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Pinch-Out Experimental Operation
| Event | Overview | Medals |
Notice
This event has been released in the Global server. As such, the contents of this page and the related subpages have been archived.
Pinch-Out: Experimental Operation (P.O.) is a limited-time game mode in Arknights. It acts as an experiment to replace Contingency Contract and becomes the basis of C.C. Battleplan with more balanced, measured mechanics, thus P.O. is technically an "interim" between C.C. Operations and Battleplans, and the latter's predecessor.
Operations[edit]
| Test Site | Research Base Quarantine Zone |
|---|---|
| Test Plates | Area 13 Ruins • Beach Repair • Muddy Bog |
- Beach Repair is available from December 8, 2023.
- Muddy Bog is available from December 11, 2023.
- Area 13 Ruins is available from December 14, 2023.
Operators[edit]
Headhunting[edit]
- Main article: Headhunting/Banners/Former-2023
- The tenth Joint Operation headhunting banner is featured.
- The first Kernel Locating banner is featured.
Recruitment[edit]
Friston-3 is added to recruitment.
Note that all current tags will be refreshed once the recruitment pool are updated.
Missions[edit]
- Main article: Pinch-Out Experimental Operation/Missions
Crystallization Sanctuary[edit]
The Crystallization Sanctuary is open until December 22, 2023.
| Ware | Price
|
Stock
|
|---|---|---|
 1 |
2000 
|
2
|
 1 |
1200
|
1
|
 1 |
1000
|
3
|
 1 |
700
|
3
|
 1 |
650
|
3
|
 1 |
650
|
3
|
 1 |
600
|
3
|
 1 |
250
|
10
|
 1 |
200
|
10
|
 1 |
200
|
10
|
 1 |
200
|
10
|
 1 |
150
|
10
|
 3K |
85
|
20
|
 3 |
85
|
20
|
 20 |
80
|
20
|
 1 |
125
|
5
|
 1 |
95
|
5
|
 1 |
95
|
5
|
 1 |
75
|
5
|
 1 |
75
|
5
|
 1 |
50
|
5
|
70 |
5
|
∞
|
Miscellaneous[edit]
Operator Records/Paradox Simulations[edit]
New Operator Records and/or Paradox Simulations added for the following Operators:
| Operator | Operator Record(s) | Paradox Simulation
|
|---|---|---|
 |
A Fowl Through the Window | Lie Low
|
 |
The Epic of Heroes | Sweet Dreams Abyssal
|
 |
A Priceless Medal | Seconds from Disaster
|
 |
One Should, One Must | Co-Conspiracy
|
 |
Burning on a Winter Night | Not added
|
Media[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Pinch-Out Experimental Operation is first event in the Global server of Arknights whose runtime overlaps with another event, specifically the rerun of Stultifera Navis which is only 3 days left by the time PO is released.
- Pinch-Out Experimental Operation was met with negative reception by the community, most notably due to the mechanics that can inflate enemies' stats to impossibly high amounts, making them essentially impossible to be defeated with conventional means. For instance, the R-11 Assault Power Armors in Research Base Quarantine Zone can possess 6.75 million HP with certain Test Criteria combos, taking over 4.5 hours to defeat, to the point that skills with unlimited duration such as Skadi the Corrupting Heart's
Wish of Burial Beyond the Light actually expires.[1]
- However, the negative reception mostly came from players who attempted to reach the highest possible Sanctuary Judgement score early on during the event; later down in the event, additional Test Criteria that allows players to reach high scores without buffing enemies too much would be added.