Recap from Niconico Live and new code words for Accessory. Ep.2 Preview added.

[Sizustar]

There was a vote for
1. かまのぼり
2. こいたろう

かものぼり won with overhelming vote - -;
From 04/09(After Live Broadcast) to 04/17
Prize - Fish flag pole accessory(Will be available on 04/24 Fun Scratch for those that miss this event)
5 +50% Exp up(Given at a later date)
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Zonde main change - Reduce damage by 25%, so 5000 Damage is not 3750 Damage...wwww

Late April New outfits and new TA(Dragon Altar)[SPOILER-BOX]
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New weapons[SPOILER-BOX]
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Bigger
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May Shining Serie outfits(No Male)[SPOILER-BOX]
http://www.pso2-uploader.info/uploda/src/up47510.jpg
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Ep.2 preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEaykuYwY_4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEaykuYwY_4

Tower from May update

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJAC6OpXzxc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJAC6OpXzxc

04/24 Update

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Pxhqs2EtqHQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Pxhqs2EtqHQ

[Gardios]

こいたろう should've won. ;_;

[Infinity Series]

i thought it was かまのぼり

[Zenobia]

Right side should have won im pissed....

[Sizustar]

Flag accessory will be in 04/24 Fun scratch too.

[jooozek]

so instead of raising resistance further to lightning-resistant/neutral monsters they butcher the whole tech to lv.10? thats as SEGA as SEGA can get i guess

[Gardios]

so instead of raising resistance further to lightning-resistant/neutral monsters they butcher the whole tech to lv.10? thats as SEGA as SEGA can get i guess

Raising the resistance of all upcoming enemies just for one tech would've been even worse.

[Railkune]

No male costumes again, huh. Well, can't say I'm surprised.

[Sizustar]

No male costumes again, huh. Well, can't say I'm surprised.

Wait for ep.2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEaykuYwY_4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEaykuYwY_4

[Laxedrane]

Wait for ep.2]

I am digging the regal clothing for men in that video. So Glad I am not a woman, Let's make an outfit that looks like we forgot to put our pants on YAY.

[gigawuts]

SO glad I waited to make my newearl, because I really wanted a duman instead /o/

[Joffrey X]

Getting annoyed that I can never view images on this board, any fix?

can't see any of the OP pictures on any browser

and what was the voting between?

lol @ the episode 2 "preview" video (which is more of a Cash Shop costume advertisement). SEGA really needs to fire its character designers.

I think the hentai audience is pleased already, you can stop putting girls in thongs and shit for every new costume. probably not very efficient for battling monsters.

[Crysteon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxhqs2EtqHQ

Dat top hat. It looks kinda off, but I guess it's because of the character's head...that wont stop me from getting it, lol.

I'm sort of interested on the Extreme Quests thing...not that it doesnt look like something outside of the usual killkillkill paradigm, but eh...

[Shadowth117]

Getting annoyed that I can never view images on this board, any fix?

can't see any of the OP pictures on any browser

and what was the voting between?

lol @ the episode 2 "preview" video (which is more of a Cash Shop costume advertisement). SEGA really needs to fire its character designers.

Its called don't use Comcast.

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Or Sizustar could use a hosting site we can actually see. Some of us don't have a provider choice >_>
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[Joffrey X]

Ahh... it's comcast. sadly I can't choose my ISP, would really like to see the new weapons and such if anyone is feeling generous.

[Ezodagrom]

The tower trailer, are the "extreme quests" the tower thing or is it related to the forest part? o-o;


lol @ the episode 2 "preview" video (which is more of a Cash Shop costume advertisement). SEGA really needs to fire its character designers.
I think that the episode 2 preview is a teaser for the new race, it's not just about advertising new clothes.

[Sizustar]

The tower trailer, are the "extreme quests" the tower thing or is it related to the forest part? o-o;


I think that the episode 2 preview is a teaser for the new race, it's not just about advertising new clothes.

Also about plots.
The third Darker, destruction of the Ark Fleet, etc.

[oratank]

where r the sign of dewman?

[SolRiver]

Character designer is just fine.

Also... Who dare to bet international version will still not be out when JP hit ep2?

[Crysteon]

I wonder if Sega will recycle the Spaniard and pirate-ish concept for Dewmans. One of the coats shown looks pirate-ish. I also noticed outfits that resembled PSP2 stuff like Neo Hyuga Replica and Natsume Replica.

[Joffrey X]

Character designer is just fine.

Also... Who dare to bet international version will still not be out when JP hit ep2?

nah, I would have to argue that the costumes in that video, and a lot in PSO2 are just... not very good. That's just personal taste though I guess. I mean, PSO2 does have some good costume designs, but those ones are taken from older games

and there's no chance the english version will hit before Ep2 in JP PSO2

[redroses]

I really like the new clothes in the new race preview trailer, I am always really happy to see us get original outfits that are in the style of the first PSO2 clothes. I don't know if those are dumans, but they don't seem to look any different to humans?

That fish(?) like creature after the character looked really interesting!

And of course I am sooo happy to see a beach area *w*

The tower looks really nice as well, seems like it might be fixed maps and maybe random spawns? Would be really nice if that was the case.

[jooozek]

Raising the resistance of all upcoming enemies just for one tech would've been even worse.
the problem was not-weak-to-lightning stuff being killed by this because the bolt hits from above hitting their weakpoint
how does nerfing damage to all lightning-weak stuff while repairing it sounds justifiable?

[Laxedrane]

the problem was not-weak-to-lightning stuff being killed by this because the bolt hits from above hitting their weakpoint
how does nerfing damage to all lightning-weak stuff while repairing it sounds justifiable?

There just nerfing the spell zonde. Not the whole elemental line. Most people agree it's stupidly over powered.

@Joffrey. That video pretty standard for Sega teaser involving this series. Almost all teaser videos for PSO feature either the generic character or story characters fading in and out over a space back drop with words over it. Ending with a quick preview of new areas or weapons or whatever. What we are looking at is probably the 3 starter outfits for the race.(Hunter, Ranger, Force for dumen)

[Z-0]

The problem with Zonde was the 50% damage increase they applied on 23rd, plus how easily it hit infection points.

They should've just removed the 50% multiplier on single target so it was back to normal, except with the new hitboxes.

Also, read the recap but most of the stream looked pointless. Was just costumes, costumes, costumes. :/ I am looking forward to the new TA though, and tower looks like a lot of fun, especially if it spawns a decent amount of enemies...

SOLO.

Because goddamn I hate how you spawn like 2 or 3 enemies when playing alone.

Also skill tree reset passes for all characters, w00t.

[Vashyron]

For the EP2 stuff does it actually say what concept art is for new races and what is just clothing?

Because at least the one shown here is there.
[spoiler-box]http://i.minus.com/iZ9tvLdeRaKp1.jpg[/spoiler-box]

Which obviously would mean it's not a new race default... right?

[Dnd]

Sega better make tower awesome, or my rage will know no bounds

[Railkune]

Hm. Well, they were pretty interesting I guess. The long coat anyways. I'm contempt.

[Shadowth117]

I wonder if Sega will recycle the Spaniard and pirate-ish concept for Dewmans. One of the coats shown looks pirate-ish. I also noticed outfits that resembled PSP2 stuff like Neo Hyuga Replica and Natsume Replica.

What they really need to do is make an awesome one winged outfit for males. I must haz my Sephiroth dewman D8<

[Keyblade59]

Anyone else see a pimped out Flowen in Ep.2 preview?

Also I cannot wait for new classes, I hope sega will throw us a bone and give us one more character to make.

[Joffrey X]

Anyone at all willing to re-upload the OP images? can't see them on Comcast, which I guess nobody else has

[gigawuts]

Just so everyone knows.

Zonde's change has two main important factors.

1. Its old behavior was left alone, damage and being from the ground only and everything.
2. It was given an additional hitbox, separate from the old unchanged one, that comes from the center of the light orb downwards. This new hitbox was VERY thin, and dealt 40% more damage. This new additional hitbox has a higher priority than the AOE ground hitbox(es). This hitbox is what hits high up weak points, can hit birds, can hit falz arms, and can hit vader parts.


edit: To expound on this...
Factor #2 is what needs a nerf imo, and I'll explain why. If you get bolt PP save 10, Zonde...
1. Costs the least of all techs to cast - 13 PP
2. Deals the highest single-target damage in the game, trumping grants with both light masteries to 10 with just bolt mastery 5 & 1
3. Deals good AOE
4. Hits airborne targets
5. Comes from the top-down, allowing you to hit weak points you may not even be targeting
6. Has a higher weakness multiplier - 30% as opposed to the normal 20% (Untested by me, but I've seen this on credible sources and really cannot be fucked testing it myself). This means that due to weak point weaknesses, everything takes 30% more damage from zonde (and apparently all things, but this will be most noticeable with zonde's volley damage), but with EWHA you bring that up to 56% more damage.

One of these has got to go, and I say reduce the 40% bonus damage down the exact center. If they're making that 15% I'd be totally happy with it (1.4-.25). Even making it 5% would be good (1.4*.75). Applying a blanket 25% nerf to the tech itself...hell no.

[Jakosifer]

Gotta say, looking pretty damn groovy (juice) there, Tower Chan.

[Alenoir]

7th Dragon 2020/2021...!

Ahhh Chelsea (http://www.goodsmile.info/product/en/3748/)'s costume need to come too, along with male samurai's (http://dragon2020.sega.jp/images/character/chara_1_big.png)!

[Keyblade59]

Oh dear god Tower is coming I want to spend 8 days with my character stuck in it lol.

Like the PSZ tower, which strangely enough I'm doing right now while taking a break from PSO2.

[TehblackUchiha]

damn i hope tower is good and that they don't drag out the content for floors/stages. They probably will though due to lack of enemies unless they put exclusive enemies in or something. Didn't really care for the ep 2 teaser couldn't see any race's identity except for maybe a dewman by it's clothes. The only thing i really cared about was at the end where they showed a beach or "coast".

[EvilMag]

I just hope to god the tower isn't locked behind the RNG.

[gigawuts]

tower will be rare occurrence of den

[Cyron Tanryoku]

10 times rarer

[Reiketsu]

You will only get access to the tower through a special portal like with paraverses and you will only be able to find this portal WITHIN a paraverse and even if you find it, there's a 99% chance it's locked.

[EvilMag]

You have to get abducted. After beating it. Do an AQ, you have a 30% chance of abduction there. If you do get abducted you get sent to the SUPER DARKERS DEN where you fight Lv70 Lv3 infected Predicahda Neros. After beating it, there will be a 5% chance at getting a warp that takes you to this tower.

Guys need to talk to my uncle who works at Sega more.

[Cyron Tanryoku]

And if it's not locked you gotta pay 20 capsules of each kind

[EvilMag]

And if it's not locked you gotta pay 20 capsules of each kind

Thats too low. Has to be 200 each only to get a 50% chance.

[UnLucky]

One of these has got to go, and I say reduce the 40% bonus damage down the exact center. If they're making that 15% I'd be totally happy with it (1.4-.25). Even making it 5% would be good (1.4*.75). Applying a blanket 25% nerf to the tech itself...hell no.

If its secondary/AoE damage also eats the nerf... I'm not using anything but Zondeel and going heavy into fire again. Best part is I don't even need a skill reset to do that!

[SPOnion]

No one mentioned the 635 partisan yet?
If it is true that the new area has better 10* drops...I can finally stop doing AQ all time every time! 12 ppl MPA once again.

And it seems the missing 578 weapons will finally be there?

[Z-0]

I hope it doesn't have better drops because 12 man MPAs are the most boring thing ever. AQs are a little more fun since going from A->B is more exciting.

[Xaeris]

Elegant School Outfit + Top Hat + Papillion Mask = Tuxedo Mask cosplay. I'm calling it now, the rest of you, keep your grubby mitts off.

[SociableTyrannosaur]

Raising the resistance of all upcoming enemies just for one tech would've been even worse.

He means raise their resistance to lightning. each element resistance is its own stat, remember?

Anyway I'm pretty upset with that EP2 teaser.

That's not a content tease that's another costume trailer.

[Zyrusticae]

He means raise their resistance to lightning. each element resistance is its own stat, remember?
Pretty sure that would still be just as bad. If Zonde is better than every other lightning tech available then it's just going to get nerfed. Raising all lightning resists would just make every non-Zonde lightning tech look even worse.

(Now if only they would buff every non-Deadly Archer fighter PA...)

[Xaeris]

I think he realizes that. If you raise enemies' resistance to lightning, not only do you nerf Zonde, but you nerf Gizonde, Sazonde, Zondeel and Razonde (lol), which I think is what he meant by "for just one tech."

[jooozek]

zondeel too actually does too much damage to stuff that isn't even weak to lightning, it's my favorite spawn killer for the captures that spawn like 30 or so enemies in a single spot
when you can max out pp bolt save what else will you spam in bursts and in dense groups?
it flinches also nicely

[UnLucky]

Sazonde and Zondeel are still pretty great. Spamming those with their low PP cost creating a giant ticking field of death can be way more DPS than just Zonde alone.

I'm still pretty ticked that forked chain lightning is as underwhelming as it is, though

[Joffrey X]

I keep reposting this request, but can anyone re-upload the OP pictures? I really would like to see the new weapons, specifically- but all of them would be nice

[VANNO]

I can't be the only one worried about the jumping parts in Extreme Quests right? X: Hope their isn't too much of that.

Weapon image
[SPOILER-BOX]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/DarkWingKnight/Games/PSO/3.jpg
Tell me if you can see this, if so I'll re-upload all of them for ya.
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[Zenobia]

Just gib me my Tux+Blindfold and any other acc and im set also DUMENS WOOT~

[SociableTyrannosaur]

unless they suddenly let you die or in th every fall from such extreme heights, they're likely to have it so your jumps will land you on one side or the other regardless.

I wouldn't sweat it

[BIG OLAF]

Beach reminds me of Paracabana Coast. Wonder if we're gonna 'subspace' it up again. The rest of the 'teaser' was just 'new' default outfits. Whoopee.

[Xaeris]

I can't be the only one worried about the jumping parts in Extreme Quests right? X: Hope their isn't too much of that.

Weapon image
[SPOILER-BOX]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/DarkWingKnight/Games/PSO/3.jpg
Tell me if you can see this, if so I'll re-upload all of them for ya.
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You are a hero to Comcast subscribers.

[BIG OLAF]

Oh, also, Extreme Quests look amazing. I can't wait to beat those frog-suit Rappies into something resembling an exploded jar of tomato sauce.

[redroses]

I want to know how Dumans will look ;-; And I really hope that that wasn't preview art for them in the trailer, because they just looked like humans ._. I just hope they wanted to show the clothing styles of Dumans (for what reason ever, because all fleshy races anyway can wear the same clothes). Maybe we get super lucky and it was that weird fish like looking thing in the trailer (even though that is very likely the new enemy or darker type).

[Joffrey X]

Thanks; I can see them now ~_~ if you're feeling generous enough to upload the rest.

Can't quite make out what the weapons are though

[Vashyron]

I want to know how Dumans will look ;-; And I really hope that that wasn't preview art for them in the trailer, because they just looked like humans ._. I just hope they wanted to show the clothing styles of Dumans (for what reason ever, because all fleshy races anyway can wear the same clothes). Maybe we get super lucky and it was that weird fish like looking thing in the trailer (even though that is very likely the new enemy or darker type).

I do believe the Artwork shown there that actually shows faces is just of random upcoming scratch costumes. (For example the first Artwork shown in the EP2 Video is from a upcoming scratch.)

The ones that didn't show their face have potential to actually belong to a new Race. At least this way on how they showed it they didn't immediately point out what the 2 new race defaults are.

[redroses]

I do believe the Artwork shown there that actually shows faces is just of random upcoming scratch costumes. (For example the first Artwork shown in the EP2 Video is from a upcoming scratch.)

The ones that didn't show their face have potential to actually belong to a new Race. At least this way on how they showed it they didn't immediately point out what the 2 new race defaults are.

Hm, that makes sense and still leaves hope for Dumans looking different to Humans (hopefully not just eye patches).

Also, for anybody that is interested, here is a picture of the new enemy(?) that I edited a little to see them sliiiightly better:

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[gigawuts]

So...looks kinda eel-y and jellyfish-y. New darker theme?

[BIG OLAF]

Gee kinda looks like a more beast-like re-imagining of Olga Flow. How original, SEGA.

[Railkune]

Gee kinda looks like a more beast-like re-imagining of Olga Flow. How original, SEGA.

That looks like Olga Flow to you? Hrm... I guess I don't see it.

[Sizustar]

Thanks; I can see them now ~_~ if you're feeling generous enough to upload the rest.

Can't quite make out what the weapons are though
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[Vashyron]

That looks like Olga Flow to you? Hrm... I guess I don't see it.

Olga Fish.

Like Dark Fish in PSU.


:wacko:

[redroses]

It could be the new darker type, or the photoners that were mentioned. Currently I am leaning more towards the new photoners, because they seem too different from the darkers we currently have, and although fish and insect darkers also look different they both share similar color themes. The image is of course super bad quality, but none of them seem to have the red core that all darkers share.

[Joffrey X]

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http://www.pso2-uploader.info/uploda/src/up47500.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]

the issue is that Comcast users can't see that website, I can't see it in the OP either.

[Zenobia]

Looks like some Female Darker boss I see where the mouth is but no eyes lol.

[SociableTyrannosaur]

Looks like some Female Darker boss I see where the mouth is but no eyes lol.

Definitely a female then...

*ducks and runs*

[BIG OLAF]

That looks like Olga Flow to you? Hrm... I guess I don't see it.

It has the same basic vibe and scheme, but obviously doesn't physically look like him. Hence why I said "beast-like re-imagining".


Definitely a female then...

I'll +1 that.

[gigawuts]

If they ever do a female boss it will be 95% eyes in true loli form.

[Gardios]

Out of curiosity, would you guys rather have more monsters that are a nod to PSO or completely original ones?


If they ever do a female boss it will be 95% eyes in true loli form.

Apprentice! She's not a loli!

[Vashyron]

Watching the video compared to even the clear still, it looks like more than 1 enemy to me.

[gigawuts]

Out of curiosity, would you guys rather have more monsters that are a nod to PSO or completely original ones?



Apprentice! She's not a loli!

Well, that depends. I like occasional nods, but only if they're actually different. I like enemies that are either unique or have some kind of behavior/function/etc. that sets them apart from other enemies. Naberius? Lots of enemies that are really the same thing with different movement patterns. Monkeys, gulfs, fangulfs, etc. all just hit you. Yedes, king yedes, mammoths, etc. all charge at you and throw snowballs at you. Darkers? Slash, maybe a shield, maybe some poison. I do like breeadas. Dinians are annoying since it's always run away, then attack-attack-attack, with flinch for every hit. They do have some variety, though, but it's still a pretty similar comparison.

But mines are something else. Holograms, separation upon death, revival, formation flight, etc.

So...I'm not sure if it's the PSO1-inspired designs that gave mines the behaviors I like, or if they intentionally made them functionally unique. I don't care which it is. I want more levels that play like mines, and less that feel like I'm fighting the same enemy with another speed and more/less hp.

[Railkune]

Out of curiosity, would you guys rather have more monsters that are a nod to PSO or completely original ones?



Apprentice! She's not a loli!

I'm preparing myself to get bashed for this but I don't care. I want to fight Olga Flow in this version. I don't know how or why he'd be there, but I just want to fight em in PSO2.

That's about the only thing from PSO1&2 I'd care to see brought over. Well, maybe those weird things from the Ruins with a shield and sword arm. They were pretty legit. Ah, those centuar things too...

More original monsters would be cool though, but I mean, they need to be more diverse. The only monsters that seem to do anything above the normal attack animation are the Darkers, and they just defend in various ways. I suppose bosses too.

[gigawuts]

If we get one more dragon boss and area with dinians and fordrans I swear to fucking god

[Zenobia]

Kinda wanted a new enemy type as well I've seen enough dragons alrdy kinda getting tired of em....BUT! At least this one is worthy of a good solo.......I guess.

[Railkune]

I was just talking about this with some friends. Don't get me wrong, the dragons are legit. They've done well designing 'some' of them. However, there is a limit to how much oversized winged reptar I can take. We need some kind of aquatic/underwater stage post haste.

[Vashyron]

Anyone else noticed the kinda Temple like ruins in the Coast Area picture? Like to the left and possibly what's in the background.


Coast, Seabed and Temple would make for quite the "Water Planet..."

[Railkune]

Anyone else noticed the kinda Temple like ruins in the Coast Area picture? Like to the left and possibly what's in the background.


Coast, Seabed and Temple would make for quite the "Water Planet..."

I agree. That would actually be really interesting to see done. Hopefully this is the case.

Though, and don't quote me because I'm a Phantasy Star newbie to the max, but I 'think' I recall reading that the tower was some sort of challenge dungeon? Like you go up floors fighting enemies or something like that.

[SociableTyrannosaur]

pretty sure temple =/= tower

[UnLucky]

I'd like to see an area with zero Darkers at all, but I don't think the story allows for that. They're either actively invading a planet, so they're obviously still there, or they've totally infected all the native lifeforms, which transform into Darkers.

Maybe some sort of functionally immune race that is hostile towards the ARKS for some reason other than infection, but then you just know the Darkers would be there anyway for the usual three-way tug-o-war.

I'm just so tired of fighting the same exact spiders on every single map.

[untrustful]

Pianos...WILL FINALLY...be affordable.

[Chik'Tikka]

that fourth shining ark outfit+^_^+ anyone notice what looked like knee and thigh hinge? +^_^+

[gigawuts]

Anyone else noticed the kinda Temple like ruins in the Coast Area picture? Like to the left and possibly what's in the background.


Coast, Seabed and Temple would make for quite the "Water Planet..."

The disc popping out of the ground looked like a collapsed tower on lillipa.

The beach being on lillipa is entirely possible because of this, IMO.

And I'm not really sure I like that idea...

[Zenobia]

So lets say we wanted to solo the tower will same enemies spawn and not like 1 or 3 or so? Def wanna try it out when it comes around.

[Joffrey X]

I'd like to see an area with zero Darkers at all, but I don't think the story allows for that. They're either actively invading a planet, so they're obviously still there, or they've totally infected all the native lifeforms, which transform into Darkers.

Maybe some sort of functionally immune race that is hostile towards the ARKS for some reason other than infection, but then you just know the Darkers would be there anyway for the usual three-way tug-o-war.

I'm just so tired of fighting the same exact spiders on every single map.

the story says that every single planet is infected?

[Vashyron]

The disc popping out of the ground looked like a collapsed tower on lillipa.

The beach being on lillipa is entirely possible because of this, IMO.

And I'm not really sure I like that idea...

Datamining shows Coast and Seabed are on the same new planet that apparently has debug info giving it the placeholder name of "Water Planet."

Edit: Oh that note The area labeled "Tower" is not part of this planet or any other, it's in it's "own category" like how places such as the Arks Ships and Darker Den are, due to this I'm suspecting it may be a VR thing... though who knows.

[gigawuts]

Oh, cool. Hm, I hope this isn't another "planet" where continents magically float around...

[Zyrusticae]

I was just talking about this with some friends. Don't get me wrong, the dragons are legit. They've done well designing 'some' of them. However, there is a limit to how much oversized winged reptar I can take. We need some kind of aquatic/underwater stage post haste.
Eh. They're just sticking with their theme.

Naberius = overgrown/infected natives; Amduscia = dragons, dragons everywhere; Lilipa = big stompin' robots.

Actually, I'm really excited as to what boss we'll see for the third Lilipa zone. I mean, how can they possibly one-up Big Vardha? I don't know, but if they manage to do it, I am going to be singing their praises for awhile.

[BIG OLAF]

Edit: Oh that note The area labeled "Tower" is not part of this planet or any other, it's in it's "own category" like how places such as the Arks Ships and Darker Den are, due to this I'm suspecting it may be a VR thing... though who knows.

Wouldn't doubt it, since The 'challenge' Towers have always been their own separate thing in any Phantasy Star game they've been in.

Also, I'm curious how they're going to incorporate a 4th planet out of nowhere. I'm still leaning towards the same goofy 'subspace' cop-outs they used in Infinity. Or maybe they'll go with the more generic 'dimensional rifts' that they used in PSU to explain PSO weapons existing.

[Zenobia]

I had no idea that the beach place was part of the lillipa continent I thought it was a new world altogether.

[Zyrusticae]

Also, I'm curious how they're going to incorporate a 4th planet out of nowhere. I'm still leaning towards the same goofy 'subspace' cop-outs they used in Infinity. Or maybe they'll go with the more generic 'dimensional rifts' that they used in PSU to explain PSO weapons existing.
Wait, what? They don't need any explanations. You warp to every single planet you go to, they're not all right next to each other like they were in PSU.

Did you skip all of the planet intro cutscenes or something? Or forgot that they exist? Every time you go to a planet, your camp ship warps to it. Going to a 4th, 5th, 6th, etc. planet is trivial for the ARKS because of this mobility.

[gigawuts]

Edit: Oh that note The area labeled "Tower" is not part of this planet or any other, it's in it's "own category" like how places such as the Arks Ships and Darker Den are, due to this I'm suspecting it may be a VR thing... though who knows.

Yeah, you could tell there was a distinct purple aura in the campship. So that kind of implies something along those lines.

[BIG OLAF]

they're not all right next to each other like they were in PSU.

That's news to me. Oh, and yes, I did skip all the little cutscenes.

So, would that mean that Amduscia and Lillipa are gonna have giant monsters explode out of their surfaces, too?

[Ezodagrom]

I had no idea that the beach place was part of the lillipa continent I thought it was a new world altogether.
The beach place is in a new planet, both it and some area that is mentioned as "seabed" in the data are in the same new planet, it seems.

[~Aya~]

I'm all fired up. Grab your wet towels/bikinis, favorite accessories(Swimmies?) and don't forget your giant Final Fantasy swords.

[Meta77]

does anyone think in the future sega will do a disc based or another huge file update of this game for more content. Sorta like psu went to psu umm psuaofi god the name left me haha.

[Zyrusticae]

Did someone post this yet? I would think so, but I'm too lazy to go checking every page for it.

http://www.pso2-uploader.info/uploda/src/up47519.jpg

Yay samurai class?

[Eternal255]

So not ready for episode 2. Still only on matterboard 2 xD

I hope the tower is similar to that of PSO. Really, really stoked on it tho. Plus the new areas in general with ep2.

The new costumes and weapons don't look too exciting. But the skill resets is awesome, although when they announced they were doing that right after I bought a new skill tree for my hunter was bullshit ._.

[BIG OLAF]

Sauce? :-?

Did you really just make two accounts? Also, he doesn't need a source, you can tell it's from datamined files.

[NexusRay]

So wait, have we already determined that the new race will be Dumans? Or do we still have a chance to get the Beasts in on this action? Or even another type of race? Because while Dumans seem cool enough, I'd rather have another race that doesn't look so similar to humans.

[jerrykun]

Getting annoyed that I can never view images on this board, any fix?

can't see any of the OP pictures on any browser

and what was the voting between?

lol @ the episode 2 "preview" video (which is more of a Cash Shop costume advertisement). SEGA really needs to fire its character designers.

I think the hentai audience is pleased already, you can stop putting girls in thongs and shit for every new costume. probably not very efficient for battling monsters.

Sex sells, don't you know that?

[Syklo]

Sex cells, don't you know that?
Fixed?

Can't wait for this! well actualy I can - already too much to do as is!

[SociableTyrannosaur]

Did someone post this yet? I would think so, but I'm too lazy to go checking every page for it.

http://www.pso2-uploader.info/uploda/src/up47519.jpg

Yay samurai class?

I can't see ;_;

[Vashyron]

Sex sells, don't you know that?

Sells well enough to make it the priority of theirs to shell it out instead of keeping some integrity, but hey I guess that ship sailed. We have wet bath towels, next step in that department will be to actually get naked.


So wait, have we already determined that the new race will be Dumans? Or do we still have a chance to get the Beasts in on this action? Or even another type of race? Because while Dumans seem cool enough, I'd rather have another race that doesn't look so similar to humans.

Data on Dewmans in the client keeps growing, beasts have nearly nothing compared to them in the Data. (But both are there in name.) It's with most certainty it'll be Dewmans added at least.



Edit: Oh and on the Tower: [spoiler-box]
Oh hey."Eternal Tower", I guess.
Since there's "synchronize" messages called "EternalWaitStart", "EternalWaitSelect", "EternalSelectWessage" (yes), "EternalPlayFloor", "EternalFloorChange".
[/spoiler-box]

[Laxedrane]

Wouldn't doubt it, since The 'challenge' Towers have always been their own separate thing in any Phantasy Star game they've been in.

Also, I'm curious how they're going to incorporate a [SPOILER]4th planet[/SPOILER

Was there a "Tower" in PSP? Cause the only other tower I know of besides zero in the pos original Dreamcast PSO series is the two towers that were in central control center.(East and west)

Also Sociable. It's just a picture of class icons with what weapons they can equip in icon form. It shows the new class can equip katanas, bows and gunlashes. Which I think is weird if they were gonna go with the color coded scheme.(Some people figured it was gonna be a "Guntecher" since it's green(Blue and yellow)

[jerrykun]

Fixed?

Can't wait for this! well actualy I can - already too much to do as is!

Indeed, they wouldn't let me catch up with content yet, and they are increasing level cap soon... just when I wanted to farm dem ExCubes...

[Kondibon]

A while ago people were talking about how it was mentioned that some of the arks ships got sucked into a wormhole. What if The new planet is where the other end of the wormhole went and when we find that planet we find the people who got lost before and then find out that they're dumen now? o Ao

[jerrykun]

Sells well enough to make it the priority of theirs to shell it out instead of keeping some integrity, but hey I guess that ship sailed. We have wet bath towels, next step in that department will be to actually get naked.

Keep some integrity and not sell as much? pfft, I wouldn't do that if I owned SEGA.

Other games are doing pretty good selling hentai too, League of Boobs for example.

[Zyrusticae]

I can't see ;_;
Mirrored on Skydrive just for you:
https://sd5uva.bn1.livefilestore.com/y1pBmu1BBvti99EbY5gIDBIO74IHEDQuSjkTqgaTRplk1jiJsZ esyxgAVZHsbVCnwDdiaQnLx8TFWQ/up47519.jpg?psid=1

Keep some integrity and not sell as much? pfft, I wouldn't do that if I owned SEGA.

Other games are doing pretty good selling hentai too, League of Boobs for example.
The word you're looking for is "ecchi". Hentai is hardcore sex.

[Syklo]

I have a funny feeling that the eternal tower will work like this:
-Start tower-
-Generates a floor-
-Clear the floor, come back any time-
-Progress to next floor : Randomly generated-
-etc-
In other words, your first floor may be different to someone else's first floor.

idk

[SociableTyrannosaur]

Mirrored on Skydrive just for you:
https://sd5uva.bn1.livefilestore.com/y1pBmu1BBvti99EbY5gIDBIO74IHEDQuSjkTqgaTRplk1jiJsZ esyxgAVZHsbVCnwDdiaQnLx8TFWQ/up47519.jpg?psid=1

The word you're looking for is "ecchi". Hentai is hardcore sex.

Interesting. Samurai using bows and katanas....

I wonder if they plan on making similarly hybridized single classes.

[Syklo]

Interesting. Samurai using bows and katanas....

I wonder if they plan on making similarly hybridized single classes.
Knives and Slicers.

[SociableTyrannosaur]

I'm assuming this is you keeping your fingers crossed

[jerrykun]

The word you're looking for is "ecchi". Hentai is hardcore sex.

Hentai is a Japanese word used outside of Japan to refer to pornographic anime, manga, and video games. In Japan, "Hentai" means pervert, while "ero" or "eroi" means erotic or pornographic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hentai

Hentai is the word I was looking for, thanks anyways.

"ハードコアセックス" is the word you suggested, if you don't believe me, google it. (you might need parental advisory).

[SociableTyrannosaur]

Hentai does mean pervert but when you're referring to content, hentai is the term used to describe hardcore porn while ecchi is softcore.

[BIG OLAF]

Are you seriously arguing about that? We've reached that point, everyone. We've reached it.

[Rien]

Wtf, costume designs?

Honestly, I'd rather they go all the way with the sluttyness rather than just expose some panties and call it a day. I can't even tell which direction the costume designs are trying to go, because, from what I can see, if you gave her proper pants it would actually be a very good attire.

[gigawuts]

Disallowing mixing pants, shirts, and shoes was a really terrible idea. Some of the female outfits would do well with some mixing up.

[Zyrusticae]

As I mentioned before, the reason they show so much skin by default is because of the existence of the under armor option which makes every outfit decent if you wear it. So you have the choice between covering up or slutting it up as much as you want.

Would be nice if they added more underwear options, come to think of it...

[BIG OLAF]

Would be nice if they added more underwear options, come to think of it...

I'd certainly enjoy a wider variety of tattoos, myself. I'm not much into 'underwear' besides that.

[Rien]

As I mentioned before, the reason they show so much skin by default is because of the existence of the under armor option which makes every outfit decent if you wear it. So you have the choice between covering up or slutting it up as much as you want.

Would be nice if they added more underwear options, come to think of it...

Only if you're not a caseal

....Dammit!

Considering how dumans have stronger s-attack than casts, I may consider restarting my caseal as a duman...

[SociableTyrannosaur]

Whatever you say dude.

[BlankM]

As I mentioned before, the reason they show so much skin by default is because of the existence of the under armor option which makes every outfit decent if you wear it. So you have the choice between covering up or slutting it up as much as you want.

Would be nice if they added more underwear options, come to think of it...

They should, as well as the ability to change its color...

Extreme quests look fun:

http://youtu.be/rJAC6OpXzxc

They should add more zany emergency codes that debuff characters, make enemies move faster, or other such challenges. Like spawning Dicadas, Dicadas everywhere.

[Xaeris]

Oh, is this going to be this week's maintenance distraction? All right then.

[SociableTyrannosaur]

lol seems that way

[gigawuts]

Not if I go to bed first it isn't. Then sleeping is.

I assume this forum is turned off when I'm not around.

[Inazuma]

If they ever do a female boss it will be 95% eyes in true loli form.

Isn't Dark Ragne female because she is the queen of all insect type darkers?

And judging from the voice of the Quarts Dragon in story mode, I'd say she is female as well.

[Shadowth117]

As I mentioned before, the reason they show so much skin by default is because of the existence of the under armor option which makes every outfit decent if you wear it. So you have the choice between covering up or slutting it up as much as you want.

Would be nice if they added more underwear options, come to think of it...

This sooooooooo much^

Actually, the regular under armor really makes me wish they would have added a lot more variants of it. It really reminds me a lot of a wet suit which tend to look decent enough in and of themselves.

I mean we have things like this in real life:
[spoiler-box]
http://i.imgur.com/acaEB0d.jpg
[/spoiler-box]

with different variants that are commonly used for surfing, diving and various other aquatic activities. I think it would be cool to see something like that ingame.

Also, even if its some expensive clothing item that allows for it, it would be nice, more so if more extensive undergarments like this were added, to allow for players to simply use said undergarments as their only clothes if they so choose. Clearly we don't have every single person regularly using only a bikini as it is. I don't see why it would be an issue to let people do that, especially since its generally agreed that most of the undergarments are rather unappealing by themselves.

[Zyrusticae]

Isn't Dark Ragne female because she is the queen of all insect type darkers?

And judging from the voice of the Quarts Dragon in story mode, I'd say she is female as well.
Dark Ragne is most likely female, yes.

Quartz Dragon as a random field boss is male; the female Quartz Dragon is a particular one for that story quest. She is not the one who appears in the free field.

[Sp-24]

Isn't Dark Ragne female because she is the queen of all insect type darkers?

And judging from the voice of the Quarts Dragon in story mode, I'd say she is female as well.
Only story mode Quartz is a girl. She has girly voice in the battle, not just in the cutscenes, unlike the regular Quartz that you fight outside of story.

Chrome, however, is a girl in both versions.

[Zyrusticae]

Chrome, however, is a girl in both versions.
Wha- really? Damn, I need to get caught up on my story quests.

I always thought "Hadred" was a really masculine name. Guess that doesn't really apply for dragons...

[Kondibon]

Chrome, however, is a girl in both versions.

...wait what? There's more than one Chrome Dragon though... are they all female?

[Inazuma]

Only story mode Quartz is a girl. She has girly voice in the battle, not just in the cutscenes, unlike the regular Quartz that you fight outside of story.

Chrome, however, is a girl in both versions.

Oh, interesting. Thanks for the correction.

[SakoHaruo]

That new dragon looks... interesting >.> I guess in a few hours I'm going to butcher that fool and anything else that stand in my way, more than once.

so each character (not Sega account?) will get a skill tree reset pass(?). But I want to know is the reset pass for all trees or is it 1 pass = one skill tree. :-?

I will be soloing PSO2 Bloody Palace tower quest just like I did in that other game that has a similar mode. I think my plate is beginning to fill with all this new content coming. hell, the only thing I need now is PvP so I can turn that one fool into nothingness. :evil:

[Sp-24]

Well, I'm not 100% sure on Chrome yet. But doesn't Kuna call her "stupid girl" right before the fight?

[oratank]

Well, I'm not 100% sure on Chrome yet. But doesn't Kuna call her "stupid girl" right before the fight?

she had said "stupid kid", like girl talk to her pet

[Coatl]

so each character (not Sega account?) will get a skill tree reset pass(?). But I want to know is the reset pass for all trees or is it 1 pass = one skill tree. :-?



We won't know until the servers are up~

[Aine]

http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=1241

It resets all trees, and you get a pass for every character you have.

[SociableTyrannosaur]

We won't know until the servers are up~

This was covered in the stream.

[Shadowth117]

GAME IS ONLINE

[Xaeris]

While the market populates with Judgement Coats, I will occupy myself by trying to un**** my skill trees.

...Oh, there's no quest to open up Dragon Altar. It's just there. How nice. I guess.

[Coatl]

While the market populates with Judgement Coats, I will occupy myself by trying to un**** my skill trees.

Same. 3: Time to make my hunter not suck. /o/

[jooozek]

assist extend is 60 sec at lvl1...
someone go check what its at max?

[Coatl]

assist extend is 60 sec at lvl1...
someone go check what its at max?

Will do.
EDIT: 120 seconds at lv10.

[Jakosifer]

Fury Stance and the Ups? Dope now.
PP Slayer? Flat rate, good thing it's in the Dead/Half Slayer line.

And coo coo, ticket resets all trees.

[jooozek]

so that forest platforming part from the vid...
...is a team room design
GG SEGA

[Vashyron]

Rewatching the Episode 2 Video... 2 of 3 of the Concept Art characters that doesn't show a face... have white hair. (The third may also have it.. but not completely sure on that.)

Who else also only Had white hair in their concept Art? :>

Just saying those that hid their face may indeed be the Dewman Defaults.

[Gardios]

so that forest platforming part from the vid...
...is a team room design
GG SEGA

They might be testing the waters with that before incorporating platforming in normal fields/TAs... or at least that's what I hope.

[Vashyron]

Thanks to Raujinn.

[spoiler-box]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10506136/outfitscut.png[/spoiler-box]

Top left are the two I believe to highly be Dewman.

[Gardios]

And none of the male costume suck. It's like I'm not playing PSO2 anymore...

I wonder if they get 3 default costumes per gender or if they just do one and call it a day.

[EvilMag]

I hope humans can wear those outfits but I have a feeling they'll be dewman only. :(

[Sizustar]

I hope humans can wear those outfits but I have a feeling they'll be dewman only. :(

No reason to seperate human from newman/human.

[gigawuts]

so that forest platforming part from the vid...
...is a team room design
GG SEGA

Yeah it actually looked like it'd be pretty cool for a field, having different elevations that rooms could spawn at that you get to in different ways at certain points in the map - like the conveyor belts in mines. Except without the annoying movement, and hopefully not walling off entire sections of the map (add teleporters at intersections that aren't on the same level, since they can't design anything in this game that has multiple elevations in the same x/y coords?)

Ah well, too bad. Maybe they'll still do jungle anyway. I miss the tropical jungle, especially the parrots (complete admission: I am nostalgic as fuck for parrots that fly through walls).

[Renvalt]

So here's my thoughts on all this:

-The first area of Episode 2 looks like a mashup of PSO1 Ep2's VR Ruins and Parcabana Coast, whilst still containing Naberius Ruins Architecture.
-Dewmen would appear to be Falz-possessed Arks who have been salvaged from their corruption - implying that either Persona or Apprentice might be salvaged (that, or Kasura somehow does a Hyuga on us all).
-New boss reminds me of De Rol Le. And in my opinion, it's about time.
-The new planet will probably have a Sea theme. Amduscia had a Rock-Formation theme (Volcano/Igneous, Skylands/Sedimentary, Altar/Metamorphic), Lilipa has a Desert Metropolis Theme (Desert/Sahara, Mines/Hangar), and Naberius has a wilderness theme (Forest/Jungle, Tundra/Mountains, Ruins/Artificial Garden). So odds are that Beach will probably be based on Tropical Ruins, a la WoW's Zul-Gurub/Zul'Amani.
-The new Dewman outfits will most likely be added to the starting outfit roster. You could interchange the Newman/Human outfits at character creation in the same way, so I doubt this will be different.

What it WILL do however is create nasty Cast-based backlash if they don't add more starter Cast parts to go with it. They can rectify this by coming up with new parts when these human outfits are released.

[Z-0]

"As for those highly popular musical instruments, they’re going to be available in a “FUN Shop” that’s coming in a future update."

:wacko:

[gigawuts]

Also, I wanted to add that I've been waiting for the FUN Shop. I knew they'd have to set up a shop for the western version's release, so I'm curious if this is them testing it for that or what.

[Vashyron]

-The new planet will probably have a Sea theme. Amduscia had a Rock-Formation theme (Volcano/Igneous, Skylands/Sedimentary, Altar/Metamorphic), Lilipa has a Desert Metropolis Theme (Desert/Sahara, Mines/Hangar), and Naberius has a wilderness theme (Forest/Jungle, Tundra/Mountains, Ruins/Artificial Garden). So odds are that Beach will probably be based on Tropical Ruins, a la WoW's Zul-Gurub/Zul'Amani.

Debug mission stuff calls the planet (probably placeholder) "Water Planet", so I very much believe this will be the case.

[BlankM]

I hope I can buy shop passes in this FUN shop.

Pretty lame that its a team area. It would've been something different for a TA/quest...

[Kondibon]

Also, I wanted to add that I've been waiting for the FUN Shop. I knew they'd have to set up a shop for the western version's release, so I'm curious if this is them testing it for that or what.


"As for those highly popular musical instruments, they’re going to be available in a “FUN Shop” that’s coming in a future update."

:wacko:

This sounds interesting. I hope it has good stuff in it. It'll give me something else to do with my FUN points.

As for the team room I get the feeling that it's something like the clones in that they're testing a mechanic to see how much people like it. If it gets enough backing maybe they'll add more platforming stuff. Maybe New TAs and things like that with lots of platforming. That would be pretty cool.

[Ezodagrom]

I hope I can buy shop passes in this FUN shop.

Pretty lame that its a team area. It would've been something different for a TA/quest...
I was kinda hoping that it would be a new version of the forest for an higher difficulty mode, but it was rather unlikely, I guess. ^^;

[Sizustar]

I hope I can buy shop passes in this FUN shop.

Pretty lame that its a team area. It would've been something different for a TA/quest...

Not very likely.