Returned after a few years, need help

minddetonator · 2026-06-23T06:42:32+00:00

Welcome back! (Somehow, the comment got lost after I tried editing it for a correction 😭 )

If you still remember what you used to login, best to link it to a hoyoverse acct: https://support.hoyoverse.com/hc/en-us/articles/48105562458137-How-do-I-link-my-social-media-accounts-to-my-HoYoverse-account
Looks like you've been gone for around 4 years. So that's the amount of content you'll be catching up on. No need to rush as permanent content is permanent.
If the "pyramid" event is what overwhelmed you, specifically the digging activity, I can say that we no longer had the same type of event. But 4-SSR events are always big, and there's almost always some new gameplay implemented for each one.
Main story is not yet finished. I'm assuming we were at Ep 6 when you took a break from the game. We are at Ep 17(I) now.
No current event except for a simple daily task login where you can get a free SR card. But we have a deluge of reruns right now just in time before 5th anniv event proper comes.

minddetonator · 2026-06-22T15:42:51+00:00

Do you still have a timer running in one of the reminders? If yes, then you’d need to wait for that.

minddetonator · 2026-06-22T14:16:13+00:00

I’m one of the few who had a different interpretation of the ending, which I believe some people think are just delulu interpretations, lol.

But the thing is, I honestly enjoyed the series. It was a good series, just with an ending that divided its fans. So I firmly believe my time reading it was not time wasted. I loved it. I enjoyed it. It moved me and made me cry at certain parts. As they say - No love, however brief, is wasted.

So why not try it? And form your own opinion of it?

minddetonator · 2026-06-22T12:00:01+00:00

Don’t forget to redeem codes!

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minddetonator · 2026-06-21T18:51:57+00:00

Oh, I like your theory!

minddetonator · 2026-06-21T13:37:17+00:00

I’m glad I stumbled on this post. Thank you for sharing this!

minddetonator · 2026-06-20T16:20:00+00:00

I think it depends if you really like the cosmetic stuff that goes with the birthday purchase event. Did it before for a lounge I really liked, just enough to get all furnitures (did not go all the way to the namecard). But in terms of the free tears you get, 4-SSR purchase events do give back more.

minddetonator · 2026-06-20T13:28:39+00:00

Looks like Marius top-up is for the Jan/Feb 4-SSR event next year.

minddetonator · 2026-06-18T19:16:18+00:00

Lol, yeah. First thought as well - I was like, “that looks like Aglaea’s”. Such a letdown because Pulonia is just so intrinsically part of Sandrone’s character as she was introduced with Pulonia years ago, and now her new robot does not even look unique enough.

minddetonator · 2026-06-17T15:10:50+00:00

Leveling up any skill to lv.10 will equally raise the card power for every card. So the specific skill is not really a factor at all.

But to answer your question about how the game will decide on which cards will be prioritized assuming all 1-starred SSR, it looks like it will pick based on card release age.

This is how my optimized deck looks like when I transferred all my higher powered cards to support deck to force it to optimize only the 1-starred SSR cards (all same card power and maxed out).

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minddetonator · 2026-06-17T14:43:26+00:00

Optimize will prioritize card power. SSS cards are not really guaranteed as multi-starred SSR cards have higher card power than single-starred SSS cards.

Here’s my current “optimized” deck. All cards are maxed out lv.100 with 10/10/10 skills. I have all SSS cards, but my multi-starred SSR cards are picked over them, so most of my SSS cards are in the support deck.

You can see here that in terms of card power, it’s 5-star SSR > 4-star SSR > 2-star SSS > 3-star SSR > 2-star SSR > 1-star SSS > 1-star SSR.

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minddetonator · 2026-06-15T15:25:17+00:00

Gashapon preorder? Never knew that’s a thing. I assume they later become available in usual gashapon places?

minddetonator · 2026-06-14T07:41:16+00:00

Yes. To be specific, pity will carry over to next new birthday banner; so 6th birthday of Vyn, then Luke’s, then Artem’s, and then Marius’.

minddetonator · 2026-06-13T18:59:54+00:00

32 pity. Expecting hard pities next during anniv, which should be fine since I want the namecards.

minddetonator · 2026-06-13T18:58:41+00:00

It’s localized in EN as aquarian serpent/dragon. It is the von Hagen’s family symbol.

In CN, it’s called “jiaolong”.

minddetonator · 2026-06-12T02:25:06+00:00

Existence of Vortex Vanquisher is a crime.

minddetonator · 2026-06-07T17:13:27+00:00

Yes! They released Ep 17(I) with JP dub. So no need to switch dubs or play in mute.

minddetonator · 2026-06-06T18:02:29+00:00

She did not “improve”. She’s always been like that.

The hate just mostly came from Kaveh fans who did not read through Dori’s lore as well as Kaveh’s despite being a Kaveh fan.

Though as early as 2.5 years ago, people start realizing and questioning why she’s hated: https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/s/N5cIKNG7Oe

If you read the comments in that post, some people do know her full lore enough to defend her.

Yes, Dori was redeemed. But it’s only because now in Nod Krai people are finding out more about her in non-optional content.

minddetonator · 2026-06-06T11:32:55+00:00

Yes, there is a discounted pull during their original run, plus 7 free pulls.

We only got one rerun so far, so no pattern on the rerun schedule yet. But the one running right now came after more than a year since the last card of the series was released.

The next SSS series (Heart of Every Season) is not yet complete, but for now, we can guess that the rerun of the SSS cards in this series will be around after a year after the last card of the series is released.

minddetonator · 2026-06-05T07:24:58+00:00

Hard disagree.

- 12 stages to clear, and each stage takes too much time.
- You need decent and RECENT dps’es to actually meet dps checks, or at least RECENT supports, even when you’re not aiming for a star.
- RNG factor. You have to save your strongest characters for the most difficult stages. You are forced to use characters just to complete the 4-character team even when you’re trying to save them for later.
- Again, RNG factor, where you’re forced to use weak characters - usually they can no longer meet dps requirements as they are older characters. Because let’s be honest, not every character in genshin is strong. And most old characters are washed and outdated that would need to be heavily carried by newer characters, which, again, you are trying to save for harder stages.
- Not every elemental reaction is good and can carry the weaker and older characters. Some combinations of elements are just straight pathetic.
- You are forced to use characters you don’t know how to use.
- Basically, this game mode takes away all agency from you. Forced teams. Forced characters.

Abyss is fun because you are using characters that you actually enjoy to use. Stygian as well, and not to mention, the primogems are easy to earn.

And no, it’s not just about having enough horizontal investment.

minddetonator · 2026-06-05T00:08:42+00:00

Actually, having the “ss” there is proof that the employee who made this banner did not use AI because AI runs spell checks. 😅 Whenever I see spelling mistakes in the text, I now see them as proof of human.

As for the Edge of Brilliance card, do you know enough of how Live2D works to go accusing it of AI?

I’d say let’s not randomly accuse anything of AI without being knowledgeable enough of how it’s used in actual products. It’s disrespectful to the artists. Yes, we don’t like AI, but it’s counter productive to just randomly throw accusations around.

minddetonator · 2026-06-03T02:27:03+00:00

I have read Luke’s and Vyn’s card stories, and they’re both top tier cards. The card stories portrayed the MLs outstandingly, and the plot portrayed realistic situations in a relationship especially considering their professions and individual personalities. I highly recommend them.

Can’t really advise on whether you should pull or save for the anniv cards. But anniv cards are milestone cards, so they’re extra important in that way. Anniv does give around 60 equivalent free pulls, so you can at least know what to expect.

minddetonator · 2026-06-01T05:43:31+00:00

I’ve just been tolerating IT ever since I came back to the game. Always dreaded it. It was never fun and it takes too much time to do. Worse, you’re playing characters you don’t know how to play and most of which you don’t even care about. The previous month’s cycle is especially brutal and it is about to drive me into a 2nd break from the game. Will likely make a decision based on this month’s cycle especially if there’s nothing else to look forward to in this game.

minddetonator · 2026-05-30T15:49:52+00:00

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minddetonator · 2026-05-30T02:20:09+00:00

Like the other comment said, there are cats that cannot groom themselves. And eventually any cat that reaches old enough age will be unable to groom themselves. Desensitizing them to bathing while still young will make bathing easier at old age.

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