#version 5.2

[genshinmp3]

The Meaning of Flight from the New Character Web Event for Chasca HOYO-MiX

[azhdarcho-replays]

eheheheheh

RGDR-7UP2-B7FS-WX67

[shadowed-dancer]

Friendly reminder that if you don't know who to wish for first in Natlan, it's a better idea to prioritize Citlali and Capitano (if you want them) because they're both cryo and apparently cryo characters don't get reruns anymore :)

[sheltiechicago]

PromptDervish Cookbook — Crafting the Impossible in Art and Architecture

Mystifying Architecture

[hoyotunes]

Devouring Snake from Paradox Yijun.J, HOYO-MiX

[genshin-impact-updates]

A Thank-You Letter to All Travelers

Dear Traveler,

The road behind us is paved with memories, and now, the next chapter of our journey awaits. Thanks to your support, Genshin Impact has won the "PlayStation® Partner Awards 2024 EXCELLENCE AWARD."

As a token of our gratitude, we will be giving away a total of Primogems ×1000 from 12/4/2024 – 12/8/2024! Thank you for accompanying us on this journey.

〓Content to be Issued〓

A total of Primogems ×1000 will be issued.

Primogems ×200 will be issued via in-game mail from 12/4/2024 – 12/8/2024 00:00 (Server Time).

〓Eligibility〓

These Primogems can be claimed at any time before the end of Version 5.2. All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 7 or above can claim the in-game mail after logging into the game.

The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the rewards in time.

[genshinimpactresources]

Genshin Impact | Playstation JPN Blog Version 5.2 Images

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Ares Modena Panther Evo, 2023. A new version of their Lamborghini-based De Tomaso Pantera replica has been revealed by the Italian coachbuilder. It is powered by a 641hp 5.2 litre V10 engine driving through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission transmission

[thewertsearch]

EB: won't there be other players in the new session? EB: like, alternate universe versions of ourselves or such? CG: PROBABLY. CG: BUT THOSE CHUMPS WON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT US, OR ALL OUR PLANS. WHY WOULD THEY? EB: yeah… it's just kind of a weird thought. […] EB: but i guess it's sort of comforting too. EB: if rose or dave have to go off and die, at least i get to see them again, in a way. EB: even if i will only be alternate universe john to them. EB: maybe my dad will be alive in that session too!!!

I doubt it, unfortunately.

I’m pretty sure Earth’s First Guardian will be altered by the reboot, which means this timeline will have diverged millions of years before Dad was born. The only humans who'll remain the same in such a radically altered timeline are Sburb Players, since they're getting injected from the outside.

CG: YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING READY TO START THE SCRATCH. THE GAME DOESN'T MAKE A HARD RESET THAT EASY TO PULL OFF. CG: ONCE YOU INITIATE IT, THE GAME THROWS EVERYTHING IT'S GOT AT YOU. WHICH IS ONE REASON WHY YOU'RE THE BEST GUY FOR THE JOB, BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPERPOWERS AND SILLY WINDY BULLSHIT.

Sburb wants to know if you’re worthy of a second chance – and the burden of proof lies on you, John Egbert.

Good luck!

CG: GET PREPARED, MAKE ALL THE EQUIPMENT YOU THINK YOU'LL NEED, STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. CG: WAIT FOR JADE TO SEND THAT CODE, WAIT FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND DO YOUR BEST TO HUMOR HIM WHILE HE IGNORANTLY ATTEMPTS TO FLAME YOU BACK INTO THE PUDDLE OF SLIME YOU CRAWLED OUT OF.

We’ve finally come full circle, as John is about to experience the iconic Act 5.2 opening conversation between himself and Karkat. Liveblogging it brought up a ton of questions, all of which have slowly been answered, as we watched John grow into the person Karkat first saw.

If we're finally closing this loop, then we really are getting close to the end. I'm getting chills!

Looks like you can choose your own reading order here, and I think we've got to start with Jadesprite.

Her power will be critical to the session's endgame, I'm sure of it. Let's see how long it takes her to realize this for herself.

[clarthelunagate]

Version 5.2 - Event Wish Preview (Phase 2)

The banner wish will be like...

[loudstan]

I have a little question over here🙋🙋

I don't know if it's already been asked or not, but I noticed that yangyang didn't seem as affected by his wolf in his story as the others, and I was wondering if there was reasoning behind that.

Like he was able to stay so close to his mate the entire time without jumping on her even once. He didn't even get that possessive streak that the others got everytime his mate called him a friend or something. Heck, in my opinion, he wasn't even that horny either, even on his rut. Cause either he has some really really good self control or his wolf doesn't affect him that much. And if the later one of true, then I was wondering of there was some sort hierarchy set within the pack on who is more possessed by his wolf and who isn't?

Anyways, good work(⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡ I liked the light-hearted vibe of his story soooooo much. 💚

Remember how I said bubu is more wolf than human? Well, each of them is affected by the instinct differently. I made a little table with the typical symptoms of werewolf instinct taking over and how much it affects each other them on a scale 1-10

MOST

Taeyong (9.8/10): normally very gentle and soft so he tries really hard to control his nature

Jisung (9.6/10): has no idea what’s going on but he’s like a totally different person when his instinct takes over

Renjun (8.4/10): very embarrassed of how possessive he turns and how slow his brain feels

Mark (7.6/10): not very aggressive but incredibly horny (broke a flashlight)

Haechan (7.6/10): CLINGY but not aggressive

Jeno (7.6/10): his brain feels very fuzzy and he will say yes to everything you ask for

Jaemin (7.4/10): TOO CLINGY, but not as horny

Doyoung (7.4/10): used to find the random horniness very inconvenient, but he kinda digs it now that he’s with his destined partner

Chenle (7.2/10): during his story he was mostly under the effect of a spell, but normally he would be possessive and clingy

Winwin (7/10): possessive but not too horny

Xiaojun (7/10): his brain stops working completely

Ten (6.8/10): very possessive and clingy but he doesn’t lose his mind easily

Yuta (6.6/10): very similar to his real self, but a little hornier

Jaehyun (6.6/10): his brain loads information slowly when he sees you

Johnny (6.4/10): another one very similar to his real self

Kun (6.2/10): a slightly less controlled and composed version of himself

Hendery (6.2/10): not possessive but his brain cells just don’t want to work

Yangyang (5.6/10): not very affected by his instinct, except for the way his brain works

Jungwoo (5.2): mostly clingy but overall not very affected

LEAST

[genshinmp3]

Maze of Spirits from Eternal Sun, Eternal Want Yang Lee, HOYO-MiX

[1outofmymind]

See this picture? It is from the Genshin Impact 5.2 version trailer. So, this was a lie - no Capitano in Ochkanatlan, Traveler has to explore almost alone (save for one adventurer - Bona). Why are you lying to us like that, Hoyoverse? 🤦

[sheltiechicago]

PromptDervish Cookbook — Crafting the Impossible in Art and Architecture

Illusionary Realms

[the-somwthing]

I dug through my notes and found some unfinished life series statistics, so I went ahead and finished them.

Here’s their placements if instead of “don’t lose all of your lives” it was “don’t die like at all”, AKA, Who Was The Last Person In Each Season To Have Their First Death

(Two different versions for DL, one counting your soulmate dying as a death and one not, also no Real Life because I got lazy 😭) + averages

3rd Life

1. BigB

2. Impulse

3. Martyn

4. Grian

5. Scott

6. Cleo

7. Etho

8. Tango

9. Ren

10. Jimmy

11. Joel

12. Bdubs

13. Skizz

14. Scar

Last Life

1. Martyn

2. Ren

3. Etho

4. BigB

5. Jimmy

6. Impulse

7. Tango

8. Scar

9. Bdubs

10. Cleo

11. Skizz

12. Pearl

13. Scott

14. Lizzie

15. Joel

16. Mumbo

17. Grian

Double Life (Soulbound)

(This is the version where if your soulmate dies, you die immediately after, so soulmates will place next to each other)

1. Grian

2. Scar

3. Bdubs

4. Impulse

5. Scott

6. Pearl

7. Martyn

8. Cleo

9. BigB

10. Ren

11. Etho

12. Joel

13. Jimmy

14. Tango

Double Life (Separate)

(This is the version where if your soulmate dies, you get to keep trying since technically you weren’t the one who died)

1. Martyn (didn’t die)

2. Etho

3. Grian

4. Scott

5. Scar

6. Bdubs

7. Jimmy

8. Impulse

9. Pearl

10. BigB

11. Cleo

12. Ren

13. Joel

14. Tango

Limited Life

1. Scott

2. Tango

3. Etho

4. Pearl

5. Bdubs

6. Grian

7. Martyn

8. BigB

9. Impulse

10. Cleo

11. Joel

12. Jimmy

13. Scar

14. Skizz

Secret Life

1. Cleo

2. Etho

3. Scar

4. Tango

5. Pearl

6. Impulse

7. Scott

8. BigB

9. Grian

10. Skizz

11. Bdubs

12. Mumbo

13. Lizzie

14. Joel

15. Gem

16. Jimmy

17. Martyn

And now, the average placements! There are two different versions, one for using the Soulbound DL section and one for using the Separate DL section, whichever one you think is more fair. This does mean some placements will be the same (people who weren’t in DL and Tango who died first no matter what)

AVERAGE PLACEMENTS: SOULBOUND

Etho - 5.2

Impulse - 5.4

BigB - 6

Scott - 6.2

Pearl - 6.75

Ren - 7

Cleo - 7

Tango - 7

Martyn - 7

Grian - 7.4

Scar - 8

Bdubs - 8

Jimmy - 11.2

Skizz - 12

Joel - 12.6

Lizzie - 13.5

Mumbo - 14

Gem - 15

AVERAGE PLACEMENTS: SEPARATE

Etho - 3.4

Martyn - 5.8

Scott - 6

Impulse - 6.2

BigB - 6.2

Tango - 7

Pearl - 7.5

Cleo - 7.6

Ren - 7.6666666666667

Grian - 7.8

Bdubs - 8.6

Scar - 8.6

Jimmy - 10

Skizz - 12

Joel - 12.8

Lizzie - 13.5

Mumbo - 14

Gem - 15

Wow! Etho is killing it out here, being first place in both versions. Being soulbound to Joel tanked his score by 2 placements but he is still on top. This is rather unfair to Gem, Mumbo, and Lizzie, who have only been in very little seasons and worst of all the only seasons they’ve been in were the ones with a higher player count. Still, in order to be higher than last they would’ve needed to not have their first deaths so soon…

Martyn is way higher in the Separate section due to technically not dying, but like, HE was the one who killed his soulmate, so L bozo on the soulbound section.

Interestingly, Scar and Bdubs tied in both sections even though they got different scores.

Also worth mentioning, you’d think that the Separate section would help those who had their soulmates die before they did, but it only helps sometimes because they’re still competing with the other half of the server who had their soulmates die first. Not to mention the pairs that lasted longer.

Well, any surprises here? I always knew Etho was a survivor. That was, like, a whole thing in Last Life, despite Ren and Martyn beating him in that season. Actually, Etho is never the last person to die, he is just consistently ONE OF the last to die. Except in 3rd Life (and Double Life if you take the soulbond into account).

[genshin-impact-updates]

Version 5.2 Event Wishes Notice - Phase II

Travelers, stock up on weapons and characters in the event wish to make your party stronger in combat!

Event Wish "Decree of the Deeps" - Boosted Drop Rate for "Ordainer of Inexorable Judgment" Neuvillette (Hydro)!

〓Event Wish Duration〓

2024/12/10 18:00—2024/12/31 14:59

〓Event Wish Details〓

● During this event wish, the event-exclusive 5-star character "Ordainer of Inexorable Judgment" Neuvillette (Hydro) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

● During this event wish, the 4-star characters "Analytical Harmony" Shikanoin Heizou (Anemo), "Prinzessin der Verurteilung!" Fischl (Electro), and "Burgeoning Grace" Yaoyao (Dendro) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

※ Of the above characters, the event-exclusive character will not be available in the standard wish "Wanderlust Invocation."

※ This is for "Character Event Wish." The wish guarantee count for "Character Event Wish" and "Character Event Wish-2" is shared, and is accumulated between both "Character Event Wish" and "Character Event Wish-2." This wish guarantee count is independent of the guarantee counts of other types of wishes.

※ The "Test Run" trial event will be open during this event wish. Travelers may use fixed lineups containing the selected trial characters to enter specific stages and test them out. Travelers that complete the challenges will receive the corresponding rewards!

※ For more information, go to the Wish screen and select Details in the bottom-left corner.

Event Wish "Gentry of Hermitage" - Boosted Drop Rate for "Vago Mundo" Zhongli (Geo)!

〓Event Wish Duration〓

2024/12/10 18:00—2024/12/31 14:59

〓Event Wish Details〓

● During this event wish, the event-exclusive 5-star character "Vago Mundo" Zhongli (Geo) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

● During this event wish, the 4-star characters "Analytical Harmony" Shikanoin Heizou (Anemo), "Prinzessin der Verurteilung!" Fischl (Electro), and "Burgeoning Grace" Yaoyao (Dendro) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

※ Of the above characters, the event-exclusive character will not be available in the standard wish "Wanderlust Invocation."

※ This is for "Character Event Wish-2." The wish guarantee count for "Character Event Wish" and "Character Event Wish-2" is shared, and is accumulated between both "Character Event Wish" and "Character Event Wish-2." This wish guarantee count is independent of the guarantee counts of other types of wishes.

※ The "Test Run" trial event will be open during this event wish. Travelers may use fixed lineups containing the selected trial characters to enter specific stages and test them out. Travelers that complete the challenges will receive the corresponding rewards!

※ For more information, go to the Wish screen and select Details in the bottom-left corner.

Event Wish "Epitome Invocation" - Boosted Drop Rate for Tome of the Eternal Flow (Catalyst) and Vortex Vanquisher (Polearm)!

〓Event Wish Duration〓

2024/12/10 18:00—2024/12/31 14:59

〓Event Wish Details〓

● During this event wish, the event-exclusive 5-star weapons Tome of the Eternal Flow (Catalyst) and Vortex Vanquisher (Polearm) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

● During this event wish, the event-exclusive 4-star weapon Mitternachts Waltz (Bow) as well as the 4-star weapons Favonius Sword (Sword), Favonius Greatsword (Claymore), Dragon's Bane (Polearm), and Sacrificial Fragments (Catalyst) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!

● During this event wish, use Epitomized Path to chart a course towards a promotional 5-star weapon, such as Tome of the Eternal Flow (Catalyst) or Vortex Vanquisher (Polearm). For more information on Epitomized Path, go to the Wish screen and select Details in the bottom-left corner.

※ Of the above weapons, the event-exclusive weapons will not be available in the standard wish "Wanderlust Invocation."

※ For more information, go to the Wish screen and select Details in the bottom-left corner.