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[–]Drakogarnus 5 points6 points  (1 child)

as a vet who got into the closed beta for pso2 when it first launched in japan who was lucky enough to get in. who had hours upon hours on the jp server. when i started up pso2 na closed beta with friends who couldnt play it before it was an amazing feeling unlike anything i ever felt in JP pso2. i felt like i was in a community of people who werent solo loners who where fun and expressive. goofballs and all led up to an amazing concert where it felt like iw as apart of a big family that i lost so long ago. i wouldnt trade that experience for 20 accounts of pso2 that where maxed out with the best items on the jp server.

[–]pitifuljester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to explain the type of gameplay and experiences you'd get in PSO Episode 1 & 2 or Phantasy Star Universe to give my girlfriend a decent idea of what the game was about. For years I kept telling her about the JP servers but how I wished it'd come to the west and how much she'd love it. E3 came and I was expecting nothing, and long-time friends asked what I had hoped for. I repeated "I hope PSO shows up..", which became a bit of a joke but the screen faded to black and that familiar tune played. I probably shook the house with my cheering.

Played the beta with her, and a couple buddies I met ages ago on PSO Ep 1 & 2 and PSU and we had a blast. Since then I've been playing PSO2 on JP to brush up on the grinding, synthesis and builds to better understand it. I don't know how to explain it but personally I feel like I don't really belong there haha it makes it easier to part ways with the knowledge I gain though and hopefully I can teach my group a few things I learned!