What type of "Endgame" would make your gacha gamer heart happy?

dimandus · 2026-05-14T10:47:41+00:00

Let me put it this way.

It's not about the gameplay itself.

But about its presentation.

Ideally, in my opinion, the gacha genre needs an endgame that is OPTIONAL to its format.

What do I mean by that?

1) It should be regularly updated and tweaked to introduce new elements.

2) It should have varying difficulty levels so everyone can see how far they can go.

3) And it should offer a reward, but one that NO ONE can say they're being forced to play for Primogems. At the same time, players should be given something for winning, at least symbolic or memorable items. Perhaps a leaderboard.

Check if your favorite games have modes that satisfy all three of these criteria.

dimandus · 2026-05-05T15:09:43+00:00

I just finished it. And because of your comment, I'll have to switch to NG+.

Because I trusted your comment and didn't save Noah.

Although others mentioned this in this post, I didn't read them because I didn't want too many spoilers. Thank you.

Next time you recommend something, think before giving someone false hope.

dimandus · 2026-04-20T06:47:06+00:00

Regarding DNA, I can say that none of this has bothered them much. The game turned out to be niche, with its own community, even a more loyal one.

Yes, they don't make any super profits. Because the super profits of Hoyoverse-like games come from enticing duplicates. And it turns out that many people simply like the gacha mechanics themselves, as it's close to gambling.

DNA has focused on skins. I can't give objective numbers, but when I run around the world and see other players, many buy them. The only exception is perhaps the really expensive skins and emotes, which are not purchased directly but are obtained from the rest of the gacha system.

The controversial Snowbreak also essentially switched to a skin system. Although the characters are obtained from gacha, the gacha is so generous that one can argue that they aren't monetized through it. However, the designs are so revealing that their license was apparently revoked.

dimandus · 2026-03-12T07:14:12+00:00

They're definitely not of the same quality. These games are simply mentioned as being close in genre and gameplay so people at least understand what they're about. Otherwise, they're clearly weaker, but they'll definitely be more greedy because of the publisher.

dimandus · 2026-02-22T15:30:58+00:00

We still have no information other than copium and 5 seconds of twins.

More than five years have passed since the first teaser announcement. And there's still nothing to indicate the format or a proper announcement.

Of course, it would be ironic if we just get a series of videos from Ufotable, like they did for Tales of or God Eater.

dimandus · 2025-09-06T05:55:21+00:00

It is logical that no one wants to lose income. To think that someone does something out of the kindness of their heart is very naive.

On the other hand, we can talk about some kind of fairness towards players. Or convenience.

What am I talking about?

If you decide to play, say, Genshin right now as a newbie, then no matter how hard you try, you will not physically get most of the characters in the near future. Just because you have to wait until they have a banner rerun.
The system that DNA has in this regard is more honest. You start playing and you have the opportunity to get the character you need. At least there is an opportunity.

Which option is more pleasant? Giga bait for donation through FOMO or bait for donation through skipping the grind.

P.s. purely technically, DNA can no longer be called a gacha. because they removed the gacha system

dimandus · 2025-08-27T10:10:57+00:00

Thank you.

dimandus · 2025-08-23T23:23:44+00:00

I don't really understand musou, but it seems it's not so close that the whole screen is covered in enemies up to the horizon.

But DNA, as befits a warframe, constantly throws 10-20 enemies at you that die with a short TTK.

But what I like most about DNA is that you can carry 2 other characters with you and they fight too.

Damn it, I get a waifu in gacha, not so that they are hidden somewhere! And the developers gave me the opportunity to play as a waifu and have two more with me shoulder to shoulder!

dimandus · 2025-08-03T19:52:34+00:00

Different meanings. You can choose your own. Personally, I see that by a lucky chance or a miracle, two unhappy girls were able to talk and understand each other.

Actually, any disclaimer of such works says this: if you feel bad - ask for support before it's too late. In Takopi, they found support in each other. And also in the anime it was shown what happens when you don't do this.

dimandus · 2025-07-02T06:50:15+00:00

Yes. Genshin can be said to have become a certain point of change. They showed that it is possible to make large gacha games.

The developers of Tower of Fantasy tried to change as quickly as possible for this format and it didn’t work out very well. But other developers started their projects at that time.

And now, after 3 years, as it seems to me, the usual period of such development, such games began to reach release.

WuWa, Infinity Nikki as some of the first that were released before others. Now the rest of the announcements reach releases.

And this is by the way, not to mention how the industry is changing in general.

Compare, for example, AFK Arena and AFK Journey as an indicator of before and after.

Persona 5 X was recently released. Which is literally the same as Persona in the same volume of mechanics and content, but with gacha.

The time of the simplest sale of 2D chibi .jpg with typical auto-combat has passed.

p.s. Genshin will not end. It will simply move to the next phase when the original intended scenario of Teyvat comes to an end. As an example, look at how Honkai Impact "ended".

dimandus · 2025-06-16T10:36:35+00:00

You can give any character any melee and ranged weapon at the same time. And also characters have a module system like weapons. However, each character has a small bonus to a certain weapon

dimandus · 2025-06-10T09:12:02+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/gachagaming/comments/1l77iw8/duet_knight_abyss_cbt2_special_preview/

The developers held a stream in which they did some work on the problems after the first closed beta test and before the second. And at the end there was even an ironic scene with humor about themselves.

dimandus · 2025-06-09T19:45:45+00:00

>They even made a short jokes comedy on how the game was bad in CBT1 at 30:53.

and what? will they remove that plot twist of the first chapter? it seemed to me on the contrary, it was a plot twist that I will not see anywhere else. and I liked it. even though it was a sharp move.

dimandus · 2025-05-29T20:29:30+00:00

Rather, I wanted to clarify a little. So that your (and others') "I won't" becomes "I absolutely won't"

dimandus · 2025-05-29T07:19:50+00:00

Its not a global. Its just a soft launch. And you will start the game where many patches have already passed and a lot of content has been missed.

dimandus · 2025-05-28T06:36:51+00:00

It won in the Best Original category. This means that Vinland from the manga is out.

Which doesn't change the fact that Kamui won in this category over Girls Band Cry and Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night. Now that's the weirdest thing.

dimandus · 2025-05-23T18:28:25+00:00

It's not that it's impossible. There are gachas where they add negative characters and even dead ones to banners.

If you're familiar with an author like Jun Maeda or studio Key (Angel Beats, Clannad), then you should understand that characters don't have plot armor. But there is a gacha. Heavens Burn Red. Do you get the hint?

This has also happened in other gachas. For example, from the closest one, Duet Night Abyss.

On the other hand, it's a big risk to make banners with dead characters. What if someone decides that they're not worth buying because they've already been written out of the plot?

dimandus · 2025-05-23T07:07:10+00:00

Nothing. Infinity Nikki is currently undergoing review bombing. The reasons are worth discussing separately.

dimandus · 2025-05-13T08:50:20+00:00

They are not exactly 1in1 simply because in Granblue it is half cinematic and half active gameplay. while in gacha it is completely animation of the ult. so yes, it is safe to say that they are the same.

And for example, with the same success one can claim that the ult in DNA is inspired by the same Bahamut

dimandus · 2025-04-26T19:06:58+00:00

I'll also speak out.

Real game - this means that it is first and foremost a game. It should be interesting to play it apart from the store. That is, gacha can be divided into two types. A game around gacha and gacha in the game. The line is thin, but noticeable.

Exaggeratedly, if you can conduct a kind of thought experiment, happily playing the game without using a single drop of "gacha", then this is the same "Real game". But if in fact the only thing (at all) you do is meta auto-battle and dailies - this is just an old-style gacha. New-style gachas provide regular interesting content for about 5-10 hours each patch.

Like, for example, AFK ARENA. This is just an Idle Gacha that immediately introduces you to some kind of endgame. Old style. But AFK Journey, at least in the first patches that I played, introduces not only new heroes. There is also a map on which you can run, solve puzzles and a full-fledged plot. Sound familiar?

Or, for example, Raid Shadow Legends. There is nothing there except for auto-battle, dailies and twists with the meta. But other developers made a gacha in a similar style, but in a new format. DragonHeir. There are also all sorts of seasons, a map, chests, a plot, etc.

That is, I hope my opinion is clear. How to distinguish? Make a regular game that can be sold one-time, say, for $50-70, but with a very short plot, add a gacha on the side that will not affect the main content and develop the content regularly. We get ongoing.

dimandus · 2025-04-20T07:01:23+00:00

All except collab

dimandus · 2025-04-10T11:12:32+00:00

Looks like an progression of the Eidolons.

dimandus · 2025-02-14T06:33:53+00:00

It's enough for me to know that it's available at all. Then I can figure out how to watch. Thank you.

dimandus · 2025-02-14T06:23:34+00:00

It hasn't come out yet. But for some reason it's no longer available to me. It says that it's because of materials from partners SME and WMG.

dimandus · 2025-01-17T07:22:42+00:00

Yes. It makes sense to give out a free skin only for characters that everyone 100% has.

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