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    by Published on Feb 27, 2004 11:51 PM
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    lollipoplolita writes, "

    IGN reviews Ep 3 giving it an overall score of 8.5 with 9.0 for presentation, 7.0 for graphics, 8.0 for sound, 8.0 for gameplay and 9.0 for lasting appeal. Read the long 4 paged article and see for yourself if you agree with it or not! There are also other screenshots to check out!



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    by Published on Feb 27, 2004 01:03 PM
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    2. PSO

    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 27, 2004 12:18 PM
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    2. Episode 3

    lollipoplolita writes, "

    ST posted more news on the Dengeki Cup! The 10 hours endurance tournament has now started. These ships are now up for the Dengeki Cup tournaments.

    SHIP: 66 Akiyama
    SHIP: 67 YK3

    Also, Dengeki Cup representatives have since collected 135 cards ( a list of cards they have gotten is on the ST website). Please exchange more with them so we may get more quests! It's close but looks like they need more enemy cards! And check this site for a day to day detailed breakdown of the event and the cards that were exchanged daily!

    And remember, the Sega vs Dengeki representatives match will take place on Sunday, February 29th at 6pm (JP time) on Ship 65, Block 1.

    The Dengeki Cup Tournament final will also take place on Sunday starting at 8:30pm and will end at 8:10pm (JP time). The tournament for final contestants will be take place on Saturday, February 28th at 6pm. Registrations for Dengeki Cup will be automatically done if you advance through the tournament. All this will take place in the special ship: Dengeki/Final.

    The previous Famitsu Cup tournament champion, Ring, is also invited in the tournament. So here's your chance to squash him flat!

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    by Published on Feb 24, 2004 12:01 PM
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    2. Episode 3

    lollipoplolita writes, "

    ST posted more news about the ongoing Dengeki Cup! Dengeki Cup Posters are now all over lobbies!

    Primary period of the Degenki Cup10 Hour Tournament will start on Friday February 27th at 9pm and will last until Saturday, Feberuary 28th, 7am. (JP time). The tournaments will be held on two exclusive ships that will show up during the day. The tournaments will be held every 30 minutes. You will compete for points gained by taking part in the tournament specially set up for this.

    1st stage Victory = 100 pts
    2nd stage Victory = 200 pts
    Semi-final stage Victory = 500 pts
    Final stage Victory = 1000 pts

    The 16 person individual tournament set up will have the following map and rules:

    Time limit: 30 minutes
    Phase time: 30 seconds
    Card permission: All
    Card kind: All
    The dice minimum value: 1
    The dice highest value: 6
    Dice BUSUTO: It is.
    Deck shuffle: On
    Deck loop: On
    Character HP: 15
    Dice exchange: ATK quantity

    Dengeki Cup tournaments will look like the following:

    Your Dengeki Cup rank will show up above your character like so:

    The online two person challenge "long legged uncle" quest also started from Tuesday, February 24th and will last until Saturday, February 28th. It will start every night at at 11pm until 1 am (JP Time). Here's a pic of the new Dengeki Game Mag that you get from playing the quest, and battle grid thanks to Silver-X and Malkavian. (Is it just me or does the battle grid look like a bear's face? Dengeki Cup bear, maybe?)

    As you remember from a previous news posting, Dengeki Cup representatives will be online to collect and swap cards. Their target is to swap 200 cards. If the target is achieved, there will be additional quests so that we can get one of the two cards below.

    Here's a pic of the two Dengeki Cup Representatives, remember their names and outfits so you can look out for them.

    You can look for them using the search feature.

    You can only exchange one card per person and you cannot exchange guild cards or battle with them as they're specifically there only to swap cards. Hope you guys enjoy the new events!

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    by Published on Feb 24, 2004 11:06 AM
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    2. PSOPC

    Nites writes, "Hot off ST, there is news that a BETA TEST of Phantasy Star Online PC Episode I&II is to take place during March 2004. There is no information on how to participate in the beta. Thanks to Broomop for the headsup."

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    by Published on Feb 23, 2004 02:01 AM
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    2. Episode 3

    Jack writes, "Nintendo.com are offering quite a fetching prize to celebrate the launch of Episode III. The grand prize is an ultimate PSO package - a GameCube, a BBA, a WaveBird, a copy of PSO Episode I & II, a copy of PSO Episode III, a strategy guide, and a Hunter's Licence for 6 months. Runners up get a copy of Episode I & II, a BBA, a 6-month Hunter's Licence, an Episode III T-shirt and poster, as well as an Episode III strategy guide."

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    by Published on Feb 23, 2004 02:00 AM
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    2. Episode 3

    Skett writes, "IGN.com recently posted a interview with Sonic Team's director Yojira Ogawa about PSO Ep. 3. In the article they discuss the new game as well as exclusivity, GameCube online, US sales, the future of the Phantasy Star Online series and more."

    by Published on Feb 17, 2004 12:51 PM
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    2. Episode 3

    lollipoplolita writes, "

    ST posted announcing the details of a new Dengeki Cup, a 10 hour duration battle challenge! There are more details at the Dengeki Online Website.

    Primary/first round of tournament will start on: Friday, February 27 from 21.00pm to 07.00am. 16 players from the primary tournament will move on to the final tournament. The final tournament, will be on Sunday, February 29 at 21.00pm

    There will be an online quest in which you can receive an event card staring at Tuesday, february 24 until tTuesday, March 2nd. A second online quest will take place between Tuesday, March 9 until Thursday, March 11. In this quest you can get two R cards and you can only enter this quest if you have completed Online Quest 1. Online Quest 2 will only appear if the Sega representative acquires 200 different cards from players.

    There will be an Exhibition Match on Sunday, February 29 at 6pm. A representative of Sega and Dengeki Online are going to face off at one another. They will both be appearing online, trying to get cards for their decks from players (it seems the rules of the match only allow them to use the cards they are given). The deck is built only with the cards which will be acquired over the five days, and before the finals on February 29. The representatives will be acquiring from players cards between 11pm-1am in lobbies starting from Tuesday, February 24 until Saturday, February 28. The loser of the match might have to perform an exhibition punishment game.

    There will be anm online quest that acts as the preliminary round. 16 of the top players from this quest will go on to the Dengeki Cup. The quest will start from Tuesday, February 24 until Saturday, February 28. More details will be posted on the Dengeki Online Website on Monday, February 23.
    Discuss this in our forums.

    Prizes:
    1st prize
    -a framed certificate of merit with card-art of choice
    -complete trading card-set (treka)
    -3000 yen in webmoney
    -a KUO card
    -dengeki goods

    2nd prize
    -a framed card-art of choice
    -1500 yen in webmoney
    -a KUO card
    -dengeki goods

    Basic rules:
    Tournament time: 30 minutes
    Phase time: 30 seconds
    Card permission: All
    Card type: All
    Minimum Dice: 1
    Maximum Dice: 6
    Dice boost: Yes
    Deck shuffle: Yes
    Character HP: 15
    Dice exchange: ATK quantity
    Deck loop: Yes
    MAP: Simulator

    Credit: -STE- & Jools
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    by Published on Feb 17, 2004 12:14 PM
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    2. Episode 3

    lollipoplolita writes, "

    ST posted announcing the adjustment of cards' stats. Discuss this in our forums. The following are the changes made:

    Character cards
    Viviana
    Teifu
    Orlando

    Item cards
    Akiko's Wok
    Delsaber's Buster
    Justy 23 ST
    Power Maser
    Flame Visit
    God's Shield Genbu
    Rukimin

    Enemy cards
    Hildeblue
    Pal Shark
    Pouilly Slime
    Merlan6
    Dark Gunner
    Morfos

    Action cards
    Slayed
    Patience

    Also, Action Card #369, Explosion, had it's special effect changed.

    Credit: -STE- "

    by Published on Feb 15, 2004 02:10 PM
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    2. Episode 3

    lollipoplolita writes, "

    ST posted announcing that there will be an Episode 3 quest coming! The details of this quest however, are currently unkown and will be disclosed on the Ep 3 website after the scheduled maintenance. There will be a server maintenance on Tuesday, February 17th from 2pm to 5pm (JP time) to load the quest onto the servers. Please do not connect to the servers at this time and please end all games before the scheduled maintenance. Discuss this in our forums.

    Credit: -STE- "

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