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   From: kendrick@nospam.io   
      
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   BelPowerslave   wrote:   
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   >That buddy of mine was wondering: Do you always have people with you?   
   >And if so, do they help you fight and whatnot? I assumed yes and   
   >yes...but all of the videos on the net seem to only show the online   
   >version of the game.   
      
   Okay, there are actually two offline games... Ethan Waber's stuff is   
   called 'Story mode' and by playing you unlock content for use in 'Extra   
   mode' which is essentially like PSO offline. Story mode puts NPC   
   characters in your party as the plot demands, but Extra mode allows you to   
   play your own created character. It's the online game, except not online.   
   So you can join up with NPC characters that Ethan has met, or you can   
   venture out to the planets and play alone as you prefer.   
      
   This is getting cooler and cooler. Oh yes, and the PSU admins have   
   admitted that the logon servers and down and that people can't sign on   
   tonight. I'm gonna try again tomorrow before work to see if I can get an   
   account going.   
      
   -KKC, who should go to bed now.   
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