Gossip: NIKKE 'Criminal' Bug After Maintenance, Players Furious as Story Mode Goes Offline

Recently, NIKKE underwent an extensive maintenance period, with servers delayed for over four hours. However, the much-anticipated reopening turned into a disaster: a major bug has completely paralyzed the story mode, rendering it unplayable.

In NIKKE, story progression is critical as it unlocks essential resource raids and determines idle income efficiency. Players compare this to losing access to weekly boss fights in titles like Genshin Impact or Honkai: Star Rail—a significant loss of progress. With double-reward events approaching this weekend, the community is furious, slamming the developers for the bug and anticipating the usual 'stingy' compensation, or lack thereof.

The community response has been heated. Long-time players mention that such 'clumsy coding' (often referred to as 'low-level' or 'incompetent' programming in local slang) is a recurring issue since launch. While some optimists argue that missing a few days of raids won't ruin long-term progress due to heavy RNG in end-game gear (T9 Corporate gear), others are questioning the game's management, with some speculating that the publisher has shifted away from active operation after hitting initial revenue targets.