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SUIT DETAILS FOR [CLOUD DREAM]
This is an interactive, moving suit; it moves in the game, just like it does above.* For more info, check out my Cloud Realm tag.
*At least there are supposed to gifs but I’ve had trouble with gifs in the past. If they’re not working check them out here, here, and here.
SUIT DETAILS, INCLUDING UNPOSED VERISON, FOR [GLORIOUS CHAPTER]
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MAJOR AND MINOR SUITS FOR THE NEW CHINESE SERVER HELL EVENT, REALM OF CLOUD AND SKY
Event name from Iri’s awesome video of the event which I highly recommend.
And as if the beautiful dresses weren’t enough to get excited about… NOTICE THAT MOVING NIKKI UP THERE? She actually moves like that in the game, in {Free Dressing}, in {Competition}, as long as Nikki is wearing the entire suit. You can see it in action on Iri’s video! (Link will start the video at the point where Iri starts talking about the suit.)
Event costs below the “read more” so I can update it if I have the time and the info, and also because it got long because I ended up explaining more than I meant to. Whoops. Costs now updated to reflect the information we know, as of 20 June 2019. I’m keeping it below the cut so I can fix it if I fuck up update if I come across new info and/or if I get any frequent questions
SUIT DETAILS, INCLUDING UNPOSED VERISON, FOR [DAYMARE FAIRY TALE]
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SUIT DETAILS, INCLUDING UNPOSED VERISON, FOR [ASTER GUARDIAN]
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SUIT DETAILS, INCLUDING UNPOSED VERSION, FOR [WORLD IN DREAM]
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What the hell is a “Hell Event”?
(22 Aug. 2019 - Updated to take into account the many new hell event types that have been introduced since this was first written. Sorry for how long this is, there’s just a lot to cover.)
DEFINITION:
“Hell Event” is the term that Love Nikki players have lovingly given to a specific type of event that happens in Love Nikki because it costs thousands and thousands of diamonds. The suits are generally more elaborate and more detailed than regular event suits and they usually go on for longer than regular events. There are often, but not always, major suits and minor suits; the minor suits are generally simpler and cheaper. These events are also returning events; the suits never return for crafting or to the shop; rather, the event comes back. Please see below for more details about returns.
FORMATS:
Hell events come in a variety of formats. I’ll try my best to cover them all here but it’s possible I might miss one. So! The most common type of hell event format is the milestone/node format. You use diamonds to collect event items and upon reaching a certain amount of event items, you’ll hit a milestone/node upon which you’ll get pieces of suits or a whole suit. In some hell events, there is an order to what suits you might get at a node; in other hell events, it’s mostly random. Some are just this simple, some are more complicated. There is one pick and choose hell event which was just recently (as of 22 Aug. 2019) released on the Chinese server. It’s a little more complicated than your normal pick and choose but in an attempt to keep this short (ahahaha) I won’t get into here. If you want more info, check out Iri’s video about the event. You usually receive minor suits either at a node or pavilion style, receiving pieces or the whole suit randomly as you pull for event items.
COST:
And now let’s bring the pain! As mentioned, hell events are called hell events because of their high cost. It is important to note that, for most but not all hell events, the cost increases the first time the hell event returns (so far, there has been no cost increase when they return after that).
If you’re only interested in going after the major suits and ignoring anything that comes after the last major suit, the cheapest hell event is 6690 diamonds (the return cost of Caelum et L’Ocean aka mermaid hell event) and the most expensive is 12990 (Tree of Memories, which has not arrived to the global server). If you need everything from the event, including the items that you’ll get after you finish all the major suits, then the cost can increase quite a bit. The most expensive hell event, if you want the SSRs (Super Super Rare items, with an extremely low drop rate) that come with it and thus 100% complete it, is Flowing Garden (aka WFSM) at 27k diamonds. (Flowing Garden has no cost increase when it returns.)
It should be noted, for the free-to-play people and/or the newbies out there: It is possible to complete hell events without spending any money, I promise. I fully completed two Hell Events when I was V0 and got to the third node on a third one. You will have to save like crazy and be very picky about what you get from regular events, but it is possible.
TIMING:
New hell events are released every 2-3 months (more often 3 than 2) and return anywhere between 5-12 or 9-12 months after they were first introduced. There is some debate about the time periods between both new and returning events due to Miracle Concert, which is not in the Story Suit tab but has the same format as another hell event, returns like a hell event, and is more expensive than the cheapest hell event. If you count Miracle Concert as a hell event, then the returns happen 5-12 months after the debut/return; if you don’t count it as one, they happen 9-12 months after the debut/return. I personally tend to think of Miracle Concert as a mini-hell event because I think it sits in a weird place between a regular event and a hell event.
This does mean that as the game goes on, there will be more and more hell events. I highly recommend looking at past and future hell events and picking out just a few to save up for and skipping the rest. At this point, I’m not sure it’s possible to be a new player and finish both new and returning hell events without spending quite a bit of money. You can see pictures of all the hell events that exist, on both our server and other servers, in this amazing post on the LN subreddit.
IN CONCLUSION...
Hell events are something we all have a love/hate relationship with. On the one hand, they’re some of the most gorgeous suits in the entire game and the community, generally, has a celebratory feel to it when a hell event happens which makes it even more fun. On the other hand, there’s much weeping and gnashing of teeth as people realize they don’t have enough diamonds and/or watch their diamonds disappear.
Basically, hell events are An Experience, for better or for worse.
@vital-compulsion replied: I just want one suit, I'd be happy with any of them. How many diamonds for one whole suit, and would you personally recommend participating for a f2p player who would likely be spending all her savings? I'm relatively new to the game, and haven't been through one of these yet so I'm not sure what to do and if it'll be worth it.
So, first of all, how much it cost depends on whether you want to finish a minor suit or one of the main suits. (If you’re not sure what I mean by that, check out this post.) My guess is you’re asking about the main suits, though. For the main suits you need to collect a specific number of the event currencies to reach a milestone; upon reaching that milestone, you’ll receive an entire suit. The first milestone you need to reach to get one suit will cost you 1860 diamonds. This will probably also get you several pieces of minor suits as well. (For the prices of other milestones, see this post.)
As to whether or not it’s worth it for a f2p (free-to-play, for anyone who doesn’t know) player to do, that’s really up to you. But here’s some things that I do when trying to decide which suits to get and which suits to ignore. Look at the suits that are being offered and decide if any of them are worth almost 2000 diamonds to you. My art of war tag has detailed pics of all the suits and Iri has made an amazing video that shows all the pieces of the suits. (I often use Iri’s videos where she shows off the individual pieces of a suit to decide if I think it’s worth spending my diamonds on.) Don’t just look at the whole suit, look at the individual pieces. Do you like them? Do you think you’ll use them? Do you care enough about Competition that whether or not they’ll be useful there is a factor worth considering?
This hell event (explanation here of what a hell event is, if you don’t know) is different, too. Usually there’s a set order to hell events: you’ll get X suit at the first milestone and Y suit at the second, etc. However, in Art of War there’s no set order to the suits, so it’s completely random which on you’ll get at that first milestone. (Except for [Prosperous Reign], which you can only get at the fifth milestone.) So on top of deciding if you like any of the suits enough to get it, you have to decide if you like the suit (or suits) enough that you’ll still feel okay with spending those diamonds if you don’t get what you want. I have one suit that I really want ([Flashing Wind], I need me those skeleton limbs} and I’ve personally decided that that suit, for me, is worth spending almost 2k diamonds and not getting it (maybe more, I really really need those skeleton limbs). But that’s me, personally, and I can’t tell you if that will be worth it for you.
It is perfectly okay if you skip this event. Very few people do every event and the general assumption is that everyone is skipping a few events here and there, including hell events. And hell events are so damn expensive that unless you see something you really like, I’d say you should definitely consider skipping them. There will be more hell events in the future; old ones that return (you can check some of those out in the Achievement > Story Suit tab) and brand new ones that our server hasn’t seen yet. So it’s completely worth it to hang onto your diamonds for something you want more. It’s especially worth checking out future hell event suits, as one of the best ways I find to save diamonds is by thinking about how much I want a specific (super expensive) suit. I don’t currently have pics of future hell event suits (it’s on my list of things to do) but Iri has several videos showcasing them. And if you do skip this hell event and regret it, don’t worry, hell events come back! They’ll be slightly more expensive but they will be back.
And don’t feel like just because you’re a f2p player that you can’t participate fully in hell events because they’re super ridiculously expensive. I went through three hell events as a f2p player, completing two and getting to the third milestone of the third one. I did this by being extremely selective about which regular events I spent diamonds on.
I know this is a lot to take in at once (especially since I’m really really wordy), but hopefully that means I’ve answered any other questions you might run into. If I didn’t, feel free to ask more! I don’t mind at all. I do hope this helped a bit. This is a hell of a hell event to start out on (most are not quite this expensive, usually 8k-10k diamonds to get all the main suits) and so I can only imagine what it must be like to be staring at 15k for your first experience. But they’re not all this expensive and there are so many amazing suits in the future if you don’t like the ones in this event. Either way, enjoy the craziness that surrounds the Nikki fandom during a hell event and may you get your favorite suit if you do choose to get to that first milestone!
