Genshin Impact

[LucasSomething]

Considering how there are still no character skins aside from the ones for Barbara and Jean (plus Barbara's was free if you were playing at the time) I'd say that's a yes.

Probably because the devs realized their gacha model is awful for selling skins. What's the point of having a large selection of cosmetics when the player cant choose their own rolls and half the cast might take over a year to return? Note how the first two skins are for one free character and one standard 5* who's permanently avaiable (but you might never get).

Of course, that's wouldnt stop them anyway. All the other games out there releasing skins with every update but Genshin doesnt (yet). Selling skin for 25 dollars, you'd think they'd done dozens of them already.

Fresh from Genshin’ Facebook, the weapon designed for Kokomi that lets be honest, only the worst whales will wind up getting (rate me late if the leaks found it)
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Anyone else just think it looks like a floating donut? Least the effect and stat actually synergize, but the weapon banner is still a complete scam (fun fact - before I clicked on that, I rolled on it for a Wolf’s Gravestone, then got a second one through the Standard Banner about a month later)

It's been leaked for a while and it's generally considered an awful catalyst for anyone who isnt kokomi or Barbara. The other weapon is the jade sword so if anything, people will roll for that instead.

Since it all comes down to math in the end, is it better for a character to get a new constellation or a new weapon (especially on designed for it specifically)?

Depends on the character and the weapon. Hu Tao's C1 is incredibly strong but Homa is even stronger on her (or anyone really). Meanwhile, kokomi actually gets more dps from her C1 (final attack does raw 30% hp as dmg) than her 5* weapon (allegedly). Funny enough, her c1 doesnt count as normal damage so it doesnt synergize with her own weapon either.

 

[Genichiro]

Since it all comes down to math in the end, is it better for a character to get a new constellation or a new weapon (especially on designed for it specifically)?

Most will say constellations, though in some cases like SoH, Mistsplitter and WGS, these are better in versatility and affects play styles. In contrast, Summit shaper and Vortex Vanquisher are poor choices for their "owners".

 

[Pipi420]

Since it all comes down to math in the end, is it better for a character to get a new constellation or a new weapon (especially on designed for it specifically)?

Entirely depends. If its an early constellation that happens to be busted, such as Hu Tao C1 (saves you stamina on charged attacks) and Ganyu C1 (shreds defense and res iirc) then definitely go for the constellation
But some characters like Venti have fucking garbage C1s that aren't worth going for if you're f2p/welkin
Mona's C1 is also god tier but she's a standard banner character so you can't really roll for it unless she gets her own banner like keq
Edit: also I was gonna say zhonglis C1 (lets you summon 2 pillars) is shit but Tenacity of Millieth boosts its value a lot. I don't think its a great 4pc set for him at C0 because his pillar is unreliable and gets cucked by big enemies + bosses.

 

[creamy cookies]

very much sucks that i'm still the only one between my friends that isn't a raiden haver... but i'm mixin up team combinations with mona and i think a team with ganyu, ayaka, mona, and yanfei might be good. double cryo, freeze and vape sounds pretty tasty. could even replace ayaka with rosaria for crit rate boost, but i'd need her cons... why's she on the banner i don't want to pull on now

 

[LucasSomething]

So the devs finally posted the REAL anniversary community events and it's rewards. Somehow it was worse than i thought.

HoYoLAB - Official Community

HoYoLAB is the community forum for Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd, with official information about game events, perks, fan art, and other exciting content.

www.hoyolab.com

tl;dr
-some web event with standard rewards
-Fanart contest
-a second (?) fanart contest
-cosplay contest
-screenshot contest (?)
-video contest
-solve enigma on facebook/twitter/website. 1000 people get 100 gems.
-share stuff on facebook/twitter to get an iphone (maybe)
-Make an annyversary card, 10% people get welking (w-whoa!) while 90% get 100k mora (oh...)

mihoyo: Are you not entertained?

微博

随时随地发现新鲜事！微博带你欣赏世界上每一个精彩瞬间，了解每一个幕后故事。分享你想表达的，让全世界都能听到你的心声！

m.weibo.cn

I'm trying to translate the chinese players outrage and this is what i get lol

 

[Leaf Wage Slave]

So the devs finally posted the REAL anniversary community events and it's rewards. Somehow it was worse than i thought.

If nothing else, the salt around the games Anniversary is entertaining. I mean, see this shit

Watch they drop a guaranteed Limited 5* Banner or some shit completely out if nowhere and magically all is forgiven.

 

[creamy cookies]

i feel like people forget or don't know that that's just part of their usual community events, they do exact shit like that monthly.

granted, maybe i'm just high on copium but there's still a supposed anniversary stream coming up so we still have chances that it'll be better, if not that then the complaints that'll come from that will likely make them turn around for next patch

 

[Gravityqueen4life]

know almost nothing of the series but the Raiden character makes we want to coom.

 

[Kotol]

know almost nothing of the series but the Raiden character makes we want to coom.

A man of culture, I see.

EDIT: While we're on the topic of waifus or whatever, who would you guys like to see as part of a Hangout Event next?

Personally, I think the F2P cast should get some love, so spending some time with Amber, Kaeya, Lisa and Xiangling would be nice.

 

[Pipi420]

Damn so I guess Kokomi turned out to be just as shit as everyone thought?
Kind of crazy, I feel like even for the "bad" characters like Yoimiya there was a silver lining where you could justify their kit, Kokomi has nothing
Even her own test run has her being carried by 3 other supports

 

[Noebel]

Damn so I guess Kokomi turned out to be just as shit as everyone thought?
Kind of crazy, I feel like even for the "bad" characters like Yoimiya there was a silver lining where you could justify their kit, Kokomi has nothing
Even her own test run has her being carried by 3 other supports

She can replace Mona for Ganyu. Or maybe be a healer for cryo Kaeya. But that's all, in my understanding.

 

[Subtlety]

i feel like people forget or don't know that that's just part of their usual community events, they do exact shit like that monthly.

granted, maybe i'm just high on copium but there's still a supposed anniversary stream coming up so we still have chances that it'll be better, if not that then the complaints that'll come from that will likely make them turn around for next patch

The gacha-focused youtubers I was willing to watch for a few seconds talked about how they weren't going to announce real rewards until after the cash shop reset and after a high value banner. Raiden is done, no one cares about Kokomi, so maybe after Albedo or Hu Tao re-run or whatever cope one can imagine. I wouldn't be surprised if they cheaped out on this, but then again I wouldn't be surprised if they went bonkers on gems or wishes at least. 4*s aren't given away all too frequently, I doubt they'll give 5*s away, but a couple 10-pulls probably fit in their marketing budget.

I saw on reddit a few weeks ago that Honkai for its first anniversary was pretty stingy compared to other gacha but it wasn't as anemic as what's being presented here.

 

[Noebel]

maybe after Albedo or Hu Tao re-run or whatever cope one can imagine

But anniversary is 28-th this month.

 

[PaleTay]

Kokomi can't even really walk on water for exploration as she needs to use her burst. They couldn't even make her a meme which some people would have fun with.

 

[ZMOT]

Probably because the devs realized their gacha model is awful for selling skins. What's the point of having a large selection of cosmetics when the player cant choose their own rolls and half the cast might take over a year to return? Note how the first two skins are for one free character and one standard 5* who's permanently avaiable (but you might never get).

Of course, that's wouldnt stop them anyway. All the other games out there releasing skins with every update but Genshin doesnt (yet). Selling skin for 25 dollars, you'd think they'd done dozens of them already.

iirc skins can't be gambled for or something, think there's a law about it. that's why you can buy it directly with crystals. RNG will always make more money so they focus on weapons and new chars instead.

i feel like people forget or don't know that that's just part of their usual community events, they do exact shit like that monthly.

granted, maybe i'm just high on copium but there's still a supposed anniversary stream coming up so we still have chances that it'll be better, if not that then the complaints that'll come from that will likely make them turn around for next patch

you'll enjoy your free 60 primos and you gonna like it.

Kokomi can't even really walk on water for exploration as she needs to use her burst. They couldn't even make her a meme which some people would have fun with.

not to mention no way of moving her turret, her whole gimmick is juggling cooldowns for max uptime, but then you can't move it around like fischl which already attacks on range.
now that I've played her and looked at their kit it really feels like mihoyo is running an experiment designing one of the worst 5* and then wait and see who's dumb enough to roll on her.

which is a shame I kinda like barb's braindead playstyle but since the game doesn't require it and she's a 5* no way I'm gonna throw my pity away for her.

all things considered she would've been the perfect free anniversary char to at least get people to whale for constellations and her weapon.

 

[Kill Your Idols]

Damn so I guess Kokomi turned out to be just as shit as everyone thought?
Kind of crazy, I feel like even for the "bad" characters like Yoimiya there was a silver lining where you could justify their kit, Kokomi has nothing
Even her own test run has her being carried by 3 other supports

I don't think she's bad, but since she's more of a jack-of-all-trades character, she's not immediately going to be useful unless she's compensating for something that your team lacks. When you look at the whole picture of what she can do (Very consistent hydro application, insane amount of healing, huge HP pool for face-tanking, potential for both Thrilling Tales and Tenacity of the Millelith buffs, occassional good damage with the right setups during burst), she covers a lot of ground, she just doesn't straight up replace anyone except Barbara. This is only really a problem though if your teams are so tightly built that you don't need any of what she has to offer. She could have a lot of synergy on an electro-charge teams (something like Raiden/Beidou/Flex) because she'll offer sustainability that Childe doesn't have unless you can just dodge everything.

 

[LucasSomething]

Isnt the "anniversary stream" coming on day 25/26 supposed to be about the other fanart contest they did a while ago?Please tell me i'm wrong, i'm running out of hopium and mihoyo is almost curing my addiction.

iirc skins can't be gambled for or something, think there's a law about it. that's why you can buy it directly with crystals.

Doesnt pubg mobile and overwatch have lootbox skins even in china? I think they dont do RNG skins it cause it would be really awkward to justify having those in genshin. If you make boxes there is no pity, if you make a skin banner then it's competing with limited banner. Selling right from the shop is simply more senseful and, ironically, "whale friendly".

Damn so I guess Kokomi turned out to be just as shit as everyone thought?
Kind of crazy, I feel like even for the "bad" characters like Yoimiya there was a silver lining where you could justify their kit, Kokomi has nothing
Even her own test run has her being carried by 3 other supports

The only thing i was hoping was sacrificial frags letting her drop 2 jellyfishes but that doesnt work either, she can only have 1. Pretty much everyone on r/kokomimains is saying they regret pulling her. She's also only hitting ~8k with her 5* weapon on her own trial, which is just sad.

>but she's a healer, she's not supposed to do damage

Then she could at least excel at it? Bennet, Jean and Diona offer a whole more utility, Qiqi heals more with no investment, Noele does aoe damage and barbara is free + doesnt eat field time on her burst. Her utility isnt enough to justify having -100% crit rate for no reason and her "strongest point" is being an okay substitute for Mona.

I'm actually watching a streamer (keqingmains) test her out in abyss and the dude is malding because Kokomi (27k hp) cant outheal the corrosion and having her on field doing no damage wastes too much time. It's a pretty depressing sight lol. Guess i'll just keep saving and pray Ayato is better...

 

[Pipi420]

Isnt the "anniversary stream" coming on day 25/26 supposed to be about the other fanart contest they did a while ago?Please tell me i'm wrong, i'm running out of hopium and mihoyo is almost curing my addiction.



Doesnt pubg mobile and overwatch have lootbox skins even in china? I think they dont do RNG skins it cause it would be really awkward to justify having those in genshin. If you make boxes there is no pity, if you make a skin banner then it's competing with limited banner. Selling right from the shop is simply more senseful and, ironically, "whale friendly".




The only thing i was hoping was sacrificial frags letting her drop 2 jellyfishes but that doesnt work either, she can only have 1. Pretty much everyone on r/kokomimains is saying they regret pulling her. She's also only hitting ~8k with her 5* weapon on her own trial, which is just sad.

>but she's a healer, she's not supposed to do damage

Then she could at least excel at it? Bennet, Jean and Diona offer a whole more utility, Qiqi heals more with no investment, Noele does aoe damage and barbara is free + doesnt eat field time on her burst. Her utility isnt enough to justify having -100% crit rate for no reason and her "strongest point" is being an okay substitute for Mona.

I'm actually watching a streamer (keqingmains) test her out in abyss and the dude is malding because Kokomi (27k hp) cant outheal the corrosion and having her on field doing no damage wastes too much time. It's a pretty depressing sight lol. Guess i'll just keep saving and pray Ayato is better...

In OW you can buy skins using coins that you get from lootboxes and dupes, so I think thats the loophole they use. Yeah you can get the skins through the lootboxes but if you really wanted the skin you can just hoard coins and then straight up buy it.
The only thing I see Kokomi doing is being a poor mans Mona with that jellyfish, and even then thats only really good if you have Ganyu. Xingqiu can apply hydro fine for characters that normal attack
The comparison to Qiqi is kind of funny too. She is also a healer that can abuse ToM, has synergy with cryo/permafreeze teams, BUT unlike Kokomi she doesnt need to hog the field with her burst.

 

[Leaf Wage Slave]

Well, I rolled for and got Kokomi - yeah, she’s garbage, but admittedly I like collecting characters more than giving a shit about the Meta, and the next few banners apparently being reruns means I won’t really give a shit about rolling anyway, so it balances out. Who knows, maybe they’ll buff her at some point to be less shit, but I’m not gonna hold my breath on that one.

Though of fucking course she needs Spectre Drops. God fucking damnit.

 

[Jared Car]

I rolled and got both mona and kokomi. Of course kokomi was the last 5 star so I'm still on 5050. I was planning on building kokomi but man the demo was so depressing I'm going to build mona instead. I'll just give the talent books to Thoma when he comes out.