One other thing, people who keep coming and going has been a problem with PSZ since the beginning. Even if the game was a ton more active when it was new, people still dropped out of it quickly. The average lifespan of a PSZ player is a day to a month, and it'll go to a month if lucky.
Yeah, I'm not expecting PSO2 to be hacker free....for the moment. I do expect Sega to do something to step up their game. Windancer, who is a PSO vet, has mentioned all the things hackers did in that game. The one that came off as the most annoying were people were running a program that would crash the game while online. Windancer then claimed you needed a Gameshark to get around it. At least with PSZ, the most hackers I see is on the Freeplay. If anyone in the group do any hacks, I can ban them outright for it.
PSP2 was supposed to have a code you get when you bought the hardcore (if you downloaded it from the PSN store, you didn't need that code) so only those who paid for their copies can come online. And then I've read about Sega do looking into hackers on the JP version of the game whereas people in the NA are so afraid of playing with those they don't know because they could leave the game at level 0 or level 200.
It would be nice if Sega could do that but I'm not going to hold them to it as of yet. I've seen the complaints about the NA versions of PSO and PSU. And the online on NA PSP2 version on the Sony PSP is a wreck from the beginning because Sega never enforced needing to have a code inserted to play online which led to the online mode being littered with hackers. I guess I'll see how well Sega upholds this promise. I do like who they are focusing on only releasing it for one platform, the PC, even if a bunch of console-only gamers are bothered by it. I think it would help them focus more. Not to mention, we live in a age where TV's nowadays double as computer monitors so it's possible to hook up a desktop computer to it and play PSO2 from there. Flat screen TV's practically scream "giant computer monitor"
I know I've said this before but PSZ seems to lack any staying power. In the 2+ years I've owned the game, I've seen so many people come and go. In the PSZ-R group right now, it seems like I see a new wave of players like every month or two that will come, play for at least a month, and then vanish. I know Windancer loves this game. I'm sure his in-game records would be a lot higher if he didn't have a family and work and other responsibilities.
Eclipse did post in the group last month that he wanted a break from PSZ and he still posts in the group page so I don't plan on kicking him out this month. Zero, on the other hand, has flat out vanished this month. Not a word from him lately.
I'm not sure how bad Windancer is either. It seems like he hasn't gotten any better the last time I talked to him.
I hope you get the chance to do tests with PSO2. If you don't, you and everyone else will get the chance to play PSO2 when it comes out....hopefully it'll have an English release.
Yeah, Joni got inspired to try a high-DEF build with her HUney when I announced I was going to do a high-DEF HUmarl and she seems to like it so far.
It seems like with me, I haven't given up on PSZ because I haven't found a game like it that I wanted to stick with. I have tried numerous times to find such a game but I end up coming back to PSZ. I am not sure yet if I plan to get PSO2 as of yet. I'm not sure what my future is like right now and if I'll have the means to play PSO2 or not. My money situation is not the best right now. In addition, I want to see the final product before I make any judgements on the game.
I am surprised too that Windancer is still out sick. I rarely ever speak to him anymore. I used to talk to him all the time too. The last time I talked to him was sometime last month and he was still recovering. I also got to play PSZ with him that night too. He finally got Tamlin's Rage Tonfa that Tamlin gave to me to give to him and a 4-slot Keplar Suit I got in a trade with Barter3k.
That was cool of Eclipse to get into a test. I'm hoping he doesn't vanish from the group like so many others have been lately that joined up around August to November of last year (around the time you were in the group). Sadly, ZeroxGT seemed to have vanished this month.
Whoops, I meant slamming everything with Overend before. Yeah, Celeb weapons while powerful, do get dull after a while. I started up a HUmarl recently dedicated to having a ton of guard because I want to do something different. I might adjust the build for more power and hit with mags so I can use more than shields down the road, especially when I get another 100 guard with Deband use. I wanted to see if having high guard is good as having high evade before I retire from the game. I'm not sure when I'll be retiring from PSZ at this point because I'm watching Windancer's group for him while he's away right now.
Oh, I see. The attendance seems to be down but there was still quite a few online today. Also, I remember when I have said a few times in the past that I didn't care for the In swords but I have been using them a lot since Chaosmaster let me have his Yonohate and Akatsuki In. It gets boring stamping everything with Overend after a while so I welcome the variety in gameplay those two swords provide.
Partner Machines were PSU's version of mags, except that until it reached its final form it would just stay in your room. Once it got to its final transformation and turned into a loli, you had the option to bring it into battle with you like an NPC. It took up a party slot and everything.
I don't really see what a monster taming system would do for PSO, unless you could, like, bring them into battle like Partner Machines in PSU, I guess... Even then I still probably wouldn't want it lol.
I didn't see any sort of giant spider enemy in the forest. Are you talking about that huge Darker you see towards the end of the opening movie? I don't think there's anything official about where or in what capacity it's going to show up in game.
Uh... What would you do with them? Just have them hang out in your room or something? Or could you summon them in battle? Kinda like the dark side characters in PSO Ep3.
Sure, I'd be up for beasting through PSO2 with HUcasts. >D
I wonder what kinds of epic weapons there will be. :3c I'll be sad if there aren't twin sabers and double sabers.
I hate it when I get rocks in a row.
I can't help it, cause' the drop rates blow.
The RNG's wrath is repetitive,
But it's not positive or negative,
Cause' this game is Phantasy Star Zero.
I hate it when I get rocks in a row.
I can't help it, cause' the drop rates blow.
The RNG's wrath is repetitive,
But it's not positive or negative,
Cause' this game is Phantasy Star Zero.
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Yeah, Celeb weapons while powerful, do get dull after a while. I started up a HUmarl recently dedicated to having a ton of guard because I want to do something different. I might adjust the build for more power and hit with mags so I can use more than shields down the road, especially when I get another 100 guard with Deband use. I wanted to see if having high guard is good as having high evade before I retire from the game. I'm not sure when I'll be retiring from PSZ at this point because I'm watching Windancer's group for him while he's away right now.
