Mission Spotlight Returns

Here's a bit of disappointing news from the official PSU forums.

For the first time since November of last year, a Mission Spotlight has been announced for the US/EU PSU servers.

News of this event is available on the official PSU Web site. From March 17-23, players can run Duel in the Ruins on Parum for a shot at prizes handed out by Sega of America GMs. This is the first Mission Spotlight of the year (and probably not the last), and is also the first one held on the US/EU game in nearly four months. The previous Mission Spotlight ran from November 21-27 of last year.

I say this is disappointing because since its inception, the Mission Spotlight has been used as a subtle way of telling players not to expect any new content for awhile. That probably won't change anytime soon.

In addition, while I like the idea of an event that brings the community together, the Mission Spotlight in its current setup doesn't cut it. Players won't leave the popular missions (read: White Beast) unless the GMs come online, and they'll leave the Spotlight mission once the GMs log out.

Of course, the obvious solution to this problem would be to turn up the drop rates and/or EXP payout for the selected Mission Spotlight mission for the duration of the event. That might just quell complaints about the lack of new content that inevitably come once the Spotlight begins.

Unfortunately, our game is still controlled by Sega of America's clueless Japanese overlords, which explains exactly why that will never happen.