Why we miss the old SSO

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you so much for the support and the amazing comments this video has gotten 💗 I am overwhelmed with the amount of positive feedback I've been getting thank you so much!! Thank you to all new subscribers as well 💗 It means so much to me. Please comment what kind of content you would like to see on this channel in the future!! I am open to any kinds of ideas. Thank you again and keep sharing your thoughts!! I will read them all 💗

[@novastarburst3939]

The Dews farm song itself evoques what SSO used to be: authentic, nostalgic, cozy with a hint of creepiness in the background.

[@Cobble-j5m]

Replace the creepiness with adventure and the urge to find out more and represents the mysterious that await to be uncovered

[@Cobble-j5m]

I meant mysteries 🫢

[@iwaaki9705]

l'm also a nostalgic player, and particulary sensitive about the music. I want to share a trick that I found to listen to our beloved "Walks in Moorland" in the game : when you get out moorland's transporter and you walk to the left, follow the wall and go past the two benches, the song will start playing ! :) You can try it as much as you want, it works every time :)) Now, when I'm feeling nostalgic I run to Moorland and go back and forth in front of this wall :') New players must think I'm crazy

[@kropekdwukropek703]

I NEED to try this today! :D

[@shepthecori]

THE MUSIC IS A HUGE PART!!!! I loved hearing the level up sound effects and the music that played while running through Silverglade. I miss the simplicity of it all. The horrible graphics were amazing and exciting, the angular characters were the best, and the music was so exciting to hear!

[@emmmi111]

the music and sound effects of the game are so important to me, they were so amazing back in the day now i feel like everything is so quiet and they changed so many of them

[@HaoshWantsCookie]

Another spot you get to hear the "Walks in Moorland" is when you walk near/around the water well in Moorland.

[@rott1ng_corpse]

The soundtracks are also on Spotify if anyone’s interested

[@kdnaii]

I think the main aspect what causes the community to be to incomplete is the lack of events, they don't celebrate things like easter, midsummer or valentines. I made most my friends through events or clubs back in 2013. I remember last year at the SSO anniversary there were so many people on I had to be in a queue to get online, I play on Misty Mountain. In my opinion the game is too blue tinted, if you look good at all the trees and grass. They're all so blue tinted, if they just were to reshape everything to something warmer It'd feel much homier and not like Fortnite

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yeah exactly! The events were/are such fun additions to the game to get people online. Its a shame theyve removed or reworked them so much. Also good point with the blue tint! I've noticed that the game is slightly weirdly saturated but I didn't realize that before

[@Mel_faye]

I wouldn’t mind the bluish tint as much if the bloom effect was back. Hollow woods is flippin’ teal at this point tho.

[@juliagieritz7610]

I loved the valentines event 😂

[@PinkBow0676]

This is what I agree with.

[@lizzi4032]

i feel like everything looks too warm hahahha

[@victoriar7867]

I miss when sso felt “creepy”. Like even tho the graphics are obviously better now, I miss the fuzziness and cartoon effect and all the weirdness that came with the stories and map

[@mil.5645]

finally someone putting into words what ive been thinking for sooo long

[@wolfdogamer47439]

Aw, those old songs were so special to me! They made sso feel familiar and like a home of sorts. I've always loved horses so being in a world with a storyline centered around our bond and adventures with horses was a big reason i played sso constantly back in the day.

[@Lumoskor]

It's funny because I've had my game volume off for about 3 years now, and I recently made a playlist dedicated to my old favourites to listen to while I play. I didn't even realise the old soundtrack pieces weren't in the game anymore

[@anene4914]

Sso was at its peak in 2014 when they opened the Dino Valley. It was awesome back then and it had a very cozy atmosphere. Now it feels like a different game. Their biggest mistake was removing the old music and the original lore. I think many played the game because of the story and not because of the horses, that was at least my case as i wasn't really a horse girl.

[@aliinaa.222]

Also the graphic changes were too much imo because the old ones were cozy and beautiful. Look at old vs new golden hills, its spark is gone. Also changing the story so it doesn‘t match star shinr L anymore and changing the characters to completely new people is not necessary for me 🥲

[@emmmi111]

@@aliinaa.222Yess this

[@jusssie010]

Same here. I have absolutely nothing with horses but played for the original storyline and lore. And no that it is errased it just doesn't feel the same anymore. I also miss old details and the challenge the game used to have. Dino valley deserved better. It hasn't been developed in anyway since it's release like they didn't have a plan or a purpose for it other then release it for the players and leave it to rot away in the forgotten history of the game.

[@anjafasting1472]

GIRL U MADE ME CRY THOSE SONGS ARE SO NOSTALGIC

[@stinalightflower4070]

THEY REALLY ARE!

[@clairenelson191]

its honestly mostly becasue of how much emmersive stuff they took out, the bus/busticket, the use of mail boxes, trailers EVERYWHERE. like who needs a trailer from steves to marley??

[@xjade._8517]

these factors alongside the introduction of the global shop and the fact you can buy all the breed colors by just looking at one horse also takes away the exploring of different places/shops and the use of the bus.... I really miss that

[@TheguyInYourFridge]

Whenever people say they miss the "old" Starstable, I question what their version of old SS is. Like some people mean 2017 while others are talking way back in 2012. For me my old SS is 2014-2016, I believe what I miss the most is the iconic recognizable soundtrack, the more balanced blend between being fantasy-based to have connections to real-life aspects (Holidays, persons, landscapes, construction and the rise of suburban lifestyle). While little me joined and played for a horse game, I stayed n became invested in the game for that very blend. I've always loved fantasy, tho lately SSO has been focusing solely on fantasy that it becomes less n less charming or whimsical for me. Back then it felt mysterious, eerie, and really engaging to find out the secrets n lore of Jorvik. The music helped so much with this feeling and determination I had to learn more, especially since a lot were from the SSE games which I got into later on. Now... It all feels really automated, sort of like the team isn't as passoniate as they used to be. As a kid I ADORED logging in and walking in moorland stables, mostly cause of the theme! It always made me excited to play more quests and gallop around the island on my own adventures. Though it's so different now- And from what I seen new players don't start in Moorland anymore, just that weird riding camp that looks really outta place as if it were slapped onto the map wit no care. I'm in my 20s now and only really still play the game time to time for comfort, to ride around the island and calm my racing neurodivergent brain. I don't do quests anymore and will only get a new horse n train em when I got nothin better to do. I don't even have the game music on anymore I just listen to my own music or even the old soundtracks from before. Everything feels dull but I'll play still until I'm sick of it. I never comment on SSO vids cause I avoid the community like the plague- But this is a really good vid and you deserve load of credit!

[@stinalightflower4070]

Wow thank you so much for your comment!! Yes people have very different portrayals of the old sso but i believe it can be anywhere from around 2011-2018 maybe before the time the game started to really change but it's kinda up to each individual to determine. I didn't even remember that they added the camp island thing omg!! Why did they even do that 😭 they're just erasing all original ideas of sso at this point. I appreciate you a lot thank you for commenting 💗

[@RimFaxxe]

My old sso is 2010-2016, up until the very end of the Golden Era. I was a test rider in late 2010.

[@novastarburst3939]

On a more technical side, "old SSO" from 2011 to 2016. After that it's the beginning of the losses like the departure of the og story writer from the company, the beginning of the instanced events ( christmas started I think) and overall the infantilisation of the story and gameplay.

[@Bunny_SSOofficial]

@@stinalightflower4070they are basically just changing everything hat doesn’t need to be changed! Like when did we say anything about changing the soundtracks, lore, or atmosphere?? Like maybe we wanted a few touch ups or new quests but we never wanted anything drastic or any changes to the current quests. I remember lots of my friends who unlocked everything just wanted new quests for people with higher levels.

[@Spottedstar134]

As a 25 year old who has been playing SSO since it came available to the US (2011-2012ish). This is a lot of the same complaints I see among everyone especially people my age and who have been playing as long as me. Literally the music is half the reason I got on; think of Skyrim (which came out in 2011) the music is literally the entire reason I get on and play it again and again!

[@phoenixfossils]

Hearing the older songs really does bring me back. For me, music is a big part of my life and it makes and has made a big impact for me, not just on star stable. I especially love the south hoof soundtrack. :) I remember the moorland soundtrack, the silverglade one, and i even forgot that your homestable had any music... It all felt so calm to me, but now that its changed, it doesnt feel the same. Bc the songs have been changed, ive been playing with the just the music volume completely muted for some time. I dont even do quests with sound on, bc the music just doesnt feel the same anymore. The old racing soundtrack was ICONIC, idk why sso would just remove it. Sure, they need to change stuff so new players can join, but changing such things like soundtracks that arent even that outdated and still sound really good, isnt needed. Though, i always turn on my music volume ingame when im doing races with the miscreants music!! That band is truly amazing :))

[@serenitythesiren5031]

I’m seven months late, but one massive part for me is that I learnt about SSO through KZbin, specifically Elizabeth Riverland and Violet Flowergarden. For those who don’t know, Violet was tragically murdered by her father around last year, and Elizabeth quit SSO and KZbin all together due to wanting to be herself and feeling trapped in her image. These two wonderful girls were a massive part of my childhood, and they both left.

[@jusssie010]

The thing with the new graphics and textures is that the old one was so original and different from other games. The new ones just feels to new and similar to other games like Fortnight. And that's another thing that drew me to this game.

[@gracpuppyn]

Okay I never comment but your video was sooo good !!! I'm a french player and I play SSO since 2013 (I was 9 back then) and it had been my special interest since then... The changes SSO made absolutely shattered me (especially the new lore, i spent hours making mental cards of the old one, hoping it won't fall into lost media lol ;() I'm now 19 and I still play it, a lot less, but my room is still filled with some SSO merchandise, books, starshine legacy (anything that could be in link with Star Stable) Me and my friends met back in 2019 (we're still friends, even if we play once a month) and i'll never forget the memories that game gave me, no matter the direction the game will take now, i'll try to hold one those memories. Star Stable is not the game i used to know, it shattered its own identity at the second it got bought back by an another company, multiple artists got fired, original writters for the lore aswell, it broke that "harmony" the game got... The new ones are good, ofc ! but it's not the same vibe, even the new redesigns had been made by people who didn't know anything about the game itself, so yea, it gave so much black holes in the lore. Some characters were not meant to exist (c.f Ydris) I ramble a lot but we could talk about every point for HOURS, Star Stable had and interesting story, and like you said, it won't come back ! Thank you for your video, made me think a lot and was pleasant to watch !

[@stinalightflower4070]

Omg thank you so much for watching and for your great comment!! It's truly sad how sso kinda lost its spark over the years. This game had so much potential and I feel like it's kinda been thrown away now. Luckily we still have our memories of the old game. Thank you so much I appreaciate your comment a lot 💗

[@iiRxsez]

i don’t think i’ve ever even played star stable but something about the music feels really nostalgic

[@waffleempress5772]

To me, old SSO is... Starshine Legacy. As a kid, I only knew about that game series, and at the time (2009, I was 13) I could only find one of the games, Anne's episode. At the time, if you couldn't find the game you wanted in store, well, tough luck, the concept of buying online was there, but still foreign and a little scary. I played it on my first laptop, in summer, chilling in the countryside, and to me, Starshine Legacy is all about those happy days, the best days of my childhood, so when I grew up, I went on and downloaded the remaining games to play the entire series from start to finish. Simple as it may be, it still brought back those same emotions and feelings, and I had so much fun with it! Of course I had to play SSO when I discovered it! And then... then I discovered Star Academy and Season Riders (my only way of experiencing old SSO). Turned out that there was so much more to the series I liked even as an adult. I enjoy SSO. I may not have much nostalgia for it, although it still makes me a little sad that it stepped so far away from Starshine Legacy. And while there's no old SSO for me, a relatively new player, to miss, a part of me wishes it embraced its roots more. Edit: I would like to add that I made my account before the character model update, but then I had to take a break as I could not buy Star Rider at the time, and when I came back, oh did it take me some time to get used to it. I am all for updating graphics as the game as to stay relevant and fresh to survive, and the days of 2000s character designs are long gone as they had their own trends and aspects, I welcome changes, but I do feel like the art style kind of lost its identity, and I would love it to be a bit more... distinct. To each their own, but this is how I feel.

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you for your comment!! I agree with you on the character models actually. They do lack some persona and kinda just look like every other character in any other game. They could've done a much better job honestly.

[@waffleempress5772]

@@stinalightflower4070 yes, thank you! Maybe it's because I was a 2000s kid, but I remember everything having a unique look of its own. You'd never mistake W.I.T.C.H. for Winx Club and the other way around, for example, so this lack of identity in the modern SSO is a bit upsetting. It does its job just fine, but... it just feels like one of the many modern styles. And I suppose I also miss the old story. I think what I miss the most is the game taking the player seriously. Sure, it was never that deep, it's a kids' game, but it wasn't afraid to get dark and eerie when it needed to be. Nowadays it's a bit too happy-go-lucky, and due to lack of regular story updates, it's difficult to get invested or feel like there is a real threat or sense of emergency. I like the game, otherwise I would've just left, but not going to lie, some of the game's aspects, lore and story in particular, are missed.

[@bejewelleed]

Yes!!! Finally someone like me, I was a StarShine Legacy kid and the seasons Star Stable games kid :)

[@TyraStromLund]

Great video! :D About the music in SSO, I find it mind-boggling that they've changed some of the races songs to that tune that plays in the circus race. Insane, does not fit at all. Something I would've liked was if you read out loud the questions you asked Mathilda. :)

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you!! And yes I agree about the racing music! I cut out me reading the questions purely to save time in the video since it was getting quite long 😭 hopefully it was fine either way

[@TyraStromLund]

@@stinalightflower4070 Absolutely! I just wasnt actively /watching/ the video during the interview and got confused at first. xD

[@kropekdwukropek703]

I love watching thosevideos about downfall of sso, but also hate - because it's saddening to see childhood game dying. I really relate to your opinions. Especially music, it's nostalgic part of the game. I really wish the old team was still there :( The game lost its soul and magic T-T. And all they care about is money...

[@SirsSmilesAlot]

as a 2015 player hearing walks in moorland brings me so much memorys that it made me cry.

[@Jinseisaiaku]

I remember putting my alarm on 4am back in 2019 on schooldays. Just to play sso that day :')

[@lilymary6537]

Whoever Sargeant Tom is, he needs to work with Star Stable again, because his music is fantastic

[@lilymary6537]

nothing will ever beat the epicness of epona tbh

[@snailcat86]

I started playing SSO in 2015 with my friends who were horsegirls, while I wasn't and still am not one lol. Even though I wasn't a horsegirl I really did have fun playing the game with my friends and by myself. What I miss most about the old SSO is the old music, old story and lore, the old UI, and of course the old graphics even with how crusty and outdated they were. I recently made a new account and started playing SSO from the beginning again out of boredom, and oh my gosh everything is different. It's not at all like how I remember it anymore. So many of the NPC's have changed both character wise and look-wise that I didn't even recognise some of them at all. From what I understand there barely are any story updates and mostly just events and new horses coming out these days. It's so sad, because the old storyline was truly intriguing and honestly, good. I haven't felt the same spark for the story like I did back then yet. My favourite place in the whole game is the Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs, it's so cool and I remember enjoying the story a lot. But it seems they haven't expanded on it since it released, which is a huge shame. I hope when SSO dies that they will release an offline version of it on Steam or something, where you can experience both the old and new game somehow. I would love that.

[@garnaalvis3382]

i completely understand how you feel, i started sso way back when it was only 2 years old, i made so many friends along the way and also joined fun clubs, but as i got older and more got updated i started losing those people and also got busier with life myself, now i still play it sometimes as an adult and it just doesnt feel the same anymore, no one to hang out with anymore when it was always so fun, its great you made a statement about this!

[@TopazHasPawz]

Great video! I love playing sso since last year, when I joined. I think it would be great if the updated once or twice a month, but released more full and finished updates. New sub❤

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you so much!!

[@nevarmore3474]

i started playing again and i didnt realize how much emotion has been stored in all the songs. the new songs gives me some nostalgia but welcome to jorvik and a walk in moorland nearly made me cry 😭😭

[@eitherways1384]

Jee, suomalaisia SSO tubettajia!! 😍 Ittee on ärsyttäny vaikka kuinka kauan noi suomiservut. Liityin ite pelii just sillon ku ne alko automaattisesti laittamaan suomalaisia pelaajia suomiservuille, ja on aina pikkasen ärsyttäny etten pääse niistä pois. Ois kiva päästä helposti Eurooppalaisille tai englanninkielisille servuille, varsinkin kun oon huomannu kuinka Carrot Covesta on tullu super epäaktiivinen viime vuosina. Ei esimerkiks oo enää mitää super suosittuja clubeja jotka pyöris kaikkialla, ja muutenki muistan viel ne ajat ku Carrot Cove oli täynnä pelaajia läpi vuorokauden :(( Hyvä video!!! 💗

[@stinalightflower4070]

Jep! En oikeen ymmärrä millä logiikalla servuja ei pysty enää vaihtamaan kun niitä kuitenkin jonkun aikaa silloin pysty. Luulis, ettei olis SSO:lle kauheen iso homma 🤔 Kiitos paljon!!

[@dashiamountaincake]

I felt so nostalgic at 21:40 when you scrolled down all your quests, it's been years since I've had as many quests ! Been playing SSO since 2014 and now I litterally have nothing to do in game. I finish the new content soooo fast, feels like there's no more challenge on updates nowadays.. Btw hi from France, hope my english isn't that bad !

[@stinalightflower4070]

I'm just too lazy or not interested in the new quests 😭 I could maybe check them out. Your english is really good don't worry! Thank you for watching 💗

[@lovefrommaya3993]

i honestly think a lot of people don't like how the plot developed, like we started out trying to save jorvik from ged, and don't get me wrong I love the magic and all that but I feel like we completely forgot abt the "real" issues. i haven't finished the video so if you talk abt this sorry haha

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yeah exactly! The old quests were mysterious and interesting but nowadays they don't really have the same vibe to them

[@lovefrommaya3993]

@@stinalightflower4070 yeah its kind of like we started a whole new story that doesn't really connect to the old quests at all. honestly I love the magical vibe but if ur gonna make it that different to the og atp make a new game

[@beepboopers]

I honestly thought The Sound Of Frozen Valleys played in the sso stable, but i do know it plays in the Sso Horses app still

[@stinalightflower4070]

It could be possible! I have not heard it in game in a really long time tho

[@JaneFlowerbird]

@@stinalightflower4070 I just logged on and went into my stable and i can in fact hear a piano version!! But my stable as always stayed in the same starting place (moorland) so maybe its a glitch with changing stables?

[@stinalightflower4070]

@@JaneFlowerbird Yes I think it might be location related! Quite weird tho

[@izzyx.s1]

Amazing video! This really brought back a lot of memories, unless they’ve removed them now I used to run with the south hoof ponies because they were not an updated model and I felt a lot closer to them!

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you so much!! I'm pretty sure the ponies are still there (I hope 😫)

[@bobhond3976]

Wow, this video. You really did a great job making it. And I admit, back in the good old days I had more fun playing it. The music is such a feeling of nostalgia. And I really miss it, such as the old Steve’s farm. The population is still crowded. But back then everyone would ride on a Friesian gen 2. And the friesians never got better. I hope gen 3.5 would hit but the spoilers tell me it doesn’t. Sso a few years ago was much more a community. Between the players and the sso team. And even the players were a community. They would even help you with all kinds of silly things. Thank you for this video, you hard work will be pleased!

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it!

[@sikkyl]

i can't say i miss old sso exactly. i'd say i miss the effort they put into this game back then. i really love design of new horses and areas. if i'd be the same age as i was back in 2017 i'd still enjoy this game maybe the same i did, cuz kids can find fun in almost everything. but now, when i don't really feel like roleplaying and stuff (and also i did every quest and reputation i had) i don't have anything to do :[ i could train horses, but i don't have any to train, so i log in just to collect some fireflies and i just simply wait for events or new lore quests, cuz when they're giving us quests that aren't lore-ish we can finish them in under 10 minutes :'') well, i hope they'll focus on our enterteinment not just horses :'v (i mean they are somehow part of it, but why am i suppose to spend money to buy a horse in game where the only thing i can do with it is horsing around feeling bored and unmotivated to do anything at all)

[@goddes_of_autumn8376]

This video is so good! Not just hate, but actual critique, with good points. Word about this needs to spread a lot more!

[@stinalightflower4070]

@@goddes_of_autumn8376 thank you so much 💓

[@6stones666]

I used to play Star Stable as kid, but I never got a membership as my parents saw it as a waste of money. Fair tbh. But recently ive come back to discover what I never got to! However this was after a lot of massive updates like the UI changes, character models, and some overworld changes. Even then I didnt break into the community until, well, this video. Its incredibly interesting to look into Star Stable's history and community as someone whos known about it for years, but have only really gotten involved now. This video was very informative for me, thanks for putting this all together :]. Also, I may have not have been there to experience most of sso- but those first two removed songs unlocked memories I had forgotten. I remember thinking collecting all the overworld stars would turn you into a "star" rider 😓

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you so much! 💗 I'm glad to hear the video was interesting!!

[@babickaedits]

6:30 you made me cry 😭🤚🏼 this is the main reason why i play sso without music 😭

[@RavenDemon16]

i legit almost cried hearing those old soundtracks again.... i really wish i could just start a new game ane play through all the old quests i did when i just started out... i think started in 2013 or 2014. i tried that a couple months ago only to find out how drastically the starting quests have been changed...

[@laur7910]

walks in moorland... oh my god. i cant even describe what hearing that music just made me feel

[@valentiapauwels]

Hearing the music honestly brought tears to my eyes. It's so sad to see this game change so much, forcing me to leave.

[@eleanoropalriver]

I've heard most of those soundtracks in all the areas fairly recently- especially the stable one so that's odd that others can't hear them.

[@emppos432]

Honestly this video encompasses everything i'm unhappy with. I think they could benefit from doing just hot fixes and doing bigger updates once or twice a month. I think SSO is also on a ledge that could potentially lead to the end of the game. The push of the constant in-game purchases especially in this economic state is a bad idea and them doing a lot sales recently seems to maybe be the results of it.

[@Rednarokku]

Speaking of music, It's a very interesting topic that I don't see many people who play SSO talk about. The new SSO music isn't bad. It's nice to listen, it gives off the pleasant feeling that feels right when riding around the Isle of Jorvik, but the major problem is that it doesn't have the "SSO Essence". It doesn't sound like Jorvik soundtrack Updated, but like "Jorvik Soundtrack: Forget the Past Edition." There are other games that updated their OST, Most notable for me Being Blazblue and Under Night In Birth. While Developing Blazblue Chronophantasma Daisuke Ishiwatari the Main composer, took the original OSTs he made for the past 2 entries and remixed them, still keeping the Soundtrack "The same" but adding it a new flare. UNIB2 had a similar situation in which Raito also just remixed Original character themes, keeping them fresh for the new release. Guilty Gear was different because, with each new entry, all Characters got new themes, but still kept their "Core essence". The main character's themes were always recognized by heavy drums and guitar rifts, His rival's music always had music that sounded somewhat "regal", considering his position as King of his country. The problem with SSO New OST is that Neither they updated it, like in BB or UNIB nor they "Kept the essence", like in GG. They just went in and made OST that you could hear in ANY horse game, which doesn't have anything characteristics of SSO.

[@hyunjinssi]

i have been playing since 2017, aka since i was SIX. i played on a daily basis w my sister on one account, we then got a lifetime after like a year of playing. we bought a bunch of horses, got scammed, hacked, returned, and then stopped playing as much in 2021 or so.. i got on like twice a year from 2022-2023. now, im getting back into sso and i joined to see a different loading screen, aswell as the little tab where you log in. i saw i had 12k+ sc!?! im so ready for a shopping spree

[@kjvxyz]

I was watching this on my TV but as soon as i heard Peninsula of Wild Ponies i knew i had to comment that this is my absolute favourite songs of all the places, i always used to stand there and listen to the song playing in repeat while looking for the wild horses 10:23

[@BeataBravedaughter]

I used to absolutely LOVE star stable and I played it every single day for years but it's getting an bit boring for me because friends left, clubs ended and all there is left to do for me is take pictures for instagram and that's it, don't get me wrong I love posting pictures but after more then 1400 pictures taken there is not much left for me in the game to get new inspiration from. I still try tho! Love you video, will share it on my instagram because you deserve every view and subscriber 😊

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yeah exactly! The game has gotten incredibly boring over the years. And aw thank you so much that is very sweet of you 💗

[@starvampyr]

Idk much about the music aspect or if they updated it after receiving complaints but I have heard the examples you used in the video.. more subtly and less around the world but they're definitely still around! Maybe more as little references to the older version of the game

[@Eeee-xl4xb]

i don’t miss the old sso, i miss the fun i’ve had in the game. i miss being a little kid waiting for every update

[@bambiyoungman]

Such a great video! Torille!🇫🇮 I'm also from Finland and have accounts on both Carrot cove and Spring star. Even though I think it's brilliant that Finland multiple servers, I still enjoy playing on English speaking server more. I wish I could change all my accounts to spring star 😭

[@bambiyoungman]

Ja miuta ketuttaa kyl kans se et ystävänpäivä, pääsiäinen ja juhannus poistettiin xd

[@stinalightflower4070]

@@bambiyoungman hahaa kiitos paljon ja torillee!!! Jep mulla on kans jotenki huono kuva suomiservuista edelleen vaikka meno sielläki on varmaa muuttunu aikalailla vuosien varrella 😭

[@carlykral7789]

this video was a 10/10, thank you so much for posting this. I wish SSO would take our opinions into account like they say they would.

[@stinalightflower4070]

aw thank you so much!

[@realwonyoung]

I honestly love playing sso with Spotify in the back playing the old soundtracks on repeat 😢

[@ohcarolineee]

Lifetime in Poland cost 149 PLN which is around 35 euros, but I bought mine on black friday for like 70 PLN which is like 16 euros. I was shocked when you said it's expensive but my jaw dropped when I saw the price 😭

[@Larjus]

Vanhoja musiikkeja on kyllä niin ikävä... 😭 Mä pelasin lapsena/esiteininä alkuperäisiä Starshine Legacyja ja Star Stableja jo kauan ennen SSO:ta ja ne niissäkin soineet musat on kyllä niin nostalgisia ja yksi syy sille, miksi SSO:kin on tuntunut niin ihanan kotoisalta peliltä. Koko pelin tunnelma on kyllä paljon muuttunut alkuajoista, mm. juuri musiikin vaihtumisen (ja uusien grafiikoiden) takia. Melkein tuntuu kuin pelais ihan eri peliä kuin silloin reilut 10 vuotta sitten kun SSO:nkin aloitin.

[@Prince20018]

6:33 oh my goodness, memories just came flooding back 😢

[@joanneput2744]

If I’m being completely honest these days put the music down in game and play the old ones because I like the old music better

[@MarieYellowchildSSO]

omg!! As a player that’s played as a non star rider till 2019 Walks In Moorland brought back SOOOO many memories and the My Stable. And as annoying as it was I lieber the racing song… but walks in moorland is incredible I felt some kind of way like little me running on my crusty starter running through moorland thinking I’m a big deal.. but I will need to chat with sso if Mist Fall changed😭✋

[@googleuser654]

Community: I feel like the community is not only falling apart but also quite toxic. Getting bullied because they dont like your horse, tack or set. Or jealousy of your horse, tack or set. Starters are regularly bullied relentlessly becouse they have a very low level, the starter horse etc. Losing my first account: Due to the safety regulations i lost my first account witch i played untill 2014 i beleve. It took months/years to delete the account so i could start over. Starting over and getting bullied: Once i could start over, i started over. I was not a complete beginner as in knowledge of sso. But i was beginner in level and horse. I got bullied relentlessly when participating in championships. "I was worthless, i could never win with a starter." was said to me regularly. Star rider beginning: Once i got unlimited star rider i finally got respected, with a new horse or more a pony. Sso on mobile: Now that sso is on mobile phone i play a lot inbetween lessons at school depending on time the missions took. Or just basically taking care of my horse(s). Gliches on mobile: Mobile has so many gliches. One of these gliches is my horse having their own mind on where we were going, or the speed. Or not being able to chat. I have now been waiting for about 2 weeks for sso to fix the typing issues. The other glich i learned to navigate. Result of the typing glich: I felt so bad ignoring a starter who asked a question, simply because i could not awnser. Of course the starter was not happy i ignored her but did not say anything.

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yeah! It's sad how negative and toxic the community has become. It's completely stupid to bully new players. We're all equal and important as people no matter the level we are on. I've heard that the game on mobile is very clumsy. They really could try improving it in many ways. Thank you for your comment

[@googleuser654]

@@stinalightflower4070 one thing cannot understand is that "new" (aka it is not always the case with knowledge) players are being called noobs. They are beginners, thats not only more friendly. But also more true most of the time.

[@royalriderscompany]

Wonderful video Stina - great work! We hope for more videos in the future!

[@stinalightflower4070]

Aw thank you Mat hehehe 💗

[@evjiwee6704]

They should make a sso classic version that is playable separate to the main version like runescape did with old school runescape and world of warcraft did with world of warcraft classic. I dont know why they haven't done this as classic re-releases are almost always very popular

[@fnouasse1163]

I made a starstable account in 2012 but started playing activily in 2013. Reasons because I used to play the Star Shine legacy CDROM games when I was younger. When I heared that there was a game based of the SSL and SA games I was thrilled to download it. My journey started out good so I played a lot. Even tho i didnt become a lifetime starrider back then I used to buy the monthly star rider or live off star rider codes. I also played a lot and I loved how the story continued. As I got older I had other priorities like finishing high school and college etc. I didnt play as much because I became bored. The reason for it was that there were no quests anymore. Somewhere in 2014 or 2015 star stable had released the news that they wouldnt give us quests every update because they wanted to focus more on the story quests. I thought it was fine because that would mean that the story quests would be longer. Well the disapointment came after that. Because the gameplay of one story quest after that update was just 20-30 minutes then everything died again. Few years after I made my account I bought myself life time starrrider. thinking that it would get much better. Well with no story quests or other small quests I could only train. However clubs are nothing for me because I cant listen to younger leaders who wanted me for every event that they organized (which i understand but its not my thing). I quit for a few years and I tried to get back after I graduated college last summer but I didnt have any time. Now Ive been playing for a month again and I am so confused about the story quests... Like nothing makes sense. So i searched on google why star stables story quests dont make any sense and apparently all the original creators/ devs left sso and the booklet where they kept the sso story was LOST. So the new devs are just trying to add their own spice to it. They also dont want to be associated witht the SSL games so thats why it doesnt make any sense with the past games anymore. It will never be the same and the story quests will have a whole different turn. Also when you make a new account it doesnt say that we're special or the chosen one anymore. They removed the WHOLE story you get at the beginning. Also weird how we meet Anne, linde and lisa on the first day we arrive at the "horse camp". This game will only make senso to new players tbh.

[@stinalightflower4070]

Wow how could they lose such an important thing as the entire story booklet?! That's really unfortunate but also explains a lot. It's really sad how it has all turned out to be. I wonder what the game would be like if the original creators would not have left. Thank you for your comment 💗

[@avagreenheart]

I can still hear the original Moorland Soundtrack! I've been playing since 2013, so the feelings when I hear those songs are intense lmao

[@CapriRavenchild]

I absolutely loved this video!

[@stinalightflower4070]

Thank you so much!!

[@masajovanovic7120]

SSO actually released the Star Rider option with no star coin allowance again in December 2023 and it caused a huge fuss in the community because SSO didn't disclose the difference between the regular and cheaper option. Some people covered this story here on You Tube because of the uproar and I think the option only exists to mislead people

[@izzyyy9471]

THE OLD MUSIC IM GONNA CRY

[@Sushikininini]

Although i only joined in 2020, sso was still a massive part of my childhood. I miss alot of old sso, it feels like all they care about now is releasing horse after horse; They used to always have updates for special events such as april fools and valentines day, those are gone now or heavily adjusted. I can't stand the new game to the point its severely boring when logging on. I just wish they had more content that people enjoy, and that changing everything wasnt so important to them. In a way, the game feels much more modernised compared to its previous cozy-type gameplay.

[@pinkblossom123]

I also miss when the magic in-game was rarer and mysterious.

[@iylie_eq]

Everyone is talking about how they removed the songs, but I still hear those songs in game? The stable one is still used, when I’m in the moorland arena it’s still the old song, and all of that. I hear the new and old ones all the time, even the ones that people say were removed. Keep in mind that I usually play on mobile, since I’m too lazy to go get my computer, so perhaps that has something to do with it?

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yeah it's possible that it's different for people! I haven't heard the moorland song or the stable song in a very long time. Kinda weird tho 🤔

[@daniellaameyer]

Personally i actually think the game is so much better now. The game wasn’t better then, just the feeling of the game. I have played since 2014 and i don’t feel the same magical and mystic feeling anymore :( it’s like the charm and spark in the game is gone. I REALLY miss the old music. But honestly, the game is better now. But i really miss the old days…and get so much nostalgia. My dream is that we could play the old sso, like in 2015/16, as its own game.

[@pinkblossom123]

I think the reason why Steve’s farm throws people off (including myself) is because it’s hard for navigate.

[@ztipsamme]

Hearing Walks in Moorland made me cry 🥲💔

[@Sxlight143]

I just came across your video. So I started playing the 9th of august 2015, I don’t consider myself an OG, I mean not a true one at least lol. The real dinosaurs of the game aka my friends that are getting as old as me after they have spent 9 - 12 years on that game told me even though I was OG, which I sure agree, (my account will celebrate its 9 years this year) is that the real OG definitely are 2011 - 2014. In my perception it is 2011 - 2016 but we were just what the real OG used to call newfags back then. Something that I do miss about the old star stable is that before 2016 right after I joined in 2015, all was calm. We were so supportive, helpful and great towards each others, it is not only one server on the game affected by this issue of very toxic players actually, but every server. So as I said in 2016 here they come here they are, the toxic people drama makers arrived in France, bullying in the global tchat, stalking of your private social medias, openly revealing your private life in the eyes of everyone, jealousy because a player is better than someone that is a “pro” but you don’t know every pro on the French servers I guess, nobody can assume there is only one pro player and also the last issue I will mention the jealousy of some people accusing you of cheating because you play since soon 9 years (this thing is affecting me personally this time lol at least my acc) and you are level 26 what a cheater damn !!! All this just for pixels, can’t people just mind their own acc ? I haven’t played for almost 9 years, farmed all the quests since I am 11 on this game to be accused of cheating lmao, best is to block them, the thing attached to this is jealousy about the fact that you have a lot of horses…Like a lot and we are many in this case that people openly insult you “she has too many horses”, “she uses cheats” like bro I am turning 21 and what I do of my money isn’t your problem. Anyway long ass text but yeah I kinda explained all I could say

[@VildePinewall]

I play sso since 2013... It's amazing how game came all this way and changed throught the years I love new textures and horses, BUT when office and developers of sso changed the game also changed for worst. The main quests don't make any sense now, they are short and when SSO added new dark rider... like for what? We need end of main quests and i hope the finale will be somethig big and nostalgic tbh. Music also was something what made the whole game look different. Why they changed it? idk it was unnecessary...

[@victoriasilverstream]

I also originally bought the no weekly allowance sr, but I found out some years ago from a friend that you can change it to the weekly allowance one by messaging sso and asking them to change it. I don't remember what sso responded 100% correctly, but it was something about me having used so much money on sso that it sums up to the price of the weekly allowance sr. After that, they changed my subscription to the weekly allowance sr without me having to pay anything extra. Idk if that works anymore, but I wanted to throw that out here in case it helps someone :,D Also, there's nothing more I wish than to be able to return to my old server pineapple mountain :( It sucks being stuck on a server.

[@kisukae]

i only realised you were finnish during the interview section from the other persons accent, omg!! i miss spring star so much, along with all the old events and people i played with. i was active 2013-2018 and after that it's just been random visits to see what the game's become, it's.. sad. the love and passion of the old team isn't there, and it shows 🥲

[@babickaedits]

I miss the events... 😢

[@KayaKikoRose]

I do admit I do miss the SSO. I agree with you on some parts but I’m also glad they do updates. But we can’t always have what we want, we can have are opinions yes can we give them are ideas? Yes. But when they do update what people want everyone gets so mad. And the music made me cry when I Hurd them lol and silver glade highlands reminds me of Skyrim for some reason

[@pomyata_myata]

I dunno what you're talking about, almost all the songs you listed i hear on a regular basis. And I'm a new player who doesn't know the nostalgia but i can definitely hear these songs in-game 🤔

[@stinalightflower4070]

It's possible they play at some places! I haven't heard them in a really long time tho

[@RimFaxxe]

You hear the new music, not the original music from Star Stable Season Riders.

[@kringlecat4333]

9:03 this is actually some of lisa's music in aucostic "darkness falling"

[@Lunaescapeles]

I’m so confused why I have more subscribers than you, you’re a lot better at being a KZbinr than me, you’re amazing ❤

[@stinalightflower4070]

Noo you deserve your subscribers aswell!! thank you tho😭😭

[@Lunaescapeles]

@@stinalightflower4070 You’re absolutely amazing though ❤️

[@stinalightflower4070]

@@Lunaescapeles Aw thank you so much 💗

[@Charlotte.mp4]

I am so glad that I am not the only one who got stuck on spring star, I am from belgium (neighboring country of the netherlands and also the same language as the netherlands) my account was created on the dutch server strawberry meadow.... i moved to spring star once for the peace and quiet and can't go back for a long time now. all the dutch servers are gone while they were always there before. all my friends are on the dutch servers. I don't really mind being on spring star but sometimes i just miss talking dutch in the chat. On spring star you can only speak english in the chat otherwise your messages don't arrive....

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yes the chat filter is so annoying! I really wish there was a way to switch servers :/

[@Constellasaur]

17:20 I feel like it is worthy to note here that Star Stable slowed down a lot on KZbin around the same time KZbin got in trouble in regards to COPPA laws. The end result was the entirety of the official Star Stable KZbin channel getting marked down as "Not For Kids" due to the games target audience, which ultimately means videos don't get pushed as much, making money from this content is no longer an extremely viable source of revenue (or even really a way to advertise the game) as it used to be, etc. etc. I miss the Star Stable KZbin content a LOT but I'm not really surprised it happened, it's not quick and easy content like TikTok or even Instagram, it takes a long time with little pay off (+ now a lack of community engagement on youtube itself with how kids content is blocked off from comments entirely. KZbin rarely bothers to even notify me when Star Stable DOES upload anymore LOL) I'm not really surprised to see the company has essentially written it off a non-priotity from the looks of it :''')))

[@thepinkrainbows4796]

When the new characters in sso came out I couldn’t stop crying

[@thepinkrainbows4796]

Um

[@nikei043]

It’s crazy how the price varies regarding to currency. I paid for my lifetime in 2017 with weekly starcoins, and if I convert my currency to euros, it was about 20€

[@svmairu]

I'm really sad, because even tho i joined in 2018, i really want to buy the gen 2 horses, i think they look sooo cute and i love their animations (in my opinion i wasnt a fan of gen 1), my younger self had deleted my lovely horses for shillings which makes me really mad, i just want to be able to buy gen 2 horses (at least once a year), sso is getting rid of gen 2 horses just like they got rid of the gen 1 :(

[@plushlover1770]

I feel like if the colors were more natural in the game, they brought back the bloom effect, and improved the lighting and sky changes, people would like the current game more. I cant play without reshade and thats sad

[@martaarely6043]

Wow I did not know nothing of this .The sound so hard😢❤

[@cadetroyal4103]

In a way I feel ripped off when I think back on what SSO originally had and did when compared to what it is has become now. Back then you'd actually look forward to updates no matter how big or small they were and like mentioned in the video, the updates were actually polished and working right from the start. Nowadays the bugs keep on piling up, the story is all over the place and it truly does feel like a scam when they keep pushing out double star coin and star rider offers along with new horse breeds or new coat variations when the money or time clearly doesn't go to upgrading the actual problems the game has. Personally why I miss the old SSO (coming from a player who's journey began around the end of 2013, during Christmas and New Year celebration) is because.. I've just grown up. I'm no longer a little blue-eyed 12 year old kid but a 22 year old adult. Back then you'd be excited to learn what the next update would be. I got my first star rider subscription around the time the G1 arabians were brought to the game, when Dino Valley was added and the servers were down for 3 days before being up and running without a problem. It was a time when getting a story quest was a literal blessing from the devs and how during events people actually came for the festivities and not only for the collectible outfits/other cosmetics. I personally miss the Halloween update when Galloper Thompson was introduced for the first time ever. That was a time when there would be crowds of people waiting for him to spawn in and actually having conversations on where he might spawn and having fun looking for him as huge groups. Nowadays the very few events don't even really feel fun anymore, they just feel like a lazy way to try and milk money out of players. I might hop on just to see if there's anything genuinely fun for me to do and then be disappointed when even the few good things are removed or revamped into a literal grind-fest just to get something out of them. Overall I do understand that the newest generation of kids and teens wouldn't be as interested in the game if it wasn't updated to what it is now, but eventually they themselves will experience same grief and nostalgia when the things the game currently has are removed or changed completely yet again. Or at worst: the game gets shut down one way or another. It's only a matter of time at this point, really..

[@hyunjinssi]

the songs made me scream internally

[@ayoyoulookingweird]

Thing I miss is the clubs…rn the ways clubs work is just confusing or toxic I miss when it was happy and not level restricted just to come together and have fun Not to mention the star coin codes getting so less and less worst is the way the way sso treats its players…when u got a glitch or bug and you ask for help they shove blame onto you If you got hacked they tell u that it’s your fault cus you must have shared your password Even if you wanna help sso by telling them about hackers you can face being suspended or even banned cus they read the emails not fully and give cookie cutter respondses this breaks the trust players have in sso wich already is getting less and less by the way sso just ignores things awful players do: some abasitors, hackers, cheaters and just straight up predators. In short sso also needs to listen to feedback and change their ways. Not to mention the way they talk abt the JS with the level cap is insane. Why put it there when some items are for seriously 10000 JS it just forces to buy with sc. (Sorry for my bad spelling English isn’t my first language)

[@HaNoWay6616]

I still have the stable soundtrack? Hmmm 8:38

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yeah it's possible that it still plays at times. I personally haven't heard it in a long time 🤔🤔

[@Sara-yz7nc]

The problem is that its hellishly boring now. There is no content, its barely a game - all the additions are about shopping.

[@catbatrat1760]

8:48 Eh, personally, I'm not sad to see that one go. It always felt WAY too intense for a training session and quite frankly scared me, lol. Something I don't get, though, is why don't they just switch between songs at random instead of replacing them entirely? As in, make it a coin toss which one you're gonna hear each time you're in the relevant place or event? That way, they can switch it up without COMPLETELY destroying the nostalgia and just general enjoyment for those who loved the original music! It seems like such a simple solution!

[@aliannadevlugt903]

I have nothing against the new graphic but I personally prefer the old graphics it looked more realistic to me, now it looks way too cartoonish and it’s just so different I barely go on anymore..but games are improving so I’m not surprised so many changes have been made to the game, I just miss being younger and excited to play :,)

[@clairenelson191]

I now just turn the music off in-game completely and manually play the songs for what area im in xD

[@itsnotthatdeep6657]

The Welcome to Jorvik song can be heard when your character levels up and I'm like 99% positive the walking through moorland song still plays when you're in moorland?.. I'll double check on my own game and make and edit confirming or denying. Maybe they did remove it at one point idk. Lemme check. Edit: Yes, as of July 4th, 2024 11:11pm that soundtrack does actively play while you are in moorland. Maybe they removed it temporarily then secretly put it back, or maybe because it's night time for me the song maybe only plays at night now. Idk, but both of those tracks are still actively in the game. Second edit: frozen valleys is still played in the home stable and is also the lobby music when you boot the game up (on mobile at least, idk about PC). Again, maybe they did remove it but have since discreetly put it back after a lot of demand. This video is 3 months old so that's highly likely. Fourth and final edit: no I don't think they ever removed any of these songs as thinking back I do not at all remember just suddenly not hearing any of these songs. Maybe some players were experiencing audio bugs or something but I have no idea what you're talking about on this one chief. Please, if there is an explanation please give it, I'm not trying to be rude I just wanted to engage in the general discussion with my own personal experience.

[@stinalightflower4070]

Yes I've noted that some of the songs do actually play in game after making this video! The stable song seems to be a location thing since I can hear it on my alt account where the stable is in fort pinta instead of dundull. I personally haven't heard the moorland song in game in a while but others have also stated that it plays so I guess it depends on something? not sure. Thank you for your comment!!

[@ssokokorosevalley8710]

16:37 A Duchess sso player here, i am not able to get in the server Spring Star, it wont show up when changing servers

[@stinalightflower4070]

Oh that's sad 😔 My info might have been a little outdated thanks for letting me know!

[@realwonyoung]

I feel like they could've played on the nostalgia so much and kept so many old players and new players would also get nostalgic later on. idk why they changed so many things. I get needing to update grafics, but these aren't updates, they're straight up changing so many places. it's so unnecessary and I don't understand who thought it would be a good idea

[@Yeyeyayayoyo]

no we are not stuck in the past we just prefer pixel art over fortnite art

[@lisaDelRey381]

Everytime I hear the song of South Hoof I feel like a little kid lol. I hope they won't remove/change the last songs that are still there

[@Pringlzzz]

The home stable song has not been removed though. It is still there.

[@stinalightflower4070]

@@Pringlzzz Yep! It seems to be a location thing since I can't hear it in mistfall but hear it in other places.