#there is no hope for me 👍 gacha game hell

[liorlen]

puka puka

[rhinco]

hello can u tell me about hsr? recently started playing genshin and im wondering if its worth my time to get invested in another hoyo game…

hiya! okay this started getting very long and sidetracked so. my short opinion is that yes hsr is a good fun game and if you have the time you should get into it too 👍

my long answer is that hsr is just. a better game to get into than genshin generally lol (coming from someone who spent 2+ years in genshin hyperfixation hell). i have complicated feelings about genshin because it has a lot of characters that i love (my pfp may be aventurine rn but i will always be the childe guy) but with the release of natlan ive just lost motivation to play it at all. i might pick it up if childe gets a rerun or when we get to snezhnaya but i don't think im ever gonna be the same level of invested in it i used to be

(i will also say that part of the reason i dropped it completely is because i started playing zenless zone zero which im also loving and i think 2 gacha games is my capacity to still have a life outside of them)

now. is hsr a perfect game. absolutely not. it's still made by the same company and i don't want to sing hsr's praises when they're also fully capable of doing the same/similar racist shit as genshin has. so take everything with a grain of salt yknow. with that said, here's some other reasons i really like hsr

in comparison to genshin: they're more generous with stellar jades than genshin is with primos. the banner system generally is just slightly better (especially weapon banner). trailblaze power (equivalent to resin) has a huge overflow so you can store it up over time if you don't play.

the combat system is different but really fun. it took me a bit to get used to, i recommend trying to learn it in itself rather than trying to go ok what's the 'genshin equivalent' (for a lot of things in the game you can just go ok what's the equivalent. but specifically for combat mechanics i think it's better to differentiate)

and then i just really love hsr's story. penacony especially is one of the best storylines ive played out of all of genshin and hsr. generally i think the game has a lot more fun and heart put into it, it lets itself be sillier, i mean there's a literal plotline revolving around sentient trashcans. i love the character designs too. genshin's have felt stale to me recently (partially bc of the overt racism tho lol) but boothill and aventurine are some of my favourite characters designs so far (← definitely not biased).

anyways. sorry this got so long i have a lot of feelings and autism about these games and i hope i answered your question lol

[asbestieos]

we used to be friends, way before, and like, wow, youve gone so far, proud of you

🥹🥹🥹 oh my goodness!! anon if youre who i think you are (i am somewhat confident in my silly hunch), im so happy to know youre still out there even if we dont talk anymore!!! admittedly i have the most terrible memory ever so i barely remember much of our time together (i wish i remembered more!! but as is, i cant even remember the last time i showered lmfao) but since its been such a long time, i hope its ok if i give you a Riley Life Update of the past.. two, three years? <- it feels like it has been longer than that 😭😭

2020!! i graduated!! i enrolled in school! i girlslayed hard! however due to World Events, i cant go to school in person and am relegated to online classes in my room </3 unfortunately im also in the deepest depths of my genshin phase and ran both my own And denver’s acc. sometimes i paid for her acc’s battlepass too it was bad DBDKBFJ

2021! girlslaying starting to fail from burnout and severe depression from being shut in! i passed my first semester exams with flying colors! i failed all but one of my second semester exams. also come january im both afflicted with covid and experiencing a bad bed bug infestation. #girlsuffering. i dropped out in the summer ^_^ this is when the terrible moodswings hit (i thought they were moodswings but as it turns out, i was incredibly emotionally unstable!! more on this later)

2022!! last year oh my gosh! denver and jasper/moth and i started talking about moving in together, which requires me to have money of course. so aprilish i get a job! i work at starbucks! i girlslay REALLY hard. i also start playing ensemble stars (the beginning of my curse……..). come july i had a massive breakdown and almost broke up with denver and our mutual friend group 👍 it was Bad bad.. but things worked out? <- this experience has led me to believe im probably a bpd haver becos of how wildly unstable i am. fun! crasy asf!

moving plans fall through as summer goes by, im still employed at my job, still havent gotten my license yet but it is ok i will get it soon, and come 2023, moving plans are back on!! hopefully will be seen-through ny the time summer comes…

tldr i have bpd, i dropped out and got a job, im gay a shit over idol bot gacha game, and by summer, ill hopefully be moved in with denver!! yeha those are the important updates! for me at least. randys in college now btw!!! in her sophomore year!! shes incredible truly! she lives on campus so i usually only see her once a month or so but shes literally awesome ^_^

very long update post and i made it all about me 💔 theres history between us that ive unfortunately forgotten and im sad that ive forgotten (then again i could always read back, but every time ive tried, ive only cringed at myself like OOGH is that me?? sickening) but im really glad to have gotten this anon!! if youre not the person i think you are thats okay and also i am sorry i assumed UEGEJVFDJF i needed this i think to try and reflect back on. the crazy ass time my newrly three years of adult life has been.. im 21 in july!!! crazy as hell!

i also hope the formatting is ok, i try to break up big paragraphs w/o starting a brand new one for the sake of readability <:] i think i mightbe learned that from you? i dont remember though guwbddjjd.. but i think about you on the occasion as i do with everyone ive ever met ever and im glad to know youre still kicking it like i am.. life is rough a hell 💔

theres not enough words i can say that can make up for not remembering us too well and also for saying and doing hurtful things to you if theres one thing ive not forgotten, its that i was not a very nice person way back when. but i hope now youre in a better place and you have friends who love you just as much as i did and still do!!

i have to go to work but uuwheuehehhehehrhfht thank you for reaching out anon i hope this post was nice to read and feel free to live in my inbox for forever, even if you wanna stay anonymous forever i dont mind! if youre not the person i was thinking of, rest well with the joy that youve given me a moment to reflect on myself euwhhwrh but if you ARE the person i was thinking of. im sorry i hurt you. and thank you!! i love you!! im glad you were a part of my life. i hope your day is good and your tomorrow is better!! live in my inbox if it pleases you!!

EDIT: FROGOR TO SAY IM PROUD OF YOU TOO 👍