Phantasy Star Online 2
Phantasy Star Online 2
I just signed up myself. Better get this right, Sega!
I am incredibly disappointed in the idea of micro-transactions.
I don't mind as long as it doesn't become a "pay to win" sort of thing like what happened with PSU.
Zeota said: »
I don't mind as long as it doesn't become a "pay to win" sort of thing like what happened with PSU.
If they can execute it like League of Legends, I'll be happy. Paying for customizability of the avatar is fine; paying for game-influencing articles is a big *** no.
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I Just read that Access to the game and executable will be free on the platforms they're coming out to, but they will have an in-game transaction cash shop.
Hurray for free-to-play PSO2 !
I'm still gonna play on Schthack Server PSOBB though.
Hurray for free-to-play PSO2 !
I'm still gonna play on Schthack Server PSOBB though.
I agree with Tikal, and yay for PSO2
i dont know if this has already been posted but here are some highlights of PSO2 media briefing.
Free to Play and Cash Shop - Access to the game and executable will be free on all platforms. The game will be supported by an in-game item transaction shop.
iOS and Android Versions - Phantasy Star Online 2 will be released on iOS and Android platforms. These versions will use the same data as the PC and PlayStation Vita versions. However, they will be single player only.
Symbol Chat - Symbol Chat will return in Phantasy Star Online 2.
Character Creator Demo - A character creation demo will be released on April 5th.
PC Release Date - The Japanese PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2 is scheduled to be released during the Summer of 2012.
Japanese PC Beta Test - A beta test for the Japanese PC version is scheduled for late April. To sign up for the beta, visit the Japanese Phantasy Star Online 2 website and click on the golden beta button.
Free to Play and Cash Shop - Access to the game and executable will be free on all platforms. The game will be supported by an in-game item transaction shop.
iOS and Android Versions - Phantasy Star Online 2 will be released on iOS and Android platforms. These versions will use the same data as the PC and PlayStation Vita versions. However, they will be single player only.
Symbol Chat - Symbol Chat will return in Phantasy Star Online 2.
Character Creator Demo - A character creation demo will be released on April 5th.
PC Release Date - The Japanese PC version of Phantasy Star Online 2 is scheduled to be released during the Summer of 2012.
Japanese PC Beta Test - A beta test for the Japanese PC version is scheduled for late April. To sign up for the beta, visit the Japanese Phantasy Star Online 2 website and click on the golden beta button.
Cerberus.Tikal said: »
If they can execute it like League of Legends, I'll be happy. Paying for customizability of the avatar is fine; paying for game-influencing articles is a big *** no.
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The Various Forms of Cash Items
System type items
-Storage and Skill Tree expansion (Instead of skills costing money, you could acquire a new skill tree.) Add-ons like allowing you to set up a My Room/My Shop, and expanded features in Item Trade services, etc.
-(Clarifying note: Sorry, since it was causing confusion, I incorrectly worded the sentence. The basic sentence was to say that these are features that you add or expand upon your game by purchasing these services. )
Consumption Items
The sales of some consumption items like Scape Dolls. You can of course revive other players for free by using moon atomizers.
Some cash items can have larger effects on health restoration.
Limited Time Effect Based Items
-Items that can increase the success rate of grinding, drop boosts, and experience rate. And drop and experience rate boosts will have an effect for a limited time.
Avatar Items
-You can purchase items that affect your character’s appearance, including variations of clothing and accessories and costumes. Only certain areas of the makeup counter will be charged.
Some cash items are available in “Arks Scratch”. It appears to be some kind of lottery game. With items you acquire from “scratch” you can sell most but not all these items in your player shop and even use them in meseta transactions. There are two styles of scratch. The cheap version consists of various cash items including clothing and accessories. In the slightly expensive version, it only consists of clothing and accessories. (As explained above, weapons are not included here.)
System type items
-Storage and Skill Tree expansion (Instead of skills costing money, you could acquire a new skill tree.) Add-ons like allowing you to set up a My Room/My Shop, and expanded features in Item Trade services, etc.
-(Clarifying note: Sorry, since it was causing confusion, I incorrectly worded the sentence. The basic sentence was to say that these are features that you add or expand upon your game by purchasing these services. )
Consumption Items
The sales of some consumption items like Scape Dolls. You can of course revive other players for free by using moon atomizers.
Some cash items can have larger effects on health restoration.
Limited Time Effect Based Items
-Items that can increase the success rate of grinding, drop boosts, and experience rate. And drop and experience rate boosts will have an effect for a limited time.
Avatar Items
-You can purchase items that affect your character’s appearance, including variations of clothing and accessories and costumes. Only certain areas of the makeup counter will be charged.
Some cash items are available in “Arks Scratch”. It appears to be some kind of lottery game. With items you acquire from “scratch” you can sell most but not all these items in your player shop and even use them in meseta transactions. There are two styles of scratch. The cheap version consists of various cash items including clothing and accessories. In the slightly expensive version, it only consists of clothing and accessories. (As explained above, weapons are not included here.)
Personally cash shops only work for me if they can accomplish this:
Non Paying: Limited Personalization, Limited Inventory Space, Limitations to the game and game modes by providing basic exp/drop rates.
Paying: Full customization, extra inventory space, unrestricted game play in all aspects, maybe extra exp and drop rates.
Paying for a 30 day VIP style service is an OK way to do cash shop transactions to me... but unfortunately you KNOW they will have outfits... double EXP for an hour type items... ect... for real cash.
If this is the most damage done than i might be ok with it. And cross platform play with the PS Vita also sells it for me... but i understand the concerns of updates and future support at the same time.
HOWEVER...
If they try to pull cash shop BS where it requires constantly buying things from the item store in order to maintain happiness playing the game I'll unfortunately opt out in the long run. Paying money just to change hair color and style is downright stupid.... even paying for stat resets or armor dyes (Mabinogi) is beyond HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE.... I hope they just go with a 30 day service and maybe some cheap items for misc junk.
MORE than willing to give PSO2 a good fun try. Excited about it quite honestly.
Non Paying: Limited Personalization, Limited Inventory Space, Limitations to the game and game modes by providing basic exp/drop rates.
Paying: Full customization, extra inventory space, unrestricted game play in all aspects, maybe extra exp and drop rates.
Paying for a 30 day VIP style service is an OK way to do cash shop transactions to me... but unfortunately you KNOW they will have outfits... double EXP for an hour type items... ect... for real cash.
If this is the most damage done than i might be ok with it. And cross platform play with the PS Vita also sells it for me... but i understand the concerns of updates and future support at the same time.
HOWEVER...
If they try to pull cash shop BS where it requires constantly buying things from the item store in order to maintain happiness playing the game I'll unfortunately opt out in the long run. Paying money just to change hair color and style is downright stupid.... even paying for stat resets or armor dyes (Mabinogi) is beyond HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE.... I hope they just go with a 30 day service and maybe some cheap items for misc junk.
MORE than willing to give PSO2 a good fun try. Excited about it quite honestly.
@ Siren.Clinpachi, you seemed to not read my post? :(
I actually had the page up for awhile on my PC and came back to reply, i didn't think to refresh the page first whoops.
I'm still trying to make sense of your post (their fault not yours).
It doesn't look good though from your post.... i can't stand having to pay for simple things such as changing the color of your hair... or someone purchasing exp boost items just to be the "first person to attain xyz level".... i can put up with it... i dunno... we will have to see.
Luckily i know from past experience that most PSO/PSU gamers are more friendly and open than most other MMO's... so i'm still mixed feelings at the moment.
I'm still trying to make sense of your post (their fault not yours).
It doesn't look good though from your post.... i can't stand having to pay for simple things such as changing the color of your hair... or someone purchasing exp boost items just to be the "first person to attain xyz level".... i can put up with it... i dunno... we will have to see.
Luckily i know from past experience that most PSO/PSU gamers are more friendly and open than most other MMO's... so i'm still mixed feelings at the moment.
sourceis in JP, and as for cosmetic Items, what I understood was, regarding customization, you can still get clothing/parts/colors by using Meseta (I asume that currency wont change), but can still get rarer (or more exclusive/special) clothing/parts/accessories by using money.
those boost dont look bad, as they dont sound game breaking. LoL gives these kind of boost and work just fine (actually does sound a lot like LoL's ingame cash items).
just makes me curious, as the extra storage, will those be time rentals, or one time purchases ?
those boost dont look bad, as they dont sound game breaking. LoL gives these kind of boost and work just fine (actually does sound a lot like LoL's ingame cash items).
just makes me curious, as the extra storage, will those be time rentals, or one time purchases ?
I feel more like trying XIV again than i do PSO2 somewhat now....
demotivated :( blah.
demotivated :( blah.
So the character creation demo came out and after a bit of fooling with it, I came up with this.
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Oh i wanna see this, even though I'm totally turned off by the F2P model they are using atm... worth a shot.
I made a mithra newman lol (probably easier to do on marl since there ears don't stick out like newman does)
My DJ Pon-3 ish looking cast
The FOcast parts look cool.
My DJ Pon-3 ish looking cast
The FOcast parts look cool.
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I thought I could get some inspiration on the design of the Dreamcast casing and that came up ... :)
I called her "Drim".
And before anyone ask, I had the NTSC Dreamcast in mind. lol
I called her "Drim".
And before anyone ask, I had the NTSC Dreamcast in mind. lol
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So it seems the 1st wave of closed beta invitation are starting to come out....the beta starts on the 4/19 so from today until then people will get there invitation (if they do get one)
Fenrir.Mariane said: »
I called her "Drim".
Sorry, please come back when you have more experience > Drim.
:p
Woot got into the closed beta
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Got mine this morning also. Anyone else?
They seem to be doing the emails out in burst.
Although there's some people I'll be playing with from PSOW think would be cool to try to play with some people from ffxi
Although there's some people I'll be playing with from PSOW think would be cool to try to play with some people from ffxi
Unsure who is all on the beta or will be one but it seems people at PSOW have decided to have Ship 2 Block 20 for them but really so that English Speaking players will be able to conversate with each other.
The beta will be up 3am EST today 4/19
So pretty much 2 1/2 hours
The beta will be up 3am EST today 4/19
So pretty much 2 1/2 hours
Eh figured I'd post a couple screen shots i did... my laptop isn't all that great the the graphics aren't s good compared to a gaming laptop
Dragon got stuck between the lava for awhile until he decide to fly...
One of the rooms I found....doesn't seem to be used in the beta since no NPC where in there...
Staring at the big screen....often this will have the PSO2 opening video running unless something is wrong (emergency) not sure what that says but there where interrupt ranking quest(hunting down a specific mob can kill as much as you can of them) going on at the time.
Oh if you was wondering what that yellow thing is on my back that's the gunblade in game...it replaces (obviously) handgun and saber from previous PS games...you can switch in between modes at will...
And once in idle state (or stop attacking) your char will place the weapon you're holding on your back so your not always walking around with a weapon in your hand (as shown above)
Dragon got stuck between the lava for awhile until he decide to fly...
One of the rooms I found....doesn't seem to be used in the beta since no NPC where in there...
Staring at the big screen....often this will have the PSO2 opening video running unless something is wrong (emergency) not sure what that says but there where interrupt ranking quest(hunting down a specific mob can kill as much as you can of them) going on at the time.
Oh if you was wondering what that yellow thing is on my back that's the gunblade in game...it replaces (obviously) handgun and saber from previous PS games...you can switch in between modes at will...
And once in idle state (or stop attacking) your char will place the weapon you're holding on your back so your not always walking around with a weapon in your hand (as shown above)
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Having bosses show up in the middle of normal missions was a cool idea. So sad to see this end tomorrow.
Zeota said: »
Having bosses show up in the middle of normal missions was a cool idea. So sad to see this end tomorrow.
Open beta should be mentioned soonish
Oh and for those who didn't know...
Someone made an english patch for the beta...
Almost daily adding new things...wasn't 100% translated but it was almost done...enough for non japan speaking/knowing to know what going....
Cutscenes however wasn't done but im sure they'll be done at some point
Imma post some more pictures later... I had fun....Ranger will my class of choice
can i ask everyone what do u need to run this game i know it is now out yet but i just want a idea i was thinking of getting pso2 i missed the pso 1 years but i would love to try pso2 on pc or 360 if they have it but i would rather pc if i can i have seen pc players normaly get more then all the others.
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