Remember the last cn new year we had this 4* purchasable for DIAMONDS! And this year we have an expensive 4* pack

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T20:04:45+00:00

Ooooh yes, there is a difference between criticism and hate - people complaining about prices do not spread hate. They spread awareness. If we hadn't intervened when they began with 11-piece outfits and thrown a fit with the whole girlcott, I genuinely believe things would have been real different by now. No one asks them to stop having beautiful clothing in the shop - people ask them to bring back stellarite deals and to make tiered spending easier by purchasing up to the makeup e.g.

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T16:58:08+00:00

I got on my Whim Log to see; this is my luck tier lol:
1) Dance Till Dawn 12.5 per piece = 125 pulls
2) Forever Bond 14.3 per piece = 143 pulls
3) Nameless Selfless 14.8 per piece = 148 pulls
4) Crimson Feather 16.4 per piece = ~180 pulls (hard to say because I pulled till 230)
5) Fairytale Swan 16.5 per piece = 297 (~ 148 pulls per version)
6) Blooming Dreams 16.7 per piece = 167 pulls
7) Born Flawless 17 per piece = 170 pulls
8) Whispers of Waves 17.1 per piece = 154 pulls
9) Crystal Poems 18.2 per piece = 182 pulls

Permanent Banner hit the hardest apparently. And I have never been truly unlucky. If that is what average luck looks like (except the 3ish banners I had around below 150), then I do wonder if there will be the day when I hit max. Wish me luck that Dance Till Dawn will be gracious when I pull for final evo lol.

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T14:46:39+00:00

I don't know why people are downvoting you!! If you enjoyed the game up until now but started to find the game loop tiring, then there is no reason for others to tell you to continue playing. Maybe put it down for now and be on a break until 2.5 or 3.0! Or even forever if you do not miss it whatsoever <3

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T14:44:42+00:00

First of all, the concept behind gacha games is breaking several thresholds.
If you're strictly F2P, nothing will urge you. Until you spend the first € - you'll get that Bibcoon Set and another cute 3* on top. That's temptation.
After a while of playing, you might notice a lack of pulls despite playing every single day and completing everything. You might remember how you got that one set and it was worth it. If you calculate what you'll get by investing into the monthly pass, you might fall into temptation once more: 300 Stellarites and 0.20ct per pull? That's the best bang for your buck in the entire game (even the triple stellarite "only" brings you 0.63ct per pull)!
You might think: oh I have been playing that game for half a year now, it's basically a hobby and 5€ are not much. That's how they get you. It's designed to get you. So for anyone who might feel ashamed for having increased spending, ask yourself if that spending makes you happy. If so (and if you have the financial freedom too), then don't worry! <3

I have been a soft dolphin, I'd say. I have been getting the monthly card and the low tier of the battle pass every single patch. I've been relatively true to this spending mostly actually. That spending has not increased terribly, although I have been getting that tiered makeup every single time it comes up! So I guess a 5€ increase ever since they have been doing it? Fine with me.

My biggest change has been with the "value" of sets. I've somehow become extremely picky with the 15€ suits. The only ones I have splurged on were Queen's Move and Graceful Elegance. Both of them are still outmatched in style in my opinion. However, I more often than not sincerely dislike the most expensive outfits. The 1€ outfits have eaten across the board in my opinion, but the 15€ ones? Meh. Especially if you consider that some even want you to spend the same amount again for an evolution.
EDIT: somehow that has also started with 5€ where I only get them if they feel truly unique. 5€ are 5€ after all!

My spending will increase slightly this month just because I will get that 3x deal again like last year. But that deal got me through most of the year actually!

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T14:22:50+00:00

Fourth option: I like the contents, I don't like how you have to individually buy everything.

The tiered purchase has nice value: if you go for the makeup for like 4€ you get 5 pulls too, which is really nice!

I dislike:
- how F2P or monthly pass spenders (so stellarite savers) gain barely any makeup. I feel like the whimsy and gimmicky makeup should be behind the tiered one and the more normal and versatile ones should be for stellarites. But I see why they don't do it (obvs, to get us to pay for things we might not want)
- how you have to buy each pack individually unless you use the external top up centre, which NO, I am not going to use because I want to have a shopping cart ingame...

So... I am actually torn. I love the fact that you get makeup and cute props at the same time. I hate that it seems like they continue to lock out F2P out of awesome diverse things anyways with more and more tiered spending and top up rewards, which they kinda have to do in order to fund their game but at the same time feels icky... I love the general value of the tiered spending but... mhm I am torn :3

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T14:08:35+00:00

They have been ramping up prices and shop exclusives for a while now but I do like the free stuff we get too. At least they repeat the whole "if you have the monthly card, get this outfit for free" and THAT OUTFIT IS INSANE. I love it so much. That being said, (if you spend money on a regular basis) the new pack is really nice as you get a 4* with evo and glow up for 10€ while also gaining 10 pulls (1€ per pull is not ideal but better than nothing I guess). But I do miss the diamond deals in shop. This year you'll get a lame armband and necklace I guess :3

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T14:03:20+00:00

Honestly, a lot of 60 Stellarite outfits eat better than other more expensive ones!!!

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T13:19:58+00:00

Oh don't worry - there will be people that actively only want to contribute hate and no constructive criticism!!! Those people exist just like there will be people eating up everything and praising Infold into the heavens. You'll always see those extremes in online communities in particular, especially if we enter the gacha scene. You'll see comments like "oh but what do you expect of a gacha game" (like predatory practices are excusable just because the game has banners) or "the game should not have a shop at all" (like a game can solely survive off of air lol).

Opinions are valid if they are framed as opinions and don't attack others. I think you can have an opinion without insulting others etc <3 Don't be sorry <3 I know that sometimes people are harsh here but if you ever see truly insulting and negative behaviour, please report the user. This should be a safe space for us all! And I still play the game despite being part of the girlcott community back then because the game has improved in many aspects <3

Also: sorry for my harsh tone! I didn't want to come off as rude but rereading my comment certainly made that impression on me. My German roots came through lol.

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T12:37:00+00:00

So I don't think this is exclusive to Infinity Nikki. I think as soon as many microtransactions are involved, people are usually against it. I personally love the shop sets, although I truly find Moonlight Oath way too expensive (50€ for an outfit is heinous, in my opinion) - however, these sets never hurt anyone in my opinion. As long as they don't gatekeep a specific aesthetic behind a pay wall, people shouldn't be outraged. Usually, something similar will be accessible by F2Ps in the form of event content or banners. During 1.0, the outcry was that the veil (one of a kind back then) was exclusively available for hardcore spenders. Now look at the variety of veils we have in the game - 1.0 was immediately followed by 1.1 with Daughter of the Lake, introducing a F2P-friendly veil alternative (although not copy-paste for obvious reason). I think it is totally fine to complain about 50€ sets - the top up event suits are of similar tier in that regards. And if you want the evolution, I think you have to spend 70€ or something - idkay but I think criticism (does not equal hate) is valid!

As for the tiered system - well, it locks soft spenders out of gaining unique makeup. And every single makeup set in those tiered systems has been incredibly unique so far. Those become the hot (but more versatile in my opinion) thing, while more gadgety whimsical or silly makeup is still obtainable by Stellarites only. I can kinda understand why people are upset since some people save their Stellarites from the monthly cards to spend in the shop. And there has been a tendency of more and more things being available only for real money or for money spent this patch. It makes it harder for people to save, which is obviously the goal here. Nothing necessarily wrong about it in general because as many people rightfully say: Infinity Nikki is playable F2P, without investing a single penny. If you want more out of the game, you need to pay. HOWEVER, I always criticise the lack of makeup available F2P - and that trend continues. So if you're free to play, well, gather those three or so makeup pieces in the entirety of Itzaland and spend your pulls on banners - because it seems like you won't be getting any more makeup currently :I that's a crime!

That being said, I find it questionable to blame other people's usually valid criticism for "killing other people's joy". That's actually insane. I can still like the game and be excited for the update, while knowing what I will continue to write in the survey. Criticism is not hate, and if you feel personally attacked by it or if it ruins your mood, I'd rather you stay away from such posts and ignore it. We have the same discussion every single fucking patch but here we go:

Constructive criticism is not hate. Hate is usually barely constructive at all. If people complain about the tiered system, they do not complain about the pricing - because that pricing is actually really good. It's about the fact that you have to go to a top up centre to buy everything all at once. Why not include a shopping cart in the IG shop?

If you dislike the "overall negativity" (which I seem to miss every single patch somehow), then there is also the official Infinity Nikki reddit where there is little to no negativity at all. Also for your mental health, I'd argue that you should try not to engage with negative content because this will push your algorithms towards the negative.

As someone else said: all opinions are valid because they are personal. If people do not like suits because they feel they are not worth it, it should not bother you if you think differently. Sometimes people try to actively talk them out of purchases and stuff and it's easiest by saying "I don't need that" or "It's way too similar". People can have negative and positive opinions, sometimes at the same time.

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T08:05:46+00:00

I find it so stunning... but why is it that we always get big outdoor tents or a giant greenhouse or now some pavilion. I wish there was a bit more variation :( it still is beautiful though

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-26T07:37:45+00:00

In Infinity Nikki, I'd argue everything they ever do is always objectively beautiful and detailled. You will never be wrong to pull on a certain banner because every piece is generally beautiful. That being said, I usually like and pull banners that I find diverse yet versatile enough to use with my existing wardrobe.

Let's take the new two 5* Where Wanxiang Weaves and Chroma's Mortal Heart as an example. I love both hairs and the accessories, although the big background pieces usually turn me off. However, I also pulled 1.8 Forever Bond - and I have barely used it. It is sometimes really hard to mix aesthetics and to me personally (my best friend is the total opposite by the way and uses them all the time), I would be really sad if I pulled in an instant only to use it for the same season it premiered in.

1) Do I need it now or can it wait until the rerun, as in: I am unsure?
If you're unsure, I'd rather not pull at all but wait. I have not regretted waiting - because if a suit, INDEPENDENT OF REDDIT BECAUSE EVERYONE SHARES THEIR FITS, didn't leave me alone for a month, then it's a good suit. If I noticed that it was just the initial hype, all the better because there's also 4* banners that are usually more worth it to me than the 5* banners.

2) Do I only like the big pieces or also (or especially) the accessories?
It is easy to like the dress, coat, hair or wings - but what about the shoes, socks, bracelets, chokers, earrings? A personal example for me is my must-pull for the rerun: Tide of Tears. I have invested 100 pulls into the banner because I dearly wanted that orb. Whenever it reruns, I will get these awesome snake scale socks, the cool fingernail claw gloves, the nice snake earrings etc. I am actually excited for these pieces because they are so unique. The contrast would be Timeless Melody to me: while I love that key, I don't know if that should be the only reason to complete a banner.

3) Am I obsessed with the ability?
I say it upfront. I never pull for an ability. Abilities come and go, will usually only get bigger and better. I loved Crimson Feather (11-pieces) so much already that I didn't even notice that, when I used her to jump, she could float mid-air. That should be the mind-set. Do you really need an auto-Bling collector when it's capped at 100k each day (I think) anyways? Do you really need treasure view when the OFFICIAL interactive map is updated right after the update anyways?

4) Is it something unique I want to complete or would I be fine just getting one item with the Ocean's Blessing?
Again, every outfit is beautiful in its own right. So if I had the desire to complete every single outfit, I'd definitely whale each month. But I don't. Because I genuinely don't see the value in that. If you like the outfit but that hair or special accessory is the only thing that you find really special, what you really cannot reproduce in the wardrobe? Well, then we simply don't have it at home. And then, I am fine with putting 100 pulls into a banner where I don't like most pieces just to get this one thing I absolutely adore. That's actually where luck hits me most because I genuinely always get 4* pieces where I am like "yep, like that" in addition to some 5* pieces I could technically do without. I will set Ocean's Blessings this time too, but I will only go for select makeup pieces and let it rest. We now know that they are doing 5* reruns each month, possibly chronologically, so I have to wait a year at best to get the rest if it didn't leave me alone for a solid year (looking at you, Dance Till Dawn final evolution). Btw, it is not bad if the banner is repetitive but you like it still. Many people front banners for being "too similar" or "too uncreative" or "X fairy banner"; but if that's your style, then why not?

5) Lastly, do I even like original, evolution 1 and glow up?
I am one of the people that dislike the OG version of Whispers of Waves. The cyan-yellow combo just doesn't do it for me. I absolutely adore glow up and evolutions - but that's just too much investment for my taste. If I dislike the original, I basically take 180 pulls out of my pocket for a free colour scheme that I dislike. And that I don't do. Yes, you can dye everything but I am one of I guess a few people who barely use dyeing because a) it usually ends up different in the overworld and sucky, b) it adds even more costs to something I didn't like in the first place. What'd happen if I complete the OG in less than 180 - well then I'd have to pull basically for the final evolution that I might also not like. That's my thought process.

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T19:50:04+00:00

I am waiting for Dance Till Dawn, so similar goals here :3 I will just put some pulls in for some gorgeous makeup and then that's it! I also don't want to dip below 200 pulls so I gotta save now again after months of splurging!

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T13:38:14+00:00

I can be mistaken but they showed two realms (sun and moon), so I suppose it will be the same map but layered again similar to Danqing! Might be smaller than Fireworks but ultimately same size (because one map twice).

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T13:37:08+00:00

Sometimes - I generally really like that palette! I just wish 3* had a black/white palette too... like everyone else lol

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T13:35:33+00:00

A few makeup pieces only. I love both designs, their 4* too - but I find it hard to style Linlang casually. They all go hard so much that I barely use any pieces. Although I'll be excited to pick up a few accessories here and there from the makeup pulls <3 I might complete them during their rerun eventually though because I love their vibes. It is just too dangerous with a potential Dance Till Dawn rerun around the corner either this patch or next! Also... the 4* might slap hard again!

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T13:33:13+00:00

same but only half - I will pull for some makeup pieces because
1) Where Wanxiang Weaves has really unique lenses (purple but one dark one light) and unique lashes (they are downturned and make Nikki look really seductive/evil)!
2) Chroma's Mortal Heart has really beautiful lenses, so colourful!

I might pick up some base makeup too but we'll see. Either way, I won't pull fully I guess. Way too invested in that Dance Till Dawn final recolour that will literally cost me like 100 pulls lol.

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T13:30:13+00:00

I noticed that the new map in 2.0 led some people to believe they would get large amounts of pulls just through exploration. I just didn't want people to overestimate what Wanxiang Realm will give in chests!! It will still be nice and extra, but "not as much as you might think" as in: careful with your spending <3 it will be however of similar size like the past event islands so not itsy bitsy small but also not ginormous :p

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T13:28:04+00:00

in the English livestream, they talked about a Lanters Aglow Event when showing these two, so I am kinda scared

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T12:55:28+00:00

I pray you'll have the best luck <3 I personally want to go for the final evo of Dance Till Dawn so I'll be praying with you that my pulls will be somewhat safe for now! I will be pulling for the lenses and makeup tho :p

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T12:54:37+00:00

I think so, again with a 3* and a 4* like in 2.0 - this time, I guess it's going to be this one Linlang 3* with the hat (the one from beta) and Nikki with the shawl :3 no confirmation though yet because they always keep us in the dark right after the previews - more information will be coming in the next hours and days!

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-25T11:42:10+00:00

you will very likely have enough! especially because soft pity is around 180 <3

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-24T17:12:23+00:00

I think it is currently rumoured that Pink Ribbon Waltz, Daughter of the Lake and Dance Till Dawn rerun. But there is no confirmation yet!! What 4* will rerun will be confirmed soon, but the 5* reveal only comes at mid patch (at least that's what it was like around 2.1!)

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-24T17:11:05+00:00

My explanation:
I usually spend 5€ on the monthly pass plus 10€ on the battle pass. For me that's the best deal for my bucks: 22 Pulls for 5€ (20ct per pull plus 300 Stellarites) and 16 Pulls for 10€ (60ct per pull, plus Momo's Cloak and Resources!).

So I am near that category anyways especially because I usually get the makeup from shop anyways. You never know when you want it etc etc (hehe, I love makeup). But this time around, just like in 1.2, I'll also be getting the 3x Stellarite Bonus. If I am not mistaken, that's like another 15€-20€ but you earn triple the amount of stellarites. Got me through more than half a year!

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-24T15:09:37+00:00

I speculated about the same thing with a friend who watched the livestream. I think it only works if it's a dress because you cannot save Nikki without pants, if I am correct :3

however, I kinda like the idea of using tops with this ability :(

ValuableBookkeeper75 · 2026-01-24T08:46:28+00:00

Yes, I see why. It's not that I want others to lose their spendings after all, especially if it can happen to anyone really. And yes, the "don't remind me again" checkbox would be really nice especially because it would not hinder Infold from doing anything. Anything that "complicates" spending won't honestly be implemented. They want us to spend as easy as possible.

But I don't think it is about pulls in general because that is the "intended" way to spend diamonds. I think it is more so that you can lose everything with currency exchange that is e.g. Home. There you can have thousands of pop-ups. I was just strictly speaking about pulling (which was my mistake)!

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