Stationary Security Service (SSS) - All you need to know for the NEW Game Mode | Arknights

[@DrVolke]

Don't stress over this mode! Even low rarity units with the right buffs can carry. You have to do it every 2 weeks, 1 and a half runs.

[@notusneo]

So not a hard mode but a chore to do

[@cnash5647]

@@notusneo Annihilation but with a lot of twist, sigh.

[@sacthequeen4295]

So that's why they gave us annihilation skip tickets lol

[@zenmode3125]

Honestly, I don't mind playing. I'm DEFINETELY gonna play more than twice a week. No, not for the gameplay. The menu song is a banger lmao

[@GavriilM]

So this is the only way to get material for module upgrade?

[@kingcr2741]

Some key operators with some buff i figured out: *CC* Gnosis with 4 sniper and 1 vanguard Suzuran S2 with 5 sniper (perma slow 3 enemies) *Lane* *Holder* Mountain (2 defender and 3 guard) Mudrock (4 vanguard and 1 defender) *Melee* *Carry* Irene (3 vanguard and 2 guard) Pallas S1 (5 guard) *Range* *Carry* Chalter (5 caster B buff) GoldenGlow (5 sniper) Passenger (5 caster A buff) Eyja S2 (5 caster B buff) *Ultimate* *Buffer* Skalter (5 caster)

[@DrVolke]

Good ones!

[@spiritus_noctis]

Goldenglows skill atk boost is only 80% She will deal more damage with 4 snipers and 1 caster

[@burningdesire8597]

La Pluma with 3 defenders and 2 vanguards for extreme AOE But first I want to try Mudrock with block 8 xD

[@kenkaneki3873]

@@spiritus_noctis It's 80% *per drone* for all her skills. So even her first skill is actually 45% x 2 because it adds one additional drone.

[@spiritus_noctis]

@@kenkaneki3873 yes, but I'm talking about damage calculation, not about actual damage. She could have 100 drones and it wouldn't change what I said

[@Varnis]

Excellent Video, didn't overexplain, didn't 'TLDR', perfect amount of information to encourage us for a new way to enjoy/suffer through arknights

[@DrVolke]

Because it costs no sanity, I recommend people experiment and have fun with it, as we will have to do it a fair number of times.

[@amalayraffliarnoldy9562]

Thanks a lot for the explanation. I could already see myself failing playing this mode

[@hendrihendri3939]

THANK GOD Its been dreaded by EN because it looks like a pain to do But Volke saved us with an explanation *Now we are MOTIVATED*

[@evrys3221]

Arknights really out here putting every mobile game to shame with how much content they give us

[@notrealsaga]

Seriously, i tried Genshin Impact but there's literally nothing to do there in the end game except clearing the Abyss every few weeks

[@kyarumomochi5146]

I love how every mobile game means genshin in this context as there are countless games that do provide more content

[@reginaldmustardbacon5866]

@@kyarumomochi5146 ye i think people just hate on it at this point because its popular. I will say the devs themselves dont want to put an end game. The content they concentrate on are story and events so its more casual really. Which is a shame xD but i blame the vocal fans complaining about how hard stuff that wasnt really that hard is at the start.

[@cataclysmicduck3022]

It's much better than garbage games like Genshin.

[@kyarumomochi5146]

@@reginaldmustardbacon5866 Believe me these people would absolutely praise genshin if it wasnt the most popular gacha game As usual people hate on whatever is popular to "stand out" Generic

[@linkinparkroxx]

My smooth brain already hurts from the existing modes.

[@TheMrMadzen]

There is a hidden medal for each map that requires you to clear all 8 floors without failing even once....that sounds really fun

[@P2I]

That sucks

[@fennecCMD]

I got to the 8th stage for the first one with zero fails. Semi bricked using the supporter cycle strat and lost to crownslayer due to low dps.

[@LegendKingY2j]

uninspiring medal, it only makes me frustrate with myself and the game

[@jevs1555]

It just Sounds like annihilation just being complicated and a pain in the ass just for the sake of being a pain in the ass.

[@Zoeila]

looks way more fun than Yii made it sound

[@bradleyprimeau3418]

I imagine its fun at first, but once you've done all the towers once it seems pretty close to doing weekly annihilations without an auto + chance to get screwed by card draw rng. Minus the sanity cost and being only biweekly, not actively horrendous, but not exactly a good time either.

[@Schwertleite26]

cant wait en to play it and regret it

[@Schwertleite26]

you cant even play it properly if you didnt have ops built lmfao

[@Zoeila]

@@Schwertleite26 I have tons built due to IS2

[@DrVolke]

@@bradleyprimeau3418 Yep, this is the issue. It's like manual annihilations.

[@Dtburr_]

Thanks for the video, doesn't look as bad as others were making it out to be. Question: When you add operators to your deck after each fight, is it entirely random? Could I be given operators that I haven't raised (E0 Lv 0 ) to choose from?

[@spiritus_noctis]

The game let's you choose from your built operators first

[@DrVolke]

Yes, random, though it prioritises built units. It's quite consistent in the long run.

[@neoflux3000]

Oh, Doberman's module sounds like a good investment for this.

[@lancergt1000]

For giving SSS an honest chance unlike every other AK youtuber, have a suscribe.

[@iamthekwan]

Thanks, this was really needed. I was playing this game mode like normal AK and was struggling like hell even on level 3, with near-max level ops and still barely clearing. Didn't realise this was basically a different game lol. Didn't expect to watch all 38 mins, but it turned out I was surprised the video was over when it was. Great video, thanks for taking the time & effort.

[@okregard]

this looks super fun! thanks for the explanation, can't wait to try out this game mode

[@bishamon1075]

so this is basically AK spiral abyss but actually challenging & anxiety inducing, good to know.

[@nowheregirl3858]

Incredibly useful video. Many thanks! ♥

[@DrVolke]

Welcome!

[@blackkat101]

From your descriptions of the A and B buffs, you kind of gloss over the Sniper buff for Attack Speed and seem to focus on the B Caster buff as the most important thing for ranged. I highly suggest watching Yanfly's video on running the two release map sets. The focused one used is a full +5 Sniper A buff, specifically on Goldenglow and Suzuran for the carries. With Mudrock, Skalter and Gnosis as the main backup, but really it's just a big focus on getting that buff for Goldenglow and Suzuran to carry through all 8 maps. Not even a big need for much RNG if you have them with just how good they are and their map coverage. ------ Will say though, this is probably one of the nicer videos in the pacing for explaining how the SSS mode works for someone new.

[@KuroNekoji]

We got a skip function for Anni after a long time, so we prob. will get something similar for SSS as well at some point

[@KrazyBean14]

Sometimes I feel like I'm too dumb for this game lol. Hopefully I'll get there eventually as a new player.

[@syamelkiller5804]

Relax this gamemodes is for endgame stuff anyway

[@Maksuka1010]

By the way, instead of Gnosis, you can use Pudding (with five snipers or four and a vanguard). She is quite impressive.

[@Razor4884]

I'm looking forward to this a lot!

[@lv1755]

Ouch, I have headache cuz information overload. My smooth brain can't take all of this, I need time to process everything. But thank you for the information you presented Dr. Volke Bless your day~

[@whitemagus2000]

5:00 Ah, Myrtle and beanstalk. My favorite vanguard pair.

[@akichan4168]

Thank god we can just restart for all the weekly rewards. I thought we need to clear all floors to get the weekly stuff. Doesn't seem too bad now.

[@BenightedAlizar]

Looks like Slay the Spire combined with Arknights. Cool!

[@jimboi2318]

Do tier list or advice on who to prioritize on modules and its upgrades. excellent video as always, thanks!

[@nrostova5606]

Thanks for the tutorial, best one so far!

[@onigirls]

I only cleared to 5 on the rotating map so I thought I'd give the permanent one a go, pretty easy 8/8. I found 7 muuuch harder than 8. I didn't have enough time to get my units set up. 8 was somehow much easier but maybe just really good rng ^^ Thank you for the great video!

[@shadymodnation5781]

Volke I have a question, how do summoners and their summons work in SSS? Can you buff summons or only the summoner? If you buff a summoner does her summons get buffed as well?

[@suverin007]

You only buff the summoner. Summon's stats are based on the operator's level. Only effect that is based on the summoner's stats (ex. Ling's S3) will be buffed.

[@Piquliar]

Definitely glad for this video.

[@swift-pawedteif386]

Mmm. I’m hoping this is more fun than bothersome. We’ll still looking forward to it

[@OhHeyItIsNano]

Can't wait to go through it again on Global. Shall be fun.

[@Eclin]

Spiral abyss with actual anxiety.

[@mubasora7221]

i got the gist of this gamemode thanks !

[@legrandretour5524]

BTW the Robots+(brawlers operators) are op for quick upgrade Susuran + mudrock + Chen = perma slow and damage amp EZ gg Honestly Chen is too OP She can do 7000x2 DAMAGE per hit on lvl 10 + on heavy unit

[@eriponchi]

I'm just starting AK, less than a month of playing, and I'm frankly overwhelmed. I have just E2'd my first operator, unlocked IS (haven't touched it yet), hardstuck in annihilation 3 (need to build more operator types), and this one coming up. At what point can I say that I'm like ready to play IS, this new game mode, or even the archived events?

[@blemisimp6351]

Take your time, get more Ops to level :) (Around 4/5 units at E2 should made you comfortably enough to do must stuff) for IS 2 some Operator trivialize it, namely Thorns/Mountain, and some with the right buff. And this mode, SSS, is for really endgame stuff, so just dont think too much about it. As for archived event, either in SS or Intermezi, if you are not in the rush to finish 'em(or hunting down those Yellow Certs), i believe it is better to wait when they doing rerun.

[@thestranger0347]

You could entirely skip this game mode as a newborn player. This game mode rewards you with module upgrade materials stuff which is only endgame players' stuff. Play IS and tries to reach the 1800 cap for annihilation, it gives you significant progress for your gameplay. You can check kukkikaze's arkpedia guide, he covers a lot of basic things for new player.

[@otaku-chan4888]

Been playing around six months and just barely unlocked the criteria for a module. It'll take me a few weeks before I even get the module activated, leave alone have the chance to upgrade said module (upgrades come through SSS). Just take your time, get through limited events and the main storyline levels. You'll get there. IS is more fun once you have 3 stars that you can take with you to fight enemies in a pinch, some built 4 stars of most types, and two/three six stars you can turn into damage dealers (rip 5 stars lol) My tip for IS: raise some versatile units. Versatile= operators that can do *two* or more things. (skip to the end to see how underleveled me would start IS runs) Example 1: Amiya- she can be a caster or a guard, and you can change that up in your menu and log back into IS whenever you like. Get her to E2 lv 50-60, it's a pretty good investment (and you'll need to E2 her to progress the mandatory story anyway). Example 3: healing defenders- they can heal and, well, defend. Spot and gummy are very good picks, cheaper than 5 and 6 stars but stay alive just as well Example 3: tactician vanguards- the funky vanguards on high tiles. Beanstalk if you have her is a 4 star godsend, she can be a sniper and deploy bait and generate dp all at once. Example 4: summon supporters- *LING* is the 6 star goddess option, but she can be expensive- I use Scene who's cheaper but holds out quite well at E1. Acts like a caster, helps you through summons when you don't have ground melee ops, nice and simple to use. Example 5: Healing supports- imo you should try to get medics over this, but if you have podenco, she's a good early pick because she's cheap, does quite a bit of damage, slows enemies but can also heal. There's also the harmacists, who can heal part time and do damage part time, but I don't use them much (if you have Kalstit tho, lmao that's your 6 star carry right there, that aint no medic) Example 6: ranged "lord" guards- they can hit ground and aerial enemies, what's there not to like? Consistent damage ones * cough * Thorns is my go-to pick, he's the IS cheat code. Example 7: Honeyberry/mulberry/chestnut- you will really really love having a wandering medic, trust me. IS is very heavy on elemental damage and that's not going to change anytime soon, if you don't get mulberry buy honeyberry from the shop. They also have a nice wide range of healing which saved my ass several times special mentions to 6 star ezclap carries for IS (if you just have 6 hope lying around): Goldenglow gg- global range with e2 skill 3, much wow with attack speed lord and savior passenger- will melt everything if collectibles/ops buff his skill sp charge ling- yeah because mentioning her one time wasn't enough. someone made a video soloing every room in IS with her lol mountain- not as broken, but very cheap on dp, doesn't need healing, and will be a good 2 block aoe guard by himself (upcoming operator in the next month or two) Pozyomka will be a nice boss killer with a fast redeploy sniping machine that's unkillable, so it's pseudo-global range, sweet you don't need ALL of them, just one does the trick- and if you don't have any of them, your other ops will compensate, just invest a little in them *What I used to do for IS:* > open with guard + supporter + medic combo > Borrow lv 90 thorns (scaled to E1) > Take my E1 Scene (she's doing her best) > take a free single target healer OR > Borrow lv 90 thorns (scaled to E1) > Take my E1 honeyberry for elemental damage > take any random free supporter then keep playing, avoid emergency rooms unless you're feeling very daring, and mix up fight rooms (combat nodes) with the non-yellow rooms (encounters, safe houses etc), look up youtube for how the rooms look like if you want to strategize in advance, and you should be fine! Using these strats, I got to lv 50 in just three months of starting arknights. It's pretty satisfying when you pull it off despite not having every unit under the sun maxed~

[@mjkuhnke]

Surprised no mention of goldenglow. Most places I looked are like "just push for 5x sniper goldenglow as a means to an end" Granted most people seem to hate this mode

[@Kiriemy]

Card Game + Tower Defense, nice

[@anonymouse1643]

Thanks for not doomposting about this

[@JeremyVonEdi]

Is this mean the material only can be farm once every 2 weeks? Then mean 1 month only can upgrade module for 1 operator?

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

Kinda disheartening to hear him so insistent that this mode is so easy, when so far I've barely been able to make it to the fourth level. I've been finding extremely difficult.

[@onigirls]

I had the same experience at first! Only made it halfway, then did the limited map to 5 and then went back and finished the permanent map stages. It has a bit of a learning curve but you can definitely do it. Also some attempts are just a lot harder due to bad rng.

[@lrrb3335]

Even going 5 defender mudrock and 5 sniper buff GG I'm still having trouble in it. I seriously don't understand how many people can say this mode is easy.

[@dugless7381]

I'm wondering how summons work, i'm assuming they get whatever buffs and can be used to switch out operators without random buffs like with what happend with chen and lumen which in theory makes them useful due to their short redeploy time and do the non summoner summons (i.e. skalter seaborn, silence drone, shamare doll...) do the same, also for tactician vanguards can you place operators on the tactical point that have the summon and get the vanguard buff and have the ranged tactician still there for another buff or do you just can't place on tactician summon or does it just retreat both?

[@xHoneybreath]

Summons can't be buffed

[@dugless7381]

@@xHoneybreath dang, so are summoners and psuedo summoners just very suboptimal is sss

[@lukehoffman9742]

@@dugless7381 since the deployment limit is really small too, i'm thinking summoners are not the way to go for this mode :(

[@Dominik189]

Is there an alternative to gnosis for those of us who don't have him?

[@t0uchme343]

People have been telling me that this is the one game mode where passenger is literally a god. After some half assed tinkering I am inclined to agree...

[@sirii3360]

One full run couldn't get all the module upgrade parts, so do i have to do a second full run to get remaining?

[@SubsonicH]

You need to do 12 floors in total

[@sirii3360]

@@SubsonicH nice, thanks for the info mate

[@SubsonicH]

@@sirii3360 best strat is to do 6 floors twice once you've got all the first time clear bonuses

[@sirii3360]

@@SubsonicH yea, i thought so, thank you

[@voledae]

it looks really fun

[@wooscurtainbangs8497]

Im still confused but I think I can try the stage and understand most of it

[@Kiriemy]

In this mode I will only use Golden Glow as my main dps others just for defending i guess? Or skalter to buff her more

[@iorivhs00]

I'm sure you're doing your best here but as a casual quasi regular player this mode looks annoying AF Haven't touch the previous weird mode so at the end what do I know..

[@mr.pockets8523]

U haven't played IS2? It's fun

[@iorivhs00]

@@mr.pockets8523 that's the name? Spalter event was complicated enough to navigate for me

[@Ender_Wiggin03]

@@iorivhs00 Phantom and Crimson Solitaire

[@thestranger0347]

Rest assured, if you do not plan to rush to give every 6* a module or module level 3, this mode can be completely skipped as you can gain the mats for upgrading in the Lingering Echoes' event shop and future event shop.

[@bradleyreed8876]

Approximately when will this his Global? May-ish?

[@SerenDark]

Alongside the Lingering Echoes event, probably in December 2022.

[@alphalightning00frost67]

@@SerenDark that's next month right?

[@thestranger0347]

@@alphalightning00frost67 Yes, it's next month.

[@Where_would_I_go_without_you]

Can you plop a summon like Mon3tr on top of an operator?

[@DrVolke]

No. Summons aren't great in this mode.

[@Ortagonation]

Lol, I'm gonna accidentally replace unit so much with this feature.

[@Sinnersslayer]

Easy guide ... With the amount of RNG involved, I'm not even able to fully prepare Gnosis before I'm getting swarmed ... Not to mention things like summer Chen ... So far I've been able to clear floor 4 of global rotation. This game mode is freaking annoying ...

[@chaosdestructionlove]

What a cool game mode. I definitely prefer this to them adding more coop modes bc it was too repetitive.

[@FXFGamer]

Do not take Surtr, she's not worth it and her auto-retreat will fuck you over if you're not careful

[@ohdiethere7641]

I'm late to the party, but I'd like to point out that Dobermann, Whislash, and Pallas can give ranged operators guard buffs if they have their modules, similar to Beanstalk and Blacknight.

[@Maksuka1010]

Boss is easy, when you have so mich powerfull units)

[@steadyflexin]

wait so when is this coming to global?

[@SerenDark]

Alongside the Lingering Echoes event, probably in December 2022.

[@kyarumomochi5146]

Basically SSS is a grindfest dps check so keep your GG and irene ready

[@tisisonlytemporary]

Aww damn, the enemy level scaling make my infinite sleep team non meta

[@DrVolke]

Speed is key here!

[@winteriscoming4407]

25:15 4:27 squad

[@Zoeila]

from what im seeing fiametta will dominate this mode as well as skalter

[@ursahere5370]

Ez, just Chalter it!

[@GreyEnneract]

Seems just as annoying as the chain of memories card mechanic. I'll never understand games shoving in cards into established genres.

[@canacomyrica]

make it complicated? bruh 💀

[@reginaldmustardbacon5866]

The people i heard talk about this says it sucks xD

[@frequency15k]

"easy" lmao

[@kimnosei]

ayo me first