Phantasy Star Online

Yamcha Hibiki · Post by **Yamcha Hibiki** » Thu Feb 08, 2001 6:43 am

Well, I own a Dreamcast and know various freinds with one, but I don't know anyone with a PS2..... however that may change and I may not only know someone with one, but live with someone who owns one..... maybe.------------------
Yamcha Hibiki
Because of me you have:
<A HREF="http://yamcha.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Shinkutokimekisempukaku</A>
<A HREF="http://kane.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Sub-Culture</A>
and
<A HREF="http://www.swordbreaker.com/yamcha69/" TARGET=_blank>Yamcha's Meltdown</A>
and I'm so very sorry for it :p

Yagami · Post by **Yagami** » Thu Feb 08, 2001 7:01 am

but stuff like the Valentine thing just proves how easy it will be to update PSO, think about it, they can take the servers down to add new quests and area...man, PSO is getting more and more prop points in my book.-Ya"updates are good"gami

Strangefour · Post by **Strangefour** » Thu Feb 08, 2001 8:42 am

Yeah just think what they can do for Halloween or Christmas. Makes me wanna run arround killing skellies and elves just thinking about it. Oh and April Fools. Hehe pink trees every where.

Klonoa · Post by **Klonoa** » Thu Feb 08, 2001 9:25 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Yamcha Hibiki:
 Well, I own a Dreamcast and know various freinds with one, but I don't know anyone with a PS2..... however that may change and I may not only know someone with one, but live with someone who owns one..... maybe.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>This either means James or Stu is getting a PS2, or you're moving, Yamcha?--Klonoa

Jesus Hibiki · Post by **Jesus Hibiki** » Thu Feb 08, 2001 10:09 am

Stu not me.. I let robbie and stu get all the gaming stuff and just mooch <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> I hate to say it but I'm already having my doubts as to how long bemusement with PSO will last. I mean I'm still having fun but already I don't want to go back to the first of the four sections.. the second is getting tedious.. the mag is almost iritating trying to keep it pumped and almost never being able to use it. lots of things. The server is beautiful the mulitplayer is awesome and the concepts are great. take what they have going improve story line for offline mode at least and maybe do a sequal with expansion cds or just a more expansive world to begin with and then you might have something I could see lasting for years. Course despite nitpicking for a first of its kind the game is indeed pretty awesome. ohh.. and damn the tekers.. damn them to hell

Klonoa · Post by **Klonoa** » Thu Feb 08, 2001 10:24 am

Stu's getting a PS2? RRRRAHHHHHH!!! I want one! WAAAHHH! Not fair! I've even got a game for it! RRV. Aw, man!Hey James, getting a little bored with PSO? You should get Paper Mario.--Klonoa
Don't forget the mattress.

Klonoa · Post by **Klonoa** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 1:41 am

I don't care. I want a PS2 anyway. Besides, since I review games, I'd be able to pay it off eventually.--Klonoa
Yippee! I got Mega Man X5 today!

Yagami · Post by **Yagami** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 3:50 am

speaking of MAGs...leave it to Penny-Acrade to do something about it... <IMG SRC="http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2001/20010209l.gif"> -Ya"my MAG is bigger than yours"gami

Yamcha Hibiki · Post by **Yamcha Hibiki** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 4:32 am

LOL! I laughed my ass off when I saw that today.------------------
Yamcha Hibiki
Because of me you have:
<A HREF="http://yamcha.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Shinkutokimekisempukaku</A>
<A HREF="http://kane.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Sub-Culture</A>
and
<A HREF="http://www.swordbreaker.com/yamcha69/" TARGET=_blank>Yamcha's Meltdown</A>
and I'm so very sorry for it :p

Strangefour · Post by **Strangefour** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 4:47 am

*sniff* My MAG looks like a lil' flying black turd. I gotta get him to chug some Boost, Metrex, Plutonium, Pokemon and other vitamins. ------------------
<A HREF="http://strangefour.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Remember kids, just say no to the Parkway</A>

Yamcha Hibiki · Post by **Yamcha Hibiki** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 4:58 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by strangefour:
*sniff* My MAG looks like a lil' flying black turd. I gotta get him to chug some Boost, Metrex, Plutonium, Pokemon and other vitamins.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Don't worry strangefour, no matter what you do, I'm sure you have a better Synch level than Stu does. At one point Stu actually had a Synch level of zero. I think he was so bad off his MAG was probably contiplating escape <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/tongue.gif">------------------
Yamcha Hibiki
Because of me you have:
<A HREF="http://yamcha.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Shinkutokimekisempukaku</A>
<A HREF="http://kane.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Sub-Culture</A>
and
<A HREF="http://www.swordbreaker.com/yamcha69/" TARGET=_blank>Yamcha's Meltdown</A>
and I'm so very sorry for it :p

DDR Addict · Post by **DDR Addict** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 5:50 am

Hey My rate might be 0 actually its in the 30s now, but it still gives me the bonus to the stats. And it looks like a clam right now. Well at least I didn't sell mine, like somebody I know.

Yamcha Hibiki · Post by **Yamcha Hibiki** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 6:26 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DDR Addict:
Hey My rate might be 0 actually its in the 30s now, but it still gives me the bonus to the stats. And it looks like a clam right now. Well at least I didn't sell mine, like somebody I know.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> CLAM! CLAM CLAM CLAM CLAM! CLAM! Take that, James-u!

Fragged · Post by **Fragged** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 10:59 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DDR Addict:
Hey My rate might be 0 actually its in the 30s now, but it still gives me the bonus to the stats. And it looks like a clam right now. Well at least I didn't sell mine, like somebody I know.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>From what I can gather,sync only affects the rate your photon blast charge goes up.IQ affects how often/quickly your mag will heal/buff/invul-post-photon youstats affect mag appearance (in combination with level you your station name)and of course, it's stats affect your stats in a wonderful way.Without my mag, I wouldn't be able to use my autogun, and without my autogun, my force would be a tp sucking fiend.Synch caps at 120%, and goes down every time you log off (unless you unequip AND bank your mag before quitting, in which case your mag's synch will not drop.)IQ caps at 200Mag level caps at 200 (player level supposedly caps at 100)Generally my strategy for my mag has been to counter-balance against places where I am naturally weak (defense, dex, and power)Obviously for an android, inteligence is a trait to completely avoid for your mag (as you will not benefit from it.)It's also worth noting that your mag cannot lose levels/stats, so it's best to focus on raising a single stat at a time (because most items will reduce 1-3 stat-bars while raising 1 other.)It's also worth noting that your mag does not suffer any ill effects when you do not feed it (so outside of the 5% sync drop when saving when you forget to bank the mag prior to logging, you can entirely ignore your mag if you so desirce, and it will merely remain where it was when you last fed it.)As to those making comments on the PS2, I enjoy my PS2, though if I had to choose between my PS2 and my Dreamcast, it'd be the dreamcast I kept without a doubt (of course I'd do the same with my Saturn over my PS1, and I'd be hard pressed to choose between my N64 and dreamcast.)

Fragged · Post by **Fragged** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 11:03 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by DDR Addict:
Hey My rate might be 0 actually its in the 30s now, but it still gives me the bonus to the stats. And it looks like a clam right now. Well at least I didn't sell mine, like somebody I know.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Not the end of the world, mags are rare but they do drop in the field, and you can actually keep/raise multiple mags.Of course as your character type has a strong effect on your mag's appearance and it's selection of photon blasts, I'm guessing that eventually the primary benefit for raising multiple mags will be trading them so that you can select different looks and photon blasts.

Fragged · Post by **Fragged** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 12:36 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jesus Hibiki:
Stu not me.. I let robbie and stu get all the gaming stuff and just mooch <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif"> I hate to say it but I'm already having my doubts as to how long bemusement with PSO will last. I mean I'm still having fun but already I don't want to go back to the first of the four sections.. the second is getting tedious.. the mag is almost iritating trying to keep it pumped and almost never being able to use it. lots of things. The server is beautiful the mulitplayer is awesome and the concepts are great. take what they have going improve story line for offline mode at least and maybe do a sequal with expansion cds or just a more expansive world to begin with and then you might have something I could see lasting for years. Course despite nitpicking for a first of its kind the game is indeed pretty awesome. ohh.. and damn the tekers.. damn them to hell<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think you are looking at the mag the wrong way. Sure the photon blasts can be cool, but the real power of a mag is in it's attribute boosting. My force (Fragged, Lvl22) would probably be about half as effective if you took away his mag (though I've neglected it alot, and it's still only in the 90s for level.)It isn't like you have to feed your mag constantly, just have to be wary that every time you go in/out of a game your mag's synch attribute will drop slightly (thus it takes constant effort to keep a 120 synch)

Yagami · Post by **Yagami** » Fri Feb 09, 2001 12:59 pm

James,
actually MAGs are super helpful, my MAG is maxed in IQ (200)and SYNK rate (120) and it does stuff to help me all the time, such as healing me before i am about to die, boosting my attack and defense right before i fight a boss, blocking hits for me, not to mention that it boosts my over all atributes just to name a few. and yes, more updates are on the way (new areas, more quests, and as you might have seen already...holiday updates)
Cary,
i had a PS2, infact i got one right when it came out in Japan. that was the biggest mistake i have ever made. glad i was able to sell it off right away. PS2 is so not worth it for the amount of money it costs.-Ya"too much money for too little"gami
[This message has been edited by Yagami (edited 02-09-2001).]