My friend FinalxBoss imported his copy and tried to play via Swap Magic and could not due to the systems region coding through DNAS. He ended up having to burn a copy ironically and changing some of the codes. There are programs to do so, though it was a pain finding everything. If you want I'll refer him to this thread so he can explain.

Well that could be a problem then, I think i'll wait till I get my copy and try it out before I jump to doing something like that cause it sounds like it's going to be a pain to do. And if it turns out that it's too much of an effort I may just get a jp PS2 like I should have in the first place. But if you think I should learn how to do so now by all means I don't mind.

Up to you. If getting a Japanese PS2 is not a problem for you, I'd most definitely go that route.

Thanks for the help Yama, but yeah i'll be sure to make a post when I do get to test it out when I get my copy. Nice to see that so many people that I played outbreak with are still around, and on this fourm even.

Hey everyone! I am getting an KDDI account. I am very glad i came across this forum. I will give you guys my outbreak ID and stuff as soon as i obtain it! I look forward to playing with you guys. -Cody (By the way I will mainly be playing File #1 it was my favorite esp. HellFire!! haha

Well I got my copy in today so that nice, can't sign up yet tho cause I don't want to be charged for two days of play time. So anyway is there a way to see if I can play online with swamp magic without having to sign up for KDDI, like so I can tell if I need to a japanese ps2 or not.

You don't need to sign up. If you bypass the DNAS you'll see the log-in web page.

Ok i seems I can't get pass the first loading screen, if I remember correctly that's the connection test. Does me using swap magic make that the problem? Also when I test the connection it doesn't go thru is this just because of swap magic?

Internet connection issues would unrelated to swap magic I would think. Even without it, you should be able to pass a connection test.

Do you have a Network set-up disc? Setting it up with that could get that issue out of the way. The DNAS loading bar should be where you run into Magic Swap issues.

No I do not, I was able to go to the network settings via the game so that why i'm thinking it may be a problem.