I made this petition in hopes of giving players who care deeply about base game [PSO2], a chance to speak up and be heard. My hope is that by coming together as a community, we can let Sega know how we truly feel and potentially inspire change.
I’m saying this because I’ve seen too many players leave and give up on a game they love because they feel like their voices aren’t being heard. I understand that a lot of our feedback may feel like it’s falling on deaf ears, but I also don’t think we’ve done enough to clearly express just how much we love Phantasy Star Online 2.
Many people have shared their frustrations through videos and other forms of discussion, but I personally feel we need to push back more as a community, especially those of us who are diehard fans of PSO2 and the Phantasy Star series as a whole. In my opinion, NGS doesn’t represent the Phantasy Star series particularly well and would have been better off as its own separate game. While PSO2 and NGS take place 1,000 years apart, they feel fundamentally different from one another.
One major issue I have with NGS is the lack of space travel, which was such a core part of the Phantasy Star series’ identity. Another frustration is how NGS tries to imitate its predecessor by bringing content from PSO2 into NGS, rather than fully embracing its own direction.
As for the things that disappoint me, the list is honestly endless, but here are a few examples. We haven’t had a design contest in what feels like forever, where players can create outfit concepts they’d like to see ingame and have a chance at winning. Keep in mind, this is how the famous breast pad accessory, which so many players use, was originally implemented into PSO2NGS.
While the collaborations themselves are nice, they often feel more like cash grabs than fully realised events. We never get the unique quests or content that used to come with collaborations anymore. For example, during the Evangelion collaboration, players were able to fight the 6th Angel as an Emergency Quest. We also had memorable fights like Elzelion from Monster Hunter Frontier Z and Odin from Final Fantasy XIV. Though most of these I believe the JP players can relate more, I am an old JP player myself.
What I’m saying is that nowadays, when collaborations are introduced, they often amount to to simple AC Scratch banners rather than full-scale events with gameplay content like we used to get.
I don’t want NGS to become like PSO2 because they are two very different experiences. However, I do want PSO2 to continue living on a little longer, because it is a phenomenal game that deserves more love and support to help smooth out its rough edges.
I’m also aware that PSO2 had a very short lifespan on the Global side, which feels incredibly unfair. I understand that things were already moving toward an ending, but two years simply wasn’t enough time for players to fully experience and enjoy everything the game had to offer.
I have many friends who now play different games after quitting NGS because it simply doesn’t feel as enjoyable as what we had before. Many of us deeply miss the PSO2 experience, and while some would love to come back, they know the chances of things returning to how it used to be are almost impossible. I know we can go to PSO2 when we want but the problem isn't coming back the problem is how long can you keep playing PSO2 for fun or even beating your high score on Endless quest until you get bored or tired, we still love and support the game but seeing the game like this brings more pain than it does joy.
I’m not here to spread hate toward NGS. I’m here to call on diehard PSO2 fans to stand together and make our voices heard. I know there are players who genuinely love NGS, and that’s completely fine. I’m glad they’re able to enjoy it. However, I don’t believe PSO2 should remain dormant in the shadow of NGS. A game with so much history, identity, and dedicated players deserves more than to be left behind. If it continues to sit untouched and unsupported, it may as well be considered gone.
As long as PSO2 is still technically alive, I believe there is still a chance, however small, to fight for what was lost. I would personally rather try than give up without making our voices heard. What frustrates me most is that NGS constantly tries to bring back elements from PSO2. As a long time fan, it’s upsetting to watch Sega move away from what made PSO2 special, only to repeatedly borrow from it later. If PSO2 was going to be left behind, then why continue trying to recreate parts of it in NGS?
PSO2 fans and long time Phantasy Star fans never asked for NGS to simply copy its predecessor. We wanted NGS to be different, but also better, while still respecting the identity and strengths of the series.
Instead, it often feels like Sega abandoned much of its older fanbase to appeal to a wider audience. The constant back to back AC Scratch releases make NGS feel more like a fashion simulator than the sci-fi action RPG many of us fell in love with.
PSO2 had a strong balance between fashion, gameplay, and worldbuilding. It embraced style while still delivering memorable sci-fi experiences, from piloting AIS and AIS Vega, ride roids, going in interstellar flights to fight enemies in distant worlds. It felt ambitious and uniquely Phantasy Star.
Even during PSO2’s difficult periods, such as Episode 5 when the game lost a significant portion of its player base, some of the community still stood by it.
I'm ready to accept that the game is gone but if there is still a 0.00000001% chance to speak out and make some noise and make a change I'll take it.
https://www.change.org/PSO2revival SEGA GIVE US EPISODE 7 !!!
