The moment Arona calls your name, i already knew this game had the most soul in any gacha game i've played. Also Arona is the best gacha mascot character and you cant change my mind.
The reason why I really fond with Blue Archive is that their story is focused more on characters and character growths, while others focused more on lore, that's make me love my students, seeing my favorite characters interact with each other and do their own shenanigans are always amusing, because I love my students, I love chil-
The 4th PV really was a godly PV and my friends actually coming back too BA because of that. They just realize that BA is not just "cute girls doing cute things" game
The way the 4th PV hit twitter that night was wild. Seeing the blow up during the live stream (and the voice actor's being shocked into silence at the trailer too)in real time was crazy.
I remember that so clearly, everyone was just stunned because of how good it is, the whole crowd was in silence for about 5 seconds with their mouths open.
It's great, until you spend some more time with it and realize that the core gameplay is so braindead that any interaction with it turns into a chore, and the game starts feeling like a job. If your interest in the story and your love for the characters offset that, then congrats, but otherwise it's as if they slapped some fancy icing on a rotten cake.
i want to add, the thing that make me play again after watching the pv is the feeling of "my students need me" i cant tell what or where this feeling come from on pv i just thinking that
Suddenly BA players that has been judged as "uwooghh" enjoyer become *Chad* Senseis that only want their students' happiness. Also BA become more touchy to the darkside of "school" life. Extreme bullying, backstabbing friend, suicide ideation, and many topics that some Sensei can relate at their point of life. Some relate to Mika as bullied students before, some relate to Yuzu as introverted and lack of friend, some relate Hifumi that just wants happy life, heck even some can relate as Arius Squad that has been indoctrinated and lied their whole life.
As a JP Player. I agree, Mika is Broken as Fuck Well, her EX is not as broken as Wakamo or S Hoshino because its scale based on Enemy's HP, making it weaker overtime But, thats not even a Problem thanks to her Sub, for being Guaranteed Crit
Same man. I came back to BA for Wakamo only to found out that her banner had ended. Luckily swimsuit Wakamo is still up so I kept playing. I was lucky enough to one tap swimsuit and got two copies of Wakamo in S.Hoshino banner as well.
Yeah I also got Wakamo, SHoshino and another 8* 3 star with 100 pulls, I play this game since the first week and even that time it's been absolutely generous to me, shit gives me everything I want for a cheap price somehow.
I feel you for a most of what you said. The music is just incredible, even after I quit (also to make more time for ToF :D), I continued listening to the music. I am also in the same position as you, reinstalled just to pull Summer Hoshino, but now I am thinking of starting again. And I have the collectors problem. But I think what I will do is, for the first time in my life, try to keep a Gacha game (Blue Archive) as a casual game on the side. Login once a day, whenever I feel like it, do what I can for 15min or less and then stop, don't stress about rankings or anything, just enjoy view. Because I just don't want to drop it fully yet.
That the best part about ba even u play it casual and just login once a day u can still finish Almost everything in 15 minutes and don’t lost that much and u can still enjoy the story when u have time or have feelings to read story it not force u to read through main mission and u can just go clear everything and have max lv and one day u have feelings to relax and enjoy all of the story in one go it feel really good like u watch entire anime series
This is why before I left a game, I will force myself to grind like there's no tomorrow until certain limit. So when I decided to came back, I will have some savings and not be crippled. That's what I do while playing Azur Lane and Fate Grand Order.
I've dropped a few games before, but it was mainly because I didn't have enough space and and I didn't know what an emulator was back then. Anyway, glad to see you doing Blue Archive content again.
Yes, BA is the one that has the most "soul" out of any other games I've ever played. Just play the game a little bit, read the story, and then watch the PVs. It'll do you magic. Genshin is also great at building the immersion, especially with the recent characters' PV. But its overall story is really pale in comparison. And it's not even bad, it's decent, there are a lot worse ones. BA story is just too good.
Reading the story is definitely important in BA, I used to skip some affection stories but now I don't even skip these, they are quite fun in their own
@@vibra7 yea, at least they serve as an introduction to the characters who weren't getting much focus (yet) in the main story. Wakamo's affection story is on a different level tho, it has legit character development.
*A long comment to answer some questions you asked and my rambling thoughts:* An example of a game lacking in soul for me would be the Love Live franchise _(disclaimer, I'm a big LL fan)_ . Granted, it can feel like that for many idol themed franchises where things are usually kept upbeat and minimal. Playing Blue Archive and engrossing myself in the story and characters made me realize how shallow characters from other franchises can be, and I'm not saying that BA is perfect, but it was the game that brought that thought into my mind. The music is amazing. Honestly a benchmark for me. I love it so much that I'm buying the OSTs and downloading songs that I come across and enjoy. You know it's good when the soft and heartwarming songs are just as emotional and hard hitting as their hype songs. I love the timing and song choices in the background of whatever is going on too. Does so well at setting the mood. I did enjoy this video format (I like video essays) and this is my first video that I've seen from you. I appreciate the content.
Felt the same way when I got back into Princess Connect. With the s2nd season of anime released last year i decided to reinstall it after half a year or so away. I am so behind now, but the moment I heard and saw the intro... Man that was so nostalgic... And after dabling with Path to Nowhere strategic pay to win and not animated PVs, seeing the quality this game has again...
Hey, just wanted to tell you that you don't need to worry about the collecting aspect. Every event has a rerun in the future (confirmed) and all limited students (except Miku, who you probably already have) will have a rerun as well, so I hope to see you returning back to blue archive!
I'm a day1 JP player and also played for like 2-3 months but I cant read the story and the gameplay isnt for me so I quit but I played it again when Global launch and decided to read the story(My 1st time actually reading a gacha game story). Ever since then I fell in love with this game. The Story, Characters, Interactions, Art & Music has so much love put into it. Even the characters I thought were not Visually cute were actually VERY Interesting and funny once you read their story. Thats when I realized the true way of enjoying a Game. If you feel like playing the game is a chore like you play for the sake of farming Gacha currency and fomo and not even reading the story/enjoying the gameplay then you should actually just stop because that's the worst way to play. (Me with Genshin. skipping the story and just doing dailies farming primos for Gacha even If I HATED it. Might as well drop the game and work IRL at least it would be more productive) Im that type of gacha player where I skip the story and just play the game for the gameplay and gacha but BA changed my views on enjoying a game. Tldr: Blue Archive is the best game ever lmao. Play to relieve stress by enjoying the story and the world and not give in to fomo(but some enjoy the competitive side but its a gacha and being competitive in gacha is only for whales. I suggest playing games based on skills like fromsoft games/ FPS/moba if youre competitive)
I know how that feel, I've actually consider quitting Blue Archive since I spent too much time on gacha games. But after hearing the OST and playing through the story, I can tell that Blue Archive is one of the gacha game that the devs actually cared about. They put so much work and soul for the IP and it actually feels genuine.
As someone who values story and characters. Even during my busy periods. I always came back to BA. Between that and the free gems and rates. I understand the no coming back mentality but BA seems always ready for a Sensei return.
Maybe this game can help you get over your FOMO a bit? If you can pick this back up, appreciate what you have in it already, and know that you'll get most of it back as stuff re-runs, then it helps you to see how much of your profile is unique compared to other players. I try to do this with all of my games in the past two years; I tend to be a completionist as well, and it was really brutal playing a bunch of otherwise fun games, and then not "completing" them all. But like all media and goals in your life, it's not about the destination and prizes, it's about the journey.
I really love the OST for Blue Archive. Sadly even though the game has so much “soul” the gameplay and lacks of collaboration game modes like a Priconne Clan Battle always drained away from my motivation to keep playing. Glad you’re making videos like this Lace!
Lately I've been feeling like BA has become A LOT more busy. Before we used to have one week raid, one week off. Then JFD came along and now we sometimes alternate raid week and JFD week. Then add events on top. And now constantly having to do pvp with the reworked dailies. But despite all that I still think its one of the lowest time investment gacha games that I've played. And if you play as just a casual and not a min/maxer then you really don't have to spend a lot of time on it. Also its still very generous with its premium currency. I wouldn't worry about all the banners you missed. You'll get spooked eventually. One of the nice things is that although power creep exists, the scale of it is much, much smaller than you would find in other games. Many, many farmable units that are viable. Sure you won't be ranking in the top 100 or 1000 even, but you can still do pretty well. BA is the most "soulful" gacha game from a combination of good story, cute characters, great designs, devs that understand their audience, and a relatively non predatory monetization system.
the main selling point in blue archive for me is the art, story and soundtrack, all three are masterfully tuned to my liking and it is right up my alley with its comedic moments, its vibe and all that, plus the gameplay is satisfying
When I walk away from a game, I generally may revisit it later. However, I find that after a while, I end up finding justification as to why I quit playing it in the first place. Many of those games bring back the nostalgia, but it seldom lasts. I'll then "retire" myself from those games, never going back. There's always a new title right around the corner that I'm looking forward to for entertainment.
God I relate to this so badly Before the game even came out I was in awe of it, everything from the music to just the overall vibe, it was like the game I had always dreamed of playing. I remember launch day (JP) where we were all waiting an extra 4 hours because so many people tried to get in. Unfortunately though my devices couldn't run the game properly and due to that frustration I kind of left the game for a long while. However, I did pop in and out of the community and all the characters still left an impression on me, most notably Mika. Fast forward to now, it's 2nd Anniversary, Mika became playable, and there's even going to be a full TV anime. Now, my phone still can't handle the game, but having acquired other things like my laptop and tablet, I was able to log in again on JP and get Mika to 5 stars. And the game is just as amazing as it was back then. So I've decided: I'm coming back. I just spent 2 hours earlier today watching a video on Volume 1 of the story, and man, I was tearing up more than I do when watching an actual movie or anime. I am so glad to be back.
I agree 100% with you on the soul part. No other gacha game has caught my heart with such an iron grip as Blue Archive and right now it's the one gacha I would never quit for anything in the world
I literally bought a 10k phone because my old one couldn't run blue archive I have no regrets because blue archive is just that fucking good Ain't no gacha game has been this generous and accommodating Easily my favorite gacha game of all time
i hope you still play Punishing gray raven. I know its a lot of reading and no voice acting, but the story and the way they manage to juggle their expanding cast is just so good
Imma be honest, the game definitely isn‘t for anyone, both in story and gameplay. It can also be very time intensive and there is no content if the person playing isn‘t there for the difficult gameplay like Norman, Babel or later on Boss Rush. Personally it‘s my current favorite gacha to play......buuuuut I have a lot of friends that started playing together with me on day one and except one they all dropped the game because they felt like there was no content and when I looked at one account that said that during Echo Aria and saw that they didn‘t touch Babel nor deep blue wz(the latter one is kinda understandable)
Well, I also quit playing BA long time ago. But I came back just for Iroha. I'm a WW2 tank nerd, and that Tiger I tank really activated my neurons (Iroha is cute too). But I didn't really plan to play it for too long. And suddenly, after some months, the 4th PV arrived... That time, I know that I need to play the game seriously. My students need me. I haven't really read the story before, but now I read it slowly but steadily. Now I'm playing it regularly while in a really casual style. I don't care about PvP or raid rank. I just want to collect more students and read their story. (The next one will be a long story) Other than BA, I also kinda quit playing Priconne. I love it, but I just didn't have the time and I was kinda burn out of it. It really pained me whenever I saw the icon in my phone. But one day, I log in after so long and find out that a lot of my old guild members left the guild. They are, together with me, are the early members of our guild since the early game release. We stayed strong and grow up together as a player. But now they are left the guild. Either because of they are quitting or they move into a different guild. In despair, I nearly join them as I wrote my apology message in our guild chat room. But the other old members (not as old as the founder members tho) tried to stop me. They said that it's okay that I took a long break as long I'm back now. And it hit me with more dilemna. Should I leave or stay? My old clanmates are gone now. But then I realized something. Even after a lot of lost, the guild member slots is still quite full. Yes, our rank dropped a lot. But its still alive. It seems many new fresh players joined our half dead guild. And so, I decided to come back. I love the game, and while the guild is different now, there are a lot of new players that will appreciate some help. While their performance in the clan battle is not that good (well, they are newbie). But it's always endearing when they ask some newbie question in the guild chat room and I'm happy to answer them. But well, it come with sacrifice too. I decided to quit Tower of Fantasy. First, I'm bored of the same repetitive gameplay that favour high spenders. Second, I might be a loner solo players. But after most players abandoned my server, it becomes too lonely. The chatroom became empty. I also can migrate to other server, but I don't know where to and I just lost my will to play. In the past, I abandoned Priconne for ToF. And now, I decided to come back to my root. So I won't try any more new games as long I have my current game. They are FGO, Azurlane, BA, Arknights, and Priconne. Still a lot eh? Lol.
Holy sht, i read it. your story a lot of drama kinda nice to read it. i only play gacha game for fun because i like to summon waifu and if i get good summon i sell my account.
Although I see so many encouraging comments on this video, there will always be the other side of people who quit. I among others probably quit when we got shafted on a banner. Also in the video, it's not realistic to be getting a spark each month without spending. From the ip's you mentioned, priconne was one I played for the longest time and it was mainly due to the enjoyable events and easy way to get characters. For the story aspect of gacha games, I would consider arknights and honkai impact to also have a good story. But overall I really like the music, characters, pvs, and story in Blue Archive as well. Even though I quit after being burnt out as well as not getting certain rate ups that I wanted, I still watch videos on how the story is progressing or just search up the soundtracks cause they are that good. Well for those who are still playing, best of luck to you and for those who aren't this man explains pretty well as to why you should try.
my boyfriend has been playing since launch, and I've tried to give the game a chance so many times but never got into it. The other day it finally snapped and now I am fully really enjoying it, and giving it my first actual try ! I do feel sad that I've missed out on a bunch of stuff, but this game has a charm that no other gacha game has and I just can't get over that. I play waaay too many, but this one has been so addicting because everything is so enjoyable. the art, the music, the characters, the story .. i feel so bad for not giving it a fair try sooner, but I'm glad i'm able to enjoy it now !
I understand that feeling. As a Azur Lane enjoyer from day 1 I used to play the game a lot on a daily basis for like a year or 2. Then after a while I just had a burnout to a point small dailies felt like a chore. And also because I had other games I wanted to play but there’s only 24 hours in a days and working exist Azur Lane sadly had to dropped. But I never really quit the game, I was still keeping an eye on what’s happening and from time to time I would come back. And it is only now, after experiencing many gachas that I realized leaving AL was my big mistake. I almost repeated the story with BA but I just figured if I dont log in for a day or 2 because I don’t feel like it then I shouldn’t force myself to do it. And that’s how I managed to stay updated with the game and honestly BA also makes a lot of effort to keep and attract new players. But for me the thing that really carry the game are the music, chara design and story (in no particular order). BA along with AL are the only gacha that managed to deliver such strong music quality in game. And they are also very skilled at associating the music with an event as showed in their last preview.
Blue archive one of the gachas i can't just quit. Music, characters, all the stories so good. I came for waifu, but stayed for feeling of home. PV 4 left me trembling first time i watched it.
Was there when BA launched globally, have a Day-1-Acc...yet dropped it after a few days I really, really regret doing that when I came back a few weeks ago. It's a really good time to come back, yeah, but the feeling of missing out on so much really stings...all cuz of a stupid decision I made
I also quit over a year ago because of the massive grind.. Yuuka's Titanic Tushy in her sports festival outfit is what got me back. Final Chapter is what kept me from leaving again.
I usually drop gachas for about a month or two, but damn, I've been playing Blue Archive for almost 2 years, never spent a single penny in it and have all the characters I wanted, either from sparking or from pure luck. Not only the generosity, but the lore and characters got me hooked too. They release characters with well balanced kits and according to lore, so not every banner is a power creep, you can potentially use every character for the content of the game like raids, drills, missions and events. It's not only my favorite gacha but also one of my favorite games.
Bruh, I've been looking at Lace channel for months every time BA update just in case he did pulling Stream up until Hoshino banner that Lace finally back to stream BA! So glad you're returning! Honestly tho, it's quite hard to quit BA for me too, been out for a month due to irl bussy working, then re-install it, with every new update, it just soo tempting to me to play this game more and more for the story, and yeah RE Aoharu from 2nd JP Anniv PV music slaps hard about the story BA has, and I'm so glad playing this game since the game globally release. And probably my top 5 gacha of all time...
Played Global on release, dropped the game eventually, Eden Treaty dropped and I fell in love and now I'm consistently playing it daily. I played a lot of gacha games and dropped most within 3 days, some within 2 weeks, and a few within months. None of them just seem to hook for me, I didn't regret dropping any of those so far except Blue Archive. Eden Treaty essentially reintroduced me to pretty much everything, character building, lore story, each and every student and stuff. I was even brought to tears by a scene in the story which is very rare for me in games so now I eagerly wait for new chapters/volumes especially the Final Volume. Some of the stuff in the main/sub/relationship stories just feel relatable or I guess you can really symphatize with/you can really feel it being alive and have a soul. It really is a game with a story that's close to the heart. I missed a lot of stuff especially Hatsune Miku who is never coming back, but nevertheless I got my account back to its feet and even got UE50 S.Hoshino + most 3 stars. Coming back was probably the best decision ever, and I don't miss dailies thanks to its QoL features and the fact this is the only gacha game I play now.
Like I quit Blue Archive for 2 - 3 months after I miss so many dailies, events, and raids but after I heard the music and sound track it just bring me back to good ol' memories so I can't help myself but to play it again
I would come back because I want to support a good f2p game, as well as the studio (Nat Games, which is owned by NEXON) behind it. It's the same thing I've done for Warframe for about 10 years, the same thing I've done for Sdorica for about 4 years (the storywriting flopped, which led me to quit that game), as well as PGR. Not all of these f2p games end up being good products, but few good things ever last as long as the games I've supported over the years. However, I think since the last time I saw you, brightening up your room and fixing your hair -- among other things -- has really helped with your presentation. I really like the video format, so dropping a few gachas to take care of yourself and your content creation does mean something. So if you must drop a gacha to prevent hoarder's addiction, do what you must. Your health is more important than burning yourself out for our entertainment!
I have 5 years or so of playing many many gacha games and I reckon BA is the best. Best story, best characters, respects your time with miminal grind (auto), fun gameplay which is simple but has just enough complexity to be interesting... Definitely worth picking up again, you will find yourself caught back up in no time. Also a great time for new players to start.
A similar thing actually happened to me. I started on global and after getting shafted early on I lost motivation to play but around 3-4 months later I got back in on a whim and now its a part of my daily routine once more.
My main gacha I play and love and currently the only gacha I've committed to is "crusaders quest" I feel like the game definetly has its problems but for me I'm a suckered for good pixel art and aesthetics but even though the story is quite cliche it is nice how simple it is. So many characters and new characters aren't particularly stronger than existing ones. I think biggest limitations is there isn't really a place for every character you have cause some need updates or just don't do the job you need them to. But for me they all have place I just have to find it because nearly I'd say 92% of all the character even collab ones have unique skills and stories. Just not enough game modes to let them shine. I love the game and I don't think choose one over it at least until genshin finishes
Blue Archive is the only gacha game that I have stuck with for ONLY it's story. I might get flamed a bit, but I actually don't think the gameplay is that good. But the writing and the story is just on a completely different level. there's just no way they wrote about students robbing a bank while also writing about their club president about to sign her life away. I don't know what BA is doing, but it WORKS. Also, these devs absolutely love their own game man. That 4th PV has 180+ stills. Like I don't know what to tell you man. I've shown that PV to many non-players and they are just blown away. Blue Archive is in a class of its own. And, just wanna say BA is a game you can learn to let go of dailies and stuff. FOMO hits me hard, but not with BA. I log in once a day, burn some stamina, and I'm done. 15mins max. I'm here for the story, and nothing else. Just something you might want to consider.
I just got back into this game like 3 days ago. I was a DAY 1 player when the JP version dropped. I multi rerolled 4 different virtual devices to get a good start. I really really invested so much time into this game, but then I kinda grew out of gacha games. Recently I tried out Genshin Impact for my third time since my first attempt a year or two ago. I've literally hard grinded this game for like a bit more than 2 weeks now. Currently at AR41 nearly f2p. I purchased the welkin and bp as well as like 5 dollars of genesis. And I am just saying this as someone who has also stopped playing Azur Lane (my all time favorite gacha) due to the same feelings you mentioned, I really hope you started Blue Archive again. It would be a shame to avoid playing a game you genuinely love due to feeling like you missed out. I joined just as the Hu Tao and Yelan banners were ending before I knew how good they were, and it sucks because if I had started playing Genshin just two weeks earlier I could have had one or both. But that isn't stopping me from playing this game that I truly love and now have emotional investment in. In conclusion I hope your fomo didn't stop you. I hope you are now having a good time playing the game. I hope you're feeling relief in knowing you're enjoying your time.
I also have that can't come back-itis. It is so hard to fully come back to a gacha game because you know how much you have to do to catch back up again. I have tried many times but I just can't do it. I do wish you good luck though and more power to you and your channel
I'm enjoying the story so far but goddamn, it takes so long to finish reading an actual chapter due to the missions unlocking episodes Maybe this comes from a privileged viewpoint of playing fgo first where progressing through the story is overall easy until you get to some of the later lostbelt chapters like 5 and beyond, but still, I read just about 3 episodes one day and it nothing super eventful happens or it ends in a cliffhanger, and it's back to me waiting for the hard quests to refresh so I can level up efficiently, it's annoying af
yo my man i got the same issue i like collecting and always being a perfectionist in the games i love and i did the same mistake u did which was dropping ba for a couple of weeks then played for a week after that i dropped it for a couple of more weeks which is like 1 month and a half or smth which i missed alot from and now i feel like i cant go back because i missed so much but i remembered that nobody can have everything we will all lose things and never be 100/100 but being less then 100 is actually the best because u strive for getting something better and trying your hardest to refine your account to make it as appealing to the unrealistic 100/100 so i think me and u shouldn't worry about that too much lets just enjoy the story, the characters, and the simple event items and fun raids and just have some fun everyday as they say "overthinking things always leads to demise so think less play more"-Mrphilip
I played for 2 months when it launched. I ended up quitting for a few months because the gacha rates has really disappointed me in so many ways. I had to spark for the banners I wanted to roll on thanks to your banner guide videos. Seeing myself having to spark 5-6 times in a row really put the nail in the coffin for me. During that break I ran into the same nostalgia as you did. I was recommended ost from the game on youtube and that's what made me want to come back. This time I took a different approach to the game. Instead of me trying to save/roll for characters, complete events and do perfect raids, I instead decided to go into the story. That second approach is what made me start loving this game all over again. Everything about BA story is just really good. Forclosure Taskforce having a good start to the main storyline to Edens Treaty being the best volume yet has really done wonders for me. I ended up coping with the gacha at the end and now I don't mind sparking for characters no matter how bad my luck is. I'm just here for the story and lore. So yes if you do want to come back, try taking a different approach like I did.
Although I just started playing blue archive about 3 months ago, I've gotta say, the story in this game genuinely has the most soul out of every single gacha game I have ever played. If I'm being honest, I'm not the biggest fan of the gameplay of blue archive, but the story and overall atmosphere has kept me attached to this game, the little interactions with characters and all of the engaging story arcs just made the game feel so alive. That 4th pv, that was just beautiful, I'm not gonna go too deep into explaining just how good that was as it will take forever, but that single video has hit me so hard emotionally that I come close to tearing up every. single. time. I watched it. Ever since I started playing gacha games two years ago, there has been 3 games that has really impressed me, first was genshin with the absolute astonishing graphics and overall quality of the gameplay; then there was guardian tales with the nostalgic feel of the story and the amazing community; now there's blue archive, this game just knows how to make a great story and some fantastic character development, I genuinely feel attached to the characters and feel like myself as sensei has actually had an impact in the world of ba after witnessing the 4th pv and the final arc. But yeah. I feel like I'm talking too much now, thank you nexon for creating such a wonderful experience for everyone. :)
Man I saw your pull stream thumbnail and I went in to dump all my gems to get swimsuit hoshino. I dropped it a while back because I just can't be bothered to do dailies for multiple games (I was actually really close to dropping my main game priconne at for a bit too, missing a few days here and there for a couple of weeks). I know exactly how you feel, going into the game realizing I just missed a whole event and of course lots more over the last few months. For my part I have a hard time seeing myself going back to the game in any meaningful way, I have better things to do with my free time than worry about doing dailies or completing events in some gacha game. Even so I feel like I want to get back into the story of the game and I wish I played more whenever I hear the amazing soundtrack. If I had nothing better to do and a long daily commute (by public transport, don't gacha and drive) I'd pick it back up in a heartbeat.
I quit BA for similar reasons and won't come back. For me once a gacha loses me I know I'll never return. It's like going back to an ex-girlfriend. You left for a reason and you'll eventually leave for the same reason.
Lace, it's late now but i have the same problem like you. i have this thing if i ever left a game, i am forbidden myself to go back to play them again. I once left BA for like a month because i was burnt out. and when i came back, i have miss a lot of shits that i still regret missing till this day. that raids coin, that freebies and everything. It's almost like a father leaving his successful child since they were little, it's tasted bitter and painful, i can only laugh at my mistake. I remember the pain till this day and swear to myself to not feel the same pain again. dont know if it'll work out the same to you, but for me, lets just say it's been more than 300 days since the last time i missed login at my club.
Stand your ground and be true to yourself crazy uncle lace... But honestly I believe it's healthy to take a brake from a gotcha game for a few months after a few years.
I guess I can try out Blue Archive again. I heard it's one of the most popular gacha games out there, so I installed it, played it just a bit, and the highschool slice of life look and chibi character gameplay really turned me off to the game. I am a huge fan of deep and complex lore and story, with really fun combat (like Honkai 💜). But maybe I should give it more of a chance. Because I really didn't play too much into the story, and I do believe there has to be something to it if so many people are in love with it
Definitely come back to Blue Archive, lest you might experience another dose of "saw a PV and regretted leaving" on a higher level and will just hurt you more. Nothing you can do about what you've missed since leaving, but you can save yourself from further future and potentially worse FOMO if you come back now rather than later.
Dropped the game when Cherino 1st banner was out. This 6% Summer Hoshino banner managed to entice me back to the game. Luckily have around 24k pyro saved up back then. Still feeling blur for the 1 year content & changes that I'd missed out but hey feels good to be back. Hopefully you will too Lace and to all other returning players.
I actually noticed when Lace finally dropping a lot of stuff. You can see that Lace's video has different viewership in different games, and guess what game has the highest viewer ? It's TOF. So I can understand why Lace decided to quit a lot of gacha games to prioritize one for channel growth lol 😂. As for the final question, I think I highly recommend you play Blue Archive again now. Just don't feel pressured to make video guides or anything, sometimes us, viewers, just wanna watch you stream and having fun with with the game. I do missed your content on BA but catching up can be frustrating. So, Lace, just be casuals and who knows maybe you'll get into groove sometime in the future. May your rolls be blessed with fortune.
This 2nd anniversary in JP server truly brought up 2 major things in the player base: 1. Retired player came back after seeing "WTH IS GOING ON TO MY STUDENTS?!" 4th PV 2. And new player going in "WTH WHEN THIS UWOOGHH GAME BECAME SO DARK?!" While player that still playing are frothing from too many hype, from the final arc, to the anime adaptation, from MIKA PLAYABLE!!, and of course the generous pulls and resources~ Yeah I think BA is kinda weird, because it is a _niche_ game and people dropping or judging that BA players as pedo weirdo. But somehow it attracts more and more people to this game. People who came for waifus suddenly becoming a true Sensei that wants their students to be happy. With this train of hype, I'm excited with a lil worry how the IP to keep running.
I personally like a niche game like this, since it can act as a filter to make a healthy and quality community. Tbh, except the pedo and the cunny uwoogh thing which is something I believe is intended from the dev, this is actually one of the best community I have seen in a gacha game.
It's the same for me, weren't that invested back then, like the art and soundtrack got me hooked af but then I stopped. But boii, when I heard and saw that 4th pv, it just sparked on me, been 2 weeks now and I've been playing playing consistently, the story indeed got me invested on it, currently just struggling to 3 star missions
New to this channel, this video made me sub and like. Good job, the only thing I think can be improved is maybe more images and videos while you’re talking but yea it’s still good
i also stopped logging in for a few months, but i came back jsut in time for hoshino and im feeling it again. sucks to have missed out on some stuff, but now i wont miss out ever again ^.^
Reminds me of Knight Chronicles... Many have quit because of the P2w skins but the reason I quit is the copy paste of the skills of an old character to a new character. It's sad to see how an active chatroom or guild slowly became quiet.
As someone who work fulltime and play many gacha game, sometimes i dont have much time for all of it leading to FOMO when skip/ can't clear 100% of event and rewards, can't do end game content etc. but after some time, i do realized that the first reason i play game is want to having fun! Sure i got satisfied when can do 100% of the event/contents, but later it feels like become a chores, not because i have fun when finally 100% it. so yeah, just accept that sometime we can't get everything and also everything can't work as we want, but never forget to having fun and take care of ourselves ✌
I absolutely loved your previous banner guides and think they were the top tier most useful if you plan on doing another one I’ll watch it many times basically before every new banner lol.
And btw I totally understand the FOMO of missing exclusive items, luckily most of them will be back as reruns and having already misses some might help you have a healthier outlook and not worry about picking up every single item or at least look forward to said reruns. Apart from Hatsune Miku I think everything returns and I have a maxed everything miku in case you want to use her.
Was here since launch. Was a rough start but super glad I stuck with Blue Archive. The only Gacha that ive logged in every single day. Dropped 6 other gachas while playing this, it was the only one that survive simply because i felt like it was the one
The reason I started Blue Archive is because I watched your recommendation video at the time of just before wakamo banner and now I’m at max level already. I’m enjoying it a lot. The game itself is almost perfect to me, it’s just the app often shuts down on its own not sure it’s my old phone problem or something else.
eyy welcome back, im kinda sad you didn't upload about blue archive content before, so i went to another content creator, but personally i like your tips for blue arvhive the most
Blue Archive started to burn me out big time with all the RNG b.s. especially in raids. Restarting over and over dozens of times because I can't get the 3 starting skills I want has stressed me greatly. As for the story, I also have skipped a few events now unless it actually interests me. Playing every day is starting to become a chore, especially when I have other gacha games I still play semi-regularly. There came a time when I ask myself "why do I still play this game?". I really got bummed out and I told myself that I'll drop the game when I get Bunny Akane in Global. I thought it's a good stop because Bunny Chaser PV is the reason I got hooked in this game in the first place because of that classy bunny girl with glasses (yep, Bunny Akane). But then the 4th PV hit. All of them are spoilers because of so many stories I've skipped, but somehow it genuinely renewed my interest in the game. I actually went back and did the story and found myself enjoying BA again. Then Global also got the Starting Skills fairly recently, so my main source of stress is mostly gone. I still try to minimize my playtime in all my gacha games so I can have a life outside of my phone (and play more "real" aka non-gacha games), but I think I'll still hold on to BA for a bit longer. 4th PV really did wonders to me.
Soul Bronya, Pramanix, Ninnguang, Areia, Liv & Hina... While more that half were dropped cause time, I still remember those great games, that weren't played just cause "spend stamina syndrome", but for the combination of artwork, music, character (& their development), etc, heck, still have goosebumps hearing CC3 theme (Despite the controversy), "Rubia" or the recent PV4 Hope the devs out there keeps "saving the world" from mediocre products
Blue Archive will always welcome back Lace-sensei. Limited items? Just things. Limited Students? They'll come back. Come back to Blue Archive Lace-sensei, Kivotos and the community will give you a warm welcome back.
i quit blue archive a bit after the bunny chaser event after being devastated by some bad rng. i picked it up again right before rabbit platoon dropped and while it took a bit of reorienting, it was definitely worth coming back to. i'm gonna see this thing thru til the final arc.
The only game that makes me feel the same regarding characters, story, music, etc. Is Priconne, I would say that I think Priconne does better both Character interactions and story, music in both games are great they are just different styles that fit their settings. Where I would say Priconne totally is better than Blue Archive is in its presentation, several unique CGS and animated cutscenes during events and story. And what makes it even better is that everything is voices and helps to attach you to certain characters. As much as I like Blue Archive I have a hard time remembering some characters because I don´t hear many characters aside from the ones I´ve used during missions.
blue archive made me feel like azur lane at the start its kinda eh but once you get futher in it its acctually really fun and also got a good story and isnt to grind intensive makes ba one of my favorite mobile games till now mentioning azur lane both ba (jp) and al are made by yostar so good job yostar
Honestly I also dropped blue archive as well and it's the only gacha I miss playing but just got burned out on trying to keep up with the raids and events and such. Maybe I'll pick it back up one day and just enjoy it for the story.
I regretted quitting summoners war back in the day, I think it was somewhere between 1st and 2nd anniversary. I never came back tho, reason is I dont like being extremely behind and having missed so many events, units etc. I once tried it again after like 4-5 years, it was during covid lockdown I had nothing to do and thought yeah lets give it a try, why not. I actually played it for like 2 months but then I didnt feel like continuing cause of the said reasons before. So Im just not getting back gachas after I quit them. There are a lot of gacha games coming out every year, I rather focus on new ones. But tbh if you have the time just give BA a try again. Maybe you will realize that you like it or dont like it and you can make a decision then
i also dropped it, but because i was doing and playing other things, i don't regret it that much, but i do feel you i wish i hadn't dropped it since i was one of the release players
The moment Arona calls your name, i already knew this game had the most soul in any gacha game i've played. Also Arona is the best gacha mascot character and you cant change my mind.
ordered her figure hehe im so dead she's so expensive
The reason why I really fond with Blue Archive is that their story is focused more on characters and character growths, while others focused more on lore, that's make me love my students, seeing my favorite characters interact with each other and do their own shenanigans are always amusing, because I love my students, I love chil-
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@@yejiyej3369 all the time
@@rivalifritdarc2481 yeah sure you do bud! 😂
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The 4th PV really was a godly PV and my friends actually coming back too BA because of that. They just realize that BA is not just "cute girls doing cute things" game
The way the 4th PV hit twitter that night was wild. Seeing the blow up during the live stream (and the voice actor's being shocked into silence at the trailer too)in real time was crazy.
I remember that so clearly, everyone was just stunned because of how good it is, the whole crowd was in silence for about 5 seconds with their mouths open.
Thats just how good blue archive is. Welcome back
It's great, until you spend some more time with it and realize that the core gameplay is so braindead that any interaction with it turns into a chore, and the game starts feeling like a job. If your interest in the story and your love for the characters offset that, then congrats, but otherwise it's as if they slapped some fancy icing on a rotten cake.
@@eltdrgntmr5339 what core gameplay isnt braindead to you? which game would that be
@@ittehitteh9322 games that have technical aspect involved in its gameplay
The only regret I have in BA, is missing Hatsume Miku Collab. I return too late.
🥶 I remember intentionally not pulling for Miku
Good times.
i want to add, the thing that make me play again after watching the pv is the feeling of "my students need me"
i cant tell what or where this feeling come from on pv i just thinking that
Suddenly BA players that has been judged as "uwooghh" enjoyer become *Chad* Senseis that only want their students' happiness.
Also BA become more touchy to the darkside of "school" life. Extreme bullying, backstabbing friend, suicide ideation, and many topics that some Sensei can relate at their point of life. Some relate to Mika as bullied students before, some relate to Yuzu as introverted and lack of friend, some relate Hifumi that just wants happy life, heck even some can relate as Arius Squad that has been indoctrinated and lied their whole life.
Same bro
@@ariswiryanta7038 Hell, Misaki's case can be quite common actually
So far only Arknights and Blue Archive that Ive consistently played for the past year since they have been really good at updating their contents
Glad you're returning... S. Hoshino is NOT the only broken student. The other one is MIKA!
did Mika drop already? or soon?
@@archy1013 Mika's banner is already over :v (JP)
@@archy1013 6 months for Global.
Himari is also game changer
As a JP Player. I agree, Mika is Broken as Fuck
Well, her EX is not as broken as Wakamo or S Hoshino because its scale based on Enemy's HP, making it weaker overtime
But, thats not even a Problem thanks to her Sub, for being Guaranteed Crit
Same man. I came back to BA for Wakamo only to found out that her banner had ended. Luckily swimsuit Wakamo is still up so I kept playing. I was lucky enough to one tap swimsuit and got two copies of Wakamo in S.Hoshino banner as well.
Yeah I also got Wakamo, SHoshino and another 8* 3 star with 100 pulls, I play this game since the first week and even that time it's been absolutely generous to me, shit gives me everything I want for a cheap price somehow.
Dam bro i didn't even get a single wakamo from s.hoshino banner (250 pulls)
@@halo_moment5228 I got her at 350 and 360. Insane back to back roll.
@@Rei-69 Holy fuck, i got her on 2nd roll lol
I feel you for a most of what you said. The music is just incredible, even after I quit (also to make more time for ToF :D), I continued listening to the music. I am also in the same position as you, reinstalled just to pull Summer Hoshino, but now I am thinking of starting again. And I have the collectors problem. But I think what I will do is, for the first time in my life, try to keep a Gacha game (Blue Archive) as a casual game on the side. Login once a day, whenever I feel like it, do what I can for 15min or less and then stop, don't stress about rankings or anything, just enjoy view. Because I just don't want to drop it fully yet.
That the best part about ba even u play it casual and just login once a day u can still finish Almost everything in 15 minutes and don’t lost that much and u can still enjoy the story when u have time or have feelings to read story it not force u to read through main mission and u can just go clear everything and have max lv and one day u have feelings to relax and enjoy all of the story in one go it feel really good like u watch entire anime series
This is why before I left a game, I will force myself to grind like there's no tomorrow until certain limit. So when I decided to came back, I will have some savings and not be crippled. That's what I do while playing Azur Lane and Fate Grand Order.
That happened to me too. I have a good Azur Lane JP account.
I quit it for years, came back at Shimakaze. I still be able to play like no problem.
BA to Counter:Side : You will be axed soon
I've dropped a few games before, but it was mainly because I didn't have enough space and and I didn't know what an emulator was back then.
Anyway, glad to see you doing Blue Archive content again.
Your account still have the rarest unit that most new players won't have a chance to get..
Hatsune Miku.
my power is beyond your understanding.
Yes, BA is the one that has the most "soul" out of any other games I've ever played. Just play the game a little bit, read the story, and then watch the PVs. It'll do you magic.
Genshin is also great at building the immersion, especially with the recent characters' PV. But its overall story is really pale in comparison. And it's not even bad, it's decent, there are a lot worse ones. BA story is just too good.
Reading the story is definitely important in BA, I used to skip some affection stories but now I don't even skip these, they are quite fun in their own
@@vibra7 yea, at least they serve as an introduction to the characters who weren't getting much focus (yet) in the main story. Wakamo's affection story is on a different level tho, it has legit character development.
BA story's not bad but its just generic
@@Dre-fx1wo read Eden Treaty
@@kalaaw havent gotten to that part actually so I guess Ill have to retract my statement for now
*A long comment to answer some questions you asked and my rambling thoughts:*
An example of a game lacking in soul for me would be the Love Live franchise _(disclaimer, I'm a big LL fan)_ . Granted, it can feel like that for many idol themed franchises where things are usually kept upbeat and minimal.
Playing Blue Archive and engrossing myself in the story and characters made me realize how shallow characters from other franchises can be, and I'm not saying that BA is perfect, but it was the game that brought that thought into my mind.
The music is amazing. Honestly a benchmark for me. I love it so much that I'm buying the OSTs and downloading songs that I come across and enjoy. You know it's good when the soft and heartwarming songs are just as emotional and hard hitting as their hype songs. I love the timing and song choices in the background of whatever is going on too. Does so well at setting the mood.
I did enjoy this video format (I like video essays) and this is my first video that I've seen from you. I appreciate the content.
The ba stories are just a really nice read, with the art and the wording being simple, yet easy to understand while also carrying lots of emotion.
Blue archive will just have a special part in my heart
Felt the same way when I got back into Princess Connect. With the s2nd season of anime released last year i decided to reinstall it after half a year or so away. I am so behind now, but the moment I heard and saw the intro... Man that was so nostalgic... And after dabling with Path to Nowhere strategic pay to win and not animated PVs, seeing the quality this game has again...
Hey, just wanted to tell you that you don't need to worry about the collecting aspect. Every event has a rerun in the future (confirmed) and all limited students (except Miku, who you probably already have) will have a rerun as well, so I hope to see you returning back to blue archive!
What about new players would. Would they be able to catch up too?
I'm a day1 JP player and also played for like 2-3 months but I cant read the story and the gameplay isnt for me so I quit but I played it again when Global launch and decided to read the story(My 1st time actually reading a gacha game story). Ever since then I fell in love with this game. The Story, Characters, Interactions, Art & Music has so much love put into it. Even the characters I thought were not Visually cute were actually VERY Interesting and funny once you read their story. Thats when I realized the true way of enjoying a Game.
If you feel like playing the game is a chore like you play for the sake of farming Gacha currency and fomo and not even reading the story/enjoying the gameplay then you should actually just stop because that's the worst way to play. (Me with Genshin. skipping the story and just doing dailies farming primos for Gacha even If I HATED it. Might as well drop the game and work IRL at least it would be more productive)
Im that type of gacha player where I skip the story and just play the game for the gameplay and gacha but BA changed my views on enjoying a game.
Tldr: Blue Archive is the best game ever lmao. Play to relieve stress by enjoying the story and the world and not give in to fomo(but some enjoy the competitive side but its a gacha and being competitive in gacha is only for whales. I suggest playing games based on skills like fromsoft games/ FPS/moba if youre competitive)
I know how that feel, I've actually consider quitting Blue Archive since I spent too much time on gacha games. But after hearing the OST and playing through the story, I can tell that Blue Archive is one of the gacha game that the devs actually cared about. They put so much work and soul for the IP and it actually feels genuine.
As someone who values story and characters. Even during my busy periods. I always came back to BA. Between that and the free gems and rates. I understand the no coming back mentality but BA seems always ready for a Sensei return.
Maybe this game can help you get over your FOMO a bit? If you can pick this back up, appreciate what you have in it already, and know that you'll get most of it back as stuff re-runs, then it helps you to see how much of your profile is unique compared to other players. I try to do this with all of my games in the past two years; I tend to be a completionist as well, and it was really brutal playing a bunch of otherwise fun games, and then not "completing" them all. But like all media and goals in your life, it's not about the destination and prizes, it's about the journey.
I really love the OST for Blue Archive. Sadly even though the game has so much “soul” the gameplay and lacks of collaboration game modes like a Priconne Clan Battle always drained away from my motivation to keep playing. Glad you’re making videos like this Lace!
Lately I've been feeling like BA has become A LOT more busy. Before we used to have one week raid, one week off. Then JFD came along and now we sometimes alternate raid week and JFD week. Then add events on top. And now constantly having to do pvp with the reworked dailies. But despite all that I still think its one of the lowest time investment gacha games that I've played. And if you play as just a casual and not a min/maxer then you really don't have to spend a lot of time on it. Also its still very generous with its premium currency.
I wouldn't worry about all the banners you missed. You'll get spooked eventually. One of the nice things is that although power creep exists, the scale of it is much, much smaller than you would find in other games. Many, many farmable units that are viable. Sure you won't be ranking in the top 100 or 1000 even, but you can still do pretty well.
BA is the most "soulful" gacha game from a combination of good story, cute characters, great designs, devs that understand their audience, and a relatively non predatory monetization system.
the main selling point in blue archive for me is the art, story and soundtrack, all three are masterfully tuned to my liking and it is right up my alley with its comedic moments, its vibe and all that, plus the gameplay is satisfying
When I walk away from a game, I generally may revisit it later. However, I find that after a while, I end up finding justification as to why I quit playing it in the first place. Many of those games bring back the nostalgia, but it seldom lasts. I'll then "retire" myself from those games, never going back. There's always a new title right around the corner that I'm looking forward to for entertainment.
God I relate to this so badly
Before the game even came out I was in awe of it, everything from the music to just the overall vibe, it was like the game I had always dreamed of playing. I remember launch day (JP) where we were all waiting an extra 4 hours because so many people tried to get in. Unfortunately though my devices couldn't run the game properly and due to that frustration I kind of left the game for a long while. However, I did pop in and out of the community and all the characters still left an impression on me, most notably Mika. Fast forward to now, it's 2nd Anniversary, Mika became playable, and there's even going to be a full TV anime. Now, my phone still can't handle the game, but having acquired other things like my laptop and tablet, I was able to log in again on JP and get Mika to 5 stars. And the game is just as amazing as it was back then. So I've decided: I'm coming back. I just spent 2 hours earlier today watching a video on Volume 1 of the story, and man, I was tearing up more than I do when watching an actual movie or anime. I am so glad to be back.
I feel like that 2hr volume 1 video is from Yumie for some reason lmao
I agree 100% with you on the soul part. No other gacha game has caught my heart with such an iron grip as Blue Archive and right now it's the one gacha I would never quit for anything in the world
I literally bought a 10k phone because my old one couldn't run blue archive
I have no regrets because blue archive is just that fucking good
Ain't no gacha game has been this generous and accommodating
Easily my favorite gacha game of all time
i hope you still play Punishing gray raven. I know its a lot of reading and no voice acting, but the story and the way they manage to juggle their expanding cast is just so good
Imma be honest, the game definitely isn‘t for anyone, both in story and gameplay. It can also be very time intensive and there is no content if the person playing isn‘t there for the difficult gameplay like Norman, Babel or later on Boss Rush.
Personally it‘s my current favorite gacha to play......buuuuut I have a lot of friends that started playing together with me on day one and except one they all dropped the game because they felt like there was no content and when I looked at one account that said that during Echo Aria and saw that they didn‘t touch Babel nor deep blue wz(the latter one is kinda understandable)
It'll be a good timing to come back in BA when the other half of the Arius story comes
Well, I also quit playing BA long time ago. But I came back just for Iroha. I'm a WW2 tank nerd, and that Tiger I tank really activated my neurons (Iroha is cute too). But I didn't really plan to play it for too long. And suddenly, after some months, the 4th PV arrived... That time, I know that I need to play the game seriously. My students need me. I haven't really read the story before, but now I read it slowly but steadily. Now I'm playing it regularly while in a really casual style. I don't care about PvP or raid rank. I just want to collect more students and read their story.
(The next one will be a long story)
Other than BA, I also kinda quit playing Priconne. I love it, but I just didn't have the time and I was kinda burn out of it. It really pained me whenever I saw the icon in my phone. But one day, I log in after so long and find out that a lot of my old guild members left the guild. They are, together with me, are the early members of our guild since the early game release. We stayed strong and grow up together as a player. But now they are left the guild. Either because of they are quitting or they move into a different guild. In despair, I nearly join them as I wrote my apology message in our guild chat room. But the other old members (not as old as the founder members tho) tried to stop me. They said that it's okay that I took a long break as long I'm back now. And it hit me with more dilemna. Should I leave or stay? My old clanmates are gone now. But then I realized something. Even after a lot of lost, the guild member slots is still quite full. Yes, our rank dropped a lot. But its still alive. It seems many new fresh players joined our half dead guild. And so, I decided to come back. I love the game, and while the guild is different now, there are a lot of new players that will appreciate some help. While their performance in the clan battle is not that good (well, they are newbie). But it's always endearing when they ask some newbie question in the guild chat room and I'm happy to answer them. But well, it come with sacrifice too. I decided to quit Tower of Fantasy. First, I'm bored of the same repetitive gameplay that favour high spenders. Second, I might be a loner solo players. But after most players abandoned my server, it becomes too lonely. The chatroom became empty. I also can migrate to other server, but I don't know where to and I just lost my will to play. In the past, I abandoned Priconne for ToF. And now, I decided to come back to my root. So I won't try any more new games as long I have my current game. They are FGO, Azurlane, BA, Arknights, and Priconne. Still a lot eh? Lol.
Holy sht, i read it. your story a lot of drama kinda nice to read it. i only play gacha game for fun because i like to summon waifu and if i get good summon i sell my account.
wow you play azure lane!? i just dowload it yesterday and already got a lot of SSR character, ngl my luck is good.
Although I see so many encouraging comments on this video, there will always be the other side of people who quit. I among others probably quit when we got shafted on a banner. Also in the video, it's not realistic to be getting a spark each month without spending. From the ip's you mentioned, priconne was one I played for the longest time and it was mainly due to the enjoyable events and easy way to get characters. For the story aspect of gacha games, I would consider arknights and honkai impact to also have a good story. But overall I really like the music, characters, pvs, and story in Blue Archive as well. Even though I quit after being burnt out as well as not getting certain rate ups that I wanted, I still watch videos on how the story is progressing or just search up the soundtracks cause they are that good. Well for those who are still playing, best of luck to you and for those who aren't this man explains pretty well as to why you should try.
my boyfriend has been playing since launch, and I've tried to give the game a chance so many times but never got into it. The other day it finally snapped and now I am fully really enjoying it, and giving it my first actual try ! I do feel sad that I've missed out on a bunch of stuff, but this game has a charm that no other gacha game has and I just can't get over that. I play waaay too many, but this one has been so addicting because everything is so enjoyable. the art, the music, the characters, the story .. i feel so bad for not giving it a fair try sooner, but I'm glad i'm able to enjoy it now !
For wakamo.
I understand that feeling. As a Azur Lane enjoyer from day 1 I used to play the game a lot on a daily basis for like a year or 2. Then after a while I just had a burnout to a point small dailies felt like a chore. And also because I had other games I wanted to play but there’s only 24 hours in a days and working exist Azur Lane sadly had to dropped.
But I never really quit the game, I was still keeping an eye on what’s happening and from time to time I would come back. And it is only now, after experiencing many gachas that I realized leaving AL was my big mistake. I almost repeated the story with BA but I just figured if I dont log in for a day or 2 because I don’t feel like it then I shouldn’t force myself to do it. And that’s how I managed to stay updated with the game and honestly BA also makes a lot of effort to keep and attract new players. But for me the thing that really carry the game are the music, chara design and story (in no particular order). BA along with AL are the only gacha that managed to deliver such strong music quality in game. And they are also very skilled at associating the music with an event as showed in their last preview.
Blue archive one of the gachas i can't just quit. Music, characters, all the stories so good. I came for waifu, but stayed for feeling of home. PV 4 left me trembling first time i watched it.
just started and damn the intro song of BA really hooks you . Besides that, the recent introduction of kisaki is amazing too
Was there when BA launched globally, have a Day-1-Acc...yet dropped it after a few days
I really, really regret doing that when I came back a few weeks ago. It's a really good time to come back, yeah, but the feeling of missing out on so much really stings...all cuz of a stupid decision I made
I also quit over a year ago because of the massive grind.. Yuuka's Titanic Tushy in her sports festival outfit is what got me back. Final Chapter is what kept me from leaving again.
I usually drop gachas for about a month or two, but damn, I've been playing Blue Archive for almost 2 years, never spent a single penny in it and have all the characters I wanted, either from sparking or from pure luck.
Not only the generosity, but the lore and characters got me hooked too.
They release characters with well balanced kits and according to lore, so not every banner is a power creep, you can potentially use every character for the content of the game like raids, drills, missions and events.
It's not only my favorite gacha but also one of my favorite games.
Bruh, I've been looking at Lace channel for months every time BA update just in case he did pulling Stream up until Hoshino banner that Lace finally back to stream BA! So glad you're returning!
Honestly tho, it's quite hard to quit BA for me too, been out for a month due to irl bussy working, then re-install it, with every new update, it just soo tempting to me to play this game more and more for the story, and yeah RE Aoharu from 2nd JP Anniv PV music slaps hard about the story BA has, and I'm so glad playing this game since the game globally release. And probably my top 5 gacha of all time...
Played Global on release, dropped the game eventually, Eden Treaty dropped and I fell in love and now I'm consistently playing it daily. I played a lot of gacha games and dropped most within 3 days, some within 2 weeks, and a few within months. None of them just seem to hook for me, I didn't regret dropping any of those so far except Blue Archive. Eden Treaty essentially reintroduced me to pretty much everything, character building, lore story, each and every student and stuff. I was even brought to tears by a scene in the story which is very rare for me in games so now I eagerly wait for new chapters/volumes especially the Final Volume. Some of the stuff in the main/sub/relationship stories just feel relatable or I guess you can really symphatize with/you can really feel it being alive and have a soul. It really is a game with a story that's close to the heart.
I missed a lot of stuff especially Hatsune Miku who is never coming back, but nevertheless I got my account back to its feet and even got UE50 S.Hoshino + most 3 stars. Coming back was probably the best decision ever, and I don't miss dailies thanks to its QoL features and the fact this is the only gacha game I play now.
You showed the picture with Asuza and it hit me in the kokoro again.
Like I quit Blue Archive for 2 - 3 months after I miss so many dailies, events, and raids but after I heard the music and sound track it just bring me back to good ol' memories so I can't help myself but to play it again
I would come back because I want to support a good f2p game, as well as the studio (Nat Games, which is owned by NEXON) behind it. It's the same thing I've done for Warframe for about 10 years, the same thing I've done for Sdorica for about 4 years (the storywriting flopped, which led me to quit that game), as well as PGR. Not all of these f2p games end up being good products, but few good things ever last as long as the games I've supported over the years.
However, I think since the last time I saw you, brightening up your room and fixing your hair -- among other things -- has really helped with your presentation. I really like the video format, so dropping a few gachas to take care of yourself and your content creation does mean something. So if you must drop a gacha to prevent hoarder's addiction, do what you must. Your health is more important than burning yourself out for our entertainment!
I have 5 years or so of playing many many gacha games and I reckon BA is the best. Best story, best characters, respects your time with miminal grind (auto), fun gameplay which is simple but has just enough complexity to be interesting... Definitely worth picking up again, you will find yourself caught back up in no time. Also a great time for new players to start.
Welcome back! Looking forward to watch any videos you upload about BA! I especially enjoyed the upcoming Character tiers!
A similar thing actually happened to me. I started on global and after getting shafted early on I lost motivation to play but around 3-4 months later I got back in on a whim and now its a part of my daily routine once more.
My main gacha I play and love and currently the only gacha I've committed to is "crusaders quest" I feel like the game definetly has its problems but for me I'm a suckered for good pixel art and aesthetics but even though the story is quite cliche it is nice how simple it is. So many characters and new characters aren't particularly stronger than existing ones. I think biggest limitations is there isn't really a place for every character you have cause some need updates or just don't do the job you need them to. But for me they all have place I just have to find it because nearly I'd say 92% of all the character even collab ones have unique skills and stories. Just not enough game modes to let them shine. I love the game and I don't think choose one over it at least until genshin finishes
Blue Archive is the only gacha game that I have stuck with for ONLY it's story. I might get flamed a bit, but I actually don't think the gameplay is that good. But the writing and the story is just on a completely different level. there's just no way they wrote about students robbing a bank while also writing about their club president about to sign her life away. I don't know what BA is doing, but it WORKS.
Also, these devs absolutely love their own game man. That 4th PV has 180+ stills. Like I don't know what to tell you man. I've shown that PV to many non-players and they are just blown away. Blue Archive is in a class of its own.
And, just wanna say BA is a game you can learn to let go of dailies and stuff. FOMO hits me hard, but not with BA. I log in once a day, burn some stamina, and I'm done. 15mins max. I'm here for the story, and nothing else. Just something you might want to consider.
I just got back into this game like 3 days ago. I was a DAY 1 player when the JP version dropped. I multi rerolled 4 different virtual devices to get a good start. I really really invested so much time into this game, but then I kinda grew out of gacha games.
Recently I tried out Genshin Impact for my third time since my first attempt a year or two ago. I've literally hard grinded this game for like a bit more than 2 weeks now. Currently at AR41 nearly f2p. I purchased the welkin and bp as well as like 5 dollars of genesis.
And I am just saying this as someone who has also stopped playing Azur Lane (my all time favorite gacha) due to the same feelings you mentioned, I really hope you started Blue Archive again. It would be a shame to avoid playing a game you genuinely love due to feeling like you missed out.
I joined just as the Hu Tao and Yelan banners were ending before I knew how good they were, and it sucks because if I had started playing Genshin just two weeks earlier I could have had one or both. But that isn't stopping me from playing this game that I truly love and now have emotional investment in.
In conclusion I hope your fomo didn't stop you. I hope you are now having a good time playing the game. I hope you're feeling relief in knowing you're enjoying your time.
I also have that can't come back-itis. It is so hard to fully come back to a gacha game because you know how much you have to do to catch back up again. I have tried many times but I just can't do it. I do wish you good luck though and more power to you and your channel
Loved the format. Convinced me to crawl back, you should too
I'm enjoying the story so far but goddamn, it takes so long to finish reading an actual chapter due to the missions unlocking episodes
Maybe this comes from a privileged viewpoint of playing fgo first where progressing through the story is overall easy until you get to some of the later lostbelt chapters like 5 and beyond, but still, I read just about 3 episodes one day and it nothing super eventful happens or it ends in a cliffhanger, and it's back to me waiting for the hard quests to refresh so I can level up efficiently, it's annoying af
I know you came back, but you have got to stay this time. Especially is your playing on Global. This next year for the game is going to be insane!
yo my man i got the same issue i like collecting and always being a perfectionist in the games i love and i did the same mistake u did which was dropping ba for a couple of weeks then played for a week after that i dropped it for a couple of more weeks which is like 1 month and a half or smth which i missed alot from and now i feel like i cant go back because i missed so much but i remembered that nobody can have everything we will all lose things and never be 100/100 but being less then 100 is actually the best because u strive for getting something better and trying your hardest to refine your account to make it as appealing to the unrealistic 100/100 so i think me and u shouldn't worry about that too much lets just enjoy the story, the characters, and the simple event items and fun raids and just have some fun everyday as they say "overthinking things always leads to demise so think less play more"-Mrphilip
Great video format, very entertaining! keep up the great work!
I played for 2 months when it launched. I ended up quitting for a few months because the gacha rates has really disappointed me in so many ways. I had to spark for the banners I wanted to roll on thanks to your banner guide videos. Seeing myself having to spark 5-6 times in a row really put the nail in the coffin for me. During that break I ran into the same nostalgia as you did.
I was recommended ost from the game on youtube and that's what made me want to come back. This time I took a different approach to the game. Instead of me trying to save/roll for characters, complete events and do perfect raids, I instead decided to go into the story. That second approach is what made me start loving this game all over again. Everything about BA story is just really good. Forclosure Taskforce having a good start to the main storyline to Edens Treaty being the best volume yet has really done wonders for me. I ended up coping with the gacha at the end and now I don't mind sparking for characters no matter how bad my luck is. I'm just here for the story and lore.
So yes if you do want to come back, try taking a different approach like I did.
Although I just started playing blue archive about 3 months ago, I've gotta say, the story in this game genuinely has the most soul out of every single gacha game I have ever played. If I'm being honest, I'm not the biggest fan of the gameplay of blue archive, but the story and overall atmosphere has kept me attached to this game, the little interactions with characters and all of the engaging story arcs just made the game feel so alive. That 4th pv, that was just beautiful, I'm not gonna go too deep into explaining just how good that was as it will take forever, but that single video has hit me so hard emotionally that I come close to tearing up every. single. time. I watched it. Ever since I started playing gacha games two years ago, there has been 3 games that has really impressed me, first was genshin with the absolute astonishing graphics and overall quality of the gameplay; then there was guardian tales with the nostalgic feel of the story and the amazing community; now there's blue archive, this game just knows how to make a great story and some fantastic character development, I genuinely feel attached to the characters and feel like myself as sensei has actually had an impact in the world of ba after witnessing the 4th pv and the final arc.
But yeah. I feel like I'm talking too much now, thank you nexon for creating such a wonderful experience for everyone. :)
Big BA enthusiasts/Fan and welcome back 🫡🫡
Man I saw your pull stream thumbnail and I went in to dump all my gems to get swimsuit hoshino. I dropped it a while back because I just can't be bothered to do dailies for multiple games (I was actually really close to dropping my main game priconne at for a bit too, missing a few days here and there for a couple of weeks).
I know exactly how you feel, going into the game realizing I just missed a whole event and of course lots more over the last few months.
For my part I have a hard time seeing myself going back to the game in any meaningful way, I have better things to do with my free time than worry about doing dailies or completing events in some gacha game.
Even so I feel like I want to get back into the story of the game and I wish I played more whenever I hear the amazing soundtrack.
If I had nothing better to do and a long daily commute (by public transport, don't gacha and drive) I'd pick it back up in a heartbeat.
LOL I ALSO JUST RETURNED TO PLAYING 2 DAYS AGO
I didn't even know about hoshino event thingy so the coincidence is insane for me
I quit BA for similar reasons and won't come back. For me once a gacha loses me I know I'll never return. It's like going back to an ex-girlfriend. You left for a reason and you'll eventually leave for the same reason.
Lace, it's late now but i have the same problem like you. i have this thing if i ever left a game, i am forbidden myself to go back to play them again.
I once left BA for like a month because i was burnt out. and when i came back, i have miss a lot of shits that i still regret missing till this day. that raids coin, that freebies and everything.
It's almost like a father leaving his successful child since they were little, it's tasted bitter and painful, i can only laugh at my mistake.
I remember the pain till this day and swear to myself to not feel the same pain again. dont know if it'll work out the same to you, but for me, lets just say it's been more than 300 days since the last time i missed login at my club.
Stand your ground and be true to yourself crazy uncle lace... But honestly I believe it's healthy to take a brake from a gotcha game for a few months after a few years.
I guess I can try out Blue Archive again. I heard it's one of the most popular gacha games out there, so I installed it, played it just a bit, and the highschool slice of life look and chibi character gameplay really turned me off to the game. I am a huge fan of deep and complex lore and story, with really fun combat (like Honkai 💜). But maybe I should give it more of a chance. Because I really didn't play too much into the story, and I do believe there has to be something to it if so many people are in love with it
Definitely come back to Blue Archive, lest you might experience another dose of "saw a PV and regretted leaving" on a higher level and will just hurt you more. Nothing you can do about what you've missed since leaving, but you can save yourself from further future and potentially worse FOMO if you come back now rather than later.
Dropped the game when Cherino 1st banner was out. This 6% Summer Hoshino banner managed to entice me back to the game. Luckily have around 24k pyro saved up back then.
Still feeling blur for the 1 year content & changes that I'd missed out but hey feels good to be back. Hopefully you will too Lace and to all other returning players.
I actually noticed when Lace finally dropping a lot of stuff. You can see that Lace's video has different viewership in different games, and guess what game has the highest viewer ? It's TOF. So I can understand why Lace decided to quit a lot of gacha games to prioritize one for channel growth lol 😂. As for the final question, I think I highly recommend you play Blue Archive again now. Just don't feel pressured to make video guides or anything, sometimes us, viewers, just wanna watch you stream and having fun with with the game. I do missed your content on BA but catching up can be frustrating. So, Lace, just be casuals and who knows maybe you'll get into groove sometime in the future. May your rolls be blessed with fortune.
This 2nd anniversary in JP server truly brought up 2 major things in the player base:
1. Retired player came back after seeing "WTH IS GOING ON TO MY STUDENTS?!" 4th PV
2. And new player going in "WTH WHEN THIS UWOOGHH GAME BECAME SO DARK?!"
While player that still playing are frothing from too many hype, from the final arc, to the anime adaptation, from MIKA PLAYABLE!!, and of course the generous pulls and resources~
Yeah I think BA is kinda weird, because it is a _niche_ game and people dropping or judging that BA players as pedo weirdo. But somehow it attracts more and more people to this game. People who came for waifus suddenly becoming a true Sensei that wants their students to be happy. With this train of hype, I'm excited with a lil worry how the IP to keep running.
I personally like a niche game like this, since it can act as a filter to make a healthy and quality community. Tbh, except the pedo and the cunny uwoogh thing which is something I believe is intended from the dev, this is actually one of the best community I have seen in a gacha game.
Ayoo just come back.. alot of past banner being rerun.. 😍
It's the same for me, weren't that invested back then, like the art and soundtrack got me hooked af but then I stopped. But boii, when I heard and saw that 4th pv, it just sparked on me, been 2 weeks now and I've been playing playing consistently, the story indeed got me invested on it, currently just struggling to 3 star missions
New to this channel, this video made me sub and like. Good job, the only thing I think can be improved is maybe more images and videos while you’re talking but yea it’s still good
Welcome back man, we be eating good as a BA enjoyer
Glad your return to the game brother
i also stopped logging in for a few months, but i came back jsut in time for hoshino and im feeling it again. sucks to have missed out on some stuff, but now i wont miss out ever again ^.^
Welcome back sir. Be ready. The 4th will hitting us soon.
Reminds me of Knight Chronicles...
Many have quit because of the P2w skins but the reason I quit is the copy paste of the skills of an old character to a new character. It's sad to see how an active chatroom or guild slowly became quiet.
Damn, I was just looking for a low maintenance gacha game. Arknights is my main and I think I just found my second. Thanks for the insight.
As someone who work fulltime and play many gacha game, sometimes i dont have much time for all of it leading to FOMO when skip/ can't clear 100% of event and rewards, can't do end game content etc. but after some time, i do realized that the first reason i play game is want to having fun! Sure i got satisfied when can do 100% of the event/contents, but later it feels like become a chores, not because i have fun when finally 100% it. so yeah, just accept that sometime we can't get everything and also everything can't work as we want, but never forget to having fun and take care of ourselves ✌
I absolutely loved your previous banner guides and think they were the top tier most useful if you plan on doing another one I’ll watch it many times basically before every new banner lol.
And btw I totally understand the FOMO of missing exclusive items, luckily most of them will be back as reruns and having already misses some might help you have a healthier outlook and not worry about picking up every single item or at least look forward to said reruns. Apart from Hatsune Miku I think everything returns and I have a maxed everything miku in case you want to use her.
Was here since launch. Was a rough start but super glad I stuck with Blue Archive. The only Gacha that ive logged in every single day. Dropped 6 other gachas while playing this, it was the only one that survive simply because i felt like it was the one
I'll come back to BA if you do! Always loved the antics of each of the squads! Especially Problem Solver 68.
The reason I started Blue Archive is because I watched your recommendation video at the time of just before wakamo banner and now I’m at max level already. I’m enjoying it a lot. The game itself is almost perfect to me, it’s just the app often shuts down on its own not sure it’s my old phone problem or something else.
eyy welcome back, im kinda sad you didn't upload about blue archive content before, so i went to another content creator, but personally i like your tips for blue arvhive the most
Blue Archive started to burn me out big time with all the RNG b.s. especially in raids. Restarting over and over dozens of times because I can't get the 3 starting skills I want has stressed me greatly.
As for the story, I also have skipped a few events now unless it actually interests me. Playing every day is starting to become a chore, especially when I have other gacha games I still play semi-regularly. There came a time when I ask myself "why do I still play this game?". I really got bummed out and I told myself that I'll drop the game when I get Bunny Akane in Global. I thought it's a good stop because Bunny Chaser PV is the reason I got hooked in this game in the first place because of that classy bunny girl with glasses (yep, Bunny Akane).
But then the 4th PV hit. All of them are spoilers because of so many stories I've skipped, but somehow it genuinely renewed my interest in the game. I actually went back and did the story and found myself enjoying BA again. Then Global also got the Starting Skills fairly recently, so my main source of stress is mostly gone.
I still try to minimize my playtime in all my gacha games so I can have a life outside of my phone (and play more "real" aka non-gacha games), but I think I'll still hold on to BA for a bit longer. 4th PV really did wonders to me.
Soul
Bronya, Pramanix, Ninnguang, Areia, Liv & Hina... While more that half were dropped cause time, I still remember those great games, that weren't played just cause "spend stamina syndrome", but for the combination of artwork, music, character (& their development), etc, heck, still have goosebumps hearing CC3 theme (Despite the controversy), "Rubia" or the recent PV4
Hope the devs out there keeps "saving the world" from mediocre products
even though i don't play BA that much. Im still do dailies because i want to collect more resources to power up
Don't worry man... Same here... Just come back 10 minutes ago to this game...
Blue Archive will always welcome back Lace-sensei. Limited items? Just things. Limited Students? They'll come back. Come back to Blue Archive Lace-sensei, Kivotos and the community will give you a warm welcome back.
i quit blue archive a bit after the bunny chaser event after being devastated by some bad rng. i picked it up again right before rabbit platoon dropped and while it took a bit of reorienting, it was definitely worth coming back to. i'm gonna see this thing thru til the final arc.
The only game that makes me feel the same regarding characters, story, music, etc. Is Priconne, I would say that I think Priconne does better both Character interactions and story, music in both games are great they are just different styles that fit their settings. Where I would say Priconne totally is better than Blue Archive is in its presentation, several unique CGS and animated cutscenes during events and story. And what makes it even better is that everything is voices and helps to attach you to certain characters. As much as I like Blue Archive I have a hard time remembering some characters because I don´t hear many characters aside from the ones I´ve used during missions.
i would love to see you come back, BA content would be nice again :D
blue archive made me feel like azur lane
at the start its kinda eh but once you get futher in it its acctually really fun and also got a good story and isnt to grind intensive makes ba one of my favorite mobile games till now
mentioning azur lane both ba (jp) and al are made by yostar so good job yostar
Honestly I also dropped blue archive as well and it's the only gacha I miss playing but just got burned out on trying to keep up with the raids and events and such. Maybe I'll pick it back up one day and just enjoy it for the story.
I regretted quitting summoners war back in the day, I think it was somewhere between 1st and 2nd anniversary. I never came back tho, reason is I dont like being extremely behind and having missed so many events, units etc. I once tried it again after like 4-5 years, it was during covid lockdown I had nothing to do and thought yeah lets give it a try, why not. I actually played it for like 2 months but then I didnt feel like continuing cause of the said reasons before. So Im just not getting back gachas after I quit them. There are a lot of gacha games coming out every year, I rather focus on new ones. But tbh if you have the time just give BA a try again. Maybe you will realize that you like it or dont like it and you can make a decision then
i also dropped it, but because i was doing and playing other things, i don't regret it that much, but i do feel you i wish i hadn't dropped it since i was one of the release players
SAME, I played it since global launch and the quit. I think I'm gonna come back, I'm kidna sad I left...