this is what I usually do for any RPGs but considering the dynamic nature of an online world, I would have assumed there are some prerequisites that I better get accustomed to before starting the game. I haven't started the game yet as it's too late for me to dive deep in but I will be going in head first tomorrow!
as for the wishes we are talking here, is this the gacha system in play? I did play FE Heroes for awhile so are the wishes comparable to Orbs?
Primogems are the equivalent to orbs. In this game there is a pity system where on the character banners you are guaranteed a 5 star at 90 pulls, however there is a soft pity that starts at 75 pulls where you're increasingly likely to get it. There's two character banners (ignore the weapon banner, it's not for beginners), the limited one and the standard banner. Never spend your primogems on the standard banner, you'll get regular Acquaint fates by playing the game to pull on that one. Instead, spend your primos on the limited banner on characters you want. That one rotates every three weeks, though the current one is quite good.
This is an online game, but the world exploration and gameplay is mostly like any other offline singleplayer open world RPG, at least at the beginning. You'll see. :) Later on something like a resin system, daily commissions, coo-op or special events will come into play, which I guess is typical for online games.
Yes, the character wishes refer to the gacha system. At a certain point in the story, maybe a couple hours into the game, the gacha opens up to you. You can pretty much ignore it, or if you want to do your first wishes, preferably on the beginner banner. You should have 10 free wishes in your account.
I don't know how that compares to Fire Emblem as I have never played it or any other gacha.
so are these limited banners open from the start for beginners? I'd assume not and it's actually once the whole game opens up.
I have been seeing a lot of mention about the resin system, are resins required to actually progress through story content? or are they used to access endgame content?
They are used to farm for materials like experience books, mora, talent books, artifacts, weapon materials, boss materials. There are some advices you'll hear like don't farm artifacts until AR45 and such (and in my experience you'll be using resin for exp books and mora less and less as time goes on)- but for the most part resin is more for building your characters rather than gating content.I have been seeing a lot of mention about the resin system, are resins required to actually progress through story content? or are they used to access endgame content?
ok after months of delaying this, I have finally put this game on download.
Is there any beginner's guide that you all recommend I have glance over to acquainted to this world? feels like I'm walking blind into a massive chasm
I mean, even at C6, Sara is limited to Electro DPS.So is Sara but not everybody gets lucky to pull 6 copies especially if you dont spend money on the game.
one really big thing that I never did at the beginning and wish I did so bad: mark shit you wanna go back to (anemoculi, shrines, flowers, whatever) on the map and label them. I wasted so much time and felt like I was going to go insane trying to find things again sometimes lmao
edit: another good thing about doing this from the beginning means you won't have to follow guides and maps to find things, and you can explore more organically at your own pace
No, that's not what I mean. I mean that she's not as efficient as Hu Tao in the current Abyss. Ayaka is extremely strong and definitely viable, but I don't think she's as easy to build for as Hu Tao, given Hu Tao really only needs Xingqiu. Ayaka needs a team built around funneling energy towards her.Wait, you think Ayaka is not good for this Abyss? I mean, apart from the usual supports and shiny new Raiden, she's currently the most used Main DPS for 3 star-ing Abyss according to the abyss data site. 75% of players that owned her, used her. Higher usage rate than Ganyu, Xiangling and Hu Tao.
I dunno why you're having issue with Ayaka's energy. There's plenty of Cyro battery option to choose and there's also Amenoma Kageuchi as well. She can be Cyro battery herself if needed (when paired with Ganyu).
I mean, he is at C0 as well. If you need a shield then you can use him.
Figured he was more single target focused. But yeah, Hu Tao steals Xingqiu anyway.You can just use XQ, that's who I use for her except for floor 12.
That's obviously the very narrow niche they designed him for. And yes, I can confirm that once you stack a crap ton of energy recharge on him, he can function in that capacity.So after reading up on it a bit more, Thoma is indeed disappointing but he can work well with Hu Tao on a double pyro VV shred team.
Sara C6 isn't universally useful. Her C6 is only good for electro characters. Very clearly designed to work with Raiden. That 6 second window is really only long enough for 1 big burst because it doens't snapshot. So Beidou isn't ideal. Keqing maybe if you use electro Keqing. And rumors are that Yae is going to be a bonkers electro DPS, so she could be good there too.So is Sara but not everybody gets lucky to pull 6 copies especially if you dont spend money on the game.
Yes. Indeed he is. But Mihoyo's strategy of gimping <C6 supports is a pretty dirty move and I don't really want to support that by spending money to get it.
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No, that's not what I mean. I mean that she's not as efficient as Hu Tao in the current Abyss. Ayaka is extremely strong and definitely viable, but I don't think she's as easy to build for as Hu Tao, given Hu Tao really only needs Xingqiu. Ayaka needs a team built around funneling energy towards her.
I have 36* cleared with both, I just found the Hu Tao + Xingqiu combination easier to clear than my Ayaka comp (Ayaka comp is Diona / Zhongli / Albedo / Ayaka - I'm using PJC so I don't need extra Crit from Freeze). The differences time-wise are within 5-10 seconds of one another. What I found is that I was often worried about not having enough energy to Ult with Ayaka, whereas I didn't have this issue with Hu Tao.
I think the ones you thought are QiQi and Kokomi are actually Windspirit Venti and Dvalin. ;)
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Ayaka/XQ/Venti/Diona is always one half of my abyss teams. I also don't have Mona.What's a good Ayaka team that doesn't include Mona? Because.... I don't have Mona.
I also don't have mistsplitter, and I feel like Jade Cutter is overkill on crit rate for her (since she doesn't really need much).
That's obviously the very narrow niche they designed him for. And yes, I can confirm that once you stack a crap ton of energy recharge on him, he can function in that capacity.
My Hu Tao can hit for 110K charge attacks now if I use Shimenawa. That would be even higher if I had Kazuha. Of course, you could always do this before if you're good enough to play without a shield. I just wish Thoma had some utility outside of just the shield. But you don't get that until C6.
YepThat's fair. Ayaka does need proper energy management. However you're comparing a pretty much meta Hu Tao setup (Hu Tao Vape) to an unorthodox Ayaka setup (not Ayaka Freeze). Which, I dunno, may or may not affect her performance? You see, Zhongli and Albedo both have RNG-based energy generation. 50% chance to produce particles each hit. I feel, when you're not lucky this is the potential reason why sometimes you're just off from reaching enough energy for her. I mean, Ayaka Freeze typically utilized anemo units which are one of the better particle contributors for the team (which should help smoothing rotation on top off using dedicated cyro battery). But I guess, this is what you meant by saying she needs a team built around her.
I hate that for Hu Tao I have to farm two different bosses for ascension materials.
Technically you don't but it's gonna take some rng to get the right element and more Primo Geovisap battles than you need.I hate that for Hu Tao I have to farm two different bosses for ascension materials.
Farming Strategy: The Primo Geovishap drops ascension stones of its elemental infusion, as well as Geo stones, so if you want a particular ascension stone element, you can wait for the boss's element to be the right one.
- The Boss's element will change at server reset, or when it respawns after being defeated, so you can kill the boss without collecting rewards and repeat until it has the desired infusion.
I think this is less true now, given that there have been multiple weeks now where Abyss is basically just a handful of targets, rather than lots of enemies, on the later floors. Ayaka and Hu Tao are similar save but for one critical difference, which is reactions. Vaping with Xingqiu does a lot of damage and is very consistent, whereas Ayaka is energy hungry and basically lives around her Ult. I've found that my Ayaka doesn't do nearly as well against the small clumps of enemies in the later Abyss stages because I don't have enough energy to Ult multiple times off cooldown. Hu Tao doesn't have this issue, and Xingqiu is self-sufficient with his energy generation.
If anything, despite the current blessing and Hu Tao being the banner character I think this Abyss favors Ayaka. Unless you're so strong you can bulldoze each enemy in seconds (as Hu Tao is apt to do but comparatively), this abyss favors AOE damage. Someone posted the graph for single target and AOE dps check per each patch Abyss and the single target check was a substantial increase this time but the AOE check actually went down.No, that's not what I mean. I mean that she's not as efficient as Hu Tao in the current Abyss. Ayaka is extremely strong and definitely viable, but I don't think she's as easy to build for as Hu Tao, given Hu Tao really only needs Xingqiu. Ayaka needs a team built around funneling energy towards her.
Teach me.
The problem with this is that it assumes you can always get good grouping. Raiden gets to ignore grouping because you control her AoE and can effectively move her Ult around, but Ayaka's is a single direction and if the enemies move or don't clump together in the right direction (which you can't really control due to enemy weight on Floor 12), then you lose a lot of time (and damage) waiting for Ayaka's cooldown.If anything, despite the current blessing and Hu Tao being the banner character I think this Abyss favors Ayaka. Unless you're so strong you can bulldoze each enemy in seconds (as Hu Tao is apt to do but comparatively), this abyss favors AOE damage. Someone posted the graph for single target and AOE dps check per each patch Abyss and the single target check was a substantial increase this time but the AOE check actually went down.
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I mentioned before, but I use PJC. I do not generally have energy issues, but there are times where it becomes a problem, particularly if Diona's Sac Bow doesn't proc. I like being able to use Ayaka as a standalone unit, and with PJC she can definitely do that. Her other weapons, even Mistsplitter, aren't significantly farther ahead, and she's rather unique in that she can easily get to 100% Crit Rate with PJC.What weapon do you have on Ayaka btw?
I have her on R5 Amenoma Kageuchi and she's an ult machine
Enemies don't move when they are frozen though. Freeze Ayaka absolutely destroys 12-3.but Ayaka's is a single direction and if the enemies move or don't clump together in the right direction (which you can't really control due to enemy weight on Floor 12), then you lose a lot of time (and damage) waiting for Ayaka's cooldown
This assumes that they clump together naturally. If they don't clump, it doesn't matter if you can freeze them or not. Venti's Ult cannot pull the enemies on 12-3-3, as far as I'm aware.Enemies don't move when they are frozen. Freeze Ayaka absolutely destroys 12-3.
That's why I think comparing vape Hu Tao with non-freeze Ayaka disingenuous, even if PJC makes up for the CR. Freezing is a huge portion of grouping (Venti can suck them frozen mobs) and making sure her Ult hits from start to finish.
Crimson Witch is still her BiS - if you have better substats on SR, then switch to it, but otherwise don't switch.Why is Hu Tao good with the Inazuma artifact set? I've been using crimson witch the entire time but I have some good Inazuma ones. Should I swap?
Huh I honestly thought it did pull them a little when they were frozen. But maybe you are right and I just got lucky with grouping then.. i almost want to do an abyss run to test it, but I'm too lazy to do it now. Does anyone know one way or the other?This assumes that they clump together naturally. If they don't clump, it doesn't matter if you can freeze them or not. Venti's Ult cannot pull the enemies on 12-3, as far as I'm aware.
Here's a videoHuh I honestly thought it did pull them a little when they were frozen. But maybe you are right and I just got lucky with grouping then.. i almost want to do an abyss run to test it, but I'm too lazy to do it now. Does anyone know one way or the other?
But still, regardless of Venti grouping or not, freezing guarantees you won't miss her Ult if enemies move like you said before.
Crimson Witch is still her BiS - if you have better substats on SR, then switch to it, but otherwise don't switch.
Spend months farming emblem of fate for 3 characters. Get a decent shimenawa set in the process. My set just now got better than my old 2CW/2WT set. I still don't love shimenawa, but for charge attacks it out damages even a 4CW set. You do less bursts though, and they won't hit as hard because shimemawa doesn't have any bonuses that affect your burst damage.
When you say decent set.... What are we talking here? What stats on artifacts would you consider decent? I ask because I have great stats on my artifacts with her and don't come anywhere near 100k charge attacks. My talents are 7, 8 and 7 though.Spend months farming emblem of fate for 3 characters. Get a decent shimenawa set in the process. My set just now got better than my old 2CW/2WT set. I still don't love shimenawa, but for charge attacks it out damages even a 4CW set. You do less bursts though, and they won't hit as hard because shimemawa doesn't have any bonuses that affect your burst damage.
Also triple crown her.
Then give her Thoma, Xingqiu, and Kazuha/Sucrose.
Get those to 9/9/9 asap. It will improve her damage massively.When you say decent set.... What are we talking here? What stats on artifacts would you consider decent? I ask because I have great stats on my artifacts with her and don't come anywhere near 100k charge attacks. My talents are 7, 8 and 7 though.
Takes so many talent mats.... So..... Many.....Get those to 9/9/9 asap. It will improve her damage massively.
Talents and a level 90 character / weapon are the fastest way to improve DPS output, and are guaranteed as opposed to artifact gacha.
Well I've got her at level 80/90 with a level 90 Homa so I'm getting there.Talents and a level 90 character / weapon are the fastest way to improve DPS output, and are guaranteed as opposed to artifact gacha.