There will be server maintenance on the Nintendo Gamecube Phantasy Star Online servers during September 28th 2004 between the times of 14:00 & 17:00 (Japanese Time).

During this time please do not attempt to connect to the servers as if maintenance is happening on your corresponding servers at that time then you will be automatically disconnected after connecting. If you happen to be playing during these times please disconnect otherwise at the time when maintenance starts you will be disconnected from your game no matter what! You are given 10 minutes warning via. constant on-screen messages counting down until the time the upgrades start. This affects all players of the following Nintendo Gamecube games:

• Phantasy Star Online, Episodes I & II
• Phantasy Star Online, Episodes I & II Plus
• Phantasy Star Online, Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution

Please reconnect after these times where service continues as normal. After this maintenance comes a set of long awaited updates including a brand new quest! Yay!

'In End of Vision Boundry 3*' is the final part of this particular set of Episode I & II quests which see's you battle through the seabed on Gal De Val island.

This quest is playable for 1 - 4 Human Players. For more information and images on this quest, click here!

Also being adjusted are several elements of Episode III online play:

New Jukebox Additions

• Special Relaxies*
• Leavin flow*
• ANU ORTA VENIYA - Panzer Dragoon ORTA*
• Transmission and end*
• Day light*
• Recollection - Panzer Dragoon ZWEI*
• Sona mi areru ec sancitu - AZEL Panzer Dragoon RPG*

Finally between the dates of this server maintenance (September 28th) & october 26th, the lobbies will be decorated with an Autumn theme for the season.

Enjoy the Autumn on Phantasy Star Online!

N.B. * = Rough Translation of the Japanese title.

There will be server downtime on the Nintendo Gamecube Phantasy Star Online servers during September 29th 2004 between the times of 10:00 & 12:00 (Japanese Time).

During this time please do not attempt to connect to the servers as you will be automatically disconnected after connecting. If you happen to be playing during these times please disconnect otherwise at the time when maintenance starts you will be disconnected from your game no matter what! You are (probabily) given 10 minutes warning via. constant on-screen messages counting down until the time the downtime starts. This affects all players of the following Nintendo Gamecube games:

• Phantasy Star Online, Episodes I & II
• Phantasy Star Online, Episodes I & II Plus
• Phantasy Star Online, Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution

Please reconnect after these times where service continues as normal. During this downtime, no changes are being made to the servers and games.

This notice may apply to only Japanese players & servers.

Another fortnight, another glorious Ragol.co.uk Hunter's Gazette!

Even thought pretty much sweet nothings has taken place in the world of Phantasy Star Online (At least as far as we're aware...) that doesn't stop the Hunters Gazette from being published right here on this very wonderful website!

This time why not read over Phantasy Star before it went into the major leagues of todays news (Just remember to come back here after, ok?). Also included are all the answers to last editions quizzical challenges! Go on, take a peeky... you know you want too!

Click Here for the latest Ragol.co.uk Hunters Gazette

Sonic Team have released just yesterday official Phantasy Star Online goodies for all to enjoy, namely a few cool Wallpapers and the PSO Font!

There are 3 different wallpapers to be downloaded in the following Screen Resolutions (Windows Only):

• 800 x 600
• 1024 x 768
• 1280 x 1024

Also there are 4 different Phantasy Star Online fonts (Windows Only):

• PSOFOnewearl
• PSOHUmar
• PSORAcast
• PSOFont

These can all be downloaded from the official Blue Burst website at the specific pages below (Download them from the original (Japanese Text) pages):

• Original Form (Japanese Text)
• Rough English Translation

Also unrelated to this topic, stay tuned to Ragol.co.uk next friday for hopefully a rumoured server maintenance notice containing an event update... interesting no?

It's that time of year again where Sonic Team is slow with updates. But they've finally posted a news update!...But they've said nothing as to what it is they're doing.

Just a reminder that during this time please do not attempt to connect to the servers as maintenance is happening on your corresponding servers at that time then you will be automatically disconnected after connecting. If you happen to be playing during these times please disconnect otherwise at the time when maintenance starts you will be disconnected from your game no matter what! You are given 10 minutes warning via. constant on-screen messages counting down until the time the upgrades start.

Also there's been word that Sonic Team has changed the stats of cards. Such as required ATP and stats. This is hopefully to helpfully prevent spam decks and other inconvienence of online play. To see the full details and lists of cards canges and what those chages are, See the PSO 3 Homepage. (Link to the page about the news)

Fall is just around the corner so hopefully we'll have more updates/news from Sonic Team. And don't forget to help us out and vote in our feedback poll! Your info is also helpful and appreciated.

The new Hunters Gazette is here, and it's a bit different to your usual Gazette!

To mark the occasion of schools starting up again everywhere, this Hunters Gazette is designed to get your brain going after a nice long summer break. Inside you'll find 2 sets of Phantasy Star Online related challenges, and it's your job to work them all out! Use this news posts Comments... Forum Thread to post all your answers to the questions, and lets see if they can all be revealed before the next Hunters Gazette.

You have the challenge, but are you that good a genius?

Click Here to go to this fortnights edition of the Hunters Gazette