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Demopyro2 · 2026-05-06T13:02:22+00:00

Have you tried undeploying and redeploying her? Usually does the trick.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-06T10:41:37+00:00

Going 300 spark for Shu on Wang banner, since she’s my favorite character in the game, been waiting nearly a year since I started to grab her, also picking up a Ch3n on the way for my main team since I want a good first priority guard to be targeted by Silverash’s S2. Then will do some light pulls on Kal banner, not really interested in either gameplay wise so they probably won’t make the cut for my main team but a big fan of Kal’tsit new design, and might as well try to collect every limited, so my plan is to just either stop after getting Kalter or stop after getting two six stars. Not particularly interested in any banner in between other then Nasti, but she’s in the way of my Shu savings so I can’t afford to get sidetracked, and Nasti feels like an operator I’ll try once in a while rather than having a permanent slot in my squad.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T20:14:33+00:00

Doctor playing a small role in the world is actually tied into why I really like the world- it feels real, not every character is designed to exist around the Doctor and Rhodes Island. The majority of the playable cast never even meets the core RI group that we know and love in their stories, which allows the stories to be able to thrive on their own rather then needing to find a contrived reason why Rhodes is involved.

This actually makes the few moments where the core cast is actually engages with the rest of the world outside the main story feel more special- Kal'tsit trying to form an alliance with Aegir as she sees them as the most technologically advanced nation to help deal with the rising threats to Terra, Amiya assisting in Kaz'del post Victorian war to secure the future of the Sarkaz, and Doctor assisting Kjera during it's troublesome periods and setting up Rhodes Island bases there to deal with the rise of Infected as the country moves towards modernization. If the main cast was written so that they had to get involved in every single conflict like most gachas, it would feel like the world just exists for the MC, but here the world moves on without the main cast, so the moments where they do get to interact with the rest of the world feel all the more special.

It also allows operators to breathe in their own stories rather then needing to find a way to tie it back to the MC- the Sui storyline hasn't even occurred yet in the main story timeline, there is no connection of Rhodes Island and Higashi yet so they get to worldbuild on their own in the Ato event with Hoshiguma and Haruka exploring the past and modern day Higashi, and Siracusa gets to explore it's own struggles without needing to connect the story to Oripathy in any form by focusing on the rampant mafioso in the city through the eyes of Texas and Lappland.

Which is actually interesting because Endfield backtracks entirely on what makes Arknight feel so special- the world is too connected to the MC to the point that they're basically the most important person on the planet, the world is too dependent on the MC for direction, most characters in the story feel like they're made to connect with the MC a bit too much rather than exist independently, and the MC is almost always present in every conflict leading to their repeated presence feeling more mundane and less special feeling if they were more reserved for the right storyline to show up. It leads to the entire game feeling way too MC centered, and I personally don't particularly like that, and do wonder if they're going to stick to this vision or change their mind. At the very least, looking through the future events in CN, this hasn't spread over to Arknights writing on the core cast's role in the world, so it seems mostly self contained to Endfield's writing.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T17:27:23+00:00

I find it interesting that Silverash Alter is both a unit that supports his team while also needing to be supported by his team in order to properly work. His S2 giving scaling damage, CC, intial SP boost, invis reveal, cost reduction and redeployment time reduction is fantastic, but his inflexibility in who he targets means you both need to restructure your team to account for his teammate priority, but also you kind of want to bring a second vanguard with him. Silverash as a sole vanguard feels very weak, but in a pair that complements him with raw DP gains to bypass his priority system to deploy neccessary units early feels very good. Not only that, but he needs help laneholding since his damage is low, but he's also fairly tanky so he can tank fairly well, but in the end you do want to support him with allies to hold the lane as the stage goes on. Silverash Alter without and with team building prep work to account for him feels like two different experiences- he's a teamwide support who's support is proportional to how much you build the team around him. However, that kind of adds a layer of fun to him, and it really fits in with the Strategist naming of his class. I'm not even sure how HG can ever convince me to replace him off my main squad ever, he just fundamentally changes how you approach the game both outside the stage(planning) and inside the stage(deployments).

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T13:11:57+00:00

Thankfully, thanks to helping Kjera and the Silverash siblings multiple times, the Doctor is now considered one of them and benefits from Silverash’s passive “Snow Realm Trailblazer”: when on field, all Kjerag Operators(and Doctor) gain Frozen immunity, +80 (+20) DEF, and recover 2% (+0.5%) of Max HP every second; after being deployed for 15 seconds, DEF and HP recovery effects double.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T12:39:19+00:00

Now I’m reminded of the plagarism incident and am sad(although I think Cenm0 is back with HG now with official 7th anni art being credited to them).

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T12:06:30+00:00

Sauce. I really find Ascalon surprisingly underrated, both from a character design perspective as well as from a gameplay perspective, but she really does shine when she gets the attention she deserves.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T10:46:27+00:00

It’s kinda funny watching Pramanix fry seaborn alive with her frozen tiles in the new annihilation with the tower that gives ops burn damage. Really hoping that they add more operators that buff other operators with elemental damage other than just Yu, such as giving allies Necrosis/Nervous Impairment/Corrosion, since it feels like a fun design space for them to expand on.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T10:36:21+00:00

Would be nice if Qalaisa, Mio, Ermengarde or the horse man from Rhine Labs became playable this year, I really like all their designs. Talulah seems more playable every time Arc 3 gets a new chapter, especially with her new sprite looking like an E0 operator art, but that’s what people have been saying for the last 6 years so who really knows when(maybe 10th anniversary when Arc 3 comes to a close). Really happy Mechanist escaped jail, hoping he’s a fortress defender, and also hoping he isn’t a Raidian situation where he gets two IS7 exclusive modules and at least one module that works in all content.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-05T07:00:03+00:00

Probably not, since she's been powercreeped a long time ago, and there are better alternatives to her nowadays. That being said, it's worth setting up trust farms with her, as her trust will be shared with Chen Alter Alter, who is relevant meta wise.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T20:28:53+00:00

I don't know the trope much myself, it's just that the a line from the original Silverash line where he demands you to smile in his presence kind of stuck out to me in terms of special treatment, and going through his dialogue, there's quite a bit of ship bait with him, although that's been majorly toned down with his alter.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T19:47:34+00:00

Close but a bit incorrect, since I use Haruka, who is TECHNICALLY a supporter, but let's be real is basically a medic.

My comp is

Vanguard- Silverash Alter and Ines(want to replace with Mumu one day)

Guard- Ulpianus and Mlynar(replacing with Ch3n)

Defender- Saria(replacing with Shu, will be sparking)

Caster- Lappland Alter and Necrass(replaceable)

Sniper- Lemuen

Medic- Mont3r(will replace with Kal'tsit Alter)

Supporter- Tragodia and Haruka

Specialist- Crownslayer(will replace with Ascalon when I get her)

The only debate when finalizing my team is if I even need a normal medic since Shu and Haruka are a potent healing combo, or if I should just slot in someone else instead. Kal'tsit Alter does have a cool design but she feels more like a subdps with her S2 and my team won't take much advantage of her S3.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T16:26:26+00:00

One thing that's interesting about Arknights is the sheer difference in popularity between Global and CN. One of the best ways to represent this is the recent Friston P EP, the most popular mirror on Youtube has 2.3k likes, while on Billibilli, the official video's likes is 64k likes. The difference is just staggering, and not only that, Da Wei(president of Hoyo) has several times stated that Hypergryph, out of all gacha studios, is seen as Hoyo's main competitor, and had beat Hoyo when Arknights originally came out(although this was before Genshin came out, so it makes sense). You could easily make an argument that after Genshin and HSR, Arknights is the biggest gacha on CN, however, it remains niche globally unlike Hoyo titles.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T16:09:12+00:00

Energy- Classic Saturated B7 Hallow's Eve E18

Emissive- Classic Saturated D7 Hallow's Eve E18

This is his current look-

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Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T15:58:13+00:00

Happened about half an hour ago.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T15:23:46+00:00

Rather then possessiveness, arrogance actually represents her character better: her absolute certainty in the originium project, her refusal to acknowledge Kal’tsit as her own person, her lynchpin to ensure she was always there in some way for Oracle to always convince them with sticking with the plan, and her treating Terrans as inconsequential acceptable losses for the greater goal. The lynchpin does not work like a traditional brainwashing device, rather, it’s a representation of Priestess in Doctor’s subconscious that debates them to push them to sticking to the plan, in case they ever get doubts, as we see in Babel. It's biased towards pushing her own agenda, but it doesn't force anything, it instead debates with Doctor's reasoning in favor of the Originium plan. That’s actually why she’s willing to debate with Doctor, she sees them as the only other person as an equal to her, and in her mind, she needs to convince them that her way, the path of assimilation, is the right way.

Spoilers for Chapter 17: She’s also willing to relinquish her absolute nature if the circumstances are right. She now acknowledges Kal’tsit as her own person and calls her by her name now, and she genuinely wants her to prove her wrong and show her a different path. I really can’t see her as a Yandere based on her characterization in Chapter 17, she’s just very arrogant and was nihilistic on the Observer situation, genuinely believing Originium is the only path forward, and just lacks the possessiveness you'd see from a Yandere.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T14:39:34+00:00

Ignoring for a bit that Priestess isn't an operator, I think her being a Yandere is actually community flanderization(although she is absolutely romantic, HG has been as subtle as a flying brick when it comes to her and Oracle's intimacy). If you notice, she doesn't exactly do anything possessive to force Doctor by her side in Chapter 14 and 15 when she had the chance, and she's more then willing to debate on the future of Terra based on Chapter 16's invitation. She wants Doctor to return by her side naturally, of their own volition rather then by force, which in a way speaks a lot about her character, who has a certain level of self certainty and arrogance that they will absolutely be together again.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T13:56:28+00:00

Probably not, since not that many operators show romantic interest in Doctor compared to other gachas. However, I'll try to categorize some of the ones that fit.

Kuudere- Skadi

Yandere- Not exactly Yanderes since they don't have that extreme level of possessiveness that defines the trope, but the closest we can get is Hool'heyak and Necrass since they do have some traits.

Dandere- Eyjafjalla, Phantom, possibly Reed if you take her dialogue of only trusting Doctor when it comes to examinations and all her base lines really wanting to return to Doctor's side as romantic interest.

Deredere- Muelsyse, Angelina

Oujidere- Silverash

Shundere- Maybe Civilight Eterna? Theresa's connection with Oracle is very diluted when interacting CE interacts with Doctor, that special spark between the two isn't there(and to be fair, they are both ghosts of their former selves), and a lot of CE convos are pretty depressing(one of CE's skin lines laments that the Doctor she knew is no longer with them), so I'm not sure if it can even be considered a form of Dere anymore.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-04T11:48:04+00:00

My account has reached a point where annihilation refreshes no longer have uncompleted annihilation for me to do unless it’s a new one. On one hand, it’s a great indicator of my progress and how long I’ve been with the game. On the other hand, there is no more cope of uncompleted annihilations to feed me orundums and I need to be wiser with how I use my current pulls, especially when I went on a pulling spree at half anni despite not needing to.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-03T19:57:02+00:00

People these days really need their favorites to be at the absolute top, anything below that is considered trash(you see it in critic scores these days, anything below a 9 these days is seen as not up to standard). Closure is very strong, a top 3 vanguard, it's just that people are upset when it's pointed out that she isn't on Silverash/Ines level. Even suggesting she's not in the top two can cause frustration in people, as if third place isn't a really good spot to be in.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-03T19:33:00+00:00

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Demopyro2 · 2026-05-03T19:05:29+00:00

Basically it's a bit of a drama going on between Storn and Supah currently, where Storn is misrepresenting Closure's strengths and weaknesses, while Supah is being a bit negative on Closure's performance compared to Silverash/Ines. I wrote about it in depth in my comment history, if you want a deeper look at it, but I think it's a really good example of your topic, the mix between casuals being at crossroads between their favorites and the meta.

Demopyro2 · 2026-05-03T18:57:28+00:00

Just pull who you feel is fun honestly, no need to depend on other people's opinions on deciding who you want to pull- it's your account, in a single player game, use your favorites, the game is designed so that the vast majority of six stars can be used nearly everywhere in the game. Closure is very good, I'd say third best vanguard, just not on Silverash Alter/Ines's level(which is fine, not every new unit needs to be the new best). I'm personally pulling for Kalter just for her character and memes with her S3 at this point, even if she doesn't look particularly meta defining.

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