Genshin Impact - General Discussion

[JusttJD]

1 hour ago, Akrioz said:

He seems to be a great driver for taser teams (Fischl + Xingqiu + Beidou, for example). While also dealing not bad damage himself.

From what I have heard the second banner is rumored to be Zhongli + Ganyu. 

Ganyu, another character that I'm missing that I really, really want to have.

 

Sweet, cute, pretty Ganyu... (of course the fact that she is an incredible Main DPS as well is also very good. )

[Cassylvania]

Well, I got Kazuha...after Keqing made me burn through an extra 77 wishes.

 

If the Ganyu 3.0 rerun is true, maybe I should just skip Yoimiya. Ganyu, unlike a certain white-haired samurai, came home early for me and is sitting comfortably at C1. More cons for her would be welcome.

[Leon Castle]

Cleared Kazuha's story quest and got the new 4* weapon Kagotsurube Isshin

I let Ayaka use it until a one-handed version of Snow-Tombed Starsilver appears or the version 6.0/Snezhnaya update is out(it's the land of Cryo so a Cryo themed weapon or something close to that might be released)

I love that Paimon called herself emergency food.

Also got all 5 ending of Heizou's hangout event.

Only have the event "Summertime Odyssey" left to do that started today, looking forward to doing the quests "Summertime Odyssey: II-V" and challenges as they unlock each day. Also did read that Kusanali shows up doing one of the Summertime Odyssey quests.

 

I did watch that video that showed all the remaining Fatui Harbingers, while most reactions to the Harbingers was pulling him/her, my reaction was more that I was looking forward to the boss fights, still the only Harbingers I might go for if they end up playable is Sandrone/Marionette and Il Capitano The Captain(only other male character I plan to pull for is Dainsleif). The only Snezhnaya character I plan to pull(for now) then the year version 6.0/Snezhnaya is out is the Cryo Archon/Tsaritsa, the goddess of Snezhnaya.

Sumeru has at least 2 others besides Collei and Loli Baba I think of going for which is Nilou and Dehya but if I wait with treasure hunting in Sumeru until Dehya or Nilou is out or just use Collei remains to be seen. btw I read a leak that Collei is going to be given for free so if the leak are true then I be saving my Intertwined Fates until 3.1.

[JusttJD]

There is something that I really need to get off my chest regarding this game.

 

I can not stand how people shit on this game, and talk about it like it's just a gacha game and cash grabbing thing.

The more I play it, the more I grow to love it.

The characters, the world, the music, the story.

 

I've played many games in the past 30 years, many.

Yet, this is the only game that caused me to be emotional, at multiple occasions.

 

Shenhe her story already caused me to have watery eyes.
Qiqi's backstory and the teapot conversations, make me sadder than anything than I've ever played before.

Yoimiya's kindness and love, it made me smile throughout her entire quest.

 

And, just now, I finished Ayaka's quest.

And, I can truly say that I've never felt as emotional during a game before.

Throughout the entirety of her quest, I cared more and more for her, I understood her and got more emotional as the carnival went on.

And the moment she started dancing in the water... I haven't cried in over 10 years, but this made me cry.

Her story, her desires, her loneliness, but also the idea of what is going to happen with her now that the traveler goes away and probably doesn't meet her again in the future.

 

And, this is also the reason why I'm going to stop playing this game.

Or, better said, that I have to stop playing this game.

 

With Shenhe, I wanted nothing more then to say to her, I'm going to stay with you, forever. Because I knew she wanted that, and I wanted that.

Now, with Ayaka, I'm having that same feeling, tenfold, and it makes me so sad that we are never going to get that choice.

I want to be able to say "You know what Aether? Screw you... I'm going to stay with Ayaka."

 

This game, it's a 10/10 for me and character wise, even though they barely have any screentime when you compare it to any other games.

Some of the characters are the best characters I've ever seen in gaming.

 

This games messes me up emotionally, after Shenhe and Qiqi her stuff, I had to take a step back for a couple weeks.

And, now after Ayaka, just going on with the story and spending time with other's and just forgetting about her, it just feels wrong (for me.)

[ReverzerO-]

Im practicing my 2nd team at musk reef and reached floor 11 depth 3 and got 2 trophies in the way? easy?

 

After playing and switched to mobile phone trying to get Klee and ? 1stime mihoyo gave what I want? I will upgrade her no matter how many weeks it take before entering floor 12? but I think I can beat it without her?

[Leon Castle]

Cleared the Summertime Odyssey questline and got Amy... I mean Fischl's new outfit.

Did also collect all Phantasmal Conches but only 16 of them is needed to get Fischl's new outfit.

 

The voice that can heard in the last parts of the last quests way be Kusanali(if Kusanali's JP voice is Yukari Tamura who also is the JP voice of the Honkai Impact 3rd's Theresa)

So while appearance-wise she don't look like Theresa like how Raiden Shogun looks like Raiden Mei, she will at least have the same voice as Theresa, Now I got one more reason to save my Intertwined Fates for the 3.1 Kusanali banner.

 

Until 3.0 update is here, I do the Golden Apple Archipelago "World Quests", the upcoming events and work on getting Amber to level 90 while also trying to crown Yae Miko/Kuki Shinobu and Raiden Shogun.

 

[EIdain]

I can't wait.

[Akrioz]

On 20/07/2022 at 4:56 AM, Leon Castle said:

one more reason to save my Intertwined Fates for the 3.1 Kusanali banner.

She probably won't be out until 3.2. At least that's enough time to save for her and Nilou(currently i have around 160 fates). Wasn't really excited about her, but I love Tamura Yukari and having Dendro archon in your lineup sounds way better than Qiqi(also voiced by Yukari).

[Leon Castle]

3 hours ago, Akrioz said:

She probably won't be out until 3.2. At least that's enough time to save for her and Nilou(currently i have around 160 fates).

If it happens to be true, then I have a lot of time to save since Collei will be a free 4* character, unless Dehya shows up in 3.1.(Last time I checked my Intertwined Fates was getting close to 90)

 

Have anyone gotten the event world quest "The Final Treasure"? All I know it apparently exist as I don't find info how to start it.

[Am4z1n9_AZ]

According to reliable leakers the schedule for characters so far are.

 

• 3.1 Cyno 5 *, Nilou 5* & Candace 4*.
• 3.2 Kusanali 5*.
• 3.3 Scaramouche 5* but he may come earlier in 3.2.
• 3.4 Dehya * rating unknown at the moment.

[Leon Castle]

17 hours ago, Am4z1n9_AZ said:

3.1 Cyno 5 *, Nilou 5* & Candace 4*.

Most might have heard or seen Cyno and Nilou, but Candace however is the first time I heard of, after looking up this name, I found a bit info about this character.

• Is a Female character
• Will have long flowing clothes with a starry pattern
• Will have heterochromia
• Hydro Polearm

Just reading she will have heterochromia peaked my interest.

 

Looks like Dehya is the one I have to wait for a while longer to be playable but at least She show up in the story sooner if those in-game pics is to be believed.

btw 3.1 will show a new Mondstadt character named Mika that might be playable later on, if made playable during 3.0-3.?, He be the first new Mondstadt character since Eula.

Edited July 28, 2022 by Leon Castle

[Akrioz]

37 minutes ago, Leon Castle said:

He be the first new Mondstadt character since 1.0.

*Confused Eula noises*

 

17 hours ago, Am4z1n9_AZ said:

 

• 3.1 Cyno 5 *, Nilou 5* & Candace

Knowing my luck with banner lineups. Candace will be on Cyno banner. My 5 stars never have a brand new 4 star character on their banner.

[Flitterbloom]

7 hours ago, Akrioz said:

Knowing my luck with banner lineups. Candace will be on Cyno banner. My 5 stars never have a brand new 4 star character on their banner.

 

Honestly I would not be surprised if Candace was on a reroll banner now that we can have 4 banners per update... they seem to stick to this setup lately. Good news if she's a 4* character, even though I'm still missing Sara. I finally got Gorou while wishing for Shinobu (and I got her too!) ?.

 

I'll probably try my luck for Tighnari (because bow.) and Kusanali from what we saw so far. And Dehya if I'm lucky enough with the other two... so probably not ?.

[Am4z1n9_AZ]

To add further to my earlier reply. 

 

For what seems to be confirmed by leakers.

 

Cyno -  Electro Polearm user main dps. 

Nilou - Hydro Sword user who works with dendro bloom. 

Candace - Hydro Polearm user who uses a shield. 

 

Not confirmed but I'm hoping Kusanali is a Dendro Catalyst user support who boosts EM for the whole team as well as a good Dendro applicator. Dehya has been confirmed to be a Pyro Claymore user but nothing yet regarding her kit. I would say that alot of people including myself who want her to be a sub dps who works like Yelan and Xingqui but Pyro. 

 

Of course there are many other characters like Al Haitham, Kavi and the Mondstadt blonde boy mentioned. I would expect them to come out much later along with YaoYao and Baizhu. 

[Akrioz]

I guess HoYo finally decided to drip market all the existing characters.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by Akrioz

[ZOLANTON]

Ok, let's pretend we don't know who Nahida is.

[JusttJD]

One look at the new map, and I just have a feeling what the new main story is going to be.

(Spoiler. )

Spoiler

Something tells me that the Fatui is causing the desert area to slowly overtake the forest area and there is nothing the Dendro-Archon can do about it.

But, she doesn't know that the Fatui is responsible for that, so they offer to help her out and fight back the desert, in exchange for her gnosis.

 

And, to bring some conflict, there are now Tribe people in the desert area that don't want to go, and creatures.

So, they are fighting back any change.

 

And, it obviously ends with the Traveler & Paimon uncovering it all, but too late because he gnosis is already gone.

And, to bring some ending and beauty, the advance of the desert is going to be halted in the end, and the two areas will come together as one harmonious area.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by JusttJD

[Akrioz]

Any Ayaka mains(such as myself) and Mona mains, rejoice! It seems HoYo finally fixed alternative sprint in 3.0 beta. I hope Nahida will have some kind of flowery alternative sprint instead of T-pose aeroplane. 

Edited July 29, 2022 by Akrioz

[Whitelightnin683]

Well, according to one of the latest leaks I've seen, it seems Tighnari will be added to the permanent banner after his rate up one expires in 3.0. I assume this also means he will join the 50/50 gang of 5 stars on limited banners going forward as well. 

[Am4z1n9_AZ]

4 hours ago, Akrioz said:

Any Ayaka mains(such as myself) and Mona mains, rejoice! It seems HoYo finally fixed alternative sprint in 3.0 beta. I hope Nahida will have some kind of flowery alternative sprint instead of T-pose aeroplane. 

Nice to see a fellow Ayaka main in this thread. ?

 

I believe we will see at least one character of each element have the alternative sprint. I actually prefer the underground sprint over the normal sprint which is an unpopular opinion. 

 

Also I like to mention if anyone hasn't looked it up. Dehya is a 5 star character, the latest teaser showed her along sides other 5 star characters. So this pretty much takes tells us Dehya is a 5 star and it seems to be backed up by reliable leakers. 

 

Tighnari is also expected to be added to the standard pool in 3.1 according to leakers. So if you're on the fence about pulling him,  just wish on the standard or hope to get him on a 50/50 loss on the featured banner. 

 

[JusttJD]

5 hours ago, Akrioz said:

Any Ayaka mains(such as myself) and Mona mains, rejoice! It seems HoYo finally fixed alternative sprint in 3.0 beta. I hope Nahida will have some kind of flowery alternative sprint instead of T-pose aeroplane. 

For a second there... I thought you were going to say that Ayaka is going to have a re-run.
(even though that wouldn't make sense, so fast.)

She is the character that I want to pull the most.

But, unfortunately... I started playing this game... 2 days after her banner was done...

 

So, now I'm just saving up for Ganyu when the 3.0 drops.

[JusttJD]

Spend almost the entire day trying to complete the Spiral Abyss floor 9 - 12

 

Floors 9 and 10 were pretty easy, nothing special.

Floor 11 took me a lot of time. I just don't have the roster variation to keep up with all the enemies and kill them fast enough.

But, after many attempts and trying different party's, I finally managed to advance with the 6 stars required.

 

But, floor 12... didn't even manage to finish the first floor in time...

That is going to require some serious weapon and artifact leveling before I can try again...

[Phlegeth]

 

I did it, triple crowned Yoimiya.  Just in time for her rerun tomorrow.  But I don't think I'm going to pull for her.  Her C1 is eh.  BUT I am going to try for Thundering Pulse.  Also need a different artefact.  Been using Crimson Witch, but I need to farm Shimenawa or Echoes.

[ZOLANTON]

8 hours ago, JusttJD said:

But, floor 12... didn't even manage to finish the first floor in time...

 

 

Floor 12 in this abyss is quite hard, I couldn't 36-star it when I tried it because of that damn Ruin Serpent. But I'll take 35 stars until it rotates away.

 

The last floor is generally quite hard and a DPS check. I play since October 2020 and I started getting all stars there earlier this year. You'll get there eventually, it needs 2 very well-built teams and a few "reserves" depending on the abyss rotation.

 

7 hours ago, Ilzakia said:

Been using Crimson Witch, but I need to farm Shimenawa or Echoes.

 

Best generalist set for Yoimiya is 2pc Crimson + 2pc Shimenawa/Gladiator. Pretty much works with every team you put Yoimiya in.

 

If you go for 4pc Shimenawa, Yoimiya will deal more damage herself but will sacrifice her Burst, meaning the rest of her team will deal less damage, namely the 10% extra attack from using her Burst (Ascension 4, Passive Takent).

 

Your current set, 4pc Crimson Witch, is the best set only if you have a Vaporized/Overload reaction-based team centered around Yoimiya. It is also the set I use for her with Benett, Fischl and Raiden Shogun.

 

I've never heard about Echoes on Yoimiya, let me know if she deals more damage with that set instead. Good work on the triple crown!

Edited August 2, 2022 by ZOLANTON

[Akrioz]

7 hours ago, Ilzakia said:

Echoes.

Never echoes. It's heavily reliant on great ping and the domain is not as resin-efficient as Shimenawa/Emblem.

 

Crimson witch is great for overload or overvape Yoi, but overall Shimenawa is more consistent. 

18 minutes ago, ZOLANTON said:

because of that damn Ruin Serpent.

Took me 7 or so tries before I finally landed 2 Ayaka's ults in time. It's a retarded fight where you can't do jack shit for a lot of time.

 

Afte looking at leaked Nilou kit I decided to try my luck with Yoi banner. If I win 50/50, good. If lose, well, sumeru waiting room it is.