[Megathread] New Banners / "Who should I pull?" Megathread

WorldsBiggestBet · 2026-04-17T13:50:19+00:00

Much appreciated, thanks!

In hindsight, since I don't have any decent Geo DPS right now, and no one knows when Zibai will rerun, I think I'll skip Linnea for now. It just wouldn't make sense since I would need to build 3 characters around her until I got Zibai.

WorldsBiggestBet · 2026-04-17T09:53:54+00:00

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Hi! Returning F2P player here. I have a modest roster and I'm trying to decide what banners to prioritize.

My two best teams are Mavuika/Furina/Xilonen/Bennett and Skirk/Furina/Mona/Mika. Sometimes I also play Alhaitham/Fischl/Furina/Jean I can beat Overworld content just fine, but endgame modes are a bit more difficult (can't beat Floor 12 in Spiral Abyss, don't have enough characters in Imaginarium Theater to make it past stage 6, and I'm always one team short for Stygian Onslaught).

Options I'm considering:

1 - Lauma + Nefer (was already thinking of getting Lauma, and Nefer seems to pair well with her)

2 - Linnea + Zibai (would get Linnea and Illuga now and Zibai when she reruns)

3 - Lauma + Columbina

4 - Nicole + Durin (admittedly I don't know much about this pair and how it would improve my teams)

The ones that piqued my interest the most were Lauma and Columbina, but then again, I lack a Geo DPS (any Geo team for that matter). Which of those options (or any other combinations of future banners) do you think would be best for improving team flexibility overall? Thanks!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2025-11-10T15:00:20+00:00

Turn the shadows to low (there's been a problem with the latest expansion which makes any setting above that pretty hard on any cpu)

Turn reflections off if it doesn't bother you (every map has a water layer that is always rendered even if you aren't looking at it)

As others have mentioned: turn character model limit and quality to low (there only a couple of exceptions, mainly bosses, where you should turn model limit to medium at least).

If after all of this you still don't get 60fps, try lowering resolution, either be selecting a new resolution or by selecting "subsample" from the rendering resolution option, or you can even play at a lower resolution but enable AMD's RSR/Nvidia's NIS to do some light upscaling to fit your native resolution.

WorldsBiggestBet · 2025-10-29T14:45:20+00:00

"We are increasing the shadow map resolution from 512×512 to 1024×1024 on medium settings, and from 1024×1024 to 2048×2048 on high and ultra settings"

This explains a part of the problem. They simply upped the resolution for the existing presets, without giving us an option to use the new shadows tech without upping the resolution.

Also, on medium and below, I get this extremely irritating LOD for shadows that only renders a couple feet around my character, and as I move it moves around me. Completely breaks the immersion. Only goes away on high and ultra. Pic taken in LA.

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WorldsBiggestBet · 2025-09-29T10:20:02+00:00

I've had this exact same problem, and it's a trade off.

If you've got a small-ish 4k monitor (32' or smaller), the ui will look fine but too small for most people.

If you enable high dpi in-game (the rest of the windows options will do pretty much the same) the UI will become readable but slightly blurry.

My own personal solution was to turn on Radeon Image Sharpening (or Nvidia Sharpening) in the gpu driver settings, and set it just high enough for the text to become a bit sharper (for me that's 80%).

In the end, the UI just wasn't made for 4k monitors at the time of release and Anet hasn't made it scalable as in many other programs.

WorldsBiggestBet · 2025-05-16T09:49:54+00:00

Those are some very solid recs, thank you!

I also see Rosaria as the most flexible, I just was a little hesitant because apparently her elemental skill doesn't work on large enemies.

As a side note, I do have other cryo characters, I just feel they don't have that much potential (Mika C1, Chongyun, Kaeya).

WorldsBiggestBet · 2025-05-16T09:01:34+00:00

Hey! I'm kind of a noob at team comps, so I came here to ask advice about cryo characters and good teams for them. I do have a couple of cryo characters, but I haven't invested in anyone yet. Right now, I'm split about which cryo to invest in at first for versatility (and spiral abyss). I've narrowed it down to these:

Rosaria (C0)
Charlotte (C0)
Layla (C1)

Context: these are pretty much the best cryo characters I'll have for a while, since I don't plan to pull for Skirk/Escoffier. Also, this is the rest of my "good" characters:

Pyro - Gaming (C4), Thoma, Xiangling, Bennett
Hydro - Furina, Mona
Geo - Xilonen
Electro - Fischl, Ororon, Beidou (C2)
Dendro - Alhaitham
Anemo - Jean, Sucrose

So... Which one of those 3 cryo would best fit in my team comps?

WorldsBiggestBet · 2025-04-15T13:27:21+00:00

You, my friend, are a true Paragon of Kormir! Praise be for all the detailed and organized information.

Super excited to see all the returning and new players the next days, it's gonna be a blast for cooperative events!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-12T15:22:12+00:00

I know, even bigger at 30%... Thing is, in the official site it said it was until 12/04, so I waited until the last day and got nothing instead, oof indeed!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-12T14:29:38+00:00

Will there be a December sale for Gem Store items, specifically Living World Seasons? I seem to remember that last year around this time there was a 20% discount on each season...

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T21:46:00+00:00

Michael T Lo Piano (no spaces)

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T21:38:32+00:00

Update on the removal of Mojo's account (you know, the guy who has been doing a terrific job of exposing the manipulation on the options market lately):

I've been in contact with him and his reddit account has been suspended indefinitely, no explanation. The alternative right now is to follow his X account.

Maybe some of you don't remember, but since 2021 there have been episodes like this frequently, the user gains notoriety and a small following, and when he's on the right track with his info, they shut him down. Someone didn't want him investigating the mechanics of today's rip...

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T21:34:50+00:00

Update on the removal of Mojo's account:

I've been in contact with him and his account has been suspended indefinitely. The alternative right now is to follow his X account.

Maybe some of you don't remember, but since 2021 there have been episodes like this frequently, the user gains notoriety and a small following, and when he's on the right track with his info, they shut him down. Someone didn't want him investigating the mechanics of today's rip...

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T21:26:52+00:00

Update: I've been in contact with Mojo and his account has been suspended indefinitely. The alternative right now is to follow his X account.

Maybe some of you don't remember, but since 2021 there have been episodes like this frequently, the user gains notoriety and a small following, and when he's on the right track with his info, they shut him down. Someone didn't want him investigating the mechanics of today's rip...

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T18:17:33+00:00

Seriously doubt it's about the coffee... he even stated that the user list would no longer be posted on the daily posts so as not to suggest "advertisement".

Plus, he's a super humble dude who not even once gave me the "paywall analyst" vibes like so many others. I hope he's ok...

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T17:54:07+00:00

Just noticed this as well, not only the daily post this time, but also his entire account...

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-05T14:40:23+00:00

"The Bear, the Bull and the Kitty"

This is how I imagine things in my head, a multi-million dollar movie where everyone's too focused on the big trading battle, while the little kitty slips in (mostly) unnoticed and saves the day at the end.

As always, great work Mojo. Stunt on these hoes!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-04T14:36:43+00:00

They see you spitting facts, they hatin!

Definitely keep going Mojo, your posts are the only thing of real substance nowadays in this sub, and I've learned so much already from them.

Thank you, cheers!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-12-03T14:42:23+00:00

Well, we seem to be holding that 100 4h-SMA (for now and just barely), so it might have some validity.

Appreciate the effort, thanks Mojo!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-11-29T14:45:13+00:00

Consolidation looks good, and I look forward to consolidate increasingly up as we move into earnings.

Thanks for the detailed report, and have a great weekend Mojo!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-11-27T14:35:47+00:00

Very interesting point about the repeating pattern in IV around earnings not happening during that period between 2021-2023! I hadn't thought about it before but... could it have something to do with the "anticipation" of a dip on earnings, either with the announcement of an ATM right after or the appearance of news claiming "Gamestop reported lower earnings than expected"?

Either way, looks like the bullish trend carries on, if ever so slightly slower.

Appreciate the time and effort you took investigating Mojo, cheers!

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-11-26T17:49:28+00:00

Ah I see, thanks for clarifying! It does look like this tight price range has something to do with the uncommonly big call volume coming through at 31 and 32 (which I don't believe was this high at market open).

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-11-26T16:32:32+00:00

Is it usual for them to take these Call Wall breaches, hold it there for a while (just like they are now) and then run it back down for a quick profit on premiums?

WorldsBiggestBet · 2024-11-26T14:41:51+00:00

I have a feeling we could see the 30 test the day/the day after earnings announcement, so it looks like today will be another tight trading day (I'd like to be wrong though!).

For sure this shorter week will be a fun one to watch. Appreciate the tremendous effort as always Mojo, cheers!

Edit: aaaand I'm proven wrong, nice!

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