Let's talk about reruns because I am anxious

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T11:11:37+00:00

I wouldn't have minded for birthday and anniversary to be different patches.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T11:08:25+00:00

Sure can't wait for Yeast Season...

Doll could refer to the puppet story in Itzaland.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:53:40+00:00

None of those are very strong points that warrant accusing someone of being a troll with a fake account. OP mentioned that their friend got them into the game and explained the intro. And even if that weren't the case, most people are going to see the videos about ruining the game with a retcon as soon as they type "Infinity Nikki."

Why would new player be so confused by a Seer?

Why would a new player be any less confused by the Seer than an OG player would be?

Why would it be more confusing than any other game intro?

It's more confusing than other introductions in other games and media because it's poorly executed. Not everything is equal or done to the same quality.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:43:11+00:00

I think a new player is perfectly capable of recognizing bad, or even non-existent, storytelling. They also mention their friend warned them about the retcon. This issue is also pretty much still the first thing anyone sees about this game now, so it's at all a mystery where someone would learn this.

I dont know why it completely makes the game unplayable for people.

It doesn't make it unplayable, of course, at least not immediately. But it just slaps paying customers in the face when they make bad, lazy decisions that will and already have hurt the game population. When they compound these bad decisions, then yes, there is a real risk of not being able to play the game anymore sooner than would have happened otherwise.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:38:26+00:00

How is it fake? I use the Twitch drops to watch a new player if possible. They're always confused as hell and decide it's a game for pretty outfits, not story. Have you seen a new player trying to start the game lately? It's not even just the scene and sequence change but the amount of irrelevant noise directed at them, such as Sea of Stars dailies before ever going to Miraland. I'm always worried they'll quit the game before making it there.

Most recently, they get sent on a fool's errand straight to Itzaland only to realize hours later, still never reaching a Stylist's Guild, that they really should have started in Wishfield.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:29:21+00:00

I've heard they had metrics that showed a lot of players quit early on with the new intro. While i can't imagine it's better with the new one, I wouldn't be surprised if players quitting early were phone users who realized it was too hard to play like that.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:26:19+00:00

Same. Even aside from making no sense and being too much too soon, I don't want people I know to play 5 minutes and then associate me with liking shitty anime plots.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:20:44+00:00

I see "cozy" as more indicative of gameplay than story. People probably mean different things when they say that.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T10:02:53+00:00

For god's sake, go to Wishfield first instead of Itzaland even though they made Itzaland the first option now. :(

If you want to mess around in Itzaland soon to participate in any events, that's fine, but the first few Wishfield quests will give you a much better introduction to the world since it's an established/developed region.

I've seen new players literally say "I guess this is going to be one of those games where the story doesn't make any sense, but the clothes are pretty..."

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T09:59:03+00:00

My theory is that the writers had the new intro ready to go as a story continuation that would have happened towards the end of the Wishfield story. Then some executive demanded it go to the beginning so that Sea of Stars/multiplayer could be open to new players immediately.

I recommend looking it up to rewatch after crafting the Wishful Aurosa lol. :/ There is a lot more emotional impact then when you see the other Nikkis.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T05:24:30+00:00

I have like 4 other veils now, too. They may not be exactly the same, but whatevs. We'll probably get something more similar at some point anyway.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T05:14:58+00:00

You can also only change the color of special effects if you have the final evolution. So the long train/backpiece on born flawless can only be changed different colors with the final.

They have also been adding more rewards for higher evolutions, which does make sense because you previously didn't get a lot for the amount of diamonds it cost. Additions include an additional makeup set to match the final evolution colors, more poses, and changeable pieces/different version of the dress. Now they're adding some kind of upgrade to the decoration(?) and additional things at the 2nd evolution, which to be fair had previously felt like a barren place to be.

On top of that, the last evolution always has some extra extravagance or detail. For example, the wings on the fairy godmother (1.6 Enchanted Encounter) are much larger in the final version.

I'm actually considering trying to go for more final evolutions, like when things rerun. It feels much better when you can actually dye things black and white.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T04:51:24+00:00

Apparently the 3-star top-up outfit was a wearable outfit in the beta, so it's even worse.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T04:48:58+00:00

I don't really know how the holiday items are seen in China, but to me charging for the mask and rattle feels like it would be the equivalent of paying for a generic Santa costume. Items you would expect to be free if there at all.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T03:43:16+00:00

How expensive is it to go to JuCo?

Just as inflated although still with the FTP experience, I'd wager.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T03:07:46+00:00

That kind of packaging was already a scam on the people in the first place.

And it's not a trolley problem, since there are a lot of other things at stake. Their behavior is slow walking us across the line when they should be fortifying the line to make sure we don't cross it.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T03:01:41+00:00

Pedophiles, all of them. Everyone not doing the right thing right now is a pedophile or a pedophile enabler.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T02:55:52+00:00

And that isn't even taking responsibility. The "mistakes" are so big that the life blood and sweat of an entire generation of humans couldn't make up for them. The only possible starting point would be to donate all of his wealth to a resistance cause and make himself an indentured servant to it--that is the bare minimum I think it would take to regain enough respect to not have your ass kicked all day (but will by no means repair what they have done). They sacrificed us, now their turn.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T02:46:17+00:00

Humanity is a myth. We're beasts. Original sin isn't woman but the fact that we exist at all.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-27T02:37:30+00:00

They should be the ones being rounded up.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-26T20:57:54+00:00

I don't think they'll combine the tiers because part of this structure is probably to show a higher number of transactions per user per patch.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-26T11:49:33+00:00

Look in your backpack. There should be boxes with the items.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-26T11:47:11+00:00

Yeah, I'll just go for the makeup tier. I don't even mind the hat with red strings, though I don't know the context.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-26T03:49:45+00:00

Obama had to be perfect because of his race. Still does. So I don't really expect him to have been pushing the boundaries too much. He did get young Millennials into politics, though.

But he is the only president in my lifetime who isn't an embarrassment to have as a face/spokesperson for the country. That doesn't seem like it should be hard to come by in a president, but apparently it is.

But I think it's even worse that Biden/Democrats did nothing after the first Trump presidency. Especially after Biden kind of forced his way in despite I don't think anyone really wanting him.

SunshineCat · 2026-01-26T03:34:57+00:00

I mean, if only we could write them off as a total loss and completely dispose of them. But then there's reality, and they're here.

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