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For some reason I can't seem to get whatever it is they want me to get for the rank 2 VF-0 and SV-51 schematics. Anyone remember what they required?

Does anyone know if the stats for valks are in the same order as the Ultimate Frontier games? Don't know where my PSP is so I'm having trouble making heads or tails of the stats that aren't in katakana.

EDIT: Nevermind, found my old MUF guide. Everything looks the same except for stability being taken out. I'm going to take my time grinding each valk. I'm having a lot of fun so far!

Well, my normal edition just came in (still going to be a few weeks for the limited edition). Just popped it in and I'm ready to play!

Mine hasn't even left Japan yet as far as I can tell, so anywhere from Tuesday to Thursday for me. *sigh*

Due to aforementioned mixups, my copy just left Japan early yesterday morning. I know that EMS delivers on Sunday occasionally where I live but since the package hasn't checked in anywhere in going on 14 hours, I'm going to be pessimistic and say it'll be here Monday morning. Too bad I have class and won't be able to play until late in the afternoon...On the bright side, I traded some days around at work and I'll have next Friday and Saturday off. So I'll be spending the entirety of the days playing.

On the streaming front, it looks like Hesana already finished the game (in 32 hours no less!) but his development tree is pretty empty. Gine22 on the other hand has been doing every sub-quest and just having fun in general, so he isn't quite close to finishing the game but he has many more valks and they're all much much stronger (and he's about 41 hours in).

Is it the DLC YF-29 in Ranka-Sheryl Paint Scheme?

No, it was actually the default, generic SMS YF-29. He got the YF-30 too so I was hoping he would get the beam cannon for it, but he didn't get a chance before going to bed. *sigh* I just want to see the YF-30's beam cannon...As a side note, I've noticed in the streams that no one is really using their secondary or tertiary weapons. Just gunpod and the multi-missile. They rarely use the sniper either. I was almost screaming at the screen for Hesana to use the YF-29's beam cannon when he was doing a dungeon boss fight because all his missiles were either missing or hitting the walls or ceiling. So just something for you guys to remember when you get your copies, I guess: Your valkyrie DOES have different weapons besides the multi-missile and gunpod!

Due to bad luck, my copy probably won't arrive until anywhere from Tuesday to Thursday the earliest. *sigh* Its okay though, after mourning my bad luck I realized I have talking to the great people here and on other websites to hold me over until my copy gets here.

Hesana over on Twitch.tv/Hesana is already on his VF-25A if anyone is interested. I wonder if he has to go through the VF-27 and YF-29 to get to the YF-30?

EDIT: Scratch that, he's already on to the YF-29.

Too early to tell. Ive collected materials for one valk (VF-0D→VF-0A) and it has 4 pre-set colour schemes at this stage. Theres also 2 levels of upgrades for the Valk, so you can choose to focus on upgrading the one you have, or put your resources into a new one. Based on the first 3 hrs thats all I can really say.

I forgot to ask, how do the BONUSes work when developing a valk? Do they give a boost for the valk you're creating now? If you create a valk without them do you lose out on the chance to make the best one? Or do they just give you extra TP for the moment?

Anyone else notice that it says that Sheryl and Ranka are from Sayonara no Tsubasa on the loading screens?

While not as exciting as watching streams, heres some unboxing pics.

http://www.macrossworld.com/4437/macross-30-is-out-unboxed/

Nice pictures! All the exposure is enough to keep me happy until my copies arrive.

Oh, and don't forget the new Macross 30 topic for people who need help with the game, Tochiro!

Well its only one area and the starting one at that. It still takes a while to fly anywhere and once you add in all the times you are randomly attacked.... Also, theres Fold Stones that warp you to places on the map that you cant necessarily see....

Nope, you don't. PS3 is region free.

Actually its shown waaaay before any loading screens, but I'll stop before I get into spoiler territory.

Well, I imagine THAT scene is at the beginning of the game since its setup, but this is the first time I've seen the name. Also, don't forget to make the separate "FOR HELP ONLY - Macross 30" topic sometime! Posting your own notes in there would be helpful for us too!

Indeed. That 2nd link just gunned down a battleship and fought ______. Lotsa missle spammings... looking pretty damn fun. Hope it doesn't get too frustrating dying hahaha

Anyone notice the YF-29B Perceval - Rod Baltmar Custom on the loading screen?

wow, that looks fun,, may need a different region ps3

You don't. This game is region free.

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceval,_the_Story_of_the_Grail

They sure do love their myths!

I got booted off that stream (limited for free users).

The 2nd link I posted above is pretty smooth. The guy's using the VF-1 (probably VF-1A).

Interestingly enough, saw him use an item to "revive" himself every time he got shot down and was about to crash land...

Yeah, he's also repairing himself. I did notice the Restoration Kit aside from the Repair KIt in the shop, so I assume that's what its for, reviving yourself. Its funny how the enemy YF-29 is using the beam gunpod in beam mode. So basically every valk gets a sniper rifle except for those who have a beam mode for their gunpod? I also like how the battles are taking forever. It takes a really long time to take down a bandit ship and this YF-29 battle is taking a while. Yeah, its a bit slower paced, but its still frenetic.

There's another stream available here

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv128186640?ref=ser&zroute=search&keyword=%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B930

Maybe it is just me, but the map looks a little small (perhaps it explains why the flying speed was reduced). Anyway not an issue, as it looks like i'll be lost flying around anyway hahaha

Also, saw him accessing his hangar. Apart from the VF-0A, he seemed to have the DLC YF-29 (Sheryl/Ranka decal ver) available. I guess the DLC codes unlock those for use immediately?

Yeah, that's the stream I'm watching right now. I dunno, it looked like the YF-29 Marking had really low stats. Comparable with the VF-0 almost, though its maximum tuning was higher. I'm sure they did that so people wouldn't get an unfair advantage from using it so early in the game. I was waiting for him to use the gunpod's beam mode!

Edit: Found another one with pretty good streaming

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gine22

Nice! Better quality, thanks!

Does anyone remember that feeling they got the first time they stepped out onto the world map in FF7? Or was first let loose in a liberty City? Yeah, just had one of those moments. Eegads there's....so much to shoot!

Yeah, from the streams I'm looking at it looks like there's a lot more space (and enemies) to the fields than any of us even guessed.

Hm...seems like there was a mixup for my AmiAmi shipping...I could have sworn I selected EMS but it says its shipping under SAL...That's not good.

Well, I still have our second copy coming from Play-Asia, but its almost release day and it hasn't even shipped yet...anyone else ordered from Play-Asia and their copy hasn't shipped yet?

Huh. I missed the stream cause I was sleeping. Well, I'm watching a different one now. Thank god for streamers.

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv128170738 link for those who were wondering. Its one of the few I can find in HD.

Special indeed :-)

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Oh wow! You got it already? Awesome! Show us some gameplay when you get the chance!

I'm fine living with slightly inferior graphics if it means I can get a console for $400~$500 that will last me 5 years and is self contained enough to fit in a backpack. Just saying

Its not even that for me. Its the fact that I don't have to constantly worry about whether my computer can play certain games or not. And that's before you even get to the console exclusives. I certainly wouldn't be getting ready to play Macross 30 if I was a PC only person.

In the recent VF polls, Roy Fokker's VF-1S topped the charts. I would be the least bit surprised if they released him as a DLC.

As for story wise, I see very little issue with this, since he will likely be a free-play mode only character, and by my guess, there will be very little interaction (plot wise or at all) for all of the different timeline characters in free play mode.

There's a free mode? I know that once you beat the game you can new game+ but I didn't know there was a free mode. It would be nice if they let you set up opponents to fight against like in the PSP games.

You know they gotta be holding back Roy Fokker for DLC. The profit would be huge.

Would be a total mess on Paradoxes with Hikaru trying to keep him from dying and then dooming everyone by doing so, but nothing stops DLC profit, not even time paradoxes.

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They better have VF-25 Armor packs ¬_¬

Well, we're not so sure there will be any paradoxing happening. I thought we were assuming for the obligatory memory-wipe/all timelines return to normal as per usual for time travel stories of this caliber?

As for the Armored Packs, I'm not sure if its in or not but since I didn't see it...

I'm more curious about the fact that they made default, non-custom versions of most valkyries (they're grey colored). The VF-25A being in is a nice surprise too.

The thing I'm most curious about most though is the valkyrie genealogy. I'm wondering if we get all the valks in a straight progression to the YF-30 through story progression, if there can be gaps in the chart if you rush through the game, or if you can get some valks early if you find their schematics in the field or an enemy drops it (though this would obviously depend on what field you're at, which is probably related to where you are in the game).

This one intrigues me. I went over to the Macross Mecha Manual and I counted about, roughly, sixty or so potential blueprints, including the Reguld, Nousjadeul-Ger and Quedluuns. So what are the other blueprints, I wonder?

I'm abut 95% sure that the blueprints are for respective ranks of each valk. That means 3 Ranks per valk. We have 30 valks (not including the differences between generic and custom ones which will probably have different blueprints) in the game so far (not including Regult, PZ Armor, and Queadlunns) and that includes additional equipment (Ghost Booster, Boost Pack, Strike Pack, Sound Booster, Tornado Pack, and all the respective versions of Super and FAST packs). So the total should be WELL over a hundred.

I'm sure you've seen it already, but I made a list of what we know is in the game so far. Curiously, I haven't seen any Armored Packs yet so I didn't add them. I guess the Tornado Pack could replace it though.

VF-0D Phoenix (Ghost Booster)

SV-51α (Boost Pack)

SV-51γ (Boost Pack)

VF-0A Phoenix (Ghost Booster)

VF-0S Phoenix (Ghost Booster)

VF-1A Valkyrie (Super Pack)

VF-1J Valkyrie (Super Pack, Strike Pack)

VF-1S Valkyrie (Super Pack, Strike Pack)

VF-11B Thunderbolt (Super Pack)

VF-11C Thunderbolt (Super Pack)

YF-19 Alpha One (FAST Pack)

YF-21 Omega One (Super Pack)

VF-19F Excalibur

VF-19A Excalibur

VF-19E Excalibur

VF-19S Excalibur

VF-19Kai Fire Valkyrie (Sound Booster)

VF-22 Sturmvogel II

VF-171EX Nightmare Plus

YF-25 Prophecy (Super Pack, Tornado Pack)

VF-25A Messiah (Super Pack, Tornado Pack)

RVF-25 Mainstay (Super Pack, Tornado Pack)

VF-25F Messiah (Super Pack, Tornado Pack)

VF-25G Messiah (Super Pack, Tornado Pack)

VF-25S Messiah (Super Pack, Tornado Pack)

VF-27β Lucifer (Super Pack)

VF-27γ Lucifer (Super Pack)

YF-29 Durandal (FAST Pack)

YF-30 Chronos

Fastpacks/superpacks for each craft, other special weapons, etc, probably.

And as for DLC, the pack-in DLC is for skins only - ie, they shouldnt effect the stats of the valk. Therefore, I daresay the trophy description may be referring to as of yet unannounced DLC. Well, it worked for Gundam VS Exrtme I suppose....

Well, I was assuming when they mention DLC that they were talking about unannounced DLC, not the DLC skins that come with the game. They have a number of valks (and characters) they could add.

There's already the DLC bonuses that people get with the limited edition, so we knew those were coming. Considering the potential difficulty in offering entirely new aircraft through DLC, I'd expect anything beyond the limited edition stuff to just be repainted special versions of existing planes (like the Idolmaster versions of Ace Combat 6 aircraft which were just paint and stat tweaks of existing planes), but I suppose only time will tell.

I'd imagine they'd add DLC pilots, races, and quests too. Despite the rage that would ensue, they couldn't go wrong with adding new aircraft. Especially since there are a few holes in the genealogy where important valkyries could fit in. The VF-4 for one.

http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/macross-30-the-voice-that-connects-the-galaxy/trophies/

Trophies are out for the game. Looks like its mostly endurance trophies which is a great thing. It ensures I will be playing for a long time. There are also a good number of hidden trophies (presumably story trophies).

Among the most interesting ones are:

Transform 2,000 times

Fire 50,000 missiles (Its going to be tough now that we have to buy ammunition)

Have more than 1,000,000G at one time

Spend a total of 300,000G at the shop

Travel 10,000km

Shoot down 3,000 enemy aircraft

Collect all 100 sheets of slate ("Those who unlock the mysteries of the ancients". Maybe Protoculture information?)

Collect 100 different blueprints for aircraft and extra equipment

Maximize the level of more than 10 characters

Tune 10 or more aircraft 100%

These ones are important also.

Develop all valkyries and extra equipment except DLC aircraft

Develop all valkyries to Rank 3 except DLC aircraft

This means DLC. Not that any of us are surprised really.

I ordered from play-asia, but haven't seem any progress yet

Okay, thanks. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't just ours. Its Wednesday morning in Japan and usually games ship the day before but I'm getting the feeling Play-Asia might wait until release day to ship (for some god forsaken reason).

Yeah, my AmiAmi Limited is preparing for shipment and my girlfriend's Play-Asia hasn't even changed yet. Anyone else getting it from Play-Asia and hasn't had it ready for shipping or anything yet?