Tencent might KILL this Global Launch (Strinova)

Summary

This video discusses the upcoming changes in the game 'Stova and Calabia', emphasizing differences from its beta version. The host addresses concerns about mechanics, such as the removal of knockdown and grenade limitations, which have upset the community. They also critique the introduction of a gacha system and character name changes, suggesting these could impact the game's reception. The video invites viewers to join an English community server for further discussion and expresses hope that the game will maintain its unique appeal despite potential alterations for the global market.

Takeaways

• 😀 The game 'Stoa and Calabia' is undergoing changes and will not be the same as the original, despite having the same core concept.
• 🔄 The game is in beta and changes are being discussed in the video, highlighting the importance of addressing issues early in the development process.
• 💣 In the first beta test, the feature of 'knockdown' was removed, which upset some players, especially those who appreciated character skills like Kokona's.
• 👎 The Chinese version allows players to carry two grenades with customizable types, but in the Global version, grenades are locked to specific characters and have skill cooldowns.
• 🤔 The majority of the English-speaking Discord community is unhappy with the changes to the grenade mechanics, as it forces players to use certain types they may not prefer.
• 💸 The video suggests that the changes might be an attempt by the developers to encourage players to spend money to unlock characters faster.
• 🎨 'Calabia' is a skill-based shooting game where skins are cosmetic and not pay-to-win, contrary to what some might assume about games with gacha mechanics.
• 🤷‍♂️ The video creator is confused by the decision to change character names, such as Singho to Esterio, which seems unnecessary and potentially alienating.
• 🌐 The game has been performing well in China, and there is an active English community on Discord that provides feedback and discussion.
• 📅 The Global version of the game, 'St NOA', is set to launch in October, but the date may change, and there is an upcoming technical test for the game.
• 📈 The video creator has high hopes for 'St NOA' and believes it has the potential to become a big esport for both anime and shooter genres if not mishandled.

Q & A

What are the main differences between the game versions of Stoa and Calabia?

While both games share the same core concept, some mechanics will be different. For example, the handling of grenades and specific character skills varies between versions.

Why is there a concern about the game's mechanics being changed during beta?

There is concern because changes made during beta could affect the game's global launch, and some players feel these changes might not be for the better.

What specific issue did players have with knockdown removal in the first beta test?

Players were unhappy because knockdown was removed without clear communication, and some character skills related to knockdown, like Kokona's reviving skill, were affected.

How are grenades handled differently in the China version compared to the Global Technical test?

In the China version, players can carry two grenades and swap between them. In the Global Technical test, grenades are locked to specific characters and function as skills with cooldowns.

What is the player's concern about the grenades' functionality in the Global Technical test?

Players are concerned that locking grenades to characters and making them cooldown-based limits their flexibility and forces them to use grenades they might not prefer.

How does the game's monetization strategy affect player perception?

The game's strategy to sell characters and encourage players to top up to unlock characters faster is seen as creating a negative image and making the game appear greedy.

What is the player's opinion on the gacha system in Calabia?

The player is not concerned about the gacha system for skins since they are cosmetic. However, there is a general perception that Tencent's games tend to be greedy.

What issue does the player have with the name change from Singho to Esterio?

The player feels the name change from Singho to Esterio is unnecessary and harder to remember, and they do not understand the reasoning behind it.

How does the player feel about the upcoming Global Technical test?

The player has mixed feelings. They are hopeful but also concerned that changes might negatively affect the game's appeal.

What is the significance of the English Community server on Discord?

The English Community server provides a space for players to share feedback, discuss the game, and connect with other players, helping to build a community around the game.

What potential does the player see for Stoa as an esport?

The player believes Stoa has the potential to become a significant esport due to its unique gameplay and anime-style graphics, provided Tencent doesn't mess up the global version.

What concerns does the player have about the differences between the Chinese and Global versions of Tencent's games?

The player is concerned that Tencent's Global versions often differ significantly from their Chinese counterparts, potentially affecting game balance and player satisfaction.

Outlines

00:00

🕹️ Game Mechanics and Community Feedback

The script discusses the upcoming changes in the game 'Stova and Calabia', emphasizing that while the core concept remains, some mechanics differ. The speaker addresses concerns raised by the gaming community during the beta phase, such as the removal of knockdown and the introduction of skill-based grenade mechanics. The summary also touches on the monetization strategy, suggesting that the game might encourage players to spend money to unlock certain characters faster, which could create a negative impression. The speaker also mentions the importance of the technical test and the community's reaction to these changes, highlighting the need for developers to consider player feedback seriously.

05:00

🎮 Community Engagement and Game's Global Impact

This paragraph focuses on the community engagement around 'Stova and Calabia', managed by a figure referred to as 'Almighty sa'. The speaker praises the community for its size and active feedback, drawing comparisons to other popular games like Overwatch and Counter-Strike. The script also discusses the game's unique appeal, distinguishing it from typical competitive shooters due to its anime-inspired style and fun gameplay. The speaker invites players to share their thoughts on the game and promotes the English Community server on Discord. Additionally, the paragraph touches on the game's potential as an eSport and the speaker's personal hopes for its success, despite concerns about potential changes in the global version.

Keywords

💡Stoa and Calabia

Stoa and Calabia refer to the game titles discussed in the video, which are part of the same franchise but have different gameplay mechanics. The video emphasizes that while they share a core concept, the mechanics may vary significantly. The script mentions that the game is in beta, which is a testing phase for the game, and the discussion aims to address potential issues before the global launch.

💡Beta

Beta is a phase in software development where the game is released to a limited audience for testing purposes. In the context of the video, the beta phase is important because it allows the developers to gather feedback and make necessary changes before the game's global release. The script mentions that the game is still in beta, which is why the narrator is discussing the mechanics and potential issues.

💡Knockdown

Knockdown, in the context of gaming, refers to a mechanic where a character is temporarily incapacitated but not killed by an attack. The script mentions that knockdown was removed in the first beta test, which was a point of contention among players, especially for characters like Kokona who had skills that could revive knocked-down players.

💡Grenades

Grenades in this video refer to special items in the game that can be used for various tactical advantages, such as blocking incoming grenades or slowing enemies. The script discusses how in the Chinese version of the game, players can carry two grenades and swap between them, but in the global version, this feature is locked to specific characters and has skill cooldowns, which has been a point of dissatisfaction among the community.

💡Skill Cooldowns

Skill cooldowns are a game mechanic that prevents players from using a skill immediately after it has been used, requiring a waiting period before it can be used again. In the script, this mechanic is applied to the use of grenades in the global version of the game, which is a change from the Chinese version and has been met with criticism from players.

💡Gacha

Gacha refers to a game design mechanism where players obtain virtual items, often characters or skins, through a randomized process that often requires spending in-game currency or real money. The script mentions that despite the presence of gacha in Calabia, it is not 'pay to win' as skins are only cosmetic and do not affect gameplay.

💡Cosmetic

Cosmetic in gaming refers to items or features that change the appearance of a character or object but do not affect gameplay or performance. In the video, the narrator clarifies that gacha in Calabia is for cosmetic items only, which means they do not provide any competitive advantage.

💡Global Version

The global version of a game refers to the version that is released worldwide, as opposed to versions that may be released in specific regions with different features or mechanics. The script discusses the differences between the Chinese version of Calabia and the upcoming global version, which has raised concerns among players due to changes in game mechanics.

💡Technical Test

A technical test in gaming is a specific type of beta test focused on evaluating the game's technical performance, such as server stability, bug detection, and optimization. The script mentions an upcoming technical test for the global version of the game, which will be limited to players in Japan and the US initially.

💡Esport

Esport refers to the world of competitive video gaming, where players participate in organized, multiplayer video game competitions. The script suggests that if the developers do not make significant mistakes, Calabia has the potential to become a major esport, especially given the current popularity of anime and shooter games.

💡F2P Friendly

F2P, or 'free-to-play,' friendly refers to games that are designed to be enjoyable and competitive without requiring players to spend money. The script mentions that the developers of Calabia have aimed to make the game F2P friendly, avoiding making it overly reliant on player spending for success.

Highlights

Stoa and Calabia will have different game mechanics despite the same core concept.

Beta testing is a crucial time to address potential issues before global launch.

Knockdown was removed in the first beta test, causing player dissatisfaction.

In the China version, players can carry two grenades with various types, unlike the Global version.

Grenades in the Global version are locked to specific characters and have skill cooldowns.

Player unhappiness with the changes in grenade mechanics in the Global version.

Concerns that changes may be driven by a desire to sell characters faster.

Gacha ticket system in the game raises concerns about pay-to-win elements.

Cabia is a skill-based shooting game where skins are purely cosmetic.

Tensen's history of making games different in Global versions compared to their original versions.

Mixed feelings about the Global version due to changes from the China version.

Name change of a character from Singho to Esterio, which is confusing and unnecessary.

The game is doing well in China, with a large and active English community on Discord.

Cabia is praised for its unique gameplay and not being just another Search and Destroy shooter.

Upcoming technical test for Stoa and Calabia with potential to become a big esport.

The first technical test was successful and gained a lot of attention.

High hopes for the game's potential if Tensen doesn't mess up the Global version.

The Global version's name, St NOA, and its upcoming release in October.

The importance of community feedback and joining the English Community server for updates.

Transcripts

stoa and calabia is definitely going to

be a very different game they are not

going to be the same I repeat that while

the game has the same core concept but

some of the mechanics might be different

and we're going to talk about them in

this video well I know there's going to

be that one guy that says relax it's

still in beta that's precisely why we

need to address this problem because

it's in beta it's 10 time we're talking

about a messing up Global launching of

their game is in their genetic this is

more of a discussion videos but we will

talk about the next upcoming technical

test in the moment initially at the

first beta test knockdown was removed

and sooner they explained it on the

official Discord saying it was just a b

well um pretty sus considering how some

character skill Texs especially kokona

no um having some sort of a resing skill

that she can actually rewi people and

stuff like that some texts are missing

about knockdown I don't know about this

but I I was not in the technical test

but I was told by other players and they

were not very happy about it so the

second thing is that on the China

version of the game a single player can

carry two grenades and players can swap

between the two of the grenades to the

grenades of their choice I'm sorry um

I'm tangled my tongue over there um we

have Interceptor which is uh which this

one blocks an incoming grenade which is

very op spray pain grenade where it

slows enemies and preventing them from

turning into 2D smoke flash explosion

and all those others that are pretty

common in some other shooting game so

CIO kind of have like a special grenade

just because of the 2D mechanics and

some stuff so I'm not sure sure about

other games however in the Global

Technical test these nades are locked to

a specific character which was pretty

weird instead of being a single onetime

thing it's also becoming a skill

cooldowns meaning that enemies that die

will not be able to pick up the grenades

you only have one grenade and that has a

cool down I'm not sure how to feel about

this but majority of the players in the

Discord English Community are not very

happy but for me this really makes

calabia sounds like not calabia and

there are some grenades that we don't

even like to have in our Arsenal but

forced to have it now so I really wish

that they consider this another reason

all I can think of is that tenson is

just trying to sell some characters but

of course I understand that initially

you play the game longer you're able to

unlock them late sooner or later but

this could create a psychology effect

where players are people are tempt to

top up to unlock that character faster

now this is like a I know you're going

to be like hey why would people do that

but there are people who's doing that

and I mean there's nothing wrong with

doing business but this is just to show

how you're so desperate in making a

little bit more money from your game and

a very bad image right I would say you

you're creating a very bad image the

third problem is a problem we probably

seen coming over here is a gacha ticket

and in this game of course cabia is a

skill-based shooting game and Skins are

just cosmetic people when they see

people when people see anime games and

they see they heard of gacha they think

immediately it's like it's pay to win

but not in calab case people are there

are people like that in my comment

section okay

uh but I have no complaint about this

this is uh Skins are just cosmetic and

you know 10 cent is a greedy company I'm

not expecting that uh but over at the CN

side over at calabia inste of St NOA I

don't know about how St will be but most

likely they will be a bit greedy if you

ever uh if you play ever since day one

which I have I can guarantee you at

least at season 5 if you do all the

event all the stor you'll be able

probably able to hit three guarantee I

myself I play occasionally and I hit

too but again at the end of the day it's

Global you're trying to make money from

Global right number four is a problem I

don't really understand and it's really

an insult to us Chinese no offense I

myself call myself Zaki even though I

have a Chinese name but if you watch

demon Slayers and you remember how Tano

inspires you you immediately remember

his name even though is a Japanese anime

and in ganshin community people

apparently know who Jung Le is who Shia

is because of their inspiration or how

hot they are and that's a Chinese name

so I don't understand why tensen changed

singho name to freaking

esterio whatever I don't know man I

couldn't really understand I mean I know

it's an English name but D calling her

singho is much easier than calling

esterio I don't understand this one I

don't understand okay I I really don't

God damn it I um God but overall maybe

there's some change I still don't know

but I I have part I have already sign up

for the upcoming technical test and

maybe I'll be able to make more videos

discussing about it uh by the way um

overall the game is doing pretty good in

China not so well compared to naraka but

it's pretty good it's decent we have an

English Community server for Discord

make sure to join us uh for CIA

established since before the day it was

officially launched in China been I've

been looking at this game for a while

and it was managed by our Almighty sa so

uh shout out to him he's been taking

care of the Discord server instead of me

while I was gone occasionally making

other content and we have over thousands

of members and feedback from players

from valeron OverWatch or even counter-

strike 2 stated that Cabell is just not

another Search and Destroy shooter

competitive shooting game but it's game

play is so different and it's anime it's

fun so I I've been hearing a lot of

positive things about CIA instead of

being a chip copy so to those who have

played kab on the CN ver uh version or

server leave your comments and thoughts

on the game to let people know how great

or how bad you think it is and if you

want to join the English Community

server I'll leave the link down in the

description below because Global is

called St NOA and Global is going to

come out on October but date might

subject to change but everyone has been

joining we're getting more uh streamer

streaming on Twitch I myself included

and more players are joining Discord and

uh we're getting more players partying

with us everyone is training so that

they can be so good on

global last but not least again the name

Stova from the looks of it it felt like

Chad GPD came out with that name I'm

sorry to say that this isn't the first

time 10 sense game is different from its

Global version you can see that from

Pokemon unite Call of Duty mobiles Tower

fancy but though Tower fanasy more of

the greedy gacha side I covered that

game last time is stating that uh you

know we wanted to make it more f2p

friendly not too overpowered they kind

of nerfed the f2p and overpowered the

people who spend money uh I'm not sure

how the game is now but uh it's 10 cent

Mo a lot of their games I have heard are

very different from their Global

counterpart so to me honestly I'm having

mixed feelings about global well I know

the change will only make the game being

its own thing I really like how the game

is right now in China but there are some

people saying that uh Z just give it

time and we'll see how it is there are

some people that said hey it's just in

beta maybe they'll change it

back oh who knows um I have High Hope

for this game because I've been talking

about it since day one and I don't want

them to really mess it up uh so let us

now talk about the Global Technical test

I will leave the link down in the

description below the first technical

test is only for JP and us it did pretty

good and I say they reach out to

creators to stream it and it does get a

lot of attention that's pretty good I

honestly think if tensen doesn't mess up

strova will have a potential to flourish

as the next big esport for anime and as

well as shooter I mean we're living in

an era where people no longer judge you

for watching anime I mean back in my

days I'm born in the '90s people used to

call you a nerd or wake up a Ste cartoon

but in this era people are more openly

minded there's more weees than before

right anyways um uh links in the

description below to those who are

interested in joining it uh make sure to

fill out the form that line is before 2

4th of April sorry that I came so late

and uh the test is going to last for two

days or three days three days my bad so

I'm going to be streaming it on Twitch

as well so make sure to check me out uh

twitch.tv/ zaky

Senpai so sorry about the technical test

being short um I want I'm excited to see

what changes they make so uh hopefully

I'll be able to make more videos once I

play the technical test and uh it all

comes down to them what they decided to

do with the global version I most likely

will stay on C if they do mess up the

global version those asking for mobile

news there's still no news anyways thank

you all so much for watching this is all

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