Comparison Between the different PSO versions...

[Lokin Modar]

Comparison between Episode I & II and Version2 (DC & PC)


I decided to make this topic because i found some ppl that never played PSO before ep. I&II and don't know how the game was before this version. I'm makin' this topic based on my and miy brothers' observations on the DC/PC version 2 of the game, Ok?

So these are some changes that i've noticed:

1. On dc v2 when u die, u drop ur money and equiped weapon.
2. some weps like DB's saber have chenged its shape since v2. On v2 the DB's saber was a common saber that glows blue and green. (I think the same changes may have occured with another weapons, but i don't know yet because i don't have found them...)
3. All the characters on v2 can cast all techniques untill lvl 15 and only forces can cast them untill level 30.
4. There are two items that are not on Ep. I&II because of their utilities: State/Maintenance and Trap/Search. The first one provides u protection against freezing, slow, paralysis and poisoning. The second one lets u see all the traps that are set on the fields without the need to use trap vision!
5. There is no "Short" conditon on v2
6. Only hunters can use partisan type weapons on v2.
7. It was too hard to find a rare monster or Item on v2.(I only saw a Nar lily once when i was playng that game)
8. There are no Red item boxes.


And other things that i'll post later....

[Sheik]

1. tech disks cost 2-3 times as much meseta on v1-v2
2. loading screens are different
3. there is no offline multimode on the v1-v2
4. Newmans don't have TP regeneration on v1-v2
....that's all I can think of right now

[Lokin Modar]

1. tech disks cost 2-3 times as much meseta on v1-v2
2. loading screens are different
3. there is no offline multimode on the v1-v2
4. Newmans don't have TP regeneration on v1-v2
....that's all I can think of right now

Very well remembrered, my friend!

I think that the scape doll is much more expensive too...

[Sheik]

I purchased both DC versions after I got PSO for GC and I was irritated when I couldn't buy techs or regenerate my TP.

[Frost]

Heres one real important one we should all know:
1. v1 was free online play with the DC (North America) but if the key was used once you were SOL.
2. v1 and v2 were easily cheated with gameshark. People could kill you in town, cast spells in town, steal your items, "NOL" you (turning your character into a lv1 NOL, that reporter girl you take down in the early missions), FSOD, BSOD, warp you into walls, below the floor or above the celine... grind weapons past thier max to +255, generate their own weapons from code, dupe (obviously) cast ryuker on people while they were down in the dungons (lol that one was always fun)... umm, cheating was really bad back then as you can see...
3. New characters, 1 new character for each class, new costumes for each class.
4. For those of us that play online, I don't remember there being the chairs in the lobbys...

Um, thats all I can think of right now

Edit: Right, new lobby animations now

[Omar]

This list was compiled by many members of PSOW:

Mags

- New GC mags - MAGs don't lose synchro when joining new team.
- MAGs lose 5% synchro when you die, even if revived.
- MAGs can't be sold.
- Mags have a 4th evolution.

Characters

- 3 new character classes.
- Fomar, Hucasceal & Ramarl.
- Androids can use traps in all modes.
- Androids can regain HP when standing still.
- Newmans can regain TP when standing still

Techniques

- Shifta and deband won't over-ride current shifta/deband if it's a lower level.
- Shifta and Deband won't overright Jellen and Zalure if its a lower level, same holds true for the reverse.
Techniques now have new strength/power stats and uses different MST amounts.
- Cant jellen a Sinow Red if your Jellen is lower than his shifta - Anti up to Lvl 7.
- Female non Force techs goes up to Lvl 20.
- RAmar-lv 15 techs-No Jellen/Zalure.
- HUmar-lv 15 techs-No Shifta/Deband.
- Non FO tech users-No Reverser/Megid/Grants

Look

- Redesigned Pioneer 2 in Episode 2.
- New interface designs.
- Dozens more new costumes.
- Few more hairstyles

Technical

- Broadband PSO officially supported.
- Can add/delete ISP info from the game itself-Because of no stand alone Gamecube Web Browser.
- Official Snapshot support.
- 4 characters per memory card.
- The game can be played online on multiple systems-No more one game to one system restrictions.
- The camera no longer auto-revolves back to behind your character as it did in the DC versions

Offline

- 4 Player Offline split screen-Regular game/Challenge mode/Battle Mode

Music

- New music-old music as well from past Sega games.
- You can now buy music CD's to change the background music.

Monsters

- Gran Sorceror in Ult Ruins shoots Grants and Megid.
- Chaos Sorcerer in the VR Spaceship cats Gazonde.
- New bosses/mini bosses-Episode 2.
- Love Rappy in episode 2 temple.
- Rare! Bosses-different variations.
- Rare enemies more common

Levels

- 4 new levels to Episode 2-with substages.
- New story for Episode 2.
- When you defeat Falz on hard and vhard (prolly ult aw well), towards the end of the credits rolling, when you're being shown pictures of your character and mag defeating various enemies and bosses

Modes

- Challenge mode is easier with higher efficiency weapons

Loading Screen

- Holding up or down on the c-stick while traveling through a pipe changes the speed you travel.
- Holding left or right on the control stick moves the pipe, too.
- Pressing A will change the colors of the swirls when loading a quest.
- Mouse trailer on loading screen bounces off the edges.

Lobby

- X+A and X+B in the lobby will make you sit in a chair in one of two positions. Pressing A will - scoot your chair forward.
- New Lobby Designs.
- New areas in lobbies(ledges,outer circle).
- New lobby keyboard animations.
- Only 2 soccer/go-go-ball lobbies-Lobby 14 & 15

Weapons/ Armor/ Items

- Many new added rares.
- ALL rare weapons have been modeled into unique characteristic look.
- Partisans can now be used by Rangers (don't know about Forces though).
- (At least)Two new weapon types-two saber type (Musashi, Yamato, G-Assasin's sabers) and - Photon Launcher type (Photon Launcher, Guilty Light).
- New looks for the three rare weapons for each normal weapon type. (the ones who originally just had Green/blue, red/purple, and green/gold photon colors).
- Item drops scale up slower. example: pallasch is not available until late in hard mode, rather than the end of normal.
- Frames and armor are much less meseta in shop.
- Arm units have been scaled back.
- Photon efficiency on weapons upped to 100%.
- GOD units very hard to find (found god/body off nar lilly. Rare enemy drops only?)
- Photon drops and spheres are new items. Currently, photon spheres can't be used, but keep them in your bank for later
- There is no hit materials
- There is no State/Maintenance

Misc.

- To break out of being frozen tap left and right real fast on your analog stick.
- New information page changed into a flash page when you log in.
- You can be banned for inappropriate symbol chats.
- GBA to GC download games-Same as the Sonic Adventure 2 Battle download(only one currently) from Fake in Yellow Quest.
- Trade window. Pressing X when an item to selected with the trade window or quick select menu - will show its stats.
- Dmg traps don't do a pre-determined amount.
- Meseta amounts in boxes and monster drops are smaller.
- Opening quick select menus allows you to run through traps.
- You no longer drop your weapon when you die, you just lose all the meseta your carrying.
- Storage bank holds 200 items.
- Higher priced Hunter's License=$8.95 a month.
- Debit/check cards work now

[Lionheart]

*sigh* and you say im arrogant and a know it all. Yet more hours you wasted on something no one cares about. If you make lists like this, you kill the thread, other people like to try and remember for themselves, not have someone tell them everything...

[Shifty]

to be fair to Omar, i thought it was a really good list, i dunno what both your problems arw with each other, but for god sakes, no one else wants to see this little bitching match between you two, so either private message one n other and sort it out or chill.

(sorry to go off topic)

[Omar]

to be fair to Omar, i thought it was a really good list, i dunno what both your problems arw with each other, but for god sakes, no one else wants to see this little bitching match between you two, so either private message one n other and sort it out or chill.

(sorry to go off topic)

Thanks. I aren't bitching about anyone in this thread. That would be silly

As I said at the start of my post however, it is taken from a list we compiled at PSOW, so I don't deserve any praise for it.

[IronMaggot]

*sigh* and you say im arrogant and a know it all. Yet more hours you wasted on something no one cares about. If you make lists like this, you kill the thread, other people like to try and remember for themselves, not have someone tell them everything...

I thought the thread was just basically a guide for new people to compare the different versions, so newbies like me can gain more information? Seems to me like Omar has just taken a list that seems quite good and provided people with the information they wanted. Surely thats not know it all but merely helpful to everyone, I know it is to me because I would have no idea.