Happy birthday, Claudine. :D

I don't like when the "kissing on the lips when asleep" trope is passed off as sweet, but this is a good celebration of Kuro's birthday anyway.

These two are in love, how the hell is it NOT sweet for her to give a tiny smooch when she's sleeping?

I'd assumed they weren't dating at the time or anything, which could have been a mistaken assumption, since the story doesn't provide any such context. Even assuming that they were dating, considering that this is their first real kiss, I'm skeptical that they would have known each other's physical boundaries beforehand or that Maya would have actually known what Claudine wanted when she was asleep. It's not like they had been kissing for ages when Maya did that.

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There is for sure a little banner underneath that said something like "Fight alongside Darc, Liz, Melissa, and Elisa", but it doesn't spell it out there that they do extra damage. I don't remember a tutorial thing but if there was one, might have been the same.

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I'm so disappointed. Nian's second facility skill increases morale consumed by two. Why on earth did they say it "reduced" consumed morale?

Yea, it was confusing me as well. It was clearly a mistake. Just wasn't sure which way, but I did think it increases it. It makes sense after all since skill is so good. It had to have some kind of drawback.

We deserve apologems- I mean apolorundum. Think they'd do it if feedback was submitted? Cause that is a pretty clear mistake on their part and misleading.

Happy birthday, Claudine. :D

I don't like when the "kissing on the lips when asleep" trope is passed off as sweet, but this is a good celebration of Kuro's birthday anyway.

I started playing Arknights two weeks ago and I wondered which one is it better : pulling 10 operators at a time or one by one ?

The rates are the same either way. To make sure you don't pull more than you want, assuming you get a 5* / 6* / desired operator, pull one at a time.

I'm so disappointed. Nian's second facility skill increases morale consumed by two. Why on earth did they say it "reduced" consumed morale?

On C6 Hard I was able to beat the mission in exactly 11 turns using the following team: 2s Mifuyu, ? Slot (I don't remember) Support Alina, and 2s Kaede. Wave 7/9 was Alina connect to Mifuyu with Accel disc, Mifuyu accel disc, Kaede use Magia. Wave 8/9 Kaede connect to Mifuyu with Accel disc, Mifuyu attack, Alina use magia. Wave 9/9 Mifuyu use Doppel, I had Kaede queued after this but all enemies died from Mifuyu's doppel so she never needed to attack.

Beating a blast challenge with 2/3 magia team? What a power move.

I thought the defense up tile will be the banned but turns out the banned tile is the one melee tile. It may prove difficult to not be able to put a healing defender or any other melee op to block the turret. The sniper will have to high leveled to tank the turrets.

I didn't even realize a melee tile existed when I played the normal mode, so I was so happy when that was the blocked out tile instead any of the ranged ones. If operators are deployed on most of the tiles, that ensures they'll only get one bolt at most.

Not trying to flex or anything but I guess having E2 Eyja, E2 Ange, E2 Amiya and E2 Lapp made AF-7 not as hard for me. I do think AF-8 is easier.

I cleared normal AF-7 relatively easily once I realized the defense crushers were weak to arts. But AF-8 is really throwing me for a loop. Are there any crucial units or positioning that should be kept in mind?

Also I know it might sounds like a crazy idea, but it's nice when I do not have to start stage spamming 2-3 vanguards, just to be able to deploy all operators I need to beat the map before I die...

Ah. That's the only strategy I use. XD Operator 1: Siege. Operator 2: Texas. Then I start branching out to snipers, medics, whatever that map needs. Works like a charm 90% of the time.

For Nian and spiders/exploding slugs, I haven't completely confirmed it yet because I didn't get her S2 out in time, but I think her S2 ability would work on them too. I forgot that the spiders don't explode until they die, so before then, they attack you like normal.

AF-5 is also unnecessarily hard but you just need to have good anti-air snipers and bring a lot of medics. If they're not E2, you're probably screwed.

E2 is definitely not necessary, the only E2 I had on that team was Angelina at lvl 10. And she wasn't even crucial to my strategy.

I was thinking I could fit this on my phone, but no way since Magia Record alone takes 4GB of space.

That's why I play it on emulator.

Join us in the gacha rabbit hole, Sakura.

Today was the first bit of RNG luck I've had in a while. The free 10-roll they gave landed me two Nian. Both of Nian's facility perks come fully upgraded! Which was surprising because most operators need an E1 if not E2 promotion for that. Also got Top and Senior Operator in one recruitment pool. ...which actually wasn't the best because it reduced the chances of getting one specific operator and I only got a Silverash dupe. But what are the chances of that happening lol.

The only annoying 4* E2s are the defenders because they get a +2 dp cost slapped on top for no reason.

Oh, that really sucks ;/ Yea. And normal DP increase is annoying already as it is.

Do you guys not use vanguards? Unless the stage is specifically designed to reduce dp recovery or force rapid operator placement, I typically end up with more dp than needed.

As someone who adored Tart magica, this event was a total joy for me (even though missed the earlier tart event)
I got lucky and pulled Darc, Elisa, and Corbeau.

Wow that is some good luck. And as somebody who's never read Tart Magica, this was enjoyable too.

The final Lapin fight was hard. I had to chip away her HP slowly and since I kept dying before the 8 turns I can't auto it. 30 or so minutes of getting my ass kicked by that vicious pink bunny.
I bought out the entire flag shop so I can work on Melissa. I'll likely end up relying a lot on her for the foreseeable future.

Did you use event girls like Darc or Melissa? It's a bit too late to know now, but they provide a x10 damage boost to the boss.

Kyoko's werewolf outfit is actually from a series of promotional outfits that the holy quintet received way back when, but only Kyoko actually got hers in game, Natsuki stole Homura's, Kako stole Madoka's, Ayaka stole Sayaka's, and Shizuku stole Mami's.

That's, so sad. XD I don't know then, guess I'll look up their voice lines. It actually doesn't make sense for me to get Ren's costume cause I don't have her but I'm a collector. If there will be an eventual re-run, I'll hold off though. I really hope it gets a re-run cause I read the story but I'm sure that doesn't do it justice. I want to experience it for myself.

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the actual main character of the game is Amiya.

Actual main character is definitely Amiya. She's the only person I care for in this game currently.

One last thing, you should really read the operator's files and voice lines if you want to see why people like the characters. There's threads connecting a lot of people to each other and plot hooks for potential events to focus on.

I've been holding back from reading some of the operator files until I get full trust and E2 (this is only for characters I use the most) so I haven't seen most of it, but I don't know, even when I do know the basic backstories for some of the characters, it still doesn't do much for me. It feels like they contribute more to the worldbuilding than their own stories. Since I joined relatively recently I also haven't experienced most of the event stories, so that might be a blind spot. And I do like Silence, Saria, and Ifrit just cause they have the broken family splashed with possibly inhumane human experimentation vibe going on, which is only available through their files.

The PVs and animation PVs are well animated and nice to watch.

When I saw the amount of PVs they'd made for this game and the great music, I was astounded.

it makes the gameplay feel diverse and there's a lot of different ways to complete a map

This is the only and best reason I continue to play this game. I mean the story is there too, and I enjoy playing through that, but I'm really not as invested in it as I am with other titles. I joined for the yuri and I stopped caring about that a week in. It's the gameplay, the creativity allowed, and the restrictions and strengths given to each character, plus the meticulously crafted maps that make this a joy to play.

I don’t necessarily agree with this; there have been multiple times where I’ve gotten more then one 5/6* operators through my first ten pulls on a banner.

That was completely through luck. The 5* guarantee kicks in if you're on your tenth roll and haven't gotten a 5* or 6* yet. It doesn't increase the rates for ten rolls or anything like that. There is no benefit to using ten rolls except to save time and because sometimes that's the type of headhunting permit they gave. It can be a disadvantage if you're only trying to roll a 5*, get a 5* three rolls in let's say, and the other seven rolls in the 10-roll no longer have any guarantee, so those are seven rolls you could have used on the next banner.

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Iroha's swimsuit: Very notable one, it was a launch reward, never reran on its own again.

Kyoko's and Felicia's Halloween outfits: Only available in Karin's release event, which never got reran.

Ooh, I'm definitely getting Iroha's swimsuit then. Maybe that's why it's all the way on the top. Do you know if Ren's normal clothes came back in a re-run? If it did, I might go for one of the Halloween ones. Not sure which one. I love Kyouko but her werewolf costume honestly looks tacky, while Felicia's matches her perfectly, so might do it depending on voice lines.

If an outfit doesn't provide voice lines, they'd be my last priority, so I'll keep those in mind for if we get something similar later.

Good since you aren't forced to use a support who may be under leveled and bad for people without a ton of high level units yet like many new players.

Yeah I came back during that event so am aware of how not new player friendly it is. It's also unique in that it depends on magia/doppel way more than normal battles. I'm hoping more for an option to make supports optional in all normal gameplay.

This story isn't Zun canon, but it is published in Strange Creators of Outer World as a doujin. I don't know how SCoOW publishes, if it's all up to Zun or not, but it does elevate this to be a bit higher than normal fan comics.

Pulled three times on premium to get an extra bonus ticket. Using that and the login ones, I can buy two outfits instead of one! Do you guys actually know if there are any outfits that have never showed up again on JP? Like the winter, new year's and Halloween ones I would assume could be obtained during re-runs, but they seem to like adding new costumes.

Have also cleared entire map. It's nice they gave new players a chance at beating the challenges too, with easy and medium levels. I wish that they would give the option to not actually use supports though. Like we could get event bonus maybe, but the team would only be composed of our own units. For me at least, since I only have two fully slotted characters, that would be more likely to make difficulty 80+ challenges a challenge.

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Also, this reboot is just worse than the original with this attempt to shoehorn in unnecessary drama.

I mean for what i heard, the original had Penguin planning to commit Suicide for unclear reason by jumping of an abandonned building rooftop and Shishimaru stopped her. Talk about drama.

Wow, really? That would’ve been an even more stark jump in tone. I guess there are ways to play that more comedically, but like... still. Where’d you hear that?

Here

Oh that's interesting. The thread says that it was the opposite though, Shishimaru was going to commit suicide for unknown reasons, and she stopped because she took an interest in middle-school, ojou-sama Pengin.

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I've used up 40 rolls. Not enough left to get past 50 currently, but I do have a lot of uncompleted challenge quests. No 6*, so the rate-up counter is still going. Please show up, Nian. I'm going to be pissed if I get Aak even though he is a fun unit. I did get three Hungs and enough certs to buy my first Silverash!

Also damn checked Nian's skills again and especially S2 is insane. S3 is also amazing. And honestly, just her RIIC skill alone looks like worth rolling for.

Nian's cool, but she's not the type of meta-defining unit that every map needs. She is a good psuedo-Arts defender + blocker though. I'm assuming her S3 will be really good for some chapter 6 levels. On the topic of Nian, what enemies could her S2 be effectively used on? Because she has to receive an attack to silence them, she wouldn't be able to silence some enemies like exploding slugs right? But would she be able to silence ranged casters like the Sarkaz casters that paralyze you?

So I assume I'm just supposed to play game normally and will farm ladder while doing it?

Really straightforward event, it's essentially spend 1600 sanity on stages with drops (almost all of them) to clear the ladder. Event currency is 1:1 ratio to sanity spent, assuming you three star it.

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I already defeated 400 in Anni 2. Anni 3 is indeed completely out of my reach for now, but I still did managed to reach 250 enemies milestone.

Wow already? Actually I don't remember how long it took me solve annihilation 2. You're in a good spot though since that's the primary way of getting orundum.

I'm sad they only gave us one ten-roll while CN got 20. But either way, I only have 44 rolls right now and I'm starting to think using them on Nian doesn't make sense. Gamepress summon simulator gives me 1/8 or less chance of getting Nian in 40 rolls, which is sobering. But I am lacking just 9 yellow certs before I can buy Silverash, so there is still something in it for me if my rolls are shit. And there will be annihilation reset next week. Ah well time to yolo.

And man, Doctor is really boring and their presence completely irrelevant.

Yes, yes they are boring. Although because they've been set up as a major player, Doctah could still do plot stuff in the future while having zero personality. It's amazingly easier to retcon amnesiac character's personalities, but five chapters and counting of the good Docter doing nothing is a bit much to retcon. Cuora has more personality than them. The only way they could fix this imo is if they provided some reason for why Docter's a complete blank slate. Or you know, let them regain their memories, as they seem to have no indication of doing.

^Wait seriously? Do Tomoe and Kana respond to their comments? Since Harukara made the art for their Magnet cover, it seems they have some sort of working relationship.

Wow this is a review. XD Glad you're liking the game, I'm still playing MR but I found this after MR and liked it for a lot of the same gameplay reasons.

1. Free units are sometimes provided with events. Most recent time that happened was roughly two months ago in Code of Brawl where Bison (5* defender) and his tokens could be acquired through completing missions.

2. Limited operators are really rare in Arknights. From what I know, there's only two in CN, with Nian being one of them.

3. I would like to know the same. I think not though, because there isn't even a way to increase her potential. Edit: I stand corrected per Myrhh's post.

4. a. Because sanity is hard to come by, acquiring materials for promotion is time-locked, but half a year would be a long time to not have any E2s, unless you're playing very casually. I've been playing for slightly more than two months and have two E2s and will soon have enough resources for a third. I've also max leveled the majority of the E1s I use the most. But at the same time, E2s aren't necessary at all in the early game as everything can be cleared with low rarity, E1 operators. Arknights is really balanced.
   b. If you haven't already, be sure to buy stuff from the cert and credit shops.
   c. Hit the orundum limit in annihilation every week. Try to increase the limit by clearing as much of annihilation 2 as possible. Annihilation 3 also increases the limit, but your units probably aren't strong enough.

5. Once you friend enough people, you'll see that clue 4 is the real devil. E2 Saria increases clue 1 rates though.

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Oh huh, that might get rid of more pots. I mean in the end the biggest thing is that real life time is limited, so that's why I'm amazed when people can run out of pots when MR is so generous with them.

Finished event story. It did a proper job of making me sad and I want my fluffy story back now. But no, it was a good ending. I like Ui more now. Her own event didn't truly accomplish that, but her "I wish I could be punished" talk with her doppel plus her not having the will to kill Tart but accepting Tart's choice in the end make me think they'll be able to provide her with some degree of character development. It's a little ironic just how different she is from her sister. Iroha is all bull-headed willpower charging into the future while Ui lacks any sense of direction beyond being kind. Which reminds me, the interactions between Iroha and Ui at the end were sweet. There haven't been that many instances of them being sisters in the present day, since Iroha had to leave in the Fledgling event.

Also I feel like Tart is the real angel here. Once I have enough time, I'm definitely going to read her story. All of the Tart Magica girls have really grown on me at this point.

Good comedy, I approve.

From what I understand that function is not for requesting translations...

Oh welp. I am not familiar with how the scanlation world works.

Okay but this makes me confused, why is it a bad thing that you have so many of them?

Having a surplus isn't a bad thing, but there's such a surplus I'll never get through it and that's what's annoying, because it's useless if it's sitting in my inventory.

AP Pots are drugs, got it.

I can stop whenever I want, I just don't want to.

That's what almost every drug addict says though.

Mayhap that was the joke? But I concur.

Wait, so you mean Hoshikawa Haru is their characters' designer?

No actually I got it wrong. I was scrolling through the wiki and misunderstood some stuff; their avatar designers are different people. But for some reason Harukara really likes them and she apparently provided both of their duo names, Nijisanji Seiheki Konbi and Crossick. Source at bottom of page.

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Damn this mangaka ships them so hard.

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