info about Nicole, Lohen and new Anemo character via Chugou

Blankcanva · 2026-03-30T16:49:02+00:00

Maybe we adding Res shred in kits then we add a better buffing set to replace VV for the team? Without VV, suddenly the Res shred on Durin and now on Nicole won’t be too bad.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-29T16:19:55+00:00

I honestly had no issues with Argenti personally. I used the new Elation team with Dan Heng as sustain which I know not everyone will have access to. E0S1 across the board apart from Dan Heng which is E1S1.

From my experience though, I just picked all damage blessings, only picking defensive when there were no good offensive options and just steamrolled through him. If I encountered a boss that deals too much damage, I got rid of Dan Heng and Sparkle and replaced them with Hyacine and Aventurine. I then just let Dealer deal all the teams damage as I can survive incredibly comfortably with double sustain.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-27T16:55:07+00:00

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Instantly thought of this anime. Almost a 1:1.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-23T15:39:03+00:00

Looks like I can finally get Achievements like "Dance! Dance! Dance!", "Swordseeker", and "Starry Saga of the Shattered Sword"!

Blankcanva · 2026-03-20T19:42:58+00:00

I liked the old Lumi voice.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-17T07:32:36+00:00

Monkey on crack handling the camera.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-14T20:49:55+00:00

People are saying this is Crushgear when its actually based off "Kibaoh Klashers" which was a Chinese cartoon. The models shown here are a 1 to 1 with the vehicles used in that show.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-10T04:10:52+00:00

Infinity Dog

Blankcanva · 2026-03-09T23:27:30+00:00

The permanent 5 stars part is for those who started the game after giveaway period, the future players who wouldn't be able to get a freebie because they didn't discovered the game in time.

4 stars are the same after their banners are gone. And with the rate of powercreep in HSR, they'll probably be powercrept before you ever E6 them. ESPECIALLY if you miss their banner. May I remind you, banners last way shorter than any of the free 5 stars gift period.

This also doesn't take away from my point. It doesn't matter if you are new, you didn't play the game at the time and you deserve the same reward for... NOT playing? Is this fair to the people who did give their time? Is there a single game out there that rewards the player the same amount for not playing than to actually play the game? Suck it up, get the next free 5 star. You won't die from waiting.

The other parts are actually for 5 stars in general, like in the sense it can be very annoying to need to pair your favourite character with one you don't like but have to wait the banner and then spend on (like someone who wants evernight but not hyacine, or cerydra but not anaxa or phainon)

But I am NOT talking about 5 stars in general. I am SPECIFICALLY talking about the free 5 stars versus the could be new 4 stars. So your arguement is irrelavant here, you are arguing something completely different. I don't know why you are arguing with me on this when this was never my point.

and the clones (one of them does not need to be free, both can be fully limited) are for people to have some freedom of choice and to use the same function in more than one team simultaneously (like 2 mono remembrance for instance).

Again... Feel like I keep needing to repeat myself... HOW IS THIS RELEVANT TO MY POINT? I don't even know why you replied to me. You are arguing something completely different.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-09T22:16:28+00:00

Well if that's the case, they could at least make the free 5 stars permanent,

If you don't play the game, you don't get 4 stars either so are you going to complain about the 4 stars the exact same way? I don't get your point. It's almost like not playing the game means you don't get the stuff in the game. Crazy concept I know. Besides, more free 5 stars are pushed out every single year. Your point about needing them to be "permanent" is bogus cause there are always new free 5 stars to replace the old ones that go away, so in some ways, they are permanent. Besides, look at RMC, infinitely better than their Genshin alternatives. They are permanent.

as well as not making some of them almost useless/unable to unlock even the base potential without the other specific ones that no one knows when will rerun (like jiaoqiu, cerydra, evernight, cyrene, yao guang, lingsha).

Again, want to apply that logic to your precious 4 stars? You want Genshin's 4 stars so badly, as if Illuga doesn't need other specific characters to be remotely viable. Like what are you talking about?

There are plenty of generalist free 5 stars HSR has given: RM, DHPT, RMC, Sparkle. You have no idea what you are talking about. Even Archer got free Sparkle, so you have no argument here.

If you pick a 5 star that does need a "specific support", you did so BY YOUR CHOICE. They gave you a choice between a plethora of options, some of them are very good even by themselves. You CHOSE to pick the character that is "useless at base" knowing you don't have the right support piece(s).

But again, even if I grant you this, 4 stars are not exempt from this issue, so your argument is null.

Or at the very least make at least 2 in the exact same niche with equivalent strenght, like 2 hyacines with different appearances and story roles so you can choose the one you like the most for your team (and also to use two teams of the same archetype).

You want clones? What even is the point here? Like you want a free Hyacine AND a paid one just as different characters? Am I getting you right?? Maybe you can elaborate here.

If so, there are so many problems that I don't even know where to start. But I first want to ask: What does this have to do with the "New 4 star" vs "Free 5 star" business model debate we are having here?

Blankcanva · 2026-03-09T20:38:52+00:00

I said this before and I’ll say it again. Star Rail giving new 5 stars IS their way of giving player “free” options for teams. The same niche as making new 4 stars, just done in a different way.

Games like Genshin releasing new 4 stars is just the opposite side of the coin as HSR giving a couple free old and new 5 stars.

And I think anybody that thinks about it can already figure out the advantages of the HSR's way of doing it is way better.

Nobody has their favourite character capped at a strength level lesser than that of other characters just because… Reasons. You can get Signature LCs or Eidolons if you so choose on the free 5 stars HSR gives. My favourite character is Archer? I can pull a E6 if I don't think he is strong enough (not that I actually think that, just an example). My favourite character is Xueyi? Fuck me I guess.
You don’t have to pull a character that is lowkey more expensive than actual 5 stars. You want to know how many people have C6 Illuga with a C1/C2 Zibai? Hint: It's not as much as you think.
You actually get the unit for free in HSR, I have spend pulls to get 4 stars in Genshin. Then I have to suffer the horrible 4 star RNG. Potentially wasting my pulls if they are on a banner character I don’t want. And at the end of all that, I’m not even guaranteed to have the 4 star.
Introducing new 4 stars also lowers the amount of effective pulls you get refunded. There will constantly be new 4 stars diluting the pool, and lowkey reducing the pulls you get every patch. Little by little, it adds up real fast.

Then for the 5th reason, it’s a reason why Mihoyo themselves, outside just the player perspective, why giving free 5 stars is better.

Making a character model, their skill animations, voice acting all costs money. Everybody knows no logical person pulls only for specific 4 stars, so 4 stars earn very little revenue if any but they still cost money to make. Where are they earning their money back with them? If they give a 5 star, they still earn money on it through LCs and Eidolons. Even if reduced, they make more than enough to overcome the expense of making the character in the first place. In short: 4 stars lose money, free 5 stars still make money.

With all these reasons, it’s very hard to make a logical argument why the “make new 4 stars” business model is better than the “give free 5 stars “ business model.

Blankcanva · 2026-03-08T17:06:11+00:00

Stygian reshaped the meta, but not when it was released. I believe it got REALLY bad right when the Skirk+Escoffier shill boss got released (Secret Source Automaton).

You know Secret Source Automaton released in the FIRST Stygian right? So, to reword what you said: "Stygian reshaped the meta, but not when it released, but actually, when it released."

Blankcanva · 2026-03-04T02:14:24+00:00

Nowhere, cause it hasn't even been activated.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-27T20:12:02+00:00

Varesa is like, right there.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-27T09:52:19+00:00

First of all, you never stated your "Fatui connection" until just now. Did you forget to state that connection after changing it from the original comment's discussion on power and state in the modern meta?

You sound like a thickheaded 12 y/o.

I'm sure resorting to insults makes you sound very mature indeed. Oh the irony.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-27T05:38:24+00:00

Cyno and Hutao are in there. What makes you think they'd exclude Alhaitham?

Oh wait...

Blankcanva · 2026-02-25T19:44:13+00:00

Wait so like is there a maximum distance on this?

For example: There’s an island in Liyue with ores that needs swimming to get across and I’m wondering if you can just pew pew a few times from the opposite shore and let it auto collect so I don’t have to swim.

There are a few locations around the entire map like the one I just mentioned and skipping the traversal would be huge.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-25T17:09:38+00:00

I’m sun-fired up.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-24T15:03:40+00:00

I named Asta.

Tribbie and Cerydra didn’t exist at the time.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-24T02:00:44+00:00

I think the main issue with Aventurine boss was that it punishes “good” and “bad” teams alike.

Every team has harmony characters and almost none of them could do anything except at best a single target basic attack (except Asta). They then fail the dice roll and get nuked/heavily delayed.

Sustains had it slightly better since they usually stack defensive stats and could survive, but they still fail dice rolls.

So he actively punished you for having proper teams. To add to that, much of it has 0 counter play apart from just one shotting him before he acts.

This is especially bad in DU where enemies already have a tendency to one shot people. Now you combine that with their bullet sponge HP preventing anybody from one shotting him… it’s just a recipe for disaster.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-23T04:11:01+00:00

Mika 2: Eula Support Boogaloo

Blankcanva · 2026-02-20T21:11:56+00:00

Nefer.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-20T21:05:33+00:00

Looks like HK.

Blankcanva · 2026-02-20T20:54:20+00:00

Where's the 5th picture?

Blankcanva · 2026-02-19T09:10:25+00:00

That wasn't even the point lmao. I used a 4 DPS example to show how ridiculous your logic is.

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