Rhodes Island Vacation
Notice
This event has been released in the Global server of Arknights.
As such, the content of this page and the related subpages have been archived.
Rhodes Island Vacation is a webpage event exclusive to the EN and KR servers of Arknights.
Web event[edit]
- Link (no longer active):
https://rhodesislandvacation.arknights.global
In the Souvenir Passport mini-game, players can use RI Souvenir Stamps to stamp a square in a 4x4 field. Each day, you can obtain one Souvenir Stamp and two more by completing a fishing challenge and sharing the fishing results, your holiday memory, or the event webpage. Stamping every square in a row, column, and diagonal unlocks the following rewards:
| Squares | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A1-A2-A3-A4 |  20  5 | ||
| B1-B2-B3-B4 |  1  20K | ||
| C1-C2-C3-C4 | 5  25 | ||
| D1-D2-D3-D4 | 1  2 | ||
| A1-B1-C1-D1 |  200  5 | ||
| A2-B2-C2-D2 |  20  5 | ||
| A3-B3-C3-D3 |  5  20 | ||
| A4-B4-C4-D4 | 1 5 | ||
| A1-B2-C3-D4 | 30K  1 | ||
| A4-B3-C2-D1 | 1 5 | ||
| All |
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Merchandise[edit]
By purchasing the following merchandises from the Yostar Store during the event, players can obtain bonuses in the form of up to two outfits and a furniture theme (given through in-game mail gift):
| Merchandise | Price | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Embroidery Sticker Set | US$12 |  |
| Inflatable Sofa | US$16 |  |
| Plushie Clip | US$20 |  |
| Camping Tableware Set | US$45 | All of the above |
Media[edit]
Controversy[edit]
Despite being meant as a way for EN and KR players to obtain the rewards of the KFC Collaboration that were released in JP due to the fact that the crossover is impossible to be held in EN and KR (see the event's article), Rhodes Island Vacation was met with controversy among the EN community from two main factors listed below.
- Yostar Store ships Arknights merchandise directly from Shanghai, China, through Express Mail Service (EMS); which has a higher shipping cost the further the item is shipped due to various factors that depends on the destination country. For instance, the shipment cost of Arknights merchandise to Indonesia ranges between 30% to 60% the price (e.g. merchandise that costs IDR500,000 has a shipment cost of IDR150,000 ~ IDR300,000), but countries on the other side of the globe — especially North America and Europe — have shipment costs of up to 400% the item's price! In addition, Yostar Store is notorious among the EN community for their late responses; in one instance, an email question to the Yostar Store takes up to four months to be replied.
- While the need to purchase merchandise from Yostar Store for EN players at least provided the means for players in countries that do not have KFC outlets (e.g. Russia and Sweden) to obtain the rewards without having to do the obviously impossible real-life interactions (by purchasing the required menu), this was viewed by many as unnecessary and even a waste of money.