April 4th National Mourning Day Server Shutdown Notice
Translation Credit: Nightsky#3319 of the RIHQ Discord
The CN Server will be shut down on April 4th for the National Day of Mourning for the victims of COVID-19. The full announcement is as follows:
Thanks for your focus and support of Arknights. To express our deepest condolence to the people who sacrifice in fighting against COVID-19 and who died because of it, and follow the national mourning activities announced by the State Concil, Arknights will temporary shut down the server from 0am, Apr 4th to 4:10am, Apr 5th. Players won't be able to login during the server shutdown. To ensure the safety of your account data, please exit the game in advance before the server closed.
Server shutdown time: 00:00 Apr 4th - 04:10 Apr 5th
Finally, we, united as one, will finally beat the virus. Hope all the patients recover asap and pay respect to dead. Again thanks for your support and understanding.
17,700 More Accounts Bite the Dust
In what is becoming a weekly occurance, more account suspensions were announced by HG, this time 17,700, again setting a new record. The reason given for the suspensions is "illegal use of third party Plug-ins or modification of game data." The full list of suspensions and the duration can be found here.
Common Questions:
Q: How can I find out what is bannable and not?
A: Yostar's Terms of Service can be found here.
Q: Is using an emulator a bannable offense?
A: No.
Q: Is using macros for farming a bannable offense?
A: Yes.
Q: Is having a second account (aka clue slave) a bannable offense?
A: Technically, yes, though personally I have doubts that they would ban you for a few extra accounts. Most likely their concerns are mass account creators who intend to sell. But keep in mind, it is technically bannable.