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Genshin Impact |OT| 5.0 (Natlan) - Everything Changed When the Fire Nation Arrived

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There's no hope they'll ever release a male character that isn't fujo-bait.
 
Why would they theme him after a wolf when we already have Razor? A bear would be a better fit. No matter, he's gonna be another lanky husbando for the girls to cream over. No beard, no cool armor, the muscles are gonna be stuck on like with Itto.
 
Dude... something is really wrong with design direction of this game.

Will Jean more old than Varka? What the actual fuck.

GI is losing everything GI was. Maybe the chinese guy wasn't crazy after all. I really want a hydro claymore, but those Fortaine designs are atrocious.
 
EDIT: Oups Pejo Pejo already posted the leak

So yeah OMG i'm so excited, by far upcoming character i'm most excited about, he'll likely end being my second favorite character in the game, hopefully he'll be super fun , and i think he will
 
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Yea something shook their design philosophy at its core when the censored Mondstadt costumes hit. They must have flew too close to the sun and got CCP attention. Everything since then feels like they're trying to skirt by. I think Shenhe's recent official birthday art sums up the new direction of the game perfectly. There are clearly some weird guidelines in place now for character designs, whether it's of their own doing or CCP mandated.

I don't like believing random reddit shitposts, but it definitely lines up with that CN feminist nonsense if it can be believed. I don't live in CN so I have no way to verify, but it feels like a real life hexenzerkel has been in charge of Genshin for a while now, dictating what is and isn't appropriate. Wonder if that's why MHY made that whole story, to explain that they're being controlled by a secret organization of women, lol.
 
Yea something shook their design philosophy at its core when the censored Mondstadt costumes hit. They must have flew too close to the sun and got CCP attention. Everything since then feels like they're trying to skirt by. I think Shenhe's recent official birthday art sums up the new direction of the game perfectly. There are clearly some weird guidelines in place now for character designs, whether it's of their own doing or CCP mandated.

I don't like believing random reddit shitposts, but it definitely lines up with that CN feminist nonsense if it can be believed. I don't live in CN so I have no way to verify, but it feels like a real life hexenzerkel has been in charge of Genshin for a while now, dictating what is and isn't appropriate. Wonder if that's why MHY made that whole story, to explain that they're being controlled by a secret organization of women, lol.

I'm very worry about how the main story will get. Hope I get wrong on this.
 
It's pretty much sure he's Long Sword right? Wouldn't make sens otherwise because of what we know (he trained Razor to use Long Sword for example)

It would be too dope if he used double long sword, something like Al Haitham
 
It's pretty much sure he's Long Sword right? Wouldn't make sens otherwise because of what we know (he trained Razor to use Long Sword for example)

It would be too dope if he used double long sword, something like Al Haitham
He took in Razor when he was a child, took in Rosaria when she was a teen, and somehow is still in his 20s, anything is possible with that man. Watch him be the first Cryo catalyst.
 
This is a few months' old description of who is supposed to be Varka now:

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RIP my headcanon idea of a buff anemo claymore grandpa in green clothes similar to Garp.
 
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Yeah no...he is definitivelly not a Leo. Leo is not young, but not an oldass either. His face is pretty manly and adult shaping. Someone could risk something like 30~40.

Just the fact that someone states that he is young and doesn't have a beard screams that he will have a generic teenboy face ala Kaeya, only difference is having a body type of Itto being copy pasted. If all ends up being true, GI will be in a direction worst than I had predicted.
 
Well if you thought that one was bad...
It was 7.5 out of 10.

This one is 8.5-9 out of 10

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But they said he has a raincoat on top.
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Dehya is available to try in the new vibro-crystal event. She is actually fun to play! But that's only because of the massive buffs characters receive in this event. I wonder how many people will be led astray by their experience with her here.
 
Dehya is available to try in the new vibro-crystal event. She is actually fun to play! But that's only because of the massive buffs characters receive in this event. I wonder how many people will be led astray by their experience with her here.

Willing to risk the next patch won't look good either. Baizhu being a 5-star shield+healer already means heavy cooldowns and poor dendro application, not to mention 80 energy cost. Unless people want dendro shield specifically, other shielders would be a better option than him. So I'm pretty sure people will either go to Nahida or simply save once again for the next region.
Wouldn't be surprised if they suddendly accelerate to the Fountaine because they can't handle sucessive new characters flops.
 
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If Baizhu fail will be the third flop at row for MHY.

Some are saying he is a terrible at aplying dendro. I guess for heal/shield he will be OK.
 
Holy Fack that green boss guy in Abyss even with 2 minutes i couldn't beat it bruh he always not there you can't even touch this guy WTF
 
Dehya is available to try in the new vibro-crystal event. She is actually fun to play! But that's only because of the massive buffs characters receive in this event. I wonder how many people will be led astray by their experience with her here.
They also made the newest abyss buff sound like something that was probably meant for her kit and then stripped out.

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Wouldn't be surprised if they suddendly accelerate to the Fountaine because they can't handle sucessive new characters flops.
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They could have just made these characters viable and everything would have been fine. Does MHY not understand that they don't have to make crappy characters or something?
 
New "team china" leaker "interview". Apparently they're like celebrities now? Anyways.

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So now the new big picture from the previous leaks is this:
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Maybe good news?

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That name though...

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Here's the closest artist rendition of Wroithesley:

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Tell this is not Varka please
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I mean he doesn't look bad, but this is not the type of design i excepted for Lord Varka
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Well if you thought that one was bad...
It was 7.5 out of 10.

This one is 8.5-9 out of 10

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But they said he has a raincoat on top.
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Ok there is no way this Jean and Barbara's Dad, No fucking way
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7.5/10 is cool, except the retard eyes. Too good for jenshin.
8.5-9/10 is shit. Classic jenshin design, so I'm not surprised. Again those droopy retarded eyes. That tie is moronic. And I always hated Kaeya's ridiculous fur, one of the reasons I never built him (even though I have him C6).


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7.5/10 is cool, except the retard eyes. Too good for jenshin.
8.5-9/10 is shit. Classic jenshin design, so I'm not surprised. Again those droopy retarded eyes. That tie is moronic. And I always hated Kaeya's ridiculous fur, one of the reasons I never built him (even though I have him C6).


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These are all skip for me since I already have Shenhe at C2, but is anybody else annoyed that the new 4* weapons that get added only appear limited time on specific weapon banners? I mean come the fuck on MHY, you could at least give us a break and add them to the standard pool after a while so everything doesn't feel so bad to get.

Ok there is no way this Jean and Barbara's Dad, No fucking way
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Nah they thought it was Varka at first, but this is a new Fontaine character called "Wriothesley". Yes I am aware that name sounds stupid and is phonetically a nightmare.
 
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Thats surprisingly good for me. I use Ayaka, Shenhe, Sucrose and Diona.
The thing is that I don't think they are necessity. I guess the best case still remains to see what Fountaine has to deliver. These patches are basically dead.
 
Are there any prerequisites for the Miracle Medicine daily commission for Mondstadt?

Got Shenhe and Ayaka both C1... Choices...
 
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Are there any prerequisites for the Miracle Medicine daily commission for Mondstadt?
Doesn't look like it.


Other than blessings from RNGesus which is possibly the hardest pre-req.
 
It feels like we get the same combat event every patch, just dressed up with a different coat of paint.

Go to combat domain -> NPC gives some BS about why they need us to perform combat research - > event features trial characters and a selection of buffs that are specific to the elements featured for that day-> rinse and repeat.

Fortunately, there wasn't too much dialog from the quest NPC this time.
 
It feels like we get the same combat event every patch, just dressed up with a different coat of paint.

Go to combat domain -> NPC gives some BS about why they need us to perform combat research - > event features trial characters and a selection of buffs that are specific to the elements featured for that day-> rinse and repeat.

Fortunately, there wasn't too much dialog from the quest NPC this time.
I actually like the NPC dialogue the most out of the whole event. If you talk to him after the intro part of the quest, you can find out lore bits from Fontaine, including that explosion and some names involved.

I fully realize I'm probably the only one left in this thread that gives even a passing thought to lore in this game anymore, but I still appreciate that they added something.

Regarding the event type, yea, it's very samey but I prefer them not wasting a bunch of time and resources to deliver half-assed combat events anyways. Just shove it out the door, give me my primos. I still wish they wouldn't have neutered the exploration part of Misty Dungeon. That was the only "type" I liked that felt like more than just "here's a diferent UI for combat buffs", but then they made the layout static for all subsequent reruns which ruined the whole thing.
 
I actually like the NPC dialogue the most out of the whole event. If you talk to him after the intro part of the quest, you can find out lore bits from Fontaine, including that explosion and some names involved.

I fully realize I'm probably the only one left in this thread that gives even a passing thought to lore in this game anymore, but I still appreciate that they added something.

Regarding the event type, yea, it's very samey but I prefer them not wasting a bunch of time and resources to deliver half-assed combat events anyways. Just shove it out the door, give me my primos. I still wish they wouldn't have neutered the exploration part of Misty Dungeon. That was the only "type" I liked that felt like more than just "here's a diferent UI for combat buffs", but then they made the layout static for all subsequent reruns which ruined the whole thing.
I wouldn't say peps on this thread don't like the lore, they just acknowledge filler dialog that doesn't impact much.

I look forward to the Dain quests since those usually have a big reveal in them.



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I actually like the NPC dialogue the most out of the whole event. If you talk to him after the intro part of the quest, you can find out lore bits from Fontaine, including that explosion and some names involved.

I fully realize I'm probably the only one left in this thread that gives even a passing thought to lore in this game anymore, but I still appreciate that they added something.
I'm still into the lore, just wish we got more of steady flow of it.

I'll have to go back and talk to the NPC again. The intro seemed to be leaning into the "Husky guy wants to eat" trope territory, didn't think he would be dropping any useful info.
 
Hey fellas I got a question about Shenhe. Does her C1 works as a extra charge or does it enables her using a skill again for a certain time(like Diluc)?
 
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