Hello folks, I created this thread as a place to discuss about Blue Archive’s gameplay, news etc, all kinds of thing that related to the game and such
Welcome to Kivotos 
Thanks for making the thread, Elyon! 
Sometimes it’s inconvenient to put all discussion onto the off-topic thread, with this, I don’t have to tag all peeps everytime 
, btw. half an hour to go until maintenance, farm what you can before the current event goes away 
Thanks for the reminder, I wanted to get some last second farming done, but forgot about it! Also, summer Wakamo is one out of maybe 2 non-limited I might roll on in the next year.
This girl could hold so much attack ups
I had a whole plan yesterday and forgor 
Great thread Eylon!
Thanks bro 
Pre-registration for Valentine event is here 
Dev notes
How are you? I am Yongha Kim, Executive PD for Blue Archive.With this update, Chapter 3 of The Eden Treaty, has concluded. What did you think of it?
The Main Story is beginning to pick up some serious momentum now, and this update served as an important clue for the story’s future.
So, I highly encourage any Senseis that have not caught up to the story yet to please do so.Next, I’d like to tell you about the BIG update coming in early September.
It will include the “Schale’s Happy Valentine Patrol” & “Kosaka Wakamo’s Silence and Feast” event stories anda Valentine’s event where you can receive chocolate from students.
I hope you can enjoy a sweet and thrilling Valentine’s Day in Kivotos.Along with the Valentine’s Event, there will also be a Fest (short for “festival”) where 3-Star Pick-Up rates will be doubledand a “StartDash” Login Event where you can receivevarious rewards such as 2 10x Recruitment Tickets for all Senseis.
In addition, there are various convenience features to be added.
One specific feature to be added is the “Gear Tier Bulk Growth” featurethat will help grow various equipment more easily.
We hope this makes things a bit more convenient for every Sensei.Since the update is scheduled to include more content than usual, patch notes will be posted a bit earlier than usual as well—eight days before the update.
You can enjoy a preview experience of the in-game events through the Pre-Registration page.
So please enjoy a wonderful time with the students of Kivotos.
Of course, don’t forget to plan for Wakamo’s ambush…The entire dev team worked passionately on this event, and we hope you enjoy it.
Also, do you know even any potential Senseis in your life that would enjoy Blue Archive?
This is a great time to begin playing, so we would appreciate you spreading the word!Now, I’d like to touch on the somewhat long-term vision and direction for future updates.
Our goal is to standardize the predicted rotations of the Korean/Global Service and pre-Service areas.
As we noted during launch, the schedule is adjusted frequently.
As a result, the current gap between the two is about 7 months.
We’re working hard to bring new content a bit more quickly andreduce that gap, within reason in regard to working constraints.
Currently, our dev team’s goal is to reduce the gap by 1 month by early next year, and we will work to immediately notify Senseis of any changesin the schedule as soon as they are finalized.
Of course, we understand that the changes in update speedmay cause some concern, so we will ensure ways to mitigate any issues as well.
We ask for your understanding in advance and, in this update,have provided a total of a 100 Recruitments for 10 days after the Fest.
We hope this will be the opportunity you need to recruit any student’s you’re missing.Finally, thank you so much for always taking interest in Blue Archive and supporting us.
Both myself and the entire development, operation,and business teams are inspired by our Senseis’ passion.
We intend to meet your expectations by continuallyconsidering and preparing new ways we can improve our game.
So, I hope you’ll look forward to what comes next!Yongha Kim
TLDR:
-The main story is getting serious now and the update serves as an important clue for the story’s future.
-Valentines event where you can receive chocolates from students,
-Limited time banner featuring Wakamo with an increased rate up for 3★s lasting for 3 days
-Log-in event with various rewards in it
-10x Ticket
-Bulk gear upgrade feature
-In this update, Nexon will provide a total of a 100 Recruitments for 10 days after the Fest.
-Standardize the predicted rotations of the Korean/Global Service and pre-Service areas. (reduce the gap by 1 month by early next year)
@Arcana Nexon is about to close the gap from 7 months to 6 months so you’ll probably have to adjust your pyro plan accordingly
Can’t wait for Wakamo nuke again 
I used that blondie until lvl 36, then dumped her because Tsubaki and Hoshi can also interrupt enemy skills for 4 cost.
Azusa is so cute
WOAH WOAH WOAH! No one told me she was actually pretty under that mask 
@Waifu69 WHO IS THAT?!?!?! 
I managed 1 team peroro for hardcore difficulty (broke 7 mil. In mock battle).
Instead of tanking the lazer and debuff with Natsu, I took it head-on by debuffing peroro attack with C.Shiroko and healing with Ako heal. This probably won’t work in Extreme difficulty.
Peroro laser in hardcore isn’t as bad as extreme, in extreme, it’s one shot on majority of student, my Natsu (which is neither max out nor 5*) can’t tank it 
I want to see if fully leveled/geared Haruka will survive the laser. Her defense is pretty insane. Mine is only 3* though.
EDIT: Haruka with Hanae as healer can tank extreme beams relatively easily. I still don’t think I can manage actually killing it, but without Elyon’s B.Karin (who I used for my hardcore clear) I took off about 30%. With her, I might be able to do up to twice as much. But without similarly bulky tank/healer combo second group would just melt to beams (even if I somehow find enough blue AE damage dealers to field a second taem).
