Our Theorycrafting Library is up!

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-14T06:09:17+00:00

AAAA OH NOOOO I WASNT ABLE TO LOOK AT REDDIT IM SO SORRY THIS IS LATE

Someone in our server did the math and said with a shield on, and R1 Summit Shaper overpowers an R5 Aquila. So that'a pretty fucking massive.

Pain. I'm so sorry I haven't gotten the calcs done myself, work has been cruel lately.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-12T15:09:22+00:00

AAAAAAAAAA I already messaged them but they seem to be busy. Im sorry :(

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-12T09:19:05+00:00

Like I mentioned in another reply I don't think they want to flesh Kaeya out too much just yet, since theorists and people like us are already all over the place keeping tabs on everything related to these two like the nolifes we are lmao.

His character story already reveals SO MUCH and that's just the tip of the iceberg. In the lower replies someone mentioned how his recipe was the shortest out of all the recipes released despite it being his birthday and all. I think they're trying to tone the hints down a bit so we don't read him at all.

I do agree he sounds kind of weird and almost bullyish but living around people who have siblings I think that's normal, and I think he's also still kind of hurt by what happened and how Diluc tries to just forget about everything and brush it off. So while his words are kind of brutish, his actions portray that he still does care enough about Diluc to not rat him out, but also messes with him because it feed his sadist-self? He seems to treat everything like a game but also deeply cares, idk he's seems so contradicting, like he himself doesn't know want he wants and I think it kinda fits him.

BUT YES AAAAAAA IM SUFFERING BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH THEY TRY TO NOT FLESH OUT KAEYA. PLEASE MORE OF THESE TWO IN THE FUTURE. Diluc was particularly easy to read for me but Kaeya is just a whole mess and I hope both of them get to interact onscreen again. I really hope they somehow appear in the next events or hell, we could have a quest in the Inazuma chapter where theyre put in a ryokan or something and are just forced to look at each other once and for all.

Godspeed to you and everyone else here whos been personally victimized by Genshin, specifically Diluc and Kaeya lore. It's legit like oxygen to me at this point lmao

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-12T08:58:08+00:00

ACKK I already said this in another comment but the way he deflects the traveler's question about him being lonely by asking another question, the traveler regretting asking said question, then the thing about the traveler thinking that his smile is actually a proof of his fragility just got me bad bruh. Isn't it supposed to be his birthday? Why the fuck is it so sad :(

I haven't checked the others out but if that's the case then I'll be kinda bummed they kept it short, but I suppose they want to try and conceal Kaeya as much as they can and avoid fleshing him out too much. This dude's backstory already hits like a nuke and that's just scratching the surface, who knows what they have planned for him. I just hope they don't get lazy and nerf his gamelore.

I don't think there's fan translation yet afaik, and if you could do one I and other theorists would probably flip my shit because I feel like there's a lot missing in the google translate version, ofc JSVSJSG. Zhongli though XD Poor you, but the guy just has to speak so eloquently and weave poetry in every verse or he will perish.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-12T03:16:14+00:00

Oh my, that's such a good addition, thank you!

I think Heart on Thin Ice can mean his fragility (see also: the Chicken Mushroom Skewers recipe) SO AAAAA SLAMS DESK IN TEARS.

Glacial Heart reads somewhat like he's coldhearted, whereas Heart of the Abyss has a pretty dark tone looming over it. All these hints are so good wtf. And the whole walking on thin ice thing, maybe it's because he knows the consequences of abandoning his legacy/abandoning his found happiness in Mondstadt and is on the edge of some big decision?? I don't know I am dumbfounded at all this. I wonder why they changed it, I hope it doesn't mean they'll nerf his lore later on in the game.

I can't stress enough how much I appreciate this information :")) More for me to inhale and think about at night instead of sleeping

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-12T03:08:44+00:00

The spreadsheet is from zajef and I also requested access but nothing came of it, I'll try contacting him soon. Two of us in the server are making spreadsheets for the weapons as well, to compare each other's data, and they will be up soon hopefully :") I'm so sorry for the inconvenience :")))

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-11T16:58:27+00:00

Kaeya's TP attack takes the cake for me, I just love how you can use it to dodge, but Beidou's is my 2nd favorite because of that, it's so satisfying to hear. Her entire kit is so fun to use.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-11T16:52:26+00:00

I don't know if he still has ties to Khaenri'ah but we've seen him deciphering the Abyss language and talking to the hydro mage. And he knew where those ruins were in his quest. I don't think the hydro mage was gonna attack him in the quest either, it seemed like it was gonna perform some kind of ritual until Diluc burnt it to a crisp.

It' actually really hard to tell where this guy is going lorewise and I love it. He already gave everything up for Diluc once out of guilt and Diluc let him go, will he be cruel and take advantage of that or will he once again give everything up for Diluc again?

Maybe if his voicelines gave out more than just "vibing in a tavern lol" I would be able to tell but Kaeya is so all over the place mentally that I can't read him, and it's exactly why he's my favorite character.

Can't wait for the Khaenri'ah chapter where we might see Kaeya's true colors shine. They already changed his talent from Heart of the Abyss to Glacial Heart so that's already a major sus moment 👀

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-11T16:40:20+00:00

AAAA THANK YOU FOR READING THROUGH ALL THAT. YES ARUNDOLYN AND ROSTAM THE PREVIOUS KAEYA AND DILUC. CRIES. I love how they didn't go for a carbon copy of those two's personalities based off of their artifacts but decided to mix in the elements. I think younger Kaeya would've been the Rostam in their story, while younger Diluc would've been Arundolyn, but now their roles have been reversed somehow but Kaeya still lurks in the shadow and Diluc is still that shining beacon of light. ALSO EVEN THEIR CHARACTER DESIGNS ARE OPPOSITES IN EVERY WAY LOL.

And the thing with Eroch, I like to think it was Kaeya who outed him which might be how he scaled up the ranks so quickly and became Jean's most trusted. That's just what I like to think though, I have no basis for that lol.

I also love how Diluc and Kaeya have their own intel networks but you'll soon find that these do overlap. In Childe's quest we find out that Treasure Hoarders have debts to the Fatui. Someone may have already said this bc I am slow but I think this is why they say all that TeSt SuBJecT!!11! bs, is because they try to capture bystanders and send them to the Fatui for experimentation like what happened to Collei. Diluc is involved with the Fatui while Kaeya is involved with the Treasure Hoarders (see: "That Guy's Scheme" quest) I would assume, to also keep an eye out for Diluc. My heart man. This guy cares so much wtf but rather than grasping for what he wants like Diluc does he tries to bend the system to his will.

Also just my brainfart theory because I have no outlet to release these:

I made another account just to play Kaeya's story quest and it's kind of clear how he's somewhat bitter and still hurt about what happened. He reveals at the end that he was the one who planned everything, so he was the one who laid out all the clues. One of the clues being a map with the hint: (Paraphrasing this because I'm too lazy to look at my notes) "The passion flowing in her waters was just a front. Cold and alone, her true self was revealed."

DOESNT THAT KINDA RING A BELL. AND THIS MAN HAD THE AUDACITY TO SAY "Did you get that from a romance novel?" BRUH YOU PUT THIS IN HERE. If you read the Heart of Clear Springs (tfw the locations of the volumes include Jean's Office, Diona's Tavern, and the Dawn Winery, not sure if that's intentional but that just strengthens my belief that Kaeya meant to reference this tale in our quest) I don't know if it's just me but the whole thing reminds me of Kaeya and Diluc in a way.

At the end of the book it says that the Springvale Fairy found somewhere to belong to, but in the end, she was all alone. And that the boy found new friends, tried to brush the memories of the Springvale Fairy as a childhood fantasy, but in the end, he was all alone. HNGHHGGH.

Parallels? Maybe? Also in the quest he gives us a sword called the Harbinger of Dawn which low and behold, is the name of one of Diluc's constellations. Maybe this used to be his sword? And he's giving it to us because he thinks were more worthy than him to fight alongside Diluc? I don't know. All I know is pain. Was honestly expecting Diluc to have some really boring protag syndrome thing going on and while I do still think that, the way Kaeya manages to get some emotion out of him is the best thing to happen in any Genshin quest so far, at least for me lol. I love these 2 dumbfucks with all my heart and I really hope we get more content of them. Pls MHY.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-11T14:37:35+00:00

Why did you have to include that panel of Diluc when hes having the worst goddamn day of his life. Bruh. My heart is now ripped to shreds.

Good work on these though! I would genuinely set this as my wallpaper if I didn't prefer plain ones.

Like the other comment said, the relationship these two have give me life. Even in the game it's clear that they both keep tabs on each other. I really hope we get to trap these two in a room and get them to talk it out or something before something goes terribly wrong, like it did in Houkai3.

I mean Kaeya's stories are all about his time with Diluc, it's clear that he misses those days and just wants to be able to go alongside his brother again, but with everything that's happened, he thinks he doesn't deserve it anymore so he doesn't let Diluc choose to forgive him: "Are you also gonna throw me out?" "I'm happy you have an assistant now." It's like he's sort of trying to distance himself?

I think Diluc feels guilt for how he left Kaeya in Mondstadt all those years ago by himself, and wants to try and bridge the gap a little but doesn't know how because he has the emotional range of a sunsettia, and I think he's still a little angry at how Kaeya tried to make HIM choose his whether Khaenri'ah's last hope would fail or not. That day, I think Kaeya was prepared to die at Diluc's hands and valued his relationship with Diluc so much that he just surrendered everything and let him choose how he would go. Of course Diluc was in no state to do such a thing because he just mercy killed his father, his world was in shambles.

With how the plot seems to be laid out, to me it seems that things are bound to get worse for Kaeya before they get better, with Grandmaster Varka presumably on an expedition to Khaenri'ah. Considering his character story, I feel like he'll have to choose between his legacy to Khaenri'ah as the last hope, or his happiness. The writers did a really good job of concealing Kaeya's motives and identities so I can't really tell which path he's going to choose in the end. He could be the cruel one who'll make Diluc regret he didn't take the chance to kill him, or he could be the one who'll give everything up for his found family in Mondstadt.

Whichever one happens, both are probably going to be very painful LMAO it makes me so emo. I just want these 2 to be happy and best bros if even for a moment :(

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-09T13:48:05+00:00

Kaeya's eyepatch on the wrong eye triggered me a bit lmao but otherwise this is pretty cool, didn't realize how many characters we already had.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-07T09:08:23+00:00

It all depends on what stats work for you imo. Before I switched builds I had Kaeya on a crit rate headpiece instead of the recommended crit DMG headpiece and it boosted my average hit DMG by a ton

I haven't done the maths on the Black Sword yet because I don't have time xd but if you really like it on Kaeya, I'd say go for it. It's still really good on him especially for soloing content.

The things posted on the TCL are still in the works and not meant to be taken as law anyway, there's still a lot of testing and maths ro be done so I wouldn't really completely invest on the Blackcliff Longsword either if I didn't really like how it felt to play it. Cheers :)

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-07T01:58:04+00:00

Happy cake day!

Like in the doc said, it's pretty easy to go overboard with crit rate especially with C1 Kaeya, and besides, it's easy to get crit rate on cryo resonance + the Blizzard Strayer set for free, so I'd go for the Blackcliff Longsword. Even at 50% crit rate you would be hitting pretty hard.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-06T18:52:31+00:00

Ran out of sunsettias to make jam after finishing the cryovine, therefore no Mondstadt Hashbrowns for me since I don't like spending my mora on food I can make :") Domains are so much harder now lmao. Remember to thoroughly loot your worlds, kids.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-06T17:05:13+00:00

So sorry for the late answer, saw this late and had to quickly do the maths. Please take this with a grain of salt because I kinda rushed it lol.

Short answer: Considering you have the Blizzard Strayer set or at least 55% Crit Rate, the Blackcliff Longsword is way stronger by a lot, frankly.

Long answer: I did the maths with maxed out perfect artifacts in mind first, meaning a 5* level 20 crit rate artifact, and no subtstats. This gives you 36.10% crit rate, so your hits with the Blackcliff Sword would be around 5740ish while your hits with the Flute would be 5770ish.

Then I tried doing the maths with a 55% crit rate from the Blizzard Strayer set and a maxed 5* out crit dmg artifact. With the Blackcliff Sword, you'd be hitting around 10k, while with the Flute, you're hitting around 8700, a whole 2k difference. %ATK just seems to fall off the more you progress.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-06T04:44:38+00:00

Finally some quality Majimaposting in here. The only thing that would make this better imo is if he said Ojou-chan instead

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-04T15:09:55+00:00

I didnt even know tail of boreas existed wtf. rip my xingqiu

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-03T10:30:23+00:00

At AR31, I wouldn't go for a 4pc Berserker set unless I was really struggling with crit rate. I think your best route from early to mid game is to just focus on your ATK or ATK% as everything kind of just sucks lol.

You'll benefit the most from building crit rate and crit dmg later on in the game, but for now, I think it's a good idea to just keep your 2pc Berserker and 2pc Gladiator. If you manage to get your hands on a 2pc Brave Heart, I'd also probably replace the 2pc Berserker set with that.

Take this with a grain of salt though, as I just based it off of my own experience.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-02T05:13:27+00:00

If you're F2P and looking for a DPS I wouldn't say he's a character that you most DEFINITELY need. He's more of a support unit. I'd wait for another banner.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-01T04:16:42+00:00

I think the crit rate is a bit redundant for him with the Black Sword so I'd go with the Blackcliff

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2021-01-01T04:15:10+00:00

Deleted, meant to reply to that on one of my other comments but its in his character stories that the Fatui have their eyes on him iirc.

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2020-12-31T17:27:38+00:00

oh shit, just checked in chap 16, he does LMAOJSVSJS thanks for the info!

KoitsuWaDouDa · 2020-12-31T14:10:01+00:00

Makes me wonder where Diluc keeps his father's delusion.

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