was that THE PIONEER 2!?!?!?!?!?

[Squall179]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxLqJ_rpYA0

WAS IT?

Oh my god.... IT WAS!

[Maninbluejumpsuit]

Don't get your hopes up too high. It may just be a team room layout.

[Shirai]

Even as a team room it'd be awesome.

[NoiseHERO]

look like doodoo

[AlphaBlob]

I hope if it's a new mode like Challenge quest, they add more to it. It would be cool if they added more boss remakes.

[lostinseganet]

that was exactly the beast I was hoping would show up. You know us old dreamcast lovers are slurping up every drop of hype :)

I think PSU nailed it by putting in all the best and second best level parts

[Ephidiel]

inb4 they add PSO1 with all story too PSO2

[BIG OLAF]

Who gives a shit about that?

Finally, a roulette wheel.

[Punisher106]

I laughed when I noticed that the jump pads in the lobby were replaced by springs. I always tried to imitate that Sonic 3 Spring sound when I'd use the ones that sent you halfway across the map, like in the Amaduscia TA. But I came when I saw that Pioneer 2 teaser.

[Vintasticvin]

Mebbe its a late april fools joke?

[Noblewine]

You were dreaming.

[Chris_Chocobo]

Bricks has been shat...

[Ryunaker]

If they actually link up between PSO 1 & PSO 2...that would be...-very-...interesting. But I'm not getting my hopes up yet.

Not yet...

I can dream, though, right? :p

[Kondibon]

Hey guys, remember when they tried to bring elements of the PSO1 story into PSP2i? Remember how it was written like a bad fanfic? Let's just say the story isn't what I think anyone should be the least bit interested in. :I

[Sanguine2009]

Hey guys, remember when they tried to bring elements of the PSO1 story into PSP2i? Remember how it was written like a bad fanfic? Let's just say the story isn't what I think anyone should be the least bit interested in. :I

so it will fit right in with the rest of the games plot is what you are saying?

[yoshiblue]

Excuse for Pioneer 2. Its just a bigger, better, civilian filled teamship.

[Achelousaurus]

Actually, it looks incredibly fake. Maybe someone just cut it together with part of a real trailer.

I mean look at it, all we see is a video of P2 overlaid with a semi transparent PSO2 Ash running straight ahead the entire time without any regard of P2's layout.

This looks a lot more fake than those fake PA gifs.


Who gives a shit about that?

Finally, a roulette wheel.
Amen.

[Ephidiel]

well at least i doubt it will be hard to implement the P2 and other PSO stuff since they should still have all the assets

[Poyonche]

Actually, it looks incredibly fake. Maybe someone just cut it together with part of a real trailer.

I mean look at it, all we see is a video of P2 overlaid with a semi transparent PSO2 Ash running straight ahead the entire time without any regard of P2's layout.

This looks a lot more fake than those fake PA gifs.


Amen.


It was in the Live Broadcast, so I doubt it would be a fake.

[Squall179]

Not only that but it was a dual image, the semitransparent Ash running bit was running through its Own P2 layout, and overlaid across an Ashless camera pan through

[LonelyGaruga]

so it will fit right in with the rest of the games plot is what you are saying?

The opposite, actually.


Actually, it looks incredibly fake. Maybe someone just cut it together with part of a real trailer.

I mean look at it, all we see is a video of P2 overlaid with a semi transparent PSO2 Ash running straight ahead the entire time without any regard of P2's layout.

This looks a lot more fake than those fake PA gifs.

It was from the livestream. The roadmap has PSO 15th anniversary stuff listed.


Early Summer ~ Summer

Interlocking Web event
New Casino Game
Limited-time Collaboration Nyau
Lobby System Update
New Limited Quest
New Collab Scratch
Limited-time Creator Collaboration NPC
PSO 15th Anniversary Boss
PSO 15th Anniversary Team Room

So yeah, it's real. And anyone that didn't anticipate this should have paid more attention to the roadmap. It was revealed over a month ago.

[Achelousaurus]

Still looks fake. Sega be slacking.

[ArcaneTechs]

it's a team room theme, how disappointing

[Loveless62]

Still looks fake. Sega be slacking.
What they did was overlay a video of the original PSO Pioneer 2 with a video of someone running through the PSO2 version of Pioneer 2. You will notice that the two videos converge at the end for a dramatic effect, I guess.

It does look kind of awful.

[Zorafim]

This shouldn't surprise anyone. It seems like every online Phantasy Star had a PSO... Let's say, crossover. This should be expected. I just wonder why it took this long.
And please, no PSO clothing. We already have it.

[Skyly]

It's really unfortunate that it's only a team room :(. I still hope the bring back TTF from PSO

[GHNeko]

It's really unfortunate that it's only a team room :(. I still hope the bring back TTF from PSO


I still hope the bring back TTF from PSO


I still hope the bring back TTF from PSO


bring back TTF from PSO


bring back TTF


bring back TTF


bring back TTF

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DONT BRING THAT BACK

ANYTHING BUT THAT

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


NO MORE TTF

NO MORE

PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Punisher106]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DONT BRING THAT BACK

ANYTHING BUT THAT

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


NO MORE TTF

NO MORE

PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I'd take TTF over White Bitch, personally.

[Squall179]

This shouldn't surprise anyone. It seems like every online Phantasy Star had a PSO... Let's say, crossover. This should be expected. I just wonder why it took this long.
And please, no PSO clothing. We already have it.

We have PSO2 styled hyperdetail editions with fancy extra stuff, but we don't have the old style, less ah... how shall I put it.... overkill elaborate HUmar armors and RAmars with mega shoulder stuff......I mean seriously, they have Mobile SUit style shoulders now for some reason. What happened to the Relatively Sleek lines of the original RAmar?!

[Stealthcmc1974]

We have PSO2 styled hyperdetail editions with fancy extra stuff, but we don't have the old style, less ah... how shall I put it.... overkill elaborate HUmar armors and RAmars with mega shoulder stuff......I mean seriously, they have Mobile SUit style shoulders now for some reason. What happened to the Relatively Sleek lines of the original RAmar?!

Not to mention the HUcaseal... Damn, that was a nice set of parts. Nothing revealing or out of place, simply a ninja. Just the way I liked it.

[Sp-24]

We have PSO2 styled hyperdetail editions with fancy extra stuff, but we don't have the old style, less ah... how shall I put it.... overkill elaborate HUmar armors and RAmars with mega shoulder stuff......I mean seriously, they have Mobile SUit style shoulders now for some reason. What happened to the Relatively Sleek lines of the original RAmar?!
Have you SEEN the original RAmar? It's the most unshapely mess of anything ever seen in PSO series, including the final boss of PSZ.

[spoiler-box]http://i.imgur.com/s4VkwuA.png[/spoiler-box]
Just look at this. It's like his arms have been chopped off and stuck to a refrigerator. What's more, that armor texture is probably even more cluttered that the default Ranger's outfit in PSO2.

I really don't think lack of PSO designs is anything to lament over. Some of them are great, like HUcast and RAcaseal, but most are pretty terrible.

[GHNeko]

Have you SEEN the original RAmar? It's the most unshapely mess of anything ever seen in PSO series, including the final boss of PSZ.

[spoiler-box]http://i.imgur.com/s4VkwuA.png[/spoiler-box]
Just look at this. It's like his arms have been chopped off and stuck to a refrigerator. What's more, that armor texture is probably even more cluttered that the default Ranger's outfit in PSO2.

I really don't think lack of PSO designs is anything to lament over. Some of them are great, like HUcast and RAcaseal, but most are pretty terrible.
B-BUT MUH NOSTALGIA...

[Chimeria]

This shouldn't surprise anyone. It seems like every online Phantasy Star had a PSO... Let's say, crossover. This should be expected. I just wonder why it took this long.
And please, no PSO clothing. We already have it.

I would like to see some of the designs though...I could see the HuCast and HuCaseal stuff being in the game. I'm pretty sure the HuCaseal repca would be one of the most popular outfits...
[spoiler-box]http://www.pso-world.com/images/classes/hucasceal.jpg[/spoiler-box]

I'm pretty sure if anything the women's (HuNewm and HuCaseal) will be added eventually...We all know Sega loves it's somewhat revealing costumes for women in PSO2. But Zorafim is right, for the most part we do have alot of the costumes from PSO. The default Hunter outfit looks so much cooler than the HuMar one with his stupid shorts and the RaMar outfit is outdone by the Ranger default in PSO2. Even the Force outfits (with the exception of the male force one in PSO2) are better than the FOs in PSO.

If Sega just releases a RRR, Flowen and Leo Grahart outfit and I'll be a happy man. :-D
But I highly doubt that happening...Man this would look cool in PSO2 though.
[spoiler-box]http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/2/2f/Leograhartpose.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140122165601[/spoiler-box]

[Squall179]

Have you SEEN the original RAmar? It's the most unshapely mess of anything ever seen in PSO series, including the final boss of PSZ.

[spoiler-box]http://i.imgur.com/s4VkwuA.png[/spoiler-box]
Just look at this. It's like his arms have been chopped off and stuck to a refrigerator. What's more, that armor texture is probably even more cluttered that the default Ranger's outfit in PSO2.

I really don't think lack of PSO designs is anything to lament over. Some of them are great, like HUcast and RAcaseal, but most are pretty terrible.

Well, they kinda did have mech ish shoulders there, but these ones in PSO2 have some kind of weird frame for latching on like to use a crane on them, and they have some kind of Armor Vest Overtop of the torso plating now too, which makes it look really.... odd.

Personally I prefered the Standard Green HUmar outfit, it was like a jacket, some armor, but not the dangly things hanging off and glowing Tron Disc thing with the big leg plates like the current has sticking out the front of hte legs like some kind of HUmar Lady Gaga or something.

Sure maybe it is Nostalgia, but the current one, for all its black, doesn't show enough color and looks too crowded (and seriously what is it with Black and scifi these days?)

[Achelousaurus]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

DONT BRING THAT BACK

ANYTHING BUT THAT

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


NO MORE TTF

NO MORE

PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
XD

I admit I am torn. People were doing almost nothing else. While it was very convenient for lvling and was actually quite fun if done in appropriate moderation, it certainly got boring as hell as often as people did it.

I actually hope we get something similar (though I rather want max attack) and because of there being so many other lvling options in PSO2 it's not gonna be spammed nonstop anymore.


Not to mention the HUcaseal... Damn, that was a nice set of parts. Nothing revealing or out of place, simply a ninja. Just the way I liked it.
Nowadays a female cast MUST be a waifu. YOU don't get a say. You don't get a choice. You just take your waifu and shut up.



If Sega just releases a RRR, Flowen and Leo Grahart outfit and I'll be a happy man. :-D
But I highly doubt that happening...Man this would look cool in PSO2 though.
[spoiler-box]http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/phantasystar/images/2/2f/Leograhartpose.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140122165601[/spoiler-box]
Flowen is missing I think but we got RRR's outfit: Innocent One, it just looks a lot shittier than the great original.

[Stealthcmc1974]

Nowadays a female cast MUST be a waifu. YOU don't get a say. You don't get a choice. You just take your waifu and shut up.

I beg to differ with this coming:
[SPOILER-BOX]http://www.bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Masaki-Asai.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
This is the kinda of Caseal parts I don't mind. Mhm.

[nathanielzor]

I beg to differ with this coming:
[SPOILER-BOX]http://www.bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Masaki-Asai.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
This is the kinda of Caseal parts I don't mind. Mhm.
Too bad they're outfits and not actual cast parts...

Sorry to crush all your hopes and dreams. :c

[Stealthcmc1974]

Too bad they're outfits and not actual cast parts...

Sorry to crush all your hopes and dreams. :c

Close enough dammit! I can't afford to be too picky.

[NoiseHERO]

And please, no PSO clothing. We already have it.

This is like only thing worth bringing back from pso tho what's wrong with you your opinion makes you unlikeable by the internet.

[Zorua]

I don't see as many casts these days...
This shit is why.

[Chimeria]

This is like only thing worth bringing back from pso tho what's wrong with you your opinion makes you unlikeable by the internet.

This is why PSO2 is in the state it's in because instead of thinking up new gameplay ideas and modes, we're trying to decide on what outfits to bring over from past games. :-D

I seem to have fallen into that catagory as well now. -_-

...Darn you PSO2 and your dress-up simulator-y goodness...


I don't see as many casts these days...
This shit is why.

Yeah, "true" CASTS are a rarity nowadays. Alot of them are hidden behind fleshy outfits as well. It's a shame really...why even add them as an optional race if they're taking away what makes them unique?

[ArcaneTechs]

they should just bring in the old levels as a VR thing like XQ where it's a different trainings ground for the Arks if people are gonna be iffy about tying a storyline to it. Bringing all the old clothes tho is a bit lazy on them though since well, I haven't really seen anything lately that was good designed by Sega themselves outside millions of collabs

[Stealthcmc1974]

This is why PSO2 is in the state it's in because instead of thinking up new gameplay ideas and modes, we're trying to decide on what outfits to bring over from past games. :-D

To be honest, I'm not sure there's too many different things they can add to PSO2 with the way the balance is now. Perhaps something like TTF, but Versus sure wouldn't work.

[yoshiblue]

The only thing verse I would ever want is a Fantasy Earth Zero style game mode. You can beat the snot out of each other all you want, its not going to win you the battle.

[Tenlade]

To be honest, I'm not sure there's too many different things they can add to PSO2 with the way the balance is now. Perhaps something like TTF, but Versus sure wouldn't work.

considering how much exp and cubes megatsu and the tower defence missions drop, nothing short of an emergency mission thats a 10 minute unending pse burst could mess with the balance.

[JaysonL]

Battle mode can work, they just need to be creative. It can be like challenge mode were everyone becomes a new level 1 class named Battler. Then it plays like a TPS online shooter. Teams are of 12 4 and auto match making. There can be different modes likes CTF or (insert the rest of Halo's, CS, CoD game modes here). You start off at an interval area and you get a bit of Meseta to buy weapons, PAs, techs and skills. Then you fight another team. Your teams achievements are then transferred to meseta for the next interval area. The interval Areas will be the same as Challenge Mode ones with the last one ending with blue weapons and an extra one at the beginning only containing Sword, Rod, Rifle and their respective PAs, Tech. Oh and PP doesn't regen in this mode.

Winning consecutive matches gets you more Battle Miles similar to Challenge mode. Battle Miles are for your new shiny 13* battle mode weapon after a few hundred rounds, unless you are skilled at it. In that case you can achieve a battle mode 13* in a day of play. Mission title can be "ARKS Battle Championship! round 2" and be related to Matterboard EP1-12.

See? It all works. lol. Jokes aside, I do think Battle mode can be a thing for PSO2 in the future.

[Achelousaurus]

I beg to differ with this coming:
[SPOILER-BOX]http://www.bumped.org/psublog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Masaki-Asai.jpg[/SPOILER-BOX]
This is the kinda of Caseal parts I don't mind. Mhm.
Yeah but this is new. I was talking about the current state.

As for battle mode, there were a lot of kinds in PSO1. Ask EvilMag, he loved that stuff.

[Chimeria]

To be honest, I'm not sure there's too many different things they can add to PSO2 with the way the balance is now. Perhaps something like TTF, but Versus sure wouldn't work.
I wouldn't care for versus too much because I hate PVP. Plus with the way the game is made, it would be a somewhat one-sided fight for some people. Forces would decimate anyone and anything with ease and any weapon class with grapple attacks like a skilled Wired Lance user would make for an ass-kicking as well in my opinion. Just look at how the "Impostor Ark" Emergency code goes. :-/

What I'd really like to see are "true client" quests styled like the ones in PSO. Sure of course you can say, "but we sort of have those when you unlock certian quests in the matterboard." Well...sort of. I mean in the sense where characters sort of post side-quest missions that involve them and a particular story. Remember missions like "Soul of Steel" or "Seat of Heart?" where someone tags along through a mission with you, there's cutscenes and dialog exchanged between characters, certain NPCs show up on the map, etc. That's what I want. These tag-along client quests are so generic and the matterboard is so tedious to get through...I wish they'd just do away with it completely.

[Stealthcmc1974]

I wouldn't care for versus too much because I hate PVP. Plus with the way the game is made, it would be a somewhat one-sided fight for some people. Forces would decimate anyone and anything with ease and any weapon class with grapple attacks like a skilled Wired Lance user would make for an ass-kicking as well in my opinion. Just look at how the "Impostor Ark" Emergency code goes. :-/

What I'd really like to see are "true client" quests styled like the ones in PSO. Sure of course you can say, "but we sort of have those when you unlock certian quests in the matterboard." Well...sort of. I mean in the sense where characters sort of post side-quest missions that involve them and a particular story. Remember missions like "Soul of Steel" or "Seat of Heart?" where someone tags along through a mission with you, there's cutscenes and dialog exchanged between characters, certain NPCs show up on the map, etc. That's what I want. These tag-along client quests are so generic and the matterboard is so tedious to get through...I wish they'd just do away with it completely.

So you want side story stuff? I can dig that, but stuff like Seat of The Heart was long. If they made something like that they better give us checkpoints in it like they did for Matterboards 2-5 and 3-4.

Now I want to play PSOBB, but my highest character on Ultima is a lvl 37 HUcaseal because I barely play. Muu...

[MadDemon64]

Oh, now they're just being mean.

Also, GAL GRYPHON!