NGS Headline (10/29/2024)

[@KiraCoil]

3.5 years in. Nadereh still only has 1 song. Plot still nowhere to be found.

[@chromeplays2680]

@@KiraCoil LISTEN TO THIS ONE.

[@virvno6130]

The plot is there, it's just terrible: "The planet's doomed, what can we do to delay this doom until the next thing that's even worse shows up?"

[@acezero8132]

The most disappointing thing to me is how they have time to spam these random remixes, but apparently don't have time to put together another concert. Like, a LOT of people liked the variety of concerts in base game, how did they miss that memo?

[@fernandojugeretto9901]

Guys you are forgetting, that she have two songs, 2 songs. Each one is 6 minutes

[@KiraCoil]

She performs The Song of Mourning but it is not her song.

[@SorryImtruthful]

This isn’t a bad game.. it’s just that it has a bad developer skill issue? They need better talent to give it fresh ideas, instead of the same events in a different territory each month

[@asmolblueberry]

It's not a bad game and the developers are fine for the most part but the game director just really struggles to do a good job at all and really needs to step down and let someone who actually understands the game to take the position

[@SorryImtruthful]

@@asmolblueberry i agree, but there is still a skill issue? Character models still have problems with cosmetic items and set wear. Limitations on how much items can be set to a character. Limited characters that can be shown on a screen (there are way more demanding games that does it better, and on console too). And most of all? There net code needs to be updated to current generation tech or switch to a different game engine.

[@EXFOOLYCOOLY]

It's just their updates that suck because it's very slow and takes forever for everything to get there. Only thing I'm glad is this game isn't freaking barebones anymore

[@kyokusanagi9800]

They don't even get budget from SEGA to work in the game. All the revenue they get are being used to fund their projects. A lot of directors and producers left to work elsewhere or were moved to other projects. The new team is so small that the later half 2024 updates was spread til March 2025 while cutting a lot of development like story. JP servers will still be fine if this keeps up but not GL if the game doesn't improve by April (start of fiscal year) you'll get your bad news around May/June.

[@LaraMagicorld]

October 30 -4:28 AC scratch Frame Arm Style '24 November 6 -6:26 Limited time quest Drill hellfire enemy suppression -7:08: Limited time quest Omen of the planetbreaker D.2 -7:39 Upgrade to new equipment and more November 13 -16:42 AC scratch Echoes of Idola 2 November 20 -18:31 Limited time quest Drill enhanced enemy suppression November 26 -19:05 Limited time quest Drill enhanced enemy suppression series -19:37 AC scratch Joyful holly-days '24

[@yukisakura9582]

Thank you for the time stamps

[@zhanyao2481]

BRO WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SPACE

[@drunkdunmer9]

Never. We are just going to get aelio level 400

[@variesse9386]

That's the neat part... we won't.... halpha is all we get... woo...

[@SapphicShiro]

@@variesse9386 But the Nameless City is literally in space already? On a literal SPACE SHIP at that?

[@fernandojugeretto9901]

@@drunkdunmer9 XD

[@overpoweredbard]

The real space was the friends we made along the way~!

[@Kinessmata-Akkadian]

Okay legit, I'll admit I think the 2nd Frame Arms collab is kinda cool, but like... What the actual fuck is this next month? This is literally nothing worthy of a headline. Sega, give us the next bit of the story. A new final battle quest. Final boss. New planet or zone we can actually explore. This isn't even a real update. This is... Just pathetic.

[@ElComanche]

Yeah. It’s rough!

[@Vexal50]

yeah, if you looked at the roadmap there was pretty much nothing but LTQs for this upcoming month. This was always going to be a disappointing month, even for NGS standards. Only thing I like about it is that we got confirmation that the fused augs are going to be easier to get

[@YaMizu]

Yeah i guess that's all for us. We know what happened with the games with developer that refuses to update and just repeat the same event over and over... 🙁

[@fernandojugeretto9901]

In JP server of base PSO2, we had same map for christmas in Naberius Tundra for at least 5 years, and the name of UQ/EQ just contained number, each year from 1 to 5

[@nnaann7788]

@@fernandojugeretto9901 JP base pso2 also had A NEW EPISODE EVERY YEAR OR 2, with everything that includes (story, planets, enemies, bosses, CLASSES, PAs etc)

[@kyokusanagi9800]

Its not like they refuse, they can't do anything. NGS doesn't get the budget, they are all going into SEGA/Atlus main games and remakes. The good part is that we may get a new mainline Phantasy Star in the future

[@sinkintothedarknessofthema2695]

This game is made by zombies. 💀

[@AzureXander]

You can say that again 😂

[@kyokusanagi9800]

Nah, a lot of the Ep6 and Early NGS team were moved or left SEGA like YSOK. New team doesn't get enough budget or workforce to even pump new content. Want to know the worst part? BluePro was in the same state NGS is now before the tragic announcement.

[@pepacrow6794]

Remember to blame the whales and premium players for the state of the game. Keep talking with your wallets and chasing BIS and spending 300 bucks every AC scratch and this is what you get

[@newbornbossbaby6041]

Yes true they probably had over 10,000 junks fashion wear already lol i perfer different enemies and bosses, and new planets to explore etc.

[@vizard9800]

I blame JP players for this.

[@yukisakura9582]

Don’t forget to blame the players who make shit expensive at personal shop then your whole mesta you Grind for went to one outfit from the scratch banner or weapons etc 🤔

[@EXFOOLYCOOLY]

Remember to still bitch coming back to this channel for the sake of it. Even tho it's been 3-4 years and nothing's changed. See u next headline coping again

[@twilightotaku4355]

​@@yukisakura9582true

[@m1dnightsun555]

What happened to phantasy star...?

[@SupaSnupak00pa]

Why nerf Hydra at all? The charge up time, lack of invincibility, and slow pathing is the balancing for Hydra canon being so strong. If you want people to use other mars weapons types, make those stronger. Nerfing Hydra will have the same effect as nerfing shunka in base pso2 people will just find something else that is broken and the nerfed one will never be used again. Everyone will just reminisce about how good the old one was.

[@FollowTheFaceless]

At least for me they just freed me a skill slot, since mars is trash compared to dark blasts.

[@user-yi9mr7pm3l]

this is sega man they are just greedy lazy ass

[@spark9189]

people have been begging for it to be nerfed since it was released, due to it being LITERALLY STRONGER THAN PHOTON BLASTS, even with the 10 second wind up, and completely overshadowing every other mars weapon in time attack stuff.

[@chromeplays2680]

​@@spark9189 who is out here begging for nerfs in a pve game with individual shared drops and exp where doing better damage is never a bad thing? Are they OK?

[@hermityt1]

@@spark9189 Who are these people asking for it to be nerfed?

[@user-gi6hd5ol6f]

I'm having a hard time understanding this game sometimes. I see there is either new gear, with old bosses or remade bosses which aren't really all that exciting. Or there are new bosses with old gear, which makes the incentive very hard to ascertain and usually gets boring quickly Why are these two never lined up ideally? And also, holy crap whats with all the cosmetics, theres so much stuff to get, but they dont really do anything besides look pretty. Its kind of hard to get interested in this content nowadays There is so much mismatch, and when it finally lines up, its rarely capatilized on. Its almost like an AI is programming this game and controlling everything, and human beings aren't doing anything, they're just letting it ride out. But they need to make some serious adjustments. There is just nothing to look forward to anymore. Everything is forumulaic, everything is scienced. Nothing feels genuine or authentically planned or mapped out anymore by people who have passion or genuine care for the game. Its heart breaking

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Hmm, I'm confused like either this is true or are you just another Base player that hates new genesis? 👀👁👁👁

[@fernandojugeretto9901]

yes I agree

[@user-gi6hd5ol6f]

@@danteshollowedgrounds I never played base. I started on NGS launch and I've been in and out of this game constantly over the years because its extremely easy to gear up, requires barely any effort and the bosses just seem to be repeats for changed level caps. Last content I did was Dalion. And the bis was Wingard gear I literally have to stop playing for years to come back to this game just so new gear and new bosses & zones line up decently to feel like there is actually something to do that wont peak mileage in a week Next content is.. oh look! Dark Falz planetbreaker. That's been in the game since before any class was reworked. And its back again, why is it back again?

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

@@user-gi6hd5ol6f That's tough and rare because most have or should by now at least a little bit.

[@twilightotaku4355]

I agreed with you that's the reason why I left NGS I don't mind cosmetics but damn it's too much and fighting the same remade bosses, enemies or whatever gets so boring

[@tonytony458]

They can't even make weapon cameos to have special effects like souds

[@chromeplays2680]

Why anyone would want a nerf in a pve game on one of the coolest mars weapons is beyond me. Just buff all the other weapons to be as strong. Haven't you learned from Helldivers? This is a bad move in game design. But then again, SEGA, you haven't really been on the ball with design decisions

[@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood]

i don't fully agree with the nerf on a personal level but objectively speaking it was significantly overtuned.

[@Digidenny]

Might as well skip premium for a few months.

[@kyokusanagi9800]

Dang, live so bad. What are the devs cooking? You

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

😂😂😂 🤭💀☠⚱⚰⚰⚰

[@FernandoGalvez-x1l]

can we get all ship matchmaking for line strike

[@osopotato1698]

Another dry month ahead of us!!! 😭

[@silver9062]

Dry month for us. Hopefully also a dry month for sega's wallet, if the whales can control themselves.

[@user-yi9mr7pm3l]

@@silver9062 that the neat part they can't

[@Taikomo]

Wow, this is worthless to me!

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Cope.

[@Taikomo]

Man, I wish there was something to cope over.

[@ThePopo543]

So no story update yet again... Please don't tell me their story writers quit or got fired, cuz that's the biggest game killer of all.

[@kyokusanagi9800]

They announced it on roadmap months ago, no story whatsoever til March. If there is another roadmap is yet to be know. What is common knowledge is that dev team was mostly reduced a lot of original devs left, and their budget is not enough to work on the game as 3D game development is pretty pricy and takes a lot of time.

[@MastrSonic]

everyone who currently doesn't have anything to do in ngs or is losing interest, may i introduce you to a game that ngs took a lot of inspiration from: xenoblade x the game's getting a definitive edition on switch & will be releasing next year on 3/20. it is a sci-fi rpg game like ngs, and also takes place on a single planet with 5 massive regions to explore & lots to do in. and the best part? you can actually board onto a customizable mech that you can obtain later in the game & travel across the world while on-board. you can even create your own customizable character in the game, just like in ngs imo the story is a lot better than ngs, though it's mostly a single player experience. i'm unsure if they'll flesh out the multiplayer, as the original on the wii u was pretty lacking. but fingers cross that it gets better multiplayer support, as i want a game that can actually compete against ngs within the same setting & genre (and for sega to take notes on how to make a more cohesive story & world within ngs)

[@FollowTheFaceless]

I ain't paying nintendo a single penny.

[@AzureXander]

Xenoblade Chronicles X... Now that's a game I haven't heard of in a long time. I'm glad to hear it's coming out on Switch soon

[@raventhorX]

Just saw the announcement to that a few minutes ago and i'm pretty hyped, but I don't think they took inspiration from that game since the pso series has been out for a long time overall. I suppose maybe that can be the case for NGS specifically though, do you have a source where they stated it was inspired by xenoblade chronicles X?

[@MastrSonic]

@@raventhorX they haven't specifically stated they took inspiration from xbx, but having played both games i can say that there's a lot of elements those two games share: two female characters that tag alongside you throughout the story, with one of them having the leader role (manon up til the end of ch 5 & elma from xbx), the fact both games start out with your character with amnesia crashing onto the planet via a pod, the region order you go to that being the plains, desert, tundra, and volcanic biome (tho xbx has an alien-like biome as the second region you go to, but other than that the region order is about synonymous to ngs), the grand mystery being the planet itself from both games, etc. there is a lot more, but i don't want to delve into spoiler territory. anyway, it's kind of why i jokingly told myself that ngs is just xenoblade x2 when i first played it, due to how similar those two games are. tho, it does make me wish sega was more ambitious with ngs as much as monolith soft was when they were first developing xenoblade x

[@raventhorX]

@@MastrSonic I can see why you feel NGS was inspired by XbX. To me having similar elements doesn't mean one was inspired by the other but rather both fell into the trap of using well known tropes in media. The amnesiac protagonist, female characters that Tag along, and even discovering what may be a hidden alien or ancient biome are all tropes to me and I've seen them used in other games somewhat frequently or even in anime, typically with Japanese media as well.

[@RedPsu]

Worst Headline ever, game is dead😓 Nothing new. Seems like 1 dev for the Game, 3 Devs to make scratches.. sad day

[@user-yi9mr7pm3l]

just change game director I mean wtf even is this update?😒

[@user-yi9mr7pm3l]

L update L dev too much skill issue

[@sinfuldemon6451]

My thing if they keep focus on ac scratches and cosmetics can we at least get more cost limit to accessories like jeez 18 cost ain't enough for all this fashion they dropping every week

[@DLOArceus]

And funny enough last update raised the accessory slots by...4, i think?

[@nigelwei3775]

Give back my Hydra damage bruh. Why not just buff the other weapon? Why do you have to nerf my baby Hydra?

[@r.s.6400]

Ok yeah nice they keep deleting my comment even though it was super constructive. Nice to see how professionally you handle criticism. It explains a lot.

[@Stereo_Kingdom]

Just bring back PSO2 base events and updates and we will see many players returning.

[@ClassXero]

Not thrilled with the Mars changes. Devs say it's still the best choice when attacking downed targets, so what purpose does this actually serve? Hydra Termination is a high commitment attack with short range, has slow af aiming that you can't be adjusted upwards or downwards, long activation times that can be interrupted by the smallest of enemies. And yet the other mars units offer different ways of parrying, health regen, being tankier, hyper armor, all while receiving buffs of their own. This is the second ranged Mars unit to get a nerf because "oh my gawd, it's op it's better than everything I use!" Try pulling off Hydra termination constantly in a solo quest and see how far you get.

[@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood]

range is actually quite long and the hitbox has quite a bit of verticality to it. 800+ dps was never balanced sorry.

[@ClassXero]

@@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood It's midrange. Definitely balanced due to not having hyperarmor. You're not pulling off that move consistently by yourself. You can spam when there's multiple players around but in a solo play scenario you have to plan it out.

[@DancingSword]

I'm looking forward to weapon badges and more ways to get those strong augments :D

[@joeresio]

I like how they made sure to include that 2nd outfit on the screenshot 😂😂😂😂 10:35

[@Prokaizer]

Solo quests with good rewards without having to rely on the broken matchmaking and leechers is a win. Being able to upgrade Vida / Vio unlike Einea series is another win. Also easier farming for BIS augments another win. That's a good direction for the game.

[@Wildbomba]

They nerf the Hydra Super Blast by 25%. Okay that means Hydra is kinda useless then. Congrats, Sega… I‘m also not a fan of super hard quests so… maybe i skip this month and only focus on farming stuff for the new weapons and units…

[@pepacrow6794]

Then why are you farming gear for if you dont like endgame?

[@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood]

600+ dps is not useless, either as a prefire nor as a down dps tool. nevermind that hydra's everything else largely overshadows the other 3 and wasn't touched at all.

[@joeresio]

Are people really playing line strike tho? lol

[@adamdevereaux2713]

Yeah.

[@twilightotaku4355]

Not really lol

[@ganymede4030]

They are. There was just a big tournament on ship 2 global like what a month or two ago? and I think another one is planned soon.

[@Dancahz]

I'd take even a "Deca-Selio" gear series and easier ways to get endgame capsules, if that brings balance and accessibility for more people, I've been asking for that since ever.

[@SphinxMouto]

What about those of us who DON'T WANT SOLO PLAY? I do not like playing on my own, I hate the Duel Quests or the solo records that are not dashes or boards (though I hate those too, *so* janky...) I play this game to play WITH other people. NOT to play by my self! If I wanted to play on my own I would play single player games.

[@SkullsIgnis]

I’m so happy they took my question about line strike literally I’ve been hoping they would take my question quite frankly I almost gave up. But they took it

[@AzariusR]

Well I didn't expect the Duo Selio being upgraded upon again literally the next month LOL. Rip Duo Selio. We Tri now.

[@LastNihlist]

They mentioned it last headline. Pay attention, arks trash

[@AzariusR]

@@LastNihlist Well I mean they did state it, but I thought it was a gradual future upgrade path

[@LastNihlist]

@AzariusR nah it's just the new verschmelz easy newcomer path before they bring out next weapon rarity

[@bilboborbins]

If only Sega could update the game with more game content like they update the selio weapons. NGS would be in better shape.

[@Nemuito]

Is it hard to simply make a game fun? Have ya'll forgotten that games are not meant to be a 2nd job and are for having a good time. Of all the recommendations for improving the game, it almost always seems like you choose the worst on purpose each and every time. I'll say this on behalf of great majority of dedicated NA Global players, as a small NGS Creator I'm very disappointed. Why are you nerfing Hydra by 25%! If you ask a vast majority of players with common sense, no one requested this. Mars was fine just how it was, with its clunkiness and all. Improvements are welcomed, but to change something so greatly warrants questioning. Mars is supposed to be a incredibly powerful, high damage dealing augment system. A secret weapon capable of being used against powerful starless enemies such as Emperor Vael and Dark Falz class enemies. Like others have stated you could have just buffed the rest of the augments if the other augment types were lacking as far as dmg wise. By taking this action you have taken, players will now use Mars less and be less inclined to use Hydra. You've taken what made Mars iconic away from players, the time it took to charge the hydra weapon action was enough to justify its high dmg output. The game is a pve game, it is not a pvp game. The route you are taking with balancing does not make sense. As far as content wise for november I was not expecting much, please do not drop the ball for December. The Na Global player base advises you to rethink that stupid decision for nerfing Mars and instead buff the rest of the augments. Die hard fans are giving you good feedback but you choose to listen to the neanderthals who only make the game worse instead of better. #PSO2NGS #NGS #PSO2global #PSO2jp

[@trig2040]

@@Nemuito i and my brothers have been saying this for a long while. We get made fun of in game just for mentioning anything about it as if it's sum sort of taboo. I also have reached out on many occasions to the pso team directly. And like so few of us who see clearly What's happening.... they don't listen to us on the global side. And you are correct they only take feedback from and listen to the sorry metabitch players who do make the game worse

[@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood]

the alternative was buffing every class's total damage by 30% as well as enemy hp by 30%. this way is easier.

[@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood]

@@trig2040 those sorry metabitch players will care about your opinion when we don't need to hard carry your butts everywhere we go.

[@Nemuito]

@@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood The enemies are spongy enough. Just make the game fun and people will play and spend money, it is not complicated.

[@hanfar257]

1 dude in the office doing everything i enjoy my 3k hours but good GOD i wish sega gives a shit about this game

[@disposablecaseal9351]

Congrats on having a new worst headline, I guess.

[@fernandojugeretto9901]

Where is Story Quest Update?

[@joeresio]

Next yever

[@mickbotcast]

Road map do not have story update til next year, and the biggest thing that could related to story is the massive battle in Feb

[@adecarry8850]

it is a fashion business game, espect story to happen en forever xD

[@ElComanche]

@@joeresioI see what you did there. 🤣

[@ClassXero]

Also, another grind to "evolve" a weapon and unit, but only can farm the materials through these mind-numbing ltqs. Really? Maybe if exelios/duelioselios had more things going for them stat wise, you wouldn't have to artificially create new armors just to transform the previous ones every 1-2 weeks. Inb4 we get quadselio and cincselio set of gear for minor stat increases.

[@Lus-ws5jm]

Bring back the psp games .

[@TheXnder]

ONE thing to remember for next month : "Don't waste your money" keep it to make presents for those you love instead of wasting it for a not even "meh tiers" stuff .... so disapointed ....🤨 **** MEAN WHILE IN SEGA OFFICE **** hmmm it seems players are having pretty much fun on that Hydra M.A.R.S we have to nerf it and add more powerfull mobs MOUAUAHAHAHAH .😜

[@A-XIII]

The motions for each scratch tick me off more and more with every update. Air driving? I wish we had some animations with more dynamic animations, but it feels like a cop out to not have to come up with anything new for those motions.

[@DavidMatheus27]

I love NGS, but the updates are plain forgettable now. They need competition, so they start putting more effort instead of just surfing with AC scratches and recycled events/bosses. Come on SEGA, you know you can do better!

[@CMACMA-pf6ih]

Wow that was awful!

[@silver9062]

No substantial content? No money for you, then. Not even gonna re-up my premium, it's not worth it.

[@Saihyou]

Another lull month filled with LTQs. Will anyone ever realize they shouldn't run this game like a mobile game with a drip feed design? I know Mihoyo is making money doing that, but they are very different games and very different companies. Stop it with the half baked cash grabbing! You're killing one of your main IPs, if it's not dead already.

[@waffletoast215]

every headline I just want them to address why can't I edit what type of scenery my CS has without losing everyting I've made, I can't save it all as patterns if I can't edit it afterwards and I don't want to have to rebuild it all. Please fix this for next time!

[@ClassXero]

Also fixas need to be buffed again, abandac is leagues above other fixes for certain classes.

[@Pauliebrowne]

Bring some of the old classes like hero or just make new ones that’s even better ..yall should just bring over all the augments from base game would give more options #headline

[@EricWilliamsXahero]

All I’d like with the Idola stuff is Endeavour, the Idola Main Theme music disc… Also, please include katana with more weapon camos that it clearly could’ve worked for. The Uncle From Another World, Shangri-La Frontier & the Kaiju No. 8 scratches all had bladed weapons that katana could’ve been included in. It’s really irksome that only the most boring looking things are katana camos.

[@LastNihlist]

First they start skipping maintenance. Then they skip headlines.

[@EndFromFlame]

heading 2/10

[@kernn500]

This game is so ass bro😢

[@mcflyjediguy7719]

💀Dead Game Walking 😒

[@voidnegative9836]

t1 update coming t2 is fix story at moment with Clarisa gen weapon and write nomal story with surviving arks ship signal Fighting on orbit halpha and delete all story zepheto (full slow trash story) t3 newer started... t4 reborn xD

[@t.i.m.g90]

请更改《闹鬼之域 2》活动中那首烦人的歌曲！ 上次更新后：与敌人战斗时，角色移动从向前变为随机角度。

[@cosmosofinfinity]

Pug head wins the day

[@sadTimeSwordNoises]

The whales are the only reason we have a game to play.

[@pepacrow6794]

The whales are the reason the dev team is mediocre si ce the message you give is "we are complacent"

[@artimusprimeutube]

On demand merch is at least progress, sigh.

[@soulrpg4273]

Thank you for continuously updating the game. Looking forward to the colossal boss suppression 🎉

[@ElComanche]

We need more missions that teleport us AWAY from Halpha. Give us missions where we go to old areas of PSO and psu. Old monsters. Old weapon drops. Old areas. I want nostalgia. Not this bland art style and environments. They lack so much style. It’s awful….

[@rjc523]

art style fine, content isnt... base just better man...

[@tonytony458]

Psu had more content then this bs

[@ganymede4030]

Oh you mean running white beast over and over until the game went EoS lol

[@tonytony458]

@ganymede4030 lol we had to grind our pa skill and grind for our gear and weaps especially those when ur lvl would drop from 180 to like 50 to get those crazy materials

[@FollowTheFaceless]

Hydra is D.E.A.D

[@sinkintothedarknessofthema2695]

Tbf, hydra should be a sub weapon tbh. I use Scylla as main and I rarely use hydra unless the enemy is down.

[@rabbitsarenotemergencyfood]

it's not, it's still going to be incredibly strong. 600+ dps with consistency for an extended duration, to say nothing of its long range, support features, and 500+ dps active loop.

[@Geezus_Peace]

Booooo tomato boooooo

[@hidekihyuga4872]

Lol

[@Skyyasha]

GAY