Seasonal Bingo Replaced with Limited Missions

[Anduril]

So with this update, SEGA has not implemented the usual seasonal Bingo card, rather they have added a set of Limited ARKS Missions related to the Rainy 2019 EQ.

What are your opinions on this change so far?

Personally, as someone with a large number of characters, I am finding it to be a tad bit annoying since you need to complete 10 runs of the EQ to finish them all, combined with the fact that, due to the timer in the EQ, you are limited to 2 runs per EQ period; before, I was typically able to complete a full Bingo card, front and back, in a single EQ period.

EDIT: Here is the full listing of the seasonal ARKS Missions:

Clear "In The Driving Rain 2019" (REPEATABLE): EXP
Clear "In The Driving Rain 2019" 5 Times (NON-REPEATABLE): EXP, Meseta, ＊Teru Teruppy
Clear "In The Driving Rain 2019" 10 Times (NON-REPEATABLE): EXP, Meseta, Evo. Device / Kitsune Ame

Defeat 1 Zeshrayda (NON-REPEATABLE; unlocks next Mission): EXP, Meseta, +250% RDR Booster
Defeat 3 Zeshrayda (NON-REPEATABLE; unlocks next Mission): EXP, Meseta, 2019 Weapon Badges x20
Defeat 5 Zeshrayda (NON-REPEATABLE; unlocks next Mission): EXP, Meseta, +100% Tribooster x2
Defeat 7 Zeshrayda (NON-REPEATABLE; unlocks next Mission): EXP, Meseta, +50% Great Grind Success Rate
Defeat 10 Zeshrayda (NON-REPEATABLE): EXP, Meseta, +40% Affix Booster

Send a "Like!" in the Fashion Catalog (NON-REPEATABLE, unlocks next Mission): EXP, Meseta, Free Salon Pass
Place a Party Maker (NON-REPEATABLE, unlocks next Mission): EXP, Meseta, +30% Great Grind Success Rate
Customize a PA/Tech (NON-REPEATABLE): EXP, Meseta, Leotina Certificate

[Dark Mits]

The Limited Mission system is more flexible in that it allows new types of tasks, like killing a target multiple times. It's also somewhat faster to monitor, because I had not set a quick key for Bingo.

However, it does feel like a "downgrade" in the sense that having the rewards based not per task but per line (horizontal/diagonal/vertical) felt more "complex" and interactive. The removal of "Talk to X" tasks is also another step in moving away from being an RPG.

I was never able to complete Bingo in one EQ run, mostly because of some Emperappy requirements in the back side, which required first to complete an EQ run from the front side.

[XrosBlader821]

Honestly I don't like this if it's gonna replace Bingo completely.
Bingo rewards had 20+50SG Tickets & 40% Affix boosters per character and were always very easy to complete making it a nice SG income source when running on multiple characters (420 sg on 6 characters) and the free boosters saved a lot of Excubes.
These new Missions have none of that.

Edit: Nvm Affix boosters do exist, still no sign of SG.

[Kondibon]

Honestly I don't like this if it's gonna replace Bingo completely.
Bingo rewards had 20+50SG Tickets & 40% Affix boosters per character and were always very easy to complete making it a nice SG income source when running on multiple characters (420 sg on 6 characters) and the free boosters saved a lot of Excubes.
These new Missions have none of that.There's no SGs? I was kinda banking on that honestly.

[echofaith]

I took a little peek earlier before leaving home so I may be wrong, but it seems we are getting less rewards. And 10 runs while being capped to only 2 per EQ slot just means is even more work than before. Yeah, not a welcome change for me :/

[Ceresa]

26 Zeshreidas to get the 40% isn't even remotely worth it now.

Code Catalog > Party Maker > Customize PA is faster than front bingo for the free Leontina I suppose.

But between the 15 minutes per run and the absolute dogshit EM schedule all month (10 wind&rains for the entire week, on its debut week wtf) you'd probably struggle to get a bunch of alts done anyways!

[Reilet]

Honestly I don't like this if it's gonna replace Bingo completely.
Bingo rewards had 20+50SG Tickets & 40% Affix boosters per character and were always very easy to complete making it a nice SG income source when running on multiple characters (420 sg on 6 characters) and the free boosters saved a lot of Excubes.
These new Missions have none of that.

Edit: Nvm Affix boosters do exist, still no sign of SG.

It’s better to do ranking stuff for SG since it’s per week. TAs, BA, CM, etc.

I sit at a very steady 500 SG per week at least.

[Dark Priest]

Yeah, the No SG kind of killed my interest, it's bad enough nothing of the rain EQ is worth going after outside of returning or new players, not even motivated to do it, honestly. 10 runs on 1 character is a bit of a chore.

[TakemiShinnosuke]

Yeah, the No SG kind of killed my interest, it's bad enough nothing of the rain EQ is worth going after outside of returning or new players, not even motivated to do it, honestly. 10 runs on 1 character is a bit of a chore.

Well its their way of telling us to play more lol. No players = a dead game

[Great Pan]

Less W&R2019, more Armadas. Tank you bery mash.

[oratank]

Yeah, the No SG kind of killed my interest, it's bad enough nothing of the rain EQ is worth going after outside of returning or new players, not even motivated to do it, honestly. 10 runs on 1 character is a bit of a chore.

may be it lock behind 10 runs order :p

[ArcaneTechs]

Less W&R2019, more Armadas. Tank you bery mash.

dont worry, you got less W&R this week because Sega didnt plaster the EQ schedule with it for some reason

[Dark Priest]

dont worry, you got less W&R this week because Sega didnt plaster the EQ schedule with it for some reason

The EQs have been pretty slow past 2 weeks or so, i noticed they cut out quite a few EQs at certain times, even now there was a long gap between them past few days.

[SteveCZ]

What are your opinions on this change so far?

Hmm.. I barely do bingo myself, leave alone multi chars for it, so I'm not sure how this would affect me. It looks easier for me tho, but the past seems like better on introducing the whole lobby of who and who (the talk part, casino, etc.), better than right now.

[TakemiShinnosuke]

Its better right now. Its easier but the SG is missing

[Loveless62]

dont worry, you got less W&R this week because Sega didnt plaster the EQ schedule with it for some reason


The EQs have been pretty slow past 2 weeks or so, i noticed they cut out quite a few EQs at certain times, even now there was a long gap between them past few days.
I noticed this too. I guessed that Sega did this to allow players to spend more time in UH quests. However I also noticed that interest in the UH quests seem to be slipping, since there are times when very few people are running UH quests.

Don't forget that seasonal EQs can appear randomly, so W&R should run a few more times than what appear on the schedule. So, there's that.

[XrosBlader821]

Its better right now. Its easier but the SG is missing

It's easier on a single character. Good luck killing 26 Zeshy's on 3+ characters (I have 6) Compared to Bingo where you only had to run the EQ twice at most and half of the nodes would be finished by killing mobs in the EQ anyway. This new system can f*ck right off.


It’s better to do ranking stuff for SG since it’s per week. TAs, BA, CM, etc.

I sit at a very steady 500 SG per week at least.

I'm aware. No thank you.

[Kondibon]

This new system can f*ck right off.


The system isn't bad, the specific rewards and requirements are.

[Saffran]

If the rewards and requirements are bad, doesn't it mean that the system is bad?
(Actually, no. If you needed less eqs to complete it and better rewards, the system would be fine.
OK my bad.)

[oratank]

the problem right now is beacuse of this eq suck 15 minute per round so you can get only get 2 runs per eq (´･ω･｀)

[TakemiShinnosuke]

the problem right now is beacuse of this eq suck 15 minute per round so you can get only get 2 runs per eq (´･ω･｀)

15 mins because most of us do not have the damage enough to kill the mobs in secs lol. if we did like few years back , you could rounds

[Dark Mits]

15 mins because most of us do not have the damage enough to kill the mobs in secs lol. if we did like few years back , you could roundsIt's 15 mins hardcoded.

[Anduril]

15 mins because most of us do not have the damage enough to kill the mobs in secs lol. if we did like few years back , you could rounds

The EQ will only end once the 15 minutes are up. Even if you get 9999 points, the quest will continue until the timer runs out, so there is no way to get more than 2 runs of it.

[XrosBlader821]

the problem right now is beacuse of this eq suck 15 minute per round so you can get only get 2 runs per eq (´･ω･｀)

That wasn't an issue with Bingo cards
You always needed one seasonal CO with a "Run EQ" requirement on the front side and one Node that just required to run the EQ on the back side (so two total). Every other thing could've been done outside of the EQ and every RNG mob like Empe Rappy or Laplace Demon could be dealt with via Story quests.
This reward structure is just downright garbage and punishes people who ran Bingo on multiple characters.

[TakemiShinnosuke]

The EQ will only end once the 15 minutes are up. Even if you get 9999 points, the quest will continue until the timer runs out, so there is no way to get more than 2 runs of it.

Say what. Ok I didn't know this cause I have never reached max points (9999) in any MPA before but thanks for the note.

[Dark Priest]

I noticed this too. I guessed that Sega did this to allow players to spend more time in UH quests. However I also noticed that interest in the UH quests seem to be slipping, since there are times when very few people are running UH quests.

Don't forget that seasonal EQs can appear randomly, so W&R should run a few more times than what appear on the schedule. So, there's that.

UH isn't all that used either, right after naberius was released, no one did lillipa at all, i don't think i'v ever found a full room of them since then, naberius will suffer the same fate after the next one.

[Veriti]

It's a terrible change. I feel absolutely zero need to go do the driving rain EQ and because of the lack of EQs in general, I haven't logged in at all this week. It's pretty depressing to me. Any idea how the JP players feel about this?

[Zulastar]

My 210SG T_T
I still dunno what will be after 10 runs cleared (have 8 now), but for now I saw most cool stuff only behind Zethrida kills. They can be easily done at Tracer TA normals.

[Anduril]

My 210SG T_T
I still dunno what will be after 10 runs cleared (have 8 now), but for now I saw most cool stuff only behind Zethrida kills. They can be easily done at Tracer TA normals.

10 runs cleared is the last "Run x times" Mission, clearing it doesn't give you a new one, and the last Zeshrayda one (kill 10) gives a +40% Affix booster.

[Kondibon]

That wasn't an issue with Bingo cards
You always needed one seasonal CO with a "Run EQ" requirement on the front side and one Node that just required to run the EQ on the back side (so two total). Every other thing could've been done outside of the EQ and every RNG mob like Empe Rappy or Laplace Demon could be dealt with via Story quests.
This reward structure is just downright garbage and punishes people who ran Bingo on multiple characters.The "run the EQ multiple times" thing is only for the weapon camo, and the mag. Everything else you can do outside of the EQ. It's not hard to do on multiple characters at all.

[Anduril]

The "run the EQ multiple times" thing is only for the weapon camo, and the mag. Everything else you can do outside of the EQ. It's not hard to do on multiple characters at all.

Yeah, it is a quick little thing to get the Leotina Certificates now, but the Zeshrayda ones are just such a time waste, even doing the TA>Abandon method. Just to finish those on all my characters to get the +40% Ability Boosters, I would have to kill 312.
Also, the lack of SG still stings; it looks like I'm not going to be able to re-up my Material Storage for a while, which sucks because it has been a godsend with multiple characters and keeping my storage organized.

[Kondibon]

Yeah, it is a quick little thing to get the Leotina Certificates now, but the Zeshrayda ones are just such a time waste, even doing the TA>Abandon method. Just to finish those on all my characters to get the +40% Ability Boosters, I would have to kill 312.
Also, the lack of SG still stings; it looks like I'm not going to be able to re-up my Material Storage for a while, which sucks because it has been a godsend with multiple characters and keeping my storage organized.Yeah, there's problems, I'm just pointing out that the important stuff you would be doing this on multiple characters for doesn't actually require the EQs. The lack of stargems is my biggest issue by far. I actually don't know if I'll be able to get enough to upkeep my storage next month because I've been spending them, thinking we were going to get more from this. >_>;

[Dark Mits]

Raining day will last till 24th or 31st July, right? Could there be a chance that Sega has already missions which give SG implemented, but will release them toward the "second half" of the event's lifetime?

[XrosBlader821]

I'm just pointing out that the important stuff you would be doing this on multiple characters for doesn't actually require the EQs.

Except i don't care for the certificate. The game is literally oozing +30 13* weapons nowadays.
The 40% Affixer and SG were the thing I did bingo for.

[TakemiShinnosuke]

Except i don't care for the certificate. The game is literally oozing +30 13* weapons nowadays.
The 40% Affixer and SG were the thing I did bingo for.

back in the days when 13* was top and we could not get even one lol. We complained then. Fast forward , now its dropping like nuts or just being handed out for free lol

[Saffran]

You can get unlimited 40% items with the infinite 14 stars collect files.
I don't keep track about the SG though.

[Kondibon]

Except i don't care for the certificate. The game is literally oozing +30 13* weapons nowadays.
The 40% Affixer and SG were the thing I did bingo for.That's got nothing to do with the format in concept though, just the way things are distributed.