Guest Deranged Gerbil Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo]Yeah, I am talking about the DC versin of PSO v2... Sephiroth said that there was no fee to play it... I remember that there was a fee, though...[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] In europe, they did not have to pay a fee for PSO2, that is why it was free for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 20, 2002 Author Share Posted June 20, 2002 [color=royalblue]Are you talking about me or Seph? I don't live in Europe. But yes, the game was free there...and so far, SEGA has said nothing about pay-to-play charges in the USA.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deranged Gerbil Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=royalblue]Are you talking about me or Seph? I don't live in Europe. But yes, the game was free there...and so far, SEGA has said nothing about pay-to-play charges in the USA.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Both desbreko and I were talking about Safer, who said that PSO2 is free online but desbreko said he didn't remember it being free and was subscription, I just cleared things up :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [color=indigo]Okay, I got it... There isn't a fee for the UK version of the game, but there is for the US version... I would be pissed about that, except that I don't even have a Dreamcast... :cross: Hopefully there won't be a fee for PSO Episode I & II on the GCN in the US, like I've been hearing... That would be really nice, if I end up buying it... If there's a fee in the US but it's free in the UK, then I'll be pissed, lol. ;)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ProudClod Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo]Okay, I got it... There isn't a fee for the UK version of the game, but there is for the US version... I would be pissed about that, except that I don't even have a Dreamcast... :cross: Hopefully there won't be a fee for PSO Episode I & II on the GCN in the US, like I've been hearing... That would be really nice, if I end up buying it... If there's a fee in the US but it's free in the UK, then I'll be pissed, lol. ;)[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Im going to guess that there wont be a fee for us UKers for PSO on the GC. If Gamecube wants to keep up with their rivals, they will have to be able to stay on their levels to compete, if they dont then theyll obviously be having have a hard time, since samles of the Gamecube may go down, or less than PS2 and xbox, so this is something that they really need to think about at Nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ProudClod [/i] [B] Im going to guess that there wont be a fee for us UKers for PSO on the GC. If Gamecube wants to keep up with their rivals, they will have to be able to stay on their levels to compete, if they dont then theyll obviously be having have a hard time, since samles of the Gamecube may go down, or less than PS2 and xbox, so this is something that they really need to think about at Nintendo. [/B][/QUOTE] what are you talking about, nintendo are in no way affiliated with pso going online, nintendo haven't even given any hints when they will be properly going into the online industry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ProudClod Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] what are you talking about, nintendo are in no way affiliated with pso going online, nintendo haven't even given any hints when they will be properly going into the online industry.... [/B][/QUOTE] Well....Sephiroth....my oldest, most hairiest cousin.....:) Lift up your GameCube and then tell me what you see....hmmmm...a slot for the modem adaptor, what did you think its there for!? If they are not...affiliating (big word :toothy: )with the online business, then how are we going to play PSO on the Gamecube? (oh and by the way, thats a rhetorical question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ProudClod [/i] [B] Well....Sephiroth....my oldest, most hairiest cousin.....:) Lift up your GameCube and then tell me what you see....hmmmm...a slot for the modem adaptor, what did you think its there for!? If they are not...affiliating (big word :toothy: )with the online business, then how are we going to play PSO on the Gamecube? (oh and by the way, thats a rhetorical question) [/B][/QUOTE] I'm not saying anything about the adaptor, I don't know why you even said that.... what I said was that nintendo are not affiliated with pso going online, it will be completely third party, with sega's own servers, and their own third party adaptor for the gamecube.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 [color=royalblue]Actually, Nintendo will be releasing a first party broadband adapter and dial up modem for GameCube later this year. When you purchase Phantasy Star Online, you'll also need to pick up an official Nintendo BB Adapter/Modem. So, Nintendo will produce the peripheral while SEGA will provide the actual online services and infrastructure. The Japanese BETA was very easy to connect with and ran incredibly well, despite only using dial up at the time. So I don't think you're going to see any problems with this game, in terms of actually getting it online.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B][color=royalblue]Actually, Nintendo will be releasing a first party broadband adapter and dial up modem for GameCube later this year. When you purchase Phantasy Star Online, you'll also need to pick up an official Nintendo BB Adapter/Modem. So, Nintendo will produce the peripheral while SEGA will provide the actual online services and infrastructure. The Japanese BETA was very easy to connect with and ran incredibly well, despite only using dial up at the time. So I don't think you're going to see any problems with this game, in terms of actually getting it online.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] no, I wouldn't have expected it to run into any problems being that it's on dial up anyway, since the DC version ran so well online, hardly no lag at all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 [color=royalblue]The thing is, a lot of people complained that they'd be in the middle of the game and suffer from a disconnection. The GameCube beta not only runs with even [i]less[/i] lag, but also has far less connection issues. So for those who had the original Dreamcast version, I think they will be pleased to know that they can play this new version with relatively few issues.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 [color=indigo]Has anyone heard anything about a keyboard for the GCN being released? It seems like it'd be kind of necessary, if you're going to be talking to other people in the game. Actually, I did hear something about a GCN controller/keyboard being made, come to think of it... It was a keyboard with the GCN buttons and handles on the ends, or something like that... I think that'd be cool, but I haven't heard anything about it for a few months.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ProudClod Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Heres another problem, for me most of all....if you have one telephone line, and are playing online, and then suddenly someone picks up the phone to make a call, will that interrupt the game? Im having this problem with my internet at the moment, and the only way that I can get a second line is by doing good in school (that will never happen :toothy: ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo]Has anyone heard anything about a keyboard for the GCN being released? It seems like it'd be kind of necessary, if you're going to be talking to other people in the game. Actually, I did hear something about a GCN controller/keyboard being made, come to think of it... It was a keyboard with the GCN buttons and handles on the ends, or something like that... I think that'd be cool, but I haven't heard anything about it for a few months.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=royalblue]Yep! ASCII has developed a keyboard/controller for GCN. I read a review of it on IGN and it looks [i]really[/i] cool! It's basically a small keyboard with each half of the controller on either end of the board. It does sound fiddly, but it's actually really ergonomic. You can be playing your game and sit the controller in your lap to type a message -- the keyboard also contains all these special shortcut buttons for use in online games. It's the best console keyboard I've seen before -- compact, yet really functional. In Japan, it will be packaged in with PSO: Episode 1 & 2. :)[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 [B]In answer to your question ProudClod, someone picking up the phone and starting to make a call will give you a [i]connection problem[/i] on the game, regardless of the console you play it on. Obviously this doesn't happen on Broadband, it only happens on dial-up modems. You wouldn't be completely disconnected from the game though, just temporarily out of it whilst the modem caught up. It used to happen when I played PSO on the DreamCast.[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ProudClod Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Elite DBZ [/i] [B][B]In answer to your question ProudClod, someone picking up the phone and starting to make a call will give you a [i]connection problem[/i] on the game, regardless of the console you play it on. Obviously this doesn't happen on Broadband, it only happens on dial-up modems. You wouldn't be completely disconnected from the game though, just temporarily out of it whilst the modem caught up. It used to happen when I played PSO on the DreamCast.[/B] [/B][/QUOTE] Cool, thats what I thought. So Im guessing that you wont be able to be in action, but you will still be in the game. Another thing, would you lose your HP when being attacked while you are online in the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ProudClod [/i] [B] Another thing, would you lose your HP when being attacked while you are online in the game? [/B][/QUOTE] of course you will, lol.... now sega have confirmed that there is indeed no subscription method to play online, you will just have to connect to your ISP and off you go, excellent, just as I thought.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ProudClod Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] of course you will, lol.... now sega have confirmed that there is indeed no subscription method to play online, you will just have to connect to your ISP and off you go, excellent, just as I thought.... [/B][/QUOTE] Im sorry Seph, i dont think I made that clear enough. What I mean to say is that if youre in the game, with other players around the world, and your status is offline (for example, you turn off your connection while in the game because you need to use the phone), and youre not active in the game, will you recieve damage and die? Secondly, thats great news about the online play mode, certainly value for money just like the xbox. I wonder what the PS2s counter attack will be....hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 [color=indigo]No, you won't still be in the game after you disconnect... So no, you won't be able to take damage... And was that for the US too, or just the UK? I'll probably get it, if there's no fee. From what I've heard about it, it sounds pretty cool. And if I do get it, I'm going to have to get that keyboard/controller! That thing just looks cool, lol. :twitch: It'd be cool to have the GCN controls for playing, and then having the keyboard for typing messages and stuff, too. So far, the only PC game where I've prefered the keyboard and mouse is Quake II (and probably other FPS games too, though), because it's really easy to look around with the mouse. For just about any other game, I prefer a controller.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted June 25, 2002 Share Posted June 25, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo]No, you won't still be in the game after you disconnect... So no, you won't be able to take damage... And was that for the US too, or just the UK? I'll probably get it, if there's no fee. From what I've heard about it, it sounds pretty cool. And if I do get it, I'm going to have to get that keyboard/controller! That thing just looks cool, lol. :twitch: It'd be cool to have the GCN controls for playing, and then having the keyboard for typing messages and stuff, too. So far, the only PC game where I've prefered the keyboard and mouse is Quake II (and probably other FPS games too, though), because it's really easy to look around with the mouse. For just about any other game, I prefer a controller.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] yeah, your right, if your playing online and then you quit and log off, your character will take no damage because your character will "teleport" out of the server.... and yes, it is for the US as well as for Europe, no monthly fee, just connect to your ISP.... the keyboard looks cool, one of the reasons I hated chatting on PSO on the DC was because I didn't have a keyboard, and had to use the in game text box to slowly type out messages, talk about frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshimitsu Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] of course you will, lol.... now sega have confirmed that there is indeed no subscription method to play online, you will just have to connect to your ISP and off you go, excellent, just as I thought.... [/B][/QUOTE] No online fees! :excited: *kicks dreamcast repetedly* DIE! Why did I ever subscribe to you. *pulls out notepad* Reason 27 to but a GCN: No subscription fees for PSO. God, I need a Gamecube now! :toothy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrat Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i] [B] [color=royalblue]Yep! ASCII has developed a keyboard/controller for GCN. I read a review of it on IGN and it looks [i]really[/i] cool! It's basically a small keyboard with each half of the controller on either end of the board. It does sound fiddly, but it's actually really ergonomic. You can be playing your game and sit the controller in your lap to type a message -- the keyboard also contains all these special shortcut buttons for use in online games. It's the best console keyboard I've seen before -- compact, yet really functional. In Japan, it will be packaged in with PSO: Episode 1 & 2. :)[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] I saw it packed together with Pso: episodes 1&2 trial versions, but for $189.00 lan-kwei.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xekor Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 [i]now sega have confirmed that there is indeed no subscription method to play online, you will just have to connect to your ISP and off you go, excellent, just as I thought.... [/i] And how official is this? Being an extremely large fan of PSO, and the Phantasy Star series in general, I'm extremely excited about the new areas and character classes. I just hope Episode 1 & 2 doesn't turn out like the first installment: cluttered with illegit players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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