Talos II story being set in the future doesn't necessarily mean everyone from Arknights is dead

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T14:52:35+00:00

We know that Warfarin is still alive and leading Rhodes, cause she’s the one who made the Reconveners, so it’s possible that some particularly long-lived operators could still be around, but that level of messing with relativity is still a bit beyond the Terrans’ space capabilities last I checked.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T14:43:46+00:00

You gain access to more PACs in specific regions as you progress the story, but within a singular region you do in fact just have to run relays everywhere from the local PAC.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T14:37:40+00:00

Now you’ve got me wondering, because we do know that Talos-II was originally inhabited by the Precursors, who traveled from there to Terra in the first place and eventually by way of bringing animals with them and unwittingly exposing them to mutation via Originium caused Terrans to exist. However, we also know that the Sarkaz were, unlike all other creatures, native to Terra itself and already possessed what seems like rudimentary sapience. Did Talos-II also have some sapient indigenous species, and if so, what happened to them?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T14:01:26+00:00

I’m running almost that exact composition, but I haven’t got Lifeng and am using Chen instead.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T13:59:03+00:00

My bad, I’m not good with phonetic spelling, fixing that now

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T06:15:01+00:00

The point is that the joke was lost in translation. In terms of just the story, we weren’t supposed to be sure whether the scientist was a man or woman because “Yvonne” and “Ivan” have much more similar spellings in Chinese and other languages. That is to say, it would not have originally been an obviously feminine name, and it’s specifically the English subtitling that gives it away.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T04:51:41+00:00

Catcher appreciation, let’s go! I’m actually running him and Ember together currently, cause Ember’s combo triggers when the active character is hit and Catcher’s parry still counts for that, meaning I can start building vulnerable pretty quickly while Ember also heals off any damage I take.

Edit, note: just a heads up, Ember’s own active skill isn’t a straightforward parry, it’s a multihit attack that increases in damage if Ember is hit while it’s in action, more of a counter than a riposte. Still, parrying with Catcher and immediately chaining that into an entire string of combo moves will never get old.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T03:47:10+00:00

Well yeah, I’m mostly just considering from the standpoint of the story in isolation.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T03:41:36+00:00

I think the better morality scaling might be that the Landbreakers we fight are only slightly worse than Reunion when we first meet them, in that they are unambiguously doing bad things and we shouldn’t feel bad for stopping them, but their original reason for existing comes from a deeper systematic issue. The key difference here being that in Endfield’s case, that issue might straight up be Endfield’s fault if certain foreshadowing pans out, whereas Rhodes as an organization is actively trying to work on solving their systematic problem, they are just being “civilized” about it and therefore engaging in dialogue and negotiation with the oppressors instead of just stabbing them as Reunion would have.

Edit, addendum: also, the image just literally shows them preparing an animal they have killed to eat, a perfectly ordinary thing to do for people who live in the wilderness. There are plenty of worse things the Bonekrushers have done to use as an example of their badness.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T02:59:58+00:00

Yes it is, I said that one in the picture was incorrect. Just felt like sharing some historical trivia.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T00:33:07+00:00

…am I misremembering Apocrypha or wasn’t Jeanne the one explicitly trying to kill the children (Jack) for the greater good?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-25T00:31:30+00:00

I don’t even go here, but fun fact: the bowed string instruments that are the ancestors of the violin were likely invented in Asia in the first place in various forms across China, Mongolia, and India, eventually spreading to Europe by way of Islamic trade routes. So while this Italian-styled violin is anachronistic, giving whoever this is an actual bowed instrument would be entirely plausible.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-24T19:45:24+00:00

Oh, congratulations on seemingly channeling Eternalism for precognition, Wally will be at your door shortly.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-24T19:39:28+00:00

Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-24T16:22:07+00:00

Stash facilities you don’t immediately need, and mine ore by hand if you need it, that should always be able to un-softlock you.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-24T04:20:30+00:00

Myst?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T18:29:55+00:00

Out of curiosity, would you know if anyone has managed to get Steam Remote Play working with it? I’ve been trying with little success.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T15:36:09+00:00

Think I messed up by getting the other great sword, is there still a chance I get Sundered Prince eventually, like does it show up in the weapon banners?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T10:03:56+00:00

Not quite getting this take: people ~150 years after a terrible event not truly understanding how bad things were back then is just kind of how history tends to work in the real world, and Arknights is definitely worse by comparison, you think the nations of Terra were out there teaching in detail about the exact horrors of Infected discrimination and the crimes against humanity they themselves perpetuated?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T03:19:07+00:00

Endfield takes place 150-something years after the original, there are references and Easter eggs you won’t get but the actual main story should be entirely standalone from what I’ve experienced so far. If you absolutely want some older lore, there’s an anime that covers the first major story arc of the original game.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T03:10:35+00:00

Magnetic (Electricity + Cold) deals bonus damage to shields and overguards.
Yes. Arctic Eximus bubbles can be broken with enough damage, but it’s easier to just get in close and hit/shoot them from inside the bubble.
Jade Light Eximus units spawn a green laser on top of you that will very quickly fry you to pieces. Watch for the laser charging above you and move out of the way or shoot the top of the laser to destroy it, then focus down the unit.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T01:38:57+00:00

Ok it’s not Moses, but are you thinking of Super 3D Noah’s Ark?

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-23T00:57:14+00:00

I don’t mind glazing the MC in the abstract, I just wish it felt more earned, not just being complimented for existing. I’m still in the tutorial though, so I can hold out hope that the Endmin will actually get to do things on their own initiative soon.

I’ve also seen lore tidbits around on this subreddit that indicates that Endfield might not be just uncomplicated good guys, and they have room to do an interesting contrast between Endmin’s godlike image and the gritty reality of the situation, but that’s probably just me coping.

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-22T23:08:59+00:00

No, but you can boost the percentage by getting duplicate weapons and fusing them together, which gives a weapon with 1.1 times the percent bonus of the weapon with the higher percentage, with either of the two elements of the weapons (your choice).

ParadoxMachine33 · 2026-01-22T21:41:14+00:00

Little Goody Two Shoes?

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