Today E-thin discusses the state of Genshin Impact in 2024 going into the 5.3 patch.
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0:00 Intro
1:30 Mauvika NOT F2P Friendly
5:06 Hoyoverse Being Greedy
9:00 Powercreep In Gacha
11:18 Exploration Locked
14:42 Nerfing Characters
19:00 Genshin Will Never Change
21:10 Parasocial People In Genshin
23:00 GI FANS Response to Criticism
27:00 Genshin Being Predatory
37:40 Lore Means NOTHING & Story is BAD
53:08 Responding to chat
57:30 Explaining how predatory business is BAD
1:03:00 Hoyo bullying a JP CC
1:04:30 Why NOTHING Will change
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this is not a good vid to listen in the bg to, do better lil bro
Hello 😛 Let me preface this by saying I am not a Hoyo shill. I actually had quit genshin and only came back at the end of Fontaine.
I actually like Natlan's story but I know that's subjective so I won't argue that point.
Powercreep is kind of a thing in Genshin but the thing is that it basically doesn't even matter. Powercreep is only relevant once the older units cannot do the content themselves. Arlecchino powercreeps Hutao, but it's not like Hutao can't do all the content anyway, so it's barely relevant. As Genshin isn't a pvp game, direct powercreep is rarely actually an issue. It only feels that way because Genshin's slow burn patches creates a focus on character guides and end game by content creators looking to still upload lots of videos. While that's fine and dandy and comparisons between units can be made, at the end of the day, it rarely matters. It's only relevant to speedrun tournaments, which is a minority of players.
Mavuika's reliance on Natlan characters is pretty obviously meant to synergize with current and future characters. This is not the first time a unit has been released in preparation of upcoming ones. Kuki, Neuvillette, Emilie, and Thoma arguably are good examples of that. Mavuika is also not the first unit to be glued to another character or set of characters. Itto needed c6 Gorou, Xiao and Wanderer need c6 Faruzan. Mavuika is not the first time specific units were necessary to make her function at her most optimal, and Natlan isn't even half over – there will be more units to synergize with Mavuika. I also don't find it any different for Mavuika to need Natlan units for optimal play than I do for Furina to require healers for optimal play – she NEEDS a specific class of character for optimal use. I don't consider that to be insane or even new.
Even the mobility creep is a moot point. I think it's a relatively harmless bonus feature. It's a pretty painless incentive to pull the Natlan units when they come out, and even if they're worse outside Natlan they still dwarf other exploration options. Also please do not use the "kids play genshin" argument. They aren't supposed to be and if they are it's a failure of the parents, we shouldn't be holding that against the game lmao.
I will concede genshin likes doing these weird "bug fixes" like 8 months after they release. Usually the nerf is inconsequential but it's still weird. In Neuvilette's case, "bug fixing" him right before another Hydro Catalyst HP Scaling DPS came out just reeked of bullshit. It's indefensible, weird, and 100% unnecessary.
Since we're theorizing Neuvilette nerfs, I think a boss that forces your team to stay locked to 10 or 20% HP would be effective. It would prevent Furina from building fanfare, and neuvilette wouldn't be able to get stronger hydro pumps for being full HP. An enemy that prevents charge attacks would be funny too. Could do one that gets stronger when hit with Hydro. Just some ideas.
Genshin loyalists are weird – agreed. At least the ones that get mad if you play another game, or constantly make useless comparisons about which game is better, like fuck off let people play what they want lmao.
Okay saying a lot of people pulled Xilonen cuz she can run up walls is crazy lmao that has to be an uber minority. Your guest (don't know her name) was right about what she was saying about that topic for sure.
Traveller does suck, I wish his elements were better, but I've seen the info on pyro traveller and I think you'll be surprised by how actually solid he is.
Anyway icould go on but good lord i unintentionally redditor'd this comment
Predatory devs + immature players thats what ruined genshin , as a 4 years genshin player i witnessed the downfall , genshin will be amazing for new player but for old players that waited and waited for EVERY CHANGE TO BE MADE , we made MASSIVE CHANGE that should've been in game day 1 , as for the story latest rumours has it that scneznaya release will be late 2015 if not early 2026 and thats crazy
they're truly the Nation of War, yes… but on Super Sentai terms
This video is like 60% facts, 40% cherry picking to hate
Hiatus is gonna feel great again. As soon as this patch ends. Iansan's design was clearly just bait to make Natlan seem like it would've been what it simply isn't after all those years. And she's pushed back; not even released yet. Gee, I sure wonder why that is. (/s)
Citlali's kit seems like a funny toy to play around with, but Skintight Biker Girl Fetish isn't for me. Keeping severely low expectations for the "Pyro Archon" proved beneficial.
how many time ppl make video about how bad hoyo is, i still love their game
Major Hoyo CCs are very silent lmao. Its obvious that they are afraid to even give a critic to the game they are playing or else Papa Dawei will cut their $$$.
Genshin best damm gacha tf she talking about
Traveler arrives to a new nation. Traveler solves all of the Nation's problems.
Traveler leaves.
I dont play genshin im just here to clear up its not illegwl to nerf a character. Its heavily looked down upon but not illegal.
"Thank you Traveller! But your twin is in another castle!" – Every Archon
Man, Natlan was my 2nd most hyped nation. I was like let’s goooo warrr nation, pyro nahida/Furina and all sorts of new pyro off fielders and dps (until arlecchino dropped I never pulled for those lame looking pyro units), intense catastrophes left and right, gut wrenching battles in an arena, intimidating dragons. All we got are goofy npc’s, baby saurians not even real dragons…, power of friendship Archon quest. Several of those so called heroes are still wearing diapers and now they’re even stalling the most hyped character Il Capitano so that players spend all their resources on Highschool Girl Impact until they suddenly reveal him as the 17th playable character.
I'm sorry, but I don't understand how this logic trails about the movement abilities. So you say the locking QoL behind movement abilities in general is bad -ok i can agree. But also said abilities should be better outside of Natlan, which would, however, powercreep all old characters, like wanderer, even more.
I guess you mean that if they are going to be in the game regardless they should not be region locked? But at the same time the old world is not built with this movement in mind and that is why they are more restricted there imo.
I can get behind the idea of making the grapple, water surfing and run-climbing universal (not the flying cuz that easily breaks games unless the zones are specifically designed around it from the get-go), but I don't understand the point of making the movement for specifically the Natlan characters better when outside of Natlan by for example keeping the extra bar, cuz that would just make the mvoement creep compared to the whole rest of the cast even worse.
Things that got me bored from Genshin.
– GACHA Rolls especially on weapons.
– Quests that take way too long
– No skip button, story is mid. ( why? here's my point, go to a nation, solve their problems for them, ask about your sibling, goes to a quest with a dude that just randomly appears out of nowhere, gets to reunite with sibling, unlocks history and repeat, that's just it. Nothing more nothing less, I don't wanna include the world quests because f*** them).
– All characters are mechanically mid but team-comp wise they be good. (React to this, react to that, nothing more nothing less. Oh interesting characters with interesting battle mechanics? Beidou, Navia)
– Timelocked Mats (For chrissakes lemme build my characters whenever I want, don't time gate my progression you durmfarks)
– And the latest, Nation of War? more like Nation of Pokemons and Green Barney. (Plus in the war, are Hilichurls the only creatures of abyss? seriously? Nothing more like Voidlings, Voidspawns, Reapers, any kind of creature from hell with deep sea eldritch touch, that's the abyss! Aww hell no. I'd seen better abyss)
Things that are interesting in Genshin.
– Beidou
– Navia
Things that absolutely annoy the fark of me in Genshin.
– Paimon!
you can just use pyro traveler for fighting spirit energy
"After more than 4 incredible years with Genshin, my journey is coming to an end on January 1, 2025. It’s been an unforgettable adventure, but now it’s time to close this chapter and begin an exciting new one starting January 2, 2025. Let’s go, WUWA DEVS!"
WuWa players when dead week till rinascita content be like.
We have been excited for schneznaya, it didn’t ruin Fontaine because that was a good story, and a beautiful area.
Natlan is ugly uninspired and overpowered.
Natlan is essentially the racist part of tevyat
All these comments saying the video is nitpicking and then nitpick the video themselves. 🤦
It's clear that Genshin could never be better. Not when criticism is not listened by hoyo themselves, or just perceived as hate by the "fans". And when hoyo implemented a sugestion, it's a mokey's paw situation. And really? Hoyo greedy? Powercreep? You might as well call the sky blue.
Dead, tax and kurobots obsessed with Genshin 😂
52:50 "All gacha stories are mid except Fontaine."
me who read Nikke story: "Hahaha… ha ha ha… I need therapy."
If there is no ice skating mechanic is shneznaya I will be a little sad, cuz that would be awesome and yo-yo will do anything now anyway (*COUGH* chasca, Mav n xilo-)
Do you need me, Mr. E-Thin?
If Genshin 2.3 and HSR 3.0 don't impress me, I'm probably dropping both. ZZZ, Wuwa, Limbus Company, and Arknights are aleady enough for me. I've already quit Genshin abyss 12 because the endgame situation in both Ganshin and HSR has gotten to the point that it cannot possibly be fun.
Natlan, more like Nap-lan because story was a total snooze fest and usual boring ass lore to boot 😴