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Title: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Taboo on February 01, 2014, 09:11:49 pm

(http://www.pso2.com/us/html/images/logo.png)

Stealing Rose's idea, I have created a thread to discuss the possibility of a group of CP regulars playing Phantasy Star Online 2 together. How many of you would be willing to join and what time are you all available?

Chaos Project members on PSO2:

Chaos-Project ID	PSO2 ID	Charater Name	Primary Class
Ryex	ryexander	Ryex	Braver
R.A.V.S.O	R.A.V.S.O	Sesilou	Braver
WhiteRose	WhiteRose16	Akari	Force
KK20	Crisilia	Isabel	Ranger
DigitalSoul	DigitalSoul88	Hirohai	Force
soulshaker3	soulshaker3	soulshaker3	Braver
PhoenixFire	PhoenixFire88	Yui	Force
Spoofus	?	Spoofus	Hunter

How to Get the Game:

PSO2 Tweaker Tool (http://arks-layer.com/index.php)

There are 2 options:

The first is to download the English installer via torrent, this may or may not have decent speed for you
http://arks-layer.com/setup.php

The second option is to use the tweaker tool to down load and install the game for you, be warned the window is known to break during the process and it it a 15GB Download so if you want to be sure it's still working you will need to use a resource monitor to see the exe working and watch it's download speed but you will have no indication of progress. when it done it will open a new window to inform you it's finished.

after installing the game you will need to use the tweaker to install the English patches, there are 3.
The first 2 (the English language patch and the English large files patch can be downloaded an installed via the tweaker. there is an option in the tweaker's orb menu to install patches)
the 3ed is the story patch and must be downloaded manually. the option in the tweaker's menu will give you a link. The patch is a ~2GB file that you download from mega and then install by selecting the file when prompted by the tweaker during patch install.

before installing any patches use the "Check for PSO2 updates" option form the tweaker's orb menu to bring the game up to date. it is of note that the patches will need to be reinstalled after every game update

Signing Up:

this is actually a bit of a pain as it requires traversing a Japanese site and passing a Japanese captcha.
good thing there is a nice guide written up for this purpose
http://arks-layer.com/signup.php
if you have any trouble with the captcha this thread on the PSO2 Forums can help (it helped me, identifying those characters is hard :P)
http://www.pso-world.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203925

Learning The Game:

Here is a page with lost of helpful guides
http://bumped.org/psublog/pso2-guide-list/

for the most part the game is very strait forward, learn how to attack, guard, and dodge form the tutorial and then get good at it.

One thing that may be confusing are the difference between Quests and "quests".
what the game calls quest most other games would call missions, instance like maps for you party to traverse and complete a goal

The game also has "Client Orders" that NPCs give out which are more like the traditional "quests" of an MMO/RPG. These client order can give out massive EXP and completing the orders from the Quest counter Admin can quickly get you from lv 2 to lv 12 and beyond (as in 5 hours tops). Be on the look out from Orders form NPC and they are by far the most effective way to LV.

The game also has a mechanic called ARCS Road. It's kinda like a story line that you complete by completing Missions and quests and talking to certain people, It too can grant exp as I gather. Pay attention and it should make sense.

Also of the stuff NPC's say has been left untranslated. rest assured it not all that important and your not missing any important info on how to play, not really anyway.

If you have any specific questions that arn't covered here or in any of the guides linked to feel free to ask.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 01, 2014, 09:17:21 pm

I could join. I don't have bucketloads of free time, but I'm usually pretty available in the evenings and weekends. I'm not sure how much of the game has been translated, but I can read a fair bit of Japanese as well, in case I need to help translate some of the dialog or whatever so that people know what is going on. Of course, in this type of game, usually it's pretty playable as long as the HUD and central features have been translated, which sounds like it is already the case.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: G_G on February 01, 2014, 09:44:20 pm

I think it'd be cool. It might even be funner if we could setup an official CP server.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 01, 2014, 11:43:29 pm

I'm interested, but my time might be limited and I'd only be up to joing if we got a few people who want to play regularly

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Taboo on February 01, 2014, 11:50:03 pm

Well, we have four people now. The video showed a group of 4, so I would say we have at least enough to get it going. If it follows normal mmo tropes, I don't mind healing for the group.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 02, 2014, 12:06:50 pm

Sign me in, I'm available for both PSO and PSO2, (I used to be a GM on the Ultima server, now retired but I still have some goods I can part if you join there)

as for groups of 4.... well it's a bit more complex than that, allow me to explain:

the game just as PSO1 is based on 4 player instances however it can escalate even higher....

Let's say Whiterose makes a room, (password included), and 3 players join that room, Whiterose's party by definition is full and the game
then creates an instance for up to 4 players, however the instance itself is divided into 2 types of areas:

SINGLE-PARTY AREAS

These areas are designed for 4 players max at the same time, some maps are straightforward, some are not, you can view storyline cutscenes here if you wish
or carry on, some SPECIAL events might occur if you have a full party of people at the same time, but once you move to the next area you MIGHT enter this new
place called....

MULTI-PARTY AREAS

These areas are considerably bigger than single-party areas, and can hold 12 players at the same time, a party itself has room for 4 people, but these areas allow
up to 3 full parties to wander around, so basically even if you put a password on your party, you CAN (not always) bump into another group here,
so for example if I want to join Whiterose's party but it's full I can still join her created instance as a second party, we can STILL meet in MP-Areas.

I'll downright say this now..... MP-AREAS are FUN and DANGEROUS XD

you see when you create your instance, you'll select a quest you want to complete, however as you wander through the map, some (randomly selected) events might
trigger... for example... a ship crashes on the ground and you have to protect it for 2 minutes, or in the worst case a BOSS itself is loose on the map
(this is where I believe the game turns into Monster Hunter XD)
MP-AREAS are random. in a nutshell, you never play the same map twice, each time is a different place (save for story missions)

also....

every now and then, the server itself will give you a global announcement all over the game, when this happens it means an [Emergency Quest] is about to begin
EQ's only happen about 4-5 times per day, and give you extra EXP and money (plus rare items), they are meant to be taken by 12 players simultaneously and
by all means could be considered as the game's raids.

here's an example emergency quest:

Spoiler: Show

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 04:13:00 pm

I download the game. Maybe we can try it together this weekend some time.
Also, I find notices like this to be incredibly stressful:

Spoiler: Show

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Zexion on February 07, 2014, 04:48:33 pm

Omg rose LOL XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 07, 2014, 04:54:02 pm

I take it we download and english patch the Japanese version of PSO2?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 05:09:59 pm

Quote from: Ryex on February 07, 2014, 04:54:02 pm
I take it we download and english patch the Japanese version of PSO2?

Yeah, I think so. That's what I'm doing, anyway. I've read that there is a way to download all of the patches in advance and that it's way faster, but it's unfortunately through a torrent, and my college ISP hates torrents with a fiery burning passion. (If I start a torrent download, my internet will go haywire for a week, even if I stop the download. It only happens with torrents, too, so I know it's intentional. Stupid ISP.) Here's a link to the torrent if you want to give it a try:

http://arks-layer.com/

From what I've read about the game so far, it looks like all of the roles are essentially damage dealing roles. (Different classes are just different ways of doing damage; no tanks or healers like some other MMOs.) I'm a little wary that this will take a lot of the teamwork out of things, but I guess it also frees up everyone to be able to play whatever class they want to be without having to worry about coordinating with others. So far, I'm thinking that I want to be a Force. Maybe a ranger, but I'm not sure. I also read that Hunters always do the most damage, though, so I guess that makes them the best for anyone who wants to really meta-game things. Hmm... Choices choices....

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 05:16:15 pm

I'm a level 20 Braver, so I can help out people who want to try this game out, (kinda confusing at first even with the patch)
you might however before attempting to login keep this in mind:

since it's a JP server, most of the english speaking community is located on [Ship 02 Ur] under Block 20.
if you don't know anyone in PSO2, block 20 is a must.

also, yes there's 4 starting classes, but at lv 30 you unlock additional classes, as for healing per se.... anyone can heal as long as your class allows
you to wield weapons that work with magical skill rather than physical skill (such as the Force and Techter classes)

search me as Sesilou XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 05:40:17 pm

Still downloading. I thought it was done, but I guess that the file the downloader downloaded was another downloader for the actual game. As I read more about it, it's looking like a lot of fun, but I do kind of find myself missing the "Holy Trinity" concept; I've always kind of liked the idea of each member of the group providing a vital yet separate role. I'm probably just worrying over nothing, though. Hopefully it will be done soon and then I can give it a shot.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 07, 2014, 05:55:36 pm

Just checked the family desktop and it's capable of running it. No webcam or mic though, if that'd be a problem. I'll take a look at it tomorrow.

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 05:40:17 pm
I've always kind of liked the idea of each member of the group providing a vital yet separate role.

How about a stipulation?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 06:07:30 pm

Well your 3 (now 4) starting classes are:

Hunter: good for Front-DPS, they have tons of HP, (by PSO2 standards at least), good P.DEF and specialize on close-quarter combat. basically if you like
to beat the crap out of enemies from up close, this class is for you, the downside is, later magic-based enemies might give you a hard time.

Ranger: good for Ranged-DPS, they have good evasion and defense, and overall a bit more stable with M.DEF, these guys at first start out dealing rather weak
damage from afar, but as you level them up you can deal damage just as good as a hunter (with the right skills added) if you're the type of player that
likes to take down enemies from the rear, Ranger is for you, just watch out for bruiser enemies, some can one-hit-KO you if you're careless.

Force: good for Magic-DPS, although they have poor P.DEF their M.DEF is pretty good and can withstand magical attacks (which enemies later on have)
they start out slow, deal poor physical damage, but they have a vast assortment of magic skills, plus unlike any of the other starting classes they
have access to the healing magic "Resta" which (if you're a bad player in constant need to heal) saves you some money you would have wasted on
getting mates. (on the original PSO, SEGA pretty much made Forces near-obsolete, but on PSO2 they're just as viable and valid as a hunter or ranger,)

Braver: a jack of all trades, capable of dealing both front and ranged DPS while having an overall good P.DEF, the downside is you don't have that big of
a weapons selection as the other classes (only katana, bow and gunlash) this is both a good and a bad thing, why? the newly added "Katana" weapon
is actually quite good with the approriate skills (such as katana combat, and stances) AND is only usable by this class only
the Braver is a difficult class to play but if you master it you can easily deal just as much (or even more) damage than a Hunter,
(*hint* katana gear skill, GET THIS SKILL ASAP if you play as braver.)

each class has it's pros and cons but if you're skilled enough the game's enemies shouldn't be too tough regardless of who you choose,
btw if you're still new I'd suggest you avoid the Duman/Dewman race, the thing is Dewman have HIGH attack, but very LOW HP, meaning one hit
can leave you near death and most bosses can one-shot you, unless you know how to perfect-guard.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 06:14:32 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 07, 2014, 05:55:36 pm
Just checked the family desktop and it's capable of running it. No webcam or mic though, if that'd be a problem. I'll take a look at it tomorrow.
Quote from: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 05:40:17 pm
I've always kind of liked the idea of each member of the group providing a vital yet separate role.

How about a stipulation?

What kind of stipulation did you have in mind? I think it would be fun to work something out, but I definitely don't want people to feel pressured into follow arbitrary rules put in place just to keep WhiteRose happy. :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 07, 2014, 06:32:10 pm

lol
I'm not too familiar with the series myself, so I'm not exactly sure how well that would turn out. It would be something simple like "Only allowed to use supportive magic and never attack" or "If going one-handed, must have shield equipped and you must be the defender--Two handed, you must focus only on fighting, never supporting". Bringing in more traditional RPG class elements so to speak.

Also, I saw a video and it seems you can only make one character.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 06:41:55 pm

well the game is free-to-play, but most of the good stuff (such as alternate costumes, additional player slots and services) are not available unless you spend
real money on it (arks cash, which is displayed in a red triangle icon)

arks cash related services are NOT required to clear the game, but they sure help you proceed smoothly, also you CAN get costumes without AK, it just costs
tons of in-game money,

the thing is, there are no shields in the game, because weapons (some not all) take care of shielding you,
the weapon you have equipped has a special action (called weapon action) that activates with the R key, some swords change into guns (like the gunlashes)
and some allow you to block enemy attacks (a shield indeed), if you block an attack just as the enemy was about to hit, you take 0 damage, and can counter
this is called "Just Guard" or "Perfect Block" and some classes (like the Braver) can deal insane amount of damage after doing a just guard.

afaik, you can use supportive magic as long as you have the right weapon, if you don't you can use an item called [Star Atomizer] to make an AoE heal
(regardless of class)

each class can support and attack freely, basically because all classes can heal, perfect block, and dodge (imagine KH's dodge roll, but less flashy)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 06:47:52 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 07, 2014, 06:32:10 pm
lol
I'm not too familiar with the series myself, so I'm not exactly sure how well that would turn out. It would be something simple like "Only allowed to use supportive magic and never attack" or "If going one-handed, must have shield equipped and you must be the defender--Two handed, you must focus only on fighting, never supporting". Bringing in more traditional RPG class elements so to speak.

Also, I saw a video and it seems you can only make one character.

I think that might be fun to try. And who knows? Maybe it will be more fun to have everyone do whatever they want to do. I played the original PSO a loooong time ago, and I remember that it was pretty much like that but I still enjoyed it. We can all just poke around with the game a bit and figure out what we think would be the most fun to do together. That's one of the best parts of being able to play with a group of people who know each other. Having a CP group was a good idea. :)

EDIT: If this download will ever finish, that is. I wish that torrents weren't so messed up; I'm sure that would be way faster. Maybe I'll try it anyway and see what happens. Haha.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 06:55:21 pm

oh well if you're using PSO2 Tweaker, make sure to check the "translate items" box from the orb menu,
basically other patches self-install (once you order them to) but item translation is done manually from the orb menu,

also save whatever EXP/rare-drop boost items you receive until higher difficulties, nothing special drops from normal during my time leveling.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 07, 2014, 07:06:13 pm

well it seems that if you just download the tweaker it can download and install the game for you (for me the window broke and dissapeared while it did it but it is fast)

I'm downloading the story patch right now.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 07:07:49 pm

Quote from: Ryex on February 07, 2014, 07:06:13 pm
well it seems that if you just download the tweaker it can download and install the game for you (for me the window broke and dissapeared while it did it but it is fast)

I'm downloading the story patch right now.

Really!? I'm going to try it right now!

EDIT:

Spoiler: Show

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 07:09:07 pm

I'll meet you guys in ship 2, block 20, if you do decided to enter and level in a party.

just tell me who you are or maybe we could use raidcall or skype. I dunno

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 07:19:30 pm

Quote from: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 07:09:07 pm
I'll meet you guys in ship 2, block 20, if you do decided to enter and level in a party.

just tell me who you are or maybe we could use raidcall or skype. I dunno

What's your name? I'll send you a message in game once I get it set up. And figure out how to send messages.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 07, 2014, 07:22:54 pm

in-game look for someone called "Sesilou" a lv 20+ braver, if you need certain items such as katanas I've got plenty XD

p.s: to send messages, press enter, it opens the message box, then select the [whisper] tab, then on the line below add the name of the
person you wish to whisper to.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 11:23:05 pm

It's at 7GB, but still downloading.... Now I'm getting all anxious.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 07, 2014, 11:32:45 pm

my god, that Captcha for registration was hell to figure out. took my 12+ tries to get it right

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 11:34:01 pm

Quote from: Ryex on February 07, 2014, 11:32:45 pm
my god, that Captcha for registration was hell to figure out. took my 12+ tries to get it right

Hahaha. XD It gave me the chance to pull out my Japanese keyboard. すごいよう！

If anyone else needs help with the capthca, you can take a screenshot and post it here. I'll give you the right characters to copy-paste.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Zexion on February 08, 2014, 12:53:48 am

GAH. It is times like this that I wish I wasn't on a 15GB Limited data plan D:

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 01:04:15 am

ya the game it self is 15GB

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 01:36:05 am

Quote from: Zexion on February 08, 2014, 12:53:48 am
GAH. It is times like this that I wish I wasn't on a 15GB Limited data plan D:

You should go download it at a McDonald's. Just eat your Whopper really, really slowly.....

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 02:29:19 am

Well I'm in, sega id is ryexander char is Ryex. I'm on Ship 2 Ur that's the right one yes?

also I can't figure out how to wisper for the life of me, I cna't find a place to enter the name of the person you want to wisper

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Zexion on February 08, 2014, 02:34:58 am

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 01:36:05 am
You should go download it at a McDonald's. Just eat your Whopper really, really slowly.....

Idk, they might freak out if I ask for a whopper at McDonalds...
Lol :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 02:37:57 am

also, are we going to be using skype or raidcall for our parties? I think it would be good to get some actual talking going, I prefer raidcall for that purpose.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Blizzard on February 08, 2014, 06:01:07 am

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 07, 2014, 04:13:00 pm
I download the game. Maybe we can try it together this weekend some time.
Also, I find notices like this to be incredibly stressful:
Spoiler: Show Hide
(http://i.imgur.com/Qvp52Fo.png)

Popup: WELL??? YES OR NO???????????????????????????????????
Me: I don't know! D:

It seems like they don't know either with all those silly question marks.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 08, 2014, 10:25:41 am

I had to update PSO2 itself yesterday (episode II is still being released over there) and to my surprise
the game (in order to avoid gameguard detecting the patch) uninstalls the english patch and then you gotta re-patch
it manually.... oh well that sucks but hopefully it'll be done shortly.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 11:17:46 am

I left it downloading all night, and it's still not done. I think it's pretty close, though. It's up to 15.5GB.

Quote from: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 02:37:57 am
also, are we going to be using skype or raidcall for our parties? I think it would be good to get some actual talking going, I prefer raidcall for that purpose.

I'm not planning to use voice chat. My roommates are usually around and I don't want them to hear me talking about game stuff. I'll stick with typing, if that's alright.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 12:44:39 pm

Quote from: Zexion on February 08, 2014, 12:53:48 am
GAH. It is times like this that I wish I wasn't on a 15GB Limited data plan D:

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 01:36:05 am
You should go download it at a McDonald's. Just eat your Whopper really, really slowly.....

Quote from: Zexion on February 08, 2014, 02:34:58 am
Idk, they might freak out if I ask for a whopper at McDonalds...
Lol :P

:rofl: Saving this in my memory bank.

So what's the best downloading method? I'll be home again in a couple hours to try it out.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 12:48:33 pm

Quote from: Zexion on February 08, 2014, 02:34:58 am
Idk, they might freak out if I ask for a whopper at McDonalds...
Lol :P

Whoops. Hahaha. XD

Quote from: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 12:44:39 pm
So what's the best downloading method? I'll be home again in a couple hours to try it out.

Definitely go with the PSO2Tweaker method. It still takes a long time (I think the total was around 18GB,) but it goes a lot faster than the official way and doesn't crash as often. It also gives you a lot better view of the progress that it's making. It still takes a little while, though, so you might need to let it download overnight. Here's where you can download the tweaker:

http://arks-layer.com/index.php

By the way, mine FINALLY finished downloading. :D I'm making my character right now. I want to be a Force, but I haven't decided whether to be Human or Newman yet.

EDIT: There are so many customization options. D: I know that I'm going to be in this menu for hours....

Are there more outfits available later? Most of the starting ones are pretty good, but they're either really revealing or have tall heels.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 01:16:58 pm

QuoteAre there more outfits available later? Most of the starting ones are pretty good, but they're either really revealing or have tall heels.

It's a Japanese game Rose... what did you expect...

ayway I'm getting on now, I guess I'll see you soon

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 01:54:06 pm

Still in the customizing room.... I've finally got my face about where I want it, but now I need to do body shape and voice. I'll try not to take too long.

EDIT: Okay, I've finished my person and the tutorial. Now I'm not quite sure what to do next.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Blizzard on February 08, 2014, 02:08:00 pm

The rule for female armor in RPGs: Less is more. The less it covers, the better it protects. How that is possible? I don't think I even wanna know.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 03:33:58 pm

No female is safe in fantasy Japanese games.

What's your character Ryex? I'll most likely choose something different from everyone else.
Also, I always make female characters in any game I play. Would you mind?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 03:37:17 pm

Quote from: Blizzard on February 08, 2014, 02:08:00 pm
The rule for female armor in RPGs: Less is more. The less it covers, the better it protects. How that is possible? I don't think I even wanna know.

That makes two of us. Haha.

@KK20: I don't mind if you have a female character. Whatever you think would be fun to play. :)

I'm on Ship 2; my account name is WhiteRose16, and my character name is Akari. I'm not sure which you use to message, but message me once you have things figured out.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 03:47:01 pm

Hmm...the Tweaker is running, but I have no GUI of the download process.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 03:57:51 pm

It was the same way with me. it tells you when it finishes though.
once it's done your going to want to close the tweaker and go run the games normal launch and let it update. then install the patches with the tweaker
I'm playing a braver. just seems to fit.

I sent you a request Rose, I figured it out you have to use that little booth with the twice circled ping question mark to search for people

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 04:41:24 pm

Trying to follow the Kotaku guide (http://kotaku.com/5928484/cant-wait-for-phantasy-star-online-2-heres-how-to-play-the-japanese-version) in making my account. I'm registered, but now I can't "Give my account permission to play PSO2" on step 7. The button I clicked sent me to http://pso2.jp/players/

EDIT: Nvm found it

Now to sit and wait for the downloading/installation to finish.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 08, 2014, 06:36:43 pm

well, I'm now lv 13 thanks to the fact that client orderes from that admin at the quest counter give massive exp bonouses

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 08, 2014, 06:53:41 pm

Moments before joining forces with Ryex I managed to unlock the next area:
I took the liberty of taking some pics for your amusement,
apparently PSO2 maximizes the pic a lot so I'll just spoiler them to avoid unnecessary expansion.

Your standard winter wonderland! (hypothermia not included, thankfully)

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as any good JRPG, NPC's do their best to warn you about the obvious yet required task to do in order to carry on...

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You get to meet the big bad wolf and promptly tell him where to shove it...
and nothing says "We're having wolf steaks tonight" like a katana-boomerang down your throat.

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And even the nauseatingly cute critters appear as well! awww..... so kawaii <3
it's a rather touching sight....

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Unfortunately Kawaii and Homicidal-Maniac don't mix so good as you can see.... so I proceed to harvest their oh so valuable items from their lifeless bodies.
Why?.... For the glory of Satan of course!

Spoiler: Show

Afterwards I found Ryex and helped him out on his journey to become a badass braver XD
unfortunately I didn't take pics on that, sorry about that Ryex...

also sorry for the large images, the game scales them so yeah.... things get rather crazy later on XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 07:26:44 pm

I'm far behind already and I'm still waiting. Currently at 8GB so far. I think I'm going Ranger, probably Human for more balanced HP and defense.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 10:01:58 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 07:26:44 pm
I'm far behind already and I'm still waiting. Currently at 8GB so far. I think I'm going Ranger, probably Human for more balanced HP and defense.

You're probably a little over halfway there. You'll make it. Hang in there. :P

@Ryex: You're getting so far ahead of me. D: I'm still level 2. Hahaha. I'll log in to accept your friend request and try to catch up with you.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 10:06:38 pm

10.75GB
I really should be doing school stuff while I wait, but too tired to think straight. Worked at 7PM yesterday and didn't get in bed until just before 5AM. Had to go to school to do my other job at 10:30 ish. No naps today.

And it will probably finish by the time I need to go to bed for work tomorrow. Man... :\

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 08, 2014, 10:07:53 pm

every now and then the server throws emergency quests, although these do require people to play properly (a party of 4+)
they're great for exp grinding (save your EXP boosts and rare drop boosts for higher difficulties!)

the closest quest you can get which has easily 4+ bosses appearing on the map (killing 2 almost guarantees a levelup) is
the "Atrocious Ocean" quest, but you can only clear this quest a certain number of times.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 10:19:07 pm

I actually still haven't figured out how to get back into the game world to fight stuff after the tutorial. I know that in PSO1 you could just take the elevator down, but I haven't found the right elevator yet. Do you have to have a quest in order to go fight things?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 08, 2014, 10:25:35 pm

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 08, 2014, 10:19:07 pm
I actually still haven't figured out how to get back into the game world to fight stuff after the tutorial. I know that in PSO1 you could just take the elevator down, but I haven't found the right elevator yet. Do you have to have a quest in order to go fight things?

well once you're in the terminal, in order to head back down you need to go to the quest counter and select an appropriate quest
once you accept it you can head back down to the campship (it looks like an entrance to a subway on the terminal)

later in-game once you have access to your first free-field exploration (unlocked by clearing certain quests) by simply going to
the campship you'll automatically start a free-field exploration.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 08, 2014, 11:43:33 pm

-is downloading updates currently-

Outta be interesting to play..

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 08, 2014, 11:55:01 pm

Yessssss... another

Currently at 12.27GB, 2500 files left to go. Over 6 hours in, if that's any indication for you.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 09, 2014, 01:53:38 am

hmm.. 3 hours in, only 8k files left to go, out of 20k..

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 09, 2014, 03:34:51 am

Ryex and I were online tonight, and had a blast. Can't wait until everyone else has it set up and can join us! We'll have so much fun.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 09, 2014, 03:42:59 am

Ya, I got her caught up on exp and we went to fight eh dragon boss int eh second area, with rose on Force with elemental damage and heals and me on braver with a katana we made short work of it. though it helped that I was able to combine the Katana gear and katana finish to crit for 3.4k in a single blow. R.A.V.S.O. you we NOT kidding when you said it was high damage.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 09, 2014, 12:55:38 pm

you can triplicate it if your katana finish was activated during the katana gear duration + it was the first move you used after doing a perfect block,

yeah braver is basically an all or nothing class XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 01:43:24 pm

Huzzah, it's finally done. Time to create my character :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 09, 2014, 02:24:40 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 01:43:24 pm
Huzzah, it's finally done. Time to create my character :P

Yay! :D Let us know when you are finished. I'll log on and help you level up. The first twelve levels or so are really, really easy; it only takes like an hour. You'll be caught up in no time!

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 02:30:16 pm

Doing the tutorial level right now. I should probably go eat something first though.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 09, 2014, 02:52:29 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 02:30:16 pm
Doing the tutorial level right now. I should probably go eat something first though.

No rush. What is your name? I'll send you a friend request.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 09, 2014, 02:58:47 pm

You guys missed today's Emergency Quest XD it was AWESOME XD

Basically the mission was tower-defense, but with loads of players and mobs, (takes a bit of strain on the PC but worth it)

I started out on the right side, and got to man a turret.

Spoiler: Show

Eventually the turret jams and now along with another 11 members, you gotta defend the base on foot, it gets crazier as you
clear more rounds.

Spoiler: Show

Then at the final round, this huge enemy starts coming in, (at this point your bases *might* be so damaged up that if he reaches them it's all over)
on the bright side you get to deploy another turret for good measure.

Spoiler: Show

So when the boss is about to die, all hell is unleashed as now all enemies enter some form of pseudo-kamikaze mode, one bad move can be fatal
but still looks overly epic though.

Spoiler: Show

as a heads up, emergency quests are fun, but if you wanna get good drops out of them I suggest you start doing them once you unlock
hard mode.

see you in game everyone XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 09, 2014, 03:03:02 pm

Looks like fun! Maybe one day I will be strong enough to get there. :P Hahaha.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 03:40:10 pm

Player ID Name: Crisilia (cuz I thought this was the character name--otherwise, I'd put KK20 >_>)
Character: Isabel

Don't judge :P

Currently chillin' in the lobby looking over controls and menus

EDIT:
Ryex, Rose, and I have done our 5-ish hours. We're pretty close around the same level now. Damn you Ryex and your two rare weapon drops

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 09, 2014, 11:42:30 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 03:40:10 pm
EDIT:
Ryex, Rose, and I have done our 5-ish hours. We're pretty close around the same level now. Damn you Ryex and your two rare weapon drops

Three if you count yesterday. Completely not fair. Obvious favoritism by the game.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 09, 2014, 11:52:57 pm

lol

I read up more on the Ranger and have a good idea in how to use it now. Apparently, if I use Weak Bullet on the monster's weak spot, the damage is increased even more. And since it is visible to the party (not sure about those multi-parties), it increases everyone's overall DPS. Thing is that I am pretty much just a support class at that point--it's either 15 seconds of increased damage every 90~ seconds with me attacking, or 45 seconds of it with me just popping off Photon Arts when I have the chance.

Why didn't I get a screenshot of us? .__.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 09, 2014, 11:58:49 pm

And I'm in...

ID: Digitalsoul88
Character: Hirohai ~ Female human Force... No judging me...

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 10, 2014, 12:00:56 am

what!!! am I the only one who made a male character? ... not sure how to feel

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 12:02:59 am

It's official. We shall form a group called Ryex's Harem.

Quote from: DigitalSoul on February 09, 2014, 11:58:49 pm
Female human Force... No judging me...

Absolutely none. Female forces are stronger anyways.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 10, 2014, 12:06:49 am

Quote from: DigitalSoul on February 09, 2014, 11:58:49 pm
And I'm in...

ID: Digitalsoul88
Character: Hirohai ~ Female human Force... No judging me...

I'll log in and add you right away. :D

Quote from: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 12:02:59 am
It's official. We shall form a group called Ryex's Harem.

Not sure how I feel about being in a harem. D: If you can't beat them, join them, I suppose.... But a harem.... If only my parents knew what their daughter had become. (/Sigh-style chat bubble.)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 12:08:50 am

Ah, well, what can ya do? =p

Also, turns out I neglected to download and install the story patch... so downloading that now. Needs a better host than mega.com for the 2gig file lmao... Wayyy slow here.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 12:11:18 am

omg at least it wasn't just me. Yeah, I realized I had to download that too and saw the 50kb/s download speed. I left the computer on and went to work, hoping it'd pick up speed and be done by the time I got back.

And it was done in less than 4 hours. Still, Mega sucks

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 12:13:13 am

1.2MB/sec for me currently, at about 12% done, but still... geez... I'm used to downloading 500-600MB movies in just about 10 minutes, so this speed is killing me =p

EDIT: Well, looks like it's time to have some ice cream while I wait...

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 10, 2014, 12:16:59 am

I sent you a request, so it should be there when you get online. It can take a little getting used to the game at first, but it's pretty fun once you get rolling. You also don't need the story patch to play, so you can get started if you want to and let it download in the background. It mostly just translates what the NPCs say, so you can get along alright without it.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 12:19:40 am

Eh, not really... My Japanese isn't really all that great, so an NPC asked me a question, and I looked at it like it was some alien language lmao..

but it's now at 45%, and I have ice cream with mushmellon fluff on it, so I can wait just a little bit to see it haha

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 01:02:19 am

Aw screw school. I'll hopefully see you online.

Oh wait, I have another character slot? Cool, I guess they updated that according to that last video I saw.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 01:06:53 am

...aaaand we're online =p

.torrent went way faster

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 10, 2014, 01:13:58 am

Hey guys as a heads up, tomorrow PSO2's servers will be doing their scheduled maintenance, so if you can't login atm don't panic
it's just the maintenance, most of the time it's over in 2-3 hours.

also to the newcomers, add me XD I'm currently playing as Sesilou (lv.25 braver)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 02:38:41 am

Oh god.... addiction complete....

Just played for a bit, getting used to the controls, exploring how I can break it, the usual lolz.. Got to level six or so, which isn't bad doing it solo...

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 10, 2014, 02:40:17 am

Quote from: DigitalSoul on February 10, 2014, 02:38:41 am
Oh god.... addiction complete....

Just played for a bit, getting used to the controls, exploring how I can break it, the usual lolz.. Got to level six or so, which isn't bad doing it solo...

Not bad at all! You'll catch up to us in no time. Did you get my friend request? I logged on for a couple minutes, but I was pretty burned out on the game for today from playing it for so long with Ryex and KK20 earlier.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 02:45:18 am

Just did a little solo run myself and took down a Rockbear. Also got me a couple upgrades.
Can't wait for the next shindig~

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 10, 2014, 09:30:47 am

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 10, 2014, 02:40:17 am
Not bad at all! You'll catch up to us in no time. Did you get my friend request?

Yep, accepted you and KK20. I don't know how to actually add other people yet, or join groups with you when you're on, or anything like that yet =p

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 11:03:51 am

A lot of the basic MMO elements are hidden pretty good. Apparently you talk to a terminal (or some computer thing, I don't know what to call it), find a character by name, and then choose to send a friend request.

We need to form a Team/Guild, assuming it doesn't cost anything or requires some pre-req.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 10, 2014, 11:19:45 am

Afaik making guilds is free, no arks cash needed, however you do need to be above lv.10 aside from that, go nuts.

being in a guild means you've got a guild room to share (aside from yours)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 11:33:26 am

It'd make talking to each other tons easier since there's no Buddy chat option. But having our own room would be cool too :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 10, 2014, 12:26:20 pm

I actually made a "Chaos-Project" team but I have no idea how to add people to it.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Zexion on February 10, 2014, 12:48:36 pm

If my laptop wasn't in the shop I'd sooo download this at school lol

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 01:01:24 pm

Please do when you get the chance. Just be sure to devote more than 12 hours in downloading everything. And hopefully by the time you do join, everyone will have a better understanding of the game and can bring you up to speed. :D

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 10, 2014, 03:55:11 pm

Ok I figured out how to invite people to the team but you have to be online to do it. so we'll wait on that

Also I think this will be very helpful
http://bumped.org/psublog/pso2-guide-list/

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 10, 2014, 04:28:55 pm

Alright, sign me in when I have the chance XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: AliveDrive on February 10, 2014, 06:08:18 pm

Oh whoops, guess I missed this somehow lol

So is there a guide on how to get/what I need to play?

I heard about an english patch.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 10, 2014, 06:18:13 pm

read through the thread a bit. basically you have to download the tweaker tool and have it download the game for you (this will take a long time depending on your internet and the window sometimes disappears during the download, so use you have to use your process explorer and resource monitor to watch it network speed and ensure it's still working) then you have to download an install the three English patch files the tweaker downloads and installs them for you except for the story patch which it will give you a link to for you to download yourself (it's a 2GB Dl from mega).

once it's installed it fairly strait forward to play. just launch the tweaker and have it launch the game for you.
this page has some useful guides for playing the game http://bumped.org/psublog/pso2-guide-list/

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 06:24:37 pm

-in response to Ryex's message in game-
Don't jump, I love you senpai!

Hit 18 now. Not sure what I am capable of on my own, and I don't feel like joining random parties.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 10, 2014, 06:54:07 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 10, 2014, 06:24:37 pm
I don't feel like joining random parties.

That makes two of us. Random people on the internet tend to be so mean; this kind of game is always way better with friends.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 10, 2014, 07:08:48 pm

wait you go that? I was standing up high in the lobby and sent that to nearby players, how did it get pmed to you when you were offline
anyway I'm getting on right now, I'm dangerously close to 20.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 10, 2014, 09:34:05 pm

I'm almost always available from 7 pm forward pacific time, not sure when you guys login,

heck considering we've got more than 5 members, why noy try open fields in groups of 2-3 persons?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 11, 2014, 12:25:39 am

I guess I'll post my full schedule then. All in PST.

Monday and Wednesday are the same. Gone from 7AM - 1PM and 4:30PM - 8:30PM. Free time: 2-4PM
Tuesday is generally really early morning work (start at 4-6AM) and generally off before 12PM. Band rehearsal at 7PM-9PM. Free time: 11AM-6PM
Thursday is school work so I'm gone 7AM -12PM. I also have class at 7PM - 10PM. Free time: 1PM-6PM
Friday I usually have work in the morning. Generally short, so all afternoon is good for me. Free time: 11AM-12PM (13 hours straight grind--hell yah)
Saturday is more school work, but from 10:30AM - 12PM. Free after that. Free time: 1PM-9PM
Sunday work in the morning usually, also short. Similar to Friday. Free time: 11AM-9PM

As for this week, I'll be on tomorrow before noon for sure, maybe even 10 or 11AM. Sunday I don't work in the morning. Monday is holiday (please tell me you have the day off too).

Sidenote- availability may change depending on projects (I've got two group projects that will probably eat my time when we start getting into the bulk of things). Also, since this is the family desktop, I lose priority when the parents need to get on (or if they tell me to get off cuz I'm playing too much >_>). Unless y'all wanna recommend me a desktop of my own...?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 12, 2014, 01:52:05 am

Over 24 hours. Code: Double-post.

Just a few hundred from level 20. Maintenance was tonight and I guess it already finished. But now Tweaker is saying nothing is installed (English, Large File, and Story). Please don't tell me this is going to be another 12+ hours thing.

EDIT: Nope. All's good.
Modify first post to include character names?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 12, 2014, 03:24:39 am

Edited the first post with the names a knew and a bunch of usefull info.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 12, 2014, 12:45:09 pm

hey guys as a heads up, I reverted into the hunter class, (lv 11).

can you guys help me on the weekend reach lv 20 so I can unlock the fighter class?
I need to kill

the forest's, volcano's and desert's final bosses each with a partisan, sword and wired-lance, in order to gain this new class,

you probably might be wondering.... but you were lv 25 a few days ago.

here's the thing, you character itself does NOT level, your class does, so basically, if you want a new arsenal of weapons and gear, you need to change
classes, but changing classes also means restarting from level 1. however if the class you selected as a main class was already a sub-class, you don't
need to actually start from lv.1

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 12, 2014, 10:09:22 pm

Quote from: Ryex on February 12, 2014, 03:24:39 am
Edited the first post with the names a knew and a bunch of usefull info.

It looks great, Ryex! I was just thinking that someone should put together a list of everyone's usernames and classes.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 12, 2014, 11:28:12 pm

Any luck yet about setting up a better chat system than spamming this thread when we are going to go log in?

...on that note, gonna go log in and kick some butt =p

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 13, 2014, 12:53:07 am

I'm gonna be able to join this weekend, but I'll be a bit underpowered since I did a class change, on the other side.... Hunter is FUN to play as,
at least it stuns enemies with cool animations

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 13, 2014, 02:54:30 am

Digitalsoul, KK20, and I had a great time playing together today. It was a ton of fun. :) Except that my key broke. I fixed it, though, so it's okay.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 13, 2014, 10:58:06 am

Quote from: WhiteRose on February 13, 2014, 02:54:30 am
Digitalsoul, KK20, and I had a great time playing together today. It was a ton of fun. :) Except that my key broke. I fixed it, though, so it's okay.

Yeah it was :D Not to mention being boosted up from lvl 7 to almost 13 =p

Good to hear the key is back.. That was funny last night though... yanno... priorities...

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 13, 2014, 11:26:37 am

Because identifying the secret weapon was way more important. And it wasn't even a weapon you could really make use of at the moment >_>

Also, my nickname is now the Blue Caterpillar. Rose knows everything about it.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 13, 2014, 11:28:10 am

~so confused~

Does this have something to do with whatever it was that was so funny when I was turning in client contracts while the rest of you were still in the dropship? O.o

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 13, 2014, 11:32:24 am

Yes. Yes it was.
I guess you weren't paying attention--I was going in circles around you.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 13, 2014, 11:45:29 am

Quote from: KK20 on February 13, 2014, 11:26:37 am
Because identifying the secret weapon was way more important. And it wasn't even a weapon you could really make use of at the moment >_>

If I could have used the item, things would have been different! Well, not really, but....

Quote from: KK20 on February 13, 2014, 11:26:37 am
Also, my nickname is now the Blue Caterpillar. Rose knows everything about it.

Hahahahahahaha. XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 13, 2014, 03:38:04 pm

-blinks-

I feel out of the loop lolz... Anyways, got delayed going into work, and so 1 1/2 hours to kill... Off to the game it is =p

_{I swear I'm addicted now... Damn you Taboo...}

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Zexion on February 13, 2014, 03:40:35 pm

Is there a way I can download it in parts? (Aside from torrent, because school hates it). I obviously can't play it until I get my real laptop back, but that way I would already have it ready :)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 13, 2014, 03:43:25 pm

Uhm... I could probably break it into several zip files for you, host it on my skydrive, and let you download it from there?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 13, 2014, 03:50:31 pm

Quote from: Zexion on February 13, 2014, 03:40:35 pm
Is there a way I can download it in parts? (Aside from torrent, because school hates it). I obviously can't play it until I get my real laptop back, but that way I would already have it ready :)

If you use the PSO2 Tweaker to download it, it actually downloads it one file at a time (there are 18,000 files total,) and will resume where it left off if you exit and come back later. :)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 13, 2014, 05:05:24 pm

Quote from: DigitalSoul on February 13, 2014, 03:38:04 pm
_{I swear I'm addicted now... Damn you Taboo...}

And the weird part is he hasn't joined us yet.

Can't wait to see you in-game Zexion :D

Also, I find it annoying how there are no notifications that X person has logged on (off as well, but not so picky with that one). Good thing I have the friends and team windows hotkey'd to F1 and F2.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 13, 2014, 05:39:22 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 13, 2014, 05:05:24 pm
Also, I find it annoying how there are no notifications that X person has logged on (off as well, but not so picky with that one). Good thing I have the friends and team windows hotkey'd to F1 and F2.

actually there are, you can turn them on by selection the option from the menu in the friends list. just click on the friend and turn them on.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 13, 2014, 11:53:45 pm

So, it seems PSO2 updated today. this means that it uninstalls all the patches before running the updates so you have to reinstall thm. they also released a new story patch so we have to re download that.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 14, 2014, 01:35:17 am

Quote from: Ryex on February 13, 2014, 05:39:22 pm
actually there are, you can turn them on by selection the option from the menu in the friends list. just click on the friend and turn them on.

Oh, that's what that does. Enabled for everyone :P Why isn't it enabled by default? Why does this game complicate the most simplistic features? Why do I not care because I just keep playing it? Seriously, over 24 hours clocked already.

Added everyone to the Team. Almost 23. And RAVSO, I do have to be 30 for Gunner class. :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 14, 2014, 01:39:41 am

You're getting so far ahead of me, KK20. >.< You'll have to help me catch up. Maybe this weekend.

@DigitalSoul (regarding the Shoutbox conversation:) I'm pretty sure that there's a class that combines Force-magic with close-combat weapons. That might fit your playstyle if you like using swords and stuff. I think you have to unlock it, though. It's called a Techer, I think. I'm not completely sure, though.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 14, 2014, 01:57:00 am

Not sure what I can do though. There are some orders where you have to do it with a specific AI partner only for example. You'll need to accept as many orders as you can when we do this.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 14, 2014, 02:09:54 am

Quote from: KK20 on February 14, 2014, 01:57:00 am
Not sure what I can do though. There are some orders where you have to do it with a specific AI partner only for example. You'll need to accept as many orders as you can when we do this.

Yeah, I guess I need to just take more time to get caught up myself. I'll see what I can do.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 14, 2014, 10:30:08 am

I just jumped levels by doing the valentine's EQ missions, also, the counter on the left of the campship has some daily quests you can do for extra EXP.

If you still have those EXP boosters, use them during Emergency Quests, if done properly it's a guaranteed level up on a run.

@KK20, Really? that sucks D: I played as a braver until I hit lv 25, reverted to Hunter (in order to wield weapons needed for a certain quest)
and all I need to do to unlock fighter is kill certain bosses with hunter weapons (boss level must be 21+)

ALSO: you CAN wield certain weapons that are not from your class as long as such weapons says "equippable by all classes"
basically there is a katana you can equip even though you're not a braver, or a rifle you can wield even if you're not a Ranger, however to use their
respective photon arts, you MUST have that weapon's class as main or sub at least.

so for example, if I were still a braver, and found a rifle I can equip, unless I have Ranger as my subclass, I wouldn't be able to use it's PA, I'd only get
the rifle as is.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 14, 2014, 02:04:37 pm

O, I'm finally back up and running, I'll be on today for most of the day

EDIT: seems I had to do some more updating first, I'll be on in a few

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 14, 2014, 02:45:14 pm

I'll be on and off sporadically today. Have to meet up with partners for project and chauffeur my parents somewhere. Currently on as of this post.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 15, 2014, 03:46:44 am

Today was a crazy day....

moments before joining on a crusade with Ryex & Co, there was this special emergency quest, and I thought the exterior areas were the most
dangerous one I was WRONG in so many levels, it's the city itself the one with the highest death count.

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Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 15, 2014, 09:55:18 pm

And here I thought yesterday was weird/cool...

We start out with concerts, (it's Japan, expect these) great way to distract from gameplay, and if you're feeling pervy there's a code for the
concert to be played on a more..... cloth-less experience, needless to say it was a cool easter egg.

Moments before the concert.

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And eventually the star makes her appearance, too bad a hacker tried to sabotage it by preventing model loads for like a minute or 2.

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yeah good ending, but the floating guy at the end..... not intentional.

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but this was only the calm before the storm, minutes later I join forces with KK20 and decide to go on the emergency quest to kill dark falz one and for all....
I gotta say this is probably the pinnacle of PSO series, it just grows even more awesome every time XD

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He starts easy, but rest assured there's a REASON why we have ONE FULL QUEST dedicated to taking down his arms only XD

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many died, few survived.... damn he's got good AoE's

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But in the end, we've taken him out, and boy was it EPIC, plus we got our good share or rares to equip and whatnot, (I think I found a new partisan and a katana
but sucks I can't equip neither yet XD)

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I couldn't have done it without KK20's (or the rest of the party's) help XD

Aside from some idiot hacking the fights to be insta-win, it was all good, and bear in mind, this is on hard mode only, higher modes have extra adds, more missions pretty much
this is the tip of the iceberg XD

and I'm one boss away from claiming the fighter class, dual-wielding here I come XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 15, 2014, 10:15:01 pm

Watched a video tut on this and it all makes sense now. I'll be more prepared for the next coming :P
But yes, that was fun! My rare drops weren't guns though...

Aiming to try Gunner class. Need one more boss kill I think and I'm there.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 15, 2014, 10:34:56 pm

...so I figured out how to trade between players I think, but I would have to log back on to find out where I found it before lolz

That being said, if we can figure it out, it would be cool to give good drops to someone else if we don't want/need them....

And I may be on in an hour or so

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 15, 2014, 10:49:02 pm

I would like to see what theory you came up with. I still haven't found anything that can allow us to trade besides winning a 3 day shop permit.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 15, 2014, 11:24:10 pm

press t to change mouse mode. click on player, select "request trade". would that not work?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 16, 2014, 02:02:04 pm

afaik request trade only works with a premium account,

actions that require a premium account are shown with a red triangle next to them as a heads up to show they need arks cash.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 16, 2014, 03:04:53 pm

Sorry that I haven't gotten on much lately. I'll try to catch up with you all one of these days.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 16, 2014, 09:48:06 pm

Yeah, everything gets a little bland with no one to play it with. It's much more fun to experience new things together. It's also hard to feel the same level of excitement when one person is new to the experience and you're all like "Yeah, I know."

Tried Gunner out. It has a really weird style that I'm not used to at all. I think I'll just stick with a Ranger/Hunter combo and aim for high damage support. I'll switch back to Gunner when everyone else is low leveled. Seriously, it's pretty damn weak at level 6 still :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 16, 2014, 10:23:53 pm

I'm using the Braver/Fighter build, my katanas do crazy damage, I can still dual-wield while just guarding, and I found these cool boxing gloves that deal
around 400-500 damage per hit when in a combo.

and yeah, bows are broken XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 21, 2014, 01:50:14 am

I'm going to start streaming when I play.

I did a short session tonight. nothing really starts happening until about 8:30 so feel free to skip. all you get to see before then is me trying to find digi and an in game concert
seems I'm going to have to steam at a slightly lower resolution as there were a few times when my computer was struggling and quality of the stream dropped majorly
http://www.twitch.tv/ryexsd/b/505114876

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: bigace on February 21, 2014, 01:53:57 am

Now I feel like joining ya'll but I need to finish building my gaming computer before I beginning, because the one I'm on is crap and can barely run the sims.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 21, 2014, 01:54:54 am

I can't believe I haven't been on for a few days having played for at least a week straight. I'll probably get on this weekend.

EDIT: Jumpy platform xD
Also, them wolf bosses annoyed the hell out of me. Burned so many pots.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 21, 2014, 02:02:32 am

If i'm playing with anyone else while streaming I'll differently want them in a voice call. it's no fun if people can;t hear you :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 21, 2014, 02:04:53 am

Then figure out what you wanna use for that :P Like I said before, the computer I use has no built-in mic. I think we still have this plug-in webcamera thing from years ago when my sister was in London.

...Yeah...I need advice on how I should spend my money :V

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 21, 2014, 02:09:30 am

you should buy a headset then. you can get decent ones in the $50 dollar range.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 21, 2014, 09:50:42 am

Well, I guess I'm out from that.. I don't do voice :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 21, 2014, 12:54:20 pm

feh, fine. you don't have to talk while I stream. *freaking panssy ass stage fright ridden poros*

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 21, 2014, 01:21:07 pm

k, I'll go buy one then sometime. I've already told the parents I'm wanting to get my own desktop so they're trying to think of how they can put a desk in my room and all that jazz. Although, I don't think they're aware that the computer I want isn't something that is advertised in Best Buy ads...

In the meantime, you'll have to settle with crappy mic via...Skype? Or something else?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on February 21, 2014, 01:22:44 pm

I'd prefer raidcall but skype is fine too.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 21, 2014, 01:24:43 pm

Ive got raidcall & skype, I finally hit lv 30 as a braver with lv 8 fighter on the side....

we should all agree on a certain time to do some EQ's or runs XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 21, 2014, 02:37:29 pm

I'll get on in a few hours after I meet up with my group and finalize some things for my school job.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 21, 2014, 04:01:38 pm

I won't do voice chat while I'm in my apartment (on account of roommates,) but I probably can when I'm playing from home.

Of course, first things first, I have to get online again at some point. I should be able to this weekend, I think.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 22, 2014, 12:18:20 am

To clarify, I don't do voice chat unless I'm home alone, because other people living ere and all.. Not because of stage fright. I sang in a freakin play for CATS for christs sake... Believe me, I have no stage fright lmao

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: WhiteRose on February 22, 2014, 01:32:33 am

Quote from: DigitalSoul on February 22, 2014, 12:18:20 am
To clarify, I don't do voice chat unless I'm home alone, because other people living ere and all.. Not because of stage fright. I sang in a freakin play for CATS for christs sake... Believe me, I have no stage fright lmao

Haha. No worries. I think that's probably why the majority of people who don't like voice chat avoid it. It is kind of public if there are other people around, kind of like a several hour long phone call. And some people just don't like voice chat and prefer to stick to text. I think that's okay, too. It doesn't really detract from the experience. I actually find it easier to keep track of the conversation when it's over text, though of course it's not a good option for games that require constant quick action without breaks.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 26, 2014, 07:01:45 pm

After lots and lots of meseta runs, I finally managed to save enough for a different look and loadout.
and yeah I finally hit lv 30+ Braver, and yeah the katana gets boosted with the outfit.

There's tons of versions for the suit, but I chose silver out of looking good, + being the cheapest color XD (130K meseta)

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oh and you also get a mask to boot :D

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I suggest you save 150+K meseta if you want to find GOOD costumes or builds on the visiphone shops

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: tSwitch on March 08, 2014, 08:14:35 am

Y'all still doing this? I know two, maybe three peeps that might pal around with you guys if we ( the 3 of us ) get started.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on March 08, 2014, 10:18:53 am

I still do occasionally, though it's been a little over a week since I logged in last..

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 08, 2014, 12:05:08 pm

Still need to find some time where I've got nothing much to do (work every morning and projects everywhere). Haven't been on in a while.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on March 08, 2014, 12:07:09 pm

I hear ya there... New job, old job has had the boss lady out sick for almost two weeks, so shifts needed to be covered.. Attorney stuff... Becoming an ordained priestess.. working on my own personal projects... yeah.... I don't even have school added to that mix yet...

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: tSwitch on March 08, 2014, 01:13:47 pm

I wonder how well it works with a controller

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 08, 2014, 01:32:35 pm

I'm still at this, (still lv 32 though I've been using my resources to feed my mag and develop stronger gear)

as for the controller, it plays good with it, but afaik it's more meddlesome as you still need to chat and use shortcuts for skills and items.
all in all, I'd still stick to keyboard as multi-tasking in-game is easier

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Ryex on March 08, 2014, 05:19:42 pm

I still play, I'm only 22 right now though

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on November 19, 2014, 01:01:44 am

(relevant update is relevant)

Man oh man, where to start....

since last time, PSO2 had only Episode 1 and around Half of Episode 2 released,

as of today we have Episodes 1, 2 and 3 fully released,

-there's a new class called "Bouncer", it can wield twin sabers (dual wield swords)
and jet boots (a la zero suit samus, these let you double jump)

-around 4-5 new playable areas, with new gimmicks per stage

pic for reference, had to spoiler it due to size:

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^ The upper pic references a castle layout that appears during an emergency quest, you see this layout is QUITE special.
during the mission enemies appear on the ground and on the roof of many buildings, (I recommend ranged attacks here)
however every now and then an enemy spawns that changes the weather so poisonous purple mist fills the entire
road, if you want to avoid the hazard you can always get up on the roof of any building and go roof-hopping.
(as seen on the pic),

and yes you can pull crazy surprise attacks this way on many enemies.

-speaking of Emergency Quests:

remember that one specific quest where we had to defend 3 base towers for 5 waves? it was a EP1-based quest,
but now that EP 2 & 3 are out, the Mining Defense EQ now has Chapters 2 & 3 added.

the best part? Mining Defense CH3 is now THE HARDEST EQ mission out there, so hard that to compensate
the difficulty spike, the game is kind enough to let you, RIDE, BIG, FRIGGIN, GUNDAM-ESQUE, ROBOTS!

yes, a player has around 500-700 HP, these machines have easily 8000-9000 HP, deal around 10k damage PER HIT.
and can do a one time only MEGA LASER that pretty much clears the area where you shot it.

the downside? the ride only lasts 2 minutes, so go batsh!t crazy on EVERYTHING.

the kicker? even WITH the cool ride armor, the boss can still take loads of damage to kill, the newer missions
were designed with teamwork in mind so it seems,

either way I've recently picked PSO2 again, still doing Braver/Fighter, and still part of the CP guild (in-game)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on November 19, 2014, 01:08:11 pm

I'm kinda curious to see what exactly has changed in the 8 months or so I haven't played this. Probably like a day's worth to download I'd assume.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on November 20, 2014, 06:27:29 pm

So I wonder, is it worth downloading and getting back into this game again?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on November 21, 2014, 11:39:35 am

Well they also added a casino with 2 minigames, (similar to Sonic Adventure) basically a slot machine game and a shooting minigame that
feels like the trophy shooter game from Brawl.

since most of you have your old accounts you'll probably have tons of rare weapons/items in your inbox as we speak
(I had some for me too)
but you also get 2 casino passes which is basically free currency.

that and nearing December, PSO2's Ultimate mode will be released.

remember PSO1?

it had 4 difficulties, normal, hard, very hard, and ultimate,
from N to VH enemies had slow movements, and your standard RPG status ailments, BUT on ultimate, not only did the
areas change visually but enemies chased you and had OHKO moves sometimes, tbh it was a thrill,

same for PSO2, once ultimate is released not only will the level cap go up (possibly to 100) but old areas will have
quite the makeover,
(SEGA is also hinting of an even harder difficulty, traditionally speaking PS games tend to have a level cap of 200, and PSO2
is still in it's 70's, + a missing episode)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Kiwa on November 26, 2014, 11:24:06 am

You guys still playing this?
WoW just made a new expansion so i probably wont play much. but i'm interested to play with some people here.
I've been subbed to PSO2 since a bit after launch. but my laptop couldn't handle it. so i didint get far.
Since i got a new gaming PC i haven't really spent anytime on it. but it would be fun to play with some familiar people.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on November 26, 2014, 12:43:41 pm

I'm still playing this on weekends (college is taking a toll on my time during finals)

most of the english speaking community lies on ship 02, blocks [B-06] and [B-20]
just... mind [B-20] during the night, people get trigger happy with the explicit images you
can use as image-chat.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Kiwa on November 27, 2014, 12:06:36 am

I think thats the same spot PSO world said back in the day. i believe i have to delete my current char to switch to that ship tho lol. not that it matters. my char isn't very high and i don't remember much in the game.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 11, 2015, 04:32:25 pm

Because of hardcore nostalgia (and the fact that it's been a year), I've decided to download this again on my computer.

23 GB.
Just slit my throat while you're at it.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 11, 2015, 05:55:31 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 11, 2015, 04:32:25 pm
23 GB.
Just slit my throat while you're at it.

I just got a few odd looks because I'm reading this at the train station, and laughed a little too loudly I think hehe... That's alot o' data that is.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 12, 2015, 07:52:33 pm

Amazingly finished downloading everything. Took about 8 hours.
And of course there would be a maintenance in effect.

RAVSO, teach me everything again D:

EDIT:
I found out that the game suffered those DDoS attacks last year. Now I'm getting a pop up window that just says [249] and nothing else after inputting my account information. Been searching for solutions and nothing has worked yet.

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Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 13, 2015, 12:05:22 pm

Oh CRAP XD I uninstalled mine to make room, but since you're going back to PSO2 I might just as well reconsider a download XD

as for the error 249...

try the following.

-use the proxy function on the PSOTweaker (if you don't have this, download it, as it also takes care of your patches)
-check your PSO2 related mail, most of the time (at least on gmail) it supports translation + they usually tell you server status
-site could possibly be on maintenance, wait it out a bit.

should you manage to get in and start replaying, my suggestion is, to use those EXP +50% & 100% items when an emergency quest is about
to start.

speaking of those.... DO NOT try to do the Shingeki no Kyojin EQ alone, that stuff is hard without team coordination XD

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 13, 2015, 02:41:39 pm

Oh, I didn't know you "quit" :\ Well, hopefully this can inspire others to get back in again.

I think my tweaker didn't download all the files or something. I remember running the "Check PSO2 for Updates" and it said I was missing like 3000 files, but it didn't do anything more. Just stopped.
It seems that with yesterday's maintenance they updated the tweaker and it's downloading the files now, so I'm going to see if that was the problem. Fingers crossed.

EDIT: HUZZAH that was it. Now I don't remember how to do anything anymore!

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 13, 2015, 07:49:59 pm

hmm if my memory serves me correctly, last time I played I believe I decided to keep
modding my class into Braver/Hunter,

fighter has some cool stuff but hunter's overall ATK is what sold it for me, (besides I look cool wielding a cloud-sized blade as a plus)

I'll probably get back to it once I'm done with my SQL hi-jinx next week

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 13, 2015, 10:30:20 pm

Well, I'm currently downloading it again as well, so this out to be fun..

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 13, 2015, 10:54:13 pm

And so it begins~

Learn how to play the game again with me :p

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 13, 2015, 11:09:44 pm

3.9 out of 24 GB so far... I'll just go ahead and set this up to download overnight =p

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Blizzard on February 14, 2015, 05:02:31 am

You guys are walking into your deaths. ;_;

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Soulshaker3 on February 14, 2015, 08:51:12 am

I'm downloading it aswell

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 14, 2015, 01:02:54 pm

Quote from: Blizzard on February 14, 2015, 05:02:31 am
You guys are walking into your deaths. ;_;

Much blood was spilled after countless throats were sliced open, like cows in a slaughter house.

But yay, we got 4 people~

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 14, 2015, 08:50:17 pm

And on that day, four brave adventurers set off into the sunset to face their destiny, not knowing what was in store for them, but almost certain that it would ultimately end with their demise...

Sounds like the beginning of a epic game/story hehe

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 14, 2015, 11:18:13 pm

Soulshaker got on. Waiting for the rest of the crew while I do more client orders.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 15, 2015, 12:05:16 am

I keep getting a Windows not Updated error... Problem is, I'm on Windows 10, so, I don't think it's actually reading my OS properly; I tried running in compatibility mode, but no luck. I really hope I don't have to re-install Windows 8 just to get this to run =( Downloading the latest tech build to see if I can trick the game, so, I'll let you know.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 15, 2015, 04:11:10 pm

Yeah, Google search shows that Win10 is not supported by GameGuard, even though that doesn't sound like the same error you're receiving. Either way, you're going to have to revert to--ya know--an OS that is actually used by the population :P

Me and SS being...bros?

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Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Soulshaker3 on February 15, 2015, 05:19:11 pm

Quote from: KK20 on February 15, 2015, 04:11:10 pm
Me and SS being...bros?
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(http://puu.sh/fXNaV/33410e8bfe.png)

That sexy ass mothafucka

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: G_G on February 15, 2015, 07:03:56 pm

Not to pop in from out of nowhere, but it's nice to see another male player playing as a female.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Soulshaker3 on February 15, 2015, 07:39:17 pm

Quote from: gameus on February 15, 2015, 07:03:56 pm
Not to pop in from out of nowhere, but it's nice to see another male player playing as a female.

He just wants them items

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 15, 2015, 07:54:11 pm

I don't think anyone can gift me items since I need to spend real money for that.

But I do like playing as female characters. I mean, 1) Male protags are overdone and 2) I'd rather watch a girl run around than a guy amirite
Plus, they're stronger at ranged combat so win-win :U

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: G_G on February 16, 2015, 03:05:23 am

Quote from: KK20 on February 15, 2015, 07:54:11 pm
I'd rather watch a girl run around than a guy amirite

This. Right here. My whole philosophy in creating characters in video games.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 20, 2015, 03:45:26 pm

Well I've finally made some space on my PC, but tbh I totally forgot how to properly install the game + patches,

anyone still have the install guide? also are you guys still active?

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on February 20, 2015, 05:42:38 pm

I just downloaded the tweaker, which is still linked on the first post, and that downloaded everything. I still play, level 37 at the moment. Don't know about SS--we just only played together the one time. Phoenix still needs to report about the Win10 issue.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Soulshaker3 on February 20, 2015, 06:12:23 pm

I'm just waiting for more people to join, more ppl = more fun

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on February 20, 2015, 08:51:14 pm

Well, I ended up trying to dual boot Win10 and Win8 so I could play PSO2, but Win10 didn't like that, so it corrupted the whole system. I'm now back on Win8, and re-installing everything. Should be back on sometime tomorrow possibly.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 22, 2015, 12:56:45 am

NOTICE: Big images are big, so will be properly shown via spoiler tags.

Alright so after dusting off my old account I managed to get back into action pretty quickly, here's today's craziness in summarized pics.

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There's no better way to make a comeback than throwing a monster 3 times your size and possibly weight
15 feet across the floor in the middle of a desert raid followed by a massive storm of insect-like abominations.

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The enemy units level up the higher the wave number is, fortunately, you also get this bad boy to take
for a ride, no surprises here, I love this mech segment.

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Guns aren't your main concern? try slicing up EVERYTHING in front of you for massive damage.
from standard combos to this sick dash attack, guaranteed to deal at least 10k damage per hit
(considering the insane HP some of the bosses in here have I'd say this evens things up a bit)

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Cool swordplay & gunplay still not enough? If you've made it so far as to reach the final wave
they give you THIS, this deathray can singlehandedly make or break the wave as you basically
decimate whatever the hell stands in your sight, did I mentioned how much I LOVE this ride armor?
well it still needs more emphasis XD

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I gotta say, these A.I.S. Carriers are purposely OP as hell, then again seeing how this is an EQ with a terrible
success rate it's understandable why they give you these, it's also noted how fast they are,
you can reach the edge of the map in SECONDS by simply spamming the dash button, (feels good man)

Needless to say, this EQ was hard as hell, but worth it, aside from 10 nega-photons (meh) I did get some
good meseta (around 80k with a tri boost 100%) it also gave me some cool armor parts + enough fun
points (I kept reviving everyone) to get my weapon camo.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on February 28, 2016, 11:17:11 pm

Raising this topic from the dead, because apparently the game refuses to die, and received massive updates recently.

So after getting my new laptop and playing some of the oldies, I decided to give PSO2 another chance (especially since I never got to do a solid 60fps run
on my previous laptop beforehand, and wanted to see how well it performs over here), and I gotta say, man is the game
still active, with additional loads of missions and changes (like an apparently well needed braver/gunner nerf, and some buffs to the hunter/ranger)

But the biggest highlight of them all was that PSO2 recently released (as of January 2016) it's long awaited continuation to the plot:

EPISODE 4 [RENEWAL]

<Trailer for relevance>
PSO2 - EPISODE 4 [RENEWAL] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRyvsg8SmLs)

Highlights include:

it's quite a list so I'll just shorten this part a bit:

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Moving on to the plot, it's a direct continuation to the EPISODE 3 finale, and does contain a nice meta-twist along the way.
Spoiler for those that actually want to discover this:

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I've figured the game has changed a lot since I've dropped it so I'm gonna pick it up again and check what's up, hopefully I should
be able to run it just fine.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 17, 2016, 08:06:24 am

I been wanting to get this game, but my dumbass thought hey there is no english text and after looking at the screenshots here my mind has been changed, so you all may see me on it soon.

It is still a shame thatthey won't release for "western" regions, I think the game would be a big hit, where people are still wanting an official US release etc.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 17, 2016, 04:01:43 pm

Quote from: Spoofus on March 17, 2016, 08:06:24 am
I been wanting to get this game, but my dumbass thought hey there is no english text and after looking at the screenshots here my mind has been changed, so you all may see me on it soon.

It is still a shame thatthey won't release for "western" regions, I think the game would be a big hit, where people are still wanting an official US release etc.

The patch isn't 100% done yet (and some items & text that is server-sided is impossible to translate with the patch) but other than that, it's fully playable, they even removed the IP bad on non-Japanese IP's since 2015.

and if memory serves correctly, KK20 created Chaos Project as a guild, if we do certain guild quests we can get a shared room, and probably decorate it,
guess I'll do some of these quests on my new alt.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 17, 2016, 04:43:51 pm

I think it was Ryex who made the guild. And I know I'm still in it. I think I can invite as well. But I haven't logged in a year :P

Of course, I'm only restricted to playing on the weekends unless 9PM PST is okay with others. I'm kinda curious about this game again.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 17, 2016, 09:02:30 pm

WELL, once I can get some time off from working I am going to download it and get it installed. I been wanting to play this game for a long time now, I played PSO on the Schthack servers, and I played PSU for a long time, I have always been a fan of the games. Dunno if I am going to be a CAST or Human and I have no clue what class I should play yet.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 17, 2016, 09:12:24 pm

Might as well download it while you're working. It's gonna take a whole day :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 18, 2016, 03:20:34 pm

I managed to create a female character (alias: Rose, love to keep things short for a change) and tried my hand at the force class,
compared to the braver/hunter build I was using before, it's an entirely different ballgame so far, I've got mixed feelings about it.

on the plus side, I've got a few of those EXP + 30000 tickets, and just popping one of those bad boys was enough to reach lv 10+ on
my force class, then I realized it's best to use them for leveling sub-classes, but the twist is, in order to do that, you have to basically
equip the desired class to level (the sub class) as your MAIN class, THEN use the EXP ticket.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 18, 2016, 03:52:02 pm

> Rose
plz cum bak ;-;

I'll see if I can download everything again tomorrow. I wanna play as my blue hair bae again.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 18, 2016, 04:22:44 pm

Quote from: KK20 on March 18, 2016, 03:52:02 pm
> Rose
plz cum bak ;-;

Aw man... now I feel bad, especially because I totally forgot about the CP the coincidence, oh well, at least I can still
re-class if force doesn't feel like my playstyle, the only thing that gets to me is how female clothing is easily 5x more expensive
than male clothing, and plain skyrockets to absurd amounts if it's full of fanservice.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 21, 2016, 03:28:17 pm

I Just got my new laptop in and currently downloading PSO2 so hopefully you will all see me on it soon.
Just look for your friendly neighborhood Spoofus :)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 21, 2016, 03:40:17 pm

Cool. I think I updated my game but haven't ran it yet to see.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 21, 2016, 05:21:42 pm

I did some tests on the new laptop for PSO2, at the highest settings possible, still run it at 120 fps, it's..... beautiful :twitch:

of course, add too many explosions, and it dips back to 30 fps, but only if ALL 12 people decide to detonate grenades at the same time.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 23, 2016, 03:52:56 pm

I am currently at this time updating and applying english patches for PSO2, now all I need it to get the time to actually play the game.

I also need to decide on a main class, I am thinking of Force or Ranger since it seems you all prefer Braver.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 23, 2016, 04:10:36 pm

Ranger/Hunter myself since that seemed to be like the bread and butter combo. I want to get good with Gunner, but it feels like too many button presses for me.

You can change classes whenever you want, but obviously there are some permanent choices you make that are better suited for one specific class. Like females have higher base ranged damage than males.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 23, 2016, 04:32:28 pm

OK so what "ship" do all you CP peeps play on? cause I am making my character now.

Even though I am at work hehehehe.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 23, 2016, 04:56:13 pm

Ship 2, Ur

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 23, 2016, 05:49:11 pm

I am getting this error:お客様の環境からはご利用できません (It is not available from the customer's environment) when registeringit came out of no where dunno why it is doing it, but from what I have read I have to
wait 24 hours after clearing the browser cache :(

edit got it working, and MY sega id is derpydon123 and character name is pretty obvious. class I am thinking of going summoner, it looks like fun.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 23, 2016, 06:40:47 pm

yay

I should try logging on tonight to make sure everything is working.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 23, 2016, 06:51:13 pm

So i am able to change my main class at any point right? cause I would like to test out how the classes play to see what I want to main etc.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 23, 2016, 07:10:55 pm

Can't recall. You can change it by going to someone standing behind a desk (which you can also assign skill points to a tree).

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 23, 2016, 07:33:56 pm

Quote from: Spoofus on March 23, 2016, 06:51:13 pm
So i am able to change my main class at any point right? cause I would like to test out how the classes play to see what I want to main etc.

here's a heads up on how classes work:

PSO2 has NO player levels, rather class levels, all the EXP you earn goes towards your class level, however, as you progress through the game,
you will eventually obtain the ability to equip a secondary class, which grants you the benefits of using that class' photon arts and universal weapons
with the only downside of having the secondary class take twice the amount of EXP to level up. PSO2 allows you to mix and match classes as you see fit.
which brings me to explain leveling up.

leveling up has 2 phases, when you level up, obviously your stats increase by a certain amount, but you also earn a skill point per each level up,
once you have a good enough amount of points to use, go to the class counter (located in the gate area, on the back section) and you can
spend your skill points on class-specific abilities, be mindful of how you spend them, since these make or break your character on the long run

(example: my alt character Rose is a Force, so I'm doing a Force/Techer build so I'm relying on this skill-tree in particular: Your standard beginner's Force build (http://pso2-skill.pwnedgalaxy.net/skillcalc.php?09uAbxImbxImbxImbxImbxImbxImbxImbxIm0jdOdBdoIbi2dBeKINfdnIdJksNI2000000dodAI2bndAbofJkrsHsIndAIb00000fdBboIbIdIoiocAfnxJkdxI200000fdoIbfcD2OdKqnGAJkIbIn0000jdBbniN2SGA2K8cKIk00000fdBdAidrBqnGFqBIxIkGAcA000000ebIo4Ni2J2rFmxIklo00008doIbkIanqBfrFeFjJkIb00008))

PSO2 starts off with weak damage, but eventually piles up (this is more significantly seen once you stack your skill points) into hundreds of thousands of damage per second, and is also one of the few RPG's where target locking the weak point deals considerably more damage than a standard all out attack, long story short: not doing enough damage? attack it's weak point.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Spoofus on March 23, 2016, 07:47:22 pm

Ok so it is similar to the Phantasy Star Universe game then, I just need to decide n a build then.

I went with trusty ol' Hunter to start off,but I am more than likely to change it up once I understand the game a bit more ( where everything is "city" and all that).

but I just finished the tutorial where it teaches you the basic controls and got the the "city" and stopped where I am working at the time :haha:.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 24, 2016, 03:10:40 am

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Welp, all is good. Of course, I just have to remember how to add people again. :P
38 Ranger/19 Hunter

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: R.A.V.S.O on March 31, 2016, 01:00:09 am

out of curiosity, who's the guild leader of CP's team in-game?

I've been doing some team missions on the guild counter to rack up some score, (this is how you raise your guild's rank + get
access to a guild room and other functions) but then I realized only the guild leader can level up the rank and
purchase a room with the current guild score.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on March 31, 2016, 06:54:05 pm

Meant to reply to this even though I answered it in Skype.

I made myself the leader since I was a Manager and Ryex hasn't been on for at least a month, allowing me to assume control. I made RAVSO a Manager now so he can do w/e guild stuff he wants.

Still waiting for a time we can all be on.

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on April 01, 2016, 02:26:07 pm

I suppose I can get back into this game.. :)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on April 01, 2016, 03:09:28 pm

That'd be great :)

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: PhoenixFire on April 02, 2016, 04:23:28 pm

SEGAID: annafire88
Username: PhoenixFire88
Character/Main Name: Yui

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on April 02, 2016, 05:51:15 pm

I'm open this weekend, so hit me up on Skype or w/e

In the meantime, I'll just work on my Tilemap :P

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: Blizzard on April 02, 2016, 10:15:07 pm

You better be. >_> I am waiting for the Tilemap updates. >_> Don't make me write me own Tilemap implementation! >8U

Title: Re: The Official Phantasy Star Online Thread!
Post by: KK20 on April 02, 2016, 10:27:23 pm

I'm sorry Boris-sandpie D:
Last weekend was super busy. I have what I need to do written down on paper--pretty hoping that it works the first time.

Chaos Project

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