Happy Birthday to Valentina Yaga Vasilieva, the Seeker of Family
Credit: Official IDV Weibo. Here I sit on a quiet garden bench — a cake before me, adorned with the red gemstone I so adore, and a flawless string of pearls held close. Even one who trades in all manner of wonders must occasionally pause to savor the…
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My Initial Impressions on IDV’s New Game Mode, Cryptic Notes
The in-game promo poster for the new game mode, Cryptic Notes. Considering how tantalizing the lore implications hidden within Cryptic Notes are, I decided to take a peek into what exactly they had in store for this new game mode. The IDV Team especially…
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[Maintenance] June 18th – Cryptic Notes and B.Duck Pt. 3
Today’s maintenance will take about 240 minutes which means all game modes will not be available and players won’t be able to log onto the servers. The time is still the same and it will be scheduled to take place at 00:00 (UTC +8). See below for…
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[Maintenance] June 11th – World Cup Event and Mitsuji Kamata Return
Today’s maintenance will be replaced by a hotfix so all game modes except for rank will be available. The time is still the same and it will be scheduled to take place at 00:00 (UTC +8). See below for popular timezone conversions: EST: 8:00 p.m. PST: 5:…
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[Character Study #7] Female Dancer – Margaretha Zelle
Credit: Margaretha’s 2025 Chinese server birthday artwork. Welcome back to my Identity V character study/analysis series where I aim to explore each character in the game. I started this series to not only better my understanding of each character,…
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Happy Birthday to Margaretha Zelle, the Dancer who Yearned for Freedom
The birdsong draws my eyes upward — to where the sky holds no walls, only endless blue.Today, I dance for no audience but the wind. Credit: IDV Official English Twitter. Congratulations to Margaretha for reaching her 7th year in the manor! She will be…
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NetEase Apologizes for Time Raiders Mishandling and Denies Use of AI
Credit: Joker Studio and NetEase Inc. Soon after Identity V’s reveal show on Friday, June 5th, where they unveiled upcoming content for the next few months, players were quick to notice some discrepancies in the poster promoting the Time Raiders…
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Gifts from Dreamweaver Rabbits Story Event Summary
I played through the Dreamweaver event so you don’t have to. This article is really for those who don’t want to log into the game but still are curious about the event story similar to the anniversary article I wrote a couple months ago. The…
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To Love the Hand that Feeds you – An Identity V Fanzine
Credit: HumansTouchIDV Twitter Account. A not-for-profit unofficial Identity V fanzine, To Love the Hand that Feeds, is currently looking for contributors to create original works to showcase various IDV characters reimagined based on art movements from…
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Identity V June Reveal Show: What was Unveiled
Roadmap for the content revealed coming to IDV in the next few months. Credit: Official IDV English Twitter. On June 5th, Identity V broadcasted their June Reveal Show which highlighted upcoming content such as the anniversary story, summer event,…
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