NGS Headline (11/29/2024)

[@PSO2Global]

Thank you, ARKS for sending us your comments and feedback regarding this episode of NGS Headline. As of December 2, the NGS team has reviewed all of them. In particular, we have received many comments / suggestions and aware of the following: ・Feedback and opinions on class balance adjustments ・Feedback and opinions on equipment updates ・Feedback and opinions on new enemies If you would like to send us comments and feedback, please post them on X using the #NGSHeadline hashtag.

[@Shinntoku]

Tfw you're a knight and get stuck in the ARKS Training Center because you swore to never abandon a quest

[@vice-virtue]

Chivalry is a curse 😭

[@LaraMagicorld]

December 4 -4:58 New quest type ARKS training center -5:20 Limited time quest Drill 2 Chilly 2 Chase -5:46 Force class update and more -6:21 New cards for Line Strike -6:53 Various features improvements and new gameplay elements -7:40 AC scratch Melty Blood style '24 December 10 -9:57 Limited time quest Super genesis festival '24 -10:24 Limited quest Drill an even chillier chase and more -11:07 New mission pass and more December 18 -33:10 New urgent quest Co-Op Starless Suppression Op -33:43 Limited time trial Saint great rappy suppression -34:11 New equipment and more -34:41 AC scratch Winter campus fashion December 24 -36:38 AC scratch New Year's charm '24

[@2sonicdx]

Whats the point of adding all these cosmetics but there's no content using it on. always limited bs

[@lewbundles8639]

Some content that’s actually challenging would be cool, there’s nothing in the game that isn’t doable when you’re half asleep tbh

[@brucelee1530]

I just wanna let the die hard fans of the game know.the games is called phantasy STAR and we've been on the same planet for almost 3yrs.let that sink in.we are at the point to were logging in and sitting in lobby is what they consider content

[@CGMatsu]

they'll never understand that it just goes to show the real pso2 was PSU > then pso2 where stuff happened.. NGS already said like 2 years --> Goo play other games we'll keep updating the game regardless. They make money from other avenues its sega xD

[@cubicflan]

Having started to play Final Fantasy in the three years this game has been stumbling over it's own feet... it's wild that the plot of a high fantasy game like FFXIV sees you going to space *twice* (in only a single expansion, no less) compared NGS' fat zero. Let THAT sink in.

[@MichaelCera-hk6km]

I haven’t played the game for almost a year and i don’t even know what’s going on… I just saw this vid but man wth is happening??? Still stuck on this planet? Still lacking content? Bro old pso2 was its peak yall fr need to go back to how you handled old pso2 and actually give us some ACTUAL content than these re-skins and the same map as always. I dont even know where yall are going with the storyline anymore. NGS has never failed to disappoint me… old pso2 will always have a place in my heart😔💔

[@rexierabbit3280]

Yeah they fucked this game hard and turned it into a waifu simulator full of a bunch of social crap and no content for all 1500 people that still play it.

[@Rex-2401]

Anyone notice battle against Dark Falz Vael take place in the nameless city! We might even fight him in the giant Clarissa at the center of nameless city.

[@cubicflan]

So after first showing off Vael as a naked, untextured, hairless male model with purple particle effects, the gameplan moving forward was to make him a reskin of Aegis? As the saying goes, my expectations were low but holy shit.

[@Geezus_Peace]

Headlines getting less views each time should probably tell Sega something but nope more disappointment

[@WingsOfDust55]

Considering how the views are inconsistent even the further back you go I think you're the one missing the key point of "if it looks interesting I'll watch"

[@Geezus_Peace]

@ it’s not interesting that’s the point what’s interesting about a bunch of cosmetics and no actual content? I thought people played this game for the content not to just stand around doing nothing but talking in game chat and playing dress up

[@WingsOfDust55]

@@Geezus_Peace you definitely missed how even in classic that was what the majority of people did then. Trust me, the term "lobby farming/ratting" was coined for a reason

[@DatBoiRatchet]

​@WingsOfDust55 are you WingsOfRedemption?

[@Geezus_Peace]

@@WingsOfDust55 that’s because the content Pso2 received in Japan was already there for U.S. players so you had the option to do that since there was a lot to do. This game after 2 years still has little to barely any content but if this is what you call interesting then hey you got it

[@narzz7440]

Remaster/translate the Phantasy Star Portable 2 infinity for new gen system please,.or better yet, make a new non-mmo Phantasy Star game

[@saberbladefang250]

Same here

[@forren2955]

Yes please

[@AzariusR]

I mean sure we gonna chill on December and know more right after Christmas? Well hopefully its finally some Story and well nice confirmation of Frieren Collab.

[@Ragnheiour]

And the player count 🎶It just keeps tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down. It all returns to nothing. 🎶

[@prince_thomas]

It would be cool if the story added another faction of enemies who are not allied with Dark Falz, dolls or the starless. They are dealing with the starless threat in their own way separately from the people on halpha and their leader is a classic phantasy star character such as Olga Flow. This way we can witness large-scale battles in the galaxy between two hostile enemy forces.

[@your_pal_tams]

That avenue is sealed afaik. Halphans are the last to fight starless as those who shunned that warhawks didn't prepare anything.

[@YaMizu]

the best we can get is 2 girls being deppressed and MC coming as savior.

[@CGMatsu]

We arent getting a large scale battle. We are stuck on halpha since 3-5 years ago. I lost track since beta tbh.. Halpha is the start halpha is the end

[@YaMizu]

So how old was tri selio lmao. Do you even value your player's time? Also please get rid of stuffs like aegis integra/dread scale/growthment if we're not gonna be able to trade for valuable items from high lv quest, or at least change it to useful ones (and now you add evoluvolts) 😑 It's not like we can donate it to new players

[@magnusleon2311]

So you just dig the legacy from YSOK and slap it as "NEW" content HUH

[@NightOkamiVlogs]

All T2 collabs so lame the game is pretty much dead.. and a money grab

[@yukisakura9582]

Facts

[@ElComanche]

“The developers”. It’s actually 2 people. One of which is going on maternity leave in another month. LOL.

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

#NGSHeadline Would it at all be possible to make the build part settings functions clearer to understand. They're currently clunky, requiring a tutorial found online by independent creators just to get a door to close behind you or to link regular teleporters in a Creative Space.

[@joeresio]

It always makes me laugh how fake the fake enthusiastic voice is lmao

[@fernandojugeretto9901]

Finally, some info about STORY QUEST

[@mechzilla569]

casually showing off the main villian

[@tea_fran]

Just began playing Genshin Impact and holy sht it's WAY more fun and fulfilling than NGS and the Open World is actually meaningful. Shame on Sega for their neglect.

[@randomlad212]

Hey at least frieren collab! In 2025...

[@Wildbomba]

Right around the corner!

[@NeroNGS]

47:48 now yall know yall dead wrong for that part lol

[@saberbladefang250]

That couch bed is perfect 31:06

[@SanDiegosGreatest]

I hope miyakos red kung fu shirt is for t1 so I can cos play as Bruce Lee when he played Chen zhen in fist of fury .

[@MikeCordeiro666]

THIS WAS KVARIS CHRISTMAS YEAR!!! Goodbye, I'm uninterested!

[@Wildbomba]

Representative of the users? Best joke of this year xD Quit your job, Hiro Arai! You ain‘t represent us in any way!

[@Nemuishōta]

it's not him, he is just a spokes person. At the end of the day it's the developers and Hiro's superiors making the decisions.

[@enkotsuyoki4344]

Nice stuff as always, SEGA. Keep it up. 4:08 ... * gulp *

[@saberbladefang250]

Yes the melty Blood makes another comeback

[@arutoD768]

Phantasy star Collaboration, lol.

[@siccens6168]

Trash

[@FeignJurai]

You're boring. Get new material.

[@stylinggamer2]

Im all for reintroducing collaboration. However, it's a problem when sega mixes the old with the new and sega knows this. You will have to scratch a lot more than usual to get what you want.

[@Venom.02]

So technically sega your revering to your old ways Because damage control

[@JRDeBo]

I'm out of the loop. What happened?

[@Venom.02]

@ So far what I’ve seen sega going put titles on what they going bring out. And do it kinda old school Think of basic pso2. Copy and paste It seems like Monarkey predicted This from the start. As well I have to give him credit As well the thing’s he have said from his videos It adds on for great information ideas If the tyrant isn’t a tribute to Monarkey lol As a boss I don’t know what is I think it works

[@kyokusanagi9800]

Another month of watching headline and expectations being met. The only thing bringing me back to this franchise is if they announce a mainline game on TGA.

[@abraxasresnovae2407]

Aside from the fashion, the festival and 2025 story got my interest. Don't let us down sega you got this.

[@loomingdeath1758]

lol dont let us down like they had us on high hopes to begin with

[@XxArkitaxX]

Need photo mode enabled in creative spaces. :[ shocked its not here yet

[@BiosoniX]

base game Creative deco are so much expensive on points

[@Xesxus]

More class customization & new boss content. Please.

[@shadieeryaqati4514]

.... So.... The same old, same old reskins of the same missions? And more cash shop fodder where they care more about money than actual gameplay? Huh. If I said I was surprised, I'd be lying. But I'm still so utterly disappointed.

[@lewbundles8639]

Agreed, this game is lucky as hell it has a unique kind of character customization for people to cling to and CS. Otherwise this game would be absolutely dead with just the barebones brain dead content they come out with. Really wanted it to get better but it ain’t happening

[@hunewearlsue2485]

good to know that HMKZ and the producer as about as worthless as a tablespoon bailing out the Titanic.... Good job Sega

[@interstellar-renegade7.591]

#NGSHeadline Sega please do something about the content on NGS in my opinion I want you guys to do overhaul ngs combat so its just as cool as Legacy PSO2. I don't want either games to die because I know there some players out there who like NGS, I sadly I'm not one of them but I still play the game because I have hope that NGS will do better and also PSO2 means a lot to me. But you keep pumping out AC scratch and back to back collab for money and the content isn't really fun. Also no offense to the developers but I know you guys aren't playing the game to get to know what's missing in NGS But honestly I would much rather you separate the game and have one team focus on PSO2 and another on NGS. Because legacy PSO2 is a great game and its just wasted potential, it doesn't make sense to have a "DLC" that's over 100GB worth of content you guys went through the effort of putting both games together because the players didn't want to give up their items and weren't ready to leave PSO2. Sorry for the rant.

[@twilightotaku4355]

The developer did in his own words said he doesn't play his game

[@interstellar-renegade7.591]

@@twilightotaku4355 yeah its really sad

[@ElComanche]

I’m glad about the force boost. We need it severely. We should not be underpowered like we are. Line strike will never be relevant cuz there isn’t even a daily linked to it. Make vouchers easier to get. I don’t understand why we can’t have missions where you teleport in and just run the missions. Like old pso2. Where the environments looked different and creative…. Not generic cube and cyber motif walls and stuff. Give me old PSO and PSU areas again….. even pso2 areas. The visual style is just so bland.

[@wolkir89]

Then the game has no purpose. If you get everything easily, what will you do or play in the game?

[@ElComanche]

@ all I know is I don’t play line strike now cuz it’s a boring grind to get vouchers. I also don’t play all day every day. Maybe once or twice a week. So my time is valuable. And grinding for vouchers is not how I want to spend my time. And that doesn’t change the fact that the art style is still bland and boring. So that has no bearing on getting anything easy.

[@Nemuishōta]

The brief video showing the fight with Ruine Masq & Vael were pretty cool, if it's one thing the devs excel at it's creating epic and cool looking bosses/boss fights. I'm hoping those quests will be very enjoyable and fun for players. I also heard that there will be story regarding Vael which is good as you have all these cool and unique looking enemies but are not making them apart of the story when they should. What players want to see is not just content, but lore & story regarding content. Animating is not easy, I know this myself but it's entirely worthwhile especially when wanting to animate a story, bring it to life and making it a unique experience for all. I can't wait to see what the update will bring to force, force really needed adjustment and improvement. Hopefully the new techarts customization will be good. I really can't wait for type zero customization to be added tbh but that will come after these are implemented. I think it's great that you added a new permanent mode for arks training center as players have requested and recommended doing so. The new UQ Starless Suppression Op looks interesting, I'm glad that the stia region is finally getting a new uq and the old ones are being removed. Might be seeing a lot players farming in nameless since you are adding a limited time trial to it with a meseta incentive to it. The 4 new augment types to eredim are a good addition to having variety for weapon building and customization. As far as the 12 star series weapon Twaalv, it may be of use to those who are returning or did not build tri series. Maybe there will also be a new unit dropping. There is much more that is not yet released/disclose but I am looking forward to it! I hope Hiro is doing well and the team had a good thanksgiving! #NGSHeadline #PSO2global #PSO2NGS #NGS

[@cosmosofinfinity]

Melty Blood CARDS, even?! 35:10 Can use this to simulate classic Arcueid

[@pawncrackers]

It's been depressing without Rappy stuff, glad to see some more new bits added! Also like the increase in enhancing materials - that has been a LONG time coming. Re-skinned quests, and *constant* cash grab scratch tickets, need to slow down - a new intro video, and new concerts, would be welcomed instead. I've given up on the story, as it's so fragmented and sporadic.

[@Reiji366]

tldw so what happen? is it worth to comeback? xd I have 1.3k hours but I quit long time ago, is it still the same? dry content?

[@twilightotaku4355]

It's the same content for 3+yrs

[@Reiji366]

@@twilightotaku4355 just came back i still have the neos series weapons lol, any idea what gear should i farm?

[@twilightotaku4355]

@@Reiji366 honestly I stopped playing the game lol so I can't remember sorry

[@IsariaYukimuraCh]

The only content I care about is the story, I'll be getting that Armored Core VI DLC FromSoftware is cooking soon for challenging stuff unless Last Raven gets Remastered

[@pawncrackers]

THANK YOU, for the Holiday merch! :D

[@gijonah69]

They should look at the game atlyss and take notes about gameplay loops. Sad that one dev can make exactly what made phantasy star fun. Ngs desperately needs a fun gameplay loop. Nameless city should have been an instanced dungeon that changes vastly. Huge missed opportunity.

[@Nemuishōta]

The collabs are pretty nice but I'm personally looking for other anime/game series collabs. Hope those looking forward to these get what they want from them!

[@wolkir89]

yes good to

[@Nemuishōta]

Now regarding the fashion, the winter campus fashion scratch is amazing! The outfits for both the male and females are well done! I'll have multiple uses and looks with these. The new years charm 24 scratch is also great! Both of the female outfits are beautifully designed, I especially want that hairstyle for my character with the pigtails! The idles and emotes in both are pretty good, going to have to decide between them to get. #NGSHeadline #PSO2global #PSO2NGS #NGS

[@Texascowboy68]

Yeah that second kimono basewear is sexy and revealing~ I hope SEGA continues the trend of sexy basewears for T2

[@Nemuishōta]

@@Texascowboy68 same

[@sinkintothedarknessofthema2695]

Well, even though the content looks dry as usual at least the cosmetics are good. I bet if y'all threw in half AC scratch ticket where you need 2 AC broken tickets to get an AC scratch ticket, a lot more people will run your content soley for the fashion. This is like IMVU but with weapons. 😂

[@sagenelumbo7183]

Only Frieren Collaboration is good Other than that, it is still garbage content. Even the story is looking boring AF because of the bad director.

[@KilerMansters]

neko arc xd

[@saschrathian1900]

I like to have a line strike card with your pic on it, Hiro Arai

[@RedVanquish]

#NGSHeadline Would you please consider graphically optimizing your game for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5/ PS5 Pro?

[@Saihyou]

So, a glimpse at something finally happening after months, but only a glimpse. If you're going to try and copy dripfeed design that successful (read: money) mobile games do, you realize the feed has to actually drip constantly, right? And no, the relentless campaigns and random whacky 50 blastasigne XD LTQs do not count.

[@oimazzo2537]

Second. Zzzz

[@saberbladefang250]

55:02 another anime theme about mages again forget it that anime probably wasn't even that good. Sega when will you bring back the past collaboration projects such phantasy star portable 2 infinity back I want those costumes and items back along with the Trailblazer weapons cameos back. #NGSHeadline

[@xaiyeon_xiuzhen]

fire updates! omg Freiren ;A; lfg segaaa the GOAT

[@NepFan485]

I'm surprised nobody noticed the Omega Masqurader from base PSO2 ultimate quest I loved fighting that boss in that quest such fun that was thank you for bringing it back SEGA. I'm actually grateful for this game and not a literal whiny adult like grow up seriously this generation is so annoying sometimes but in all seriousness thank you SEGA truly.