News: PSO BB: Sonic Team has betrayed us!

[Benoit]

PSO World writes:<p><i>Some exciting news about PSO BB. Formal service will start on May 21st, 2004.There will be a new map, as well as a new enemy that will appear for the first time on PSO BB! Shown below are the production sketches. The new map and enemy addition are part of the new storyline exclusive to PSO BB.</i><p><br><p><i>PSO BB will be available through the following ways:<p>1. Free May 21st game magazine addition,<br>2. Free download on May 21st<p>Both ways will only let you play the game for gree for up to Level 20.<p>3. Special package edition sale starting June 3rd at 1,980 Yen (2,079 including tax) with 30 days play free<br>4. June 3rd download at 1,200 Yen (1,260 including tax) with 30 days free<p>Hunter's License fees are at (payable through credit card or Webmoney):<p>1. 1,200 Yen (1,260 including tax) for every 30 days or<br>2. 1,000 Yen (1,050 including tax) for every 30 days with automatic renewal.</i>

[Lord Khyron]

How did they betray us? <p>And wow, exclusive story.. I might have to put it on my laptop

[Benoit]

They betrayed us by making this extra story unavailable to their main audience: the GameCube and XBox players of PSO: Episode I & II!<br>No way I'm going to bust out 1300 EUR for a new PC to play that.<br> <blockquote>I might have to put it on my laptop</blockquote> <br>Laptop's screens aren't made for games. Prepare to face shocks in animation.

[Lord Khyron]

I dunno.. that big laptop screen works great for me. I also use my optical mouse. I will have to try it.

[LaconianShot]

I can see how you'd think that Sonic Team would betray us...<br>Too bad you couldn't replace your old Ep.1 and 2 game with a small fee for Bue Burst (if it was on console) and then use your old char with it...

[Makaeveli]

<blockquote><i>Originally posted by LaconianShot</i><p>I can see how you'd think that Sonic Team would betray us...<br>Too bad you couldn't replace your old Ep.1 and 2 game with a small fee for Bue Burst (if it was on console) and then use your old char with it...<br></blockquote><p> I wouldn't want to, starting a new character would be fun, especially if the game was HACK FREE.

[LaconianShot]

I don't think that a hack free game is possible. Plus, you're only level 45...so it wouldn't matter much, would it?

[ThePeaGuy]

I agree with Benoit, and I'll explain why.<p>What is the point of me, a PS fan, spending more money on upgrading to a new PC for a PSO title that is identical to the XBox and GC PSO version, Episode 1 & 2 (with the expection of an extra area, a new female character and a new enemy), when ST could just make the Blue Burst storyline available as a new online quest?<p>And besides, I'm planning to play PSO online on my Gamecube... >.<;<p>Damn you, Sonic Team!

[Siren]

No matter what you do, there will always be hackers. Besides, no one said it would be hack-free.<p>Sonic team could have made it down-loadable, or on a quest. Sonic team has kind of betrayed us.

[LaconianShot]

PSO:BB is only on PC, correct?<br>I feel left out.<br>

[Lord Khyron]

The new level looks to be the top of the big hole in the ruins. The one that has the message pod about it. Intriguing indeed!

[LaconianShot]

I might download the demo just to get the story.

[HuBBsDoctor]

I better find me an import store online to get this. I've always wanted to play on the pc.

[Neo48]

I guess it would be cool, but worse hacking.

[Wosu]

If the Sonic Team makes us saving our character "online" (sorry I don't have enought vocabulary), it will limit the hacking thing a lot as they could have a way to control it. (You know a systeme like in Diablo).<br>This way they could see and suppress the "hyper boosted characters". It does limit a big party of hackers. Of course some clever hacker will remain but they are not the big part of hackers.<p>There are a lot of problems on game cube (I don't know about X box) because of the personnal saving systeme. Anybody can Hack his character offline and spoil the online gaming with it.<p>I am not a professional in PC online games though. More over I don't know much about PSO BB yet so please excuse me if I am making mistakes.