In this statement, they note that recent technical difficulties were all due to connectivity issues with an isp, meaning that the ip block being removed. The software installer includes files and is usually about 3. The sea version of phantasy star online 2 is going to be closing doors late next month on may 26th, 2017. Want to play phantasy star online 2 in english now. This announcement followed the exciting reveal of episode 4 during the arks festival 2015 special. Sega recently announced that the sequel to phantasy star online will adopt a freetoplay business. Use a hex editor and go to the offset 56d70c or near it, in the text view you should see the ip the. Keeping your best interest in mind, the phantasy star online 2 team and sega would like to announce that phantasy star online 2 will end its service on 26 may 2017 11.
Yes, thats four long years that the game hasnt arrived in the west, despite ports to the vita and playstation 4. Just to be safe, i launched it as admin, to do that right click the launcher and click run as administrator. The sea version is one year behind the japanese one and heavily requieres. Mar 27, 2012 the last time gamers heard news about phantasy star online 2 was back at the tokyo game show 2011. Jul 20, 2015 phantasy star online 2 is a sega title however the ip block removal comes strictly from the games publisher, asiasoft, which could be the main reason why there was no official announcement made. Phantasy star online 2 is a sega title however the ip block removal comes strictly from the games publisher, asiasoft, which could be the main reason why. Phantasy star online 2 seas ip block appears lifted a tip sent to mmosite has some folks in a frenzy because word is, phantasy star online 2 sea thats the only current official english version has lifted its ip ban. Phantasy star online 2 now playable in the west without. Word is, phantasy star online 2 sea thats the only current official english version has lifted its ip ban new details about phantasy star online 2 a recent media conference from sega, held in japan, offered new insights into the fate of phantasy star online 2. Phantasy star online 2 is a video game in the phantasy star series that was published by sega. With the release of an unofficial english patch and the lack of an ip block, many users had no reason not to play the vastly superior japanese release. Jul 23, 2015 if youre a western fan of phantasy star online 2, im sorry.
Every online phantasy star has been behind the japanese version by at. Usually we never have a chance to play pso2 without any help from proxyvpn before due to lc problem from asiasoftsega localized. You can take the plunge yourself by registering for and downloading the game. Its unclear exactly why, but it may have been due to issues with sea ips.
The possible ip blocking has not begun, but it was just announced as a new clause. When the sea version released, it was fully translated, but it too had a hard. While the original japanese phantasy star online 2 servers will still be around, if you played on the sea region servers the days of play are. I mean, sega has no reason to care about this anymore, so while they wont remove the old ip block list. Phantasy star online 2 available in english with no modding update. The purpose of this hack is to mitigate many of the flaws of phantasy star ii in order to create an overall play experience more similar to that of phantasy star iv. Later story arcs feature the planet wopal, an ocean planet, and harukotan, a planet in the shape of a. Phantasy star online 2 is celebrating its fourth anniversary this july. According to a post on mmosite, phantasy star online 2 sea has removed its ip block. Continue reading asiasoft issues statement about phantasy star online 2, game. The game was in english anyway, and they have now removed the ip block on the game. Pso 2 with english patch on jp servers phantasy star online.
Follow those instructions, and download the tweaker, and the english story patch afterwards. Phantasy star online 2 removes ip block according to a post on mmosite, phantasy star online 2 sea has removed its ip block. Apr 10, 2017 while the original japanese phantasy star online 2 servers will still be around, if you played on the sea region servers the days of play are limited. Phantasy star ivs removed monsters during the development of phantasy star iv for release outside of japan, the game went through many changes. We had to use a vpn for a couple of months, but by december that year those restrictions were removed and we could once again connect without a vpn. Phantasy star online 2 set to launch for playstation 4 in japan in 2016. Now the ip blocks have been removed and anyone who wants to play. To confirm, this is the southeast asia version of the game which is managed by asiasoft, not sega. Youll need to set up an account on ship 2, where the english community is.
While players were able to download the game, asiansoft claimed that it has not lifted the ip block for non sea users. In fact, phantasy star 1 was my first exposure to console rpgs. This continued and it was just announced that they have dropped ip blocks. Playpark explain phantasy star online 2s ip block issues.
Much excitement was had around the web last week when it was reported on many sites that the sea version of phantasy star online 2 was no longer blocking nonasian countrys ips. Much excitement was had around the web last week when it was reported on many sites that the sea version of phantasy star online 2 was no. The ip block removal does not guarantee to be permanent, it is not clear if the. The announcement of the games filesize and that there will be future updates expected should confirm that phantasy star online 2 will be running natively on xbox one and hopefully pc.
Phantasy star online 2 seas ip block appears lifted. Phantasy star online 2 has been out since 2012 in asia but never made. Phantasy star online 2 closing in sea regions server shutdown. Phantasy star online 2 will be freetoplay gamespot. It was released for microsoft windows on july 4, 2012, and for ps vita on feb 28, 20. Im downloading pso2 jp, and i want to know if jp version has ip block.
Which brings us to todays news that the ip block for pso 2 s sea version has been removed, allowing anyone who wants to play the games only english language version to do so without any. Oct 29, 2002 half a port of the dreamcast game phantasy star online and its expansion phantasy star online ver. Go search for pso2 tweaker, and download it, and follow the instructions. The phantasy star online 2 english version is finally available to play.
Beta test or launch of the game, but rather, youll only need to download an update. Its unclear exactly why, but it may have been due to issues with sea ips failing to connect originally. That means if you want to just download and play phantasy online 2 without doing. Phantasy star 0, also known in australia and europe as phantasy star.
Sea version of phantasy star online 2 no longer ip blocking. Phantasy star iv was for me, the best game in its entire series, and it still doesnt come anywhere close to either ff4 or ff6 for me. This was the first time where us the sea player are able to log into the server without any need of vpnproxy at all. Console users will be happy to hear that phantasy star online 2, the mmorpg by sega, is headed to playstation 4 in 2016. Phantasy star online 2 ip block returns, westerners no longer. Jul 24, 2015 following the return of phantasy star online 2 s ip block yesterday, playpark released an official statement regarding the reason it was removed before being reinstated mere days later. Phantasy star online 2 import ot3 ps4 ways to play neogaf. Im reminded of everquest ii, which had the potential to become as big as world of. Apr 05, 2017 perhaps the most damning difference, however, is that the sea version has always been ip blocked, whereas sega removed the ip block for the japanese version some time ago. Play phantasy star online 2 and experience revolutionary combat in an. This means decreasing the amount of level and money grinding, increasing the number of references to other games in the series, script improvement, bug fixing, and more. Sega only ban sea ip afaik, if youre from sea maybe they lifted it. Phantasy star online 2 sea ending service next month.
Phantasy star online 2 sea to shut down on may 26th. Phantasy star online 2 ip block returns, westerners no. Phantasy star ivs removed monsters fringes of algo. Phantasy star online 2 potential ip block announced mmo. South east asian english localized pso2 pc version has removed ip block for all regions, while the english translation is not as good as the one made by fans that is somewhere around in the internet, it is still good that some faith can be given to the western fans that have been requesting to be able to play this game for 3 years. However there is an ip block in place on the sea servers. Kind of sad to see an english pc game go, but at least the japanese version is still going strong with constant events and episode updates.
Which brings us to todays news that the ip block for pso 2 s sea version has been removed, allowing anyone who wants to play the games only english language version to. After maintenance 2 weeks ago some players in sea were having problems trying to login to the server. Phantasy star online 2 closing in sea regions server. Sea version of phantasy star online 2 no longer ip. That means that players from the west can access the official english servers for the first time without a work around. Pso2 english sea edition removes ip block sega nerds. Sega working on solutions for phantasy star online 2 to west. Afaik, theres no ip ban for those outside japanexcept if youre from sea region. Phantasy star online 2 english version playable in the west. Episode 3 announced with bouncer class june 15, 2014 july 16, 2014 ricardo phantasy star online 2 earlier today in the pso2 live broadcast, sega announced the arrival of episode 3.
Also realized after watching pso2 the animation on crunchyroll that its. Segas true sequel to their dreamcast mmorpg, phantasy star online 2, has apparently removed their ip block for the sea region according to the source website. Phantasy star, thats a name that brings back an awful lot of fond memories for me. Jul 18, 2015 which brings us to todays news that the ip block for pso 2s sea version has been removed, allowing anyone who wants to play the games only english language version to do so without any.
While players were able to download the game, asiansoft claimed that it has not lifted the ip block for nonsea users. Those are autodownloadsinstalls, you just have to tell your launcher to download it. Once your game, and tweaker are set up open up the tweaker, install your story patch. Dont forget to install the english patch, and large patch through the tweaker. For phantasy star online 2 on the pc, a gamefaqs message board. From the first phantasy star, with its 3d dungeons, to the later games in the series, ive played em all. Aug 16, 2015 august 16, 2015 august 16, 2015 kenneth phantasy star online 2 phantasy star online 2 has been announced for the playstation 4 console and is slated for a 2016 release.
Phantasy star online 2 arrives on playstation 4 in 2016. All of the dreamcast content was gathered and labeled as episode i, while all new content was created and labeled as episode ii. Jul 23, 2015 much excitement was had around the web last week when it was reported on many sites that the sea version of phantasy star online 2 was no longer blocking nonasian countrys ips. Phantasy star online 2 sea has removed its ip block, meaning players from western countries can join the game without vpn. Phantasy star online 2 is a freetoplay online action roleplaying game in the phantasy star. One of these alterations was the removal of a certain pair of enemies that appear late in the game.
It is not possible to buy the ac in game currency for paid content using a nonjapanese credit card. Phantasy star online 2 ignores western audience in favor of. The closed beta test of phantasy star online 2 begins tomorrow friday, february 7th. Phantasy star online 2 is a program developed by sega. Phantasy star online 2 sea has removed its ip block, meaning players from western. Phantasy star online 2 na confirmations, speculations and. I have to admit that part of this might be biased based on. Sega still doesnt care to take your money, apparently, because the companys onagainoffagain ip blocking scheme for pso2 is on again.
Phantasy star online is an online roleplaying game rpg developed by sonic team and published by sega in 2000 for the dreamcast. This change is going to allow players from the international community to play the game in english on the sea servers without having to use a vpn connection. This is most probably due to the influx of foreign players in the game lag. There was an ip block like situation for users outside japan when the pso2 servers were ddosed in june 2014. Community blog by medicamecanica i have always thought of star ocean 3 as being. People either dont know or forget that years ago sega ip blocked. Phantasy star online 2 closed beta test prerelease primer. To summarize common points, the sea version is at least a year behind in content no gal gryphonpioneer 2 team room.
The game was released in japan on december 25, 2008 and in north america on november 10, 2009, and has been released in. Zero and sometimes in north america as phantasy star o, is a nintendo ds game in the phantasy star series, developed by sonic team and published by sega. Click here to visit the website where you can download the game. Sega announced the possible ip blocking of nonjapanese ip for phantasy star online 2 after the huge content update today. Phantasy star online 2 english hi, phantasy star online 2 english is published by asiasoft and will be servicing players residing in singapore, malaysia, thailand, vietnam, indonesia and philippines. As a result, players everywhere can create accounts and log into the only working english version of phantasy star online 2. Jul 20, 2015 a tip sent to mmosite has some folks in a frenzy because word is, phantasy star online 2 sea thats the only current official english version has lifted its ip ban. Phantasy star online 2 is ipblocked again in the west. It seems that asiasoft relaxed removed the ip block to help deal with the issue.