Net Link News 7

News May 2
Exciting news for today; first, check later today at Sega for an update for press releases on Net Link games including screen shots. Also, Sega.com will soon have an IRC chat there; it was supposed to be up today but there wasn't enough time. Be sure to check at Net Link World for an exclusive Interview with 2 Sega Represenitives!!
More on Net Link games:
The first 2 Net link games will be availible in early-mid June (Sega Rally & Virtual On) and you can only purchase them directly through Sega for less then $30!!! That's only Rally and V-On. Remember, these titles will not be for sale in retail stores because these two games were already released to the retail. If you read in gaminformer.com or gamefan.com, you can read a little more on the games. Be sure to check Sega tonight for press releases with screenshots!!
Ooops! forgot to mention that the broswers in the Net link games will not be like a normal browser (like I thought) so you cannot enter URL's cause that would get too confusing.

News May 7
Reset your Net Link RAM by clicking here
Other news
Be sure to check Planet Web and Sega's site later this week for the next upgrade! If not by the end of this week, it'll be here at the beginning of next. This one I'm not sure of what it's contents are as far as features go, however I'm sure it'll have more colors, and IRC commands just by looking at the way the last 2 upgrades have gone. Let's hope maybe Real Audio or something COOL!! :)

News May 8
SPECIAL NEWS!!
Today, Madison found an intresting link to an RPG-style game that IS compatible with the Net Link. Several Net Linkers can join in and fight with swords, and other cool things. Before you go, please take the time to read up here just to get started in the right direction.
First when you click the link, scroll down untill you find the "user" log on area. Don't log on as an OP! Type in a nick name and click and go! You'll be in room 1 where you start out, and there will be a place to type messages to either chat, or use it to attack/move etc. It's like IRC, you can type /msg "nick" "message" and hit "enter" when done. I think they have to be in the same room and not have wandered off. First, type /help and hit "enter" to bring up a list of commands. Ignore the clickable box on the top right; that don't work with NL. Instead, type "n", "w", "e", or "s" in the typing area and hit enter. It will move you in the direction you specified. It takes a little bit to get used to, but try it out and learn more! To hit someone or something, use /hit "name". EXAMPLE: /hit Wizardress or /hit imp. Anyway, enough blabbing and go play!

Take me to the game!!

News May 9
Unfortunately, the new beta upgrade will not be out today, (Friday, May 9) but will hopefully make it out by Monday. Planet Web is currently working on a cool feature that will make it for this next beta; which may even push the release back to Tuesday, May 13. I'm not sure what the feature is, but I'm sure it's worth waiting for. Also, it was rumord that Planet Web was having troubles with a large bug while working on this beta version. This was proved to be a false rumor today as Planet Web states. That's it for now....hopefully I'll get some worth-while info on the upgrade before it's release :) <SARCASM> The Net Link games will be out in stores in a week! </SARCASIM>
More News
Some of you for some reason are switching to Web Bullet as your ISP. Do not do it. You can connect using ANY ISP to the Net Link Zone(tm) that is built in the Net Link games. However Sega's Net Work isn't going to be out for a little while so we'll have to stick with Direct Dialing. Good enough for me. It's almost the same price to direct dial as it would be to connect online! Ok, 10 cents a minute for games while equals $6 an hour. Connecting online would cost around $3-$5 an hour. So, it's not such a bad deal now is it? :)

News May 11
I have been getting a lot of e-mails from people asking if they should switch to Web Bullet as their ISP to play Net Link games for free, without having to worry about long distance charges. My answer is No, you don't have to switch ISP's cause Sega's Net Work isn't done anyways plus you can connect to the Net Link Zone that's built in the Net Link games (god knows what NL Zone is) but you can with any ISP. I'm not sure why there is a hidden page for Web Bullet and it's connection to the Net Link because I don't think we'll need Web Bullet. It would be too much of a hassle to have all Net Link owners to have to change their current ISP to another just to play Net Link games for a cheaper price than Direct Dial. Sega should really have the Net Work availible when the games DO go up for sale early-mid June. In the large Palace chat log we have at Net Link World, one Sega rep states the games will start shipping by end of June. *boggle* When I get the Net Link version of Sega Rally, I'll have a huge, personal, gamers-point-of-view-review of it and things like that. It'll also be for people who want to know if it's worth buying directly from Sega. I won't leave out bad things about the game, either. Although I'm not to excited about Virtual On for Net Link, i'm sure it will be a great game for those who like it and are good at it. I personally don't really like the game myself but will still attempt to play it against anyone who wants to. Remember, I'll have my stats for my wins/losses on the games and more posted here if ya wanna check it out.
Remember that the next beta upgrade will be out tomorrow or Tuesday because Planet Web are hard at work on a feature that is supposedly very cool. I'm still not sure what that feature is :( however I'll try to find out for ya'll by tomorrow before the actual upgrade is released.

If you have any comments, suggestions, or any questions concerning the Net Link or my page, don't hesitate to e-mail my ass whenever you like!
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