Dreamcast PSO version 1 & 2, servers goin' down for good... Options

[donkeybeatz]

And thus the story ends...

"Beginning October 1, 2003 the online services for Phantasy Star Online Dreamcast version 1 & 2 will be discontinued. The PSO US Dreamcast server (11:US/Oberon) will continue to operate and will be maintained until 9/30/03. However, starting September 30, 2003 at 11:59pm (Japan Time), 7:59am(US Pacific Time), the server will be disconnected and no players will be able to log into the game server.

The message boards have always been an integral part of the PSO community and they will continue to operate until 10/1/03.

If you have a valid Hunters License as of October 1, 2003 and after, you will receive credit for the charge against the credit card you used at the time of renewal. This credit will be issued around November 1, 2003.

Although this has been a difficult business decision, we know it is necessary to allow our valuable production resources to work on new games. On behalf of Sonic Team here at Sega, we would like to thank you for making PSO an unforgettable experience. You have brought us much joy and many wonderful memories. We invite you to try PSO on GameCube and Xbox and share your knowledge and skills with other PSO gamers so your legacy will continue to live on. "

http://score.sega.com/games/phantasystaron...ml#notification

Ahhh mannn.... It was gonna happen sooner or later.
I'd give it another go but my version 1 disc has a crack in it and well I'm not gonna pay for an HL for version 2.
Maybe I'll do a forest to ruins run one last time...

"On behalf of Sonic Team here at Sega, we would like to thank you for making PSO an unforgettable experience. You have brought us much joy and many wonderful memories."

Wow that kinda got to me there... lol.

--d-_-b

[Mute]

Ah yes, even though many of us have parted ways with DC PSO, it's still sad to see the servers finally go under. I had many great adventures on Version 1. I guess you can see it's the end of an era.