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They said the same day they made the 'announcement' of release date that they were trying to dodge GTA6. So not like they didn't preface their excuse at the start, but anyone that had two brain cells to rub together knew they were never going to make 2026. It was obvious, so obvious at some...

The economy was a double edged sword. On one hand the ease at getting most items made losses less painful and people more willing to engage in risky gameplay and pvp. A lot of the 'normies' who would never touch a full loot pvp game were willing to stick it out longer because it wasn't as...

The problem with Arc Raiders, and I said it at the beginning, was they couldn't figure out how to make PvE interesting, so they decided to add in PvP. This made for a big splash of initial popularity, but it hinted at an underlying and still existing problem. They didn't know how to make...

I'll bite and give serious answer. Chris Roberts has no incentive to launch it, really. He appears to be getting fully funded to pursue his passion/hobby to make whatever his latest whim desires with no external force like a publisher or investors that are forcing him to a market launch. If...

Quite a few people do play this on phones and tablets. Tablets especially. One part of 'gacha' games is the 'maintenance mode' period where you've done most the content and all you are doing is logging in to do your dailies so that you can maximize your currency for the next banner and prep...

I feel they tried to have their cake and eat it too. Originally it was supposed to be set with Arknights OG as 'distant history' but I think at a point they got scared about moving their playerbase to the new one and decided to go with splitting the baby. Lots of key jangles and memberberries...

I've given it some thought as I've reviewed Arknights' lore in my head and gone back to reread some of it and to be honest, you're better off enjoying Endfield if you are only passingly familiar with it in broad strokes and don't dive into it too much. Arknights lore itself is pretty...

Oh God. I semi sorta forgot how messy Arknights is. So... it just so happens Terra was inhabited before they started terraforming it with Originium by a race called the Teekaz. These are the predecessors of the Sarkaz, the 'demon' looking race with horns and a tail. They kinda couldn't keep...

Asking 'Whats the story' in Arknights is likely to get you a complete doctoral thesis cause original AK's story is full of mystery boxes, world politics, hidden behind the scenes bullshit and all kinds of crap. Its not bad, though personally I'm really kinda peeved cause they pivoted awhile...

I don't know if I agree with his final conclusion about lack of trust, but he presents a pretty interesting argument for how the expansion was supposed to be about Koana and not Wuk as the main heir. It never made sense to me how someone who was raised in the country and knew everyone and loved...

One thing this game really needs is a way to ID people at a distance. The models and cosmetics are bland and shit and make it so everyone looks sorta the same and I have to think that is on purpose. But, I'm generally peaceful. I see no real reason to shoot people in game cause usually I am...

Full naked is fun, but other than challenge its ultimately pointless except for very specific things (transferring items between players) when you can just do a freebie run, immediately extract and trade your freebie kit for a green augment. There is no reason you should ever be poor to a level...

After a certain point you've 'done everything' in the game. You've pretty much maxed everything out and there really isn't that much left to do. Most extraction shooters handle this by doing character wipes in seasons. After a certain point, all progress is reset and you start over from zero...

So... if I started doing the Christmas event and start gathering items they are all gonna vanish when the expedition happens. So, should I wait on stockpiling items for the event till after? Seems kinda odd.

I am just going to say it. All their cosmetic designs look like ass. Its like they took some 5 year old down to the old prop warehouse and told him to just slap shit together. And hey that is obviously the intent, so fair enough. You can't even mix and match pieces. Also, pet peeve. Not a...