#or if we get a new 5 star liyue character AGAIN

[lyss-sketchbox]

Do you prefer to avoid banner leaks? Cause I sure do feel an Emotion everytime I see you posting about Wriothesley having a rerun when I already know the upcoming banners with about 65-90% certainty.

I'm always up to date with leaks just so I know if I really wanna pull for someone or not. And yes I know what the speculated next banners are and I am infact hard coping

[thetoxicgamer]

Genshin Impact’s pity system can make 4-stars rarer than 5-stars

Fans have noted that even banner four-stars are never completely assured, despite the Genshin Impact four-star pity system guaranteeing that players would get a four-star character or item after every ten draws. It's true that you could pull on a banner 90 times, which is enough to guarantee one five-star character, and still never obtain the four-star that you were hoping to add to your party. However, this isn't always a problem. This discourse is likely happening again because Genshin Impact version 3.6 has just entered its second phase. This means that Baizhu and Ganyu, the five-star banner characters, are now available alongside the new banner four-star, Kaveh. Not every player has enough Primogems – or real-world money, if they choose to spend – to pull beyond their one shot at getting the five-star banner character. That’s 90 pulls or less. And if they don’t manage to get Kaveh, or whichever other four-star character they wanted, they’re out of luck. That seems a bit backward, given that Baizhu and Ganyu are rarer. To HoYoverse’s credit, you do get a banner four-star character if your last pull didn’t give you one, but the issue is that it can be any one of the three four-stars on the banner. Looking at the current Genshin Impact banners, you could get a random off-banner four-star item every other 10-pull, then receive Candace five times, completely missing out on Fischl and Kaveh. Redditor HereForGames created a thread, opening up a pity system discussion that brought the community together. “This is a terrible design decision, one that has afflicted a few friends of mine as well and caused one to quit,” one player, ‘HereForGames’ says. “One-hundred attempts should ensure any featured supporting character, but would require community demand for it.” The replies are now full of shared experiences, with one player saying that it took them 140 pulls to get Candace, and another sharing that they needed to make 172 pulls before receiving Gorou on a previous banner. Other players make suggestions when it comes to the flawed system. “I doubt they’d add a similar 4-star pity, but what they COULD do is have a ‘pick your 4-star’ event in regions other than Liyue,” a Genshin Impact fan, ‘Mieremov’ says. “I don’t think it’d ruin their budget so much to have one per region scattered throughout the year.” It would be nice to choose which four-star we get, just like the weapon banners, but that doesn’t seem very likely at this point. However, if you’re unsure of which characters to pull for, be sure to check out our Genshin Impact tier list, and use the currently available Primogem codes to give yourself more chances. Read the full article

[intothegenshinworld]

Sooo, I hope you don't mind, feel free to ignore this if you want, but Kazuha and Diluc are saying smth.

I started playing at the beginning of Kazuha's 1st banner last year and I somehow got Kazuha on 40 pulls. So not only extremely early, but also a won 50/50.(I was extremely grateful after I actually learned about pity and all that jazz). Sadly, after him, I never won a 50/50 again, which ig is just bad luck until I saw a couple coincidences that were a tad bit too sus. The next character I tried to pull was Raiden(makes since why Kazuha wouldn't want her on the team lol), but I got Keqing. Ofc, that sounds like smth normal, until you take into account that at the time my favorite element was electro and I really wanted Keqing at the time, cuz her playstyle is fun, despite the low dmg. After that mainly Diluc came again and again, more onto that later(Mona also managed to slip through once lol). Speeding up a little, we come to Klee and Kazuha banner. I do a 10 pull, knowing I'd get a 5 star and really wanted Klee, but I knew that I probably won't get her, so I didn't get my hopes up. Apparently Kazuha heard my decided to be nice this time and gave me Mona first and then Klee back to back in the same pull(I ain't complaining), but then I do another 10 pull on his banner. 6 pity. On the 6th pull this little mf came home, making him officially my first AND second won 50/50 AND the first limited 5 star to have a constalation.

Now, as for Diluc. I originally got him first on standard banner, and he hasn't stopped coming home since. The only 2 50/50 that weren't Filuc were 2 Mona and 1 Keqing. Over all on different accs and friends acc he has come home to me when pulling 7 times in total. Not only that, but when I got Keqing on standard and I was a bit bummed that it wasn't Diluc, cuz I wanted his cons, 3 pulls later he strolls in like he owns the place. And one more thing. I have a side acc for when I tried the 1st character I get I main thing and I did the free 10 pull you get at the start of the game and guess what. The very first pull on the standard banner was Diluc. He also came along with Sara, cuz he knew I would need a bow user early game and that I don't like overlapping elements so early on, cuz I actually need the others. He made sure he was staying.

Aaand that should be all. Again, feel free to ignore if doesn't strike your fancy and I'm sorry, for making you read through all of this TvT

Note: I hope this is what you wanted :D Also!! please share the Diluc luck. I havem't gotten him on my main nor ult account </3 Diluc... please come home

When Kazuha felt a pull, unfamiliar but so SO warm, he welcomed the golden star that crashed down from the sky. Your presence was… an experience. He had to get used to being a vessel, but no stories in Teyvat could describe that magical feeling you radiated.

Before he knew it, the two of you had fallen into a routine. You’d awaken and do these small tasks all over Teyvat. And as insignificant they seemed to him, it was something that belonged to your routine, and as an extension, to his.

After a while, you started to rain down meteors again. He can't help but feel anxious. Your presence was still there but it was getting awfully close to the Shogunate.

Kazuha knows what he did was wrong, but it doesn't stop him. He tugs your presence towards him and away from the Shogun.

When the golden star flies down from the skies it lands further away than planned. The next thing he remembered is the proud expression on the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing’s face.

It’s been like that for a year now. Members come and go but Kazuha usually persists. Because of this, he’s gotten to know you better as well. Sometimes, even if it’s his imagination, he hears you talk to him. It’s never a long conversation but he supposes it to be his own fault. After all, he cannot talk back.

During one of your conversations with him, he heard you mention something new. You wanted Klee. ]

During the Iradori Festival, he had gotten to know the little girl. She had a pyro vision and seemed to make you happy with her energetic behavior. So- when he saw the golden star fall down he tried his hardest to make your wishes come true. When he saw Mona glow up he frowned. Had it not been enough?

A moment later he realized he'd been impatient. The small girl seems to pop up out of nowhere with a golden glow similar to Mona's. Two golden stars falling at the same moment is extremely rare, but the look on your face was worth the trouble he went through.

After that, Kazuha looks up hoping to catch your gaze in the sky. He feels your presence near him. You’re there somewhere right? Are you proud of him? Can you see how happy you make him?

When another golden star flies down towards the group he welcomes the feeling with open arms.

He hears your voice,

“Welcome home, Kazuha.”

Diluc knew how rough the world could be. From the moment that first star flew towards Dawn Winery, he felt like he found his purpose. Though, at times he felt like he’s experienced a moment like this before. It all feels like a distant dream but he tries his hardest to chase that feeling, and thus, you.

He doesn't feel bad about it either.

The knights of Favonius have enough on their hands. Surely, he’s a better candidate than Jean, and he’s definitely more fit than that small child with the cryo vision. Can't you see? He's doing you a favor.

When you're near, he tries his hardest to prove how strong he is. Diluc knows you like him too so him chasing after you is not a bad thing, right?

If you ever frown when he comes home it might hurt him for a moment, but only for that one moment.

It's never enough to stop him from chasing after you.

Good luck. You’re never getting rid of these two.

[strixop]

the future of yantao // 2.7 event spoilers

firstly, i’d like to open this with the fact that i am a yanfei main. beyond any means of meta gaming, i love yanfei as a character, and each time she has any content whatsoever i crawl for it, she was my first friendship lvl 10.

that being said, one thing i’ve said about yanfei and i’ll say again, she was a character made for the sake of making a character. she wasn’t made to be a vital knight of favonius, and god forbid she be recognized as an adeptus, hell, not even a half adeptus!!

so when i found the yantao ship, i predominately was happy for yanfei content, which would probably be seen as a sin in some shipping communities.

awhile ago in a video i heard a ship dynamic described as “one character people love, and a self insert or convenient character pairing to cope.”

this is how i believe yantao often works. i can’t say this for everything, because i have not seen everything, i am not everything, so i can’t speak for everything.

hu tao is a beloved character, hands down. she’s meta loved, 5 star, fun personality, happy to discuss mortality, friends with some beloved characters, and not afraid to throw down with some stubborn ghosts or fatui. it’s only logical that she deserve attention, and what has better attention than shipping?

well, first steps first, we need to find someone who’s preferably gay, from liyue, not already in an infamous relationship, and of age.

we get one option (at that time), yanfei.

it works- both pyro, probably gay, with dark and redish color palettes, and both with relations of rex lapis and the realms of mortality. but it also doesn’t.

they’ve never interacted, the voice lines are one sided, and driven on business, not interpersonally relationships. it’s like a dating app, you could do this couple, it’s a possibility, but there’s nothing saying that they have to work. but it’s already a thing, and it’s already gotten popular, so, might as well conform with the trends and disregard the characters anyways.

that’s where 2.7 comes in. yanfei is suddenly on a spotlight. oh wait, she’s part adeptus? and she’s a competent character, even in disaster? and she’s one of the smartest of a group of beloved and up-incoming characters? that’s crazy!!

even more so, the one night stand energy she and yelan radiate, or the law related wholesome energy that she and shinobou share. suddenly, there’s two very possible and likely love interests, that check all the same boxes that yantao couldn’t fill past fanon.

so the four star, the filler, the afterthought is now getting attention, reaching very lowkey homoerotic and wholesome places with new, never before seen characters. honestly? pretty deserved for her second (?) interaction in game.

though this means that yantao is likely on a decline, as someone who was a self proclaimed yantao shipper, i’m happy. i’m happy that one of my favorite characters of the game is finally getting a spotlight, getting a part to play. it’s not wrong to ship what you ship, honestly, i’d be surprised if she stopped being shipped with hu tao, but that’s what it is. shipping. fun between fans. it doesn’t matter if you like yanfei with hu tao, yelan, shinobu, heck, even eula, that’s your choice of what paring you like.

this is fiction, treat it as such.

[bluexiao]

#Event Banner Predictions (2.4 to 3.0)

—I did this just to have a place to ramble my predictions so feel free to ignore, read, or say your own opinions as well!

—I based the events and months according to what happened previously this year, no they are not l3aks, they’re experiences, so don’t come at me because I am no l3aker and these are merely my rambles and my own intuition.

—do not use this as your own basis because I am not a reliable source lmao. But, I have factual arguments so it’s still worth a read. (it’s quite long though)

2.4 (Lantern Rite, est. first week of January to first/second week of February)

Probability (most to least): Shenhe&Yunjin, Ganyu, Xiao, Zhongli

- It is quite a given that the new characters will be Shenhe and Yunjin, but we are not sure if the 4-star among them will be on the new character banner or rerun banner (or if both of them are 5 stars, but it is highly probably it’s the latter, very much like what happened to Itto and Gorou)

- The other banner is probably 2 rerun characters, much like Albedo and Eula’s case at 2.3. We all know since it is Lantern Rite, Xiao is going to be the most probable to get a rerun.

- Since we already had Hu Tao and Albedo, the other possible banner is Ganyu since she will be gone for almost a year by then. Additionally, she is actually more probable than Xiao considering Shenhe is a Cryo character, and since it’s a thing in the Spiral Abyss now that they buff specific elements according to the event banners, then surely Cryo will be buffed again with Shenhe and possibly Ganyu.

- Another and last probable banner is Zhongli. Now why Zhongli? Well, firstly, Yunjin, the other new character, is Geo element. Like my argument on Ganyu’s, it is probable Geo will continue to be buffed from 2.3 to 2.4 if Zhongli is going to have a 3rd rerun. Secondly, it is a patch for Liyue characters, and who’s the god of the land of Geo?

2.5 (Windblume Festival, est. first/second week of February to second/third week of March)

Probability (most): Venti, Yae Miko, Raiden Shogun, Zhongli

Probability (least): Kazuha, Xiao, Klee, Scaramouche

- (Let’s dive in first to rerun since my point for the new character will be connected to it)

- Considering 1.3 was Lantern Rite and that it will also be on 2.4, then 1.4 was Windblume Festival, then if the same event will rerun, thus it is speculated to be on 2.5. And of course, that means Venti will have a possibility of having a 3rd rerun, much like Childe. He’s actually the most probable of all considering he was the banner at 1.5 and he’s the Anemo archon.

- Erasing Eula from our list gives us Klee. Now, I am merely adding her onto the list because 1) she’s from Mondstadt and that’s basically it

- If Venti were to rerun with most probability, then that leaves the new character to be Yae Miko. She’s the only one from Inazuma who we have seen in the Archon Quest yet her release date is not yet announced, so it will be most probable to put her in the patch along with someone who has the same longevity with her.

- So, now that we mentioned Yae, then I think Raiden Shogun rerun will be alongside Venti with the most probability. Yae Miko is obviously an Electro user with her Vision as her earring so like my argument back on Ganyu earlier, then Raiden will definitely be on the same patch as Yae Miko since aside from Keqing, she’s the only other Electro user left.

- Of course, who’s going to forget about Zhongli on the list? Of course, he also has a chance of getting a rerun since he’s an Archon, like I said.

- This is except if they buff Elemental Mastery instead along with Venti rerun. Then who else is best to pair with Venti other than Kazuha? After all, Kazuha had his banner way before Raiden.

- Considering that, we should also put in Xiao in the least even if it is least possible because if Xiao doesn’t appear on 2.4 then he will definitely be on 2.5 since he’s also Anemo.

- Also, since I added in Yae Miko and Raiden here, then I’ll also raise the possibility of Scaramouche. No, I don’t believe he will be released this soon, but considering he’s Electro I felt the need to put him here. But do remember that I still believe Signora will be released before him although I think Signora will only have her banner during Sumeru patches.

2.6 (Spring, no event yet, est. March to April)

Probability (most): Ayato, Ayaka, Kazuha, Yoimiya

Probability (least): Yae Miko

- I am gonna be true, I hope this is Ayato. We had been teased a lot with Ayato content and we haven’t even seen the guy’s face. Who else is best to release but Ayato on a Spring season since Sakura blossoms seems to be the Kamisato trademark.

- Just like I said on the previous bullet, then surely if Ayato will have a banner, he’ll come in a patch alongside his sister, Ayaka. (fellow Mistsplitter wanters, choose well)

- It is highly speculated that Ayato is going to be Hydro and that Ayaka is a Cryo, so there is a high chance they did the same as last time where they put in Cryo and Pyro buff, which meant Yoimiya, of course.

- However, since Hydro and Cryo are two different elements, then that meant having the Freeze reaction, right? Then I’m betting highly on Kazuha since he circles around EM which results into reaction damage.

- I almost forgot to add that if Yae Miko is not on 2.5, then it is definitely her on 2.6 instead of Ayato since Spring theme is also quite evident on Narukami Shrine

2.7 (Harpastum, est. April or May to June)

Probability (most to least): Klee, Yoimiya, Venti

- Harpastum is equals to Klee, yes, of course there is a high possibility Klee will rerun for the 3rd time here instead!

- But if it’s Klee on Windblume and not Venti, then it may just might be Venti, but low possibility there in my opinion.

- Who is connected to Klee? Of course our last Pyro 5 star from Inazuma, Yoimiya! Omg what if she is on the event as well? That would be really cool Mihoyo take notes.

(Note: if Mihoyo decides to not rerun Harpastum and proceed to my prediction of 2.8, then disregard this previous one)

2.8 (The Chasm, est. June to July?)

Probability (most to least): Zhongli, Madame Ping, Itto, Klee

- Yes, I’m putting Zhongli 3rd rerun here as the most probable, and yes, I know it’s so long til then. I feel like they are still working on the Chasm but considering that it is said to have Geo monsters(?) of course it’s gotta be Zhongli

- Speculated Madame Ping younger version. I am not saying the “l3aked” name because I’m not sure where it came from or if it’s even considered a l3ak, but then we saw her in the trailer of the Moonchase event and we don’t know much about her yet. Although it is highly speculated she is Madame Ping.

- IF in case Harpastum will be cancelled and this is 2.7 patch, or if Harpastum is on the same patch as The Chasm, then the other rerun character will be Klee.

- However, if it’s not, I think that since the center is Geo, then Itto may have a rerun at this point of time.

2.9 is probably going to be 3.0 which means… SUMERU !!! (est. July to August, same time as Inazuma patch)

- Who have been waiting for Cyno? Since he’s the character on the main trailer, much like Ayaka, Ningguang and Diluc, then surely he will be released first even if he’s 4 or 5 star.

- Just a speculation but I’m dropping the Dendro Archon here because we all need to save if you want the Dendro Archon and have a full party of Archons that would be so cool

Anyway, if you reached this point, thank you very much and why are you still reading don’t you have a life… we both don’t have lives lmao, but thank you for reading through my rambles, sending hugs and kithes your way don’t tell xiao.

[love-archon]

A Day With The Genshin Characters: Liyue Edition

Today's going to be a busy day! Check your planner for who you'll be meeting with- as one of the esteemed members of the Liyue Qixing, you cannot afford to be late to any appointment. 

• 6:00, Ningguang: Morning Tea 

Although you say you love your job, waking up at un-archonly hours has to be the part you like the least. Even getting up at five in the morning, the hour when tigers prowl, is still not enough time to prepare for a meeting with the Tianquan. You rush around frantically choosing the best outfit, fragrance, and hair arrangement to present yourself to Lady Ningguang, and you're halfway out the door when it hits you- you forgot to bring a gift with you!

"Right on time," Ningguang says, pleased. You smile, hoping she won't hear your heart beating from anxiety. "And what a lovely present, too... is there any doubt you were appointed as one of the seven Qixing?" (You can't tell if it's her rare praise, or the sheer altitude you're at within the Jade Chamber, that's making your head spin).

• 7:00, Keqing: Business Meeting 

You barely have time to rest before Keqing whisks you away to Yuehai Pavilion. You're very close friends, and you admire the girl for her tenacity and diligence. The conversation flows easily as you walk to your destination under a cloudless sky. It's a wonderfully sunny moment, but the moment the doors lock, you mean business. In the next two hours, you conquer matters that would normally take days to resolve, and the two of you exchange grins. 

"There we go!" Keqing breathes a sigh of relief, pushing away the last stack of papers. She holds up her hand, and you high-five. "You know, I like how easily you keep up with me. You even caught mistakes I would have missed... things like this make me even more certain Liyue is better off in human hands."

• 9:00: Check In With Ganyu

With such a hectic schedule, Ganyu is your saving grace. It's always important to check in with her, just to make sure nothing you have planned catches you by surprise, and sometimes you wonder why others rarely do the same. She's quite lonely, and often mentions how nice it is that you speak with her every day and bring her gifts to help with work. It may be part of your job to be courteous, but... it does help her feel less lonely and conflicted with herself. 

"Qingxin flowers? Thank you so much." She accepts them gratefully, smiling at you with warm eyes. "I still have that new stationery you gave me, too. You're so kind for remembering the things I like!"

• 9:30: Talk to Beidou

The tea in the Jade Chamber was just a front for Ningguang to spring a request on you- meet with the captain of the Crux Fleet to discuss her... recent smuggling habits. But Beidou merely laughs heartily when you arrive. A crewmate tosses her a sack of Mora, and she slits it open, letting the payment shower over you in a spray of gold. And then, before you know what's happening, you're roped into helping them find a treasure rumored to be lost beneath the waves. 

"So, Ningguang though sending her star diplomat would get me to let up, huh!" You blush, wondering how you could be so easy to read under her ruby eye. "I was impressed by your words, and how well you fought by my side. But the annoyance of the Liyue Qixing is of no concern to me."

• 12:00, Tartaglia: TEACH HIM A LESSON!

As the member of the Qixing that oversees diplomacy and foreign relations, it's you that must meet with the Fatui Harbinger. He's quite good at playing pretend- all your underlings believed he was a naive, careless young man, and easily manipulated, too. And all of them ended up suppressing the urge to break something after they were done conversing with him. On your honor as one of Liyue's seven stars, you vow to not make their mistakes. 

"You're asking why I don't try to drive you mad?" he said, setting down his fork. You'd caved in and given him one after watching him struggle with chopsticks for far too long. "You're the only one who isn't a bore to talk to, that's all-" so this was on purpose?!- "and besides, I want to challenge you to a fight afterwards! Your vision's getting quite dusty from neglect, comrade. Let's fix that!"

• 2:00, Yanfei: Discussion of Legal Matters

Yanfei's counsel is an invaluable treasure. Especially when dealing with an opponent as vicious as Snezhnaya's Fatui, who deserve to have her wrath unleashed upon them. You walk to her office with a gleam in your eyes, and are delighted to see an equal fire already blazing in hers. For the next few hours, you two take the "suggestions" Tartaglia passed on from the Northland Bank and scheme on how to best tear them to shreds with the law.

"That man-childe's been giving you trouble again, huh," she giggles. "What did he come up with this time~? I've been waiting for an excuse to bring out the latest edition of my lawbook!" And with that, Yanfei slams it down, and the sheer weight of it nearly cracks her desk. "He won't know what hit him!"

• 4:00: Free Time

Of course, "free time" simply means that you have no meetings scheduled for this hour, which lets you adequately prepare for the next day's events. Tomorrow is your appointment with the Feiyun Commerce Guild, which you already know will require great patience and strength of mind. Because the head of the guild, and his eldest son, the future head, are- to put it mildly- not very bright... it's fortunate, then, that the second son Xingqiu has a good head on his shoulders.  

"Tomorrow, you should go straight to me instead," Xingqiu informs you cheerily, handing you a popsicle. Apparently, he keeps them around for his friend Chongyun, who's off to complete another exorcism. "I'll be sure to set everything in order." His eyes gleam. "And then, I can tell you the latest developments in 'A Legend of Sword'!"

• 5:00: Catch Xinyan's Concert!

Liyue's one and only rock musician isn't hard to find, thanks to the designated performance spots scattered around the city. You stop by at the raised platform where she's rocking out, where other people are listening as well. Xinyan strikes a peace sign in the air, and her vision glows with energy before the stage erupts with pillars of fire; her audience bursts into cheers and applause, and she's beaming as she leaps down to meet you. 

"Wait, seriously? You really changed up the rules a lil' so it'll be easier for me to hold concerts here?" Her eyes shine as they scan the papers- one of the many results of your work today in Yuehai. "Thank you so much! Wait-" she picks up her guitar again, giving it an experimental riff. "Let me think up a quick song for ya as thanks- I insist!"

• 6:00: Wangsheng Funeral Parlor 

Lately, you've been sent particularly determined requests from the other nations about allowing tourists to observe the ancient funeral rites. You already know the answer's gonna be a hard no, but the laws written by Rex Lapis state that you must check with the director anyway. She's not there when you arrive, so a consultant, Zhongli, brings you tea while you wait for her. You sit together in the fading sun, waiting for Hu Tao's familiar song to rise above the hill. 

Zhongli takes a quiet sip from his cup, closing his luminous eyes. "Although it was Rex Lapis who created the laws, they are not meant to be set in stone. Humans must revise the contract as they see fit, so that it will not erode with the passage of time." Something makes you feel as though it's more significant to him than you know. Then, he smiles slightly. "But, just looking at the people leading the way in his absence, like you... there's no need for me to worry."

• 8:00: Dinner; Request Chef Xiangling

The Wanmin Restaurant, run by Chef Mao and his daughter, is a breath of fresh air. While the rest of Liyue is divided between the "Li" and "Yue" styles of cooking, Xiangling pays the conflict no mind. Instead, she's not afraid to be daring and experiment, blazing ahead without worrying about what others think. You can see some similarities between her and Keqing, but it's best not to mention it after that disastrous banquet they organized together... 

"Had a rough day, didn't you?" Xiangling asks, her golden eyes twinkling as she hands you the steaming hot bowl. "Well, for you, I made sure to prepare your favorite dish! I hope you don't mind if I added a lizard or two this time- I'm kidding!" she adds quickly, upon seeing alarm flash across your face. 

• 9:00: Return Home

After everything that happened, you're eager to collect the reports from your subordinates and head home to draft new revisions for Tianquan Ningguang to look over (and then, hopefully, get some rest). But as you're walking on the path to your neighborhood, you spot a little girl sitting in the grass, clutching her head. Alarm rises in your chest as you rush over to see what's wrong, and why she's alone- only to realize with a start that she's the child that returned from the dead.  

"Thank you for taking Qiqi back to Bubu Pharmacy," she says, reading solemnly from her notebook (where the entire thank-you script is written). Even when you set her down, she's still reading the pieces of paper. "Will you tell Dr. Baizhu where I got lost? Please and thank you, again."

• 10:00: Sleep

In the end, you never did get to those revisions. You can hear your fellow Qixing scolding you in your head, but at least you got plenty of other things done; the well-oiled machine that is Liyue will still keep running on thanks to the tasks you accomplished today. Someday, even the adepti will have to acknowledge the ability of humans... you turn in your bed to feel the coolness of the other side. Speaking of adepti... the night air coming in... reminds you of... "Xiao..."

"I thought you were in danger," the adeptus huffs. The moment you said his name, you'd finally fallen asleep, but it still brought Xiao to you- balanced on the windowsill, hair waving in the breeze. "Still... I'm... glad that you're alright," he admits, glancing at you to make sure you're not awake to hear. "Rest well, bright star of Liyue." And then, with a sound like a sigh- or was it the wind?- he's gone.

[genshin-impact-updates]

Invitation of Windblume: Version 1.4 Update Details

Dear Travelers,

Below are the details of the Version 1.4 update "Invitation of Windblume" and the update compensation.

〓Compensation〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)

Issue Fix Compensation: Primogems ×300 (please refer to the relevant compensation mail for more details)

〓Eligibility〓

Maintenance Compensation: All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2021/03/17 06:00 (UTC+8)

Please claim before the end of Version 1.4.

Issue Fix Compensation: All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2021/03/17 06:00 (UTC+8)

Please claim the compensation before 2021/03/20 06:00 (UTC+8).

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

〓Update Schedule〓

Update maintenance begins 2021/03/17 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.

〓How to Update Game Client〓

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PS4: Highlight Genshin Impact from the PS4 Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.

〓Update Details〓

I. New Character

4-Star Character "Thorny Benevolence" Rosaria (Cryo)

◇ Vision: Cryo

◇ Weapon: Polearm

◇ A sister of the church, though you wouldn't know it if it weren't for her attire. Known for her sharp, cold words and manner, she often works alone.

◆ Elemental Skill "Ravaging Confession": Quickly maneuvers behind the enemy (except for some large enemies) and unleashes an attack that deals Cryo DMG. Elemental Burst "Rites of Termination": Casts an Ice Lance into the ground that deals periodic bouts of AoE Cryo DMG.

II. New Equipment

◇ New Weapons: Elegy for the End (5-Star Bow), The Alley Flash (4-Star Sword), Wine and Song (4-Star Catalyst), Alley Hunter (4-Star Bow), Windblume Ode (4-Star Bow)

◆ Take part in the Invitation of Windblume event for a chance to obtain the event-exclusive weapon, Windblume Ode.

◆ During the Event Wish "Epitome Invocation," from after the Version 1.4 update – 2021/04/06 15:59, the event-exclusive 5-star bow Elegy for the End, 5-star sword Skyward Blade, event-exclusive 4-star sword The Alley Flash, and event-exclusive 4-star catalyst Wine and Song will have their Wish drop rates greatly increased!

*Alley Hunter (Bow) will appear in a future Event Wish.

III. New Events

Take part in Version 1.4's flagship event "Invitation of Windblume" for a chance to obtain the bow, Windblume Ode.

◆ Gameplay Duration: 2021/03/19 10:00 – 2021/04/05 03:59

◆ Event Shop Duration: 2021/03/19 10:00 – 2021/04/12 03:59

◆ Event Rules: Take part in challenges during the Windblume Festival to obtain two currencies: Festive Tour Tickets and Peculiar Collab Coupons. Spend these currencies at the Event Shop to purchase the event-exclusive weapon Windblume Ode and its exclusive refinement material "The Visible Winds," as well as the Crown of Insight and more.

〓Festive Anecdotes〓

Act I: 2021/03/19 10:00 – 2021/04/05 03:59

Act II: 2021/03/22 04:00 – 2021/04/05 03:59

Act III: 2021/03/25 04:00 – 2021/04/05 03:59

Act IV: 2021/03/28 04:00 – 2021/04/05 03:59

◆ A series of Windblume Festival quests will become available during the event period. Four acts of "Festive Anecdotes" will unlock over the course of the event, each bringing new quests. Complete these quests to win rewards including Primogems, Character EXP Materials, and Mora.

More events to follow during Version 1.4.

IV. New Game Feature

New Feature: Hangout Events

◆ After the Version 1.4 update, the new "Hangout Events" feature will be added to the game. Travelers who reach the required Adventure Rank and complete the prerequisite quests will be able to unlock Hangout Events for Barbara, Noelle, Chongyun, and Bennett using Story Keys. (Each Hangout Event requires 2 Story Keys to unlock.)

The Hangout Events feature unlocks at Adventure Rank 26. Story Keys are obtained by completing Daily Commissions (1 Story Key is awarded for every 8 commissions completed.)

V. New Quests

New Archon Quest

◇ You hear from Ganyu and Lan that the Treasure Hoarders of Mondstadt and Liyue have banded together and plan to get involved in some ruins associated with the Abyss Order. Fearing the chaos that the Treasure Hoarders might cause through their involvement, you take up the commission and investigate...

◆ The Archon Quest "Chapter I: Act IV - We Will Be Reunited" will become available at a later date. Stay tuned for more information.

New World Quests

◆ A total of 8 world quests will become available over the course of the Windblume Festival.

◆ Complete these quests to win Mora, Character EXP Materials, and more!

※ Windblume Festival world quests will no longer be available after the event ends on 2021/04/05 03:59.

VI. Other Additions

● Gameplay

New Elite Monster: Abyss Herald - Wicked Torrents (In Version 1.4, this monster will only appear in the Archon Quest)

An Abyss Order monster that uses a dark power to command warped torrents in battle.

Some of its attacks increase the CD of characters' skills if they are currently in cooldown.

New Windblume-Exclusive Gadgets: Windblume Festival Commemorative Balloon, Windsong Lyre. Another event-exclusive gadget, Endora, will be obtainable in a subsequent event.

New Recipes:

○ Good Hunter (Mondstadt): Crispy Potato Shrimp Platter, Mint Jelly

○ Wanmin Restaurant (Liyue): Mint Salad, Minty Meat Rolls

○ "Outland Gastronomy" Login Event Reward: Golden Chicken Burger, Golden Fried Chicken, Fragrant Mashed Potatoes

New Namecards:

○ Travel Notes: Windblume (BP reward)

○ Rosaria: Indenture (reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Rosaria)

New Achievements: Additions to the "Wonders of the World" category

Parametric Transformer: Now lets you add various ores as materials

Liyue NPC Changshun: Now additionally sells Potatoes, Sugar, Cheese, Cor Lapis, and Electro Crystal

Liyue NPC Bolai: Now additionally sells Apples, Sunsettias, Fish, and Starconches

● System

Adjust World Level: After reaching World Level 5, the option to lower your World Level will be unlocked. Using this function, you can lower your World Level by 1. Each time you change your World Level, whether lowering it by 1 or restoring your World Level, you will be unable to change your World Level again for the following 24 hours.

After reaching Adventure Rank 60, any further Adventure EXP you receive will be converted to Mora at a rate of 10 Mora per Adventure EXP point.

Adds a new events/new content summary page to the mobile version of the game.

● Co-Op Mode

In Co-Op Mode, Travelers can now see the idle animations of teammates' characters.

VII. Adjustments & Optimizations

● System

Spiral Abyss

Starting from the first time that the Blessing of the Abyssal Moon changes after updating to Version 1.4, the two Blessings of the Abyssal Moon will be as follows:

○ Period I: Windward Moon

Characters possess an ATK-increasing Windward Aura that can increase their ATK by a maximum of 60%. For every opponent who steps within the Aura, the Aura's effect is decreased by 25%. When 4 or more opponents are within the Aura, this effect will not provide an ATK increase.

○ Period II: Skyward Moon

Hitting an opponent with a Plunging Attack decreases their DEF by 40% for 10s.

※ There will be no change to the reset times of the Spiral Abyss and Blessing of the Abyssal Moon. These remain the first and sixteenth days of each month, respectively.

Increases the maximum quantity of Condensed Resin that may be held. Travelers may now hold up to 5 Condensed Resin at any one time.

Optimizes the order of item drops: More valuable items will appear earlier in the list.

Optimizes the cooking function: After unlocking Auto Cook, the option Cook Manually remains.

Optimizes the Spiral Abyss challenge: Challenges can be restarted mid-stage; Elemental Resonance effects can be viewed from the character selection screen; adds the option to exit before entering the next floor.

Cooking, crafting, and forging functions remember your previous character selection.

Optimizes Xiao's expression when casting his Elemental Skill.

Optimizes the visual effect in Co-Op Mode when the camera makes contact with a teammate or NPC.

Optimizes camera close-up transitions in some domains and quests.

Optimizes the Original Resin replenishment screen: Travelers can view the quantity of Fragile Resin they own and decide which item to replenish Original Resin with more easily.

When you first download the game client on a mobile device, only the voice-over resources corresponding to your device's system language will be downloaded initially by default. (Example: Devices where the system language is set to English will download only English voice-over resources by default.) When you update the game client on a mobile device, voice-over resources will be downloaded for both the voice-over language corresponding to your device's system language and the currently selected voice-over language in the game. (Example: If your device's system language is set to English and you have selected Japanese voice-over in the game, both English and Japanese voice-over resources will be downloaded when you update the game.)

Travelers can download any additional voice-over languages they wish to use from within the game.

● Audio

The Chinese voice artist for Amber is changed.

Adjusts the Chinese and Japanese voice-over for certain characters.

Adjusts the English voice-over for certain NPCs.

Adds Chinese voice-over for certain characters.

Adds dialogue voice-over to the Oceanid boss fight as well as certain sound effects for Oceanid Creatures.

Optimizes the sound effects for certain character skills and environments.

Optimizes the playback setting for the sound effect when characters take damage.

● Other

Adjusts the appearance of Rosaria.

Fixes an issue whereby some characters who have not hit a target with an attack can jump while returning to a standby pose and thus perform a Plunging Attack.

*Additional Note: We are paying close attention to the possible impact of other operations that can produce the same effect. If we have plans to change them in the future, we will announce that as soon as possible.

VIII. Bug Fixes

● Domains

Fixes an issue in the Spiral Abyss whereby after reconnecting to the server, buffs provided by Benediction of the Abyss may stack incorrectly.

Fixes an issue with the Domain "Enter the 'border'" whereby characters may skip certain parts of the process under specific circumstances.

● Monsters

Fixes an issue whereby the boss Stormterror does not take certain types of damage.

Fixes an issue with the Childe boss fight whereby Childe may be Frozen or Petrified in the third phase of the battle.

Fixes an issue with the boss fight "Andrius, Dominator of Wolves" whereby if Andrius takes damage while sprinting around the perimeter of the proving ground, or while sprinting from the perimeter towards the center, his movements will be interrupted.

Fixes an issue whereby some special effects do not scale properly for large monsters.

Fixes an issue whereby Ice Cage, Vacuum Vortex, Rumbling Stone, Lightning Stake, Pursuing Fireball, Mist Bubble, and other monster skill effects may incorrectly remain after the monster is defeated.

Fixes an issue whereby monsters have a small chance to attack incorrect targets. (For example, monsters may incorrectly attack the Jade Screen created by Ningguang's Elemental Skill.)

Fixes an issue whereby characters' shields may disappear when within the range of the shield created by the Geo Hypostasis boss's energy cube.

Fixes an issue whereby Abyss Mages or Fatui Cicin Mages may incorrectly activate pressure pads while their shields are active.

Fixes an issue whereby the blocking effect of Fatui Skirmisher - Anemoboxer Vanguards may incorrectly remain.

● Co-Op

Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby after a large slime jumps, it still takes DMG if the location from which it jumps is attacked.

Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby after other players enter the world, monsters affected by an element may display the wrong elemental symbol.

Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby wild animals may incorrectly remain in place.

Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby multiple players' characters can sit in the same location.

● Characters

Fixes an issue affecting some characters whereby simultaneously casting an Elemental Burst and switching character while the character is sprinting may cause errors with the Elemental Burst.

Fixes an issue whereby a character who is sitting down may be lifted up by the crystallized platform generated by a Solar Isotoma.

Fixes an issue with Tartaglia whereby after applying the Riptide status to a monster, removing the character from the party and adding him back in may incorrectly trigger the Riptide effect that was previously applied.

Fixes an issue whereby Albedo's Level 6 Constellation "Dust of Purification" may not take effect properly.

Fixes an issue with Qiqi's animation on the Dressing Room screen.

Fixes an issue with Qiqi whereby casting the Elemental Skill "Adeptus Art: Herald of Frost" in the same location multiple times consecutively may cause the skill's effects to disappear.

Fixes an issue with Fischl's Passive Talent "Undone Be Thy Sinful Hex" whereby it has a small chance to target Oz.

Fixes an issue whereby Xiao's Elemental Skill "Lemniscatic Wind Cycling" fails to complete quest objectives that involve cleaning/sweeping/etc.

Fixes an issue with Xiao whereby even if his Lv. 1 Constellation "Dissolution Eon: Destroyer of Worlds" has not been unlocked, there is still a chance that the Elemental Skill "Lemniscatic Wind Cycling" may be cast three times in succession.

Fixes an issue with the Traveler whereby jumping or sprinting while casting the Elemental Skill "Palm Vortex" stops the Talent "Second Wind" from being triggered properly.

Fixes an issue with some of Benett's movements and facial expressions on the Character Screen.

Fixes an issue whereby when Klee leaves the field just as the duration of her Elemental Burst "Sparks 'n' Splash" is about to end, her Lv. 4 Constellation "Sparkly Explosion" does not correctly take effect.

Fixes an issue whereby when Hu Tao's Elemental Burst "Spirit Soother" hits multiple enemies, the HP regeneration value displayed may be lower than the correct value (the actual regeneration effect still functions correctly).

Fixes an issue whereby Ningguang's Charged Attack animation may lag.

Fixes an issue whereby the homing function of Ningguang's Elemental Burst "Starshatter" may fail to take effect.

Fixes a visual issue with characters' shields whereby after reconnecting to the server, the shield may incorrectly remain. (Note: This is not an issue with the functional effects of the shields, which work in-game as intended.)

Fixes an issue whereby when a character uses a Plunging Attack, they may become obstructed by a Geo construct and unable to perform any other actions.

Fixes an issue whereby if a character is hit by a monster while jumping, the character may be launched far away.

Fixes an issue whereby performing a Plunging Attack may not reduce the fall damage sustained by the character as intended.

Fixes an issue whereby character animations may be incorrect when walking up and down steps.

Fixes an issue with Noelle's Passive Talent "Devotion" whereby its cooldown does not function correctly.

Fixes an issue affecting characters with shield skills whereby generating a shield, then switching character, then removing the character who generated the shield from the party may cause errors with the shield's duration.

Fixes an issue whereby closing the PC game client while a character's shield is active then logging back in to the game may cause errors with the shield's duration.

● System

Fixes an issue whereby when certain characters use a skill to defeat the second phase of the Childe boss, the skill effect does not correctly display in the third phase of the boss fight.

Fixes an issue whereby multiple instances of a single character may appear in the Character Showcase.

Fixes the color of the dialogue option "I'd like something" with Master Zhang in Liyue Harbor when a forging task is complete.

Fixes an issue whereby the Compare function on the Weapon Selection screen may not close correctly.

Fixes an issue with the Parametric Transformer gadget whereby after adding the required quantity of materials, it is still possible to adjust the quantity of other materials that have not yet been added.

Fixes an issue with the Destroy function whereby the information on which character has which weapon/artifacts equipped may not be up-to-date.

Fixes an issue in Photo Mode whereby certain UI elements are not hidden after selecting Hide UI.

● Audio

Fixes an issue of incorrect Japanese and English voice-over in certain quests.

● Other

Fixes an issue in single player mode whereby pausing the game by opening the menu may cause the Elemental Reaction trigger mechanic to not function correctly.

Fixes textual errors and display issues in Spanish, Korean, French, and Indonesian and optimizes the localization of text. (Note: Related in-game functions have not changed. Travelers can view the changes in different languages by going to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Language and changing the Game Language.)

[scaramoon]

OKAY SO LORE I’M TYPING THIS IN MY NOTES APP AS I’M WATCHING THE STREAM TO GIVE YOU THE FULL EXPERIENCE AND TO MAKE SURE I DONT MISS TO TELL YOU ANYTHING

there’s someone playing piano?? like straight up video of someone at a piano,,,,i think it’s yu-peng chen!! the song he’s playing is so pretty :( THEY HAVE A WHOLE INAZUMA THEMED SET HE’S PLAYING IN?? THERES AN ACTUAL INAZUMA ARCHON STATUE IN THE BACKGROUND AND EVERYTHING??

the stream is in chinese!! with subtitles!!

it will be 2.0 AND inazuma is now officially confirmed!!

now there’s a trailer! ITS ALL SO PRETTY AND OMG THE VOICE ACTORS?? GOROU AND THOMA WERE SHOWN!! oh my god the pyro cube?? looks so?? scary?? AAAAH THOMA THOMA THOMA??? STOOD NEXT TO AETHER?? IM SCREAMING rn they’re shaking ayaka!! and now yoimiya!! her voice actor is so cute i’m- SAYUUUU!!!! AGHH SHES SO CUTE BYE GOROU GORIU GORIU GOROU AAAAHHH HE EAS THERE HE WAS THERE AAAAAH

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now they’re back to the set!! they’re introducing some of the developers, right now there’s aquaria who’s the combat designer in genshin and rn they’re talking about the stages and joys of development and how the process works,,,i actually like this part!! it’s nice to see the people working on a game i’m so fond of talk so passionately about their thoughts while they’re working on it :> he said everyone at mihoyo loves the game as much as we do and that it’s all of us together in teyvat and i went 🥺 ngl

now he’s talking about inazuma and how different it was than mondstadt or liyue and how different the challenges there were! they put a lot of thought into the electro aspect of inazuma as well as the “eternity” part of it. there will be more dev talk later and now they’re just announcing the fan art contest that starts today

now they had a set change and there’s a different dev, and now they’re talking about the cultural and design aspects of inazuma! they say they love to see fan theories and that they often leave little clues in the game and that it brings them joy and motivation when people find and decipher them. they’re talking about the tea house now and the shiba inu that owns it; they hope players can discover all the little details the writers and designers put all over inazuma,,THEY JUST DRANK IN SYNC BC THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT UNIFORMITY IN INAZUMA IM SOBBING,,,,ok wait it’s actually rlly interesting bc they’re talking about how they made sure every single detail in inazuma contributes/reflects the story and the “electro archon strives for eternity” story i’m- they’re currently talking about the real life inspiration they had, for example how the sacred sakura tree came to be and what it means

now they’re showing character combat (?) trailers!! ayaka is first, now yoimiya!! they’re actually showing the pyro cube in yoimiya’s!! THEYRE SHOWING SAYUUU MY BBY SHES SO CUTE they’re joking about how genshin players have been waiting for ayaka since the beginning of the game lmaooo bye 😭 they’re talking about the new characters now, what kind of people they are, what to expect from them and what their character traits are!! ayaka is elegant but also sweet and cute, yoimiya is creative and somewhat childish, enthusiastic and gets along with everyone, sayu sleeps a lot to grow taller and is a very well trained tiny ninja

we’re getting two new story chapters, act I and act II as well as ayaka’s and yoimiya’s story quests!!

THEYRE TALKING ABOUT THOMA, he’s observant apparently and has a very mysterious character!! they’re also talking about sara and kokomi AAHHHH GOROU GOROU!! they didn’t say much about him other than that he’s very dependable and fierce in battle!! they also mentioned yae sakura!!

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another scene change and another dev, now it’s cissie!! she’s the one designing the inazuma map/landscape creator and they’ll be talking about geological design and the scenery of inazuma since it’s a archipelago as well!! she’s talking about the different uses of colour and shapes and how they’re using them to impact the player’s gaming experience; she also said that they tried to pay homage to classic ghibli movies with some of the design choices they made!

rn they’re showing “the shimmering voyage” which is the 1.0 ost w 68 songs which will me available soon!! now they’re talking to yu-peng chen THEY HAD THE LONDON SYMPHONIC THEATRE RECORD THE MONDSTADT SOUNDTRACK, THE SHANGHAI ONE THE ONE FOR LIYUE AND NOW THEY ASKED THE ONE IN TOKYO TO DO THE ONE FOR INAZUMA?? HELLOO?? they pay attention to the smallest details i swear i respect that so much wow

THE THEATRE MECHANICS EVENT IS COMING BACK IN INAZUMA!! we’re getting gardening for our tea pot too!! new enemies called “ruin senitel (?)” which is essentially a worm version of the ruin guard?? it looks weird and scary ngl,,,we get new fatui enemies, “the mirror maiden” as well as normal human enemies in inazuma, dressed like samurais,,

ayaka’s banner is first, then yoimiya & sayu,,,we get 2 new 5 star weapons as well 5 new craftable inazuma weapons. we get 2 new artifacts sets, emblem of severed gate and shimenawas remembrance, we get the ability to choose an artifact by sacrificing 3 5 star artifacts and creating an artifact strongbox; new system for the weapon banner: you pick which of the 5 star weapon you want and if you don’t get it, you get “fate points” and with those you can choose the one you want!

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and that was it!! yu-peng chen is playing the piano again as a farewell, i guess

AHH TYSM BBY ALL THE KISSES FOR YOU 😞🙏

i really like how much detail they put into it though :( like i’m ngl i am an impatient little shit but fr its so nice to know the devs love it as much as we do, i’ll gladly wait knowing they put so much detail in it :(

ALSO SJDJFJ kazuha and sayu sleeping on warm rocks together send tweet side note: big brother kazuha is v sweet me thinks, they’re related now i said so

i saw some stuff about thoma when i opened twitter a second ago and people are lowkey pressed that their characterizations of him are wrong 😞 that’s what they get for saying he got downgraded 😁

also,,, ruin sential,, y’know the “upgrade, go back, I SAID GO BACK” meme ?? that’s me w ruin guards, hunters, and graders so 😃 i stg if that thing can go underground i’m gonna cry. OH ALSO i heard about the garden thing a while ago and i don’t remember a lot of what was said but it’s really cool >:)

pov you’re me using kazuha to fight the samurais bc i think it’s funny

OOH WAIT THE ARTIFACT THING SOUNDS COOL THOUGH :0 do we just get to pick what type it is, or do sub stats and stuff carry over/give you a higher chance of getting certain sub stats? either way i’m v happy about that i have so much maiden stuff and uh. no one to put it on :”)

the weapon banner thing sounds cool too :> i don’t have a five star weapon bc i’m scared to waste primos but mayhaps if i can choose... >:)

also shout out to yu-peng chen for being amazing, thought one of the mondstadt songs would be easy to play and i was Very Wrong

[iiasha-archived]

genshin anon! yeah the sacrificial one can have the skill useable again after it's used! gosh i pull all the claymores :/ when i was doing some pulls to try to get homa, i got the wolf's gravestone instead AND i finally hit pity on my standard banner (i only use the free pulls on that) and got the freaking skyward claymore from it so.... yay.... guess xinyan can get a new claymore and if i ever pull diluc... ive got his claymore.... lol.

hihihi

(2/5) oo nice! id definitely give bennett a try then. i use him in spiral abyss but my normal healer is diona. but he does really good. yeah i agree ): from what ive heard honkai had the same type of update schedule and it worked for that so.. im sure whenever a new region comes out everyone will come back and it'll bring more people in? but yeah exploring is so much fun and we just have to wait all the time. it would be nice to have a bit more events in between.

(3/5) thanks! :D new update - pulled venti lol. i was guaranteed him since i pulled qiqi last AND i even got him early. and finally got razor too lol. and c2 sucrose. now to save for childe because i want him so bad. also @ your posts from yesterday, i also heard the rumor zhongli is coming back so 👀 need him for my polearm squad lol. how have you been enjoying the windblume festival?? and rip the 2 noelles you pulled :/ thankfully only got razor and sucrose so far... lol

(4/5) probably won't pull anymore to save for childe. since c2 sucrose is good and i have razor now. i enjoyed his playstyle. it definitely took a bit to get used to but i think by the end of his story quest i had it. aww i love bow users! haha. i love using polearms and bows the most. i walk around the world with xiao, hu tao, venti, and diona lol. yeah i can't wait to see that boss then!! more story!!! did you do the hangouts yet? i unlocked barbara and noelle but i haven't done them yet.

(5/5) ill do the hangouts once i get bored or something lol. yeah rosaria... lol. ill still try to get her (mainly since ill be trying to get childe) but.. hopefully we fid out she isn't as rude as she was in albedo's quest lol. she seems fun to play though from what ive seen. and yeah the most things you get are from ascending! but hp and def i think still increase pretty well while leveling up. attack doesnt change a whole lot just from leveling up.

ohhhh okay!! i think i have the bow version on fischl but that was because some guide told me to i didn’t actually understand what it meant jaskdfla omg nice!! the only 5 star weapon i have is the skyward sword who i just put on my most dps sword user at the moment lmao (currently bennet i guess)

and i am starting to get used to him!! actually between him, xingqiu, and chongyun i’m getting elemental reactions for days so it almost makes xiao the pointless member on my team now since he’s a pretty selfish character lmaoo once he gets to friendship level 10 i might swap him out again for a more support character like fischl and make bennet the main dps. 

yeah!!! but i get they have to. program all the events ajsdkflaj in all honestly i think the rate they’re doing things is fine, but i do hope i don’t lose interest before another region comes out LMAO

YOU GOT VENTI I’M SO JEALOUS AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG i don’t have the primogems so i might just stop after these noelle pulls jadsklfjakd or at least stop after getting sucrose who’s higher chance. tbh i don’t think i currently have a real use for venti aside from pairing him with someone like xiao ESPECIALLY if i do manage to get sucrose. i actually have 0 use for zhongli too but i’m in love with him so i’m saving everything i fucking have jakldsfja. i might pull once or twice on childe’s just to try to get rosaria at least, idrc about childe ajskdfladsf

i’m really really liking the windblume festival!!! maybe it’s not as like. pretty as liyue but the events are definitely WAY more fun ones that’s for sure. like even if i don’t get extra rewards some of them are just fun to play which is an indicator of like. a good minigame lmaooo. like the lyre/music one i really really want those perfect scores ajfskdl

i definitely like polearms and claymores the best! and as suggested earlier i walk around with whoever i’m trying to build friendship levels with while still having a balanced team so right now its xiao, bennet, xinqiu, and chongyun!! chongyun there bc the xinqiu/chongyun besties pair >>>>>>>>>>> for elemental reactions AND character stories lmao. i actually played chongyun’s hangout walking around as xinqiu which was funnier when chongyun mentioned xinqiu lmaoo.

i’ve done chongyun’s and barbara’s, i’m probably gonna do bennet’s next!! i like the hangouts, they do get a little tedious with the multiple endings but that’s the nature of these kinds of storyline-based games and i’m at least glad they give you the option to skip to certain parts of the story instead of restarting from the beginning (that would truly suck lmao). and at least you get rewards for each one.

lmaooo yup rosaria we’ll see... since she’s kind of featured i wonder if she’ll show up in the main storyline for the windblume festival like venti. but yeah she looks super fun to play, and since i love polearms + claymores and she’s a polearm user who looks like she fights like a claymore user i’m very 👀👀👀

[anemo-abyss-mage]

Speculations for future characters, banners, dendro, and other upcoming elements

*Genshin leaks below!!!

This post is a little all over the place, but I organized it as best as I could

2.5-

Yae Miko and Kuki Shinobi (4*)

Raiden Shogun and Kazuha reruns

2.6-

Ayato and Someone else (Klee??¿?)

Baizhu and Heizou (4*)

Kazuha and Ayato could also switch palces, as Ayato maybe in the upcoming story quest

Other banners

Scaramouche- won’t come until at least 3.0. He’s more likely to come towards the end of it, so 3.6 is my guess

Arlecinno- he might be the Fatui guy for Sumeru so he could have a banner in it, but he could also have a Scaramouche complex where just appears and doesn’t have a banner for a LONG time

Yelen- no idea. Maybe a 3.0 Liyue character

Cyno- Similarly to how Ayaka was our Inazuma demo character, and was our first Inazuma banner, I think Cyno might play the same role. However, I’m not totally sure how that would work out because Cyno could be a 4*, and the Mondstadt and Liyue demo characters were not their first banner (granted, one is a four star, and the other is a standard banner 5* and they were both on release)

Dendro

Dendro is currently in testing, and they have some of their reactions in the game, so dendro could be close, but if it gets delayed again, then the second banner may be a Liyue rerun

IF dendro comes in 2.6, and Yaoyao is our free character, she probably won’t immediately be on the banners, and we would have to wait until at least 2.7 phase 2 or 3.0 for her to be in any banners

Dendro SHOULD be coming soon because 2 is meant to wrap up with 7, and it would be weird to enter a country with an element we can’t use.

2.6 seems most likely so that that way players can grow accustomed to the new element, as well as the developers can make changes in 2.7 if they need too

New elements

Dain’s

I believe our free character for Dain’s element (which I’ll call cosmo for the time being) maybe Collie from the manga. This is just a theory though, don’t quote me on that

If that’s the case, Dain my also be available sooner than we expected. That partially may depend on the Abyss’ and Celestia’s relevancy to Sumeru

The reason I think Collie is Cosmo, is just because her powers smell like mist grass, which comes from cinic mages, which are from the fatui, who have close ties to the abyss, which is connected to Khaenri’ah. It’s a stretch I know

Celestia’s

(Calling it Magi for now) people have been speculating an element from Celestia, and I don’t think it would be completely out the blue for that to happen, especially since we’re still waiting on dendro and cosmo

I don’t have any ideas who our free magi character would be, mostly because this element hasn’t even been dropped. It’s just a widely speculated topic amongst the meta game community

Here’s a random stab at the code thing:

MBCSM4

(Magi, Bow, Celestia, short male, four star)

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genshin anon! LOL yeah the violetgrass is an ascension material for xinyan! i would know... i spent forever hunting for it all the time :/ you can buy 5 from... the pharmacy in liyue harbor i think? you can buy 5 somewhere. also i saw you say you have her c5 lol. she's pretty good! her shield is pretty nice. got a long cooldown though, so i have her use the sacrificial claymore. lol yes plz put everyone back in i missed all the fun characters and i want to (try to) get them! (1/5)

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(2/5) ah okay haha. i always have the english voices on for when i space out i still know what's going on lol. albedo's though.. so nice. want to replay his story mission just so i can listen to him ): yeah, they do say like chapter 1 or whatever so that really makes it seem like there will be more. oo bennett is nice. he's pretty versatile. you can have him just be a healer or set him up more to fight, which is nice. i tried using him a bit as a healer but idk it just wasn't meshing well for me

(3/5) ahh congrats on the lvl 10 friendship with chongyun lol. yeah im excited to get xiao there but like.. it'll be so disappointing haha. yayyy ill have his namecard woooo... and yeah so many of the new things look super cool! yeah i didnt watch the full video but i watch other people cover it oops lol. did you enjoy the theater mechanics thing from the lantern rite? it was kind of fun. it was fun when i played with my sister, but by myself was a bit boring lol.

(4/5) YES. there's never an incentive to pull on the weapons banner. i dont want to waste my primos on something im probably not going to get. like i'd love to try to get staff of homa for hu tao but i dont want to just keep getting crappy catalysts instead :/ itll take too long to hit pity and im not wasting that many wishes on that. i feel like standard banner could be free wish a day, and maybe weapon/character, one a week? or something. just anything to help a bit. its not like 1 wish

(5/5) is going to hurt anything. yeah it does force them to come on daily. the higher level things need SO MUCH stuff, it can take a few days to get everything. but yeah it does keep people coming back everyday to get things done. yeah having good artifacts is a big thing. ive been trying to work on my artifacts for my mains. its fun doing those with people in coop haha. and ooh nice! im almost at 45! rip world lvl going up soon.

god all the more reason i like........ don’t wanna level xinyan up even if i have her at c5 LMAOOO yeah i think i used her for a little bit but i’m not a big fan of long cooldowns :(

this conversation actually convinced me to put on other voice languages so i can get used to the other voices lmaooo so i have it on chinese now just to get a feel also it feels more authentic in a way i guess since the original is chinese and all voicelines/translations basically stem from that lmao. albedo’s is so nice to listen to i feel like i could fall asleep to it its like a damn lullaby lmao. 

yeah it’s crazy how for the overall story we’re STILL on chapter 1 like.... it’s been ages lmao. yeah i hear a LOT of praise for bennet, as soon as jean gets to 10 friendship (since she’s almost there) i’m probably gonna use him as a healer/attack booster for xiao unless i miraculously pull qiqi or something.

lmaoo whoo namecards... it’s not a particular trophy either unless you actually use it either like nobody knows unless you tell them or use it as your namecard.

for1.4 i actually just watched the brief trailer which (hopefully this isn’t spoilers or anything??? BE WARNED RIGHT NOW) but omgggg when it’s hinted that that big water boss is like lumine/your other twin BROOOO ARE WE ACTUALLY GONNA GET STORY DEVELOPMENT like. HOW long have we been searching for our sibling at this point ajkfslajd and ahhh at first i wasn’t that excited about rosaria but the trailer also made her look extra cool hehe

personally i didn’t really like it although i did play completely by myself. it was just boring to sit through lmao i think i only did a couple levels so i couldn’t buy all the things in the xiao market or whatever but i was like sitting through all this is NOT worth it for me lmao. it looks like there are some more mini games coming up in 1.4 hopefully they’ll be more fun

EXACTLY. i kinda wanted the jade spear for xiao because it fits his aesthetic so nicely but i wasn’t gonna waste primogems just for that lmao. yeah, something like that would definitely be nice to have lmaooo @ any mihoyo employees reading through my blog right now... *wink wink*

the higher level things are impossible i’m not even gonna bother trying to get things to level 90 lmao i’m treating the level 80 as the 100% at this point with leveling up fjdlakfds. after my embarrassing time in my last co-op i’m probably gonna start looking at more artifacts which is just like... sigh another thing to worry about lmao. i’m having enough trouble with the talents jafkldjda

at first i didn’t like the world level up bc i was worried i wouldn’t be able to keep up with it but honestly it’s been okay. especially once you get a 5 star on your team or a really developed 4 star its like. fine lmao. and it definitely helps maintain the game’s difficulty bc it would be no fun if things were too easy hahaha and then also + incentive to level everything up again