Phantasy Star 0 online play?

So when this game was first released, the online play didn't really work on cyclo ds. You could hop into random matches, but you couldn't play with people on your friends list.Has this issue been alleviated yet?
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Yea. But i think the game might be dead now.

Even when it first released, finding people to play online with was difficult. The online server was shoddy and barely even worked half the time. It dropped people left and right. I would play offline until you get your fill, then just never touch it again.