I'm thinkin about playing Pso again

[Shadowpawn]

I've never hit 200 with any character in the GC version of PSO. Highest I think I got was 168 on a RAmarl. I had around 6 characters and about 400 something hours in total. I was pretty OP at 168 anyway. I had a charge laser with 70% hit. I did like 1000 per hit on charge attacks that hit with deadly accuracy.

Man, now that I think about it. Ramarls were kinda broken in that game. I literally brute forced my way into ultimate at level 60. I was WAAAAAYYY underleveled.

[Outrider]

Oh jeez, I think my highest-level character was like... 130? I think I only ever played with about two different characters?

I mean, look, dedicating myself wholly to a game that will take me hundreds of hours to max out has never been something to pique my interest. As crazy as it sounds, that's not really what got me into PSO. Honestly, if it wasn't for the split-screen multiplayer in the GCN version and the many hours it allowed me to hang out and play with my brother after school, I'm not sure how much I'd be into the series at all.

Then again, as somebody whose experience with Phantasy Star is limited to PSO (Episodes 1-3), a single playthrough of PS Zero, and a couple hours in the original Phantasy Star GBA port, I'm sure somebody could argue that I'm not that into the "series" at all.

[Adriano]

You should be able to get Gamecube controllers without too much trouble since there's demand at the moment due to Smash Bros. (Then again, I think they're selling out at some places because, well, there's demand at the moment due to Smash Bros.)

I'm also seeing some GCN memory cards for relatively cheap on Amazon.

251 - http://www.amazon.com/Gamecube-Memor...dp/B00012D0SG/
1019 - http://www.amazon.com/Gamecube-Memor...dp/B000L9NPGG/

...Now I really want to get PSO+ and start playing with my brother when we're both home over the holiday season. (And now after looking at used prices I'm pretty sure I should just dig out my copy of PSO Ep. I & II instead of dropping $100 on a game I pretty much already own. Oof.)

That's pretty much what I did, I've found my pso gc disc the day after I ordered pso plus, but I guess now that let's me have the option to use pso plus on my wii and let one of my friends take the gamecube and non plus disc to level their characters when we aren't doing multimode.

And yea I found my old controller just need memory cards now so I can start all over. Hopefully I find my old card so I can steal the crap off that character first

Who knew vintage gaming would be so tedious and expensive. ..

[Shadowpawn]

Oh jeez, I think my highest-level character was like... 130? I think I only ever played with about two different characters?

I mean, look, dedicating myself wholly to a game that will take me hundreds of hours to max out has never been something to pique my interest. As crazy as it sounds, that's not really what got me into PSO. Honestly, if it wasn't for the split-screen multiplayer in the GCN version and the many hours it allowed me to hang out and play with my brother after school, I'm not sure how much I'd be into the series at all.

Then again, as somebody whose experience with Phantasy Star is limited to PSO (Episodes 1-3), a single playthrough of PS Zero, and a couple hours in the original Phantasy Star GBA port, I'm sure somebody could argue that I'm not that into the "series" at all.

Keep in mind my 400 hours was over the course of a good 3 to 4 years before quitting. I agree, it was the multiplayer that keep me going. All those hours playing with friends, that was made PSO addictive to me. That, and hunting for that damned TJ sword.

[darkante]

PSO and PSU never really gets old to me.
I haven´t got one character to lv 200 yet in PSO, but PSP2:I speaks for itself.
Not bored yet of either.

Although, i really can´t get myself into PSO2.
Don´t got the same draw power for me.

[Outrider]

I think it's also worth mentioning that I got a lot more into everything surrounding PSO than the game itself. I don't spend much time in the PSO boards anymore, but I used to spend hours reading the story theory threads. I even used to post a fair amount of fan fiction & artwork based on my PSO characters. (Heck, I've got a PSO beat-em-up fan game I started years ago that creeps back into my head every once in a while.) It's still a setting I wish they'd return to in some form despite how unlikely that is.