[Intro]
I'm not gonna make it
Is it almost over now?
Can't see the way
Run down

[Verse 1]
I can't understand how this chain reaction
Has brought me to the edge I'm looking down
One more step would it make me free?
I could fall into the darkness
Realize that I'm just so afraid

[Bridge]
"I don't want to destroy life"
Remember...

"I know you want to"
"it's alright"
Remember...

[Chorus]
I'm not gonna make it
Is it almost over now?
Can't see the way to go
I feel so alone
My blood is on the ground
This time I lost control

[Verse 2]
I gave up my thoughts
Lived just by reaction
Made nothing but a fake, empty escape
"Be true to yourself"
I've heard enough of that
I know if I remember
I'll find the good
I don't care

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
"I don't want to destroy life"
Remember...

"I know you want to" (I don't know)
"it's alright" (It's not alright)
Remember... (You think you know?)

I still believe
I still believe in myself

[Chorus]
I'm not gonna make it
Is it almost over now?
Can't see the way to go
I feel so alone
My blood is on the ground
I can't forgive this anymore

I just wanna make it
If it's almost over now
Can't see the way to go
I feel so alone
My blood is on the ground
I can't forgive this anymore

[Outro]
Who chooses what is right?
No one can begin to say
So will you turn around
Or will you fade away?
My heart is crying out
I may never see
But still I have to go

I have to go

The lyrics are just way too fitting... Bonus points if you know which anime used this as their outro song!

EDIT: Just realised I posted the wrong version of the song. This one fits the above lyrics better though they are largely the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXTTvRSvB_0

Let me talk to 'em

Let me talk to 'em

Let it ride (Mm)

Let me talk to 'em (Come on)

Willow had them ample bod and hips (hips)

Boobs with the milk (with the milk)

The whole beach was lookin' at her

She hit the floor (she hit the floor)

Next thing you know

Willow got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Them baggy loose sleeves and thicc thighs with the straps (with the straps)

She turned around and gave that big booty a smack (ayy)

She hit the floor (she hit the floor)

Next thing you know

Willow got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low

Part 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/StellaSora/s/2kQ3xso5mN

Part 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/StellaSora/s/LF6Vh0K5cj

Continuing from the previous part:

Interface

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One of the most appreciated aspects of Stella Sora, the general UX!

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The themed UI each event is also very well-received.

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While the general UI is great, combat interface has room for improvement. Hiding damage numbers is one of the more common improvements mentioned.

Merchandise

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Not too surprising considering the reach of this survey. Access to merch is pretty limited for global version players assuming demand exists.

Socials & Community

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Naturally, there's some bias here since I don't use some of the listed options and thus the survey did not reach them.

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Art reigns above the rest. I want more Firenze fan art please.

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These questions are more of a vibe check to be frank. The fairly flat distribution on the third question does show that community sentiment can affect a player's experience with the game in both directions though.

https://preview.redd.it/25nm0xehnxch1.png?width=2196&format=png&auto=webp&s=551370711647f92811a18ecc39a51aa697e3dd4d

The community definitely wants Yostar to be more involved. Hear hear.

Finally, I know there's ways I can improve upon this survey in future iterations. For one, I don't intend to use Google Forms in the future, and instead make my own survey platform. Something more akin to how The Game Awards do their polls. That way, I can make it a more visually intuitive experience and no one has to memorise Disc names or Nova Times chapters again.

I'll try to avoid collecting any identifiable information, but a login of some kind will more than likely be required to preserve progress between sessions. That said, the next iteration of this survey won't happen any time soon, so I'll have time to figure things out in the meantime.

Another obvious improvement to make is to support multiple languages, and frankly, I'll need help with that, so hopefully I can find someone to assist me on that front in the future.

Once again, thank you to all the respondents who participated and I hope to see y'all next time!

Part 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/StellaSora/s/2kQ3xso5mN

Continuing from the previous part:

In-Game Monetisation

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This comes as a bit of a surprise that a majority of players aren't F2P, like whuuut? This indicates that the game's target audience has already consolidated to quite an extent. Though it should be noted that since half-anniversary, some players have stopped spending, as indicated by the increase in the %-tage of those who picked the F2P option.

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As expected the monthly pass is the most purchased IAP. 3D skins selling better than the Royal Grant is likely tied to the fact that it's only a 2D skin in the Royal Grant.

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Very much a standard bell curve response for how fair prices are. Also kinda neat that there are a sizable number of players who spend more on Stella Sora than their other gacha games.

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From the respondents who answered "No" here, the most common requests are more skins and/or better quality skins/cosmetics with additional special effects.

Trekkers & Discs

(There was supposed to be a chart for Trekkers here but the image was too wide and Reddit can't display it, you will be able to see the results from the spreadsheet in Part 1 instead)

Top 3 Trekkers with the most "Very satisfied" ratings:

1st: Fuyuka (116)

2nd: Nazuna (112)

3rd: Nazuka & Chitose (92)

My beloved Firenze fell short of the podium at 91...

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Top 3 factors with the most "Significant" ratings:

1st: Character art (158)

2nd: Character body type (95)

3rd: Memory Snapshot, L2D home screen (91)

I really should've enforced a single option only for the favourite Trekker and most anticipated Trekker questions which would have made things a lot easier for me...

Top 3 Trekkers cited as favourite:

1st: Chitose (28)

2nd: Firenze (24)

3rd: Mistique (22)

Top 3 Trekkers cited as most anticipated:

1st: Aeloria (39)

2nd: Eleanor (22)

3rd: Matilda (19)

Top Disc for each element with the most "Very satisfied" ratings:

Aqua: Sunlit Blossom

Ignis: A Gift for the Journey

Terra: Claw the Claw

Ventus: One, Two, Three, Jump! & Dawn After Winter

Lux: Summer Sanctuary

Umbra: Petals of Blooming Mirage

Null: Traces of Starlight

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Looks like the narrative factors don't play too big a factor for discs.

Top 3 Discs cited as favourite:

1st: Petals of Blooming Mirage (18)

2nd: Stellar Destination (14)

3rd: Sword Against Stream (8)

Story Content

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Ch7 being the most well-received chapter thus far for reasons I won't spoil. But seriously, can we get Ch8 already?

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Mistique's claims victory here! :MistiqueNotMyFault:

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And the possessor of the most expressive ahoge, Firefly wins here!

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The Main Story truly is the main draw thus far and I'm sure a good number of the folks who picked "No" for the first question just want Ch8 asap.

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Considering that the bulk of respondents are long-time players, this result isn't too surprising.

And that's another post that hit the image limit. To be continued, again!

Part 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/StellaSora/s/ywwkdM2bpI

The gist is as per the title, below are the soundtracks impacted and where they occur:

1. 梦的开幕 - login screen
2. 旅人的歌谣 - default main theme for home screen
3. 荒野的呼吸 - gameplay mode menu (after pressing the Noya Go button on homescreen) and event menu
4. 星塔的召唤 - squad menu
5. 不期而遇 - recruit menu
6. 琳琅满目 - shop menus (IAPs & Bloc's shop)
7. 惑心的蜜语 - menace arena theme
8. 灾厄的异动 - cataclysm theme
9. 游棋保卫战 - chess defence mini game
10. 甜心梦工坊 - cookie mini game
11. 终焉绝响 - 剧院魅影 - a finale echoing
12. 莉莉贝尔的疗愈屋 - summit showdown
13. 原初的迷途 - ascension null battle domain
14. 星骸降临 - ascension lux/terra leader's domain
15. 流水与暗影 - ascension lux/terra battle domain
16. 怪诞舞者 - tier-up trial grotesque dancer
17. 冻冻王Ⅲ世 - ascension lux/terra king cryo III
18. 渊海主宰 - ascension lux/terra abyssal sea sovereign
19. 烈焰与尘埃 - ascension aqua/ventus battle domain
20. 腐朽之谵妄 - ascension aqua/ventus leader's domain
21. 热嘟噜噗男爵 - tier-up trial count of the duloos
22. 味觉惊惧 - ascension aqua/ventus flavor dread
23. 风暴与闪电 - ascension ignis/umbra battle domain
24. 吹灰夫人 - ascension ignis/umbra lady dust
25. 终宵萤辉 - ascension ignis/umbra evernight emberflies
26. 禁断丽容 - ascension ignis/umbra forbidden beauty

For the creators out there, if your content contains any of these tracks, you are likely to get hit with a copyright claim from Tencent as it appears that Stella Sora Records has their music published under them.

Yostar, please, you need to inform Tencent to remove these tracks and other future in-game tracks from automatic copyright claims. It's just hurting some of your most dedicated fans who are producing content for the game.

Spread the word and write to Yostar so that they can get this situation rectified for the creators out there.

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This is not an original meme of mine, I just saw this recurring meme from the CN side over at Bilibili and decided to translate and amp it up a bit for the memes.

Edit: For more context, how the meme is used/referenced is whenever male Tyrant makes an appearance (or not at all), it gets posted or comments will go along the lines of "Dare you?"

That said, I do not know where it originated, just saw a lot of it and my interpretation of the meme itself might not be what the original was meant to be and I have taken some extra creative liberties with it. Still kinda funny to me regardless.