[PSO2:NGS] Should You Give NGS a 2nd Chance?

[@tj3423]

I highly disagree that the endgame is any different or more than it's ever been. it's still just the meta people farming for bis augments while everyone else does their dailies or ltq and gets bored. There's 0 actual endgame activities or loops to do other than farming and upgrading which is basically the whole game is anyway. I still enjoy the fashion and playing with friends, but imo if someone quit the game a year ago they're just going to end up feeling the same way if they come back.

[@sakai340]

I agree. I've come back 2 other times in the past and got bored after a while again. It's too lacking to come back, even just to pass the time. I've gone back to PSO Blue Burst that's way more fun.

[@dominicevans5219]

I still play it but I do agree

[@KorgCrimson]

Sorry for the wall bud, but there is no way to address this simply. You're talking about a problem that runs pretty deep here. I mean yeah. Literally every RPG can be broken down to being just that during end game of a chapter. Once you're at the end, all you have left to do are events, repeating runs, helping new players, and speculating about future lore and story. TBH this problem could be easily worked around if the NGS community was a little more open with one another instead of funning around in cliques and doing little more than complaining about how bored they are instead of... idk. Striving to refine their actual skill level instead of leaning on stats to be useful? I understand that sounds a bit elitist, but I am seeing entirely too many level 90s getting blasted back every two seconds because they can't dodge or parry at all, bad use of blight rounds, etc. It is to the point where I decided it was easier to keep count of the times I'm not seeing it en masse during UQs and LTQs. Most of this attitude comes from the fact that a lot of these same faces enjoy scoffing at newer players and behaving as if they're any better. PSO2's community has a lot of toxicity going around that needs both acknowledged. All of that that doesn't help the game's state either. Thinking about it as I write this. Really the main issue with the NGS community is their inability to understand how RPGs work. Been playing MMOs for years, and its literally no different now with NGS than it was with any other I've played. Everyone complained about how much work it was to level up. Sega made it easier, and now you're crying about running out of things to do. This problem is self inflicted by the community. People are asking entirely too much from a team that is actually quite small compared to other major MMOs out there like FFXIV, while also failing to notice the pattern of failed decisions coming from the top. With the amount of crap the Devs have to deal with from both sides, we should be respecting them. Not trashing on them and the game.

[@ThatAlphamonDude17]

@@KorgCrimson Absolutely based. You described the community perfectly.

[@Geezus_Peace]

Facts other than dressing up or cosplaying what actual end game is there?

[@gshorter]

I’ll come back, when and if we leave that planet.

[@alzeraph4305]

this tbh

[@duelgundam]

Me, chilling on the Oracle Fleet: ...did you TRY leaving?

[@sagenebula7120]

Unfortunately im pretty sure the devs said they arent going to leave halpha, they should flesh out the world more so it actually makes sense being a open world

[@Rei_Tatekei]

There needs to be an easier way to get more augment protections as a F2P

[@somfplease]

i am on premium and 2 weeks now every day on treasure shop refreshes and not one aug protect . its not jus f2p who needs them.

[@RinrinFran]

You can try swapping some SG badges but yeah, it's a bit pricey.

[@Fade2BlackSS]

​@@somfplease Very true. Being Premium doesn't really provide that many advantages over F2P.

[@somfplease]

@@Fade2BlackSS they just need to scrap the whole gamble to add augments and upgrade fixas. we already have the rng on drops to get the mats. i've had all the augments to upgrade all my gear for a while now after countless hours of farming but they just will sit in my inventory until I get a miracle on a gamble and only IF i get lucky in the treasure shop with a single aug protect.

[@somfplease]

@@RinrinFran you can also buy the AC badges in the store for around $4.5million to get a second aug protect for the month. 2 a month is still not enough. it would take literally years to gear up at that rate. that whole rng to augment system should be abolished and make everything 100%.

[@Ti7Vk3y]

*Sees title* No. *Fades back into darkness*

[@no.notfromRDR]

As long as they force f2p to only have one shop ticket per month is not easy to recommend the game. There's no reason to worry about bots infestation when the only way for a f2p to make money is to farm like one. Also I would rather have them spread base camo and accessories as drops from quest and tittles than limited reward boxes.

[@BigBigTrigger]

They should add a dungeon that has 999 floors like Nioh for endgame. Each floor gets increasingly hard, or boss gets stronger if you play with a group.

[@kagerisu]

I don't like that NGS Devs decided to kill off the open-world aspect of NGS. There's no reason to explore the field, unless you haven't already explored it. They started introducing quest counter-based Leciel and Nameless City, which have nothing to do with open-world. If they introduced minigames like Fishing to the game to make use of all the unused water areas in the game, that would help revitlize the open-world aspect of NGS. NGS still feels like a CBT game due to how barren the world is and to me that will always be its biggest negative.

[@divineroadrunner]

Exactly, I can literally look up and see leciel, but can only get there via walking to the quest counter and being teleported there for a few minutes before getting spat out into Kavaris when the quest is over

[@shimapanzer9930]

I mean they abandoned the open world content in the beginning by having the only things to do in said open world being fighting bosses that are green, gathering daily materials, fighting bosses that are purple, or killing TAMES that dont fight back. There wasnt anything to abandon lol

[@joeresio]

Lol… when folks only talk about meseta and selling 80% of the time, it’s extremely off putting for a lot of players.

[@kashesk5941]

This game has nothing worthwhile to do which breaks my heart. I love the feel of combat and the anime style fashion/ art style but there’s literally nothing worth doing. Been playing since NGS first dropped and the hamster wheel of upgrades and becoming BiS inevitably become pointless 😢

[@Fun_Professional2u]

Yea I feel ya. I just log in to mess with my character and talk to some players. I have players who can't stand my character it blows my mind and cracks me up the way they mess with her.

[@TRILLuminati]

I think the fact that after saying NGS has improved alot, you have to pivot straight to 'it has the new MARS system' is most telling considering that is jus released and is easy bait to get people to come back. I quit playing like 2 1/2 weeks before the MARS was added have never been happier i started playing other games and MMOS. I think most (not all) NGS Content Creators are bad faith actors that jus want to reap the benefits of their channel and connections made off it. So while they click up and get secret trades, deals and buffs for their specific builds, all the FREE TO PLAY players are left slaving away for content that they will never get the way the content creator they watch gets it. So i'd say this game needs alottt more changes before i come back, and i was someone who played liked 10-14 hours a day, everyday, chasing all content. If its even considered content considering its usually a recycled UQ, or a recycled zone, or recycled Armor/Weapons.

[@Deepkeel]

Short answer: NO

[@LoneKuroRaifu]

They didn't change the issues. The content grind needs to be rewarding and fun. Not a peak performance grind for one item.

[@HangGrenade01]

Imma be real, i played up to the first story chapter after the Starless reveal. I realized there was no new class on the horizon(specifically a Phantom adjacent class) and that we were still gonna be stuck on that same damn planet and I just gave up. I was the only member of my alliance that still played and we'd been together since base game launch. Ive not seen anything that would entice me to come back. Maybe in a few years, should it last that long.

[@CreatureOfH4bit]

New genesis killed PSO as a franchise. It looks 20 years dated, no loop content and a story that makes 0 sense. I loved the days of PS Universe but they are gone and the developers have failed to see this.

[@Kevin4693]

This video popped onto my frontpage somehow, I've played NGS for 1200+ hours since release but quitted like 2 years ago. Maybe I'll give it a try again next week after the new patch comes out. But hearing that endgame grind...yikes, at least I'll finish the main story and see if I wanna continue 😊

[@toddbukauskas8804]

i played base pso2 for 30,000+ hours

[@nojkoor1584]

I have a cool braver ex combo. Sign Shielding, Fortune Sign, Gradual Pressing. Sign shielding gives me a defense boost against enemies and means I can always use resta. Fortune Sign means I can often use resta for free. And with a Braver class skill (Resta Sign PP Gain) I get photon power whenever I use resta. In summary I have high HP, defense, and photon power often at the push of 1 button..."Evil Laugh" (I can also down enemies and resurrect others at a good rate. These support skills are cool, but don't warrant the laugh)

[@lenerlink]

Things that the game would need is something like easy to find leader boards with those that are on the top having statue of themselves shown in the main plaza each each using their lookbook avatar. You'll find people are more motivated when allot more people are able to EASILY see their accomplishments. Daily rotation of the crimson realm AROUND THE ENTIRE MAP. A balance way to obtain good drops from multiple places and not just 1 or 2 areas every patch. A favorites system in the salon for your clothing.... MORE ABILITIES AND MOVES. Its been 2+ years since we have had new moves. Heck every single game I have played before hand has had more abilities and moves added to classes in the same span of NGS release. There are so many moves that are left on PSO2 that I would love to use that have yet to come to NGS...

[@shaece798]

Yes motivate people who don't want to grind by adding competitive elements to the game where whoever spends the most will get to run both the player market and the leaderboards. smart.

[@lenerlink]

@@shaece798 ...spend the most? My guy...do you actually play the game. Or are you trying to argue with me with little knowledge...

[@alteraz_len]

@@shaece798what do you exactly mean lol

[@LightOfSkyFalling]

Short answer: no

[@dominicevans5219]

Slayer/Braver combo is so fun, it’s what I play. Nameless City was a great addition but it needs more content to it.

[@somfplease]

new nameless section with new weapons coming next week.

[@asov3x]

I just finished downloading the game and playing for a couple of hours and suddenly realized, "ah, this is why I don't play this game anymore". I don't say this game is bad. But the repetition makes me get bored so quickly. So, I have tried to love this game again. But, yeah. Maybe next time

[@eMocHild551]

Fighter mains are the ones who cheat death, when your using overload

[@NinTheLost]

No. There’s literally nothing to do. If you want to play dress up simulator with extra steps then sure, but it is nowhere near as good as base PSO2 or PSO1.

[@GalaticLobber]

I've played since release. Currently on hiatus but... I will come back to it. Been meaning to since the beginning of the year.

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Nice, I came to the game a year later after release and yeah been at it a lot but will take breaks etc.

[@DulksVenee]

Is it worth coming back/starting this game now? I'd say it depends on your play style. If you only sink 1-2 hours a day, then yes, it's worth it. If you like to spend most of your game time on a single game and play solo, then no. However, if you have friends to play with, then yes.

[@shatteredsentient5321]

I don't think I would come back. I just went back to single-player games. Playing Wukong and waiting for Trials of Mana.

[@llmitsull9500]

End game is still the same as 2 months ago to same as a year ago.

[@NinTheLost]

@@llmitsull9500 end game is still the same as it was 3 years ago for that matter, minus gigantics being useless to farm now

[@llmitsull9500]

@@NinTheLost agree

[@scrapboi45]

September 10th, 2023 was the last time I played, was really hype about Gunblade finally being a Ranger/Gunner main. I’ve been looking for a reason to come back. Idk if this is exactly it though. Lol I feel like the grind might be a little more worth it now since early Stia.

[@Ehab.W.Y]

I'm having a really hard time upgrading my gear, I upgraded an Eredim weapon to 87 by buying a level 90 sword 2 bought by 1 million and using an item to make the rate 100%. After a few days, I found out that the augment combination was bad so I had to stick with it because it was hard for me to change it, it's so expensive. After that I found out that I needed to upgrade 3 armor as well, this is too way exhausting. I feel like I'm not doing any damage since my potency is like 155 and I don't feel like I'm useful to the team or alliance. Where is the event that gives a discount on the enhancement cost???? I feel like the game is saying get out of here we don't want you unless you give us all your money. Not to mention the Star Gems daily basis I need to maintain daily for basic needs like material storage, auto sell,...Atc. Just WTF!!!! Lastly, the game is beautiful but the system is really frustrating.

[@spiderenigma2803]

just doing laceal exploration or going into a level 90 combat zone will give u the LC augments to get to 200% potency

[@Ehab.W.Y]

@@spiderenigma2803 After reading your reply, I tried to add augments to the Ektasis Armor, but it stuck on 5 because I can't now raise the armor to 90. Can't find any armor fodder level 90 in the shop and the normal way is crazy expensive. Now I end with Ektasis Armor weaker than the free armor I got when I hit level 65. More and More frustration 🫠.

[@Ehab.W.Y]

@@spiderenigma2803 After reading your reply, I tried to add augments to the Ektasis Armor, but it stuck on 5 because I can't now raise the armor to 90. Can't find any armor fodder level 90 in the shop and the normal way is crazy expensive. Now I end with Ektasis Armor weaker than the free armor I got when I hit level 65. More and More frustration.

[@2sonicdx]

I miss the game so much but it's still hollow and basically a gacha game on your PC. The content is horrible. literally there's so much ideas of content to do if they look at base but they just threw it all way. 3 years later the game still blows. I love the fashion but it's not enough. I could go play FFXIV even though the fashion isn't as indepth atleast I can get so much much more fashion for free. The core gameplay and classes aren't even fun anymore. I really miss what this game was. I hope sega in a while just goes bad to hub based gameplay and gives up on open world. it literally killed this game. the only people left are ERPing whales with sunk cost fallacy. Dude a game as bad as Elsword is more worthwhile of your time than this and that says a lot.

[@SilentGW64]

They need to stop chasing after whatever is trending and go back to what made Phantasy Star good in the first place. Also Sega already gave up on the open world after they half assed it but I do agree that NGS is just a glorified mobile game though.

[@Superbread8]

No

[@AttisSoul]

coming back after a year n a half the grind has been a nightmare tbh

[@Fun_Professional2u]

😂

[@sgxmp8565]

Been playing for sometimes and only 600+ hours, from playing 1-2 hours a day to 10-15 mins. It's not really a fun game for me NOW. A lot of stuffs are locked behind paywall, it doesn't feel rewarding (for example sinking 100+ hours for zero Tisah weapons back then or fighting urgent quest bosses/limited time quests that dropped absolutely nothing other than utter trash). The daily routine feels no different than Genshin back then.

[@AngryAntihero]

TL;DR: No. Saved you 13+ mins.

[@josephjohnson5415]

There will never be a real reason to ever go back. I loved phantasy Star (played since original sega) and I think the phasion end game is great. But there is no over arch story or theme that has enough depth to keep me entertained. Adding the card game and Mars equipment is just a reminder that sega has no real creativity left. The constant gear treadmill, the rehashing of bosses and boss mechanics until the screen is filled with so many effects that an old man like me has no idea what's going on anymore. That could all be forgiven with a proper story and a reason for questing. But since there is no reason except grind for grinding sake (because phasion is bought by ac by someone). It's a game that been on life support for a long time and isn't ever going to get better at its core, which is just grindy boss fights in sterile cubes. At least PS02 had a lot of flavor in its boss fights.

[@wayneballard5875]

I agree the constant equipment upgrade grind is, um, a grind. By time I get up to speed, next set out... I've just kinda given up, like, whatever I currently have must be good enough...

[@LOWRANCEhacks]

kerropi, you are the best at what you do and i appreciate your enthusiasm and knowledge of the game and everything you have taught me of the NGS world. having said that, i hope this game dies out soon and they bring us something worth playing-- worth grinding for and worth talking about. this game is a sad failure that has been sticking around far too long. it has none of the magic, charm or intrigue that its predecessors had and above all else- it’s not fun.

[@somfplease]

slayer weapon action makes you invincible. not only that it attacks while making you invincible. and ontop of that it counter attacks huge damage which is also incincible. lol

[@Slimrobby94]

There is a "micro frame" in the slayer weapon action. what I mean is, if you spam the slayer's weapon action there's, still a tiny spot you can get hit in the animation so be carful about spamming it.

[@somfplease]

@@Slimrobby94 yeah they couldn't make it 100%. it's pretty close. I can stand in the middle of a mob in nameless and spam the WA and walk into the kitchen get a drink and come back and I am fine 9/10 times.

[@baeber]

I've done that before its pretty bonkers tho I've had a lot of moments where I still get hurt but it stops a lot most the time

[@somfplease]

@@baeber are you currently using slayer main? I've started to think it's been nerfed.

[@roket365]

I'm going to give this game a try when my catalogue of upcoming stuff frees up

[@apharisc]

really nice video! i think its definitely worth getting into pso2ngs this year. however there are some problems that i think SEGA really needs to address to make the game even more accessible for players both new and returning. first off, as someone who is a returning player who has been active for the last 4 months or so, I've had lots of fun grinding meseta, getting better gear and getting new fashion. however the prerequisites needed to grind for new gear are crazy considering the amount of players who actually partake in certain grinds. for instance, you need gigas strugments to grind for the duel quest augs required to make certain augments like GDK, GDK2'S, gladia souls and more, but nobody does purple triggers at least on ship 3 where i play. to fix this, SEGA needs to try to further implement all-ship matchmaking in order to make finding a group for certain activities easier, or better yet make things like duel quest augs far more accessible so new players can easily begin grinding for fusia's (i could go into why i hate the idea of duel quest specific augs but that would turn this comment into a novel haha). and by that i don't mean LTQ's because that introduces an element of FOMO that i really dislike in games nowadays. on top of that, i would love to see more QoL changes to make the experience of playing the game better for everyone. mainly, id love to see the personal shop become more accessible, even if it is just one or two permanent slots for F2P players, being able to easily take advantage of the ingame economy to make meseta is one of the most satisfying things about playing this game and can even be another way to grind for endgame gear if people want to go that way. as well as this, id love to see more concerts return in the same vein as the base game, especially collab concerts with little minigames like the old P5 dancing collab to breathe new life into the currently boring concerts. i love naderah, so they should do her more justice and flesh out the concerts more! TLDR: i love this game, and it is great fun for newbies, but SEGA needs to find a way to make the endgame grinds easier to get into for newer and returning players, while adding in certain QoL features to make the game more enjoyable for all players.

[@apharisc]

oh also, SEGA really needs to make it easier to get N-augment protections as a f2p! i lost 7 lux halphinale capsules once and... ill never recover... :(

[@Kagineko]

Pretty bad video all things considered. You very briefly talk about how the game is much better compared to the release version but fail to mention if there have been any improvements to bring it back to the glory days of vanilla PSO2, seeing as a huge reason for NGS decline was that it is a step down from vanilla PSO2 in every way. Then for the rest of the video instead of talking about things such as if the game is f2p friendly or not, or improvements in general, you talk about how to get started with all the free catch-up gear and freebies. In short: This video told me absolutely nothing about the state of the game or if its worth giving it a second chance

[@StormCrusher94]

What they need to change is the drop rate in DQ. I'm not sorry, 3 fusia capsules are just are crap drop, when you can need up to 150 of some to make the latest endgame capsules. We should be able to farm for those DQ1 and DQ2 capsules in high level combat zones. Another addition might be either another Personal Shop pass in the Mission pass or at least prolong the one we already get to one week or something. For now, I'll keep on using LC capsules on my weapon as i slowly make the endgame capsules. EDIT: DQ now drop 5 fusia capsules, still low, if you consider how many you need.

[@OmegaXXII]

Duel Quest NOW drops 5 of each Fusia capsule when you S rank.

[@StormCrusher94]

@@OmegaXXII REALLY?? Thanks for the inforamtion!

[@Jinruu]

I want Classic back with updates and no inflation. That's not happening, so I'm never coming back. It used to be my main game, no it has no chance against the likes of FFXIV or WoW. Even their free trials feel less restrictive and have more content than the entirety of NGS. Almost any single player RPG gives me more replayability and satisfaction than this mess of a game.

[@Nizon]

game is filled with ERP and its just a social thing if you find an alliance that is drama free....i disagree with keroppi. the character creator is amazing and your toon is truly unique. selling AC scratches is not content. the end game is the same as launch but bigger scale or higher percentage...use this weapon and these augs.

[@dominicevans5219]

They should add more meseta pay out to dailies and regular quest in each area, keep Crimson realm in a regular rotation, finding and killing special monsters, keep a rotation of favorite LTQ’s everyone enjoys, add raids, RDR still needs to be raised more, finding rappies with more reward like tons of meseta/augmentation drops/weapon camo, item trader/recycle revamp for items ppl stack and they sit with no use, mags having passive abilities and leveling. Devs need to add more meat that will keep ppl engaged.

[@Short_Motivation_GX]

Of course a lot has happened since the start and of course it's better than when it came out, it would be sad if it didn't. But unfortunately it doesn't change the fact that most people sit for the news every time and hope that there will be more endgame and every time it's 90% just cosmetic. There are already enough cosmetics so the focus doesn't need to be on it. What's more important at the moment would be to finally provide more meaningful activity in the endgame and when that happens some people will definitely come back and play again...

[@aNamelessKing]

NGS seems to never going to get out of its fomo husbando/waifu simulator focus, the grind is absolutely disrespectful to players that want to stay on top of the power chain or close to it, making you farm bis stuff every few months all over again especially with this lottery like drop rates for higher rarity equipment while offering utter garbage as rewards for completing all these challenging modes they are offering, this game is absolutely not worth the time investment

[@eherden2169]

If it was base PSO2 revamped I might come back but from what I have seen NGS its still the same game loop as years ago. Now I will give this game credit to its fashion which is the true end game.

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Oh yeah man it's great and cool but like all of my friends who are into D&D games don't care about this and would rather play FFXIV, or World Of Warcraft but I'm like that's cool, it sucks but I'm glad they have something to play that they enjoy at least... I could never enjoy those games I had mentioned though previously because after trying and seeing them so much I just could never get into them like turn based etc... I'm weird like that.

[@FollowTheFaceless]

As of RIGHT NOW - no. All-ship matchmaking is broken at the moment and who knows what else... wouldn't be a pleasant experience.

[@NeoSlashott]

Leciel matchmaking broken at the moment?

[@FollowTheFaceless]

@@NeoSlashott All-ship matchmaking broken. This includes LC. A day and a half ago was some server issues: Ship 3 went offline all of a sudden. People saying there was a similar problems on S1 and S2 as well. No official statements yet tho, which is strange. P.S. You can turn off all-ship and play it locally (with it turned on you can't even enter), but more likely you'll end up doing it solo anyway.

[@somfplease]

looks like you are right got my leceil matchmaking window up as i type and no one is joining. usually takes seconds.

[@crimsonmist2270]

I'll return to the game... IF they bring back luster. Not the crap we got now.

[@silver9062]

I failed 8 glan gladia soul attempts, 1 with a +40% success, the rest with +20% success rates. So now I am rage farming 1500 eradi soul 4's and hoping I come across an augment success +30% to get a 100% chance. I'm at 730 eradi soul 4's farmed and I am utterly burnt out. Game is good, not great, but it could certainly be better.

[@AceofZiltch216]

I left the game a week ago and have been playing Pso2 for almost 7 years in total, Ngs since launch and the reason falling upon the fact in which Ngs is a sequence of loops and repeats for the most part. Sega really displays some affection for this game thru their vivid artwork and some very diverse updates (tho there seem to be just one or two of those a year but accepable since new ideas are difficult to attain) bit otherwise all I see them doing is increasing difficulty on the same 10 uqs and that sounds like a decent number until ya realize maybe 3 of those drop decent rewards and only 1 or 2 drop the newest items which are already somewhat painstaking to come by. Ltqs don't even compare to the drop rates in Nameless City and really there just isn't enough reward in other parts of the game which could become seriously thrilling to run if they were (leciel exploration). I would hop on every day to earn the most meseta imaginable from either selling items (which would be ac scratches if premium) and farming Dext Base with a cooperative group. When it comes to new armor released, what happens? Same enhancement material/meseta grind for hours just like many. Fortunately, Ngs is very much a casual game to play with premiums binging I'm the lobby and farming ac scratches for the most part and really Sega's devotion to fashion in this game is fantastic; it's really all I would farm currency up to buy for in Ngs and really the sole reason I stuck with it for a while aside from, it's satisfying combat and once in a while, seasonal scratches would come up for f2p players as well to earn some spicy items for fashion, camps, etc. Unfortunately, ac fashion, is skyrocketing in prices beyond what is comfortable to grind for just like in Base which greatly limits anyone outside of premium from decking out on fashion as they want just like in Base Pso2 This could easily become an essay and I won't bash Ngs for those faults because pretty much the rest of the game is solid ground including the graphics and regions. This is a solid foundation as many others state, just one tho with faults and Sega Is addressing some of them currently including boss variety and recent add-on of the MARS system which questions whether I will eventually return or not in the far future but for now, I won my prizes, bought my fashion, and am moving on for now

[@Fade2BlackSS]

NGS is one of those games you can kind of just turn your brain off, run some PSE areas, LC or NC with friends or alliance members and farm for hours. Creative Space is also a huge time-sink. It's monotonous but if you've ever played a PSO game before, that's literally how it's been from the start. Run the same area, looking for rares and killing monsters. And combat is insanely fun in my opinion. Yes, it needs some work in some areas. Yes, there is a lack of content at the moment. It is heavily monitized. There's a lot being recycled from base game. I'd still recommend it as a good game to jump into if you want a good time waster.

[@scrapboi45]

September 10th, 2023 was the last time I played, was really hype about Gunblade finally being a Ranger/Gunner main. I’ve been looking for a reason to come back. Idk if this is exactly it though. Lol

[@ZeroTwo-oni-princess]

LOL, I'm glad he mentioned that because I was about to. Yep, it's all about taking risks in this game, folks. And I do concur with his opinion. It's a decent game, but not outstanding. It could be if they put more effort into it. Absolutely, they could. We can only hope and pray that they will, as I keep mentioning. But PSO2 is going to sink if they don't make some changes. If they don't start aggressively updating and releasing more content instead of making us wait 6 to 9 months for a 30-minute story segment, it's going to flounder. I just can't stop saying it will flounder. It's a miracle Weathering Waves didn't finish it off when it launched on PC. But now the game is also heading to PS5. So, there go some PS5 players. If this game launches on PS5, because I'll be playing Weathering Waves instead. Hopefully, Weathering Waves, if I'm getting the name right. If not, my apologies. Well, they need a fire lit under them to take action. I think that's what's happening with Genshin Impact right now, if I'm pronouncing it correctly, that they're finally realizing things need to be fixed. So maybe this will happen to PSO2 New Genesis as well. Perhaps they'll start heeding our feedback when we send them messages, instead of just selecting the silliest questions. I could go on, but I'll probably leave another comment or two depending on how the video turns out. Because I always pause and reflect on the first thing that catches my interest. So please excuse me.

[@Sorry_ImTruthful]

This game is already playable on ps5

[@ZeroTwo-oni-princess]

@@Sorry_ImTruthful Weather in wage has not been released on PS5 yet. At least not here. As far as I know of, it's not released on any console.

[@Sorry_ImTruthful]

@@ZeroTwo-oni-princess mybad, I thought it was this game that you were talking about 😂

[@panchozo7365]

I just started playing this week, and im loving the game, hope the end game will got me this hooked

[@ethana.kaknes6014]

Tldr there's no real endgame and Classic has more and better content to play so nothings changed in the last 2 years.

[@baeber]

wait the game is 18+ now?! thats actually awesome I had no idea

[@Shisouhyou]

I will say the grind in this game seems simple and straightforward. Some games are an obstacle course inside a hamster wheel.... firelands dailies...

[@reel8453]

It’s not lmao.

[@JayThePancake]

This is just sad... i loved PSO2 but PSO2NG suck bad... What i loved the most was the combat mechanics and the way i felt like an anime protagonist and PSO2NG just doesnt give me this feeling. Also the graphics are just bad comparing to what it could really be. It launched already outdated.

[@sailorbobbyhill]

I came back after about a year long break. I was having fun until it came time for me to upgrade my gear from the event stuff. All of my maxed out gold primm swords and armors were now useless. It added up to millions of meseta and so much time wasted. To add insult to injury, the newer gold primm II resources as well as the capsules barely move the exp bar. It really was a slap in the face. I don’t understand why this game punishes its players for wanting to have better armors and weapons. It’s one thing to have rare and special drops. But to then have them be that difficult to upgrade is actually nuts. Especially because they will be obsolete in just a handful of weeks. It is truly disgusting and creates an environment where players are mad at other players for not having best in slot gear or anything close. It’s especially bad for those who are new or returning. To people who are returning: the new modes are pretty fun. But do not expect to be able to keep up with other players until Sega gives us some weapons and armors that actually somewhat keep up with what is currently good.

[@mcflyjediguy7719]

Pso2 NGS is a fun to play game wether your paying real money or a F2P🫡 but the game loop grinds and lack of diversity in enemies types and areas gets old quickly. All this power they give us and no real content to flex 💪 it sucks.and also rewards suck across the board they did a better job in base as far as diverse content and rewards even the mission pass was better then NGS Mission pass and it’s kinda worth coming back but there’s nothing keeping players here 😢 dang am I the only one to Max out all classes to 90 in Ngs it not that hard😅

[@HoDKenji]

NGS is a god-tier game in itself, but SEGA is the main problem, still not getting the full potential out of it. Ultra-hard-content is great but the loot is absolute crap!!! Weapon progress is RNG. What would really boost would be if SEGA finally added a dungeon/raid with 4-5 bosses that are hard (like solus, dalion, aegis) that have material in the loot that you need to build a base weapon. On R2 the bosses are harder and drop material to build the base weapon into an upgrade version (final form)!!! Of course, face to face trading is still missing, which has been required since the release! Biggest problem for the game is: NO ADVERTISING for the game in the global area and other languages for text. Many Germans for example don't give the game a chance because they have problems with English!

[@mramisuzuki6962]

Hard content doesn’t keep players engaged, it never has and never will. We have a dungeon with hard boss content in it, and everyone complained it was what they wanted. They do need to advertise the game. They need to work on removing the stat sticks of weapons and armor for sure.

[@theblackishboy1105]

Ive actually seen lots of ads for this game surprisingly on yt and stuff, can't speak about localization tho. The games too easy, too may reused enemies, no depth in the content, dumb downed easy gameplay, no real future plans that people actually care about, people wanted to go to space yet we are circling halpha yet again, this game needs a lot of help and I don't think the game has enough people to do enough atp

[@GaleGlorious]

Wow nice mag! Where can i get this mag form pls?

[@viewtifulbo1988]

How's force now? I've been wanting to hope back in recently. Is that a high skill ceiling class?

[@carlosballesteros2574]

In future they get an update after Techer

[@carlosballesteros2574]

October Techer November or December tech expansion And force update like next year 😢

[@Venom.02]

I just noticed he’s trying hard to damage control on a lot of stuff that just happened in two days of very interesting topics.

[@spiderenigma2803]

well he is a content creator, idk if he is supported by sega thru in game items or not like how creators are for other games.

[@Venom.02]

@@spiderenigma2803 Makes sense..

[@jacopomalatesta4913]

Yeah no, this game is ridiculously bad. Like the main combat physics are good, but you have: 0 weapon choice depth, they are all just beat sticks A very limited moveset and in most cases you use just one or two moves (sword) Parry having a window so large it’s not even funny parrying anymore. Meaningless updates without a decent story No new enemies that actually shake up how you fight them Stupidly long grinds for a couple of cosmetic items 2012 level graphics Basically no shop for f2p players. Small enemies are just mannequins you beat to death. Zero new environment changes or updates, every quest is the same boring map or just a blue box with some enemies you sprinkle in there You can barely interact with the word, it could easily be a gigantic landscape of concrete and it would behave the same way Character customization doesn’t even allow you to face sculpt

[@xGinZero]

I'm only coming back if they halt all updates and cosmetics to give players like me a chance to breathe

[@cloidsmac1454]

I stop playing ngs for 1 year. Came back on May this year and catch up to the end game equips BIS they said. And now im gonna be honest. NGS is a game that u do daily weekly, depends on ur time. U want some meseta as f2p? U need to spend more time in game to get a big meseta. Or use ur real money to get meseta. This game reward u by just playing alot of hours in game

[@joshhca6403]

I'm going to come back playing..... Right after my last year in college.

[@robertjames4381]

@kero @3:30 you said they raise the rating but you forgot to mention that it don't take effect till after October also the real 2 big reasons is the scratch was consider as gambling also since the base pso2 has a casino in it but the 3rd reason the game not suppose to show how someone dies. lewd there games that 16 that has lewd but it depends what else the game has in it to make it 18+.

[@joaoandrade8347]

I believe pso2 ngs is not even close to the end of his development and is capable of creating a true end game. That’s why there is basically no content to do. It will take a few more years to finally have its final form. You just need to wait..

[@AGuyWithMilk]

No. Stopped playing last month after over 2000 hours in base and ngs. Way too tired of recycled content and enemies. I miss base pso2 every day.

[@ZeroTwo-oni-princess]

When he mentioned the classes, it hit me that soon we'll be hitting level. 100. I believe they do have that in the headlines of what's going to happen. And now this is just me throwing out stuff, but I'm hoping that the ad in the EX class, I'm going to call it that. But we all know in the base game you had the. I can't remember their name for the life of me. I'm just going to call the shadow class to hero class. I can't remember the rest of the names So yeah, Phantom Phantom was one of them. But yeah, I'm hoping we can get something like that. A new class to play once. we hit level 100. I'm hoping at least they do that I may actually go in. Leave a. headlight in question. Asking about that. Sorry for all the comments.

[@mramisuzuki6962]

Scion classes? I hope not because all the classes play like them anyway. We need new weapons first.

[@ZeroTwo-oni-princess]

@@mramisuzuki6962I understand your perspective, but I believe the web is inconsequential. It's the aesthetics of the class's movements, the variety of skills, motions, and effects that truly matter, not the weapon itself. For instance, if the phantom class in PSO2 retained its movements and actions from the original game, I think more people would opt for that class. It's less about the weapons and more about the capabilities and advantages your class provides. However, that's merely my viewpoint.

[@toddbukauskas8804]

is it worth coming back- oh what the latest JP update is trying to keep us out

[@Keifer--]

ok i gotta ask, how are people getting above 1000 hp LOL.

[@RinrinFran]

Worth coming back to play the story every once in a while and maybe some events to collect the cosmetic stuff in it. Endgame Gearing? Fk no.

[@Telamont]

Why are you saying to use the xp ticket on a persons main class when you easily hit max before you even finish the story? Use the ticket on something else that's slower to level.

[@spiderenigma2803]

you get class cubes is you level up while at maxed level, the cubes can be traded for star gems and meseta each weak

[@Gallon]

I think most (Not all) of the content creators will still say its the best game in the world so they can continue to have free premium that goes with the NGS official Creators tag above their characters. I rarely play the game no and days and I find it boring. I find myself going back to playing the older PSO games and seeing how much better and different the games used to be.

[@AethrusTheBicorn]

I hate how the shop access is handled, the farm rotation of the game just sucked when I left, and the augmenting was annoying as hell. That is coming from a person who is mainly a fashion person of this game. Also still have this lingering feeling of being cheated out of meseta since I made(and paid for) 10 characters back when base game PSO2 and used them to fuel my fashion itch by getting the weekly meseta on each character and I feel like how NGS was when I left couldn't scratch that itch. Also the mission passes were terrible with the fact that they kept giving out outfits/parts that are alot of the base NGS outfits/parts with different patterns which in my eyes suck, the only good thing in them was the shop access. I'm sorry but I think the game makes more then enough money with the fashion items they sell. I would like to come back but the games still looks like it isn't my kind of game anymore. I still watch the videos you put out since I do find them to be a great source of information which I appreciate and thank you for.

[@derekfromyt2]

Nah its not worth it, theres no competitive integrity anymore. They give everyone the best items woth minimal effort, hell they would even give you gear to enter everything all you have to do is reach lv60 , thus making the better gear useless because the bar is set so low for mission requirements. Its so bad the shop Market has heen destroyed by sega. There's nothing left but their boring gameplay, mash the same skill over and iver until the PP runs to 0, let it recharge and repeat...Boring!! Also they favor pay 2 win players, only allowing those who spent real money to make REAL meseta using the scratch tickets (real money exclusive) all the free 2 play scratch tickets are UNSELLABLE, game is trash

[@Fun_Professional2u]

Maybe you should stop playing video games. Maybe it's time to focus on other things. Alot of what you said if how every game is or is becoming.

[@Fun_Professional2u]

I dont play i just hangout with my waifu while i take a lil break from other games. Right now im playing 1st descendant.

[@roket365]

Dude you need plants and stuff in your background to liven up the atmosphere

[@victorsilverio2533]

The grind for crafting still obnoxious and unrewarding, too much effort for too little rewards... I come back from time to time just to collect gear to lvl up my GS, that's all

[@BarachielGaming]

I'm not doing that grind, fashion is the real end game.

[@one-eyedking1973]

I quit because of everything i work for as ftp being useless in a month or two because something better always comes out

[@chillepics4752]

depends maybe ill come back next year til new good story and new PA skills come. I'm waiting for The first descendant new major updates and apex legends events

[@coleeddins6093]

NGS just makes me sad man. They butcher my favorite game. Base PSO 2 was better than this. NGS just feels so empty to me.

[@Streifer]

i don't consider NGS a good game it aint bad yes, only PSO2 is a great game, they should take the current playbook of Marvel Studio right now, FIRE ALL USELESS PEOPLE!(they actually should close their US Branch totally) then maybe NGS will become a good game and will have hope to be a Great Game like PSO2

[@somfplease]

ive been trying to play pso2 base to get more sg and i am on my third try just trying to explore volcanic quest. not becausr i die because i run around in circles and get bored and quit. what exactly makes it "great" in 2024?

[@Ynbreezey12]

Big hard nah chief

[@Yungg_Jay7]

Just got back into the game this week and Ended up in an urgent quest with you while watching this video 😂👏🏽

[@InuzakaNaze]

Tldr; NO

[@angelicspirit5938]

Never used braver I do wish I knew how, then I’d prob start multi my talis in a katana, rn I multi it on my gunblade. So Termina talis unfortunately.

[@ethana.kaknes6014]

NGS lacks most of what Classic had even after it was gutted. Look I'm no developer but from all the mixed explanations on the internet you can find Sega definitely could have had twice the content out that they have with minimal crunch or overtime. Also what endgame are you talking about? I have 2k hours on the game and the only endgame content is the Dark Falz fights like Solus and Dallion and even then that barely counts. Leciel and Nameless City are just repeatable farming missions and we don't even have max level yet so nothing we have could even really be called endgame. We still need Scion classes, DF transformations, 4 more rarities of gear, more planets, and with how they've done the story another 24 chapters probably. I honestly feel we'll have a whole new dumb remake before we get anywhere near what we should've had by now.

[@brandonliu9855]

I'm thinking of starting again when I first played I dint really give it a good try like maybe 10 hrs 😂

[@EisenstahI]

The game has always been rated M.

[@CHEA7CODE]

This game sucks, horrible for an mmo

[@PhantomVortex]

PSO2 Classic is a better option if you haven't played it.

[@Fade2BlackSS]

I disagree. It has more content, yes, but everything from movement, combat, customization and creative space/living quarters in NGS is 10x times better. And this is coming from someone that played JP base game from 2013-2017 heavily before jumping into the NA version in 2020. Going back to base game after playing NGS feels terrible. Everything feels slow and clunky in my opinion. Edit: And before anyone talks about the lack of content in NGS. That's fair. No one's arguing that. But NA base game got around 8 years of content all at once. Playing it from the start was VERY similar to NGS in the way content was released. It was drip fed like crazy.

[@PhantomVortex]

@@Fade2BlackSS i here you. I actually like the slower pace gameplay, probably because I use jet boots. I've even considered going back to PSO. I miss the bgm being amazing and feeling a level of threat from the mobs of monsters. I still spend most of my time bouncing between PSO2 and NGS. I just wish more content was shared between the two versions. Specifically the mission pass. I also didn't get a chance to play PSO2 JP. And when NA released I was busy.

[@Fade2BlackSS]

@@PhantomVortex I still play PSO from time to time as well. That will always be my favorite of the series. The nostalgia just hits sometimes. Lol. That's my biggest issue with NGS though. They recycle stuff from base game and gatekeep it with FOMO. There are some items that are straight up inaccessible at the moment until SEGA decides to release it for a short period of time. A lot being from the mission pass. I think it's what ultimately is holding NGS back. SEGA is relying too much on base game instead of thinking up new ideas. Look at all the bosses coming over from base game. But yeah, base game isn't/wasn't bad when it was the "latest" version of PSO but now that NGS is out, it *feels* like a game from 2012.

[@xenodarsh3475]

Only thing keeping me away from the game is that they have NOT brought back phantom. Do that... I'll come back.

[@Shiranui_PSO2]

No its not and wont be till they stop focusing on single quest/areas and get rid of the 3-4 times a month ltq and actually focus on content that matters. 10k hours of base/ngs alone and NGS is a disgrace to the phantasy star name. Been saying for like 2 years. "Just once id like to see sega overwhelm us with content to see what happens" not this trickle content bs