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[Dive]

We got one of our x-mas presents early and by this weekend we will be back on Ragol for some Episode 2 C-Mode action and other assorted PSO mayhem!

[Sheik]

QUOTE (HC82 @ Dec 19 2003, 02:14 PM)

I prefer fixed monsters over the random nature of Cmode when it comes to TA(weapons aside). Personally, having to restart over and over just to get a lucky map was pointless(Genkai). With the fixed maps it allows teams to know exactly where everything is and plan accordingly for which teams should go where and stand where according to the monster spawns. If anything, the fixed monster spawns allow for teams to truly see who is more skilled at Cmode, because each player is faced with the same events. I was never impressed with genkai, because it relies primarily on getting a good map and if things turn out bad...RESTART.

I would have to agree. Although the fixed enemies puts everyone on the same playing field with no advantages of number of enemies or number or waves. This is truly fair and will rate how the "team" plays and not how the "map" plays.

It also, I agree, limits the replayability of stages. This is why I still enjoy playing EP1 challenge. You never know what is coming next...whether you will get one bringer in or 3 belras in...especially when you go solo into a room like in C8 where the 3:1 split happens. I love going solo and having the challenge to eliminate an entire room by myself but the feeling that there will be many waves and not knowing what comes next makes it much more fun!

I remember when people would scream when they went solo and got a junk load of spawns or nasty enemies...thank goodness for traps! I could never survive as much solo if I did not have those handy confuse and freeze traps at my side.

For challenge, it is the excitement of playing, randomness of maps, and multiple playing of maps to get the best time that keeps me going. That is why I have not tired from EP1 challenge and why I only played EP2 challenge once. I know what is coming next.

A friend got a time of 48- I believe on EP2C1. I am not sure of what the best times are but the maps are already starting to be Time Attacked. I see TA rooms now appearing for EP2 challange. I won't join one until I get better at playing EP2C1 in a normal room, but will be fun playing with experianced players later on for a good time.

I am not sure who else here is planning on going back to play PSO. I have the feeling that only a few (Dive, IVI, Dyne, Crush) are still into the game. That was fun the last time we did play though...although we died on the boss...lol. I have not played EP2C1 since.

Anyways, hope to see more of you on PSO. Oh, for those of you who don't know, I have a new HL number so I can play EP3. I will need to get cards to those of you who don't have it. I may shift over to that HL after I get my new GCN (my old one is about dead) and I will be using that HL mostly for level up and challenge playing.

Now, I am using a AR to get the game to load (it is a pain in the rear) and I will loose all the data on my memory cards since they were created on a US formatted memory card so I am not starting anything yet really big on PSO+. Heck, I have not played PSO+ except to make the HL number for EP3.

Anyways, hope to see some of you guys back online for PSO one night! You have my card...look me up. I am on almost every night either in Alcyone 06, Mintaka 03, or Antaries 08 (but not much, that ship is LAME!).