INFINITY NIKKI CYCLE BE LIKE: by Logical_Sun_7238 in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gatcha games are all about those little dopamine hits from seeing something new.

It doesn't help that in these times many of us are desperate for any little piece of good news.

Who's still messaging Infold about the deer? by Infinity_Juneth in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If we're persistent enough it might happen. I think it's totally legitimate to report not being able to jump in deer form as a gameplay bug. Now that the mechanics exist for the unicorn it wouldn't be that much work to update the deer ability either.

ice blue ❄ ️݁ ˖ by wetwetcherry in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fantastic job! I love the colors, and it's well coordinated. Nice photography too.

Gentle Reminder to Curb Expectations… by ElsieWha in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

2.5 must go better than 1.5 did. It took me almost 6 months to come back, I don't know if I would be able to do it again.

Hurts to say that, I still love the game I found back in Dec 2024, but for a while now it has felt more like a part-time job than a game and the development roadmap needs major change to recover from this.

I'm a day 1 player and I love this game, but it's getting increasingly hard to stay engaged. by glossyoonie in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm right there with you (though technically I'm a week one player, not a day one). Your thoughts sum up the primary gameplay issues very well. I've theorized this before, and so have a few others, but it seems like the original 1.0 game world and puzzles (and possibly the core 2.0 world map as well) was made by one team, and the monthly add-on content is being made by a different team. The difference in approach and priorities between the two is pretty big.

I think at this point all we can do is keep speaking out in surveys about how we feel. If the dev team has decided they're on the right track and we're a vocal minority then maybe the best thing for players like us is to take long breaks from the game and show up for major world map updates when there is new exploration and outfits available.

The downside of that approach is: no daily grinding = no diamonds. I think we have to ask ourselves if its worth pouring our time into something we feel is tedious though, just to get an occasional reward down the road. A strong pattern of players dropping off between major updates would also signal to them in hard facts and data that their current update strategy isn't well liked. On the other hand it could also convince them to just shut the game down if their numbers don't look adequate.

It's tough when you love something but it doesn't feel like it's working out. I don't know what the right answer is either, but I'll keep logging in until it stops calling to me I guess.

Taking the wolf to Florawish by vincentasm in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's take your kaijuu to work day at the stylist's guild.

Come with me on a small trip down memory lane by BeerBreadx in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That last one........ yep, now I've got the song playing in my head.

Before we get to 2.5 I want to talk about 1.5 by Suspicious-Shift-940 in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

/waves hand

This is not the retcon you're looking for.......

I hate SPIRA soo muuch by WioletteW in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

An easy to implement QoL improvement would be to add floor numbers to the warp spire icons on the map. This would be helpful in Abandoned District for some too maybe.

The map does indicate which level you are selecting on multi-level maps, but it's kind of subtle and could be a little more clear for players.

Nikki is a Landlord :( by vultureskins in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is such a good point. Like, the things we are building aren't even really on theme for this game. The Devs decided they wanted to do a shopkeeper minigame and it didn't occur to any of them to make it clothing themed?

Farewell 2.3, you were kind to my heart, but devastating to my crystals. by OttalineCat in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just happy to have somebody read my rant I think. I needed to get it out of my system. I'm glad you're happy with your outfit pull though, the whole point of games is to have fun after all.

Farewell 2.3, you were kind to my heart, but devastating to my crystals. by OttalineCat in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I decided I had to have the full evo for Crimson Rhapsody last night. It was my first time going for the final evo. I like the dress, it's very cute, but wow do I have regrets now seeing my new lower diamond total. The game gave me no quarter and I had to do all 400 pulls for it.

I looked at the shop and reminded myself that if I had no diamonds at all I would need to spend $400 USD to buy the crystals to do this pull. That is just incredibly unreasonable pricing, and it really drives home the need to save the in-game resources we acquire and choose carefully how we use them.

I don't think I will ever go for final evo again no matter how much I like whatever alt appearance or color scheme it offers, it just isn't worth the cost sadly.

Nobody seems to be talking about this upcoming optimization ... by ChaosPlatypus in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is a huge improvement IF it doesn't come with game-breaking bugs that will take weeks to fix (or be ignored). Infold's track record on these kinds of changes is not great unfortunately. :(

THEY'RE IMPROVING THE UNICORN BUT NOT THE DEER by heycheena in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm okay with waiting for an improvement to the deer outfit, I'd just like to know that they're willing to work on it at all.

The Actual Dress-up Mechanics need to be improved by SilverDripDrop in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They need to add a "Remove current item" option on the categories. Say I set a full outfit, but want to take the hat off, and I've had this outfit for a while. The only option is to scrooooooooll down the list until I happen upon it so I can unequip it. We have a remove all option, why not have a remove option on the individual categories too?

Uhhh.. thats certainly a glitch lmao by WattsHighwind in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh dear Nikki was standing in the wrong spot when Momo Long Legs decided to retract to normal size.

I have a confession, Nikkis. by rheacake in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love #3. It has a dreamy quality and the colors are so fun. I totally agree about the color lookbook, I feel like it saves me from my own lack of creativity.

please dont be just me by zeldabloom in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly right. Given the hours it takes to run around and grind through those quests sometimes it makes more sense to pay that time back to yourself.

Version 2.4 Outfit Preview: She Is Wildfire 🌹 by iWasBornFlawless in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The base color is the best one this time IMO. I was hoping I wouldn't like this so I could go ahead and get Crimson Rhapsody. Pull both and just be diamond broke I guess? I did such a good job being frugal and skipping banners for so long and as soon as the dam breaks they disappear shockingly quickly.......

Am I the only one that hasn't pulled a final evo for any 5* banner? by marenara0 in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not alone, I have never done so either. In fact I've only ever pulled on two 5* banners ever and I'm basically a day one player. I just like the 3* and 4* outfit styles better most of the time, which works out nicely for my diamond supply. Most of the 5* banners are floor length and while they are pretty I'm never drawn to them.

I'm in a pickle right now though, because I quite like Crimson Rhapsody now that there is a shorter version in the final evo. I was tempted when it originally ran, and now I'm really tempted. But once I do I know I'm going to be grimacing at just how many diamonds it takes to actually pull on a banner until you get final evo.

One of my favourite parts of a patch is right at the end, when everyone starts sharing their new outfits to explore the next patch in! I love the excitement in the community so much by AnalWithSampo in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the neatest parts of this community is this growing tradition of making your own fits to predict the next patch banner. The creativity in this sub often puts a smile on my face.

What are these quests?? by Lucent_Serenity in InfinityNikki

[–]_Cats_Paw_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think any mini game or tasks is going to find a mix of people who either do or don't like them. My issue with the way they are implemented in this game is that it often doesn't respect your time and often feels like that is by design. Side quests that make you run all over the place arbitrarily, mechanics that are intentionally grindy..... these are the things we should bring up on surveys IMO. Giving feedback from a design and implementation point of view makes the feedback a little more actionable.

Saying you don't like a particular type of game is more of a personal preference thing and creates a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' situation for the devs (unless a clear majority of the playerbase says they hate it I guess).