DISCLAIMER
[If your unit almost died you can retreat it for recycled points]
for those who weren't prepared for the game
the trick for rerolling is
Play the game until map 01 ---->surrender to avoid wasting time then proceed to claim gift and gacha
if you don't like the guaranteed 6 star just overwrite
By clear arknights Data then proceed to Google settings--->ads--->reset advertising ID
THE good 6 star are (silver ash ,siege and Exusiai).
After getting the above don't claim you pre reg 5 star ticket yet.
do a 10x roll first for something that you want so your early team spread out better.
Because the game punish you for stacking level on one unit and having too much of the same attribute so better make your team diverse so you don't get hardlock at the start
Then for the pre register 5 star
It offer you 4 operator which is
Red project (spamable redeployment=good bait fodder)
Silence (fast healer and can accelerate other healer )
Liskarm (tank+stun)
Pramanix (high Dmg magic in general)
Pick one that you lack after doing the 10x pull because everyone on the list is good T1
Anyway Goodluck on the search and happy hunting
P.S game better than girl front line
I've been playing arknights since the game launched and kinda fell into it. its ok f2p, like you can get orundum 3k perweek for gacha, its like 20 pulls for f2p player in a month + awesome events.
my personal review
Gameplay : Gameplay is amazing, for those who love tactics game, tower defense, gacha system and waifu character, this is your place ( they have cool ikemen though like silverA*s ).
My iQ kinda low can i still play this game ? yes, theres some tips and walkthrough in youtu*e if you have low iq :>
*im not gonna talk about Sanity (Energy in-game) in here though.* *also with *6 gacha percentage*
Voice line Character/Soundtrack : you will love them, trust me.
Storyline : Perfect, cant ask more about it. feelsbad some of player skip it, i doesnt mind though they have their own reason.
Overall the game is amazing, i dont know if theres a people out there saying the game is bad and suck just because they didnt get Operator that they want in current banner, *cough* *cough* newbie gacha-ers* (i didnt get corona though, well stay safe out there)
if you love the game please show them support by reviewing the game or buy the monthly benefit in-game for 5$ (・–・;)ゞ(f*ck off you're not f2p player because you buy the monthly pack. well i buy it because i want to support the game dev, i even didnt buy it every month.)
the monthly package is really worth it, not just you get 60 Sanity package per day but with Orundum 200 perday for 30 days.
Decided to give this a try, went on playing it for 5 months straight and sank around $200 on it. Log in everyday, doing daily, doing weekly, running annihilation -> farming originite, spent some dollar bucks -> agonizing over the gacha -> rinse and repeat.
Did I regret everything? No, I did enjoy my time with the game. But I did decide to finally put dơwn this game at the mid of summer event.
Now the review, graphic-wise it is cute and pleasant to look at. The UI is crisp and clean. The chibis are nice and all but it did surprise me at the first time because I am not a fan. Though after giving it more time, the graphic did grow inside me. Nothing much to say about the arts, very beautiful, superb; just look at the abundance of fanworks on pixiv and you know what I am talking.
Gameplay, your trategic tower defense game. Easy to learn but hard to master with its abudance of characters, unique abilities and "pause button". Then again, it is up to you to create your very best strategies to beat the stages, especially on hard difficulty and challenges. Beside, you have a very big dorm to manage which will help you with farming and upgrade materials. And Yes, please give my thanks to the auto system, without it the game would be a chore.
Story? alot of potential with rich lores, yet failed to deliver many aspects due to the subpar writings and questionable dialogues. However, I did enjoy a portion if it, sometime it even tried to pose a philosophical question on wars and morality, a breath of fresh air but left many rooms to be desired. Another aspect I felt lackluster would be the casts themselves. Without proper side stories for them, each character felt as if they were just there for the sake of waifus and husbando. However, at the point of this review, I heard the game did make alot of improvement in the story aspect, which is good thing and I am rooting for the consistency in the quality.
Music? very good, many catchy songs, high quality production. Lungmen Battle was indeed an adrenaline-inducing song fueling you through the nightmare of annihilation 3.
Gacha? ok rates, you have pity system that will carry over to the next banner you decide to roll for. In my experience, I would consider this feature as a double-edged sword. On one hand, you can get shafted and come back with your desire characters. And on the other hand, you will get spooked by dupes at the expense of entire your karma. Becareful for what you are rolling.
Why did I decide to stop playing the game? Well I did got salty over Schwarz whom I spent around 70 rolls and only got 2 ifrit dupes. Secondly, the very core design of the heart surging flame event turned me off completely or maybe I just felt salty. Anyway, I did comeback for the CC, great event encouraging you to push the difficulty further and further. Again, I failed to get another best gurl, Blaze.
Well enough with my ranting. In conlusion, arknight is a great side game with beautiful artworks, engaging gameplay that encourages you to replay with different strategies. If you have not played it already, please give it a try because it is definitely worth your time.
Edit: Finally got both Nian and Blaze, guess I am back!!!
To start of, Arknights is a game that has a tower defense system, add in gacha, grinding and a bit of base management. They mixed it well and below is my thoughts.
First off, the fact that the characters are all in anime style is already good for me. But still, their CGs are great, nice arts for the characters(with some of them being drawn by well known web artists), and home screen also looks nice with the atypical look, although there might be some who feel awkward towards it.
Next is sound, or I guess music. What can I say about this? Their OSTs are great, I even used the store OST as my ringtone. Home screen music gives that peaceful feeling, very nice, and etcetera. As for the character voice, I am not an expert in this field, but even though the storyline gets no voice, I still give it my like since they all sound really nice and seems to fit in character.
Gameplay, the game is mainly tower defense, which is how the fight works. If you find it too difficult and play more for the waifu and husbandos, worry not, YouTube has all the guides you need, just grind a bit and you will get strong enough in no time. Furthermore, your free units given during tutorial are usually good enough to get through most of the contents, personally, I only have one 6* that I received from the guarenteed 6* beginner gacha. Farming is also made a bit easier with the auto deploy function, although it could occasionally fail.
The gacha is also not bad. It has two systems, recruit and headhunt. Headhunt is basically your typical gacha with tickets and gacha currency. By the way, you can farm for more or less 2000 gacha currency each week, and 10 draws costs 6000 of the gacha currency, so you do not really have to whale unless you really want someone or feeling desperate. As for headhunt, it is like the recruit system in AzurLane and GirlsFrontline, but there is a tag system where you can only get 6* Operator with the Top Operator tag. Otherwise, you will only get a chance of getting 5* and lower operators. More explanation will take too much space, so try searching for newbie guide in YT for more info.
Lastly about gameplay, there is the base. At first, micro managing it feels annoying, but as you go on, it would not feel like much. Since I might take too mucb time explaining, I will skip this too.
Lastly, storyline. Most people in the game are animal girls or guys. A unique theme, yeah? But that is not all, the story has depth, each character has a story behind them, not told quite explicitly, but still there nonetheless. The world also has an interesting background, but to stop myself from spoiling, I will stop at saying, Amiya is a donkey(not, she is a rabbit, this is confirmed, further donkey jokes are memes)
Overall, Arknights is a nice game, has several unique and interesting points, not too gacha heavy, and not too grind heavy. This game feels more like something you do casually unless you decide to use money. As long as the game does not come to a stand still, I will most likely keep on playing.
Pretty mediocre gameplay, nothing really noteworthy.
Girls are cute, art styles nice, UI is smooth and well designed, but the actual gameplay just ruins the game, for me at least.
I'm sure theres a lot of people that will overhype the hell out of it, but its more or less one of those "Play it and decide if it's for you" type of games.
Storyline I left N/A as it didn't pull me in, so wouldn't be fair to rate that side of the game.
Been playing for around a year and a half, and I love the game. The addition of your "towers" being able to get damaged makes the gameplay interesting and difficult on the later stages since there are mechanics that can (depending on which one and how far you are into the game) lightly impact your gameplay or make it Hell. It's grindy, but it's the only part of the game that relies on rng to make operators better so it's quicker. The challenge mode for stages can completely reshape your strat too.
The main storyline of the game is a bit eh, but the side stories absolutely bang, at least in comparison to the main story.
Speaking of side stories, the events each usually have unique mechanics and enemies so it's keeps the gameplay fresh.
The graphics in-battle are cute and keep it simple so you know what's happening onscreen. I personally like it that way so I don't lose track or get confused at anything happening. The art for the characters is great and in comparison to the other gacha games I've played is less sexualized with the most thirsty skin being two guys showing their abs at you. (Tomimi is an exception, her thighs were made for a purpose if you look at her e2 art). Boss characters also get some good art, my favorite being the big dragon in the Invitation to Wine event.
Early game, they give you all the 3 star team. Great for progressing those early stages since they're cheap and get the job done. You could even clear the game (not including cc, it causes me pain) with only 3 stars and 4 stars, you just have to think harder. Late game, brute force as an option is practically gone and some mechanics disable that option so they remind you it's a strategy game and you have to think. As I said, you could use 3 or 4 stars, but the higher rarities make it easier and require slightly less thinking. You could probably clear this game with only the units you rolled on the starter banner if you have enough braincells to do that. Some have even proved you don't even have to e2 your units to pass the game. It all depends on your wits and your mental capacity for pain.
Good for most casual gaming since you can come in, do a stage, and leave whether for farming or doing a stage or two. Although this doesn't apply to the harder stages unless it was cleared.
Overall, I give it a coolgame/10
It is a great game, love the story, have every operators besides Mostima, Indra, Aak and Provence. The story is GREAT, gameplay is exceptional. Here's a tip when you headhunt, do single pulls until you get the guaranteed 5* and above. Dont bother wasting Orundum unless theres a rate up operator you really want. Of course, chances are you'll get an operator you don't want.
Edit: Additional Tips
I find it wise to level up the 3* Operators, cuz theyre cheaper to promote, they might be less useful in late game or when compared to its higher ranked peers, but they still pack a punch.
Like other comments, when an operator is low on hp you can retreat him/her just before the next enemy attack hits.
Use the terrain to your advantage, some give a boost the push/pull strength, others kill whatever stands on it instantly, some regenerate health overtime, and some boost damage and attack speed greatly at the cost of health loss.
Higher skill level means more damage, less recharge time, and additional initial sp. Some operators have talents that work well with other operators. Take Ch'en for example, grants extra sp regen to all operators with a specific type of skill. Liskarm grants sp for every hit she takes, Siege grants sp for every enemy killed within radius, Ptilopsis boosts sp recovery speed. If you know these operators well, you could kick ass with them.
Last tip, get their trust levels up and read their profiles. Its fun.
The first time i heard about this game, i really dont give a fck even after seeing the gameplay. I thought it will be boring since it just a tower defense game (although i was a big fan of tower defenses). And there's one time i'm bored and try this one... this is totally amazing.
Graphic is great, the story is great. They go all out in all of the details. You can see every characters have their own bio, with extra informations unlocked slong the way to know more about your operstors. They have waifus, husbandos, and .... gacha!
It's a bit different with tower defense in general where you drop them, slowly upgrading them and become stronger from 0 in every stage.
In this game you gain currency in the game, upgrade them outside and when you come back to the same stage, you'll units will be much stronger.
Theyre pretty generous with the premium currency too, which can be used to buy outfits for your favorite waifu/husbando, or exchange for gacha currency.
Even if everything is just too hard for you, you can borrow a support unit from random friends!
Youre a brainlet, too lazy to think and only come for the waifus? no problem! there a lot of guides in the internet to guide you pass those crazy ass difficult stages!
Overall is a great game with great story, great graphic, great waifus and husbandos. It does take a LOT of grind tho.... you know nowadays game, trying to suck your lifespan as much as possible lol. But luckily theyre not too greedy making hella daily quests. The daily pretty easy to clear within less than 30 minutes.
It has auto deploy function too once you cleared a stage with your own operstors so this game is suitable for you with busy activity. Too bad it can't auto repeat same stage so you may want to check if the stage is already cleared by auto.
Oh! did i mention they have great BGM's too?
I'm not really a fan of strategy games, moreover.... This one is a tower defense!
At first I thought it gonna sucks, but surprisingly it's not that bad, no, I think this one's pretty awesome!
Well, it might be hard for a newbie, especially for all those grinding system, it really took a lot of times to get a single e2(for me, at least)
I made a few mistake when starting the game, so here's some tips:
1. Get a decent 6* operator from your guaranteed 6* headhunting, you can reroll if you doesn't get the operator that u want(look it up), i didn't even knew that we could do a reroll so i just skipped it, well i got silver ash anyway so it's fine.
2. LOW RARITY(star) DOESN'T EQUAL SH*T, that's it, unlike other gacha games, there isn't really a huge power gap between a higher rarity operator and the ones with lower rarity(the only downside for low rarity operator is their level cap, so it didn't mean much for a beginner)
3. Level up your team equally, don't just invest on a single operator, also don't forget to level up your operator skill to at least level 4(don't worry, it's easy)
4. Be patient(in general) :'|
Also, use a drill plan(practice) for a stage that seems to be hard, well, it only took 1 sanity(the rest will be returned) if you fail or retreating an operation, but if i remember correctly, it took around 5min to recover 1 sanity, so, u just wasted a 5min on every failed operation (it's up to you, but if it were me, i wouldn't hesitate to use a drill plan, since they give us 30 each day)
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