How good is offline? - PSO-World.com Forums

ShadowNinjaX7 · 07-13-2007, 10:42 AM

I played PSO right up until the servers went down a couple months ago. I picked this up yesterday, since the price has finally droped at my local Gamestop. Unfortunatly, I can't play online, as it doesn't support Dial-Up. Is the offline play anything like it was in PSO? I really liked that, but it seems they tried to turn it into something with an actual story and plot and stuff, which is a lot different from PSO.

Basically, is it worth playing if I can't get online?

Mwabwetumba · 07-13-2007, 10:44 AM

I say that it's worth playing, yes... but it's absolutely nothing compared to online play.
PSU's offline mode is nothing compared to what PSO had available offline, sadly

Demon- · 07-13-2007, 10:45 AM

Offline has very little playing time due to the fact that it does not have many weapons and is incredibly easy with no challenge at all.

Akaimizu · 07-13-2007, 10:53 AM

I enjoyed it. It also makes a great *quick sampling* method to test out playstyles you may want to consider online. Moreso for whether you'd feel you have fun with that for many online hours.

It does get easy because you have easier access to very powerful items. Not to mention, your offline character is sort of a super-class with more access to weapons than your typical online Expert class. This allows you the simplicity of choosing a class and switching off to various weaponsets without necessarily changing your class (unless you're switching between a Hunter major/Ranger/or Force concentration). You can sort of limit your current weapon selection to one of the listed Expert class types to kind of get a feel for them. You'll be more overpowered, but it's not like the guns/wands/weapons are going to act drastically diffferent or anything.

Just remember, offline is accelerated. You level much quicker offline and gain a lot of spoils quickly. Each of your offline extra mode characters will probably max out in the length of an offline RPG. However, if you want to see what a level 20 character can do in just 3-4 hours, that's the mode to check it out. Note: there are more SUVs online than what you can sample offline.

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Konstanse_Xx · 07-13-2007, 11:23 AM

It's okay offline, but you can play it online with Dial-Up, it's been done. =p

ShadowNinjaX7 · 07-13-2007, 11:42 AM

You can play online with Dial-Up? If anyone know's how to do this, PM me, PLEASE.

DragonStorm · 07-13-2007, 03:00 PM

offline is awful compared to online...my friend who is on 360 cant play online...he when i see him play offline It makes me want to shut his game off lol. but honestly do anything u can to get online...you will be in a whole new world

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Zorafim · 07-13-2007, 03:03 PM

I liked offline. It's nothing great, especially if you're expecting PSO, but it's still enjoyable if you can stand Ethan.
Extra mode is nice for having fun and screwing around, but don't expect anything from it.

SStrikerR · 07-13-2007, 03:06 PM

finish story, slam into extra, get a pallete full of S-rank hunter weps, hit 100 in a week or 2, say **** this, go online, actually learn what slaughter means once u do fakis S.....

ThEoRy · 07-13-2007, 03:30 PM

What??!! this game has an offline mode?..