Well, I just got on the Beta again (Live is back up, Beta still works ) and I thought I'd start a new Force character because I've never used one before.

And my first thoughts are... "Wow". They have superior attack power, and the new Technics (Game spells Techniques like that :S) are so awesome. I have a Wandra with LV2 Zonde linked - Zonde took ages to level up compared to Foie - and it kicks so much ass. Oh, I picked a Male Newman Force, he looks very stylish

Also, I dont know if its random, but compared to the Hunter Human I was using my Luck is way more than the Hunter's. The little glowy thing next to my name is now orange and I've found 3 Rares during my first 2 missions (Linear Line Decoration, Stelnium (rare metal for Synthesis) and something else I cant remember).

All in all, I'm really enjoying playing as a Force and It's definately swayed me from picking a Hunter again for a while anyway.

Okay, guys! PSU comes out in just 1 week for the people here in the US, and anyone who is ordering it from there I guess! WAH!
First of all, I want to count down then days with rants of excitement and happiness! It's coming out in just one week for some of us, after all; what are you going to do? When will you get it? Are you freakin' PUMPED, or what?!
I'm gonna get it not on the release, but as close as possible. I'm gonna get it for the PC, so whoohooo again!
And for the countdown....we're at lucky day number 7! It's so close, so let's just hold on and count down to zero!

I love Rune Walsh.

Okay, the reason I'm suddenly posting a lot of PS fanstuff is because I'm ... feeling 'high' after played the original Phantasy Star I, II and IV again recently. Feel free to ignore this since it's not PSO related.

The music in Phantasy Star IV isn't too bad overall, but on listening to the game's sound test, I discovered that one track shines above all the rest. This track is cheerful, light-hearted and very catchy, and unfortunately only played once in the game X_X :
http://www.algol-star-system.net/music-h...thray4.mid

Since I play the piano, I decided to transcribe it. It's lucky for me that I did a websearch for the tune first, because I found a midi that had the score more or less intact, so all I did was rearrange it slightly into two staves for the piano:

http://www.geocities.com/l26_raichu/pso/...AY1of2.png
http://www.geocities.com/l26_raichu/pso/...AY2of2.png

I would love to play this tune, but I don't have access to a piano right now. If I did, it would sound somewhat like this, except without the beat. I need a drummer! Any volunteers?

Rune (or Thray) Walsh is the wizard (FOmar!!) from PS IV. He's arguably the strongest character in the game with all those overpowered area- and instant death spells. *spoiler* He is essentially Noah, a very important character in the whole Phantasy Star series.

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<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">On Tuesday 17th October (Tomorrow), Microsoft will be switching Xbox Live off for&nbsp;upto 24 hours as they perform a service update.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Therefore, people will not be able to play any games through Xbox Live during this time.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The maintenance starts at midnight Pacific Time (Approx. 8am BST) and will be back online sometime within 24 hours of maintenance start.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">During this time, Microsoft will be adding many exciting new features to the service, but are keeping them all to themselves at this time!</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Xbox.com will also be unavailable at this time.</FONT></P>

For some people the dreamcast was a crapy console, some think it was a great console......well i think it has great games, great abilities and in fact it is a great console.
my dc is diferent a little in aspect, i switched the main led to blue to match the blue dreamcast icon on the top of the console and also added a blue led inside near the fan.......making for me a a nice dreamcast
i have taken the pic with a cellphone and sended to my email.......here it is the console of my dreams

My dreamcast

I don't know if someone has already made a Thread about this but could someone tell me if the Keyboards you can order from Japan will work on a "European" Gamecube cause i was thinking of getting one

I picked it up for my cube a day or two ago, it's great. I only paid £4.98 for it to ^_^ I'm finding getting the mammoth scores required in the Trick Attack mode a Wii bit impossible

Has anyone else not been able to log into the Xbox360 Open BETA version of Phantasy Star Universe?

Kept trying all day but i just keep getting a 'PSU servers may be undergoing server maintenance - Check the official website for more details' errors as soon as it tries to connect to the PSU servers.

I'm probabily the only one

My song of the week/month It Rulez! what are your thoughts on it?

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I've been working on this fanfic for a little while now so I hope you like it. This thing's being copied and pasted from Microsoft Word... so hopefully there's no spacing errors or anything.

Current Number of Chapters Posted: 6

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Dark Desires
Written by Pink

Prologue

A gentle breeze rolled along the hilltops of Ragol, carrying fallen leaves and puffs of pollen from the flowers. The breeze climbed, high along the land to where a figure kneeled, her fierce green eyes, glowing within the shade of a nearby evergreen, gazed at a ship passing overhead. She had seen this same ship many times before. The Pioneer 2, constantly orbiting Ragol. Why have these people come and disturbed this land? What possible benefit could they find here?
The figure, stood, the sun shimmering slightly off of her coat of brown fur. Her cat-ears perked up at the sound of the breeze, and she constantly keeps watching her surroundings, letting none of the creatures of Ragol take her by surprise. She truly was quite a sight. Wearing a loose-fitting, purple, tank top, and medium length, purple shorts, her pink hair stretched down to her waist in a long ponytail. Her claws gleamed in the sunlight, kept razor sharp so she can defend herself, and her tail, stiff and alert as she eyed the horizon.
As long as these people do not bother me, I see no reason in interfering with them. With this one last thought, the cat-like woman dashed off along the plains of Ragol, staying low and moving quickly in search of food, and living yet another day.

Chapter 1 – Biological Research

On board the Pioneer 2, a medium-sized FOnewearl, wearing a yellow and red divided skirt and top and red shorts, with wavy black hair with a large, red bow tied into it, walked along the commercial sector of the city. She was out looking for the latest news about Ragol. This FOnewearl had a particular interest with the planet and its life forms.
She stumbled across a large bulletin board during her search, finding an unusual advertisement on it. “What’s this?” exclaimed the FOnewearl as she reached out and took down the flier to inspect it more closely.

Attention: Hunters needed for biological study on the surface of Ragol!

All hunters interested please see Madam Vivian in the lab sector 7G.

This could be my chance to finally see more of Ragol. I think I’ll go check this out. The FOnewearl quickly made her way back to her apartments to get the supplies she needed. Her red Sato welcoming her with a friendly purr as she entered the room, “Now let’s see, what would I need to bring with me to Ragol?” she thought aloud.
Gazing about her room she set eyes on the small, uncomfortable bed that her room had come with, as well as the cheap dresser, a table, and a couple of chairs. “They had enough money to make all of the fancy shops, labs, and other technologies on this ship, but they couldn’t even give all the residents decent furniture… typical.” The FOnewearl grumbled to herself as she moved over to a small chest beside her bed and removed a Blue Ring, a Windmill, and a Double Saber.
With her Sato by her side and her supplies with her, the FOnewearl quickly made her way out of the room and off towards the lab sectors of Pioneer 2. She made sure to avoid bumping into anyone or disturbing anyone as she hurried across the ship. I always feel uneasy coming to the lab sectors… they are always doing such strange experiments here.
Eventually coming across the lab entrance she entered and found sector 7G where a small group of hunters were already gathered. Amongst the crowd, the FOnewearl spotted two of her friends. One, a large red RAcast, with a powerful Yasminkov 7000V strapped to his back, and the other, snuggled against his arm, was a dark purple HUcaseal, her metallic hair in the shape of a pointed, ponytail as she gazed at the RAcast. Quickly moving over to them the FOnewearl called out, “Striker, Raiden, hello!”
Striker and Black Raiden turned to see the FOnewearl quickly moving towards them. “Cranberry, I thought I’d see you here today.” Black Raiden replied as Cranberry moved up beside them.
“You’re just in time, Cranberry. Madam Vivian is supposed to arrive very shortly.” Striker stated, and the very second he finished, a short, pink haired FOmarl suddenly burst into the room. Wearing a red and black flowing robe, pointed at the shoulders, her hair tied with a black and white ribbon, her eyes glowed fiercely, bright red in colour.
As the FOmarl shoved her way through the crowd and made her way to a pedestal, there were many angry comments at how rude she was being. The FOmarl cleared her throat and waited for silence amongst the crowd within the small meeting room before continuing. “Good afternoon ladies, gentlemen… and androids. I am the one who called you here today, Madam Vivian. I have requested the aide of the hunters aboard Pioneer 2 because I desire to learn more about this planet, Ragol, and to figure out if there is some way to make the creatures that live on Ragol harmless. I propose to do this by collecting detailed biological data about each creature on Ragol so it can be carefully analysed to find out how we may be able to manipulate these creatures so they will no longer be a threat. You, the hunters, are to bring in, preferably live specimens for study here at the lab. The task will be dangerous and is not for the weak of heart, so I ask anyone who is not up to the challenge of spending long periods of time on Ragol, tracking down and brining in various creatures that I request, I recommend that you leave now.”
Vivian paused at this point in her speech. Her furious red eyes looked around the room for anyone leaving. Five hunters left after a moment, satisfied, Vivian continued, “For the first task you will all be working alone. I am doing this because I want to make sure you are all individually capable of looking after yourselves. I will pay you for your services so it should cover the cost of supplies as well as give you some money for your pocket. Now please talk to my representative at the main desk. You will receive a map clearly indicating the area in which you are to hunt, and the type of creature I am requesting. This may only be your first job, but I want every specimen to be living this time. Those who fail to bring in a live specimen that I requested will be dismissed. On the maps there will also be areas marked that you are not to tread foot on. These areas are very dangerous and anyone trespassing on this property may not find his or her self alive very long. Now without further delay… get to work!” As she finished, Vivian stormed out of the room in much the same manor as she entered, leaving the crowd angered.
“I swear, no matter how many times I see the woman, she still creeps me out.” Raiden stated once Vivian was clearly out of the room.

“So what do you two make of all of this?” Cranberry asked curiously.

“I don’t like the idea of being separated from Raiden one bit, but at least it sounds like we’ll be able to go in groups after the first job.” Striker replied, showing concern.

“I don’t like having to go alone either, but I do need the money, and I really want a chance to see more of Ragol.” Cranberry stated excitedly. “Come on! Let’s hurry and get our assignment!” Cranberry dashed towards the main desk while saying this.

“Where did she suddenly get so much energy?” Raiden stated, laughing at Cranberry as they followed.

After a somewhat lengthy wait, each of the three had their map and their assigned species. “Well, well, well… I get to bring in a Savage Wolf. How… coincidental.” Striker laughed as he read his assignment paper.

“Aww… I get to bring in a Rag Rappy.” Raiden said, putting an obvious cuteness into her voice. “What did you get assigned Cranberry?” She asked curiously.

Cranberry’s faced looked pale as she looked at her assignment, not wanting to say what it was. “What’s up Cranberry?” Striker asked, getting concerned when seeing Cranberry’s face.

“Hildeblue…” Cranberry let out with a sigh. “Sure… let the Fire Mage go find the rare one. You two got easy assignments. Vivian owes me an extra quarter for this!” Cranberry shouted out, causing a few spectators to stare.

Raiden and Striker merely shook their heads at Cranberry’s reaction. “I’m sure you will find it eventually. At least they gave you an area where a few have been seen recently.” Raiden reassured Cranberry, patting her shoulder to calm her.

Suddenly a voice penetrated the crowd, demanding its attention, “All of those hunters that have received their assignment, please depart now for Ragol in the teleporter in the next room. This is not an option.”

“Well I guess this is where we part ways for now.” Cranberry commented sadly as she watched her friends leave towards the teleport, taking them down to Ragol. After a moment, Cranberry followed, set the coordinates that her map provided, and became engulfed in the teleportation energy as she entered the teleport down to Ragol.

As the teleportation field left her, she appeared in a small clearing within a thick forest. The shadows of the trees stretched out before her, the sun still rather high in the sky. “Well, I guess I may as well get looking. Come on Sato.” Cranberry stated and then readied her gear and made her way into the forest, not sure what to expect from the inner woods.

Chapter End

Chapter 2 Teaser:

Cranberry has begun her search for the rare Hildeblue, but it doesn’t take her long to get a little off course. What will happen to the FOnewearl as she journeys through this thick forest? Find out, in Chapter 2.