Comments on: mMO’ MONEY!: Dear Sega, you’ve got Phantasy Star Universe all wrong. http://www.mmocrunch.com/2009/08/04/mmo%e2%80%99-money-dear-sega-you%e2%80%99ve-got-phantasy-star-universe-all-wrong/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:57:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: PSUBlog http://www.mmocrunch.com/2009/08/04/mmo%e2%80%99-money-dear-sega-you%e2%80%99ve-got-phantasy-star-universe-all-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-41844 PSUBlog Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/?p=1719#comment-41844 Strike 4: Error 060/ Error 065. Not only do you get charged for the game, but with this lovely error, you can't even play online. We have to email the staff for a chargeback since they won't do it automatically. Strike 5: Cash shop (Japan Only currently). I've never seen an online game that had a monthly subscription and you can "optionally" pay to play exclusive missions. Strike 4: Error 060/ Error 065. Not only do you get charged for the game, but with this lovely error, you can’t even play online. We have to email the staff for a chargeback since they won’t do it automatically.

Strike 5: Cash shop (Japan Only currently). I’ve never seen an online game that had a monthly subscription and you can “optionally” pay to play exclusive missions.

]]> By: Qix http://www.mmocrunch.com/2009/08/04/mmo%e2%80%99-money-dear-sega-you%e2%80%99ve-got-phantasy-star-universe-all-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-41654 Qix Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:14:45 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/?p=1719#comment-41654 The more I think about it, Maybe Sega has givin up on it and its just quietly living its life with as few costs as possible to keep it profitable, and still running... I have not been following it though... The more I think about it, Maybe Sega has givin up on it and its just quietly living its life with as few costs as possible to keep it profitable, and still running… I have not been following it though…

]]> By: Qix http://www.mmocrunch.com/2009/08/04/mmo%e2%80%99-money-dear-sega-you%e2%80%99ve-got-phantasy-star-universe-all-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-41653 Qix Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:13:28 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/?p=1719#comment-41653 I have note played since the game came out. It was less an upgrade, and more of a side-grade from the previous version (PSO) on dreamcast. As that was the first MMO I played, i was hoping for a lot more from PSU. Unless you plan on playing with real life friends. Its a solo boring grind to catch up with people. I had that problem when the game was only a month old, I could not imagine now. When grouped, the game was very repetive, but still a lot of fun. Crafting looked like it might be neat, but never got far enough to really judge it. As you said. If the game had no monthly charge, I imagine a lot more people would be playing it, giving you someone to group with. Hopefully the item store would re-coup those costs. I have note played since the game came out. It was less an upgrade, and more of a side-grade from the previous version (PSO) on dreamcast. As that was the first MMO I played, i was hoping for a lot more from PSU. Unless you plan on playing with real life friends. Its a solo boring grind to catch up with people. I had that problem when the game was only a month old, I could not imagine now. When grouped, the game was very repetive, but still a lot of fun. Crafting looked like it might be neat, but never got far enough to really judge it.
As you said. If the game had no monthly charge, I imagine a lot more people would be playing it, giving you someone to group with. Hopefully the item store would re-coup those costs.

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