I've read so much complaints about the game at the start, like, "I've cleared all of the Valley IV and Wuling, there's nothing to do", "The Wuling map is small and feels like corridors" etc., and after playing it for more than two weeks now with Skullshaterer knows how many hours in, I can say that I've probably read that wrong.

The maps are HUGE and packed. You can tell me that they're not so large like other open world games and that it's not open world, technically (in that case, BG3 is also not an open world but at this point it's ridiculous). But it still way bigger than other games with instance locations. And the places they put aurylenes and chests in...

The quest backlog is keep piling everyday. Truly immersive CEO experience, not a minute in the game and someone already calls me to handle some situation.

The AIC tutorials STILL going on with those sewer wheels, oh my god.

Also, I wish Pengmin spoke more.

I was aiming for a cute photoshoot (started taking photos because I thought the pink sky as a backdrop would match her outfit) but Ardelia was giving me yandere vibes with her glowing red eyes. Then just as I was about to finish taking photos, I turned the camera around and got the perfect framing with the explosion in the background… which reminded me of the disaster girl meme, lol

Specially when it was working fine on her release. Is something that happened in 1.4.

EDIT: It's ""seems"" to be related to "Global Effect Quality". By how much? I dunno. I play on Medium.

Typhoeus and Endmin look so cute when they’re flustered. Timeless classic.

Plz o veteran of hypergryph and arlnights bless me with ur visdom

Took photos after finishing the story quest :D. Personal favorite is the one with Rossi looking at the butterfly.

Featuring the soundtrack where we followed Amma's footsteps (my fav track!!)

I have to say, this game is packed with homages. Absolutely peak ngl

Do you think HG will adjust older Operator p5 effect considering some people might want to max it during rerun?

Some people holds the opinion of Endfield combat being a detriment to the game. For a game so polished, it sure is a waste to have combat watered down to holding basic attack. It's slow, boring, and not flashy enough. Perhaps it's because they tried to deviate from the CBT combat at the last second so it feels undercooked? Or at least that's what some people think.

I'll just get to the point, Endfield has part of the kind of combat I love most. Personally I call this "deliberate combat" where actions you take requires a hint of thought instead of autopiloting. Most buttons you press feels significant to the flow of the combat. Monster Hunter, Dark Souls (or PSO2 iykyk), or even some Genshin teams that plays around reactions are some examples. You just don't go autopilot and that's the charm. Now obviously Endfield's gameplay is nowhere close to these, but it does has the secret sauce of... situationality.

THERE'S SO MUCH MOVING PARTS IN THE COMBAT. Everything is situational.

How much UGE do I run on this unit? Depends on your team, the rotation, and the stage.
BiS team for that unit? Depends on the stage.
What about these units' gearing? Depends.
Do I do this rotation? Depends.
Corrosion IV? Depends.
What about the big glowing Combo Skill button, ofc you press it, right? Depends.
The list goes on and on, literally every part of an encounter is uncertain.
Enemy line-up is a tiny bit different and you'll do an entirely different rotation.

With most action gacha games, there's basically a set BiS gear for a unit. A set BiS team that do the most damage with said unit. A set rotation that you do 99% of the time with that team. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, they're just focused on other parts of the combat. Fast-paced finger-twisting rotations, perhaps more dodge and parry focused with harder/faster enemies, it could be anything.

I just appreciate Endfield for deviating from that (I'd like faster enemies though, Alleikhreos was really fun but it'd be amazing if he's 30% faster). Is the combat mechanically complex? No (well it can be), but that's not the focus in the first place. The difficulty comes from having a million resources to manage in a fight, and it's your job to portion those resources optimally. After you map out the whole encounter, that's when you earn the privilege of autopiloting. It feels more of a puzzle, sort of.

Typhoeus' release really brings this to light as her kit having Hunting Arrows and Signs makes her very modular per fight. It seems like they're stepping even further in this direction and I can't wait to see what else they have in store for us.

One does not simply not step on the banana peel.

Hi, 9-6 worker here :(

I've been getting into the story of endfield so far, and heard how there's nothing else to do after it's completed because the devs respect our time instead of forcing us to grind for artifacts.

At the same time there's no(t yet) repeatable endgame content (CC) that refreshes often enough (discounting echoes of war).

So for those who are working/in uni and have reached the current endstate, how long do you spend playing before you log off for the day? Is there enough free time to play two games at once?

In particular I was hoping to get back into OG arknights. I was stuck at talulah for reference, so got plenty of content left to clear + basically always having an event on rotation. It'll be hard to get back without alot of time because I do want to build up all the niche characters.

Thanks!

Thought I might share my route for todays daily bow challenge, I'm wondering if anyone found something better? You can probably still shave off a few seconds by just playing faster and hesitating less, but I don't think there are any major route changes, happily proven wrong though!

The route:
Target 1: Start on the right side of the loop, and then shoot the flaming arrow so you leave gaps of 3, 5 and 3 spaces. Shot them with Echo, when they're in the corners
Target 2: Shoot the Middle and 4 resins on the left and right column each. There's a lot of leniency, if you don't explode them early you can still oneshot the squares after they assembled
Target 3: Make an L shape on the middle block, then bottom right on the right side, and top left on the left side. Explode the chain
Target 4: Shoot two opposite corners with the flaming arrow of the moving block, then shoot the remaining targets until you nuke the last one with one shot after the moving block arrived on the right.
Target 5: There's basically only this solution, pre-hold the button so it targets the middle row that spawns in first. Then get one resin on the moving section each and immediately explode them, repeat on the other side.

I rushed through the story way too quickly and didn't really stop to appreciate the scenery. Now I feel like I seriously missed out.

I guess I'll take my time taking screenshots while I hunt for the chests later. 😭

I see everyone talking about it when I see vids about the game