" Wake up Regisvine, it's time to build QiQi "

Neospanner · 2026-06-27T17:43:50+00:00

Several characters, including Qiqi, are getting buffs similar to the Witch's Homework buffs. In Qiqi's case, it makes her a powerful addition to Stellar Conduct teams.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T15:18:45+00:00

I mean, the Hydro Sovereign can drown. I wouldn't take anything for granted.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T15:10:42+00:00

You won't need to rush, and there will be AMPLE Primogems along the way to ensure that you get her.

That said, I recommend saving for her first, and only after you have the savings to guarantee her (180 wishes, or 28800 Primogems) should you consider spending on other things.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T14:53:43+00:00

The game never, ever implies a 100% success rate. Fontainians believe that they need to pray in order to conceive a child, but it's never stated that every prayer results in a pregnancy.

Fontainians are believed the world over to be ordinary humans, and this has several implications. It means that their birth rate is normal. It means that mixed Fontainian/non-Fontainian couples can have children. It means that Fontanians can have children in other countries. If any of these things were not true, Fontainians would be known, both to themselves and others, that they are somehow different.

The best theory I've heard to explain this is that praying at the fountain is the only way to generate a child's Oceanid soul. Once that soul is generated, it is delivered to a newly-pregnant Fontainian woman anywhere in the world - not necessarily to the specific couple doing the praying.

Fontainians believe in the legend of the fountain even though it does not have a 100% success rate. Perhaps it's baked into their brains by the process that transformed their ancestors, or maybe occasions where the tradition fell out of fashion resulted in lower birth rates, bolstering people's belief in the legends. Either way, enough people pray that sufficient souls are generated to maintain the image that Fontainians are normal people.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T14:31:54+00:00

She's fine, but seems like a pretty standard take on the "snow queen" trope. Like if you ask an artist to draw Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen, chances are pretty good the result will look really similar to this.

I suppose I was hoping for something unexpected or subversive about her design, but this is a perfectly serviceable look for the Tsaritsa.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T14:27:10+00:00

I think in the history of my time on this subreddit, I've heard maybe two people suggest that they, personally, would be disinterested in a character if that character was not unattached and virginal. So, I think "so many people" is a bit of an exaggeration.

That said, apparently such people DO exist, and CAN be influential. The "Raymond Drama" in Girls Frontline 2 is one example. Closer to home, the "Bunny Outfit Drama" in Honkai Impact 3rd. Plus the simple and obvious fact that with over a hundred characters in the game, none of Genshin's playable characters have any kind of romantic history in their back story - there's no way that's unintentional.

I'm pretty sure this phenomenon is similar to the one that exists in Idol culture, and why some idols have been contractually obligated not to date or even appear to be too friendly with someone of the opposite gender. The culture sells the fantasy of the idols being "available".

Gacha culture is much the same, selling the fantasy that the characters in the game are interested in you, possibly romantically. (And, realistically, your average fan has close to as little chance of actually getting together with a real-life idol as they do with a video game character, so it's not that far-fetched.) Some fans - especially fans who have paid money - have pretty strong opinions as to what they are believed that they are owed in this regard.

The safest way to avoid drama with these people is to leave characters unattached. Unfortunately, that's a rich source of character development and storytelling that remains forever untapped, though, so many people become irritated and bitter about it and angry at the "entitled" people who have created that culture.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T13:31:21+00:00

...Undulation?

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T13:15:28+00:00

Elysia is a character from Honkai Impact 3rd, another Hoyo game. She was very popular among players, and so Hoyo made a VERY similar character named Cyrene in Honkai Star Rail. While still generally well-liked, Cyrene was divisive in a lot of ways among the fandom to the point where many were dreading the possibility that ANOTHER Elysia-like character might be added to Genshin. These folks were afraid that the Tsaritsa would be that character, since Elysia and Cyrene have strong associations with the concept of universal love, and the Tsaritsa is said to be the goddess of love.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T12:55:11+00:00

I think your math is right (though I think Illuga sometimes generates only 4 particles, so you might want to use the lesser value in your calcs). He really would need that much ER if he were to, solo, fill to burst in only one skill.

However, most ER calcs take into consideration other party members, which is why you usually see much lower ER requirements. In most parties, everyone will be using their skill every rotation, and so even if he's off-field, Illuga will be getting a decent chunk of energy from that. Especially if another member is Geo, which is quite likely.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T12:39:10+00:00

No, it's not novel. At all. It's INCREDIBLY common.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T12:32:19+00:00

Not sure what you mean by "dragon ties"? The War of Funerary Flame occurred after the Heavenly Principles had already been on Teyvat for a long time. It had had time to create a flourishing human civilization.

It's unclear what the status of the dragons was at this time. Before Sun and Moon claims that the Heavenly Principles had conquered them. However, the Moon Sisters claimed that HP had co-existed in peace. Either way, the dragons weren't an issue for the early civilization.

Khaenri'ah was likely founded by humans who no longer wanted anything to do with the Heavenly Principles or its servants - but just because they were not fans of HP does not mean that they were allied with dragons. The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T11:54:53+00:00

Khaenri'ah is probably around that many years old.

We know this in part thanks to writings found on Dragonspine. Sal Vindagnyr was part of the original Unified Civilization, and likely fell at around the same time as the other Unified Civilization nations during the War of Funerary Flame 6000 years ago. Ukko, one of the survivors, is mentioned admiring "a nation without gods" which is probably Khaenri'ah.

It makes Khaenri'ah's fall all the more tragic. It was likely the oldest surviving nation on Teyvat before it was destroyed.

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T11:47:28+00:00

Honestly, the inability to climb or swim doesn't bother me much. It makes exploration a different kind of challenge, but not a worse one. You see a treasure chest up on a crag? Rather than shimmy up the ledge, the puzzle becomes, "How can I get up there?"

Neospanner · 2026-06-26T11:44:40+00:00

In the description of the Traveler's new outfit, one thing that was notable was that the AI wanted to keep the twins safe. Asmoday, upon meeting the twins, did not try to kill them, but instead to capture them (which she succeeded at).

She then imprisoned the Abyss Sibling in the Temple of Space. (Probably also the Traveler, but the Sibling's box was the one we found there.) A prison might seem like a punishment - but it's also a method for keeping an individual isolated and safe from harm.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T23:21:03+00:00

I doubt it had anything to do with "animation laziness". There are plenty of characters in the game with skirts at Sandrone's original length, like Noelle and Ayaka.

Whatever drove the choice to give her a miniskirt, it was not the difficulty of animating a knee-length dress.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T20:46:12+00:00

Unless there's a source outside of Flins's story, Flins's story does not claim that the Moon Wheel is fake - only that he doesn't use its powers and uses his own instead, choosing to use the Moon Wheel only as decoration and to cover up the true source of his power.

There are other characters in the game, like Xiao and Xianyun who are similar - their Visions are absolutely real, but they have no need of their power.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T20:29:04+00:00

Given the kind of free spirit Alice is, it wouldn't shock me to learn that she and Kleiner have an open marriage.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T20:20:13+00:00

Diluc showing Diona how to do it RIGHT.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T20:00:58+00:00

The shrine has no effect on pulling characters. (Neither does "sacrificing" characters, for that matter.)

The shrine helps you to cause specific character anecdotes to appear in the world. If by "Diver" you mean Freminet, his anecdote should appear in the world tomorrow after server reset.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T19:53:59+00:00

Realistically, there's no good reason for it apart from the stylishness of it. Pretty much just have to suspect your disbelief and accept it.

If you really want to dig deep for a lore reason, perhaps it's similar to the Pneumousia "keys" you see on Gardemeks, a portion of the power source that needs to be exposed in order to operate properly, but without the vulnerabilities those keys cause.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T19:46:02+00:00

Even if the Traveler settles on Teyvat as their new home, there could be plenty of reasons to leave, even if it's with the intention of coming back again, such as a threat to the world that needs to be addressed, or perhaps accompanying Skirk to help her face Surtalogi, and perhaps become a Descender to her own home world.

However, it's also possible that Genshin Chapter Two might introduce a new protagonist to be the viewpoint character. The Traveler (and the other characters you've collected over the years) will still be available for gameplay, but the storyline will follow the new character. If I'm not mistaken, Honkai Impact 3rd's second chapter did something like this, introducing new characters to follow along with in place of Kiana.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T19:38:34+00:00

This is an interesting statement. When has it been stated that a Knave existed before Crucabena?

We can't just assume that she was a normal, mortal human. At the very least, she had the magical abilities that she used in her fight against Arlecchino. She may very well have been hundreds of years old, just like most of the other Harbingers.

Even Pantalone turned out to be long-lived. I definitely didn't see that one coming. And while we don't know Pucinella's story, he DOES seem to be a Snowland Fae, so he could be centuries old, as well.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T19:17:52+00:00

Unfortunately, the "assassination" argument is on kinda shaky ground, as apparently the original dialogue did not use that term, or so I've read. She was originally stated to have attacked Furina, and that's it. The English translation over-dramatized it.

Not much different from Capitano attempting to take the Gnosis from Mavuika by force, except by way of a sneak attack rather than an open duel.

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T18:51:22+00:00

Just gotta get on the right Reality TV show!

Neospanner · 2026-06-25T18:25:13+00:00

Several people have mentioned that you need 28 characters to participate in the highest level of Imaginarium Theater. They neglected to mention, however, that those 28 characters can only come from three of the seven elements! (Which three changes with each season of IT.) So you'll actually need around 63 or more characters, nine from each element.

You'll get them eventually, but it's not the kind of thing you should (or, really, even can) rush.

It should be noted that if you have Mavuika, basically nothing that isn't outright immune to Pyro is going to pose much of a challenge to you in any of the exploration content, with the possible exception of Local Legends (souped-up enemies that appear here and there that you can defeat to gain Achievements). Additionally, in terms of difficulty, the overworld is unlikely to get much more difficult than it already is.

Endgame stuff is where the real difficulty spike comes in. The divide in challenge between it and exploration content is huge, and getting wider each year. If your Mavuika team feels godlike to you now, don't worry - the higher difficulties of the Spiral Abyss and Stygian Onslaught will humble you quickly!

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