Phantasy Star - Official Thread

[Berto]

It's likely. PSCrew wants to make sure NGS is on it's feet.

And turned out not just PSO2 Team...
But also Idola Team too.
All resources went full to NGS now.

"Idola Phantasy Star Saga JP" will be terminated on January 12, 2022 (Wednesday) at 12:00.
Only JP version, Global version (by Boltrend) will still continue

"We would like to express our deep gratitude to all the members of the "Idola Phantasy Star Saga" management team for their support.
The schedule until the end of the service is as follows.
1. October 31, 2021 (Sun) 12:00 Stop new purchase of all "Star Diamonds"
2. January 12, 2022 (Wednesday) 12:00 Service end
3. January 12, 2022 (Wednesday) 17:00 Refund acceptance starts (planned)" 

Source : https://idola.sega-online.jp/news/service_end/

[Mystic Monkey]

Hard luck for Idola jp.

[Berto]

Hard luck for Idola jp.

At least they finished the story (unlike Sakura Kakumei and SEGA Heroes).
And the twist in the story is really amazing, I'm gonna miss a story like this.

[Berto]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!

[Berto]

SEGA and Microsoft Announces Collaboration for New Strategic Titles, “Azure” Cloud Development, and Next-Generation Development Environment

Azure is a cloud service produced by Microsoft designed with storing data, machine learning with artificial intelligence, and virtual machines in mind.
Remember, this isn’t an acquisition of SEGA from Microsoft, this is simply a collaboration to push SEGA’s long term strategy of trying to tackle a global market.
What are your thoughts about this announcement about SEGA and Microsoft working together for cloud gaming?

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/31/sega-and-microsoft-announces-collaboration-for-new-strategic-titles-azure-cloud-development-and-next-generation-development-environment/

[Berto]

Happy 3 Years Anniversary for SEGA Heroes !

COMPETE IN EPIC ADVENTURES !
Battle classic SEGA bosses and minions in tactical Match-3 combat.
Go on an epic adventure through SEGA history, as you build an all-star team.

Link : http://segabits.com/forums/index.php?topic=4352.0

[Mystic Monkey]

SEGA and Microsoft Announces Collaboration for New Strategic Titles, “Azure” Cloud Development, and Next-Generation Development Environment



Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/10/31/sega-and-microsoft-announces-collaboration-for-new-strategic-titles-azure-cloud-development-and-next-generation-development-environment/

Azure being another word for blue.

[Berto]

Azure being another word for blue.

Blue is my favorite color.
And SEGA's favorite color too I guess, since they use it for their logo.

[Berto]

Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis Global - NGS Headline (11/2/21)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yRZzGol6O8

[Berto]

PSO2 NEW GENESIS November Updates Introduction Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoAAQpGnG7U

[Mystic Monkey]

I can't really be bothered with t5hese seasonal events given they're mostly copy-paste of one another.

[Berto]

I can't really be bothered with t5hese seasonal events given they're mostly copy-paste of one another.

Miku's Colourful Stage beats New Genesis in F2P section eventhough it's just a mobile game.
That shows how NGS has lost its charm these past few weeks. (also banning lot of accounts didn't help either).

Sega Announces Major Investment in Gaming as Performance Significantly Exceeds Expectations

Today Sega released its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, related to the period between April and September 2021.
The company reports strong performance centered on the Entertainment Contents business, which focuses on video games. 

Article : https://twinfinite.net/2021/11/sega-results-h1-2021/

[Mystic Monkey]

Oh dear. Well New Genesis feels like it needs a lot more work. When they announced it they hyped up the fact we'll finally get to explore an open-world area but they concealed the fact the open-world area was just a very large sandbox with only a few places to explore.

I mean, what kind of MMORPG only has the one settlement? (and no, I'm not counting the starting village that they blew up.)

[Berto]

They kinda realized that they messed up.
That's why they asked for our feedback :

https://twitter.com/play_pso2/status/1457860658008100872?s=20

[Berto]

Lindsey, the rare Capricorn Zodiart, is Now Playable in Idola Phantasy Star Saga Global

A general of Rockingham in the Principality of Canseed. She is a rare Capricorn Zodiart.
Lindsey has the unique ability to apply the Offensive Command buff that causes the active party to strike with a pseudo-Reverse Rush at the end of each turn that the buff is active.

Source : https://www.facebook.com/IdolaEN/
Character stats : https://bumped.org/idola/idola-character-database/character-lindsey/