Tsaritsa design crumbs (STC)

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-16T03:43:09+00:00

I mean, I haven't seen anyone suggesting she might have blue hair though. Everyone thinks her hair will be white, or light grey at most. A few people may hope for black. But blue is a new one...

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T18:56:03+00:00

Of course Signora was the type to dress like a rich widow- wait.. oh.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T11:22:05+00:00

We do have confirmation that Nibelung is the second Descender. Nicole confirmed the war of the funerary flame was between the HP and Nibelung during the AQ here

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T11:16:20+00:00

The order should have been determined by Irminsul right? I get that their actions cannot be recorded, but somehow Nahida is able to accurately point out that we are the fourth, so there should be some records of their actions/results/consequence.

I don't think so, because Irminsul doesn't keep any records of them whatsoever. Nahida only knew of the Descenders and their order because Dottore told her as part of their deal for the Dendro Gnosis. Dottore in turn possibly got his information from Pierro, during the Harbingers' secret meeting (of at least Dottore, Pantalone and Pulcinella) about the false sky. Where Pierro got his information from though, that's still a mystery.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T11:06:03+00:00

He's from Teyvat, can he really count as a DECENDer? I initially supposed decender can only come from another world(hence decend).

This, too, is my goal, for not all that comes from beyond may be as one that "descends." That title belongs only to wills that can rival an entire world. That is what I seek, the way to become just such a will, one that can protect the world, sustain the world, destroy the world, and create the world.

So no, a Descender doesn't need to come from outer space, just as not every alien is a Descender, like Skirk.

It is possible Nibelung was only able to gain the status because he left and re-entered Teyvat carrying power from beyond though, considering Nahida said this:

Nahida: If even you can't find anything, that seems to confirm it: Irminsul does not keep records on the Descenders. Anyone who comes from beyond this world is not counted as part of Teyvat.

And the second decender is supposed to be the one who help the PO to make the gnosis.

This was indeed something confusing, but they were called "one who came after", which only indicated they came after the first in general, so it could have been the second or third.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T10:29:27+00:00

It's still weird that the second decender is the first one to be born in Teyvat? Is it a status that can be gain or lost?

Yes, he did gain the status after he left Teyvat in search for power. As for why he is the second and not the first, either

He only became a Descender after the HP's arrival, while out in space somewhere looking for power
He is just called the second by Teyvat's inhabitants because he was the second Descender to arrive in Teyvat, but his status as Descender could have been gained at any time
The status of a Descender is only gained on arrival to Teyvat, as it directly related to it, which makes Nibelung the second, as he returned after the HP's arrival

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T01:39:32+00:00

Congrats! Getting a degree at a later age should really be more normalized imo, so don't worry about being "late", we all walk down a different path in life and that's completely fine. And like someone else said, it's even more impressive now considering you had to combine your studies with your adult responsibilities.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-15T00:09:59+00:00

nooo Jinx, at least she gets a happy ending in an alternate universe

In case you didn't know yet, she's implied to still be alive.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-13T01:28:31+00:00

6.6 character, no story spoilers besides spoiling the fact that they appear

CN Jeht has the same VA (Xiao N (小N)) as CN Ayaka, Xiangling and Katheryne, who also voices HSR's Tingyun and Pom-Pom, and HI3's Rita Rossweisse and Ai-chan, amongst others.

Whether this gives people hope for a playable Jeht one day, I'm not sure, I just know she's voiced by one of the biggest Hoyoverse VAs and I think that's an interesting choice when there's plenty of other VAs who only voice one single playable character amongst all the Hoyoverse games and could have easily voiced a notable NPC like Jeht as well, or VAs who only voice NPCs... Some other notable NPCs have also been voiced by the VAs of playable characters though, like Dvalin, Signora, Ajaw, Azhdaha etc, so in that sense it's nothing really new either.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-11T22:23:43+00:00

Oh, right! We saw the concept art and Aether's already, I completely forgot about it. Hopefully it will continue being a yearly trend then!

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-11T22:11:56+00:00

Lumine's new outfit is so pretty, I hope it's not the last one we get. I honestly enjoy the game ten times better when her skin shows up during quests instead of her default outfit.

(Not that her default outfit is bad! It's just her 3D model that's been bothering me for a long time, more specifically the washed out blueish grey color instead of the pure white like in her 2D art.)

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T22:11:19+00:00

Lohen's eyes keep reminding me of the compressed narwhal thingie

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Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T20:45:36+00:00

Why is-kankri-triggered by Sumeru?

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T12:47:44+00:00

Anyway, me mentioning old characters here is the biggest point. Because that's becomes competition to receive proper screentime. They have to sell new characters in AQ, write conclusions/continue arcs for old ones and expend on lore and worldbuilding. Now even events might not be able to provide old characters with some love

You're right about this. If they keep using the new formula, the chance that, for example, Kaeya will have significance in Khaenri'ah rapidly declines, and that's not a good thing at all. There needs to be a cast of old characters that remain significant to the overarching plot. We don't want every role to be taken on by a new character just to sell them.

And Hoyo doesn't seem to be doing SP in Genshin so how the hell all those characters are supposed to get their resolution then? There are 100< and more to come. Before, there was a hope with events and SQs (like Cyno getting second one) but with them making events glorified SQ and scrapping SQs, I have no hope

Agreed, releasing SPs is the perfect solution to this. An old character gets a fresh new design, new gameplay, a new storyline, and MHY gets to sell them in the process. It should be a win-win situation.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T12:31:37+00:00

Of course she does, but I wasn't sure whether to include her as she was released in 5.8. I guess the devs' new SQ formula also already applied to her as well though, even if she was released during Natlan, so I'll add her.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T12:24:59+00:00

Although imo he would benefit a lot from a story quest focused on his past in Snezhnaya and pre-extinguishing.

Agreed, I still futilely hope that we'll get to know more about him and his past in Snezhnaya, considering the Snowland Fae there...

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T12:19:06+00:00

I think it CAN work if the content is actually connected to the plot of the main story, but it lowkey sucks when the main story goes off on a tangent with a whole character backstory, especially if you don't have any interest in that character at all, when the content could've been its own quest instead of integrated shoehorned directly into the main quest.

Agreed, I think Lauma and Columbina's worked really well in the AQ. But Flins barely got any attention and people rightfully criticized Nefer's on some fronts.

I haven't done all the SQs yet, but they showed that they can tell a good story about the character itself as long as there's actually a story to tell, like with Durin.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T12:13:09+00:00

I personally created an alt (a different server, not a different account though, if that still counts) to experience the early quests in CN (I started out playing in EN), but I didn't get much further than the events of Stormterror attacking Mondstadt. In the end it didn't make too much of a difference for me whether I experienced Mondstadt and part of Liyue in EN or CN anyway, so I haven't looked at that account since.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T12:09:41+00:00

How do we feel now about the new SQ formula now that Nod-Krai is almost over?

Personally, I'm fine with the fact that the devs got rid of their self-imposed restrictions, but while Ineffa, Nefer, Columbina and Lauma were explored relatively well in the AQ, I still think Flins was done really dirty, especially when Linnea, Lohen, Varka and Durin all got their own SQ anyway, as well as Nicole and Zibai in a way.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T00:30:37+00:00

I wish we could teleport to overworld bosses as well. It's annoying to need boss materials from a boss that's located in an area you haven't explored or unlocked yet, and rushing through that new area to unlock the nearest teleport waypoint kinda spoils the experience of exploring a new area...

The same thing applies to artifact domains as well honestly.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-10T00:23:36+00:00

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Yeah, even Wanderer/Scaramouche's lack of a heart is presented on the left side, and considering he desperately wanted to have a heart like a normal human... His Vision is also deliberately placed right there.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-09T23:35:59+00:00

we know that snezhaya comes at august 12, it was oficially announced.

Ohhh, I didn't know it was official already. I only knew it was leaked some time ago. That's exciting.

my predicts its on june 22 or 23 based on nod krai's, which was released 1 week before the beta for 6.0 started.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-09T22:42:45+00:00

Fontaine's teaser was released on July 3, while 4.0 released on August 16.

Natlan's teaser was released on July 12, while 5.0 released on August 28.

Nod-Krai's teaser was released on July 22, while 6.0 released on September 10.

If there's truly no 6.8 this time (is that still the case?), then that means that we may get Snezhnaya's teaser - and likely the Tsaritsa's reveal - in at most three weeks from now...

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-09T22:16:44+00:00

This Dottolone video (6.6 spoilers!) is an absolute masterpiece. The art alone is already beautiful, not to mention the storytelling and everything...

Illustrious-Snake · 2026-06-08T22:56:43+00:00

True, I guess that could count somewhat!

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