Yeah!!! Communication from GM's....

[JAFO22000]

This post appears on page 8 of this thread on the official forums: http://boards2.sega.com/psu_board/viewtopic.php?t=46334&start=175

This was posted by "ChillAura" who is a site admin:




A few comments...

Maybe only a few of you are familiar with the GM run events in Japan that have happened since the game launched. Many of these events were so minor that the US players on the Japanese server have hardly mentioned them. These include user submission contests with award ceremonies in the game as well as "HAL radio" reports that scroll across the screen. These are not the same, but are comparable to the GM run events on the US server. In both cases they are planned and run by the GMs with little support from the development team. But with the exception of the Illuminus open Beta, which was more of a test then an event, SEGA intends to bring all game content to the US servers.

Second, as for traveling to the Northern Ice Plains there is a CAST NPC who can transfer you there, provided you are invited to a party that has a player there. I can't promise that there will be someone waiting at the Flyer Base on Moatoob to shuttle everyone there all day, but we will make sure this process gets started and will greatly appreciate any help from players. And don't worry about which universe, I am sure you will figure it out if you are online for the event.

-ChillAura


Even though this is vague, at least it gives us a litte piece of mind that things are happening. For a game with a monthly fee, I'd like a bit more explanation of what's going to be happening, but at least the above is a step in the right direction...

[Menochi]

He's right though, I don't think you guys ever hear much at all about things like PSU cartoon, or Hal's new years radio, where you can send out a new years message to everyone through the server announcement at the top. GMs doing missions with players, teaching new players the ropes, answering questions etc, all in game. While I wasn't there for the GM room visit event, they apparently would visit peoples rooms around Christmas, giving presents. Its all sorts of fun stuff.

Its almost as though, if it won't make the non-importers jealous of what Japan PSU gets, they don't seem to mention it much at all. Or maybe the only parts that seem to be heard are 'Drop rate increase" "New PAs" and "unlimited 3 star luck"

[creativehope]

So with all of this said even though we may not get any of the events for the items we will eventually get said named items though. Its not the best way but I can live with it

[EspioKaos]

On 2007-09-20 13:16, Menochi wrote:
He's right though, I don't think you guys ever hear much at all about things like PSU cartoon, or Hal's new years radio, where you can send out a new years message to everyone through the server announcement at the top. GMs doing missions with players, teaching new players the ropes, answering questions etc, all in game. While I wasn't there for the GM room visit event, they apparently would visit peoples rooms around Christmas, giving presents. Its all sorts of fun stuff.

Its almost as though, if it won't make the non-importers jealous of what Japan PSU gets, they don't seem to mention it much at all. Or maybe the only parts that seem to be heard are 'Drop rate increase" "New PAs" and "unlimited 3 star luck"

You're right. There actually have been many threads in the past mentioning small GM events on the Japanese servers (Sierra's Valentine's Day event, the Lecture BOYS, etc.), but when they're similar in scale to our Beast Bonfire (which I'm actually looking forward to) and the future race-appreciation days, announcements of such generally go ignored by the player base.

[Golto]

Yes but they are not talking about real events like Famitsu Cup and 1 year fiesta. Not getting those is something to complain about. Not getting Hal radio doesn't matter.

[Menochi]

On 2007-09-20 13:29, Golto wrote:
Yes but they are not talking about real events like Famitsu Cup and 1 year fiesta. Not getting those is something to complain about. Not getting Hal radio doesn't matter.



If its not items, its not worth it I guess?

While I'm not really a fan of Hal's PSU cartoon, most of the others have been pretty fun, especially doing hive with GMs.

[Kylie]

SEGA intends to bring all game content to the US servers.
http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif Bikinis and formal dresses please.

[Helly]

On 2007-09-20 13:38, Menochi wrote:
If its not items, its not worth it I guess?

While I'm not really a fan of Hal's PSU cartoon, most of the others have been pretty fun, especially doing hive with GMs.


And that's just dumb! Just trying to catch a glimpse of a GM is fun to me so I always try to attend these lil events and stuff. Even though I don't like beasts I'll be at the ice field event since its nice scenery and stuff!

[Immortal44]

SEGA intends to bring all game content to the US servers.
0_o woot! But notice they didnt say when. I think famitsu (or the famitsu related items) will come out after AOI (eventhough the event probably will have alot of plot holes by then)

[AxelgearVII]

lol @ that first paragraph being a response to my thread about how importers are jealous about not getting Beast Bonfire

[Ryoten]

On 2007-09-20 13:42, Kylie wrote:

SEGA intends to bring all game content to the US servers.
http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif Bikinis and formal dresses please.


If thats so...Can we get the Flouders as well on Neudaiz? I saw it once on the JP version, so whats up with it begin on here?

[omegapirate2k]

On 2007-09-20 16:59, Immortal44 wrote:
I think famitsu (or the famitsu related items) will come out after AOI (eventhough the event probably will have alot of plot holes by then)



LOL DALLGUN?????

[HFlowen]

On 2007-09-20 18:17, omegapirate2k wrote:

On 2007-09-20 16:59, Immortal44 wrote:
I think famitsu (or the famitsu related items) will come out after AOI (eventhough the event probably will have alot of plot holes by then)



LOL DALLGUN?????

Famitsu missions take place in V.R.

[Kion]

On 2007-09-20 17:02, AxelgearVII wrote:
lol @ that first paragraph being a response to my thread about how importers are jealous about not getting Beast Bonfire



That thread was freaking hilarious. Great job at sounding serious.

Also the GM posts, only says "content", not "events". So all of the content like the formal wear will become available, simply with the possibility that it will not in a package as a prize with an event. Or atleast that's my sceptical interpretation of what's written.

also does eggshen's avatar (http://boards2.sega.com/psu_board/images/avatars/gallery/House_of_the_Dead/hod201.png) creap anyone else out?

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[Ffuzzy-Logik]

eggshen does not creep me out in any way. He really just confuses me, if anything, though that's due to his seemingly nonexistent grasp of the English language, not his avatar.

[omegapirate2k]

On 2007-09-20 18:22, HFlowen wrote:

On 2007-09-20 18:17, omegapirate2k wrote:

On 2007-09-20 16:59, Immortal44 wrote:
I think famitsu (or the famitsu related items) will come out after AOI (eventhough the event probably will have alot of plot holes by then)



LOL DALLGUN?????

Famitsu missions take place in V.R.



Well then I suppose I was wrong in my assumption.

[Golto]

I bet its just another bad choice of wording by the gm who wrote that. 'All' should be changed to 'most'.

Do you think in the little over 2 months left we (ps2/pc) will get Real Handgun, Real Handgun S, Real Hand Spear, Rappy mode, Bikini, Rappy Suit, Formal Wear, Tero Rainbow, Mega Rush?, Giga Hp Restore, and Hard Hp Restore in weak events like Sidekick Saturday?


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[Ffuzzy-Logik]

Well, they could always decide to give us Fascist Cup and the Thanks Festa in the next couple months and push AoI back to like, idk, February.

[beatrixkiddo]

I hope they do. It'd be fun to watch the community be unsure if they should be happy or pissed.

[Ffuzzy-Logik]

You really have to ask?

They'd be pissed we weren't getting the events and AoI at the same time.

[Para]

Oh cmon no one cares about those piss poor events. gib famitsu. (nah theyre not that bad, theyre just for fun and trying to bring the community together)


But serious note, thank you for sharing the TRUTH and enlightening those who don't know about the truth.

[Immortal44]

Events or AOI tough call...

AOI ftw!

[ShadowDragon28]

Gib Male Formal wears nao plz. T_T

[Zer0_ConvoY]

So, not only do we not get MAJOR events (F. Cup, Thanks Festa) but we get only a half assed version of minor events? oie vay!

[chu-chu-chu]

It's nice that a comment was made by someone from Sega, but at the same time it is nearly so vague as to be meaningless. If they had plans to give us something of value they would announce that it is coming in order to motivate the player-base to continue on. Instead, we are given coy promises.

We are, after all, still waiting on gameplay mechanic improvements on the 360 that have been out for over 2 months.

[Turbobrain]

Is it, at all possible, that er, maybe he did'nt mean this exactly as in the way people are interpretting it? I feel for these guys, it must be hard as eveeryone hangs on to their EVERY word.

Besides he said CONTENT. Famitsu was an event. I think we wont get Fami(I hope I'm wrong) but we WILL see a Festa event. In this we will hopefully see the CONTENT but I so doubt we'll get Fami.

Belive me, I REALLY wanted Fami, I was one of the few people that bothered to email Sega and try and post on the official board(only to be shot down by a small but vocal groujp of idiots).

But Festa> Why would'nt we get it?

[BanF]

Wasn't that the same question you and others made about Famitsu, which we didn't get?

Maybe asking that question jinxes it http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

So STOP!

[JAFO22000]

On 2007-09-21 07:00, chu-chu-chu wrote:
It's nice that a comment was made by someone from Sega, but at the same time it is nearly so vague as to be meaningless. If they had plans to give us something of value they would announce that it is coming in order to motivate the player-base to continue on. Instead, we are given coy promises.

We are, after all, still waiting on gameplay mechanic improvements on the 360 that have been out for over 2 months.



Yes, but it IS some sort of progress being made in the realm of communicating with the customers. I too would've liked a more detailed post, outlining the issues they are running into (assuming that is the problems), but at least this is SOMETHING!

[Turbobrain]

On 2007-09-21 07:40, BanF wrote:
Wasn't that the same question you and others made about Famitsu, which we didn't get?

Maybe asking that question jinxes it http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

So STOP!



I'm just saying that for Fami there were a few reasons(however weak) why we would(did) not get Fami.

I can think of no reason why we would not get a Festa event of some sort.

I have another theory, from something that was said in one of the replys to Sega(from my numerous emails). They have to put all these events 'through' Microsoft and Sony(if you see what I mean). I think that pefhaps there may have been some problem with the cup event and Microsoft 'allowing it'. Just my thoughts so and I cant really explain my reasoning.



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[chu-chu-chu]

On 2007-09-21 07:51, JAFO22000 wrote:

On 2007-09-21 07:00, chu-chu-chu wrote:
It's nice that a comment was made by someone from Sega, but at the same time it is nearly so vague as to be meaningless. If they had plans to give us something of value they would announce that it is coming in order to motivate the player-base to continue on. Instead, we are given coy promises.

We are, after all, still waiting on gameplay mechanic improvements on the 360 that have been out for over 2 months.



Yes, but it IS some sort of progress being made in the realm of communicating with the customers. I too would've liked a more detailed post, outlining the issues they are running into (assuming that is the problems), but at least this is SOMETHING!

Yeah, I agree. It's better than the complete deaf, blind, and mute routine they tend to go with. But like you, I imagine, I want to see something a bit more concrete following it.

[pikachief]

im lazy so im just gonna quote stuff from the other topic http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif


On 2007-09-21 08:56, pikachief wrote:

On 2007-09-21 08:50, Golto wrote:

On 2007-09-21 07:23, Turbobrain wrote:
No. We won't get it. God knows I so wanted it.

We will get Festa, of that, I pretty sure.

Why would we not?



If they were too lazy to take 15 min to translate the Famitsu Cup and give it to us you still think they will give us the 1 year event?



It being sega i wouldn't doubt them just saying "Thank you for playing PSU for a full year!"

BUT. The fact that we cna get everything the JP are getting in just 2-3 updates and them still not giving us a release date. Theres gotta be SOMETHING to fill that gap! Also in another topic i do recall someone quoting an admin saying that they will give us all the content in some form or another.

So I am highly expecting them to fill in that gap between updates and the release with an event.

I Do not expect a 1 year anniversary, nor do i expect Famitsu. I Expect a different event like how they explained that they get different events and so do we. They got a "Hal Radio" event and we are currently getting the race appreciation events.

So Everyone must calm down and remember. We get different updates than the JP, even different events at different times.

So next time we get an event don't ask, "When are we getting THAT?" because we mostly likely won't get THAT event. Yes we will get events. Yes we will get all the content. Just in different ways and at different times.

[JAFO22000]

On 2007-09-21 10:03, chu-chu-chu wrote:

On 2007-09-21 07:51, JAFO22000 wrote:

On 2007-09-21 07:00, chu-chu-chu wrote:
It's nice that a comment was made by someone from Sega, but at the same time it is nearly so vague as to be meaningless. If they had plans to give us something of value they would announce that it is coming in order to motivate the player-base to continue on. Instead, we are given coy promises.

We are, after all, still waiting on gameplay mechanic improvements on the 360 that have been out for over 2 months.



Yes, but it IS some sort of progress being made in the realm of communicating with the customers. I too would've liked a more detailed post, outlining the issues they are running into (assuming that is the problems), but at least this is SOMETHING!

Yeah, I agree. It's better than the complete deaf, blind, and mute routine they tend to go with. But like you, I imagine, I want to see something a bit more concrete following it.



Understood and agreed. I would love to hear a status of what's happening (or not happening) for events that we may or may not be getting. Unfortunately, this leaves the door open for more complaints: if their estimates aren't reached, people will comment on that. Take the first issuance of the ultimate PA's for instance. People were PISSED when they didn't meet their deadline, even though they communicated to us why they were not being released. I, on the other hand, was alright with the delay because they explained WHY they were delayed....