PSO Plus Ep I and II coming to US

[KangXi]

I dunno if this has been posted, but PSO Plus is coming to US in Q3 2004, which isn't too far away.

http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=f1d7f217-f8d8-473d-ba80-ea269c404bff&

[Para]

** Missing: Game from the pipeline! **
is what i see

[XrazorbladeX]

I hope it comes out in England... I hoooope so. Doesnt it prevent duping/hacking?

[RFB]

On 2004-07-07 13:59, Nites wrote:
** Missing: Game from the pipeline! **
is what i see

[BOmar]

Awesome news!

Lets hope it gets an EU release too...

The page comes up fine for me. Not sure why it's giving people errors :s

[Ketchup345]

Go to Nintendo.com (http://nintendo.com), go to the search box, type in "Phantasy Star Online".

I believe it is the first result.

Interesting. I may pick this up, in case I ever want to solo tower, or if I ever get online taken away (school, or other reasons), I can still hunt some online only items. And then there is Ep 2 C-Mode offline (I just love the looks of the rings).

[Zion88]

What exactly is Q3 2004, anyway?



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[KangXi]

The third season of of the year 2004.... that being Fall.

[Dhylec]

if it's true, this is another chance for those who missed out the ever scarce pso for gc

[Zion88]

So what are all the differences between the original PSO GC and Plus? Are there better graphics, more types of gameplay; what all is there?

[RicoRoyal]

Finally! Solo Tower!!! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_evil.gif

[Eanae]

I got a big question about PSO Plus. It says on the page that if you update from version 1.0, it will delete all your items. I want to get this when it comes out, but I have NO idea what version of the game I have. Does anyone know how to find this out?

[lain2k3]

On 2004-07-07 16:17, RicoRoyal wrote:
Finally! Solo Tower!!! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_evil.gif



Tower is easy enough as is. Why cant you solo online?

unless you mean a casting force, which is retarded either way. >_>

[Para]

Im gettin a not found message and
no results when i type in Phantasy Star Online in the search box at the top >_>
[edit]for some reason it was found for 1 time and then when i clicked on the game broken pipe... wtf?
[edit2] ok my IE is fucked.. ever since that stupid adware got on.. everything is so laggy and stuff -_-

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[Cc08]

Holy Shit! This is seriously like the BEST news ever. I finally get to try out all these quests that you guys get online. I've been wanting to try out the Tower quests the most... and now I can. Yes, this is truly amazing news. I basically never thought it would come out b/c all the guides and everything said there was no plans for it to.

[Darin]

What about TTF? Would this also be available offline in PSO Plus?

[lain2k3]

On 2004-07-07 17:26, Darin wrote:
What about TTF? Would this also be available offline in PSO Plus?



No. most quests are available, but this one is not.

[Darin]

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime2.gif Just wishful thinking I guess.

Do you think they could possibly add it?
Probably not, but eh... it's nice to wish.

[J3553]

Maybe I'll pick it up simply because my PSO disk is kinda scratched. Playing the quests offline would be kinda cool I guess...oh and isn't there offline E2 cmode?

Hmm but will it be compatible with my current HL I wonder...

[RicoRoyal]

On 2004-07-07 16:46, lain2k3 wrote:

On 2004-07-07 16:17, RicoRoyal wrote:
Finally! Solo Tower!!! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_evil.gif



Tower is easy enough as is. Why cant you solo online?

unless you mean a casting force, which is retarded either way. >_>



I can't solo online because I can't get back online (I've had more than one credit card issue). Believe me, if I could have gotten back online this summer as planned, by now I would have had one... if not two of my targeted God/Ability units. But alas, that is not what has happend, and my problems seem to only get bigger. Therefore, PSO Plus seems like a perfectly good idea. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_yes.gif
Again... Finally! Solo [offline] Tower!!! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[lain2k3]

I dont think you can use the same characters, so you will have to make another purplenum on +.

[RicoRoyal]

On 2004-07-07 18:40, lain2k3 wrote:
I dont think you can use the same characters, so you will have to make another purplenum on +.


Es'plain.

If what you say is true, I wouldn't mind making another Purplenum. I can't get enough of that ID anywho http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[Para]

I wonder if pso plus will have better exp rates..
The exp rates in pso bb are alot better than v3

[lain2k3]

Characters are not transferrable to PSO+, to the best of my knowledge. Its like V1 and V2 were for the dreamcast. Same game with stuff added, and characters were not transferrable.

[Ketchup345]

On 2004-07-07 18:40, lain2k3 wrote:
I dont think you can use the same characters, so you will have to make another purplenum on +.


The current problem is with the JP PSO 1.0 and JP PSO+. There isn't enough news to know anything about PSO+ US yet. I checked both the Nintendo site, and SoA, neither said anyting about losing character data.

Most likely it will be compatable with your current HL (PSO 1&2 and Ep 3 are).



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[AquaFlare7]

On 2004-07-07 19:00, lain2k3 wrote:
Characters are not transferrable to PSO+, to the best of my knowledge. Its like V1 and V2 were for the dreamcast. Same game with stuff added, and characters were not transferrable.



I recall people transferring over. Only time it wasn't possible is if you had an import v1 trying to go to domestic v2 or vice versa.

[Nai_Calus]

Lain, JP v1.1 is cross-compatible with JP PSO+. Your characters load up as normal on PSO+, and will load up as normal if you switch back to the v1.1 disk. You're thinking of the issues with JP v1.0.

And I wasn't even ON DC and I know you could go from v1 to v2 with the same character. XP That was one-way, though.

[Arislan]

V1 allowed transfer to V2 with no item loss
Plus allows for transfer from 1.0 to Plus with item loss, and from 1.1 with no change whatsoever (you can use a character in Plus then pop in your 1.1 and play with that). Of course, it could change with the US version, but that's how the JP one works.

[lain2k3]

Pssssshhh... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Now I remember.

You can transfer Characters to PSO+, but not items.

So yeah.

[Alielle]

Don't hold your breath. Not to be a party pooper or anything, but:

Article source: Nintendo Power

[Sheik1]

On 2004-07-07 16:25, Eanae wrote:
I got a big question about PSO Plus. It says on the page that if you update from version 1.0, it will delete all your items. I want to get this when it comes out, but I have NO idea what version of the game I have. Does anyone know how to find this out?



I think really only Japan had version 1.0 and 1.1...they solved the bugs with the JP relaease before it made it to the states. I think all US is version 1.0. There was never another release for it I believe.

They do this because of all the hacking and duping going on in the game now. You tell me if it is not bad! I can not play on US ships for level up. It is not any fun anymore. This is good they are doing this actually. They want the new servers to be free of hacked and duped items I am sure. It should not be a problem and you can look forward to having fun getting items again. At least your character data will transfer and you don't have to get your level back.

[Alielle]

On 2004-07-08 00:05, Sheik1 wrote:

I think really only Japan had version 1.0 and 1.1...they solved the bugs with the JP relaease before it made it to the states. I think all US is version 1.0. There was never another release for it I believe.


The US version is 1.1. I've also heard there were a couple of different "batches" of the US version. The first one allegedly has DSL issues.

[Superguppie]

On 2004-07-07 20:34, lain2k3 wrote:
Pssssshhh... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Now I remember.

You can transfer Characters to PSO+, but not items.

So yeah.


Uhhh, I vividly remember some friends with JP v1.1 and plus stating that the transfer is perfect. NO LOSS. On top of that, saves from Plus can still be used on 1.1...

[Ketchup345]

On 2004-07-07 23:55, Alielle wrote:
Don't hold your breath. Not to be a party pooper or anything, but:

Article source: Nintendo Power


Actually, there is a better source than that.

Go to Sega.com (http://sega.com), go to Sega of America, go to the find a game, by title, A-R, scroll down to where PSO is.

Normal PSO used to be there. Now it shows PSO+ (though it does show the US normal PSO release date).

[lain2k3]

On 2004-07-08 03:31, Superguppie wrote:

On 2004-07-07 20:34, lain2k3 wrote:
Pssssshhh... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

Now I remember.

You can transfer Characters to PSO+, but not items.

So yeah.


Uhhh, I vividly remember some friends with JP v1.1 and plus stating that the transfer is perfect. NO LOSS. On top of that, saves from Plus can still be used on 1.1...



I vividly remmeber everyone I've ever talked to with the game not being able to transfer items over. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_confused.gif

[Superguppie]

I'll see if I can reach some of those friends to verify it. Maybe they could even come here to say it themselves.

[lain2k3]

If you do so, I will step down. I'm sticking with what i remember for now though. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Superguppie]

Ok, just got hold of one of'em. Present are a JP v1.1 and a JP PSO+ (duh!)
Not only is there NO loss when going from 1.1 to +, the + saves can also still be used to play with 1.1, without trouble.
JP v1.0 to JP v1.1 meant loss of all items. So did JP v1.0 to JP PSO+. But JP v1.1 to JP PSO+ is NO PROBLEM

I got that info from PatserGouki, who played it with AppieDPC. I hope he drops to tell himself...


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[lain2k3]

Okay, so I was talking with someone who had V 1.0

good news for most, thanks.

[doubletake123]

does this mean you can add percents to you own weapons? And does it stop duping and glitching and stuff like that.

[Fredrick]

I wouldnt mind getting the game but the main reason I want it to come out is to help bring back the dying PSO community

[cHaOsMaZtA]

On 2004-07-07 17:18, Cc08 wrote:
Holy Shit! This is seriously like the BEST news ever. I finally get to try out all these quests that you guys get online. I've been wanting to try out the Tower quests the most... and now I can. Yes, this is truly amazing news. I basically never thought it would come out b/c all the guides and everything said there was no plans for it to.



Ditto that!! I couldn't have said it better myself!! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[Ketchup345]

On 2004-07-08 08:34, doubletake123 wrote:
does this mean you can add percents to you own weapons? And does it stop duping and glitching and stuff like that.


I don't thik Gallon's shop is on PSO+, check the guides here.

It will not stop duping, since you can always switch back to your origional disk.

I think this may bring more people to PSO 1&2, since Ep 3 was actually advertised, and I am fairly sure more people bought that than Ep 1 &2. Also, Ep 1&2 is almost impossible to find for the GC.

[doubletake123]

Really, at my electronics botique they always have a couple of copies.

[Superguppie]

Hmmm, so we're facing the prospect of people begging for dupe-service, because they have plus and I have the old one. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_rant.gif

[Ketchup345]

On 2004-07-08 09:42, doubletake123 wrote:
Really, at my electronics botique they always have a couple of copies.

Stores around here have a few used copies, but they won't help in getting online really.


On 2004-07-08 09:44, Superguppie wrote:
Hmmm, so we're facing the prospect of people begging for dupe-service, because they have plus and I have the old one. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_rant.gif

Don't let them know you have the origional version. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[cHaOsMaZtA]

On 2004-07-08 09:18, Ketchup345 wrote:

I don't thik Gallon's shop is on PSO+, check the guides here.



Dang!! No Gallon's shop?? What is on it besides east and west tower then??

[Cc08]

Will I be able to the Towers quests with my buds? Or will I have to do them single player, like Ep 1 & 2? Thanks

[KangXi]

Whoa, I was looking for this post on the third and fourth page, thinking it would have been pushed back there, but glad to know it's still on the first page and even more glad to know noone else posted about this before me. (not that I can see)

I will be getting this also, as I've always wanted to play the new quests and I hope Gallon's shop is in there or I'll never get my Black King Bar.

[Cinnamon]

OMG! Yes! I can finally do the Tower quests! *dies*

[rena-ko]

http://www.gfdata.de/gamefront-temp/psoplus.jpg

i'd say its fairly official.


hm... imho, its a way too late release but maybe thats just me again. its always just me.

[RedFox]

On 2004-07-09 05:06, rena-ko wrote:
hm... imho, its a way too late release but maybe thats just me again. its always just me.



no... i tend to agree... i dont really play PSO anymore. i dont think that if it came out any earlier it'd change anything

[ilr2000]

On 2004-06-19 14:21, Eihwaz wrote:
Yeah, PSO+ is not coming to America.



On 2004-06-21 05:33, EsperJ wrote:
Its not going to get released here.



On 2004-06-22 07:00, RFB wrote:
As far as I know, yes, Japan only. Yes it has been asked trillions of billions of millions of times. (or something like that, meh) and there does not seem to be any plans of bringing PSO+ out of Japan. Your only choice if you want it is import.



I wish I could find the hundreds upon hundreds of other statements that sounded exactly like this. Although I have no reason to be happy, (since I wasted so much time and money on Japanese PSO Plus), I can't help but to feel excited about this.

[Para]

I agree with the late release opinion.
Theres nothing much new with PSO PLUS compared to what PSO BB offers.

[ilr2000]

On 2004-07-09 11:13, Nites wrote:
I agree with the late release opinion.
Theres nothing much new with PSO PLUS compared to what PSO BB offers.



and you best believe I'll be waiting for that to have a US release before I even consider it.

"but.. BB wont be coming to--"

HA! The popular pessimistic opinion fails here..

[Eanae]

How much you think this will cost? Will it be the ful 49.99, or you think it will be cheeper? It is the full version of the game, but seeing as Ep 1 & 2 are already out, I don't think they'd charge that much... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_confused.gif

[X_hunter403]

Gamestop lists the game now: http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=220255

It's 30$ with a release date of 8/24.

I'm going to see if I can stop by my local Gamestop to put in a preorder...

[Thunderstrike]

It might be a Player's Choice release. Metroid Prime was changed in the Player's Choice version, so I don't know it's just an idea.

[Weaponslash]

If this comes to to eu then i will get to solo towers,yay

[Jack]

On 2004-07-09 11:06, ilr2000 wrote:
I can't help but to feel excited about this.

Excited by the exact same game which has been out for running up to two years now with three offline quests and five offline challenge mode stages? Good god. Still, you get the lovely PAL boxart now. Wonder what we'd get.

[LoreSeeker]

On 2004-07-07 17:46, J3553 wrote:
Maybe I'll pick it up simply because my PSO disk is kinda scratched. Playing the quests offline would be kinda cool I guess...oh and isn't there offline E2 cmode?

Hmm but will it be compatible with my current HL I wonder...



That's the same reason I would pick up PSO+. I dunno how my game disc got so scratched up, seeing as how it never even leaves my Cube (why play other stuff when you have a subscription to PSO?). I'll probably end up needing a new Cube before too long because I don't think my motor can keep up with the constant loading involved in PSO. Ahh, such an expensive game, and I pay every penny.

I'm sure it will be compatible with your current HL, because that would just be stupid to make it use a different one. Hell, that would even be stupid by ST's standards, which says a lot.

[Nai_Calus]

On 2004-07-09 11:22, ilr2000 wrote:

and you best believe I'll be waiting for that to have a US release before I even consider it.



Too lazy/xenophobic to bother to try to learn enough JP to get around?

And wow, PSO+ has SotH, ET, WT and Ep2 C-mode offline. Joy of joys! BB's gonna have an entirely new freaking area. XP Plus the tweaked stats of monsters and characters to explore... Meh, I'd rather play BB. XP

[cHaOsMaZtA]

Do you think that they are ever gonna release PSOBB in US?? Considering everyone said they'll never release PSO+, and yet now they're gonna??

[Deus-Irae]

i agree, this is an odd choice.

a few months before ep3 was released i wouldve been all over this.

it feels way too late for this release. i dont get it.

[Drayma]

This is crazy.

[Malkavian]

Yeah, it shoyuld have been released together with Episode 3. Like they did in Japan.

Some of you seem confused with PSO Plus.
Is the same PSO Episode 1&2 game as player's choice with slight content updates and bug fixings.
Maybe the double save remove is what I like the most of it.

[metatime]

Since the date of this game has been released so late, perhaps they will add more quests....

[Link00seven]

Interesting...

well, if (big IF) I get back into PSO, I can at least get a new copy cheap right? lol.

[cHaOsMaZtA]

Seeing as its only 30 bucks, yeah. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[Natron]

Sorry for the late post, but...Excited by the exact same game which has been out for running up to two years now with three offline quests and five offline challenge mode stages? Good god. Still, you get the lovely PAL boxart now. Wonder what we'd get
Uh, for those of us who can't get online because of technical problems and stuff like that, it's a lot!

[Eanae]

On 2004-07-11 12:16, Natron wrote:
Sorry for the late post, but...
Uh, for those of us who can't get online because of technical problems and stuff like that, it's a lot!



Exactly http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_yes.gif



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[Cc08]

No one has answered my question yet... will I be able to do Tower quests with friends offline? Thanks

[Aunt_Betty]

I guess. I wouldn't care.

[Jack]

On 2004-07-11 12:16, Natron wrote:
Uh, for those of us who can't get online because of technical problems and stuff like that, it's a lot!


I'd think about one or two things here.

1. The offline mode is dull as dishwater. Unless you're playing with friends, I'd question what you're doing.

2. $30 for three new quests? Is it really worth it?

[Zarode]

$30 to get rid of the Duping and Double Saving, and maybe the hacking problem. I say it is worth it. Plus, from what I heard, yes, you can do quest with your friends...but I wonder which ones.

But if I lose my items...oh...ST is so dead.

[Jack]

To get rid of those, EVERYONE would have to upgrade to Plus.

[Nai_Calus]

And even everyone upgrading to Plus wouldn't do anything - If it's like the JP release, the original and + will be interchangeable and anyone wishing to dupe could just throw in the old version.

Meh, even 2, 3 months ago, I would have cared. Now it's like... Eh.

[Link00seven]

What Sega should do, is sell PSO EpI&II Plus as a regular retail game, but, force users who own the regular EpI&II to upgrade, like they did w/ JP Ver 1.1.

In terms of people who dont want to upgrade, throw em on a seperate server, or deny access to the game.

[Nai_Calus]

Still won't work, unless they reprogram it to not allow backwards compatibility. All you'd need to do is go offline, load up original Ep1&2, do your duping/max statting there, and go back online with Plus.

[Zaneatron]

On 2004-07-11 20:45, Ian-KunX wrote:
Still won't work, unless they reprogram it to not allow backwards compatibility. All you'd need to do is go offline, load up original Ep1&2, do your duping/max statting there, and go back online with Plus.


Eh? From what ive heard you can transfer your characters to PSO+ but once they are there you cant transfer them back. Seeing i dont have a JP Ep 1&2, I cant test this, I just got PSO+ with Ep3 :S

[Nai_Calus]

On 2004-07-11 20:57, Zaneatron wrote:

On 2004-07-11 20:45, Ian-KunX wrote:
Still won't work, unless they reprogram it to not allow backwards compatibility. All you'd need to do is go offline, load up original Ep1&2, do your duping/max statting there, and go back online with Plus.


Eh? From what ive heard you can transfer your characters to PSO+ but once they are there you cant transfer them back. Seeing i dont have a JP Ep 1&2, I cant test this, I just got PSO+ with Ep3 :S



Read the entire thread, please. -_-; Transfer back and forth between + and original has been discussed.

[Malkavian]

On 2004-07-11 20:08, Linkooseven wrote:
What Sega should do, is sell PSO EpI&II Plus as a regular retail game, but, force users who own the regular EpI&II to upgrade, like they did w/ JP Ver 1.1.

In terms of people who dont want to upgrade, throw em on a seperate server, or deny access to the game.


The PSO originally released in USA and EU was already 1.1. The only ones that were in separated servers were JP v1.0.
Now it would be really stupid to make plus only servers. And it is still possible to dupe with Plus, so it doesn't matter anyways.

[Weaponslash]

Sorry for this post but i and most PAL players must know.If we get PSO Plus (Pal edition) and upload our characters will our items be deleted?I need to know

[Ketchup345]

On 2004-07-12 12:34, Weaponslash wrote:
Sorry for this post but i and most PAL players must know.If we get PSO Plus (Pal edition) and upload our characters will our items be deleted?I need to know


Reread the thread. Most likely the same that applies for JP 1.1 will apply to US, will apply to PAL.

Basically, it is doubtful that you will lose items.

[OnnaWren]

Feh. All I care about now is filling the orders finally of the dozen or so people at my shop who have been looking for a copy of the game for under $80... feckin' eBay! XO

Heh, oh, yeah... and keeping my obsessively complete collection, well, complete. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif



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