Playing online

[parabolee]

So using Xlink Kai or Ad-hoc party alows online play, but is it not possible to communicate with the other players?

And how easy is it getting a game? Do you all wait around in a lobby until all the players are there? Or is it drop in drop out? Also I presume you have to do all the connecting to a game via the PC/PS3 (depending on which method you use).

Thanks!

[T_Esquire]

In Ad Hoc party you can communicate with either keyboard (have to press Enter before you can type) or headset. Ad Hoc uses a lobby system akin to PSO where you have a main lobby then smaller house-like rooms where you actually launch into the games from. You can chat using the keyboard in either the lobbies or the rooms but I think the headsets are restricted to just the rooms.

[parabolee]

Thanks for the info.

So I presume the keyboard chat only works onscreen on the PS3 TV? Kind weak but better than nothing. Headset support is good though, although I would prefer some methode of keyboard chat, but that would be painful on the PSP I guess.

[T_Esquire]

Yeah, that and PSP games that have multiplayer are built around ad hoc, which kind of makes text chat silly as the other players are literally right there... normally.