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Holy shit, Honkai Star Rail really said Penacony is for me specifically. A world modeled after the Roaring '20s? A complicated mystery? Psychological thriller vibes? Quests named after classic cinema (especially The Big Sleep, which is an iconic film noir)? Death in the first act already?

The main quest on the Loufu had some issues, so I'm very glad that it seems like we're back on track with a story that has immediately gripped me.

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2.1 new character drip marketing is complete! Acheron (Lightning/Nihility) and Aventurine (Imaginary/Preservation) as the 5 stars and Gallagher (Fire/Abundance) as the 4 star.

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Me saving my guaranteed/primos and getting Raiden Shogun: 🥰

Me realizing that means I have to farm handguards AGAIN: 😱 🤢

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I'm really enjoying the 4.3 event in Genshin! The sniper game is more fun than I thought - I'm bad at aiming so I don't ever play bow characters and I was nervous about how the mechanics were going to work. But they made it passable for someone like me. I actually had fun with it! Which is nice because I'm primo farming for Raiden. I'm on a guaranteed so I just need enough to get to pity.

But man....the 4.4 leaks have got me even more hyped. They really went all out for Lantern Rite 2024. And Gaming is such a cutie! That's all I'll say for those who don't look at leaks.

I suspect that we will get Dain's 4th Annual Khaenri'ah Lore Bomb in 4.5, since we got the Caribert quest in 3.5 right after Lantern Rite. Very interested to see where we're going with that after the revelations from the Archon quest. There's like a laundry list of things I need him to explain ASAP.

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If I hadn’t already decided that I’m saving up for a PS5, the amount of time it took to download the Genshin Impact update on my PS4 definitely would have done it. And that’s with the console being directly connected to the router.

This update is nice since I want to pull for Raiden, but I’ve seen the 4.4 leaks and I am so much more excited for that. Gaming (pronounced gah-ming) looks so cute! Like an early 2000s kid anime protagonist.

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What’s uppppp I won my 50/50 for Argenti!!! I’m very happy to have this hilarious Utena man in my roster. Now I can start saving for all of the characters coming up in Penacony!

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FREE DR. RATIO?! Honkai Star Rail is really spoiling us.

I haven’t felt super passionate about most of the five stars for the Xianzhou, but omg the preview of the characters being introduced at Penacony has me so excited. Gallagher! Sam! DUKE INFERNO!

I appreciate that they’ve added so many more ways to earn stellar jade because I’m gonna need it.

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THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE SLICK PUTTING THIS AT THE END

my fellow sisterwives, brotherhusbands, and nonbinaryspouses (i don't discriminate), let us stare at his beauty indefinitely

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the only redeeming quality of this year's game awards was flute guy having a different instrument in every shot he was in until eventually he evolved to his final form where bro was playing The Doohickey

bro was playing the Gigaflute

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (2024)

Teaser reveal at the Game Awards 2023

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YEAAAAAAAH THERES THE FLUTE KING!!!!!

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Some Game Awards thoughts:

Aw, Neil won best performance for Astarion! I'm happy for him.

I thought they were announcing the next God of War game is in development, so when the date came up with 2023 my jaw dropped. But it's just dlc.

I'm not a Dead by Daylight girlie, but I am a HUGE Supermassive Games girl so I'm hyped for their collab. I am a little sad it wasn't Supermassive announcing the new season of The Dark Pictures Anthology.

JORDAN PEELE TEAMED UP WITH KOJIMA?! Damn OD is about to be a next level horror game.

I'm intrigued by Banishers - it looks like it could have an interesting story.

The Life is Strange team? A narrative game about the horrors of girlhood set mostly in the 90s? I'm a Yellowjackets fan so obviously sign me up for Lost Records.

Ooh, Honkai Star Rail? Just a split second look at Penacony but it looks cool!

Yeah Zenless Zone Zero! Release date? Nope still a "coming in 2024." I'm gonna give it a shot when it comes out but I might not stick with it. I don't know if the combat style is for me. And I'm already keeping up with two Hoyoverse games.

Palia! I kind of fell off this but I should play again. I'm interested to see how it plays on Nintendo Switch.

YEAH FLUTE GUY IS BACK FOR THE ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE!! THE KING RETURNS! They even sat him up front; they knew we would be looking for him.

I think we all knew Baldur's Gate 3 was going to win game of the year. It was a really stacked year but the level of care and craftsmanship was incredible.

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Artifact Management and Enhancement Screen Optimizations Are Here~ | Developers Discussion - 12/06

Hello, Travelers~

In Version 4.3, we will implement a series of system optimizations in the game. We will be introducing some of these in this Developers Discussion. Let's take a look together~

〓Archon Quest "Requiem of the Echoing Depths" Unlinked From World Quest〓

To ensure that Travelers have a smoother experience with the Archon Quest, from Version 4.3 onwards, "The Chasm Delvers" quest series will no longer be prerequisites for this Archon Quest. When you reach the objective "Enter The Chasm: Underground Mines" in the Archon Quest "In the Depths, an Unexpected Reunion," a Teleport Waypoint will be automatically unlocked in The Chasm: Underground Mines so you can continue with the Archon Quest.

The Archon Quest "Requiem of the Echoing Depths" requires Travelers to head to The Chasm: Underground Mines, but this location will be locked until Travelers have completed the corresponding World Quest that allows them to enter and continue pursuing the Archon Quest.

〓One-Click Features〓

▌Dispatching Characters on Expeditions

One-Click Expeditions will become available in Version 4.3. This will allow Travelers to claim Expedition Rewards with a single click, as well as repeat expeditions with a single click.

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

▌Ingredient Processing and Forging Screens

Aside from expeditions, you will also be able to claim processed ingredients and forged items that have been completed with a single click in Version 4.3.

▌Mystic Offering

When performing Mystic Offerings at Crafting Benches, you'll now be able to add multiple Artifacts in batches with a single click.

In future versions, you'll also be able to claim created Furnishings from the Creation Screen in the Serenitea Pot with a single click.

〓Optimized Artifact Management〓

As the journey goes on, the number of Artifact Sets you can collect will continue to increase. To help Travelers quickly find and manage Artifacts, a significant optimization has been made to the Artifacts filter function.

Automatic Locking and Quick Unlock functions have been added to the Inventory > Artifacts screen. Travelers can use these to automatically lock and unlock Artifacts according to the requirements they set.

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

Additionally, as a reference to help Travelers when choosing Artifacts, recommended Artifact set information based on recently active players will now be shown on characters' Artifacts screens.

For more details about Artifact management optimizations, please stay tuned for future official descriptions.

〓Optimized Enhancement Screens〓

In the current version of the game, when Travelers level up characters or enhance Weapons and Artifacts, a pop-up appears showing how the corresponding values changed before and after enhancement. In Version 4.3, enhancement information will be integrated into the original screen instead. This will make the enhancement experience smoother for Travelers by getting rid of the frequent pop-ups.

Apart from integrating enhancement information, there will also be some small targeted optimizations on these screens:

▌Character Level-Up Screen

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

The speed of interface special effects related to leveling up characters has been increased, and you can now use Auto Add to add sufficient Character EXP Materials to get the character up to the highest level they can reach before Ascension with a single click.

▌Artifact Enhancement Screen

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

Other optimizations:

1. You can now consume up to 15 items per time when enhancing Artifacts.

2. Added the "Enhance to Next Tier" function. Once activated, when there are still open slots to add Enhancement Materials but this action will already cause the Artifact to reach Level 4/8/12/16, no more additional Enhancement Materials will be automatically added.

3. In Settings > Other, you can choose whether or not 5-Star Artifacts can be auto-added as Enhancement Materials.

Combined with the Automatic Locking function mentioned above, we hope that these changes will make managing 5-star Artifacts more convenient for Travelers.

▌Weapon Enhancement Screen

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

You can now consume up to 40 items per time when enhancing Weapons on, and select multiple materials when refining Weapons.

We hope that these optimizations make the enhancement experience smoother for Travelers.

〓Character Reload Spot When Challenging Domains Repeatedly〓

In Version 4.3, after entering the Domain or if you continue to challenge the Domain after claiming rewards, characters will reload nearer to the Domain challenge location. This means you won't have to run over from the Domain entrance to this location again.

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

〓Other Optimizations〓

To improve your gaming experience, some other optimizations will be implemented in Version 4.3. These include:

1. The way enemy avatars display in Adventurer Handbook: Enemies will be adjusted to help you find them. Also, you can now select "Cancel Navigation" on this screen to stop navigating towards the corresponding enemy on the map.

2. On the various creation screens (Crafting/Cooking/Forging/Create Furnishing), if there are no selected character records on the Traveler's device, the first character that can provide a bonus when creating the selected item will be chosen by default.

3. On the map screen, you'll now be able to check bosses' current remaining respawn times by clicking their avatars.

(This is under development and is not indicative of the final product.)

And that's all for this Developers Discussion. We'll have more information about new version content and optimizations for you in the future, so please stay tuned for further official announcements. If you have any thoughts or feedback, feel free to send them to us through the various channels within and outside of the game~

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I reached the beginning of the pyramid palace arc in Persona 5 and now I have a lot of feelings about Coffee Dad and his adopted children. 😭

I’m glad they’re switching up the palace formula. This one looks like it’s going to be fun!

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there's something so amusing about this to me - just because it's like "you must defeat them" and then they look like three teenage girls and a literal child

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Nothing like doing a stressful Genshin quest first thing in the morning to wake you up. I have been playing for almost a year now and I finally finished In the Mountains. I’m very happy with myself that I beat that one time trial on my own. I have to say that if Natlan has areas that do the heat version of sheer cold I’ll understand but if the whole nation is like that I will lose it.

Ultimately my motivation was to unlock the artifact domain so I could continue building Ayaka. And to clean out my quest log a bit. I want to continue building the team before I finish the archon quest.

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I’ve watched the 4.2 archon quest a few times, and I really can’t get over how good it is. Definitely the best archon quest in Genshin so far. The pacing was incredible, the mystery mini game really worked well in every chapter and didn’t feel shoehorned in, and it provided just enough twist for me to feel like we got some significant answers and a clearer idea of where the story is going.

At this point my feeling is that we might get an additional interlude quest other than Dainslief’s yearly quest. The lines about checking in on Childe feel like foreshadowing to what comes next. Kind of like how we had the Wanderer interlude in Sumeru to wrap up that side of the plot.

At the very least we have some interesting stuff to talk to Dain about.