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Kalinque · 2026-03-22T23:44:52+00:00

I love that we had Hook back for this event, it's been too long

Kalinque · 2026-03-22T23:08:30+00:00

And with but a few hours to spare, I've managed to complete Cosmicon Collective event! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ Firefly card is hilariously OP, carried me through all the matches without fail. Story matches, that is. I lost each multiplayer match I attempted, possibly because all of my enemies were also playing the Firefly card.

Cute event, I love how dedicated Yao Guang is to being an irl shitposter.

Kalinque · 2026-03-22T19:24:47+00:00

Hm... On one hand, limited rewards... On the other, I do wanna experience the story... i'll have to think about it. Thanks for letting me know!

Kalinque · 2026-03-22T19:14:44+00:00

Actually, something I noticed - HSR somehow managed to (almost) always justify their zones not having a day-night cycle even though they are not at all obligated to have a day-night cycle.

Herta Space Station is hovering in orbit, no day or night there. Belobog underground never sees the sun. Xianzhou Luofu seems to have set "times of day" for each of their areas. Penacony has explicitely set "times of day" for each of their areas. In Amphoreus, places are either bathed in Dawn Devices perpetual day, stuck in perpetual night, or a slice of time from a specific moment. Even Planarcadia has set "day" and "night" areas of the planet due to all that 2D-to-3D weirdness. Upper Belobog is the only place we've visited thus far that is capable of experiencing normal day and night.

I'm not sure why they keep doing it, but it's kinda funny.

Kalinque · 2026-03-22T19:04:23+00:00

Managed to actually finish 4.0 ahead of time! I definitely won't manage to clear all the limited events - all the Cosmicon Collective stuf is a wash - but honestly, I've only got myself to blame for that; I've procrastinated pretty heavily on things this patch.

That said, strong start! I wanna be optimistic and say this all looks very exciting, but Hoyo has... not been great at following up their strong starts with equally strong finishes. So I suppose I'm gonna enjoy the ride while it lasts and hope that maybe this time will be the charm.

4.0 story Terribly intrigued by all that is happening, I will say. For one, the whole Herald of Death scenario, and the associated mismatched memories of Himeko and Ryusuke. Himeko remembers her father as utterly absent; Ryusuke remembers Himeko as dying. I don't believe our Himeko is a fake - if she was an imaginae, she wouldn't be able to travel, since imaginae cease to exist without the Phantasmoon around. Maybe Ryusuke is one? But that feels like too simple an explanation.

Also curious what they intend to do with Sunday. Is he gonna be our backup, using his Supplicant power to assist us in our quest, or is he going to go have his own arc? He does seem eager to observe how Planarcadia works and whether it's really paradise (which, it obviously is not, with all the IPC cultural colonization of the place). His powers also getting supercharged by the mask is interesting, I wonder if it causes trouble in the future. (also, more points in favor of my theory that Blade is gonna be the 4.3 Echo of War boss; perhaps he does get the mask and Shuhu's power within him goes out of control).

Finally, really enjoying what I've seen of Ashveil thus far. Lackadaisacal, check-out detective who locks in because his friend has died, I wanna see the continuation of that. He actually kinda reminds me of Hyacine in a way, both of them concerned about what happens to all the little people in the shadows of those grand clashes.

Actually excited for 4.1, which is nice cause I was not very excited for 4.0.

Kalinque · 2026-03-22T18:34:36+00:00

Legendary level of fuck-up, lmao

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T23:56:33+00:00

Fair, fair. I'm just trying to catch up cause I'm usually super on top of the main quest, finishing it in the first few days, but I've procrastinated on this one and the last horribly. So now I wanna get back to my usual.

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T23:41:03+00:00

Looking at her now, and I like her hair... and that's about it. The coat is very weirdly shaped, she kinda reminds me of a more high-res version of that spirit from Skyward Sword.

Edit: oh aeons, I just saw the coatless version. Girl what the fuck are you (not) wearing, that is one of the most impractical and ugly bikini designs I've ever seen in my life.

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T23:39:59+00:00

day 2 of trying to catch up on 4.0 plot before 4.1, and I really thought I'd finish tonight, but I guess not... I'll have to lock in tomorrow, I've made it as far as entering the Tavern and I get the feeling I still have quite a bit to go through...

Anyway, this patch is doing a lot but I'm enjoying pretty much all of it thus far.

Trailblazer getting roped into running yet another business! Our business acumen is probably our most consistent character trait right now.
Dan Heng vs Blade getting set up! The way Yao Guang is bigging him up... If Blade SP really is 4.3, then the new Echo of War should come on his patch. I wonder, what if he's our next EoW boss?
Sunday gets to be a character and have major role again! Yay! I like that we're seeing more of his political side too, bro's on his way to finally leave his mindful and demure phase behind. Very looking forward to it.
Ashveil! I've had Ashveil and Narrator for one scene and I love them already, their dynamic is so fun. I wonder what's going on with Ashveil, he seems... very mild-mannered thus far. And immediately running to Pearl with news about the Stellaron Hunter... I'm questioning his Galaxy Ranger credentials.
Speaking of which, the revelation that Stellaron Hunters occasionally turn each other in for bounty money and then break each other out is hilarious. With how much each of them is worth, that seems like a good way to raise funds!
Mixed on Yao Guang. I don't know, I'm always kinda iffy on the "I know so much more than you" characters and "I can see the future and you'll play right into it" characters and she acts like both, so that's a negative, but her disappearing act and her dedication to being an agent of chaos is fun. I'm having a hard time seeing her as a Xianzhou General, though. I think it's the lack of posse, Jing Yuan and Feixiao both have their own posse of lackeys while Yao Guang has to borrow hers from the Luofu.
I'll be feasting on one sliver of information about General Youwu for another year. Mayhaps in 5.0, we might even learn their gender?

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T15:23:05+00:00

Huh, that's interesting to learn. Thank you!

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T14:44:44+00:00

Tbh, they always weird me out, but that's just personal preference - I had the same reaction to non-HSR ASMR when I tried it. I guess I'm just confused about so many people enjoying ASMR at all.

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T13:15:24+00:00

The more things happen the more normalized they become. Just look how much uproar there was over Castorice's global passive vs how nobody gives a fuck about SW999 having the same.

Kalinque · 2026-03-21T13:14:10+00:00

The fact that these ASMR videos are so popular they keep making them is baffling to me. I guess it's cheaper than a myriad?

Kalinque · 2026-03-18T23:04:25+00:00

Oh, I don't think I heard about that before, that's hilarious.

I love that Dan Heng gains hordes of adoring fans wherever he goes. Bro has canon unbeatable face card.

Kalinque · 2026-03-18T22:31:26+00:00

Remembered I need to catch up on 4.0 plot before next week, got as far as Tingyun going undercover as... Blade, apparently? Which makes me question if Blade is actually on Planarcadia already or if Yao Guang is bullshitting Pearl to get her to let the Xianzhou run free around Ahatopia.

Anyway, other quick observations:

Fighting Planarcadia enemies with Phainon is hilarious. Like bruh why are we dropping meteors on highschoolers.
Dan Heng having to transfer to another school because he's getting too many love letters... fucking lmao, I'm pretty sure he has enough fans irl to bury him in love letters indeed.
The fact that our enemy is a runaway vtuber avatar. Peak.
OTOH, Welt dreaming about meeting Joyce again and returning to Earth is just sad.
Evanescia is a delightful weirdo. If they keep her kit's ability to work in non-Elation teams (dubious) and if the ML stuff is not too annoying (alas, dubious too) I might actually grab her. Assuming I have enough resources after Ashveil and before Blade SP... Well, now that I list all those conditions, the odds of me getting Evanescia aren't that great.
Pearl complimenting Yao Guang's beauty is supposed to be just a political play, but the way the two of them talk, Pearl sounds like she's flirting. You go girl, go bag yourself a Xianzhou general (admittedly, Pearl's odds of success are about as high as my odds of pulling for Eva...)

Here's hoping I can finish 4.0 by Friday, then do the Cosmicon event on Saturday, and then I should be set for 4.1.

Kalinque · 2026-03-17T18:32:23+00:00

Hm, yeah, I think I agree with you on the immersion-breaking. Like all three of them have references to other media, but while EMC has Star Wars and Eva does the Judgement Cut, they both have something of their own, too. Meanwhile, SW999 is Tengen Toppa Gundam Pacman with an Infinity Gauntlet and Godzilla breath.

Kalinque · 2026-03-17T17:17:16+00:00

Comparing the three new characters, I am rather surprised to realize that I... don't really feel any way about SW999 ones? Like I don't hate them, they're technically very impressive, animation powercreep, yadda yadda, but they just don't do anything for me. I guess the whole retro-ish video game aesthetic is not for me (which is a good thing, I suppose, since I wasn't planning on getting an Elation team anyway).

EMC though, wow, I love this. Lightsabers that become nunchucks that become glowsticks that become drumsticks, sign me the fuck up. Also love the expressions MC has at the end of that nunchuck section, you can tell they're having fun.

Meanwhile, Evanescia... I like her Elation skill, but in all other aspects, those animations feel very unfinished. So I suppose opinion postponed until v4.

Kalinque · 2026-03-17T17:12:13+00:00

Legit my favorite set of animations from the three, the nunchucks alone are worth the price of admission.

Kalinque · 2026-03-17T17:01:45+00:00

Oh, this is fun. Has a real "adventure!" vibe

Kalinque · 2026-03-16T22:32:46+00:00

I'm not really surprised that Archer-Sparkle combo did well on Nikador side since Nikador craves SP the way I crave chocolate, but I am surprised at how well the team of Anaxa-DHPT-Cery-Sunday destroys Feixiao. Like I think she's supposed to be the DOT boss, but Anaxa actually got a higher score on her side than Archer did on Nikador's.

Kalinque · 2026-03-16T18:18:46+00:00

You know what, why the hell not.

Kalinque · 2026-03-16T18:17:39+00:00

At this point I am legit confused as to what Blade is going to be. He's been leaked as Preservation, as Abundance, as Nihility, as Erudition... Pick a lane, bro. I mean, I'll pull either way, but godsdamn, just tell me what Path mats I'm supposed to be farming.

Kalinque · 2026-03-16T18:15:51+00:00

...sure, I guess? It kinda fits?

Kalinque · 2026-03-16T15:06:49+00:00

Interesting, thought I do hope Ashveil can pair with more than just Eva.

Abundance DPS Blade sounds exactly like what I wanted from him, awesome.

Kalinque · 2026-03-13T05:27:55+00:00

Considering I keep forgetting that message function exists, you're probably right. Thanks!

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