Summertime Odyssey : Genshin Impact

New update means new characters - I risked "just a tenpull" and thankfully got Heizou without ruining my pity. I already have Kazuha, Klee and Yoimiya, so right now I am saving my primmies and my guaranteed to get Tighnari when Sumeru comes out.

I also got Diluc's skin! Gamed the system by using a 2x crystal boost and only spent 15 euros on his costume. I would spend full price too, even though Genshin is a gacha, when it comes to f2p games I think costumes being a premium thing is not too bad - especially when those are full costumes with extra animations and such. Different than paying 30 dollars for a hat, for example.

The new update also came with several events and Kazuha's story quest - I will focus on the Summertime Odyssey quest and Kazuha's character quest in this post, with a little addendum about Diluc at the end!

Geronimo! : Genshin Impact

This achievement eluded me for a long time and I finally got it! With Itto, who sacrificed like 50% of his HP to pull off the winning stunt. :D

I am back to the character building grind, well, now I am putting effort into it. I am very close to triple-crowning Ayaka! My next goal is to triple-crown Yae, then get both Kokomi and Yelan to 9/9/9 and also upgrade Kokomi's weapon to lvl 90. In-between that I am raising Qiqi and Mona. Sometimes it's hard to stick to one character because of resin limits and the way the talent domains rotate, but I am trying to stick to one goal at a time. If only to give myself a purpose in the game.

I will also need to artifact hunt... let's hope I don't get distracted by yet another new character! I am always lacking fodder for upgrading existing artifacts. AND artifact grind is the true endgame challenge for anyone playing Genshin.

I really like how sassy Yelan is. I guess that's just my type, the same way I really like Yae Miko, even if she's a bit of a mischievous bully at times.

Yaksha : Genshin Impact

I took a break from Genshin Impact during May,  so when the new update rolled out, I jumped back in!

I got really lucky both on my main account and on my side account... Got Keqing AND Yelan on main with about ~30 pulls overall. Now I have every standard banner 5-star character and I have Yelan. I am glad I got her on main - she is fun to use and synergizes well with my other units. Also she's a cool character and very beautiful. :P

I got Yelan and Diluc on my side account, which means I got a guarantee on next banner, but I am a bit burnt out on grinding my side account - I am terribly behind in content but I kinda don't want to do it anyways. At least I have good units sitting and waiting for me if I ever feel like going back and returning to the grind. 

That said - the update came with a new Archon quest so I will be talking about that and Yelan's story quest!

Update : Misc

Lost a lot of creative steam, both writing and drawing wise, then suddenly regained inspiration for art! Haven't written anything though. My poor multi-part story got stuck at part 2, oh well. :D

Maybe I will write something else. I really should focus more on one-shots, knowing my adhd-like brain just can't stick to one thing too long. On the other hand - Genshin Impact hiatus ended so I could do a little writeup of the newest Archon quest.

Itto is making a comeback and I am always happy to see best boy in story quests and event quests!

Return Home : Warframe

It's been well over a week since the launch of the Angels of the Zariman update and I've had some time to enjoy it, so I felt like writing down my feelings for posterity. This post will include a multitude of lore and quest spoilers, so beware!

The Zariman emerges, accompanied by the Lidless Eye.

One of the things I was excited for was the Valkyr Carnivex skin - it looks beautiful and I am having lots of fun running missions with Valkyr, she is a fun frame to play and she looks super cool as well.

Ready to smash Grineer

Into the Chasm : Genshin Impact

 "I'm bored, what do I do?" I ask myself and then explore the Chasm for several hours.

Venti walks the tightrope

For the sake of unlocking the map, I did the Chasm world quest so I have all the areas unlocked~ Later I will delve deeper into the story of Katarina and the weird mushroom. I do know Katarina's story since my friend showed it but I am still excited to explore for myself. 😊

Love is stored in Ayaka : Genshin Impact

Ayaka's rerun is finally here and I won the coinflip! Feeling very blessed that I won the 50/50 on two banners in a row. A rare case of luck...

Ayaka is one character I've wanted for a long time, now I can comfortably work on building all the existing characters I have. Perhaps finally build a "meta" team for the Spiral Abyss so I can fully complete it.

Or just build some of the less loved characters, like Klee, who I got semi-accidentally. I've recently grown to like catalyst users so now I have a whole list of catalysts I need to upgrade and ascend. The grind never stops.

Despite it all, one problem remains, and that is the weapon banner. I hate it, I swear I won't pull on it, yet I still do. I guess that's the gambler's mindset? Hoyoverse really had to troll us by putting the Unforged next to the Mistsplitter Reforged... Of course I got the damn claymore, which I also got in previous banners, so now it's at a whopping R3. :') I think last time I suffered with that weapon was for the Engulfing Lightning, needless to say getting two claymores in a row put me off the banner. Maybe this time I will get the sword on my second pity? Pretty please, Hoyo??? (Narrator voice: she is in deep denial.)