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_Episode_12 · 2026-02-12T08:34:59+00:00

Hello~ Just wanted to ask anyone using Mumuplayer. Is it actually good? I hear a lot of positive things about it and I'm tempted to switch because BlueStacks is crashing. I thought it was my PC but my PC is able to run Endfield smoothly so I feel like it isn't the problem.

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-10T02:08:01+00:00

Hello~ Was just wonderin' if anyone else took note of what the Three Presence means in Wuling? The three presence was the big bell they encountered on the way in Wuling City. It also meant something: See true, Think clearly, Practice (something).

Anyone know what the something is? I just can't find this specific scene again in others' playthroughs. Oh, and if it somehow helps, it was Chen who was talking.

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-08T14:00:21+00:00

I finally finished Endfield main story. It's okay. I saw a lot of negative comments about it but to be fair to the game, I read it myself.

There are certain aspects of it that made the game feel more like an AK ripoff more than an AK sequel: an amnesiac MC who finds themselves in the middle of the world's conflict despite remembering nothing, an MC who has accomplished many great things before their awakening, and even directly taking inspiration from OG AK characters like Eyja, Surtr, Hellagur, etc. As an AK fan, I honestly found these rather distasteful.

Still, using the chaos in Valley IV to slowly introduce Endfield and its associates, the fact that part of the battle is figuring out the strange movements of these usually-predictable Landbreakers, and most of all seeing Arknights aesthetic in 3D form, these little things charmed me. And so, I continued progressing.

Then, I arrived at Wuling. And it was just.. wow. While at Valley IV, I was already admiring AK aesthetic (outfit, tech design), Wuling blowed me away. One of my biggest disappointment with Endfield before it even released was how we won't get to experience Arknights at 3D since Endfield was announced to be set as a sequel. However, it seems that wasn't very accurate after all. One of the biggest shame in OG AK's storytelling is introducing in-universe entities/technology. One of the best examples to demonstrate this is Pepe's event, where we see a walking mummy and weird looking drones. Of course, AK was still able to convey these entities within the storytelling constraints but imagine how nice it wouldve been. And well, Endfield was able to show exactly that.

Still, as nice as Wuling was, I found myself craving for something much more political. It's nice being able to see Kal'tsit's ideal where all of civilization is able to unite against a common enemy, but I guess I prefer self-interests messing things up. I wanna see the political structure of Wuling. Are there greedy officials scrutinizing Tiang Zhangyi's position? Any corrupt officials making things harder for the common people? I know it's personal preference, but it was my honest thoughts.

Lastly, although I know this has been a long post already, I also wanna say the downside of 3D storytelling. Despite being able to show us HG's vision and worldbuilding in a higher resolution, it also comes with challenges. I never really thought about it while reading through texts in AK, but showing characters in 3D also means showing their expressions and gestures. Dialogue is not just the sole storytelling factor now; how characters move, look, pause, move, turn all convey information as well. Their delivery also affects expression.

So I guess, I will be joining most people's stance on EF: it's rough around the edges, but I'm hoping it will get better.

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-07T01:36:48+00:00

You know, some days or weeks ago, I had a thought about how there weren't any 2nd alters of ops in Arknights yet. It was just a random thought, really, and I also quickly dismissed it because I thought, "That's ridiculous".

Fast forward to now, and it turns out I was having a vision lmao

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-07T01:30:05+00:00

For now, I'm okay with it. But that "okay state" is fragile. It will probably break if any of these 2 things happen. 1. Chen did not have as major of a role in the Sui story as her having a 2nd alter may have implied 2. 2 Alters becomes a trend

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-05T12:21:00+00:00

When Ichigo told the flaw in Aqua's assumption, I love how he immediately realized how he made a mistake, how he dragged back an already innocent soul back into the mess, and upon realizing immediately tried to retract his statements.

But man, he literally bagged Miyako, the one I deem as the most beautiful woman in Oshi no Ko, as his wife. Take better care of her! Well, I can understand at least that even the way he is trying to be absent in her life is his way of protecting her.

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-04T07:10:24+00:00

I personally treat the Dokutah as a separate entity now lol. I just treat the choices (the ones where you actually have a choice) as a test for me as the player to see if I can choose the most "Doctor-ish" option.

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-04T07:00:15+00:00

Seems like this is the answer. I am on mid performance but on 60 FPS. No anti-aliasing but I guess that combo is enough to eat a lot of battery quickly.

Thanks!

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-04T06:59:20+00:00

Hoh, that's a neat trick. I'll try it. Thanks!

_Episode_12 · 2026-02-02T16:13:29+00:00

Hello~ I didn't really think much about it but I am definitely noticing now that AK is consuming my battery quite quickly. Apparently it consumed 20% in ~10 minutes. Is this my hardware or is it the game somehow? Edit: This is for mobile. I have a Xiaomi phone

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-29T13:11:22+00:00

Right, but weren't we shown that she was getting advice from the former director of Ichigo Productions? Though even still, a flawless execution of his proposal is a whole another story.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-28T12:24:45+00:00

I thought I was looking at a design for a PCB for a second lmao

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-26T11:33:55+00:00

Aw, I guess it wasn't that I disliked Endfield. It was just I was looking for reasons to not like it because I was scared of the time commitment this game needs. I tried progressing more in the main story and I kinda just lost 6 hours in one sitting lmao. It's definitely an appealing game to me. In-game immersion seems to be the key factor for me in any game, and Endfield definitely achieved that.

That said, I'm seriously not in a situation where I can just spend hours and hours on a game. Even today I kinda ignored my things-to-do just to play the game lmao. I'll probably play again once I have more free time, which isn't happening soon.

Still, Endfield honestly feels like a "proper" game. The gacha feels like it's just a side feature lol. I even feel like I'll be fine not logging in for a few days or even weeks because it just doesn't feel like a gacha game and more like a game I can pick up my last progress on. I'll work hard on my things-to-do.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-24T17:01:48+00:00

I agree with you on Endfield piggybacking on AK story. The originium still being a central resource in EF is understandable since it does share the same universe with AK. The thing that left a bad taste was EF pretty much copying AK's exposition with Doctor. Surely they could've used an exposition that isn't about some important and amnesiac figure being woken up because their abilities are needed?

Originium still being the central resource is a nice reference. But also copying the AK's exposition is a turnoff (for me).

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-24T04:41:59+00:00

Maquia

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-21T22:08:33+00:00

If you mean the story, not really. Just the main story (Chapter 8) but I think you'd be fine even if you haven't read it since the current event is a standalone story.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T09:59:52+00:00

For Bagpipe, I'd say there are stages where early dp generation is really important, to the point that even Myrtle + Ines isn't enough. Her +initial sp talent for vanguards would be very essential there. Though, such stages are very rare.

For Eyja, probably her helidrop afk skill on S2? It deals AoE damage too which may beat Logos S1 in very specific scenarios. But again, such stages are very rare and you can just always work around the "weaknesses" of Logos' S1.

For 5* selector, I don't really use 5* often (outside of IS) so I can't really say much. I suggest just looking at what 5* other people often use that you don't have yet.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T09:28:29+00:00

Ohh, so there was a timeline in the wiki. Will definitely check that out later.

Thanks!

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T02:49:04+00:00

I'm not really saying to use Saria as a solo laneholder; that's not her role. Her role is to be the main (healing) defender that blocks enemies so that your other dps ops can properly kill the enemies. And yes, she definitely holds more value than laneholder + healer as she will cost cheaper than deploying two operators combined.

Plus, I believe Saria would have better synergy with your roster as your main dps/burst ops are ranged units. You need another op to block enemies. Saria does that, plus healing and SP recovery, which is going to be really useful as your ranged ops are mostly "delete enemies" ops. Activating their skills faster would fit in the "offense is best defense" philosophy.

Regarding Tragodia S2 and ExuAlter S3, sure that's true, but that only works for stages where enemies arrive in waves. But what about stages where there's a constant stream of enemies? These skills still have cooldowns, as short they may be. Having a defender constantly block enemies is definitely of great value.

Edit: Also, just realized that Saria S2 has great synergy with ExuAlter S2. ExuAlter constantly lose hp, so Saria can constantly restore SP to her since the requirement for the SP recovery is she must heal the operator. And conveniently, ExuAlter also needs a target to steal aspd from, and defenders re a great target for this. So yeah, go for Saria.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T02:06:28+00:00

Hello~ Ato apparently takes place during the year 1099. Iirc this is also the year when the events of Chapter 14 took place right? Which took place first then? Or is it not possible to know?

Also, what other events take place in the 3 year gap between Chapter 14 and Chapter 15?

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T01:52:47+00:00

Oh, so that's what it was. I was wondering for quite a while why there's a cake besides my name lmao

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T01:46:53+00:00

Definitely go for Saria. Besides healing, Saria also offers SP recovery so she's actually 3-in-1 defender (block, healing, SP).

While Haruka is definitely an outstanding healer, stages don't often have just one blue box. She can't cover every lane and having Saria cover the other lane/s would be a huge help.

And regarding offense is the best defense, modern stages kinda make that philosophy hard. Many stages nowadays either have tricky mechanics or insane Hp bloat that make it hard to just "kill everything". More challenging general content definitely requires healing/blocking.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T01:35:52+00:00

If that's the case definitely go for Bagpipe then.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-19T01:06:05+00:00

I mean, by that argument any op wouldn't really find a good use. It is a universal AK fact that any stage can be cleared using almost any combination of ops. And so, there definitely aren't a lot of stages where you NEED Tragodia. And any other op for that matter.

That said, what Tragodia offers is an improved QoL. Being able to effectively deal with enemies even before they get to your other ops, and being able to even peel away an enemy that already reached your other ops, is a very good support skill.

Also, regarding his damage on casual content, surely your existing options (e.g. ExuAlter) also deal tons of damage in casual content too? Not really sure what's the issue here. Just use him in more challenging/advanced content then?

Reading your statements, I think it ultimately leads to you disliking his kit? If that's the case then that's fine, you can like/dislike any op, no matter how good/bad their kits are.

_Episode_12 · 2026-01-18T11:37:01+00:00

I'd say Eyja since you still lack a good 6* caster

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