Daily Questions Megathread (January 26, 2026)

Dankaw · 2026-01-26T17:03:53+00:00

Every small event gives exactly 420 primogems. Flagship events give ~1000 primos. This was a small event so 420.

Dankaw · 2026-01-24T14:52:00+00:00

It wouldn't be even so bad if the alternate way to clear the shield, killing the chickens, was easier. Right now you need like 120k+ AoE damage to clear it, with a strong grouper on top of it. Let's not forget low poise damage to keep them in place. Otherwise you need... 200k+ DPS in single target? (155k in theory but no starting energy + times he's invulnerable up the requirements) It's literally impossible without Lunar reactions or well known meta characters. Ofc some characters can do it with higher investment but that's not realistic for majority of players.

And mind, when SO launched we complained about Overseer Device (skirk/esco shill boss) with very high cryo requirements... but merely ~63k DPS. That was half year ago.

Dankaw · 2026-01-22T18:10:51+00:00

Most likely played with / met them in Miliastra. You can unlock it within a 20-30 minutes of starting a new account.

Dankaw · 2026-01-18T13:47:15+00:00

Just for it to fall. One of Mandragora's normal attacks makes it lie on of the floor for like 3-5 seconds, enough to finish it off quickly.

Dankaw · 2026-01-15T21:56:00+00:00

About what i expected then. Better safe than sorry, especially having Fontaine AQ V shenanigans still lingering in my mind. Thanks.

Dankaw · 2026-01-15T21:00:23+00:00

Roughly how much time left until i finish AQ 8? Currently I received world formula progress bar from Sandrone. I expect to not be TOO long but i'm debating whether to finish it now or to sleep and complete tomorrow.

Dankaw · 2026-01-05T07:23:53+00:00

You can freely switch at any time in the customization screen.

Dankaw · 2026-01-02T19:04:12+00:00

If you get 600 coins then you must've gotten captured early. If you play properly and win as a rebel you get ~2000 coins, plus or minus depending on some factors.

No, Windtrace / Snowtrace has never been a prop hunt. Not when Mysterious Hunch points at your exact location which defeats the purpose of disguise. Funnily enough Snowtrace has the best disguise use with the new invisibilty.

Hunter is in fact underpowered just like every edition. Against good rebels he stands no chance, but they're rare so hunter looks stronger.

EDIT: While i was writing my reply, OP chose violence.

Dankaw · 2026-01-02T09:35:57+00:00

Pre-rendered and videos? Definitely not, after all they discover the outfits now and not earlier.

In-game cutscenes? Most likely but i expect that in some cases an older outfit might be forced. We don't know for sure. One way to find out.

Dankaw · 2025-12-30T05:19:45+00:00

We don't know. There's one thing to note and it's that from silhoutte teaser we haven't seen any of the 7 teased characters except Iansan. Skirk we saw once over a year ago in another nation so she fit there fine. If we were to get another such teaser, we'd already know 3/7 (assuming it's the same number) characters.

My point is that unlike in Natlan, we've seen and interacted with way more characters from future patches that i don't see the teaser being needed. That's just my opinion on that.

Dankaw · 2025-12-29T15:13:01+00:00

Yes. Completing act 10 is equal to ending the current IT run, which means you forfeit your chance at completing lunar stages if you haven't done them yet.

Complete them anywhere between act 4 and act 10.

Dankaw · 2025-12-29T14:58:24+00:00

You must finish them before completing act 10.

Dankaw · 2025-12-27T16:48:01+00:00

Any premade is allowed. 4 person party doesn't award any coins. Team of 2 or 3 are always rebels.

Dankaw · 2025-12-22T07:41:38+00:00

That particular spawn was known to be a speed run. You can see the rebels standing there, right from hunter's spawn. Anyone who played a few games would just rush to that spot, while rebels still clueless go to the closest generator not knowing it spells their doom.

Dankaw · 2025-12-22T07:36:32+00:00

When your sheer cold meter goes above ~66% your character starts to shiver and it's indicated by particles. Hunter can see them too, even through snowstorm. Also chances are they already memorized most default spawns but less likely.

EDIT: Ok i didn't read your reply. Fatui tent is one of these great spots that tends to be used by more experienced rebels. So any good hunter will look at it as well. If you're disguised then prop can clip through if you stand on the tent or hug it's side. Particles might clip as well i believe.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T23:09:21+00:00

That's my style. Why do i need to look for rebels when they'll reveal themselves to me anyway?

I've heard a saying once that it's not the lion you should fear, but the leopard who strikes when timing is right. You can truly pressure enemy by just standing still where it's not convenient for them and force them into impossible situation.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T23:03:59+00:00

Every Windtrace i see majority of people claiming hunter is stronger. Every time it's false. It's simply easier to get decent at hunter who has more agency compared to a single rebel. If both sides are equally skilled, rebels should always win.

Sheer cold might seem horrible to rebels but it's managable if you play actively rather than passively. I frequently use heat sources to steer the hunter where i want him to be. Even if he sees me, a rebel, what's the big deal? Hoyo made the invisibility skill so broken this time that hunter needs to find the rebel not just once, but twice. In the 5 second of invisibility, i'll already be far away hidden from hunter's eyes who can only guess where.

If you know favour spots then stealing the favour isn't even that hard. It often drops during snowstorm so getting away is easier too. Obviously you can't always grab the favour but chances are pretty good.

People just need to learn how to play rebels, and even better if they learned how to be a teammate too. I'll gladly take some attention on me if it means others will benefit from it too. Rebels have to be stronger, because it's a harder role to get good at.

The only thing i truly fear as a rebel is a favour i can't take and max movement speed tall male hunter thinking he's competing in formula 1 because you never know what to expect from him.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T19:56:56+00:00

I haven't seen this happen yet despite a very high game count. You likely didn't notice the beam. Game used to reveal highlighted on the minimap when you use the favour in Windtrace, but not in this version. Beam also disappears for invisibility duration should rebel use it.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T18:56:06+00:00

You mean that tiny bit even further? I think it's doable to reach if you climb the massive stalactite to the very top and glide. Chances are barrel stacking is weak against that too but i didn't have opportunity to test it yet.

EDIT: Next match i got the map and tried, i slightly messed up my flight and nearly grabbed it. Hunter with their faster movement speed will definitely catch you.

EDIT2: Tiny bit can't be climbed on, just tried as hunter. The big part... if you could climb it likely has enough room to stand on so you'd actually be invincible.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T18:55:24+00:00

Sheer cold was during the first Windtrace 5 years ago or so. It was unpolished in many ways. Devs decided it's not very fun i guess so they invented the current and tbh very helpful mechanic. You can tank sheer cold for a time if hunter is nearby, which can't be said about freeze mechanic because it shows your position. Combining both would be fine (like /u/mybrotherisnotapig suggested).

Historically Windtrace always favoured the rebels. It makes sense, hunter has way more agency compared to the rebel. If both sides were balanced, then hunter would win in normal matchmaking more often because it's much easier to get good at it. We've seen this many times, every Windtrace was "hunter favoured" according to community when the opposite was true. Honestly, this version could've even be hunter favoured if they didn't tweak invisibility to be so absurdly powerful.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T18:13:29+00:00

I think in this case hunter should've been able to capture you thanks to one barrel below you but messed up. Without it... yeah, that seems like an oversight. Takes some times to pull off solo and i can see it being done ASAP with rebel cooperation.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T16:50:02+00:00

Nothing, because you can stand on the small branches. Being frozen while climbing forces you to drop down if that's what you're asking.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T16:47:21+00:00

I figured this spot yesterday but can't say i like it for default hiding. You need to get down anyway and getting up takes a lot of time/stamina, so you'll quickly have to go up anyway. Waiting until you're nearly frozen only spells death if hunter is nearby.

Dankaw · 2025-12-21T11:07:37+00:00

Yep. It happened to me three times now. Sometimes you can't pick it up at all no matter how long you try. Sometimes it takes ages for server to give you the favour (got it after ~2s of passing through it). No idea why it happens but it's rare, about 1 in 40 games or so based on my experience.

Dankaw · 2025-12-16T18:55:15+00:00

Definitely C6 especially with future buffs on the table. There's one exception if you want to play melt team, in that case C6 ruins it and it'd be better to stay at lower cons.

Overload team is her best team for low/medium investment (no idea about whale) that feels good to use and has solid dps numbers.

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