2023-12-31
With the 2024 New Year coming up, Arknights will be holding several special brand new campaigns and events to celebrate this occasion, including special gameplay updates, a special limited time log in event, several new banners and payment packs and even a brand new limited time New Year Celebration banner that guarantees players a brand new 6* Operator that they do not have in their roster.
In this guide, we will go over all of the details regarding Arknights’ upcoming New Year celebration event and advise players on how they can best obtain all of the rewards from these events in the fastest and most efficient way possible. In addition we will also go over Arknights upcoming special events and campaigns that players could expect during the new few update patches that are coming and advise players on which event and update patch they should pay attention to.
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With the Arknights New Year Celebration campaign, players can expect a whole host of brand new update patches and contents coming to the game in the year 2024, with many different events and side stories being able for players to explore and obtain large amounts of different rewards by participating in them. Here’s what players can expect during the New Year 2024 period and beyond for Arknights NA server:
Coming this start of January and New Year is the final update for the 2nd Roguelike gamemode in Arknights - Integrated Strategies 3 - Mizuki and The Cerulean Arbor. With this update, the maximum level of rewards players can obtain will be massively increased and players will be able to challenge past monthly contracts that were previously time sensitive.
In addition, with this update, Integrated Strategies 3 - Mizuki and The Cerulean Arbor will no longer receive new contents and any more rewards updates for the foreseeable future. Instead, players will always have access to the mode and obtain all of the rewards available in this game mode permanently.
After the release of the New Year is Arknights upcoming and most special event of the year, the game’s anniversary event in the form of So Long Adele. With this special event update, players will be able to participate in a 3 weeks long side story event - So Long Adele and will have the chance to roll for and obtain 2 brand new special rate up Operators - the 6* Limited Medic Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska and the 6* Specialist Swire The Elegant Wit.
In addition, players will have the chance to obtain various important rewards in celebration of the game’s anniversary during this time period, including a large amount of orundums, up to 24 free summonings on the limited summoning banner and a large amount of specially prepared time limited items and character upgrading materials. Furthermore, a new line of character skins will also be available for sale during this time period and a selection of special Anniversary exclusive Packs will also be on sale for those who are interested in spending money for the game.
Aside from the Arknights Anniversary event, 2 event side stories will also make their return in the form of limited time special reruns where players can once again various time limited rewards by completing time exclusive stages and exchange for the rewards in the event shop for the 2 events - Lingering Echoes and Dorothy’s Vision.
With these event Side Story reruns, players will also be able to roll for the returning 6*s that were the main focus and the star for each individual events - the 6* Mystic Caster Ebenholz for the Lingering Echoes event and the 6* Specialist Dorothy for the Dorothy’s Vision event.
After the anniversary have ended, players will also be able to participate in a brand new Limited Time Side Story event Skógrinn Svartr Vill Einn Draumr, featuring time sensitive rewards, limited welfare operators that players can obtain for free and brand new gameplay functions added to the event and the game as a whole.
In addition, one of the game’s most important Operators will make her debut during this event together with her own rate up banner - the 6* Besieger Sniper Typhon.
In conjunction with the Limited Time Side Story event Skógrinn Svartr Vill Einn Draumr, players will also be introduced to a brand new theme for the roguelike mode of Arknights - Integrated Strategies in the form of IS4 Expeditioner's Joklumarkar. Unlike previous Integrated Strategies, this edition of IS brings with it many different changes in gameplay, gamemode and styles that players can take advantage of in order to quickly clear the fights and stages in order to obtain the various rewards the mode has to offer.
Once updated, this IS will be available alongside other previous themes such as IS2 and IS3 as permanent fixtures that players can challenge at any time. However, it is important to note that this gamemode will be updated once every month with each month having a special challenge that only lasts for that particular month, so players should pay attention to that fact. In addition, the reward ladder for this mode will also be updated monthly with each reward milestone being unlocked gradually.
Yet another important event that players should look forward to during the first half of the year 2024 is the release of the brand new Main Story chapter 13 - The Whirlpool That Is Passion. With the release of this main story chapter, brand new character upgrading materials will also be introduced into the game in addition to various gameplay changes, brand new operators introduced and a large variety of rewards awaiting the players.
In addition, with the release of this Main story chapter 13, players will have the chance to roll on 2 extremely crucial banners - the first is the The Frontline That Was banner - featuring the 3 6* Operators - the 6* Defender Horn, the 6* Supporter Stainless and the 6* Vanguard Innes. The second important banner is the Main Story chapter 13 release banner, featuring this brand new 6* Guard Operator - Hoederer.
The final and one of the most important events for Arknights in year 2024 is the special Thank You celebration event for the global server - Zwillingstürme im Herbst, featuring a brand new limited side story celebration event, special limited time log in campaigns, up to 50 free pulls worth of Orundums and free pulls and the release of some of the most anticipated operators in the game with changes to gameplay and the additional introduction of the special elemental damage type system.
With this special thank you celebration event, players will also have the chance to roll for and obtain 2 of the most highly anticipated 6* Operators in the game in terms of strength and popularity - the 6* Guard Viviana also known as the Candle Knight and the limited 6* Supporter Operator - Virtuosa and her brand new elemental damage centric skill kit and abilities.
To know more about the upcoming operators’ capabilities and the best operators that you should aim to roll for in 2024, players should also look at this article where we debate on the top operators to roll for in 2024
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