Stia First Impressions

[ArcaneTechs]

I'm finding it more personally difficult to be hyped about anything this game releases anymore, it's blatantly obvious Sega doesn't care etc etc (this thread isn't for discussing the issues with the game and playerbase) anyways. I'll post my opinion later when i actually play it.

garbo opinion:

1. smallest region released with areas blocked off for opening later to make people come back and experience as though the region is expanding when its really not. absolutely dumb to do this
2. Forgettable music
3. 90% reskinned and reused enemies already
4. I know Sega said they wouldnt do the same thing with Kvaris via gear but all of it is garbage or slightly better than Kvaris gear.
Point is, theres basically no gear to really chase thats worth your time.
5. Capsule farming again, when is Sega going to actually make this a fun grind or offer a better grind? Yes, base PSO2 had to actual fun grinds to do compared to what we have in NGS
6. New skills are alright, questionable but where are the dam PA's/Techs? 1 new PA/Tech is NOT going to cut it. People are tired of the same PA/Techs, the same old monotony. Adding just 1 PA/Tech that is either useless, niche or doesn't add to the overall fun isn't going to help whatsoever.
7. Last but not least, the story (no spoilers yet). Roughly the same length as the other regions. Still bland, written by middle schoolers, leaves a lot to be questioned, unanswered etc etc
Now spoiler: you had the obvious answer of where Dark Falz was the whole time only to have the fight time gated behind an EQ for who knows how long. Crawford either is the villain or not (my guess is he needs DF weak for his own use) at this point.

Either way, game continues to be bad. I seriously want to love PS again but right now Sega makes it very difficult to do so. I could criticize the shills for this games but I don't need to. This game could be so much better if it wasn't so low on Sega's priority while they focus on other "AAA" projects. Eventually the coomers and whales will realize this but hey, they still havent now lol

1. Aelio
2. Retem
3. Kvaris
4. Stia

ARKS