In a less jolly manner of news delivery, last Tuesday it was declared through a couple of in-game notices that a couple of features in both versions of Taiko Plus STH are going to be removed in the coming weeks.
The first of the two is the Coin Exchange feature, which allowed players to purchase songs individually with in-game coins that are awarded after playing a track; said songs are a small sampling of the Gakkyoku Tori Houdai pool and can be only purchased to play for a limited amount of time, between either 7 or 30 days. Players will be able to purchase one of those tracks and enjoy their temporary availability until an unspecified date in Mid-October, when said coin-exchange mechanic (as well as coins) will be removed. All songs that are purchased prior to the removal will still be playable for the purchased time interval, and are discharged afterwards.
The same mid-October update will also remove the in-game Lottery, the feature which unlocks random rewards to players by paying the fee with its own point system. Points are awarded to players by clearing songs (higher amounts for the hardest difficulty settings), and this mechanic will stay even after the feature-removing update, complete with the player's current point total. However, the Lottery will be removed with the next app update, leaving only the already-claimed rewards to be downloadable after the mode's removal, by browsing in the player's Mail menu.
We would like to thank chatbox user Morris for the news notice!
Coin Exchange Removal Notice
Lottery Removal Notice
