Genshin Impact

[sinisempi]

Genshin found a way to be a little stingy while improving the pull rates. It seems the new Capturing Radiance thing works as a 50/50 soft pity, and they had everyone start at 0 pity regardless of their 50/50 losing streak prior to version 5.0. That showed up dramatically on wish-tracking sites (paimon.moe) as 50/50 win rates being essentially unchanged instead of at the newly promised consolidated 55% rate.

The surprise of it could have been avoided with just a little bit more communication.

They were shrewd/lucky enough to make a special wish animation for when Capturing Radiance triggers, so at least it was roughly pieced together how it works relatively quickly, without needing any official clarification.

 

[NotGary]

gay shit knee-pads

 

[Robinisback]

Naltan is cool, I need more hot ladies in the game.

 

[Doedoel]

So @popo53414 , what do you think of the Sanctifying Elixir?

 

[Doedoel]

Damn...

 

[popo53414]

So @popo53414 , what do you think of the Sanctifying Elixir?

Hoyo made their position on mindless RNG grinding very clear with this one. They absolutely HATE it if we are satisfied with our builds, no matter how much we spend.

 

[cksn]

natlan is ugly, just aesthetically unpleasant, mavuika's extremely on the nose girlboss. at least her hair is cool

 

[Tony_Mushah]

Ok,
In this current version (5.0), Hoyoverse added a new beginner quest at Mondstat to help new travelers going to Liyue.
It's The Call of Mystical Martial Arts.
I did it today.
Well, It was kind of pointless since I'm at AR 58 and mostly finished explored the map.

 

[popo53414]

I often forget how toned down minimalistic genshit is. In 5.0 they wasted budget on a sussy indecisive battle between bootleg kanchou and bootleg himeko, and swept the main event, war against abyss under the rug.
Water tribe is shown fighting against withering 2.Oh, but that's it, a mini event that has no affect on surroundings, it ends and we go back to partying. They "tell" you how abyss attacked natlan in the past in cool ways, but in present there's nothing on the surface, yet. This is an ongoing war and unlike fontaine's flood which took place in later arc I expected some chaotic spectacle here becasue of that. And a war against a faceless entity like abyss no less, not to be confused with abyss order, makes room for crazy exploration ideas for the map.
My first disappointment wasn't about war, it was about how they handled the lack of natlaNPCs in rest of teyvat. All these years of secrecy that built up expectations, speculations all erased by shitty plot device.
Gacha players like little girls so I guess nobody has any problem with their power of friendship story being part of archon quest

 

[Tony_Mushah]

Speaking about the lore,
While doing the Natlan Archon Quest,
Am I the only one who forgot the fact that the traveler can clean and repair things damaged by the Abyss??
It was a fact that was introduced back at the Mondstat Archon Quest
but they wanted to re-introduce it after 4 years of maybe forgetting it.
Well, it's not surprising since I started playing genshin back in 2021.

 

[popo53414]

Speaking about the lore,
While doing the Natlan Archon Quest,
Am I the only one who forgot the fact that the traveler can clean and repair things damaged by the Abyss??
It was a fact that was introduced back at the Mondstat Archon Quest
but they wanted to re-introduce it after 4 years of maybe forgetting it.
Well, it's not surprising since I started playing genshin back in 2021.

The part of purification is now probably part of mandatory quest that all players must complete before being able to skip ahead to next available quest. So it's more like "they felt safe to add it" rather than forget.

Previously they added such connections inside archon quests to past plot points like Arlecchino's house of hearth, which players missed due to it being part of an optional world quest. Many complained back then.

Regardless, I don't expect much from this little contribution from past. Each region archon quest feels detached

 

[Doedoel]

Am I the only one who forgot the fact that the traveler can clean and repair things damaged by the Abyss??
It was a fact that was introduced back at the Mondstat Archon Quest

You mean the Tear of Dvalin, right?

The part of purification is now probably part of mandatory quest that all players must complete before being able to skip ahead to next available quest. So it's more like "they felt safe to add it" rather than forget.

I don't get this part 😅 Do you mean they have to do the Mondstat Archon Quest up to that part to freely progress to other part of the region?

 

[Tony_Mushah]

You mean the Tear of Dvalin, right?

Yes, and the lyre too.

I don't get this part 😅 Do you mean they have to do the Mondstat Archon Quest up to that part to freely progress to other part of the region?

Normally, Every player that have played the recently available archon quest must have finish the mondstat archon quest, since it's at the beginning of the game and required to unlock other quests.

 

[popo53414]

You mean the Tear of Dvalin, right?

I don't get this part 😅 Do you mean they have to do the Mondstat Archon Quest up to that part to freely progress to other part of the region?

Sorry I forgot to say "new players" iirc when Fontaine launched, new players could directly start playing fontaine questline after playing a certain part of mondstadt quest (my guess is not entirety of it but just enough to get initial free 4 stars to join your party).

 

[Tony_Mushah]

While pulling for the shogun raiden weapon,
I got the kinnich signature weapon instead
The "Fang of the Mountain King".
I didn't get Kinnich though (instead I took a raiden constellation)
So now, I am wondering which character can I put this on??
I put it with Kaveh for now,
since the weapon apparently give boost to elemental skill and burst
with more damage if I use it in a bourgeon/burning team.

 

[Doedoel]

Not gonna lie, Genshin looks fun. I'm hooked watching Kinich's and Xilonen's combat

 

[popo53414]

Xilonen my body pillow can be guaranteed safely. And by the time free candace is gotten from event, Candace (C4) will probably be C6 anyway. Life is suddenly good

 

[Tony_Mushah]

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