Epic games is suing Epidgames, the Trickcal devs.

>>854012 Should have called themselves Ebin Games

CZN Test soon

Anyone else get into the Kaleidorider test?

>Duet Night Abyss removed the gacha for character, banners and stamina >you get everything for free and can farm gear infinitely for free Does it still qualify as a gacha game?

>>887871 Also from the stream. You simply farm character currency and redeem whatever character you want at any point from a shop, like Limbus but no banners at all, just get the character with no FOMO and no gambling. You have to play and grind for them tho. You can still spend money if you don't want to grind and skins will also be purchasable.

>>887871 >>887982 This is a good thing, Warframe is the best possible system for F2P game. I wish more games were as F2P friendly as Warframe. You can get literally everything for free or pay to skip the grind and the grind is not even that bad. I give DNA a try when it drops.

>>887871 Really interesting move. I'll give the game a try for that alone. Especially as someone that's been playing Warframe for more than a decade now, we really need more games to adopt a monetization system like that.

>>889273 I'm surprised they did not adopt a "hybrid" system, you roll gacha for the first copy, but can grind out the other copies. The true test will be just how bad the grind is for a F2P, in Warframe, if you choose not to engage with the player market, you can grind out a new Prime in about 2 weeks of casual play with the worst possible luck.

>>427038 >gacha system removed So it's just a pure MMO now? Count me in.

Guys, I can't take it anymore. I won't wait until I get to level 40 before I can finally explore Fontaine. Today, I'm gonna illegally trespass into the land of Justice by parachuting into it! Wish me good lick!

>>908122 oh fuck... wrong thread

>>876612 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmrUW6QlFW8 early look by someone invited to an event

>Japan’s gacha game industry in a “sinking Titanic-phase,” developer says. Switching to console game development not an easy solution for many https://archive.ph/s8dGo <Prompted by the recent announcements by Square Enix, mobile game developer Suemaru commented on X, “Dragon Quest of the Stars and FF Brave Exvius are shutting down. As someone active in the industry, I once again feel that gacha games are becoming like the Titanic. Staying in this industry means clinging to one of the limited spots on a sinking ship. I don’t think all of it will go under, but the number of seats that can stay afloat will keep shrinking.” <Japan’s mobile scene has long-running hits like Fate/Grand Order, Monster Strike and Puzzles and Dragons that have managed to stay profitable for over a decade (the “limited seats”), but even the companies behind them, like Puzzle and Dragons developer GungHo, have struggled to produce any new hits in the meantime (Related Article). Moreover, recent high-budget projects like Aniplex’s Tribe Nine have suffered shutdowns in mere months following launch. <Amidst such circumstances, Suemaru feels like his career has reached a limit. “Even if I continue as a gacha game director, I won’t see my income grow. I also don’t know how long I’ll even have my ‘seat’ for.” On the other hand, he doesn’t see an easy path towards changing fields. <Alwei, representative of Indie-Us Games, a Japanese company specializing in Unreal Engine development, adds that “It’s already so hard to get off [the sinking ship], and yet the industry is clearly in a decline. Moving from Japanese-style mobile game development into console game development is very difficult, even though the opposite is simple. People who’ve built their entire career in mobile games are facing an extremely troubling situation.” Suemaru confirms that this is precisely the problem he’s now struggling with, as 100% of his career has involved managing online mobile games. <This seems to be an issue that particularly affects Japanese devs working as mobile game planners (a position most similar to game designers in the West). JohnnyGameStudio comments, “The people in planning positions at mobile game companies have skills that aren’t easily transferable to console games or other fields, so they can’t switch jobs unlike artists and programmers.” <Part of the issue also stems from technological requirements, as Alwei explains, “The console sector values skills in complex, polished action gameplay and high-end graphics technology. These are skills you can apply as-is to mobile games. But for mobile games, server technology is indispensable, yet it’s not essential for console games, so demand is low. Console games also have strict TRCs (technical requirements checks) imposed by the platform holders, which makes prior experience a huge advantage.”

>>927157 The Japanese are in the past when it comes to gacha design, Not surprised, their entire culture is slow to adapt.

>>927157 >bunch of old retards GD lamenting that people are tired of being milked by their pre-2010 slops meanwhile >uma making trillions on global just by re-releasing >gakumasu, Heaven Burn Red, DOAXVV, dolphin wave all found their niches the industry isnt dying, its simply moving on without these incompetent maggots

After the events of the story and seed's agent story. Captain Magus has determined that her girls have completed their coming-of-age character development arcs and is now moving her plans to phase 2. Which is pawning them off the the most decent guy she could find. Orphie will have to go last, being physically attached and all. But it doesn't hurt to pair her with the best candidate so far

>>945596 What upcoming gacha game is this?

>>887358 Yeah. I forgot to check my promotion tab for like weeks so I thought I missed out

Do we get the next main chapter soon? I forget.

Ananta will be at TGS. I hope it'll stop being vaporware soon. I was really looking forward to parkouring and swinging all around the city but this shit's taking forever.

GOOD NEWS CHEEK BROS! Office launce date! https://x.com/trickcal_en/status/1966320864967995496

>Japanese gamers’ average gacha spending per user high enough to offset mobile market shrinkage, study shows https://archive.ph/P05jh <According to the report (which analyzes data from the App Store and Play Store), Japan’s mobile market saw annual downloads (new user acquisition) reach 628 million in the past year, which is a downward trend from 2020. On the other hand, revenue from in-app purchases remained strong, surpassing $11 billion (second only to China at $11.5 billion). <Sensor Tower says that Japan has an “exceptionally high” average revenue per user (ARPU), which means Japanese players are willing to spend a significant amount of money of gacha and other microtransactions. What’s interesting is that more than 80% of downloads of Japanese mobile games actually come from overseas, but nearly 70% of revenue still comes from Japanese players. <... <“Despite a slightly shrinking market, ARPU continues to achieve significant profitability, supported by an enthusiastic player base and efficient monetization strategies,” Sensor Tower notes. According to the report, gacha RPGs seem to be the best at attracting high-spending core players.

>>987391 >Companies contort themselves into pretzels for the Chinese market >When the Japanese market has proven to be better.

>>987644 keep seething gweilo

>>963094 I am amazed at how shamelessly it copies certain triple a games. This is not derogatory. There's nothing wrong shamelessly copying something. I hope the game is as fun as it looks and the gacha doesn't ruin it/isn't terrible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYejjuRrLzw

>>1006247 China literally doesn't care as long as foreign IPs are getting cloned. Here is an ero Nikke ripoff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKzHJfXWQ8E

Ananta gameplay trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCLKQCylA30

>>1006459 Looking pretty great. I'm especially glad it looks like the combat's gotten a big upgrade. In the original trailer you can very clearly see characters followed the Genshin style of a normal combo, 1 skill, and an ult which is BORING AS SHIT but now it seems to be a lot more varied

Star Savior PV https://youtu.be/iSAUnYJX3-Q?si=KCFGuDYOWuE4NjmT

Ananta is NOT a character gacha! https://x.com/famitsu/status/1970446648158609517 『#InfiniteANANTA』 has no character gacha! It's not just on the level of "no skipping"! https://famitsu.com/article/202509/53241 ・By playing, you can recruit all playable characters. ・Monetization is for customization elements like clothing, vehicles, DIY, etc. ・This week's Weekly Famitsu features it on the cover and in a special First Duet Night Abyss and now this, I wonder if we're entering a new era where character gacha dies out?

>>1008066 Another game that went the Duet Night Abyss route? Very good, the less gacha the better

>>1008066 >I wonder if we're entering a new era where character gacha dies out? Man, I hope. Nickel and diming with microtransactions is one thing, but at least give me what I'm paying for.

>>1008007 Global getting a delayed release is a shame I continue my wait for a new turn based gacha, I heard that one with the motorcycles is shaping up well

>>1008066 >I wonder if we're entering a new era where character gacha dies out Putting the cart before the horse. Ananta hasn't even proven itself as a game yet and people are already proclaiming they're going to be industry defining. Reminds me of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Day Before all over again.

MIRESI it is for me.