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  1. jaredchansen

    Academic research: interviews about PSO

    It's been a while since I've jumped on this server (about a year since I've been active on this forum), but I felt like coming back. As you may not know, I'm a PhD student in Media Studies, and one question I have is how does nostalgia affect players of video games? Specifically, I am interested...
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    Question about Tools/Addons

    So I'm really interested in tracking my progress as I level my characters. I've downloaded and installed most of the tools here, but I'm just curious if any of them track how much damage I've done in the history of my character. And if I could keep track of how much spell damage I do in...
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    Why do you play PSO?

    Just a simple question: is it the grind? The weapons? The lore? Raising a mag? I'm just curious. I feel that I'm pulled into wanting the next rare weapon, and the objective to make it to the end game. But lately I've been obsessed with raising the perfect mag, but I'm sure I will soon return to...
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    Mags in Ultimate mode

    So I have a question about the end(ish)-game. When in Ultimate mode, do you think it's better to have a mag that is balanced (with some DEF & DEX), or just keep one stat maxed out?
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    Do you miss the hacking culture of PSO?

    This is a can of worms. I just remember during my few excursions online in the GC days you could very easily meet players with ridiculous gear and meseta that they were tossing around. Or there were even rumors of spiteful trolls who could kill your character or corrupt your save file. I know...
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    How long will this last?

    Getting into this server I knew that it was on the edge of ethics. Distributing the game (for free) and hosting it (also for free) would probably upset Sonic Team after all their hard work on this IP. However, this community, and others like it, seem to be doing just fine. Do you think that a...
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    Do you think PSO has changed?

    I know that Ephinea prides itself in a Vanilla+ approach, where they keep the game as close to the original as possible. But do you think the game has changed years later? Or is it just the same that you remember? I know for me the game feels just the same, but different at the same time...
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    What is your favorite character to play?

    So obviously there is no objectively best character to play, but with various playstyles and classes, it would seem that certain characters are better than others. I'm just curious to know why you play HUcast over HUmar or FOnewm over RAmarl. Personally I've always liked the look of FOmarl the...
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    Banking

    Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought I read somewhere that on the Ephinea server you have a universal bank between characters. Is that true?
  10. jaredchansen

    Trying to remember it all...

    Hey guys, just a returning player. I loved PSO since the V1 days, but mostly played a lot of Ep1&2 on GC. I never got into PSOBB when the game launched, but recently felt a need to return to the game. I'm really rusty, but this game is one that shaped my adolescence.
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