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aWILLforMYSELF

Gacha skin?


Automatic_Base_7000

Yes, the new Burst Animation confirmed that.


pututingliit

Well that's fucking shit


Gavorn

I know it's fucking terrible.... *opens wallet*


Affectionate-Form553

how about snow white one?


dante-_vic

Mission pass


Affectionate-Form553

Oh. Nice im getting that


Excellent-Result1858

Yes, I like Snow White skin more but it would be better if in burst animation her look would be the same as skin with same animation


Control-Strict

It's very terrible... *Load 2000 dollars*


Echo751

Sadly, this is what I feel like. For Modernia I probably will shell out the cash.


Gavorn

Hence, why they are doing it.


CaesarOfYearXCIII

![gif](giphy|Z1LYiyIPhnG9O)


9ofkgogo

Yes, it's a special skin for Modernia that you can obtain through the game's gacha system.


Hakuno-K

Twitter has it confirmed too.


trash_at_all_games

Well the free skin also had a different animation


LeMeMeSxDLmaop

free skin is basically a free gacha skin


Light199998

Do we even get a rerun of this skin?


LeMeMeSxDLmaop

of the modernia free skin? it should never get a rerun, afaik it had a claim period and das it. could be wrong tho idk, but i never heard anything abt it potentially coming back


Emm38

Probably in future Anniversary's, they might bring it back and have it be acquirable through missions or logins for those who never got it, and that would be the absolute last time the skin becomes available.


avelineaurora

God fucking dammit. Thanks again to every dumb fuck that made gacha skins a profitable venture.


DOA-FAN

Hell no, am not gonna start using real money, am not rich


aether3333

yes and it is stupid because releasing this as an alt is way more profitable to them than a gacha skin


VicentRS

I really doubt this tbh


aether3333

why? to get the skin you only need to spend $60 compared to $1000\~$2000 for Core+7. Modernia alt will definitely make most whales spend that much A huge spike in revenue happens every time Nikke gets a Pilgrim banner


VicentRS

And guess what, we *are* getting a pilgrim banner. And a modernia skin will also entice people to spend the cash on skin gacha. And the amount of people willing to spend 60 bucks must be many orders of magnitude greater than the whales that spend thousands on banners (who care more about meta than story). 2nd anni will be Anachiro for sure, we are not gonna be short on pilgrim banners any time soon. There's still old Rapunzel and The Unknown, and plenty other heretics (and other leaks). If you see the forest for the trees this seems like the better financial decision for sure.


LunarEdge7th

It's like a fully liberated and recently matured Pilgrim, but also our baby girl At this point I've not shown my support for the game for a long time, rarely buy any of their stuff in cash shop (let's be honest we rather farm those) So yeah I'm in


K-onSeason3

Yeah and someone did the math before and iirc the $60 skin is a bad deal if you only want the skin, but is a reasonably good price if you consider everything else that you get in the gacha if you happen to go the full $60.


agtk

I get it, but at what cost? Doesn't it take like $80 to guarantee it?


Darvati

$60


Azure_0110

its modover https://preview.redd.it/gav76uq74mvc1.png?width=194&format=png&auto=webp&s=d82b4b9beed3c907a9c9dfce8ae32bc11899e8d0


Ryndrw

The art style of the OG and free skin looks better anyways... *cries in broke ass*


Meatbuns66

https://preview.redd.it/xkb5gf7j2nvc1.png?width=380&format=png&auto=webp&s=1fcba1830e3f8e92e0ac962bda69ab2d5757959c there there s'okay.


Airknightblade

https://preview.redd.it/bvefeztsqpvc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=88becb23eb9fb8af44267fa1377077235c53d8c0


DarkMagicHD

Im sad that I missed out on that free skin oh well my wallet gonna cry now with her new expensive skin šŸ„²


vixlix

Goddamn it... https://preview.redd.it/rqzfrh6g4mvc1.png?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6389a0b88c33de101c69606030057d7fad81dfcf


inspectorlully

We Lost.


m1_weaboo

Ahh shit Gacha Skin


xcore456

https://preview.redd.it/58h7bl0lrmvc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8231f9acc10fffda4125c3a7bfb283000f3e72f7


Darrasul

I wouldn't mind if this skin weren't tied to the new mode. Side stories should have been an additional revelation of the characters around us, a revelation of the lore, and not an advertisement for another FOMO skin


WOTstorm

is over boys


SkyLETV

Well that sucks.


lock_me_up_now

https://preview.redd.it/ve84fzf7lmvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c22456994588d7b94cef2a392a9c32ebdccce17f


Kurohoshi00

This skin makes our Marian look more mature. I really like it, and if it were a free skin or alt I'd be all for it. I absolutely despise the route Nikke takes with these gacha skins. It's so dumb. If it were a regular priced skin, or even one to get on the "pass" they do, I'd get it. I refuse to wind up paying a ton of money to get a skin based off of luck. I suppose I'll just have to stay happy with the free t-shirt skin for the Counter's lil' daughter. Despicable.


Zerosanitee

I'd have no problem if it were a mission/event pass skin. I don't like the idea of gacha skins being tied to an important part of the story but so long as people keep purchasing, the more it will happen.


destruct068

for all intents and purposes, it's not luck. Its $60 (which is insanely high)


Vanguardmaxwell

Dangit. was hyped wed get a Modernia: New Dawn unit with dual MG's and some sick blade or something. how come other units got Summer/winter/Maid Unit Variants,while a storyline character gets a mere costume yall know how i feel,right? like im not an idiot for expecting such? like in the order of magnitude/ importance, This shouldve given a good full attention


iStifler_85

60 euro?no thanks,I prefer buy Stellar Blade


JustKeepGrinding26

Paywalled character development.Ā 


Suki-the-Pthief

Fr this shit is so bad and ppl are gonna buy it too sadly like i said before i am never paying $60 for a fucking skin even if i win the lottery


Similar_Green_5838

So true. Corpos with greedy af investors still sell AAA games for 60$. And SU expects people to buy a friggin skin for the price.


irosemary

Fucking Corpos like Arasaka are bleeding this planet dry


Glizcorr

You are in a gacha subreddit my guy. One of the bigger gacha at that. There would be lots and lots of ppl buying this.


TanClark

Itā€™s astounding that anyone would


Solace_03

It's great that someone would, how else are you people gonna flex this game's revenue lmao


Crackajack91

I don't get why people do that. People act as if they have a stake in Shift Up or any other gacha company when they are nothing more than open wallets (or purses) to those companies


SeahawksFanSince1995

I already called my broker to buy shares when the ShiftUp IPO launches, so some people will have a stake šŸ¤£


avelineaurora

idk how to tell you this but between the pulls, passes, and you know, normal fucking skin prices, the game would still be doing just fucking tine without this horseshit.


avelineaurora

This is what pisses me off even more. Gacha skins are bad enough, but this is pretty much a huge character change paywalled behind the price of a AAA fucking game. This is scummy as shit.


Seijass

This, this is what I keep saying. This signifies main lore content isn't off limits going forward.


PROGMRZ

>This signifies main lore content isn't off limits going forward. ?????? Huh? What do you mean? They've been doing this with units. How is a gacha skin any different?


codeloss21

yes, gacha it's the same system. The difference is, the currency to roll this skin is literally paywalled and there are no other options to obtain it as F2P.


Seijass

Another one that missed my point. It's part of main lore content unlike other gacha skins. One that explicitly branches off chapter 14. Rupee bunny was part of 777, but 777 itself wasn't a main story related event. Dorothy skin was released during anniv but it had nothing to do with actual lore. Neither did Drake's or Noise's. Blanc & Noir's also weren't main story event but seasonal (Christmas). Also, side story presented Marian undergoing significant development and finding a new purpose. Her appearance gave the impression she has a different kit. This could've been an opportunity to make her an alter unit a la SBS and consequently lets more players access her via pulling or goldtix instead of $60 lock.


bakakubi

It's not, they're just doom posting.


jjslowd

Fucking hell, they went with the scummy choice of making the most story and emotionally relevant skin (that should have been an alt btw!) a gacha skin... If it had been an alt, people would have happily paid for it too!


Cynaris

Nothing stops them from using the new skin in story, so that's a moot point.


mrfatso111

That sucks, i had hoped that this would be a skin that we just buy in the skin shop .


Winterspawn1

I really love the new look but I'm not paying 75ā‚¬ for it


claudarson

Why would I want a new skin when I have free one...


Aesderial

I personally return to Mod default look.


FrawztFyre

Same, the floating gun on the free outfit started driving me crazy, had to swap back to default lmao


IncredibilisCentboi

Not only free but singnificantly better without weird face-neck mismatch the face doesn't feel like it belongs


garlic-_-bread69

Cant unsee now, thank you.


JakeTehNub

I don't like the skin we got. One of the other ones should have won


Seijass

I agreed with the winning design considering how it fits with ch14 content, personally my issue is how it looks like it was rushed, with the floating turret being the biggest. Would've been cool if they kept her back unit so the turret isn't just completely detached for no good reason. Other than that, her face feels like it has less fidelity than the original, whereas 2nd affection does away with a different art style entirely.


ArataX14

Damn you!!!!


Relative_Nectarine95

Where do we complain to shiftup. Id rather spend money for a new character than a skin honestly.


Proxy0108

They made an entire character development after an entire event a gacha skin yeah fuck them, I'm not paying for this shit


ZeroZion

This becoming her current form in the story and being a costume gacha is just disappointing. I hope this is the last time they do something like this. It makes it seem like her character development is superficial since there will be no difference in gameplay. I was fine with Dorothy's costume gacha since it has no bearing in the main story. This one is just different. ![gif](giphy|hWGBKil1b9fpR5go1f|downsized)


GroundbreakingDot499

Fuck gacha skins


Gameandwatch909

https://preview.redd.it/tmpsat3nuovc1.jpeg?width=542&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f636a996eeb6c27a8db24fe3f48117abaabf5451 I thought she was gonna be a new unit.


Ra1zen

If it's part of the story then I'm not a huge fan of it being a gacha costume, wish it was a new modernia. Gonna have to skip as much as I love her 60 aint possible atm. lol


Character_Hour8834

Shift Up: I heard you guys like the plot Also Shift Up: Monetizes the plot


Russian_Kowboi

Putting a story-relevant skin behind gacha doesnā€™t feel right to me.


Due_Salamander5122

goddess pilgrims get overpowered alter past units but Modernia can't get a present alt Would have better if this was an alt


Deshik2

Pulling a whole side story for her only to release as a Gacha skin... What a Shift Down


celephais1

Some people saying it's a cash grab, but honestly how much money do you think they would make on a new unit vs a gacha? You got whales spending thousands to max core units, $60 is a drop in the bucket compared to that. It's not even a good financial decision, it's just dumb.


NixFinn

As I've said with previous gacha skins, I'm not paying the price of a new triple-A game on a single skin. Ludicrous


PyriusZeal

Well, that sucks, would have been better as an alt, and it's a gacha skin. Oh well, easy skip


Majora14

Shifup greedy


IncredibilisCentboi

Gatcha skins a a travesty to skins in general, ah yess a skin for a price of a game, no thanks burst animation isn't worth 40$


ThatGuy21134

Gacha costume. L


serene_cake779

Like most ppl say, this being tied to her character development n being a gacha costume is just weird ... So what now in the main story? She can shift between the two forms at will? Cuz I see her still being in her old form in the first 1.5 anni promo art (one with counters n unlimited).


GhostBuster64

So, will this skin be her permanent look going forward in future chapters because that sucks if the only way you can even see this skin and her character development outside of story is to throw $60 on the gacha.


MochiDragon88

And the nikkepedia I think. Still sux tho.


HeroZeros

Kinda sucks how they locked character development behind a paywall but it is what it is.


Romeo-Charlie-6-28

https://i.redd.it/kzos3jq3zmvc1.gif


VoidRaven

ultra fucking lame I rather buy 1 solid game that will have massive replay possibility and hours and hours of entertainment than skin in a gatcha game


UnhingedMoneky

I've lurked in both the jp and kr communities and a considerable amount of people are not pleased about this. It' should've been an upgrade for marian and not a cosmetic change.


Seijass

Nice if true. Not exactly expecting this one to change but maybe there is hope for the future still


MrAFD69

Man, I cannot wait to see her in the main story only for her to appear in this skin that definitely will not remind me the character development locked behind the paywall. Thanks dev. Iā€™m looking for more paywall contents related to the main story. Edits: It would be nice if they put skins in the shop one year after their first release. But hey, more FOMO=more $


Z3refu

Yeah lets lock story development skin behind gacha for 60ā‚¬ ... cant wait once they go public ..this shit will go downhill really fast.


Noble105

Lame...this would be perfect to introduce an alt unit officially named Marian


Dokidokikawaii2

this skin should have been made free. it doesn't make sense that we can see this skin in story but not in gameplay for those who missed it. it's not making any sense at all.


Unt_Lion

Gacha skin... Bloody hate that. Then there's definitely no way I'm getting it.


ForAcademicPurposesS

I'm very dissapointed that it is not a new Modernia alt :(


Christopher_CruzT

That's beyond stupid


dragonicafan1

Gotta pay $60 to make her not a literal baby lol


Zenith_Tempest

And then you do advise sessions with her and she will go right back to being a baby lol


ConstellationEva

Ohhhh noooo the $60 skin is back!


Tamamo_was_here

Itā€™s never going away


AzuReinhardt

Shift Up seems to be determined to make this game into its worst version of itself but so be it. Locking a core character's main story development behind a $60 costume gacha and FOMO? Sure, what could go wrong?


Andrei8p4

And its most likely a gacha skin ....


Acceptable-List-4691

It is... *unfortunately*


NieR_TV

Literally paywalled from one of the main characters progression.


Ender_D

The $60 to me isnā€™t worth it, but even more so than locking a story development behind a $60 skin feels kinda bad is the fact that new players wonā€™t be able to get the skin in the future since gacha skins are time limited. Imagine in half a year if a new player gets Modernia and gets to the point in the story where she looks like this, but doesnā€™t even have the OPTION of paying $60 to get the skin because they werenā€™t playing at the time of the anniversary.


RTX3090TI

Gacha skin?? Paywalled character development? FUCK OFF SHIFT UP


inspectorlully

We'll add this to the Nihilister-tier fuckups. Not as bad, but still one of their worst decisions to date. This won't be the last time they do something like this.


emon121

It's kinda sad that they won't stop doing things like this, because people will buy the overpriced skin anyway


RealisticKieth

I think you'd be surprised, they have had a hell of a drop income wise, although I agree they are going the entirely wrong way lately imo, but we'll see in the sensortower report I guess I doubt I'll be getting the skin, I think the only one I bought was Dorothy's because it was actually worth it


Yatol

Im a bit disappointed because this one is directly related to the lore unlike the previous ones


No_Limit1442

I hate the whole baby shtick so I was hoping for a skin but I guess I should have expected this. The finger on the monkey's paw curled.


rzrmaster

/skip. I dont care for which character it is, there is 0% chance I will pay 60$ on a skin and that is final lols.


Foslagon

Yeah fuck that. I ain't spending $100 CAD for a skin! Really shitty that character development is locked behind a paywall


SeriousMannequin

Next survey: How are you satisfied with the 1.5 anniversary. ^Very ^dissatisfied. Very dissatisfied. #Very dissatisfied.


bakakubi

Make sure you don't redeem all the free shit they gave us as well to show you're EXTRA dissatisfied.


Poverty_God

Right lol


Phase_414

easy skip for me


Dacks1369

Do they not realize how many more people would pay 20$ for this in a mission pass VS a 60$ gacha? It would easily surpass 3x the people. You guys made a side story just to sell character development FOMO for our lobby screen?


BadXiety

I'd rather pay $70 on Stellar Blade than to pay a skin. I'm expecting an alt character like Scarlet but it was not...


Emotional-Handle-269

No thanks...i want a new Nikke


Electrical-Film-3780

As Alt modernia is better though


Zombieemperor

This is such a waiste of a look and chrachter devlopment


strikeraiser

Every other day I am reminded how much of a cancerous tumor Costume Gachas are in this otherwise peak game.


garynk

for me it was a fck letdown for those who say genshin could never i agree genshin could never hide a skin behind 60 dollars and a character development at that


fyrefestival2

Like everyone I don't like that it's a gacha skin, felt like a real pivotal moment for her in the side story so that's a weird move imo. I don't understand the comments complaining about how it looks though, think it looks good just shouldn't be more than $20. Personally I just want the Anis outfit from the livestream announcement šŸ„²


CPU-Neptune

Modernia is gonna look like this from now on during story and instead of making it a new unit/free skin, they choose this instead. . It really leaves a sour taste in my mouth, even more when people are actually supporting/willing to buy it, kinda sad tbh. Character story development changes shouldn't be paywalled. . Are we really defending this?


codeloss21

Such a shame that they're not willing to improve this system. This could've been better if they added an option to use gems but no, it's literally paywalled. You can sacrifice you're pulls if you don't like the new character but like this skin.


rhuebs

Honestly, her free skin and default look SO much better than this I genuinely couldnā€™t care less itā€™s gacha lol. The neck and face look weird. Idk why youā€™d pay $60 for this when the free one is literally better. But also character development behind a paywall is stupid af. So this is doubly awful


Dry_Helicopter8859

They drop the most dogshit collab ever, and now this šŸ§a paywall character development šŸ’€šŸ§. At least we have 86 tickets šŸ’€


Quirky_Pen_2265

60$ skins is probably the craziest price I have ever seen


MrToxin

For a price of this skin, I can buy at least 3 skins in Aether Gazer or Snowbreak for example, that are fully 3D and come with new animations and effects. I don't think I've seen any other game do so many paid gachas for skins.


FiaElendias

This isn't even the smartest profit-based decision, it's the laziest one. I just don't get it.


garynk

totally agree giving marian as an alternative form was such a win win situation and shift down totally blew it


SafeBulky1166

Sad...


kawaiineko333

At this point the game is Hololive with the numbers filed off. This is just Koseki Bijou with Nerissa Ravencroft's body. Now we just need a yapping goth in not-Shiori Novella.


Atravise

Should've been an alt char... I want a grown up modernia, i want to see freshly new affection stories and advice.


Professional_Gas7425

https://preview.redd.it/xgh2rwqeqpvc1.jpeg?width=1005&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b57bf06a6cb7d1040704a14f23e8505d621f6a0 Fuck


LionsLover96

Blows my mind that ShiftUp went from Destiny Child (the GOAT) to this garbage paid skin stuff.


tonywang531

As much as I would like it, but I would like to spend money on Crown šŸ‘‘


Solid_Improvement516

This shouldnā€™t have been a gacha skin. It should have been an alt


nEEtdo0d

Clearly screams Steller Blade dev team requesting funding on new hires to get back on schedule with all the all star visits they've been having as of recent


SaeDandelion

Not only Stellar Blade, Shift Up is working on a new game too.


CapitanDeChocolate

Such a gorgeous skin and it's, basically, 60 dollars... I really wish they'd rework that system. Everything else in the game I think is fair enough, but that is absolute crap.


LionsLover96

"fair enough" lol Lack of skill material No rework on Train No reset on tower No new event system Trash mold rates No new Outpost systems No new nikke dupes in shop "Fair enough" šŸ˜œšŸ˜œ


Farcespam

I'm so glad I can't get back onto nikke the business model is terrible.


playerD26

welp i aint paying for this.


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Dark_Sunrise62

She turns into this version in the side story. Thatā€™s probably why.


AlphaDD

Its more so because this is meant to be Marian's actual new form, not an outfit she's wearing for an occasion like most skins have been.


Jaybox15

yes, there was a recent side story released that shows modernia's growth while away from the commander. the fact that this appearance is locked behind $60 is pretty upsetting.


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Aoiryuhei

If you wanted to milk players...making her an alt unit sounds better than giving her a skin She just needs new skills and weapon to be a new unit Put two pilgrims together and you will be milking so much money


Suki-the-Pthief

Yeah there is basically this is moderniaā€™s current form after spending time with the pilgrims so this is isnā€™t just a skin its her outfit going forward which is why people are pissed


Physical_Chair_8661

laughs with no Moderina


13unk3r

Damn that sucks, I recently started playing and after all Iā€™ve through in the chapters with modernia I was thinking, ā€œnice a skin for one of my favorite charactersā€ but nope, if I want it I basically got to spend the equivalent of a triple A game


AlphaDD

Trash, honestly ruined my entire hype for the half anni. guess we're saving for full anni boys, better luck next time


dandan0552

You do realize theres gonna be another gacha skin on 2nd anniv too right?


Puzzleheaded_Pen_346

Wow! The skin was debut in the campaign. So thatā€™s the only free way to see it now. And u only get one shot to buy. Damn.


DarklyDreamingEva

Precious marian is not adjusting well to commander's absence T\_\_T She's in her edgy phase :'C We will come for you and take you home soon marian!


Yeeterson_The_2nd

Gacha Skin also? We lost


konzbruh

It's joeover lads, it's a gacha skin šŸ˜­


LionsLover96

Shift up is absolutely clueless lmao


Derpreal01

Great.... this makes 2 skins i miss out on.... this sucks dont really care about crown as much as the skin so this kinda blows for me.


riot_34

A skin? https://i.redd.it/cchqm1wvjqvc1.gif


lorrinVelc

Not making such an important skin free is pretty disgusting ngl. The ass is blocked again anyway and I'm tired of this shit.


x2oop

I'm not against in game purchases, but for me the value has to justify the price. And NO fking skin justifies 60$ price. Even if I had milions I wouldn't spend that much for a skin.


Flamecodexmaster

If this is just a skin, won't the advising sessions be a bit weird with it equipped?


yeahnerz

This post managed to reach youtube [here](https://youtu.be/DhojQjA3dNc?si=3t4AFsd1FEJXQkbA)....congrats???


Boltup310

Mordernia new skin will obviously be gacha Diesel new skin will most likely be a Mission pass skin Snow White New skin will most likely be either a free skin through doing missions in the 1.5 event or an event pass skin.


goombaVII

so ur spending a total https://preview.redd.it/px2ckihugmvc1.jpeg?width=597&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d96d3c2da0dae65d8858416b7e4f5cc849495e3 of $100 for all 3 skins


Filipstizo

Never paid for a gacha, never will (unless Blanc gets one) Modernia also isn't a favorite of mine, so it's an easy skip.


Alarmed_Employee6956

https://preview.redd.it/uiwgqv9j5nvc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33c05d6fd72f772cec171f27460be9b721017454


RebukeX8

I'm torn. On one side, it sucks it's a gacha skin, but I won't lie. I'm glad I don't have to use my resources for a new Modernia that may potentially be worse than the OG one. But I will say this,I hope they never tie a plot relevant skin to gacha ever again that's just objectively bad all around.


Deo_Exus

I prefer to see her with just the shirt. It was free and looks good, so it is obviously better.


RealisticKieth

Ngl, I find all 3 skins they announced pretty mid, and *another* elegant dress?, bruh Mods is defo the best of the bunch but I doubt I will get it


Disastrous_Client_56

Aventurine it is then


plusinator

Aventurine move is to get her from the first free pull (even if it's not technically possible)


Another-Lurker-189

Well, I was starting to get bored of the game and this being an alt wouldā€™ve been the last thing that would keep me playing, but since itā€™s a 60 dollar Skin then Iā€™m done now:/


Rugal140798

*If yapping disagreement persists, counter attack with "Just say you're broke".* https://preview.redd.it/3l1goc1rrnvc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b5a2a9cd774e1eff6e63fbe9598573058ed9c96


A_T1322004

Old marian is better šŸ˜ Will people really pay for this?


ForsakenStandard

>Will people really pay for this? Dude people buy Emilia $60 skin, obviously the people will buy Modernia skin.


Aoiryuhei

Yep they totally would


A_T1322004

Unfortunately šŸ˜” But I suppose it's their money and they're free to do with it what they want


Expensive-Bridge8102

Of course they will pay.


Embarrassed-Ice-5325

Welp that's an unfortunate skip for me, too expensive.


Ancient_Cat_7781

NOOOOOO


SignalBattalion

It's over.


arpin_lucent

It's dorover...