PSOBB: US Server Maintnance tonight -- Hard Mode, AOL Cup (M

[GyroidFanatic]

http://boards.sega.com/psobb/viewtopic.php?t=3191


Hey all--

I'm pleased to announce that starting just after midnight tonight, we will be launching the AOL Cup. This event is a version of the Maximum Attack quest from PSO of old. Everyone who plays can win in-game items, so make sure to check it out. And we have a special prize for the top team in the Cup. Smile

In order to prepare for the quest, the servers will be offline from 9pm -- 12am (PST). We appreciate your patience and understanding! We think you'll dig this quest.

After this the update you'll also be able to play in Hard mode!

Have fun and see you on Ragol...

Your friends at Sega.

ps -- look for more details on the site later tonight




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[GyroidFanatic]

PST: 9PM - Midnight
MST: 10PM - 1AM
CST: 11PM - 2AM
EST: Midnight - 3AM
London: 5AM - 8AM
Sydeny: 2PM - 5PM

I don't know much about foriegn time zones, so I just put big cities. You guys should be able to figure it out.

*Accidental double post*

Sorry, I meant to edit my original topic with this, but I accidentally hit Quote.


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A few edits later: added more time zones

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[Sitka]

Whoa!!

Cool!

http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Can't wait!

Let's go TEAM!

Let's see, Whitil - Hard Mode:

Musashi (1/22) - I'm going to beat you to it Skorp!

Tons of possible points for the team now that weapons will have reasonable drop rates!

Yeah!

I'll be online at 12:01 PST if anyone wants to run.

Can you tell I'm excited!

I forgot to say, I love this game. Thanks Sonic Team!

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[watashiwa]

Haha, hot.

[T1K]

Does anyone know what these "ingame items" might be?

[Sitka]

Shhh

They're meant to be secret.

I want one, whatever it is.

[Nai_Calus]

There's a special AOL CD item plus a free year of AOL service for the person who lags out and disconnects the most. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif XP

But seriously. AOL? WTF?

[Skorpius]

On 2005-05-20 16:16, Sitka wrote:
Let's see, Whitil - Hard Mode:
Musashi (1/22) - I'm going to beat you to it Skorp!

You sure will.

[Hrith]

I would have liked Ep2 or c-mode better http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Guntz348]

Great so I'm off tonight but by the time the servers are back up I'll be sleeping because I have to work a double. Oh well at least it will be there when I get home... sunday morning http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[Blitzkommando]

Team points will be nice to have. Soon the team icons will begin to swarm. And that shall make things very interresting. And... anyone else looking forward to all the DB Sabers, Flowen's Swords, and Varistas? http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[sSeldomToasTt]

Well, looks like the servers are down now. It's kinda funny, cuz I was just in the Ruins with some friends, and we were talking about how I got booted off in the middle of a quest. Right when we thought it wasn't gonna happened, we got logged off.

[Sitka]

Damn straight - I'm looking forward to a crapton of varistas and db sabers 'cuz I just landed a Shadow Lockgun with 50% hit and 20% dark http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif - go me!

All those red boxes are for the team http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[jnblz316]

i just finiahed 2-2 just before they started the maintanance. man i really pushed to get that last quest in before i get to bed ^_^

[T1K]

i was doing rappys holiday when i got booted. Will i retain all the stuff i had gotten? I had been doing it for 45 minutes and had some good 4 tiers and some mats.

[DarthTyranus]

Hard mode being active soon? That's great news, but I'm only on LV26. They've made access to Hard Mode at LV 40+ now, boy do I hate being weak!

[Corey]

Ouch.
Now I have to do 2-4 all over again. Just when we made it to C3. Boooring.

ah well...

[GyroidFanatic]

On 2005-05-20 21:11, T1K wrote:
i was doing rappys holiday when i got booted. Will i retain all the stuff i had gotten? I had been doing it for 45 minutes and had some good 4 tiers and some mats.


That's one of the best features of server-side saving. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[Sitka]

It's not like you all didn't have warning...

I pushed the envelope with my new find - saved and got off 2 minutes before 9 p.m.

[watashiwa]

I'm almost 100% sure if you got disconnected during a quest, you've lost all progress in it. Just so you know.

I got disconnected when they downed the server for the ISP move and got slightly rolled back because I didn't sign off.

They did give pretty good warning about the downtime, though. So you really can't blame them if you lost anything during that time.

I'm glad we'll be able to start finding some common rares, though. That will be awesome.

[sSeldomToasTt]

On 2005-05-20 21:11, DarthTyranus wrote:
Hard mode being active soon? That's great news, but I'm only on LV26. They've made access to Hard Mode at LV 40+ now, boy do I hate being weak!


Woah woah woah now, is this true? So does that mean that we have to be like, LV 100 for Ultimate?!

[Getintothegame]

On 2005-05-20 21:34, sSeldomToasTt wrote:


On 2005-05-20 21:11, DarthTyranus wrote:
Hard mode being active soon? That's great news, but I'm only on LV26. They've made access to Hard Mode at LV 40+ now, boy do I hate being weak!


Woah woah woah now, is this true? So does that mean that we have to be like, LV 100 for Ultimate?!



Yeah, it's true. But for Ep1, I only thought it was level 30 you needed to be at?

[T1K]

lol, well thats why i was goofing around in rappys holiday. Just lost track of time. Im pretty sure the stuffwill be there.

no sweat if i lost percentless 4 tiers, ill just do it again if need be.

[Mixfortune]

While yeah, they did give fair warning, it shouldn't have been too difficult to give a nice "10 minute" remainder, or something like that built into the game... there'll be a time when a maintanence comes up that may have been announced in the boards, but who knows, maybe were online all day or something. There's a good number of positives to an in-game warning, and no real negatives. Oh well http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Nice to see some stuff being added. Anyone remember if there was a similar kind of quest to this AOL Cup released on the JP BB around this time frame, and if the prizes were anything unusual?

Nice as far as Hard mode as well... Teams will be able to actually get points consistently now.

[Mystil]

On 2005-05-20 21:39, Getintothegame wrote:


On 2005-05-20 21:34, sSeldomToasTt wrote:


On 2005-05-20 21:11, DarthTyranus wrote:
Hard mode being active soon? That's great news, but I'm only on LV26. They've made access to Hard Mode at LV 40+ now, boy do I hate being weak!


Woah woah woah now, is this true? So does that mean that we have to be like, LV 100 for Ultimate?!



Yeah, it's true. But for Ep1, I only thought it was level 30 you needed to be at?



Yes.

Lv30 Hard mode
Lv60 Very Hard
Lv100 Ultimate.

[T1K]

for ep 1 its

hard: lvl 20
vhard: lvl 50
Ultimate: lvl 90

Bumps up based on which episode...according to the japanese version. Should probably be the same.

[Mystil]

US version will be..

Hard Available to characters Level 30 and above, who have cleared either the Principal's Quests or the Lab Quests in Normal Mode.

Very Hard Available to characters Level 60 and above, who have cleared either the Principal's Quests or the Lab Quests in Normal Mode.

Ultimate Available to characters Level 100 and above, who have cleared either the Principal's Quests or the Lab Quests in Normal Mode.

[T1K]

where is this information from?

[Mystil]

http://psobb.com/guide/advpre/info.php

Just scroll a bit down.

[T1K]

thanks.

i actually thought the different lvl requirements were a cool idea for the different episodes. oh well.

[zero12410]

MA1 = time to level up, w000t

[Getintothegame]

Heh... AOL cup. I remember joking about this before on Gamecube. Looks like this nightmare came true! http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Anyway, can't wait for hard mode.

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[Raslin]

Its 12:20, and servers are still down... wtf



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[watashiwa]

Oh geez, they're 2 minutes late. Woe is you...

Seriously, chill out.

For the most part, often times when online games give maintenance windows, sometimes it can take a little longer than normal.

I always try to connect an hour or two after the scheduled re-opening time. For two reasons, really. One, the maintenance extending longer than normal, and two, possible login server jammage. (Heck if it's usually this late, I'll wait until the next day to play, which is what I'm going to do with PSOBB.. I'm sleepy!)

Let them take as long as they want to get the game back up. Just go find something else to do while you wait. It really isn't that hard.

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[Raslin]

Well its midnight, and I have to go to sleep soon. I would like to get some playing in before that.

When you give times, you should always figure for possible delays, and if you get done earlier, it wont hurt anyone. Not following said times is simply unprofessional. The only time I would ever delay something for a mod, which I had given a release date for already, would be something major, and I would post as to why, before the planned release time.

[Sitka]

Anticipation...Anticipa..a..tion - it's driving me mad. It's making me crazy.

Almost there. It WILL be worth the wait. Think of me SEGA Gods when you drop that special prize. I AM worthy.

[Corey]

Anticipation levels down.

Drowsy levels up.
Boredome levels up.

Almost 40 minutes off schedule now...

[RicoRoyal]

Cry me a fucking river, Raslin. Unprofessional? Sonic Team? Never. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif

Go to sleep.

[MT7218]

You have to realize that the hours given are not set in stone. They are an estimate of time they think it will take, considering all goes as planed. Something must of happened to delay this, or they made a bad estimation, so they are going longer than the time they gave to us. Rember, even IF they are proffesionals, they are still human, and can only do so much. Be patient, it will come back up.

[Sitka]

Doesn't matter to me. I don't mind waiting for what I thing will be a good and improving product.

I like what the Sega team is doing so far.

I don't mind waiting.

[Nai_Calus]

I think ST's been on time with the maintences exactly once, and I'm pretty sure that was an accident since there was an emergency maint the next day. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

...Alright, it's not that bad, but from experience, they end the maints later rather than sooner, and usually after the stated time.

Go boot up the Gamecube and play PSO there while you wait in the future. Even if a maint hits while you're on, you can just move to the JP or EU servers. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif (Or US if you regularily play on the JP or EU ones) Or hell, who the heck's gonna boot you off offline? Your mom? XP

And I agree with Kef, I'd much rather have Ep2 than Hard. XP

And Jesus. Isn't this covered somewhere? -_-;;; It's been well-known for MONTHS that you only have to re-do the government quests if you have a need to do areas past Forest in Solo mode. -_- Yes, when you get to Ult, Ruins will be unlocked in the normal game mode. *headdesk* No more of this inexcusable ignorance(You couldn't read the JP BB threads? Not much has changed, you know), please. Much more of it and I'll end up shooting my monitor.

Then again, they did go to the trouble of taking out Word Select. XP

Also, that play guide has never been updated that I know of. Even on the JP version. >_>; So independent confirmation(i.e., someone still under 30 who's got all the quests cleared) for the level req would be nice.

And heh. No maint countdown? Amusing. There usually was one. *snort*

[Corey]

Well it is up now.


You have 100 kills! You're fast! You must be using AOL.

rofl, right...

[Mixfortune]

On 2005-05-21 03:10, Corey wrote:
Well it is up now.


You have 100 kills! You're fast! You must be using AOL.

rofl, right...



Then 200 kills has something about your enemies being warned by AOL.
300 kills has something about them not adding you to their buddy list...

And... they should just come out and claim Pioneer 2 is run completely by AOL with the number of advertisements they have plastered all over the place http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

Oh well, it's an excellent quest for EXP and drops (be careful for the rooms with 4 garanz at a time XD there's a few of them).

I haven't really played much of the other MA type quests to compare, but this quest is really, really good for EXP and drops.... also, what were the Bronze Weapon Badge and Silver Weapon Badge used for, if anything before?

Weapon Masters are also mentioned >_>

[Saffran]

This should be written in the MA quest page of the site, or at least in the BB thread about that quest:

3 bronze badges -> 1 Silver Badge
3 Silver Badges -> 1 Gold badge
3 Gold badges -> 1 Bronze Shield
another 3 Gold Badges and Bronze Shield on you -> Silver Shield
another 3 Gold badges and Silver Shield on you -> Gold Shield
another 3 Gold badges and Gold Shield on you -> Photon drop

[MT7218]

Anybody know where the hidden items are? I would like to try to get those sheilds ASAP... are they good sheilds, or do they horribly suck?

[GyroidFanatic]

It appears that they unlocked Sunset by Secret Base too (now Sunset Base) in solo mode. After 100 million kills, something's going to happen in Ruins 1 from what I can gather.

[Saffran]

They suck.

The hidden items are to be discovered in the MA quest (I vaguely remember something about them not appearing in Normal mode, but otoh, I've never verified this), and the shields and PDs are gotten in Ruins 1 at the waterfall within the Secret by sunset base quest. Just accumulate the Gold Badges until then.

[Rain_1]

Ok.. where's the psoworld team? I want to play this.. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[sSeldomToasTt]

"400 kills! They can't be blocked like spam!"

Gimme a break... how cheesey can you get?!

[Tycho]

AOL Cup? 1-point useless rares? I'm so not actively participating. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif

Unless the rest of you is willing to go for the wallpaper.


By the way, do you lose the shields and badges to get the next reward? Like, will you lose your Gold Shield and three badges to get the PD?

[Raslin]

On 2005-05-21 00:40, RicoRoyal wrote:
Cry me a fucking river, Raslin. Unprofessional? Sonic Team? Never. http://pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif

Go to sleep.



Yay, fanboys.

Look, I've been with gaming for years, and by that I mean mods for games. I've had plenty of time to learn about this stuff, from both personal experience, and observation. One of the biggest rules about not looking unprofessional is to not give times, unless you can get it out at those times. If you aren't sure, dont give a time. If you really have to give a time, choose how long you think it will take, and add a half-hour, or an hour to it. That way, if it happens in time, its early. If it is late, then they have a time to figure out whats taking longer than expected, time to write why its taking longer, and when it hits the said time, they can post and say why its taking longer. When you take longer, and there is nothing said as to why, its unprofessional.

[RicoRoyal]

Damn it, I knew I should have put a </sarcasm> tag on that statement of mine (I figured the rolling eye smiley would have been enough). Sonic Team IS unprofessional. Tis what I meant. Sorry about the confusion. In anycase, if you plan on playing PSO, I suggest you get used to things like this. Really, it's nothing special, and as such, it is nothing to get worked up about (unless you enjoy dying of a stroke).

Like Watashiwa said, "chill out."

[Ryna]

I would suggest everyone have a look at this webpage:
http://www.psobb.com/community/quests/aolcup/index.html

The current kill count is about 500k.

Here are the rewards:
At 20 million points
All participants will get "Mag Cell 213."

At 40 million points
All participants will get the "Toy Hammer."

At 60 million points
The participants’ drop percentage will be doubled!

At 80 million points
All participants will get the "Crazy Tune."

At 100 million points
All participants’ drop percentage will be multiplied by 5!!

SPECIAL TEAM PRIZE!

The team that gets the most kills will get a special bonus—a wallpaper made up of you! That’s right—we’ll take your characters’ images and make them into a spiffy wallpaper. It’ll be up on the site for the world to see and download. Neat!

[Skorpius]

Ah hahahaha

A wallpaper. XD

[Raslin]

On 2005-05-21 12:03, RicoRoyal wrote:
Damn it, I knew I should have put a </sarcasm> tag on that statement of mine (I figured the rolling eye smiley would have been enough). Sonic Team IS unprofessional. Tis what I meant. Sorry about the confusion. In anycase, if you plan on playing PSO, I suggest you get used to things like this. Really, it's nothing special, and as such, it is nothing to get worked up about (unless you enjoy dying of a stroke).

Like Watashiwa said, "chill out."



I read it, and was tempted to take it for sarcasm. I decided not to with the "cry me a fucking river" part, but I realized I was taking a gamble.

I just take this seriously. If companies are allowed to do this, then others will think its ok.

[Mystil]

On 2005-05-20 22:45, T1K wrote:
thanks.

i actually thought the different lvl requirements were a cool idea for the different episodes. oh well.



Nevermind. Through my own checking in game, the information posted on thier site is false. It is lv20 for hard mode. Most likely you were right the first time.

[Ryna]

While reading the psobb.com forums, I saw you could get the 502 Mag Cell from the Sunset Base quest. Here is the walkthrough:

http://boards.sega.com/psobb/viewtopic.php?t=3422&sid=16ce544ed79603c7c4946e503c09366d

You have to play the Sunset Base quest on Hard in Solo Mode to be able to get the mag cel.

[GyroidFanatic]

Here are the only two individual prizes I got so far:

1500 - 5 Monogrinders
3000 - 5 Digrinders

[Tycho]

There are individual prizes? Cool.

[Saffran]

You win 5 Luck mats at 15000 kills, most likely.

The most you can achieve solo is 500, but I dunno if you have characters that can handle it.

You don't lose the Gold Shield. Each 3 gold badges after that will grant ou a PD.

[Jasam]

Like.... wow... I could get me a preta early at 20million kills...

and a 502.... nice... saves waiting to haloween again

[MT7218]

Whoo! I got kill # 2.3 Mil. Just look at the stat board on the PSO BB site. Movie is my RAcaseal. Were't there prizes given for getting those landmarks in the JP BB cups?

[Saffran]

Edy Cup yielded Samba Maracas, IIRC.

[T1K]

On 2005-05-21 14:37, Silhouette wrote:


On 2005-05-20 22:45, T1K wrote:
thanks.

i actually thought the different lvl requirements were a cool idea for the different episodes. oh well.



Nevermind. Through my own checking in game, the information posted on thier site is false. It is lv20 for hard mode. Most likely you were right the first time.



Ya, im in hard mode now and im not lvl 30. Weird though nonetheless...since it is on the psobb.com site.