@@L_Nivale she showed me Nian which made me join the game but I saw dusk and this was it, and then I saw Reed standard vanguard at the time pulled her and got her first 10 pull (changed favorites AGAIN lmao) and she has been my motivation for so long especially since I had to wait so long for dusk, then when I noticed Reed alter on cn I blew up, Shu too, Reed alter and Shu are my top 2 favorites ever, dusk is probably 3rd for me
Review #9 is why i don't like MHY dupes system. Imagine pulling more gacha to unlock Surtr's ignore res or S1 kill reset, instead of being her base kit.
To be fair though, Arknights' limited banners really suck to pull on if you're unlucky enough to go 300 pulls without getting the limited operator. The chance is small, but not zero, the spark doesn't carry over, and it takes months to save that many pulls if you *really* want to guarantee a limited op. That's how they balance out the generosity of operators not needing dupes or sig weapons. Overall though, I'd say hoyoverse is still more predatory. And of course, complaining about a positive aspect of the game is silly.
The subject of dupes is an interesting one I can understand people wanting to feel like they got _something_ worthwhile from a duplicate, while on the other hand, I know the feeling when dupes seem to be mandatory (before hoyo popularised their system, I often saw dupes govern the level cap of units)
@@WadeWontsonThe generosity doesn't end at no sig weapon (even though mods come close, but tbf you don't need to pull for that) or no dupes that add something new to the base kit. AK also doesn't release every single new 6 star as limited that you'll have to wait for a long time once they're gone, and a lot of standard units like Surtr, Mlynar, Degen, and Logos are meta, thus you can luck out on them with a spook instead of waiting months for a lim banner. Of course there's lim banners, but in AK they only do it 4 times a year (+ big collabs) and outside of certain ops like Wis'adel or Chalter, a lot of the lims are relatively not too gamebreaking in comparison to the standard meta 6 stars
@@WadeWontson For the 300 Pulls yes and no. Yes, you still can end up on 300 Pulls, but no you also can get your wanted limited OP by Pull 200 if you didnt get the rate up in the first 150 due to the changes 10 month ago. Also Starting with WAlters banner each time a new limited Op comes another one is reduced to 200 tokens in the shop. In this case W will be available for 200 token when her alter drops.
Using friend supports im watching someone get thru chap 7 and such as a newer player. When i started a new file i didnt find the start slow if i was willing to put in the time doing is
I don't get why people give 1* reviews because of the game having challenging stages; to me, that's what makes a game WORTH PLAYING. There are mobile games I've beaten in a week and now never think about, but I'll always remember how long it took me to beat Frostnova 2 and the satisfaction I felt afterwards!
Exactly, those people who votes 1 star doesn't want "HARDWORK" grinding because they only see that it's too much "HUSTLE" for them. Like lol wtf? If they sucked at the game then they suck!! Remember that there's no cure for stupidity that they have.
they give it 1 star cuz' tough stages is too much for their brain to handle they wish for a game where you win without doing anything so you can feel like a born genius as for me only things I hate are unable to get the badges gone(started the game late or while then were running/rerunning were busy like exams coming), not being able to play old CCs and limited rewards in IS and RA they are soo fun modes but after getting the rewards they no longer provide progression, maybe after getting all the rewards they we can get more exp chips/LMD but low infinite times so we can enjoy them as well as progress in game too also I hope they add a way to remove/add resources at will of side stories we have completed since its taking tooo much space in my phone nowadays
@@David-zt9by aahhh annihilations 1 mistake are redo everything lol still remember trying chernobog annihilation 8 times since first 7tries leaked at 350-400 the frustration of leaking and the happiness when i perfectly cleared it....
I just love how some of these people are like "Oh my god, I have to LEARN and put in EFFORT to be clear this game? Worst game ever". It's like they're not looking for a game to play but rather some button that they can press to play the game for them.
Wow, after leveling this guy from 20 to 45 his defense increased from 15 to 19. What does that do? Fuck knows. AK's progression system is just ass. The numbers, the way leveling itself works, the rarity of characters and how some characters are either nigh useless or aren't worth using. I've been playing since last year and it took me till recently for a full page of characters to be maxed out. 5-6 6^, and the rest is 5 and 4 stars. Leveling shouldn't be this slow and it shouldn't be this obtuse. In the beginning you have no clue how good/bad 350 attack is or what defense does. You'll have to deal with not only getting the character you wanna use, but then there's like 4 different ways of upgrading them and like close to 50 different items that aid you.
my bro thinks of stats stick rather than actually reading and planning strategy for his characters he just want to brute forcing it with dumb overloaded stats wait til he sees e0 lv1 characters clears videos
@@dreading_bread5062 Ah yes, because a new player has a ton of choice regarding builds/comps. Not like a new player is heavily limited by LMD and XP packs and it'll take literal weeks to get a foothold.
Actually somewhat agree that level and stat stuff tho. Leveling your op beyond E2 60 actually don't really matter. Heck, you generally don't really need to level your op beyond E2 20/40 because the stat you gain isn't really worth it. They mostly only matter for unlocking module.
@@mkah4776 levels actually matters so much. One example I had recently was my Whisperain couldn't keep up with the healing at E2 40 against the IS4 boss, then I upgraded her around 70. She did not just delayed, she sustained the blocker.
to be fair tho, at the start of the game all characters mostly feel the same due to s1 for all characters being the same old boring atk up type skills, and arknights for me only got really fun once i started doing events due to the mechanics and having my ops at e1 so they have actual different skills to each other
The slow early game progression, lack of proper tutorial and archetype explanation is what i think makes arknights difficult for new players. I've seen a lot of new players just throws every operator at the enemy hoping it dies. I know reading and learning is a *huge* aspect of arknights, but there are a lot of mechanics in the game that are poorly explained. Personally, archetypes are poorly explained. What do they do and several strategies on how to use them is simply up to the player to learn/discover. Back when i started, i did not know therapist medic can remove negative statuses (as they were not mentioned in the archetype description). good thing there is a new tutorial in CN, here's hoping we can make our own custom tutorial.
they actually teach those stuff through events, i remember finding out that some medic can remove stun because they told you in stultifera navis event, this is actually a bad way to teach players ngl
And it doesn't even say what features an operator gets later on, so you have to look up a wiki to even see what your new operator is going to eventually be doing for you. I wasted precious resources on some medicore operators early on because I didn't know any better and delayed buildings some great operators for YEARS because I had no way of knowing that they get good at E2M3. But the problem comes back to the game just not giving you vital information. I know some of this is eastern game philosophy; if you aren't willing to make yourself an expert, and grind for a long time, and read the wikis, and download the maps, you aren't a real gamer and don't deserve the fun parts.
@@whitemagus2000 Imagine tapping on the lense on the banner, atleast for the six stars, its literally called "Elite 2 Preview" for these. There is everything you need to know about the operator. Sure 4 or 5 Stars are not included, but thats the way games like these work: They should awake your desire to get that one unit and "force" you to spend your money towards it
"potentials do nothing" gacha addicts in SHAMBLES their pot 6 M9 mlynar is functionally identical to some poor's lucky 10-roll in all honestly i can understand how the early game is difficult as someone constantly -recruiting- encouraging new players; ive hand-held a few friends through some early-game checks when they couldnt develop their units further with their current mats, and your statement of it being a resource-management game (in conjunction to the tower-defense) is really spot-on i could also type forever about how well-suited i find arknights to the mobile game / gacha format and how i think serialized events with unique mechanics is one of its strongest aspects but i wont
I actually think that's a fair thing to be somewhat upset about, and it makes even more sense from the perspective of someone who has played othet gacha games where getting extra copies of a character to unlock extra abilities actually makes a difference. You would expect the extra investment proved to be worth it, qnd it's weird that here its so.... Useless in mpst cases.
@@Gaiou0331Been rolling this around in my mind and I think I just fundamentally disagree w/ the idea of needing several copies of a character to make them viable or unlock basic gameplay elements (as one of the examples provided in the video, unlocking their third skill; though, I think a more rough equivalent would be something like needing pots to M3 skills or unlock modules)- I've played a couple gachas where they're mandatory for things like unlocking multiple appends in FGO or constellations to level skills in Genshin, and always sucks when you're required to pull multiple copies of the same character to make them viable in common gameplay Additionally, I think the nature of AK gameplay makes it so that having a wide and varied roster is more rewarded than having a few extremely powerful units*, as gameplay between ops is so different (comparing Mumu to Skadi Alter, for example, one could never fulfill the role of the other); at least in comparison to other gachas where a single core DPS or support unit can make up the base of most of your teambuilding due to there being comparatively more limited interactions in the gameplay * This is an opinion- personally, I'd rather have a single copy of every 6★ than max potential of the top 20 meta ops, and I think this philosophy is reflected and rewarded in the IS gamemode especially, along w/ the fact that potentials don't have a huge impact on most operators- but ultimately I understand that someone could prefer to funnel more energy into a smaller roster. (If getting potentials was something farmable, i.e. monthly tokens in the red cert shop, I would probably be less severe in my opposition to the idea of them at least having a bigger gameplay impact, such as a greater % increase on skill improvements or additional DP reduction, but I'd still be pretty wary of the game balance shifting to reflect this)
Not needing max pots for an operator to be viable is why I still play arknights after 4 years, whereas I've quit every other gacha game I downloaded within 2 months.
After seeing how many people manage to scrape by even some of the hardest stages with just 4* or even 3* characters, I feel like people are just extremely averse to having to actually *think* with a gacha game. Not to mention just having a cracked 6* support can carry extremely hard so getting a 4* to E2 ASAP to enable borrowing of E2 supports should be a priority for all new players IMO. I feel like the actual issue is the optimal route for progression can be a bit unintuitive for people who've played other gachas. IE, you definitely do *not* want to leveling all of your characters to max ASAP given the diminishing returns on stat gain for manual/LMD spent. Heck, seven months in I still have most of my E2 characters sitting at 40/50/60 for the sake of unlocking modules and the only time I push past that is if the tiny ATK boost will let them kill a key enemy in one less hit.
There is somewhere a RUclipsr who made a video about it. I would like to have a Mission chain for new players in which they get Doberman and need to lvl and e1 her similar to the starter missions in Azurlane, because her talent buffs 3 stars which incentives building them too. It would also be fitting the story because she literally teaches us and Jessica the game
Given that a lot of gacha nowadays operate on a 24-hour login cycle, arknights feels rather antiquated in that regard. Encouraging double login thru sanity cap and base management is retention bait that HG simply doesnt need to resort to, and combined with lack of true sweep it feels rather annoying with time..
I only agree to that one part mentioning no sweep feature after 4 years, they have that ticket skip mechanic for the annihilation, making it for the normal stage should be fine.
Wait... theres a 6x auto in this game?! All this time I've been autoing at double speed, but had no idea I could do multiple at once. That will save me a lot of trouble.
as someone who started playing the game a few months ago, I do think there's something to be said for the difficulty curve at the beginning. It takes a while to build characters before you have the base, so you end up running very makeshift teams with not enough operators invested enough, including having 0 trust. Nowadays if I go back to a chapter 2 stage I can clear it with all 3* ops no problem. But back when I had just started, I did need guides cause mine didn't all have skills maxed or higher promotions or trust built up. And that goes double for farming stages, especially chip farming, where you can't even over level to compensate, because what you need to level the relevant units is... To clear the chip level itself. The sniper chip level was particularly awful for this. It's just unnecessarily punishing for what should just be simple early game account progression.
But E0 is completely doable, even without any levelled up Operators with skills maxed out. I often reroll accounts and play through those if there's a character I really like, alongside my main, and I have had some of my most fun on my current account which is Level 50+. I beat Shu's events all with E1 Lvl 20-30 units, though this included two 6*, Hoerderer, and Viviana. Some of the most fun I've had
I dont really understand why ppl look up guides like i didnt upgrade my ops till chapter 3 and i was doing alright with lvl 15 ops till 3-8 and then i needed to upgrade my ops to lvl 50 and since i interacted eith the community i knew which ops are good for killing bosses so even tho it wasnt e2 i surtr'd the boss and i never needed to use guides like am i too smart for this game? (jk)
@@beyondlost660 if you have several characters at E1 that's past the part of the game I mentioned. I know you can do a lot with low investment. I cleared all of the Virtuosa event with only four stars and a support unit. But I honestly struggled with the super early farming stuff nearly as much as I did clearing the witch king or Harold. It's tough when you're new.
@@beyondlost660 You cleared all 8 stages with E1 lvl 25? Seriosly how, I got smacked at 7 stage with E1 lvl 25. Sure it is mostly 3* team with some 4* and Shu joined the fight. Stll not possible to do it. At least I haven't tried to figure it out. Kyo is doing low lvl clears with E1 55 as that is max for 3* ops with E2 as a support. His strategy just does not work when you have underleveled ops!
I don`t know why the difficulty a problem. I got trash by those stages too and my start 6* are Siege but that the most fun I have figuring out how blow past those stage. CC1 drop same week I start and rush leveling referring guide on character completing risk 18 with beginner 4 star what hook me to the game. I can still remember fondly how timing to beat Mudrock that kill any unit in 1 hit thinking 4 star useless unit turn out to be the clinch in winning the stage.
As a AK veteran since OG CC2 I have a lot of sympathy for those bad reviews and I do kinda agree with their points: -“All high end characters start to feel the same”. That is correct: Młynar is 97% carbon copy of SA, and Degenbraker while being a world appart from those two still covers their fundamental role as a "Delete everything Button”. There quite literally isn't a single scenario where Młynar S3 would be superior or irreplaceable than Degenbraker's S3, period. -“This game is designed around wasting your time”. This isn't true by game design but it definetly feels that way due to content bloat. Every new player from now must speedrun the main story, the re-run archive, the intermesi, and also engage with SSS, IS, and RA (all notoriously F2P unfriendly modes mind you) on top of Antihalation and the ongoing events such as TN, anniversary events, and CC. -“All new bosses have cheap 90% doge/95% dmg reduction to make them artificially harder for the Veterans”. Like Manfred, the Sanguinach, and the slime of CH13 are all nonenegotiably the *least* enjoyable bosses this game has to offer and that's a widely accepted fact. Just to put things into perspective the “payload escort” mechanic that lets you bypass Sanguinach's 90% dmg reduction gives you a friggin 5 second window to brust his overbloated stats which would make even Patriot look like a mere trashmob enemy, and after that the payload station gets physically removed out of the map. You quite literally have like at most 4x carts with 5 second window each to brust down his phase two given that you do everything perfectly paired with stage exploitations. That is also not to mention how the carts themselves could get easily wasted due to their inflexible pathing. And last but not least I can never understand the urge to insult someone's intelligence whenever they bring up criticism that the community largely agrees with anyway, yea some people might be impatient or physically skill issued as to get invested in the game- so what? Does this means that we should go full “Low Level God” on them just because they waren't able to get past 1-12? Come on now.
I have to disagree to the 2nd point about SSS/IS/RA being _"notoriously F2P unfriendly modes"._ Those are not *newbie* friendly mode since they require you to have both deeper game knowledge and sufficient built operators. Sure having a Goldenglow on crack with aspd buffs is the answer to some IS bosses, but not the only answer. If there are people doing nicheknights like 4* only, walfare only, sniper only,... can do it then nothing a humble F2P with few 6^ can't do.
I've read a recent review about the Degenbrecher event that complains the fact that characters like Ifrit and Surtr sucks because they uses fire and wasn't effective over stages with ice and the company should give coerent powers to the characters they made.
To Recap: 1. Skill Issue 2. He forgot he still in Arknights page, should've been genshin impact or FGO, LMAO. 3. Connection Issue 4. Skill Issue 5. Even more acute skill issue 6. Bro didn't get a certain limited op and decided to throw a tantrum 7. Probably the same like the #6 8. Bro didn't know being a completionist in a gacha game is a road to hell. Even in Azur lane you'll get your wallet gouged if you try to be a completionist, especially collecting all the skins. 9. Bro is in the wrong game, should have played Genshin Impact. 10. "The most accurate review I have ever seen"
Review#4 welp that man should only play Mihoyo game... Rougelike mode are the reason make me interested and play Arknights 4-5 hours a day... not like auto farm then off like the other game Lmao
Nah hoyo games have alot of roguelite mode too, especially Star Rail cus it have multiple seasons of Simulated Universe and it could take weeks to finish them all with real difficulty. Tbh this guy's review is just stupid cus these modes aint forcing you to play right away and it aslo give you full rewards just for doing the bare minimum, which is extremely easy and definitely not time-consuming.
@@PhantomShibe tbh i play Star Rail too and it's not really make me interested in Rougelike mode... Just use rate up Character and bam 0 cycle, easy clear,... and when u already clear it u will never play that mode again.
I like actually Reclamation Algorithm 1,because despite how hard it may seem,it was simply a process of trying again,and then the exploit where you could just build your base before the first raid even showed allowed for all kinds of fun times,more so when the Tier II compressed gas launchers were in effect. RA2 is odd,since they fundamentally changed that aspect into something that can cause soft locks and makes you realise that you will need to rush things a lot,but people have been talking about the crazy person who reached Day 500 and the absolutely insane beast of a Doctor who reached day 9999. So again,it just takes doing,which is more then what can be said for the majority of one star reviews. That said,you or anyone really should look to see what is hiding under two star reviews,I don't think that's a content source that has been tapped yet.
The only things I hated about RA1 was the limited time duration of the event and the grind, then having a medal set on top of that. It was very cool otherwise. I don't think I'll bother much with RA2 because of that earlier experience due to burnout. I don't deal with IS much either, nor SSS. Similar issue with SSS with maps not coming back nowadays and old medals no longer acquirable. Cool modes, just sucks when they are a bit of a chore or have limited time then gone forever achievements 2* reviews tend to have a bit more nuance than 1* -- that much I agree with. 1* s don't really say much most of the time unless something is *abysmally* bad
@@gaerekxenos ,yeah,it would be nice if they just made them rotating instead of one-offs. I also want IS1 and RA1 to return as permanent modes. RA2 is less grind and more rush to secure a good spot to grow from.
True have 2 new maps as usual every few weeks and have like 1 or 2 rotating ones like in anni. I still wanna beat the shit out of early SSS that I struggled with as a newbie
There is, early on, some level that requires putting down blocks, I don't know where it is, but I was stuck there for a while not knowing you could place more than 1 down, they show a recommended location and I figured that was the only spot you could put them down... I think the game can be kind of tough for a while as a beginner just based on how long it takes you to level up your 1st team to E2 and beyond, you forget sometimes after becoming a long term player how long it took to level that first team. And it can be a bit frustrating to see events spin round that you don't have the levels to be able to clear. But this is probably the case with every live-service game for starter players. Almost 2yrs ftp, still enjoying the game. That being said, AK is def great, and I do find these low * reviews entertaining. I never overwrite autoplays... tempted to go check what team I had end of ch.2.... a full roster of 3* with Amiya and Liskarm leading the frey
1:35 Well that depends on the person, I have reached chapter 6 without watching any stage guide except for one stage because I found it ultra annoying. It's a lot of trial and error, it's almost like a puzzle but I think it's what makes the game unique.
I can agree with the argument of having more limited operators. It doesn't affect me, but I can see how that could annoy other people. On the other hand... you should never aim to be a completionist in a Gacha game, or any game that is constantly been updated. It will ruin your daily life. In other words, touch some grass.
As a veteran I have not really something to complain about I only pull if i have 300 pulls saved up and can guarantee to get a operator so even the gacha is ok. The only thing I see as problematic for new players is that some materials you need to upgrade newer characters is not available for players who have just started. Because its Ch12, Ch13 material, which sucks because then u invest in an operator just to realise that u need to build someone else because you can't e1 him/her etc.
I started playing when the game first came out and quit when I finally beat the first Annihilation because I had nothing else to do in the game. When I came back to the game after quitting for two years, I was getting Top Operator Tag every month and that was how I added a lot of the standard units I needed to my collection. But about a year ago (more or less), Top Operato Tag completely disappeared. So, I agree with the review on that.
Honestly I can understand where some of these are coming from (the part where the game can be overwhelming i mean). I recently returned to the game earlier this year since 2020 and was so confused about everything and all the events & new content, I tried some of them out but the ones which didn't appeal to me I just didn't go to deep on- eventually I stopped. I gave ak another shot since I didn't have that many gacha games left to play (and ak is very generous/forgiving compared to others though i'm just a casual ak player). I loved the story especially Babel and the current main story. Also I think the challenges we come across is what make the game GREAT + friend/borrow unit system is much better compared to before with the amount of times we can refresh makes it so much nicer but skill issue is just something you can't spoon feed a solution. Loved the vid bro
I used to struggle with chip stage during early years of the games but i realize its just my skill issue. Years later i can beat stage easily and only seeing the guide to learn boss pattern without wasting sanity and practice ticket. I love arknight since high rarity doesnt mean you can win all stage (except with wisadel) like other gacha games. You need to actually think to win. And i think thats why low star review exist.
Sadly kinda agreed on last sentence on Review 7 The currency is just a lot harder to come by if you taking account of how much pull you need in order to even hard pity the limited character. Heck, some banner don't even have pity system at all for the on-banner character.
I honestly think that the first review doesn't know how to promote his units. Like, the fact that he says levelling up units does nothing, and all units feel the same? Yeh, e0 units, even 6*'s, all have the same~ish kind of skills. Level 50 with no elite would make them feel weak. I think it's a case of "En can't read" issue
Quite probably because they want to level up 6* and 5* and maybe 4* while it is actually advisable to level up 3* and some key 4* to E2 asap! The 1st thing a player should know about starting Arknights is that your 1st team to build is 3* team - E1 lvl 55! With any KEY 4* to unlock E2 support! Reason to do it is they are low on resources. By the time you can level up a single 6 * to E2 a player can have an entire 3* team at max - E1 lvl 55!
People always seem to bully on the fact that they "don't have enough time" MY MAN get the prts proxy thing from dailies, keep it for thr next day, next day, claim the stuff like ceedits recruitment and base, then use the annihilation insta clear, then you get that back and clear all your daily tasks... then rinse and repeat... my ak daily routine is literally 6 minutes...
About Review#8 I dont even touch that mode because I only used few operators and those operators are fine without it the only operators I had at Module 3 is passenger and Exe alter
Arknights it's hard but entertaining. And rewarding, when you win using a strategy you developed. All those 1 star reviewers makes me smile. If you are bad at this game, just play another game. Saying that a game (or anything) is bad only because you are not good at it... oh boy.
That bit about the SSS and modules got me laughing way too hard. The last time I've ran SSS was AGES ago(months, maybe even more than a year LMAO) and I still have 90~100-ish blocks stashed even though I do max out modules for ops that I really like and use often and never have I even bought packs for those (for anything tbh).
Lets not pretend this game doesn't have a large number of "quit screens" or game overs just due to sheer bad luck, usually due to bizarre RNG events (like randomly contracting ligma from a tentacle monster in IS3 and now you top DPS is worthless). Many people might feel frustrated by failure caused by lack of explanations, lack of good luck, or just mean spirited design (RA2, I'm looking in your general direction). I've been playing since the never beginning of the game on global, but at least 12 of those months have been breaks from the game due to something being super annoying. Don't get me wrong, Arknights is a great game. Especially for a mobile game. But, man it requires a lot of home work.
i think what i really like Arknights to have is a sweep system much like blue archive. While most mats can be bought from token store, event shop, or roguelike gamemode. i do think it would be a timesaver to have it, and i would appreciate them for it. and i do think that the continuous auto play is nice, so that's some improvement i guess
I mean tbh (as a month 1 player ) the only things I wanna complain for is to get better material drops from stages and for some events/modes gets less grindy (RA/IS/SSS).
The #9 reviewer will never know how big the difference a higher pot is in endgame content. Those -1 dp cost in CC will help you deploy your op faster like a minute
I legit don't even play SSS and still have enough mod blocks from events and such to max out modules on all my favorite characters even the ones I don't really use
1, 6, and 9 are seeing advantages as flaws; challenging game play, lots of content, and not P2W respectively. 2 is the stereotypical, I hate all gacha games yet I play them anyways and write reviews about the thing that I knew I would hate going into it. Or to translate: "In reality I loved the game play so much that it contradicted my inherent hatred for gacha games and upset me so I wrote this review." 3 is the stereotypical, blame the game for issues stemming from my ISP or hardware. You see this type of review constantly on steam but a lot less on mobile games. 4 & 8 have legitimate (albeit subjective) complaints about in game mechanics but then over generalize it to seem like that is the entire game. 5 is an inter-dimensional traveler because they're clearly not from this reality. Or to read between the lines, they tried some content creators guide and failed which ironically would be how a non-puzzle game would function, so they're even contradicting themselves in their review. I think this one is my favorite. 7a & b are the stereotypical, we don't understand how statistics or probability works and think that rates are some kind of binding contract that guarantees the operator in X # of pulls (i.e. 50% means 2). 10 is a meme and yet somehow probably top 3 in terms of reasonableness and logic
bro idk abt the gacha being unfair. I went all in for operation lucent arrowhead cause I really wanted all the collab characters. I had 44k gems so was prepared to spend all and still not get any. Luckily I managed to get all the characters plus some amazing bonus surprises. I managed to get mountain and ela in the same ten pull and got typhoon w the free ten pull. I almost cried lmao. I got burned on one of the earlier banners and chose to never go all in on a banner ever again, just doing the first ten pulls to get the guaranteed 5*. This was the best gacha luck I got thankfully so I'm really happy.
Most, if not all, the bad reviews in AK are from people who just don't know how to actually play the game. Then there are those people thinking that the game is being greedy like bruh, gacha is optional... Fix yourself maybe, besides, it's a company, it's their way of making money, it's just business... No one complains when vendors sell candies on the streets, so wtf is this behavior.. Also, yeah, late game content in AK has a huge difficulty spike, but that's because it's late game, what? Did they think it's all gonna be easy the entire time? Bruh For newbies, if you're still new, don't rush the game, take your time, FOMO shouldn't exist in this game unless your some obsessed player or sumn, I wasn't able to play during IS1 times, and sure, I wish I could've, but I don't care, that's past gone by, As for ongoing doctors, you really just need to have self control to play this game, don't think that gacha is everything, if you can't clear an event, try guides, if still can't, give up and keep building your ops, quit if you get tired of it, that's on you As for vets, just do your thing, you've played this game long enough to know a lot about it, tbh, I think opinions from actual long time players are good, whether it's negative or positive, as long as they don't spit out nonsense like "gacha is important and HG being greedy", cus if you're a vet in this game, you should know better than gacha isn't everything.. (except for Wis'adel)
i need sweep fitur only, just that :) its okey if do limited like sweep annhi, seem like get 5 sweep ticket every day from daily mission Atleast having sweep ticket make save more time instead do auto repreat every day
But i do wish limted stuff is easiser to get because i feel like if you skip 1 you cant get it any more Difficult wise i mean it vary from people to people i mean most stage you could clear most map with just 1 team beside boss stage
Man i know you are meming reacting to these reviews but calling everything "skill issue" when most of the things talked about are outside the players controol gets old fast.
Lets be honest. The gacha system is merely a front, its the players own decisions whether or not they decide to click that recruit button and RISK it, just like in any gacha game. Game is beatable with a lot of operator combinations, be it yours or borrowed, it's just that there's still a need to learn how the game works in order to win.
Arknights not having sweeps not sounds bad, but since I play 8 gachas I just leave it running while I play others. I'm just glad they let us sweep annihilation.
Man, people take AK too seriously sometimes. Like trying to get all the operators and upgrade them all and get modules for all... this is insanity. You can only bring 12 at once... 13 with support anyway. Once I managed to get my dream team with Nearls, Texas, Gavial and so on I upgraded them and then I took like a year break. Now Im back and the team is still sweeping all content. There are some neat operators that I missed but thats jsut a nice goal for me to reach now. I wanna get Reed Alter, Degenbrecher and upcoming Walter. That's it. No need for every single one operator. And to this day Suzuran trivializes content with her S3. Same with Saria or even SA, even if he got powercrept by uncle Młynar. Also, top operator tag is not a myth. I got it twice in my career.
my only complain in this game is they broke their promise!! what i mean is isnt before they said 1 year only 3 limited banner? now look at em for example current global after shu banner we got a super little interval time to save we are facing super limited collab banner and then little time intervall again we got W alter and Logos... the limited banner is rly out of controll...
I give one star to this game I thought this game was a Tower Defence game. it's actually a music game masked as a Tower Defence game. now I got addicted to the music and the gameplay
I played for about 3 months, but then I got bored because in reverse 1999, there is no content 80% of the time. The game is quite good, but honestly I'm waiting for fellow moon, which will be more extensive
One thing, just one : where is my Aak HG? I want to delete these NPC operator in story mode I want to add insane ASPD on my Surtr to delete these beefy defender You make me buy his skin in CC to never give him to me (some say : he's recruitable! Magellan say : wait 10-12 month later)
Main problem i have with the game is the level curve like some units are only good if you have S3 ( skill 3 ) for example zuo lu or ray , now i wont say its a terrible game due to that but i would have liked it if we got more resources
Nah, Zuo Le and Ray are fine even without their signature S3. Zuo Le's S2 is perfectly usable and Ray still has her bursty S1. There are better examples for that, like Thorns, SilverAsh, Lin, Mostima, to mention some
@@dindapriska ray is better but zuo le imma be honest his s2 makes it so I am playing rhythm game he doesn't have that much duration to get to full hp but also kinda struggles to fend off some enemies like the ppl from chap 9 with res and the duel sheild mfs , but true ppl like typhoon, mostuma , sliverash and even the upcoming wisadel
Bro... I don't think I WOULD be playing Arknights if the story wasnt a convoluted messy tragedy, and the game didnt kick you in the nuts every few stages, THAT'S THE ENTIRE POINT!
I remembered it was soo hard clearing IS 2 1st boss xD i almost hated the game mode, but now,, i play it whenevr my sanity runs out 😅 edit: also, last month i got 2 top OP tag by spending all my recruitment voucher😂 i alr got like 4 this year 😅😅
As a f2p, (i know i know), i can say the ppl complaining abt 'cash grab gacha game' are just addicted to pulling. Theres no excuse to not saving for banners when we literally know what best characters are coming out in the next 6 months, i haven't bought a single cent worth of ANYTHING in the store for 3 years and i have so many limited ops. And i needed guides for some early stages, but it was bc i had only three 5* stars trying to do event ex stages. Some bosses i needed to borrow a high dmg op to clear and thats why that feature is there! Now i dont need guides or even to borrow much anymore, and my friends use MY ops now! The game rewards growth and hard work, creativity and persistence. Using all your practice tickets to FINALLY solve an EX stage and winning is the best feeling of relief. Some gacha arent for everyone, but the these reviews are pointing out stuff that has already been fixed or is infact, a feature! Edit: Ok, i have to admit, i am extremely lucky on pulls, and i do love IS, RA, and SSS. I dont even need the module updates i just like the gameplay.
I have actually experienced a back-to-back Top Operator tag on the same recruitment slot, basically as mochi said on this video just GITGUD at luck lmao.
My problem with arknights is indeed the difficulty, game has powercreep then increases difficulty to deal with it followed by more powercreep. I just wanna use the operators i like, can't tell me anyone unironically uses incantation medics, right? RIGHT? Oh also RA2 is a major let-down, but other than that Arknights cured my depression 👍
I play the game since 2020, and what can I say the game is try cover their stingy. And people just accept it. Edit: or I might said people just coping cause yknow, their fav and waifu in the game
Ngl IS4 isn't that hard without the skill tree. Personally since it was my 1st IS I didn't know it existed and someone told me about it when I bragged how broken are mobs on A10
While review 1 has some skill issues, it’s valid. power differences for higher rarity character are usually not apparent until E1 or E2, leveling up a bit wouldn’t do much. Your argument of leveling up 1 level to clear the stage is obviously an outlier and a super cool and niche situation to the point of you making a video out of it. Using that to argue about the general early game power up is so utterly pointless I can’t believe it’s an argument in good faith. And a lot of 3-4 stars will out perform 6 stars in the E0 period with the same amount of resource, so it’s pretty likely he dump his resources on the 6 star. and there’s a lot of unit, most of which aren’t very good, investing in the wrong unit early on could stunt your progress a little bit. Plus there’s really a fuck ton of info to maul over in the beginning about what niche role a character fill, just looking at the tag/attribute available isn’t even enough to grasp the real nuance in these character, and with limited resources to raise and try these out the problem exacerbates making a lot of character feel “the same”. Expecting them to read all of it and understand it is unfair. With all that being said One could easily be left with an unbalanced roster with very little resources left. The game is old, you get to slowly familiarize with the game in a stage where everything weren’t quiet so bulky. I like the game and is having fun clearing stages at moderate difficulty but that’s because I have 2 try hard veteran friends coaching me, telling me what unit did what. Which unit that I pulled(there’s like 50 different unit introduce simultaneously) should I pay attention to, so I don’t have to go and read it 1 by 1. which is a daunting and incredibly unfun task that may not even yield results because newbies still couldn’t judge a good unit very accurately, unlike how you’re insinuating it as if it’s something so easy and mundane you’d do while sipping a cup of tea. At his stage of the game, that criticism is very much exist and is valid.
I think the problem isn't skill issue but time, I have arknights instaled like for 2 years and I varely play it, I have the hope to one day finish at least the campaing and I find the story really interesting but man I don't have time to grind so much in order to progress in the story. XD
I don't understand people who give bad rating to a gacha game based on luck. Bad gacha rate is one thing, but bad luck? it's a Gacha Game, what did you expect?
I cannot believe someone is stuck in Chapter 2 when Kyostin V exists in this universe. I think they meant Act 2 but even then its pretty stupid. Also the guy complaining about pulls: I came back to the game 3 days before the anni ended. 8000 currency an 1 free 10 pull ticket was all I had. And exactly 1 free daily, and 1 anni ticket is all it took for me to get Shu so massive Skill issue on your part
personally i just think that arknights first problem is the fact that you need to get into knowing what everyone does and plan for strategy from the very start, like its actually a bit brutal for anyone to start of blind and already get stuck at chapter 2 cause they just level anything up and it easily gets them stuck and then you finally get unstuck and the game tossed you another barrier...and so its quite easy to get people to quit really fast, after all people expect a gacha game to involve lesser thinking lol
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my girlfriend wanted to recruit me initially when I was like skeptical about not having enough time: she showed me dragon woman. Now I’m here lmao
Your girlfriend is immeasurably based. She knows what you want, what a catch! Take care of her.
She did she get her Dues Vult on in the bedroom with you in a Female Tourist cosplay yet or...
which dragon women, the rice dragon, the wet dragon, dragon go brrrrr dragon, neet dragon, movie producer dragon or the basic dragon
@@L_Nivale she showed me Nian which made me join the game but I saw dusk and this was it, and then I saw Reed standard vanguard at the time pulled her and got her first 10 pull (changed favorites AGAIN lmao) and she has been my motivation for so long especially since I had to wait so long for dusk, then when I noticed Reed alter on cn I blew up, Shu too, Reed alter and Shu are my top 2 favorites ever, dusk is probably 3rd for me
GODDAMNIT RUclips STOP DELETING MY COMMENTS!
top operator tag is indeed a myth
I got two in a row and then never again, it's been three years...
Nah, its Senior Operator tag
Me getting 6 this year alone 😂
I've had five combined for two accounts
Got it a few times in a row before, its not THAT rare
Review #9 is why i don't like MHY dupes system. Imagine pulling more gacha to unlock Surtr's ignore res or S1 kill reset, instead of being her base kit.
If they do that shit for Endfield, i'm gonna be very upset.
To be fair though, Arknights' limited banners really suck to pull on if you're unlucky enough to go 300 pulls without getting the limited operator. The chance is small, but not zero, the spark doesn't carry over, and it takes months to save that many pulls if you *really* want to guarantee a limited op. That's how they balance out the generosity of operators not needing dupes or sig weapons. Overall though, I'd say hoyoverse is still more predatory. And of course, complaining about a positive aspect of the game is silly.
The subject of dupes is an interesting one
I can understand people wanting to feel like they got _something_ worthwhile from a duplicate, while on the other hand, I know the feeling when dupes seem to be mandatory (before hoyo popularised their system, I often saw dupes govern the level cap of units)
@@WadeWontsonThe generosity doesn't end at no sig weapon (even though mods come close, but tbf you don't need to pull for that) or no dupes that add something new to the base kit. AK also doesn't release every single new 6 star as limited that you'll have to wait for a long time once they're gone, and a lot of standard units like Surtr, Mlynar, Degen, and Logos are meta, thus you can luck out on them with a spook instead of waiting months for a lim banner. Of course there's lim banners, but in AK they only do it 4 times a year (+ big collabs) and outside of certain ops like Wis'adel or Chalter, a lot of the lims are relatively not too gamebreaking in comparison to the standard meta 6 stars
@@WadeWontson For the 300 Pulls yes and no. Yes, you still can end up on 300 Pulls, but no you also can get your wanted limited OP by Pull 200 if you didnt get the rate up in the first 150 due to the changes 10 month ago. Also Starting with WAlters banner each time a new limited Op comes another one is reduced to 200 tokens in the shop. In this case W will be available for 200 token when her alter drops.
the real arknights problem is slow start as new player. thats all
To be honest, that was the part where I had the most fun. Kinda enjoyed the struggle and prioritizing who to level.
Using friend supports im watching someone get thru chap 7 and such as a newer player.
When i started a new file i didnt find the start slow if i was willing to put in the time doing is
The real arknights problem is not letting you downgrade right side base structures if you mess up and 2-4-3
I don't get why people give 1* reviews because of the game having challenging stages; to me, that's what makes a game WORTH PLAYING. There are mobile games I've beaten in a week and now never think about, but I'll always remember how long it took me to beat Frostnova 2 and the satisfaction I felt afterwards!
Exactly, those people who votes 1 star doesn't want "HARDWORK" grinding because they only see that it's too much "HUSTLE" for them. Like lol wtf? If they sucked at the game then they suck!! Remember that there's no cure for stupidity that they have.
The first time i try to beat chernobog annihilation with any guide and low lvl operators it's something that i can't forget
they give it 1 star cuz' tough stages is too much for their brain to handle
they wish for a game where you win without doing anything so you can feel like a born genius
as for me only things I hate are unable to get the badges gone(started the game late or while then were running/rerunning were busy like exams coming), not being able to play old CCs and limited rewards in IS and RA they are soo fun modes but after getting the rewards they no longer provide progression, maybe after getting all the rewards they we can get more exp chips/LMD but low infinite times so we can enjoy them as well as progress in game too
also I hope they add a way to remove/add resources at will of side stories we have completed since its taking tooo much space in my phone nowadays
@@David-zt9by aahhh annihilations 1 mistake are redo everything lol
still remember trying chernobog annihilation 8 times since first 7tries leaked at 350-400
the frustration of leaking and the happiness when i perfectly cleared it....
I just love how some of these people are like "Oh my god, I have to LEARN and put in EFFORT to be clear this game? Worst game ever".
It's like they're not looking for a game to play but rather some button that they can press to play the game for them.
"Leveling Characters does almost nothing"
Bro, that's the craziest statement I've ever heard!
Wow, after leveling this guy from 20 to 45 his defense increased from 15 to 19. What does that do? Fuck knows.
AK's progression system is just ass. The numbers, the way leveling itself works, the rarity of characters and how some characters are either nigh useless or aren't worth using.
I've been playing since last year and it took me till recently for a full page of characters to be maxed out. 5-6 6^, and the rest is 5 and 4 stars. Leveling shouldn't be this slow and it shouldn't be this obtuse. In the beginning you have no clue how good/bad 350 attack is or what defense does. You'll have to deal with not only getting the character you wanna use, but then there's like 4 different ways of upgrading them and like close to 50 different items that aid you.
my bro thinks of stats stick rather than actually reading and planning strategy for his characters he just want to brute forcing it with dumb overloaded stats
wait til he sees e0 lv1 characters clears videos
@@dreading_bread5062 Ah yes, because a new player has a ton of choice regarding builds/comps. Not like a new player is heavily limited by LMD and XP packs and it'll take literal weeks to get a foothold.
Actually somewhat agree that level and stat stuff tho. Leveling your op beyond E2 60 actually don't really matter. Heck, you generally don't really need to level your op beyond E2 20/40 because the stat you gain isn't really worth it. They mostly only matter for unlocking module.
@@mkah4776 levels actually matters so much. One example I had recently was my Whisperain couldn't keep up with the healing at E2 40 against the IS4 boss, then I upgraded her around 70. She did not just delayed, she sustained the blocker.
to be fair tho, at the start of the game all characters mostly feel the same due to s1 for all characters being the same old boring atk up type skills, and arknights for me only got really fun once i started doing events due to the mechanics and having my ops at e1 so they have actual different skills to each other
not gonna say that validates giving the game a 1 star review but i can definitelly see how that part of the game would be boring
Oh right, I forgot about the time you needed to level Hung
"You want to play this game to chill?" Nah, wrong game bruh ^^
The slow early game progression, lack of proper tutorial and archetype explanation is what i think makes arknights difficult for new players. I've seen a lot of new players just throws every operator at the enemy hoping it dies. I know reading and learning is a *huge* aspect of arknights, but there are a lot of mechanics in the game that are poorly explained.
Personally, archetypes are poorly explained. What do they do and several strategies on how to use them is simply up to the player to learn/discover. Back when i started, i did not know therapist medic can remove negative statuses (as they were not mentioned in the archetype description).
good thing there is a new tutorial in CN, here's hoping we can make our own custom tutorial.
they actually teach those stuff through events, i remember finding out that some medic can remove stun because they told you in stultifera navis event, this is actually a bad way to teach players ngl
And it doesn't even say what features an operator gets later on, so you have to look up a wiki to even see what your new operator is going to eventually be doing for you. I wasted precious resources on some medicore operators early on because I didn't know any better and delayed buildings some great operators for YEARS because I had no way of knowing that they get good at E2M3. But the problem comes back to the game just not giving you vital information.
I know some of this is eastern game philosophy; if you aren't willing to make yourself an expert, and grind for a long time, and read the wikis, and download the maps, you aren't a real gamer and don't deserve the fun parts.
@@whitemagus2000 Imagine tapping on the lense on the banner, atleast for the six stars, its literally called "Elite 2 Preview" for these. There is everything you need to know about the operator. Sure 4 or 5 Stars are not included, but thats the way games like these work: They should awake your desire to get that one unit and "force" you to spend your money towards it
@@Warlietand what should you do when you get a 6* spook then?
@@eblis9037 thats called "Skill Issue"
"potentials do nothing" gacha addicts in SHAMBLES their pot 6 M9 mlynar is functionally identical to some poor's lucky 10-roll
in all honestly i can understand how the early game is difficult as someone constantly -recruiting- encouraging new players; ive hand-held a few friends through some early-game checks when they couldnt develop their units further with their current mats, and your statement of it being a resource-management game (in conjunction to the tower-defense) is really spot-on
i could also type forever about how well-suited i find arknights to the mobile game / gacha format and how i think serialized events with unique mechanics is one of its strongest aspects but i wont
It's funny how insubstantial potentials are in AK while also being farmable (a practice you often see when dupes are mandatory)
@@Konpekikaminari NGL I'd still do some disgusting things to get royal vanguard tokens put up in the red cert shop -1 dp is nice
I actually think that's a fair thing to be somewhat upset about, and it makes even more sense from the perspective of someone who has played othet gacha games where getting extra copies of a character to unlock extra abilities actually makes a difference. You would expect the extra investment proved to be worth it, qnd it's weird that here its so.... Useless in mpst cases.
@@Gaiou0331Been rolling this around in my mind and I think I just fundamentally disagree w/ the idea of needing several copies of a character to make them viable or unlock basic gameplay elements (as one of the examples provided in the video, unlocking their third skill; though, I think a more rough equivalent would be something like needing pots to M3 skills or unlock modules)- I've played a couple gachas where they're mandatory for things like unlocking multiple appends in FGO or constellations to level skills in Genshin, and always sucks when you're required to pull multiple copies of the same character to make them viable in common gameplay
Additionally, I think the nature of AK gameplay makes it so that having a wide and varied roster is more rewarded than having a few extremely powerful units*, as gameplay between ops is so different (comparing Mumu to Skadi Alter, for example, one could never fulfill the role of the other); at least in comparison to other gachas where a single core DPS or support unit can make up the base of most of your teambuilding due to there being comparatively more limited interactions in the gameplay
* This is an opinion- personally, I'd rather have a single copy of every 6★ than max potential of the top 20 meta ops, and I think this philosophy is reflected and rewarded in the IS gamemode especially, along w/ the fact that potentials don't have a huge impact on most operators- but ultimately I understand that someone could prefer to funnel more energy into a smaller roster.
(If getting potentials was something farmable, i.e. monthly tokens in the red cert shop, I would probably be less severe in my opposition to the idea of them at least having a bigger gameplay impact, such as a greater % increase on skill improvements or additional DP reduction, but I'd still be pretty wary of the game balance shifting to reflect this)
Not needing max pots for an operator to be viable is why I still play arknights after 4 years, whereas I've quit every other gacha game I downloaded within 2 months.
After seeing how many people manage to scrape by even some of the hardest stages with just 4* or even 3* characters, I feel like people are just extremely averse to having to actually *think* with a gacha game.
Not to mention just having a cracked 6* support can carry extremely hard so getting a 4* to E2 ASAP to enable borrowing of E2 supports should be a priority for all new players IMO.
I feel like the actual issue is the optimal route for progression can be a bit unintuitive for people who've played other gachas. IE, you definitely do *not* want to leveling all of your characters to max ASAP given the diminishing returns on stat gain for manual/LMD spent. Heck, seven months in I still have most of my E2 characters sitting at 40/50/60 for the sake of unlocking modules and the only time I push past that is if the tiny ATK boost will let them kill a key enemy in one less hit.
There is somewhere a RUclipsr who made a video about it. I would like to have a Mission chain for new players in which they get Doberman and need to lvl and e1 her similar to the starter missions in Azurlane, because her talent buffs 3 stars which incentives building them too. It would also be fitting the story because she literally teaches us and Jessica the game
Honestly seems more fun to just use 4* and/or 5*
Given that a lot of gacha nowadays operate on a 24-hour login cycle, arknights feels rather antiquated in that regard. Encouraging double login thru sanity cap and base management is retention bait that HG simply doesnt need to resort to, and combined with lack of true sweep it feels rather annoying with time..
I only agree to that one part mentioning no sweep feature after 4 years, they have that ticket skip mechanic for the annihilation, making it for the normal stage should be fine.
The music in-between segments is very loud compared to the voice over
can edit sound in setting to your liking i believe
"game is greedy"
*3 fowl flashback
Wait... theres a 6x auto in this game?! All this time I've been autoing at double speed, but had no idea I could do multiple at once. That will save me a lot of trouble.
Just added this year anniv in EN
It barely saves any time. All it does is skip exiting the stage when clearing and going back in. You still have to watch all 6 auto clears.
@@hijisfriend9030You don't need babysit buttons at least and you don't need to look
as someone who started playing the game a few months ago, I do think there's something to be said for the difficulty curve at the beginning. It takes a while to build characters before you have the base, so you end up running very makeshift teams with not enough operators invested enough, including having 0 trust. Nowadays if I go back to a chapter 2 stage I can clear it with all 3* ops no problem. But back when I had just started, I did need guides cause mine didn't all have skills maxed or higher promotions or trust built up.
And that goes double for farming stages, especially chip farming, where you can't even over level to compensate, because what you need to level the relevant units is... To clear the chip level itself. The sniper chip level was particularly awful for this.
It's just unnecessarily punishing for what should just be simple early game account progression.
But E0 is completely doable, even without any levelled up Operators with skills maxed out. I often reroll accounts and play through those if there's a character I really like, alongside my main, and I have had some of my most fun on my current account which is Level 50+. I beat Shu's events all with E1 Lvl 20-30 units, though this included two 6*, Hoerderer, and Viviana. Some of the most fun I've had
I dont really understand why ppl look up guides like i didnt upgrade my ops till chapter 3 and i was doing alright with lvl 15 ops till 3-8 and then i needed to upgrade my ops to lvl 50 and since i interacted eith the community i knew which ops are good for killing bosses so even tho it wasnt e2 i surtr'd the boss and i never needed to use guides like am i too smart for this game? (jk)
@@beyondlost660 if you have several characters at E1 that's past the part of the game I mentioned.
I know you can do a lot with low investment. I cleared all of the Virtuosa event with only four stars and a support unit. But I honestly struggled with the super early farming stuff nearly as much as I did clearing the witch king or Harold. It's tough when you're new.
@@beyondlost660 You cleared all 8 stages with E1 lvl 25? Seriosly how, I got smacked at 7 stage with E1 lvl 25. Sure it is mostly 3* team with some 4* and Shu joined the fight. Stll not possible to do it. At least I haven't tried to figure it out.
Kyo is doing low lvl clears with E1 55 as that is max for 3* ops with E2 as a support. His strategy just does not work when you have underleveled ops!
I don`t know why the difficulty a problem. I got trash by those stages too and my start 6* are Siege but that the most fun I have figuring out how blow past those stage. CC1 drop same week I start and rush leveling referring guide on character completing risk 18 with beginner 4 star what hook me to the game.
I can still remember fondly how timing to beat Mudrock that kill any unit in 1 hit thinking 4 star useless unit turn out to be the clinch in winning the stage.
Vifer is that you?
check the 2 or 3 star reviews
As a AK veteran since OG CC2 I have a lot of sympathy for those bad reviews and I do kinda agree with their points:
-“All high end characters start to feel the same”. That is correct: Młynar is 97% carbon copy of SA, and Degenbraker while being a world appart from those two still covers their fundamental role as a "Delete everything Button”. There quite literally isn't a single scenario where Młynar S3 would be superior or irreplaceable than Degenbraker's S3, period.
-“This game is designed around wasting your time”. This isn't true by game design but it definetly feels that way due to content bloat. Every new player from now must speedrun the main story, the re-run archive, the intermesi, and also engage with SSS, IS, and RA (all notoriously F2P unfriendly modes mind you) on top of Antihalation and the ongoing events such as TN, anniversary events, and CC.
-“All new bosses have cheap 90% doge/95% dmg reduction to make them artificially harder for the Veterans”. Like Manfred, the Sanguinach, and the slime of CH13 are all nonenegotiably the *least* enjoyable bosses this game has to offer and that's a widely accepted fact. Just to put things into perspective the “payload escort” mechanic that lets you bypass Sanguinach's 90% dmg reduction gives you a friggin 5 second window to brust his overbloated stats which would make even Patriot look like a mere trashmob enemy, and after that the payload station gets physically removed out of the map. You quite literally have like at most 4x carts with 5 second window each to brust down his phase two given that you do everything perfectly paired with stage exploitations. That is also not to mention how the carts themselves could get easily wasted due to their inflexible pathing.
And last but not least I can never understand the urge to insult someone's intelligence whenever they bring up criticism that the community largely agrees with anyway, yea some people might be impatient or physically skill issued as to get invested in the game- so what? Does this means that we should go full “Low Level God” on them just because they waren't able to get past 1-12? Come on now.
I have to disagree to the 2nd point about SSS/IS/RA being _"notoriously F2P unfriendly modes"._ Those are not *newbie* friendly mode since they require you to have both deeper game knowledge and sufficient built operators. Sure having a Goldenglow on crack with aspd buffs is the answer to some IS bosses, but not the only answer. If there are people doing nicheknights like 4* only, walfare only, sniper only,... can do it then nothing a humble F2P with few 6^ can't do.
One word to debunked all those review: patience
I've read a recent review about the Degenbrecher event that complains the fact that characters like Ifrit and Surtr sucks because they uses fire and wasn't effective over stages with ice and the company should give coerent powers to the characters they made.
To Recap:
1. Skill Issue
2. He forgot he still in Arknights page, should've been genshin impact or FGO, LMAO.
3. Connection Issue
4. Skill Issue
5. Even more acute skill issue
6. Bro didn't get a certain limited op and decided to throw a tantrum
7. Probably the same like the #6
8. Bro didn't know being a completionist in a gacha game is a road to hell. Even in Azur lane you'll get your wallet gouged if you try to be a completionist, especially collecting all the skins.
9. Bro is in the wrong game, should have played Genshin Impact.
10. "The most accurate review I have ever seen"
What's up with Gacha gamers and their immense hate for genshin everyone mentions genshin everywhere
@@MasqueRad3e let's just say those hates were not without reason...
You forgot #10, Sir. That's the most accurate review I have ever seen.
@@ronagilang4255 oh shoot you're right. brb edit
Review#4 welp that man should only play Mihoyo game... Rougelike mode are the reason make me interested and play Arknights 4-5 hours a day... not like auto farm then off like the other game Lmao
Nah hoyo games have alot of roguelite mode too, especially Star Rail cus it have multiple seasons of Simulated Universe and it could take weeks to finish them all with real difficulty.
Tbh this guy's review is just stupid cus these modes aint forcing you to play right away and it aslo give you full rewards just for doing the bare minimum, which is extremely easy and definitely not time-consuming.
@@PhantomShibe tbh i play Star Rail too and it's not really make me interested in Rougelike mode... Just use rate up Character and bam 0 cycle, easy clear,... and when u already clear it u will never play that mode again.
I like actually Reclamation Algorithm 1,because despite how hard it may seem,it was simply a process of trying again,and then the exploit where you could just build your base before the first raid even showed allowed for all kinds of fun times,more so when the Tier II compressed gas launchers were in effect.
RA2 is odd,since they fundamentally changed that aspect into something that can cause soft locks and makes you realise that you will need to rush things a lot,but people have been talking about the crazy person who reached Day 500 and the absolutely insane beast of a Doctor who reached day 9999.
So again,it just takes doing,which is more then what can be said for the majority of one star reviews.
That said,you or anyone really should look to see what is hiding under two star reviews,I don't think that's a content source that has been tapped yet.
@@whitemagus2000 ,have you played RA1?
The only things I hated about RA1 was the limited time duration of the event and the grind, then having a medal set on top of that. It was very cool otherwise. I don't think I'll bother much with RA2 because of that earlier experience due to burnout. I don't deal with IS much either, nor SSS. Similar issue with SSS with maps not coming back nowadays and old medals no longer acquirable. Cool modes, just sucks when they are a bit of a chore or have limited time then gone forever achievements
2* reviews tend to have a bit more nuance than 1* -- that much I agree with. 1* s don't really say much most of the time unless something is *abysmally* bad
@@gaerekxenos ,yeah,it would be nice if they just made them rotating instead of one-offs.
I also want IS1 and RA1 to return as permanent modes.
RA2 is less grind and more rush to secure a good spot to grow from.
Whitemagus,your comment got deleted by RUclips.
True have 2 new maps as usual every few weeks and have like 1 or 2 rotating ones like in anni. I still wanna beat the shit out of early SSS that I struggled with as a newbie
These people havent seen peak AK gameplay defenderknights XD.
Tums mention😅
That blemy thumbs😂
Karl Gabriel is so based. We should all be like Karl Gabriel.
There is, early on, some level that requires putting down blocks, I don't know where it is, but I was stuck there for a while not knowing you could place more than 1 down, they show a recommended location and I figured that was the only spot you could put them down... I think the game can be kind of tough for a while as a beginner just based on how long it takes you to level up your 1st team to E2 and beyond, you forget sometimes after becoming a long term player how long it took to level that first team. And it can be a bit frustrating to see events spin round that you don't have the levels to be able to clear. But this is probably the case with every live-service game for starter players. Almost 2yrs ftp, still enjoying the game.
That being said, AK is def great, and I do find these low * reviews entertaining.
I never overwrite autoplays... tempted to go check what team I had end of ch.2....
a full roster of 3* with Amiya and Liskarm leading the frey
1:35 Well that depends on the person, I have reached chapter 6 without watching any stage guide except for one stage because I found it ultra annoying. It's a lot of trial and error, it's almost like a puzzle but I think it's what makes the game unique.
I can agree with the argument of having more limited operators. It doesn't affect me, but I can see how that could annoy other people. On the other hand... you should never aim to be a completionist in a Gacha game, or any game that is constantly been updated. It will ruin your daily life. In other words, touch some grass.
As a veteran I have not really something to complain about I only pull if i have 300 pulls saved up and can guarantee to get a operator so even the gacha is ok. The only thing I see as problematic for new players is that some materials you need to upgrade newer characters is not available for players who have just started. Because its Ch12, Ch13 material, which sucks because then u invest in an operator just to realise that u need to build someone else because you can't e1 him/her etc.
I started playing when the game first came out and quit when I finally beat the first Annihilation because I had nothing else to do in the game. When I came back to the game after quitting for two years, I was getting Top Operator Tag every month and that was how I added a lot of the standard units I needed to my collection. But about a year ago (more or less), Top Operato Tag completely disappeared. So, I agree with the review on that.
I got 3x top operator tag this october. it's just a matter of RNG
I'm so glad i had like 13 years of gaming experience prior to arknights, without it i would've been filtered in chapter 2 too😭
Honestly I can understand where some of these are coming from (the part where the game can be overwhelming i mean). I recently returned to the game earlier this year since 2020 and was so confused about everything and all the events & new content, I tried some of them out but the ones which didn't appeal to me I just didn't go to deep on- eventually I stopped. I gave ak another shot since I didn't have that many gacha games left to play (and ak is very generous/forgiving compared to others though i'm just a casual ak player). I loved the story especially Babel and the current main story.
Also I think the challenges we come across is what make the game GREAT + friend/borrow unit system is much better compared to before with the amount of times we can refresh makes it so much nicer but skill issue is just something you can't spoon feed a solution. Loved the vid bro
4 years in why would I care about what other players think 😂😂 it's an online single player pretty much
I used to struggle with chip stage during early years of the games but i realize its just my skill issue. Years later i can beat stage easily and only seeing the guide to learn boss pattern without wasting sanity and practice ticket.
I love arknight since high rarity doesnt mean you can win all stage (except with wisadel) like other gacha games. You need to actually think to win. And i think thats why low star review exist.
Yes, there is a story, and I find the game world and lore to be the most interesting aspects for me. :)
as ive been told
Sadly kinda agreed on last sentence on Review 7
The currency is just a lot harder to come by if you taking account of how much pull you need in order to even hard pity the limited character. Heck, some banner don't even have pity system at all for the on-banner character.
I honestly think that the first review doesn't know how to promote his units. Like, the fact that he says levelling up units does nothing, and all units feel the same? Yeh, e0 units, even 6*'s, all have the same~ish kind of skills. Level 50 with no elite would make them feel weak. I think it's a case of "En can't read" issue
Quite probably because they want to level up 6* and 5* and maybe 4* while it is actually advisable to level up 3* and some key 4* to E2 asap!
The 1st thing a player should know about starting Arknights is that your 1st team to build is 3* team - E1 lvl 55! With any KEY 4* to unlock E2 support!
Reason to do it is they are low on resources. By the time you can level up a single 6 * to E2 a player can have an entire 3* team at max - E1 lvl 55!
People always seem to bully on the fact that they "don't have enough time" MY MAN get the prts proxy thing from dailies, keep it for thr next day, next day, claim the stuff like ceedits recruitment and base, then use the annihilation insta clear, then you get that back and clear all your daily tasks... then rinse and repeat... my ak daily routine is literally 6 minutes...
About Review#8 I dont even touch that mode because I only used few operators and those operators are fine without it the only operators I had at Module 3 is passenger and Exe alter
Arknights it's hard but entertaining. And rewarding, when you win using a strategy you developed. All those 1 star reviewers makes me smile. If you are bad at this game, just play another game. Saying that a game (or anything) is bad only because you are not good at it... oh boy.
That bit about the SSS and modules got me laughing way too hard. The last time I've ran SSS was AGES ago(months, maybe even more than a year LMAO) and I still have 90~100-ish blocks stashed even though I do max out modules for ops that I really like and use often and never have I even bought packs for those (for anything tbh).
If only these people knew that a certain blue woman exist
Lets not pretend this game doesn't have a large number of "quit screens" or game overs just due to sheer bad luck, usually due to bizarre RNG events (like randomly contracting ligma from a tentacle monster in IS3 and now you top DPS is worthless). Many people might feel frustrated by failure caused by lack of explanations, lack of good luck, or just mean spirited design (RA2, I'm looking in your general direction). I've been playing since the never beginning of the game on global, but at least 12 of those months have been breaks from the game due to something being super annoying.
Don't get me wrong, Arknights is a great game. Especially for a mobile game. But, man it requires a lot of home work.
i think what i really like Arknights to have is a sweep system much like blue archive. While most mats can be bought from token store, event shop, or roguelike gamemode. i do think it would be a timesaver to have it, and i would appreciate them for it. and i do think that the continuous auto play is nice, so that's some improvement i guess
"My friend plays it"
Devs are sweating on this one
My fav 1* review on Arknights EN is "not available in my language"/"only in English". Which is pretty obvious for the ENGLISH version of a game. 😂
I mean tbh (as a month 1 player ) the only things I wanna complain for is to get better material drops from stages and for some events/modes gets less grindy (RA/IS/SSS).
The #9 reviewer will never know how big the difference a higher pot is in endgame content. Those -1 dp cost in CC will help you deploy your op faster like a minute
I legit don't even play SSS and still have enough mod blocks from events and such to max out modules on all my favorite characters even the ones I don't really use
1, 6, and 9 are seeing advantages as flaws; challenging game play, lots of content, and not P2W respectively.
2 is the stereotypical, I hate all gacha games yet I play them anyways and write reviews about the thing that I knew I would hate going into it. Or to translate: "In reality I loved the game play so much that it contradicted my inherent hatred for gacha games and upset me so I wrote this review."
3 is the stereotypical, blame the game for issues stemming from my ISP or hardware. You see this type of review constantly on steam but a lot less on mobile games.
4 & 8 have legitimate (albeit subjective) complaints about in game mechanics but then over generalize it to seem like that is the entire game.
5 is an inter-dimensional traveler because they're clearly not from this reality. Or to read between the lines, they tried some content creators guide and failed which ironically would be how a non-puzzle game would function, so they're even contradicting themselves in their review. I think this one is my favorite.
7a & b are the stereotypical, we don't understand how statistics or probability works and think that rates are some kind of binding contract that guarantees the operator in X # of pulls (i.e. 50% means 2).
10 is a meme and yet somehow probably top 3 in terms of reasonableness and logic
7:26 Limbus Company mentioned. Sleeper agent activating.
about the levels though it's wild how I was able to risk 18 contingency contract 8 after leveling my saria up by two levels
bro idk abt the gacha being unfair. I went all in for operation lucent arrowhead cause I really wanted all the collab characters. I had 44k gems so was prepared to spend all and still not get any. Luckily I managed to get all the characters plus some amazing bonus surprises. I managed to get mountain and ela in the same ten pull and got typhoon w the free ten pull. I almost cried lmao. I got burned on one of the earlier banners and chose to never go all in on a banner ever again, just doing the first ten pulls to get the guaranteed 5*. This was the best gacha luck I got thankfully so I'm really happy.
Most, if not all, the bad reviews in AK are from people who just don't know how to actually play the game.
Then there are those people thinking that the game is being greedy like bruh, gacha is optional... Fix yourself maybe, besides, it's a company, it's their way of making money, it's just business... No one complains when vendors sell candies on the streets, so wtf is this behavior..
Also, yeah, late game content in AK has a huge difficulty spike, but that's because it's late game, what? Did they think it's all gonna be easy the entire time? Bruh
For newbies, if you're still new, don't rush the game, take your time, FOMO shouldn't exist in this game unless your some obsessed player or sumn,
I wasn't able to play during IS1 times, and sure, I wish I could've, but I don't care, that's past gone by,
As for ongoing doctors, you really just need to have self control to play this game, don't think that gacha is everything, if you can't clear an event, try guides, if still can't, give up and keep building your ops, quit if you get tired of it, that's on you
As for vets, just do your thing, you've played this game long enough to know a lot about it, tbh, I think opinions from actual long time players are good, whether it's negative or positive, as long as they don't spit out nonsense like "gacha is important and HG being greedy", cus if you're a vet in this game, you should know better than gacha isn't everything.. (except for Wis'adel)
i need sweep fitur only, just that :)
its okey if do limited like sweep annhi, seem like get 5 sweep ticket every day from daily mission
Atleast having sweep ticket make save more time instead do auto repreat every day
there was only 1 worthy 1star review out there "My friend plays it"
Or that one doctor who is stuck at the final level of chapter 4 despite having an E3 lvl 105 operator.
@@villgernumber1132 lol who had that one?
@@saranshbhikhta1404 search Vifer's "Arknights one star reviews are hilarious" and go to 13:19
@@saranshbhikhta1404 search Vifer's Arknights One star reviews are hilarious
@@saranshbhikhta1404I think that was in the Vifer video.
But i do wish limted stuff is easiser to get because i feel like if you skip 1 you cant get it any more
Difficult wise i mean it vary from people to people i mean most stage you could clear most map with just 1 team beside boss stage
I kinda agree with some of these salty reviews, the off-banners are running rampant and nobody is doing anything.
Me who got only 1 offbanner on the virtuosa banner: 😮
Man i know you are meming reacting to these reviews but calling everything "skill issue" when most of the things talked about are outside the players controol gets old fast.
The only thing actually outside the players control here was pulling tho
Lets be honest. The gacha system is merely a front, its the players own decisions whether or not they decide to click that recruit button and RISK it, just like in any gacha game. Game is beatable with a lot of operator combinations, be it yours or borrowed, it's just that there's still a need to learn how the game works in order to win.
this game using brain. if they cant use their brain, then find any game. this game is not for anyone chilling. not skill issue but brain issue.
I am thankful for all the 1 star reviews for they are the sole reminder that I am not bad at the game
Arknights not having sweeps not sounds bad, but since I play 8 gachas I just leave it running while I play others. I'm just glad they let us sweep annihilation.
I love these goofy reviews although I am stuck on JT8-3 💀🙏
certified "get filtered" moments
Man, people take AK too seriously sometimes. Like trying to get all the operators and upgrade them all and get modules for all... this is insanity. You can only bring 12 at once... 13 with support anyway.
Once I managed to get my dream team with Nearls, Texas, Gavial and so on I upgraded them and then I took like a year break. Now Im back and the team is still sweeping all content. There are some neat operators that I missed but thats jsut a nice goal for me to reach now. I wanna get Reed Alter, Degenbrecher and upcoming Walter. That's it. No need for every single one operator.
And to this day Suzuran trivializes content with her S3. Same with Saria or even SA, even if he got powercrept by uncle Młynar.
Also, top operator tag is not a myth. I got it twice in my career.
my only complain in this game is they broke their promise!!
what i mean is isnt before they said 1 year only 3 limited banner? now look at em
for example current global after shu banner we got a super little interval time to save we are facing super limited collab banner and then little time intervall again we got W alter and Logos...
the limited banner is rly out of controll...
I give one star to this game
I thought this game was a Tower Defence game. it's actually a music game masked as a Tower Defence game.
now I got addicted to the music and the gameplay
it be like that
I feel like Arknights fans would really like Reverse: 1999, I recommend
I played for about 3 months, but then I got bored because in reverse 1999, there is no content 80% of the time. The game is quite good, but honestly I'm waiting for fellow moon, which will be more extensive
One thing, just one : where is my Aak HG?
I want to delete these NPC operator in story mode
I want to add insane ASPD on my Surtr to delete these beefy defender
You make me buy his skin in CC to never give him to me
(some say : he's recruitable!
Magellan say : wait 10-12 month later)
Download time being long is true tho imma be honest my connection is slow but when i download in other games it goes two times faster
Main problem i have with the game is the level curve like some units are only good if you have S3 ( skill 3 ) for example zuo lu or ray , now i wont say its a terrible game due to that but i would have liked it if we got more resources
Nah, Zuo Le and Ray are fine even without their signature S3. Zuo Le's S2 is perfectly usable and Ray still has her bursty S1. There are better examples for that, like Thorns, SilverAsh, Lin, Mostima, to mention some
@@dindapriska ray is better but zuo le imma be honest his s2 makes it so I am playing rhythm game he doesn't have that much duration to get to full hp but also kinda struggles to fend off some enemies like the ppl from chap 9 with res and the duel sheild mfs , but true ppl like typhoon, mostuma , sliverash and even the upcoming wisadel
Nheil Santos the greatest villain of our time
Bro... I don't think I WOULD be playing Arknights if the story wasnt a convoluted messy tragedy, and the game didnt kick you in the nuts every few stages, THAT'S THE ENTIRE POINT!
I remembered it was soo hard clearing IS 2 1st boss xD i almost hated the game mode, but now,, i play it whenevr my sanity runs out 😅 edit: also, last month i got 2 top OP tag by spending all my recruitment voucher😂 i alr got like 4 this year 😅😅
Pepito was right, for some reason downloading ak is super slow compared to other gacha I've played.
As a f2p, (i know i know), i can say the ppl complaining abt 'cash grab gacha game' are just addicted to pulling. Theres no excuse to not saving for banners when we literally know what best characters are coming out in the next 6 months, i haven't bought a single cent worth of ANYTHING in the store for 3 years and i have so many limited ops.
And i needed guides for some early stages, but it was bc i had only three 5* stars trying to do event ex stages. Some bosses i needed to borrow a high dmg op to clear and thats why that feature is there! Now i dont need guides or even to borrow much anymore, and my friends use MY ops now!
The game rewards growth and hard work, creativity and persistence. Using all your practice tickets to FINALLY solve an EX stage and winning is the best feeling of relief. Some gacha arent for everyone, but the these reviews are pointing out stuff that has already been fixed or is infact, a feature!
Edit: Ok, i have to admit, i am extremely lucky on pulls, and i do love IS, RA, and SSS. I dont even need the module updates i just like the gameplay.
"Top operator tag is a myth"
meanwhile i got 2 top op tag in 1 month (finally got Zumama)
I have actually experienced a back-to-back Top Operator tag on the same recruitment slot, basically as mochi said on this video just GITGUD at luck lmao.
It's true Rayven. I have all 6* characters and I still need guides. Dis game is pretty hard ngl.
Thank you for this. Eckogen & Vifer have done this before, but their opinion were cringe.
Top ops tag is now a myth
Bro I can relate😂😂😂
It’s so over
joewari da
My problem with arknights is indeed the difficulty, game has powercreep then increases difficulty to deal with it followed by more powercreep. I just wanna use the operators i like, can't tell me anyone unironically uses incantation medics, right? RIGHT?
Oh also RA2 is a major let-down, but other than that Arknights cured my depression 👍
Haven't spent a single penny in this game and I don't see the problem. Just need to upgrade your luck stats
I play the game since 2020, and what can I say the game is try cover their stingy. And people just accept it.
Edit: or I might said people just coping cause yknow, their fav and waifu in the game
Ngl IS4 isn't that hard without the skill tree. Personally since it was my 1st IS I didn't know it existed and someone told me about it when I bragged how broken are mobs on A10
lot of player (and me sometime included) need tutuorial/guide for tutorial stages
While review 1 has some skill issues, it’s valid.
power differences for higher rarity character are usually not apparent until E1 or E2, leveling up a bit wouldn’t do much. Your argument of leveling up 1 level to clear the stage is obviously an outlier and a super cool and niche situation to the point of you making a video out of it. Using that to argue about the general early game power up is so utterly pointless I can’t believe it’s an argument in good faith.
And a lot of 3-4 stars will out perform 6 stars in the E0 period with the same amount of resource, so it’s pretty likely he dump his resources on the 6 star.
and there’s a lot of unit, most of which aren’t very good, investing in the wrong unit early on could stunt your progress a little bit.
Plus there’s really a fuck ton of info to maul over in the beginning about what niche role a character fill, just looking at the tag/attribute available isn’t even enough to grasp the real nuance in these character, and with limited resources to raise and try these out the problem exacerbates making a lot of character feel “the same”.
Expecting them to read all of it and understand it is unfair.
With all that being said One could easily be left with an unbalanced roster with very little resources left.
The game is old, you get to slowly familiarize with the game in a stage where everything weren’t quiet so bulky.
I like the game and is having fun clearing stages at moderate difficulty but that’s because I have 2 try hard veteran friends coaching me, telling me what unit did what.
Which unit that I pulled(there’s like 50 different unit introduce simultaneously) should I pay attention to, so I don’t have to go and read it 1 by 1.
which is a daunting and incredibly unfun task that may not even yield results because newbies still couldn’t judge a good unit very accurately, unlike how you’re insinuating it as if it’s something so easy and mundane you’d do while sipping a cup of tea.
At his stage of the game, that criticism is very much exist and is valid.
>top op is a myth
>me getting it 3 times in 2 weeks
perhaps
edit: just another one right now
you alone are the chosen one
having 100pull guaranteed higest star without any additional layer gacha needed is hard? 😂
I think the problem isn't skill issue but time, I have arknights instaled like for 2 years and I varely play it, I have the hope to one day finish at least the campaing and I find the story really interesting but man I don't have time to grind so much in order to progress in the story. XD
I don't understand people who give bad rating to a gacha game based on luck.
Bad gacha rate is one thing, but bad luck? it's a Gacha Game, what did you expect?
hey I'm a Ch'en fan and I'll have you know my braindeath is the appropriate level!
1*
I've played for 4 years thats enough justification
I cannot believe someone is stuck in Chapter 2 when Kyostin V exists in this universe. I think they meant Act 2 but even then its pretty stupid.
Also the guy complaining about pulls: I came back to the game 3 days before the anni ended. 8000 currency an 1 free 10 pull ticket was all I had. And exactly 1 free daily, and 1 anni ticket is all it took for me to get Shu so massive Skill issue on your part
personally i just think that arknights first problem is the fact that you need to get into knowing what everyone does and plan for strategy from the very start, like its actually a bit brutal for anyone to start of blind and already get stuck at chapter 2 cause they just level anything up and it easily gets them stuck and then you finally get unstuck and the game tossed you another barrier...and so its quite easy to get people to quit really fast, after all people expect a gacha game to involve lesser thinking lol
Does anyone care about 1 star reviews? Anyone half decent knows AK is a high tier game