Hi everyone. My first post and first questions!

[Defend]

I've been reading all this for a while now. I've got the JAP pirate version of PSO, which is barely tiding me over until we get the original released. Here in Australia we have had not one online game released yet, yes, not even Chu Chu Rocket. We do manage to connect to the US servers in most online US games, but the ping is pretty poor.

Anyway, I'm looking at waiting two weeks for it to be released in Australia (and even that is an unbelievable dream come true for us Aussies.. just think, an online game!), so I'm considering getting it from simplygames.com instead. The UK version you see, as we hear that the UK servers are now (finally) open to us here in Oz (like they should have been i nthe first place.. hell, someone even set up a server in New Zealand, kiwis getting fast ping on US Quake 3! Argh!)

Now my question is does anyone see any problems I might have using UK PSO here in Australia? Can someone outline exactly what happens when you sign up and connect with PSO on a UK version of PSO? Could someone also explain how it works with a US version, because in my Jap copy, I haven't even got my DC registered, so really haven't tried anything at all (but I know it won't work).

Or is the UK version just exactly the same. If so, here's another question for ya. When you look at the guild card in the JAP version, offline, it says Japan. So wouldn't it say England or something if they were the same? What does it say now anyway for you Englanders out there?

Alotta questions I know, so any info will be appreciated, I'm really hanging out for this game.

I might change my character a bit, but I'll still be a small HUnewearl. I can't see how any other character is better. My ID will be Skyly! *yay*

[Defend]

Well that went off with a bang, not even a hello...

[Danger_Girl]

Well I can't answer any of your questions because....er....well I'm a bit to much of a dope
But I can say Hello!!!!!
Welcome to the posts
It's good to have ya!

[gideon]

Unfortunately I have no idea.. although if its anything like the US version you will just dial in to your standard ISP... sorry...


And welcome

[Elrathan]

First I would like to say:



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And secondly your post brings up a question of my own. I have the US version, but live in Germany. How do I find these Europe servers? I have been playing on US servers and I am sure I would get better ping times on Europe servers.

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[Defend]

Thanks for the replies guys and gal.

Elrathan, what I do know is that for European gamers, the PAL games were supposed to enter a DreamArena network, located in the UK, but for some reason they made it lock out everyone EXCEPT the UK. Pretty dumb. I don't know about the rest of Europe, but this is the reason Australia hasn't gotten one single online game.

Now apparently SoE have gotten this DreamArena open to the rest of the world now, so finally we can get some online gaming happening.

My question to you is; is it true that the US version lets you pick from any PSO server in the world???

[The_Neon_Samurai]

Of course it does, don't they all? BTW, Elrathan, it's reeeaaally easy . Just scroll down the ship list to the bottom where it should say ship:EU and ship:JP, then select ship:EU and Tah-Dah, you're there. It can happen sometimes that only JP appears. You then select it and go to EU from there.

[Elrathan]

Thanks Neon, that was what was happening to me. Only showing the Japan ships and not the European ships I will do as you suggest here in about...oh 10 minutes. Man work is really dragging today.

[Rei]

Check yur DC region. You better get the same version of PSO as your DC region so that you can heal/revive teammates.

[Defend]

Rei, is that a definite fact, or just your findings? Also, does the UK PSO access US servers at all? I'm thinking of getting the US version instead, so that revive thing could be important.

And is it true that you can't even play the US version OFFLINE without the access key?!?!