Honkai Star Rail

[hollow sapphire]

2AQA294J5R37

hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift

[lean solar]

FIRST W OF THE YEAR LETS GO FINALLY

Goodbye march

Now if bailu would come home that would be great

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/Gachatabloid/status/1741779149533204576?t=z1kGHrGKRsWcwkqNRJXYHw&s=19

[agile basin]

https://tenor.com/view/stop-it-get-some-help-just-stop-please-stop-stop-it-meme-gif-26307878

[lean solar]

ur welcome

[chrome mountain]

Completely unrelated (I hope...) but still funny:
https://fxtwitter.com/doormatsu/status/1741622137922707686

[lean solar]

no context but its still funny

[agile basin]

When will HSR have a model for very tall women?

[agile basin]

Did Nicholas make that image?

[lean solar]

molly posted it in her discord lmao

[agile basin]

Nice!

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/0WGM55Nl-FM?si=ZULsaMCCi0xEXwj0

me

[lean solar]

FINALLY

I spent all day since yesterday trying to beat this fucker

[agile basin]

Congrats!

You have to fight it again for trace materials for Ruan Mei and probably Dr. Ratio

[spiral sentinel]

So I ran my mono-quantum team in the simulated universe for the first time, on a stage I've been having trouble on

Made the Kafka fight a cakewalk

Fu Xuan's resistance to debuffs and Lynx's ability to clear them made the brainwashing a non-issue

Silver Wolf added that sweet quantum weakness

And Seele, well

My Seele needs better artifacts to get those crazy damage numbers, but she did alright

And SW's relics...uh, they rolled into break effect and effect hit rate really well

Effect hit rate a little too well...it hit 134.9% :'D

...so that SU run gave me enough jade to do another ten pull and uh

I lost the 50/50

But I finally have Welt???

[hollow sapphire]

Welt is an excellent debuffer

Turn delays are super handy

Not to mention he shreds Imaginary weaknesses

Silver Wolf will be great for Ratio when he releases

She debuffs fools like crazy

[lean solar]

Finally I can play with the kitty jelly thingys

[hollow sapphire]

I still wish weekly bosses weren't locked behind quests

Makes me have to speedrun the story to get the mats

[lean solar]

Genshin moment

😩

[spiral sentinel]

Event spoilers: ||WE GET TO BE PEPPY THIS IS GREAT PUUUUUUPPPPPYYYYYY ||

[agile basin]

Good news! You can bring in a support character.

[spiral sentinel]

||Butler kitty is giving me Senti vibes. The scamming and arrogance, lol. ||

[hollow sapphire]

I love how the kitties have sparked so much fanart among the Hoyo communities

[lean solar]

Same

Literally me with the cats

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/qPO0n6uAqR0?feature=shared

[weary frost]

https://vxtwitter.com/Taogg_collect/status/1742043933138624516

[agile basin]

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4985707504599566

This is the artist's page -- the tweet linked it in the next post, but just in case.

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/PizzaCeline05/status/1742320150047858782?t=4o0cRExjFtRch3lsPYT9tQ&s=19

Celine stop calling me out

[agile basin]

I just wanted to poke back.

[lean solar]

https://hoyo.link/80GCFBAL?q=24iA7KpYu39

[agile basin]

https://tenor.com/view/topaz-numby-honkai-star-rail-ipc-coin-gif-10979198005084478514

[chrome mountain]

I wonder if someone has made a GIF of Rawfler's vid where Bronya slams her gun down on Topaz's foot...

https://tenor.com/view/bronya-rawfler-honkai-look-away-gif-9857589805245742443

There's one

[lean solar]

Is that from topaz.exe

[chrome mountain]

Yeah

[lean solar]

https://tenor.com/view/starrail-rawfler-pompom-pom-pom-star-rail-gif-12661636744158724186

Only two starrail ones so far

[chrome mountain]

I guess that means I've been slacking. 😅 But 60 fps video is... kinda hard to make them from and have them actually work in Discord... at least with the programs I use.

This one for example, took a resize and considerable frame skipping to get working.

[lean solar]

https://tenor.com/view/adachi-true-raapberry-pi-pico-pcb-dungeons-and-fakultet-gif-24324824

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/RRingeko/status/1742325249381732738?t=olEa2V7iqHXTxuWZc38XSA&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • RRingeko

[lean solar]

I hate how this goes hard

[lean solar]

FINALLY

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/cryptidzero/status/1742371922493464724?s=20

[agile basin]

Nice!

[lean solar]

I think I'm getting close to 70?

[chrome mountain]

Maybe you should do the Equilibrium trial and find out.

[agile basin]

From 65 to 70, it's around 362,000 experience.

[lean solar]

So I think I'm close?

[agile basin]

242610 out of 362,000. About two-thirds in.

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/iamkowai/status/1742576554306363551?s=20

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/potatetoee/status/1742645247673540853?t=iPWtv2ImMImkPszM91VMrw&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • potatetoee

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/chell_min_says/status/1742581843122364709?t=7CeqkulUgHCdn8efvj60zg&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • chell_min_says

[chrome mountain]

[lean solar]

That's all chump change... -Herta probably

[chrome mountain]

https://vxtwitter.com/hitsukuya/status/1743077352165319000

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/_nyeppu/status/1742251924798480687?s=46&t=tvr9jBHL_MoqFZTfuamtdA

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/KuDayunii/status/1742999793046093996

[lean solar]

I wanna grab one and cuddle it 🥺

[lean solar]

https://fixvx.com/YuYuYu___324/status/1742888626248372685?s=20

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/damanmills/status/1743480964595216874?s=46&t=k91zWH0gv_uiABnMjYPwrA

[hollow sapphire]

well, that's a nice little treat

Thanks game

[lean solar]

https://fixvx.com/Zyro_25/status/1743632315610276227?s=20

[lean solar]

WHY

RATIO USES THE FUCKING BUG

[agile basin]

I thought as much.

Does Xueyi use it as well?

[lean solar]

Let me check hoyo lab

https://act.hoyolab.com/sr/event/calculator/index.html?hyl_presentation_style=fullscreen&utm_source=share&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=web&utm_id=6

Here's what she uses

[agile basin]

She uses Bug Mats as well.

Yay!

[lean solar]

Her ascension isn't bad thankfully

It's mostly her talents

[agile basin]

True.

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/StarRailVerse1/status/1743764369798762852?s=20

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/Ankys_/status/1743687436872614151?s=20

[slender cedar]

Tweet • Ankys_

[lean solar]

https://hoyo.link/80GCFBAL?q=24ojlpTgvJb

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/CesarZebrah/status/1743472631427539104

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/Adventzx1/status/1743837312117829853

[chrome mountain]

Oh my.

https://tenor.com/view/tom-haverford-ive-looked-at-this-gif-9647862

||Spiking tasty cake... for shame!||

[chrome mountain]

*buzz*

[chrome mountain]

These freaking bugs...

I DON'T LIKE THIS THING

KINDLY PERISH

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/SamSladeVO/status/1743934367825551479?t=n-8HS_vIUClYPQ6fs1o-1Q&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • SamSladeVO

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/topazdoodles/status/1743976078153244736?t=LYEOS7mIf0TUjV7aIrooaA&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • topazdoodles

[chrome mountain]

Well, I unlocked the Echo of War, at least. Still hate it.

[hollow sapphire]

"So THAT'S how it feels when I Entangle an enemy"

Seriously though, it took me a bit to find a team comp that doesn't get shredded by the minions and big fuck-off attack

I've found that shielding before getting nuked is best if you can't Break consistently, and save the Cleanses for when you get Entangled

[chrome mountain]

Of course, that doesn't help if your only Cleanser gets Entangled, too.

[hollow sapphire]

It's more manageable with Luocha

Though strangely, I've been lucky enough that my Ruan Mei usually gets Entangled

[chrome mountain]

A real pity that I don't have Luocha, then.

[hollow sapphire]

Sometimes RNG really does just say "nah, you suffering today"

I go one shielder one healer to be super safe

I still dunno where I'd be without Gepard

[lean solar]

We all hate the bug in this house :^)

[agile basin]

I feel you. And the bugs specifically target those who are Entangled.

[hollow sapphire]

And they just keep multiplying if you hit the big guy in the charged state

On top of having the threat of the nuke

[chrome mountain]

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/rizu033/status/1743968956757754333?s=20

[lean solar]

Wolfie to herta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfaic9mFhvM

[hollow sapphire]

my attempt to bring a single healer to the weekly bug boss fight

[agile basin]

Did you succeed?

[hollow sapphire]

yes

Hanya immediately croaked the turn after this screenshot was taken but we killed it

immediately switched to 1 healer and shielder afterward

[agile basin]

Gotcha.

[chrome mountain]

I suppose I could sub in a shielder. Problem is, I don't want to swap Jingliu or Bronya or Fu Xuan out. My fourth was Welt, so I suppose I could replace him. But with who? TB is the only one who's fully built; neither March nor Gepard are.

[hollow sapphire]

I think it's definitely possible with one sustain/shielder

but I think there would be some luck involved with getting the right units hit

subbing out Bronya would result in a huge DPS loss, but you'll be slightly tankier

the main issue with the setup is that the Boss has a nuke attack, and that's something that needs team-wide protection

Fu Xuan's your best bet in that department

[chrome mountain]

Mmhm. She managed to hold it together long enough the second time I tried.

[hollow sapphire]

If possible, find a Support Friend who has a cracked DPS you can borrow (preferably a whale)

Makes your farming runs so much easier

[chrome mountain]

I mean... I've GOT one. She isn't E6S5 or anything, but she's the best DPS I have. Why do you think I don't want to sub her out?

[hollow sapphire]

Fair

Usually my teams for farming is either 3 units that hyper-buff the DPS or a turtle comp which focuses on protecting everyone

If I had to recommend build options, I would highly advise building Geppie

He has carried my ass through so much content

[chrome mountain]

Noted. Helps that I also have his LC.

[agile basin]

I managed to win with just one healer (Natasha) and no Defender (neither Geppie nor Fu Xuan). It was pretty brutal, and I have been sticking to the Lv70-ish fights when getting the Trace Materials.

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/UNzAP77nT1A?feature=shared

[lean solar]

https://hoyo.link/80GCFBAL?q=24qdvOVJxnb

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1744276215727546704

[agile basin]

I hope that's sparkling grape juice that March has.

[lean solar]

Nah that's clearly trix yogurt

[chrome mountain]

I think you may be onto something. Maybe that's why her hair is Trix Yogurt colored...

Query: what would happen if March 7th drank a Grimace Shake?

Ruan Mei gets the funny number.

Still need a bit more Trace mats.... and then there's the freaking bug.

[lean solar]

March would probably pass out from the shake

[chrome mountain]

Or she could be completely immune. That'd be pretty funny, especially if got some for the others...

[lean solar]

I really hope hoyo nerfs that fucking bug ..

I fucking hate it

[chrome mountain]

Alternatively, Trailblazer is the one who's immune, and is very confused when their friends are all passed out and March's hair is purple...

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/_netoII/status/1744222397400547726

[agile basin]

Senti: I cannot send you to that paradise, but you can be a cabbage instead.

[hollow sapphire]

https://vxtwitter.com/shmolo_/status/1744328095275114894?t=jcTOaNK0VT-Dr6tI32dHEg&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • shmolo_

[agile basin]

Guess what?

I've heard Herta does work in this mode.

Himeko definitely does as well.

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/enviosity/status/1744452405087838613?s=46&t=k6VVA_jYR2BWPQFytLRDig

[agile basin]

I don't have her at high level so that's the only reason I am not using her.

Also, you get a FREE LYNX on completing the second Pure Fiction chapter.

[lean solar]

Free e1

[agile basin]

Yay!

I have an E3 Lynx now

And everyone has a E6 Herta.

[lean solar]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/944630502290251837/1194034013741006848/SPOILER_6tihuc1g85bc1.png?ex=65aee1d4&is=659c6cd4&hm=21a1cf80715ec20ad196d46b243df6cff0a1746eb006b062f2dd318aca0024b4&

[agile basin]

That image isn't real. I don't see him trying to scam people right now.

[hollow sapphire]

I'm so glad the underappreciated characters are getting a use in Pure Fiction

Herta and Himeko definitely deserved the love

as luck would have it, I happened to pull Hime's LC from Standard Banner yesterday too

[agile basin]

Under the Milky Way tonight.

I don't remember exactly what the LC is called, but that song is always in my head when I see it.

[lean solar]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1073241847020920872/1192302282553962648/v12044gd0000cmau4k7og65h9anshh6g.mov?ex=65a89508&is=65962008&hm=439ae648f3d076ad1d73c0a3173417e183652d553e39581738034ca770ceacde&

[chrome mountain]

What was IN that Trix Yogurt?!?

[agile basin]

Ask Ruan Mei.

[lean solar]

I randomly found it on hoyo lab

https://fxtwitter.com/8tartt/status/1744203007020175608

[lean solar]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1146144339777564794/1194150392435580979/2Q.png?ex=65af4e37&is=659cd937&hm=0da209f9ef18780b42c3b805777b54016db137cdf3f7478a50a19b75804e71ae&

[chrome mountain]

Progress. 80/80, Memories 80/80, Traces 4/6/6/6, no Relics. Haven't had time to look up what she needs...

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/shafpng/status/1744682004497699042?s=46&t=cVoSELw0S_3zpCWAwUucIQ

[agile basin]

I win.

In fairness, I probably don't have the absolute best relics for her (I prioritize HP/DEF/SPD on my supports), but I have 2pc Speed / 2pc Break Effect on her.

160% Break Effect unbuffed is the magic number -- She will hit the cap on the trace that improves the +DMG% on her skill (+36% at 180 BE, total +DMG% of 66% at Skill Lv10, I think).

My relic setup only hits 144% BE unbuffed so it's not super optimal, but I have no BE Main Stat relics.

I'm using Fleet of the Ageless for center relics because it's my go-to for support characters when I don't fully know the best way to optimize them.

[hollow sapphire]

I have a low MoP Light Cone so I had to make do with a Break Rope

I'm still envious of all the RM mains who can afford using an Energy Rope without losing 180 BE

[agile basin]

I could use an Energy Rope. But I like the HP.

[hollow sapphire]

Huh, I thought she was already tanky enough with defensive stats on the other Relics

Mine's got HP/DEF Orb and Body and she's pretty tanky

[chrome mountain]

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/xWpzFHBVoes?si=9T26Lpfl2ESvdJo5

Academic value

[chrome mountain]

BABIES 🥺

also: Sampo 🤣

[smoky fiber]

https://old.reddit.com/r/JingLiu/comments/192nmk6/jingliu_2_billion_damage_max_damage_cap_gold_and/

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/seiyuucorner/status/1744735794605261169?s=46

I just now realized sushang and toga and Iggy all have the same Jp va

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/Zahauku/status/1743142954586235264

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/KaggyFilms/status/1745246785767915561?t=iz-3W7Qfw2aWmxfqP4EM4Q&s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • KaggyFilms

[lean solar]

10/10 a masterpiece

I cried

[spiral sentinel]

...my Kafka just did 611k damage in the Simulated Universe

Nihility Babeeeeeey~!

[hollow sapphire]

Ah yes, the Nihility Path

Giving foes space cancer since 2022

I hope it'll only get better as more Nihility units get added to the game

[agile basin]

Does that mean I will become as pretty as Argenti if I drink my coffee with sugar, or as pretty as Himeko without sugar?

Damn, tough choice either way.

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/warrior_aegis/status/1745457535702761672?s=20

[chrome mountain]

Gotta admit, Jing Yuan certainly is a badass.

(with one of the badassest Ultimate animations in the game)

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/SamSladeVO/status/1745573464092573704?s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • SamSladeVO

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/09BbR0o-ohc?feature=shared

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/-UZ0n2Tqiyw?feature=shared

[chrome mountain]

Is he—HE'S MAKING AN "L" WITH HIS HAND

[lean solar]

This trailer is just ur average Twitter user

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/rewuyuu/status/1719364687584751773

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1745665526507118948?s=20

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/Nirtin_99/status/1745492702655914472

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/takuqx/status/1745453017212878992?s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • takuqx

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/benishake/status/1705195760227361233?s=46&t=cVoSELw0S_3zpCWAwUucIQ

Hold the Wolfie

https://vxtwitter.com/DamanMills/status/1745826726897389593

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/DamanMills/status/1745992151966818647

[hollow sapphire]

https://clips.twitch.tv/SwissBoldBillBibleThump-y1CVof66I8Pc7Zof

[agile basin]

Disappear among the sea of laughter

[chrome mountain]

[lean solar]

Illusions of the wheezing

[hollow sapphire]

Her chat and entire Discord server were making "It's hard" jokes hours after the fact

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/TheHowardWang/status/1745684200404242867?s=20

[slender cedar]

Tweet • TheHowardWang

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/hVnig72Ya7Q?feature=shared

[agile basin]

IPC just canceled all the debt with Belobog and now Bronya received a big ass 1099-C.

(So you had all this debt wiped, and since this is the financial equivalent of you getting all that money and paying it off yourself, that's now income you have to report and pay taxes on)

IPC debt collectors withdrawing and now IPC tax collectors are being deployed.

[oblique root]

Nice

[lean solar]

Nice

[chrome mountain]

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/vickie21579/status/1746284506061881346

[chrome mountain]

The real W+ratio.

[lean solar]

https://hoyo.link/80GCFBAL?q=25207lv4LMB

[faint meteor]

hey does anyone have that fan comic where the Astral Express crew is talking to HoFi Kiana?

[chrome mountain]

Giant eyeball?

[faint meteor]

yep

[chrome mountain]

I wish I could remember who the artist was...

[faint meteor]

i have to assume they got flashbacks with Cirrus XD

[chrome mountain]

So far having very little luck finding it. I can ask around...

(unless @lean solar or @agile basin knows how to find it)

[lean solar]

I can't find it unfortunately

[agile basin]

Sorry, I don't know where either.

[lean solar]

Wait

I think I found it

https://fxtwitter.com/mhunter_45/status/1742384356235133281

This artist right?

[chrome mountain]

Possibly...

I don't see it, though.

Someone in Nari's server found it!
https://vxtwitter.com/Jae_Roku/status/1740701982296613349

@faint meteor

[chrome mountain]

Finished my Genshin weeklies with plenty of time left... my one weekly SU run, not so much. 😅

(At least it doesn't kick me out when reset hits, or something.)

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/heiankyo_327/status/1746745338017526079?s=46&t=AudNsrUFpUin9_ASu6cnwQ

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/teriricutest/status/1746943931890421861

[lean solar]

Little gui

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1747112372559618331

[chrome mountain]

Is that today, or tomorrow...?

[hollow sapphire]

should be tomorrow-ish

at least on the Asia server

might be a bit different for NA

[chrome mountain]

Only way to know for sure would be to login and look. Which I do need to do, bc I think there's only a day left for the double planar event...

[hollow sapphire]

man really took a look at his banner and went "fuck this, I'm entering your party whether you like it or not, banner be damned."

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/anu_vix/status/1685837569131741184?s=20

[lean solar]

Acheron/mei funds currently

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/nasuka_gee/status/1747258751567237337

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/mhunter_45/status/1747309643729187078

[hollow sapphire]

god roll on a Follow Up Relic

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/raztberry/status/1747475182971928801?s=46

[sick niche]

https://vxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1747660264475156782?s=46&t=5kwwwdQsvPVakFVR7JA5rQ
Incredible

[oblique root]

I want to save for Acheron but I also want Kafka eidolons 😭

[lean solar]

ive been saving since wolfies last rerun for acheron

[oblique root]

I've only been saving since Argenti

but yeah I'm gonna keep saving for Acheron but its so tempting to pull for Kafka 🫠

[lean solar]

https://tenor.com/view/honkai-star-rail-hsr-acheron-黄泉-honkai-star-rail-acheron-gif-10790055739967874950

[oblique root]

[lean solar]

Got my free Twitter user

[chrome mountain]

Happy W+Ratio day!

(Maybe Woop+Ratio, since it's Wednesday?)

[chrome mountain]

Still not as high as Silver Wolf.

[lean solar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCazWceOh1A

[chrome mountain]

So, what's a good F2P or 4★ Cone for this loser...?

[agile basin]

Good question. I just gave him a four star Hunt one I had lying around.

I fortunately had a decent spare 4pc Imaginary relic set for him as well.

Wife is trying to pull for Kafka. Last ten pull got her Hook, Qingque, Natasha, and March.

[chrome mountain]

Nice haul!

I decided to tentatively equip "Subscribe for More!", for the sole purpose of annoying him.

[hollow sapphire]

Swordplay isn't bad for him

He can't use it as well as other Hunts but its buffs are good

If you have the time, the Stellar Sea Light Cone is great on him, especially for filling Crit requirements

You can also try the 4-star Hunt Cone from Forgotten Hall

[chrome mountain]

Stellar Sea...?

Ohh - the 5★ Herta Cone.

Y'know, I just recently got up to 8 Herta Bonds again...

I do have a spare Swordplay, but I feel like a 5★ Cone might be better, since I don't intend to pull for his.

[hollow sapphire]

He's gonna make use of Stellar Sea better

Ratio is all about single instances of big burst damage, so he only gets 1-2 Swordplay stacks

And if you don't Crit on his attacks, it REALLY hurts

[chrome mountain]

Noted. I suppose it'd be worth spending my Bonds on, then.

[hollow sapphire]

It's the same reason why the 4pc Follow Up set isn't great on him

Himeko/JY/Topaz get full stacks from a single Follow Up because it's multiple hits of a single attack

Ratio only gets 1 because the chalk throw counts as one hit

I have S5 Stellar Sea on him and it's performing admirably

[chrome mountain]

What Relic sets would you recommend?

[hollow sapphire]

If you wanna hurt yourself, Wastelander of Banditry Desert

2pc Grand Duke and 2pc Wastelander works too

Though thankfully if you went 2pc Grand Duke and 2pc ATK the difference isn't too significant

Grand Duke is also a great Relic set to farm on the set if you're a DoT main

[chrome mountain]

Hurt myself...?

[hollow sapphire]

Wastelander is in the same Cavern as the Fire DPS set

It's considered very inefficient to farm because there's only so many Fire and Imaginary DPSes it's worth farming for

[chrome mountain]

Hmm.

[hollow sapphire]

But it's phenomenal on Ratio, especially because it also gives buffs for attacking debuffed foes

[chrome mountain]

Can Little Gui use the Firesmith set...?

[hollow sapphire]

The 2pc yes

4pc isn't a very good bonus and it's often better to go 2pc Fire and 2pc ATK

Gui's best in slot is still the DoT set, much like the other DoT DPSes

Which is why I consider the Grand Duke relic domain very efficient

Okay, update on the Ratio Relic situation

His best in slot is indeed 4pc Wastelander

The two runner ups are 2pc Grand Duke combined with 2pc Wastelander/Hackerspace

The info is all on Prydwen

[chrome mountain]

Naturally.

(It's good to hear second opinions, though. 😉)

[hollow sapphire]

No problem

A lot of what I learnt about the guy was from using him as a unit

You'll get a feel for his playstyle if you use him long enough

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/nirvelia_/status/1747850768999485804

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/navigavi/status/1747714801843970051 Stelle teaching March the art of Trashcan...?

[hollow sapphire]

https://youtu.be/_YfqYB-m1AM?si=MDb7kXYTOItakuUb

[chrome mountain]

I think Dr. Ratio needs more than just one apple dropped on his head...

Holy shit...??? (This from a custom synthesis!)

[agile basin]

Very nice!

[lean solar]

Oh sweet dork has a yt

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/seseren_kr/status/1747470358024995205?s=46

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/8eWVW8ml9G4?feature=shared

JENNIFER LOSI AND KAYLI MILLIS W

Now I'll pull for them later

[hollow sapphire]

https://youtu.be/OCazWceOh1A?si=E0ufNwzBOGmIUoLA

[spiral sentinel]

Penacony is being hyped up so much...I love it

Himeko stay on the train where it's safe plz

[hollow sapphire]

I do hope it'll be rife with Refined Aether

Blew all mine on a Preservation Light Cone

[lean solar]

Himeko will be fine she literally girl bossed and saved us from irischan after all

[paper aurora]

I redownloaded HSR to get the free Dr Ratio. I had a few passes to try to go for his light cone. And guess what! 👀

[chrome mountain]

Congrats!!!

[agile basin]

Just Ratio'd the Bathtub

[paper aurora]

Thanks Tom! I was surprised when I see the 5 star animation and I didn’t realize my pity was so low. 👀😄

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/vinxin_/status/1748390625307984031

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/rewuyuu/status/1748584396960018894

[lean solar]

I can picture hertas voice

[chrome mountain]

I kinda do want to throw apples at him, tbh. 😆

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/pizzaceline05/status/1748504400774259052?s=46

[slender cedar]

Tweet • pizzaceline05

[weary frost]

https://vxtwitter.com/chiara63710634/status/1748638458896068920?s=46

[lean solar]

Academic value

[chrome mountain]

Did some work this morning, farming Messenger for my weekly Caverns. Some of these rolls practically gave her Break Effect... The regen rate isn't great, but otherwise pretty solid?

[hollow sapphire]

Honestly I think you can get away with an Energy Regen Rope

MoP S5 takes care of most of the BE needs

And her passive gives her +20% BE, but it's only visible in battle

[chrome mountain]

I suppose that means I need to continue farming Penacony, because I don't have a Regen rope of that. 😅

[hollow sapphire]

You can always try Self Modeling Resin

It's most likely gonna give you a trash piece, but it's a start

[agile basin]

That's pretty good. Better geared than mine. Mine might be a little more resilient and faster, but you got a ton of BE and I have yet to be soft-capped (i.e. I have less than 160 before buffs).

[chrome mountain]

Idk, I've gotten pretty lucky the last couple of times I've done that. But I also only have like 6 or 7 Resin left...

(you can use those to make Planar Relics??)

[hollow sapphire]

Yep

Crafted a few of my Energy Ropes that way

[chrome mountain]

Considering that I have relatively few Regen ropes of any set, I may just do that.

Getting one with a BE substat might be tough, though...

[hollow sapphire]

That's the Relic RNG experience

Gotta get the rare main stat AND the good subs

[agile basin]

I got BE and SPD substats on my gear for Ruan Mei, but it took a while.

Also, I hoard a lot of stuff "just in case".... which is why I was able to functionally gear Dr. Ratio immediately.

[hollow sapphire]

Thankfully most DPSes follow the same template of Crit/ATK stats being good on them

So you can select from a broad enough range of Relics to outfit on them

It's when an unconventional unit pops up (Blade, Ruan Mei, etc) who scales off a rarely used stat that the hoarding pays off

I felt so fucking bad junking all my Break Effect Relics after seeing Ruan's kit

So I'm just paranoid with my hoarding now

[agile basin]

The only other characters I have with Break Effect investment are Sushang and maybe Yukong.

[hollow sapphire]

I feel bad for not using Sushang and Yukong more

Yukong especially feels like a high skill floor character who'd teach me a lotta things

[agile basin]

Sushang is really my only physical DPS, and I try to fit Yukong whenever I can. Character loyalty and whatnot.

And Yukong and Ruan Mei don't interfere with each other if you want double support.

[hollow sapphire]

Sushang has found new life with Ruan Mei it seems

The Break delay and Efficiency are excellent for our little Cloud Knight

[agile basin]

Ups her Toughness damage to a potential 1200, or however they calculate it (assuming 100 Toughness for a basic attack)

[hollow sapphire]

And Sushang does colossal Break with her Ult too

[agile basin]

1400

[hollow sapphire]

Damn

[agile basin]

Wait

No... I can't math

1050

200 Skill > 300 Ult > 200 Skill x1.5

[hollow sapphire]

RM's added Break Efficiency is absurd

[agile basin]

Indeed.

[hollow sapphire]

Even works in non-Ice teams

You just slap her on any team and it automatically gets better

She's like MSG

As a Harmony unit

Standard DPS, DoTs, even Blade

[agile basin]

I'm experimenting with a Fu Xuan / Ruan Mei / Yukong shell.

Throwing Himeko in as DPS because I can.

I just really want E1 Fu Xuan when she pops up because Crit Dmg is not as high on my characters as I wish.

[chrome mountain]

So, should I slot Ruan Mei in as a third Jingliu support with Fu Xuan and Bronya?

[agile basin]

Yes.

My understanding is that if you run Jingliu, she gets everything.

[chrome mountain]

Likewise with Seele. Though I suppose it could work well with any DPS, even Rat.

[hollow sapphire]

You can try Pure Fiction if you want Himeko stonks

[agile basin]

I think the only question is if Tingyun would be better maybe? I don't use Jingliu as much as I should, but more Ultimate > Longer in Red Eye.

[agile basin]

She destroyed PF1 and 2.

[hollow sapphire]

Hime gave me 11 stars on PF

And I'm finally validated for having her Cone

[agile basin]

Yay!

I don't have her cone, so she's been holding onto a Serious Breakfast.

[hollow sapphire]

Some Cones that benefit on Enemy Kill work so damn well in PF

In normal content the buffs wear off quickly because you're not killing dudes every single turn

But in PF, well...

It's telling that Herta is suddenly a must-build now

[agile basin]

Himeko + Herta goes about as well in PF as in that EXP Calyx.

[chrome mountain]

Your Himeko can destroy that EXP Calyx singlehandedly, you know.

[hollow sapphire]

HimeHerta turns that Calyx into auto-autofarm

That combo is hilarious

"TIME TO TWIRL!" "YOU WON'T GET AWAY!"

Repeat 6 times until the wave is clear

[chrome mountain]

For me, it's often Bronya-Himeko with little if anything in between.

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/bozDsNXq1Og?feature=shared

[hollow sapphire]

Oh wow that is a Cuphead-ass mascot

[chrome mountain]

It's on the Penacony set's Link Rope also.

[hollow sapphire]

Totally missed that, I exclusively farm World 3

[chrome mountain]

Ringeko trying to kill us as per usual 😳

[spiral sentinel]

...There's Something In the Soda, calling it

Looking forward to seeing the Trailblazer ingest more questionable substances, lol

[hollow sapphire]

it has the vibes of a Bioshock/Fallout video

[lean solar]

Honestly this ^

[hollow sapphire]

both franchises which use old-timey cartoons to display combat mechanics that end up looking a LOT more graphic than the presentation would have you believe

[lean solar]

I got fallout 3 vibes from it

[hollow sapphire]

the Vault Boy movies

man those were a trip

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/i-amvve2JaA?feature=shared

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/fmEQKNgpRac?feature=shared

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/massam_16/status/1749152174481760716?t=G0gzC-e5XeJCU2Yjkawxag&s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • massam_16

[agile basin]

Quantum Hunt? Quantum Nihility?

Something like that?

Vroom vroom.

Finally got her 5☆ SPD Boots, even if the substats suck.

[chrome mountain]

HSR 2.0 Special Program will be <t:1706268600:R> on <t:1706268600:f>.
https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1749381341781938197

That means it's drip week!!

[lean solar]

5:30am...

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/glaciel0602/status/1749252230119916012?s=46

[slender cedar]

Tweet • glaciel0602

[lean solar]

Academic value*

[lean solar]

So any drip yet or?

[chrome mountain]

Too early. I'd guess <t:1705982400:t>.

[tawdry rampart]

Acheron (uppercased)

https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1749629188007666138

WOO (WOO)

Okay, I'm calm

[lean solar]

I'm fucked

[agile basin]

Nihility, eh?

[tawdry rampart]

Yes 🥹

[agile basin]

Lightning women with shorts and one thigh-high right boot.

[tawdry rampart]

Hair swept to one side znznncxn

[agile basin]

Cool ass tattoo as well.

[lean solar]

Tom wake up it's our time in 2.1

[agile basin]

Tom is probably rebooting.

[lean solar]

Drip got deleted huh?

[weary frost]

I mean, it’s a Raiden Mei expy voiced by Allegra.

[agile basin]

That's weird.

[lean solar]

Yeah idk why they deleted it

Part of me feels like they messed up the element for her

Or they dripped her too early

[agile basin]

Probably too early.

[tawdry rampart]

Do I refrain from posting the screenshot I have of the Acheron tweet before it was deleted, then?

[chrome mountain]

SCREAMING

Also, Nihility??

[agile basin]

https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1749644157512258003?t=R39a9hRxCj0ocLLzuXW1tw&s=19

[agile basin]

They posted again.

[agile basin]

Oh, I thought you had rebooted earlier. Now it's time for the segment fault

[tawdry rampart]

I saw 🥳

[agile basin]

Nine Nihility now.

[tawdry rampart]

I think the only difference in the two tweets was the formatting

[agile basin]

And this is the first time same Element/Path at the same rarity. (Serval/Jing Yuan and Sampo/Black Swan are different rarities)

[lean solar]

Hoyo probably tweeted it early

That's probably why it got deleted and reposted until now

[agile basin]

Makes sense.

Lightning Nihility 5☆ Mommy with Katana, shorts, and one (1) thigh high boot.

[chrome mountain]

I did! 😆

WHERE'S OUR LIGHTNING HUNT, HOYO

[agile basin]

https://tenor.com/view/honkai-impact-rita-rossweise-fallen-rosemary-gif-25736550

My wishful thinking.

[lean solar]

The day aoi yuuki gets casted is the day rime will probably explode

[agile basin]

Unless they cast her as a new character.

I won't explode as much.

[chrome mountain]

HoYo dev: What should we call this character?
R
reads smudged writing on hand
HoYo dev: ...Rat? Ratana? Ruth?

[agile basin]

Rosemary?!

[chrome mountain]

Rosie!

[agile basin]

Ramlethal

[lean solar]

Call her Tiffany - Random hoyo dev probably

[agile basin]

Ragna! But not the bloodedge.

[chrome mountain]

Can Ratana do an ara ara voice...?

[lean solar]

Yes

We have yae after all

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/dril/status/1749582881499103395?s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • dril

[lean solar]

Hoyos going wild with this marketing..

[smoky fiber]

https://tenor.com/view/toad-hype-overload-overload-gif-7868864

[hollow sapphire]

WELL GODDAMN

just saw the Acheron drip and I was not disappointed

that makes two Lightning Nihilities now

really woulda thought she'd be Hunt

[chrome mountain]

So did I. Alas, it's as I said when Kafka released, we're going to be farming Nihility for the rest of our lives...

[smoky fiber]

I am at soft pity so i will be getting her

[hollow sapphire]

https://vxtwitter.com/SimplyAllegra/status/1749652601623490574

[lean solar]

Allegra everywhere system

[hollow sapphire]

Beidou is the Slugger style, naturally

[agile basin]

Time to farm again. And Again. And Again!

[hollow sapphire]

I'm gonna be able to run those Nihility Calyxes in my sleep by this point

Man, the Kafka debut patch was one helluva Nihility grind

[agile basin]

They also gave a lot of Nihility stuff for the Excavation event.

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/NPmemdU8Jhs?feature=shared

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/braxophone/status/1749659117881638922?s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • braxophone

[lean solar]

Sampo best waifu 😳

[hollow sapphire]

The ultimate babygirl

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/wyverein/status/1749651500392206519?t=DkFb9pBlUWJtsqyG45nQBw&s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • wyverein

[lean solar]

Still Happy

[chrome mountain]

See, now - if I could afford to pull for both Black Swan and Acheron, it would be SampOVER. But at this time, I only have enough for two (2) 5★ pities, and I'm more than a little interested in pulling for Acheron's Light Cone as well.

[hollow sapphire]

I'm super pulling for both

I'll think about the Light Cone situation later

[chrome mountain]

I suppose I... blah. If I pull on Swan's banner and lose the 50-50, I'll save it. I've spent relatively little on HSR, but...

[hollow sapphire]

worst case scenario, BS and Acheron sets me back 360 Warps

but that's assuming I have dogshit luck

then there's still the Everflame Mansion ladies

[chrome mountain]

As far as I'm concerned, they can go back to their mansion. 😅

[hollow sapphire]

I'm down for some of em

well, two

[agile basin]

I am aiming for Black Swan. I need more wind.

But knowing my luck, I will lose the 50/50 and then I spend pity on Acheron.

[agile basin]

https://fxtwitter.com/sgrimp_/status/1749672209969537247?t=Z63CS2OQM_Jwbjab9PR6ig&s=19

[chrome mountain]

...I may want to rethink his "Ratio" a tad. 😅

[oblique root]

https://tenor.com/view/stay-calm-micahel-scott-the-office-gif-11354681

Just saw Acherons drip marketing

I know I'm late to the party

[lean solar]

Praying I have enough before 2.1 just in case the worst case scenario happens

https://tenor.com/view/honkai-star-rail-clara-svarog-gif-23373045

[oblique root]

I have a bunch of companion quests I havent done yet, I could get some extre primos from those

[lean solar]

Easy

Half of these I did low effort on and I got 4/4 of the rewards which I didn't want lmao

I only wanted jades

[chrome mountain]

I also have a pile of companion quests sitting around. But I'm trying to work on Critter Pick instead. It's honestly kinda fun... 🥺

[agile basin]

I still have to do the Peppy missions.

[lean solar]

Critter pack took me like 30mins to finish

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/choikfu/status/1749844566918783282?t=Y-_dWOTB7smc-HU8vQIzIg&s=19

choikfu (@choikfu) on X

acheron but pants & tank top
what do you think? 😳

Twitter · Jan 23, 2024, 5:20 PM

[slender cedar]

Tweet • choikfu

[hollow sapphire]

I'm glad they saved the flagship Events as permanent Events

I imagine those saved a lotta people who never had a chance to do them (despite missing out on the limited rewards)

[hollow sapphire]

honestly, the extra clothes make her look hotter if anything

[hollow sapphire]

damn, so you did end up farming a full Imaginary set for the dude? Hope you got some good pieces outta that Domain

that 4pc bonus is really good at easing up his Crit requirements though

[lean solar]

Yeah but I find it stupid that the limited rewards aren't permanent

[chrome mountain]

Well, as you can see, I had kind of crazy luck with them - I synthesized the boots, but not a single one of the four has a flat stat. Can't say that very often! 😅

[agile basin]

Kafka's a good damage dealer and has big payoffs for DoT teams and Nihility SUs. She also has a follow-up attack so anyone/anything that cares about follow-ups can also benefit from her. Also AOE damage, but I kind of like Serval a bit more if you're focused on AOE/Ult spam and multiple waves. Or take both of them.

So yeah, that's why I like Kafka. She's a good character.

[hollow sapphire]

I like to compare her gameplay to being an orchestra conductor

your teammates are the orchestra, applying the DoTs

then she detonates them, bringing the performance to its climax

and a conductor is only as good as her orchestra

that's why she needs her teammates to be built for maximum damage

[chrome mountain]

Those are... lots more wordy explanations than I could ever come up with.

[hollow sapphire]

I have had way too much time in my mind to brainstorm this stuff

This is just the brainrot leaking out into real life convos

[lean solar]

Hoyo

https://youtu.be/nu9msYUXIeU?feature=shared

Why does this look like a JoJo stand...

[chrome mountain]

What in tarnation...

[lean solar]

NO WAY

[chrome mountain]

[chrome mountain]

https://vxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1750013223242469389

[lean solar]

ELIZABETH MAXWELL IS IN THE GAME NOW

LET'S GO

I forgot she voiced nat I'm a idiot

[agile basin]

Watch her be in every ad for Star Rail again.

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/lRrOLTHu-ew?feature=shared

There making trash cans into enemys now 💀

[agile basin]

"Stelle dug around in the trash can. Well, let's see here... There is a Diet Fried Rice inside! Stelle takes it!"

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/Ankys_/status/1749829501645967687

[lean solar]

Me

https://tenor.com/view/doctor-strange-i-love-you-i-love-you-in-every-universe-benedict-cumberbatch-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-gif-26072370

[agile basin]

Wanted to test Ruan Mei against the Deer and... oh no this feels illegal.

This is the start of battle, after I dropped Fu Xuan's, Himeko's, and Ruan Mei's talents, then entered battle with Ruan Mei.

[hollow sapphire]

I've had RM one-phase the Deer

That girl ain't right

Her Technique is something else

[agile basin]

I went Rememberance this time since I had two Ice types and I hadn't used it much.

[hollow sapphire]

Jingliu singlehandedly makes Remembrance pretty much one of if not the best Path

The Freezes and Dissociations hit hard and give them no time to move

[agile basin]

I haven't even put Jingliu to work in SU.

I could probably replace Pela and commit even more SU crimes here.

[hollow sapphire]

Mono Ice can be a completely viable strategy

Hell, even in MoC

[agile basin]

I'm still missing some gear for Gepard.

Using Fu Xuan so much, it's hard to adapt to Gepard.

[hollow sapphire]

Invested well, Geppie is basically Zhongli

Fu Xuan IS safer tho

Honestly, you only really need 2 Sustains for endgame

[agile basin]

That's fair.

Just need to build ER for Gepard.

[hollow sapphire]

Oh yeah, you want that shield up pretty much on loop

[agile basin]

And you even have options in Imaginary! Luocha or Adventurine!

Curious how Adventurine will function.

[hollow sapphire]

I heard someone call the Imaginary gang the "Yukong Harem" and honestly, valid

The easy solution would be DEF/HP scaling sustain unit

But if they can get creative with his whole gambling schtick, I can't even begin to imagine the design

Maybe a gacha protection mechanic like QQ but more consistent because he's a 5-star?

[agile basin]

Yukong Harem is amazing.

[hollow sapphire]

She needs the um, companionship after her Story Quest

Busy woman

[agile basin]

Side story, ||main story, AND Ghost Story||.

Poor lady needs a hug.

[hollow sapphire]

With that roster, she'll get some no problem

And more

[agile basin]

Admittedly, I thought she already was part of Himeko's Harem.

But I don't think there's a rule against harem members also having their own harem.

[hollow sapphire]

Soviet anthem plays

OUR harem

[agile basin]

[hollow sapphire]

Sub-harem, in both senses of the word

[chrome mountain]

In the Xianzhou, the harem has you.

[hollow sapphire]

The only downside is that sooner or later you'll be afflicted by chronic depression

Such are the woes of long-life species

[chrome mountain]

I'm currently averting my depression by breeding cute critters, and guessing who the special ones look like before the game tells me.

Example: this is clearly Little Gui, right?

[hollow sapphire]

I think you automatically send a pic to the person it's based on, so you can infer off of that

[chrome mountain]

Hence why I said I'm guessing first. It's all part of the fun, y'know?

[hollow sapphire]

Ahhh

Some of them you can identify easier than others

I love how the fandom took to making every Cat version of the playable cast

[chrome mountain]

PEPPY MODE

[agile basin]

I still have to finish Peppy Mode stuff.

[chrome mountain]

I couldn't guess this one at all. Shame on me.

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/Gachatabloid/status/1750139610213315052?t=oTpI7NOy5DRVhVrp90NiCQ&s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • Gachatabloid

[lean solar]

HOW DID I MISS THE GURENN REFERENCE

BASED HOYO

[chrome mountain]

All done with Critter Pick. That wasn't so hard.

[hollow sapphire]

the fact that Silver Wolf doesn't have a Critter has sparked many amusing fanarts

[lean solar]

Wolfie after not getting a pet :

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/nirako_mona/status/1750089408056013039

[lean solar]

Can't wait to die by acheron in 2.0 if she shows up in the story

https://twitter.com/dqdph/status/1748299628318183716?t=AatMx3TS3IpXjIe71PXIDQ&s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • dqdph

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/Nepnepping/status/1750300103930151080?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet

[slender cedar]

Tweet • Nepnepping

[agile basin]

Do NOT eat the Ruan Mei Pancake.

[chrome mountain]

Why not? It's not like anything bad is going to ha—

[agile basin]

Oh no. Now you can't say anything good about Raiden Mei and her expies.

Also, dysentary.

[chrome mountain]

This isn't the Oregon Trail...

[agile basin]

It's now the Organ Trail.

[chrome mountain]

Also, we probably should stop using the word "expy". It's not entirely accurate as far as the shared HoYoverse goes.

https://fxtwitter.com/HonkaiCat/status/1733505607636770926

[agile basin]

Ah, gotcha.

[lean solar]

Would lookalike count

[chrome mountain]

That's closer to the intended meaning, but the best phrase is probably "AU".

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1750368147809722805

[slender cedar]

Tweet • honkaistarrail

[chrome mountain]

Who's he, and why should I care? 😅 There is only Acheron...

[agile basin]

Fire Abundance huh?

[hollow sapphire]

I can imagine him cauterizing your wounds or something

[agile basin]

Sounds like instead of giving cans of sardines, he gives out cans of beer.

[hollow sapphire]

and then he adds a little spice as a pick me up

much like Lynx, the sensory overload perks ya right up

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/oversaltedcat/status/1750073092855005369?s=20

[hollow sapphire]

Gallagher is voiced by the dude who did Draven in League of Legends

Now I'm REALLY curious to hear him

[agile basin]

https://fxtwitter.com/MarinLiekuriva/status/1750437649041818078?t=YydD5sJL0vk0OjqDqlKc0A&s=19

[hollow sapphire]

That guy as a final boss is a nightmare

The Twin Bots with 3 phases are a headache for me to coordinate against

[lean solar]

https://tenor.com/view/rawfler-when-the-sakura-bloom-exe-shogun-raiden-genshin-impact-gif-26002573

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/0cCeXscqIco?feature=shared

[lean solar]

https://vxtwitter.com/StarRailVerse1/status/1750353697198981354?t=2DRTjltOaUKqVel3qvT2qA&s=19

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/HiroSenpaii/status/1750277643004485884

[agile basin]

Of the two banners, you're going to pull for Aventurine, right?

[chrome mountain]

He can take his pretty boy looks and indestructible shirt button elsewhere.

[agile basin]

The shirt button follows the path of preservation.

[lean solar]

https://hoyo.link/80GCFBAL?q=25KD4M28pZT

[chrome mountain]

Those are all Seele, of course - Bronya's responses are probably all (lame sticker).

[agile basin]

Or Bronya's too busy to reply.

[chrome mountain]

A distinct possibility. 😅

[agile basin]

Also, all texts at 12:11 AM

[chrome mountain]

Cut to Seele carrying a protesting Bronya over her shoulder to bed.

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/LFSSqNElgaM?feature=shared

[chrome mountain]

[agile basin]

https://fxtwitter.com/CesarZebrah/status/1750750869518533110?t=rR7L9k6moqxn0vG96qtBgw&s=19

[chrome mountain]

Shit, I slept through the program...

[chrome mountain]

Pfft, well, I guess Dawei was caught napping, too. 😆

[agile basin]

I will have to check it out tonight.

Need to reserve brane powr for today.

[chrome mountain]

Penacony looks... busy.

"Not dangerous at all"... dooon't you believe it!

Alright, so we're there to fight the evil trashcan empire. Got it. /s

The Penacony Trailblaze Mission will last from 2.0 to 2.3, and is promised to be a big one...

"Golden Hour"? Dreamscape? Persona much??

[hollow sapphire]

Inb4 one of the areas is a palace filled with living shadows

[chrome mountain]

This is very silly so far...

Though I'm getting almost Fontaine vibes.

[hollow sapphire]

I'm getting Space Vegas vibes from it

A place which advertises itself on glitz and glamour and overpriced food

But hides a sinister secret underneath all the splendor

Or rather, Space Disneyworld

[chrome mountain]

The mirrors that teleport you around a "multi-dimensional space" reminds me of that concept being used in Genshin recently, with... what was it? Not Enkanomiya, but the place that looked like it.

[hollow sapphire]

Abyss?

Underwater Fontaine? That place is pretty screwy

[chrome mountain]

It was one of the Fontaine WQs with the Melusines, I think. There was a magic book, or something, which yanked the Traveler into a space with topology eerily similar to Enka.

Anyway.

[hollow sapphire]

Aaah

Haven't done the Fontaine World Quests yet

[chrome mountain]

BRICK

Black Swan is so pretty

Given all the purple motifs, you wouldn't expect her to be Wind DMG

[hollow sapphire]

Having her and Acheron be on the same screen would have the universe implode in an ara ara singularity

[hollow sapphire]

I mean, you could say the same for Lynx's entire schtick being a survivalist on an ice planet who wields an ice pick

And yet is Quantum path

[chrome mountain]

True.

[hollow sapphire]

Imagine Duke Inferno gets dripped and it turns out he's Ice

[chrome mountain]

🤣

Looks like she's intended for DoT teams. (Once again, farming Nihility for the rest of our lives...)

[hollow sapphire]

Star Rail, please ease up on the Nihility units

I can only have so many Fermata Light Cones

Gacha luck ain't great on that front either

[chrome mountain]

I'm fairly determined to pull for Acheron's, so that'll help a little... if I can afford it.

[hollow sapphire]

I'm going for Acheron, BS, AND Gallagher next 2 patches

My funds are gonna be feeling this hard

Maybe I will get a second Welt Cone from the shop, my units definitely need one

[chrome mountain]

Sparkle is cute, but I've already invested in Ruan Mei for Harmony, so.

[hollow sapphire]

If Sparkle ends up being a Quantum team buffer, respectfully pass

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/U7W8QR9fsFw?si=1dG-Cno8VJLfJj9E
https://www.youtube.com/live/WHwBqhMlo3I?feature=shared

[hollow sapphire]

Last thing I need is a reason to be suckered into pulling for Mono Quantum

[lean solar]

I slept too I ain't waking up at 5am

[hollow sapphire]

Meanwhile 8.47 PM in my timezone

I'm watching it right after this

[chrome mountain]

I tried, you guys. I did had a nap, but I woke up half an hour before the program. ...And then nodded off again. 😅

Luggage trolley-fu

Just whack your enemies with a mop, that always works!

Strangely, they do not tell us who the 4★ banner characters are, other than Misha who will be on the Phase 1 banners (Black Swan and Dan Heng IL).

I hate that they're running a Jing Yuan rerun with Sparkle in Phase 2, because I kinda did want to pull for him at some point. Greart timing, HoYo...

[hollow sapphire]

Jing Yuan has gotten a substantial upgrade with the Duke Relic set, so that's nice

Topaz can also help him with big boys

[chrome mountain]

Someday...

Oh cool, we get to see Sam finally. He's giving me Kalpas HI3 vibes almost.

[hollow sapphire]

A speculation I've had since his announcement was that he's ||Sampo's alter ego||

[chrome mountain]

"The Lordly Trashcan"?? 🤣

[hollow sapphire]

Naturally the name similarities kinda write itself

[lean solar]

Apparently he was in the trailer with Kafka

The one where she's wearing a suit

[hollow sapphire]

He was in the final trailer image methinks

[chrome mountain]

Oh yeah.

[lean solar]

And all this time I kept saying who the hell is sam and I was scared thinking it was a leaked character name

Also apparently I heard that the main story will be 4 patches rather than rushed in 2 again

[chrome mountain]

Right, 2.0-2.2 with an epilogue in 2.3, is what they said.

[lean solar]

I'm so glad they did tbh

[hollow sapphire]

I can't say I super enjoyed the Luofu arc, so I like that they're taking time with it

[chrome mountain]

Spread it out so we're not overwhelmed.

[lean solar]

Part of me is worried that hoyos going to pull a Inazuma on us except starail edition

[hollow sapphire]

Oh yeah Inazuma was a mess

They just resolved the Shogun arc way too fast

[lean solar]

Cause I don't want them to rush penacony just because the anniversary is coming up soon in like 3 months I think?

[hollow sapphire]

Ended up leaving so many characters underdeveloped

[chrome mountain]

Inazuma was honestly not as bad as a lot of people say, rushed or not. That's just my opinion, of course.

[hollow sapphire]

I think the Resistance coulda played a bigger role instead of having us singlehandedly resolve the issue with Yae at the last moment

[lean solar]

I got a m1s3n meme uploaded and apparently we're getting double rewards for this patch

https://youtu.be/g5Zq9w68Ux4?feature=shared

[hollow sapphire]

But get this Sonic

Genshin is giving us three whole Fates for 3 years of support

THREE WHOLE FATES

[chrome mountain]

😩

[hollow sapphire]

Now that's next level generosity

[chrome mountain]

Another example of Honkai still being HoYo's golden child

[hollow sapphire]

We got an ACTUAL limited 5-star too

And it ain't even anniversary yet

[lean solar]

HOYO ROASTED KIM KARDASHIAN LMAO https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1042988174504370268/1200429129166762028/SVID_20240126_141431_1.mp4?ex=65c625bf&is=65b3b0bf&hm=28eec41b154b6c267e322e2a37643ca626ad0afae8bca93337495141816d8a12&

https://fxtwitter.com/StarRailVerse1/status/1750863929310367769

[chrome mountain]

That's curious. I wonder why?

All the new puzzles look clever, at least.

Is it jus the four 4★ chars shown that are for the free pick? I'll happily grab another Guinaifen if so.

"These rewards won't just exist in the dream bubble, right?" Oh, Dawei...

New Relics, natch.

Extra DMG to debuffed enemies sounds like it's tailored for Nihility chars. Break Effect set, maybe Ruan Mei? Idk.

Another new Quantum ascension mat?? There's already two...

Same with Ice.

Why the new Trace mats, though...? I get adding new common enemy drops, but more than 7 Trace mat types seems almost like overcomplicating things.

Destruction, Nihility, and Harmony. They just don't want us to prefarm...

New Light Cones in the shops, cool, cool.

Ooh, main story timeline.

MORE SUPPORT CHARACTERS, HELL YES

So, 7-day login for 10 pulls, and a one-time redeem for 10 more!

SO CUTE

(From the upcoming animated short "Harmony Greets the New Year")

[hollow sapphire]

the new Trace mats are gonna set me back a looooooooooong way

at least I can use pre-existing Calyxes for Nihility Light Cones, so there's that

[chrome mountain]

Well, that's interesting... the HoYoLAB preview article for 2.0 has the 4★ banner characters!

[hollow sapphire]

I hope they release more Break Effect-scaling characters

I need to justify farming the new Domain

Ooooh

Good to see it updating so quickly

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1750881766196551853

https://hoyo.link/7IqgFHAL

Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Special Program summary

Redemption codes:
TT9S28LK4QHP - 100 , 50000
EA8BKR4JL93T - 100 , 5
LTQA2Q5249KF - 100 , 4
Codes expire <t:1706371140:R> on <t:1706371140:f>
Redeem at https://hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift

Phase 1 banners:
5★ - Black Swan (Nihility), Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction)
4★ - Misha (Destruction), Tingyun (Harmony), Guinaifen (Nihility)

Phase 2 banners:
5★ - Sparkle (Harmony), Jing Yuan (Erudition)
4★ - Sampo (Nihility), Qingque (Erudition), Hanya (Harmony)

• Claim one free 4★ character (Guinaifen, Sampo, Asta, Yukong) from playing the "Hanu's Prison Break" event
• "Gift of Odyssey" 7-day login event for 10 Star Rail Special Passes
• "Gift of Stellarum" limited-time redeem for 10 more Star Rail Special Passes

[lean solar]

Probably cause hoyo is busy cooking stuff

[chrome mountain]

To be fair, this patch is going to have a LOT to take in.

[hollow sapphire]

new-ass planet is bound to be a big patch

[lean solar]

LITTLE GUI MY BELOVED

[chrome mountain]

She's so precious.

Meanwhile:

[lean solar]

Is she fishing

[chrome mountain]

No

[lean solar]

It looked like a fishing rod to me

[chrome mountain]

Hang on a sec - I'll get some better stills.

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/RianBeatergod02/status/1750869849725903033?s=19

[chrome mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/brick-senti-herrscher-of-sentience-honkai-impact-honkai-gif-18239408820871731854

[lean solar]

YATTA

[agile basin]

YOU WON'T GET AWAY

[tawdry rampart]

Guinaifen dodged my rolls on her debut banner when I* had her mats pre-farmed, so Black Swan is a bonus at this point 😭

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/Ian31814857/status/1750871124244897821

[lean solar]

Can't wait for Miyuki Sawashiro

She's going to do perfect in the JP dub

Allegra too for the en dub

[oblique root]

Catching up on the special program, Penacony reminds me of Rapture

I guess they're based on the same era

Black Swan looks cool

I stan the Lordly Trashcans

[lean solar]

The trashcan revolution

https://x.com/cesarzebrah/status/1750750880176169159?s=46

[slender cedar]

Tweet • cesarzebrah

[lean solar]

https://x.com/rewuyuu/status/1750876497471262906?s=46

[slender cedar]

Tweet • rewuyuu

[agile basin]

Only if we get to share a room, Himeko. I mean what?

[lean solar]

-Kafka probably

[agile basin]

https://fxtwitter.com/meltyrice/status/1750952697107521768?t=qylioKV7YXAyV6u_LiXcJA&s=19

[lean solar]

Blade

[chrome mountain]

Is she there to fight them, make a deal, or just hang out? Maybe she's there to game with Silver Wolf.

[agile basin]

Does Acheron like games?

[chrome mountain]

Dunno. We know next to nothing about her...

[agile basin]

Maybe she'll grow horns?

Maybe, as a balance between Genshin and HI3, her cooking skill is completely average.

[lean solar]

Why does she almost look like kiana

[chrome mountain]

To reiterate what I said on Faye's server - no trademark ahoge, not Kiana in my opinion.

As much as I want a Kiana to be in Star Rail, for Acheron or whoever the "real" AU Mei is, it's impossible to say at this point who it could be.

[chrome mountain]

There's a new Acheron art by Ringeko that I won't post here, but 😳

[agile basin]

She can't keep getting away with it!

[chrome mountain]

Send Himeko after her.

[subtle reef]

huh that's weird i wasn't kneeling before i read this post

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/catprotano/status/1750929056277909812?s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • catprotano

[chrome mountain]

I am enjoying this Scentventure event... rather less than I thought I would.

[lean solar]

https://fxtwitter.com/Rachii_Chan/status/1751193118110863562

[lean solar]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1042974461688819722/1200847345202516078/e26679ca9d8f26ae7eec1d9e2ec823c5.mp4?ex=65c7ab3d&is=65b5363d&hm=775e6ad3df87bc32c87b786270ca969dc94f59199e295c545b87512be355c4eb&

[agile basin]

Jenn lost her first 50/50. Geppie instead of Kafka.

[hollow sapphire]

Assuming it's not an Eidolon, she at least has a good Sustain now

[lean solar]

Rip

[agile basin]

She has fu xuan tho

At least Inboobitor Luna will be a guarantee.

[lean solar]

https://www.vxreddit.com/r/HonkaiStarRail/s/8cjkOlqAAC

https://fxtwitter.com/zkodla/status/1750948965418463613?s=20

[agile basin]

Oh no.

[sick niche]

https://twitter.com/manya_kun/status/1751134654059446468?t=c3Zi9LoYFwptM7zyiAr_Gw&s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • manya_kun

[lean solar]

That was Sam this entire time

[chrome mountain]

Still getting Kalpas vibes.

Also:

[lean solar]

Nothing bad ever happens to penacony screams

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/rewuyuu/status/1751318089407332759?s=46&t=k91zWH0gv_uiABnMjYPwrA

[slender cedar]

Tweet • rewuyuu

[agile basin]

I want to go to Punacony.

Then again, there are dolphins and other sea life in the hotel designs. ... Does that mean the guests sleep with the fishes??

[hollow sapphire]

Plot twist, we're gonna get involved with the mafia

[spiral sentinel]

Ain't no way Penacony is going to be all fun and games with the damned writer (positive) for the Elysian Realm in HI3 involved

How tf did I end up crying over a large cast of characters

[hollow sapphire]

Paired with the info that Himeko's coming with us on the journey to Penacony...

Oh no

[chrome mountain]

[agile basin]

And watch them throw us for a loop by killing off Acheron instead.

[lean solar]

Tingyun was the start of the sadness :^)

[chrome mountain]

Rime

[lean solar]

Me months before the game came out oh look hot kistune like wife in starail me like

Version 1.2 releases

Dawei and the starail team :

Me :

[agile basin]

Tom.

[chrome mountain]

[lean solar]

SpongeBob

[hollow sapphire]

https://youtu.be/Cpq5uBSk434?si=LA3Gbcr72eFrLV7L

[lean solar]

Hoyo had too much fun

[hollow sapphire]

I love how much the MV blew up

If they do this with every new region, I will not be opposed to the decision

[lean solar]

Well the first one was before the game came out which was belobogs opening

The second one was penacony and then the third planet whatever it's called

[chrome mountain]

https://fxtwitter.com/MarinLiekuriva/status/1751472659077206467

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/62guinea09/status/1749766169102635201?t=mfUAnO_zCi_hABiAAvuUcg&s=19

[slender cedar]

Tweet • 62guinea09

[lean solar]

https://twitter.com/wyverein/status/1751573977041129779?s=20

[slender cedar]

Tweet • wyverein

[lean solar]

https://youtu.be/FOpWA2utDAI?feature=shared

Look at Little gui go

[chrome mountain]

I don't even need the sound on, I can hear it in my head 🤣

[hollow sapphire]

https://x.com/rewuyuu/status/1751672273977667930?s=33

[slender cedar]

Tweet • rewuyuu

[chrome mountain]

https://vxtwitter.com/honkaistarrail/status/1751795669692723331 SHE

[lean solar]

wife

[lean solar]

https://www.vxtiktok.com/@/video/7328423618910620936?_r=1&_t=8jQf4FJG02w&social_sharing=1

[chrome mountain]

https://tenor.com/vKxP.gif

Cosmic Lotto has betrayed me once again...

Let's try this again...