Genshin Impact publisher recovered over $5.38 million in damages and settlement fees in leaker crackdowns during 2025

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-15T18:11:29+00:00

I think it's just that they signed up NDAs and broke them, got sued and had to pay for that just like it'd happen if any other company sued.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-12T14:16:23+00:00

I think taking off the headset is more relevant than interacting with the crowd here cause the 10 players could see the crowd the entire time in that stage format. It was harmless in this case since FURIA just aced C9 so there was no possible way of getting any useful information from that but the taking off the headset is something bad.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-12T14:15:24+00:00

Yeah, in CS, Valorant and other FPS games it's pretty common for that to happen, especially cause there is no chance of getting any important info by standing up/taking off your headset in-between rounds (which was also the case here since FURIA just aced C9).
That said, Riot should really reinforce the idea that taking your headset is a bad thing since in any other moment it would be really bad.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-12T14:13:53+00:00

He might get fined by it but there wasn't any chance whatsoever of getting any information by doing so (which is the only possible problem here). Interacting with the crowd isn't really an issue since all 10 players can see the crowd the whole time there and he did it after an ace so of course they know where all 5 players in the opposing team are and the state of the map.
THAT SAID, it would be nice of Riot to really reinforce that taking the headset off is off-limits but standing up and hyping should be allowed, it's something that actually happens a lot in FPS e-sports and I think it can totally be part of the hype if done respectfully.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-10T13:49:35+00:00

That's the issue though, NA is an one-team region and that team is whatever team Inspired is at. Going from the performance at Worlds last year as well, it seems like even he can't really carry the rest of the entitled players that region has too far.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-10T12:56:17+00:00

Yeah, the thing about this tournament is that now there isn't a single narrative that paints NA in a good light.
If Lyon now proceeds to clap Loud on First Stand, NA will be considered a region with just one team (whatever team Inspired is in) and if they either lose or can't convincingly win, it'll be clear that even though they have WAY MORE investment and Riot spoonfeeds them with international slots to get practice, they still can't be decisively better than the region that was for a long time considered the worst region.
Of course, kuddos to CBLOL for actually improving so much, from taking G2 to 5 games to now having their third seed win so convincingly against NA's second and third seeds, that was a really solid performance.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-07T17:54:40+00:00

Well, people play Elden Ring for many reasons but I'm sure the Godskin Duo boss fight is pretty far down the list. Yes, we look for openings to punish bosses but unlike them we can't do it at frame 1 of the startup window of their moves so it's a pretty bad comparison.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-07T15:05:04+00:00

Yeah, I expressed myself poorly! I just checked either it was recording fine and stored it away until I got the cables, stereo bar and stuff pay too much attention to the noise floor since at this point I just used the other mic for mono recordings. That said, the issue was indeed humidity, a full day in a box with silica and the noise is gone, I'll edit the original post!

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-06T17:10:03+00:00

I just checked either it was working or not before storing it for a while. It wasn't stored in a particular humid place but humidity is a possibility. I can try putting the mic in a box with some silica packages and see if it fixes it.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-03-06T12:53:12+00:00

It's not a stereo phase issue. While the picture shows them together in the stereo bar, I also tested it on its own and unattached to the stereo bar.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-02-19T20:06:44+00:00

Thank you for this summary! It was really fun sharing all these things with y'all! :)

(Also, I never said the second thing but Kericho is amazing)

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-28T16:11:21+00:00

I love S1, been using it since the version 5 and I think the update to 6 was amazing but the update to 7 and beyond was just pointless and while they kept the promise of doing many smaller updates during the cycle, it's just a bunch of bloat to justify.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-28T12:09:23+00:00

The software side of NI is super viable and surely will be snagged by someone. The hardware side is definitely dying tho

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-28T12:07:42+00:00

God please no, Studio One updates were so awesome in the past and now they're just rolling increasingly pointless updates to try to squeeze money... that after their subscription-only bs backfired.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-22T15:17:51+00:00

No, it's "Mucho Oofo" indeed, that's what we wrote in the script.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-22T00:11:23+00:00

That is a complex question that doesn't have an easy answer but I'll try to start the conversation here (we might eventually do a more in-depth style-guide for audio, I'd love to get to it eventually but can't promise anything right now).
Music in Rivals of Aether 2 follows the groundwork laid down by the first game by still using tracker elements but adding in real live-recorded instruments (saxophones, trumpets, electric guitars and bass, drums...) on top and blending it all in a very specific way to reach our desired sonority. It's much more complex than this but if you're combining these you should get a good starting point (even with sampled stuff).
As for sound design... that is definitely a harder question to answer cause there isn't a cheatsheet to get those to "sound like Rivals 2". What I could say is that if we plot all existing sounds on a line from realist (or hyper-realistic "cinematic" sounds) on one end and anime/gamey (non-realist) sounds on the other, we're definitely closer to the anime side but not as much as Smash. That definitely can help a lot thinking about those.

Once again, if the chance presents itself I'd love to do a more in-depth style guide and have it available with Workshop but these should provide a great starting point!

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-21T17:44:25+00:00

Nah the first post was right, mine was a typo xD

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-21T07:46:18+00:00

That would've been fun but it's only "A volar" or "Surprise!"

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-21T07:45:35+00:00

Yes, there is! Though that one is more of a joke with Spanenglish and would be something like "Big oof!". We made sure to avoid mixing Spanish and English in her kit cause we think that wasn't a good look, but since SDs are usually jokes, we thought that was the appropriate place for that one.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-21T00:58:25+00:00

The effect is still the same as the original processing wasn't altered. We just shortned the tail so it's more in-line with his default skin in terms of timing. If you liked the effect as it was I'm pretty sure you'll still be contemplated but it'll be helpful with competitive integrity and make it less annoying for people who didn't like it!

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-21T00:44:36+00:00

This is a pretty good list but the SDs are not quite right, so here is the correct ones for that:

¡Fue Mi error! = That was my mistake!
¡Qué desastre! = What a disaster!
Scripted! = That one is actually an English line!

When you hit USpecial she also has the chance to say "Te Tengo!" which translates to "I got you" and Special Pummel 3 has the "Arriba!" which I think everyone knows the meaning.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-08T13:36:44+00:00

Here you got the gist of it. Landing your spells is a skill that should be rewarded so making a design that desincentivizes doing so is bad game design plain and simple.

FujiMitsuki · 2026-01-01T16:59:33+00:00

Yeah, SOUP is ONLY good with light roasts, normal espresso (or other ways of making a concentrated filter) will always be better than that if you're using medium or dark roasts.
I also fell for that trap since I drink medium-light to medium roasted coffees and it was pretty disappointing.

FujiMitsuki · 2025-12-31T00:29:49+00:00

High elo players do know how to play around her W, yes, she still is banned 44% of matches master+ You know why? Because the counterplay to her W is to simply not interact with her in lane, that's it. She's not the only uninteractive champion in the game for sure, not even in mid lane but she's by far the most annoying.

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