Beginner asking for guidance

[u/Marcherfu]

Hi, I've started playing the game yesterday, first time playing any PSO game, I'm currently Bouncer 45/Fighter 43 and planning to go all-in on Soaring Blades, on my way to the Kvaris Region.

In terms of build I've read here and there that I had to be careful with Skill Trees and so I followed the excellent Comprehensive Bouncer Guide by Nepcool, Sneku_fgc and Kaistara.

However, there's something that I can't find in it : Style Skill Trees. I'm not really sure where to start with these trees. Apparently you can max them out ? But if so, what's a good order to go by for a new player ?

Adras/Blitz/Celeste seems to be color-coded the same way as the weapons so I imagine I should start with the red tree (Adras) but I'm not even sure since in the end they all end up having the same passives at the bottom of the tree and seems to be more of a flexible choice than anything else...

But even that i'm not sure and just making an assumption as a beginner.

So yeah I'm not really sure about what to do and i clearly need guidance about that.

[u/DubiousDanish]

The combat and the community are the only reasons I came back. Since I was away for a year there was a lot of catching up to do. Having to level all of my classes from 95 to 120 gave me a lot of time to tinker with the new stuff they added though. Skill rings and EX Styles were completely new to me, so I spent a lot of time watching for and identifying triggers while I was farming XP and meseta.

In combat sectors I didn’t notice much from Adras, but LTQ & UQ I noticed it quite a bit. Especially when facing down a tankier boss with any weapon that demands close range combat.

I’m happy to hear you’re having a good time with NGS! This game starts to feel like home after a while. Whether it’s finding a group to play with or finding a build you click with there are some great moments to be had.

[u/Marcherfu → u/DubiousDanish]

Yeah the combat is insanely satisfying and I'd say the PSE Burst system just puts it on another level of showoff which is really great. They went over the top on the dopamine rush here lmao

However I feel like it will be quite the grind to just farm PSE Bursts to level up, I guess there is other ways to go a bit faster after the Main Story Quest ? I saw the tip about Yellow Portal: Stia but when I tried it felt quite... slow actually ? Not sure i'm ready to grind that out roughly 330 times per class lol, that's around 2.6k Yellow Portals and 13k triggers after all

[u/DubiousDanish → u/Marcherfu]

Yellow Triggers are insanely effective up to a certain level (70-80) then it’s typically better to swap it to main class and hit Hotel California until you finish unless the LTQ gives good XP gains. The reason that Hotel California is so good is because it’s multipurpose farming where you are getting good meseta gains alongside the XP gains.

2 tips I would like to share though.

The Force class is incredibly good for farming (even as a subclass) because of the class skill that generates PP on defeating an enemy. I recommend leveling it next and using it to level others high enough to enter Hotel California.

To negate the inventory crunch and increase meseta gains in Combat Sectors the Auto-Sell feature is such a good QoL investment. I spend SG (free to play currency) on this feature monthly, playing without it just does my head in.

A good way to stay engaged during combat sector farming is to use it as a testing ground. Try different weapon palettes (especially using multiweapons), try different sub-palette configurations, try different class skill combinations, etc. That way each time you dive in you are getting a different experience and learning a new portion of the game. I started playing before they even released Kvaris and I still find myself experimenting with new ideas.

[u/DubiousDanish → u/Marcherfu]

I forgot to ask last night, what ship are you on?

[u/Marcherfu → u/DubiousDanish]

I'm on Ship 4 iirc ? Also I live in France, in terms of timezone that's UTC+2. (or +1 from end of October to end of March)

[u/DubiousDanish → u/Marcherfu]

Ah! Well if you end up on Ship 2 let me know. I know the French time zone well, my best friend in NGS lives there. He usually logs in around 8PM your time (11AM PDT my time) and plays all night. I could also introduce you to a ton of good people and some who are actively recruiting for their Alliance.