he used to
#Gacha Chat
versed pawn
Like I like that cat lady and I wanna play her somewhere ein future just need the c1 
glossy latch
Idk if I wanna save standard rolls tho
runic ether
doesnt cost u anything to save them
these changes are coming in 4.5 from what all the leaks are saying so u got time
versed pawn
More Standart pulls in generell would be nice the only source to obtain them are bp and shop reset
runic ether
but i personally, think they should put all the launch standard 5 stars into the starglitter shop
at this point
versed pawn
Well who would buy them anyway u may loose the 50/50 to them anyway down the line 
runic ether
remove them from the standard pool
versed pawn
Didn't the Standart pool had like 2 additions since it's release with tighnari and deyha
runic ether
yeah and a rumored 3rd with chiori
them + their weapons replacing the old standards + then u build on it
versed pawn
Bug if true
runic ether
i think chiori is looking to be too good to be a standard character but then again tighnari is actually super strong
and now diluc and jean are meta. keqing and mona are good too.
runic ether
yep
for a while ppl thought navia was gonna be it
if i had my way for genshin, id move all old standard 5 stars to starglitter shop on rotation like the 4 stars in there, add the old standard 5 star weapons to it too
and then albedo, klee, tighnari, dehya, xiao, maybe kokomi and eula are all added as the new standard 5 stars with their sig weapons as the new 5 star standard weapons
long tree
Bro if I lost a 50/50 to albedo I'd be fuming
old galleon
starts roughly an hour and 18 minutes from now (so actually more like an hour 20 minutes)
runic ether
Bro if I lost a 50/50 to albedo I'd be fuming
why?
hes actually pretty good
hes a 5 star fischl
in the exact same way too
u swap in skill swap out and he does his job
he actually generates quite a bit of energy too just like fischl
long tree
His elevator would trip me up too much to bother because I struggle with spacing as good
runic ether
u dont have to touch the elevator
runic ether
u want it out of reach of enemies but also no u have to step on it for it to rise
long tree
I'd manage to step on it knowing me
runic ether
right now u get a free plunge
versed pawn
Welp since I got nahida and xianyun I try to get a weapon
runic ether
which has really good multipliers on 90% of characters
like theres no downside to running albedo
the only possible downside to albedo is u may just not have room for him
long tree
Welp since I got nahida and xianyun I try to get a weapon <:Hahaa:64286130338752...
Hold my guy we got some fan favourite units coming up in clorinde and arlecchino
versed pawn
I probably chill with characters after this for a while since I i have so much to build still 
long tree
That's fair
runic ether
good lord chenyu vale is so much bigger than i expected
copper steppe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHphC-pOPis
bazett soon tm
long tree
good lord chenyu vale is so much bigger than i expected
It's so much fun too
versed pawn
It is collected 47 of 50 carps allready
1 is locked behind a wall I don't know yet how to solve and the 2 remaining are at place I probably reach by doing quests
Tevyat if every nation had carp travel orbs
old galleon
oberon valentine lmao
bazett acknowledged
event starts tonight, at 'midnight', which presumably means pacific time
so maintenance first
stream over
no fsn anni stuff announced, in case anyone was still on that copium
which, apparently a decent chunk of stream chat is
runic ether
always amazed at how creative genshin devs have been with some of the recent puzzles not in their difficulty but in how the game itself just lends itself to letting u go about them
glossy latch
... ok i might pull a bit for her
Such a shame she is on the patch just before Arle >.>
Because idk if I can get enough for both
runic ether
yeah more or less at least from what it looks
basically, a mix of keqing and fischl/albedo
runic ether
if shes as good as keqing she will be very good
if her numbers are left as-is, she will have insanely good damage
probably the best offensive support for navia and a great option for triple geo
glossy latch
Does she need a construct?
runic ether
kinda yes kinda no
her dmg should be great with a construct
which makes geo mc really fucking good for free lol
geo mc with the easy 3 constructs
glossy latch
Cuz otherwise I could do her, Navia, Xiangling and Benny
runic ether
the thing to keep in mind with this gameplay is that it is c4 chiori
runic ether
Cuz otherwise I could do her, Navia, Xiangling and Benny
yeah that could work of course
buuut
keep in mind that if u do go for chiori, she is still meant to be more tuned for itto over navia
c0 she will want a construct to max her own damage and buffs
c1 she just wants a geo character to on-field
runic ether
doll aoe is increased by 50% and if there is a geo party member other than chiori, it will summon another doll and triggers one of her passive talents
her sword is also albedo's undisputed bis
glossy latch
I see
runic ether
she is also a split atk/def scaler so her numbers are higher as a result but that also means she will still be mostly an off-fielder
ah heres the whole kit
- a new event staff
which is basically made for yaoyao and chevreuse
though all things considered this is where they sold me on her
too bad im skipping
versed pawn
I can use geotraveler for noelle as a support too right
runic ether
yes
versed pawn
Really don't wanna start farming for gorou or Yun Jin
runic ether
if noelle + furina be careful not to overcap on crit rate
marechausse + geo mc is 46% crit rate
versed pawn
Ye im on 3 pieces on noelle right now and allready at 32%
runic ether
- serpent spine if ur a bp buyer thats 73% base
versed pawn
Gonna find big cdmg
runic ether
yea
basically build noelle like u would neuvillette
or wrio
around 20-30% base crit rate
versed pawn
Dunno if I go serpent if I get to high critrate and may just opt for white blind even if it's somewhat a dmg loss
Because serpent also gives a ton of CR
versed pawn
I probably allready over cap with serpent spine allready
runic ether
r5 serpent spine is better than most 5 star weapons in the entire game
probably better than most refined 5 star weapons
versed pawn
Since I have 2 slots still open for that could roll critrate
But ye than I build travellerbi guess since I allready have him at 90
I do happen to have the bp sword looked interesting
Since I don't have the jade cutter thing
But that also gives some decent critrate
glossy latch
Yeaaah I dont have Itto or C6 gorou lmao
versed pawn
Itto is the noelle reskin join maid supremacy 
glossy latch
Weird though that her c1 is basically allowing you to bypass her gimmick
runic ether
Weird though that her c1 is basically allowing you to bypass her gimmick
its for noelle and navia
runic ether
Itto is the noelle reskin join maid supremacy <:Plump:1008361755308724255>
like actually though
even with chiori i dont see itto being stronger than navia or noelle
versed pawn
Ah itto does like insane dmg tho I saw that one dude who calls himself a geo main
Literally only uses geo units
And has some cool setup with traveler and itto
runic ether
yeah but its all worse than navia and noelle
itto isnt bad
just worse than the other 2
and it doesnt help that its also a case of itto being trapped into mono geo
versed pawn
Patch 1.0 characters are just diffrent 
runic ether
u cant do itto how u can navia or noelle
glossy latch
Apparently Chiori is still good for Navia at c0 (?)
Especially if one doesnt have Zhongli which I dont
runic ether
c1 should be a more real case but from her current numbers, she should be good for navia anyways bc her numbers are kinda cracked
glossy latch
Well its that and there isnt really a great geo partner for Navia if you dont have zhongli
Apparently
runic ether
geo mc is fine
ningguang has a unique ability to hold ttds for navia
and all the geo buffs
- her own geo buffs
u dont need zhongli in fact
he can end up being less damage for navia's teams
glossy latch
I mean I dont really like geo MC and Ningguang is one of the 4* I dont have 
glossy latch
Nah but I kinda vibe with chioris kit so I might go for her
Depends on how many gems Ill have by then
runic ether
summer hornet
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
old galleon
manyanyanyanyanyanyanyanya
toxic cloud
torn harbor
was talking to people in a different server about how from the trailers the mansion peeps are likely a non-threat and acheron is like an actual serious threat
and someone commented, and i quote
"Even in the trailer hyping them up Dukes character amounted to "Rush B."
Not a good sign"
runic ether
fuck xianyun is actually pretty good in general
and she helps tao vape some pretty fat hits
long tree
Let's go
slow raft
Its time
long tree
Gl Guy
slow raft
My bazett looks kinda weird guys
summer hornet
F
copper steppe
im poor on quartz should farm bond later
long tree
My bazett looks kinda weird guys
Give Zenobia
wasn't asking
glossy latch
Hm
Maybe I should get Sparkle for a universal Seele hypercarry team
@runic ether you probably know the math, how good is a seele mono-quantum hypercarry team with sparkle?
honest pawn
here's a good luck charm guy
runic ether
<@480437470870110209> you probably know the math, how good is a seele mono-quant...
have not done the math for seele but iirc its worse than qq
long tree
Man has mastered「plum blossom misty shadow leap of after image creation - first step」
What unit is that that's pulling them
old galleon
What unit is that that's pulling them
gladiia
summer hornet
From Under Tides, if I remember right?
long tree
I should level her
old galleon
From Under Tides, if I remember right?
yes, 6* welfare
great at pulling and also a pretty decent lane holder
i still get good use out of her even though she's over 2 years old at this point
runic ether
interesting that chiori was always a commoner girl. i wonder how she met ayaka initially
also damn king desheret is not beating the zhongli sibling allegations with how much his lore has references to zhongli in their abilities and similarities
versed pawn
his name is king chaderet
slow raft
here's a good luck charm guy
Thanks
slow raft
also got a penth dupe 
versed pawn
I got xianyun and nahida weapon guess I start saving now for a while
Let's say at least 200 pulls until I attempt pulling again
Got that claymore from Standart banner
runic ether
this clear was needlessly complicated lol
i forgot the fucking wenut is a bitch
but also dps faruzan cleared the 1st half so effectively
rewarded for the clear
long tree
Just had a dot proc for 1.2 mil in honkai
glossy latch
have not done the math for seele but iirc its worse than qq
Worse than QQ over Sparkle or worse than QQ over Seele?
Because the latter would surprse me
runic ether
ah no okay so qq is a better dps than seele
and has more damage more consistently than seele
runic ether
mono quantum with e6 qq with sparkle silver wolf and fu xuan will be more damage than seele in the same slot
they should be comparable overall
but qq will have better damage over time over seele and qq with sparkle will have particularly better burst
runic ether
simple that ppl didnt understand how to use qq
and moreso that qq's able to very comfortably run a lot of damage by herself
the arguable best slot will be to do sustain/sparkle/pela or wolf/qq
since pela will let qq hit her massive blast damage and debuffs everyone for her
silver wolf lets qq smash through single target scenarios
glossy latch
Eh, still dont have E6 QQ so Ill just get Sparkle for Seele
Because that way Ill have a universal team for single target stuff
runic ether
and: qq runs atk boots better and follows a proper speed tuned sparkle better
runic ether
the big tldr
160 speed sparkle + 100 speed qq = guaranteed turns for qq
where 160 speed sparkle + more than 100 speed seele ruins the guaranteed turns for sparkle to always click e
its like a rubber band for sparkle's case
dan heng and qingque both love her because of it
they dont care to build speed more or less
or at least they normally wouldnt
they would rather build atk/crit because that lets their damage go crazy
but bc they need to actually be tuned well, it either forces your bronya to be 1 point slower than them, or u need 161 speed bronya to allow them to go sicko mod
*mode
sparkle can just throw the speed tuning out the window
just sparkle goes extreme speed and the rest sets itself up
runic ether
... basically a minor upgrade over Luka + Sampo?
more or less
kafka's best team will involve black swan in some capacity
same for black swan though
really dot is just waiting for a sustainer that can spread some sort of dots or debuffs
runic ether
Worse than QQ over Sparkle or worse than QQ over Seele?
oh also for this: the eye boss really will reward double carry
i have e2s1 silver wolf so my silver wolf, for all intents and purposes, is a dps due to having more stat allocations available to her for damage stats
runic ether
but double carry quantum will work great in that scenario too
seele + qq with fu xuan and sparkle
though in the case for this the best teammate for qq will be xueyi
for dual carry
runic ether
My Qingque is like
yeah unfort the big eidolon for qq is e4
e1-3 are okay
but the big one is e4 then its e6 that one is the gamechanger
pre-e4 shes just okay
at e4 shes competitive with some 5 stars
at e6 shes behind jingliu and dan heng il
better than both in some scenarios (rarely the case compared to jingliu)
and at least from what we can tell
acheron isnt gonna be powercreeping the current dps characters
honestly, qq will likely be the one dps from the 1.x patches that will remain relevant deep into the game's lifespan i think
her selfbuffing and blast ability is too good
glossy latch
I would be shocked if Seele or the two destruction carries fall off tbh
runic ether
seele has already fallen pretty low overall
dr ratio is arguably better than seele
i also dont think daniel and jingliu fall off hard but there will definitely be content where they wont be as good as qq
oh actually
blade will also likely stand the test of time
at the very least, seele will remain relevant in most pure fiction cases
glossy latch
seele has already fallen pretty low overall
Has she? She seems to still be a very common pick in MoC
runic ether
yeah bc a ton of ppl have her built still and she can still clear
but shes no longer the fastest clear in moc thats jingliu, dan heng and qq
oh and dr ratio i believe
shes solidly in 5th place for clearing moc behind them of course
and thats not bad
but they do clear faster
versed pawn
That feels weird
It's similar but qq has just that sweet aoe to clear faster
glossy latch
I think Ill get Sparkle over Black Swan because Kafka + Sampo + Luka should be good enough
And wait for a Topaz rerun?
versed pawn
Yeah Seele whole gimmick is to get rid of sidemobs which makes her dmg fluctuate so hard
Fun thing I got Seele on release and never build her
I got Jing Juan and build him instead because he had aoe to clear farming stages which I did a ton off
versed pawn
Ye I just didn't invest in her immediatly because the Jing domain was too juicy to farm on release
versed pawn
Aoe just hits diffrent
versed pawn
Why focus boss when u can focus everyone
runic ether
this is literally a xiangling moment
1.0 genshin everyone was like "why use xiangling if you have diluc?"
glossy latch
Yeah but I doubt Ill pull for QQ and at this point itll take forever to get her E6 otherwise lmao
versed pawn
Imagine if everyone had like week 2 a team of c6 Bennet xiangling and xinq and just flexed cleared everything and made fun of you having diluc 
Nice 5 star u got there would be a shame if my 4 star is better
runic ether
getting c1 bennett, c6 xinqiu, c4 xiangling, and c0 sucrose
u could have been rocking this team since 1.0 all the way to now and itd still clear most of the teams ppl build anyways
glossy latch
Also tomorrow I really need to actually finish this patchs stuff for Star rail
runic ether
Ey at least Jean came back
diluc came back now too!
versed pawn
U say that every week
runic ether
the funniest shit is that bennett is better at doing the plunge dps than he does
glossy latch
... oh lmao Sparkle has QQ on her banner
Guess thats a two for one
Also Hanya whom I dont have yet
I guess its those two then
So Sparkle, then wait for Topaz Rerun/Screwllum banner?
I probably skip Acheron because idk
runic ether
sounds like a plan
glossy latch
She seems kinda eh
glossy latch
Like I can see her being good
runic ether
same
glossy latch
But she is just not that interesting
glossy latch
Plus needing to have a specific light cone is kinda annoying
glossy latch
Oh and I guess Gallagher is an option
For the Ratio/Topaz/Clara team
You lose the aggro multiplier from March/Lynx but he provides a debuff for Ratio
runic ether
oh yeah gallagher will be great for ratio
glossy latch
Also we dont have any support with a followup attack yet do we?
Other than E4 Bronya
glossy latch
Eh shes more off a secondary DPS who happens to help followup attackers too
... huh
Wait, does Sampos E4 work on Black Swans pseudo-wind shear?
Cuz if so running those two, Kafka and Luka could make for a good speedrun team
runic ether
Eh shes more off a secondary DPS who happens to help followup attackers too
also i know its just joking
but theres something to be said about topaz being able to "support" the damage of qq
ratio
glossy latch
... fuck that actually makes Black Swan tempting
Cuz my only sustain for the DoT team is Natasha who is kinda eh
runic ether
its time to nut up and pull huohuo on her next rerun
tbh im on the same boat
but my case will be pulling on the 2nd half of 2.0 anyways
going for e0s1 sparkle
and before dawn for qq
glossy latch
Maybe Ill try both
Nah realistically it should be Sparkle since she completes an otherwise incomplete team
Itd be a different story if I had Xueyi
versed pawn
Archeron is the alpha expy with purple hair
runic ether
https://tenor.com/view/qingque-honkai-star-rail-honkai-star-rail-angry-birds-gif-4332136470234486438
get qq
glossy latch
See the problem is, last time I pulled for Xueyi and got 0 of her
But yeah if I had Xueyi Id get black swan since Seele/Xueyi/SW/Fu Xuan seems good enough
But with no Xueyi guess its Sparkle time
runic ether
replace seele with qq
versed pawn
Longsword
runic ether
no like actually
glossy latch
Longsword <:AlphaPeek:882256022276829234>
Theyre not that similar
Also I assume the left is PGR?
versed pawn
Similar clothing style I guess 1 has more bust and both are styling on you with a katana
Also seemed to have bad connection on the downloads there e
Next month is going so hard on pgr server
Because So many gonna get banned because they spam vergil memes
runic ether
heres a fun little guide on the reason qq can be the single best dps the part of how her turn with her enhanced normal isnt a real turn
versed pawn
I want a new 5 star abundance 
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FTsP1RWJVKY&t=73s&pp=ygUSQWxwaGEgcGdyIGdhbWVwbGF5 can't wait for next month people trying to replicate this and than uninstall because they can't 
runic ether
and this is why sparkle is game-changing for qq
near-guarantee e4 procs
which further pulls jing yuan's lc ahead of others, and it also boosts her damage to be on par or ahead of jingliu
versed pawn
Jing lightcone kinda cracked
Tho my Jing is kinda benched
So his lightcone is open buisness
versed pawn
Not yet I still farm for sparkle
And blade somewhat as I still havent reached 200 cdmg
runic ether
bronya can get him over the 200 cdmg hump
versed pawn
runic ether
i think u would need to sacrifice speed idk if u have dead stats elsewhere
versed pawn
But he can loose a few points of speed
Allready made bronya slower
So I can go blade bronya blade
Tho e6 r5 only and last unit I probably whale
Okay ruain Mei is e6 too
runic ether
versed pawn
But her breakstuff is just to fun
runic ether
next one will be the last one that is e6 fo rsure
versed pawn
My pela killed more units in pure fiction than jingliu
Because of Ruan Mei
I can clear world 7 in like 5 minutes now
Because Ruan Mei just one shots all battle except the boss ones
Even get a instant phase 1 skip
versed pawn
Pls don't be official art or else I have bad foreshadowing for her
rigid pilot
This looks AI generated
honest pawn
it does yeah
glossy latch
Kinda but this is in line with PGRs style from what I remember
simple wind
Somehow raid shadow legends got their grubby mitts on a monster hunter collab
runic ether
what the fuck did i cook for this abyss
i had navia clear 2nd half and faruzan still dealt more damage
versed pawn
Almost done with chungus vale
digital marlin
Huh?
copper steppe
the what vale
slow raft
The Huh? Vale
slow raft
refraction railway has just begun, the turn limit for the special reward is 100
day one we are already closing in on 50 turns
https://x.com/TLNST4/status/1753071936438145397?s=20
Twitter
The race is on
4 turn pequod is crazy
astral drift
glossy latch
Ok close to finishing the current patchs stuff in Star Rail
digital marlin
<:AlphaPeek:882256022276829234>
runic ether
<:pog:584737421191806978>
versed pawn
got upgrades
runic ether
not bad
idle grove
Twitter
long tree
Ereshkigal stonks up
copper steppe
eresh sweep incoming
summer hornet
https://twitter.com/exceddius/status/1753725132693012675?t=w3ZEzvaA-Ez7N2j2-0B62...
LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
TOHSAKA FAMILY IN THE HOOOOOOOOOOOOUSE
idle grove
Twitter
slow raft
Twitter
old galleon
https://twitter.com/exceddius/status/1753725132693012675?t=w3ZEzvaA-Ez7N2j2-0B62...
Based
long tree
||kazuha||
Fuuuuuuuck I spent all my pulls on xianyun
long tree
Hopefully I'll just flex my skill and win the 50/50
I have awful luck with genshins 50/50s
(I am currently on a 5 loss streak)
runic ether
if this is real this would be a brutal line up for players
and this leaker did get 3.8 and 4.0 100% right
kazuha and neuvillette both proven really really good
kazuha as close to a must pull as a unit can be in this game
but hes following up nahida who is the same if u play dendro
and its all right before arlecchino too
i think alrecchino might be broken
if they are really insistent on taking your primos with the xianyun nahida into yae xiao into chiori kazu and then itto neuvillette banners
versed pawn
Itto weapon 
runic ether
rt i love itto but hes just not amazing to pull when noelle is free and synergizes with furina
long tree
Itto also has the sad reality of having painted on abs
he was so close to the models actually being tweaked so close
glossy latch
Imagine if his model was built like Svarog
long tree
Playable svarog when mihoyo you can't keep him from me
long tree
Hoyo please I can't not again give me Sam in suit at all times or don't bother
long tree
|||| I have known, I believe misty said it a while ago
glossy latch
Mmh
runic ether
they arent even being subtle about it in the penacony trailers with sam and firefly
runic ether
Imagine if his model was built like Svarog
i also think its funnier if itto actually painted his abs on
but yeah capitano is the one im hoping has the updated huge man model
and varka
torn harbor
Also I have a theory that the mansion peeps are going to be a lot sillier than how they present themselves and will essentially be a non-threat
Especially in comparison to Acheron who I think is actually going to be the main threat of the patch
runic ether
everflame mansion folk seem like bait yeah
we know they didnt ever get the gaze of nanook
but they probably will be instrumental in awakening acheron as the main antagonistic threat
given that ppl believe shes not actually a galaxy ranger
and the whole emanator thing
versed pawn
Hoyo please I can't not again give me Sam in suit at all times or don't bother
inb4 its like huo huo where u get a short animation and everything is back to normal
how we have that little ghost hunter girl that is possesed by that thing and she heals people
"when does the possesed stuff come into play"
"thats the neat part it doesnt"
long tree
I'm happy I can pick up guin from the lantern rite equivalent, she's the only 4 star I'm missing
idle grove
Twitter
versed pawn
Oh true yukong is one of the few 4 stars I don't have c6
copper steppe
https://twitter.com/tt_hmx/status/1753760079348650207?t=69lsGZugfNTMTTAIABpgvg&s...
happy okita 
slow raft
so true, celtic god manannan mac Lir
copper steppe
based
idle grove
Twitter
summer hornet
Light and Shadow
runic ether
marginal upgrades to my crit rate in exchange for .8% crit dmg and like 5 energy
runic ether
i love free pulls
slow raft
Twitter
glossy latch
i love free pulls
Damn I want that
mental acorn
Twitter
versed pawn
pre download is up
versed pawn
slow raft
Twitter
idle grove
lmfao the fake re:link drama is hilarious
every time someone makes a criticism someone replies with post grid
Twitter
like this
idle grove
the point is that these guys think it's changed literally anything from the gacha to the game
which it hasn't
long tree
I'm just laughing at the "they keep making jokes instead of it being a direct translation" like cygames localisation hasn't been doing that for literal years
idle grove
Twitter
slow raft
https://x.com/HenshinRX/status/1753913937735614607?s=20
Many such cases
slow raft
>refraction railway has just begun, the turn limit for the special reward is 100...
absolutely unreal
summer hornet
https://twitter.com/Fujyno/status/1754005058675482698?t=Ea0C1AdrhdYzSCifgBh4KQ&s...
These are beautiful
old galleon
I'm just laughing at the "they keep making jokes instead of it being a direct tr...
pretty sure this is just localization in general
a lot of times a direct translation wouldn't make sense to the target audience
so the translation becomes something that does
anyway the post grid stuff is hilarious
here's one of mine : ^)
oh wait i forgot i had a second lord of flames built
here's one of mine : ^)
old galleon
wind main didn't farm gw hard enough for seofon sword : ^)
tbf it's not wind exclusive but still
summer hornet
old galleon
g charlotta sword in grid
show character screen
summer hornet
I still haven't taken a glance at the updated m2 guide tbh
old galleon
not what i mean
charlotta sword has funky requirements and it's very easy not to meet them
summer hornet
Still mildly perplexed but this what you meant?
old galleon
yes
okay, looks fine to me
see that "boosts" section?
if that's lower than 15, charlotta sword won't apply to that character
the first skill, anyway
old galleon
as for updated m2, grid specifics will depend on context but the core is the same as usual
2x tiamat: 2x last storm harp, 1x coruscant crozier, dark opus, then flesh out the rest of the grid as needed
1x tiamat: 4x last storm harp, 1x coruscant crozier (if you don't hit 100% crit), dark opus, then flesh out the rest of the grid as needed
0x tiamat: you're not ready for that yet, probably
also your opus key/pendulum/chain will depend on context, although you'll probably use skill key most often
once you can start doing revans raids, assuming you're actually able to contribute in seofon, you can start farming out settes
sette got murdered by nerfs but is still at full potential in wind
issue is revans raids are kinda ass to run
they're apparently nerfing agastia specifically lmao
also, don't forget we'll be getting m3 sometime in the next month or two
so it's entirely possible grids will change as a result
in terms of relatively safe farming thresholds
farm out 4-5 4* harps and 2-3 4* crozier
and keep your guns, you might use some of those if you desire enmity
1-3 of those should suffice, i really don't see a world where you use more than 3, and even that seems a bit farfetched
finally crafted my second wyvern
one more bit of security for world 15
should also help make farming 13 a bit easier
slow raft
Twitter
summer hornet
Who's the one on the right?
slow raft
Shu
runic ether
yeah im pretty sure 4.5 will have a new banner type
if even the most reliable leakers are unsure of it, hoyo is very likely changing things around
old galleon
based ce drop
versed pawn
PENTA 
runic ether
if only it had other good subs but those roles automatically solve your cdgm on emblem
versed pawn
i probably can throw that on raiden and go for a crit rate circlet now
long tree
Do you want crit rate on xianyun or do you just go atk%
runic ether
are u running fav codex
if yes go crit
if no, go atk
her buff caps at 4500 atk btw
so keep that in mind
long tree
Got it, ty
copper steppe
just read nasu’s short story about redra bit in the end of lostbelt 6
pretty touching
summer hornet
I keep thinking LB6 can't hurt me anymore and then every new thing I learn about the story in post finds a way to hit me in the gut
It's so good
long tree
For diluc do I use skyward pride or the f2p melusine claymore
runic ether
melusine claymore
long tree
Ty
runic ether
210 em without an em sands is crazy
old galleon
https://twitter.com/Fujyno/status/1754257950602870870?t=ls1Vc40E_DCX1oMauAqpqA&s...
died too slowly
versed pawn
i did not like new pure fiction at all
summer hornet
Twitter
summer hornet
Inb4 collab
idle grove
https://x.com/karoshimyriad/status/1754488886548693056?s=61&t=7tWIxbOdxNC_-wEw2U...
HUH
long tree
Saberface coming to a penacony near you
old galleon
Saberface coming to a penacony near you
Kafka coming to a chaldea near you
idle grove
Twitter
rigid pilot
https://x.com/karoshimyriad/status/1754488886548693056?s=61&t=7tWIxbOdxNC_-wEw2U...
If this is a collab I may need to download Star Rail
honest pawn
it's probably gonna be like
Nasu writes for an event
since it's just him and not Type-Moon
presumably
old galleon
there's no collab announced yet
it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for star rail to have a fate collab (not necessarily fgo)
but we'll see
runic ether
old galleon
i don't seriously expect a star rail collab in fgo for obvious reasons
runic ether
if clorinde is an off-fielder to pair with arle that would be crazy hard to be better than fischl or raiden
honest pawn
it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for star rail to have a fate coll...
I could imagine Takeuchi designing a character
old galleon
new swordswoman character named rebas
slow raft
||https://x.com/caravthir/status/1754517428678349118?s=20|| fgo spoilers technically up to lb 7
old galleon
this skin looks like it wouldn't be out of place in blue archive
but it also looks completely different from the character's original design
like if they hadn't announced it was a skin for wakatsuki i would have assumed it was a new ship
glossy latch
Apparently Arlecchino is gonna be Neuvilette level braindead
runic ether
i saw that leak
long tree
You got a whole ass patch between now and then you'll be fine
runic ether
though leakers are infamously bad at gauging power level and playstyle
i remember they said haitham was gonna be awful and mediocre and he comes out and is the strongest dendro carry in the game
long tree
The doomers have been there since I want to say yoimiya?
runic ether
most definitely
i only started genshin in 3.3
but i saw haitham bad
dehya good leaks
long tree
runic ether
baizhu was supposedly just as good as nahida according to leakers
they have pretty much been wrong about everyone's power level besides neuvillette bc neuvillette is just easy to play
long tree
Xianyun was also doomered iirc and now that she's out, she's just fine, she's not nevu or furina or anything but she's fine
runic ether
leakers were not sure how to evaluate or tc xianyun
or chevreuse
navia was pretty bad too
they pretty much had no idea how to run her
the only time to start trusting tc is when we get the actual character in the 4.6 beta
long tree
After using xianyun I wouldn't say I'm particularly blown away by her and her teams DPS but she's fun to play so idc too much
runic ether
who are u playing her with
she fits very specific accounts
and specific content
outside of that, its more or less a bit worse
nice
good to have it confirmed
hope the epitomized paths for this banner are real though
long tree
I'm using Dulic, Bennett, xianyun and xingqiu
runic ether
would be nice so that they can rotate characters freely
runic ether
I'm using Dulic, Bennett, xianyun and xingqiu
swap xq for furina u have too much hydro
xianyun + furina
besties outside of xiao
long tree
Issue is I want furina on my nevu comps but I could probably replace her considering nevu can handle himself
runic ether
neuv furina isnt a substantial dps increase
its a good dps increase
but its not so crazy that u need them together all the time
diluc bennett xianyun furina will be much stronger
long tree
Who would you recommend I replace her with on nahida fischl and nevu?
runic ether
nahida fischl neuv kazuha
do u know how to swirl hydro and electro with neuv
if not actually just go dehya or zhongli
long tree
I also don't have kazoo
runic ether
l
but also just do dehya or zhongli if u have them
do u have childe? u can toss him in the team just to get childe's normal attack increase passive
long tree
I want him badly but I always encounter his banner at a bad time, I'll use the zhonger for now
runic ether
it frankly doesnt matter either u get hydro res
long tree
Nah no childe here
runic ether
or u go for a defensive option
long tree
Ty for the help I appreciate it
runic ether
this is the leak im interested in bc it kinda lines up with how every prior patches' later characters are made to synergize with the next region's characters
2.x patches
outside of yelan who is just broken regardless of dendro
and yun jin who is more or less made for yoimiya and other normal attackers
kuki, yae, ayato all got better with dendro
i guess gorou and itto are mono geo and didnt do anything with geo
*dendro
but then 3.x patches
dehya, baizhu, kaveh, kirara did all improve with fontaine
what im curious about is how they plan to sell clorinde to the players
since
how the fuck do u beat any of the current "overload" character slots?
fischl and raiden are the 2 best electro appliers from off-field and its not even remotely close
kuki has great electro app for the purposes of hyperbloom
beidou is also broken in aoe content
if she is an off-field electro applier, she is going into a field with extremely stiff competition
even if she has overload buffs, chevreuse's buffs are insane
long tree
I'm sad I didn't get chevreuse she seems fun
runic ether
chev bennett fischl/raiden/beidou arlecchino will be the team in 90% of scenarios
long tree
I gotta decide between kazoo, arle or clorinde but I think it's gonna have to be kazoo
runic ether
it will be brutal
4.5 is chiori + itto
pretty easy skip unless u really want chiori and itto together
2nd half will be neuvillette + kazuha
that one is brutal
one of the most braindead dps of all time and lore reasons for wanting him
and kazuha
just about the only "must-pull" genshin has every made
4.6 is arlecchino
4.7 is clorinde
versed pawn
U mean 4.5 is noelle weapon banner
versed pawn
Me no pull no Kafka
Tho blackswan can easily double down as a support with her def down that deals dmg
Anyway no pull
runic ether
alright at 45 pulls total before my next 5 star
walked out with e2 guinaifen and e1 misha
now on to sparkle, lc, and hopefully if i can get both early enough, jing yuan's cone for qq
versed pawn
My sparkle I only 145 speed
But should have like 270-280 cdmg
Try to find 5 more speed somewhere
And later I get e1 huohuo and hit high speed with her passive
runic ether
oh aventurine is gay gay
glossy latch
Lost the 50/50 to Welt
But hey at least that means I hsould get Sparkle
(I think I can get enough pulls throughout this patch at least)
Also I guess I should finally build Welt maybe
long tree
(I think I can get enough pulls throughout this patch at least)
wait till you enter penacony you'll find out
glossy latch
W-what does that mean
versed pawn
(I think I can get enough pulls throughout this patch at least)
2.0 is said to have 122 pulls
glossy latch
I see
Still debating on if I should go for Black Swan anyway since she seems cooler as a character whereas Sparkle looks to just be modern Harley Quinn but idk
versed pawn
Sparkle is feel is more universal for your dps set ups
glossy latch
Oh yeah gameplay-wise she is the choice
But I dont vibe with her character as much?
I prefer my masked fools sampo-y
digital marlin
got BS on the 40 pulls
glossy latch
Congrats
digital marlin
thank you
long tree
40 pulls?
versed pawn
My end goal is sparkle and archeron
digital marlin
4 ten pulls
glossy latch
Mines Sparkle and then save for Screwllum or a Topaz rerun
I only am going for Sparkle for the mono-quantum team tbh
Having a team I dont have to think about is nice
long tree
I'm probably getting sparkle, mainly because I'm out of pity
Damn this patch has some wordy dialogue
versed pawn
She won't have any pity for you too
mental acorn
i have to say, rim billiton's capital being named Ultramassive is quite funny
glossy latch
Why is Leithaniens capital called twin towers?
mental acorn
maybe the empresses put up a second spire after they beat up the witch king or smth
summer hornet
i have to say, rim billiton's capital being named Ultramassive is quite funny
Wait, so where would Lungmen be on this map?
runic ether
oh shit lol i was not expecting this plot twist in penacony
glad that the whole sam firefly thing was the only big spoiler i got
torn harbor
oh shit lol i was not expecting this plot twist in penacony
Which one?
slow raft
Twitter
runic ether
Which one?
||acheron being the reason ifrit and the ever-flame mansion never showed up. she killed ifrit outright at least. thats the current stated facts in-game. also wasnt expecting robin to be "dead" at this time either.||
summer hornet
https://x.com/mimulishizi/status/1754432999167570214?s=20
summer hornet
So how good is "Final Victor" for Topaz or Dr Ratio?
torn harbor
||acheron being the reason ifrit and the ever-flame mansion never showed up. she...
||as mentioned previously, the ever flame member peeps are jobbers, while literally every other major character in the hotel is an actual legitimate threat lol
Though I do want to point out people actually predicted this one due to one of the trailers where ifrit's card got burnt by purple flames, the same one that appears on acheron's intro card||
mental acorn
Wait, so where would Lungmen be on this map?
from the annihilation map it's north of kazdel, between ursus and yan
summer hornet
Okay no spoilers (beyond the question itself) but I gotta ask
When in Penacony ||do you see Sam/meet Sam/fight Sam for the first time||?
I'm enjoying everything so far (||Archeron is both deadpan sass and weirdly cryptic with tragedy, Aventurine's eyes are HYPNOTIC||), but this detail is bugging me
long tree
When in Penacony ||do you see Sam/meet Sam/fight Sam for the first time||?
||towards the end of the story for now||
summer hornet
Gotcha, thanks!!
I imagine it's not too surprising that that's my biggest interest for the patch lol
long tree
Hsr spoils for end of current patch ||wow ifrit is such a fraud, dude got offscreened||
torn harbor
Hsr spoils for end of current patch ||wow ifrit is such a fraud, dude got offscr...
||hyper fraud lmao, called it day 1 of reveals||
torn harbor
So uh
Something people found out about the red text Acheron sometimes speaks in
||it changes, it's not the same for everyone||
runic ether
||as mentioned previously, the ever flame member peeps are jobbers, while litera...
||yeah it was 100% for sure they were bait but i was at least expecting them to show up lol||
long tree
||if Sam is firefly, doesn't that mean that either she's not entirely dead or a death in the dream doesn't equate to a regular death?||
||either that or the suit has a personality or life of it's own to be able to appear in a dream?||
torn harbor
||either that or the suit has a personality or life of it's own to be able to ap...
||I think the answer to that question is both||
glossy latch
||if Sam is firefly, doesn't that mean that either she's not entirely dead or a ...
||We know (or at least have a very good guess) the reason btw if you want to know||
long tree
Sure
torn harbor
Btw this is what the red text is about (they all chose the same dialogue option)
glossy latch
Sure
||The thing that kills her is an upcoming boss, and that boss' gimmick is that it kills one of your units sometimes until you break its breakbar, at which point they get revived||
||So presumably Firefly will be brought back once we deal with that thing||
old galleon
Btw this is what the red text is about (they all chose the same dialogue option)
i would guess it's something to do with responses to past dialogue options
that or other actions you've taken in that part of the story
it could be just that she picks randomly from a pool of possible responses, but i don't think that's likely
torn harbor
it could be just that she picks randomly from a pool of possible responses, but ...
i think its possible
though maybe your answer to the questions at the start of the arc influence it
but yeah its like this for the rest of the red dialogue too
old galleon
i could absolutely see that being a factor, yes
would fall under "responses to past dialogue options"
man i really need to find some time to get caught up on hsr story
summer hornet
Definitely gives me Oberon vibes lol
summer hornet
that or other actions you've taken in that part of the story
It felt familiar, but I couldn't quite think of why until you said this
old galleon
it's known how to trigger oberon's red text
and it's exactly the example i was thinking of lol
difference is, oberon's payoff isn't until quite deep in the story
i don't think it's known what affects acheron's red text
my speculation is somewhat educated, but it is still speculation
long tree
With her ||I always got dialogue options that make her seem lost||
It could be that ||she has multiple personalities that have been blended, making her confused or inconsistent||
runic ether
one thing we can always be sure of
hsr/genshin spoilers
||we can always trust raiden to cook a living-flame villain in the 2.x patch||
glossy latch
hsr/genshin spoilers
||we can always trust raiden to cook a living-flame villain...
||I dont think she did that in HI3 tho ||
runic ether
maybe but also ||im not super well versed in hi3rd lore||
versed pawn
Are these kids throwing a champagne party
runic ether
yeah they are halflings/gnome ppl
copper steppe
do they rock and stone
summer hornet
lmfao ||SAMPOOOOOOOOOOO||
||not Firefly being all freaked out because of the stalker but it just turns out to be our resident trash can clown man||
||DID SAMPO TRY TO PROPOSITION US?!||
versed pawn
Pls we refer to him as the belobogian caveman
summer hornet
lmfao that is also a beautifully apt description
glossy latch
I wonder if theyll ever explain Sampos trick to how he doesnt leave footprints or causes large splashes in the water when walking through shallow puddles
summer hornet
I mean they kinda implied it at the start here
||Firefly that he takes deliberate steps in a way that doesn't usually leave footprints||
long tree
||sparkle never fooled me with them being sampo, they oversold their part too much||
versed pawn
Based stelle artists
summer hornet
I love this story update
||Already great that they're giving the MC VAs so many lines compared to the last two updates, but the absurdity of their lines is just fantastic||
runic ether
||sparkle never fooled me with them being sampo, they oversold their part too mu...
||they are both there. sampo and sparkle are both in penacony but it is indeed sparkle who approaches us as sampo to start||
versed pawn
Welp now only waiting for sparkle we eating good this patch cycle anyway y
I shoundt have done pure fiction yesterday I can't do battle pass mission now
summer hornet
Okay I’m leaving off at the reveal ||of Sparkle||, there’s so much going on but it’s so good
||Would die for Firefly’s smile||
||ngl, while I’m still 1000% sure she’s part of Sam I’m even more confused as to the nature of the connection than I was before the patch lmao||
runic ether
do u want spoilers about the connection
also yeah firefly is cute
but
||her eyes look much too exhausted and serious for an innocent person||
summer hornet
I'm gonna avoid clicking on that for now, now that I'm in the story I want to avoid all the truth until the end - or at least to try and solve it on my own
runic ether
oh its no big spoiler if u are aware of the big spoiler
summer hornet
oh okay
summer hornet
||her eyes look much too exhausted and serious for an innocent person||
||gosh yeah, there's multiple moments where she's just WAY too sad for her own good||
runic ether
||too sad and too ready to kill. she immediately identified sampo's build, fighting style, and intentions from the get-go||
||multiple dialogue lines where she hesitated and kept quiet but definitely knew more than the others||
||they are not subtle about it but i think the fakeout in and of itself isnt supposed to be shocking||
summer hornet
||Makes me think about how all the other Stellaron Hunters' lines describe Sam as a manifestation of indiscriminate carnage||
runic ether
||and yet sam is a chronic sticker user||
||when sam accidentally sends you an elio script through blade's phone, they just talk in stickers||
||and we know that sw and sam are good friends so its not like sam is totally cold. the hunters definitely have a familial bond between them.||
||what i like is that they pair up each time. sw + kafka for the space station. blade + kafka for xianzhou. sw + sam now. it makes sam's serious nature feel partly like an act and partly from the pilot training but the stellaron hunters very likely warmed firefly up to not just be a ruthless killer||
astral drift
Wow when did i get this to lv10
runic ether
honestly these lantern rites pvp games are quite fun
torn harbor
||sparkle never fooled me with them being sampo, they oversold their part too mu...
||I mean her mistaking firefly for march was a dead giveaway lmao||
runic ether
like every other world quest in penacony is making me hate the family
torn harbor
like every other world quest in penacony is making me hate the family
Have you reach the one with screwy?
versed pawn
Those Stange clocks things with the minigame drop a like a box item can u exchange that somewhere?
It's description makes. Me. Believe at leas but I can't really find a vendor for itn
runic ether
math is done and confirmed. new set is bis for jingliu witu 3 debuffs 😔
here i go farming again
at least im more or less done farming for sparkle
torn harbor
Those Stange clocks things with the minigame drop a like a box item can u exchan...
Yes actually
You'll know it when you see it (well once you realize that it is the exchange point that is)
astral drift
Twitter
glossy latch
God I just keep running out of Mora wtf
mental acorn
genius
summer hornet
Got up to ||Black Swan's arrival and the following meeting|| in Penacony
The whole ||upside down reverse world horror|| was AMAZING
This story has just been firing full power on all cylinders nonstop and I love it! ||That reverse world boss seems like a LOT of fun, I'm definitely gonna be grinding there more later||
old galleon
genius
call it Obelisk the Tormentor, for all the suffering making a building out of magic rock cancer will cause
summer hornet
||the bit about Penacony sinking and the dreamscape being a fake layer on top of the real one... First, VR Matrix low-key. Definitely prefer this, but the comparison still fits. Second, tons of details about Clockie suddenly make WAY more sense and I can't believe I didn't notice until I was watching streamers play the beginning of the chapter. Robin literally uses Clockie's power to help us adjust to the Dreamscape when we crash!||
||also, it gave me flashbacks to the slaves in One Piece moving the platforms at the Reverie/Levely lmao||
||final thought before I keep playing a little longer- was Sparkle actually trying to guide Aventurine to the hidden tunnels where Firefly's hideout is? It definitely seemed like she was just roasting him at first (gay on gay violence rofl) but she specifically said to open the manhole and jump in or something like that. Right after Firefly and Trailblazer did||
runic ether
sparkle is racist
long tree
||to be fair I honestly don't know if sparkle is gay, id likely call them Bi because they complement attractive parts of men and women constantly||
long tree
Oh I was responding more to regi calling both her and aventurine gay
long tree
She's da joker baybee
runic ether
2 steps removed from calling aventurine 3 different slurs
and she herself is only like 2 steps away from calling black swan mommy
long tree
Sparkle was sheltered from 4chan and instead went on reddit
it didn't help much but it stopped her from sluring out anyone she sees so it's something
glossy latch
Im still not sure what I think about Sparkle
I think I prefer my Masked Fools to be more like Sampo
runic ether
she is described as a more traditional masked fool than sampo or the guy from aetherium wars
long tree
I think sparkle is nice to see her being out right rude to people to get a rise out of them, it's not something you see much
runic ether
i was expecting to dislike her since she seemed bubbly and random
but yeah shes a total bitch and a half for laughs
long tree
Like the closest we have is Dr ratio but he's rude to get the best out of you
runic ether
end of quest spoiler ||the way she torments sunday on purpose while puppeteering his dead sisters corpse is actually kinda fucked||
long tree
The audacity
runic ether
sparkle commits more gay on gay crimes in penacony
glossy latch
she is described as a more traditional masked fool than sampo or the guy from ae...
Is she? I thought the thing from the belobog continuation suggested she is actually more cruel than masked fools tend to be
runic ether
she was described as a more traditional fool but that wouldnt stop her from being more cruel
and yeah at this point i think sparkle being cruel for thr laughs is a portion of her character traits
which btw i think is great
im very tired of ppl being nice
we need more mean characters in hsr and genshin
long tree
Especially genshin
glossy latch
I mean we have Alhaitham
runic ether
haitham is great for sure
versed pawn
Did a side quest she did kill how many people 
summer hornet
Made it to the ||Archeron+Black Swan team up, and the cutscene AFTER||…. I’ve gotta say, ||whoever made the decision to have the instrumental version of Robin’s song play… you’re foul. You know what you did||
long tree
Regi you gotta fill it in now
summer hornet
Oh LMAO
||gdi it’s a villain origin story and a half isn’t it||
||shoot I can’t blame him that much||
||My blood was boiling for a solid three minutes until I reminded myself that she can’t actually be dead because of the Sam Link||
long tree
||My blood was boiling for a solid three minutes until I reminded myself that sh...
That's some good cope regi I'm proud of you
runic ether
and also ||the boss mechanic is to steal souls and not kill ppl||
||they die but they dont actually die. and the numerous times where they mention ppl dying within the dream not mattering bc they will wake up anyways.||
long tree
I'm not trusting the hoyo writers, I will remain bitter so that I cannot be further saddened
runic ether
what
spoilers
||it is 100% confirmed sam is firefly||
||her character voicelines speak directly about it||
long tree
Ah, I didn't know what's exactly up with the ||suit|| tho
runic ether
||she pilots it. likely remotely but she can also go inside the suit herself.||
||her lightcone art has her in a pod likely the one where she pilots sam||
summer hornet
Where I’m at right now, ||Archeron and Black Swan are talking about the temperature getting hot||
||I’ve seen the leaked ult animation, I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS||
||THE TIME IS COMING AND SO WILL I||
runic ether
i will say
||sam absolutely hurts qq and dan heng il as dps in his boss fight. hes gonna be a total bitch to fight with them in moc||
summer hornet
Okay wait so then
Between Dan Heng IL hypercarry, Kafka nihility (no Black Swan) and Topaz/Ratio followups, who should I use here
runic ether
oh ur fucked vs sam
nah im kidding
topaz ratio does okay
kafka can do well
make sure u have enough sustain to survive
but basically if u click skill vs sam, get ready to go up in flames literally
runic ether
will say qq got me an achievement for clicking skill till she burned to death vs sam
and then silver wolf beat him
long tree
Some of these elite overworld enemies are hurting me bad
summer hornet
Monkey is annoying because when I'm using Gepard I'm usually not using Dan Heng IL
And half of these enemies are fire/imaginary weak (clearly ||Aventurine and Sam||), while the other half are susceptible to lightning and wind (Black Swan and Archeron)
runic ether
what are u talking about? they are all quantum weak
summer hornet
... you're right lol, Archeron is quantum
Also ||SAM IS SO COOL||
||ROCKET KICK RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, YOU LOVE TO SEE IT||
runic ether
... you're right lol, Archeron is quantum
acheron is lightning nihility
they are all quantum weak bc of silver wolf lol
also a ton of them are ice weak
jing liu has demolished all content still