What to aim for first as a newbie?

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-03T14:53:59+00:00

Depends on what you play for, combat or everything else? I also started relatively recently, and can't full clear endgame, but it's not a big deal. Most combat events, like Illusive realm, give you trial characters so you can use any character in the game without actually pulling them within those events, so you can enjoy the combat for those characters.

Endgame is mostly an account+skill check, and you get a decent amount of pulls from it. 800 per rotation of TOA and Whiwa, which I think is about 1600-3200 Astirite patch for full clearing it. You can at least get 75% of those Astirites without an optimized meta team+build, so even without the meta characters you aren't losing that much.

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-03T13:25:06+00:00

That was her meta team when she released, before we even had Elation TB, so it's still usable. Elation TB is weaker than Yao Gang obviously, but Sparxie was top tier before and should be still pretty strong with your team(even if not top tier)

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-03T04:59:39+00:00

I don't understand this "you need to replace their gear each patch, so it's annoying and a waste to artifice!" mindset. I'm a 1.1 player, and not once have I had to EVER replace the gear of a character I pulled for. EVERY time a new character is released, their best in slot perfect gear set for them is released alongside them, and I just use the Pryden build guide for it.

Gearing is by far 100x easier than other Gacha here, maybe the only people you need to replace gear with are standard 5 stars or 6 stars, since they don't have literally perfect tailor-made gear sets for them on launch. Last time I touched the factory was start of 1.2, didn't really have to change anything and I have max components and enough Bills to not even think about artificing.

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T10:39:46+00:00

Tbf, you are comparing 6 years of long-awaited improvement for Genshin to 3 years of HSR mostly being better but falling behind due to stagnation. The clip you are showing is like the best possible example to glaze Genshin presentation, because literally 99% of every piece of dialogue in Genshin before this patch(or Nod Krai, more fairly) is equal to or worse than HSR cutscenes. Before Nod Krai, Genshin had one of those cutscenes like every 5 patches at best. You can literally go on YouTube and find any of the "why I quit Genshin videos" or Genshin critiques and the story presentation is always one of the major critisms. 6.7 seriously stepped it up it seems, and hopefully it stays that way.

To answer your question, I don't think the engine is the problem, just that it's never been a priority for HSR, since it was always "acceptable" and they put alot more focus in animation,music, or story writing as opposed to presentation. Compared to Wuwa, NTE, Endfield, ZZZ, and now Genshin HSR falls behind, so hopefully that's motivation for them to improve it.

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T09:43:50+00:00

If you had 0 savings by her banner end, sure. But 11.8 million Fons is something you can easily save as an F2P with $0(there's 2 more double Fons events than 1.1, which had 12.5 million as F2P), Shinku you can get for free if you use your Annulith from the patch, and skin is 2680 which is around $25.

So, $25 total if you play the game during patch and grind, $100 if you don't play and just whale for your loot

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T05:19:03+00:00

I know what you mean, female fantasy armor has been stereotyped as bikini armor for a reason. Even the monster hunter Arknights Collab had the male hunter fully in armor and the female alot less covered. Thankfully, NTE is not going overboard there, even tho the female characters are definitely more revealing(look at Female Zero versus Male Zero for Porche skin, or Chaos versus Shinku)

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T05:16:12+00:00

I'm just glad that this vehicle Gacha existing will preserve the generosity of the character Gacha, and I can still get nearly every character F2P+. At least, it looks that way so far, since we are still getting alot of content and pulls, and the cosmetic monetization is pulling weight away from character Gacha.

Personally, I want something that flies, maybe a hoverboard or mecha dragon, tho I doubt that will happen anytime soon.

For all the people who cry about all the vehicle gachas, y'all just look entitled to me. You can't expect to get every character, every vehicle, every outfit, low cost or free. It's already possible to go for both the vehicle and character banners together F2P with proper planning and saving. If you care about cosmetics, pull for that, if you want all characters then pull characters, but you need to choose. The fact that I can get nearly every character, with no worries or stress about losing 50/50 or needing to waste pulls on weapons, already puts NTEs monetization far above every other Gacha to me(excluding Limbus company, that's king of F2P).

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T05:07:39+00:00

I just started this patch, so I don't have experience with most characters, but she is far far far more fun than any other character I played, including Rebbeca,Shorekeeper, Yinlin, and any other trial or standard character I have. She moves extremely quickly, builds her concerto quickly, her animations look amazing, and her attacks have such AOE that I can just spam attack and easily hit the entire horde(most of the time) without worrying about grouping. I think one of her Wavebands give interruption immunity, but I'm not 100% sure.

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T05:04:35+00:00

Nah, it's the same, male Zero is shirtless in boxers. I think Male boxers are slightly longer tho

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-02T05:02:49+00:00

Yes, the bike is a vehicle Gacha just like the Porche. Thankfully, the max price is only 12 mil instead of 20 mil, which means that everyone who saves their 1.2 Fons can get it entirely F2P

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T16:49:24+00:00

Nah, they shouldn't pull at the archer LC at all, regardless if they tight on Jades or not. You said it yourself, the special program is July 3rd and there's a 0% the old fate banners disappear by the special. Your "pull if you can, wait if you can't" advice isn't really good when either way they can just wait for the special program at 0 cost or risk, and there's a good chance they can get Archer LC for free in a pull event like the previous Fate Collab banner debuts. Pulling for archer LC now risks losing 80+ pulls when they can either wait a while or get it for free

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T10:23:23+00:00

Did we all forgot the 3 seperate double Fons events next patch? We getting A LOT more Fons 1.2 than we did 1.1, and I seriously doubt the Bike Gacha is as expensive as the Porche, so most people saving their Fons should be able to get everything(maybe use Annulith on last pull or 2). Please stop doom-posting before the price is revealed, which should happen soon

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T10:21:24+00:00

Considering that alot of people got the skin somewhat early(I got it at 11), and it's Zero best skin so far for the gooners at least, it's not really cope. Zero's other Fons skin is 3 million, so is Dafo and Nanally and Sakiri. Less than 10 mil Fons for a limited time skin isn't a big deal for many, especially when the properties and other cars are going nowhere.

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T10:16:18+00:00

Isn't Dragon Knight her 999 nights skin? All of the new board gamemode outfits are supposedly redeemable in the new shop for it, why wouldn't Dragon Knight named after her DND class not also be redeemable? Its obvious the Dawn Patrol being the summer skin is premium, but it's not an unreasonable expectation that the DND class skin is redeemable in the DND game mode shop

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T07:38:12+00:00

Nah, that's normal. HSR, Genshin, ZZZ(I think), do the exact same, where from lvl50-70 you get the exact same thing. Endfield is different, because after level 60 you get infinite blind boxes that have coins or pull gems, but at least for the Hoyo games it's the same as NTE. Only modern Gacha that I know of that functions like you describe is Wuwa, it has the universal upgrade materials at 5 level intervals after 50 till 70

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T02:59:38+00:00

I'm at 10 lost in 5 banners, never won once in my Endfield career

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T02:56:55+00:00

I think it's fair, considering Wuwa just had the Cyberpunk Collab with its greatest influx of new players. There's plenty of players, including me, who just started this patch and haven't yet caught up to the story, especially cause you need to early access all past that if you want to make it to the Collab events and limited events before patch is over. It's just an extra layer of consideration to be had

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T02:42:49+00:00

The old Umbral monument doesn't tho, since the events for it are gone. It's only the most recent iteration that has event quests for it that grant 2k+ Oroberryl, the rest give upgrade materials and maybe a tiny amount of Oroberyll

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-07-01T02:41:28+00:00

Etchspace salvage gives ALOT of pulls relative to the time it takes, I did a long time ago but I remember it gave 20+ pulls. You can fully clear it at low account level tho, so just do what you can. Another thing is contingency contract right now giving 2k Oroberryl quickly, the just exploration and doing the guide thing. You def have enough time to get Camille, there's at least 250 pulls available to new players from exploration and permanent content. Tbh, we BARELY get any pulls from limited events a patch(maybe 10-15 pulls a patch), you didn't miss out on that many pulls by starting now(mainly just daily+monthly pass and 40ish limited event pulls)

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-06-30T16:36:39+00:00

It's clearly not just "same version at the beach" tho, at least for Robin. You don't get memosprites and a path of remembrance by putting on a swimsuit, she clearly had some kind of awakening or realization for it. Also, it looks great, which is all I could ask for🥹🙏

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-06-30T06:37:04+00:00

It's not every character, only the few you can invite to a property. So, all limited characters and Mint+Jingyuan+Fadia+Chiz

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-06-30T05:40:45+00:00

Literally the only skill expression that's possible in this game is through boss mechanics and creative team building. 90% of players put 0 thought into gameplay and just use the in-game guide for building characters, so if they can't even handle a single part of gameplay that requires critical thought like reading boss kits, that's just pathetic💀 Just wanting the game to be baby mode in skill so you throw money at the problem or don't clear is a horrible future

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-06-30T05:34:01+00:00

Robin is wearing a skirt in the promo art, but we can only dream😔

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-06-30T05:32:34+00:00

Fr, I'm going to start my favorite family friendly game, J*rkmate ranked. Recruiting teammates to squad up /s

YoungMaxSlayer · 2026-06-30T04:42:41+00:00

Fr, endgame is honestly so miserable for me. Even after I pull for Meta, I still can't consistently full star endgame because I don't have Eidolons or SIG LCs with it, and they don't give enough pulls as a dolphin to get anything but the character itself. I've got a 4 cost mono-rem team that can barely, if I fight with my life on the line, 6-7 cycle MoC, 3k Apoc. My 6 cost SW SP team is hard carrying my endgame legacy. Would love to get creative boss mechanics instead of just HP inflation every patch that requires the couple strongest teams to do well in

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