'oh how can we have Shu arknights in our new game endfield? I know! let's make a green version of her while keeping her trademark wide leg pants!'

all endfield needs to do is keep the ML SLOP! to a low enough degree. seems like that part is inevitable in gacha games anyway.... sooo if i have to see it, i dont want it to be cringey slopfest that drags on for hours during a quest

> potentials (dupes) are smaller stat boosts like in og ak so far. so no fundamental changes in character playstyles with more dupes

> gear stats are fixed and extremely flexible! gear upgrading has some rng but it feels... fair? looks good to me anyway

> EF planning was conceived 2017, so og ak and EF might have been worked on in parallel w each other very closely for much longer than expected

> perfect dodge wont minimize risks as much when the boss can just combo juggle you during dodge cooldown or target allies instead

this time I have colored craft paper to visualize how it could look like before hanging the frame 🫡 ill do it right

*endfield is not open world technically!

there's a very good chance it'll follow in the same footsteps as other 3D gacha games regardless. it depends on execution and timing.

I expect to see it more in character quests, which are optional anyway. still, I don't want hg to rely on ML for anything

my tolerance for ML is sooooo low now. if/when it happens, it better not be in my face constantly 😭

who knows if the writing team between og ak and EF is even the same too. I have no doubt they'll try ML pandering, the problem for me will be to what extent. some adoration for the endmin from the other characters can be excusable since everyone essentially already knows each other and their feats

sometimes I forget it's just a mayoral race. all this hubbub and energy makes it feel like a senate race