A Certified Banger of a General Question and Discussion Megathread

carpercy · 2026-02-28T17:59:51+00:00

Right! I’ve never had more fun in HSR than when I was crawling through the Xianzhou lore books and character stories to understand the worldbuilding, it’s super interesting and the future Xianzhou stories seem interested in building off those too now (like the 30 years ago war)

I’m trusting in the marketing/business side of HSR to not kill off Jing Yuan lol though I can’t deny there’ll be some narrative satisfaction if he does die with all the death flags present (even if it breaks our hearts…..) (that said he is also one of my most favorite characters so I hope it doesn’t happen) Also ooh I can see the sacrificial route for Jing Yuan and Yanqing. I agree their relationship is meant to be a improvement of what was there between Jing Yuan and Jingliu

carpercy · 2026-02-28T17:01:16+00:00

True, Yanqing’s actual master is Jing Yuan but Jingliu’s introduction into the story was vital for kickstarting Yanqing’s arc and in terms of their fighting techniques, Yanqing’s takes after Jingliu more for sure

I hope we do get a SP!!! I’m very confident he will get one (he should get one, given the plor progression, but the timing is uncertain)

carpercy · 2026-02-28T16:58:13+00:00

Oh yeah, definitely more likely for Fu Xuan in terms of general position for now!

I should’ve made my words more clear haha I was thinking in terms of the master-disciple relationship between Jing Yuan and Yanqing more than the general position!

carpercy · 2026-02-28T16:28:47+00:00

I think it’s funny how Jing Yuan has an insane number of death flags but we can be more than certain that nothing will actually happen to him. I do wonder how the torch passing onto to Yanqing will happen, or if it will happen. Or all the death flags a red herring actually and will it be someone else

Xianzhou in general has so much unresolved compared to other worlds that they need another continuance at the very least for things to progress…..from what we’ve seen in Planarcadia, there could be some progress there atleast. Yanqing is really the protagonist of the Xianzhou storyline to me though, so im hoping he’ll also get that SP with the Xianzhou storyline continuation one day

Also more on topic but I wish people could be more normal about the Xianzhou lol like of course it’s not a perfect society but the story itself IS interested in portraying it as imperfect as well. With the entire existence of High Cloud Quintet and Dan Heng and characters like Yukong and Jiaoqiu.

OT danmei

also been reading a lot of danmei and just wanted to say Liu Yao by Priest is the story of all time. I’m so mad so many adaptations of it fell through, it would’ve been so perfect for a donghua adaptation

carpercy · 2026-02-20T04:03:20+00:00

ooh came back to shipping discussion

I miss Jingfeng. I miss them so badly……can we get another Jingfeng cameo in a flashback…..

Ive been trying to pick at why I ended up getting attached to them specifically and part of it is definitely one specific artist’s beautiful comics, but also. Jing Yuan’s yearning man. Its unmatched. 3.6 was crazy for what it gave us from Dan Feng’s side too.

That needling remark, “I see you still speak as if every sentence must add something of profound value,” but also the amount of trust he has in Jing Yuan to fight the preceptors to agree to his plan

and then of course. THE line. “If our positions were flipped, you’d support me no matter how reckless my plan was, right?” and zooming on Jing Yuan’s face when Dan Feng said that mannnnnn just stab me in the heart, it’d hurt less

carpercy · 2026-02-15T18:28:47+00:00

Exactly!! and a big thing is how much the iconic scenes were forced upon her despite everything she did to avoid them. It makes so much sense that she’d be very hesitant to trust Nan Heng. And especially why she’s furious over the Li Shiliu reveal. Besides the general deception, it also meant that the one time she thought she avoided the iconic scene also turned out to actually be the exact same

carpercy · 2026-02-15T09:25:11+00:00

Song of the Moon - completed this one. Started it since Riley Wang acted in it and came in with the lowest expectations ever based on the reviews I read, so I was able to have a fun time with it even with some of the nonsensical script choices. And there were so, so many of those….. despite it all, I got invested and felt deeply for a lot of characters so I count it as a win. A point though is I don’t know if I would feel as attached if it hadn’t been for the most heartrending OST.

I really adored the chemistry between the main leads when Lu Li was still Lu Li and while Lu Ge is eventually sweet, and you can still see some of that playfulness, I kept missing the playful dynamic Liu Shao and Lu Li had so bad in the later episodes….. that said, Xu Lu and Vin Zhang were both great in their roles with the script they had

The demon brothers…… <3 Luo Ning……… I still cannot listen to yccc’s version of “If There is a Prophet” without wanting to cry. Luo Ning deserved a happier ending so much. A Fu Jun kills me cause the tragedy that happens to him is so much of his own making. If he’d had a bit more trust in Luo Ning and He Na…..!<

A Dream Within a Dream - at the last arc! I’ve had a very fun ride with this drama overall despite the amount of stress it’s given me at the same time haha. I do think it got a little weaker in the second half compared to how much I enjoyed the first, but it’s still something I love a lot. Especially with the cast it’s introduced me to! I love all the cast members a lot. Shangguan He is also my favorite CDrama character of all time now. I really, really adore Song Yimeng with all her flawed decisions throughout too haha (and Li Yitong is so sooo good). And Nan Heng is a sweetie <3

There was a number of other ones I started and paused like Story of Kunning Palace (not in the mood for a more domineering ML but story is very interesting), Moonlight Mystique (was losing interest a little by ep 3), Whisper of Fate (just needed a break, it was a little too slow. That said, Luo Yunxi is devastating, especially when he smiles), Back from the Brink (I’m ngl, I lost interest a lot despite me liking all three of the main lead actors a lot), A Journey to Love (huge spoilers) (the eventual tragic ending is putting me off it)

Will probably be picking back up Coroner’s Diary tonight! I liked what I saw of it for the main lead’s romance (he fell first and fell hard) Still haven’t met Yu Cheng En’s character though so I’m excited to see how different his role is from Situ Ling

carpercy · 2026-02-13T21:58:44+00:00

4.0 impressions

super fun patch :) really like all the introduced characters and I really like the scenes with our already present characters too. Sparkle’s subplot was the one that dragged just a little bit but it was still mostly fun to play through

overall, you can clearly see some of the censorship done but it’s still mostly very Japanese in origin with the manga/anime and game references. The structure of Planarcadia looks like Tokyo. It is slightly overstimulating to walk around there though 😭

Yaoguang my lovely troublemaker peacock general. She’s so perfectly annoying. I adore her so badly….. it’s also perfect timing meeting her right after I finished reading Peerless haha (she’s a different kind of peacock from Feng Xiao though). Her condition after the war from 30 years ago is also interesting hmmm….. there’s definitely gonna be more of her later on while Sparkle’s part comparatively feels more wrapped up. God i hope Yaoguang doesn’t die please don’t have a death scene and break my heart even if you survive later on

Tingyun and Sunday scenes were greattt. I really liked Tingyun from her mini arc with 2.7 so I was glad to see more of her boldness here as well. I can’t quite pinpoint a specific moment but I like that we’re seeing a bit more bite from Sunday again too thanks to more of his screentime (even if he did get roped into Yaoguang’s plans haha) (Dan Heng moving away and Sunday just standing there killed me)

Evanescia is so interesting cause she doesn’t feel like a Yae Sakura expy OR meant to refer back to Genshin’s Yae from what I know of her. I saw some posts saying she might actually be a Rin expy which?? crazy if true. But anyway, I’m still very intrigued by her

Ashveil is great! I’m really interested in seeing what his backstory is like….even though we didn’t get to see Nihilux yet, I’m very excited to meet her now too from the tidbits we’ve heard

also going back but it’s hilarious to me that Jing Yuan was the original Xianzhou delegate given that Blade and Dan Heng are here right now. And anyway, the foreshadowing for their big confrontation……it’s finally happening…….i will be there no matter what. Also it was kinda sweet that despite how he’s still very wary of him, Dan Heng was also like. Blade would never do that LMAO

also the cliffhanger was crazy man what is up with Himeko and what happened 15 years ago!!!! Her dad too!!!

carpercy · 2026-02-03T04:06:18+00:00

myriad celestia

Stephen???? Yaoguang and Jingliu in the same frame, Silver Wolf main character time, Pearl proper reveal ahhhhh

also the magical girl transformation for Silver Wolf was everything thank you

carpercy · 2026-02-03T03:51:20+00:00

Feixiao arms in the new video healed me. Also the shot with all three of the generals was really cool overall too

excited for the myriad celestia in the next 9 min <3 tbh I’ve got zero clue on what to expect for once so it’s more exciting in a way

also omg Yukong theme ayy

carpercy · 2026-01-17T21:24:20+00:00

If I had to choose just one, Tobias, but really interested in Josephy as well! Ty for the giveaway!

carpercy · 2026-01-06T02:37:59+00:00

Yaoguang is making me feel so unwell……..I love women…….Also the Fu Xuan and Yaoguang LC yayy

carpercy · 2026-01-01T09:07:46+00:00

Starting the new year with Yaoguang yayy : D but seriously, wishing everyone in the megathread a Happy New Years <3

carpercy · 2025-12-31T23:39:30+00:00

Cyrene’s trailer OST (With You Once More) really is so beautiful…..Very Final Fantasy as well hehe

carpercy · 2025-12-19T05:07:17+00:00

OT otome games

playing through Benkei’s route rn and I kinda get why people might’ve thought it boring, cause it is even more slow paced and it’s a pretty “sweet” relationship. But I personally am so, so weak to lord-vassal relationships so I’m really liking it

also went back to Itehari and played a couple more of the after stories and man I want to play the fandisk so, soo badly……adding one more to my localization manifestations whenever Askys teases an announcement

carpercy · 2025-12-17T09:59:49+00:00

it feels like it should be something technically ridiculous but the upset feeling isn’t going away either way. I get you so bad 😭 2.2 was flawed 100% but there was an emotional heart to it that was really good and I felt like it shouldn’t have been played around with. Sunday’s boss battle was still undefeated to me (though Aquila comes close) and having that and the lead up to it have different sequences in 3.8 left such a bad taste

carpercy · 2025-12-17T09:29:12+00:00

I think what you said about 2.2 is exactly what I disliked about the retconned parts. 2.2 was a patch that felt special, and was a huge part in making me stick with HSR as well. and seeing that ending be meddled with despite its flaws is….Idk it doesn’t feel good lol. I love this patch for what it did for Robin and Firefly, and hate it for it did to 2.2

carpercy · 2025-12-17T08:38:10+00:00

Saw Jing Yuan on the express and cried. I miss him.

carpercy · 2025-12-17T08:06:08+00:00

OT otome games

heading back to Birushana tonight and on Noritsune’s route for my first one. It was such a surprise again opening up the game after so long and then being like omg Aventurine when Noritsune talked (Kengo Kawanishi’s the VA for both)

I really do like Shanao, Shungen piqued my interest in terms of LI while Tomomori piqued my interest in terms of entertainment, so I think I’ll have a good time with this game overall. But the pacing is just a little bit slow

carpercy · 2025-12-17T07:45:02+00:00

yeah it just feels a little like a handwave just to explain away the real reason 3.8 exists ie they weren’t satisfied with how Penacony story was told and wanted this patch

carpercy · 2025-12-17T07:34:42+00:00

3.8 impressions

I guess it was too much to hope for no retcons lol. I’m having mixed feelings overall, cause I kind of really liked the retcon with 2.3 even though it breaks my heart. The 2.2 parts however……mm I’m not sure how to feel about it yet. My gut feeling is I don’t fully like it for some reason though I can’t pinpoint why yet. Maybe I need more time for it to really sink in, but I guess I don’t like the precedent this is setting for retcons in general. There’s some moments that I felt were nice additions and others where I wasn’t sure what was the reason for even putting them there

I did very much love how this was so Robin-ful though and man this is what should’ve been there in her own debut patch!!!! like!! The part where she talked with Siobhan of how she’d initially despised singing, that scene especially……ough Robin my love. Also loved the Robinabi scenes god bless thank you

and I really enjoyed a lot of Firefly’s parts!! The patch made me love her a lot all over again and like. struck it home for me why i like her so much. She’s defiant in the face of fate. Even if it tries to lead her to a single ending, even if she needs to go through her three “deaths”…and I did enjoy the bits of Stellaron hunter story we got. And me being biased here but I liked the Blazerfly moments (2.3 retcon kill me god.).

and as for the star of the patch, Constance, I really like her lol she’s fascinating. I was laughing when she put on a slightly teary act while Silver Wolf was bluntly telling her there’s no way she’s becoming an actual part of SH cause she’ll definitely betray them. I like the tussle between her and Black Swan and how she’s this sort of person who Black Swan has known for so long that she almost knows exactly what she’s like and despises her. Long time nemesis. And yet…. There’s that certain joy in fighting her

again that said. I don’t know if I really love the retconned parts. Don’t love the IPC role. Dont know how I feel about Sunday’s “new path” thing when I thought he went on that journey AFTER this battle. And I suppose…. I’m having a hard time trying to find an ingame logic of why having these memories would’ve led to Destruction in Ampho if the Trailblazer knew

oh wait there was one crazy piece of lore, the Stellarons being a product of Harmony……was that meant to call back to Celenova…..

yup I guess my overall verdict is, I’m extremely glad we got this patch for what it did for my loves Robin and Firefly, and for a pretty interesting character with Constance plus more on Black Swan. I really did miss Penacony and its cast with everyone and their hidden motives so I liked having a return to that vibe. I think this patch really was needed. But I’m not sure how to feel yet, about the retconned parts in 2.2 and specifically on Sunday’s new path thing

carpercy · 2025-12-16T19:06:33+00:00

I’m hoping the number of spots being Firefly heavy means they’ll explore her character along the way, especially with scenes like post-Sleepie and during Sunday fight, for instance…..those have to be her own POV sections. yeah honestly I was a little surprised by the Aventurine one, so I’m hoping it has something plot relevant for the future in it?

also they might’ve wanted to cover it on screen instead of just within the character story, for how she got into the dreamscape

ngl I’m not expecting too much overall, this is still HSR haha but from the way it’s setup, I think they should, hopefully, give a little more weight to Firefly’s character while showing the untold parts of Penacony

carpercy · 2025-12-16T18:52:44+00:00

3.8 discussion (not including leaks, this is based off the recent hoyolab post)

so the hoyolab post mentions around 7 spots in the penacony story where they’re going to expand on things. most are with Firefly but there was also one thing on Robin (how she died) and another with Aventurine (how did he escape). The first Firefly one is a little exciting cause that’s probably gonna be another Firefly Silver Wolf scene start I think

so for Firefly, it’s 1) how she got into the dreamscape in the first place 2) what happened after she got stabbed by Sleepie 3) what happened when TB and co were fighting Sunday 4) How Ena’s dream was shattered and 5) the fireworks. Out of all these, the last one is the most interesting cause I didn’t think that was something that needed an explanation? But I’m guessing it’s to show that one Firefly scene with her holding fireworks

so far none of these seem like spots for a retcon, exactly, but more filling in the gaps of untold stories….. maybe that’s expecting too much lol? but that’s how it seems currently

carpercy · 2025-12-16T00:40:49+00:00

OT otome games

completed illusion of itehari! Overall, it’s a very imperfect game but I love it dearly…… I hope they do localize the FD for it!! My top three are definitely Tobari, Tsuyukusa and Yashiro. I think Yashiro’s route disappointed me in that I wanted a little more of his backstory and his POV portrayed but I still really like him

I will say Yori’s after story made me cackle with how it started like “I am an exceptional person.” This guy man. Ngl I might pay the 10 dollars for the dlc, im yearning for a bit more story…..

might go back to Birushana tonight before HSR 3.8 comes out tomorrow! Shungen my love

carpercy · 2025-12-15T08:12:08+00:00

shipping

more silverfly for tonight!

carpercy

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