>3 hours

Fuck.

>>8142014
You're basically invincible forever if you do short hop dodges due to no recovery times.

Give it a try next time for all you Force players.

Anyone try fury stance yet? Does it make a big difference in damage?

>>8142102

It does. Level 5, it adds 100 S-ATK. I'm hitting 1000+ Sonic Arrows with buffs.

>3 hours
Every time i go to play.

>>8142160
What level are you and what is the attack on your weapon?

0 skill point run


too afraid to screw it up

>>8142260

How do you remove your ui for screenshots?

If going for max damage with HU, what should I go with?

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>>8141982
HER EYES

THEY ARE DIGGING INTO MY SOUL

when we last left the thread...
>fuck back to back code: duel
>fuck code: rescue
>Forces: powered by the heart of the cards

EMERGENCY: CODE SERVER MAINTENANCE

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How's this for a sword-only build?

What do the Gear skills do? Like Sword Gear, Partisan Gear, etc?

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>>8142303

My documents > SEGA > PHANTASYSTARONLINE2 > user

change ShowUI to false

>>8142395

That whole force card thing is intriguing. Might just drop launcher and go for force, I'm only 6 levels in on the whole ranger business.

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Hey guys, what's the best cannon in game right now?

I've got a +10 yellow rocket launcher cannon thing with like ~240ish att. Can I go any better?

>>8142410
Looks good, going for something similar.

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>>8142210

Me? I'm only level 22 and I don't remember what my weapon's attack power.
Highest I've recorded hitting a Sonic Arrow was 1155, but my S-ATK is 100-200 points lower than a few people I know, so we want to try to hit more.

>>8142431
gear as in like a cog?

>>8142458

Best I've seen is a 5* launcher. Looks like the one you probably have if it's the cylindrical yellow one, only orange.

Man, is it me, or do PSO2's male android designs seem to be taking design references from all kinds or Sega mecha shit?

I'm seein' Border Break and Virtual-On in there already.

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>>8142390

here's the original just to fuck with you even more

>>8142098
>>8142395
>>8142447
I'll copy and paste the other post here since the other thread will 404 soon-ish.

About cards:
It's great for positioning and ranged party healing. (You can heal the melee Hunters without running in yourself)
Makes the Force crazy fun.

Also
>Force dodge has horrid ground recovery time
>Dodging in the air removes the recovery time
>Cards have horrid recovery time
>You can dodge cancel attacks
>Use cards in the air, dodge cancel, continue movement in one fluid motion

Effectively allowing you to wavedash with short hop dodges.

>>8142431
There are two sword skills that you can "charge" up to have increased damage. The bad part is it takes five seconds to charge these skills up, and in those five seconds you can easily outdamage a fully charged attack by just regularly attacking.
What sword gear does is it reduces the charge time from five seconds to one second. So basically, it makes the attacks spammable.
They're really only good during bosses, though. You have to keep the meter fully charged to make the charge almost instant, and to charge it you have to be constantly hitting enemies. It's a lot easier to do this on a boss.

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>>8142438

Seriously?

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>mfw no rare weapon drop since CBT

How on earth are you guys so lucky with your drops?

>>8142638

I didn't get any drops in CBT in 140 hours.

I deserve this!

>>8142612
Partisan and Wired-lance gear are not the same as sword gear by the way.

I like how hunters have about 10x more risk than a ranger and still do less damage overall.

This game makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Since the closed beta, I haven't thought of playing GW 2 or even glanced at the general.

>>8142773
I have no idea what I'll do when both games are available at once.

>>8142612
>>8142667
So each gear skill works differently? so any idea what it affects for wired lances? I mostly use those and swords, so trying to figure out if its worthwhile to get those skills.

>>8142620
There's an in-game option too, but I can't take a screenshot right now for obvious reasons.

I can't wait for the English patch so I know what the fuck is going on. It's frustrating having to look through the guides every few minutes

>>8142837
For me it kinda depends on when translation is done. Will be hard to get my mates to play the JP version with me, unlike gw2.

>>8142882
i second this, what does the wire lance gear do?

>>8142882
I primarily use swords so I don't know how the wired lance gear works. The only thing I DO know is that it's completely different, and when the meter is charged and you use a skill, it depletes it (correct me if I'm wrong?)
Nobody really seems to know what it does, so I guess you'll have to experiment.

Anybody here that can actually read moon, where would you recommend learning? I don't care about speaking, just reading. This game is too awesome and I refuse to sit there and have to look up everything online in the years to come.

We all know NA release isn't happening

Can anyone help me with some questions I have about the skill tree?

First of all, what does this whole "Access to *X* gear" or whatever mean? It is needed?

Also, what are JA (Just Attacks?) Does upgrading it actually help? Or would I rather upgrade S-ATK.

Thanks to anyone who can answer this

>>8143104
the easiest and most fruitful would be kirikana? or something, and the other one

fuck kanji

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>>8142886

That antlion is a boss in a desert, snakelike, and has little bulbous tentacles sprouting from the ground.

Shambertin is a boss in a desert, snakelike, and has little bulbous tentacles sprouting from the ground.

>>8143104
An english patch will though

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So mags. What other skills can you get on a mag, and how exactly do you get them besides those mag disks? Here's mine, has a power up skill for some reason.

>>8142882
>>8143095
>>8143097

Wired lance's gear makes your attacks build up stock (like a super meter in Street Fighter). You can store up to three stocks. The meter doesn't disappear over time like the sword gear does.

Any time you use a PA, one stock disappears and you do more damage. It wasn't bad but it isn't going to make your eyes pop out of your head.

>>8143179
The hunter's Gear skills seem to upgrade your capabilities with that weapon in some way, though it's different for each one

Just Attacks are basically timed combo hits, you'll see a flash when you do one.

>>8143179
JA (Just attacks) are the little blue/green bubble that forms around you when you attack

if you use the next skill or attack when the bubble turns green, you get a damage bonus on it

this guy here
>>8142612

explained sword's gear and this guy
>>8143262
explained wire lance's gear

no idea about partisan's

>>8143104
http://pastebin.com/Y3eLSAqV
http://pastebin.com/KaWcfU4K
i've been doing namasensei with a bit of some iphone app until i learn katakana then i'll eventually do genki/tae kim

So how do you guys trigger a PSE Burst? I'm really confused at how this system works. Even googling is more confusing.

>>8143205
it won't translate everything, and it won't help you play with japanese people

I've been looking to learn japanese Kana, specifically for this game.

One of the best tools I've found for just learning the alphabet is this old win95 game called TileTag.

Unfortunately, all the internet seems to have is the demo version!

what to do, what to do...

>>8143325
the more and faster you kill enemies, the higher it gets

it reaches 10 and its burst time

Is it a good idea to go down and get Just Counter at a cap of 30?

I like using all the weapons, so I'd like their gears (unless some are really not worth it) but if I take Just Counter I won't be able to get all 3 gears.

>That feel when you fucked up your talent tree hard
>you're playing force
>become walking heal bot for your ranger

makes me so sad ;;

>>8143262
Are those like the super moves I saw when I first started the lvl 5 mission? In the pictures? I didn't get what it was talking about lol

>>8143316
Ohh I see. So what does it mean when it does it mean by doesn't increase technique damage?

>>8143262
>>8142612
Could someone add these to the pastebin? I see people ask about gears a lot.

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>>8143262
>super meter
>like street fighter
>all wired lance PA's are throws and grabs

Fuck. I'm Zangeif, aren't I?

which is better? guard or step?

>>8143545
>what does it mean when it does it mean by doesn't increase technique damage

um... uh... okay ill try

if you meant, what does it mean by it doesnt increase tech damage

well i didnt know it doesnt, but i assume it means it doesnt... right...

>>8143325
Keep in mind that triggering a PSE burst solo is basically impossible. If you're playing solo and really want one, I recommend going to a crowded block and joining a multiparty mission there.

>>8143608
If you wrestle the bears, sure you are.

How's this: http://ryuhiroshi.ry.funpic.de/pso2/hunter.html?00HU!IEebInqnGSbn6
for a partizan build? I'm really digging the normal attacks and can pull off the JAs really quickly. The question is: will they be still useful at higher levels? Or will techniques basically completely outdamage and make JA normals obsolete?

>>8143354

Menu's quest objectives skill tree and items really all you need.

>>8143694
Tech damage is for forces, none of the gears will work unless you're a hunter and you're using that specific weapon. So gears are useless for everyone except hunters.

>>8143608

Looks more like you're Guy

>>8143419
What's the rest of your skill tree look like? Also, I'd say it depends on your preference regarding blocking or dodging. I prefer step myself and I wouldn't take both at the same time, at least not until they raise the level cap

>>8143694
Oh sorry about that... I wasn't paying attention haha. Thanks though. Good thing I don't use and spells or anything.

>>8143545
I only got the wired lance gear during closed beta (my time for open beta has been really short because of bad luck and maintenance) but I think it makes your PA brighter or something- there's some sort of visual effect. You definitely do more damage with that PA, so if you stacked it with Fury Stance or some other attack enhancer it'd probably kick ass.

Not sure what super moves you're talking about, I don't remember that tutorial screen.

The only sword skills that are worth a damn are:
-the chargeable upper slash (sword gear)
-the stab that lets you throw the monster (for throwing monsters at each other while on hills and such)
-the long ranged attack

>>8143727
the way our skills are made, we will be required to work in normal attacks no matter what, our abilities on avg take about 30 of our mana each, and a normal attack restores about 13

just rotate that hoe

>>8144078
or if youre not retarded you use:

sideslam (one that stuns)
horizontal slash (uppercut is decent too)
and yes the sonicboom

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So if I pull this, I'll basically control the battlefield?

>>8144178
Sideslam's useless, why stun when you can just outright kill the thing? And it doesn't work on bosses or minibosses last time I checked.
Are you talking about the chargeable horizontal slash?
What sonic boom?

Do you guys go on runs with fellow channers to help the learn the ropes?
Or just runs in general? Would be nice to have a group to play with.
Oh, and how does one get out of a party? I don't want to end up like that one anon who disconnected because he didn't know what else to do.

>>8144246
Transfer those 7 points from war cry/guard stance to fury stance/critical and we'll talk.

Do i even need to worry about my Ranger talent tree?

Looking over the skills, all of them are miniscule passive boosts and shitty trap skills that will never be used.

Is it okay just to dump all my SP into evade+ and gun dmg+?

>>8143968
PA?... :P
But ahh I see. I think I go for it then, I like wired lances a lot.

>>8144409
CBT vets will tell you Weak Shot and Jellen Shot are OP as hell. I don't think that's changed, so make sure you invest in those.

>>8144409
>Not immediately going for Jellen shot
No, but seriously, grab Jellen shot.

>>8144449
PA = Photon Art. It's the term for any of the skills you assign to your weapon that aren't the basic attack.

>>8143727
You'd want to JA your skills anyway.

>>8144263
the stab and slam leaves you open for the bosses to attack you too, AND it doesnt work on them either, the stun is at least a quick hit into the next combo

yes horizontal charged slash and the uppercut are interchangable, personal preference

and the sonicboom is the ranged thing we do

>>8144507
>>8144467

What exactly do they do? I can imagine Weak Shot lowering enemy defense and shit, but jellen shot sounds like a fruity alcoholic beverage.

Also are these passive, or do I have to put Jellen/weak shot onto my hotkeys?

>>8144291
3rd box, first option
bottem of the first minimizable section is the leave party

click it then the one on the left and youre free

>>8144561
Oh right... Sorry I've been really rusty with all the acronyms. Last time I played was like 2 years ago on PSU.

>>8144569
Doesn't it not work for skills, though? Or am I reading it wrong?

>>8144719
You can JA any attack option.
So normals, skills, force techs and their chared techs.
Always JA everything when possible.
You actually attack faster than mashing if you time JA's just right.

>>8144719
Tech, not PA.

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>that face

>>8144608
I think the stun is useless both on bosses and regular enemies. It's pretty weak. The stab is alright in certain situations and it's pretty powerful plus it can hit more than one enemy if you aim it right.
Do you think the horizontal or vertical slash is stronger? I couldn't test it since my skills were always on different levels.

>>8144663
Weak bullet (not weak shot, my bad) makes anyone who hits that spot do incredible damage. If you stick it on a boss's weak spot it makes a huge difference. I think it stacks too.

Jellen shot weakens enemy attack. I've seen Dark Ragne do 1 damage to me after getting Jellen'd, and it wasn't even maxed out.

So I picked hunter and so far it's boring as shit but I'm probably not even tapping the surface of the game because I'm scared to go into menus.

I don't even understand how to get a quest yet, people have been doing it for me somehow.

Either way, watching rangers and forces I feel like they'd be more interesting to me. Playing Hunter I find myself switching to the knife with the gun on it and just shooting shit until they get close.

Anybody want to show me the ropes and spoonfeed me knowledge? I'm like, level 5 right now or something. Ship 4.

Is Step Attack really worth the SP?

>>8144794
>mashing
>not realizing you can just hold the mouse buttons down and attack repeatedly

>>8144849
i think they are of parity of eachother really

i still prefer the stun, its a quicker strike and can hit multiple enemies as well, all be it more difficult to line up, it just gives you and your team a bit of breathing room and doesnt toss monsters around for the rangers to rage at you for throwing their targets across the map

i know the stab does a ton more damage than the stun but i like the utility of the stun more

>>8144960
Properly timed JA's are faster than holding down the button too.

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>>8144841

what a fuck, man?

>>8144794
I meant like
>>8144840

Didn't think it worked with PAs. Gotta remember it's different from "techniques".
Thanks everyone.

If I want to make a new character and throw away my old one, can I keep my same account or do I need to make a new account? Can you delete your characters?

Is pso2 worth playing since CBT? I couldn't get myself back into playing it

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>>8144078

All those are shit when you can kill mobs of enemies with 3 Sonic Arrows.

As a HU, you're limited as fuck in terms of your range, so you really have to make the most of your hits. That is why it's rather wise to get into the habit of switching PA sets for the occasion. I use 3 different sets of PAs, all for different things.

For bosses, Rising Edge -> Twister Fall -> Twister Fall will wreck shit so fast.

>>8145016
If it's an attack of any kind you can JA.

What would be better, Fury 10 with no critical bonus, or Fury 5 Fury Crit 5? Is the crit rate high enough to compensate?

>>8145069
Is there an option for that? Or are you using 3 weapons?

Excuse me for being stupid

But what is a JA and a PA?

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>>8145005
I never really got a complaint from rangers when I throw enemies around. I would use stun a lot more often if it didn't wear off when the enemy gets hit once, also I find the stab to be a lot more fun than the other skills.

>>8145042
You can delete your character and make another one on the same ship or a different ship, there's no need to make a new account. It's an option on the character selection screen (the one after you pick your ship), choose the option that isn't "start playing" then follow along. When you get to the "delete yes/no?" dialog you'll have to hold down CTRL to un-grey the "yes" button.

>>8144945
Yes. You would be retarded not to get it. Seriously, dont be a retard. It makes everything flow so well, its just beautiful!

>>8145262
JA is a Just Attack. If you attack while the circle is red around you, you do more damage. That's a just attack. PA is Photon Arts. These are your skills, that aren't FO skills like Foie or Zone or whatever. Those are your Techs.

>>8145262
JA is "Just Attack", which means attacking in a certain frame of time after your first attack. You'll see a flash coming from your character to confirm you hit in the right time.

PA is "Photon Art", which are the attack techniques for melee and ranged weapons, opposed to "Techniques", which are for mages.

>>8145290

As a ranger this hardly bothers me, I was grouping up with someone who had those whip-katar things and she was throwing people for days. I just sat back with my launcher and chilled, if possible throw them closer towards us though, and not behind corners. If you have half a brain about it its great to use in conjunction.

>>8145290
Meh, personal preferences then, i just dont like how it spoils the flow of things.

Being in mumble with a few bros tossing shit around like that is fun, but i have had some feedback about how much of a pain it is to deal with when they are rangers mixed with the P2P shitfest we get due to latency.

Two words, Warping Monsters
Its somewhere on their screen, the moment you pick it up, the monster vanishes and is instantly over where you were, regardless of where they saw it. trippy shit seriously

On a side note, i think its easier to land the weak points with the horizontal slash rather than the uppercut. Wider range and such. Might be my imagination though.

>>8145207
you can bind the same weapon to any of the slots that you want just so you can have different skill sets with it

Does ice do much to bosses as a force? IE Freeze Ignition

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http://www.pso-world.com/items.php?op=viewarticle&artid=227

Saw this as a rifle in a shop

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>mfw I discover the joys of using talis with the third person shooter view
I'm glad I finally set up my dualshock to standard FPS style control setup while in TPS mode. Makes it way easier to do things like constantly hit a rockbear's head or the bee looking darker's ass.

>>8145495
I think with a fully charged sword gear, where the weak point is would determine if the skill is useful or not.
For the rockbear, since the face is so far up you obviously can't hit it with a charged horizontal slash, so the uppercut would be more useful.
The horizontal slash would be more useful than the uppercut against the worm boss, etc.

>>8145829
I hit more frequently with the horizontal than the uppercut on the rockbears though, its a simple jump and release charge and youre golden, an easy 5x hit compared to the ~3-4 if youre lucky not to get smacked away before its finished

also, when hes on the ground you can hit his face with the horizontal

>>8145675
How do you get the fancy room and shit? I bought the item to change the room but I don't know how to use it.

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Yay for maintenance!

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pew pew....gotcha

>>8145951
Maintenance is when Lisa goes out and eats the corpses of the monsters we leave strewn among the planets...

>>8145928
Ah, I forgot you can jump while charging. My mistake.

>>8145672
I honestly have no idea how well freeze ignition does, but I do know how often I manage to freeze enemies, and that's hardly ever. I, for one, refuse to dump all those points into such a ludicrously situational skill until freeze boost gives +10% to chance to freeze per point instead of +1%.

>favorite weapons is gunblade
>no skills or gears for it
why....

Any way to feed a mag faster?

>>8146071

Oh, fair enough, I didn't know it was only 1%, thats shit. Back to launchers.

>>8146105
Search em on the player shop network

>>8146132
stay logged in

>>8146105
SHOPS
They're loaded with everything you need, just contact your local visiphone.

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taking this long to load

>>8146160
That's patching

>>8146062

Why does Lisa and her creepy face/laugh make my dick so rockhard?

>>8146147
>>8146150
no no, i mean there is nothing in the skill tree for the gunblade.. like a gunblade gear or something.

>>8146160

Download the version off the pirate bay, patches a million times faster.

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>>8146105
>favorite weapons is gunblade

MAH NIGGA!

>>8146185

wait your telling me the big blue button is for patching?

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>>8146105
heres a guide to navigate and search for what you want

>>8146062
do_you_even_PA.png

I thought My Room was going to be an Ark's Cash thing only.
Is it available for free now?
Or if it's limited, what are the limitations?

>>8146147
>>8146150
Pretty sure he's talking about skill tree shit like maybe gunslash gear or gunslash normal strike advance.

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Anyone know why im getting a fucking error when I launch the game and it closes automatically? I was in the closed beta and had no problems with this shit.

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>>8146234
Who knows?

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Not going to lie I love PSO2 mission complete theme. Compared to PSO and PSU victory themes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kigYwZVXrt0&list=LLjDDEvcxTpEYrc202-ZAepw&feature=mh_lolz

>>8146304

>expecting open beta to work as well as closed beta

>>8146304
Unexpected error. Something funky must've happened with the game files.

>>8146304

How do you even get it to start?

>>8146261
its to connect, moron

cant connect if your version is not up to date

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>>8146290
we get access to MY ROOM and to MY SHOP temporarily in the OBT....they'll be part of the premium package once the game releases...so enjoy while you can

>>8146290
You can rent your room for a month with Arks Cash, but the fun lotto gives you a chance to win 3 day My Room tickets. Since Sega gives out fun just for logging in, I'm quite okay with this.

>>8146249
The gunblade is quickly becoming my favorite weapon. It may not do that much damage but the versatility and attack speed make up for it. Not to mention the attacks stylish as fuck.

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>>8146234
Because she's Cast her spell on you

>>8146390

Any word on keeping that stuff once it releases as a thank you for beta?

watching this video
>w.ww.youtube.com/watch?v=lux0QQoWzlc
so.. step attack is just the little kick move?
how useful is it?
seems pretty weak.

>>8146448
>Gun mode
>Shoot while in the air
>Bypass reload after 3rd shot
>Rapid fire like a boss

>>8146470

No chance.

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I'm messing around with the character creator while the client finishes downloading.

What's the deal with accesories? Can you equip/unequip them or are they permanently glued to your character once you start playing? I'm guessing the latter is the case since they're on the CC, right?

>>8146471
There's a delay after you dash that makes you unable to attack for a second.
Step attack basically fills second of you not doing any attacks with an attack depending on your weapon (kick for sword, slash for wired-lance, punch for no weapon)
At least that's what I think it does.

>>8146471
When you dash/dodge there's a brief moment where you can't do anything afterwards (recovery time).
With Step Attack you can attack during this recovery period instead of being a free target.
It's more useful in letting you be reckless than it is for dealing more damage.
It just makes playing a Hunter more fluid in general.

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>>8146448
yeah I love it too...makes me feel like I'm playing Devil May Cry with a character creator...which is good because I needed something like this to take my mind off of the piece of shit Tameem self insert known as "DMC"

here's a video I made using gunblade only on a rockbear solo...was pretty fun despite the beatdown:

http://youtu.be/qu5e15btvwQ

>>8146450
So goddamn predictable, yet why do I laugh so much?

>>8146471
Aw, really? Damn. Guess I'll take it out of my build. Doesn't seem really that useful.

>>8146390
I already sold my furniture and such realizing this would happen

>>8146471
Firstly, that person recording that is fucking terrible.

Secondly, its not about the damage, its about making your combat and combos as smooth as possible. She doesnt use her dash kick often enough.

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>>8146589

they can be exchanged whenever you want...there's a beauty shop on the 2nd level of the 2nd floor of the lobby that lets you change your character...some stuff for free (hair, accessories, etc.) and some for AC (body/face mods, etc.)

>>8146471
Am i the only one cringing when he gets hit by those pathetic little monsters?

>>8146693
Besides from making combat more smooth it keeps you less vulnerable and allows you to get right back in after you dodge.

Without:
>Dash backwards to avoid an attack
>Derp for a second
>Run back in slowly to attack

With:
>Dash backwards to avoid an attack
>Step Attack to immediately get back in
>JA your first attack in your combo from it

>>8146471
>using rising edge against normal enemies
nigga what
It doesn't even launch them into the air half the time, and when it does you can't land more than 2 or so hits on the enemy before they crash to the ground

>>8146071
freeze igniton does about 500-800 against mobs not weak to ice, without hitting a weak point. multiply it x2 if it's strong vs that monster, and x2 again if the monster has a hitpoint (the explosion hits it always)

this is with freeze igniton level 4 or 5. I chose to be an ice mage. I an dissapointed with my damage sometimes but it is nice to randomly freeze a boss (like the slinky dragons, but it wont work on the big caves dragon, since that's a scripted freeze, you cant freeze ignition it)

Also, tier 1 ice has a 25% to freeze (+1 every level according to pso2 jp wiki iirc) and tier 2 and 3 have a base 15% (increasing 1 per level).

im not sure what the damage for FI is based off of, but i feel like my freezes last a very long time right now, unless the mob is hit of course.

in other news, pure 30 F-ATK mag? it's on it's way and ability is a shit stat.

So are the servers are coming back up in 25 mins?

>>8146817
Ooh, so it is JA-able and also moves you forward? That's nice, I guess.

>>8146885
yep and it doesnt count as one of your combos so itll start you off with JA 1

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This guy just crawled away after he was supposed to explode along with his legs

>>8146917
I see. Guess I'll keep it in. Could do no harm, I reckon.

>>8146842
note: my biggest problem with this ability is that the range is horrendous. you need to be a little closer than melee range for it to hit. and it has a 60 second cooldown. it's a guarenteed kill for any normal mob, though.

>>8146596
whats the step attack for the gunblade?

>>8146858
hour and 20 mins

>>8146968
It's one of those things that kind of sounds useless on paper but ends up being incredibly useful when you learn to use it right.

It comes out really fast too so you could use it to approach and immediately JA a PA if you'd like.

>>8147007
>gunblade
>hunter

why would you even think of doing such a horrendous thing

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>>8147007
I think it's a stab. I can't remember.

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>>8147007
thrusting the gunblade like if you're a fencer

>>8147079
why not?
i love using the gunblade.
or are you saying the ranger would be more suitable for it?

>>8146772
That's good to hear. Thanks, bro.

>>8147079

it's useful if you're actually GOOD at using one

but I guess you suck so I can understand why you'd think like that

>>8146304

Maybe you need to tone down the graphic/shader details in options before you start up the game.

>>8147112
I like using the stabbity stab stab PA with it.
Feels like I'm playing a Tales game.
SWORD RAIN
SWORD RAIN
SWORD RAIN

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>>8147154

no prob dawg

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>>8147186
>Name yourself Farah
>fall in love with the wire lance's combos

its a shame my best weapon right now is a fucking sword...

note about step attack, you can cancel that attack into guard, so yes it's really useful

>>8147186
>sword rain

yeah it's a cool technique...it's my 2nd PA out of the three because the way I have it set up looks very stylish.

the first one is really cool too but idk the name so I'll just advertise another of my videos so you can see it:

http://youtu.be/hAVGFhRNnkw

it's the very first attack I use

>>8147134
Not that guy, but I play a force, and I still love the gunblade. I just wish ra foie didn't make it so worth it to stick with rod or talis. Especially talis. Holy fuck, words can not describe my love for the talis. It's everything I hoped for when Sega first announced it.

>>8147186
I feel the same way about that circular air slash for swords.
I think the attack was called tempest in ToS

>>8147358
yep, it was tempest

the sword stun reminds me of beast

How do I clear code.emergency.avoid?
Am I supposed to kill the bloody stingray?

>>8147332
by the way, you can get only one boss at a time if you just have the leader on the pad to start it

>>8147540
All you need to do is avoid it. Don't let it hit you.

>>8147540
>Emergency Code: Avoid
>Something is chasing you
>There is a timer

I'll let you figure it out, champ

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>dat pic

I like how Sare and I are sort of similar in the costume section

he's the green while I'm the red

>>8147541
oh that's interesting to know

>>8147597
>>8147615
Well.. the first time I tried avoiding it and when the timer is up it told me I failed the mission...

>>8147541
that's good to know for those timed S ranking orders

>>8147649
on a side note, you dont use the dash enough, and you take unessisary damage, the slinky's weak spot is its belly when it extends and your gunblade looks just as useless as ever there

>>8147649
I really like your character. Pic looks pretty cool, too.

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Anyone else going for the defense tree for Hunter? Kinda new to PS, but I hope late game bosses require some coordination than straight up beat 'em up. If so, how would you go on about it?

>>8147681
If there is anyone else in the area and it hits them then everyone would fail it.

>>8147753
I was pretty sure I was alone.
I guess it went for someone else then.

>>8147649
just so you know, your character is my favorite out of all of the players'

>>8147751
you stay the fuck back and shoot them to death, preventing you from taking damage

defense is pointless

>>8147751
It'd be interesting to see an all out tank.
The guard stance is really good for reducing damage. At only level 3 I believe it made me go from taking 250 damage to taking 150 damage.
I think it would be better if you went for the physical damage though. After all, why guard when you can just dodge?

>>8147864
>shoot
>hunter

>>8147649

Whats your character name again? I think i walked by your group earlier today with my hunter Farah

>>8147902
>hunter

oh fuck me sideways, disregard what i said and put a bullet in my head

keep equating hunter to the ranged class, my bad bro

>>8147864

>shoot

Wrong class, right?

>>8147751

Skill the fuck up and get the biggest numbers.

Everyone is a DPS class. FO is a DPS class with a heal you think about using every once in awhile.

>>8147875
Is there even a point to this though? Does warcry work well enough to keep all the enemy's on you?

Wait. Wait.

English open beta?

>>8147929
that guy there is Domenica, best remember the name, kid.
he's the guy that INVENTED launcher racing.

>>8147271
>not being able to speedrun Vol in 8 minutes

10 if you have shitty maps.

>>8148032
ah wasnt you, was some other dark as night person

>>8148074
heh, i'm not him.
anonymity's a bitch, ain't it?

>>8147975
Nobody seems to know, but I assume it'd be a decent skill once the level cap gets raised a few times and monsters hit like trucks.

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>>8147746
>>8147842

thats nice thank you guys :)

>>8147929
Domenica

>>8147734
I try to use dash whenever I can but in that fight it was too confusing with two of them so I wasn't as focused as I wanted to be

>the slinky's weak spot is its belly when it extends
okay...but that weak spot doesn't give you more items like the tail does

>your gunblade looks just as useless as ever there
worked fine for me when I was using it...now I've upgraded to the 7* so I'm better off now

>>8148032
that's a great way to be remembered


>fun fact: I fucking LOVE rain...so soothing and so beautiful...which makes me love the free forest area a lot

>>8147875
>why guard when you can just dodge?
This.
In PSU and PSP, evasion tanking was far superior to defense tanking because high level mission bosses could break you in half like a twig with a single hit unless you just guarded the attack, and that was only implemented in Portable 2. The thing is that it's much easier to have a high evasion stat and just null most damage than have to be a blocking god, so evasion tanks were often the ones who used moon atomizers on fallen defense tanks. With the complete lack of an evasion stat in PSO2, the only option is to just dodge the attack completely.

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Is there maintenance right now? I'm very upset. I've spent my entire night doing drugs in anticipation for getting home and joining groups with random japs for the caves, Please respond.

>>8148128
nah, i prefer it really

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>>8148173

Me too. I bought some beer after work and I get home to maintenance. Feels sad man.

>>8148173
Best part, for those who are about to go sleep, there will be another maintenance in shop for them for around their wake up time.

>>8147996
>>8147996
>>8147996

>>8148285
Aw, really? What the fuck.

>>8146925
That Platform thing in the screenshot what does it do? I have seen it come out of the box a couple times instead of the heal station but havent been able to figure out what it does

well since servers are down for maintenance i might as well start working on understanding katakana

So, who are all the most easily recognizable/most iconic characters/regulars on 4-44?

I'm thinking Momoyo, Domenica, Jiggle Princess, and maybe Shazbot... Monad too, I guess.

>>8148346
damages anything hitting those rings much like the black ones damage you

>>8148346
boosts PP regen rate while standing in the blue
it's great to fight in

>>8148352
Definitly shazbot and jiggle princess, saw her for the first time today, GOOD GOD THEM TITS WERE EVERYWHERE

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>>8148346

if it's blue it damages monsters that are within the blue circles that go out.

if it's corrupt/red then it damages YOU...but if you jump on the platform or get near it you can press E to reconfigure it to work for you

>>8148352
i don't think jiggle princess actually plays the game. she just sits in the lobby dancing. and jiggling.

>>8148352
The characters load so slowly in my game that I can't even differentiate them all.
Feels bad, yo.

>>8148372
>>8148392
what

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Is this supposed to be taking forever?

>>8148506
yep

>>8148453
I met Jiggle Princess in a multi party zone so the jiggle plays too.

>>8148352
That sounds about right.
Secretly my character is in a bunch of screenshots other people post here, but I'll refrain from saying who I am.

>>8148392
disregard this i suck cocks

>>8148506

Yes. Get yourself a snack or play some other vidya in the meantime.

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>>8148352

I'd like to think I'm still relevant and active but so far I've been so behind on levels and forced to solo most of my missions with NPCs that I feel like I'm slowly being forgotten

feelsbatman

also hope people aren't annoyed with me posting so many screenies...not trying to be an avatar/tripfag just want to be active and contribute in the thread

>>8148558
don't worry about it, man!
i for one actually enjoy it

>>8148458
There is a slider option for that. It should be the last menu in the options menu. Just turn the first slider you see all the way up. The bottom two are shadows and something else.

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>>8148352
SHAZBOT
Gantsu
Freddie
Shaniqua

>>8148352
a.k.a "attention whores"

Seriously. I haven't even looked but I'm sure they rarely even do missions. Every time I finish a zone they are always in the middle of the fucking place dancing and shit. What is their problem anyway? Do they even want to play this game? all i see them do is dance and try to look cool. what faggots. meanwhile i level and then I see them acting like they are some sort of celebrity,. "Im the tallest whore on the block" good for fucking you plz die. No 1 cares...but obviously ppl do care because there is like 20 people huddled around her at every moment. seriously just get your head out of ass. THIS IS A GAME not a chat room or ERP simulator. GO TO GAIA jiggle princess seriously gb2 gaia.

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This doesn't look too promising, but in the hypothetical situation where one would spec defense as a Hunter, how does this look?
http://ryuhiroshi.ry.funpic.de/pso2/hunter.html?00HU!IEebkI4Oj5kIbf

>>8148147
Doesn't this promote defense tanking? Some attacks are bound to be hard to dodge, be it a multi-hit or a hit box staying for more than half a second.

Yo, guys. Is the /vg/ team full? If not, who do I have to talk to join? You guys look like a pretty cool bunch.

So.

Can you load a special bullet and keep it ready for that gun's next shot after swapping away?

Would test it myself.

>>8148620
>implying people don't dance just because they are AFK and want to let their Mag fullness drain

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one more hour