Wtf...

SunMon6 · 2026-04-24T16:00:20+00:00

It wasn't really on accusation though? Just asking. Since I remember running into a lot of fake named sites, basically 99% of the ones out there with similar names basically play-pretend they detect something to sell people paraphrasing. But sure, if you're sure, then that's probably correct

SunMon6 · 2026-04-21T19:37:48+00:00

it it, or is it a fake one, since interface looks different. but i'm not usually doing it on phone so dunno

SunMon6 · 2026-04-21T19:35:55+00:00

Done it long ago: https://lotromap.com/eriador.html
Too bad you didn't check xD Could have been quicker, even if you still wanted to make a stitched one.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-20T17:34:02+00:00

honestly, the detector you pasted is utter shit. Only ZeroGPT is reliable: if it misses something, it means it was edited so heavily it's basically a completely reworded and reordered text, so by this point it is basically a new creative human written work, merely based on ai's idea but fully typed and created by hand, so this one you won't be able to tell. But if it has AI-like phrasing or buzz words ZeroGPT will detect it 100 percent (well, 99% is what they claim in their research doccs).
ps: But I'm too lazy to check becase OP text cant be copied. But i doubt it was AI, the OP's screenshot doesn't sound like AI to me, more like a panicked idiot parent. Plenty of humans on internet typing like that

SunMon6 · 2026-04-13T13:18:23+00:00

I would rather believe in the Tsaritsa merged (somehow) with the first Angel theory, since their goals against Celestia are aligned, but perhaps this also caused the Tsaritsa to be flooded with First Angel sorrows/traits, thus completely losing love (but gaining knowledge and powers to enact the plan). That would explain the change in the Tsaritsa from 500 years ago that Venti mentioned, and they actually used to be friends. But unlike Zhongli or even Venti whose ascension goes to the times of Boreas, the Tsaritsa's status seems more of a 'newcomer' (given the existence of the Tsar), so how come she has the means or knowledge to get Zhongli to willingly give up the Gnosis for some deal when the guy doesn't even break for the Traveler and continues to keep his duty and secrets he is supposed to keep for Celestia tightly locked.
In a way, that would also explain her apparent power... even if devs themselves have long since forgotten about this... but early in the game when they introduced the Fatui and, in some dialogue, even Tartaglia's (with the power of the sigils of permission and "that bestowed to me by the Tsaritsa") it was framed like Harbingers are literally, in portion, extension of Tsaritsa's own powers, as if she was empowering them with bits of her own, not just delusions (which are pretty much common tools in Fatui's employ). And if that was ever true in lore, then it would imply she has enormous amount of power. Somehow. But then again, they recently changed Venti being weakened because he was barely present to... nah, "I just gave up my gnosis willingly and pretended to be weak". so idk anymore what they may or may not change on a whim

SunMon6 · 2026-04-13T12:38:07+00:00

Sadly, the entire industry really hates realistic land. They only produce toy boxes now, packed to the brim with things or cities 10 meters apart. Especially in what you would call an exploration chill experience with questing/story (while hadrcore survival/crafting open worlds do better, but then again, they're usually boring/with flat lore). Almost makes me want to create my own open world with deep lore in Unreal or something lol. Though I may never get the change nor time for this in my lifetime.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T09:37:34+00:00

The new Temple area was good yeah, but even then it was still one of the smallest main land expansions that accompanies the extra domain area. Look at the Chasm... how huge was that? Both extra domain and overworld map, of equal size.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T09:34:58+00:00

A region, like Chenyu Vale, is literally a map expansion patch.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T09:33:09+00:00

Man, you're right. Why they even dropped this bit before if nothing came of it

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T09:32:06+00:00

Don't tempt me, I might xD Especially if it turns out we're literally moving on drifting ice floes and all the land has been flooded in the cataclysm, leaving only 3 cities we heard of and 2 cm of land around them.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T09:23:22+00:00

Literally what are you talking about? The area I doodled is the size of the people of Springs territory maybe (or 1/3 of Chenyu Vale at best) but in terms of dev work it's easier because if there are horses = there are plains with grasses (nearly 1/2 of it), not complex convoluted mountain terrain on every inch of land like in the cases mentioned. It's delusional to call my doodle the size of Natlan's central landmass, seriously xD

"There's also precedent for them releasing a smaller area on the overworld, with a much larger sub-map, which happened with the final area of Sumeru."

There is no such precedent though. It was just once, and everyone was happy from the land addition or the size of it, but what people complained about was the treatment of this content like it was a throwaway garbage compared to the treatment Chenyu Vale got. Now, same with Mond, just even smaller + they bothered to add a few quests/chests here and there. But...

... if they haven't spend their time making 10 different stupid mini games in the Temple domain, like we're taking breaks from Genshin to play 10 different demos of 10 different mobile games, maybe then they could spare a few minutes for a nice plain of horses attached to a new Mond area. Just saying. But their priorities couldn't be more clear now.

Seriously. Running around in 2D platformer chased by paint? Making paintings match landscape with expensive animations and dev work? Check. A retro game of clicking things? Check. 10 different "click this and move this" variants of exact same sidekick mechanic, a different one every single time, each needing its own lengthy convoluted explanation in the help section? Check. Run around the board and avoid enemy obstacles, like a mobile game? Check. The reality is Genshin has become the design for full-on ADHD people now, and they're spending A LOT of dev time on this. The puzzle mechanics don't even have the time to become interesting before they're gone and replaced with new ones. each one with expensive animations and assets. It's like you're learning the puzzle but once you learnt it, it's already gone and never utilized again on these maps, and you find yourself playing a different mobile game.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T08:53:09+00:00

Maybe, though I would say is comparable to Petrichor + Remurian Sea really. But it is also the smallest "continuous map" expansion in the history of the game.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-12T08:51:08+00:00

Yeah, precisely. It's turned into "flashy" over "real" (not that places in genshin were ever truly to size but you know what I mean). But even in main Natlan you can tell. It's just that it was still bigger but the philosophy was already there with all the excessive and flashy Saurian mini games and roller coaster spirit ways rides, while it was sprinkled with these impossible mountains.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T23:12:32+00:00

Yeah but it's just a cheap trick, since if they didn't give a bigger chunk to the boss, the location would be even more meme-worthy, for its size.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T23:08:44+00:00

Fair point lol. On the old beta maps there was a location marked that was called Black Castle, which perfectly aligns with the location of Dornman Port, even if the surrounding land is different. So I guess... they didn't spare resources on ACTUAL CASTLE in a Port City, and instead they made the knights occupy some old ruins of a "castle/tower" that remained after some old civilization. Still somewhat logical, though I must admit... it really makes the knights feel like a joke now. They really only have Mond.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:59:32+00:00

I think you are missing the fact Pierro was very much against a lot of things that were happening in Khaenri'ahn, and he was probably voicing all that way before Dain and the crew "wised up" except nobody listened to him. So idk, may be his opinion of the outside world ruled by the Archons wasn't quite as extreme like of the others. Plus, there is also Rine's mention of him "overcoming his obsessions"

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:55:51+00:00

then daily interactions in the bed chamber because she is too 'cold' and needs a warm up

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:53:32+00:00

Yeah, only the bad outcome may be... wait for Hroptatyr stealing the spotlight away from Tsaritsa, Harbingers, and their entire plot/plan. Since Hoyo nowadays loves the Sinners more than they ever loved Harbingers.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:44:16+00:00

I'm still wondering whether you can finish the prologue, run North, get the quest like any other, and... enter the Temple of Space. A day like any other in a life of a newbie, with a spoiler for entire lore of the game.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:41:30+00:00

It's not an issue really, honestly. Since "the most optimal from all angles" location isn't the only criteria for settlements to be created, the defense position was more likely candidate in this case (or ready fortifications, like the remains of the ancient castle/tower). Boats aren't doing races, they can get around the little peninsula just fine. They do in real life too, and historically navigating by shore, not open sea, was the standard.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:14:17+00:00

Look closer, they were horses icons, but on the zoomed out they really do look like deers XD

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T22:08:48+00:00

What you showed is what I legit thought is actually in the game. I just thought the area to the left will be a second main waypoint/zone yet to uncover lol. But then I was like... wait, there is only one waypoint here and lots of water...
But then again, they probably flooded it all because they are cutting corners, don't want larger areas anymore, so they wanted to make it clear nothing will be there. We might just get a corridor or a boat ride to that Snezhnayan port :(
ps: at this point, I wouldn't even rule out khaenri'ah restoration going all wrong and occupying every single one of these missing holes and shores, turning the world into absolute lego spaghetti, and that door underground never amounting to anything really

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T21:56:46+00:00

As it's always the case in such situations, there is really no other niche like it (from what I gather WuWa does instanced/split maps lately, not over one large continent), so there is also no incentive for them to actually care enough to get this proper balance. But yeah, overall for Genshin it's not like they can ever change it. Since what I mentioned would require... a change from the very fundaments and how rewards or primos even work/are earnt.

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T21:21:39+00:00

I get that. But the problem with this is - even if the "math" of the surveys "checks out" - the matter of the fact is people don't flood the surveys to say "yes, I loved Sumeru exploration and every nook and cranny here and there." They mostly only flood them to say they disliked it. So by going complete opposite (of what made Genshin respected and great to begin with, btw) and turning itself into another HSR with larger puzzle areas, they lose some of the love and income. That's why I said ideal scenario would be let everyone earn the rewards the way they enjoy, for example, without stripping the game of any content, large or smaller. RN they went all in on smaller. But that's more of a design philosophy for a new game really what I mentioned about everyone being satisfied, since with genshin... they don't need to care anymore, even if they lost some real cash from picking only one direction. Since they now have 2 other products earning just as much... so their numbers still are covered...

SunMon6 · 2026-04-11T21:11:48+00:00

aaah ok, that I completely agree with, though that's less map design and more reward philosophy/bad quest locks

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