Arknights: Endfield Beta Test II Special Program

Tl;dr:

Recruitment starts today, Beta Test II starts on November 28. The end date has not been disclosed yet. [You can sign up for Beta Test II here, by selecting “Start Survey”.]
There will be 9 new Operators compared to previous Beta Test.
The entire combat system has been revamped.
e.g. You can now dodge twice, dodge no longer interrupts chain combos; most Operators had their kits completely revamped; enemies now show a clearer warning cue.
Physical Statuses have been reworked.
Blueprint system added to the AIC.
Friend System and customizable Dijang.
New Zone.
Farm stages have been reworked.

Operators & Combat

New Operators:

Ardelia (Nature / Supporter), Last Rite (Cryo / Striker), Pogranichnik (Physical / Vanguard), Alesh (Cryo / Vanguard), Antal (Electric / Support), Fluorite (Nature / Caster), Estella (Cryo / Guard), Catcher (Physical / Defender), Akekuri (Heat / Vanguard)

New Class Descriptions

Guard: Skilled at making enemies Vulnerable and applying Physical Statuses. Excellent damage dealer.
Caster: Excels at applying Arts Inflictions and Arts Reactions. Excellent damage dealer.
Striker: Exploits Physical or Arts effects inflicted by other operators to unleash the decisive attack.
Vanguard: Great at restoring Skill Points (SP) to help teammates’ skill casting.
Defender: Highly durable. Skilled at protecting and healing teammates and counterattacking enemies.
Supporter: Skilled at applying various control effects that weaken enemies. Can also buff and support teammates.

Statuses and Reactions

Blueprint System & AIC Steward

The Blueprint system allows you to automatically place pre-made manufacturing line. The game will provide you with some, along with tutorials on how to build and use them. You can also make your own, share and import from other Endministrators.

The AIC Steward, on the other hand, is an assistant that allows you to expand your AIC zones. You can also unlock special facilities through it, and use a special currency.

Dijang

The base system also received a rework, counting now with a lot more customization. There you can display your badges, favorite Operators and weapons. This is tied to the Friend System, and you can check out their Dijang customization as well.

Enhanced Controls

Aside from the above, the UI and buttons in the mobile version of the game are fully customizable, from their position to their size.

Gacha System

There’s a Beginner Banner (“New Horizons Headhunting”), a Standard Banner (“Basic Headhunting”) and a Featured Banner (“Chartered Headhunting”).

A Featured Operator will remain in the banner rotation after their featured time is gone, sticking around for two more rotations before temporarily leaving. We haven’t received further information yet about how often these Operators will return or if they will join the permanent pool after some time. Furthermore, you are guaranteed to get a copy of the Featured Operator at 120 pulls.

The Arsenal Exchange remains more or less the same. Every character banner pull guarantees Arsenal tickets. What changes is the number of attempts required to get a featured weapon. Also, much like in the previous beta, you can still buy certain weapons directly.

Protocol Pass

Arknights: Endfield’s Battle Pass. There are three tiers: Free, “Freemium” (bought with regular Origeometry) and Premium (bought with real life money). Nothing much was said about this pass.

Pre-Registration Milestones

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