Arknights

Yea, Malkiewicz’s “Unreasonable, you say? Everyone who found it unreasonable has been eliminated, creating this thoroughly reasonable history. Fortunately, I’ve accepted this truth. You understand this, don’t you?” quote to the Doctor makes it pretty clear that it's "accept the truth, or be eliminated."

So the theme really is that the "bad guys" are generally forced to do it. That said, you probably still aren't supposed to like them for it and they are the antagonists, the main proof of that being the protagonists (Maria Nearl and the Doctor themself, who's supposed to be you) disagree with the system (you know the Doctor disagrees because the Doctor's arguing with Malkiewicz). And time and time again, they're shown to be hypocrites who speak a big game but then become simpering dogs like Mynar or just get thrown away even in cases where it wasn't really their fault. It's certainly not black and white but they still generally don't deserve complete 100% sympathy. The people might not be the ones causing society's problems, but they still are complicit in it and shown to be hypocrites or weaklings with no principals for doing so. Unfortunately anyone who does go against it gets "eliminated" like Plastic Knight and almost Maria Nearl. I can understand "Doing it because if you don't, you're dead like Plastic Knight, Platinum's predecessor, or almost Maria Nearl" but the game clearly points out that they were still jackasses about it (Mynar's phone calls right when he's in the middle of lecturing Maria basically dropping that anvil early on. And then it happens again for good measure.).

In the end, it's probably another example of Arknight's crapsack world where good people don't have the power to change the system, I suppose. It looks like the only real winning move if one hopes to do good in the world is to leave the system entirely and find one that works (typically going off to join Rhodes Island, which is what Maria and Zofia and poooossibly Platinum and Gravel ended up doing, although the latter two it's probably them having another agenda but also hots for the Doctor. Heck, one of Maria's tap lines is "Rhodes Island's operators are way more like the ancient knights in the novels than the competition knights."). So far, I'm not sure anyone that rebelled against the system they were in managed to achieve anything (at least Reunion and the Wolumonde rebels ended up making things worse).

Edited by TiamatRoar on Apr 11th 2021 at 10:53:24 AM

and there are the unplayed notes I sought to find. "Accept the 'truth'...or else".

It does fit with the theme of corruption going on.

BTW is there a chance for the news articles to be archived later. Those are lore in the literal sense and it might be worth analyzing the for more unplayed notes.

EDIT: also, I wonder if Mylnar has a low opinion on the bounty hunters? Since it is implied that someone that wasn't a knight's heir getting said knight's assets ushered in Kazimierz's capitalist age and thus the "death" of chivalry.

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Apr 11th 2021 at 11:18:01 AM

Sadly I don't think the news articles will be added to the in-game archives. I guess someone could transcribe them and add them to the wiki, maybe. I'm too busy IRL at the moment myself though.

On that note, there's also the mails (not the one Nearl wrote in story, but the ones sent through the game naik directly) during the beginning of AK, around the original Grani event

Oh yea, You used to get cookies in the mail that replenished stamina until a certain operator (I forget who) ate them all.

Edited by TiamatRoar on Apr 11th 2021 at 7:08:06 AM

I thought those were burgers.

I think the burgers came after the cookies. Both happened to my recollection.

It was cookies, and it was Jessica who bought the rest of the stocks◊.

Those event mails are where Meteorite tells you she has posters of Nearl on her wall, right?

Well I decided to see if I can push for 400 at Downtown. Found a guide that used Ifrit as a support unit and I managed to get to ...396.

2 of the reasons that leaks happened is because one of the Defense Crushers slipped though while I was swapping Tanks went around and smashed Blemishine off the map, and I think 2 drones (one being mob 400) failed to be shot down.

My team, Ifrit aside (mine was E1 so I decided on borrowing her from another doctor), included Zima as the Vanguard, Gummy, Bubble, Cuora and Blemishine as the defenders, Kroos and Meteor for Snipers, Shaw ofc, Perfumer and Nightengale as the Medics, Click as the Caster and Suzuran for trust farming. I made the mistake of having M Eteor's S1 equipped but part from that do you think that it was sufficient enough for a 400 cler (E 1 L 40 min here, with E2 Gummy)?

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Apr 12th 2021 at 11:05:03 AM

I don't think annihilation gives any trust. I do think you should be able to do it since every guide I've seen has used E1 ops as well, but in my experience, I brought a full E2 team. Goodluck!

Anyway, news: JP AK twitter recently announced an upcoming livestream on April 21 8 pm JST. Incoming Chapter 8 (yay more story) and our third limited banner, Forget Me Not. I'm definitely going all out for Mudrock.

Uh, I think Anni does give trust. More specifically, any stage that costs sanity gives trust proportional to the amount of sanity spent

Seems you're right. I guess since I've only used max trust ops for annihilation I never noticed. But checking gamepress does indicate it to be true and it is scaled on the number of kills. I guess if one can clear annihilation with no hassle, they can set up a trust farm team for it.

Seems like CN updates had a fewmore things to note.

• Leizi got a buff, presumably because of Passenger and similar circumstances regarding Mountian
• Lava's alt has gotten a new codename. The Operator formally known as Purgatory is now called Limbo.
• Texas is now a F 2 P operative, you have to clear a certain clipboard mission to get her.

Well, i guess i can buy Nearl and conplete the family trio.

For refern the upcoming banner has Shining, Schwarz, FEater, Nearl and Astesia.

Gonna pull for a shot at Shining/Astesia, but I'm also gonna save my certs (as much as I want to meme with the Nearls and Followers, I want to prioritize more offensive options)

Definitely saving through this one.

Funny thing is that the options I want to use the certs on (and the anni selection voucher) include the 2 non-recruitment launch 6 stars.

A Lesbian couple talk about who they think are Lesbians in Arknights.

I saw that video and my takeaways are

• I can see why Schwarz and Ceylon give off those vibes. And it is definitely possible for them to be the self-evident type of lesbian couple that wouldn't need to explain their bonds.
• Shining and Nearl also makes sense.
• Silence and Saria are also very obvious. Though them and Ifrit also reminds me of the Azeleas, mostly due to the similar Dysfunctional Family coding.
• Speaking of Madoka. W does kinda give off Homura vibes with regards to Theresea.

Looking forward to more content form them.

Yeah, I think their takes are definitely on. Especially Franka and Liskarm being friends who hook up sometimes when they're drunk.

That was a great video! I'm so glad Arknights shipping is getting traction tho they mostly covered the known pairings. They briefly showed Lancet (top right of that graph too ) but no Eunectes x Lancet.

I'm sure if she can time travel, saving Theresa is the first thing she'll try. Only revenge is fueling her now. Hopefully she can move on perhaps to Theresa's heir.

I have to disagree about Mostima and Exusiai. The impression I got from them was that Mostima was super close with Exusiai's sister (maybe even lovers, I dunno), and that Exusiai is seeking Mostima out in order to find closure on what happened to said mysteriously disappeared sister. Mostima for her part treats Exusiai like her best friend's little sister. As a younger sibling myself, it's a pretty familiar feeling.

Not to say that they aren't allowed to become a couple later, but for now it doesn't read like that to me.

Edited by Clarste on Apr 15th 2021 at 12:36:29 PM

She kinda already did. According to W's profile's 3rd file, she complies with Amiya's orders despite not listening to anyone else's. She's just also constantly sizing Amiya up to see if Amiya is worthy, which is probably to be expected.

Going off what Clarste said, I do think that Exusiai is used to viewing Mostima as an older sister, and probably hasn't thought too much about what exactly her feelings for Mostima are now. I don't think it would be a particularly healthy relationship, but I could see something more drama-tinged.