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[Game On] Phantasy Star Online

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    Dr SnofeldDr Snofeld Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dr Snofeld wrote: »
    Oh man.

    Oh man.

    Had such fun with the GCN version. My Human Sniper (I forget the class name, but I gave him a rifle and he had high enough accuracy to never miss with charged shots, so he's a sniper) still lives on my memory card. Gotta recreate him I think.

    So, I download the full install, then the windowed client, but do I need anything else?

    RaMar (Ranger/Marksman)? I can't remember the class names either. :P

    Yet another free game in mah PC, eatin' mah time.

    Yep, dug out my manual, it was a RAmar (Ranger/Human/Male) named Sig. I was playing Jak II a lot at the time. Think I'll just go with Snofeld when I get online.

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    DualEdgeDualEdge Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I added the game to my Steam list so I can chat to people while playing since PSOBB doesn't seem to like being alt-tabbed and windowed mode is fucking horrendous. Hit me up on Steamchat if we're getting a party together (ID is in my sig).

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    DualEdge wrote: »
    I added the game to my Steam list so I can chat to people while playing since PSOBB doesn't seem to like being alt-tabbed and windowed mode is fucking horrendous. Hit me up on Steamchat if we're getting a party together (ID is in my sig).

    I like windowed mode because I can run Pidgin along side the game.

    I haven't even tried full-screen mode, honestly.

    Also putting the game on the Nvidia control panel and forcing AA on everything seems to help.

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    GilderGilder Aw snap Macaroni PartyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    DualEdge wrote: »
    Man rolling Force after spending all my time with a Hunter is so different. Actually having to retreat and spam monofluid is something I haven't grasped yet.

    I'm the opposite. I always played force or ranger and now I'm trying out hunter.

    So guys, how about we all make our games obvious to other PA'ers when we play? That way we can just check the teams and if we see "PA Game", we know it's somebody from here and the password I guess would always be "wang".

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    sethsezsethsez Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    For some reason this just doesn't want to work with my computer. Avast keeps detecting viruses in the installer (yeah, I know there aren't any), and even when the thing IS installed it doesn't run correctly because it can't find some file or other.

    Oh well, no PSO for me. :(

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    GilderGilder Aw snap Macaroni PartyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    sethsez wrote: »
    For some reason this just doesn't want to work with my computer. Avast keeps detecting viruses in the installer (yeah, I know there aren't any), and even when the thing IS installed it doesn't run correctly because it can't find some file or other.

    Oh well, no PSO for me. :(

    Is it searching for the stage map or something? I had that problem and a socket error. It was because of the episode 4 fix and JP item stuff. If those are your problems, don't get those things. Just the basic installer. That should make it work.

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    BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    If you're having trouble, you have to open the file called online.exe in C:/Program Files/Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst. If you select the file from the desktop it will boot up, update, and it'll say (for me) that it can't update a file.

    I want to play with you guys, I'm already level 16!

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    zanmattozanmatto Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Downloading now.

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I need character info now, including screenshots.

    Card #, Character name, etc.

    I shall add them to the OP.

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    My character name is Icemopper...

    how do I find the Card # though?

    Screenshot will come later.

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    greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I have the original game and Episode II and a dreamcast and a broadband adapter. (though thinking about selling the adapter for rediculous loot)

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    METAzraeLMETAzraeL Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
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    I've been playing on the Skyline server, block 1

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    maraxus94maraxus94 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Uhmm..it's free? And...legal and everything? If so I am hopping on board!

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    Dr SnofeldDr Snofeld Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Two questions.

    1. Can I change the resolution?
    2. How do I leave the lobby?

    Somebody walk me through getting started. Once I'm IN the game I'll be just fine, it's just until then I'm stumped.

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    GilderGilder Aw snap Macaroni PartyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
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    Snofeld, to change the resolution, click the online exe in the main folder. Then click options. You can change it there. To leave the lobby, talk to the people at the counter and choose something about party. You can create or join a game there.

    Also I'm playing right now in Skyline block 1, room PA Game, password wang. If anyone wants to join, feel free.

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    tgbobtgbob Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Edit: Too slow!

    1. Options when you start the game.
    2. Press enter near those desk Clerks in the middle, that'll let you join teams or make your own. (rooms)

    Now someone tell me why I'm constantly dying in two hits from those boombas. And the ultra super duper secret to making the camera and thus the targeting system not poop. PS. I don't have a game pad.

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    METAzraeLMETAzraeL Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    edit out reply to snofeld...
    tgbob wrote: »
    Now someone tell me why I'm constantly dying in two hits from those boombas. And the ultra super duper secret to making the camera and thus the targeting system not poop. PS. I don't have a game pad.

    a game pad helps a lot. Anyways, the key to PSO isn't just hacking away at the enemies - you have to get a feel for your hits, how fast they are, their length, how much they push the enemies, etc. My usual trick with the saber is a light hit, a heavy hit, back off a bit, then repeat. You have to make sure you can push them away and run away before they can retaliate. The camera is easier to control with a bumper, but it's always bad in the really small areas. You'll also get used to using the map to fight and worrying less about what you can see. The targeting system is another thing you just have to get used to. It's pretty good about picking the closest enemy, so you basically just face towards the group of enemies and fire away.

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    maraxus94maraxus94 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Argh, it is cutting off the last character in my username, and isn't letting me log in.

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    METAzraeLMETAzraeL Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I read on the forums that you can't have a username longer than 8 letters, might be the problem

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    zanmattozanmatto Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Zanmatto / 22672982

    edit: lol the game closes when you alt tab?

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    maraxus94maraxus94 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    METAzraeL wrote: »
    I read on the forums that you can't have a username longer than 8 letters, might be the problem

    Yep, it is 9 characters. Yaaay.

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    WhiteZinfandelWhiteZinfandel Your insides Let me show you themRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'd love to play with you guys, but we really need to get on Vent for this. Only text chat is weaaaaaak.

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    zanmattozanmatto Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm in vent.

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    DualEdgeDualEdge Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I kinda forgot to save my card number.

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    Dr SnofeldDr Snofeld Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Snofeld/HUmar/22672987

    Save me a rifle if you find one.

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    DualEdgeDualEdge Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    DualEdge/FOmar/22672944

    I got a some armor that I can't wear. I also cannot for the life of me figure out how to bind spells to the action shortcuts.

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    IceBurnerIceBurner It's cold and there are penguins.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This has been my desktop background for years now: Meet my Hucast, X-7045C. The timer on his file is almost 2,000 hours.
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    I love this game.

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    greeble wrote: »
    I have the original game and Episode II and a dreamcast and a broadband adapter. (though thinking about selling the adapter for rediculous loot)

    ...how ridiculous?

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    For those playing in a window, you can click and drag out the bottom right hand corner to size it as necessary.

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    GilderGilder Aw snap Macaroni PartyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I have to say, it's super lame that whenever you take a quest your fate is to be booted back to the lobby. Fail or succeed, you'll end up in the lobby.

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    zanmattozanmatto Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I made a new game because the old room was bugged.

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    ReynoldsReynolds Gone Fishin'Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I played so much PSO. All of them.

    I only played BB for one day though. But it's still on the computer. I might try it again. But with no gamepad, the control is horrible. The original intro I saw when I first played it was all static pictures sliding around instead of the famous video, and I was annoyed.

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    Ultros64Ultros64 Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    My friends and I spent too many nights drinking and playing the split-screen of this on my Xbox. Screw WoW - I only ever needed three kinds of attacks anyway.

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Next semester will surely give me muuuuuuuuuch more time for this, but I am still way down with running through the game with everybody. I poured way too many hours into this when I was younger.

    What is the level cap anyway?

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Icemopper wrote: »
    Next semester will surely give me muuuuuuuuuch more time for this, but I am still way down with running through the game with everybody. I poured way too many hours into this when I was younger.

    What is the level cap anyway?

    200

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    ArcibiArcibi Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    So I got it installed and it doesn't work

    Well I got it to work once (immediately after installing), then it updated itself and told me it was going to close. No problem, I'll just reload it

    Except trying to run it again doesn't actually do anything, even after rebooting

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    ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I hate you guys

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I should get my girlfriend in on this. PSO is one of the first things we started talking about!

    Edit - Also everyone knows human rangers are the way to go right?

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    GilderGilder Aw snap Macaroni PartyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Arcibi wrote: »
    So I got it installed and it doesn't work

    Well I got it to work once (immediately after installing), then it updated itself and told me it was going to close. No problem, I'll just reload it

    Except trying to run it again doesn't actually do anything, even after rebooting

    Are you using the shortcut it created with the installation package or are you clicking the online.exe application in the main folder? The shortcut it makes is broken so don't use that.

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    JandaruJandaru New ZealandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    22672891 / Zura / HUcaseal

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    White HUcaseals are in this season.

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