#I quit Genshin Impact right before my favorite character’s rerun banner

[boneless-mika]

Honestly to me rehab just sounds like torture which I guess is yet another reason for me not to drink alcohol

[monday4econlive]

How Genshin Impact Took My Rationality Away

August 2, 2021: I think I can speak for everyone when I say that the pandemic freed up a lot of time on my hands. My whole first year of college was on Zoom University, and it has been going great! I have so much time to do nothing all day and even made zero new friends! …I truly need a new hobby. Perhaps I should pick up this game my friend recommended to me.

August 3, 2021: I haven’t slept. I downloaded Genshin Impact last night and have been playing ever since. I witnessed the sunrise — both in-game and in real life. My current mindset: play Genshin ≻ eat ≻ sleep. I'm pretty sure I can last without sleeping for at least another day, right?

August 26, 2021: I’m truly lost in the sauce now. Tartaglia has got to be my favorite Genshin character, closely followed by Zhongli. I recently joined the subreddit dedicated to Genshin leaks (aka spoilers for what is coming in future game patches) to see if either character would be on the next patch. Turns out it’s Raiden Shogun! Meanwhile, the current patch featured Ayaka and Yoimiya. My current preference is Tartaglia ≻ Zhongli ≻ Raiden Shogun ≻ Ayaka ∼ Yoimiya. I’m not really interested in the current patch’s characters, and Tartaglia and Zhongli don't seem to be rerunning any time soon. I’m also definitely more than okay with Raiden Shogun being my first 5-star character. Looks like it’s time to grind out primogems (in-game currency) before her release!

August 31, 2021: My hands are shaking. I won the 50/50 and got Raiden Shogun! It took me 74 pulls to get her, and I have only 6 pulls left. Wait a minute… the leaks subreddit is suddenly talking about a possible Tartaglia rerun in the next patch. There’s no way, right???

October 3, 2021: Primogems are quite the scarce resource in Genshin Impact considering how it’s the only way players can get new limited 5-star characters and weapons in the game. This really is a case of low supply and high demand. I’ve been playing this game every single day since I started a few months ago. The leaks turned out to be right. The Genshin livestream confirmed that Tartaglia is rerunning in the next patch. I’ve spent the last few weeks obtaining all the primogems I could get just to ensure that I could successfully pull for him. I now have a clear idea of how to spend my primogems: Tartaglia ≻ Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon.

October 12, 2021: The server maintenance just finished. Time to log in and pull for Tartaglia—and only him.

Well, that was unexpected! I ended up getting him quite early and only used 46 pulls. I still have quite a bit of pulls left… But I must resist the weapon banner! I cannot pull for Polar Star (Tartaglia’s signature weapon). I know my priorities: Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star).

I don’t know what’s gotten into me… For some reason, my brain is suddenly thinking: Polar Star ≻ Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star). "Tartaglia deserves it," says my brain. My hand moves the cursor to the weapon banner, and I end up pulling. 30 pulls in, I suddenly see this:

It’s Polar Star, right?! It's not. I didn’t get Tartaglia’s weapon and just wasted 30 pulls.

My rationality seemed to have left, but it’s back now. I’ve learnt my lesson. For sure now, Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star). Time to close the weapon banner screen before I lose any more pulls to this scam of a banner!

My rationality has suddenly left me once again. I am now irrational; my preferences are definitely not transitive. Sunk cost fallacy has convinced me that: Polar Star ≻ Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star). At a moment of weakness, I give in and quickly pull on the weapon banner before my rationality returns to tell me otherwise. 66 pulls in, and…

I GOT POLAR STAR!!! After this experience, I swear I will never lose my rationality again! I will never pull on the weapon banner again!  Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon.

March 16, 2023: I’ve been an active player on Genshin Impact for 586 days now. I got Zhongli, but did I touch the weapon banner again? I must admit that my word is as trustworthy as any American politician’s: completely worthless.

My rationality is gone with the wind when it comes to this game. I truly believe that any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon. However, I somehow just keep making exceptions and end up pulling on the weapon banner. My most recent pull was on the weapon banner for goodness sake!

I wish I could say I was a rational Genshin player and stop pulling for all of these weapons, but it seems like an impossible task for me. All of those pulls that could have gotten me multiple new characters were spent on making my current characters look cooler with their signature weapons instead. Primogems are as limited as ever, yet I still do stuff like this. Perhaps, I'll become a rational player one day... 

Cindy Lee ~ ID#65585808 ~ Mon. 4pm

[microclee]

How Genshin Impact Took My Rationality Away

August 2, 2021: I think I can speak for everyone when I say that the pandemic freed up a lot of time on my hands. My whole first year of college was on Zoom University, and it has been going great! I have so much time to do nothing all day and even made zero new friends! …I truly need a new hobby. Perhaps I should pick up this game my friend recommended to me.

August 3, 2021: I haven’t slept. I downloaded Genshin Impact last night and have been playing ever since. I witnessed the sunrise — both in-game and in real life. My current mindset: play Genshin ≻ eat ≻ sleep. I'm pretty sure I can last without sleeping for at least another day, right?

August 26, 2021: I’m truly lost in the sauce now. Tartaglia has got to be my favorite Genshin character, closely followed by Zhongli. I recently joined the subreddit dedicated to Genshin leaks (aka spoilers for what is coming in future game patches) to see if either character would be on the next patch. Turns out it’s Raiden Shogun! Meanwhile, the current patch featured Ayaka and Yoimiya. My current preference is Tartaglia ≻ Zhongli ≻ Raiden Shogun ≻ Ayaka ∼ Yoimiya. I’m not really interested in the current patch’s characters, and Tartaglia and Zhongli don't seem to be rerunning any time soon. I’m also definitely more than okay with Raiden Shogun being my first 5-star character. Looks like it’s time to grind out primogems (in-game currency) before her release!

August 31, 2021: My hands are shaking. I won the 50/50 and got Raiden Shogun! It took me 74 pulls to get her, and I have only 6 pulls left. Wait a minute… the leaks subreddit is suddenly talking about a possible Tartaglia rerun in the next patch. There’s no way, right???

October 3, 2021: Primogems are quite the scarce resource in Genshin Impact considering how it’s the only way players can get new limited 5-star characters and weapons in the game. This really is a case of low supply and high demand. I’ve been playing this game every single day since I started a few months ago. The leaks turned out to be right. The Genshin livestream confirmed that Tartaglia is rerunning in the next patch. I’ve spent the last few weeks obtaining all the primogems I could get just to ensure that I could successfully pull for him. I now have a clear idea of how to spend my primogems: Tartaglia ≻ Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon.

October 12, 2021: The server maintenance just finished. Time to log in and pull for Tartaglia—and only him.

Well, that was unexpected! I ended up getting him quite early and only used 46 pulls. I still have quite a bit of pulls left… But I must resist the weapon banner! I cannot pull for Polar Star (Tartaglia’s signature weapon). I know my priorities: Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star).

I don’t know what’s gotten into me… For some reason, my brain is suddenly thinking: Polar Star ≻ Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star). "Tartaglia deserves it," says my brain. My hand moves the cursor to the weapon banner, and I end up pulling. 30 pulls in, I suddenly see this: 

It’s Polar Star, right?! Nope. I didn’t get Tartaglia’s weapon and just wasted 30 pulls.

My rationality seemed to have left, but it’s back now. I’ve learnt my lesson. For sure now, Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star). Time to close the weapon banner screen before I lose any more pulls to this scam of a banner!

My rationality has suddenly left me once again. I am now irrational; my preferences are definitely not transitive. Sunk cost fallacy has convinced me that: Polar Star ≻ Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon (including Polar Star). At a moment of weakness, I give in and quickly pull on the weapon banner before my rationality returns to tell me otherwise. 66 pulls in, and…

I GOT POLAR STAR!!! After this experience, I swear I will never lose my rationality again! I will never pull on the weapon banner again!  Zhongli ≻ any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon.

March 16, 2023: I’ve been an active player on Genshin Impact for 586 days now. I got Zhongli, but did I touch the weapon banner again? I must admit that my word is as trustworthy as any American politician’s: completely worthless.

My rationality is gone with the wind when it comes to this game. I truly believe that any new 5-star character ≻ any new 5-star weapon. However, I somehow just keep making exceptions and end up pulling on the weapon banner. My most recent pull was on the weapon banner for goodness sake!

I wish I could say I was a rational Genshin player and stop pulling for all of these weapons, but it seems like an impossible task for me. All of those pulls that could have gotten me multiple new characters were spent on making my current characters look cooler with their signature weapons instead. Primogems are as limited as ever, yet I still do stuff like this. Perhaps, I'll become a rational player one day...

Cindy Lee ~ ID#65585808