I had a frustrating experience playing this game this weekend. It has been weeks of me not having the 4th weekly boss unlocked. I thought it unlocked after the We Will Be Reunited quest, but that wasn't it. So I figured it'd unlock for me eventually as I kept playing.
Turns out the new weekly boss is locked behind the 2nd Zhongli story quest- which was locked because I hadn't done the first one yet. I'd been treating those story quests as optional- like the hangouts, and only been doing them when I was bored and done with the dailies and artifact farming, etc. I didn't realize they'd be locking game content behind those quests. So I did the 1st Zhongli story quest yesterday, and started the second one today.
While playing I get to a point where I'm supposed to be tracking some missing miners. I go to the quest location and Pimon's like "Look there's a kid over there..." so I go talk to the kid - he wants to see his brother in Liyue, so I take him there and find his brother is Childe- he has me look after the brother and I'm running around doing stuff for him.
All of a sudden I'm like wait- what does any of this have to do with Zhongli and the missing miners? Turns out I had also unlocked Childe's story quest but never did it, then stumbled onto the start of that quest and the game kept prompting me with the new quest... so I'd been doing Childe's quest for a while and not progressing at all with Zhongli's which was my main goal.
And if that isn't frustrating enough...
We still can't pet the animals in game. So Jean just has to sit silently with her hands in her lap, while the grey fluffball begs for attention...
I particularly love the Kurosawa-style shot.
Dang, lost the 50/50 on Kazuha. Really wanted him. He looks fun to play. All out of primos now.
On the other hand, I now have c3 Diluc, so figured I should finally get him a decent weapon by getting the starsnatcher in paimons store.
c3 Diluc
Daaamn, that's pretty good for bad luck. 
starsnatcher
Starsnatcher? Do you mean Blackcliff?
If so, definitely a solid choice! If you're buying battle passes though, the Serpent's Spine is probably your best choice short of 5 star weapons.
c3 DilucDaaamn, that's pretty good for bad luck.
starsnatcherStarsnatcher? Do you mean Blackcliff?
If so, definitely a solid choice! If you're buying battle passes though, the Serpent's Spine is probably your best choice short of 5 star weapons.
Oh ya, Blackcliff. Not sure why I said starsnatcher, I guess because I just did that quest with the starsnatcher and the Blackcliff is called the slasher and I merged them together, ha.
I've only been doing the Welkin Moon thing as far as real money goes. Haven't done the battle pass.
Ah, yeah, then the Blackcliff is going to probably be a top tier choice, especially for a pure DPS carry character like Diluc.
It is a bit finicky to use the Blackcliff secondary effects, and they obviously don't work at all for big one on one fights, but weapons with crit stats in general (rate or dmg) are just so valuable in how much easier they make stat optimization on your artifacts that they often end up just being better in most scenarios based on that alone.
Ah, yeah, then the Blackcliff is going to probably be a top tier choice, especially for a pure DPS carry character like Diluc.
It is a bit finicky to use the Blackcliff secondary effects, and they obviously don't work at all for big one on one fights, but weapons with crit stats in general (rate or dmg) are just so valuable in how much easier they make stat optimization on your artifacts that they often end up just being better in most scenarios based on that alone.
Ya, crit dmg was my main weakness on diluc so it really helps. Before switching to it, I was at 55%crit rate and 83%crit dmg... Now I have 130%crit dmg.
So how is everyone doing in the Legend of the Vagabond Sword event? I'm think we should try to get together this Saturday evening to help pull up the scores of anyone who need it.
So how is everyone doing in the Legend of the Vagabond Sword event? I'm think we should try to get together this Saturday evening to help pull up the scores of anyone who need it.
I have been slacking and only done the first two. If we're getting together I'll push it off for a couple more days.
10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific Saturday sound good?
Mantid wrote:So how is everyone doing in the Legend of the Vagabond Sword event? I'm think we should try to get together this Saturday evening to help pull up the scores of anyone who need it.
I have been slacking and only done the first two. If we're getting together I'll push it off for a couple more days.
I've beaten them all once, but didn't extend myself doing so. Just crossed 15k total for all of them to get the battlepass points threshold. I'd be up for doing some co-op to get the higher level rewards though.
10pm Eastern/7pm Pacific Saturday sound good?
Works for me.
Afraid I'll be out of town all weekend, and I don't think I'd be very helpful playing on my phone.
I've been doing okay with this event- I've been able to get 2500-3000 points per event after a couple tries each. I think I'm at 19000 total which I'm pretty happy with, but if I'm around Saturday and anyone wants someone to pitch in, I'd be up for it.
I'm currently debating pulling for Kazuha, as I've currently got enough for about 50 wishes give or take and I'm 25 pulls into pity. But, I think I'm going to wait until the end of the banner and for the 1.7 preview to confirm that Yoimiya (fire archer) is really two banners away like the rumors suggest, and see where I'm at with wishes at that point.
The other thing I'm considering in the meantime is building up Childe, who I got when I was pulling for Rosaria. He's a 5-star so it seems a waste to have him on my character roster but not built. My other options are a C2 Razor or a C0 Chongyun.
Well... I broke down and didn't take my own advice to wait and it feels bad. I tried pulling for Kazuha today and lost the 50/50 and got QiQi.
At least my Bennett is now C5 (and not going to C6). Unfortunately I didn't get any constellations for Rosaria. Instead I got Razor to C4 and The Bell. I'm not a fan of the wolf spirt ultimate that he has after trying out Razor in the trial run, so I'm not sure I'll ever build him even though he's a C4 now.
So do I raise Childe or QiQi now? Is this even a question?
Qiqi is not very useful. I say this as an owner of C2 Qiqi. Childe, easily.
That's what I figured. The upside is that Yoimiya will be guaranteed for me as long as I get enough primos between now and her arrival and I don't do anything else stupid.
I do have a lvl1 Stringless that is currently unused since Fischl has a R5 Windblume Ode. That might do for Childe until I get something better for him- and I feel a leveled up Stringless will be useful in the future for several other potential bow users I might acquire in the future.
Qiqi is not very useful. I say this as an owner of C2 Qiqi. Childe, easily.
I keep trying to get away from her, but she has been in my party basically since the beginning. She is just a lazy-man's healer. The talisman application just makes it so easy to heal whoever fully. Not useful for much else, but I never need to eat foods or get heals from any other source and I don't dodge much at all...
I do have a lvl1 Stringless that is currently unused since Fischl has a R5 Windblume Ode. That might do for Childe until I get something better for him- and I feel a leveled up Stringless will be useful in the future for several other potential bow users I might acquire in the future.
IIRC, Stringless isn't great on Childe except for the Ult boost because the passive only applies to the transformation damage on his skill, not any of the melee attacks. I'd give him Windblume and use Stringless on Fischl. If you have a spare Prototype Crescent, that would probably be an even better option because of its attack % substat.
R1 Stringless is still better than R5 Ode on Fischl from a damage persepctive, and even more so when you consider that half of her Oz uptime comes from her elemental burst. This means you need to reposition your bird once after ulting to trigger the Ode passive.
If you're planning to get the BP soon, the BP bow is great for him, basically tied with Rust for his best in slot 4*. That's what I use.
Yeah, I know the Stringless isn't ideal on Childe but it's what I got. The info I found when I got the Stringless was that any difference in damage between it and the R5 Windblume Ode was pretty minor, and I already had the Windblume leveled so I left the Stringless alone. It's too late for me to get the Battle Pass bow this time around, but it will likely be my pick for reward when the Battle Pass renews itself again. In the meantime I'll work with what I got. I would be able to craft the Prototype Crescent- I've got everything I need. Then in the future if I get Yoimiya, these two might fight it out over who gets the Prototype Crescent or the Battle Pass weapon.
Also I'm currently wishing that any one of the 7 or 8 unused 4-star greatswords in my inventory had been a Rust instead...
Edit: Got Childe up to lvl 60 and equipped my level 80 Windblume Ode. With no talents leveled and some rag-tag artifacts, he's still very good at helping Bennett and Jean proc some decent elemental reactions. I can see how pairing him with Xiangling or Fischl would be pretty awesome once I get him better leveled and equipped.
Also I'm currently wishing that any one of the 7 or 8 unused 4-star greatswords in my inventory had been a Rust instead...
I have never gotten a single 4 star sword yet... I do have 2 Rusts that I dont use though... trade? haha.
So they have announced that "New Version" (not 1.7) live stream will be this Friday, on Twitch instead of YouTube this time, so be prepared to grab some codes form Primogems that day.
Not sure if I'll watch it this time. It's the biggest advancement in the story since launch, but Mihoyo hasn't exactly had a great track record about not spoiling big moments in the story (refer to 1.1 and 1.4), and I rather enjoy being surprised in stories. I might have to go dark on Genshin news for a while. 
2.0 preview codes, valid till tomorrow afternoon-ish, 100 primogems each:
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Gift Redemption
Events will include a free Beidou and the return of Leyline Overflow, Theater Mechanicus, and Lost Treasures (including an electro-seelie pet).
Ayala on first banner, Yoimiya and Sayu on the second. Weapon banner is being overhauled with a new pity system to help you get the five star weapon you want.
Inazuma looks great, some interesting new enemies. I’m anxious to hear the music, they worked with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and included many traditional Japanese instruments in the music.
Looking good. I'm really excited to have a large new landmass to explore. Even though the island area isn't massive, it has been a good reminder how much I enjoy the exploration aspect of this game that's been largely absent to me for a while now.
That trailer also showed off several other new, likely playable characters. The electro archer and hydro lady with a fin cape look playable for sure, maybe cat boy and pink haired lady too. And I know that the last electro sword person is Baal, the electro archon.
Other news of note:
- A gardening system in the Serenitea Pot to grow your own herbs
- Five new craftable weapons (hopefully accompanied by some more guaranteed prototype components)
- Two new artifact sets
- Playstation accounts will finally link with miHoYo accounts
I'm glad to see they've added some extra pity protection to the weapon banner, but after reading into it further, it leaves a lot to be desired. You don't get to guarantee the weapon you want until your 3rd 5*, the pity currency resets on each weapon banner. It's only good for whales. If it worked for your 2nd 5* and carried over between banners, I might have actually considered rolling on that banner. This isn't good enough. The only way I can see myself rolling now is if I'm very interested in both 5* weapons on a banner.
I’ve heard rumors about an electro traveler. Is that coming in the next update? What I heard made it sound like it might be worth leveling up the main character and investing in an electro build.
There's a pretty good set of recap shots from the full stream over on reddit.
That trailer also showed off several other new, likely playable characters. The electro archer and hydro lady with a fin cape look playable for sure, maybe cat boy and pink haired lady too. And I know that the last electro sword person is Baal, the electro archon.
Yeah, you can see the names for them above -- they should all be playable eventually. I think since all of these characters have leaked (and may feature in some story scenes) they figured they'd just introduced them all now in the big Inazuma reveal.
Early word from leakers and data miners is as follows (although there have been a few cases like this in the past where things changed in development and characters ended up different than expected.
- Raiden/Baal actually appears to be electro spear character in the game files, despite her having a sword in trailer cutscenes. My hope is that it will be a situation similar to Childe (and at least a few characters in Mihoyo's other game, Honkai Impact) where her equipped weapon will be a spear but her combat mechanics will include swords as well.
- Thoma is a pyro sword user (possibly spear or claymore?).
- Sara is an electro bow user.
- Kokomi is a hydro catalyst user.
- Gorou is geo bow user.
- Yae Miko is an electro catalyst user.
I’ve heard rumors about an electro traveler. Is that coming in the next update? What I heard made it sound like it might be worth leveling up the main character and investing in an electro build.
Yes, we should be getting electro Traveller in 2.0 as well. Remember though, only character level is shared, not talents, so be careful how you invest!
Yep, after reading up on the "fate" system for weapons, it really is nothing for most players. Too bad.
And yes, they revealed a number of playable characters who previously had not been officially announced.
Yea Miko - Electro Catalyst
Baal - Electro Sword or Polearm (dataminers see her listed in game files as polearm, everything shown about her says sword)
Kujou Sara - Electro Bow, the developers said in the livestream that she is a Tengu
Kokomi - Water Catalyst
Gorou - Geo Bow and fox-related, not cat
Thoma - Pyro Polearm
Edit: Beaten to it by zeroKFE
Edit 2: An FAQ on the cross save with Playstation came out. The Playstation exclusive wings cannot be used on other platforms, they will be changed to the default wings when playing elsewhere. The Playstation exclusive sword can be used on other platforms, except its special trait will be disabled when on other platforms.
Tscott wrote:I’ve heard rumors about an electro traveler. Is that coming in the next update? What I heard made it sound like it might be worth leveling up the main character and investing in an electro build.
Yes, we should be getting electro Traveller in 2.0 as well. Remember though, only character level is shared, not talents, so be careful how you invest!
Not to worry. I haven’t invested in any talents for either form of the traveler so far!
It’s just a matter of XP books to level them up. Mine is currently at level 50. Then probably a little investment to get some talents up around 6. I imagine constellations will unlock automatically through gameplay.
But I’ll wait and see if it’ll be worth it first.
Latest leaks on the Electro Traveler's abilities
It should be noted that this might give us a little insight to Baal's elemental burst:
Ameno Traveler's skill created a small area that sucks enemies in, Venti's burst created a large area.
Geo Traveler's skill created a small meteor, Zhongli's burst created a huge meteor.
We don't know if this was intentional or just a happy accident (Jean and Sucrose don't also have similar ameno-based crowd control abilities too, after all).
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