PSU-PC: pros and cons [Archive]

Chuck_Norris

Mar 8, 2008, 06:41 PM

The PC servers are the same as PS2. 360 has their own server. Xbox has about twice, maybe three times the people we do. But higher populations always come with more jackasses >>

Oh yeah, 360 seems to abuse glitches more than us too. Not to say that PS2/PC didn't do the Machine Gun glitch, or the Grinder Glitch. But so few people did the Grinder Glitch on PS2/PC, Sega didn't even notice. Also, the mainstream glitches like the ones i mentioned before, tend to start being general knowlage on the 360 servers first.

[ This Message was edited by: Chuck_Norris on 2008-03-08 15:44 ]

Retehi

Mar 8, 2008, 06:44 PM

Pros: Screencaps, no lag/slowdown if you have a nice computer.

Cons: Too many weaboos.

_MorningStar_

Mar 8, 2008, 06:49 PM

weaboos???

Weeaboolits

Mar 8, 2008, 07:13 PM

A derogatory term for Japanophile, sometimes extended to anyone who's not a complete xenophobe.

Anyway, I'd recommend PC/PS2 since I'm on that one. >.>;

Chris28

Mar 8, 2008, 08:35 PM

pc/ps2 is a pretty nice community. I just recently came back after a year off, and I easily made friends and gained a lot of nice weps/armors and everything.

Zorafim

Mar 8, 2008, 09:26 PM

http://ui14.gamespot.com/141/ike070801e_2.jpg

INB4 console war

Spacepest

Mar 8, 2008, 09:44 PM

Oh gawd, here we go again, another console war.

/facepalm

I'm on PC. I like that I can surf the internet AND play games at the same time. If I get stuck on a mission, want to look up stats on a weapon, or ingredients for a synth item I can do that while I run PSU at the same time. No need to log out of my console to do that. In fact, I've got Nougami gambling in the casino while I'm typing this right now.

[ This Message was edited by: Spacepest on 2008-03-08 18:46 ]

SJW89

Mar 8, 2008, 09:47 PM

On 2008-03-08 15:41, Chuck_Norris wrote:
The PC servers are the same as PS2. 360 has their own server. Xbox has about twice, maybe three times the people we do. But higher populations always come with more jackasses >>

Oh yeah, 360 seems to abuse glitches more than us too. Not to say that PS2/PC didn't do the Machine Gun glitch, or the Grinder Glitch. But so few people did the Grinder Glitch on PS2/PC, Sega didn't even notice. Also, the mainstream glitches like the ones i mentioned before, tend to start being general knowlage on the 360 servers first.

[ This Message was edited by: Chuck_Norris on 2008-03-08 15:44 ]

Lower populations come with less smart people.

SStrikerR

Mar 8, 2008, 09:59 PM

On 2008-03-08 18:47, SJW89 wrote:

On 2008-03-08 15:41, Chuck_Norris wrote:
The PC servers are the same as PS2. 360 has their own server. Xbox has about twice, maybe three times the people we do. But higher populations always come with more jackasses >>

Oh yeah, 360 seems to abuse glitches more than us too. Not to say that PS2/PC didn't do the Machine Gun glitch, or the Grinder Glitch. But so few people did the Grinder Glitch on PS2/PC, Sega didn't even notice. Also, the mainstream glitches like the ones i mentioned before, tend to start being general knowlage on the 360 servers first.

[ This Message was edited by: Chuck_Norris on 2008-03-08 15:44 ]

Lower populations come with less smart people.

Do explain how this works. And chucks post wasnt mean to start a console war, so dont be an ass and start one yourself.

Poncho_Jr

Mar 8, 2008, 10:01 PM

PSU PC Pros:
1.Spam all you want with no repercussions.... probably. /Idnar and SORA.
2.Community that actually helps those in need.
3.No lag Level 31 Rafoie/Gibarta/ Dambarta.
4.You can play/browse the web at the same time.
5.Impossible to get scammed... unless you're BLIND.
6.Less party booters.
7.Alura's cybers XD

PSU PC Cons:
1.Somtimes the place is empty. =/ That's about it... Oh yeah...
2.More hackers.

360 PSU Pros:
1.Voice chat.

360 PSU Cons:
1.Scammers aplenty.
2.Cyberers all around, the bad kind of cyberers. Not the funny ones.
3.A lot of lag.
4.A community full of a-holes... Most of the time.
*5.Spamming attracts the Blacklist vampires.
*A.6. Alllot of party booters.

*- This can be fixed by, NOT being in an area where there's alot of spammage. Duh.
*A. If you don't want people joining your party, place a lock on it. And if you were waiting for someone specific, still place a lock on it, and tell them the code. Otherwise specify anything else in comment... dummmies.

[ This Message was edited by: Poncho_Jr on 2008-03-08 19:02 ]

cApNhOwDy

Mar 8, 2008, 10:03 PM

I think that we can all agree that PSU:PC is the best version of the physical game while PSU:360 has the largest online community with a few extra features thrown in such as Live functionality and voice chat.

SStrikerR

Mar 8, 2008, 10:06 PM

ThEoRy

Mar 8, 2008, 10:43 PM

Yeah I hate it how I cant take clear screenshots on 360. lol
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/RickTheory/IMG_1467.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/RickTheory/IMG_1481.jpg

[ This Message was edited by: ThEoRy on 2008-03-08 19:45 ]

SStrikerR

Mar 8, 2008, 10:49 PM

On 2008-03-08 19:43, ThEoRy wrote:
Yeah I hate it how I cant take clear screenshots on 360. lol
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/RickTheory/IMG_1467.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/RickTheory/IMG_1481.jpg

[ This Message was edited by: ThEoRy on 2008-03-08 19:45 ]
clear my ass.

ThEoRy

Mar 8, 2008, 11:15 PM

On 2008-03-08 19:49, Ryan113 wrote:

clear my ass.

I see nothing wrong with em.

Poncho_Jr

Mar 8, 2008, 11:44 PM

Another PSU PC con...
Everyone thinks Officer Ramirez' orders are a joke. These criminals must be placed in Clyez Maximum Security Prison Immediately!!!!

RemiusTA

Mar 9, 2008, 12:01 AM

On 2008-03-08 15:44, Retehi wrote:
Pros: Screencaps, no lag/slowdown if you have a nice computer.

Cons: Too many ???weaboos???

Anyone who uses that word in a sentence has been on the internet too long and should kill themselves for being so lame.

Pros: Best looking, sounding AND playing version of this game there is. Seriously, if you can play this game on 0 frameskip then it doesnt even feel like the same game anymore.

Cons : The population is smaller, but we dont have half the problems the 360 players have. What we lack in people we make up for in common sense and maturity.

Schuler

Mar 9, 2008, 12:10 AM

Itsuki

Mar 9, 2008, 12:20 AM

On 2008-03-08 19:03, cApNhOwDy wrote:
I think that we can all agree that PSU:PC is the best version of the physical game while PSU:360 has the largest online community with a few extra features thrown in such as Live functionality and voice chat.

The thing is, although voice chat isn't built in on PC/PS2, you can just as easily join ventrilo or something else if you want to voice chat. And you can just as easily install live messenger and have live functionality.

Retehi

Mar 9, 2008, 12:36 AM

On 2008-03-08 21:01, RemiusTA wrote:

Anyone who uses that word in a sentence has been on the internet too long and should kill themselves for being so lame.

common sense and maturity.

hahaha

cApNhOwDy

Mar 9, 2008, 12:41 AM

On 2008-03-08 21:10, Schuler wrote:

On 2008-03-08 19:03, cApNhOwDy wrote:
I think that we can all agree that PSU:PC is the best version of the physical game while PSU:360 has the largest online community with a few extra features thrown in such as Live functionality and voice chat.

haha ur gonna be in trouble real soon buddy

I dont think so, because I really am only speaking the truth. It's pretty universally known that the PC version looks and plays the best, as it usually is with most PC games that also have a console version. Xbox 360, while definately closer to the PC version with the title update and all, still doesnt outdo the PC version.

The thing is, although voice chat isn't built in on PC/PS2, you can just as easily join ventrilo or something else if you want to voice chat. And you can just as easily install live messenger and have live functionality.

Exactly, see my signature. Only problem is that most people are too lazy to get a microphone or set up a voicechat program =

[ This Message was edited by: cApNhOwDy on 2008-03-08 21:42 ]

Poncho_Jr

Mar 9, 2008, 12:42 AM

On 2008-03-08 21:36,

On 2008-03-08 21:01,

Anyone who uses that word in a sentence has been on the internet too long and should kill themselves for being so lame.

common sense and maturity.

hahaha

I c what u did thar. O.O

Yuneiko

Mar 9, 2008, 12:55 AM

I'll add in my two cents, as I play purely on the PC side. My computer isn't as good as I wish it were, but I do play at a decent setting that works without lag.

Pros:
Depending on your computer, PC version has the best graphics.
Screenshotting as said before is a cinch.
Ability to also use the internet and other chatting programs while playing. Heck, I'm gambling in the casino as I type this up.
You can use any type of controller you want, I'm using a PS2 knockoff controller, but a friend of mine uses his 360 controller.
Community, although small, is pretty tight knit. Less scams and such on our side, and "hackers" aren't as common as i've heard people say.
Keyboard use! No texter for PC required. HEL YEH!
PC version requires no disc in the drive to play, meaning loading time is entirely hard drive.

Cons:
Small community means getting randoms is sorta hard. I personally don't do randoms though, I've been burned by them in the past, both at launch and at AoTI launch.
Lack of built in voice chat, but easily taken care of by hopping on Vent/Teamspeak.
If you have a low end computer, the graphics quality is as low as the PS2.

Yeah, i'm mostly just regurgitation information already in the thread. I'm not sure if this is a pro or a con, since it's just from what i've read and have no actual proof, but PC/PS2 does not suffer from robot explosion slowdowns like the 360 version.

imfanboy

Mar 9, 2008, 01:16 AM

Smaller communities are more polite communities, and usually nicer to beginners too - with fewer players, each new one becomes a new friend, whereas on 360 (I've seen) it's more like, "Is this guy a scammer? Is he going to boot me?"

If you boot on PS2/PC, pretty soon you won't have anyone left to play with...

Also, on PS2/PC, you'll find people will be MUCH more generous to beginners, simply because there are so many people with 15m+ that it doesn't hurt to give 500k to a beginner - but it make a HUGE difference to that newb.

The main benefit to 360 is the larger community, but... I've never liked large communities. Just like guilds, there's a critical mass that can be reached, and beyond that point every person you meet is an asshat because everyone else is an asshat.

Katrina

Mar 9, 2008, 01:27 AM

*sigh*

~both can use keyboards.
~while 360 may be a bit easier, both have access to voice chat.
~while PC may be easier, both have the potential to capture screen shots.
~you can surf the net while playing on PC and 360 by placing your PC near your 360.
~graphics can be great or shitty depending on your PC / settings, graphics can be great or shitty on 360 depending on your TV.
~both have access to different style controllers.
~both PC and 360 run AoTI from the hard drive.
~both have fairly stable economies.
~both have diverse communities from many parts of the world.
~both have cyber sluts, jackasses, great people, morons, friendly people, elitists, helpful people, wannabe haxxors, generous people, abusers, hermaphrodites, people playing in the buff at the controller/keyboard, completely sane normal people, insane manafesto type people, and someone named Sephiroth.

Flip a coin.

ShadowDragon28

Mar 9, 2008, 02:08 AM

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/ShadowDragon28/karmaheadbang.gifOmg...Not this shyte again..

_tsunami

Mar 9, 2008, 03:42 AM

The screen shots and gameplay/loading performance on PC are certainly better(even better if your computers better). The x360 have the bonus of having japanese company online where the PC/PS2 doesn't. Really depends if you will be missing what your leaving behind if your switching.. eg. friends?

Heres a screen from the PC version hold on... whats that doing in the sky! yeh only on PC lol

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l246/ryohll/mar08/glitch03.jpg

Anyway thats taken with a computer thats over 1 year old (almost 2 years in a few months) with no upgrades using a nvidia 7300 card (for your information not a very good graphics card lol but enough for psu). Windows mode in 1024x768 Frame Skip 1 very smooth http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.

Macras

Mar 9, 2008, 03:55 AM

On 2008-03-08 20:15, ThEoRy wrote:

On 2008-03-08 19:49, Ryan113 wrote:

clear my ass.

I see nothing wrong with em.

I see plenty wrong with them.

lets take a look between your original and an attempt to fix it to look more like it wasn't taken with a digital camera.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/RickTheory/IMG_1481.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/koopani/IMG_1481.jpg

The first and foremost problem i see is the pixelation on the coat arms and also the hat. There is also the terrible fact of the levels in this image are irreparably damaged; the darks are overly dark and the lights are, well, rather white. Another thing is how the whole image is blurry. Yet another problem would be the fact that blues are too neon, if you look in the database the jacket is more of a muted dark blue and not more of a royal blue. Theres also a bit of a stretch to it. and now im tired of looking at it.

imfanboy

Mar 9, 2008, 05:34 AM

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/RickTheory/IMG_1467.jpg

compared to

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i225/iamfanboy/psu%20PSO%20stuff/snapshot7.jpg

?

I dunno. One is definitely clearer, here...

But you know what? It DOESN'T MATTER. Well, maybe if you're planning to do a webcomic or something.

Just join one or the other, OP (in case you weren't trying to start a flame war...). If you come to PS2/PC, I'll hook you up with a little starter gear and pat you on the head. If you join 360, I'm sure one of the other 360 players here will be glad to do the same.

[ This Message was edited by: imfanboy on 2008-03-09 03:36 ]

Saphion

Mar 9, 2008, 05:38 AM

On 2008-03-09 00:42, _tsunami wrote:
The screen shots and gameplay/loading performance on PC are certainly better(even better if your computers better). The x360 have the bonus of having japanese company online where the PC/PS2 doesn't. Really depends if you will be missing what your leaving behind if your switching.. eg. friends?

Heres a screen from the PC version hold on... whats that doing in the sky! yeh only on PC lol

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l246/ryohll/mar08/glitch03.jpg

Anyway thats taken with a computer thats over 1 year old (almost 2 years in a few months) with no upgrades using a nvidia 7300 card (for your information not a very good graphics card lol but enough for psu). Windows mode in 1024x768 Frame Skip 1 very smooth http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

No! It's... whatsherface!

Ithildin

Mar 9, 2008, 06:55 AM

Like Tsunami I have played on all systems.

For me it's PS2 > 360 > PC.

Reasons: PS2 is slowww to say the very least, graphics are shabby on an outdated console and lag/slowdown is a big problem. PS2 ia a no go unless you have no other choice. The 360 vers has its pros and cons. As mentioned before by others I'm am neither a big fan of the 360 community. I do think that psu looks fine and plays fine on 360, just maybe not as well as on my pc. PC for me is best because: 1) That's where my friends play and we can STILL chat using ventrillo. 2) Screenshots are great. 3) I get very little slowdown even on my ancient pc. 4) The higher resolution on a pc means psu has never looked so good AND 5) I can control everything I enjoy doing just sat in one position, surfing the net, listening to tunes, etc w/o having to move! http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

electrobee

Mar 9, 2008, 09:31 AM

Yeah the main reason I play on the PC/PS2 servers is so I can browse the net/be on MSN at the same time.... that and I don't own an XBOX 360...
I have no complaints about it!

Katy

Mar 9, 2008, 10:38 AM

With a good pc you can load everyone on screen and have little to no slow down during popular event.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3135/psu20071206200649005pp0.jpg

SStrikerR

Mar 9, 2008, 10:49 AM

On 2008-03-09 04:55, Ithildin wrote:
Like Tsunami I have played on all systems.

For me it's PS2 > 360 > PC.

Reasons: PS2 is slowww to say the very least, graphics are shabby on an outdated console and lag/slowdown is a big problem. PS2 ia a no go unless you have no other choice. Not slow at all imo, the graphics are fine, not the best, but good enough for a past-gen console. and I rarely get lag/slowdown except for when im at white beasts. So no, I won't agree.

The 360 vers has its pros and cons. As mentioned before by others I'm am neither a big fan of the 360 community. I do think that psu looks fine and plays fine on 360, just maybe not as well as on my pc. PC for me is best because: 1) That's where my friends play and we can STILL chat using ventrillo. 2) Screenshots are great. 3) I get very little slowdown even on my ancient pc. 4) The higher resolution on a pc means psu has never looked so good AND 5) I can control everything I enjoy doing just sat in one position, surfing the net, listening to tunes, etc w/o having to move! http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

meh.

Apone

Mar 9, 2008, 11:24 AM

Hey I think the new plyer has been scared away... geeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzz.......

ShadowDragon28

Mar 9, 2008, 01:56 PM

My thoughts on this thread:
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t127/ShadowDragon28/Cap-facepalm001.jpg

Yunfa

Mar 9, 2008, 02:02 PM

Even with the videocapture card, I wish there was someway of taking good screen shots of my 360 w/out having to fork over a grand on a SUPER HD videocapture card, oh im playing on my computer monitor, i have to say its alot more relaxing than on my 72", i always fall sleep when i play PSU on the 72"

_MorningStar_

Mar 9, 2008, 07:56 PM

O.O ooops... I didn't mean to create a "War"
ShadowDragon28, nice pics lol

Everyone, thanks for the info
ps: No more fighting!!!! Leave that kind of spirit on the battle field

PC users, sorry but I'm sticking with Xbox it's cheaper and I can transfer
my s ranks to my new profile a lot easier. though your graphics are cool
and my xbox lags..a lot

ThEoRy

Mar 9, 2008, 08:58 PM

Yeah I dunno where people get this idea that there's some kind of e peen competition between consoles or whatever.
I mean where in this thread did I create a direct competition between pc or 360 screens?
I never did.

All I said was saying is that it is possible to take clear shots on 360.
I never said nyah nyah I take better screens than you do.
You guys did that.

So why is it that you guys are so offended?
You guys should lighten up a lil.

You may be giving pc users a bad name.

JaiBlue

Mar 9, 2008, 09:24 PM

Ps3=past gen graphics with higher res, faster loading, less slowdown, free internet, same as below

Ps2=past gen graphics, sufficient loading, slowdown, free internet, mid-low sized community.

PC=past gen graphics with few visual perks, loading time varies on computer, lag depending on various factors, screen shots, voice chat through Ventrillo or Teamspeak, same as above.

360=past gen graphics with higher res and 1 visual perk, faster loading, less lag or slowdown, voice chat, high populated community.

There all pro's, no con's. Thank you have a nice day >_<