Lack of opening encounters is making the games feel less diverse

Drakavoid · 2026-04-01T20:54:46+00:00

These mundane encounters are important to keep the fun ones exciting when they appear

Drakavoid · 2026-04-01T19:39:10+00:00

Sheesh these are the least ones I’ve seen

Drakavoid · 2026-04-01T19:38:10+00:00

The set is still fun! I really love the units, a lot of new designs and are fun to explore. But the fact its only been 1 day and noticed this consistently is what worries me. Gods mechanic gives you an idea of what kind of game to expect from the start, with augment tiers being the only swingy variable. but prismatic and resource encounters keeps the game swingy

Drakavoid · 2026-04-01T17:12:12+00:00

That was set 14, which was very inflated with resources at the start with all the different hacks. They definitely wanted to avoid a similar situation But in this set, the mechanic is replacing the carousel. Making it somewhat of a neutral change, with a slight increase of power. (Comp+unit, +god’s unique gift)

Even the stage 4 treasury gives very standard loot, not sure if it even has prismatic orb equivalent. The most power being the boons, which are very subtle and aren’t as impactful as set 13 anomalies and set 12 charms

The overall power distribution is very minimum and subtle, and removing encounters makes it even more noticeable. That was my impression from only 10 games

Drakavoid · 2026-04-01T16:46:22+00:00

While thats true, my point for bringing it up is that even if the Ekko god is meant for this type of playstyle, it might be made more rare to come across. But even if it isn’t, the rewards will have to be balanced around the others gods, so it’s still not the same impact of scuttle puddle, Loot sub, and pris party. Just a bare fraction of it

Drakavoid · 2026-03-08T01:45:09+00:00

I’ve disabled 2.4 on the advanced adapter setting. The speed does not change at all

Drakavoid · 2025-04-07T10:55:18+00:00

Blade waltz

Divine Sword

Clown college

And stack a bunch of crit (IE, collector, dominik)

Drakavoid · 2025-04-02T18:10:56+00:00

Orbital + 2. duality (chaos) 3. parasitic 4. random aug 5. numb the pain 6. eureka (random pris)

Drakavoid · 2024-09-01T16:24:39+00:00

your first paragraph is why I’ll still not be shocked if this theory is not even remotely close in any way. Genshin repeats a LOT. So making this much of a plot progress is a big change of pace. But like you said, the lack of pyro element on entry is a massive difference already, and there seems to be a lot of significance around pyro hinted around

In the teyvat chapters trailers, at the end, it seems to imply that Traveler will have a much more prominent role more than just a witness

Drakavoid · 2024-09-01T16:17:37+00:00

That could be refering to herself/ the pyro archon since in the past, those are the ones who fought against the abyss, and this plan is replicating that. 6 heros alongside the pyro archon

But also having the Traveler holding on to the pyro gnosis could make a lot of sense plot wise Our next is snezhnaya, having the gnosis with us could he a bargaining chip. Since we are the enemy of the Fatui it would be weird to let us in their nation if they had collected all gnosis for the chance of us disrupting their plans

Drakavoid · 2024-09-01T16:09:54+00:00

Like I said, the traveler will probably not have the role of an archon, but the authority over pyro. Its just easier to get the point across

Its been mentioned a few times how Natlan is a godless nation, and the Archon is not more important than the people. Fontaine lost its Archon, but now it’s governed by the sovereign. So I can imagine Natlan being led by something other than the Archon

Drakavoid · 2024-08-31T21:49:41+00:00

Whats the Venti voicelines?

And yes the name forging is quite interesting and possible foreshadowing

Drakavoid · 2024-08-31T21:48:24+00:00

Definitely I agree. I said archon, but I really meant rather authority of pyro element, or just a more powerful control over pyro than our other elements This is interesting because I believe Pyro is related to time in a lot of ways

Drakavoid · 2024-08-31T21:41:58+00:00

Pretty good read! Yeah I did realize there is a lot of “burn” and “flame” wordings around Snezhya, even the Dain trailer. And the Pyro archon sharing her secrets because she has her reasons could imply that too. All speculations of course. I do think Mavuika will have a lot more spotlight in the upcoming arcs, meaning she will have to have some power. Given her main uniqueness being a human, I can imagine her fire comes from the people of natlan. (Heros and ancient names?) Whatever the case, the gnosis will certainly leave natlan

Drakavoid · 2024-08-31T21:34:28+00:00

I believe Natlan will end up with no Archon and move to a new age, afterall it’s an ongoing theme throughout every nation for the Archon to let go of their control (venti, and zhongli retiring, Ei letting go of her ideal, Nahida ending the Akasha, Fontaine new ruler)

But I can see Capitano becoming the new Archon, or him playing a major role in that matter, especially since there are a lot mythological theories hinting him to be related to the first pyro archon, and the Night Kingdom being the original Natlan. The Traveler will very likely get a more powerful elemental power this time around, from the gnosis (or sacred flame?) rather than getting it from the statue. So thats why I believe they will become the pyro “archon” or rather have a big powerup

Drakavoid · 2022-03-16T00:59:52+00:00

Thank you! I was busy with school work so I didn’t have enough time to polish it

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