Any questions for Takao Miyoshi? (New interview)

[cp99]

On 2006-06-12 20:50, Asim wrote:
How much will the game be online per month ?

The monthly fee for the Japanese version will be roughly 10 dollars a month, so I would expect in that area.


1: Will items like God Battle, and weapons made from fallen enemies (Booma's Claw, S-Beats Blades) make a comeback for Phantasy Star Universe, and If so, how will they be improved.

2: As for the new weapon grinding system, What is the percentage of chance that the grinding could fail, rendering the weapon useless, also, can you clarify the definition of "useless"

3: It has been speculated that PSU is a prequel, rather than a sequel, to PSO, where does Phantasy Star Universe fit into the Phantasy Star Universe (no pun), and will players be led to conclusions from unfinished side stories in PSO and other Phantasy Star games.


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[Sir_Laguna]

-So, there's seperate levels for classes and for base character stats... I'd like to know what the level cap for both sides are. PSO ep1&2's Lv.200 cap kept me playing for at least a couple of years, and I think having a cap that big (well, within reason) would really help to add longevity to the game.

-As for additional online content, is it going to be more of what we're used to, such as season/holiday decorations and the occasional quest? Or can we expect greater things like whole new areas and routes unlocked over time?

-Will there be a story that affects the online portion of the game, and if so, can we expect to see the world evolve or change online based on events that occur in that story?

-As the beta testers have pointed out, online missions take you down a certain path to rest stops where the path can branch out depending on which mission you choose. Could one of these "branches" have seperate missions of their own? Let me explain: Say you choose a mission and get to the first rest stop. From there, you can either go down path 1 or 2. Could path 1 have two missions to pick from with seperate objectives, while three other missions in the list take you down path 2?

That's all I have for now.

[kyori]

On 2006-06-12 18:13, Pheromone wrote:

On 2006-06-12 18:07, kyori wrote:
Is there any clarification on how to go about payment for the online portion? In particular for the japanese version, though It'd be nice to know about the NA version as well.



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there hasnt even been announced that there WILL be a fee for the US version.. but most likely will be one.

Actually this was confirmed ages ago when PSU debuted in EGM.

[kassy]

Lmao, people are still asking questions Mr. Miyoshi has already answered.

[Saner]

they don't know a exact U.S. release date because it's really up to Sega, not the developers, maybe they are not allowed to say it yet.


ya I wonder if the PS2 version needs to be connected/have an account to use the offline modes.

[Fleece]

European Release date. If not answered

and the Server questions again, same as everyone else.

Oh not that im an xbox 360 player but what kind of account will be needed to play online. Silver or Gold?

[AzureBlaze]

People re-asked because a list of 'already asked' was not readily available enough or something maybe. Also he evaded the USA release date and the Xbox link issue, so perhaps he needs another nettling.

I've got one...
Did Sonic Team actually do anything that was requested on the beta boards? How useful were they? And if action was taken, WHAT actions were taken?

As anyone may or may not know, I was on the beta and campaigned heavily for customization issues such as Cast accessories/heads and the availability of bulkier builds on the body slider, which seemed much more limited than even PSO's. Messages were posted to the BetaBoard in JP, but it would be great to know if it was 'too late' or they just didn't care by that point.

The game is clearly nearly ready by now, so actual requests for in-game things would naturally be denied, making all we can do is request additional info or server-link status.

[Saner]

ya maybe their status on the Xbox360 server link decision would be helpful to know if they will link it or not.

cause if Xbox360 is linked to PS2 and PC, I may get that version since it's the same thing plus the controller reminds me of the Dreamcast

but then again I may get PS2 version since PS2's are more affordable to replace if there is a need to get another one, and X360 chances of linkage are slim.

oh ya it would be nice if Play magazine convinces them to release the U.S. version soon instead of pushing it to release a closed beta first. unless there is a need for another test.

[Fleece]

Looking at things I think the only really important questions are for the xbox community, these questions being:

1. Gold or silver account needed
2. Linked to the other consoles or not

[Kimil]

-How Many Character Slots do we get
-Can multiple people use an account online at once
-What is the Difference between TAP and MST
-Will Humans or Newmans have some sort of class specialty?
-How will the handycap of not being able to use the HD for the PS2 be delt with?
-Are Slicers or Cards still Weapons?
-Do you get to customize your PM when they reach the stage where they follow you arround?
-How many 'maps' or there? How Many Bosses?
-Will Dark Falz return?
-How many cities are there?
-Are all the missions like those found in the beta, or are there missions that have to do more with an objective other then beating the boss?
-How will vehicles work?
-Will there be an MMORPG aspect to the online game?
-How many more styles of clothes are there?
-Will there be Holiday events online in PSU?
-Will there be misclanious events online in PSU?
-What messures are being taken againts Hackers?
-Will there be punnishments for Hackers?
-Is there probably going tobe another delay, or are we in for a plesant suprise?
-Will the European and North American Servers be merged? Will there be the option of playing with Japanese players also?
-Are rares still Red Boxes?

I can go on