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I like the Hypostasis event. Finally a compelling reason for co-op. Speaking of which, the new tower defense event in 1.3 looks like it'll also encourage co-op.

Hopefully that'll give them a good reason to improve the co-op mechanics.

I still need a few thousand points in the event, sitting around 10k.

Thanks for the help Mantid! Was able to get through the prize ranks to collect all of the Hero's Wit and the banner at rank 14.

Supposedly there's a way to farm tons of boars for meat in co-op mode, and I just started the quest that is needed to do it. Anyone want to give it a try some time soon? It might get patched out with 1.3.

Interesting glitch though I do wonder if Mihoyo would consider that an exploit.

Arkon wrote:

Interesting glitch though I do wonder if Mihoyo would consider that an exploit.

Stop trying to ruin my fun and keep me from getting banned!

1.3 patch notes are up.

Here are the next 2 character banners:
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The real highlight of the patch:

1. Adjusts combat logic for Dendro Slimes: When a Dendro Slime is hiding relatively far from your location, you will not enter combat mode.

Let's not overlook this nugget:

A further world quest "Bough Keeper: Dainsleif" will also be added.

If you are unaware, Dainsleif is the narrator for the "Collected Miscellany" videos.

Spoiler:

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Yes, more quests please!

Guess they got tired of people data mining the banners, eh?

Also, pretty sure they just destroyed whatever patterns people have been using to make fairly solid guesses as to who will be on what banner. The one thing people were convinced of was that Ningguang was a lock for Xiao's banner, but there you go! And actually, I couldn't be happier about it -- obviously I don't need any Barbara rolls, but my Bennett is still only C2, my Ningguang is only C1, and I would be thrilled to roll a constellation (or RNGesus willing, two!) for Keqing, so that's absolutely where my stash of gems is going this month.

Oh right...

More character event wishes to follow during Version 1.3.

So yeah, looks like we get at least a third event wish, like people where predicting.

Yeah, and it looks like the weapon banners are still on the previous three week cycle, with the first banner having bait for both Xiao and Keqing players.

I will also be skipping the Xiao banner. I think he looks quite fun to play and will probably be insanely powerful, but early analysis has made it clear that he's a selfish carry in the same vein as Noelle and Razor. His ult disappears if you switch characters, so he has to be on the field as much as possible to work properly. That playstyle doesn't really appeal to me.

I'm undecided on the Keqing banner. She looks fun, but I don't really have a place for her in any of my teams at the moment. I really want more Ning, but I'll be able to C2 her from the free 4* we'll receive. None of her other constellations until C6 are super important. More Bennetts would also be nice though, so we'll see.

Yeah, as much as I love Keqing (and she IS undoubtedly the premier electro carry, at least until Inazuma characters arrive), it's hard to recommend rolling specifically for her purely on mechanics if you don't already have her (and maybe even have her invested, as I do). Not that you'll regret having her -- she's quite good -- but the problem is just the state electro in general. It's not bad, of course, but it's not much more than fine unless it sees a buff.

At this point most players are already going to have at least one (if not two or more) well invested carries, and so you're mostly going to be looking for either gameplay or situational variety. If you don't have one of the top tier fire carries (Diluc, Klee), it's maybe better to save for one of them -- the existence of the Keqing banner means a Diluc one could be coming, and there are rumors of a Klee rerun. If you do have one of them, you probably would be better either rolling Ganyu right now before her banner expires, waiting for the rumored Venti rerun to get yourself a premier support, or (depending on how the geo buff turns out) maybe picking up Zhongli if they rerun him.

That said, she is very flexible -- even if she electro never gets a buff, she can also be a top tier physical carry (although most players should already have at least one if not two top tier physical carries in Xiangling and Razor). And if Inazuma does bring electro buffs, having a well invested Keqing waiting could be a nice thing.

Just hit a 5-star pity on the permanent wish and got Diluc! Right after getting another Beidou, and a Widsith right in a row on single pulls. Then went and did a Ganyu banner 10-wish since I'm not excited about the next couple banners and I got...

wait for it...

C1 for Diluc! ... and another 4-star bow

I guess the game decided I needed some real pity. Now I've got four 5-stars (Jean, Diluc, Ganyu, Zhongli) and I'll be saving up primogems for the next month or so for something more interesting to come around.

That's some nice luck!

(Although Ganyu's first couple constellations would be pretty nice too. :D)

zeroKFE wrote:

Not that you'll regret having her -- she's quite good -- but the problem is just the state electro in general. It's not bad, of course, but it's not much more than fine unless it sees a buff.

Yeah, that's definitely part of it for me. Electro seems pretty lackluster at this point. I hope they'll make adjustments similar to what they've done in 1.3 for Geo. The fact that I could luck upon her in any other banner also makes it much easier to pass for now. It just makes more sense to save primos for limited characters. If Venti ever pops back up, I'll probably rethink that stance

mrtomaytohead wrote:

Just hit a 5-star pity on the permanent wish and got Diluc! ...C1 for Diluc!

That's some luck alright. Congrats! I'm pretty sure Chongyun is a common support for him too, so he should be easy to work into your teams, aside from the fact that he's stupidly powerful on his own.

The 5 hour maintenance window is starting in a few hours at 5PM EST. I just logged in and condensed my resin so I don't lose anything to the cap while the servers are down.

Yep, managed my resin so it should be full two~three hours after maintenance is supposed to end, just in case they run a little late. Had to the same in my other F2P game because it is getting an event update tonight too.

At least Overwatch’s event update is tomorrow...

Going to a busy start of the month!

Dyni wrote:
mrtomaytohead wrote:

Just hit a 5-star pity on the permanent wish and got Diluc! ...C1 for Diluc!

That's some luck alright.

I piggybacked off of your luck, tomayto. With 15 minutes left on the banner, I decided to toss another 10 pull or two for more Xiangling or Xinqui constellations. I hit another Ganyu on the first one! Ganyu C2 is mine

I've mostly been doing solo-pulls because my daughter is constantly nagging me to pull the lever.

Am I missing a trick in not saving up for 10-pulls?

Jonman wrote:

I've mostly been doing solo-pulls because my daughter is constantly nagging me to pull the lever.

Am I missing a trick in not saving up for 10-pulls?

I don't believe so. You'll still get a 4* on every 10th pull if not before and a 5* on every 90th pull if not before. I even recall seeing some scuttlebutt around the internet that the drop rates were ever so slightly higher for solo pulling because of some arcane implementation detail.

Yeah, I don't think there's any meaningful difference. I just prefer saving up and doing my pulls in big chunks rather than one at a time. I've got enough primos saved up for about 70 pulls at the moment.

So is anyone going to pull for Xiao? I went ahead and pulled and got him on my pity pull. Have yet to try him out however.

Nah.

I'm mildly temped just because he feels fun to play, but I really don't have any place for him on my teams. I ended up dumping my saved gems into the weapon banner instead, because for the first time both featured 5 stars were items I could use on characters I care about. Got lucky and got one of each, as well as a bonus Skyward Harp for Ganyu, so that's basically all of my gacha luck for like, ever. I even have a handful of pulls left to try to get Ningguang constellations on the Keqing banner!

I splurged on C1 Ganyu and actually bought some primogems directly, so I'll be saving up for quite some time. I already have a selfish carry in Razor and I'm not looking for his upgrade. Rumors continue to circulate on a Venti rerun or Diluc banner and I'd much rather have either of those vs Xiao.

I'll probably do a few 10-pulls on the Keqing banner, but that's strictly for some Ning/Bennett. I won't go anywhere near the soft-pity zone for her.

I'm still playing the long game and holding out for the Inazuma batch of characters. Hopefully that is only 12 weeks away, but feeling like it might be longer.

Unless the 4-stars with Hu Tao or Rosaria are ones I really want.

Mantid wrote:

I'm still playing the long game and holding out for the Inazuma batch of characters. Hopefully that is only 12 weeks away, but feeling like it might be longer.

Unless the 4-stars with Hu Tao or Rosaria are ones I really want.

Yeah, I think the rumors that it slipped out to 1.6 (at least) are probably right, but maybe it could come in 1.5? Not holding my breath either way.

At the very least, the rumors that 1.4's main event will be a festival in Monstadt (an Easter analog of some sort, presumably) seem pretty solid. As for the rest, here's what I'm expecting to see (largely based on leaks and rumors, but some pure speculation as well):

- Hu Tao will be the mystery third banner of 1.3.

- 1.4 will feature the Venti rerun and either a Jean or a Diluc banner. If they stick with this new three banner per patch rotation, the third might be a Zhongli rerun, leaving one of the two Monstadt heavy hitters for a 1.5 banner.

- While there are rumors that Rosaria might turn into a 5 star, I think she'll stay a 4 star, and potentially will feature in one of the rerun banners in 1.4.

- 1.5 might bring in a Dendro element character or two? Baizhu has already briefly featured in a story scene, and there's another datamined Dendro character whose locale of origin is Liyue, so maybe it would make sense for her to show up before Inazuma arrives? That said, nothing says Liyue and Monstadt characters can't keep coming after the new region is added.

- There are also leaks/rumors that indicate that the Chasm area might show up as a Dragonspine style minor region expansion. This could potentially be 1.5, but it could easily also be the centerpiece of 1.6 if they need to let Inazuma slip further into the summer.

zeroKFE wrote:

At the very least, the rumors that 1.4's main event will be a festival in Monstadt (an Easter analog of some sort, presumably) seem pretty solid.

Yeah, sounding like it is going to be Ludi Harpastum (Monstadt's big festival, as seen in the manga). I'm going to be disappointed if Act 2 of Klee's story doesn't get released with it, since Act 1 ended with her "making an extra-special new treasure... the Ludi Harpastum version!"

zeroKFE wrote:

- 1.5 might bring in a Dendro element character or two? Baizhu has already briefly featured in a story scene, and there's another datamined Dendro character whose locale of origin is Liyue, so maybe it would make sense for her to show up before Inazuma arrives? That said, nothing says Liyue and Monstadt characters can't keep coming after the new region is added.

Yep, Yaoyao is the rumored 4-star Dendro character. She actually appeared in official art back in October. I'm fairly convinced she will be a character we receive for free with Inazuma's release.

First because a new map gives them the opportunity to add elemental pillars that require Dandro to activate, and second because the story seems to point towards that. Inazuma is a closed island nation, and we will likely be getting Beidou's help sneak onto it. They have made a point of placing Yaoyao on Beidou's ship (both Beidou's and Ganyu's voice lines about Yaoyao mention she tends to sneak aboard). I'm pretty she is going to end up being a stowaway on our journey to Inazuma, after all she does it often enough that they decided to put Ganyu in charge of trying to keep an eye on her!

zeroKFE wrote:

- There are also leaks/rumors that indicate that the Chasm area might show up as a Dragonspine style minor region expansion. This could potentially be 1.5, but it could easily also be the centerpiece of 1.6 if they need to let Inazuma slip further into the summer.

I think that is a no-brainer. Only two locations were marked on the map but unreachable, one was Dragonspine the other is the Chasm.