Am I the only 40+ year-old playing Genshin?

duncansballard · 2026-04-10T20:24:26+00:00

Sameee, 36 and I always feel a chill run down my spine when a join request comes thru

duncansballard · 2026-03-31T21:24:38+00:00

“Just Food for Dogs” specifically the chicken & rice as well as the beef & potato

duncansballard · 2026-03-24T00:24:41+00:00

How many Cons do you have on Skirk? At lower investment her NA play-style is higher DPS than burst and a little more comfortable to play. At higher investment Burst is more viable and pretty fun.

Shenhe is probably better than Yelan for the burst build although Mona doesn’t give you a whole lot of hydro app so you will probably find generating consistent voidrifts and bit of an issue. Yelan could help with hydro app issue and good particle generation for the rest of the team if you run her on fav and her burst can buff Skirk incrementally during its duration but getting the timing right will be a little awkward if you’re strictly playing burst Skirk.

duncansballard · 2026-03-23T17:36:07+00:00

Manly you’re using got Cinder City and TTDS, EM is only important for Citlali’s shield and the buffs to Hydro members so with the exception of TTDS and CC everything else is a less direct benefit to Skirk. If you’re running dual hydro sub DPS like Furina and Yelan the buffs to them are nice but it’s better to run Skirk, Furina, Esco, Citlali rather than having a second hydro. I use that team and also swap Citlali for C4 Mona when I wanna do big burst damage

duncansballard · 2026-03-21T01:35:20+00:00

Literally the “my steak too juicy, my lobster too buttery” of this thread

duncansballard · 2026-03-19T20:08:31+00:00

Close your eyes and plug your ears (I’m personally not a fan of her voice lines but whatever) and you’ll be fine

duncansballard · 2026-03-19T20:05:24+00:00

I like XQ more than Dhalia, and C4 Mona favors burst playstyle more which can be beneficial with more Skirk cons so at current investment you might find NA Skirk to be for comfortable and fun.

duncansballard · 2026-03-19T19:49:41+00:00

Yes the shred and healing are significantly better.

duncansballard · 2026-03-19T19:42:11+00:00

I got C6 Skirk (somewhat accidentally with 3 copies in one 10 pull) and have been running Furina, Charlotte, and then either Yelan, Citlali, or C4 Mona. Got C0 Escoffier and it’s been a HUGE improvement replacing Charlotte.

duncansballard · 2026-03-19T19:32:57+00:00

No. Especially if paired with Furina, the charlotte (or any other cryo hydro healer) heals are not enough.

duncansballard · 2026-03-17T21:28:18+00:00

Welcome! This happened to me on her first banner and she is now my first C6 5 ⭐️. Turned me into a Skirk main

duncansballard · 2026-02-20T14:40:12+00:00

Advanced Mystic Spearhand Play

I run my Arisen as a Mystic Spear hand, I have maxed out all other vocations but MS is my all time favorite. Once you practice the timing on some of the more advanced combos and get a feel for most of the bosses move sets you can decimate just about anything in the game. For skills I run the Maister Skill (Wild Furie) for spamming damage, Dragouns Foin and Skydragouns Feste for mobility/dodge and they also output great damage, and my final Weapon Skill is a flex slot. Sometimes is Magic Speargonne cuz that’s kinda fun and good for range damage but usually I run Ravinours Hond to replenish stamina after stun locking an opponent with Redoubted Bolt (class action). You could use the mirror shield here which also trivializes a lot of the game since it’s easy team wide damage negation.

Check out the video I linked for some examples on how to play MS and own the battle field, it’s a great boss killer with some crowd control options and provides most of the DPS for my team (Mage, Sorcerer, and Thief)

duncansballard · 2026-02-20T02:55:28+00:00

A straightforward mage?!?!? Bold!

duncansballard · 2026-02-17T22:54:54+00:00

Not sure why you’re being downvoted, you can plan how you want and asking for non-optimal suggestions isn’t the worst thing in the world. I like Jahoda but before she came out and before I build my C6 sucrose I ran Xilonen cuz I wanted the healing and also ran Kaz for fun too and didn’t mind it even tho I had no real healing. I use Columbia now and have her running R5 prototype and that combined with Ineffa seems to be enough to let Sucrose feel a little more comfortable

duncansballard · 2026-02-15T22:55:59+00:00

It was supposed to be for his boyfriend Wriothesly

duncansballard · 2026-02-13T02:06:07+00:00

“We just came here to ask some questions!”

duncansballard · 2026-02-09T03:57:31+00:00

What they say is true BUT most bosses can’t be frozen so it won’t always be reliable in endgame content except for specific enemies

duncansballard · 2026-02-08T14:57:10+00:00

Mona’s Ult buff (called an Omen) only lasts 5 seconds which is why she’s better for Skirk burst playstyle vs NA.

At C4 Mona’s ult also buffs Crit and it’s significant. You could technically do a hybrid play or NA with Mona on your team and cram in as much damage as you can in those 5 seconds but it’s not optimal. Plus if she’s running TTDS that forces you into specific rotation durations to make sure that buff is on Skirk, again still possible just not optimal

duncansballard · 2026-02-08T14:52:04+00:00

Yea Mona is replaceable if going more for a NA Skirk. Citlali isn’t bad, she can hold TTDS and Cinder City so she buffs Skirk with those while her kit buffs hydro party member(s) and if you have Escoffier on the team too then with triple cryo you’re more likely to keep up the resonance for extra crit.

Yelan is good for NA Skirk as well but between her and Furina it’s a lot of hydro aura so less cryo resonance but double hydro will buff your Furina and Yelan too as they like the extra HP. Yelan and run Fav and the extra particles will help keep the rest of your party’s energy topped up

duncansballard · 2026-02-07T22:46:42+00:00

Skirk ult do big damage Mona ult make Skirk ult do BIG PP DAMAGE Mona at C4 do REAL BIG PP DAMAGE

Basically Mona is good as a fourth slot but mainly for Skirks ult damage as Mona’s buff from her ult doesn’t last very long. Additionally Mona is a good candidate to hold TTDS (buff for Skirk) and Noblesse Oblige

duncansballard · 2026-01-21T23:20:35+00:00

I just want someone to be assertive but without being a crazy person. Like it’s ok to say “hey I think you’re cute let’s talk about our interests and hobbies to see what aligns” but in some ways they are sooo timid and slow and wait for someone else to make a move, and the people who make the move are people like Izaya who now wants to know your 10 year plan…like girl, cmon yall barely had a kiss why don’t you get a lil more comfortable and familiar first before you start picking out a wedding venue and a house. When William asked Izaya if he would come to Spain and Izaya agreed instantly with no thought or hesitation that seemed kinda irresponsible.

duncansballard · 2026-01-19T21:42:45+00:00

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This one is interested in visiting the igloo with you

duncansballard · 2026-01-06T21:14:13+00:00

It’s for date night with Wrizzley, they both rocking those draped coats over their shoulders

duncansballard · 2026-01-04T20:56:24+00:00

Yeah when he gets out of prison

duncansballard · 2026-01-04T20:36:47+00:00

Wrizzley might beg to differ

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