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We regret to announce that access to Ash Echoes SEA will be closing on July 24, 2026, at 12:00 PM (GMT+7).
This change applies to the Southeast Asia (SEA) service of Ash Echoes and affects players in the following regions: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Singapore.
This was not an easy decision to make. We understand that this news may be disappointing, and we sincerely apologise for the impact it may have on our players. Throughout Ash Echoes' journey, your passion, dedication, and support have meant the world to us. Every battle fought, every milestone achieved, and every moment shared within the game has been possible because of our incredible community.
We are deeply grateful to have been part of your adventure, and we will always cherish the memories we created together.
In all the gacha I play I normally stockpile enough currency until I can ensure a hard spark. No pulls until then, anything else other than a hardspark is a happy accident. It goes double in Blue Archive where its just a waste to pull outside of anni/half anni banners since SSR rates are doubled there.
I dont follow Blue archive news so I actually dont know any upcoming characters. Yesterday a new event rolled out with a new banner and then I saw Konoka and I was like "damn, she hits all the right notes". Did a bit of the story event, shes so damn adorable and then I pulled. Had to hardspark her(vindicated) and only other new character I got was Koyuki Kigurumi. No regrets
So who is your character that "broke your rule"? There was also Phrolova from Wuwa who I initially wasnt interested in but her ingame model gave me an Anorexia fetish.
Recently Stellar Sora released Swimsuit Willow (instead of the countless NPCs people were wishing to be playable since the beginning) and I was wondering, has this been done on other gachas before? And are your thoughts on it? Should this be done more or should it remain taboo? Do you believe disregarding the usual normal before alt process has any significant effects on the game and its players?
Hey r/gachagaming! Solo dev here — I just launched AniMyst on the App Store.
It's an anime character guessing game with a full gacha card-collection system. The guessing side: a character's face starts blurred and sharpens with each guess, so it's a race to name them before
the reveal (30+ anime — Naruto, One Piece, Demon Slayer, JJK, and more).
The gacha side: open Standard / Premium / Ultra packs to collect 600+ characters across rarities (Common → Rare → Legendary → Exclusive → Mythic), with a soft-pity system, duplicate returns,
set-completion rewards, and crafting to fuse duplicates into rarer cards. Cards grant passive abilities you can equip, and there are weekly + monthly leaderboards with rank progression.
Fully free to play (optional rune packs / remove-ads / premium). I'd genuinely love feedback on the gacha economy and pity balance — and which anime you'd want added next.
I recently came across some discussions in the NTE CN community about Zankou becoming playable in a future update.
Some players seem uncomfortable with the idea because of what she did in the story, especially how close she came to killing Nanally. Their concern is that the writers might suddenly soften her personality, shift the blame onto someone else, or force a rushed redemption arc simply because she now needs to be sold as a gacha character.
It made me think about how often gacha games turn former antagonists into playable characters, or even members of the protagonist’s group.
Sunday from HSR is one example. After the Penacony storyline, some players disliked the idea of a former antagonist joining the Astral Express. However, as the story continued, he was given more opportunities to show other sides of himself and gradually began to feel more integrated into the group.
NIKKE’s Cinderella is another, slightly different example. She was corrupted into Anachiro and became humanity’s first Heretic, but later reclaimed her original identity and turned against the Raptures. In her case, it was less of a traditional redemption arc and more about separating the person she really was from the identity forced onto her.
Personally, I don’t think every playable character has to become morally good or immediately join the protagonist’s friend group. I’m fine with playable villains remaining selfish, dangerous, or even openly hostile, as long as the game doesn’t pretend their past actions never happened.
What matters more to you: whether the character genuinely earns their redemption, whether their actions are properly acknowledged, or simply whether they remain interesting and consistent? What other characters do you think handled the transition from antagonist to playable character well, or terribly?
Sea of Remnants, the upcoming open-world pirate RPG from NetEase Games' Joker Studio, will have a playable demo at gamescom 2026.
Attendees can visit the booth at Hall 7.1, Booth A-051 from August 26-30 to try a hands-on demo featuring boss encounters, exploration, and turn-based combat. The booth will also have interactive activities and exclusive merchandise.
The game is set to release in 2026 on PS5, PC, iOS, and Android. CN open beta has been running since July 9.
Limited Event: Sunlit Breeze, Azure Seas, Checking In for A Cozy Summer~
Limited Event Story: Sunlit Breeze, Azure Seas, Checking In for A Cozy Summer~
Cooling Supply Station
Operation: Shadow Siege (Beta)
Through Hostile Depths (beta)
Setting Sail for A Rippling Summer
Summit Show – Cat-stle Siege
✦ Trekker Recruitment and Appearance ✦
Exclusive ★5 Trekker, Suntide Willow
Exclusive ★5 Runic Disc, Fleeting Glimmers
Iris 3D Appearance
✦ Events Update ✦
Cataclysm Survivor
Urgent Bounty
Call for Best Records
✦ Upcoming Events ✦
A Finale Echoing
Lucky Treasure Shovel
★5 Trekker, Nazuka Rerun
★5 Runic Disc, Deer's Song Rerun
Nazuka 3D Appearance Rerun
Main Story Chapter 08: Lingering Warmth is coming soon!
There were more announcements regarding the future content for the game and merchandise made within the livestream that remains to be translated/officially announced in English as of writing this post.
There were additional merchandise announcements as well
I cannot fit everything into 20 images here on reddit!
Kuro Onroad, an animation brand under Kuro Games, has officially revealed the new animated series "Wuthering Waves: Elysium." Please stay tuned for updates!
As an avid gacha gamer, I’ve played over a dozen gacha games. I wasn’t expecting to have my heart stolen by Sword of Convallaria.
You play as an adventurer in a time of turmoil, with warring nations and factions. It plays similar to Final Fantasy tactics, and originally was in collaboration with Square Enix. The tactical rpg element is its core gameplay, and is really well done in terms of challenge and complex character building.
What I wasn’t expecting was how beautiful the pixel art was, with excellent voice acting, and to top it off, a really good story line. I find myself unable to skip side quest cut scenes which I’ve done in every Hoyo game ever, because I genuinely care what happens to the main characters. I enjoy decorating the house too although I know not many care for this, it gives me cosy stardew valley vibes.
I’m told it’s quite F2P friendly but I’ve not played long enough to really comment on this. I am enjoying building my 4 star characters and some of them are more useful and nicer in character design than the 5 stars. There is from what I can see some power creep but from what I can tell nothing dramatic with all units being viable for main story content.
My one gripe so far is that stamina costs are expensive and often I run out with nothing to do. There is however a whole non stamina using side quest story system I am enjoying when I run out, which is honestly some of the best story telling I’ve seen in gacha in a long time. Oh and also the auto mode AI is stupid, so you have to manually play harder levels.
As a disclaimer, I’ve been playing only about a week so far but having such a blast. I’ve never heard of SoC before a friend suggested it to me, I was surprised to hear it’s been out for 2 years. Absolutely slept on!
TLDR- if you enjoy tactical rpg, and gacha, and/or pixel art and good story telling, you should give SoC a try. It is honestly the best new gacha game I’ve played in years, I’m so surprised.
Sharing some examples of the art here. Keen to hear any thoughts!
Luckiest : Arknights, Got Both Silverash Alter and Pramanix Alter from free 10 headhunting ticket they give during anniversary
Worst : FGO I tried to pull for Illya back then I wasted 1000 SQ and I didn't get her and I didn't get a single 5 star servant at all, this is happened before FGO have Pity System
