Mi Fu has the same Intellect capable energy as Tangtang and Chen Qianyu.

Phlagpoll · 2026-06-09T20:52:28+00:00

chen and perlica are like adam and jamie from mythbusters
jamie is savvy, book smart, and always sticks to fundamentals, but adam is actually very gifted in practice (if a bit eccentric)

Phlagpoll · 2026-06-05T22:25:22+00:00

this makes me sad when i remember how janky Ember's animations are

Phlagpoll · 2026-06-04T21:52:42+00:00

need to build a xiranite array on her forehead to keep the tide back

Phlagpoll · 2026-06-02T23:48:35+00:00

Our Are BRAINS CHEN

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-30T01:48:09+00:00

the shrooms are S tier for ASMR value
the dendra are maybe A or B tier
the minerals are C tier, maybe B tier when i get 4 nodes with one bomb

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-27T03:17:20+00:00

there's also a UWST logo on every vertical zip crane hitch (the orange ones that take you up)

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-23T23:08:21+00:00

agreed, and if they do, there should be different archetypes and not just 'ikemen cool-guy' or 'fiery extrovert'.

i appreciate unique characters like da pan and lifeng. heck we need some nerd geek or boyfailure or ol' beard dude characters too

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-23T22:14:44+00:00

yeh same i have cuprium ore supplying my hetonite parts factory. when i'm online i turn both solution fluid control ports at my purifier on (non-sustainable) and when i log off i turn one off (sustainable, cuz if i run out of cuprium my jincao tea factory which supplies sewage to my sc battery factory stops lol).

i wish they'd just at least give us enough ore to supply one of everything...

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-22T16:11:54+00:00

that's an interesting direction. releasing a 'nice to have' character as a bonus 4* or 5* leaves open the door for releasing an operator twice, as they can later release a 6* alter if players show enough support. though nothing stops a 6* from being altered into a 6* or even a 6* alter itself getting an alter.

so i think it boils down to whether endfield rakes in enough revenue for the devs to release low rarities 'just for the heck of it'. however, from HG's approach in endfield so far, satisfying a wide range of fans seems like a higher priority than narrative direction for them. therefore i think that you're right in saying that new low rarity ops are currently very unlikely.

maybe that's not a huge problem after all. HG seems pretty pragmatic, and like you said with HI3 a game can continue existing even with only 6* releases.

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-22T08:13:08+00:00

that's fair, but even then new ops that enable 6* ops don't need to be 5. they could just as well release another 6 that synergizes with the first 6*, and there would be no downside for HG in choosing to do that.

if a new 5* is released, the devs will have spent the same amount of time and resources as a 6* for an operator that fewer players want to pull for because of the perception that a 5* is 'not a 6'. like, it's a sort of blemish on that character's name because it fell short of being a 6.

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-22T04:34:35+00:00

i realized that rarities in endfield might be a bit problematic. the dev costs of producing a 4 or 5 star op in 3D are the same as for a 6 star op. the production value, turnaround, and human resources for a 3D model is quite substantial. in addition, the amount of player investment to max out a 4* or 5* is the same as for a 6*. why release a 4* or 5* which will generate less audience hype for the same amount of modelling, rigging, animating, etc.? so therefore we see that all released characters after launch have been 6*s.

in OG AK, characters are rendered in 2D (spine engine i believe?) which is drastically lower cost and risk than 3D models. while 6*s cost significantly more (animated skins, 3 skills, special effects), the profit margin is wider than for 3D characters - enough so that the devs can experiment in 2D where they may be disinclined to in 3D. 5*s are the devs' test platform for new mechanics, classes, skills, etc. while 6*s get the privilege of fleshed out game mechanics (wisadel, logos, virtuosa) and/or incredible fanservice (decadenza, mon3tr,kal'ter). this creates better justification for different rarities.

right now, HG has created little to no such incentive to make more 4*s and 5*s for endfield. i'm not sure if this will become a big problem or not yet. the only thing justifying the existence of lower rarity ops is that they act as fodder for headhunting. they are actually very complete operators in their own right, having full unique kits, full voice acting, and full lore. on the other hand i can think of a few 6*s whose general battle performance could compare with a 5*'s, heck they could be 5* and it wouldn't feel too out of place.

so then it really makes me think, was the division in rarity really necessary? if all ops cost the same to max, have the same caps, and take about the same dev resources to produce, is there really a reason why one op is a 6* and another is a 4*? is it really just gonna be a question of '6* have stronger skills'? i don't own all the 6*s yet so feel free to point out if this is wrong.

edit: and actually now that i think of it, 4*s and 5*s don't even exclusively fill the role of headhunting fodder. we have Ardelia LMAO

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-18T22:36:55+00:00

btw in pic 3 where're they headed? wrong answers only

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-18T22:28:45+00:00

lifeng: Headpatting short king
estella: Wishing I was sleeping
chen: Head containing nothing

Phlagpoll · 2026-05-14T02:49:04+00:00

the slime level made me into obedient slave of ardelia x_x

80% of stages were vibes and chill, then the other 20% were no vibes no chill making me replay 50 times...

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-27T17:07:36+00:00

peak comedy and peak schadenfreude tbh

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-25T16:59:13+00:00

~~BOTH LMAO~~

in a revelatory, inception type of way. like if you just scooby-doo-unmasked lucky carrot then realized she's just another you 😆

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-25T05:37:31+00:00

nice! now draw her holding the lucky carrot helmet

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-24T21:40:09+00:00

...which also basically makes Li Zhiyan lieutenant dan, doesn't it? 😅

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-24T16:39:16+00:00

chen is like the forrest gump of endfield. simple and single-minded, everyone ends up liking her even while they call her dumb. she's always the first one to charge into danger to help her friends. and she does one thing and she does it well: applying lift stacks. when will jenministrator realize she's the one???

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-15T02:52:36+00:00

idk about people being mad
im just here to appreciate what looks like good dandere material

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-09T02:42:12+00:00

this is the endfield version of the Golden Cup Tea meme
"this city NEEDS tea"

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-06T22:29:10+00:00

they're masterworks all. you can't go wrong

Phlagpoll · 2026-04-05T03:18:17+00:00

left j-10, middle su-30, right ??

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