I remember when Episode 2 got announced and many of us thought the idea of paying for PSO was ridiculous because there was nothing to warrant doing so.I remember this being the case for Version 2 on Dreamcast (before Episode 2 came out on GC and Xbox). Even though it wasn't expensive - $15 for 3 months IIRC - the game was barely different from the original so it didn't feel right. Episode 1 and 2 later cost more, but at least there was a lot of new content.
I never did play PSO.
I played the ever loving holy fuck out of the first four (I still do need to be at PS2) however.
Sounds like I may need to check out PSO at some point.
I played the original PSO on Dreamcast; yes. I remember when Episode 2 got announced and many of us thought the idea of paying for PSO was ridiculous because there was nothing to warrant doing so. So many stuck to the original before we got bored and moved on.Not going to lie, if it wasn't for my big bro having his own debit card at that point I would have been screwed, lol. Used to just give him the money to use his for the game.
I was part of the PC open bata way back in the day.Yeah I played the beta myself. I didn't put as many hours into it as I liked though. I remember getting really sick around this time (first time I had pneumonia+some other issues that was kicking my ass) and so was laid out at the hospital for like 2 weeks. I forgot what it was, but my best friend used to log onto my account for me to do something or another. It was something about that guild future. My memory was a haze for that period of time.
Yes. I wish Sega would be smart to rerelease the GC versionswhy would they ever do that when blue burst exists
why would they ever do that when blue burst existsSplit screen is a worthwhile enough advantage for some to prefer that version.
i don't even think the gc version has any actual advantage beyond splitscreen and i guess piping rares. i doubt sega will ever rebalance things so i kinda just want more of the same but with more quests. new areas would be cool but anything beyond new quests is a pipe dream. i just don't want pso2-isms to be added
I played it quite a bit on DC. The first time I finally played online someone walked up to me and somehow wiped my gamesave or reset my character. I don't remember it well being almost 25 years ago, but I know I couldn't play as the character I was using offline anymore.You probably got NOL'd. There was a hack that went around where you could force someone's game to turn them into a quest NPC, which would wipe their inventory and set their character to that NPC's level and appearance. There were different NPCs that would happen but Nol was the most common.
I played it quite a bit on DC. The first time I finally played online someone walked up to me and somehow wiped my gamesave or reset my character. I don't remember it well being almost 25 years ago, but I know I couldn't play as the character I was using offline anymore.You more than likely got NOL'd. Its when someone using a gameshark or code breaker would use a save to make the 2nd party member's character one of the NPCs from the single player story quests. Nol was the common one that people used.
Yup
@Frosted_Midna
I played blue burst offline on a really crappy pc that could barely run it. still was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had.You can't play BB offline though, unless you mean one person mode.
You can't play BB offline though, unless you mean one person mode.
could be misremembering. I know I had a (cracked) PC version, maybe it wasn't blue burst.If it had Episode 4 it was Blue Burst. But it sounds like you might have gotten the really old PC version that was based off of Ver 2 for the Dreamcast
i don't even think the gc version has any actual advantage beyond splitscreen and i guess piping rares.The GC version has better graphics than all others in two instances: a distortion effect on telepipes and much nicer, next-gen looking water in Episode 2.
The GC version has better graphics than all others in two instances: a distortion effect on telepipes and much nicer, next-gen looking water in Episode 2.Yeah, I always did miss the gamecube's wavy effects on megid since I used to love tossin' it out on my fonewearl character. *Fonewearl's character built-in piercing megid is surprisingly good against a lot of episode 2 enemies, lol.*
Not a big deal, but in an old game that we've already experienced 100% of, we're playing after all this time for the dopamine hits and nicer graphics add to that.
The GC version has better graphics than all others in two instances: a distortion effect on telepipes and much nicer, next-gen looking water in Episode 2.i've played gc way more than i have blue burst and i know that these exist because people say they exist but i don't really notice. it's definitely not something i'd play a much-worse version for, even if sega weirdly does this type of graphical nerf a lot with updated releases. also side note but the game looked pretty solid even as a dc game getting ported to gc. on dreamcast it was up there, and some of the ep2 places on gamecube look pretty strong
i've played gc way more than i have blue burst and i know that these exist because people say they exist but i don't really notice.It's most noticeable in the Jungle level. Compared to Xbox and PC, the water flowing through the vegetation on the ground looks a lot nicer in the Gamecube version. And the telepipes all have a distortion animation, again only in the GC version.
-Me encountering a Hildetorr in Ep.1&2, then getting one shot with one punch and no scape dolls.lmao.
Responding to this one mad late but damn this happened way too many times than I like to admit with the ultimate rare lilies. Their megid felt like it hit so much more often than the regular lilies' megid.It does, actually. Regular lilies spat Lv 14 or 15 Megid depending on Caves or Temple. Mil Lilies spat Lv 28 Megid. You needed almost 100 EDK to guarantee survival on them.
lmao.
Responding to this one mad late but damn this happened way too many times than I like to admit with the ultimate rare lilies. Their megid felt like it hit so much more often than the regular lilies' megid.
Mil Lilies spat Lv 28 Megid.I thought the megid level of the Mils was randomized (at least on the GC version). I'm pretty sure they actually occasionally spat a weaker megid than the basic Obs, but oftentimes it was stronger.
lmk if anyone has a solution for this btwI added the game to Steam and launched from there and that seems to have fixed the issue. Soooo I guess Ill be getting back into PSO
The absolutely hilarious thing about getting to level 200 is that you're only half way there after you reach fucking 183.That's insane, never knew that but explains why I made it to somewhere around 180 but never 200.
The absolutely hilarious thing about getting to level 200 is that you're only half way there after you reach fucking 183.Lol, I do remember that from back in the day. The exp curve is ridiculous
Lol, I do remember that from back in the day. The exp curve is ridiculousShit I thought it was 193
Shit I thought it was 193https://www.pso-world.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=672