Phantasy Star Online 2 Beta News and Closed Beta Report

i registered after the closed beta was finished. is that okay or do i have to do it again?

yea ik i cant wait

chrome helps a lot with this thank god i was able to sign up

Pouny registered for pre-open beta ^.^
I'll pouny you !!!

This should be a lot of fun. I've never participated in a beta before...should be pretty awesome, saying it's the only MMORPG that I ever gave a crap about playing, lol.

"Pouny" eh? Nice. I think I'll have to steal that, and use it as my character's name. Also guy, it's not an MMORPG (and it's better because of that!)

ok im in and waiting to get my beta copy cant wait

When you register for a Japanese SEGA ID would that be your Global SEGA ID or just for the Japanese region/version of the game do you think?

why do people not consider PSO and similar games MMORPGs?
here's from wikipedia, under their page for mmorpg:

" MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player RPGs by the number of players, and by the game's persistent world (usually hosted by the game's publisher), which continues to exist and evolve while the player is offline and away from the game.
PSO2 seems to meet all of those attributes, as did PSO and PSU. I can see calling the PSP games non-mmo, but what makes PSO1-2 not an mmo?

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What Exactly does this mean... my google crome wont translate email messages for some reason.
(update) Never mind... it translated it when i posted the comment

Nope. It's mentioned on the site and the mail

Because games like PSO, Guild Wars, etc, are heavily instanced in the gameplay areas, while games like WoW (what most people consider the archetype all mmorpg's aspire to) are not, and several hundreds of players can play concurrently in the same gameplay area. Though, Wow does have instanced dungeons, that up to 40 people per group can play in.

alright, I get it. still find it silly. thats like saying that metroid isn't a sidescroller/platformer because it's got way more powerups and moves much more organically than mario bros, which most sidescrollers aspire to be like.
Not trying to troll at all, I just find the more recent "re-categorizing" of games irksome. (like zelda games "not being rpgs"... haha)

can i use my US account to sign up or do i need to make a new account?

Games can comprise of several different genre elements, but when stamping a genre to a game, for brevity sake, typically it's the most prevalent genre the game represents. In Zelda's case, it's not the RPG aspect that's the most prevalent - it's the action adventure (or whatever genre Zelda is defined as these days). And going back to MMO's, games like PSO are simply called: "Multiplayer RPG's", and can't be considered true MMO's, because they're heavily instanced, and you're not playing with a MASSIVE amount of players at a time. I think Guild Wars is still classified as MMORPG, despite being heavily instanced. It might have something to do with the fact that, ostensibly, from afar, it looks like a traditional MMO, so people call it an MMORPG; I don't know, I don't play that game, so can't speak for it.

I have registered, but how do I access my sega ID account?

so i guess I agree with most of that. I don't remember anyone ever calling a game a "multiplayer rpg" though. It fits, but i've never heard it. it's either an online rpg, or an mmo. so how many other games exist where you can play online with massive mount of people. rather than massive mounts in lobbys, and minimal amounts in fields/dungeons? I haven't played many "mmorpgs" but every one I have, it's limited to 3-6 players in field, then any number in lobby.
James

gah i can't translate the image authentication. how'd you guys do it?

well, they sent out invites for the beta but the site is down lol

So when are the invites going out dose anyone know or are they out now and if so who got one? lucky if u did