u/DarryLazakar

ARCADE HEROES CONFIRMED THE TEASER FROM SEGA AMUSEMENTS IS FOR A VR HOUSE OF THE DEAD GAME. HOLY SHIT, WE'RE SO FUCKING BACK

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Either people are saving up for Kotone, or that the negative buzz from the current state of P5X CN is starting to cause a ripple effect on potential new players.

Source: https://revenue.ennead.cc/revenue

Proceed with absolute caution, especially if you want to experience this fresh when it launches (possibly) in September.

>!Everything got datamined from the latest P5X patch, from Kotone's dialogues (split into three parts) to interactions with Makoto,!<

>!OH, AND THE VOICELINES CONFIRMED THEODORE WILL APPEAR IN THE GAME TOO.!<

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Well, this is incredibly unfortunate. We have no one to blame but ourselves; we technically *did* ask for this.

With the Summer Chord patch details dropped today confirming that we are getting more P5FES-styled 2D VN cutscenes (it's not just a P5FES thing), I get reminded of the 2nd Anniversary Survey on CN/TW/KR servers, where this exact question was asked. (Link: https://x.com/Persona5X_News/status/2032472514312409144)

Granted it is not confirmed that the entire thing will be this way (the video itself does have the usual 3D cutscene animations so there's hope), but still, given the rumors that P5X is spread thin for Black Wings' new game, on top of the current controversy where AI upscalling is allegedly used, what a dissapointing couple of weeks for Black Wings' as of late.

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Chord screenshot source: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Lau86KE59/?spm_id_from=333.1387.homepage.video_card.click&vd_source=53fc30464590cd6df05558ae71236692

Will delete within a couple of hours for privacy purposes.

So I've been a freelance IELTS Teacher for close to 2 years now, completely self-taught (planning to get a certificate soon), but trusted enough due to my degree and my personal IELTS score. I have a pretty good relationship with most of my students, and my employer (an educational consulting firm), and some of my students were able to reach the desired score for their course/visa.

Lately, however, I feel awful and stressed for a couple of reasons. First, as the consulting firm was transitioning from selling IELTS to PTE (due to them being "easier" and getting results faster), the consulting team started to make requests to my teaching habits that I find uncomfortable. They discussed, based on mock test results, that the students from the PTE classes were shown to have significant improvement in their English skills and their PTE results within 30 hours of the preparation course, vs. my classes' minimal increase in students' scores within my usual 50-hour course, and suggested me of reviewing my teaching methods to match the improvement of the PTE classes. They pointed out my 30% success rate of students who were able to reach the required score for their courses/visa, despite both IELTS and PTE having slightly different scoring, difficulty, and requirements (They said the usual scenario for my students is taking 50 hours of the course, but ended up withdrewing due to their lack of English ability, thus cancelling their plans to go with the company to manage their student visas, thus, "a waste of time"). I tried to explain my best why this is happening, especially regarding PTE and IELTS differences in material and teaching, but since I explained it poorly, I ended up being a yes-man to their suggestions

They also low-key pressured me into signing a contract that allows me to get official training for PTE teaching and get better payment rates, but will lock me down to teach PTE exclusively in that firm for 2 years, something I do not want to do. While I would love to sign the contract immediately, the problem is that I'm only 25; I have many plans, including continuing my studies and/or working overseas. Signing that contract would mean I have to postpone those plans. In addition, this is freelance work, and peak class activities are during May-July, right during high school graduations. Outside of that, you rarely get any classes, and sometimes you will get consecutive dead months, be it IELTS or PTE.

And the last one is an incident that happened with one of my students, who is struggling with the course, and decided to stop the class after the 50-hour mark to relearn basic English. I was a bit strict and went overboard with them one time because I had a suspicion that they were cheating during the classes, inflating their scores, and thus trying hard to prevent it. The next day, the student ended the class way earlier than the 50-hour mark, suddenly and without warning. This makes me stressed since not only was it the third time a student had done so, but it also made me second-guess my abilities and question if I actually fit the job, on top of the pressure put by the consulting team. When I got home, I actually had a panic attack because of it.

Fellow teachers, how do you manage when you suddenly have a panic attack because of pressure in and out of the classroom? Is there anything I can do?

Source: https://x.com/cherryice1234/status/2080995215989727448?s=20

Note that due to this being rumors with no concrete source, please proceed with caution and with a heavy dose of skepticism.

Apparently, there was a new rumor in Korean regarding meeting details that happened between Black Wings Studios and their investors. There's a lot of talk regarding P5X, its future, and a potential new project for the studio. Imma summarize it all here. All important details will be highlighted in bold.

• P5X
  • Sales is successful and exceeded expectations
  • Among all Global servers, Korean and Japanese servers are managed with the highest priority, due to their ARPU (Revenue Per User) surpassing that of the Chinese server.
  • More investment in the Korean and Japanese server markets through structural and organizational improvements to increase overseas sales. Also plans to continue expanding global services.
    • Organization restructuring includes reduction of non-core projects, IP-focused investments for long-term operations, expansion of the proportion of overseas sales, and investments related to AI development (uh oh)
  • Current goal is to be a long-term operational game. Now aims to stabilize the monthly content supply, explained via a simple roadmap.
  • Continuous large-scale collaborations are scheduled
  • P5X's lifespan is currently estimated at a minimum of 5 years.
  • P3R and P5FES/Dancing collaborations are spearheaded by Black Wings
• Atlus
  • Also satisfied with P5X's performance
  • Also desires long-term operation.
  • Initially, P5X was developed under a short-term license agreement. The agreement has since been extended to a long-term license lease.
  • P5X x P4R confirmed
  • Discussions are currently underway with Black Wings to develop a mobile version of P6 (Huh?!)
  • Console version of P5X and a P5X anime production are confirmed (HUH?!!!)
• Black Wings
  • New project confirmed thanks to the success of P5X
    • The genre is a "subculture RPG".
    • Production began last year. Will use the Unreal Engine.
    • Will also release on consoles.
    • Plans to release a PV in the first quarter of next year, aims for a 2028 launch
    • Original title, not based on a third-party IP.
    • Some development staff have left P5X due to this. Lao V/Vulpe (CN server Producer of P5X) is tied to this game's development as Main Producer.
  • Preparations for spin-off and listing of Black Wings Studios through a new project (likely means spinning off as a separate studio under Perfect World, not just as an internal subsidiary of Perfect World).
• Perfect World Games
  • Ruthlessly cut niche games and seemingly unpromising projects.
  • Marketing expenses for P5X have been largely settled.
  • Thanks to P5X generating successful sales, revenue has entered a stable phase.
  • Aims for long-term operations and intent to increase the proportion of overseas investment. Currently undergoing structural and organizational improvements to achieve this.
  • Semi-annual report set to release August 20.

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Source: https://x.com/Persona5X_News/status/2080992459329335390?s=20

(Those that I think are important ones will be labeled in bold)

• Justine and Caroline being made as the 1st Simultaneous Worldwide Release characters was Yohsuke Uda's idea. Devs had to travel up to 20x to Beijing for the development of the collab.
  • In the final stage of the development, they had to redo C&J's model and artwork because of a "massive positioning error"
• According to Jun Matsunaga, the first 2 chapters of P5X contained many elements that paid homage to Persona 5. However, from Chapter 3 onwards, they decided to create something unique to P5X.
• From Chapter 3 onwards, a collaborative system was set up between Black Wings/Perfect World Games, Sega, and Atlus to pass around ideas they find interesting. It reflected with a couple of additions in Chapter 3, such as:
  • The addition of Riko, who is the intellectual type (+ differentiation from P5 3rd-years)
  • Setting the enemy as an intellectual opponent who won't be easily defeated.
  • Making the arc a battle to save Riko's benefactor (Katayama)
  • The Phantom Thieves also do not act on impulse, but deploy a clever strategy that corners the Palace owner in reality as well
  • Broadening the perspective on good vs. evil regarding "What is justice? What is evil?"
  • Emphasizing that each chapter has a theme (Chapter 3 is "Unconditional Love")
  • Creating a sense of freshness with the series' first "Composite Palace" + A deeper dive into the settings of the Treasure and Palace
  • The protagonist's visions are deeply involved in the mystery of the story.
• Sega helped out with the Miku collab, as Atlus has little experience with external collabs. Acknowledgement that the collab story is lacking, stating that it was difficult to create a collaboration that wouldn't compromise the world of P5X.
• Wiping All Out remix confirmed. Rough version of the remix was played at the venue.
• Yusuke Nitta (writer/director of P5X) ordered Malatang (A Sichuan hot-pot street food in which skewered or self-selected meats, vegetables, and noodles simmer briefly in a numbing broth seasoned with Sichuan pepper and dried chili) every time he visited Black Wings Studios, to the point the company cafeteria dedicated a corner for him called "Nitta's Restaurant".
• As a writer for both P5S and P5T, Yusuke Nitta has a desire to do a collaboration event between both games.
• Dialogue changes were made in the Japanese/English versions of the game for the Valentine's events to differentiate between lovers and casual friends.
• Mio Natsukawa was initially supposed to wear a firefighter outfit as a casual outfit, but it was rejected because it didn't feel realistic enough.
• Manaka and Chizuko Nagao were both created at the same time, but early on, they weren't confident about going with Manaka.
• Desire Gallery, Mindscape Core, and Ranking Menu are in development.