So, what the f#$! is going on with Ragol.co.uk i hear you cry?

What happened to all of the updates, the news, the Gamecube Phantasy Star Online and PC Blue Burst coverage?

And for that matter, what happened to Ragol.co.uk altogether in the past few days?!

Well, i'm afraid my recent need to do loads of constant work has meant that Ragol.co.uk has indeed suffered, and it may continue for a little longer as well, so don't be surprised if the trend continues a little longer through the month of April. Sorry! As to the latter problem of Ragol.co.uk disappearing altogether in the recent days... well domain problems came into play there, though me and Sol were working hard to get it all back together as soon as possible, and here we are again!

So... what have we missed out on in the past month and a half?

The biggest story is of course that the SEGA Dreamcast & Nintendo Gamecube servers are now non-existent :( It's OK to shed a tear or two, as the end of an era has now passed and all of those good times we had are now but distant memories. Oh the days, come back! ;_; As it turned out though the only people who were rewarded for using Sonic Teams servers in the last few years were the Japanese as everyone else had to pay as per usual for that oh so necessary Hunters License, and hence we were unable to plan any competitions we would have loved to hold to see PSO out.

Ragol.co.uk also turned 4 years old! Can you believe it? Nice work Sol for starting and producing such an amazing site for fans worldwide to carry on their PSO'ing while their not aboard Pioneer 2.

Of course Easter was last week as well - I hope you all enjoyed the eggy experience and had some luck finding the defiant Easter Rappies! Hehe.

Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst also seemed to start recieving a few more updates as people began to leave Phantasy Star Universe for what they know and love the most, Phantasy Star at it's best!

And so with that, watch out for a Phantastic Summer as Ragol.co.uk considers some in-game fun for all to enjoy when the sun has gone down.

What do you want to see both in Phantasy Star Online and on Ragol.co.uk? Let us know in the forums!

Until next time though, Happy Hunting!

The website is completely back up, as are the Ragol.co.uk Community Forums - Let me know if there's any problems!

With the recent loss of the official Sonic Team Phantasy Star Online Nintendo Gamecube servers, many people have been asking me two main questions?

1) Does this mean i cannot complete any of the online quests anymore?
2) What is Ragol.co.uk's stance on the Schthack servers now?

The answer? No, online quests can obviously not be completed anymore. However, online play is still possible through unofficial PSO Nintendo Gamecube servers, that being what's known as the Schthack server.

With there being no alternative now for online play, the Schthack server can now be discussed on Ragol.co.uk and it's community forums as the rules loosen a little. HOWEVER people should be warned that it is not recommended to be played on by Ragol.co.uk, and that the possibility of cheating and hacking occuring during your online PSO gameplay experience while aboard these unofficial servers varies widely at differing times. To this end all players if deciding to use this server for online play should ideally check the place out first using a completely different character on a completely different memory card and then decide if you wish to use the servers more with your usual characters as memory card corruption is still possible. The servers are not updated, maintained by, or have anything to do with Sonic Team or the SEGA Corporation.

Discussion rules on Ragol.co.uk and it's community forum concerning Schthack include that the server itself can be discussed with meeting times and place, or experiences, etc, BUT as usual any links posted to external sites and/or forums which contain cheats or hacks (Including methods of such activity) on the forums will lead to the links being promptly removed by a moderator & may also lead to a sudden unwarned ban as we take this issue very seriously and like to lead players into an enjoyful gaming experience.

To this end Ragol.co.uk is in no way responsible for anything that occurs on these servers and would like to suggest that players using this method of online play to take the utmost care, and only hang around with the right crowd!

With all of this in mind, details concerning how to play on the Schthack servers will be left upto anyone with more information and comments can be placed in this Ragol.co.uk Forum Thread.