{"id":14244,"date":"2012-07-13T02:36:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T06:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bumped.org\/psublog\/?p=14244"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:58:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T18:58:16","slug":"phantasy-star-producer-satoshi-sakai-addresses-his-foreign-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/phantasy-star-producer-satoshi-sakai-addresses-his-foreign-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantasy Star Producer, Satoshi Sakai, Addresses his Foreign Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Updated!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is an extremely long interview posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/120\/G012075\/20120706038\/index_2.html\">4Gamer<\/a>, but near the end, it seems Sakai has been watching the international Phantasy Star community for quite some time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basically each area will have its own separate server. They plan to have Europe and North America share the same server.<\/li>\n<li>They are also eying on expanding into other parts of Asia, but it's not at a stage where it can be talked about as of yet.<\/li>\n<li>Since the laws of handling cash items is different in each country, it's difficult for them to have everyone share the same server.<\/li>\n<li>Since <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=7pYY8wH0qtgC&amp;pg=PT15&amp;lpg=PT15&amp;dq=culturalization+is+going+a+step+further+beyond%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=PMIQIOTTse&amp;sig=TQ8dRdyYnmdAqkWucuWa-WtJ408&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=S8H_T9STIsfq0gGP9KXmBw&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CE0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&amp;q=culturalization%20is%20going%20a%20step%20further%20beyond%22&amp;f=false\">game culturalization<\/a> will be necessary, there may be some changes to the game's contents to reflect each nation.<span style=\"color: #888888;\"> (<em>PSUBLOG Comment: Find the list of seasonal lobbies that were data-mined a while back.)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Was shocked at how quickly the Character Creation demo was completely translated into English through a mod.<\/li>\n<li>His official blog entries are translated overnight too<span style=\"color: #888888;\">. (Who would do such a thing?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>New weapon categories and new classes are coming together. He thinks they'll make it so that the weapon categories could be used by 2 classes, however, all classes will continue to use the Gunslash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aside from that, other tidbits from the interview include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PSO2 started development back in 2008, back then they were discussing whether the title should be PSO2 or PSU2.<\/li>\n<li>They basically decided upon the cross platform play concept back in 2010.<\/li>\n<li>The development progress for the PlayStation Vita and Smartphone versions are currently underway, but it's not at a level which they can show you yet. You should wait around TGS for more information about those versions.<\/li>\n<li>The Free 2 Play model was decided upon since the beginning.<\/li>\n<li>Were a bit worried that people wouldn't like meeting unknown players in multi-party areas, but the reception so far has been mostly favorable.<\/li>\n<li>The highest amount of characters that can be created on each ship is around 2x the maximum number of concurrent connections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"notice\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>\u00a0What Game Culturalization Means For You?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Though this section is sort of <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">speculating<\/span><\/strong>, we can piece together the puzzle left by Sakai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the 4Gamer interview, Sakai mentioned that contents specifically produced for overseas audiences could be re-imported back into the Japanese version. Back in March, Shougai talked to Sakai about the international version of PSO2, during that time, they didn't publicly announce whether it was coming overseas. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g-heaven.net\/topics\/2012\/07\/120714a.html\">According to Shougai<\/a>, Sakai (<strong>not speaking officially<\/strong>) said that if they do release the game overseas, they'd have to consider implementing new components and make some adjustments to suit the needs of each nation. He gave an example where he'd have to develop additional parts for darker skin tones in Character Creation, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another example of this <strong>Culturalization<\/strong> was back when he brought the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g-heaven.net\/topics\/2011\/11\/111123a.html\">Hangul translated version of PSO2<\/a> to a Korean gaming show. He mentioned in an interview how they wouldn't implement a PVP mode initially at launch due to low demand. Though, if they decided on actually starting a Korean version of PSO2, they'd certainly consider adding it into the game.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"pinkbar\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Blog Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bikini-Costumes.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-450-baby wp-image-14254\" title=\"Bikini Costumes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bikini-Costumes-450x253.jpg?resize=450%2C253\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bikini-Costumes.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bikini-Costumes.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Bikini-Costumes.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Next week, he will reopen character creation.<\/li>\n<li>Since there were so many maintenances, players who purchased the premium set (or items that expire in 30 days or more) felt they lost out on time utilizing such services. Sakai plans to respond to this in the future.<\/li>\n<li>There is now a new clause to the Terms of Service that asks those who discovered bugs or any major flaws to report them to the administration team instead of releasing it to the public.<\/li>\n<li>Posting major flaws and cheats to external sites including twitter and video hosting sites violates their Terms of Service. Again, please report them to the administration team.<\/li>\n<li>Bikini Costumes are coming up soon in Scratch. (<span style=\"color: #888888;\">Rejoice!!<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"bluebar\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FUN Scratch Content Rotation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Items available in the FUN Scratch will be rotated periodically. The following items will be removed from the <a href=\"http:\/\/pso2.jp\/players\/news\/?id=214\">FUN Scratch<\/a> on July 18th, 2012.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u30aa\u30fc\u30eb\u30d0\u30c3\u30af All Back<\/li>\n<li>\u30e1\u30a4\u30c9\u30ab\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30b7\u30e3 Maid Katyusha (Maid Headband)<\/li>\n<li>\u30ca\u30fc\u30b9\u30ad\u30e3\u30c3\u30d7 Nurse Cap<\/li>\n<li>\u30a6\u30a8\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad\u00a0 Wedding Cake<\/li>\n<li>\u8ffd\u52a0\u30ed\u30d3\u30fc\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f301 Additional Lobby Action 01 \"Entrust\"<\/li>\n<li>\u8ffd\u52a0\u30ed\u30d3\u30fc\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f302 Additional Lobby Action 02 \"Shake Head\"<\/li>\n<li>\u8ffd\u52a0\u30ed\u30d3\u30fc\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f304 Additional Lobby Action 04 \"Delighted\"<\/li>\n<li>\u8ffd\u52a0\u30ed\u30d3\u30fc\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f316\u00a0 Additional Lobby Action 16 \"Bed\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">[via <a href=\"http:\/\/ameblo.jp\/sega-psblog\/entry-11301418021.html\">psblog<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"bluebar\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Deluxe Size August?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Deluxe-style-force.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-450-baby wp-image-14359\" title=\"Deluxe style force\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Deluxe-style-force-450x278.jpg?resize=450%2C278\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Deluxe-style-force.jpg?resize=450%2C278&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Deluxe-style-force.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bumped.org\/psublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Deluxe-style-force.jpg?w=487&amp;ssl=1 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">mw in August?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In April, Sega held a character creation contest, the winner would have their very own character in the game. In an interview inside the July issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g-heaven.net\/topics\/2012\/07\/120718a.html\">Dengeki PlayStation<\/a>, Sakai hinted that a character would appear in the lobby to deliver client orders.\u00a0 During the month, if you clear all of their client orders, you'll receive a special item (details unknown).<\/p>\n<div class=\"hzwtc69fc99cf17135\" ><center>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- PSUBlog 336 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2270472531050654\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6958794762\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/center><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.hzwtc69fc99cf17135 {\r\ndisplay: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.hzwtc69fc99cf17135 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.hzwtc69fc99cf17135 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.hzwtc69fc99cf17135 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.hzwtc69fc99cf17135 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.hzwtc69fc99cf17135 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated! 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