Soken is very very good, but he's no Uematsu. He relies way too much on Leitmotif. When you realise that a majority of an expansions songs are just a slightly altered version of the Main Expansion theme, it kind of takes the shine off a little. Anybody can slow something down, change the VST instrument and loop it. I'd like to see him be more creative with Zone Night themes specifically in this regard as 90% of them are exactly that. Swap the main instrument for a piano, slow it down by 50%. Sure it works, but it feels like creating music to meet deadline rather than anything showcasing ingenuity, something I am guilty of myself so I know it when I hear it.

I tend to find the songs he creates that include vocals to be a bit corny/cheesy as well. Compare Soken's "Fiend" to Uematsu's "Otherworld" from FFX and you'll see what I mean. One's a badass metal song with screeching guitars, harmonic bends, rough vocals etc. The other sounds like an edgy Anime opening song. But on the whole, he's very good especially in comparison to a lot of other MMO soundtracks. I played WoW for years and I can't recall anything other than ambient noises.