• Phantasy Star Universe

    by Published on Jul 27, 2009 06:04 PM
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    Over the last few days, online PC/Playstation 2 Phantasy Star Universe players have experienced numerous difficulties logging on to the game. Error 60 has prevented most players from logging in for long periods of time. The only recourse to this problem has been for players to leave their characters online and avoid signing off. In addition, there have been several reports of players renewing their Guardians Licenses and being locked out due to Error 65. Earlier today, the following message was posted on the Phantasy Star Universe website to clarify the situation:
    "Hello Everyone,

    As everyone who's posted here already knows, we saw a huge surge in error 060 and error 065 over the weekend. We have support staff here and in SOE looking into this and working on a fix.

    For everyone who's already sent in a trouble ticket, thank you for passing along your information. Even if you don't hear back from us right away I promise we are looking into each issue to figure out where the problem is. If you haven't sent in a ticket and are still having login issues, please go ahead and submit to help.sega.com.

    For those of you who have an Error 065, please do not attempt to create a new account unless you want to be double-billed. For most of these issues so far, it appears that accounts are valid and paid for, but not being recognized by the system. We have already begun forcing through some of these so that they are recognized, and we are working to figure out why this is happening and a fix to keep it from happening to everyone else.

    Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work on this!"
    You can share your comments in this on-going forum thread.
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    by Published on Jul 25, 2009 07:31 AM
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    The finals for the Phashion Group's Top Idol contest has begun. Each of the finalists have survived a grueling selection process to reach the finals. Be sure to carefully evaluate each of the finalists and vote for the person that you find to be the most fashionable. Once the polling period ends on August 2nd, the winner will be crowned "Gurhal's Top Idol."

    Gurhal's Top Idol Final Round
    Image courtesy of the Phashion Group.
    by Published on Jul 8, 2009 09:22 PM
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    On July 10th, Phantasy Star Universe players will have the opportunity to belatedly celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday. By saying the phrase "Happy Birthday Sonic!" (minus the quotes) in-game on July 10th, players will receive the Nights statue and Birthday Candelle room decorations during a future server maintenance. In addition, Sonic and Tails will make several appearances on the PC/Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 servers. They will form teams and be able to run any mission (C - S2). Here is a breakdown for their scheduled appearances in Pacific Daylight Time:
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: PC/PS2
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Xbox 360
    • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: PC/PS2
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Xbox 360
    • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: PC/PS2
    • 5:00: PM - 6:00 PM: Xbox 360
    • 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM: PC/PS2
    • 7:15 PM - 7:45 PM: Xbox 360
    You can discuss Sonic's Birthday Celebration Event in this on-going forum thread.
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    by Published on Jun 10, 2009 09:17 PM
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    nProtect GameGuard recently added support for Windows 7. *As a result, Phantasy Star Universe on PC received a number of updates to the program last night. *Users are now reporting that it can be played on Windows 7 RC2 (Build 7201) without the issues seen before. *With this update, both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported.

     

    Microsoft plans to release the full retail version of Windows 7 on October 22, 2009.

     

    More on the GameGuard/Windows 7 support timeline can be found at this official forum thread.

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    by Published on May 17, 2009 07:27 PM
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    The Xbox 360 Phantasy Star Universe and Demo servers went offline earlier today. In addition, the PC/Playstation 2 servers are experiencing server issues. Two universes have disappeared from the server list and users are experiencing frequent disconnections. The cause of these server interruptions are currently unknown. This story will be updated as additional information becomes available.

    Update: The PC/PS2 servers have gone down entirely along with Sega's blog. The PSU homepage is also down.

    Update 2: According to Clumsyorchid, servers problems are due to air conditioner failure in the server room.

    Update 3: The PSU homepage and Sega blogs are now back online. The game servers and official forums remain unavailable.

    Update 4: The Xbox 360 Demo servers are now available. A notice has been posted on the official homepage about the downtime.

    Update 5: The official PSU forums are now available.

    Update 6: The PC/Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 servers are now back online. The official PSU forums went offline in preparation for a planned forum upgrade later this week.

    Update 7: According to the official Japanese PSU Xbox 360 homepage, compensation is already being planned.

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    by Published on May 6, 2009 07:39 PM
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    GM Edward has announced that there will be a giveaway running on the Phantasy Star Twitter. Up for grabs are inflatable PMs and PSU wristbands.

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    It is not necessary to have a current subscription to PSU, but you will have to follow (and be followed on) this Twitter page so that you can respond with the correct winning codes. The giveaways are supposed to last through the end of Shred the Darkness and it was hinted that they may be posting codes around the times the last few milestones are achieved.

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    Full details can be found at the posted links.

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    Update: GM Edward noted recently that the Twitter giveaway will now last throughout the extension to Shred the Darkness.

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    by Published on Apr 9, 2009 12:08 PM
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    The Phantasy Star Universe and Sega of America website became inaccessible a few hours ago. At the moment it appears no one is able to connect to the PC/PlayStation 2 or Xbox 360 servers. According to the Japanese Xbox 360 page, the Japanese team is aware of the trouble and believes it is an "issue with an American ISP." There is currently no timetable for when the game servers will be accessible again. This story will be updated as new information becomes available.

    Update #1: Word has come in from SEGA via momonpso, one of the moderators at the official PSU message board, that the problem is a Silicon Valley-wide internet outage caused by a cut fiber optic cable. For more information, please see the full story at CNET.

    Update #2: According to a post by RubyEclipse, the Sega website and official forums are now accessible.

    Update #3: The Xbox 360 and PC/Playstation 2 servers are now back online.

    Update #4: A large number of people are experiencing laggy playing conditions and disconnections on the PC/Playstation 2 and Xbox 360 servers. In addition, it appears the fiber optic cable cut was an act of sabotage.

    Update #5: Based on the input from several people, it appears that most of the server latency has been removed.

    Update #6: Despite the servers being generally accessible, players may still be prone to disconnects and other common connection issues. After a few updates, the Japanese Xbox 360 page still mentions the possibility of problems communicating with the servers. AT&T reports that full restoration should be apparent soon to their customers in the affected areas.

    Update #7: A short maintenance was reported to have been held on Friday. As of now, any issues that may have resulted from the sabotage as far as the PSU servers are concerned should be taken care of.

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    by Published on Apr 4, 2009 08:20 PM
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    The PSO-World Phasion Group is proud to present the final round for the Gurhal's Top Model contest! Each of the competitors have survived several grueling elimination rounds to reach this point. Be sure to carefully evaluate each of the finalists and vote for the person that you find to be the most fashionable. Once the polling period ends, the winner will be crowned "Gurhal's Top Model." In addition, one random voter will receive a special prize! Click on the image for additional details.

    Gurhal's Top Model Final Round
    Image courtesy of the Phasion Group.

    EDIT: The male model contest will be starting soon. You can register your character in this thread.
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    by Published on Apr 2, 2009 06:03 PM
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    As reported in Japan and locally, the seasonal Easter lobbies will be posted starting tomorrow. They'll be running for two weeks (until April 16th). During this time, players will have a chance to see Rappy Paska out and about. Remember that the White Day lobbies will be going down tonight, so this will be the last chance to search for Jaggo Amure until next year!

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    Discussion is taking place here in the forums.

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    Update: As reported*here, players have found a few previously unavailable drops. [B] Conic is a 150+ AMF Metro Linear area drop (found in the last section of SEED Express S2). Cati / Rainbow is a Phantom Fissure S clear box drop.

    by Published on Mar 16, 2009 08:37 PM
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    The newest Mission Spotlight has been recently announced. The featured quest this time around is Duel in the Ruins (accessed from the Foran Waterfall lobby on Parum). Players running on Leo (Guide) or Caelum servers have a chance to win a variety of items during this time. Prizes include Casino Voloyal coins, rare items, and more.

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    Best of luck to everyone!*

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