JP PC/PS2 October 9 content update (S3!! S3!!)

[EspioKaos]

http://phantasystaruniverse.jp/news/wis/?mode=view&id=758

Seasonal event
Halloween returns! From October 9 through November 6, decorations will be up and the Rappy Latans will be out!

GBR: Moatoob Boost Road 2nd
Starting October 9 and running through November 20, the following missions will be part of the latest GBR.
* Desert Stronghold (new mission)
* Desert Terror
* Desert Goliath
* Rogues' Shortcut
* Stolen Weapon

New mission
Desert Stronghold (http://psupedia.info/Desert_Stronghold) C-S2 - W. Kugu Base Camp to Galenigare Mine area
A new RELICS site that not even the rogues knew about has been discovered in the far reaches of the West Kugu Desert. Destroy the Rygutasses who protect the RELICS and investigate the site.

New mission difficulties
The following missions will receive S3 difficulties.
* Desert Terror
* Desert Goliath
* Rogues' Shortcut
* Stolen Weapon
S3 is exclusive to AOTI players, so you must have the expansion to access this difficulty, even in PSU missions.

Mission adjustments
White Beast is being adjusted to further combat AFK leveling.

New items
Many new weapons, line shields, and room goods are being added.

System updates
* Adjustments will be made to the Photon Fortune for all races and sexes.
* Item drops for some enemies in AOTI missions will be changed.

[Arika]

Omg :o
S3!! just as I said that it will come within next 2 update, but lol, it come at first!!
(however, why not they just finished S2 on some remain mission first -,-... I expected enemy still level lower than 200, if they come this too early)
so it is just version lv 170-180 I guess. (the new mission is still only S2 too)


* Item drops for some enemies in AOTI missions will be changed. >>> I m sure, some lv 175+ enemy should get drop change from 150-174. just like some 125+.

[Alastor_Haven]

DAYUM

[Mysterious-G]

Holy cow.

[AweOfShe]

Oh shi-! Definitely looking forward to the S3s. ;o

[Powder Keg]

S3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*EXPLODES*

[Rusty.]

Moatoob relics?
:o

[Powder Keg]

The best part about hearing this is that the S3 difficulties are on the older missions, so they won't be neglected. That means this could potentially happen to every mission. I wonder what levels they will be?


Now the US needs to get updates even faster because I want this more than pretty much anything right now. x_x

[Kizeragi]

Only 6+ months to go guys! Awesome!

But yeah, S3 will be nice, wonder what will drop from them. ;o Proper 13* weapons maybe? :l

[Tekershee]

People afk in white beast? lololol

[Arika]

I m curious, why not they also add system Defend S3 ?? that first easy mission need it the most, and should add into GBR too.

[Arika]

People afk in white beast? lololol
In Jp, yeah, because they can't AFK in seabed like what we are still doing.
Last patch to fix AFK should fix that place on us too, but..
we are either getting lucky by bug or something that it didn't fix there on the last patch.

[Alastor_Haven]

Quite depressing

As we won't see this

for a while haha

[Powder Keg]

Quite depressing

As we won't see this

for a while haha

Yeah, this is gonna make me sad...I'm gonna shrivel up waiting for this update. x_x

[TQS]

Thats cool and everything but I wont hold my breath waiting for this update. Since it will be MONTHS upon MONTHS before we even this update....*sigh* back to Tails of Vesperia :D

[Natasha_M]

wow just heard about this myself S3's finally coming.
While yous maybe interested by this new GBR now. I can already foresee how quickly the US servers get bored of this if neudaiz GBR was anything to go by...

[Arika]

wow just heard about this myself S3's finally coming.
While yous maybe interested by this new GBR now. I can already foresee how quickly the US servers get bored of this if neudaiz GBR was anything to go by...

yup, that was what I said before. It was the same back before they get neudaiz GBR, and then got bored after they actually tried it for 2 weeks.
The only way for MMORPG game to survive is not about updating, since no game can update as fast as people who play it progess.

All is about item drop and worth hunting or not. as long as they make something that make people consider worth hunting, then people will continue playing.
In neudaiz GBR, people get bored quick, because major item that worth are:
-har/smart is replacable with har/quick
-redknight, people just wait for kaosknight for easy. (things would be different, if they didn't know JP update )

and more importantly, this game is easy enough to say that people with bad gear can clear any mission. So, Sega need to implement harder mission or make them all hard and push people to forwardly imporve their gear *just dream*

[Sasamichan]

*yawn* Wake me up when we get this update. Zzz...

[joefro]

Hmm...I wonder what Maggas Magahna drops on S3?

[Sasamichan]

Hmm...I wonder what Maggas Magahna drops on S3?

I wouldn't be surprised if he dropped a 13* Rifle. Then again, AoI drops seem to go off course.

[joefro]

I wouldn't be surprised if he dropped a 13* Rifle. Then again, AoI drops seem to go off course.
Yeah, he'll probably drop 13* rifle and shotgun, and probably shigga bines too lol.

[S4CT4L1TY]

OMG :o Does this mean all missions will receive S3 difficulties if it does i cant wait for sea lab S3 ah good times getting owned by Jarbas :dead: lol ^^; the newer players need to experience this pleasurable experience they missed out on

[Sybian]

This is awesome news. I always knew there would be an S3 for these maps.

Holy Grounds will totally rock and now drop Psycho Wand. Hopefully Desert Terror gets adjusted again to be bigger. I miss the original Desert Terror.

[S4CT4L1TY]

um i just hope dessert goliath gets fixed i hate having to abandon certain maps because of defective programing

[Cracka_J]

wow, this gives some hope to the future of this game.
I do remember the days of PSU actually being challenging ;P

So what's the bet guys? March of next year? Will sega already have shut down NA/EU pc/ps2 by then? Man, they should reformat the casino to take bets on this shit.

[amtalx]

Ok, finally. Now all the S3 naysayers can STFU. Thank you.

[Kizeragi]

So what's the bet guys? March of next year? Will sega already have shut down NA/EU pc/ps2 by then? Man, they should reformat the casino to take bets on this shit.

Do agree with you. :p

[Sybian]

OMG :o Does this mean all missions will receive S3 difficulties if it does i cant wait for sea lab S3 ah good times getting owned by Jarbas :dead: lol ^^; the newer players need to experience this pleasurable experience they missed out on


hahahahah, yes! I miss those days of Megid dodge ball. This news is making me fully motivated to hunt Vijeri / Resist

[Golto]

I hope my prediction of the second set of s rank mats dropping from regular objects in S3s comes true.

[Neith]

Man, SoJ must've been eavesdropping on me when I posted I wanted to see harder v1 missions :lol:

This is awesome, here's hoping US/EU lives long enough to see it :wacko:

Edit: I NEED to see Desert Goliath S3. Hopefully it'll be a pain in the ass- we need all the challenge we can get :wacko:

[Syaoran_69]

Am I the only one that will be afraid for the world if they keep a server population long enough to release an S3 of White Beast?

[EspioKaos]

Quick update. I changed my translation of the new mission from "Sand Dune Stronghold" to "Desert Stronghold." Reason being: I had to shorten it for the sake of our mission map at PSUPedia. <_<; Anyway, I also added a link to the mission's article (http://psupedia.info/Desert_Stronghold).

[Freshellent]

Moatoob Relics? I'm down.

[Eleina]

Now enjoy the wait until this stuff gets to our server n_n. We haven't even passed mission carnaval (expect this to take 2-3 months to get out of the way), Parum GBR (add another month), Shred the darkness (again a good 3 months to get this out of the way), 2nd "winter" event (count another 2 months).....Yea maybe in a years time!

[Arika]

Well, There are 2 route at start , System defend and Valley something.
System defend can only direct to desert camp only. so basically if they not add it now, they need t repeat people to do desert terror again on the next GBR . not only that, if they just add this single mission. the loop will be easier too. because it go from start of the city to the desert camp, and continue to the desert terror.

[Zarode]

I wouldn't be surprised if he dropped a 13* Rifle. Then again, AoI drops seem to go off course.

If he drops 11* stuff in S2, follow suit with 12*. Or just 11* still. I expect NO 13* anything from this update.

[Ezodagrom]

wow...now I want to move to the jp servers :<...
I guess I'll just wait (maybe around March - June we'll have this v.v)

[Zorafim]

Moatoob Relics? I'm down.

What he said.

[str898mustang]

Now we just wait for Thursday to come to see what goodies drop from these S3 missions

[Darius_Drake]

(Thinks back...) Ah, megid dodgeball. Those were the days.

[Umberger]

If he drops 11* stuff in S2, follow suit with 12*. Or just 11* still. I expect NO 13* anything from this update.

Sadly, this will probably end up holding true (depending on creatures' levels...I think someone said the drop chart goes from 150-174?)...I'd imagine S3 of v1 missions will be 150+ and have 12* drops, and if/when they finally get around to adding AotI S3s, they'll be the ones with 175-200+ creatures (whatever the new drops are at) and 13*+ weapons/armor/etc.

Well, I can always hope SEGA will prove me wrong. =x

[Kadajenova]

if mobs are lv200+, can we expect to be more than lv200 in the future?

[Ezodagrom]

In the new S3 missions no way they're gonna be 200+...even on events, the highest enemy lvl there was until now was 170, I think they'll be 150+, or even 175+.

Since there are going to be some changes in AOTI drops, if enemies are lvl 150+ on the S3 mission, I wouldn't be surprised if the bosses would drop new things (instead of what they dropped on the festa)...but since the lvl cap on jp is already 160, it's also possible enemies would be 175+ on those missions (maybe even the RELICs one would have 175+ enemies on S2?)...

[NDW]

if mobs are lv200+, can we expect to be more than lv200 in the future?

I believe so, I thought I read a topic where there was a discussion on future level caps and the GMs said that there would be an acceptable value of LV200, but there are experiments going on with levels that are over LV200.

Don't hold me to this though.

[WhiteKnight01]

a feck by the time this comes out il be training in the army

[Kylie]

I am fucking blown away. o_o I don't curse ...too often... :-P

[Svaltus]

Finaly S3 runs! :)

I Cant wait for play my lovely missions again in Relics Parum!

Now Maggas Magahna is Terror in S2!! in S3 then! My Godness!! :O

[Xefi]

Now Maggas Magahna is Terror in S2!! in S3 then! My Godness!! :O

Part of the "terror" was chasing him down or around
if you're not a gunner. :|

And sweet, S3 finally made its appearances, but i'm
not looking forward to wait for it to arrive though...yuck.

[Darius_Drake]

Part of the "terror" was chasing him down or around
if you're not a gunner. :|

And sweet, S3 finally made its appearances, but i'm
not looking forward to wait for it to arrive though...yuck.

Yeah, the wait is going to be painful.

[BahnKnakyu]

Moving to JP PSU bye.

(PS, who wants rarz?)

[buzyb77]

Moatoob relics?
:o

about damn time....

[Sasamichan]

Speaking of S3 missions, I wouldn't be surprised if S3 missions spawn different mobs than their S2 counterpart. (see guardian missions)

[joefro]

Now that I'm thinking about it, it would have been nice if they'd add Forest of Illusion S2.

[Sybian]

Speaking of S3 missions, I wouldn't be surprised if S3 missions spawn different mobs than their S2 counterpart. (see guardian missions)

Yea, Bruce S has different monsters, so I can see that happening.

[Kylie]

I'm sure they will. A lot of v1 mobs are outdated.

[str898mustang]

Now that I'm thinking about it, it would have been nice if they'd add Forest of Illusion S2.

500k Milla's anyone?

[Adriano]

Cool, you guys should totally import now ;P

[milka]

PSU EU/USA will not survive until this update.

[Syaoran_69]

Maybe not the PC/ps2 version. I think the 360 will at least have a couple stars left by this update.

[Mikura]

This is awesome news, but the wait for EU/US is going to be brutal. ;/

[Gen2000]

wow just heard about this myself S3's finally coming.
While yous maybe interested by this new GBR now. I can already foresee how quickly the US servers get bored of this if neudaiz GBR was anything to go by...

Neudiaz missions are boring in general though, Parum and Moatoob's range from cool to awesome.

Anyways, nice to see some word of S3 finally but meh....won't get too excited since I'm not even sure the servers will survive until then.

[joefro]

This is awesome news, but the wait for EU/US is going to be brutal. ;/

I think brutal is an understatement.:-P

[S4CT4L1TY]

Sigh* i just dont get why people pretend to hate this game when they still pay for the service do they pay just to complain about it lol but back on topic, has any one seen that bit on the item data section of a Maghanna slayer i know its for the psp but i wonder hmmm.....
http://www.pso-world.com/items/psu/1/3244/maggahna_slayer/

P.S.I hope they dont get rid of jarbas just make them more badass like instead of 4 maybe 8 :o With Uber fast megid:o

[Turb0]

GBR: Moatoob Boost Road 2nd
Starting October 9 and running through November 20, the following missions will be part of the latest GBR.

And we thought our GBR was long. :eek: S3 does sound pretty tasty though. :D

[Dark Emerald EXE]

Wow so the rumor has came into play and start on moatoob....i expected parum first but i guess since there having the 2nd GBR there....why not....

wait......second GBR..... we arent even done with our first set XD

[hewitt]

Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!! OOOOOOOOOOOO:

[RemiusTA]

*pays subscription*

[chicken105]

very happy old missions are starting with S3. better drop cubo simba!

[joefro]

Wow so the rumor has came into play and start on moatoob....i expected parum first but i guess since there having the 2nd GBR there....why not....

wait......second GBR..... we arent even done with our first set XD

I think they probably picked Moatoob because it was the first planet to get S2 AotI missions. So, I guess it'll be Moatoob S3-->Neudaiz S3-->Parum S3. I agree with you though, Parum should get them First.

[Rhonda]

* Adjustments will be made to the Photon Fortune for all races and sexes.*
What does this mean???


* Adjustments will be made to the Photon Fortune for all races and sexes.*
What does this mean???_____

What does it mean when they say photon fortune will be modified for all races?

[lanvandam]

OOOOOOOO SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S3!!!!!!!!

[lumia fanatic]

s3! omg now its going to being harder to lvl my charcters up :( x

and the robots also they will be the worst to kill :(

[Powder Keg]

how many times are you going to ask? Give someone a chance to find out or answer.

[mvffin]

What I'm wondering is how many GBR points the S3 missions give. If they give more than S2 missions, and that ONE MISSION has only S2, then you'll ahve to do that mission extra times to get the full GBR bonus. That would suck.

Maybe the regular Spread Needle will finally drop here-- it dropped from Dimmagolous on the PSP version... so maybe it will in PSU too. Also, I am willing to be that AT LEAST ONE 13* or higher board or weapon will drop. Hell, we got a few in the S2's with Neudaiz and Parum GBR... wait, what happened to colony GBR with Ruins rare map? = \

[seph_monkey]

sorry if some one has asked this already but what does these mean exactly


* Adjustments will be made to the Photon Fortune for all races and sexes. *

[Para]

Yes!!! Love to the Oasis lobby!

Also I can see how this GBR is going to be done...

Start from West Kugu Base->Desert Terror->Galengaire Lake->Desert Goliath->Oasis->Stolen Weapon->Galengaire Lake->Rogue's Shortcut->West Kugu Base->Desert Stronghold->Abandon Mission, Rinse & Repeat.

Hence the first GBR in which you never have to use the Transport NPC.

[Anon_Fire]

There's no way your gonna survive in S3!!

[Tetsaru]

WOOT! Looks like S3 difficulties for the old missions are actually becoming a reality! I am quite pleased to hear this...

...Yet at the same time, I am upset knowing that our servers most likely won't get this until much, much later on. Sega needs to catch us up with Japan... and FAST. =/

[NDW]

sorry if some one has asked this already but what does these mean exactly


* Adjustments will be made to the Photon Fortune for all races and sexes. *

I would like to know more info about this as well.

[EspioKaos]

On the Photon Fortune adjustments, the site gives no other details. It's been speculated, however, that all they'll be doing is changing up the next year's worth of Photon Fortune so that people won't be able to "predict" theirs by looking back at logs of the past year.

[S4CT4L1TY]

i didnt know you could do that lol

[IrisForscythe]

This should be fun.

[Midicronica]

Wow, that's a pretty decent update. To be honest, I didn't we would ever see S3 missions. We, as in the US/EU servers, won't be seeing it for a long time but hopefully when it arrives I won't have fully given up on PSU.

[pikachief]

im glad they finally brought up S3's because we're missing so many items taht cant be given to us only through AotI missions and events.

would've been silly if all those V1 bosses at 150+ was event only lol

[Golto]

The one thing from the update that I expected is missing though, type lvl 25 cap.

[xRedd206x]

is there a way to translate that website?

[gamewarp]

is there a way to translate that website?

www.google.com/translate

[Dragwind]

I'm so excited for S3, and the adjustments. Yay for running older missions again.

[Tubby]

*cries, then dies...... x_x (doh)

[EspioKaos]

is there a way to translate that website?
It just so happens that it was translated for your convenience in the very first post of this thread.

[Noblewine]

I'm looking forward to this update. I am abit skeptical as to adding a new rank, what will that accomplish?

[hewitt]

Making old missions funner and more rewarding to play?

[Alastor_Haven]

^
What he said along with new items

Such as the 13 star rifle

[Eleina]

Suprised they didn't release White beast S3 first though.

[SupraMKIV]

Now the US needs to get updates even faster because I want this more than pretty much anything right now. x_x

Meeeeeee Tooooooo. So want to fight maggas magahna!

[desturel]

Hmm... I'm late to the party. I wonder if S3 Desert Goliath will be the original pre-nerf DG with the Grinna Bete C every two steps and Bete S on the rare map. That would be fun.

Also Stolen Weapon S3? I wonder what the Grinna Bete S will drop there... It's been a long time since I bothered to do that mission.

Too bad they couldn't have thrown in Tunnel Recapture S3 for those weirdo's (me) that still like that run.

[Chuck_Norris]

^
What he said along with new items

Such as the 13 star rifle

There is no 13* Rifle in the data. Just up to 12*, and then the 15* Kubara. :disapprove:



Also Stolen Weapon S3? I wonder what the Grinna Bete S will drop there... It's been a long time since I bothered to do that mission.


10 bucks says the S3 version only has level 100+ enemies. :wacko:

[Alastor_Haven]

Aw shit I think I think I just made that up hahaha

Thx chuck

[Umberger]

Also Stolen Weapon S3? I wonder what the Grinna Bete S will drop there... It's been a long time since I bothered to do that mission.

Their 150+ drop is Gudda Igga...so unless:

1) Drop charts change at 175.
2) This mission has level 175 creatures (highly doubtful).

It'll be Gudda Igga.

[Kylie]

Personally, I'm tired of people reacting to this with, "Yeah, and we'll see this in a few years..." I'm not too happy with the way we're behind either, but I'm very happy about S3 missions. At least we know they have stuff left for us that's not a parade of events that lets people level up, cap and leave, come back and level up, cap and leave, etc. I always kind of knew we'd get a higher difficulty, but I'm excited that it's been confirmed. /random rant, pointed at no one

[mvffin]

Their 150+ drop is Gudda Igga...so unless:

1) Drop charts change at 175.
2) This mission has level 175 creatures (highly doubtful).

It'll be Gudda Igga.

WHAT IF that was another drop that has changed, or if that was an event only drop? It seems they are trying to confuse the crap out of everyone with their random drop chart adjustments.

[Sybian]

The PC/PS2 finally broke 49,000 players. At the last GM meeting I saw someone with a player ID of 49105 or something. It was not too long ago that we were starting to see people with 48000 ID's.

[Arika]

The PC/PS2 finally broke 49,000 players. At the last GM meeting I saw someone with a player ID of 49105 or something. It was not too long ago that we were starting to see people with 48000 ID's.
there aren't many party for those newbies, so even though PS2/PC server always have new players, they couldnt stay long :(

[Golto]

Might have broke 49k but not even 1% of that is on at any given time now.

[S4CT4L1TY]

Might have broke 49k but not even 1% of that is on at any given time now.
:D lmao :D so true

[jobber]

mmmmmm DGS3

I hope it isn't a major change other than the levels. A maxed Killer Shot should still work unless the bots spit megid.

and where is this rouges shortcut mission? Once you finish DG, you end up at the oasis which leads to Stolen Weapon when you go back through the doors.

[pikachief]

mmmmmm DGS3

I hope it isn't a major change other than the levels. A maxed Killer Shot should still work unless the bots spit megid.

and where is this rouges shortcut mission? Once you finish DG, you end up at the oasis which leads to Stolen Weapon when you go back through the doors.

no its filled with dark bil de vears that only spin and when they spin megids fly out of him in all directions.

[stukasa]

S3 missions?? Moatoob Relics??? :eek: This sounds like one of the best updates I've heard yet! There are a lot of old missions I'd like to play, but since their S2 is <100 there isn't much point in doing them (except for nostalgia).

If the GMs were serious when they said US/EU servers get an update every two weeks, maybe we can start to close the gap with JP and get this update sooner. Still, we have 2-3 events, another GBR and a bunch of other stuff to get so I don't imagine us getting this very soon.

[Golto]

We would have to get MAJOR double or triple's worth of content on a bi-weekly basis to even attempt to catch up to the JPN version. They get updates about once every two weeks or sometimes more often. Don't expect these S3s for our servers until April at the earliest.

[pikachief]

S3 missions?? Moatoob Relics??? :eek: This sounds like one of the best updates I've heard yet! There are a lot of old missions I'd like to play, but since their S2 is <100 there isn't much point in doing them (except for nostalgia).

If the GMs were serious when they said US/EU servers get an update every two weeks, maybe we can start to close the gap with JP and get this update sooner. Still, we have 2-3 events, another GBR and a bunch of other stuff to get so I don't imagine us getting this very soon.

but the JP have always gotten an update every 2 weeks are about that, tahts y were so far behind >.>

this isnt gonna help close the gap, its just gonna stop the gap from getting bigger XD lol

[Kylie]

PC / PS2 has had 49,000+ for a while. :-?


there aren't many party for those newbies, so even though PS2/PC server always have new players, they couldnt stay long :(

But this is so true. It's a shame that most new players have to be lucky in order to find a person that will play with them until they can reach a higher level. It's hard enough to find random parties for leveled characters, so I can imagine finding one for a lowbie would be frustrating.

A lot of this is because people with alts are now only leveling them during events...

[Cracka_J]

Personally, I'm tired of people reacting to this with, "Yeah, and we'll see this in a few years..." I'm not too happy with the way we're behind either, but I'm very happy about S3 missions.

I'm really happy hearing about this too, as I enjoyed alot of the v1 missions more then the spamathon aoi missions. However, that doesn't change the fact that the majority of the vets on the pc/ps2 side of the pond have a much larger issue at hand, that being "when will our servers be shut down?".

While S3's sound great, the lingering problem that we may never see them is greatly outweighing the positives for many players (myself included). We are approaching a point where we are going to be 7-8 months behind jp if the carnival isn't announced for October. That topped with alot of players switching to jp or 360 due to the population on pc/ps2 isn't helping things. The complaints about the time we will be getting this update in are valid, every last one of them.

This is the future of PSU. If that future is 8 months away with a probability of not even happening for one server of players, you can see the reason why people aren't looking on the bright side of things.

[bp_shoruko]

*imagine's lab recovery on s3* *gets hit by jarba megid, dies. Revives and immediately dies by jarba megid again, and revives* These S3's sound painful... I mean fun. Only another year and a half til we get this.
Good thing I have so many pa's to cap...

[stukasa]

but the JP have always gotten an update every 2 weeks are about that, tahts y were so far behind >.>

this isnt gonna help close the gap, its just gonna stop the gap from getting bigger XD lol
Our updates aren't always the same though. They could put a little more in each update to help us catch up faster if they wanted to.


I'm really happy hearing about this too, as I enjoyed alot of the v1 missions more then the spamathon aoi missions. However, that doesn't change the fact that the majority of the vets on the pc/ps2 side of the pond have a much larger issue at hand, that being "when will our servers be shut down?".

While S3's sound great, the lingering problem that we may never see them is greatly outweighing the positives for many players (myself included). We are approaching a point where we are going to be 7-8 months behind jp if the carnival isn't announced for October. That topped with alot of players switching to jp or 360 due to the population on pc/ps2 isn't helping things. The complaints about the time we will be getting this update in are valid, every last one of them.

This is the future of PSU. If that future is 8 months away with a probability of not even happening for one server of players, you can see the reason why people aren't looking on the bright side of things.
Has ST actually mentioned anything about shutting the servers down? The population has been small for a while now but the server's still going. Plus, we've got several events lined up (Mission Carnival, Shred the Darkness, 2nd Anniversary Festa) which will probably bring some people back.

I'm actually just curious. I didn't realize so many people think the servers won't even last another six months. ^^;

[RemiusTA]

I dont know how Sega even expected this game to do well. Its apparently understaffed, the mods make stupid mistakes like running test missions on the SUBSCRIPTION SERVERS, they dont advertise, they dont fix bugs...why the hell would lazy ass Sonic Team even bring the game stateside if they were gonna half-ass everything?

I just never thought i would see the day Sonic Team, those guys responsible for SA1/SA2, PSOep1,2,3 &4, and all those great genesis games just become a lackluster lump of medicore.

Sonic Team used to make the BEST graphical efforts ever, BEST game engines, BEST soundtracks, BEST visual presentation... now look at them. PSU probably has the absolute worst soundtrack out of any Sonic Team game ever released. Its presentation is lackluster at best. The sound effects are generic and repetitive, the music has boring composition, and the game engine itself, while holding great potental, has fallen victim to the lazy ass business model SEGA has implied that requires them to force the buyer of the game to pay money to unlock content off the disc.


Perhaps PSU would have worked stateside if they had at least allowed us to do something more than anticipate the next delay of already 8-month-late content. The Staff running this game stateside is so pathetic, they screwed up the only player-grabbing event of all last summer due to billing issues, of all things.




so in all truth, im surprised the servers have lasted even this long. But i will tell you one thing, if you guys expect this game to last even a fraction of the time PSO did, your sadly mistaken. In fact, i dont see this game living past next year.

[desturel]

*imagine's lab recovery on s3* *gets hit by jarba megid, dies. Revives and immediately dies by jarba megid again, and revives* These S3's sound painful... I mean fun. Only another year and a half til we get this.
Good thing I have so many pa's to cap...

You probably haven't done Lab Recovery too often recently, but Sonic Team removed most of the Jarba from that mission. They mainly only show up at the end of the mission.

Besides, the only reason people ever liked Lab Recovery was because the payout was so large. Since money is no longer a factor, I can't see anyone flocking there any longer except for old times sake.

I think Crimson Beast would be a better hot spot revival since there would be the added psycho-wand incentive plus a chance at guld (?) from the Gol Dova should they not update Mad Beasts to S3 at the same time.

Of course they could always do a mini road:

Plains Overloard (skipping mad creatures)
Mad Beasts
Lab Recovery
Crimson Beast
Sleeping Warriors

[Cracka_J]

Has ST actually mentioned anything about shutting the servers down? The population has been small for a while now but the server's still going.

Well at some point, any reasonable* (key word here) business would realize that they are not taking in enough to maintain the costs of keeping the servers up.

*However, since this is sega we are talking about, anything is possible. According to LOGIC, I don't see pc/ps2 servers making it to summer '09.

[lanvandam]

i think the only way to safe the us servers would be to remove all the damn universes its 18 of them make it only 4 or 5 so it actually looks like people are online alot of my friends quit because no one played but people do play just scattered im sure this would help i say this because i dont want the server to shutdown before S3 releases :)

[Orrefe]

Well at some point, any reasonable* (key word here) business would realize that they are not taking in enough to maintain the costs of keeping the servers up.

*However, since this is sega we are talking about, anything is possible. According to LOGIC, I don't see pc/ps2 servers making it to summer '09.

But realistically, how much does it actually cost to keep the servers running?

We've got atleast 200 active subscriptions [and thats actually at a really low estimation], at $10 per month, that's $2000 per month. Not to mention the income coming from the 360 servers, I don't see the problem.

[Sexy_Raine]

Another update that will probably never get here. Nothing to get excited for here.

[bp_shoruko]

You probably haven't done Lab Recovery too often recently, but Sonic Team removed most of the Jarba from that mission. They mainly only show up at the end of the mission.

Besides, the only reason people ever liked Lab Recovery was because the payout was so large. Since money is no longer a factor, I can't see anyone flocking there any longer except for old times sake.

I think Crimson Beast would be a better hot spot revival since there would be the added psycho-wand incentive plus a chance at guld (?) from the Gol Dova should they not update Mad Beasts to S3 at the same time.

Of course they could always do a mini road:

Plains Overloard (skipping mad creatures)
Mad Beasts
Lab Recovery
Crimson Beast
Sleeping Warriors

that much I did not know... when I did them there were TONS of jarba (depending on the map). I know that in late may of '07, I went on hiatus for two months, and firebreak had already passed by the time I got back. But the jarba removal... when did they do that?

[pikachief]

that much I did not know... when I did them there were TONS of jarba (depending on the map). I know that in late may of '07, I went on hiatus for two months, and firebreak had already passed by the time I got back. But the jarba removal... when did they do that?

they did the jarba removal like 2 months before 1up i believe :)

[bp_shoruko]

they did the jarba removal like 2 months before 1up i believe :)

oh thats why... I did NO labs a month before I took hiatus, and NO lab runs after I got back...which was about a month before 1up.

also... that's REALLY disappointing. I was hoping to show the newbies the joys of jarba dodge ball...=(

[Sybian]

We are approaching a point where we are going to be 7-8 months behind jp if the carnival isn't announced for October.


We are defiantly getting the Carnival Event. Ruby didnt state any exact date but did confirm he did Beta test it for our servers and it was very fun and best event he has played so far ^^

[Yusaku_Kudou]

Probably going to drop a Viper board.

[Tetsaru]

I dont know how Sega even expected this game to do well. Its apparently understaffed, the mods make stupid mistakes like running test missions on the SUBSCRIPTION SERVERS, they dont advertise, they dont fix bugs...why the hell would lazy ass Sonic Team even bring the game stateside if they were gonna half-ass everything?

I just never thought i would see the day Sonic Team, those guys responsible for SA1/SA2, PSOep1,2,3 &4, and all those great genesis games just become a lackluster lump of medicore.

Sonic Team used to make the BEST graphical efforts ever, BEST game engines, BEST soundtracks, BEST visual presentation... now look at them. PSU probably has the absolute worst soundtrack out of any Sonic Team game ever released. Its presentation is lackluster at best. The sound effects are generic and repetitive, the music has boring composition, and the game engine itself, while holding great potental, has fallen victim to the lazy ass business model SEGA has implied that requires them to force the buyer of the game to pay money to unlock content off the disc.


Perhaps PSU would have worked stateside if they had at least allowed us to do something more than anticipate the next delay of already 8-month-late content. The Staff running this game stateside is so pathetic, they screwed up the only player-grabbing event of all last summer due to billing issues, of all things.

so in all truth, im surprised the servers have lasted even this long. But i will tell you one thing, if you guys expect this game to last even a fraction of the time PSO did, your sadly mistaken. In fact, i dont see this game living past next year.

I couldn't agree more... >_<

...but as long as I'm having fun with the game, and have close friends to do so with, I'll keep on playing.

[mvffin]

I think Crimson Beast would be a better hot spot revival since there would be the added psycho-wand incentive plus a chance at guld (?) from the Gol Dova should they not update Mad Beasts to S3 at the same time.

Isn't the Guld another one of those "event onry" drops? I remember reading a debate about how the event Gol Dolva was different from the regular ones.

[DarkEliteRico]

Isn't the Guld another one of those "event onry" drops? I remember reading a debate about how the event Gol Dolva was different from the regular ones.

Wasn't really truely event only, it's level based as always...unfortunately the only place they currently had Gol Dolva that met the lvl requirement to was the event. With the addition of the new S3's hopefully that will breath some life into the other areas whenever they're released.

[Golto]

Lvl 150+ Gol Dovas in one of the current mini-event missions dropped [b] de ragun. So something is fishy there.

[zeroguy518]

Why don't they call them Argh missions instead (like a pirate=P)

[-Jet-]

Anybody update these mission drops yet?

[Arika]

bad news..... so bad.... monster only lv 150, they aren't even go above 175!! ;_;

The new mission look cool, and many kind of enemy gather here... however,, I wish they are 175+..

[SPOILER-BOX]http://www.pso-world.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=4974[/SPOILER-BOX]

[-Jet-]

bad news..... so bad.... monster only lv 150, they aren't even go above 175!! ;_;

The new mission look cool, and many kind of enemy gather here... however,, I wish they are 175+..

[SPOILER-BOX]http://www.pso-world.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=50&pictureid=4974[/SPOILER-BOX]

LOL! You complain about your updates?!? Look at what we're getting, then decide who's getting the shaft!

[FOnewearl-Lina]

We complain because all the new mission is a reskinned relics with relics enemies and a few vandas and nauvels thrown in for "variety"

[Arika]

well enemy variety is fine, with the kogg nad, that lab fire monster, and 3 type of relic mid-boss. (take up of 5 mid-boss monster)
(as long as this game doesn't have Hard disk requirement on PS2, I don't expected to see any things that is really new)
only problem is that, it is S3... yet it has lv 150 only...

*bring svaltus back home*
http://www.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17550.jpg

[Cracka_J]

lololll

I want an army of those :D

[Umberger]

Some pictures of drops...

http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17557.jpg - Halloween Rappy dropping a new rod?
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17556.jpg - 10*s still dropping...
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17552.jpg - Something to do with A-photons? The random A seems a bit out of place.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17551.jpg - 12* something or other.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17549.jpg - Another 10*.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17548.jpg - 11* board from Dimma...doubt it's something we don't know already.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17547.jpg - Lumirus / Power Charge? 400 ATP, geez...gotta wonder how much extra PP it costs.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17546.jpg - 13* something or other and an 11* board from the new RELICS mission.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17544.jpg - Another 10*.
http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17543.jpg - 12* something or other.

Sorry if any of these are old/unimportant drop pics. >_>

[EspioKaos]

Pumpkin Trick (http://psupedia.info/Pumpkin_Trick) is the Latan's new AOTI drop. I haven't found a picture of it yet, but I imagine it looks just like Pumpkinhead. Haven't found stats yet, either. I'll fill in that article once I do.

[Golto]

I thought everyone knew that the v1 S3s would be in the lvl 150 range?

[AweOfShe]

Some pictures of drops...

http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17557.jpg - Halloween Rappy dropping a new rod?

404... D:


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17556.jpg - 10*s still dropping...

Orpa/Hit Charge


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17552.jpg - Something to do with A-photons? The random A seems a bit out of place.

[B] Arza Breboac


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17551.jpg - 12* something or other.

Elsraluc


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17549.jpg - Another 10*.

Muzzlefevic


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17548.jpg - 11* board from Dimma...doubt it's something we don't know already.

Lumirus/Power Charge


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17547.jpg - Lumirus / Power Charge? 400 ATP, geez...gotta wonder how much extra PP it costs.

Hopefully counterable with Hizeri/PPGenerate... XD


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17546.jpg - 13* something or other and an 11* board from the new RELICS mission.

Lithnia and [B] Muktengek


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17544.jpg - Another 10*.

Orpad/Legs


http://moemi.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17543.jpg - 12* something or other.

Deraga-zashi

[TChirath]

Edit: nm. few mins too late lol

[Inazuma]

pumpkin trick is 9 star? wow, MF cant even equip it. well, i doubt its stronger than pwand so no its not like we would use it anyway. this update is very disappointing. i was hoping for lv 175 monsters too. instead of S3, we really need S4 now.

[Golto]

Its looking like 2 more difficulty ranks after S3 is more plausable now.

[Rayokarna]

LOL! You complain about your updates?!? Look at what we're getting, then decide who's getting the shaft!

This post > Complainning importers.

/thread

[AweOfShe]

bad news..... so bad.... monster only lv 150, they aren't even go above 175!! ;_;

The new mission look cool, and many kind of enemy gather here... however,, I wish they are 175+..


Uhhh, I thought it was already established that AotI S2s were generally ~level 150, for the most part anyway. What's so suprising? And v1 S3s were supposed to be the equivalent of AotI S2s, weren't they? What's the problem? :P

Addendum: The enemy levels from S2 to S3 are already a substantial jump in levels (Rogues Shortcut S2 level ~85 enemies to S3 level ~140, for example). If you were to jump the levels from ~85 to 175+, that would be pretty retarded. :P

[Golto]

Here's a pic for that one person who is obsessed about the non-kubara 12* xbow

http://www.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17565.jpg

[mvffin]

Flashback to the first AOI S2's being level 125-130 enemies....

I'm not suprised.

I WILL be suprised if US/EU PSU or 360 last long enough to get it.


Here's a pic for that one person who is obsessed about the non-kubara 12* xbow

http://www.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17565.jpg

Cubo Simba? There you go chicken. only 8 months to wait for it. = P

[TChirath]

Here's a pic for that one person who is obsessed about the non-kubara 12* xbow

http://www.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17565.jpg

A mot walna! And a Cubo Simba to boot...

Chicken.. :D

[Fayle and Lynx]

S3!!! I die on S!!
Well time to train so i dont get "Completely bottom whooped!"
YAY!!! New stuff! ^^

[chicken105]

Here's a pic for that one person who is obsessed about the non-kubara 12* xbow

http://www.mithra.to/~psu/uploader/src/psu17565.jpg

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I quit my GT. oh well, ill make another GT when this comes out!

[Astarin]

So Rappy Latan get a new high level/AoI drop, eh? Good. I didn't need any more Pumpkinheads or Magical Wands. I'd love to see the stats/grinds/looks of the Pumpkin Trick. JP Wiki still has nothing on it, that I can find. I thought you JP players were hardcore! :wacko:

[re]

the pumpkin trip looks like the c rank version, the pole is red though, isn't the c rank one blue?
base stats: pp: 1556 mst: 228

[Umberger]

http://www.pso-world.com/psu/items/1517/4156-m.jpg

Nope, it's red.

[re]

then its exactly the same :p
i cant see the bottom, does it have a different color on the bottom?
the funny thing was seeing it for sell in the player shops for 70mil and there where like 5 listed

[str898mustang]

what's the stats on this new pumpkin rod?

[Adriano]

what's the stats on this new pumpkin rod?



base stats: pp:1556 tech: 228

those

[mvffin]

junk.

[Astarin]

junk.

Well, the only use the original Pumpkinhead had was as a stylish buff rod. I would've been shocked if the new one was anything different. And I'd use it. *gets ready to chuck Kazarodoc back into storage*

[Umberger]

then its exactly the same :p
i cant see the bottom, does it have a different color on the bottom?
the funny thing was seeing it for sell in the player shops for 70mil and there where like 5 listed

http://www.pso-world.com/psu/items/1517/4853.jpg

I can't imagine it's any different. ;p

[Finalzone]

Call me crazy but I think many posters around are too pessimistic which is why I don't bother to read these messages anymore. S3 missions are coming? Big deal? Complain about reskin models? So what? Plenty games do to save space and bandwiths? Sonic Team and staff did bad services (especially splitting servers from Japanese to overseas hence disparate update resulting more headaches), at least Sega tried to repair their own mess. Instead, we have a bunch of whiners who don't positively contribute thus does not help the cause.

I do think PSU can get more popular as long we get our butts altogether regardless the level. At least we need to get positive spirit, need to build a much better community. I might be a minority in that case, I don't care. I will do my part by helping newbie.

[re]

i guess a lot of psychowands are dropping, the price just dipped below 2.9mil for the board


edit:2 mil for cheapest board atm

[Arika]

new material Ruga edges drop...
I assume to see Svaltus sword+ version soon... or may be called Rutus Jiga sword?
anyway it might be used for something else, just an assumption.

[-Jet-]

Knowing Segac's laziness there probably will be a "+" version of it. I can probably guarantee that the different stand-alone kubara weapons like the Tengoh Bow will have have a "+" version in the future.

[EspioKaos]

new material Ruga edges drop...
I haven't seen that yet. You sure it wasn't Lunga Egg? The katakana for that and what you said would be relatively similar -- ルンガ・エッグ and ルガ・エッジ -- so I could understand the confusion. If that's not the case, then I'm looking forward to learning more about this material.

[JC10001]

Any new rifle on Desert Goliath S3?

[Golto]

Any new rifle on Desert Goliath S3?

Nope [b]Rattlesnake still drops. It would probably need lvl 175 or 200 Dark Falz (dark Fish) for 13* rifle board or made to drop.

[JC10001]

Nope [b]Rattlesnake still drops. It would probably need lvl 175 or 200 Dark Falz (dark Fish) for 13* rifle board or made to drop.

Well...I'm both annoyed and relieved by that. Annoyed because I always like it when new stuff comes out but relieved because I'll get a little more mileage out of the rifle that I have right now (can't use a Killer Elite).

[Arika]

ahh, then it should be Lunga egg. and okay what does that for?

I dont see Lunga egg on the pedia unreleased material name. Is that mean this one is new addition to the game?

[EspioKaos]

ahh, then it should be Lunga egg. and okay what does that for?

I dont see Lunga egg on the pedia unreleased material name. Is that mean this one is new addition to the game?
It was released with The Protectors α＋ (http://psupedia.info/The Protectors α＋). It's an object/box drop in the Kugu Desert, but it is an AOTI-only item. It's used to make the Lunga Doll, the synthesis board for which was added to MA-GRMS: Clyez in the same update.

[Alecc]

i guess a lot of psychowands are dropping, the price just dipped below 2.9mil for the board


edit:2 mil for cheapest board atm

im curious about this.. would you mind (or someone else that plays on jp servers) telling me how much they cost before S3?
ty ^.^

[re]

im curious about this.. would you mind (or someone else that plays on jp servers) telling me how much they cost before S3?
ty ^.^

the last price check before s3, the last search i did for the boards showed a price of under 5mil, when they hit under 4.5mil they sold fast
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took a look at white beast, either i havent run that quest in awhile or they changed the spawns and spawning locations, i'll take some screens of the spawns i think have changed
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i took some screens from the variations i got, i think i have an idea how the afk was done now, i will look for other variation and see if there was a change there
i put some pics here: http://www.pso-world.com/forums/album.php?albumid=497

[mvffin]

the last price check before s3, the last search i did for the boards showed a price of under 5mil, when they hit under 4.5mil they sold fast
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took a look at white beast, either i havent run that quest in awhile or they changed the spawns and spawning locations, i'll take some screens of the spawns i think have changed
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i took some screens from the variations i got, i think i have an idea how the afk was done now, i will look for other variation and see if there was a change there
i put some pics here: http://www.pso-world.com/forums/album.php?albumid=497

I noticed the spawn changes too, on the US servers. It seems like all the changes were on the one map where you could get the Olgohmons that couldn't shoot at you. Also, in the last block, you can only skip one spawn instead of two.