#edit: just checked the schedule…it seems that the TW server would include the Tengu + Grail Live event in next year as well if I’m not…

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FGO 2021 Recap (+ 2022 Goals)

2021 is a pretty…shaky year. Things still go on, a life of stability seem rather distant. The game itself does not promise well; the current situation + direction it’s taking gave a much more pessimistic picture of its future

Nevertheless, I do find parts of the journey enjoyable, and perhaps I may no longer have much expectations, I may at least stay as a visitor until I have better things to do.

TW Server

To update, I have pretty much finished all (5) of the available lostbelts this year

It’s one thing to go through all of them via gameplay, it’s another things to read the story through and through. It felt rather new, to adopt a new identity as a destroyer of worlds when I spent the last year playing as the saviour of humanity.

The end of the journey may not be entirely pleasant, but it’s something I’m curious to witness.

Rolling Result + Goals

About the rolling, I did get all the 2021 servants goals. Which is great.

During this year, I simply wish to aim for SR + non gold servants, but eventually I got several powerful SSRs (both limited and permanent) and at least one premium support (Skadi) in both accounts, which is unexpected for a (GSSR only) minnow like me.

Perhaps because of this, the gameplay seem more like a breeze compared to last year.

Now I guess I felt dangerously bolder in my goals (plus not a lot of non gold servants I could get next year), here are some servants I wish to get next year:

Voyager

When he first came out, I didn’t care much about him (I’m more interested of the event SR servant). Then I got him in the JP Server, read about his dialogue and everyone’s meta about him, and now I just want to bring this star child home.

Even for someone who is pessimistic to fellow humans like me, his presence and symbolic meaning does bring me hope about humanity others fail to capture.

Kijyo Koyo

The very F/R servant that I aimed to get to begin with (and fail to get). When I first saw the servant, it was love at first sight. The unusual design of being a completely animalistic looking female servant, plus a tasteful looking human design appeals to me a lot.

Getting her + Voyager is one of the next year goal for me

Castoria

People were not kidding when they said Artoria Caster broke the game. Her entry to had brought many changes in the game environment, with her starting the Arts Farming + a way to trivialise Ignore Invulnerability. Overall a must roll according to most sources.

For me, I wish to get her, not just for gameplay meta, but so my favourite Arts servants can get the support they need. I did get Skadi for the quick servants, it makes sense for the Arts servants to get the same treatment.

Shi Huang Di

I know that they are not a new servant, but to wit, the last banner featuring them insofar is in the 21M Download Campaign. If I wish to get them, it’s now or never or the GSSR.

To wit, they have proved themselves to be an awesome servant, both in story, character and gameplay. They proved to be one of the best Lostbelt Kings that came out from the game, both cruel and charismatic, stubborn yet capable for change.

At least to my main account, I already got a bunch of Larger Than Life Monarchs (eg. Iskander, Ozy, Gil) in my ranks (plus Suzuku Merlin + CC Hokusai). It makes sense to get Lelouch another Monarch to join them as well.

Oda Nobukatsu

Nobukatsu being a limited bronze servant is a surprise for me. I already liked him back in the GudaGuda 2 event, and from what I can tell, his actual debut event continues to flesh him out. I do feel pity for him, and wish him well.

Plus he came home to me in the first event when others did not. That is a plus for me.

Ashiya Douman

Before LB5.5, I am inclined to hate his guts for his deeds, especially what he did in Shimousa and LB4.

Then LB5.5 came out, and the more I learnt about him, the more I can appreciate him in terms of character and design. A character with much depths beneath the surface, his own existence causes much speculation on the overall themes of Fate and fulfilling the thirst a bunch of monsterf***ers. Being an actual original character with a fantastic character design (so good that he rewrote most of the Pseudo Singularities + Lostbelts) and powerful gameplay function pretty much helps.

That will not stop me wanting to subject him to Chen Gong once in a while.

Other servants I wish to get would include Himiko (a fellow Ruler servant that facilitates Castoria Stalling), Summer Brynhildr (for Sigurd), Summer Kiara (for powerful gameplay), Nemo + Van Gogh (for character + gameplay potential), Vritra (for Arts Lancer Farming). But consider of my main goals, it is more likely I would prioritise the main ones over the side ones.

JP Server

I wouldn’t call this year a good year for FGO.

In fact aside of some highlights (LB6, the Ryoma event), it felt like that the game is going in a downward spiral, what’s with the male servant shortage + increasingly lazy design for female characters + lopsided schedule + subpar non-LB6 content and alike.

I did heard there will be a change in the company structure next year, but from the news I heard, it does not suggest an optimistic future.

But still, there are parts where I do enjoy the journey. I got most of the new servants this year, some of them being the ones that I liked and saved for. Thanks Taira + Oberon + Percival.

New Servants I got this year.

LB6, though not entirely perfect (eg. see the ending of Beryl + some parts), absolutely blows everything out of the water, simply by the sheer scale of not just the writing, but also the presentation (eg. Music, Boss Intros, Worldbuilding) as well. It is a journey I would find unforgettable.

Conclusion

What will happen in next year? Will the game have something better than this year? Or will it get worse? I may never know.

Anyhow, regardless what happened this year, and what will happen next year, happy new year to everyone!