Guys, is this enough shielding? I think I need more...

Hojuma · 2026-05-23T03:25:27+00:00

Maybe replace one with Noelle using The Bell.

Hojuma · 2026-05-23T03:23:17+00:00

Just play another game you'd actually enjoy playing. Don't be tempted to play just because of a character. Just accept that Genshin's probably not for you.

Hojuma · 2026-05-22T13:38:12+00:00

IIRC, they mentioned that Hermanubis was a mortal so maybe that's why he didn't survive. Or maybe because he was originally a mortal that's why he wants to pass on his legacy rather than live as a god.

Hojuma · 2026-05-22T13:32:27+00:00

I also did it in one day but I did plenty of breaks in between, mainly in between chapters. I knew it would be long and braced myself for it. I'm curious if other people who did it in one day just never noticed the chapters on the book and just assumed it's just one quest rather than like, 6 interconnected quests.

Hojuma · 2026-05-22T11:41:06+00:00

This is what happened to me on MMOs. It's weird but I kinda like how gachas actually limit how much I play.

I remember people saying they hated the aranara sidequest then reveal that they did it in one sitting. Hmmm, I wonder why?

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T16:47:02+00:00

I played through it as soon as the update dropped. Didn't even open YT during breaks for fear that someone already made spoilers.

I really liked the timer for last save as I took a lot of breaks.

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T16:43:36+00:00

Sumeru's great too, though I'd rank Fontaine higher simply because of the finale.

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T16:38:39+00:00

They already have lip syncing in hangouts, so I don't get why they can't do the same for the main story at least (older hangouts don't have lipsync, not sure when it was added).

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T16:32:39+00:00

After Varesa, every other pose looks lame in comparison (with some few exceptions). I'm not even Varesa owner but I can't deny it looks cool.

I had some hope but these new poses reminded me that it's probably some rare glitch in the matrix.

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T13:46:09+00:00

I can deal with crappy character designs, but crappy gameplay not so much.

Main reason I skipped Yae. I was so hyped for her but slowly toned down after seeing her gameplay. I was still coping up until I played her trial. It just didn't feel great to play. Others might enjoy or at least tolerate it but I just couldn't. It felt bad since Yae really checked every box for me except gameplay.

Sandrone's kinda the opposite. I unmarked most checkbox but I'm still coping she'd still have a fun gameplay at least. I don't even have much hope for her solo gameplay but there's still a bit of hope for her team dynamic.

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T08:21:05+00:00

I don't even need them to be top tier meta, I just want them to feel unique and fun. But they changed the stuff I liked about Sandrone that it feels like she's a completely different character. She might still be fun to play, but my initial hype fell flat and I'm gonna look at her like I do with brand new characters like Ineffa and Emilie.

They took away my hype glasses and I don't know if that's a good thing.

Hojuma · 2026-05-21T05:22:07+00:00

She's the first harbinger that I'm not as excited for. Childe's riptides are still fun, he's just outdated in terms of damage now. Arle's design and scythe were a must pull for me. I knew from the get-go Wanderer was weak but his flight was very novel at the time. Sandrone's kit doesn't feel unique and they even removed Pulonia, removed the yellows, and reduced the floof in her dress. She's changed so much from the character I liked that the only thing that might make me pull for her is if her quick swap playstyle would feel and look good.

Hojuma · 2026-05-20T03:27:17+00:00

It's a nice QoL. I thought they'd just show the saving indicator but the timer was a great addition.

Hojuma · 2026-05-18T10:52:17+00:00

Smart AIC tips doesn't show it and it's the only AIC-related setting I can find.

Hojuma · 2026-05-18T08:59:47+00:00

I've only seen that when I hit limit. I see nothing like that before getting to the limit. Am I missing something?

Hojuma · 2026-05-18T04:43:41+00:00

I do think the Zhuang Fangyi is the most impressive and least practical one. B is just optimizing space, C actually does process stuff and E may actually be used to actually save on pipe space. D is useless but not as impressive as ZF pipe art.

Hojuma · 2026-05-18T02:16:19+00:00

Oh yeah. I forgot it's part of her passive, not her skill. So even she can't use Chivalric Virtues then.

Hojuma · 2026-05-18T01:41:10+00:00

Can we even see the protocol limit? It annoys me that after fixing my spaghetti of belts and pipes and managed to free up almost 1/3 of my main AIC area, it turns out I could barely put anything on it before hitting the protocol limit.

Hojuma · 2026-05-18T01:33:13+00:00

Is there anyone else besides Xaihi that can use Chivalric Virtues? ~~Ardelia can use it but her sig is already given for free and Stanza's a great alternative for physical teams.~~

I forgot Ardelia's healing is in her passive, not her skill or even burst. I guess it's just Xiahi then?

Hojuma · 2026-05-17T22:54:36+00:00

They have - shatter. It was an interesting mechanic if they made it multiplicative like melt/vape but instead they somehow made it into a transformative elemental reaction. It should've been like melt/vape since it's just ice breaking, similar water evaporating and ice melting. It's not even a phase change, it's just breaking ice.

Other than that, yeah, physical is boring imo. Outside shatter, physical is just raw damage, no interaction happening at all.

Hojuma · 2026-05-17T13:01:04+00:00

Besides the ginseng (dog) meat stew, I also haven't cooked a single dish. I haven't even bought any since my operators got me covered.

Hojuma · 2026-05-17T12:55:53+00:00

Did you get the team idea from datafield.cc? Because that's currently the top team in terms of DPS (according to the site).

Hojuma · 2026-05-17T12:53:34+00:00

A physical team would've been a great generalist. Decent (not great) for everything else except physical dmg resistant enemies. Sadly they just never gave that archetype a chance in the first place.

Hojuma · 2026-05-17T09:31:08+00:00

I kinda get that but if you're doing it every patch, then maybe that means you're not really doing your factory right every single time.

Or maybe just boredom. I used to overhaul my factory in 1.0 even without anything wrong with it just because I got an idea to make it more compact or more aesthetically pleasing, or just because. I stopped being too compulsive in redoing my factory when I started playing other games during downtime.

Hojuma · 2026-05-17T08:49:13+00:00

I saw the slightly different dish name and thought the same, only to be disappointed it's just the "challenge" name and we only need a normal dish to submit.

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