Passing this information that I happen upon after creating another character.
How to avoid completing the first cocoon: Upon creation and entering NGS, return back to the title screen and then on the new character "Start PSO2" will be available. This should apply as long one character has done the initial prologue of NGS.
Could this have been handled better? Absolutely. The choice of which game to start in should be upon finishing naming a character.
As of today's update, buying more star gems is only exchanged with AC, within the SG Shop.
I just returned active to the game a bit more than month ago, after taking a hiatus starting from before Episode 4 released after beginning the game at PC launch.
I went over this list, to get an idea if its even worthwhile: https://pso2na.arks-visiphone.com/wiki/Portal:New_Genesis/Augment_Conversion
That list gave me insight to think: While its a nice bonus for a grinder to have, its nothing to go wild for unless it suits the player style currently. Stick with the easiest to obtain augment route if wanting some transfer gear for NGS. The absolute best augments will be for those most likely coming back to PSO2 to continue their end game progress and groups.
Being this close of transitioning onto NGS, its just not worth it from my perspective. Those who have "God Augments" on their weapons and units, is because they continued to play much time into the PSO2 game. Anyone who does not have ultimate 8-slot expensive augments now, and do not plan to seriously continue to play PSO2 end game factors post-NGS, should be satisfied with a setup most cost efficient to them. The legacy gear will become obsolete and short-lived if only thinking for NGS, and choosing the route to play with NGS only gear will certainly be fine.
I spent most of my meseta on weapon camo collecting, and some outfits till NGS types appear more of my desire. For me, the skins will last longer than optimized transferred legacy gear will.
I'll play along with what I have.
Thing to note: The resolution you're running will be a major influence factor on the score, as it just rates by FPS maintained. I turned off things like V/G sync, fps limiter, and benchmark seems to cap out at 179 fps no matter how powerful your system is. Most players are still playing either 1080p and 720p. 2k or 1440p is a bit more upscale and growing, while 4k is luxury. Setting an FPS limit (useful for GSync) will of course limit the score potential.
This is my daily driver "4k" resolution score. No overclocks, all settings maxed out for the game options. I will be playing at this for the game is gorgeous not to go all out.
My initial "tryhard like its 3DMark" 720p score, and 179 fps seems to be the hardcoded limit. So to score higher, will be about maintaining the max fps potential with as minimum fps lows (dips) as possible from happening.
I'm still reworking on my character. Uploading the PSO2 saved character file didn't come out nearly as I wanted.
Update: Perfect score achieved after going with bare bones settings. Uninterrupted 179 fps in this case.
Finally, my character with what I'm limited to work with:
Got curious and tried it myself. Went from 67 to 68 in about 20 minutes doing 4 Hardcore Magatsu runs repeatedly to train up my Bouncer levels, using all my best exp boosters which as you say, do not diminish at all. This may be slow, but looking at it from a pure soloist perspective of exp gain rate vs time, its a fast option once good at it. This makes me very happy as a way to level both classes and rings if I'm in a solo play mood.
Thanks for sharing this!
It is expected to happen in MMOs and Online games with weak single player incentive to play, for once the game-only social connections vanish, a player will be left with hardly any incentive to continue. Those without creative and/or immersive reasons to play beyond digital goods or numeric goals, will often burn out even faster.
Alliances and random active recruitment partying can only go so far, if the player cannot establish a strong connection with another to enjoy the gaming experience with. Those who create an alliance are also vulnerable to this of course. Should the leader and/or officers burn out for any reason, it'll crumble within on activity.
That's pretty much the main reason why I have yet to join an alliance. I want a leader who is truly passionate in playing the game in more ways than one. For now though, I'm enjoy what I do even if I'm playing single player fashion in PSO2. But should it all become boring for me, or my closest friend that I enjoy playing with as a duo, it'll get shelved for the time being.
Of course trying to make new connections is a goal, but that takes more luck and opportunity than most people realize. Treasure your experiences when they're good.
@Aida-Enna said in Search for friends:
All games (but especially games like PSO2 and FFXIV) are much more fun with friends. While I was getting ready to type out a lengthy post, Zvenix6289 beat me to the punch and said pretty much what I was gonna say, so just read their post instead.
I'd offer friendship myself, but I hardly have time to play the game itself, lol. Sorry!
You're quite welcome on saving the effort then, hah.
@Raburesu said in Search for friends:
Thanks for the support all but I think some of my words may of been skipped over by some of you as some of the things you said I've said myself already in the original post so I'll repeat that in a much shorter form.
^^ Nothing against pso2 or any of it's player base. I end up searching and posting because my old ones left, and in my search for new ones, I just sucked at finding the right people. It's been a bit of a long time, so I made the post here in hopes of finding some.
I wish you the best then, and keep making efforts be known you want some company. I reside on Ship 3 and wouldn't stop playing my main there since I'm happy there even if I mostly solo, otherwise I would meet up. I can only offer to link up with those on Ship 3 and dislike being alone and want someone to play with comfortably.
Gets rougher and rarer to find such people the higher you go. But there are people out there. This will happen in every online game, so you cannot think its just a specific game. It's a human nature issue.
The good news is when you do find that person who reciprocates well socially, a great experience will make up for all the past flat lines. I'm the type of high level player who never forgets what its like to start new and to remember patience to reach mastery. Very rare however, for while I educate myself on min/max and JP PSO2 history, I still play my personal style and enjoy the journey of playing the game, not rushing to the end destination.
If you get a kudos/ saying "Nice character!" give a thanks in return. You can try doing that to start conversations but do not take it personal if no responses happen. People will have all kinds of reasons for being indifferent, and its best to just move on until you get a natural reciprocated interaction. For example, some people may not even speak English at all.
To those on Ship 3 who may be seeking a friend over chasing just digital goods or pride attention merits, I am more than happy to patiently welcome a new player friend who wants to go far in enjoying PSO2 in a variety of ways. I don't post much on forums, but when I see posts like this, I know there are others out there and so this is my effort to make a reach out attempt. When you put the ball in another's court, you simply wait if it gets passed back. Otherwise, just grab another ball and shoot somewhere else!
I mean really, think Dudu-like odds when it comes to this. You'd feel good getting that perfect augment after many failures right? Same goes for a quality social connection.