Genshin Impact (PC, Mobile, PS4, PS5)

[LeeC22]

5 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

Was not expecting TP in the 1st 10 pull though!

Sometimes the game can throw up some surprises when you least expect them. The fact that you have it on both accounts now is a good result I'd say.

 

My bow users are generally well equipped, Ganyu has R2 Amos, Fischl has R3 Stringless and Yelan has R3 Favonius. I could give it to the hated-hydro-one but he can sit on the bench with a 1* bow for all I care, he won't see any action any time soon. I will have another look later and see who can make the best of it. I was going to do that this afternoon but this Archon quest is never-ending so I haven't had chance. Considering my lack of need of massive damage, I will probably level it up and give it Yoimiya anyway, she deserves to have her bow after all. I just have to wait for Friday for weapon ascension mats but there's no rush.

[Tails Prower]

5 hours ago, LeeC22 said:

Sometimes the game can throw up some surprises when you least expect them. The fact that you have it on both accounts now is a good result I'd say.

 

My bow users are generally well equipped, Ganyu has R2 Amos, Fischl has R3 Stringless and Yelan has R3 Favonius. I could give it to the hated-hydro-one but he can sit on the bench with a 1* bow for all I care, he won't see any action any time soon. I will have another look later and see who can make the best of it. I was going to do that this afternoon but this Archon quest is never-ending so I haven't had chance. Considering my lack of need of massive damage, I will probably level it up and give it Yoimiya anyway, she deserves to have her bow after all. I just have to wait for Friday for weapon ascension mats but there's no rush.

 

Fair enough, I too have to wait for Friday for ascension materials as Nahida's weapon and books are also on a Friday so I'm gonna use some crafted resins that day to get the weapon and talents done.

 

Her wishes were very satisfactory only 34 pulls and it rewarded Nahida and surprisingly only 27 pulls on the weapon banner and I got her signature weapon so it's a very good day and Primo's left over on both accounts, a rarity!

 

Now I'm just gonna do all the stuff between now and the last day of the current banners then I'll try on my FTP and main for C1 Yoimiya, if I do manage all of that then it's been a good 1st phase and as I said after this nobody until Dehya depending  how Fazuran banner works out, I might just wait for her on standard banner, we'll see!

 

EDIT: I am very pleased the new Sumeru Realm sryle is not locked behind the Tree of Dreams as I thought it might be, just bou0ght it from Tubby and have to say they've made a nice job, now to start setting up the realm again!
 

Edited November 2, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

8 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

Her wishes were very satisfactory only 34 pulls and it rewarded Nahida and surprisingly only 27 pulls on the weapon banner and I got her signature weapon so it's a very good day and Primo's left over on both accounts, a rarity!

Well you were long overdue some good luck with pulls and it seems like this banner decided to finally hand some out. That's a good return for not a lot of fates, which is always welcome.

 

Other than TP the rest of the pulls on both accounts for me have been pretty much trash but I was probably overdue some bad luck. Getting Dori on the weapon banner on my second account was about as bad as it could have got. As the saying goes, "You win some etc...".

 

8 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

EDIT: I am very pleased the new Sumeru Realm sryle is not locked behind the Tree of Dreams as I thought it might be, just bou0ght it from Tubby and have to say they've made a nice job, now to start setting up the realm again!

I bought the realm fruit from Tubby and I will unlock it at some point but I suspect it will end up like my Inazuma realm with nothing in it. Be interesting to see though so I will definitely unlock it.

[Tails Prower]

Well I just complered Chapter 3 Act 5 of the Archon quest but it seems I made an 'oopsie' in the process!

 

I really dislike how autoplay of story sequences plays out in Genshin sometimes (my only critisiscm) but I thought when I went back to Aaru village's statue of the seven to head in the village instead of triggering the Archon Story quest it triggered Dual Evidence World Quest since I had completed the first World Quest here where you have to go find the Explorer Party and you meeet Jeht  and her dad and the researcher guy who's name I've forgotten so I ended up completing it and of course bang went the cool desert sand aura above the temple.

 

This wouldn't normally be so bad but it happened on my FTP account which I was trying to preserve all the weather effects on (Serai Storm etc) but oh well, I guess I had to complete them at some point since probably some event will require you to complete them because of a character you met in those world quests but that was a teensy annoying.

 

Oh well, my rant for Sunday over, the archon quest end was very good I thought but again leaves many questions but defo have some top notch points for The Doctor's character, he really did a good performance in the story and hopefully we see more of him in the future, I will be honest and say I had no idea what I was doing in the big Balladeer boss fight but somehow I got through it even tho everyone died twice!

Edited November 6, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

On 11/6/2022 at 9:48 PM, Tails Prower said:

I really dislike how autoplay of story sequences plays out in Genshin sometimes (my only critisiscm) but I thought when I went back to Aaru village's statue of the seven to head in the village instead of triggering the Archon Story quest it triggered Dual Evidence World Quest since I had completed the first World Quest here where you have to go find the Explorer Party and you meeet Jeht  and her dad and the researcher guy who's name I've forgotten so I ended up completing it and of course bang went the cool desert sand aura above the temple.

It's real tough one this because I half think that every quest should require you to trigger them but I also like how not triggering them makes them feel more spontaneous and part of the ongoing world. I am leaning slightly more to the "trigger them" side of things though because it can be annoying to try and avoid the trigger locations if you are doing general exploration.

 

On 11/6/2022 at 9:48 PM, Tails Prower said:

I will be honest and say I had no idea what I was doing in the big Balladeer boss fight but somehow I got through it even tho everyone died twice!

Yep, I had the same problem. I don't even know if I managed an attack on him but he eventually died, after he killed Nahida as well. It all looked and sounded very epic but I kinda felt a bit like a headless-chicken... which isn't something new for me in boss fights but it felt even more so in this one. There were some elemental things on the floor that I think I could stand on. There were some other things that I think I had to destroy but I don't remember actually destroying one. I will have to watch a guide if I need to find out what really happens but I have no plans to ever do that fight again, so it will just be for curiosity's sake.

 

I am not a fan of one-shot kills in a boss fight either, I think it's a really poor design choice to add difficulty to a fight in that manner. It doesn't make it more difficult, it just makes it more frustrating and annoying which isn't a good design philosophy. Then again, at least Genshin does this in isolated boss-fights, unlike ToF which has numerous bosses roaming the overworld map that will do the same thing.

 

I finally fell foul to new-player syndrome with this third account I have been playing. I didn't want to roll for characters, so I rolled on the weapon banner and it gave me Nahida's weapon on the 4th wish, which I really wasn't expecting. I'm AR 25 and have only just finished the Rex Lapis quest, so that's a weapon that will be at lvl 1 for a long, long time. I really need to stop playing this third account but this game just sucks you in and gives you so many things to do. But I am only going to roll on the weapon banner with pink fates, to keep the character count right down.

 

Edit: Got fed up of not being able to use Nilou because I didn't really want to run 2 hydro in a team because I was already running Candace... but then I thought "sod it, let's run one of those bloom teams". Holy Crap!!! I ran Dendro MC, Nilou, Candace and Collei and I felt like I was dropping nukes onto the playfield. No matter what element the enemy was, they just got obliterated. I wasn't quite expecting that, that was an eye-opener for sure. I mean I know I play a low WL but even compared to how my fights usually go it was carnage. And to watch Nilou's flowing moves amidst all that chaos was just majestic. So that's my second account's overworld team sorted for a good while.

 

Edit: It seems my bloom experience was greatly enhanced by the fact there was a storm going, things weren't quite so impressive when the rain wasn't there. I'll stick with it though as it's a different experience from my archer team on my main account.

Edited November 9, 2022 by LeeC22

[LeeC22]

Decided to play this third account in a different way. I am going to see how much playing the waiting game affects the overall experience. By that I mean not doing the ascension quest until I have nothing left to do that doesn't require me to be above level 25. There are certain quests that cause panic with new players, like Chi of Yore and the 4 Ruin Guards in Guyun Stone Forest. I know I died many times and ran away a lot when I first did them. I have just done those two quests on this third account and came out of both with almost full health on all 4 characters and the fights were both pretty much unga-bunga with everyone's bursts followed by shielded Noelle stood there destroying everything around her... they were very quick fights. I have also just unlocked Dragonspine, which should be interesting. I even did those locations in Liyue that have 3 Abyss Mages in them which were also a pain first time round.

 

What I am trying to ascertain, is whether the advice that is usually given of "Ascend as soon as you get the chance" is good advice or not. I have never been convinced it is because that's what I did the first time and had a real hard time of things. All of the characters I have (Lisa, Amber, Kaeya, Noelle, Barbara, Sucrose, XIangling and Traveler) are level 50, 2/2/2 talents and all have level 50 4* weapons. Kaeya has R2 Rancour, Noelle R2 Whiteblind, Barbara R2 Amber and Xiangling has R1 Starglitter (just need some white iron chunks to forge R2). Artifacts are a bit of a mix with most being at least level 4 and all characters have at least 2 x 2pc or 4pc sets.

 

This is purely a curiosity test because from my perspective, the biggest enemy players face these days is impatience. It's also a test to see just how well maintained you can keep eight characters going with the limited resources you get. EXP is currently around 45,000, which is way more than the 3,700 ish it wants for first ascension. I have almost maxed the statues in Liyue (need 26 more oculus) with Monstadt already done. My 800,00 gold is probably okay seeing as most leveling has been done now.

 

This all probably doesn't sound very interesting or exciting but it gives me an excuse to keep this account going. I am also moving my main 2 accounts onto my new PC and I am keeping this third account on my old one, so it gives me a two-device setup for any forced co-op content.

[Tails Prower]

Well that's good that you've got a good plan in mind for the 3rd account.

 

To be honest I do not remember the Chi of Yore quest at all so I guess I didn't have a problem with that but yeah those Ruin Guards in Guyun are much easier at the lower levels for sure, I still struggle with them though even on higher level if I have the wrong party!

 

I really want to try a build of Lisa someday but I have no luck at all with a set for her so that's a long term project but it sounds like it's going well and if it's keeping you entertained then it's all good I would say.

 

As for my own FTP account well the end result of 3 weeks of intense work comes to a close on Sunday so now have the following:

 

108 Philosophies of Prosperity

72 Philosphies of Dillegence

36 Philosphies of Gold

36 Philosophies of Praxis

67 Philosophies of Transcience (Overfarm - WHOOPS!)

 

World Bosses Faced - Electro Hypostatis (5), Pyro Hypostasis (2), Pyro Regisvine (6), Ruin Serpant (4), Aeonblight Drake (3)

 

So as things stand I can 'imrpove' Keqing, Qiqi, Yelan, Xiangliang, Xinyan, Nilou and Yoimiya to get them to Lvl 90 and next week I will try to finish the word boss runs for Qiqi and Hu-Tao so that will be 9 characters FTP at Lvl 90, the traveler may join them too so 10 in total but after that it's a defo break frrom levelling up as whilst I enjoyed it twas a lot of work!

 

On the subject of 3.4 I forgot we go back to 6 week  updates so this now leads to  me revise my prredication for whose coming 3.4

 

Spoiler

 

1st Phase - 18 Jan 23 to 7 Feb 23 - Alhaitham (New 5 Star Dendro) and Yao Yao (New 4 Star Dendro)

2nd Phase - 7 Feb 23 to 28 Feb 23 - Hu-Tao (5 Star Pyro) and Shenhe (5 Star Cryo)

 

This avoids clashing with Chinese New Year since that celebration finishes the day of the banner start 7th Feb which in my view if correct is very clever scheduling by Hoyoverse/MiHoYO.

 

I hope it is correct because my Hu-Tao's screaming for a Staff of Homa! LOL

 

 

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

1 hour ago, Tails Prower said:

To be honest I do not remember the Chi of Yore quest at all so I guess I didn't have a problem with that but yeah those Ruin Guards in Guyun are much easier at the lower levels for sure, I still struggle with them though even on higher level if I have the wrong party!

Chi of Yore was up in Qingce Village. You collected 3 stone pieces that opened up a gate behind a waterfall. When you activated the device inside, you had to protect it from 1 Ruin Guard, then 3 Ruin Guards and then a Ruin Hunter. It was a complete pain... Liyue was a real bitch when it came to those sorts of quests, you also had Trials of Tianqiu and the Nine Pillars of Peace. Considering how early you can get to Liyue, it really piles the pressure on with some high intensity combat scenarios, especially when you throw in the various Geovishaps and of course Azhdaha.

 

Lisa can be good fun if you can deal with her long skill charge time, which Noelle really helps with. I rolled on the weapon banner to try and get Widsith for her and it eventually dropped in the 4th 10 pull. I like the overload reaction though so her and Amber work great for that, drop Lisa's burst , Baron Bunny into the centre to keep the enemies there and then charged-shot Amber at the enemies caught up in it. Keeps those pesky Hydro Abyss mages quiet too.

 

1 hour ago, Tails Prower said:

As for my own FTP account well the end result of 3 weeks of intense work comes to a close on Sunday so now have the following:

 

108 Philosophies of Prosperity

72 Philosphies of Dillegence

36 Philosphies of Gold

36 Philosophies of Praxis

67 Philosophies of Transcience (Overfarm - WHOOPS!)

 

World Bosses Faced - Electro Hypostatis (5), Pyro Hypostasis (2), Pyro Regisvine (6), Ruin Serpant (4), Aeonblight Drake (3)

That's some hefty talent farming for sure, there's some serious resin gone into that lot. But it all puts your characters into a good place, so that's a big plus point.

 

6 week cycles are going to feel so weird after all this time and with none of those characters on my want list (I already have the one that I wanted when she first ran), they're going to be long 6 weeks.

 

New event is something very different to what we have had before, be interesting to see how it progresses.

[Tails Prower]

2 hours ago, LeeC22 said:

Chi of Yore was up in Qingce Village. You collected 3 stone pieces that opened up a gate behind a waterfall. When you activated the device inside, you had to protect it from 1 Ruin Guard, then 3 Ruin Guards and then a Ruin Hunter. It was a complete pain... Liyue was a real bitch when it came to those sorts of quests, you also had Trials of Tianqiu and the Nine Pillars of Peace. Considering how early you can get to Liyue, it really piles the pressure on with some high intensity combat scenarios, especially when you throw in the various Geovishaps and of course Azhdaha.

 

Lisa can be good fun if you can deal with her long skill charge time, which Noelle really helps with. I rolled on the weapon banner to try and get Widsith for her and it eventually dropped in the 4th 10 pull. I like the overload reaction though so her and Amber work great for that, drop Lisa's burst , Baron Bunny into the centre to keep the enemies there and then charged-shot Amber at the enemies caught up in it. Keeps those pesky Hydro Abyss mages quiet too.

 

That's some hefty talent farming for sure, there's some serious resin gone into that lot. But it all puts your characters into a good place, so that's a big plus point.

 

6 week cycles are going to feel so weird after all this time and with none of those characters on my want list (I already have the one that I wanted when she first ran), they're going to be long 6 weeks.

 

New event is something very different to what we have had before, be interesting to see how it progresses.

 

Ah! Now I remember, I think I cheesed that one due to Kokomi being around and having her insane HP  health regen on the go!

 

I'll keep that in mind for Lisa, like I said I think I will take a little break from the builds once I complete this on Sunday and I have not started the new event yet since I haven't done Yae Miko's story chapter, I am not sure  why that's a pre-requirement for the full experience but I guess it'll make sense after I do her story chapter, can't do it today though as I've been 'fixing' some video issues with some early story chapters I recorded in Genshin but hopefully can have a full day's gamiing tomorrow!

[LeeC22]

Heizou and Thoma on the next banners... of all the characters they could put on there when you're aiming for the new 4* Waifu in town. *sigh* Banner choice is easy though, especially as Miko C1 appears to be a good upgrade.

 

That weapon banner looks mighty tempting again as well, other than the goddamn Bell being on there. That's like the weapon banner's version of Qiqi, except Qiqi is at least useful.

 

Finally did the ascension on my third account and got hit by an unexpected 2 WL increase (jumped from AR 25 to AR 35), I thought there was an ascension quest at AR 30. Playing how I did though made a massive difference to some of the more difficult early quests. I did all the problem Liyue quests with no real problems, including Trials of Tianqui. I did all of Dragonspine as well and even the 3rd ice shard time-trial went off smoothly with over 20 seconds left on the clock and that can be a real pain at times. Mostadt and Liyue statues are maxed with the Frostbearing tree at level 8 (I think)... Crimson Wish is just unlocked.

 

So being patient does result in a much smoother experience when dealing with the more troublesome quests. That 2 WL jump is a shock to the system though, especially with the shielded Mitachurls and the Lawachurls. It doesn't help when the game is throwing out an endless stream of DEF% and HP% artifacts and then throwing flat stats on anything that isn't one of them. But all 8 characters and their weapons are level 60, talents are 4/4/4 so it's starting to get a bit more balanced again. There is still another character ascension available, so I could get them to level 70. I am going to try and start dialling things back a bit though because it's eating all my time up and I find I am struggling to do the stuff on my main accounts. It also feels really weird that having just done the first Jade Chamber quest, the Chasm is available and the quest for rebuilding the Jade Chamber is already there. It's such a difference having all that content there from the start.

 

Apparently I can do the current Fungi event even at this early stage, which in theory is really good as it doesn't rely on character levels in the combat. The problem is that I haven't unlocked any of the Sumeru map, which means catching the Fungi would be a bit problematic. I have already done it on my main and I am just waiting for everything to be unlocked to do it in one sitting on my second but I think I will just skip it on my third.

Edited November 15, 2022 by LeeC22

[Tails Prower]

That's some good progress there on the early stages of the game but yeah no AR30 it's every ten levels for Ascension, the only excepion is the final one at AR50.

 

Yeah playing three accounts sounds a tough challenge, two is hard enough I guess but sounds good on the talents/leel front so I guess you've had some satisfaction there.

 

So I always get confused by the way the counter counts the hours in Genshin but I am guessing with 2 days left on my clock the banner is updating on Thursday or Friday as it was Friday last time round.

 

If so I had better get my wishes in for Yoimiya tomorrow so I don't forgot as I still haven't tried for her constalation, hopefuly it will be a 50/50 loss and that means at least I have some guarantee though given the characters coming up it's gonna be difficult to not get a 5 star but hopefully I can snag Layla.

 

Sorry this one was a bit short reply but been rushing the Spiral Abyss in the last hours of the corridor as usual but I can succesully report I got 36 stars on my main account and the FTP got 33 stars so it's a massive result this time for me, I don't think I'll try the new one straight off this time though as Floor 12 was a teensy stressfull since good old Maguu Kenki was present and the Kairagi were being their usual annoying selves in somehow managing to one shot my characters even though I dodged their flaiming sword attacks!

 

 

[LeeC22]

20 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

So I always get confused by the way the counter counts the hours in Genshin but I am guessing with 2 days left on my clock the banner is updating on Thursday or Friday as it was Friday last time round.

As of just now (3:33pm on Wednesday) it says 2 days 1 hour and 30 ish minutes, so that's pointing to Friday at 5pm. Fingers crossed it throws up a Layla for everyone in the first ten-pull meaning more fates to use elsewhere. I need to do some research on those weapons to see if they are worth pulling for.

 

I sit here safe in the knowledge that I will never see a floor 12 of the abyss. But for people like yourself who dedicate time to building their characters well, 33 stars must be a sign of good progress. I had to do up to floor 3 to get Xiangling again and it's just way too stressful for me. I got up to floor 120 or so in ToF's Bygone Phantasm and that's as bad. I only tried it because unlike in Genshin, that mode is a source of essential upgrade mats, making it less optional than Abyss... not something I like so I have resigned myself to having poor characters there as well. From what I was reading earlier, it sounds like the next Abyss is going to be harder.

[Tails Prower]

1 hour ago, LeeC22 said:

As of just now (3:33pm on Wednesday) it says 2 days 1 hour and 30 ish minutes, so that's pointing to Friday at 5pm. Fingers crossed it throws up a Layla for everyone in the first ten-pull meaning more fates to use elsewhere. I need to do some research on those weapons to see if they are worth pulling for.

 

I sit here safe in the knowledge that I will never see a floor 12 of the abyss. But for people like yourself who dedicate time to building their characters well, 33 stars must be a sign of good progress. I had to do up to floor 3 to get Xiangling again and it's just way too stressful for me. I got up to floor 120 or so in ToF's Bygone Phantasm and that's as bad. I only tried it because unlike in Genshin, that mode is a source of essential upgrade mats, making it less optional than Abyss... not something I like so I have resigned myself to having poor characters there as well. From what I was reading earlier, it sounds like the next Abyss is going to be harder.

 

Yeah it is definetly not a recommendaiton to try the Abyss unless you really want to do/like that sort of thing.

 

I haven't checked the new Abyss yet since it was going tthrough reset forr me this morning but I plan to have a look so I'll let you know if I though it was harder/easier than the one just finished with Maguu Kenki.

 

Yup I think you are right that it is Friday for the wish banners, that clock is a bit weird in how it reads time in my opinion but I ain't going to do a pull attempt to today as when I went to the shrine fortune box earlier today I saw an 'achievement' pop which was 'Just My Luck...' which is a Great Misfortune so even tho I know they are not directly linked I ain't pulling on the banner for a constellation for Yoimiya today!

 

Now real life stuff is done for today it's time to  get on with some gaming as I gotta finish the main quest on my FTP account to fully access the new event so that's tonight's plan!

[Tails Prower]

Well I did the pulls for Yomiya's constellation on my main account and got rewarded with Tighnari.

 

Just kidding! I am actually happy the game has rewarded both my accounts with him on the standard and loss of 50/50 guarantee, sso glad I never put Primogems into his banner, not that I plan to be doing anything with him at this stage.

 

FTP account I'll pull on my stream tomorrow and see what happens there, of course now it's a mega risky pull on the 3.3 banners because if there is no one I want bar Faruzan you can bet the game will try to give me an early five star or maybe even the double five star, I can dream at least but hopefully I get Faruzan in that first 10 pull, I will certainly try for Layla now at least as well.

 

I had a look at the Abyss on Youtube, tbh it looks llike it will be easier for me this time round even though it has the Thunder Manifestation and Ruinblight Drake because Yoimiya  will just shred them along with Ganyu, the only thing I can see being 'ugh' isi "Rrrawwr" floor 12-2 which is two Frost Lavachurlss and two Thunder Lavachurl's, mega healer Kokomi for sure on that team!

[LeeC22]

21 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

Well I did the pulls for Yomiya's constellation on my main account and got rewarded with Tighnari.

That was the story of my second account today, went for Miko C1 and got another Diluc. I'd rather have a Qiqi than a Diluc, I hate that character.

 

Other than that it was a real mixed bag of fortune. Did 40 pulls on my main, got Layla and Heizou in the first 10 and then got Thoma, Thoma and finally... Thoma.

 

My second did 4 x 10-pulls and got Thoma in each of the first 3 ten pulls, then it gave me Layla. That put me at 70 pity, did another 6 singles and nothing, so did another ten-pull and got Diluc and C2 Layla. Also pushed to pity on the weapons banner on that account pathing to the catalyst and it gave me the bow, which I was fine with, especially as it had given me another Widsith so Miko now has an R5 Widsith. Oh... and I got another Bell of course.

 

So quite a lot of fates spent but I have no real complaints. My real problems are that I have absolutely no artifacts for Layla and that potentially means none for any more characters in the future. On my main Raiden lost two of hers but all these HP based characters are now causing a problem because I used to dump HP% and DEF% into the strongbox. So now I have a situation I just don't know how best to deal with. I am watching the game drop an endless stream of hot-garbage artifacts from boss drops but at least the boss drops are 100% useful. It's forcing me to consider artifact farming but that in turn could force me to quit. It's the old rock and a hard place situation because even if it dropped great ones, it would roll hot-garbage stat rolls anyway.

 

21 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

I had a look at the Abyss on Youtube, tbh it looks llike it will be easier for me this time round even though it has the Thunder Manifestation and Ruinblight Drake because Yoimiya  will just shred them along with Ganyu, the only thing I can see being 'ugh' isi "Rrrawwr" floor 12-2 which is two Frost Lavachurlss and two Thunder Lavachurl's, mega healer Kokomi for sure on that team!

Yeah, I think what I was seeing was the typical initial reaction to the Abyss change but gradually the "This abyss is easy" comments are returning. Again though this proves why Abyss is so polarising because the playerbase seems to hover at the extremes of "too hard" and "too easy". I don't know what the solution is because every possible solution is guaranteed to have a negative side for a portion of the playerbase. Even in the "too easy" camp you have polar opposites because some just want the harder challenge and others won't do the harder challenge if there aren't higher rewards.

 

Anyway... wall of text again, sorry... my brain is in overdrive mode for some reason.

Edited November 18, 2022 by LeeC22

[Tails Prower]

I am glad you got Layla, unfortunately the game decided I should have 4 x a certain inazuma anemo chatacter and 3x Thoma and no Layla.

 

Just before those pulls I did 1 10 pull on Yoimiya FTP and got her in that 10 pull so I am pretty happy with that!

 

On 61 pulls so the 50/50 account is due another five star, it would be incredible if I got Yae and Layla on that 10 pull, find out end next week.

 

Yeah the HP characters do create a problem there but not one i can really solve for you as of course it will be 4.0 before you can do reroll with the box for almost every set.

 

The only thing I can suggest there to try and avoid going to domains is save the boss drops u get for the week then reroll into Nobilese, Wanderer Troupe or Maiden to see if you get HP.

 

Whilst it won't be perfect Nobilese works on anyone and saves you the trauma of domain.

 

Thanks to the box I have got 8 chars waiting to be used if I want to.

 

On a side note the only domain I do now is the two vishaps aka Tenacity, again due to the box luck and Yoimiya being able to shred those two quickly.

 

You could of course just forget those chars for now and use them after Fontaine.

 

Take my Thoma he be in shadow realm since he came out!

 

Again though up to you how you wanna call it, there's no harm in leaving the game if that's how it has to go, I know I will probably do that at some point to do other things and then return.

Edited November 19, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

10 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

I am glad you got Layla, unfortunately the game decided I should have 4 x a certain inazuma anemo chatacter and 3x Thoma and no Layla.

 

Just before those pulls I did 1 10 pull on Yoimiya FTP and got her in that 10 pull so I am pretty happy with that!

 

On 61 pulls so the 50/50 account is due another five star, it would be incredible if I got Yae and Layla on that 10 pull, find out end next week.

I hate the 4* system in this game, I actually think the new characters should have a slightly higher chance of dropping than older ones. Although then you have situations like the Shenhe banner where it dropped 7 x Yun Jin. I have always tried to make RNG systems a bit more self-aware when I write then but I can't imagine that's a concern when Gacha is involved. Good news on the Yoimiya front though, snatching victory at the last minute is a great result. Fingers crossed for Yae and Layla.

 

Having started the third account I am now sure that I won't be able to quit this game no matter what happens. Characters will just get levels, weapons and talents taken to the max I normally take them to and then either older characters will lose their artifacts, or Troupe and Gladiator will become the norm with an elemental goblet if I have one. I'll just run new characters with a strong trio and it will be fine. Yoimiya, Kokomi and Fischl can pretty much handle anything that the world throws up so that gives me the freedom to run an underlevelled 4th character at any time. It also buys into my "Experienced adventurers showing the new girl the ropes" thinking that I have, so it's fine.

 

I am sure you notice that I over-dramatise at times but that's purely because Genshin is the only game of merit I actually play now. I think I say I would quit more out of fear that it would happen, more than an assuredness that it would. When I look at my ToF account with the numerous SSR characters I just can't use, it reminds me of how much I appreciate Genshin being designed in a way that there is always a way to use your characters, even if they are underleveled. I have maybe 9 or 10 SSR characters in ToF, only 3 are built and I only ever see one character every single day I play. You can't just slot a new character into your trio because it will destroy the resonance and make your team worthless against even overworld mobs, unless it's another of the same element. And that's reflected in the fact that I still buy Welkin on two accounts to get more new characters in Genshin and yet in ToF I just can't be bothered doing anythng to gain currency because new characters just go unused on the bench every time...

 

Imagine if Genshin was designed where if you wanted to get Yoimiya, you had to have 2 more Pyro 5* characters already built to be able use her. Imagine if Nahida had no value outside an all-Dendro team... that's where Genshin shines because Yoimiya will shine alongside three 4* characters of different elements and still be part of a viable team. As much as people criticise how Genshin works, it lets you play all of your characters and that's important... for me anyway.

[Tails Prower]

On 11/19/2022 at 11:16 AM, LeeC22 said:

I hate the 4* system in this game, I actually think the new characters should have a slightly higher chance of dropping than older ones. Although then you have situations like the Shenhe banner where it dropped 7 x Yun Jin. I have always tried to make RNG systems a bit more self-aware when I write then but I can't imagine that's a concern when Gacha is involved. Good news on the Yoimiya front though, snatching victory at the last minute is a great result. Fingers crossed for Yae and Layla.

 

 

Well my priomogems are being slow in acquisiition since my big pulls but i think I can do the FTP account 10  pull today so hopefully it has 5 Star Yae Miko and 4 Star Layla.

 

One thing I found interesting and slightly confusing in the dialogue is there's a couple of times Paimon addresses her as simply Miko, I have always called her Miko but it always makes me wonder with the Japanese surname if that's correct or not?

 

On 11/19/2022 at 11:16 AM, LeeC22 said:

I am sure you notice that I over-dramatise at times but that's purely because Genshin is the only game of merit I actually play now. I think I say I would quit more out of fear that it would happen, more than an assuredness that it would. When I look at my ToF account with the numerous SSR characters I just can't use, it reminds me of how much I appreciate Genshin being designed in a way that there is always a way to use your characters, even if they are underleveled. I have maybe 9 or 10 SSR characters in ToF, only 3 are built and I only ever see one character every single day I play. You can't just slot a new character into your trio because it will destroy the resonance and make your team worthless against even overworld mobs, unless it's another of the same element. And that's reflected in the fact that I still buy Welkin on two accounts to get more new characters in Genshin and yet in ToF I just can't be bothered doing anythng to gain currency because new characters just go unused on the bench every time...

 

Imagine if Genshin was designed where if you wanted to get Yoimiya, you had to have 2 more Pyro 5* characters already built to be able use her. Imagine if Nahida had no value outside an all-Dendro team... that's where Genshin shines because Yoimiya will shine alongside three 4* characters of different elements and still be part of a viable team. As much as people criticise how Genshin works, it lets you play all of your characters and that's important... for me anyway.

 

Yeah that would suck I agree, it definetly sounds like we do have a good system  even if the players sometimes do not approve or it or craving for harder content, I mean the game's challenges are quite hard especially for someone with a 3rd low level account like yourself. On the subject of beating hard content I finally figured out the best way to beat Wanderer with minimal pain.

 

 

Lastly special program is back to being Friday 25/11 at usual times with Lumine hosting for a change as I don't think I've seen her host a special program before so makes me curious what's gonna be included, I would also laugh if they decide to annoy the Phase 2 banner leaks by putting Eula on there with Raiden Shogun since Yoimiya and Nahida were equally sensible pairings...(sarcasm)

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

On 11/23/2022 at 1:30 PM, Tails Prower said:

On the subject of beating hard content I finally figured out the best way to beat Wanderer with minimal pain.

Kinda refreshing to see a video that isn't someone beating something in 12 seconds tbh. At the same time it's scary to see a fight lasting 5 minutes with characters that are well built, because that would mean I would be looking at double that probably. It also makes you realise how strong the Inazuma characters were, which was probably a good reflection of how tough the enemies in that area were... although it still annoys me that they gave Ayaka such a powerful burst and then had enemies that would either just jump back from it, or simply jump forward through it.

 

On 11/23/2022 at 1:30 PM, Tails Prower said:

Lastly special program is back to being Friday 25/11 at usual times with Lumine hosting for a change as I don't think I've seen her host a special program before so makes me curious what's gonna be included, I would also laugh if they decide to annoy the Phase 2 banner leaks by putting Eula on there with Raiden Shogun since Yoimiya and Nahida were equally sensible pairings...(sarcasm)

Yikes, I don't remember Friday preview programmes... what is the normal time for them? I don't want to miss it this time.  I can see them starting to get a bit creative with banners in the future, they have to start re-running older characters and that's going to mean they appear with unlikely partners I suspect. It'll definitely throw a curve-ball for the leakers.

 

I speed-ran the Fungal Frenzy event on my third account today. I wasn't going to bother but I have been doing the chasm and was on the very top overlooking Sumeru and noticed I could glide down to the first Statue of the Seven you encountered. Sumeru wasn't there when I first did the Chasm so it's quite surprising seeing it all from up there now. But the event gave a good chunk of rewards for around 2 1/2 hours playtime so it was worth doing. It also reminded me that I still haven't found all the Aranara on my main account.

 

Amusingly, I wished on the weapon banner again with my third account and got the catalyst... again. So I now have Miko and Nahida's catalyst and no way to level them up. Speaking of weapons, I leveled up Polar Star for Ganyu and noticed a massive damage loss compared to Amos Bow. Maybe it's not suited to my playstyle, so she might have to go back to Amos. I can't afford damage losses with my builds.

 

Finally, weird question time... have you been having any problems with slimes? Since the last patch dropped, anything that spawns slimes, like leylines etc... always has one slime that just heads for the distance immediately and takes an age to come back. Had to rescue Pallad today and one pyro slime was doing a runner, it's very odd.

[Tails Prower]

1 hour ago, LeeC22 said:

Kinda refreshing to see a video that isn't someone beating something in 12 seconds tbh. At the same time it's scary to see a fight lasting 5 minutes with characters that are well built, because that would mean I would be looking at double that probably. It also makes you realise how strong the Inazuma characters were, which was probably a good reflection of how tough the enemies in that area were... although it still annoys me that they gave Ayaka such a powerful burst and then had enemies that would either just jump back from it, or simply jump forward through it.

 

 

The actual fight was  about 3 1/2 minutes, the video was slightly longer because i kept the cutscene in.

 

As you say Inazuma characters are very strong but I can say Keqing and co are pretty good at that method too, I'll show them next time but as you say Ayaka's burst is annoying when enemies jump away from it but it is how things are so I just try to get them lined up better for countering that.

 

1 hour ago, LeeC22 said:

Yikes, I don't remember Friday preview programmes... what is the normal time for them? I don't want to miss it this time.  I can see them starting to get a bit creative with banners in the future, they have to start re-running older characters and that's going to mean they appear with unlikely partners I suspect. It'll definitely throw a curve-ball for the leakers.

 

 

Special Program time on Friday 25/11 will be 12:00 noon  for me in the UK so adjust it accordingly to your time zone!

 

1 hour ago, LeeC22 said:

Amusingly, I wished on the weapon banner again with my third account and got the catalyst... again. So I now have Miko and Nahida's catalyst and no way to level them up. Speaking of weapons, I leveled up Polar Star for Ganyu and noticed a massive damage loss compared to Amos Bow. Maybe it's not suited to my playstyle, so she might have to go back to Amos. I can't afford damage losses with my builds.

 

Finally, weird question time... have you been having any problems with slimes? Since the last patch dropped, anything that spawns slimes, like leylines etc... always has one slime that just heads for the distance immediately and takes an age to come back. Had to rescue Pallad today and one pyro slime was doing a runner, it's very odd.

 

Yeah Polar Star sucks for Ganyu, I noticed that damage loss myself when I tried it and so I did some investigating.

 

The difference is this Amos Bow increases Normal and Charged Attack DMG by 12%. After a Normal or Charged Attack is fired, DMG dealt increases by a further 8% every 0.1s up to 5 times.

whereas Polar Star does this Increases Elemental Skill and Burst by 12%. Each time the character uses a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skill, and Burst, they gain one buff stack. Each Stack level increases ATK% and can only accumulate if they come from different sources.

 

So basically Amos gives her normal attack more damage but Polar Star increases her elemental skill/burst damage so both have their merits but for us Charged Attack players Amos is defo the better weapon!

Edited November 24, 2022 by Tails Prower

[Tails Prower]

20 hours ago, LeeC22 said:

 

Yikes, I don't remember Friday preview programmes... what is the normal time for them? I don't want to miss it this time.  I can see them starting to get a bit creative with banners in the future, they have to start re-running older characters and that's going to mean they appear with unlikely partners I suspect. It'll definitely throw a curve-ball for the leakers.

 

 

I might be an hour ahead with my time prediction it looks like according to the channel it premier at 13:00 for me, I always  hate the change of clock time, so mucks up my brain!

 

EDIT: Well OOF I should never trust youtube time zone, it looks like it was the normal 16:00 time after all!

Edited November 25, 2022 by Tails Prower
Time correction

[LeeC22]

2 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

I might be an hour ahead with my time prediction it looks like according to the channel it premier at 13:00 for me, I always  hate the change of clock time, so mucks up my brain!

You were right with the time, I watched it at 12:00... I am in the UK.

 

If you haven't watched it I won't say anything about it other than Banners = Interesting from my perspective.

Edited November 25, 2022 by LeeC22

[Tails Prower]

2 hours ago, LeeC22 said:

You were right with the time, I watched it at 12:00... I am in the UK.

 

If you haven't watched it I won't say anything about it other than Banners = Interesting from my perspective.

 

Ok, good to know! I am waiting for the Youtube stream since I don't watch it on any other media format, I am glad to hear you say that about the banners, roll on 1h 15 mins from now!

 

EDIT: OK I have now seen the Speical Program, some excellent stuff coming up, the card game looks like it will be interesting to play and looks like it will be a similar level progression to the Serena Pot which is nice because it will not be an instant once and done and of course I am very happy to see Windtrace return and the scares event in Inazuma looks like it will be fun too.

 

Wishes are 'meh' for me, as you all know I don't want Wanderer but I do want Faruzan and I don't want Itto and Ayato so that means I have to hope for Farusan in 1 10 pull since I am on 49 wish pity because my guarantee will defo go for Raiden Shogun.

 

Some good stuff, now to enter the redemption codes on my accounts!

Edited November 25, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

2 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

EDIT: OK I have now seen the Speical Program, some excellent stuff coming up, the card game looks like it will be interesting to play and looks like it will be a similar level progression to the Serena Pot which is nice because it will not be an instant once and done and of course I am very happy to see Windtrace return and the scares event in Inazuma looks like it will be fun too.

Events are pretty unusual in this patch, especially the breakout clone... wasn't expecting that. TCG looks nice but I've never really played that kind of card game so I don't know what to expect there. I used to "Ignore" them on Steam but maybe it will be different when it's there in front of me waiting to be played. Windtrace = Coop = Miss, Misty Dungeon is an easy skip too but the rest seem okay.

 

2 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

Wishes are 'meh' for me, as you all know I don't want Wanderer but I do want Faruzan and I don't want Itto and Ayato so that means I have to hope for Farusan in 1 10 pull since I am on 49 wish pity because my guarantee will defo go for Raiden Shogun.

This is where I found things interesting... I had no interest in Wanderer until I saw the gameplay, which I thought was different enough to make him unexpectedly interesting. Faruzan being the female anemo bow user I have been longing for is a must-have. I am guaranteed on my second account so if I am going to grab a 5* then I would rather have one that's interesting... Itto is not, which means Wanderer it is.

 

I have Raiden, don't want Ayato and given that across both accounts I now cover most bases, there are no other 5* characters I want... not including Jean that is, who I can't seem to get even if I do want her, no matter how many fates I have. My main account is on 70 pity 50/50, so there's hope there but it will probably be Diluc again, or Keqing.

 

On a final note, I was surprised to see nothing Sumeru related in the patch and no real information on that event weapon shown.

[Tails Prower]

40 minutes ago, LeeC22 said:

Events are pretty unusual in this patch, especially the breakout clone... wasn't expecting that. TCG looks nice but I've never really played that kind of card game so I don't know what to expect there. I used to "Ignore" them on Steam but maybe it will be different when it's there in front of me waiting to be played. Windtrace = Coop = Miss, Misty Dungeon is an easy skip too but the rest seem okay.

 

 

Yes true, I was forgtteing that Windtrace would be out for you since multi player co-op but as you say the rest seem ok, Misty Dungeon should be okay solo but I can understand the skip on that one since harder combat.

 

40 minutes ago, LeeC22 said:

 

This is where I found things interesting... I had no interest in Wanderer until I saw the gameplay, which I thought was different enough to make him unexpectedly interesting. Faruzan being the female anemo bow user I have been longing for is a must-have. I am guaranteed on my second account so if I am going to grab a 5* then I would rather have one that's interesting... Itto is not, which means Wanderer it is.

 

I have Raiden, don't want Ayato and given that across both accounts I now cover most bases, there are no other 5* characters I want... not including Jean that is, who I can't seem to get even if I do want her, no matter how many fates I have. My main account is on 70 pity 50/50, so there's hope there but it will probably be Diluc again, or Keqing.

 

On a final note, I was surprised to see nothing Sumeru related in the patch and no real information on that event weapon shown.

 

Unfortunately that is the reason I have no interest in Wanderer, I cannot stand mid air combat type characters even if the style is somewhat different from previous characters (Venti, Xiao being the similar examples), whilst I can cope with Venti's air swirl and his leap into the air that is the most I can cope with in that battle style and XIao well I cannot settle with his sttyle as I really struggle with the plunging combat style.

 

Whereas Raiden is a style I can like and the fact she gives support damage when off field, it just shows that we are all different in our likes and combat styles we like to play.

 

Of course I'm gonna call it now before update day that it's gonna give that 5* in the first pull and it wiill probably be on Wanderer's banner but enjoy his playstyle don't let my response put you off him!

Edited November 25, 2022 by Tails Prower

[LeeC22]

2 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

Unfortunately that is the reason I have no interest in Wanderer, I cannot stand mid air combat type characters even if the style is somewhat different from previous characters (Venti, Xiao being the similar examples), whilst I can cope with Venti's air swirl and his leap into the air that is the most I can cope with in that battle style and XIao well I cannot settle with his sttyle as I really struggle with the plunging combat style.

 

Whereas Raiden is a style I can like and the fact she gives support damage when off field, it just shows that we are all different in our likes and combat styles we like to play.

I completely agree with that sentiment which is why I found it strange I was drawn to him. I don't like Xiao, I never use Venti's mid-air skill and Heizou never really grew on me. I will be honest, I could get him, build him and not like him. We shall see... as long as I get my Anemo girlie I won't care what else happens, even if I have to empty my wish-pot to get her.

 

I think my Raiden being such a mess of a build meant I never really got to appreciate what she offers, Hilichurls used to laugh at her while she was fighting, it wasn't pretty. Fischl does a better job for me because she has a decent build and is C6. She's also the first character I ever pulled off a character banner, so there's a nostalgic soft-spot there for her... and of course she's a bow user. She also works really well with Yoimiya as I discovered today when I switched out Yanfei for Yoimiya against the Ruin Drake boss. So that was Yoimiya, Kokomi, Fischl and Ganyu, it worked really well. But I have seen videos of what Raiden is capable of, so I know she can be a bit special in the right hands. I am sure you will do her well and reap the benefits of that.

 

I have a couple more runs of the ruin boss to do tonight to get Layla to lvl90 before the Aranara hunt starts. Team 2 is farming blue leylines and Team 3 is heading into the depths of The Chasm.

Edited November 25, 2022 by LeeC22

[Tails Prower]

19 hours ago, LeeC22 said:

I completely agree with that sentiment which is why I found it strange I was drawn to him. I don't like Xiao, I never use Venti's mid-air skill and Heizou never really grew on me. I will be honest, I could get him, build him and not like him. We shall see... as long as I get my Anemo girlie I won't care what else happens, even if I have to empty my wish-pot to get her.

 

I think my Raiden being such a mess of a build meant I never really got to appreciate what she offers, Hilichurls used to laugh at her while she was fighting, it wasn't pretty. Fischl does a better job for me because she has a decent build and is C6. She's also the first character I ever pulled off a character banner, so there's a nostalgic soft-spot there for her... and of course she's a bow user. She also works really well with Yoimiya as I discovered today when I switched out Yanfei for Yoimiya against the Ruin Drake boss. So that was Yoimiya, Kokomi, Fischl and Ganyu, it worked really well. But I have seen videos of what Raiden is capable of, so I know she can be a bit special in the right hands. I am sure you will do her well and reap the benefits of that.

 

I have a couple more runs of the ruin boss to do tonight to get Layla to lvl90 before the Aranara hunt starts. Team 2 is farming blue leylines and Team 3 is heading into the depths of The Chasm.

 

Well I will be interested to hear your thoughts after obtaining/playing him for a bit. As you say as long as we get Faruzan it will all be good.

 

In typical fashion you know what the game did just to 'stir' trouble in the thread, yup the 50/50 loss that just happened on my FTP account was Jean, it is so typical of when conversation about a character happens that suddenly they appear!

 

It is great news though because it means both accounts can get Raiden though I probably can't get Engulfing Lighttning so just have to hope the wish gives me 4* star Faruzan before the 5* star drop.

 

At least both accounts were gifted Layla so I think I will have to get started on farming her talent books at some point, her shield protection seems insanely good compared to Xinyan and Noelle so I will seee how she turns out, even better for one account I did have a Blizzard Slayer HP sands so I think I'll give her Favonius Sword and see how she does.

As for me tonight I have to do the Greastest Competition you've never heard of (Fungi Frenzy) so that will keep me occupied!

 

 

[LeeC22]

16 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

In typical fashion you know what the game did just to 'stir' trouble in the thread, yup the 50/50 loss that just happened on my FTP account was Jean, it is so typical of when conversation about a character happens that suddenly they appear!

You'll have to mention Jean again just as the next patch drops so that it might set the trend for my main account. Definitely worked out well for Raiden though as you say, a silver-lining type moment indeed.

 

Weird things going on with the game today. If you remember when the chasm was added, there were the world quests and the archon quest with Dainslef. Today I finished the world quests but there was no sign of Dainsleff in the Nameless Ruins and the underground city is still blocked by a purple barrier. I don't know if it will unlock tomorrow or not but when I first did the chasm it unlocked while I was doing the world quests. There was also a Beidou mission in Guyun Stone Forest and when I was walking round the ship talking to people to offer them help, a cutscene kicked in and next thing I knew I was in Inazuma.

 

This could be an unforeseen problem of missions originally being split by patch update cycles that are now suddenly all available at the same time. If the Dainslef quest doesn't appear tomorrow (or today looking at the time) I will drop a ticket to support. It's difficult to try and plan ahead to work out how things will play out when the timing isn't being controlled by a release schedule.

 

Edit: Dainslef quest didn't unlock but I am getting the impression that the Inazuma archon quest needs to be done first, and maybe other additional later parts of the archon quest. That feels really bad to have such an isolated area of an available map locked behind quests in a totally disconnected area. I didn't really want to do Inazuma but two lumenstone are seemingly locked behind part of it... I don't understand the logic behind that.

Edited November 27, 2022 by LeeC22

[Tails Prower]

15 hours ago, LeeC22 said:

You'll have to mention Jean again just as the next patch drops so that it might set the trend for my main account. Definitely worked out well for Raiden though as you say, a silver-lining type moment indeed.

 

Weird things going on with the game today. If you remember when the chasm was added, there were the world quests and the archon quest with Dainslef. Today I finished the world quests but there was no sign of Dainsleff in the Nameless Ruins and the underground city is still blocked by a purple barrier. I don't know if it will unlock tomorrow or not but when I first did the chasm it unlocked while I was doing the world quests. There was also a Beidou mission in Guyun Stone Forest and when I was walking round the ship talking to people to offer them help, a cutscene kicked in and next thing I knew I was in Inazuma.

 

This could be an unforeseen problem of missions originally being split by patch update cycles that are now suddenly all available at the same time. If the Dainslef quest doesn't appear tomorrow (or today looking at the time) I will drop a ticket to support. It's difficult to try and plan ahead to work out how things will play out when the timing isn't being controlled by a release schedule.

 

Edit: Dainslef quest didn't unlock but I am getting the impression that the Inazuma archon quest needs to be done first, and maybe other additional later parts of the archon quest. That feels really bad to have such an isolated area of an available map locked behind quests in a totally disconnected area. I didn't really want to do Inazuma but two lumenstone are seemingly locked behind part of it... I don't understand the logic behind that.

 

I will do, hopefully it will work!

 

Yeah it is now possible to get yourself 'ahead' of where you were originally, in order to get Dainsleff quest you do need to complete the Inazuma archon quest as it won't allow you to progress unless you complete the archon/interlude chapter's in the correct order.

 

The Beidou mission is the quick transport to get to Inazuma if you haven't already got there, it was designed to be an alternate way in if you needed materials for those characters from Inazuma but again it's only a help for that as you can't really progress far unless you dddo the archon quest.

 

It's down to the structure order, the creators think it is more important to progress the story before you enter the later area's but as you say the two lumenstones being effectly locked can be a bit of a problem, however it is the way it's laid out, there might be changes in that regard at some point.

[LeeC22]

8 hours ago, Tails Prower said:

Yeah it is now possible to get yourself 'ahead' of where you were originally, in order to get Dainsleff quest you do need to complete the Inazuma archon quest as it won't allow you to progress unless you complete the archon/interlude chapter's in the correct order.

I think this might just be the stopping point for this third account then. I didn't enjoy most of the Inazuma world/archon quests that much, some of them felt more like hangouts... which I can't stand. I don't think I can take Ayaka's gushing over the MC again either, twice is enough. I think I will just log in to do the dailies and any events that are available (maybe BP stuff too), just to keep the account active for any co-op reasons. Perhaps this is just one account too many, with too much content to take it through. I have just started No Man's Sky again so that can fill any dry spells during the day. Plus the 3.3 patch isn't far off.

Edited November 28, 2022 by LeeC22