Did SEGA set any limit on how long they'd be supporting PSU? [Archive]

JericHikari

Jan 31, 2007, 01:32 AM

There's alot they can do after unlocking content even without reshuffling things or the ability to add color filtering to have recolored/retextured areas for 'new' content. Rebalancing, adjusting prices, adding weapons that're sorta alike but have a different color, trust me, even after all the 'freash' content is done, sega will be quite capible of dragging the update train along for awhile. However i'm hoping they'll let thigns sit a few months and see how the server plays out before doing any rebalancing/adjusting.

Retehi

Jan 31, 2007, 01:39 AM

I'm gonna bet it's gonna be like PSO, where not every single bit of content was released.

Yuji Naka's Namecard, kekeke.

ShinMaruku

Jan 31, 2007, 02:35 AM

Until the new Phantasty Star comes out or I shank ST and reboot the series. Bring your fuzzy shirts.

[ This Message was edited by: ShinMaruku on 2007-01-30 23:37 ]

Ronin1of47

Jan 31, 2007, 02:43 AM

On 2007-01-30 22:31, Ether wrote:
Japan: Several Years

US PS2/PC: Closing next week

i can hear it now the new scammer trend...
"did u hear that sega's pulling the plug... yea u should give me your stuff"

Almalexia

Jan 31, 2007, 08:35 AM

On 2007-01-30 22:31, Ether wrote:
Japan: Several Years

US PS2/PC: Closing next week

ahahahahahaha

Shut up.

On a serious note, PSO for Gamecube got supported for years (4), and some for JP PSODC. SEGA will be working on this for a long time.

omegapirate2k

Jan 31, 2007, 08:40 AM

It wouldn't be TOO hard for them to just make interesting missions (Imagine a ton of missions KIND of like Bruces dungeon, not to mention all the seed infection missions.)

Vuman

Jan 31, 2007, 09:42 AM

On 2007-01-31 05:40, omegapirate2k wrote:
It wouldn't be TOO hard for them to just make interesting missions

Coming this summer. The event Phantasy Star fans have been eagerly anticipating since Universe was released.

Phantasy Star Universe
MAXIMUM ATTACK 2

Miss this, and be a cronub forever.

[ This Message was edited by: Vuman on 2007-01-31 06:44 ]

Magician

Jan 31, 2007, 10:26 AM

I thought I heard/read a "five year plan" somewhere, but I've got no linky to support it.

PMB960

Jan 31, 2007, 10:27 AM

If they plan on updating for years they need an expansion disc. For the PS2/360 they don't require a HDD and memory cards are not that large so there is only so much you can update before you would use up an entire card so they really can't just continually add content for the next 4 years or so unless they start only updating the PC version, which is impossible, there needs to be some kind of a disc.

Phalynx

Jan 31, 2007, 10:31 AM

I think they just need to let PSU die since it's a disgrace to the Phantasy Star series. And they should start working on a next gen PS, none of this ps2 port bullshit.

DraginHikari

Jan 31, 2007, 10:37 AM

On 2007-01-31 07:31, Phalynx wrote:
I think they just need to let PSU die since it's a disgrace to the Phantasy Star series. And they should start working on a next gen PS, none of this ps2 port bullshit.

Hm, considering it started on PS2 to begin with it was the intention all along.

rena-ko

Jan 31, 2007, 10:43 AM

it actually started on master system.
and pso started on dreamcast >.>

the only ps games that hit playstation2 were the rehashed phantasy star 1 and 2 and psu.

anyway: back on topic, guys.

[ This Message was edited by: rena-ko on 2007-01-31 07:44 ]

DraginHikari

Jan 31, 2007, 10:49 AM

On 2007-01-31 07:43, rena-ko wrote:
it actually started on master system.
and pso started on dreamcast >.>

the only ps games that hit playstation2 were the rehashed phantasy star 1 and 2 and psu.

anyway: back on topic, guys.

[ This Message was edited by: rena-ko on 2007-01-31 07:44 ]

I was actually only referring to PSU. I already knew that XD

l0c0dantes

Jan 31, 2007, 01:05 PM

PSO DC is still up, isnt it?

foamcup

Jan 31, 2007, 01:09 PM

On 2007-01-31 10:05, l0c0dantes wrote:
PSO DC is still up, isnt it?

Until April, yes.

VanHalen

Jan 31, 2007, 02:14 PM

On 2007-01-31 10:09, foamcup wrote:

On 2007-01-31 10:05, l0c0dantes wrote:
PSO DC is still up, isnt it?

Until April, yes.

is PSO DC free? i'll only go online if it is free. i really want to see why all these people say PSO is better cause from what me and my sister played sunday night it sure as heck wasnt.

[ This Message was edited by: VanHalen on 2007-01-31 11:14 ]

foamcup

Jan 31, 2007, 02:21 PM

On 2007-01-31 11:14, VanHalen wrote:

On 2007-01-31 10:09, foamcup wrote:

On 2007-01-31 10:05, l0c0dantes wrote:
PSO DC is still up, isnt it?

Until April, yes.

is PSO DC free? i'll only go online if it is free. i really want to see why all these people say PSO is better cause from what me and my sister played sunday night it sure as heck wasnt.

[ This Message was edited by: VanHalen on 2007-01-31 11:14 ]

The Japanese DC server is still up, the North America one was shut down years ago. You can still play the Gamecube version, it will be free for one month before the shut down.

VanHalen

Jan 31, 2007, 02:24 PM

On 2007-01-31 11:21, foamcup wrote:

On 2007-01-31 11:14, VanHalen wrote:

On 2007-01-31 10:09, foamcup wrote:

On 2007-01-31 10:05, l0c0dantes wrote:
PSO DC is still up, isnt it?

Until April, yes.

is PSO DC free? i'll only go online if it is free. i really want to see why all these people say PSO is better cause from what me and my sister played sunday night it sure as heck wasnt.

[ This Message was edited by: VanHalen on 2007-01-31 11:14 ]

The Japanese DC server is still up, the North America one was shut down years ago. You can still play the Gamecube version, it will be free for one month before the shut down.

well then i'll guess i'll be one of the 3 people playing on GC in march lol but im gonna have to find a broadband adapter for it thanks. meh too bad a cant play on my dreamcast though best freaking system ever lol.

Golto

Jan 31, 2007, 02:31 PM

There is no way they will have a sega psu server for US 5 years from now. We barely get one full universe as it is just think of all the money they are wasting for only using 5% of their servers.

Scejntjynahl

Jan 31, 2007, 02:58 PM

Would be easy if it allowed us to visit the Jpn servers. But since we acted like spoiled children on the previous versions fat chance of that happening. If we were able to link up to jpn server then Im sure it would supported for a while. 5 years, doubtful, but a couple of years yes its feasible.

jizaboz

Jan 31, 2007, 03:15 PM

On 2007-01-31 11:31, Golto wrote:
There is no way they will have a sega psu server for US 5 years from now. We barely get one full universe as it is just think of all the money they are wasting for only using 5% of their servers.

I would imagine they'd just kill a few unpopular Universes. I think they killed off some of the "ships" in PSO in it's last year or so.

pineapple

Jan 31, 2007, 03:55 PM

On 2007-01-31 05:40, omegapirate2k wrote:
...not to mention all the seed infection missions

Oh, god. Please don't let that happen.

I'll have to bring NPCs along and make then run into the stupid nodes so I don't have to reflect and erase. But the goggles... the goggles.

i really want to see why all these people say PSO is better cause from what me and my sister played sunday night it sure as heck wasnt.

You probably don't have enough time to see what makes it truly awesome. Although some of what makes PSO awesome isn't yet unlocked on PSU...

[ This Message was edited by: pineapple on 2007-01-31 12:59 ]

Edman

Jan 31, 2007, 04:46 PM

They need to make some kind of update for a split screen mode when they do put an end to it. Like give us an option to take online characters into offline mode (permanently that is) with some kind of split screen mode that has all of the same content as online mode. Extra is nowhere near as good as network, after trying both.

That, and add NEW levels soon. None of this "unlocking extra mode content with different enemy spawn patterns" bullshit. NEW areas that we haven't seen yet, with new enemies. Like some jungle or city action. They told us to beat story mode first, but all that did was make network mode get old faster.

foamcup

Jan 31, 2007, 05:41 PM

On 2007-01-31 13:46, Edman wrote:
They need to make some kind of update for a split screen mode when they do put an end to it. Like give us an option to take online characters into offline mode (permanently that is) with some kind of split screen mode that has all of the same content as online mode. Extra is nowhere near as good as network, after trying both.

That, and add NEW levels soon. None of this "unlocking extra mode content with different enemy spawn patterns" bullshit. NEW areas that we haven't seen yet, with new enemies. Like some jungle or city action. They told us to beat story mode first, but all that did was make network mode get old faster.

The PC version is the only version that could handle a split-screen mode, but what would be the point? PS2 can barely draw the game on the screen once, don't ask it to do it twice. 360 isn't much better.

New missions? Heck yeah, we have all the textures stored locally, then can design any kinda terrain they want with the current textures. Honestly though, do you think it will happen?

VanHalen

Jan 31, 2007, 06:32 PM

On 2007-01-31 12:55, pineapple wrote:

On 2007-01-31 05:40, omegapirate2k wrote:
...not to mention all the seed infection missions

Oh, god. Please don't let that happen.

I'll have to bring NPCs along and make then run into the stupid nodes so I don't have to reflect and erase. But the goggles... the goggles.

i really want to see why all these people say PSO is better cause from what me and my sister played sunday night it sure as heck wasnt.

You probably don't have enough time to see what makes it truly awesome. Although some of what makes PSO awesome isn't yet unlocked on PSU...

[ This Message was edited by: pineapple on 2007-01-31 12:59 ]

i've had PSO for 4 years and loved it but when i played PSU everything on PSO was limited and sometimes annoying(you people cannot lie to me and tell me that thing where you locked on to a target and you walked slow was not annoying espically with traps). i know what makes PSO awesome and for me that thing was increased on PSU.

trx2

Feb 3, 2007, 12:51 PM

it would be nice if they did like D2 did, and make a "secret level"

Graven_Vaduex

Feb 3, 2007, 04:33 PM

I know someone probably already said something along these lines or so, but adding in more missons like Bruces Dungeon would be nice... Or.. who is to say, with all that spass in the PPT port that they cant say, you know... add another gate that leads to Ragol, which would be cool to say do stages from PSO or even fight Faltz and what not again, though this is mearly a dream I suppose.