Ep I & 2 Multiplayer Offline: Gamecube

[Cleeve]

Hey guys,

I'm new to Phantasy Star Online, I got it as a multiplayer dungeon hack me and a couple buddies could play in offline mode.

Here's my problem:

Started the game up, made a couple characters. Start a new multiplayer game in Offline mode... can't talk to anyone (except merchants) can't get a mission, can't do squat.

So on a lark I quit out and used one of those new characters in single player offline mode... then, in single player offline mode, I could talk to people - the hunters guild, etc. Got a mission. Yay!

Then quit, went into multiplayer offline mode. My buddy joined me, and behold! We could go on my mission together. But I still couldn't talk to the characters who dole out missions while in multiplayer offline mode...

So what's the deal?

In multiplayer offline mode, do we have to quit out, enter singleplayer offline mode to get a mission, and then quit out again and restart multiplayer offline mode so we can play together?

Seems kind of crazy, am I doing something wrong here?

Thanks guys,

- Cleeve