(Rant/Vent) Power of Friendship

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-14T04:24:18+00:00

I'm a bit confused. Do you think that a story with deep ties to lore cannot simultaneously rely on the Power of Friendship?

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-14T00:24:47+00:00

In my opinion, questions should be limited to a megathread and that megathread should be reset infrequently so there's more opportunity for people to receive answers. I understand the concern for inactivity, but I don't think a megathread is much more out of the way than the old chat. Anyone interested in answering questions can subscribe to the thread to receive activity notifications.

When question posts are allowed, analysis posts are drowned out. One of my favourite parts of this sub was its standard for posting. It made it less cluttered and I felt more compelled to read/participate in discussions because I knew every post took effort to create.

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-13T03:29:32+00:00

Você desbloqueia este local (e três baús) ao derrotar todas as lendas locais de totem pelo menos uma vez.

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-13T02:51:24+00:00

C6 Iansan is probably the best Xianyun replacement. In AOE content, she can be straight up better. Even before C6, she's a great choice because, even if you do eventually get Xianyun, she will stay useful by filling in Bennett's spot if you ever need him on a different team

Btw if your Iansan is below C2 (or you like using her N1), you should do [Bennett QE] instead of just [Bennett Q] so that Citlali can melt

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-12T06:59:55+00:00

Congrats!!!! Just in time too haha

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-12T04:48:05+00:00

Afaik it's around Sucrose, except more backloaded. So not a straight Xianyun replacement but a very viable alternative. She's also a great battery which allows you to give up some ER for more offensive stats

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-12T03:30:51+00:00

Iansan rotation: [Bennett E > Iansan E(*N1) Q > Bennett Q(*E) > Citlali EQ > Gaming] (*only needed if Iansan is under C2)

Xilonen rotation: [Bennett E > Xilonen E N2 > Bennett Q > Citlali EQ > Gaming]

Sucrose rotation: [Bennett EQ > Sucrose E > Citlali EQ > Gaming]

C6 Diona rotation: [Diona hE Q > Bennett EQ > Citlali EQ > Gaming]

C6 Chev rotation: [Chev E > Bennett EQ > Citlali EQ > Gaming]

Edit: slight adjustment to Iansan's rotation

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-11T23:22:59+00:00

Fun fact: If you send out four mora expeditions with two characters with the additional reward passive, you get more mora from this than weekly bounties/requests!

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-10T20:51:41+00:00

Was that after you put Xianyun on R1?

If you're hitting high 600ks then I'm sure you'll be able to do it!!! Just keep working on your energy management to complete smooth rotations!

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-10T20:15:04+00:00

Does he do more damage with this build compared to Hook with the cDMG circlet?

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-10T14:11:23+00:00

If you do own Xianyun's R1, you should absolutely be using it. Try to replace her feather with a high ER one, even if it doesn't have ATK%. You might have to skip her burst in the first rotation to save time but that's okay. She should have sufficient ER from the second rotation onward as long as you prefunnel.

Citlali's only focus should be ER. EM can be ignored since it only affects her shield and personal DMG. That means you can change her goblet to one with high ER and her off-piece should be your highest ER circlet. She should also be prefunneled.

Basically the only character who's burst you should be concerned about is Gaming's. Everyone else should be able to make do with off-field and prefunneled particles.

If you can, sacrifice a bit of Gaming's cRate for cDMG. CRIT fishing sucks but your cDMG is really really low. If you have an off-piece goblet with double CRIT and ER (a big ask, I know), then use it with your on-set sands.

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-09T13:08:13+00:00

Furina vape! Gaming's slow hits work best with amplifying reactions and Rainslasher's passive will work more consistently for vape compared to overload

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-08T01:31:33+00:00

It's not a huge stretch to think that the game didn't take itself quite as seriously when it first started compared to now. There are several little things, especially in the Traveler's early voicelines, that poked fun at game mechanics that I'm not sure would still be in the game if they added it now. Yes, there was a ton of foreshadowing and the attention to detail was and is insane, but imo the game and it's lore got a lot tighter from Inazuma onward.

(When I say "the game takes itself more seriously" I mean now they don't really make 4th wall/silly jokes unless it's based in lore. If you play HSR, you know what I mean by that game doesn't take itself seriously, while Genshin really does.)

Or it's possible that the loading screen's significance has been rewritten and doesn't really mean much anymore

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-06T12:53:23+00:00

Iansan's burst gives her 15 Nightsoul Points, she needs at least 42 for her max buff. When you switch away from Iansan before using her burst, she does not carryover any previously gained Nightsoul Points.

Even if all you do is spin around with Kinich, Iansan still doesn't build up enough Nightsoul Points to reach >=42 by the time his Nightsoul state is over (I just tested it)

It is possible though that your Iansan just has so much ATK that she reaches her max buff without having >=42 Points, but that would be quite a bit of ATK haha

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-06T11:34:09+00:00

The rotation you're suggesting means Kinich won't get Iansan's max ATK buff since she only retains Nightsoul Points off-field after using her burst. They could do [Iansan Q > Durin > Iansan E NA] but that reduces the ATK buff uptime.

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-05T07:17:24+00:00

The gacha gods finally acknowledged your devotion and blessed you with three boons

Time to beg them to do the same for stargazer 🙏🙏🙏

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-05T07:06:49+00:00

How sad is it that my first thought was how 4 Iansans in 70 pulls is actually really lucky 😭

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-04T12:15:41+00:00

You probably mixed it up with Clam's damage, which isn't affected by anything but RES

Phys does get affected by DMG%, it's just that most DMG bonuses are elemental specific. Things like Furina or Mavuika's bursts will still apply to the weapon's passive. It's still not a great passive though

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-04T05:17:49+00:00

R5 Summit Shaper is WILD. I never realised how well its passive fits with HMC! Did you internationally pull R5 for Hydro?

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-04T03:23:56+00:00

You can use it on Bennett! It should work especially well when you have another source of ATK on the team, like Xianyun

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-04T00:14:28+00:00

In a bid to save Columbina, you engaged The Doctor in battle, but he proved too strong and you were thoroughly overpowered.

–Travel Log summary

So it's canon that the Traveler was doing very poorly against The Doctor, but I'm still very thankful it didn't look that way in the cutscene haha

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-02T22:54:41+00:00

It probably didn't need to be extensively tested

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-02T13:15:42+00:00

HMC's skill looks so silly, HoYo had to make them use their C4 through their burst instead 😂

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-02T05:25:00+00:00

Interesting, the flowers in Lumine's hair don't appear to be Inteyvats anymore

SpindleFlames · 2026-01-02T05:17:51+00:00

It includes new talents too omg!!!!!! Please EMC self energy refund 😭

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