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    by Published on Feb 27, 2004 01:03 PM
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    lollipoplolita writes, "

    ST posted this exciting news about a joint Ep 1& 2 and Ep 3 online quest! These new quests will further explain the storyline between Ep1 & 2 and Ep 3.

    The story for "Memory of the Green Star" takes place ten years after the mysterious explosive accident of the Central Dome. Nef, aclient wishes that you journey through a test play of the VR areas accompanied by his two young pupils, Break and Orland (Ep 3 characters). They are still young boys and are unpolished hunters, so can you make it through the VR safely? The VR is divided into three stages: "Rush," "Labyrinth" and "Darkness," each having different feature. On each stage, you are timed and a rank is given based upon your time. The client says that the objective is to measure your performance and skill as a Hunter. You will perform this task in "Memory of the Green Star." This quest is an online Ep 1 & 2 VR quest for 1 person (JP only). You have to play this quest first before you can download the next quest.You will be timed and given a rank based on your performance and time.

    The storyline for the next quest: "Anticipation of the Future," goes like this: long after the "Memory of the Green Star," there was a certain request at the quiet Morgue. A secret VR Simulation is taking place, headed by Relmitos, to test the as yet unstable C.A.R.D. technology. The subjects being used in this simulation are the combat data for Break and Orland. The reasoning behind Relmitos' plans are unknown... "Anticipation of the Future", is a Ep 3 download quest for 1 person only.

    There will be a server maintenance for all PSOGC servers on Tuesday, March 2nd between 2pm and 5pm to load the quests onto the servers. As usual, please do not connect to the servers at this time and please end all games before the scheduled maintenance. Since the quests feature a storyline connecting Ep 1&2 and Ep 3, these quests will only be available on the shared Ep 1 & 2 and Ep 3 lobbies. For JP players, you would need either Ver 1.1 or PSO Plus for this.

    Also, it looks like ST noted that the White Day event and Principal's Gift quest are coming online to XBOX between march 9th and March 16th. There will also be White Day themed visual decorations in the lobby. So PSOGC should be on the look out for that as well!

    Credit: -STE- and Arislan "

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    by Published on Feb 15, 2004 01:56 PM
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    lollipoplolita writes, "

    IGN posted some interesting plotinformation about Episode 1, 2 and 3:

    Episode I
    With the success of the Pioneer Project, a second ship, Pioneer 2, was sent into Ragol's orbit in 3083. As Pioneer 2 was opening a communication link with the Central Dome, an enormous explosion shook the planet's surface. The shock waves collapsed the Central Dome, effectively stranding the Pioneer 2 in orbit.

    The chief officer of Pioneer 2, Principal Tyrell, ordered a private organization (Hunters) to explore Ragol's surface. Those that made contact with the colonists vanished -- the only explanation was an attack by the planet's native creatures.

    All was thought to be lost until a young hero/scientist/daughter of Principal Tyrell, Red Ring Rico, began her own investigation of Ragol. As she searched the planet's surface, she left capsules behind her that would lead fellow Hunters to the secret behind the explosion. As she delved deeper into the ruins, she discovered a powerful being known as Dark Falz. It absorbed Rico's body into its own, gaining near infinite strength. The team of Hunters trailing Rico stumbled upon this abomination and met it in battle. Eventually, they emerged victorious.

    Episode II
    Even though Dark Falz was defeated, all was not well on Pioneer 2. In 3084, the ship was thrown into turmoil because the mysterious creatures of Ragol appeared to come back to life -- which fueled concern about the remains of Dark Falz. The Hunters sent to investigate failed to return. The government was quickly loosing control.

    As the situation worsened, Pioneer 2's lab (which was in charge of overseeing Photon Technology) began an investigation of its own on the order of Chief Natasha Milarose. In the midst of an investigative probe, the team intercepted a message from an officer from Pioneer 1, Heathcliff Flowen.

    The communications origin was the lone island Gal Da Val, which was located in the sea adjacent to the Central Dome. According to the government on Coral, Flowen, who was the vice commander of Pioneer 1's military, had died during the construction of the Central Dome. Hunters were immediately dispatched to investigate the island.

    Episode III
    In 3090, Principal Tyrell was supplanted by Dol Grisen because Tyrell had been unable to explain the destruction of Pioneer 1. Under Grisen's dictatorial rule, Pioneer 2 declared its independence from Coral. Grisen, in his lust for more power, allocated the majority of the ship's resources to the military -- primarily towards the development of cloning Technology.

    As Pioneer 2's scientists researched cloning in accordance with Grisen's mandate, they discovered an energy source that rivaled Photon in power. This technology, dubbed C.A.R.D. Technology, is able to seal the world's phenomena into cards. These cards can hold anything from animals and weapons to skills and techniques, which can be instantly materialized at the whim of the user. To increase the development of C.A.R.D. Technology, Pioneer 2 began the colonization of Ragol.

    A group of Hunters on Pioneer 2 are allowed to use this experimental C.A.R.D. Technology to help carry out the requests of scientists, who are directly under Grisen's command. Most requests are to counter the acts of a rebel group known as Arkz. The Arkz have learned how to replicate C.A.R.D. Tech and have managed to apply it to the creatures of Ragol. With their new found power, the Arkz fight against the development of Ragol by Pioneer 2's government.

    There are also other interesting info in the article, so be sure to read it. Discuss this in our forums.

    Credit: VenusGravity "

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    by Published on Dec 25, 2003 04:57 AM
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    lollipoplolita writes, "ST posted announcing that the lobbies will soon experience a visual change and be turned into the New Years Lobby with decorations to liven up the mood. This change will happen from Thursday, January 1st until Friday, January 31st JP time. Because Ep 3 and Ep 1&2 share servers and lobbies, this visual change will also affect Ep 3 lobbies. And even though no news is posted about PSOX, visual change for PSOX lobbies is also likely as it usually happens."

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    by Published on Dec 25, 2003 02:22 AM
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    Ketchup345 writes, "According to Nintendo Power Issue #176, Episode 3 will be a Gamecube Exclusive. Also, PSO+ will be available in the U.S. (from what I understand) around the same time: "PSO 1&2 Plus should hit stores around the same time as PSO III..." All of this was taken from the Epic Center (page 126)."



    Does this sound like a official confirmation? Also at www.nintendo.com, they have a page up for Ep 3 with a stated release month of February 2004. Don't know how accurate that is, since it also says it's 1 player. No PSO Plus page though!

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    by Published on Dec 8, 2003 07:37 PM
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    IceBurner writes, "From IGN:

    Summary: There will be a special behind the scenes tour/interview with Yuji Naka airing on the cable channel G4 on Thursday, December 11th. There is a brief teaser available for preview on at the above IGN link.

    PSO hookup: I saw plenty of PSO paraphenalia in the teaser alone, including a life-size Rappy plushie and many large & small resin kits in display cases. There were no real specifics about what the special woudl exactly cover but it appears there's a tour of Sonic Team facilities & obviously Mr. Naka may speak about past, present, and/or future projects.
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    by Published on Nov 26, 2003 11:11 PM
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    PSO Episode 3, Episode 1 & 2 Plus, and PSO Trilogy go on sale today in Japan. Along with the release of these new PSO products is a new comprehensive PSO website.

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    by Published on Nov 2, 2003 10:56 PM
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    lollipoplolita writes, "

    Just a few random Media related news for you guys. First off, we have the cover art for Episode 3.

    Next, we have scans of UK's NGC article of Episode 3, thanks to TinyD and Shimarisu.

    Next, we have JP Nintendo Dream's mini articles of Episode 3 and PSO Plus.

    Next, we have JP Nintendo Dream's full article of Episode 3 and the Wavemaster music team behind the soundtrack.

    Then we have scans and soundtrack listing of the Bonus Nintendo Dream Episode 3 Soundtrack CD (sorry, no MP3's due to legalities, but we can assure you that it's good music!).

    Next, we have scans of the PSO playing cards that SonicTeam EU gave out as a raffle.

    Finally, we have some very interesting pictures of the past Tokyo Game Show 2003 thanks to Ender!

    Please note that some file sizes are big in case some of you want to read the articles, and therefore, they will take a will to load. Enjoy guys!
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    by Published on Jul 29, 2003 04:24 AM
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    lollipoplolita writes, "ST announced that the JP ST PSO BBS will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, July 30th, from 3pm until 4pm JP time. ST also announced that Isao.net will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, July 30th from 3am until 5am JP time."

    by Published on Jul 3, 2003 07:34 PM
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    According to ST's latest post, Pictures from the Virtual BBS for the month of January have been deleted. On July 28th, they will be clearing out the February pics as well.

    Also we'd like to give a congratulations to two of our members: rena-ko and jack for making it on Minhiro's Couples Screenshots Page!

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    by Published on Jun 24, 2003 05:00 PM
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    Vantamiath writes, "This was taken straight from the new EGM (issue 169, page 64)...

    What you heard: "Phantasy Star Online will be done, dead, nada, zilch after Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution comes out."

    The Q's sources say: Well, this one's half right-Episode III (at right) will be the last CHAPTER...of the PSO story. It'll wrap up the current plot line of Red Ring Rico and Pioneer 1 and 2, but it's definitely not "over for good." Talk that Sonic Team is working on a new, full-length PSO has been going on for some time, but the hot tip now is that the game will feature a FULL, seperate offline Phantasy Star IN ADDITION to the online adventure. Say, I'd like to play that right now...
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    We ourselves at PSOW refrain from posting any news of such nature if it does not have verified Sonic Team backing. If you're wondering, that's why no previous news/rumors of EP 3 being the last PSO was posted; they had no confirms from ST.

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