Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim guide: How to get started
Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim is an action RPG MMO built around gacha mechanics, developed by Falcom and published by Zilong Game Limited, the same publishers responsible for Counter:Side, one of thebest games on Android. This isn’t the first MMO Ys game; CJ Internet (now Netmarble) released Ys Online — The Call of Solum in 2007. But this time around, Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim will follow the story events of Ys VI.
Thankfully you don’t need atop-of-the-line Android phoneto play Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim, but be prepared to face complex grinding systems that’ll slow your progression. So this is precisely why Android Police has compiled a beginner’s guide detailing how the game plays and the valuable features and systems you won’t want to neglect to ensure everyone has a good time out of the gate.
Getting started with Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim
Before accessing the servers, select a primary login method to create an account: Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Email. This login method ties your account progress if you swap playing devices.
The next step is to pick your server; all progress becomes saved on that server. Again, we recommend choosing a server within your region, preferably one less busy with a reliable connection. Once you’re ready,Tap to Start.
Alma’s questionnaire: Choosing a preset class
Once you’re in the game, you’re greeted by the Goddess Alma. She will ask you a survey of questions.
Answers to question 1 (determines your main class):
Answers to question 2 (determines your class promotion):
Answers to question 3 (determines your talents):
Answers to question 4 (unknown):
You’ll have a recommended starting class after answering Alma’s questionnaire. However, if you’re uninterested in the recommendation, tap onChoose Your Class.
Selecting your own class
You have a choice of one of four main classes, which breaks out into specializations between two advanced classes (similar to Fire Emblem).
You can decide between four main classes:
You can name your character on the character class select screen or tap the dice icon to randomize a name for your character. Once you’re ready, tapStart.
Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim gameplay
Battle basics
Ys Online adopts the action RPG combat system where you could dodge, jump, normal attack, and activate skills. Some of your equipped skills will require choosing a direction to cast/activate, and the same logic can be applied when facing enemies that transmit their skills using a red line of sight. So if you see an area lit up in red, always dodge and move out of the area. This way you’ll avoid taking trash damage during a fight.
Auto-path feature
Tapping on a mission will put you on auto-path, where your character auto-runs to the objective marker. You can directly control your character if you don’t want to turn on auto-pathing. The game’s first section doesn’t offer a map, so if you ever get lost tracking an objective, turn on auto-pathing to travel towards the task at hand.
Interacting with NPCs
You’ll have the opportunity to interact with NPCs to help advance a quest or get a reward. When you select “chat,” you’re required to fill in the blanks using multiple choice answers. Choosing the correct answer increases your success rate. If you’re successful, you’ll see “convince” pop up on your screen.
You can further interact with NPCs by sending gifts, receiving gifts, and raising affection levels. Bonding with NPCs may grant you helpful rewards and perks.
How to use Soul Cards in Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim
You can equip Soul Cards in four equipment slots: weapon, chest, legs, and helmet. Equipping Soul Cards adds primary and special attributes, activated by leveling up Soul Cards.
Some Soul Cards offer skills that activate in battle. The first you’ll unlock is the Pikkard Soul Card, where you’ll transform into a Pikkard to cast Meat Shield, dealing 2000% damage while protecting you from taking damage with a sturdy shield.
You’ll acquire a few Soul Cards by completing the first few missions. But the rest depends on using the Soul Card wish system. When you wish, you consume attempts, and a wishing attempt will distribute random rewards, eerily similar to a typical gacha system where more banners are unlocked by fulfilling extra conditions (like completing story missions).
Measuring your Battle Points
Adding Soul Cards, leveling, and putting on equipment will raise your Battle Points (BP). Tapping on your BP breaks down your total and all the sources you can acquire more BP. Your BP reflects your power level, so do your best to raise your BP as you start gaining levels. Owning too low of a BP rating may gate you out of future content or prevent you from completing it.
Adventure Rank
The primary progression system is Adventure Rank. Each node has a trial, a list of requirements that need to be fulfilled before completing that node level. Tap on the completed trial to claim your reward, and you’ll earn points to raise your Adventure Rank. Your Adventure Rank is displayed next to your character name while on the field.
Enhancing your equipment
Once you’ve acquired access to the workshop, it’s possible to enhance your gear. Enhancing gear means you’re leveling up those slots (slots are transferrable, so even if you equip lower-tier gear, the levels will transfer to higher-grade gear); however, there are times you can fail the enhancement, which may level down your equipment. Fortunately, there are items in place that assist the enhancement process by increasing the success rate, such as R1 Dragon Quartz and Chaos Stone (but use these items sparingly).
Equipping gear with set bonuses
As you progress further, you’ll come across gear with set bonuses. Placing your gear in your equipable slots to fulfill the set requirements that hold the same set bonus may unlock those bonuses to power up your character. These bonuses may even boost your desired attributes for your class. Finding gear upgrades won’t be your focus during the early levels of the game, but it is essential to be on the lookout to find these set bonuses that’ll enhance your class eventually.
Upgrading your skills
You’ll unlock the upgrade tree for your skills around the twenty-minute mark while playing. Open theSkillmenu, select a skill, and then tapUpgrade.You’ll acquire new skills, viewing access to your advanced class trees and configuration for your battle skills (choosing which to equip) through theSkillmenu. Skills are all level locked, but once you’ve learned the skill, you can begin investing points to start upgrading. You’ll raise your BP this way.
Share the MMO experience with friends and strangers
Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim is a standard MMO with plenty ofgacha game mechanicsunder its belt. And this isn’t Falcom’s first rodeo bringing the MMO genre to one of the Ys titles, meaning you shouldn’t expect too many surprises; fans of Ys VI should definitely check out Ys Online: The Ark of Naphishtim as it borrows characters from an existing game and lets you experience the Ys VI story as your own character (sorry, Adol). However, if it so happens Ys Online: The Ark of Napishtim isn’t your cup of tea; we have manygreat MMORPGs on Androidthat may be a better fit for your niche.
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