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Genshin Impact |OT| 4.0 (Fontaine) - Je m'appelle "la baleine"

EviLore

Expansive Ellipses
Staff Member
Installed this on the PS5 out of curiosity a few days ago. As someone who loves BotW, this is...a little on the nose in several respects, like the animations, world design, enemy design, elemental attributes, and music. But it's different enough to scratch the itch well, too.

The paid systems are such a terrible value that it's easy to stay away from them. Excellent guide in the opening posts of this thread, btw! Thanks to LegendOfKage LegendOfKage for putting all of that together. Great resource.

I just wrapped the main content for Dragonspine and really liked that area. If they release more content like that I'm sure I'll keep it installed to spin back up on occasion after I finish the main questline. Won't be doing the endless grind though.

My pulls have been kind of bad. I got Xingqiu three times in a row. Though that seems to give him a pretty good power boost, and I got a sacrificial sword right after that to hook him up with, and that partially addresses the main complaint I had with him (long elemental skill cd).
 

BlackM1st

Banned
As someone who loves BotW, this is...a little on the nose in several respects
Yeah well...Japan refuses to provide, so China stepped up. Damn lazy SquareE devs.


If they release more content like that I'm sure I'll keep it installed to spin back up on occasion after I finish the main questline.
Come back in a month, new region (Japan) will be finally released. Next update is a filler "resort islands" trip which can be a timed event and disappear after its end lol

I got Xingqiu three times in a row. Though that seems to give him a pretty good power boost, and I got a sacrificial sword right after that to hook him up with, and that partially addresses the main complaint I had with him (long elemental skill cd).
Preferably he should be OFF screen. His skills are made to work with your main ON field DPS and provide constant water reactions. Still... 3 water bois... My condolences.

P.S. Thread finally got Admin's seal of approval. Hooray.
 
Installed this on the PS5 out of curiosity a few days ago. As someone who loves BotW, this is...a little on the nose in several respects, like the animations, world design, enemy design, elemental attributes, and music. But it's different enough to scratch the itch well, too.

The paid systems are such a terrible value that it's easy to stay away from them. Excellent guide in the opening posts of this thread, btw! Thanks to LegendOfKage LegendOfKage for putting all of that together. Great resource.

I just wrapped the main content for Dragonspine and really liked that area. If they release more content like that I'm sure I'll keep it installed to spin back up on occasion after I finish the main questline. Won't be doing the endless grind though.

My pulls have been kind of bad. I got Xingqiu three times in a row. Though that seems to give him a pretty good power boost, and I got a sacrificial sword right after that to hook him up with, and that partially addresses the main complaint I had with him (long elemental skill cd).
Thanks for the kind words. It's funny, because I've earned two five star characters, easily have enough to pull a third, and I still don't have a sacrificial sword. It's by far Xingqiu's best weapon, and it allows constant hydro reactions with any elemental DPS you care to use. Because of this, he's considered by many high-level players to be one of the best four star characters in the game.




 
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Fuz

Banned
I have like 5 sacrificial swords, all level 1.

I'm playing xhir quite a lot these days, and damn his kit is good... I want Xingthing's kit on a decently designed character.
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Pejo

Member
Do we know when they'll hand out the Dodoco Tales book, exactly? I'm holding out on playing and building Yanfei because of it.
It's going to be the reward for that Dodoking event, I think the ping pong one.
Yeah, that was a bizarre quest. I wonder what's stopping them from using the Ice Mountain more. Maybe response to the weather system was overwhelmingly negative. I still think that the final quest there should have been about bringing the temperature back to normal. Bloodthirsty tree quest end was also very anticlimactic.
It makes no sense that they didn't continue the crimson wishes past the event. That's an easy "things to do" twice a week that could have given us a few xp writs and Mora.
 

Fake

Member
Xingqiu is an excellent support. If well used, can make any DPS immortal.

Sacrifice Sword is by far the best for him because 20 sec CD from his elemental skill sucks ball.

My recommendation:

- You need 2 Constellations
- 2 set Wanderer's Troupe
- 2 set Heart of Depth
- Sacrificial Sword with rank 2 or superior

Other tips:

- His ultimate works with mage/catalyst users
- He has syernegy with Cryo Users
- His elemental skill works great on Pyro enemies


I got Xingqiu three times in a row.

Yes.
 
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Klee's banner. All the 4* characters are C6 for me but I want to try for C1 Klee. Not sure whether to try or leave it. Is her C1 worth it?

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Pejo

Member
Klee's banner. All the 4* characters are C6 for me but I want to try for C1 Klee. Not sure whether to try or leave it. Is her C1 worth it?

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IF I were rolling for Klee constellations, I would go for C2. Then she becomes a great Pyro support in addition to damage carry. C1 is a nice little damage boost but not mandatory IMO.
 
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Pejo

Member
Patch Notes are live:

Dear Travelers,



To ensure all Travelers have the best-possible Genshin Impact experience, our developers will soon begin performing update maintenance. After this is complete, the game will update to a new version.

After Travelers install the new game client, they will be able to continue playing. It is recommended to install the update over a Wi-Fi connection owing to the large file size.

While the update maintenance is in progress, Travelers will be unable to log in to the game. Please take note of the update time and schedule your game time accordingly to avoid losing your progress. We hope Travelers will bear with us during the disruption. > <



〓Update Duration〓

Update maintenance begins 2021/06/09 06:00:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.

(Note: Precise timings are subject to change. Players may also experience disruption outside of this period.)



〓How to Update Game Client〓

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button, and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.



〓Compensation〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300

(60 Primogems for every hour the servers are down. No change to compensation amount if the update is completed early.)



〓Eligibility〓

All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2021/06/09 06:00:00 (UTC+8)

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. Please log in and claim it before Version 1.6 ends. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.



〓Update Details〓

I. New Limited-Time Area (This area is only available during Version 1.6)

After being out of sight for quite some time, Klee shows up with a mysterious letter in her hand. According to the letter, there seem to be some uncharted islands that lie well-hidden amidst the sea...

◆ Area Unlock Criteria:

• Complete Klee's Story "Quest Trifolium Chapter: Act I - True Treasure"

• Complete the Archon Quest "Prologue: Act III - Song of the Dragon and Freedom"

◆ The islands will no longer be accessible after the end of Version 1.6. You will also no longer be able to open treasure chests, gather materials, or earn quest rewards on the islands, so grab the opportunity to explore away!



II. New Character

5-Star Character "Scarlet Leaves Pursue Wild Waves" Kaedehara Kazuha (Anemo)

◇ Vision: Anemo

◇ Weapon: Sword

◇ A wandering samurai from Inazuma who is currently with Liyue's Crux Fleet. A gentle and carefree soul whose heart hides a great many burdens from the past.





III. New Equipment

▌New Weapons

Freedom-Sworn (5-Star Sword)

Mitternachts Waltz (4-Star Bow)

Dodoco Tales (4-Star Catalyst)





IV. New Gameplay

New Serenitea Pot Feature: Companion Move-In

Travelers can invite companions to move into their Serenitea Pot. Companions invited to the Serenitea Pot will deepen their bonds with the Traveler. They will continuously gain Companionship EXP.

Companions who remain in the Serenitea Pot for a long time may take a liking to certain furnishings and prepare gifts for the Traveler in return...





V. New System

Dressing Room Update: New Outfits

Barbara — Summertime Sparkle

Jean — Sea Breeze Dandelion



VI. New Events

New Version Event — "Midsummer Island Adventure"

Midsummer Island Adventure Event: Take Part and Exchange for the Event-Exclusive Catalyst, Dodoco Tales

During this event, explore the islands, complete various challenges, and collect Shiny Flotsam and Mini "Harpasta" to exchange for rewards such as Dodoco Tales (Catalyst), Northlander Billet Trove, Crown of Insight, and Furnishing Blueprints!



▌Event Duration

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▌Eligibility

Adventure Rank 21 or above

Complete the Archon Quest "Song of the Dragon and Freedom" and Trifolium Chapter: Act I "True Treasure"

※ During the event, the Adventure Rank required to unlock Klee's Story Quest "True Treasure" will be lowered to Adventure Rank 21, and the Story Quest will not require a Story Key to unlock.



▌Act I: Main Cannon, Make Ready... Fire!

● During the event, complete the "Mysterious Islands: Journey to the Unknown" quest to unlock "Act I: Main Cannon, Make Ready... Fire!"

● During the event, by clearing the sea of any monster encampments, Travelers can obtain Shiny Flotsam to exchange for rewards such as the Crown of Insight, Northlander Billet Trove, Furnishing Blueprint "Pure Gorgeous Summer," and Talent Level-Up Materials from the Event Shop! By completing specified quests, Travelers can also obtain rewards such as Primogems, the gadget Waverider Repair Toolbox, Mora, and Hero's Wit!



▌Act II: Whirlpool off to Starboard... Full Speed Ahead!

● During the event, complete the "Summer Vacation: Proceed With Caution" quest to unlock "Act II: Whirlpool off to Starboard... Full Speed Ahead!", and obtain the gadget Wind-Blessed Harpastum.

● During the event, Travelers can collect Wavesplitter Insignias by sailing the Waverider and flying to complete the challenge within the time limit. By reaching the target scores, Travelers can obtain rewards such as Primogems, Talent Level-Up Materials, Mora, and Hero's Wit!



▌Act III: Samurai Sighted... To Arms!

● During the event, complete the "Dodo-King of the Sea: Lying in Wait" quest to unlock "Act III: Samurai Sighted... To Arms!"

● During the event, challenge Maguu Kenki and complete specified quests to obtain rewards such as Primogems, Mora, and Hero's Wit!

※ 2021/06/28 03:59:59After the event is over, Travelers can continue to challenge Maguu Kenki but will no longer be able to complete the event-related quests.



▌Act IV: Harpastum Bombs Loaded... Blow 'Em Away!

● During the event, complete "The Final Riddle: A Secret Uncovered" quest to unlock "Act IV: Harpastum Bombs Loaded... Blow 'Em Away!"

● During the event, Travelers can use the Harpastum Bombs to defeat monsters. Complete the challenge and obtain Mini "Harpasta" to exchange for rewards such as Dodoco Tales (Catalyst), Furnishing Blueprint "Feather-Light Praise," Furnishing Blueprint "The Blue Ocean's Treasure," Furnishing Blueprint "Witch's Chorus," and Weapon Ascension Materials from the Event Shop! By completing specified quests, Travelers can also obtain rewards such as Primogems, Mora, and Hero's Wit!



New Event — "Echoing Tales"

During the event, Travelers who collect a designated number of Echoing Conches can obtain rewards such as Barbara's outfit "Summertime Sparkle" and Primogems.

◆ Even more events will subsequently become available. Stay tuned, Travelers.



VII. New Quests

1. New Archon Quest "Chapter II: Prologue - Autumn Winds, Scarlet Leaves"

◇ Before embarking on the next part of your journey, you can share your thoughts and feelings with Paimon...

2. New World Quests

◆ New Limited-Time World Quests: "A Dish Beyond Mortal Ken," "They Who Hear the Sea," "The Winding Homeward Way," "Who Wields the Wild Wind?", "From Outer Lands," "The Other Side of Isle and Sea," and "A Trip Through Fog and Wind."

*Other new limited-time World Quests will be added at a later date, including "Big Badaboom Battle."



VIII. New Monster

Maguu Kenki

◇ A mechanical humanoid from another nation.



IX. Other Additions

● Gameplay

New Gadget: Wind-Blessed Harpastum

New Recipes: Stir-Fried Shrimp, Rice Buns, Chicken Tofu Pudding

New Furnishings and Furnishing Sets (can be obtained through events, Battle Pass, or Realm Depot)

New Character Development Item: Marionette Core (can be obtained by other means after the end of Version 1.6)

New Island Regional Specialty: Sea Ganoderma (can be collected by other means after the end of Version 1.6)

New Achievements such as "A Realm Beyond: Series II"

New Namecards: "Celebration: Kaboomball," "Celebration: Battlesong," "Kaedehara Kazuha: Autumn Maple-Viewing," "Travel Notes: Midsummer," "Achievement: Vacation Home"

Spiral Abyss:

Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• Increases Swirl DMG by 300% and its AoE by 100%.

Updated the monster lineup on Floors 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the Spiral Abyss.

Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 1.6, the three Lunar Phases will be as follows:

○ Phase 1: Whirlpool Moon

When an active character triggers a Swirl reaction on a nearby opponent, they will trigger a shockwave at that opponent's position that deals AoE DMG. A shockwave can be triggered in this manner once every 3.5s.

○ Phase 2: Breezecall Moon

When an active character triggers a Swirl reaction on a nearby opponent, they will regenerate 4 Energy for all characters in the party. This effect can be triggered once every 3.5s.

○ Phase 3: Brumous Moon

When an active character triggers a Swirl reaction on a nearby opponent, a Brumous Aura that lasts 8s will be left at the location where the reaction took place. The Aura will inflict one count of DMG to opponents within it once every 2s. A Brumous Aura can be generated once every 9s.



● Audio

Adds voiced interactions for characters when leveling them up.

Adds Japanese voice-over for certain characters.

Adds some sound effects to the Serenitea Pot's Furnishing Placement Screen.



● System

The room on the second floor in the Serenitea Pot will open for decoration.

New keyboard shortcuts added for PC:

○ L key: Open Party Setup screen

○ O key: Open My Friends screen

*If there is an overlap with the custom button configuration, it can be adjusted in Settings > Controls.

Adds a new Domain Details page at the entrance of the Domains: Travelers can view the Ley Line Disorders and Monsters of the current Domain.

Adds an Auto-Lock 4-Star Weapons setting in Settings > Other. The default option of this setting is on. After turning off this option, subsequent 4-star weapons acquired will not be automatically locked.

Adds four Fast Chat message options in the Chat function.

Adds some prompts for loading screens.





X. Adjustments & Optimizations

● System

Increases the load limit of the Serenitea Pot.

Optimizes the dialogue experience with the teapot spirit. After closing the secondary level dialogue option of the teapot spirit, it will return to the previous level dialogue options.

The Traveler will no longer appear in the Expedition Dispatch character selection list.

4-star artifacts can be destroyed in return for Mora.

Some indestructible level-up materials are now destroyable.

Optimizes the Weapon Enhancement Materials placement slots: increased from 6 slots to 20 slots.

Crafting or forging can be performed in Co-Op Mode, and Travelers returning to their own world can obtain the forging rewards performed while in Co-Op Mode. Crafting recipes and forging recipes are unlocked based on the Traveler's own progress.

Optimizes the sorting rules of the crafting/forging list, so that Travelers can craft the same type of material more easily.

Optimizes some controller operations: the slider in crafting, forging, production of dyes, and the Settings interface can now be controlled by holding the respective operation.

After teleporting out of domains, "Challenge Failed" will no longer be displayed.

Optimizes the classification of camera-related settings: the settings for Combat Camera Settings, Camera Y-Axis Resets Automatically, and Default Camera Distance have been moved from Settings > Other to Settings > Controls.

Optimizes the touch feedback of multiple UI buttons.

Optimizes the sticker display and Fast Chat button in the chat box.

Optimizes the aiming experience: in Aiming Mode, the tracking effect of the crosshair is more accurate when adjusting the position of the crosshair in small increments.

Increases the stack limit of some Furnishings of the same type in the Inventory from 999 to 9,999.

The Adventurer Handbook has a function to automatically track and navigate to enemies.

If players have Condensed Resin and less than 20 Original Resin, selecting "Continue Challenge" after challenging the Domain will not bring up the pop-up window.





● Co-Op Mode

Adds status markers when teammates are switching characters in the Party Preparation screen.

When a teammate is not within range of the currently displayed map area, a teammate marker will be displayed at the edge of the map. Travelers can click on that marker to quickly locate their teammates.

Optimizes the text displayed after players are removed from Co-Op Mode.



● Audio

Adjusts the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean voice-over for certain characters, and fixes some issues with certain voice-over abnormalities and errors.

Optimizes and fixes the sound effects for certain character skills, environments, and items.



● Other

Adjusts the description of the food item "Stormcrest Pie."

Increases the damage caused by major reactions (i.e. Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Overloaded, Swirl, and Shatter), when a character reaches Level 60 or above.

Increases the Base Shield DMG Absorption for shields generated by Crystallize reactions.

Increases the DMG Bonus provided by Elemental Mastery for major reactions. (Refer to the attributes panel in-game for the exact DMG Bonus amount.)

*For details on other bug fixes, please see the Version Update Details notice to be posted at 2021/06/09 07:00:00 (UTC+8).
Big things in my opinion:

  • More load in Teapot
  • Elemental reactions other than Vape/Melt got buffs
  • Elemental Mastery buff in general
  • PC Version shortcut to party select screen
  • Archipelago is indeed time-limited. Samurai boss will move to Inazuma after 1.6. This likely means that 1.7(2.0?) is in fact Inazuma and is directly after this patch.
 
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Patch Notes are live:


Big things in my opinion:

  • More load in Teapot
  • Elemental reactions other than Vape/Melt got buffs
  • Elemental Mastery buff in general
  • PC Version shortcut to party select screen
  • Archipelago is indeed time-limited. Samurai boss will move to Inazuma after 1.6. This likely means that 1.7(2.0?) is in fact Inazuma and is directly after this patch.

IMO more load in teapot is useless reward wise as long as adeptal energy rewards are capped at 20k. Players who are only in it for rewards have no need for more load as existing load is enough to reach 20k energy. I hope they increase the currency generation rate past 20k so that weekly currency geenration is equal to the total cost of cleaning up teapot shop.
 

Pejo

Member
IMO more load in teapot is useless reward wise as long as adeptal energy rewards are capped at 20k. Players who are only in it for rewards have no need for more load as existing load is enough to reach 20k energy. I hope they increase the currency generation rate past 20k so that weekly currency geenration is equal to the total cost of cleaning up teapot shop.
Yea I'm curious how they're going to handle expansions to the teapot. We'll obviously get at least one Inazuma style realm, will they release another "book" chapter with it, or increase max rank? Hope so.
I'm not even a fujoshi, and I like Xingqiu's shorts. The character is pure female otaku's catnip.
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I'm not even a fujoshi, and I like Xingqiu's shorts. The character is pure female otaku's catnip.
I remember once watching a video where an interviewer on the street was asking Asian women what body type they found most attractive, and giving them several visual examples to select from, all without showing their faces. The thin one with no muscles was selected the vast majority of the time. So yeah, that's a thing.

You'll have to excuse me though, as I'm not sure what a fujoshi is.
 

Pejo

Member
I remember once watching a video where an interviewer on the street was asking Asian women what body type they found most attractive, and giving them several visual examples to select from, all without showing their faces. The thin one with no muscles was selected the vast majority of the time. So yeah, that's a thing.

You'll have to excuse me though, as I'm not sure what a fujoshi is.
Literally means "rotten girl" and it's basically girls that like watching attractive male characters get with each other.
 

Lupingosei

Banned
I hope you can get materials again during the events. I am all out and really need to level up Yangfei and Xinyan or Bennett for the abyss.

I am only playing for 3 weeks now and only want to pay for the Gnostic Hymn, to get more stuff. So you run into a wall pretty fast.
 

YukiOnna

Member
In the end, I didn't get Eula which makes me sad, but at least my pity counter will be high enough for the next character I want from the Inazuma group.
 

Fuz

Banned
If not for that giant bowtie on her back. MiHoYo's fear of cheeks strikes again.
At least this time the ass-hiding-contraption makes sense. But tbh, she doesn't look like a shrine maiden at all, and I was expecting black hair for some reason.
 
Yoimiya looks pretty good. I think I'll wait for her. Hopefully Sayu is on her banner too. 1.7 is looking promising. Kind weird that Mihoyo just leaks this stuff right now though. Who in their right mind would roll for Kazuha now?
 

BlackM1st

Banned
So, what is the ninja weapon?
Claymore I guess. Gonna be bigger than her lmao.

Who in their right mind would roll for Kazuha now?
I'm not even a fujoshi, and I like Xingqiu's shorts. The character is pure female otaku's catnip.
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Kind weird that Mihoyo just leaks this stuff right now though.
Well duh, if you can't fight it(leaks) you should join and lead it. I still think that most of the leaks were controlled but I prefer how it was handled this time anyway. Less speculation and less shit to put into "spoiler" tags haha
 

BlackM1st

Banned
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"Eh" worthy design, but hey... You just can't go wrong with feudal Japan, so she's kinda a must pull anyway. Damn you Inazuma!
 

Saber

Gold Member
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"Eh" worthy design, but hey... You just can't go wrong with feudal Japan, so she's kinda a must pull anyway. Damn you Inazuma!

Not a bad direction, but I was expecting something of a more menacing face expression.
 
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