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   From: sorealitsunreal@gmail.com   
      
   Kendrick Kerwin Chua  wrote in   
   news:b4WdnV0xULAg49banZ2dnUVZ_r_inZ2d@io.com:   
      
   >   
   > Crossposted to ag.ps for what I hope are obvious reasons... I'm   
   > playing the PS2 version, which has the enhanced offline content with   
   > cutscenes and new music. I don't plan to get the 360 version, which is   
   > download only.   
   >   
   > Some quick impressions on Ambition of the Illuminus, the expansion to   
   > Phantasy Star Universe. First of all, the PSO missions areas (Forest,   
   > Caves, Mines) aren't available yet and aren't even scheduled to be   
   > unlocked until some time into December. With that caveat out of the   
   > way, it's worth mentioning that the game is more rewarding overall for   
   > all players. It's easier to level up, it's easier to earn class   
   > mission points, and it's easier to make money. The challenge is now   
   > mostly in combat and tactics, and this is feeling pretty worthwhile to   
   > me.   
   >   
   > If you play the new expansion missions on Parum, you'll see some   
   > familiar monsters in the new areas. I saw Grass Assassins as the   
   > sub-boss in the ruined city, and I'm told that some rare Mines enemies   
   > are also present if you hit it at the right time of day. My   
   > impressions are based on the online game, as I haven't played the   
   > offline story mode yet. I'm guessing that the PSO dungeons might be   
   > available offline, but I won't know until I've gotten through the   
   > whole offline story mode.   
   >   
   > Anyway, I'm going to lose some sleep over the next few days and play   
   > through as much as I can. I'll post again on Friday with some more   
   > info.   
   >   
   > -KKC, who's up too late as it is...   
      
   Hey, KKC. Hope I didn't miss you. I just found this newsgroup, and it's   
   refreshing to know that there are some other people who not only post   
   intelligently about PSU, but play it as well. You do, unfortunately, get -   
   10 points from your score due to playing the PS2 version. From everything   
   I've heard and seen myself, the Xbox 360 version (which I play on) is far   
   superior in every way except for dependance on Microsoft and your   
   aforementioned "extras" on the AOTI disk.   
      
   Anywho, you mentioned the PSO areas like Forest, Cave, Mine, etc. and   
   wondered why they weren't playable in AOTI yet. Well, in the 9 months since   
   you've posted, an event has run on the servers called Maximum Attack G.   
   Truly hardcore fans of PSO should have creamed their pants reading that   
   statement alone.   
      
   Details on the (now concluded) event at http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com   
   and, as a side note, the missions themselves are still up on the servers,   
   but the server-wide rewards have already been determined and finished.   
      
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