[Multiplatform] Phantasy Star Universe

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

I didn't like Mirei's final facial model, so go figure. :P

BTW I am AFKing in my room right now, search Lizonia's shop to find me and leave me a card if you fancy...

You should opt for Karen shes much hawter. XD

btw have you been keeping up to date with the AOI site updates?

How ya doing, buddy?

You mean the JP site with all those videos? Why? Something new again?

Oh God! 360 demo gets Real Handgun!?

I hate Sega.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm considering getting the XBOX version in anticipation of the expansion coming out. I figure I might as well get a head start on the leveling so I can catch up to what I am on the PS2/PC version. As much as I like the PC version, I can't stand the thought of playing the expansion in what seems like a dead community. =\

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I think the expansion will expand the community. I've been helping alot of newbies level up already latly. I'm sure when the expansion comes out, the population will grow.

FELIPE NO

Once again, I must apologize for being Mr.negative, but I do not think the community will grow at all. I'm sure you noticed that we live on updates and die after updates. There's gonna be 4 stars for maybe a week and then it'll be back to 2 1/2 stars. Plus there is the fact that AoI will be "time released" like PSU currently is. People not gonna dig waiting to get good stuff.

Ultimately that is the games downfall. Not hacking.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

The community IS growing. Just today I've played with 4 newly registered players! And before that helped several others!

Saying it wont grow at all is a lie, saying it wont grow MUCH at least has some reason behind it. But I still believe the expansion can increase the population. Hell, my boyfriend just convinced a close friend of his to join us in PSU.

Its not gonna be WOW, but its not gonna wither and die either.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

PHANTASY STAR UNIVERSE

Because that event alone is more than enough to revive the community and this thread.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

WE GET FAMTISU... I mean... 1 UP CUP!

And more updates on the expansion as well! It means all those hot updates and AoI that the Japanese are basking in will soon be ours! OURS I SAY!

Everyone who has left or on haitus need to come back for this CUP event AND AoI, its actually gonna make the game FUN and rare hunting will no longer be a pain! And SKILLS are actually needed to kill things, especially if you're melee!

Seriously, AoI will fix just about every problem people have with this game. Come back guys!

In case Para doesn't know himself, the AoI importers have reported that with some awesome luck or roll, you can get a S rank WEAPON instead of a S rank weapon BOARD. I don't think it will have an element, but the point is, its possible to actually get the weapon instead of synthing it, and possibly fail it.

If the Expansion doesn't require Key Gen again, I bet the population will go up significantly. Not to mention the 360 version doesn't have the death Penalty fixed yet... Least last I checked... And alot of players there tend to be all about E-peen.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I played this only in the first month. Is there any reason to come back to it? Because I'm enjoying PSO much more.

I didn't get incredibly far, but I had chosen one of the classes that sucked, period, and there was no item to balance me with everyone else.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

What do you meant by Item balance? You mean equipment?

You missed out ALOT since the first month... You didn't even get to try out the advanced class and the new weapons. You could choose either hyrbid classes that combine 2 class's ablities together, or go advanced on hunter, ranger or force type.

That and the insane amount of battle system changes and other chages in synth rate, grinding, drop rates,along with tonnes of new clothes and crap all coming out in the expansion... Oh! Don't forget the awesome firebreak event that was on monthes ago. And alot of missions came out as well.

Man, you guys seriously missed out alot. At least consider coming back when the expansion hits. Yeah, Sega dropped the ball when they didn't update fast enough in the beginning, but from the looks of it they've gotten a lot better since the hiccups in the first 2 monthes.

Its a pity nowadays, no one has the patience anymore.

I'm always up for helping people who either are new, or low lvled, or went on LONG hiatus. I really urge everyone to give this a 2nd chance, especially those who dropped out after a month or two. Theres alot more to do now, and even more when the expansion hits. The changes that will be patched fixes so many problems in this game is not funny. And its way too many to list it out... The importers are having a blast already with JP AoI.

And the 1Up cup event will be the best way to catch up in levels, and getting alot of rares in the process. It starts October 19th. Hope some people here will consider coming back...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Kairi Li

Oh God! 360 demo gets Real Handgun!?

I hate Sega.

I hate Sega even more for making the demo version require a gold account to login too. I was lucky enough to get the real handgun during my free month trail. :/

Been looking forward to playing this game now that I hear famitsu..1up cup is coming. Anyone else here play on the 360 servers?

GT is Trance Machina. I have a level 22 beast becoming a fighgunner (working on the ranger part right now) and a level 7 or so beast that is becoming fortefigher (adopted from a friend because they were bored with it). So if you want to level or want to whore out HSM then hit me up.



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I play on PC/PS2 unfortunatly.

Anyone else wanna consider returning?

FELIPE NO

I wanna get this game... but I'm kinda scared 'cause it got mixed ratings >.....<

*is contemplating what to do*

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Don't listen to the damn critics. Most of them only played what was offered in the first month and bashed the lack of content. Not a single one of them realised that a game like this needs UPDATES to keep people playing. Combat systems is much better and smoother than PSO was, and the expansion will make melee alot more fun and letting people use their timing skills to perform chained critical hits.

The game is MUCH bigger now, and the expansion will fix just about every gripe and grumble us long term players have. Trust me on this. I had alot of complains regarding this game, but luckily Sega listened to the JP fans who ALSO had the same gripes, and now we're getting all the fixes we wanted.

Expansion will contain these:

Melee attacks now actually require timing skills to pull of chained attacks, drop rates and synth rates have increased alot so its no longer a fool's journey to S rank hunt. Bigger rooms, alot more clothes with alot more colors to choose from. More missions, lobbies and better boss fights that involve strategy in its terrain or something than just running up and bashing it. We will also get a goddamn casino.

And that's just abit of what the expansion has to offer, and I haven't even gone into details yet.

Not to mention, if you play on the PC/PS2 servers, you don't even need to pay to buy the game, just torrent the PC version, install it, and pay 10 bucks each month of subscription. If the expansion doesn't have a CD key either, it means no extra cost!

I am always up for helping new players. If you join the PC version, which will cost you NOTHING if you download the game from torrents etc, I'm always up for helping you level, and the 1UP cup can boosts your levels fast due to the bonus levels we get if we S rank those event missions. Now its the PERFECT time to level up before expansion hits.

And to people who are still playing, all the existing clothes we have now will get new colors in expansion, check all of them out here!

JamesZeal/Things that are less random - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

ALSO! The swimsuits are now TWO pieces, meaning we can mix the bikini top or the bottom skirt with OTHER outfits legitimatly! WOOT!



And guys can go barechested and do whatever the hell they want with pants and shoes. Like this dude in the background:



So please! The expansion will make this game the way it should have been a year ago! I had the patience to keep going despite flaws, but the expansion is the perfect reason for everyone to come back! And coming back NOW can let your level up faster with the 1UP cup going on October! Come on back!

How ya doing, buddy?

I've been going at a relatively lightweight pacing with PSU the last few weeks, as I wait for the combat changes to be implemented. It's given me time to mess with other games, if anything. For those that felt that PSU was missing a lot of what PSO had, the expansion is introducing a lot of changes that bridge that gap. Experience point tables are heavily adjusted to be more like PSO's, and likewise with droprates on items. I'm not going to get into all the details, but the expansion is going to make PSU the game it should have been in the first place.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Now if I do get this game - I'll probably get it on the PS2.... and I'm guessing Online Gaming is a component of this... so how does this fair on the PS2? I already have an adapter on my PS2 so hmmm... also do people go online anymore for the game? Though I guess I should probably get the PC version

Also the next one coming out: Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus looks pretty interesting

How ya doing, buddy?

If someone wants to spend tomorrow playing, I'll give the game another chance for a month and consider the expansion

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Tsunade

Now if I do get this game - I'll probably get it on the PS2.... and I'm guessing Online Gaming is a component of this... so how does this fair on the PS2? I already have an adapter on my PS2 so hmmm... also do people go online anymore for the game? Though I guess I should probably get the PC version

Also the next one coming out: Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus looks pretty interesting

PS2 and PC players play on the same servers. PC has nicer graphics if you got a good PC, so it's really up to which you'd rather play on.

Also, I may consider giving this game another try. I quit playing MMOs, but this isn't really quiet on the same level as those, so I can still have time for other things.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by DarkMageOzzie

PS2 and PC players play on the same servers. PC has nicer graphics if you got a good PC, so it's really up to which you'd rather play on.

Also, I may consider giving this game another try. I quit playing MMOs, but this isn't really quiet on the same level as those, so I can still have time for other things.

With the event, boosts to stats and all other things, you'll be enjoying PSU even more than before.

And please get more players in. Ive been trying to get players back at my site hongfire.com as well

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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Alright, I'll give this a whirl one more time.

FELIPE NO

Uh, I have work tomrrow though, and I am on Sydney Australia time...

NOTE: I play PC/PS2 version!

What I can do is leave Lizonia, my main,at her shop. So all you guys have to do is to search "Lizonia" in the shop search under "search shop name", pop in, and leave me your partner card. Just press whice ever is your enter button targetted on me, and select 'send card'.

Lizonia



Partner cards are essentially friend invites for your friend list, and I can see where you guys are if you're online, and send you a mail.

If you guys are up for playing with me, just leave me your cards and I will mail you when I come home from work. Which will be around the middle of your night in the US...

If you do not see Lizonia there, it means the servers have booted me off, or some idiot in my place unplugged my laptop.

I will be on around 3 AM EST or 1 AM West coast if the card receiving fails... I dunno what will happen if multiple people try to leave me cards...

Like I said before, I am always up for using my alts to help level up new players or lowbies, so leave me your card if you are interested!

Regarding PC vs PS2

If you have a good PC that has enough room, get it. The PS2 is techinically the most flawed version in all the versions, though keep in mind 360 people can ONLY play with the 360 people...

The PS2 version takes longer to load, so when you switch weapons in your palette, it takes time for it to actually load and be usuable, and in the heat of the battle? Its NEVER a good thing. I have seen my BF played the PS2 version long enough to see how annoying it can get. Not to mention graphically it looks the worst unless your PC is really crap, and even then, the PC version has much better loading times and if its good, has a much better framerate as well.

So in short, unless your PC cannot handle it, get the PC version. Another good thing is you can download the game for free(illegally) and just pay the subscription if you go PC. Course I would recommend getting it legit, but the option is there for PC...

And yes controllers can be installed and used for the PC version, and its highly recommended. Keyboard is not exactly the best option for hack and slash. My controller is the PS2 one, using a radio shack USB converter. Each button was implemented manually as oppose to the defaults set, cause the default button settings were useless.

If you are gonna use the PS2 radioshack USB converter, here's the button set up:



And PC people can play with PS2 and vice versa, 360 people are stuck there on their own... Though at times the PC/PS2 servers get patches and updates faster than the 360, like the death penalty changes.

And yes, people ARE online, especially since the 1UP cup is announced, not to mention news and images from the Ambition importers have caused everyone to go back and keep playing, including me. I was feeling dead for the past few weeks with PSU... The AoI expansion will fix and improve the game ALOT. I gotten th e spark back, and I want to urge everyone who gave up too quickly to come back and give this one more chances.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I've played before and such. But either way, the servers are down right now. My problem now is that my Dual Action gamepad isn't being recognized at all by the game. Not too keen on using the keyboard.

But it seems my guy was level 27 and that's all I really checked on before it went down this morning.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Edit: Nevermind i cannot reed

But I always called this game another like FFXI, I'd play it to death if it didn't have any monthly payments.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

lucky me I still have my iso of the game so I might try it again ^^

btw before I re-suscribe is it still good to come back even if your only lv 10 or to start over?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Lukage

I've played before and such. But either way, the servers are down right now. My problem now is that my Dual Action gamepad isn't being recognized at all by the game. Not too keen on using the keyboard.

But it seems my guy was level 27 and that's all I really checked on before it went down this morning.

I think there is an option somewhere you have to pick to be able to use the gamepad. I can't give you exact details since I haven't reinstalled it yet (A friend has the disc).

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?