Departing from Uma Musume Pretty Derby Global server

It has been about six months since the Uma Musume Global server launched. I joined the bandwagon quickly, but it turns out my stay was never meant to last beyond that period. Much like my experience with the JP version which only lasted over 18 months, I eventually burned out here as well.

While the Global version has made an earnest effort to roll out QoL updates as humanely as possible, they still aren’t fast or substantial enough to retain gacha players like me, especially those who no longer have the time to devote hours each day to gaming. The game’s insistence on what feels like Saturnian demands, pushing players to spend nearly two hours daily, ultimately undid my attachment to Uma Musume and set me free from it.

There’s no denying that Uma Musume is a high–production value product in the gacha game market. However, its obsession with keeping players locked into long, repetitive grinding sessions really needs to be reassessed. I may have tolerated similar nonsense in Fate/Grand Order, but Uma Musume simply isn’t special enough to earn that level of patience from me.

Even so, I’ll still keep an eye on the franchise in less time-consuming ways and appreciate the experience for what it was while it lasted. Playing the Global version allowed me to reach a Top 50 S-Rank guild and obtain Uma Musume characters I failed to get back then. Overall, I’m genuinely glad I managed to get Priestess Grass Wonder, and I might have endured longer for her New Year version, if only Uma Musume hadn’t chosen to play the role of Saturn.