>the Lightkeeper report has been delivered to the Genshin thread.
>"The Abyss is not real, libtard. Nothing ever happens."
>Signed, Kyrill Chudomirovich Flins.

>>716499146 (OP)
But Mr. Chud... I've seen the graphs... the Columbina statue chastity cage...
Something WILL happen.

>>716499228
>the Columbina statue chastity cage...
Was it really necessary to keep her feet exposed?

https://youtu.be/y6GI181UTMA

>>716499843
She has cute feet
Would roll

>>716500050
September is going to be kino.

>>716500050
>we want the Crusader Kings and Witcher audience
Not bad, not bad at all. They should throw in some metal at some point though, honor Finland.

When did genshin lore become so complicated?

>>716500687
it always was

>>716500687
Most of that stuff has already been in the game, as narratives dripfed over years in lore drops and archaeology paper scraps and Dark Souls item descriptions. Rhinedottir finding Naberius' heart was in the game since 1.1 for example, a lot of the stuff is recontextualized later but it's always been there.
Except most casual players aren't lorefags and their eyes would go blank if you mentioned Gurabad, and the devs acknowledged it in the Nod Krai reveal trailer, so they split Snezhnaya into two years to spoonfeed lore directly to players that don't know it otherwise it'd make no sense.

>>716500687
catching up on some Mondstadt quests and they laid the foundation for a lot of shit EARLY

>>716501081
>Gurabad
why did she do it

>>716501321
Woman moment.

>>716501321
https://youtu.be/J9cwsKHjTEk

>>716500687
It's pure dogshit without vision
It is only complicated because it tells a billion times more than it shows. It's here to create artificial engagement in online communities, everything about the game is carefully planned by teams of psychologists and behaviorists.

vision is for PUSSIES
(This post was brought to you by Fatui GANG)

>>716501556
>teams of psychologists told them to maximize engagement by incorporating detailed histories of ancient civilizations spread over years in scraps and pieces that only exist in ruins, with no characters or products to sell, that 0.01% of players even bother to read
They should hire better psychologists tbhdesu.

>>716502787
I wonder who in the team has a boner for their worldbuilding pet project, it could be Fat Xiao

https://youtu.be/a6FB9NU_Vr8
INEFFA
DO EVERYTHING

>>716499146 (OP)
Next week, I'll be the only person who rolls for Ineffa. And I won't regret it.

I'm kinda peeved they decided to use two very similar names for two different characters (Ineffa and Nefer)
especially since they kinda come out at the same time

>>716499146 (OP)
I'm not used to Columbina getting so much of the spotlight when I was posting fanart for her for 3 years based only on one trailer.

post yfw she opens her eyes

>>716506515

>>716506094
how do you feel about her being confirmed playabele? I just want my sandrone.

>>716506094
They were always preparing her for big things.

>>716503198
She was just a random dragon-bot before??

>>716506515

>>716507617
WE DON'T KNOOOOOOOW
could be the fucking dragon emperor for all we know

>>716507060
>>716507976
AMATERASU

>>716507098
Tell me about Sandy. Why does she give me 60 primogems?

>>716508638
Snezhnayan neetbux

>>716508638
headcannon incoming: The Adventurers Guild was established in sneednaya right? And Katheryne is a bionical puppet. What if Sandrone established the AG as a huge spynetwork that works all across teyvat and uses adventurers to gather information for them about all sorts of things. Ruins, Hilichurls ect.
The thing that dosent add up is why they send you to fight fatui then, but Sandrone might just do a little trolling.

I've seen leaks saying that this is some massive turning point for the game and things from now on are going to have way higher production quality, is this true? because the last 3 regions have just been so underwhelming to me, even Fontaine which people loved because of Furina, she's literally the only good thing to come out of that place in my opinion, the rest is just the same as the others. I want stuff like Enkanomiya and Sangonomiya again, places that actually make you impressed with how beautiful they look, Fontaine,Sumeru and Natlan are just so ugly in comparison

>>716509209
Katherynes are surveillance agents.

>>716509572
wtf she glows??

>>716499146 (OP)
My hero Gojo Satoruvich will take over Genshin.

>>716500687
It always was, you know all that side text lore you just ignored for years? (In game books, weapon description, artifacts), Nod Krai exist to give a playable answer to that lore.

>>716509572
the problem with my theory is that there is not much proof (yet) other than sandy kinda looks like kathryn and the fact that the AG is from sneednaya. Its also possible that they write it in a way where they dont have anything to do with each other wich would be lame. But I just remembered that one Fontaine worldquest where Sandy found the guy who broke the lie detector bot and torturted him and cut his tounge out, but how could she have known about this...

>>716504138
I like the new lunar reaction, and she is off field, very useful. But I already saved for Citlali.

>>716509209
why is she so flat

>>716504138
They just nerfed her too hard man. I'll skip the entire lunar EC meta if she's a big part of it.

>>716511408
She just needs an artifact set, keep the faith.

>>716511708
I guess that would un-nerf her but meh.

>>716509209
The AG is a totally legitimate organization but it almost certainly pulls double duty as a surveillance apparatus.
Allowing commissions that target Fatui would be a vital part of maintaining kayfabe and it wouldn’t be the first they sacrificed some guys to achieve something like all those guys in the chasm

>>716511708
I cant believe Genshin is getting a robot girl before ZZZ

>>716513869
Their new robot character looks so incredibly bad. I can't believe I fell for the 1.0 bait and switch scam

>>716514003
Still waiting on my pink idol robot girl.
Hope I dont have to wait as long as I did with Iansan.

>>716500687
There's always been tons of random plot hooks littered throughout the optional portions of the game (and half of them were abandoned) but only five years into the game's lifespan did Hoyo realise that a majority of their audience neither know nor care about those things and thus aren't privy to the same knowledge as the developers and writers who've had a somewhat general idea for where they wanted the game to go
The downside is that a lot of the backstory material ultimately just can be dismissed as wiki fuel since the actual main story presented to the player doesn't touch on it beyond making the occasional reference to something most players wouldn't know about in the first place if they hadn't read another player's comment about it online

>>716509234
Literally how are we supposed to know? You expect us to somehow know about the internal workings of a company situated in a country with (probably) zero posters in these threads?
Anyway the production quality comment in that alleged 'leak' was unfortunately in regards to cinematics, both ingame ones and teasers/trailers for external platforms like >>716503198 so I would not expect it to translate into the in-game areas if that's what you're curious about. If the most recent volcano area is of any indication, however, you should probably expect the future areas to be more cinematic in the sense that they'll indirectly try to nudge you towards some vista where you can overlook the general area or admire some setpieces they've placed specifically to make it look cool rather than something like Enkanomiya that's more of an atmospheric and somber area despite a majority of it just being a gray ruin

>>716512368
Ok so now the question becomes if sandy has something to do with them or not. She couldve just designed katheryne but thats it. But Katheryne is a bionic puppet and sandrone is I assume an automaton made by alain guillotin

>>716511708
I wonder what they'll give us this time around, if the Natlan sets are to be of any indication there's probably going to be a support and one damage oriented set
I assume at least one of them also will be about those new lunar reactions but I have no idea what they might do beyond that

>>716510285
>got by far the most social media attention
I expected his VA to carry but not that much.

>>716508638
If you think about it pulling for her is really just paying her back.

>>716516420
The fint print on the paper every adventurer signed upon registering with the guild says that all primogems must be surrendered directly to Sandrone at the first given opportunity

>>716511708
Clank love!

>>716508638
What if Sandrone is the Ruin Guard and the girl is a puppet or a distraction?

Ineffa is weak bait, absolute 4-star design and animation.

Simply a cyborg version of Noelle.

>>716519489
but she cute!?

Will Ineffa be the lynchpin of future teams or a simple odd off field damage dealer like Emelie?
Find out next time!

>>716520831
She isn't a lynchpin but she's more than Emilie. She's somewhere between Emilie and Nilou.

>>716519489
I do not care. I see robot girl, I roll.
>>716520935
The modification she does to the lunarcharged reaction will either be completely mandatory or gimmicky dogshit, impossible to be in the middle.

>>716522321
>he modification she does to the lunarcharged reaction will either be completely mandatory or gimmicky dogshit, impossible to be in the middle.
You don't need her for lunar EC, she just offers a shield, her damage, and various buffs depending on your investment

so today I learned that rolling for weapons is bullshit

>>716522731
How bad was the damage?

>>716522731
We could have told you that if you just asked

>>716522731
>roll for Xilonen's sword since I want both swords
>get Amos bow instead of Chiori's sword
That sucked since now I'll just never use Chiori ever again, whereas if I got her r1 I would have seriously considered her c1 because my Albedo's artifacts, which I would have nabbed for her, are great lol.

Mihoyo goofed screwing me over there.

>>716522731
Now that you've been made aware of how the fate point system works keep in mind that it also applies to chronicled wish banners
Don't waste your rolls on that scam

>>716523471
I got Ittod while rolling Chiori, I wish I could convert 5* into 25 fates and remove from the account.

>tfw only have one (1) 5* limited weapon
>a mistsplitter my gf pulled at ONE pity
>have the mathematically luckiest weapon banner ever
>only pulled once again to get an HP sword
>got it after ONE (1) pull, putting my pity on the weapon banner after 4 years at 2
Feels good

might as well ask: what are the best cope weapons I can get via quests etc?

>>716524991
this question is far too noob

>>716524991
I think there's only like two or three weapons you get through quests, most of the non-banner ones are crafted instead
You unlock the recipes at blacksmiths in the various cities

>>716524991
Fishing weapons are nice, there are a few quest weapons, but the most desirable ones are usually from events which are long gone.