Well, here we are in 2021. Ballista never dies, we all know that by now. There's a huge following on Asura.
I saw a diorama video recorded by our very own Megume, now Alizka - and came back to see how things were going. The video she posted was classic traditional hako style, a mirrored match with PLD WAR SAM. Pretty enticing.
Of course I resubbed and played some OM. Same as before, general players doing their best to activate hyper with poison and reraise... A few black mage players, though. I've been trying to turn them away from that. Otherwise the OM aren't terrible. The players that play balanced jobs are decent, surprisingly so. There are some super ooof new players, but I think there's room to grow.
I haven't been able to make any of their hako games. I have seen a few that are just random, OM-style, come as whatever, which is a bit sad. But there have definitely been some intense mirrored games as well. There's potential here for sure. Even in OM there are players whose game sense really pops. I'll try to get them into serious hako soon.
To the veterans (and new friends) who happen upon this blog, I hope it finds you well. The last few years have been harrowing beyond what I think we all thought was possible. Please be safe, and healthy. That's an order, maybe the only one I'd ever give, from your old man LS leader, Teishi.
