【NIKKE】Is it a drama that the pity system only rewards constellation shards instead of the character itself?

Recently, a user raised concerns in the community regarding the gacha pity system in 'Goddess of Victory: NIKKE'. According to the OP, the 200-pull pity currency can only be used in the shop to redeem 'constellations' (character shards) rather than the character themselves. Since the game enforces level caps that require duplicate copies to break, failing to pull the character means the shards are essentially useless.

The OP noted that during the first beta, players could exchange for the character itself, but this was changed to shards in the second beta and the official release. The community reacted strongly: some veteran players called this a 'relic of old-school gacha hell,' comparing it to games like 'Million Arthur' or 'Bloodline' where characters without duplicates are severely underpowered. Others debated whether the blame lies with Level Infinite (Tencent’s global publishing arm) or the Korean developers themselves. The consensus is clear: the main issue is that the pity system fails to guarantee a character pull, leaving players at risk of 'throwing resources into a void' without obtaining the desired unit.