AFK Journey fans come together as an in-game rule that sidelines two fan-favorite characters.
AFK Journey is an adventure role-playing gacha game (RPG) developed by FARLIGHT and Lilith Games and published by FARLIGHT and Farlight Games Industry. It was released on March 27, 2024, for Windows, iOS, and Android.
In AFK Journey, players become the Magister Merlin and have the ability to explore the magical world of Esperia. Along the way, the players would get to meet various characters throughout the story. These playable characters can be obtained through the recruitment banners.
While most of these heroes start at Elite or Epic, Chippy and Hammie start at Rare. These two characters are Magister Merlin’s hamster familiars in the game. Fans noticed an in-game rule that they believe is the “worst” one.
The rule states that “All heroes except Chippy and Hammie can be ascended to tier Supreme+.” This means these two heroes cannot be ascended through the ascension tiers, making them one of the weakest characters in AFK Journey.
Another AFK Journey fan shared their thoughts, “It just seems… Lazy and confusing that the FIRST TWO HEROS they give you…can’t be upgraded so they end up being ignored after your very first hero pull. Why have them then?”
The AFK Journey customer support Reddit account replied to the post, “We understand your feelings and will also discuss suggestions for adding Chippy & Hammie that can be upgraded to Supreme+.”
Another player suggested that the two characters should progress through the story. So when players reach the current endpoint, they’d be at least Mythic+ or Supreme+, giving even the unluckiest players one if they played all the way to this point.