when players started caring about transparency and such.

Only improvements we will likely see is the new engine enhancing shadows, shadows, colors, particle effects and projecting them from PSO2 Meseta the outfits. You can have a look how exactly applying better shadows and colors can improve old equipment by checking ReShade screenshots. Collabs that have had their makeup removed still have their resources exist on the game so those will likely still be accessible for jp players. Only improvements we'll likely see is the brand new engine improving shadows, shadows, colors, particle effects and casting them from the outfits. You may have a look how just implementing better shadows and colors can enhance old equipment by checking ReShade screenshots.

SEA peep here. Not actually play PSO2SEA but I did play with a great deal of games in SEA release. Maintaining service through a localizer (distributor), but backslash of the distributor be able to modify the sport itself or ramble afar from the initial maintaining plan from mom firm (in this case SEGA). Many games come and go only as a result of poor maintaining and being manipulated. With Sream being something since quite a while (really steam slowly became an essential factor in around PSO2SEA launch, the growth of MOBA like Dota2 and LoL was something ), many issues of localizer were turned out, including manipulating value (PSO2, when enemy coped more dmg and suppose to be) to unfair monetization (many, such as Garena in trapping RP rate in local currencies, and for PSO2 was costume items and unite outfit). It all are a kind of handling and maintening the game. Honestly, not much match remained over 5-7 years with this kind of lack of honesty and non transparency of this localizers, and their approach then (at least in my state ) was type of instant-ramen of purchasing permit, using it in couple years for fast buck then discarding it. There are some poblishers/localizers did really excellent job, notably Mihoyo or YoStar, but that is for mobile market and that's sort of later on with higher standard when players started caring about transparency and such.

Their fear is quite valid, of contents being altered too much like oriental (SEA) release, but he does have to observe why why it failed in a broader perspective, not simply only PSO2's case. "We noticed a great deal of players say they've been waiting eight long years with this launch. [laughs] We were really happy about that."

SEGA didn't just wait to attract PSO2 into the west. Keep in mind that there were strategies to localize the match early on, but for buy Phantasy Star Online 2 Meseta one reason or the job was scrapped until lately. The pso2.com page was active as early as 2012, revealing teasers and other information on the game with a big"COMING SOON" plastered on the page. SEGA announced plans to localize PSO2 just days after the JP launch, hoping to launch in 2013. The webpage had no updates whatsoever and was eventually taken down late 2017. Come last year, all of a sudden SEGA admits PSO2 coming into the west on Microsoft's platform. With a little bit of digging, we could piece together what may have occurred.