• PSO Blue Burst

    by Published on Nov 9, 2005 06:52 PM
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    The Episode 4 Team quest that was set to be released on Friday has been delayed until the 24th. Apparently some problems were encountered while testing the quest and they need to be resolved before it can be released. You can read the official news post here. In the meantime, if your team hasn't accumulated 3000 points, now would be a good time to earn them. If you would like to see what this quest will have like, have a look at this guide. Please note that the East and West Tower quests are still slated to be released on the 11th.

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    by Published on Oct 30, 2005 07:34 PM
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    It appears that a symbol chat contest has begun for PSOBB.

    We want to see your Halloween-themed Symbol chats! We at the PSO Head Office have really enjoyed seeing the creativity that people put into their symbol chats. Now?s your chance to show off your symbol chat skills with a Halloween themed contest! The winners will receive prizes and their symbol chats will be displayed on our website.



    To enter, create a symbol chat in-game, (photoshops and other such will be disqualified, only symbol chat is allowed), hit print screen, and send the file to [email protected] with ?HALLOWEEN SYMBOL CHAT CONTEST? in the subject line.

    In this contest, you can win..
    Choice of 1 SEGA game selected from a pre-determined list of ten titles
    A limited Edition Phantasy Star Universe T-Shirt (XL only)
    A 2 month free Subscription to be applied to the PSOBB account of your choosing

    The contest ends on November 11th. For more details and rules, please check out the official contest page located here.

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    by Published on Oct 27, 2005 12:52 PM
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    Maintenance will begin around 10am GMT-7 as usual (approximately 1 hour from the time of this posting). Todays updates to include:

    - The Seat of the Heart: a One Player Episode II quest begins. Continue the story of Episode II... Where will this new adventure lead?

    - Battle Mode Rules 5-8: Challenge fellow Hunters in these pvp arenas.

    - A special Halloween Quest will be available within Episode II. Can't you almost taste the delicious cakes...

    - A special Halloween Contest will be opening later today so keep your eyes on http://psobb.com. This contest will put your symbol chat skills to the test, so get ready Very Happy. I will be sure to post an announcement following the page update.

    - Additionally, due to an outstanding issue, the Reach for the Dream quest will be taken offline and will return in a fixed state. I do not have an estimated time for release, but will keep everyone informed of any changes to the quest. Know that the quest is a regular topic of discussion and we are working to resolve the issues within the quest. On a personal note- I still really want to play it on a US keyboard, the Datel Keyboard didn't really work for me on GC.

    Looking ahead at next week,

    - The Black Gear engraving will occur at next maintenance. These shields will be branded with your unique Yahoo! Cup scores.

    - We are putting the finishing touches on our featured OSGuild team webpage, the final documents have been received and we are working to get the page completed now. Look for it next week on http://psobb.com.

    - Lastly the 2x Droprate will come to a close at the next maintenance period. I hope everyone had enjoyed this increased chance at rare items. If you are still hunting items, be sure to grind hard during the next week Very Happy.


    Thanks for the update clumsyorchid. Hopefully one day we'll be able to play Reach for the Dream.

    Also, Kikizo.com has posted a new interview with Miyoshi-san with some new tidbits about PSU which can be found here.

    EDIT: Clumsy has posted more information about that contest. Read all of the entry details here.

    by Published on Oct 21, 2005 05:39 PM
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    Seat of the Heart has been confirmed for Thursday along with Battle Modes #5-8. Elly wants to test through the Lab tests so she can go down to Gal De Val island. Do you have what it takes to help her get through the VR areas? And what will be found inside of the mysterious towers? Remember our guide here. Keep in mind that this would now be a good chance to complete the solo quests so KIREEK will join you in the towers. Also if you have any questions, don't forget you can ask in our Mag, Quest, Item and Section ID Discussion forum.

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    by Published on Oct 16, 2005 10:57 PM
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    Well what do you know, I ran into Clumsyorchid today at Digital Life in New York City. I brought up various questions about PSU, and between him and what I learned about PSU, I'm currently creating a basic gameplay guide, which I'll link to later. Also there is still no word on a network trial.

    Also while I was speaking to him, I asked about the status of Pioneer Halloween, and it will be released at the same time the decorations go up. While he can't confirm the same for Pioneer Christmas yet, he did tell me he'd work on it when he gets back to the office.

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    by Published on Oct 13, 2005 09:22 PM
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    Well, the update calendar was finally released. Quests are going to be few and far apart however.

    October 26th - November 26:
  • Haloween decorations go up.

    October 28th:
  • Battle Modes 5-8 released

    November 11th:
  • East and West Tower released.
  • To The Center of Disaster released. Remember that TTCoD is a team quest only, so your team must save up 3,000 team points to play this quest.

    December 9th:
  • Challenge mode episode 2 released in full.
  • Phantasmal World 3 and 4 released.

    December 23rd:
  • Towards the Future Released.

    Unknown at this point is the status of the quest Pioneer Haloween, where players go to Gal De Val and collect cake ingredients. I'll be putting an inquiry on the status of that quest and will update when I learn more. Discuss this in our forums!

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by Published on Oct 12, 2005 12:23 PM
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Good news blue bursters! You'll finally be able to get those Sranks now as Challenge Mode episode 1 6-9 is currently being uploaded. Remeber our guides located here.

Also in this update will be Labyrinthine Trial. We also have a guide located here. Do your best to collect all of the lights before time runs out.

Also it has been announced that the quest calendar will be updated tomorrow and we'll have that information as soon as it is released. With episode 1 Cmode now complete, hopefully the tower quests will soon follow so extra attacks can be put onto the S-ranks.

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by Published on Oct 11, 2005 01:39 PM
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It started December 21st, 2000. A huge explosion took place on a planet named Ragol and a game known as Phantasy Star Online made its entrance into the world as the world's first console online RPG. Players using a 33.6 kb/s modem included with their Dreamcast were greeted with a list options including Ship Select and Download. And inside of Ship Select were names such as Oberon, Puck, and Miranda.

The story continues 7 months later with the release of Phantasy Star Online Version 2. This version included many new features. Character levels up to level 200. Battle mode, where players could fight against each other in a person vs person environmentand, and Challenge mode, where players fought against the timer to clear areas at low levels and no trips to Pioneer 2 were allowed. Lastly, Ultimate mode. The way to boost a character's exp rates even more, and the introduction of the dreaded tripple zero damage.

The game was then ported to windows with a Japan only release on December 20th, 2001. This version was essentially Version 2, but with an extra feature. Players could store many more characters than on the dreamcast version.

The adventure continued months later on September 12th, 2002. Phantasy Star Online Episode I&II was released on the gamecube. However this would be a huge downfall for Sonic Team, because a huge bug was found in the game which required issuing of a new version which players would send their old disk in and get the new version 1.1. This bug was found before the US version was mastered however, so there was americans didn't have to send their disks back.

And a few months later on January 16th, 2003 Phantasy Star Online Episode I&II was released on Xbox. The XBOX eventually turned out to be a huge flop in Japan, however JP players were given this version for FREE with purchase of an XBOX live account, as Live was required to even play offline mode.

The adventure once again continued on November 27th 2003. The gameplay took a complete change of pace here, going from real time 3d hack and slash, to a card game. Using the C.A.R.D technology the story of Phantasy Star Online was wrapped up with the landing of Pioneer 2 on Ragol...at least we thought it was the end.

On February 3rd 2005, the world was introduced to Episode IV. This lost chapter in the saga of Phantasy Star Online took players to a time before the events of Episode III, where an asteroid had gone off its path of traveling around the cosmos, and was redirected towards Ragol.

Adventurers continue to fight in the new landscapes found to this day.d as time passes we are now closing in on the 5th aniversary of Phantasy Star Online. On December 21st, Phantasy Star Online will be 5 years old and sega has some big plans to send the series out with a bang that will last the players until Phantasy Star Universe is released.

First and foremost, Episode IV will become a free download on JP servers. This is so Sega can make way for the 2nd big announcement.



Yes, The third Maximum Attack has been announced for JP gamers. While it is unknown what areas it will take place in, it is confirmed to take place in Episode IV. With Net Cash as the sponsor, we can be sure to see some fantastic prizes before we say goodbye to Phantasy Star Online and hello to the Phantasy Star Universe that looms in the future.

Also while there is currently nothing in the works for US/EU servers, hopefully we will get a piece of the celebration as well.

source: psobb.jp and clumsyorchid

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by Published on Sep 30, 2005 04:21 PM
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Patch your games, there are a number of new fixes.

These changes for client 1.22.7 are outlined below:

- Fixed trap object so that enemy npc character gets damaged by player's traps.
- Changed mouse cursor.
- Fixed behavior of windowed mode
- Disabled mouse clicks when clicked non-client area of the PSOBB window.
- Updated mouse input sensing when the windows is inactive; Now mouse-down shouldn't be sensed repeatedly when the windows is inactive.

Unfortunately this has not patched the issue with the mouse jumping around the screen when entering the menu. Also Maximum Attack 2 prizes have now been distributed.

by Published on Sep 29, 2005 09:19 PM
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Battle modes #1 - 4 are now online on Blue Burst. Remember to check out our battle mode guides and forum.

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