The sequel
#Honkai Star Rail
lean solar
lean solar
Literally me but with mei
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But Rita
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I need to develop the other members of Team Scrunkly.
For the longest time, I thought the characters were just staring at their phones. Nope. They press the screen with their thumb.
lean solar
Me too box me too
lean solar
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Gotta wonder how Lynx is the one person who ever dresses properly for the weather.
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Well... Bronya and Natasha wear layers.
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Fu Xuan wants a lot of HP -- Her damage scales off of Max HP instead of ATK (much like Lynx), and her skill splits damage between her and an ally who gets hit.
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Oh geez, I saw Ms Ceo and still had Fu Xuan on the brain.
Brane not working
I think Bronya has a trace where her Basic Attack has a 100% Crit Rate, so she wants Crit Damage and no CR.
lean solar
I sadly don't have enough of ceos ascension materials I'm just missing a few
So for now she's stuck at 1
lean solar
CEO is done
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Yay!
lean solar
Local srunkly is short is too short to interact with the counter more at 11
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None of my Quantum characters can reach.
They have to stand on each others' shoulders. They have to make a short stack.
lean solar
lean solar
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https://twitter.com/_cahangonn/status/1708794361625129067
Who gave her scrapes?
lean solar
Qingque probably for being clumsy
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She keeps extra tiles in her sleeves. That's why this happens when Matrix of Prescience is active -- Fu Xuan knows Qingque is hiding tiles!
hollow sapphire
That somehow feels like it could be canon as a way for her to slack off...
faint meteor
i have officially climbed aboard the star rail hype train~
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And you have joined the Landaus!
faint meteor
lynx will have to join her siblings later on, but ye i got geppy
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Woohoo! I hope you get Lynx soon because having a second healer is a huge boon later on.
The game gives you Natasha if you haven't yet got her.
faint meteor
that’s who imma stick with for now tbh
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Sounds good.
spiral sentinel
Geppy is a really good tank. Super useful in the simulated universe!
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Some day I will train and develop Geppie.
Today is not that day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either.
hollow sapphire
When you have the time, he's definitely worth the investment
He singlehandedly makes the Preservation Path in Sim Universe great, and he can even double as the sole "healer" of your teams
His shields are THAT strong
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Only problem is that I am working on Fu Xuan right now, so all my Preservation stuff is being used up.
hollow sapphire
I can imagine
Trace farming alone already takes up about a week's worth of Trailblaze Power
not to mention other leveling materials and shudder Relics
spiral sentinel
Understandable. Fu Xuan is looking to be a very powerful tank
hollow sapphire
She's the most powerful one right now I believe
Straight up makes enemy damage and crowd control a joke
And she heals your team a bit when she Ults (and even more if you pull Light Cone)
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I completely missed that one of her traces added that small heal effect.
Also, she increased team's MAX HP and Critical Rate. I think she's the only to boost party Crit Rate other than Yukong.
Also, innate team damage reduction even if her skill isn't active.
lean solar
lean solar
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subtle reef
https://vxtwitter.com/GenshinImpactOC/status/1710030205153157260
I see we're taking Mommy Kafka literally now
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The kids are well-behaved and know to listen to her.
hollow sapphire
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We can fix her.
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Maybe she will fix us.
hollow sapphire
"You know, maybe the Mara-Struck aren't so bad after all..."
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"They're very passionate"
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Mara-Scuffed.
hollow sapphire
We've solved the mystery behind her stream issues
Turns out it was the Mara infecting her mind all along
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Oh no, she's holding out her hand. Clut, do we join her or run away?
subtle reef
Hmmmmm she seems kinda crazy
i say join her
faint meteor
me: B-But Seele…
disclaimer: I just started Star Rail and Seele is my primary target
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Hmmmmm she seems kinda crazy
i say join her
Of course! What can possibly go wrong?
Also, nothing wrong with wanting to pull for Seele. Personally, I'm going to wait in vain hope for another scythe user.
faint meteor
I want my Honkai Impact 3rd lookalikes more
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Likewise.
lean solar
I think the only one so far is welt
faint meteor
he is ye
but i’m talking the lookalikes in general
Bronya, Seele, Himeko, and Silver Wolf
and to a lesser extent: Luocha and Jingliu
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Yeah. If it's not obvious yet, I'd really like to see a Star Rail Rita.
lean solar
Aoi yuuki in three hoyo games = stonks 
faint meteor
who is she in star rail?
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I don't think she's anyone... yet.
lean solar
For now no
But if she ever gets in then that will be 3 hoyo games she's in cause she voices lumine in the jp dub of genshin
lean solar
hollow sapphire
Good ol Elon
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lean solar
No way I can't believe pompom is the next 1.69 character!
hollow sapphire
He takes 180 pulls for a 50/50
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Well, this is new.
I didn't think I teamed Sampo up with that many characters, but I probably used a lot of supports.
hollow sapphire
He's just solid passive damage even in a non-Kafka team
Plus keeping his Wind Shear stacks are essentially effortless AND SP-positive (at least on single targets)
I just slap him into some MoC teams if I need anti-Wind and he contributes significant damage
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Same here. I'm just surprised at how many characters I've used
hollow sapphire
Somehow it also feels very Sampo
The guy who knows a guy who knows everyone
Calling upon friends from other realms with more disposable income than us
lean solar
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1710867619744505954?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1710882720732037276?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1710520330693771765?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1710899930704056477?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
hollow sapphire
Imagine her and Yanqing on the Express at the same time
lean solar
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https://youtu.be/NIYlXM2dDRM?feature=shared
The person who can tie better knots is not in this game.
lean solar
lean solar
faint meteor
Qingque pulling the Tuna Set.
tuna tiles
kiana would be proud
lean solar
Wait we can preload the update?
lean solar
And I can't preload because ofc the file is fucking big so I have to redownload the app again
paper aurora
With some thinking, I decided to stop playing HSR for now. I barely play it anymore and I’m not as excited for it as I am for Genshin.
Still will watch videos about it and such. 💕
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No worries. Gotta prioritize how to use your time.
lean solar
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You just have to flip her around every so often.
lean solar
hollow sapphire
That was exactly the first thing that came to mind when I saw that part
She just needs a fishing rod
lean solar
KEKW
hollow sapphire
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Oh no, now there's going to be a line of people who want Jingliu to punish them in the name of the moon.
lean solar
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Not me though, because PRAISE THE SUN, FUCKERS!!
lean solar
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smoky fiber
lean solar
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Big W
hollow sapphire
At this point I'm genuinely wondering whether I want to know what scoring criteria the gun uses
Or if I'd rather keep it a mystery so we can keep speculating what the numbers possibly mean
lean solar
Plotwist jingliu rigged it so she could win
hollow sapphire
Her sword cuts through time and space, so it wouldn't be that hard to imagine
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Silver Wolf definitely rigged her score.
hollow sapphire
okay, I gotta admit that was pretty funny
lean solar
Did he troll u by saying hey u wanted jingliu too bad forget her have me instead
hollow sapphire
hollow sapphire
Did he troll u by saying hey u wanted jingliu too bad forget her have me instead
He went home on my very first 10-pull
I think Jingliu came home after like 5k Jades
lean solar
Big oof
spiral sentinel
Yanqing killed my 50/50 😭
lean solar
He really chose violence today 😔
hollow sapphire
Yanqing killed my 50/50 😭
spiral sentinel
Crying, shaking your hand
Like, if I'm gonna lose my 50/50, can it at least be Himeko or Welt...or even a Geppie eidolon
lean solar
I need geppie
He's avoiding me still hopefully not too long like welt was for a while
lean solar
I'm going to need him for one thing and it's this fucker
:^) it's worse in the simulated universe
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Deer is a jerk.
hollow sapphire
I facetanked the fucker with the Preservation Path
His Enrage mechanics are infuriating
I can't even imagine fighting him in Memory of Chaos
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Fu Xuan was a big help
hollow sapphire
Fu Xuan tends to be a big help in everything
She's ranked S+ in tanking for good reason
lean solar
Literally I almost finished him on my first try and then he had to kill everyone in my team except nat who was controlled
:^)
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Ouch
lean solar
And it was on the second phase
hollow sapphire
Lynx existing on my team has made life so much easier
Her Ultimate Debuff Cleanse wipes the floor with some enemies
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My last run against Deer was with Lynx, Himeko, Pela, and Fu Xuan. I went Elation, but got lucky with the blessing that treats your Ultimates as Follow-Ups.
Also got both the Elation and the Nihility Break Efficiencies.
hollow sapphire
I refuse to touch Elation with a ten foot pole
I have nowhere near enough characters with Follow Up Attacks
I feel like I need JY to make it good
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It's pretty much... Himeko, March, Kafka,... maybe Blade?
hollow sapphire
Kafka's alley-oop is funny in that it's really just used for Shock application
Clara is a good Follow Upper, but I don't got her yet
Himeko's is solid, and thrives against groups
She even has a little Burn to synergize with Kafka too
If I decide to pull Topaz, I'm probably pulling Jing Yuan
To Follow Up on her
ba dum tss
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lean solar
hollow sapphire
never change, Bronya
lean solar
lean solar
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She apparently blessed my pulls.
A warning to all: If you are struggling to hold back the mara, don't browse the internet under any circumstance at any time.
faint meteor
time to punish some internet trolls IN THE NAME OF THE MOON
lean solar
I wanna know who at hoyo made this boss because I've been stuck on it for hours now
I hate this boss already
lean solar
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I wanna know who at hoyo made this boss because I've been stuck on it for hours ...
Punch harder? I'm not sure the best way to deal with it.
Or rather, I don't have any specific strategies for it. Fire and Ice are pretty nice.
lean solar
I watched a video guide earlier and this person used silver wolf Dans dragon form tingyun and bailu but the problem is I don't have all 3 of them except tingyun
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I used my usual team -- Natasha, Himeko, Serval, Yukong. You can swap Serval for Pela. I just wanted to deal with the other robots.
lean solar
The teams I've tried so far and none of them worked i tried stelle himeko nat and Kafka stelle asta and himeko
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What happens? Do you get overwhelmed by other enemies?
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Lasers are no fun.
I think Stelle Nat Himeko Asta can work because they're almost all weak to fire.
lean solar
Yeah but the problem is the first mini boss u fight requires thunder before u fight the senior staff team leader
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Just a few of them, right?
lean solar
Like 5 of them I think
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Ah.
Then maybe put Kafka in and swap out either Stelle or Asta, depending on whether you need power or defense
lean solar
I'll try that
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You can steal their buffs by breaks or defeating them.
lean solar
It mostly recommends me this
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Yeah, mostly fire and ice weaknesses, but Kafka can handle other robots.
Himeko and either Stelle or Asta can break everything else.
hollow sapphire
no coincidence that they all have Ice Weaknesses
surely there must be a reason behind that...
I got it
the game is encouraging me to use the Yanqing I got from losing my 50/50
lean solar
What's next ur account turns into oops all yanqing
Just like my account is still oops all clara
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I guess mine would be Oops All Himeko. She's the only 5☆ I have at E1.
lean solar
I think Clara's my only one for now
hollow sapphire
Saw a streamer do Jingliu's Light Cone pulls
She got jebaited so hard when she was a Destruction icon pop up and it turned out to be Clara's Light Cone
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Ouch.
hollow sapphire
What's especially funny was that she saw the icon and went "LET'S GO-"
And then a square JPEG of a child popped up on screen
Check out this clip! MinaAoyama streaming Honkai: Star Rail! https://clips.twitch.tv/HelplessGlutenFreeSparrowPoooound-1wfT2xbUo5g2DhgZ
hollow sapphire
lean solar
Check out this clip! MinaAoyama streaming Honkai: Star Rail! https://clips.twit...
Wait I've seen her before she got a birthday present from Kafkas en VA from a fan
https://youtu.be/f8T-S8KYPPM?feature=shared
hollow sapphire
Oh yeah, she spends 5 whole minutes losing herself over being called "babygirl" in a personalized video
lean solar
It's so funny
Now if she collabed with Kafkas en VA and she uses the Kafka voice every 5 seconds just to torture her it would be so funny
hollow sapphire
Just a shame Cheryl isn't too active on social media
She's been seen with the cast a few times, but nowhere near the same frequency as the Belobog/Xianzhou actors
lean solar
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Maybe if HSR Natasha was a little bit more like HI3 Natasha.
Monarch down bad for all the ladies, but I get it.
I mean, my main team is still Natasha / Himeko / Serval / Yukong.
lean solar
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Yay!
lean solar
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Watch it become a Memory of Chaos or SU boss.
hollow sapphire
Sadly, I can imagine it becoming both
MoC just has you deal with two of the fuckers at once
hollow sapphire
lean solar
hollow sapphire
I also won't mind being bottom left in that picture
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Oh no it's the head of Team Rocket!
hollow sapphire
The Pokemon references in this Event were on point
hollow sapphire
I still can't believe that trick worked on both Mina and Monarch
lean solar
How to trick ama step one say the most obvious joke in the book
Step 2 ama forgets brain.exe has stopped working
Step 3 stonks
hollow sapphire
I just copied the trick word-by-word from the Mina clip
still damn proud of that moment
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Alt-F4
hollow sapphire
"WHOEVER SAID THAT, YOU'RE BANNED!"
lean solar
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lean solar
Idk how many hours it took but never again
hollow sapphire
On the bright side, at least it ain’t time-gated
However, it does mean we need to exercise self-restraint
lean solar
Wait it's not time gated
hollow sapphire
Nope
You can finish every single part of the Event on day 1 of you desire
Spent yesterday afternoon until 3 AM yesterday getting it done
hollow sapphire
You'll be a few more thousand Jades richer when you're done with the Event
lean solar
Also Its kind of stupid you have backtrack to get everything just to get the jades
I had to back track to collect some phantoms or whatever they called it for the event
hollow sapphire
I stayed in the Domain until I got all the Spirits
I used a guide to figure out where the missing Chests were
Also, ||Guinaifen cameo||
Can't wait for banner phase 2
hollow sapphire
This is the IPC stooge from the Aurum Alley event
lean solar
I think I missed that event cause I took a month break after I got kafka
hollow sapphire
It's a permanent event thankfully
You miss out on some limited rewards, but not much
lean solar
Ah
lean solar
Forgot to post this but I got to 65 yesterday
lean solar
I just pressed the recommended button for my relics lmao
hollow sapphire
lean solar
my man getting ws
lean solar
One more
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Very nice! Almost maxed!
lean solar
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D
lean solar
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hollow sapphire
she's worth it
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Nice!
lean solar
faint meteor
ayoooooo
lean solar
chrome mountain
That Ringeko art is gorgeous.
hollow sapphire
To be fair, Ringeko's artstyle do be making us act up on the reg
Just a shame most of the time they're too spicy even for this horny-ass thread
chrome mountain
This one's rather tame, but still amazing.
hollow sapphire
She kinda reminds me of Shenhe in this one
chrome mountain
Ehe, so, to summarize my last 3 weeks in HSR - I did pull for Jingliu, lost the 50-50 to Gepard in 83 pity (grumps about it not being Himeko or Bronya), then Jingliu 19 pity later.
I threw all my remaining warps at her LC banner, and got Clara's instead at 69 pity. I now have 10 pity with a guarantee, but only 5 warps with a week left.
I did the last 10-pull on standard after getting Clara's LC, got to 300 without hitting pity, then kept going. (Apparently you can leave the redeem there like a Bennett constellation.) 15 pulls later got me... Gepard's LC.
The above pulls prompted me to do two things: 1) I had accumulated 600 Undying Starlight from the LC pulls, so redeemed for Welt's LC; and 2) ...oh, wait, I didn't do the second thing yet. But I do plan to redeem for the Herta Bond Preservation LC (for TB), and I did start preparing for redeeming Bronya from standard.
hollow sapphire
I'm still like 130 wishes away from the Standard 5-star claim
I ain't getting my Bronya anytime soon
Gepard's Light Cone is solid at least
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Clara getting her LC leaves On the Fall of an Aeon free for me to build for someone else. I could just give up on the LC banner and give that to Jingliu... but I really kind of want her own. I've seen how busted she can be. 😅
hollow sapphire
Even at E0 she demolished Memory of Chaos for me
Especially because the current Forgotten Hall buff is so damn broken
chrome mountain
I still haven't attempted MoC. But... I can think of quite a few situations - particularly boss farming - to throw both her and Fu Xuan into once they're built.
(I also have it on good authority 
that Bronya is a good teammate for Jingliu.)
hollow sapphire
EXTREMELY good
Bronya lets her enter Super Saiyan mode immediately after her turn
And also gives her Crit DMG buffs, which is perfect for Jingliu
chrome mountain
I was already planning getting Bronya to buff Seele (and make it only her turn). But I may be sold after watching AmaLee destroy everything with her in consecutive turns. (That hers is E6S3 is just icing on the cake.)
hollow sapphire
God, AmaLee's HSR streams have been golden
And her Jingliu is still low level, imagine that lady once she gets fully maxed out
chrome mountain
She's going to be terrifying. 
Planar Fissure started today - good thing I saved my SU runs for late. I also haven't started Aetherium Wars (whatever the heck that is - sounds like Genius Invokation TCG...), which I've heard gives a lot of Jades...?
hollow sapphire
Aetherium Wars is quite a lot to to get through, but you can finish it all in one go
Planar Fissure is done about 6 days from now, so you got time
chrome mountain
Last time I ran SU, I was looking for better Fleet pieces for Fu Xuan (world 3). I am... not at all sure which ones I should be getting for Jingliu.
hollow sapphire
Either Rutilant Arena or Space Sealing Station (for a more generalist set)
I just religiously farm World 3 because virtually everyone can use those pieces
But Crit DPS-wise, Rutilant wins out
However, I use DoT DPSes a lot, so Space Sealing wins out for versatility
chrome mountain
Ah, Rutilant... 
hollow sapphire
It's the same feeling as farming the Quantum Relic set
You just hope you don't get the shit set
Not that I'd know, I only ever farm World 3 😆
chrome mountain
Mmhm. Same artifact pain as Genshin, different look.
I farmed Rutilant for Seele. I know that particular pain. 😅
hollow sapphire
And just like in Genshin, that's why I try to find a generalist Domain which has a decent other set my units can use
Rather than a Domain that's really good for some units but drops a second set that's horrible in most circumstances
chrome mountain
It's a good strat!
I still haven't gone beyond... World 3-III, I think. I'd like to tackle IV.
hollow sapphire
After a while you'll get the higher difficulties
And it's permanent, so you got all the time in the world
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I still have to build Jingliu's relics up... and replacing some of Pela's.
I just got Fu Xian and Lynx up... and I get to do all of this again in a week.
Tax Collection and Fire Nihility
Going to throw all my Jade at Topaz because I plan to mostly skip the next banners outside of the 4☆.
lean solar
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One of these is not like the others. 
lean solar
belobog vs the tax people 2023 colored
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belobog vs the tax people 2023 colored
Funny how people love murder-happy Kafka and Jingliu, but debt collector Topaz is too far. I think it's because ||an intergalactic corporation buying up the planet is a believable villain.||
chrome mountain
Is she Harmony or Abundance?
chrome mountain
Exactly.
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I haven't even finished developing Tingyun.
But her best partner is obviously Fu Xuan.
chrome mountain
Starting Aetherium Wars. Am I in over my head? It still sounds like Genius Invokation...
lean solar
It's not it's Pokemon
chrome mountain
Oh, so it's the HI3 type counters all over again. Human-Mech-Aberrant instead of PSY-MECH-BIO. 
lean solar
Also it's bullshit because most of the bosses require you use different teams for most of them
I mostly got stuck with Wolfie Giovanni and topaz I think
chrome mountain
"Warp Trotter, use Tackle!" would have tipped me off. 😆
March, are you sure that's not too many?
lean solar
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chrome mountain
How many days left on the Jingliu banners?
hollow sapphire
hollow sapphire
Replace all the fire with razor wind and pretty much got it 😆
chrome mountain
I am loving how these IPC goons are such a blatant Team Rocket knockoff...
(They're missing a talking cat, though.)
chrome mountain
Guinaifen is cute.
hollow sapphire
same VA as Camilla from Spy X Family!
really peppy voice
she's like a Yoimiya from the future where she became an entertainer
chrome mountain
That's a pretty good analogy!
hollow sapphire
You can search up some cheese team comps online
Honestly, I went through most of the storyline before doing the side fights
chrome mountain
That'd probably be smarter, he's kicking my ass.
chrome mountain
Went back after finishing the third zone and wiped the floor with Gepard. Hope he enjoyed his Voidranger hoof sandwich...
Got enough for another 10-pull.
...Goddammit.
Scampo light cone.
I have a question... Why is this banner period shorter than all the previous ones? It's only 16 days instead of 3 weeks.
hollow sapphire
Huh, didn't even notice that
If there was a roadmap (which I'm not sure there is), maybe they'll outline the details there?
chrome mountain
I don't know.
hollow sapphire
It's about 4-5 days left on Asia server
The Pokemon Event is the only Event that'll give Jades in that time
You could maybe try Memory of Chaos if you want pain for Jades
chrome mountain
This event is already plenty of a pain. 😅
Though tbf, I have like half a dozen unfinished companion missions.
lean solar
*How the hell do you beat Gepard in this event*
Like I said most of the fights are a pain in the ass
And I literally had to YouTube some of them
Also here's a tip collect every single soul u can because they can be useful so u don't end up backtracking like I did
hollow sapphire
Though tbf, I have like half a dozen unfinished companion missions.
Companion missions could always be a good quick way to get Jades
No time limit too
When one is in need of Jades, they get real resourceful with finding ways to get them
lean solar
I have like God knows how many quests that I haven't even done outside the ascension lmao
hollow sapphire
That quest log is always good to come back to if you need a quick fix
The amount of content that gets added per patch really adds up
lean solar
I'm trying to get back up to 10k again since I used my jades on the standard to get bronie because I was impatient lmao
hollow sapphire
I'm like 125 wishes away from my 5-star of choice
Suffice to say I ain't getting there anytime soon
lean solar
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chrome mountain
Wriothesly >>>>> Sampo
lean solar
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What's that last one? I fully expect March to have, like, Mii channel music in her head. (Which tbf is probably also what's in Stelle's...)
(can't watch the vid rn)
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lean solar
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Trying Path of Remembrance for the first time. Going pretty well.
chrome mountain
Oh please... I need them to blast off agaaaiiiin!
chrome mountain
Three SU runs, several zones worth of Aetherium Wars, and a handful of Stagnant bosses later, I now have enough for another 10-pull.
agile basin
Very nice!
chrome mountain
......
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Anything I get in the next two and a half weeks is going to debt collection.
chrome mountain
Is going to what now?
(Memories of the Past and Sampo. I get two warps back.)
I'm now at 43 pity with guarantee.
chrome mountain
Oh. Her. 😅
agile basin
Impractical Outfit for Impractical Weather.
hollow sapphire
Amusingly, only Lynx seems to be properly equipped for Belobog's weather
Which makes sense for a survivalist
chrome mountain
Picked her Light Cone from the BP.
chrome mountain
...It just occurred to me that I still had Google Play credit left. And since I'd never topped up, there are top-up bonuses.
lean solar
How is topaz still alive despite being in the cold for so long
chrome mountain
Fire
hollow sapphire
Was just about to say 😆
lean solar
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Sure, Otto.
spiral sentinel
Right now I really wish I had a capture card or something
Because I'm not entirely sure how I did it, but I managed to stack 99 stacks of Suspicion on Geppie
Along with other DoTs
The first two phases have been ridiculous, wish me luck
HE SELF-DELETED
KAFKA JUST LOOKED IN HIS DIRECTION AND HE PERISHED WTF
Kafka + Landau family + 99 Suspicion stacks just...damn, I won the luck roulette for blessings
...I got a double ATK, SPD, and CRIT DMG piece
...on an HP set
BUT STILL
chrome mountain
Omg self deleted
spiral sentinel
I usually pair Sampo with Kafka for that DoT
But a lot of the enemies on that world are Lightning weak, and only a couple are wind-weak
And while she's not Nihility, Serval can add Shock
hollow sapphire
Serval's Talent also works perfectly with Kafka
spiral sentinel
Plus, I forget if it's an Eidolon or a Talent, but she can regent energy at the start of a battle, so you don't have to ration her Ultimate
Yeah!
She works really well on Geppie's stage
spiral sentinel
I may use Kafka more now for my Lightning breaks, but Serval is still a good unit and I'm so glad she was the pre-registration bonus character
Ah, I don't have Luka or Welt
Luka is funny for me not to have because I got like 10 of his LCs when pulling for Kafka
And yet no boy
And the old man has yet to come home
spiral sentinel
Me not having Luka is like me not having Clara since I've got her 5 star LC...two of them
Yeah, that checks out
hollow sapphire
I try to get all the 4-stars due to collector's anxiety
thankfully it hasn't reached the stage where it applies to the 5-stars too
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Yeah, I gotta pick and choose on the 5 stars
Probably gonna skip Topaz and start saving for a Silver Wolf rerun
Blade would be nice to have too
I steal Blade from someone on my friends' list for so much of my farming
Though SW comes first since Sampo does a pretty good job of handling wind breaks
Then once I get Silver Wolf...mono quantum babeeeeey
hollow sapphire
one of my Supports is a whale with E6S5 Imbibitor Lunae, Jingliu and Seele
so I pretty much got the farming meta solved
Topaz is great waifu material, but I feel like she needs other premium 5-stars to work well
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One of these days, maybe I'll be motivated enough to figure out how to use OBS to record stuff
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https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1716673373067948279
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1716680922848780411
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Took a while, but finally got it at 70 pity!
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Now on to Trace and Relic farming pain! 🥹
hollow sapphire
The Traces are flat increases at least
Now Relics, that's where the fun begins
I can promise both will take an eternity
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Naturally, the game is giving me mostly Wind set. And wrong mainstat/garbage substats otherwise.
Friend's Luocha is keeping everyone alive, at least.
This one isn't too bad...!
Decent.
Luocha... why is Dan Heng dead 
Just need a decent head and boots... c'mon game.
hollow sapphire
you can maybe scrounge up some Self-Modeling Resins if there're any Events you could get it from
and salvage the crappy Relics to put into the Synthesizer for a shot at getting Pieces you need
lean solar
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Speaking of Luocha, I want Topaz to audit his business. Just for the hilarity.
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What's better than Entanglement? Double Entanglement!
I really should call this team "Deer Season".
hollow sapphire
I've seen some Silver Wolf builds where she builds full Break Effect to make Entanglement hit like a truck
Works usually in Mono Quantum, but it's surprisingly viable
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Break Effect on Quantum sounds really strong.
hollow sapphire
Especially if you manage to pull off the 5 stacks
It's quite substantial even when you don't build for it specifically
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E8 S5 
hollow sapphire
The scuff follows even onto social media
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First try synthesizing a pair of SPD boots and—holy shit
hollow sapphire
RNG smileth upon ye
fingers crossed it rolls into Crit subs
got it to roll SPD AND cracked subs
damn
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No, it was a custom synthesis that I chose SPD for. But still!
Also—finally made my choice on standard select.
My very own Seele/Jingliu buffer and turn giver!
hollow sapphire
Bronya is among one of if not her best teammates
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I figure, for my proposed Jingliu team, I'll have her and Fu Xuan. The fourth... haven't decided. Could even be Kafka. (Wishing not for the first time that I had my own Luocha.)
hollow sapphire
I think Fu Xuan could be a good solo Sustain
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Oh, I totally agree.
hollow sapphire
I usually run her with a Healer, Pela and a buffer
Pela's E4 especially gives enemies -Ice Res
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My Pela, alas, is only E3.
hollow sapphire
on some content you can even go light on the Sustain if you can brave the damage
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If I need a debuffer, I could toss Welt in there, I suppose.
hollow sapphire
generally Jingliu really wants debuffs on enemies that reduce their defenses/resistances because buffs on her usually end up getting oversaturated
hollow sapphire
his Vulnerability is a great general damage up
chrome mountain
I was going to spend some more time this morning and run Calyxes, but I'm probably going to bed instead because I eepy. 😅
hollow sapphire
everything at its own pace
lean solar
CEO 🥺
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My very own Seele/Jingliu buffer and turn giver!
Guess it'll never not be Seele's turn now.
Seele / Bronya / Welt / (Healer/Sustainer might be a fun "No enemy turns allowed" team.
chrome mountain
Indeed.
lean solar
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https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1717379277958549744
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1717381173737918743
hollow sapphire
Topaz's trailer has no business going that hard
hollow sapphire
New meme template just dropped
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We have Conniving, Seductive Murder Lady. Cold, one-step-from madness Murder Lady, and the most dreadful villain of all... Capitalism Lady.
hollow sapphire
You know the IPC is bad news when even ELIO pays taxes to keep them off their backs...
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Oh god, now I'm going to half-seriously say that "Kafka did nothing wrong."
chrome mountain
Only half?
hollow sapphire
The mass murder only makes her hotter
I keep forgetting that she's wiped out entire planets sometimes
But debt collection? Now that's a step too far
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Yeah, Zebes, SR-388, ZDR.... wait...
lean solar
faint meteor
BOOMER LMAOOOOO
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lean solar
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Is Eula a tax or debt collector?
chrome mountain
Vengeance collector.
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Nice! Time for pyrotechnic shows and OSHA violations!
chrome mountain
Just like Yoimiya!
hollow sapphire
arson time
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I just wish there was a Fire Abundance or a Fire Preservation character that was better at keeping your team alive.
Because I have been doing a lot of "Three Fire characters.... plus Nat".
hollow sapphire
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The moms in this game know what to wear.
lean solar
Ok I know I said I wouldn't pull but I pulled on seeles banner as a joke with the free fates I got and I lost the 50/50 on the first pull and got e2 clara 💀
Also space yoi
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32 pulls and no Topaz or Guinaifen, but I do have an E6 Sushang now.
chrome mountain
Ok I know I said I wouldn't pull but I pulled on seeles banner as a joke with th...
Well Sonic, that just means you have a guarantee for someone now. Congrats on Guinaifen!
hollow sapphire
poor Himeko
chrome mountain
Perfect excuse to bring this back:
https://fxtwitter.com/RDE91182886/status/1657435514306437120
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YOU WON'T GET AWAY
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poor Himeko
Where is that from?
hollow sapphire
the Web Event
one of the news headlines is IPC customers complaining about the quality of a certain someone's coffee on the Express
chrome mountain
Good thing I didn't invest too much in that, then... 🤣
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"You waive the right to sue Guinaifen Entertainment LLC for accidental injuries from such things as, but not limited to: fireworks, flame fanning, brick breaking, flying staves, explosives, berserk Ditings, arson, and gymnastic displays."
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lean solar
Buy my keyboard babygirl -Kafka probably
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"Listen to me, buy my keyboard." - Kafka, if the first line doesn't work, probably.
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Nice!
I'm still aiming for Guinaifen because she's both a DoT character and a debuffer.
She debuffs specifically off of Burn damage, but still is useful to Kafka because her DoTs are pretty strong.
Also decent speed at 106.
lean solar
spiral sentinel
Did two ten pulls on Topaz's banner, got an LC aaaaaaaand Guinaifen!
Fortunately, I have some somewhat decent pieces for her, so yaaaay
I'm still not done building Jing Liu or Fu Xuan yet though. Jing Liu is so close to having her traces leveled
My equipment for her is kinda meh though
Buuuut for Guinaifen, I still have that fully refined, if unleveled, LC we got back during the Silver Wolf event
And it seems like upping her effect rate for Burn might turn out to be super useful?
Haven't done the full-blown theorycrafting on her yet, but she seems interesting
When it comes to new characters, I like to try my own hand at a build/set first, and then look stuff up to see how close to the mark I am
Granted, not leveling equipment and stuff until after I do my research. That would get expensive fast;;; Time wise, at least
chrome mountain
I kinda wish I could pull for Topaz, she looks like a lot of fun to play. Guinaifen, too. Alas, with less than 10 warps, I'd only be setting myself up for disappointment.
hollow sapphire
I built Gui as more of a debuffer than a sub DPS
Relics just really wanted to give her Effect Hit Rate
Topaz is a niche unit who'll be very good if you plan to play a lotta Follow Up units
What sucks is that I really like her personality but her gameplay ain't my thing
lean solar
Topaz basically plays like himeko except she doesn't have a numby with cake
hollow sapphire
I'm quite surprised by how good Hypercarry Topaz is
I always thought of her more as a pure Support unit
lean solar
I find it kind of weird we didn't get tickets for phase 2
Cause when jingliu came out for phase 1 we got free tickets for the login
And for phase 2 we didn't get any dispite topaz being new
hollow sapphire
I think the free tickets really are just a once a patch thing
far as I remember it's usually at the start of patch
hollow sapphire
lean solar
Yeah but we got it every patch so far with every new character
hollow sapphire
Well, we better start raising that issue then
It's only gonna deteriorate if we let it lie
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lean solar
I'm surprised nobody's made a parody of the intro but put Dan as Jake
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I'm surprised nobody's made a parody of the intro but put Dan as Jake
I was told Alejandro Saab played the American Dragon Jake Long theme song for when he tried to roll for Imbibitor Lunae
It did not work XD
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Geppie stole the 50/50 this time.
Sorry to hear that.
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Sorry to hear that.
It's not all bad. I didn't have to hit 90 pity for the 5☆ (something like 65 pity), so that gives me more time than I would have at full pity.
I do have Guinaifen now, and I want to continue pulling if for no reason than to get an E1 or E2 Guinaifen.
chrome mountain
I could swear you said you wanted your debt collected...
hollow sapphire
Her E1 and E2 are decent damage boosts
E1 is a Effect Res debuff, E2 is quite a substantial DoT multiplier
I personally wouldn't call them essential, but stat-wise E2 is probably the biggest damage increase for Eidolons
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I could swear you said you wanted your debt collected... <:Bosssmirk:75907357422...
I'm still pulling! Jenn is going for Seele and got Guinaifen first try.
hollow sapphire
Obligatory word of caution with pulling 4-stars, though it goes without saying
You might get them in a single ten pull or have even worse luck than the banner five stars due to lack of a pity system
Though if you ain't E6ing them, I hope it'll still be okay
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I thought it did have a pity system, though, just like Genshin's. Guaranteed 4★ every 10, and if a 4★ isn't a focus, the next one will be?
(Not disagreeing that it's longer odds though, because it absolutely is.)
hollow sapphire
I have no idea
I do know Weapon Banner runs on different odds than Genshin's, but that's it
hollow sapphire
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Not me blowing through 6M credits pulling the trigger on 4 builds...
Kafka + LC, Bronya + LC, Jingliu + LC, and Fu Xuan + LC are now all at level 80. Now for the Trace and Relic grind...
(also, I don't have build notes for Kafka or Bronya - any advice?)
hollow sapphire
Kafka wants ATK and SPD
Her best-in-slot Relic is the Band of Sizzling Thunder set
Seeing as you wanna spam Skill as much as possible on her
Her DoTs scale base on ATK and her Ult's Trace level
Bronya wants Crit DMG to increase her buff power
SPD is gonna be a tricky stat to balance for her
You want her to go right after your DPSes so she can give them an extra turn
Best Relic set is Hackerspace, as is the case for most Harmonies and Abundances
chrome mountain
hollow sapphire
Focus on leveling her Ultimate and Skill, that's where the juice is
Then her Talent and then Basic ATKs (remember that her Basics are guaranteed Crits, and can contribute meaningful damage)
Prydwen.gg offers very good build insights/explanations for this kinda stuff
chrome mountain
Hmm... why would it suggest HP% or DEF% for sphere, for Bronya? Is Wind DMG not important?
hollow sapphire
They suggest HP and DEF stats for most debuffers/Harmony supports
You can do Wind DMG for maximum damage contribution
HP and DEF is recommended if she has trouble stayin' alive
They also suggest similar builds on Pela and Asta's pages
But giving them offensive Relics are also viable if you can risk them being squishier
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Okay, I've got some notes down for Fu Xuan, Kafka, Jingliu, and Bronya. I should probably consult the pages for everyone else at some point - especially TB and Welt who are getting new LCs soon.
hollow sapphire
You'll find a ton of useful info on that site
Their character reviews are also very informative and fun to read
Prydwen also gets regularly updated, so the info is pretty relevant
lean solar
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She doesn't look dangerous at all.
By the way, I found a gif you all can use to @ everyone.
lean solar
I found that same gif but sped up with a caption
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Oooh.
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Yeah. And the make-up of the Genshin stream might be that same morning...
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DoT team? DoT team.
Melted Svarog even though I picked up none of the blessings that inflict Suspicion (the stackable debuff that increases DoT damage).
And my Guinaifen is underdeveloped and my Kafka still needs Trace improvements (at Lv6 when I aim for Lv8 generally).
hollow sapphire
Guinaifen's Talent offers hilarious amounts of damage
At max Trace she inflicts like a 21% damage bonus on enemies
Kafka is definitely the glue that ties it all together
If you're a DoT main, she's a great investment
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Guinaifen just seems like a solid character in and out of DoT teams.
I'm using Natasha over Lynx here because a lucky physical break causes Bleed DoT.
hollow sapphire
Gui's Talent takes a little longer to proc on non-Kafka teams, but you only need 3 Burn ticks to get the full benefit
hollow sapphire
I love how energetic her animations are
Her Normal Attack is one of my favorite Basic Attacks in the game
And then the Ult
That fucking Ult
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Staff Bonk into staff bounce into staff catch.
"No animals were harmed during the making of this Ultimate."
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Don't forget to LIKE SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW
hollow sapphire
I love how the Light Cone with her on it is actually named "Subscribe For More"
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I don't have her Light cone, so I just gave her Luka's.
hollow sapphire
I used to have Solitary Healing on her, but changed it over to Luka's
Her Relics happened to roll a ton of EHR
And her attacks are AoE, so Luka's LC naturally fits for her
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I think I have Subscribe for More! I gave it to Sushang.
hollow sapphire
Don't rush it, it takes about 912 Lost Fragments to level a whole set
Traces/Light Cone first, then Relics
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Never.
hollow sapphire
Unless you need a bit more HP on her, then invest in a headpiece
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Relics first, Light Cone second, Traces when I feel like it.
It's mostly to make sure she can take a hit or three.
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I need to run more Nihility calyxes.
Because that's what happens when you have seven Nihility characters.
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I have all except... well, Guinaifen. 😅
I have enough for a 10-pull on event. But I should probably save.
Say... with the special program this coming Friday, doesn't that mean there might be drip marketing this week?
Wait... if Guinaifen is Nihility, she can't even use Subscribe for More! That's a Hunt cone. 😅
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I realized that my Geppie has the Preservation cone with Topaz on it. No wonder he stole my 50/50.
"We Are Wildfire!" - Can't be used by Seele
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Silly HoYo.
hollow sapphire
Topaz, Gui and Seele are among the Light Cone anomalies
I thought Topaz was gonna be Preservation from the Universal Market Cone
I look forward to seeing what character they'll tease for 1.6
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When do they normally tease the version-after-next characters?
And yes, the five star light cones are (well, were) for the two standard characters I didn't have (until the 300-pull where I got Bailu).
Jenn got Night on the Milky Way (Himeko's).
hollow sapphire
When do they normally tease the version-after-next characters?
Usually before the start of the livestream like Genshin
They did Himeko's Light Cone dirty
It looks sick as hell but also niche as fuck
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Well, in fairness, Himeko wants the team to inflict Weakness Break anyway.
hollow sapphire
She thrives in fights where you can consistently hit chumps
Heard she's good with Topaz at least
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Deer!
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She's good against Deer!
Fu Xuan / Himeko / Pela / Lynx has been my most consistent Deer Season team
Deer won't get away
Wish I knew what you were looking for. Might have known what you would find.
Under the Milky Way tonight.
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Usually before the start of the livestream like Genshin
Genshin does theirs after the stream, a day or two before patch day. HSR is the trend breaker that's been doing them the days leading up to the stream. Which means we could see one as early as tonight.
My Deer team is still Seele / Nat / Pela / Fire TB. Fu Xuan and Jingliu aren't combat ready yet, but I intend to try them.
hollow sapphire
Fu Xuan / Himeko / Pela / Lynx has been my most consistent Deer Season team
oh my god, it never occurred to me to name that team "Deer Season"
lean solar
Well we got the drip already so we know who's coming in 1.5
hollow sapphire
I need to build my Himeko, just to see what teams she could fit in
hollow sapphire
she's also Physical 😆
lean solar
And discount space diluc
hollow sapphire
I wonder what kinda DPS Space Diluc will be
we've already filled up so many niches
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hollow sapphire
he's dressed in knight garb, so maybe old-fashioned chivalry style combat?
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<a:HoVLoading:755152253278617753>
Ha!
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he's dressed in knight garb, so maybe old-fashioned chivalry style combat?
He's going to be Blast or AoE focus just because of his path.
"I follow the path of the smarts like rock stars, coffee moms, and gamblers."
hollow sapphire
hey, if they ever come up empty on the Path they want their DPS to be, just call them Destruction XD
that Path does fucking everything
honestly, I can imagine a few moms falling for someone like Argenti
a proper gentleman
chrome mountain
honestly, I can imagine a few moms falling for someone like Argenti
You know, Himeko is going on the next mission...
hollow sapphire
he be the type of guy who insists on footing the bill every single time
but also someone you won't wanna mess with because he has a secret bad boy side
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he be the type of guy who insists on footing the bill every single time
Kafka is that kind of person, too, but she looks for the person named "Bill".
hollow sapphire
she foots Bill first, and then makes Bill foot the bill
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Real "Step on you" energy.
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You know, Himeko is going on the next mission... <:Bosssmirk:759073574220464228>
Trailblazer - "Defend the weak!"
March 7th - "Stay right there while I give you a present!"
lean solar
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Oh shit.
chrome mountain
lean solar
If only she cosplayed mitsuru cause well same jp VA
I just noticed Stelle in the background
chrome mountain
spiral sentinel
Herta: There's some glitches in the Simulated Universe!
Weekly points reward menu blocks the entrance/the thing you're supposed to click
I had to force quit the game :'D
Metaaaa
lean solar
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chrome mountain
Wait what? That's actually a thing...? 🤣
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lean solar
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1719202576309297308?s=12&t=Yu4g3ShAm...
@chrome mountain wake up it's starail Mei I think
chrome mountain
Wait is this starail Mei
Ice? Not likely. She sure is pretty, though... 😳
hollow sapphire
I have peaked once again
hollow sapphire
this Mei seems much more chill
I'm not sensing Raiden energy from her
but then again, this is a universe where Natasha went from assassin to healer, so drastic changes aren't too surprising
chrome mountain
As much as it pains me to, I'm willing to skip pulling for all of 1.5, and save for Ruan Mei.
hollow sapphire
I'm probably pulling Hanya and then saving for Ruan Mei
lean solar
Her jp VA isn't Sawashiro Miyuki 😭
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Ice Harmony
They know what they're doing.
Legs for days.
Xueyi is the 4☆. Quantum Destruction.
hollow sapphire
It's funny how we have Star Rail Yoimiya and then Xueyi being voiced by actual Yoimiya's VA
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Just got to wait for Quantum Harmony.
...Which will fill out all Quantum paths and all Harmony elements.
Still nuts that Yukong is your only 4☆ Imaginary.
hollow sapphire
I do hope Xueyi can fill some sort of niche
Being a 4-star DPS in a gacha game is tough
We'd rather not have another Arlan on our hands
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I do hope Xueyi can fill some sort of niche
The "You didn't pull Seele and you like having SP" DPS?
hollow sapphire
We call that a Qingque
Minus the SP
But that's a necessary sacrifice for QINGQILLION DAMAGE
lean solar
We also have emi lo again
hollow sapphire
She's Lucy from Edgerunners, Columbina in Genshin, now Ruan Mei in Star Rail?
Damn, that's range
hollow sapphire
She's gotta be a sleeper agent or some shit