Is anyone playing phantasy star online : blue burst?

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First time out of the vault
Basically a PC port with keyboard controls and a episode 4 that is not yet in.

Its like....diablo.With better graphics.And more action.And definately better RPG schematics.

The problem is the game is unbalanced to hell.Humans are useless.Okay just plain flat out USELESS.Let me summarize this :

Human hunter(melee class) : look i can heal myself for jack all HP and increase my attack damage by 2 points with techs!

Android hunter : dude i get regeneration,can see traps,cannot be poisoned or paralyzed,more HP and more damage.Hey im 5 levels below you and do the same damage!Oh and my weapon is worse.

Rangers(ranged class) are pretty much the same thing.

And forces(mages)?Errr newmen have better mind stats.They do more damage blah blah blah.Humans have(as i understand it) better melee but christ WTF are you doing MEELING as a FORCE.

Hunters are also the best class.Forces are best late game but suffer in boss battles(undodgeable attacks,1 hit kills).Rangers?Fah.Low damage cant dodge cant tank damage.Ranged weapons in PSO are not god.Allow me to illustrate :

5 gillchics(robots that punch you) near a door.

Ranger ; run in,fire a few shots,run out(monsters dont leave a room).

Hunter : waltz in and rape all.All enemies in the game are melee oriented......this means you dont have to run away when they get close.

I am not shitting you.A hunter with the starting weapon does at LEAST 50% more damage than a ranger 5+ levels higher and with a tier 2 pistol.AND with more HP,dodging ability and defense.(I saw a hunter around my level stand there,typing away and he had this horde of mobs punching him and none were hitting.CHRIST.)

Not only that but they get swords that can do ranged damage and one variant that can do AOE damage.

Despite all that i cant stop playing it.Its so much more fun than clicking the attack button mindlessly.

And i want my mag to get to level 200 damn it.
 
Question said:
Basically a PC port with keyboard controls and a episode 4 that is not yet in.

Its like....diablo.With better graphics.And more action.And definately better RPG schematics.

The problem is the game is unbalanced to hell.Humans are useless.Okay just plain flat out USELESS.Let me summarize this :

Human hunter(melee class) : look i can heal myself for jack all HP and increase my attack damage by 2 points with techs!

Android hunter : dude i get regeneration,can see traps,cannot be poisoned or paralyzed,more HP and more damage.Hey im 5 levels below you and do the same damage!Oh and my weapon is worse.

Rangers(ranged class) are pretty much the same thing.

And forces(mages)?Errr newmen have better mind stats.They do more damage blah blah blah.Humans have(as i understand it) better melee but christ WTF are you doing MEELING as a FORCE.

Hunters are also the best class.Forces are best late game but suffer in boss battles(undodgeable attacks,1 hit kills).Rangers?Fah.Low damage cant dodge cant tank damage.Ranged weapons in PSO are not god.Allow me to illustrate :

5 gillchics(robots that punch you) near a door.

Ranger ; run in,fire a few shots,run out(monsters dont leave a room).

Hunter : waltz in and rape all.All enemies in the game are melee oriented......this means you dont have to run away when they get close.

I am not shitting you.A hunter with the starting weapon does at LEAST 50% more damage than a ranger 5+ levels higher and with a tier 2 pistol.AND with more HP,dodging ability and defense.(I saw a hunter around my level stand there,typing away and he had this horde of mobs punching him and none were hitting.CHRIST.)

Not only that but they get swords that can do ranged damage and one variant that can do AOE damage.

Despite all that i cant stop playing it.Its so much more fun than clicking the attack button mindlessly.

And i want my mag to get to level 200 damn it.
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I've played it, and it is extremely linear Japanese garbage that kids like you will love and cherish for all eternity.

Currently, the idea of simply running forward and mashing down different arrow keys over and over and over doesn't seem quite appealing to me.

What about storyline? Oh wait, that's right! Finish a level, next level, next level, BOSS! next level, different background.

Sorry, but no.

Regards,
Dark Legacy
 
Dark - I understand your frustration, but Question did say 'it is so much more fun than clicking the attack button mindlessly.'

Perhaps he hasn't been introduced to the 'finer wines' of the RPG genre?

Then again, since he has 81 posts, you have probably seen more than I have regarding his gaming tastes.
 
Haven't played any of the online versions.

I recently saw a preview of the new one coming out on the Xbox, or PS2, can't remember. Anyway, they turned it into a card battle game of all things.

Althought i haven't played any of the online versions, i don't have high expectations that they would entertain me in the least.

I do remember having some good times with the originals. They are your typical linear RPG's too, but i liked them at the time.

I am not surprised that the gameplay is extremely unbalanced. This game sounds like it was churned out for the masses, like most online games.
 
I had fun with Phantasy star online episodes 1 & 2 though I only played it offline. It is a lot like diablo in it's monotonous addictiveness but it also has the strange joy that diablo had. Nothing beats playing a bout in Phantasy star with friends and family... except playing Goldeneye 007 with them :)
 
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