Not really for Silver Wolf. Saving guarantee for Ruan Mei.
#Honkai Star Rail
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hollow sapphire
Rolled Nat 1 perception once again
They've been beefing up MoC with Physical weak enemies for Argenti
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Fair, that would make Argenti useful. But I need another Genius Society Ice Character.
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I'm gunning for Ruan Mei because Emi Lo
Also, gotta pay tribute to the girl who clutches my Sim Universe runs
Makes me wonder which half Xueyi is gonna be on
Dr. Ratio looks funny as fuck tho
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I have yet to come across Ruan Mei in SU. (Not for lack of trying, though that hasn't helped.)
hollow sapphire
She is a straight run saver
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If it's consistent with all the other banners, Xueyi will likely be on Dr. Ratio's.
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I have yet to come across Ruan Mei in SU. (Not for lack of trying, though that ...
I have seen her once in regular SU, and twice in Swarm.
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Planar Infinity has a mode where you get her as your first Event
But it doesn't feel as special
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Some curios and events are in Swarm but not SU.
hollow sapphire
They have ported some Swarm stuff over in a recent update, but yes, not all of them
Resonances are very much still Swarm-exclusive, which I hope they change
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The mixed path bonuses?
hollow sapphire
Yep
Tried it out in main SU but no dice
The Swarm Map/Path benefits were also a nice touch I hoped they would bring over
But alas
lean solar
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Kafka adopting a pet.
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Watch Dr. Ratio be someone meek and quiet, and not arrogant at all. "My name is Dr. Ratio because I like math."
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lean solar
hollow sapphire
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Giving enemies space cancer will never get old
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What the... Is that a Guinaifen thing?
hollow sapphire
The space cancer or the 99 stacks?
chrome mountain
Both.
hollow sapphire
99 Suspicion stacks, which increase DoT damage (as well as other benefits depending on the Blessings you have)
Gui's only debuff on that bar is the 3-stack arrow debuff (Firekiss), which increases damage dealt to an enemy
That and 1 Burn stack, but one DoT effect is standard fare for DoT characters
Break Effect notwithstanding
Most of the DoTs come from Nihility Blessings/Resonance
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Oh that's right, Rime loves doing Nihility things. 😅
hollow sapphire
It is very reliable
No need to rely on Crits to deal big damage
And Rime doesn't even have a Kafka on the team and is already doing that much damage mind you
chrome mountain
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I just need to develop Luka
Welt/Pela/Wolf if you don't want enemies to have turns.
Kafka/Sampo/LittleGui if you want to melt faces
Luka, haven't used much so I can't comment.
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800 free Jades incoming!!
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1730134572543754479
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Luka is good for single-target Physical weak enemies
he's basically a Nihility with a pseudo-Hunt playstyle
and he Weakness Breaks enemies like no tomorrow
I've got a ton of mileage outta him this MoC
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Why is Numby angy?
lean solar
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Jenn is 3 for 3 on winning 50/50s -- She has Fu Xuan, Jingliu, and Hu Tao. I am 2 for 5.
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Happy shop reset day!
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Oh snap!
chrome mountain
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RIP in piece.
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I've got about 7k. Not going to have to use it all on Ruan Mei, fortunately. If her LC is good, I might even try for a LC this time.
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Congrats! And yes, that Light cone is really good.
lean solar
Who's it good on
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Nihility characters that want damage. Welt, for example, can use it. DoT characters, especially Kafka.
If you want Pela to hit harder, she also can use it.
Guinaifen can also use it since she can inflict three debuffs: Burn, Firekiss, and Effect RES down.
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Serval E6 is just "Your Serval does more damage". Though 30% is pretty big.
lean solar
Isn't she basically discount jingyun
If you don't have him which ofc I don't have him
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Kinda, but Jing Yuan is better against bosses and Serval is better against mobs and waves.
She's faster and charges Ult really quickly. Jing Yuan has to Power up Lightning Lord and wait for his attack.
lean solar
A
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I was going to say Serval is also hotter, but that's more of a Rock Mommy vs Chess Daddy preference.
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🥺
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Poor Huohuo 😭
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Hubert/Bernie C moment.
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Baiheng 😭
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It's preposterous how quickly this team tears through the monke...
All set to build Lynx now.
Me getting ambushed while this team is deployed:
Bronya, why are you choosing Himeko over Jingliu?? 
(Farming Calyxes.)
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I don't know how the AI chooses targets.
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Neither do I. But given how you usually build, could be SPD...
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Neither do I. But given how you usually build, could be SPD...
How fast is your Jingliu?
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Hmmm. Does Jingliu get speed buffs in her kit?
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That I don't know. I thought it was mostly CRIT buffs.
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Himeko's E1 gives her a speed boost after Victory Rush (Talent / You Won't Get Away).
Or Bronya's like "We don't need any more ice in Belobog, thx"
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Bronya always chooses Jingliu when I'm not borrowing Himeko.
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Which is good, because it gives Jingliu more opportunities to go into super mode. That's how she's tearing through bosses so fast.
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AI is funny because Bronya shouldn't need to boost Himeko over Jingliu.
The only reason I can think of is that Bronya is smitten by Himeko, just like everyone else. But... but Bronya has Seele...
...Does Himeko have Spirit Whisper?!
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Kafka wishes.
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The question now is... will Ruan Mei join Himeko's harem?
hollow sapphire
Bronya, Topaz, the lady in Asta's quest...
She'll have to get in line, that's for sure
lean solar
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She'll have to get in line, that's for sure
Serval and Yukong are in that line, too.
hollow sapphire
Yukong needs an emotional support girlfriend after the shit she went through
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Gui: "Ooookay, Stelle, why are you staring at that ghost image of me like that?"
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Stelle: 🤤
lean solar
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She's taking Burn damage from the sun.
slender cedarBOT
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so i had a cursed thought
who would win:
The Lord Ravager Phantyllia
or
two plumbers with hammers
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faint meteor
<:Thonking:703363917031932045>
it’s the brothers, ez clap xD
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Alternatively, the sisters (blatant channel cross-post):
https://vxtwitter.com/seilidare/status/1727862168429707681
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Alternatively, the sisters (blatant channel cross-post):
https://vxtwitter.com/s...
they have unlocked the secret to unlimited POWER
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@chrome mountain
but yeah i’m sure you’re aware of that meme where the Mario Bros. would trounce Sephiroth because of the fact that they get defend/counterattack commands when it’s the enemy’s turn to attack :’D
it’s a joke but like
Mario and Luigi being able to hammer away those Phantyllia flowers from attacking them xD
or even better
Hammering back Cocolia’s spirit bomb attack back at her
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Not even Seele can stop them, even when it's always her turn.
Any limits of the Bros. are literally skill issues.
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<@431150429703897119>
but yeah i’m sure you’re aware of that meme where the Mar...
I'm not aware, actually 😅
faint meteor
I'm not aware, actually 😅
it was the funniest joke i’ve ever seen xD
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Not even Seele can stop them, even when it's always her turn.
Seele may always get her turn…………but so do the Bros. xD
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What about the gfs, Seele and Bronya? Can they beat the Bros?
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Combat Redeployment doesn't really help against the Bros because the Bros are always deployed.
And as the saying goes, Bros before Lady Roommates.
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@chrome mountain
have you played a Mario and Luigi RPG game before?
superstar saga, partners in time, bowser’s inside story, dream team, or paper jam?
in those games, when it is the enemy’s turn to attack, the player is prompted to either jump or hammer to avoid taking damage and possibly deal counterattack damage
this is pretty much the crux of the joke that the bros can beat sephiroth
no matter what kind of attack you throw at the bros, they will dodge/counterattack
clara and svarog
but beefed up
and wearing overalls and mustaches xD
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Bronya may have a rifle, but the Bros will just hammer the bullet back.
faint meteor
exactly
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<@431150429703897119>
have you played a Mario and Luigi RPG game before?
Nope.
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Nope.
well, yeah, what i said above is the gist of it
it's always Mario & Luigi's turn
lean solar
One more day hanya iskeai eula will finally be mine
And rage quit hacker girl who got all her accounts hacked by da hert
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Like art, like artist.
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I was trying to look back to find some art posted some time ago, and I found your question I never answered, @chrome mountain
About Fu Xuan and the Erudition.
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...I have no memory of this question. 😅
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Basically I was comparing character Paths (i.e. Fu Xuan and Preservation) mixing with societal Paths (i.e. Xianzhou and The Hunt) while also being blessed by another Aeon (in this case, The Erudition giving the third eye to Fu Xuan and the Matrix of Prescience to the Xianzhou.)
You were asking something about how Fu Xuan was blessed by the Erudition.
chrome mountain
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And I forgot to tell you that Erudition gave Fu Xuan her Third Eye.
hollow sapphire
It is quite strange how a character's Path doesn't necessarily denote their worshipped Aeon
Nous gifts FX but she's Preservation
But then again, it's like the Dan Heng case in which he's Destruction and Hunt but doesn't really worship either deity
In Fu's case, Erudition really is more of a tertiary part of her personality
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Oh, I guess you saw that Hanya from yesterday? 🥵
hollow sapphire
Ringeko knows how to make a mf act up man
her art is gorgeous and she knows how to do a good cosplay
lean solar
Just like I said
I'm already dead again
Hoyo : releases hanyas design
Ringeko : hehe me make new pretty design go whoosh
chrome mountain
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A thing of beauty.
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Three must pay the price... starting with this cardboard cutout!
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accidentally spills Blade's drink
Ah, fudge.
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...Four must pay the price
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(insert Blade sip emote)
lean solar
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Nurses can be dangerous
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It's really not his week.
lean solar
When does the banners come out for NA
Since daylight savings messed up everything
I'm central standard time
chrome mountain
When does the banners come out for NA
Today at noon EST, I think.
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Hoyo : *releases hanyas design*
Ringeko : hehe me make new pretty design go wh...
...I forgot to post something very important in response to this.
hollow sapphire
I both hate and love how often that GIF pops up in the HSR subreddit
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lean solar
Ready
Now I wait until 11am
Please come home in three ten pulls wolfie since that's always the number for my guaranteed 😩
Hopefully I can get hanya before then
oblique root
I can't belive hoyoverse added Touga Kiryuu to the game 😩
hollow sapphire
I thankfully got her in 20 pulls in Asia
I somehow managed to get 170 SPD on her
hollow sapphire
Argenti/SW got some handy 4-stars on their banners too
Asta, Lynx, Hanya
all very solid characters
lean solar
I could get e6 asta hopefully
And maybe hanya unless Wolfie refuses to come home in 3 ten pulls
Cause after this I'm saving for seele unless hoyo says fuck ur seele rerun waiting meis in the game now now pull for ur electro wife mei
hollow sapphire
If you're going Wolfie I think you'd get a few Hanya cons at least
E6 Asta makes her Charging stacks pretty much effortless to maintain
hollow sapphire
ah, same Eidolon level as mine 
lean solar
Um guys
Ur not going to believe this but after u got wolfie
I got E1 of her wtf
I won the 50/50
After my guaranteed
hollow sapphire
They really went all out with their 4th wall breaks
lean solar
Not to mention Melissa fahn voices another 4 wall breaking character
So wolfie and her would be friends
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https://youtu.be/kP6_4qJ7Trk?feature=shared
Awesome!
chrome mountain
https://youtu.be/kP6_4qJ7Trk?feature=shared
Wow, congrats Sonic!!!
lean solar
lean solar
Wow, congrats Sonic!!!
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I saw a funny one with Argenti earlier this morning:
https://fxtwitter.com/takuqx/status/1732369327914127715
"stOP HITTING ON MY MOM"
hollow sapphire
oh, my...
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I like that they foreshadowed ||Trailblazer rizzing her up|| in the Ghostly Grove Event
now this convo is shown in a whole different light
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I... somehow missed that in the Event.
hollow sapphire
her username is "Frigid_Raven" in the Event
and in one group photo she comments "I like the expression on the grey-haired girl/boy's face"
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I remember that, I just thought there was something else I missed.
hollow sapphire
apparently that's the subtle flirting
though I did need to go on Reddit to confirm it
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And yes, I liked my own posts.
hollow sapphire
honestly, that's just in-character for Guinaifen
dammit, now I want an Ayaka dating quest with Hanya and TB
it'd be really fun what with Hanya being emotionally dead inside coming to terms with falling for someone
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Oh, of course Hanya likes deadpan Trailblazer.
I just hope Hanya doesn't meet Himeko.
Trailblazer will be like "Dammit, Himeko, stop charming them all! Let me have one!"
hollow sapphire
"for once, meeting the in-laws isn't so bad after all."
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lean solar
Da bestie
lean solar
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slender cedarBOT
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For interrogation purposes of course.
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lean solar
Nero huohuo 🥺
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HASHIRE SORI YO
sick niche
Honkai won !
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Honkai Impact 3rd, right?
lean solar
Star rail
paper aurora
sick niche
Arryn Zech I will die for you
sick niche
WHAT
gusty dome
I'm crying as I love both Black Swan and Acheron and I love both VAs this is amazing
chrome mountain
ALLEGRA???
sick niche
I love the whiplash I just got from hearing both voices lmao
I really didn’t expect that
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Is it MEI?
YES. She identifies herself as Acheron.
Time to start saving all the Jade.
Or work overtime.
chrome mountain
I was GOING to pull for Ruan Mei BUT MAYBE I SHOULD KEEP SAVING AAAAAAAAAAAA
sick niche
Is it MEI?
It’s Mei. The cn and Japanese dub vas are also the vas of Mei and Raiden Ei
lean solar
LADSJDKHSDJAS
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I was GOING to pull for Ruan Mei BUT MAYBE I SHOULD KEEP SAVING AAAAAAAAAAAA
Triple segment fault, replace BIOS
Once again, Hoyo making Lightning OP
Though it would be funny if Acheron Mei was an Ice character.
sick niche
I love her design she looks like she watched my chemical romance lyric videos on YouTube in 2010
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I know a few people who are going to want signed prints.
smoky fiber
I can finally stop pretending I didnt get spoiled and say she is who I am saving for
chrome mountain
Basically, I gotta get Ruan Mei and then save save save.
Pretty much. As previously mentioned (multiple times, probably), I will SPEND on Mei or Acheron if I have to. But I want both. And I'll absolutely pull for Acheron's LC.
chrome mountain
Speculation? Lightning / The Hunt?
Previous leaks guessed Lightning Hunt, yeah.
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I was thinking about pulling for Ruan Mei's LC, but maybe not.
This might also mean that I may skip Xueyi.
chrome mountain
Acheron is now absolute top priority for me, so I'll skip whatever I need to. Ruan Mei will forgive me if I give her a 4★ cone, I'm sure.
lean solar
we must save for mei
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Someone in Nari's Discord pointed out that "Acheron" could be a ref to Path to Acheron, which in HI3 is Stygian Nymph's prf weapon. 
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You mean one of Rita's many (non-prf) Scythes.
lean solar
I got 2 w's
One cause Allegra is in another hoyo game I play
And 2 miyuki is in the game now
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Miyuki?
weary frost
Miyuki Sawashiro. Voice of Raiden Mei, as well as the voice of both Elizabeth and Chidori in Persona 3.
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Previous leaks guessed Lightning Hunt, yeah.
If so, that means The Hunt is covered by every element (Dr. Ratio is Imaginary / Hunt)
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Miyuki Sawashiro. Voice of Raiden Mei, as well as the voice of both Elizabeth an...
Ah, gotcha.
sick niche
https://vxtwitter.com/SimplyAllegra/status/1732973302585667786
Another electro dad
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Damn full 10 pull
lean solar
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Can't retweet this, have a low opinion of genshinmem for the same reason, but sharing anyway:
https://vxtwitter.com/GenshinImpactOC/status/1732977662132392322
chrome mountain
I was actually going to go looking for that pic - thanks for the assist!
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May you all get the Acheron of Mei.
lean solar
Rime will get his W eventually if meis in the game now then maybe reet will come
Hopefully we get Kiana in the game too cause u can't leave ur Kiana at home
chrome mountain
unless Kiana is the Aeon of Finality
https://fxtwitter.com/rewuyuu/status/1732983978678759637 Omg Stelle no
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This is so freaking cute
https://fxtwitter.com/iSelenyx/status/1732959878786797664
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HERE COME THE FANARTS
https://fxtwitter.com/jzhen_zhen/status/1733045239349485823
hollow sapphire
dunno whether it was intentional, but I find it hilarious that her left eye is concealed
but by her bangs instead of an eyepatch like a certain someone we know...
chrome mountain
And not like Mei's, which is almost always cropped above her eyes.
This is more like a Mei who kinda let her hair go...
chrome mountain
Indeed, since she looks so strikingly similar to the APHO Mei he last saw not too long ago...
lean solar
They wanted her to become emo mei
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but by her bangs instead of an eyepatch like a certain someone we know...
It's interesting because the HI3 character I know with bangs over her left eye... is Rita.
hollow sapphire
these designs have had some really interesting impacts on the Star Rail-verse
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Wonder how it would rail the HI3 verse.
All this time, I was joking about there being a Raiden Lei (or other -ei name that's not Mei nor Ei).
More speculation... I wonder jf Black Swan will be a Quantum/Harmony character?
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Neither do I. 
lean solar
Me right now
spiral sentinel
Acheron looks so cool!!!!!
spiral sentinel
Yuuuup
I lost my 50/50 on the Huohuo banner, so I was gonna go for Silver Wolf to do a gimmick mono quantum team
Even did a couple ten pulls
BUT I'M STOPPING
lean solar
I won Wolfie's somehow after my guaranteed
And I literally got a free e1 copy of her
And I literally said damn no hanya I'll pull another 10 pull to see if she comes home gets a e1 wolfie in the process with e1 hanya
lean solar
tawdry rampart
I love Mei and all, but I cannot help but think of the other Acheron, whose house Claude committed arson on, when she introduced herself 😭
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only Mei
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How is it you both have enough Trace mats to do that 
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I have... not been very diligent about farming Trace mats. I have max reserve TB power by now, so I really should try to improve some characters past 4/6/6/6 to at least 5/8/8/8.
hollow sapphire
sometimes you don't even need to level Basic ATK that much
hell, I think Hanya's support capabilities are mostly in her Talent and Ultimate, with Basics and Skill only boosting her personal damage (which isn't that high)
same case with Asta
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I mean... the Jingliu/Fu Xuan/Bronya trio I've been maining destroys pretty much everything already. But think how much more terrifying especially Jingliu could be.
hollow sapphire
in my experience I think you can forego Jingliu's Basics (assuming you haven't leveled them)
you want her to always be using Skill anyway
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4/6/6/6 like everyone else.
hollow sapphire
Bronya is a very good argument for maximum Trace investment however
if you built her as Sub DPS/Support, she'll be using EVERYTHING in her kit
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And yeah, can't go into super mode without using Skill often.
hollow sapphire
if you find yourself using Basics with Jingliu, you're usually in big trouble
chrome mountain
side eyes Phantylia
Those SP eating flowers...
(Which J can easily mow down in super mode.)
hollow sapphire
Jingliu being forced to Skill in super mode leads to some really fun scenarios
when she's fighting Swarm/Deer and goes berserk, she's mostly unaffected because she Skills enemies by default anyway, you just lose the targeting
but if Kafka dominates her while she's in super mode, well....
you better hope she targets a tanky teammate
hollow sapphire
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Holy shit
Though tbf, Luocha is not an especially tanky character.
If she killed my Fu Xuan (8-9k HP), then I'd be pretty scared.
hollow sapphire
Luocha scaling off ATK instead of HP does make him more fragile than most other healers
he relies on his innately high defensive stats to stay alive
to compensate, he does have absurdly high base stats and Traces that give him auto-Cleanse and 70% Crowd Control RES
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How is it you both have enough Trace mats to do that <:CryLaugh:8276425363230556...
I keep farming a lot. My Himeko was about 8/10 for the longest time. I still have some fuel left (15 or so).
hollow sapphire
I can never really figure out when is a good time to use Reserve Energy in gacha games
I hoard like 50+ Fuel/Fragile Resin in Hoyo games
And chances are I'll probably never use them because I'll save them for the "best time"
chrome mountain
I mean, once it caps, you can't get any more. So it only makes sense to use it and make room for more.
hollow sapphire
oh I meant more like Trailblaze Fuel
the consumable thingies that give you 60 Energy/Resin
Energy wise I try not to cap
chrome mountain
Oh, yeah. Priority probably ought to be TBP > Reserve TBP > Fuel.
hollow sapphire
the few times I spend it, I usually go on a massive Fuel-spending binge that I more often than not end up regretting 😆
lean solar
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How do I Origin then?
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Anyways, here's some emotional damage. https://fxtwitter.com/rinnscribbles/status/1733505952752836931?t=t387-VZjA8EsS0F2tlN79Q&s=19
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How do I Origin then?
Ask Elysia nicely and tell her how cute she is.
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Ask Elysia nicely and tell her how cute she is.
Ah, so that's how I mess up. I keep calling Eden cute instead.
lean solar
No I didn't go to the collab someone from Anne's discord asked if anyone wanted the code so I said yes
chrome mountain
"Mains" subreddit Discords always seem to pop up like weeds after a character is revealed... So where the heck is the Acheron Mains??
lean solar
Eventually
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"Mains" subreddit Discords always seem to pop up like weeds after a character is...
They're still working on all the Mei/Acheron emotes before opening the channels.
chrome mountain
That makes sense.
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At least, that's my guess.
chrome mountain
It's a good one! I wouldn't want to start a server without some emotes prepared ahead of time, if it were me.
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Shrines to Acheron, etc.
I'm waiting for the Path of Ara~Ara~
Acheron looks older than APHO Mei. Which means...
We have a Mommy Mei.
The best Mei.
chrome mountain
So we have, in order: Mei-senpai, HoT Mei, Auntie Mei, now Mommy Mei?
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The Acheron art is coming in fast and hard.
weary frost
I mean, it's another Raiden Mei clone, but this time she's voiced by Allegra. What more can we say?
lean solar
And I thought hoyo would never bring her in the game
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I'm glad they did. I wonder who else they'll bring?
Also, I wonder if any Genshin characters will hop on by?
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Maybe Fischl will come back to Honkai.
hollow sapphire
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didn't expect to run into one of the few people who like Himeko's joe on the Express today...
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Himeko has a new best friend.
lean solar
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Ameizing
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Wait... are you the cycrane?
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I am Fu Xuan controlling the cycrane taking a picture of Fu Xuan
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Special program will be <t:1702639800:R> on <t:1702639800:f>.
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1734156236889936252
Oh god, why is it so much earlier 💀
But this also means... IT'S DRIP WEEK
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Drip drip
Theoretically, if Acheron shows up on the drip, that should mean we're going to Penacony after 1.6?
chrome mountain
Could be.
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Off standard.
hollow sapphire
Damn, solid-ass Cone
Some Hunt units can get 4+ Stacks in a single Skill
Gets hilarious with Superimpositions
lean solar
Please no I just started saving
chrome mountain
Gets hilarious with Superimpositions
As it's the only one I've gotten, it's going to its rightful owner (Sushang).
hollow sapphire
strangely, I've been using it mostly on Dan Heng and Yanqing
they get like 4 stacks per Skill
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I'm probably not building Yanqing anytime soon. Because Jingliu exists. 😆
lean solar
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The HI3 Kafka Stigmata?
chrome mountain
Yeah.
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~~I wonder if we can flirt with Acheron ~~ I mean what
hollow sapphire
We fuckin better be able to
lean solar
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I could've sworn we could flirt with Serval. Might have been in a dream of mine, though.
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https://fxtwitter.com/Yan_Kodiac/status/1733252543457730863?t=YMikDhuNCnlEHo7vo3...
Not saying anything 
also those buttons are holding nothing
hollow sapphire
Serval always radiated more "big sister" vibes for me
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That's fair.
chrome mountain
What's with the "Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication" thing every drip??
As if that's their title.
chrome mountain
Anyway... Arryn Zech is pretty 😳
lean solar
Oh she'll do great
Arryn is perfect for the casting
now we just need Barbara so the bad puns can commence
agile basin
Goddammit Barb.
lean solar
chrome mountain
lean solar
Man the 2.0 banner looks great I can't believe there's rates of nat! https://vxtwitter.com/HoukaiStarRall/status/1734289232150122728?t=1egc8tTypF34d3Qa_hoPhg&s=19
hollow sapphire
hollow sapphire
Nick is like Dan Heng's intrusive thoughts I love it
chrome mountain
agile basin
Almost looks like she is saluting. Galaxy Rangers, Assemble!
chrome mountain
You ever log out right near an enemy spawn point, then get ambushed when you login? Of course, they have no clue who they're dealing with...
"Call an ambulance, call an ambulance... but not for me"
agile basin
Forget your wallet?
lean solar
Acheron banner jumpscare
lean solar
lean solar
chrome mountain
Black Swan is pretty, but I must have priorities. 
Can't always count on single pull Kafka, after all.
lean solar
Watch hoyo be like oh we're announcing Kiana for starail after I pull for mei and then I regret pulling
chrome mountain
Yeah, it would be quite a boon for us if she was phase 2.
lean solar
Cause I literally said oh I'm going to save for seele but hoyo said hey sonicman meis here early better start saving now ehe
😭
agile basin
I basically can't pull for Light cones because of all this.
lean solar
And Aoi Yuki isn't starail yet
agile basin
No, she's not.
Which means I always have to make sure I have some Jade left over just in case.
chrome mountain
So, no drip tonight...?
chrome mountain
Heh, yeah, they spoiled us with the 1.6 drips crammed all on one night a la Genshin.
chrome mountain
agile basin
Something tells me Black Swan is going to have a way to set off DoT damage much like Kafka and (lesser extent) Guinaifen do.
Anyways, I could use another Wind character.
lean solar
hollow sapphire
So many people are already talking about how it's joever for Sampo
hollow sapphire
seeing that Black Swan is a 5-star Nihility Wind
but I do wonder if they cover different niches
lean solar
Day something of saving for not Ruan
faint meteor
but I do wonder if they cover different niches
most likely Sampo and Black Swan will do different things so as not to make Sampo obsolete
but it’s a meme to dunk on Sampo, from what I am seeing xD
in the words of Braxophone
“When Best Girl 2 [Guinaifen] comes out, you won’t need [Sampo for your Kafka teams].”
chrome mountain
I mean, dunking on Sampo is more fun than dunking on Yanqing.
agile basin
chrome mountain
What wrong turn did you make to wind up in THAT particular hell??
weary frost
WE ARE GOING TO BEAT YOU TO DEATH
agile basin
I won.
chrome mountain
A well-built Physical like Sushang can probably make mincemeat out of them.
agile basin
Would have been easier with Pela over Serval, but it all worked out in the end.
So, this is a secret fight you can get after beating all seven martial forms battles in the Arena.
The guards actually don't hit that hard on their counters.
chrome mountain
lean solar
Drip
chrome mountain
chrome mountain
lean solar
Ringeko is going to kill us eventually
chrome mountain
chrome mountain
Ringeko is going to kill us eventually
Hasn't she already? 💀
lean solar
maybhaps
chrome mountain
(Not posting the Acheron she did, just a bit too spicy for here.)
lean solar
agile basin
lean solar
LIZZIE FREEMAN IS IN THE GAME NOW LETS GO
weary frost
LIZZIE FREEMAN IS IN THE GAME NOW LETS GO
lean solar
Her jp va is ganyu...
Hoyo really had to make the ganyu enjoyer suffer didn't they
But I have to stay strong for mei 😭
chrome mountain
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1735147701728325663?t=ObqCbwogZOzxQc...
That's not Acheron...
hollow sapphire
Sparkle's design has Guinaifen vibes
I keep forgetting we don't have an Elation character Path, woulda been perfect for her
chrome mountain
Sparkle's design and type (Quantum) practically scream Veliona/Dark Seele vibes.
lean solar
And that's a good thing cause it's more time to save for her
agile basin
That's not Acheron... <:Bosswtf:759071336072085534>
Gives you more time to save jade.
chrome mountain
True! Unless they do her dirty and make her a 4★, Aeons forbid.
agile basin
3☆
lean solar
She screams 5 star
There's no way they'll make her a 4 star cause If they did I would have to pull on whatever banner just to get mei
agile basin
2☆
lean solar
agile basin
1.5☆
chrome mountain
If by Mei you mean Rita.
lean solar
chrome mountain
lean solar
agile basin
Ice Destruction? We just had an Ice Destruction.
chrome mountain
And I can personally vouch that she destroys.
lean solar
No mei so we're good 🙏
chrome mountain
This fellow... maybe he's Jingliu Lite?
agile basin
He kind of looks like he'd fit in Fontaine.
chrome mountain
Agreed.
agile basin
He trips over things which damages your whole team
chrome mountain
That poor cat.
agile basin
Cat's fault.
hollow sapphire
I love how she went from Skirk to femboy waiter Furina
I got confused by "Cat" because there's actual cat and Cat the VA
hollow sapphire
I PLAY HONKAI STAR RAIL EVERYDAY
lean solar
WHEN I WAKE UP IM GRABBING MY PHONE I WANNA WARP THEM ALL
chrome mountain
chrome mountain
chrome mountain
Marumaru with the SPEED
https://vxtwitter.com/marumaru_wanwan/status/1735221987386269883
hollow sapphire
of course it got locked 🤣
slender cedarBOT
hollow sapphire
Topaz's first salvage operation goes... less than optimally
agile basin
If only Numby was there to save her.
lean solar
The memes in Molly's sever
IF ONLY HOYO DIDN'T HAD TO TROLL THE GANYU ENJOYER I WOULD HAVE PULLED
hollow sapphire
holy fuck the memesters work fast
agile basin
RIP SINoAlice -- Ueda Reina voiced Snow White in that game.
lean solar
agile basin
So getting Ruan Mei and then saving for Black Swan.
And no one will stop me.
...I'm going to need another Nihility cone.
hollow sapphire
I was lucky enough to score Good Night Sleep Well during my Hanya pulls
although I do already have S5 Fermata, so it'll be a backup for whoever needs a good Nihil Cone
agile basin
The problem I have is that I have all the Nihility so I need all the Lightcones.
lean solar
smoky fiber
lean solar
Accurate
chrome mountain
Is that Huohuo
lean solar
Yes
chrome mountain
WHO HURT HER 
sick niche
Women
Kafka is so hot I want her to be real so she can tell me that she’s disappointed in me
lean solar
So true dong
weary frost
Kafka is GIRLBOSS material.
sick niche
I know several people that want this done to them (it’s myself)
chrome mountain
Special program will be <t:1702639800:R> on <t:1702639800:f>.
https://fxtwitter....
Not sure how I'm going to power through tonight and stay up for the program, but I'm going to do my best.
lean solar
agile basin
Already Fired Again
chrome mountain
POV: you're about to fire the slacker
lean solar
Can't escape from srunkly
agile basin
Can't escape from crossing fate!
chrome mountain
https://tenor.com/view/qingque-honkai-star-rail-honkai-star-rail-angry-birds-gif-4332136470234486438
lean solar
Wtf
agile basin
She makes the enemies go QQ
hollow sapphire
I know Dan Heng is statistically more powerful per Skill Point consumed, but there's a hilarity that QQ captures with the gambling I just don't get with Lunae
The fact that you can burn all 5 Skill Points and still get a garbage Basic Attack is too funny
chrome mountain
She truly is the gacha character, huh?
hollow sapphire
Difference is, she's honest about being an SP hog 😆
Or if you're lucky, she might even be SP positive 🙃
chrome mountain
So she's a SP character a la HI3
hollow sapphire
5% of the time, she wins 100% of the time
chrome mountain
Twitch is live
https://www.twitch.tv/honkaistarrail
PEPPY
AAH RUAN MEI IS SO PRETTY
(so's her voice...)
Hi Screwllum 😁
Madam Ruan Mei, my DMs
Oh don't worry Owlbert, I plan to do just that.
Mmmmm-mommy?
EN VA is Emi Lo
Well, that's kind of broken 👀
Dr. Ratio is literally just
EN VA Jordan Paul Haro
Imaginary Hunt... interesting.
Herta pls, you have no room to talk...
Xueyi cute
(JENNYYYY)
BLADE AND KAFKA RERUNS
(Blade is apparently BANDAGE GUY to Herta)
Oh, Swarm stuff, hehe... (has still not tried Swarm Disaster)
Why Herta, I didn't know you were gonna go all Fu Xuan on us... 🤣
PEPPY SIMULATOR
Ooh, Erudition path
Me when I try to understand the SU modes lately
Free Lynx from an event
So many Jades... that I won't be getting because I've never attempted MoC.
7-day login for 10 warps, goodie
Oh, hello Dr. L+Ratio 😝
PARDON???
FREE DR. RATIO?!?
Thanks to its accolades from TGA et al, they're giving us Dr. Ratio for FREE
chrome mountain
PENACONY SNEAK PEEK?
Wait... who are you??
Ooh, pretty
There's Misha
Firefly... think I've seen that name floating around
SAM
Aventurine
Black Swan
Sparkle
ACHERONNN 🥰
Well, that's... kind of an abrupt way to end the program 😅
chrome mountain
Just a sec, I'm building the summary.
So is the Charmony Festival the HSR equivalent of Lantern Rite?
agile basin
I gotta watch the thingy because while I was awake, I needed to do other thingies and didn't have time for Star rail thingy.
It is currently 7:48 am here.
chrome mountain
You're 3h ahead of me, though I did have time for a quick nap before 3:30.
Alright, stand by...
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Special Program summary
Redemption codes:
7S9SPCJ5CRUT - 100 
, 50000 
QTRTNC3LU9UX - 100 , 5 
VA8APU34C8C3 - 100 , 4 
Codes expire <t:1702742340:R> on <t:1702742340:f>
Redeem at https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift
Phase 1 banners:
5★ - Ruan Mei 
(Harmony), Blade 
(Destruction)
4★ - Xueyi 
(Destruction), March 7th (Preservation), Tingyun 
(Harmony)
Phase 2 banners:
5★ - Dr. Ratio 
(The Hunt), Kafka (Nihility)
4★ - Sushang 
(The Hunt), Natasha (Abundance), Hook 
(Destruction)
- Lynx (Abundance) will be obtainable free from an event.
- Dr. Ratio (The Hunt) will be claimable for free(!!), from Phase 2 of Version 1.6 to the end of Version 2.1, for all Trailblazers who have completed Trailblaze Mission "A Moment of Peace" and unlocked the Mailbox.
agile basin
Oh? Double return banners.
hollow sapphire
thanks a ton Tom!
agile basin
Much appreciated, Tom!
subtle reef
I'm really just hopping in here to say
"Dr. Ratio"?
Really?
What's next, Professor "You Fell Off"
hollow sapphire
it's weirdly fitting that he's being given out for free
I look forward to playing this living shitpost
chrome mountain
Giving us a free 5★ Imaginary is huge, considering there are so few IMG chars at the moment, and all but one are 5★.
chrome mountain
Same. Though I'm waiting patiently for a Luocha rerun...
(and by "patiently" I mean not saving Jades for him at all 🤣)
agile basin
I am so glad Black Swan and Acheron are not on the same version.
Because I definitely am getting Black Swan. I needs a second Wind character (Sampo is literally my only developed Wind character).
chrome mountain
What Path is she...?
Oh wait... we don't know yet 😅
I'd be happy to have another Wind DPS, though Blade would fit that bill if I cared to pull for him. (I don't really.)
agile basin
What Path is she...?
Black Swan? Wind / Nihility.
chrome mountain
Oh, okay.
agile basin
Swirly Eye Void of Nothingness
Now, if that Eye is surrounded by Books, that's Erudition.
Tower on Fire is Destruction.
Three spheres with swirly blades coming out? Harmony
Oh deer = The Hunt
Wheat, or what looks like Wheat = Abundance
Shield with a kind of yin/yang design in the middle = Preservation.
chrome mountain
agile basin
That's how I recognize them at least.
Pela follows the path of Swirly Eye Void of Nothingness.
chrome mountain
Sorry, I sorta forgot, even though the announcement was only a few days ago. It's been a week. 😅
agile basin
In that case, let me remind you that BIO > PSY > MECH > BIO.
QUA and IMG are good against themselves, but ineffective against each other.
SD is strong against SD, and doesn't yet have any disadvantage.
chrome mountain
I rarely remember those, either. 🤣 All I remember is that Herrscher of Thunder squashes mechs...
agile basin
I get sad when my fire team has to go against Honkai Beasts.
chrome mountain
Right???
agile basin
Himeko will appreciate that.
chrome mountain
Kinda broken, like I said.
agile basin
I missed what you said earlier because I wanted to watch it for myself.
Yeah, "Broken" in one way or another.
Simulated Universe benefits, too?
chrome mountain
Evidently, though there was so much SU and MoC stuff in this program that it's kind of a blur. 🤯
agile basin
Xueyi's Ultimate can break regardless of type? Useful for mono-Quantum teams, especially for those who don't have Silver Wolf.
chrome mountain
That's pretty impressive.
With Ruan backing her up, Breaking could become utterly trivial 😆
hollow sapphire
Xueyi breaks a lotta rules for a 4-star
her Breaking all Toughness bars sounds hilariously good
I hope the stat scaling is equally good to compensate
agile basin
All I can say is that Himeko is going to be happy.
chrome mountain
Bringing this back once again
https://fxtwitter.com/rewuyuu/status/1719364687584751773
chrome mountain
Also, I'd like to take a moment to appreciate: SHE
(flashbacks to Thunders over Nagazora)
subtle reef
Also, I'd like to take a moment to appreciate: **SHE**
Woah look at that another Allegra Clark character I want to kill me lemme put her on the pile
hollow sapphire
Also did they pull a dehya on us by making ratio free
let's hope he doesn't possess the same power level or there's gonna be riots
agile basin
And yet... Black Swan... 
hollow sapphire
Also, I'd like to take a moment to appreciate: **SHE**
I'll be honest, I thought that was Seele at first sight 😆
agile basin
Disappear among the sea of Thunder
But Black Swan records all the cringe in all your life, and plays it back in slowmo.
hollow sapphire
she'd make a brilliant ~~interrogator ~~diplomat
"NO, I'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING, JUST DON'T PLAY BACK THAT MEMORY OF ME ASKING MY CRUSH TO PROM PLEASE-"
agile basin
She'll play it back, with photo filters. Rainbows, sparkles, etc.
hollow sapphire
even better, she'll edit the memory so that when you're revisiting the time you asked her out there's TikTok music blaring in the background and the bass drops as you vomit out rainbows and your face gets twisted by a content aware scale
then she'll threaten to upload it to social media unless you spill
agile basin
She and Silver Wolf would make the deadliest duo.
And you thought Kafka could inspire fear...
hollow sapphire
they're both Nihility for a reason
chrome mountain
Good cop/bad cop?
hollow sapphire
good cop/gamer cop in this case
lean solar
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1735636249669759399
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1735636365705187705
faint meteor
I’M STRAPPED FOR HUNT LIGHT CONES
lean solar
lean solar
faint meteor
i ping y’all for help in finding f2p hunt light cones
subtle reef
agile basin
I'ma punch Sampo just because.
lean solar
lean solar
How much longer until 70
agile basin
I am not sure. You have an Equilibrium Mission to do.
Or are you waiting for enough experience to get to 70 first?
From 65 to 70, you need 362,200 Trailblaze EXP
So you're halfway there.
paper aurora
Damn a free Dr. Ratio 👀👀
lean solar
chrome mountain
hugs my level 90, artifactless Aloy
agile basin
Level 90? Honkai can't count that high.
chrome mountain
Quite right, neither one can!
lean solar
lean solar
hollow sapphire
I'm glad I got the Stellar Sea Hunt Cone
it'll even out Ratio's Crit Rate quite nicely
lean solar
The sequel we didn't need but wanted
lean solar
lean solar
lean solar
chrome mountain
I wish I were Aether.
lean solar
agile basin
The five families of Penacony?
Must be the Obscura, the Brokers, the Cabaretti, the Riveteers, and the Maestros, right?
lean solar
slender cedarBOT
chrome mountain
lean solar
Like mei like mei -Mihoyo probably
