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Yea, you have to unlock the option to freely explore the quest areas. You unlock this by completing all of the actual quests for the area (the ones under 'ARKS Quest' at the counter), then doing the client order that Koffie gives you.
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A very special presentation - "How Not to Falz" or, "The Many Deaths of Rain Groinhammer (and one crazy awesome laser dodge)". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSDkjKbZ6KY The correct way to dodge the hand-snake is apparently to bunch up right where it spawns from. Thanks to NextTime for that neat tip.  Of course, it doesn't always work out (linked for big GIF) kirbysuperstar fucked around with this message at 14:46 on Jun 21, 2013 |
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Now I don't feel as bad for dying a dozen times.
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You can always just get an all class hunter weapon and block it. It'll still hurt, but it won't kill you from full HP unless you're way under leveled and have terrible units.
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Protocol 5 posted:You can always just get an all class hunter weapon and block it. It'll still hurt, but it won't kill you from full HP unless you're way under leveled and have terrible units. Or get an all class caster weapon and abuse the ridiculous amount of i-frames that Mirage Escape has.
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Jun 21, 2013 20:49
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Nothing better than siting in the tub in the middle of the arctic.
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Guarding requires zero manual dexterity or timing, plus you can get the Blue Brush from Cressida's CO. Rangers totally got boned on their evasion skill, though. Mirage Escape gives a ton of i-frames with no investment, Step gets all the cool tricks from Step Attack, and Stylish Roll lets you move and shoot in midair with i-frames. Granted, if you need to use Dive Roll, you're probably too close, but they still could have done something cool with it.
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So... I've been following this thread since PSO2 was announced, quietly biding my time and hoping that we'd hear word on the the US release. Now I've got that sinking feeling that it's never going to happen. I've been on the fence about joining the Japanese servers for a while now. Just how much of a pain in the rear end is it to deal with the japanese captcha and sign up? Just how necessary is it to plan out and min-max your character? Is there a place in Nol Vacancy for someone like me, a casual MMO player who just wants to run around as an anime and punch monsters without fussing too much about the details? I'm on the verge of taking the plunge, here. Someone push me over the edge.
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Katsuma posted:Just how much of a pain in the rear end is it to deal with the japanese captcha and sign up? Just how necessary is it to plan out and min-max your character? Is there a place in Nol Vacancy for someone like me, a casual MMO player who just wants to run around as an anime and punch monsters without fussing too much about the details? You have to do one captcha, and all you have to do is keep the captcha in one window, then have this site in another window and play "match the Hiragana". Planning isn't so big of a deal and there really isn't much to min-max. There are generalized/cookie cutter builds for every class that are more than enough for every situation (unless you want to aim for super low Time Attack runs in which case you'll need very specialized builds depending on what you play). Your Mag requires a bit of planning, but you're pretty much fine just leveling the X-ATK stat that is appropriate for whatever you wish to "main".
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Chance of a US release happening is really really slim because Jeff Gerstmann got word that the fan translation put Sega in an awkward position on the localization deal. People who will play this game already are playing on the JP server, and knowing sega's past dealings with markets outside of Japan they're not likely to bend over backwards to get something this obscure to be localized.
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Protocol 5 posted:You can always just get an all class hunter weapon and block it. It'll still hurt, but it won't kill you from full HP unless you're way under leveled and have terrible units. I don't think I could survive it, to be honest:  Using the Vol set because I don't think there's much better for me at the moment. Katsuma: Don't worry about minmaxing or anything at all, just have fun with it, the rest of us all do.
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On Hard, I was able to survive, with 5HP (I think I had 684 HP at the time). 4/5 times I was able to JG it for 0 damage. Falz himself I seem to have a harder time with, but that's more because it was only the 2nd or 3rd time I've done him on hard (the first time was normal, and we just zerged the belly)
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pidgeotto-san posted:Chance of a US release happening is really really slim because Jeff Gerstmann got word that the fan translation put Sega in an awkward position on the localization deal. People who will play this game already are playing on the JP server, and knowing sega's past dealings with markets outside of Japan they're not likely to bend over backwards to get something this obscure to be localized. Can you link me to where he says this? I'm curious now. I mean I could definitely see this happening, and if so, it would be nice for Sega JP to support western players then.
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DarkstarIV posted:Can you link me to where he says this? I'm curious now. I mean I could definitely see this happening, and if so, it would be nice for Sega JP to support western players then. I'm pretty sure that the most 'support' we can ever expect from Sega is them not dropping an IP lock on us. In all honesty, I'm kinda surprised they haven't - I guess they really have accepted that the English players are just going to go the fan-translation route. Can't wait for the story patch to be updated once all these summer event patches settle down.
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There's really nothing for them to gain by IP blocking us. The vast majority of the Japanese players seem like they couldn't care less about us being there, and you know that SEGA doesn't mind the extra cash they get. Beyond that, it helps their numbers look good, both in terms of simultaneous connections and total number of registered accounts.
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Surprise Noodle posted:The vast majority of the Japanese players seem like they couldn't care less about us being there Mostly, yeah. Every now and again, though.. yesterday after a particularly bad Turbofalz run, one of them sent me a whisper saying I was (roughly) "so terrible...".
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kirbysuperstar posted:Mostly, yeah. Every now and again, though.. yesterday after a particularly bad Turbofalz run, one of them sent me a whisper saying I was (roughly) "so terrible...". To be fair, they probably would have said the same if you were from the moon, if that How Not To Falz video is any indication.
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DarkstarIV posted:Can you link me to where he says this? I'm curious now. I mean I could definitely see this happening, and if so, it would be nice for Sega JP to support western players then. Yeah, I've never heard that. Not that it matters since if SoA would have actually loving communicated then the push to fan translate PSO2 wouldn't have been such a serious focus for the community.
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That Sega excuse is hot garbage. Fan translation only exists cause they sat on their thumbs forever, also many people refuse to play with just the patches cause they want to be able to read items and such. Nice to see that pretty much everyone everywhere is Soy Bombing the Kuna 'concerts'.
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Some goons have been asking about Webmoney, so I think it'll just be easier if I post here. Webmoney is a cashless payment thing here in Japan used by a lot of games, including PSO2. I live in Japan and can get you Webmoney which translates 1:1 to AC. The legality of this is about the same as buying a foreign prepaid iTunes card, or opening a Japan-only PSN account to buy games, which goons in the PS thread do regularly. Webmoney translates 1:1 to the yen, and therefore to AC. It comes in fixed denominations: 2000 AC = 23 USD 3000 AC = 34 USD 5000 AC = 55 USD 10000 AC = 110 USD (please don't spend a hundred dollars on PSO2) If you Paypal me the equivalent USD amount I can walk across the street to the kombini and buy you a Webmoney code, which you use as follows: - On the Sega account page, choose to buy AC; - When selecting your payment option, choose Webmoney; - You'll be redirected to a page where you key in the Webmoney code; - The corresponding amount of AC will be credited to your PSO2 account. Things I cannot help you with: - Japanese address and phone number. Just like the PSN goons, you'll have to find your own. - Navigating Sega's Japanese account page. I think the usual places have guides on how to buy AC, so just follow those. - The slightly higher rate is to cover Paypal's stupid exchange rate. I'm not interested in making any money off this. If you're interested in this send me a PM. I'll compile a list of goons who want codes and do them all next week or summat like that.
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You can use http://www.tenso.com/en/ to get a legitimate Japanese address. They're a middleman shipping company that lets foreigners ship online orders to them, then they ship the package to you. Just getting the address is free.Miijhal posted:Yeah, I've never heard that. Not that it matters since if SoA would have actually loving communicated then the push to fan translate PSO2 wouldn't have been such a serious focus for the community. Reminds me of what I think some Capcom rep gave for delaying/not translating Monster Hunter titles: "You guys already imported it, why bother?"
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Dominic White posted:To be fair, they probably would have said the same if you were from the moon, if that How Not To Falz video is any indication. It's really irritating to do the level 60 quest and have to carry a bunch of extremely underleveled people who don't know what to do. I totally understand people wanting to get a chance at the drops when they're underleveled, but having several people who aren't contributing much slows everybody down. Also, the level 60 quest actually gives less XP than the level 40 one if you're below character level 50. If someone's not pulling their weight, it's pretty much inevitable that someone is going to unhappy about that.
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Kessel posted:*webmoney stuff* Honestly, getting the WebMoney code is the easiest part of the whole ordeal that is purchasing AC. I just went to https://www.cn-usa.com and bought a code using my PayPal balance. If you don't feel like using a goon middleman, I got my code from CN-USA in less than 30 minutes after payment and I didn't have to provide any additional information (I believe one of the other sites people use requires you to photocopy your ID or something). I only ever purchased AC/WebMoney one time, but I'll quote the process I went through from the old thread in case people are seriously considering doing it. It's not as bad as you'd think but you will still need to set aside a little time for it as there is a lot of stuff you have to do for the initial setup: quote:Use Google Chrome to auto-translate pages for this, it helps a lot. Some helpful tabs to keep open while doing this: e: vvv Yes this is true you will be paying a bit more by buying from any business if you're in the US. If you're just buying it one time and don't mind paying a bit more for a faster code then it's not too big a deal, but it would definitely add up if you're planning on maintaining a Premium subscription or whatever. Umberger fucked around with this message at 14:27 on Jun 22, 2013 |
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) but it seems like if you set it up once then doing it again wouldn't be much of a hassle at all. Small sidenote but in case you're wondering I was able to stay signed in to the game and immediately received my AC, so you don't need to log out or anything to get it once you've paid.
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Umberger posted:I only ever purchased AC/WebMoney one time, but I'll quote the process I went through from the old thread in case people are seriously considering doing it. It's not as bad as you'd think but you will still need to set aside a little time for it as there is a lot of stuff you have to do for the initial setup: Creating a Webmoney account is not required. You can just enter the card's code on the page that Sega redirects you to.
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It is, however, a good idea to use the Webmoney Wallet thing. Let's say you only want to buy 2000 Webmoney, either because you found a good price for that, or it's all you need, or whatever. SEGA doesn't actually offer a 2000 AC purchase option for using Webmoney, so you just add the code to your Wallet, then buy it in 2 chunks of 1000 AC. Also, http://www.jpwm.net/shop/ is where I bought my AC the one time I did it, but the website doesn't seem to be up right now. Shame, because it was the cheapest option (at least at the time I bought some), I could pay with Paypal, and I got my code sent to me instantly upon payment. However, buying it from someone actually in Japan is clearly a superior solution, so I'll consider doing that if I feel I need any AC after Episode 2 comes out next month. Depending on how much I end up playing my Duman, I may well need to get another 5-pack of inventory expanders. e: VVVVVV - Oh, can you? I was misinformed, then. Surprise Noodle fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Jun 22, 2013 |
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Surprise Noodle posted:It is, however, a good idea to use the Webmoney Wallet thing. Let's say you only want to buy 2000 Webmoney, either because you found a good price for that, or it's all you need, or whatever. SEGA doesn't actually offer a 2000 AC purchase option for using Webmoney, so you just add the code to your Wallet, then buy it in 2 chunks of 1000 AC. The pre-paid code has its own balance. You can use the code as many times as you want till it's balance hits zero. You do not need to make a webmoney account.
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I've been having issues with the client for the past week or so. I played for a few weeks in March/April and stopped for a while, but I started to get back into it. I'm not using the story patch, just the basic, small one (~6 MB) to translate the menus. After doing only one or two quests, my client drops to ~3 FPS upon returning to the lobby. Task manager shows that PSO is using 99% of my CPU and I have to end the process to be able to exit the game. Has a memory leak appeared in the past couple of patches? Specs: i5 3570k @ 4.2 GHz 8 GB RAM Radeon 7870 (2 GB VRAM)
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Bloodplay it again posted:I've been having issues with the client for the past week or so. I played for a few weeks in March/April and stopped for a while, but I started to get back into it. I'm not using the story patch, just the basic, small one (~6 MB) to translate the menus. After doing only one or two quests, my client drops to ~3 FPS upon returning to the lobby. Task manager shows that PSO is using 99% of my CPU and I have to end the process to be able to exit the game. Has a memory leak appeared in the past couple of patches? I've been getting this same poo poo since maintenance last Tuesday. I don't know if there's anything to really do about than wait for them to fix it in the next one. hopefully
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Aenslaed posted:The pre-paid code has its own balance. You can use the code as many times as you want till it's balance hits zero. You do not need to make a webmoney account. It's probably a good idea to have a webmoney account/wallet anyway, as any problems in obtaining AC means you're not getting any back unless you can claim it. Had a friend who lost money because of the AC problem that happened a month or two back.
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Just a heads up, the next limited time quest, Arks Ship Inferno, will go up on Wednesday.
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So is Arks Cash basically required if you want to have any fun playing Pretty Princess Dress-Up in Space 2? Or are a good variety of costume pieces available for meseta, even if at an exorbitant price?
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Protocol 5 posted:Just a heads up, the next limited time quest, Arks Ship Inferno, will go up on Wednesday. I am clueless and new, what's a limited time event
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You can buy all the clothes and accessories from player shops. AC is pretty much for inventory expansion, premium, and character slots. All the clothes and accessories come from scratch cards so honestly unless you have money you want to literally burn you are better off buying what you want with meseta from player shops.
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waah posted:I am clueless and new, what's a limited time event Pretty self explanatory, really. There are quests that will only be available for a limited time, and will be removed at a predetermined date. They are under the last option on the main quest selection menu.
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Protocol 5 posted:It's really irritating to do the level 60 quest and have to carry a bunch of extremely underleveled people who don't know what to do. I totally understand people wanting to get a chance at the drops when they're underleveled, but having several people who aren't contributing much slows everybody down. Also, the level 60 quest actually gives less XP than the level 40 one if you're below character level 50. If someone's not pulling their weight, it's pretty much inevitable that someone is going to unhappy about that. You could just outright say I'm poo poo at the game instead of beating around the bush like that, but thanks anyway I guess.
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Is FUN good for anything other than the scratch cards? I mean I know there's a store for it, but I mean comparatively.
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You can get some really neat instruments for your my room that actually play bits of a song. People can drop in and out with the different instruments, it's really cool.
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It's the hardest version of an end game quest. If you're not ready for it, do something else in the meanwhile. You'll get better XP and die less doing the Hard version. If you absolutely have to get a chance at those very hard drops, be prepared for more experienced players to be less than pleased about carrying you.
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Protocol 5 posted:It's the hardest version of an end game quest. If you're not ready for it, do something else in the meanwhile. You'll get better XP and die less doing the Hard version. If you absolutely have to get a chance at those very hard drops, be prepared for more experienced players to be less than pleased about carrying you. Well gee, it's too bad there's not a fistful of boosted Falz events during this 10-day period so you'd have lots of chances. Oh. No, hang on.
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