17-06-2005, 09:28 PM
<strong>Happy Birthday Blue Burst!</strong> <img src="/images/PC.jpg" alt="PC" width="8" height="8">
<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - June 17 2005 - 4:28 PM ]</font>
<P align=center><IMG alt=Ragol.co.uk hspace=0 src="http://ragol.warcrafttavern.com/uploads/psobb_usart_2.gif" align=baseline border=1></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM>Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst</EM> celebrates its 1st birthday on July 8th when that time last year, the game officially went out for retail sale in Japan for the very first time - And SEGA and Sonic Team haved organised some very special events to make sure it doesn't go without being missed!</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Note these are events for the Japanese version of <EM>PSO: Blue Burst</EM>, and won't be appearing on the english versions of the game, as its not even two weeks old let alone a year!</FONT></P><UL><LI><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">June 21st - July 12th - The Challenge Mode Time Trials!</FONT></STRONG></LI><LI><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial>Episode I<IMG alt="The Debugging Net!" hspace=2 src="http://ragol.warcrafttavern.com/uploads/news_images/ep4_debuggernet.gif" align=right border=1></FONT></EM></STRONG></LI></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>You've got the three week period to record the fastest time possible for yourself to complete ALL 9 stages of <EM>Episode I</EM>'s Challenge Mode! If you complete it within a certain time, you'll recieve a special limited edition <EM>Blue Burst</EM> 'magnetic' phone strap set from SEGA Mobile Japan. But thats not all - Completing the Dragon, De Rol Le, Vol Opt, or Falz 30 times will earn you an all-new Rare from <EM>Episode IV</EM> roughly translated as 'The Debugging Net'!</FONT></P><UL><LI><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>June 23rd - Sonic's Birthday</FONT></STRONG></LI></UL><P align=center><IMG alt="Its Sonics Birthday!" hspace=0 src="/uploads/news_images/17_06_05_01.gif" align=baseline border=1></P><P><FONT face=Arial>As usual Sonic Team intend to celebrate the birthday of the biggest SEGA franchise to date, and possibly the best character of all time... thats Sonic the Hedgehog, and as coincidence has it, it clashes with the birthday of <EM>PSO: Blue Burst</EM>!</FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial>Between the times of 16:00 & 18:00, and 20:00 & 22:00, Sonic and friends from Sonic Team will be roaming random lobbies, so make sure you're at hand to see such a special event take place! You'll also know when Sonic and Co. are online when the lobby music changes to the 'Sonic Adventure' theme tune!</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>June 21st - July 21st - Illustration Contest</STRONG></FONT></LI></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>Pens and paper at the ready, another glorius illustration is upon us after the success and popularity of last years <EM>Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution </EM>Illustration Olympics! Simply draw away and submit your fine works of <EM>Blue Burst </EM>related art in JPEG form via. the Japanese <EM>Blue Burst </EM>website (<A href="http://psobb.jp">http://psobb.jp</A>), and you could win one of several great prizes! Winners will be announced July 28th in the following categories:</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><FONT face=Arial>Most Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Fine Work (4 Winners)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Winning a Prize Work (10 Winners - What a great name!)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Special Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI></UL></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>The winners of the top 2 categories will get their artowkr published inside the <EM>PSO: BB</EM> lobbies for all to gaze at, while all work that wins makes its way to the JP <EM>PSO: BB</EM> website. Other prizes are to be announced at a future date.</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>June 21st - July 21st - Screenshot Contest</STRONG></FONT></LI></UL><P align=center><IMG alt="Snappy Happy!" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/17_06_05_02.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="Snappy Happy" hspace=0 src="/uploads/news_images/17_06_05_03.jpg" align=baseline border=1></P><P><FONT face=Arial>Not good at drawing, but love to instead be snap happy with <EM>Blue Burst</EM>'s Snapshot feature? Well nows your chance to show how snap happy you really are because this competition asks for your best snapshot! Entries will be judged and announced on July 28th in the same categories as mentioned in the Illustration Contest write-up above with the same prizes and same method of entry, at the moment.</FONT></P><UL><LI><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>June 21st - July 21st - BGM Contest!</FONT></STRONG></LI></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>Just not good with physical art whatsoever? Then dont worry, because Sonic Team have even catered for you this time around, in the form of music! Compose some great music, whether its something totally original, or just a remix of some lobby music, and send it to Sonic Team of Japan on a CD in the form of a .wav file, and you could be hearing it in the lobbies! Entries must be recieved to an address TBA by July 28th where winners will be judged in the following categories:</FONT></P><UL><UL><FONT face=Arial><LI><FONT face=Arial>Most Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Fine Work (3 Winners)</FONT></LI></UL></UL><P>If you win the very top award, Sonic Team will release it in full on special CD - How great is that eh?</P><UL><LI><STRONG>June 28th - July 5th - Rare Hunting Festival!</STRONG></LI><LI><STRONG><EM>Episode IV</EM></STRONG></LI></UL><P>For one week only, Sonic Team are altering the Episode IV drop ratio's so you're twice as lucky! Thats right, you're personal rate of rare encounters is being halved so you'll get 2 for the price of 1, so to speak! This will apply to all <EM>Episode IV</EM> quests, and on all degree's of hardness (Hard, V. Hard, and Ultimate).</P><P><IMG alt="Sacred Duster" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/ep4_sacredduster.gif" align=left border=1>Also being added at this time is a new <EM>Episode IV</EM> Rare weapon entitled 'The Sacred Duster' - A fast knuckle designed with blue photon nails, with great accuracy and hit rates! It also raises attack speed and allows its user to utilise the EX spell 'Blizzard' as a special attack.</P><UL><LI><STRONG>July 8th - Team of the Year!</STRONG></LI></UL><P>On the day of the anniversary itself, Sonic Team will be announcing the 'Team of the Year'. Has your team risen to the top and been the very best time and time again? Well now you'll stand out from the crowd and be recognised for sure! Nothing more has been said, but i'd expect high praises and special prizes for all team of the year'ies!</P></FONT>
<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - June 17 2005 - 4:28 PM ]</font>
<P align=center><IMG alt=Ragol.co.uk hspace=0 src="http://ragol.warcrafttavern.com/uploads/psobb_usart_2.gif" align=baseline border=1></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><EM>Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst</EM> celebrates its 1st birthday on July 8th when that time last year, the game officially went out for retail sale in Japan for the very first time - And SEGA and Sonic Team haved organised some very special events to make sure it doesn't go without being missed!</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Note these are events for the Japanese version of <EM>PSO: Blue Burst</EM>, and won't be appearing on the english versions of the game, as its not even two weeks old let alone a year!</FONT></P><UL><LI><STRONG><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">June 21st - July 12th - The Challenge Mode Time Trials!</FONT></STRONG></LI><LI><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial>Episode I<IMG alt="The Debugging Net!" hspace=2 src="http://ragol.warcrafttavern.com/uploads/news_images/ep4_debuggernet.gif" align=right border=1></FONT></EM></STRONG></LI></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>You've got the three week period to record the fastest time possible for yourself to complete ALL 9 stages of <EM>Episode I</EM>'s Challenge Mode! If you complete it within a certain time, you'll recieve a special limited edition <EM>Blue Burst</EM> 'magnetic' phone strap set from SEGA Mobile Japan. But thats not all - Completing the Dragon, De Rol Le, Vol Opt, or Falz 30 times will earn you an all-new Rare from <EM>Episode IV</EM> roughly translated as 'The Debugging Net'!</FONT></P><UL><LI><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>June 23rd - Sonic's Birthday</FONT></STRONG></LI></UL><P align=center><IMG alt="Its Sonics Birthday!" hspace=0 src="/uploads/news_images/17_06_05_01.gif" align=baseline border=1></P><P><FONT face=Arial>As usual Sonic Team intend to celebrate the birthday of the biggest SEGA franchise to date, and possibly the best character of all time... thats Sonic the Hedgehog, and as coincidence has it, it clashes with the birthday of <EM>PSO: Blue Burst</EM>!</FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial>Between the times of 16:00 & 18:00, and 20:00 & 22:00, Sonic and friends from Sonic Team will be roaming random lobbies, so make sure you're at hand to see such a special event take place! You'll also know when Sonic and Co. are online when the lobby music changes to the 'Sonic Adventure' theme tune!</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>June 21st - July 21st - Illustration Contest</STRONG></FONT></LI></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>Pens and paper at the ready, another glorius illustration is upon us after the success and popularity of last years <EM>Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution </EM>Illustration Olympics! Simply draw away and submit your fine works of <EM>Blue Burst </EM>related art in JPEG form via. the Japanese <EM>Blue Burst </EM>website (<A href="http://psobb.jp">http://psobb.jp</A>), and you could win one of several great prizes! Winners will be announced July 28th in the following categories:</FONT></P><UL><UL><LI><FONT face=Arial>Most Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Fine Work (4 Winners)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Winning a Prize Work (10 Winners - What a great name!)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Special Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI></UL></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>The winners of the top 2 categories will get their artowkr published inside the <EM>PSO: BB</EM> lobbies for all to gaze at, while all work that wins makes its way to the JP <EM>PSO: BB</EM> website. Other prizes are to be announced at a future date.</FONT></P><UL><LI><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>June 21st - July 21st - Screenshot Contest</STRONG></FONT></LI></UL><P align=center><IMG alt="Snappy Happy!" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/17_06_05_02.jpg" align=baseline border=1><IMG alt="Snappy Happy" hspace=0 src="/uploads/news_images/17_06_05_03.jpg" align=baseline border=1></P><P><FONT face=Arial>Not good at drawing, but love to instead be snap happy with <EM>Blue Burst</EM>'s Snapshot feature? Well nows your chance to show how snap happy you really are because this competition asks for your best snapshot! Entries will be judged and announced on July 28th in the same categories as mentioned in the Illustration Contest write-up above with the same prizes and same method of entry, at the moment.</FONT></P><UL><LI><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>June 21st - July 21st - BGM Contest!</FONT></STRONG></LI></UL><P><FONT face=Arial>Just not good with physical art whatsoever? Then dont worry, because Sonic Team have even catered for you this time around, in the form of music! Compose some great music, whether its something totally original, or just a remix of some lobby music, and send it to Sonic Team of Japan on a CD in the form of a .wav file, and you could be hearing it in the lobbies! Entries must be recieved to an address TBA by July 28th where winners will be judged in the following categories:</FONT></P><UL><UL><FONT face=Arial><LI><FONT face=Arial>Most Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Excellent Work (1 Winner)</FONT></LI><LI><FONT face=Arial>Fine Work (3 Winners)</FONT></LI></UL></UL><P>If you win the very top award, Sonic Team will release it in full on special CD - How great is that eh?</P><UL><LI><STRONG>June 28th - July 5th - Rare Hunting Festival!</STRONG></LI><LI><STRONG><EM>Episode IV</EM></STRONG></LI></UL><P>For one week only, Sonic Team are altering the Episode IV drop ratio's so you're twice as lucky! Thats right, you're personal rate of rare encounters is being halved so you'll get 2 for the price of 1, so to speak! This will apply to all <EM>Episode IV</EM> quests, and on all degree's of hardness (Hard, V. Hard, and Ultimate).</P><P><IMG alt="Sacred Duster" hspace=2 src="/uploads/news_images/ep4_sacredduster.gif" align=left border=1>Also being added at this time is a new <EM>Episode IV</EM> Rare weapon entitled 'The Sacred Duster' - A fast knuckle designed with blue photon nails, with great accuracy and hit rates! It also raises attack speed and allows its user to utilise the EX spell 'Blizzard' as a special attack.</P><UL><LI><STRONG>July 8th - Team of the Year!</STRONG></LI></UL><P>On the day of the anniversary itself, Sonic Team will be announcing the 'Team of the Year'. Has your team risen to the top and been the very best time and time again? Well now you'll stand out from the crowd and be recognised for sure! Nothing more has been said, but i'd expect high praises and special prizes for all team of the year'ies!</P></FONT>