the problem did lie with Microsoft, with the badly timed (and poorly performed) maintenance, the fact of the matter is that before the maintenance started the lag on Live was almost nonexistent and yet the servers on the game were performing terribly. That is not the way to sell someone who is on the fence about a game on getting it. What am I supposed to think when I see shoddy servers? "Oh, maybe after I spend $60 and $10 for the first month of play it'll get better"? But what if it doesn't? I'm out 70 bucks then. Sega shouldn't be gambling on people's willingness to buy the game practically sight unseen.

Originally Posted by reflectiVe

2) The game lagged after you had more than 4 people in the game. There are plenty of Xbox360 players that will vouche for me on this.

The game lagged when you had TWO people in the game. Skills and I can both vouch for that. It lagged so badly that one player would continue on killing things while the other would watch as nothing moved, no damage registered, until 3 minutes later a flurry of damage and dead enemies would occur onscreen.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Parn

It wasn't final code. Sega gave you Xbox 360 users the equivalent of the E3 build. Numerous factors made it apparent, including anything from the total lack of a cinematic boss entrance to the inability to summon NPCs into your party. It was odd to see you guys have so many bugs that weren't present in the closed beta test of the PC version that I got to participate in several months ago, nor the trial version of the PS2 version... the Xbox 360 version is merely a direct port of the PC version.

I'm pretty sure the only reason there wasn't a cinematic was due to trying to make the download size semi-managable. The damn thing was already an 800-some meg download.

Can you PROVE that the game wasn't a final build? There's a difference between a feature turned off for whatever reason (due to, I'm sure, them wanting people to focus on online multiplayer play for ironing out bugs and such) and actual additions, substantial changes, etc.

I'm not complaining about the code itself, I personally am complaining about the shitty servers they decided to use for the beta. It's a horrible impression to leave on players that the game is that laggy.

If it WAS non-final code, then Sega is an even bigger fucking idiot than I thought. WHY would you demo a version of the game that isn't shipping? I honestly just can't see Sega being that stupid.

Double Post:

Originally Posted by Kalekkan

I've preordered the PC version and will be joining this game with several friends. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there

I'll be in-game on Wednesday evening when I get home from work.

Silly question: If the release date is the 24th does that mean game stores will have copies then or will it actually only be available for sale on the 25th? I don't remember what the EB clerk said for the release date because I preordered nearly a month ago.

To clarify for you: Release dates mean one of two things:

For major releases, most stores are shipped the game a few days ahead of time, for the game to be ready on the day it's announced to be coming out.

For all the rest of them, they get sent the game ON THE DATE that is the "Release Date", and they recieve the game within the next couple of days.

There's nowhere I can't reach.