PSOBB: Hunter's License Purchase Guide

[Arislan]

Head here: https://ipas.isao.net/signup_pso/psobb/top.cgi
New users, click the top left button.

Returning users, click the second button.

Returning users
- Enter username and pass and hit login
- Top Button is for paying for an HL
- Middle Button is for checking account info
- Bottom button is for changing pay type

- Next page 3 options again
- Recurrng payment, Credit Card Only, charged every 1st of the month
- One time 30 day, Webmoney, Quo Card, Docomasu Card Only
- Bonus code (Free month from buyng boxed version)


- Next page, either CC info or card info
- Pulldown is card type
- Card Number
- Card Expiration (Month/Year) (For Credit Cards)
- Name on card (For Credit Cards)
- Left button is confirm, right button is erase data

- Next page shows your payment info confirmation
- Left button is confirm, right button is Start From Beginning

- Next page should tell you are good to go! A nasty red icon or something would mean your card was declined or something, put it through Babelfish. If you get no pretty graphics like that, you are good to go, start playing!

[AquaFlare7]

I made one as well, with a few pictures. If you are going to use credit/debit card then the images might help.

http://www.afstudios.net/red/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51

[Para]

So i guess no debit cards?

[AquaFlare7]

I used my debit card (has visa logo). Im sure you can use yours too. best bet is to try it out and see.

[Para]

Hmm ill see what I can do I guess.
*looks up president's choice finiancial banking booklet*
yes i got an account with them... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif
Theyre not that bad actually but still

[AquaFlare7]

Never heard of them <_<;;
We really do need more psow bb players, I agree with your sig. Ok people, now that we told you how to join, GO JOIN! =P

[Cheeky]

Well i'm all set, HL paid for and all. Now i'm waiting for sonic team >_<

[Cheeky]

I got an email from sonic team([email protected])explaining some new features in the latest patch. Beta ppl don't need to download BB again, but the servers are still down(908). Anyone know why?

[Nai_Calus]

Because ST is lazy?

[Cheeky]

lol most likely. I think the servers will be up in about an hour.

[Para]

how much is pso bb again?

[Cheeky]

1000 yen a month if you use CC I think.

[Crystal_Shard]

Um, I'm curious about something. I clicked on the new user button, but Explorer just
told me that I need to use a Japanese enabled browser. Any idea about that?

Don't tell me I need to find and use a JP IE just to sign up for this thing?

I'm gonna test it one more time on another computer later.

[AquaFlare7]

It did the same thing for me, but randomly decided it was going to work >_< I wonder if it is just a random side effect of the high traffic volumes?

[Stan64]

Weee thanks!

[ArrabA]

hm.. a guide on how to cancel the Hunters License would also be good http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif as the CC subscrition is the self-renewing one...

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[Rainbowlemon]

What is this 'WebMoney'? If I could sign up this with my debit card, perhaps that would work...my debit is solo card, so almost definately wont work...

[AynRand]

i keep getting an error after inputting my user and pass to buy license i translated it and it says network is congested must be so many trying to register doh..

[Para]

Yeah how do you use a debit card to sign up?

[Arislan]

It has to have a Visa or MC logo on it. IF it does, use it as if you were paying with a Credit Card. Done. If it does not have one of those logos, you can't use that card.

[Para]

Hmm thats no good then...
This card has no visa or MC logo.

The most it has is Interac Direct payment logo on it =X

Well the good news is that I might be able to get my card tomorrow since im going to TD Canada Trust to open an account for debit. And TD Canada Trust as I recall has visa logos on it.


[Edit] why do i need the logo anyways?


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[Arislan]

If it has the logo on it, it is accepted anywhere Visa or MC can be used, since the card uses verification procedures that are approved by one or the other of the companies.

[Para]

Hmm then I hope tomorrow I can get a debit card from TD Canada Trust that has the visa logo on it and deposit some cash into it.

Damn that means I cant play yet ;_;

[edit] arislan are you sure it is a debit card and NOT a credit card you are using?
Im talking to a sales associate from td canada trust and for any product from visa i need to apply for it and still wait for it to come...

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[ArrabA]

for those that dont have CC take a look at this site
http://www.psoexplorer.com/PSOE/hunter.htm

[AquaFlare7]

I dont know if they take blue burst yet or if they will?

[Arislan]

Normally a great idea, but they only offer the service for US GC players, so it's not an option for BB unless and until they state as such.

[K-ne]

I don't recall this being definitively answered (and if it was, I apologize), but is there any sort of currency conversion fee that will apply from paying with a credit card in the US? If not, I don't see much to stop me from signing up. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

[Arislan]

Depends on the card. Paypal CCs have none, they use whatever the current prevailing exchange rate. Most CCs will either give you a horrible exchange rate as a "fee" or else will charge another 3-5% in conversion. Which, in this case, is something along the lines of 35 cents, no big deal.

[Nai_Calus]

Looks like mine does the horrible exchange rate, unless the exchange rate period sucks right now, the charge on my account is 9.77. XD

[Nod-Man]

Cool, only one problem... I need a Browser that Supports Japanese, know where I could get one?!?

[Para]

Internet explorer supports japanese. All you need is the global IME for japanese and you can also set encoding to japanese under view -> source -> japanese

[Nod-Man]

On 2004-07-08 13:45, Nites wrote:
Internet explorer supports japanese. All you need is the global IME for japanese and you can also set encoding to japanese under view -> source -> japanese



Oh ok thanks (first time using Internet Explorer)

[JPD002]

Cool, just got my hunter license for BB http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif Thx for the guide. So, where is everybody playing now? Still in Leo Block 3?

[RFB]

At least I am still playing on Leo3. And some other people as well.

[Para]

It would be nice to see even more people from PSOW. If only they would get their lazy asses off from GC and XBOX then we could have the whole community in BB http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

But im sure not everyone has a good computer or good connection or have p2p capabilities etc.

[Nai_Calus]

You don't need a good connection, Eihwaz could get on and he uses dialup AOL. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif A good computer is needed, however. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime2.gif

[RFB]

And there's not such a need for a powerful computer right now... My computer didnt melt tonight in CCA. In fact, it was 75% smooth. Which is kind of a miracle.

[Para]

On 2004-07-10 19:41, RFB wrote:
And there's not such a need for a powerful computer right now... My computer didnt melt tonight in CCA. In fact, it was 75% smooth. Which is kind of a miracle.


Bah you got a gefore FX 5x series! Of course it should be smooth!
I got a friggin gf 2!!!! TWO I SAY!!!! >_>

[Link00seven]

On 2004-07-07 20:31, AquaFlare7 wrote:
Never heard of them <_<;;
We really do need more psow bb players, I agree with your sig. Ok people, now that we told you how to join, GO JOIN! =P



Buy me a better graphics card and i'll join you on PSO:BB http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

[RFB]

On 2004-07-10 19:52, Nites wrote:


On 2004-07-10 19:41, RFB wrote:
And there's not such a need for a powerful computer right now... My computer didnt melt tonight in CCA. In fact, it was 75% smooth. Which is kind of a miracle.


Bah you got a gefore FX 5x series! Of course it should be smooth!
I got a friggin gf 2!!!! TWO I SAY!!!! >_>



Believe or not, my computer usually went like crap in CCA, with GeForce FX 5200 included, during the Beta test. Now, however, it goes smooth enough to be perfectly playable.




On 2004-07-13 10:35, Linkooseven wrote:


On 2004-07-07 20:31, AquaFlare7 wrote:
Never heard of them <_<;;
We really do need more psow bb players, I agree with your sig. Ok people, now that we told you how to join, GO JOIN! =P



Buy me a better graphics card and i'll join you on PSO:BB http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif



Sorry, I'm poor. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[StryderPSO]

TAG

[gallaugher]

Wow. That was easy.

[Nazo]

OK.. this is starting to suck. I'm on XP, and Mozilla and Internet Explorer don't work, even after I change their encoding. Any help? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif


EDIT: Got it.

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[gallaugher]

On 2004-07-08 05:36, ArrabA wrote:
hm.. a guide on how to cancel the Hunters License would also be good http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif as the CC subscrition is the self-renewing one...

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: ArrabA on 2004-07-08 05:39 ]</font>


Any ideas on this yet? I can't find any way to canel.

[Nazo]

Hm... hey, I paid with the credit card, but it says something about "automated... something"... By chance does this mean that I have to pay the 1000 yen every month?! Or does this only pay for one month, or does it pay accordingly to how much I play? (no play= no pay)...?

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_confused.gif

[gallaugher]

That depends on what button you clicked. There is a recurring charge & a one month only charge.

[Nazo]

http://www.afstudios.net/red/images/pictorial/screen2.jpg

Just like that. To pay with the credit card you have to choose that one. For the 30 days option, you had to use one of those online sources, which... I don't use.


Am I screwed? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[Saffran]

To cancel a hunter's license paid through credit card (the automatically everlasting one) you have to fill out the support mail form on the PSOBB official site.
In the form, look at the space for the mail subject and choose "jidoukeizokuriyouken no kaiyaku", it's a big blog of 10 signs -7 complicated, 1 easy, and then 2 complicated ones). You also have to tell other stuffs (probably your game ID, and a few other things as well, I didn't look at the form myself).
The catch is, you have to do this before the 25th of the month, else they make you pay the fees for the next month. (you can however still play until the last day of that month).

[Nazo]

Hm.... is this it?

http://psobb.jp/product/index.html

Can you show me where this is exactly? I'm planning to kill the license by August 10th, just to let you know. This is kinda urgent. Thanks.

[Saffran]

Go at
https://ipas.isao.net/signup_pso/psobb/supportform.html

First enter your name, then your game ID, then you have a drop down menu. It's the second choice (Beware : the very first one means "please choose", so I -don't- count it in).
Then under that enter your mail adress, and under that one enter your email adress once again.
After that you're supposed to write some text (a reason why you don't want to play anymore?).
Then hit the button on the -left-.

[Nazo]

Alright thanks... these guys are japanese right...? So i'm going to have to say why? Or is it automated?

[Arislan]

You'll have to say why. Want to make it easy? Be a blunt bastard, put it into Japanese, and type

AKAUNTO ga KANSERU shitain desu.

With akaunto and kanseru being in katakana and the rest in hiragana. Short, and to the point.

[Nazo]

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif How right that is. Alright, thanks.

[SheWren]

Can you help me please? I registered to PSOBB Open Beta and had no problem in purchasing a new HL (thanks to this topic), but now that I'm trying to help a friend to join I cannot enter the "new users" page (nor he can). I keep having that message about the "Japanese-enabled browser" but my browser IS. I can access all the other pages and can type Japanese on my computer...I use WinXP Home with asian languages support. Someone wrote it must be the server which is busy, but I tried an entire day at different times...always that message. Any idea about?
Thanks in advance. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif
P.S. I tried both with IE and FireFox, but nothing changed http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[Cedric_Greene]

This seems like a painfully obvious and stupid question, but the game is only in Japanese right?

[VioletSkye]

On 2004-09-10 09:49, Cedric_Greene wrote:
This seems like a painfully obvious and stupid question, but the game is only in Japanese right?


YES (http://www.pso-world.com/viewtopic.php?topic=88891&forum=1&24) <----- Click.



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[habelman]

i got the same need japeness browser error...??? help what do i do..

[Arislan]

IE:

Tools
Internet Options
Languages
Add
Choose Japanese
Move to top

Firefox:

Tools
Options
General
Languages
Select Japanese
Move to top, its done


Welcome to the boards! Mesa eh? I'm in North Phoenix/Scottsdale.

[SheWren]

Thanks, Arislan!!! You saved my day. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[The_Dark_1]

I gotta a problem though, when I start up the game I can't enter text into the fields for my gameID and password. What Do I need to do?

[SheWren]

You must set Japanese as default input language in your system.

[SheepFreak]

i have this problem one had earlier. im getting a message to use an browser that is able to display japanese. im using internet explorer 6. i also installed tool which allow me to write and display japanese. this is no problem but the site where i should make a new PSOBB account somehow wont work.
does anyone have an idea what i could be doing wrong? or could anyone make an account for me? i just wanna test it so i dont care if anyone knows my ID =P
PSOBB is free for the first 30 days up to level 20, right? i heard this but im not sure if its true xD

edit: whoops i just saw that u had the same problem... ill try your idea

still another edit:thx Arislan it really helped...

sorry for bothering everyone with this but im a lazy reader


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[Saciel]

^_^;; erm, I need help finding somewhere for the Japanese I.E. language files... for windows xp -_-" I can't find my disk anywhere. Any help would be much apreciated.

[bitblaster]

God, it aint accepting my Fleet issued Debit Card... visa.. i will try alternative payment method.

[MaxiColor]

I just need to know what the page is saying on the different registration steps. so can someone tell me what each page is? 1-whatever?

For clicking on new member.

[NeoDude]

On 2004-09-26 11:43, MaxiColor wrote:
I just need to know what the page is saying on the different registration steps. so can someone tell me what each page is? 1-whatever?

For clicking on new member.


I can help with that...

First page: The one that was linked to. Hit the upper-left button.

Second page: The four steps for PSOBB registration. Accept the agreements, give them your e-mail, hit the link in the e-mail they'll ship out, then input your personal information (and username info).

Third page: Hope you've got Babelfish handy... two agreements in total Japanese. The button on the left is the Accept button - if you read the links, the right one goes back to the PSOBB home page.

Fourth page: The moment of truth. Key in your e-mail address twice, then hit the button. The red text at the bottom essentially says, "Make sure it's right, because if it's not, someone else will be enjoying PSOBB in your name."

Fifth page: This says that the e-mail was sent. Head to your inbox and click the big, long link.

Sixth page: Goody, you get to enter your personal info. I'll break this down by row...
Row 1: Last name in the first box, first name in the second.
Row 2: Do it again, but using Japanese symbols (katakana, to be exact).
Row 3: Postal code in XXX-XXXX format.
Row 4: Address.
Row 5: Phone number in XX-XXXX-XXXX format.
Row 6: DOB in YYYY-Month-DD format. (EX: 1985 March 26)
Row 7: Choose gender (Male on left, Female on right).
Row 8: Enter your first three choices for a username, in order. It can't start with a number.

And I don't know what comes after that... Sorry. But I can't sign up with my US address for a number of reasons...

[MaxiColor]

Okay, thanks! That helped a lot!

Few more questions.

It asks for a postal code in XXX-XXXX format. From my knowledge a normal US postal code is XXXX-XXXX.

On top of that, I don't know how to type in katana or whatever. Can someone tell me how to get a program of the likes to help me type that in correctly?

what is the format of putting in your adress?

On the phone number box, it is strange. I put it like Box 1-(My 3 digit area code) Box 2-first 3 digits, and box 3- last 4 digits. Is that right?

those are my puzzling questions because when I try to confirm it as it is, it just brings up to be what I think is in error message. or something saying I can't continue without such and such information put in correctly.

[SonicStar518]

I finally got the Japanese Browser enabled, but now when I put my email adress, it gives me this warning window in japanese! ARGH! Do I need to write a japanese email address? It says:
E-mail address:
At the half angle alphanumeric please input.
E-mail address:
Please input for the second time for verifying.

What the hell does this mean?:/

[SheWren]

It asks for a postal code in XXX-XXXX format. From my knowledge a normal US postal code is XXXX-XXXX.

The game is for Japanese players, so Japanese postal codes. You should use a fake one.


On top of that, I don't know how to type in katana or whatever. Can someone tell me how to get a program of the likes to help me type that in correctly?
You should have a Japanese IME in your system and change language in the language bar. If you have no default Japanese IME in your system (i.e. in Windows Xp you can add Asian languages from installation disk), you cannot play PSOBB, which is for Japanese OS only.


what is the format of putting in your adress?

On the phone number box, it is strange. I put it like Box 1-(My 3 digit area code) Box 2-first 3 digits, and box 3- last 4 digits. Is that right?
As above, you should use a fake Japanese phone number and address.


EDIT: In fact you can use your usual IME and type in your language on BB (but not in Jp in this case); but unless they fixed it, you cannot type your character's name while you create it.

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[Gazzafett]

im having serious trouble with the id registration, some message keeps coming up that i cannot even beggin to understand what it means.

can someone please post some good information that i can just paste into the form, despite reading guides its just not working.

[Eanae]

On 2005-01-08 03:44, Gazzafett wrote:
im having serious trouble with the id registration, some message keeps coming up that i cannot even beggin to understand what it means.

can someone please post some good information that i can just paste into the form, despite reading guides its just not working.



Use the thread below this one. It has pictures. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[blade2569]

Just a question, maybe you know where to find it..
the other day i found a topic about how to play psoBB in english ( on digitalhaze boards ). now that im on BB i'd like to play it in english ( duh ) but i have no clue where the how-to was located. Hope you can help me http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[blade2569]

On 2004-07-16 01:35, Arislan wrote:
You'll have to say why. Want to make it easy? Be a blunt bastard, put it into Japanese, and type

AKAUNTO ga KANSERU shitain desu.

With akaunto and kanseru being in katakana and the rest in hiragana. Short, and to the point.



The scale it can regard plenty and you want, it is
thats what it means translated by altavista
so do u mind telling us what it really means?

edit: oh shiz, sorry didnt notice my other post ^-^;



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