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Genshin Impact |OT| 5.0 (Natlan) - Everything Changed When the Fire Nation Arrived


Regardless, other than localization, the game itself has never really been woke like the western made stuff, thankfully.
Yeah, I meant localization ofc. Feels like the thighten the rules for their translation team.
 
So apparently these teasers were in a trailer and are the next ones to get buffed. Not sure if it means just that they're going to "work" with Stellar Superconduct, or if they're getting a Hexerei type buff. I'm guessing the former.

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I dunno how they're going to make Mizuki work in Stellar Superconduct, but I'm all for it. I really like her despite her kit being pretty awful/useless currently.
 
My only good pyro DPS is Mavuika and her build is pretty bad (need to put some time into switching her to Obsidian Codex as currently I have her on Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City set), but I managed to clear the new abyss and only missed 100 primos, so I won't be complaining.

 
Agreed. Eula specifically getting neither a Hexerei buff NOR this Stellar buff is a real kick to the nuts for me.
It's disappointing that the buffs apparently have to relate to the latest gimmick (in this case stellar reactions) since so many others could use buffs too. But even within that arbitrary category they're leaving out so many characters.

Maybe it's just logistics, but these buffs don't come fast enough and ignore certain urgent cases.
 
So apparently these teasers were in a trailer and are the next ones to get buffed. Not sure if it means just that they're going to "work" with Stellar Superconduct, or if they're getting a Hexerei type buff. I'm guessing the former.

Wriothesley definitely needs something; Skirk is naturally going to outclass him on DPS because she's newer, but the current gap between them is something crazy like 30-40%. Wrio is more versatile with his team comps, but the tradeoff for that should be something more like 10-15% DPS loss.
 
I think at least Ganyu was rumored to be in the Liyue buffs, like that region's version of Hexerei faction.
Wasn't that just player speculation? But I'm not expecting Liyue buffs anytime soon, with this new batch coming up. Maybe they'll do them for the anniversary or something.

Anyway, here's the 4-stars for the upcoming banners:

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That's good news. With Chev recently done Razor is my next most important to develop. He's only C2 right now.
 
Wasn't that just player speculation? But I'm not expecting Liyue buffs anytime soon, with this new batch coming up. Maybe they'll do them for the anniversary or something.

Anyway, here's the 4-stars for the upcoming banners:

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Hm it possibly could have just been speculation, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a long term goal for them to buff older units *eventually*.
 
Interesting. So the Stellar Superconduct buffs for the characters I mentioned in my post above are actual Hexerei-tier buffs, not just adding the word to the terminology.

New code: https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/gift?code=OHOHONICOLE

Maybe Eula is saved?? Here's the base info on Stellar Superconduct itself. Seems Sandrone is the only one (so far) that can activate it. Hope nobody was planning on skipping.
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I dare say Yae's kit looks like it adds quite a bit.
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They're even buffing her signature weapon. Huge surprise here, I expected them to release new BiS weapons instead, like they do in Honkai Impact.
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The "Stellar Glow Domain" sounds like we're back to fuckin' Circle Impact again though. I hope it's a Nahida size circle and not a Bennett size circle.

Regardless, this is much more than I anticipated. I still don't know what Stellar Superconduct itself does, other than apparently making a domain.

*edit* - Putting Stellar Superconduct at the top of this post where it makes sense.

Apparently we got the whole gang. I'll just link the reddit posts so this doesn't eat the whole page.
 
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Sounds like my c6 Qiqi will finally have an actual place in Sandrone's team.
Yea QiQi's buffs sound super solid honestly. I was also surprised to see that Mizuki's buffs are just straight up buffs, not even a Stellar Superconduct requirement that I can see.

There's NO way they don't give Eula some Stellar SC buffs in the future, now that we've seen these. It's the perfect (and probably only) time to do it. Shenhe/Ganyu/Sara too.
 
Well, I had to go to 80 pulls for Nicole, but I won the 50/50 and got 4 copies of Prune along the way. Resources looking okay for 7.0. Not much to worry about anyways, new region patches always have a ton of exploration primos on top of events and freebies.

Kinda cute that her Ultimate makes a little red Seele follow you around while it's active.

Also I forgot until now, but her Charge Attack works as a mini- treasure compass. Pretty cool. Otherwise, a pretty boring character as expected.
 
Well, I had to go to 80 pulls for Nicole, but I won the 50/50 and got 4 copies of Prune along the way. Resources looking okay for 7.0. Not much to worry about anyways, new region patches always have a ton of exploration primos on top of events and freebies.

Kinda cute that her Ultimate makes a little red Seele follow you around while it's active.

Also I forgot until now, but her Charge Attack works as a mini- treasure compass. Pretty cool. Otherwise, a pretty boring character as expected.
Same, went to 80 and also won the 50/50. C3 Prune for me.

Grats!
 
Yea QiQi's buffs sound super solid honestly. I was also surprised to see that Mizuki's buffs are just straight up buffs, not even a Stellar Superconduct requirement that I can see.
Didn't look into all of the buffs because that's a lot of text, but Mizuki's buffs also seemed tied mostly to her cons, no? She's supposedly a Stella Cryo Swirl character, and we don't have much info on that reaction yet.

Anyway, lost the 50/50 to C7 Qiqi and got Nicole 20 pulls later for a total of 100 pulls. Not bad. Only 2 Prunes though. I don't have their Hexerei stuff unlocked yet, so the team is still a bit awkward.
 
Didn't see any mention of Pulonia in the Sandrone kit. I was hoping we would at least see him in the burst animation.

The buffs seem pretty decent. Yae is looking pretty strong in stellar team and Cyno gained a whole new playstyle as a quick swap DPS.

The Mizuki buff is funny cause it has nothing to do with Stellar stuff and presumably she got buffed just due to how dogshit she currently is.
 
Interesting in the comments there, supposedly the laser takes exactly 3 seconds to shoot from when you hold the button down, and she's an ATK scaling character.

Wonder if we have any utility ATK buffers that align with that 3 second window.... hmm....
How convenient! Looks like my gamble paid off!

Or I could've waited a couple hours for these leaks to come out...
 
How convenient! Looks like my gamble paid off!

Or I could've waited a couple hours for these leaks to come out...
I think we all subliminally knew that this was going to happen. Look at Ineffa as past evidence.



So here's the 7.0 character's current design vs. her original design. I think they did a pretty good job of modernizing her, I have no complaints. She definitely looks "playable" now.

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I think we all subliminally knew that this was going to happen. Look at Ineffa as past evidence.



So here's the 7.0 character's current design vs. her original design. I think they did a pretty good job of modernizing her, I have no complaints. She definitely looks "playable" now.

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Yea I like the new color scheme.

She's 6.7 btw, not 7.0
 
I wish prydwen covered Genshin, I don't really like nor trust game8 much.

So, any evaluation on Nicole now that she's out? Not sure if I want to pull her to replace Benny in Varka's team.
I'm also thinking of pulling Durin for Varka, is he generic enough to be a good investment? How do you play him?
 
I wish prydwen covered Genshin, I don't really like nor trust game8 much.

So, any evaluation on Nicole now that she's out? Not sure if I want to pull her to replace Benny in Varka's team.
I'm also thinking of pulling Durin for Varka, is he generic enough to be a good investment? How do you play him?
Right >now<, Durin has more value, but people are speculating that Nicole + Durin will be the new "core" that a lot of different teams can use. Similar as to how you can put Columbina and Ineffa on any team and they're instantly good.

As far as strictly for Varka, these are his best teams, from top to bottom, according to theorycrafters. Nicole seems to be the easier of the two to replace (for now).
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Worth noting that Bennett is the 'sustain' in a Nicole-less team with his small heals, so if you get hit a lot with your Varka, it's something to consider.
 
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Hmmmm, I am really torn now. I mathematically I have guarantee in the bag from the free pulls this season. Do I spend it on Durin C2 (which is mega powerful for whole fire team) or Sandrone? After Durin's rerun who the hell knows when he will be back, but while Samdrone will have her rerun, do I want to wait around and get her post-shill time? And her team comp options would open things up since my only developed ice are Citlali and Escoffier… hmmmmm…
 
Hmmmm, I am really torn now. I mathematically I have guarantee in the bag from the free pulls this season. Do I spend it on Durin C2 (which is mega powerful for whole fire team) or Sandrone? After Durin's rerun who the hell knows when he will be back, but while Samdrone will have her rerun, do I want to wait around and get her post-shill time? And her team comp options would open things up since my only developed ice are Citlali and Escoffier… hmmmmm…
Speaking frankly, we're on the tail end of Hexerei/Lunar stuff, and Stellar Superconduct endgame shilling is just about to start. So if you want an easier time in Abyss/Imaginarium/Stygian for the next 6~ months, it's probably best to get the only character we know of so far that enables Stellar Superconduct. Up until Lunar reactions, I would have placed a bet that we'd have accessible team members (whether Traveler or a free 4*) that gives the current shill buffs, but we were hung out to dry in Nod Krai. No new Traveler kit, and Aino/Jahoda/Illuga/Prune fit into Lunar/Hex teams, but they don't enable it themselves.

Ultimately pick who you like, since you're the one that deals with the outcome. It's very possible that Hexerei teams live on past their gimmick days, but outside of Mavuika I haven't really seen it happen much in the game.
 
It's very possible that Hexerei teams live on past their gimmick days, but outside of Mavuika I haven't really seen it happen much in the game.

Mavuika was the last DPS to be viable outside of their designated mechanic. Even without nightsoul teammates she's pretty great. Meanwhile Skirk is basically useless without Esco; same with Flins, Nefer, Zibai without Lunar; or Varka without Hex.
 
Okay I forgot there is a second phase before Sandrone. That should be sufficient time for the pacing I want. Going to get Durin C2.
 
Okay I forgot there is a second phase before Sandrone. That should be sufficient time for the pacing I want. Going to get Durin C2.
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Mavuika was the last DPS to be viable outside of their designated mechanic. Even without nightsoul teammates she's pretty great. Meanwhile Skirk is basically useless without Esco; same with Flins, Nefer, Zibai without Lunar; or Varka without Hex.
Yep. Lauma has a bit of future proofing for Dendro related stuff, even outside of Lunar teams, but I wouldn't call her a DPS specifically. Mavuika is really the outlier here. I feel like HoYo probably regrets making her kit like that, similar to how I'm sure they regret Bennett being as good as he ended up being.



Well, it's that time of the year. Official Yun Jin birthday art:
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Of course, with a special surprise!

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