Arknights JP Server Tops Charts With Free 10-Pull — CN Players Lose It Over Their Own Anniversary Rewards Being Time-Gated Over 10 Days

It happened again. The Arknights JP server just topped the App Store charts during the Ceobe event, which means — you guessed it — another free 10-pull for JP players. As word trickled back to the CN community, the reaction was a volatile mix of congratulations, jealousy, and salt. Not because anyone begrudges JP their rewards, but because it reminded everyone of that cursed 'installment plan' ten-pull during CN's own anniversary.

The top comment nails it: 'Guess we're about to see 'JP-exclusive 10-pull' spam all over the timeline again, huh?' It's become a running joke — JP tops the charts, gets a 10-pull, CN players watch from the sidelines. Rinse and repeat.

But the real gut-punch came from a reply that sarcastically laid out CN's anniversary treatment: 'Oh, CN got great rewards too — a free 10-pull for the anniversary! What's that, you say they're giving it out one pull per day? Well, maybe you should've logged in more often.' The CN anniversary free 10-pull was split into one single pull per day over 10 days — a move players dubbed 'buying on installment.' Another commenter doubled down: 'Love celebrating 10% of my anniversary each day, don't you?' — a savage dig at the drip-feed reward structure.

The discussion then shifted to a more fundamental question: can CN ever actually top the charts? One commenter cut straight to the point: 'If CN didn't have the Farming Emperor sitting on the throne, it could probably reach #1 and get the free pulls too. But that mountain called Honor of Kings just won't budge.' The 'Farming Emperor' (农皇) is the community's nickname for Honor of Kings, China's undisputed revenue king. Another added: 'Arknights whales can't compete with Honor of Kings, especially during their May 5th Gaming Festival event period.'

One player posed a more analytical question: 'Real talk — can Arknights CN revenue surpass Douyin (TikTok) for even a stretch? Because if it can't beat Douyin, then even without Honor of Kings, it still wouldn't top the charts.' Surpassing Douyin's revenue is a benchmark in the Chinese mobile gaming world — if you can't clear that bar, the #1 spot is out of reach regardless.

The conversation also touched on an interesting side note. Several players noticed Compass (a Japanese mobile game) appearing in the chart screenshots and expressed surprise: 'Wait, Compass is that popular in Japan? It's basically dead and buried in CN.' Another begged: 'Seeing Compass alive and thriving... please come back to CN, I'm begging.'

A particularly insightful comment broke down Yostar's scheduling strategy: 'Yostar times these events carefully — if they'd launched one day later, they'd have slammed into Puzzle & Dragons or FGO and gotten crushed. Remember when they hit the PuzzDra x Jujutsu Kaisen collab and flopped?' Yostar, the JP publisher for Arknights, reportedly picks its launch windows to dodge heavy hitters like FGO and Puzzle & Dragons — the true titans of the Japanese gacha market.

One particularly colorful comment used community slang to summarize the situation: 'It's because us CN players aren't spending enough. If we could keep the game at #1 every day like JP does, they'd definitely give us the rewards too... probably.' The self-deprecating humor captures the bittersweet reality — CN players know the issue isn't favoritism, it's raw market power.

The most emotionally resonant take came from someone who said: 'It stings, doesn't it? It was CN's anniversary, but JP was the one handing out the 10-pull.' Though a more grounded voice pushed back: 'I'd bet money that if CN topped the charts, they'd give the same rewards. It's just that CN can't get there.'

The three screenshots attached to the original post document JP's chart-topping run during the Ceobe event. For CN players, this whole episode is less a celebration and more a mirror — one that reflects the stark differences in market dynamics and reward pacing between the two servers. The sentiment is complicated: happy the game is thriving somewhere, salty that 'somewhere' isn't home. The final verdict from the community? It's not favoritism — it's that CN's revenue chart has a final boss called Honor of Kings, and nobody's beating that raid boss anytime soon.