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The trick is to be desperate for your characters to come back that you save up and skip everything.... which is exactly what the gacha gods want. Skip more, which means you see more that you may want in the futute.... and the cycle repeats.

4:44 The most infamous one is Albedo's Cinnabar Spindle. Since then, Albedo's bis weapon is forever gone. And that has caused an incredible fear on missing event weapons and their refinements.

I think Eula has been on the back burner just due to the spot physical dmg is current in, in a game based around elements and their reactions, a physical dps carry isn't going to perform well. A Lot of the enemies in this game have high phys res, and the damage dealt can be inconsistent and fluctuates a lot depending on player skill, luck, enemy types, and content. She requires high investment, and a low investment hyperbloom team can clear the hardest content in the game just as easily as she can

as a klee main, i have been forever grateful in her steady and reliable habit of having one rerun every year for the summer. its something ive learned not to take for granted, bc im slowly trying to build her up to c6, and knowing i can pull every year and get her constellations is huge

Mihoyo's greed is actually double-edged, since it becomes very easy to get off the hook if you manage to break a cycle. I got burnt out of Genshin after the 1st Eula banner and decided to take a break. After 2 weeks offline I came back and tried to calculate my losses. "60 gems per 14 days gonna get me... 5.25 debate clubs, lol". After one question came others: "Will I care about a story that gonna be stretched out for 10+ years?" "Why do I play the game where getting a new char feels like a punishment and not a reward?" "What's the point of grinding into endgame, if the content here is just a dps check?" After some time I had no remorse of leaving Genshin for good.

This video should be mandatory learning material for every single new Genshin player, so they know what are they up to and can get ready for it. Seriously, you nailed everything. I'm kinda similar case to you, buying Welkin and BP (never bought crystals though) and even playing on mobile during vacations - though I definitely don't feel guilty about that. I like the game and I think the entertainment it's giving me is well worth the money I spend on it. Yes, accepting the fact that you won't get everything that's in the game is the most fundamental thing you need to do as a player unless you're willing to spend egregious amounts of money. The amount of primogems we're getting for free every month is worth about $100 in top-ups, and that means spending $100 on top-ups every month will get you only about twice of what you already get for free. That's a lot of money for playing a game in my opinion. Spending $100 per month is still not enough to get you every character and weapon in the game, even only at C1R1. You wouldn't spend that much money on other entertainment media, you don't want to spend that much money on a single game either. Given how popular Genshin is and how other game companies are drawing inspiration from its success, I think the format is here to stay. And we need to get used to it. And that involves knowing what are we up to and learning strategies that will let us have the most fun without unnecessary regrets on spending more than we wanted to.

I know that the odds say you're more likely to get a 4 star that you want in a set amount of pulls but the massive difference between 4 stars and 5 stars is that you can NEVER guarantee that you will get any one 4 star character by pulling so even if you get one copy in a different way you might never get their constellations. I honestly think that making a 4 star unviable or incomplete without constellations like faruzan or gorou is one of the more greedy/scummy things hoyo can do, especially considering those 2 are already dedicated support units. A lot of people who have C6 faruzan probably have a wanderer constellation like me

Her banner sales will be really interresting, I personally dont think she will do well as at this point we have seen that meta relevancy does significantly impact banner sales. But maybe there really. Are enough people that really want her and have been eaiting, we'll see

Hope she gets a rerun soon. So more people can appreciate her fun gameplay and great design.

They did such a clever move there. Look at the latest banners, especially since Hu Tao. Filled with meta chars that are borderline broken and chars/weapons that didn't have a rerun for quite a while. Of course Eula will get her rerun soon now that everyone has spent all of their wishes and there are not that many quests to do to fill up the primogems. And after she had her rerun there will be a new zone with completely new characters and even a new archon - and of course this will make you stay, even after-Eula. Also I find it fascinating how they manage to give you the illusion of choice. No, you're not really chosing. They're simply manipulating you. The only real, down to earth choice you have from their point of view might actually be: To play or not to play.

My response to FOMO is to be ultra patient, be willing to skip most banners, roll primarily on reruns(typically after a character has been fairly fleshed out by the meta), don't go out of my way for 4 stars, and basically play the long game. Somewhat early in my Genshin days, I came dreadfully close to losing Venti on one of the banners, and was kind of upset after losing 50/50. I got very lucky and won him after another 20 pulls, but after the fog cleared, I told myself I'd never let the game manipulate me like that again. It's how they get people to buy crystals, which are exorbitantly expensive. I'm currently sitting on about 60k primos, primarily from completing all of Sumeru's content. I'm waiting for characters to appear I'm absolutely sure I want, whether for meta or character reasons, or perhaps some mix of both.

Wonderful as always. Enjoy the long rambling and like how someone that doesn't even play genshin can watch the videos the same as a hardcore genshin player.

He is right I've already started saving for the hydro archon and gods know when she'll be on a banner

Good points. Eula is the new Kazuha. His first rerun happened after more than a year. I’d argue that standard banner character are almost worse because you can never ensure them. Like four stars, there’s no real pity to hit. Just a chance. Even less as they keep adding characters. Plus you can end up with a weapon. For over two years I’ve suffered an endless tirade of Keqings and Qiqis, whom I never use, but not a single Diluc con. So I wanted to make sure I get Tighnari and wished on his only limited banner. (No regrets, even if happily he’s now already C2.) I’ve never cared much for Eula and her banners continue to be skips for me but I hope all of you who wait for her finally get her :)

I’m a F2P and honestly Diluc was my 1st 5* . The only 5* that made me play genshin was Xiao, thank God I was so lucky man . I took a 4 months break , after logging in the featured banner was Xiao with 3 days left and only had 10 wishes with no pity. Guess what ? I got him in those 10 pulls. Since then I’ve been playing like crazy . I ended up spending on the battle pass twice. Genshin is a game where you play diligently after obtaining your fav character or stop playing after getting heartbroken. Now I’ve 7 * stars which are really good😮‍💨.

Been waiting since november for Eula. That taught me to prepare a buffer (at least half a patch) before even attempting to pull on a limited banner. And I always wait for the livestream news before pulling on the second half of a banner. Now five 5*s later, I'm guaranteed for eula with more or less 80 pulls before her (supposed) banner ends.

My trick is to focus only at one waifu at a time.

Your music choices for this video are really great, perfectly matched the ambiance of the current section

before Eula, HuTao suffered with a similar sittuation, she went for almost 400 days without showing in any banner. I skip her, but saw a friend wait all this time to get her and Homa. Ganyu too, from her first banner to her first rerun, took almost one year, I lost her in the first banner and waited for the rerun, while waiting got four different 5* characters. Eula keeps adding days to the next rerun, but the long waits always happened for some characters.

I just came across this and found that you articulated the formula really well. I think gatcha players really need to understand the psychology behind their choices and what a company uses to drive their desires. I've been burnt by overspending in the past and wish i were wiser back then. Your stories are funny and resonate well, I'm quite sure that I would have done and thought the same few things. They are pretty insidious with FOMO, people really need to understand their tools and the behind it psychology to avoid it.

Another stellar video! Eula is my favorite character in the game, and also my main. I hope when she rolls back around she comes home quickly for you! I'm hoping to snag her weapon next time around lol. Didn't realize you had a Twitch, the entire time watching this I was thinking to myself that I would totally love to watch you stream (any game really, your voice is soothing and your thoughts resonate a lot with me). Definitely gonna be on the lookout for future streams when they happen! Best Wishes! 💙

All my Genshin Efforts went into f2p Eula. I’m so happy with this game just because of her. All other characters are great but Eula is different, complex and rewarding. She’s a very misunderstood character but I love it that way for some reason.

I love this video! I've been trying to put this into words for ages and you've done it perfectly!

I love your editing !

The way I see it, delaying Eula's banner as much as possible is a way for Hoyoverse to make players, even those who didn't intend on pulling her originally, pull her after all because what if her banner never comes back? Physical is an undesirable element in the current meta, so if you don't like her design, there isn't that much of a reason to pull her... unless you fear that she won't be back for another year+, right? Even people who have her already might feel inclined to pull her weapon now...

Just getting back into genshin after about 5 months away. Very rough. I missed all of the sumeru characters and power creep is very strong in this game in my opinion. After being away for so long I'm debating not even coming back at all. I started playing a week after release and played all the way up until the last act of inazuma so I did fall in love with the game. It's sad that FOMO destroys my willpower to come back.

Cool video. Good luck on your pulls.

me getting suggested this video the day she gets her rerun announced! Great content, cant wait to see what else you make

I will never shut up about how lucky I am to have her since her first banner - she was my first ever 5* and I still use her :)

This is why i follow leaks to help plan out my spending/saving of primos

My biggest beef with FOMO in Genshin is actually 2 things: • Cinnabar Spindle - unlike most other limited event weapons, it's legitimately a signature weapon for a character. I only have it on my main because I started playing shortly before the patch it was added. And what absolutely drives me mad is that THEY USED THIS WEAPON IN THE CHARACTER TRIAL LAST ALBEDO RERUN. Like, it's mildly infuriating. • Standard characters' additions - there's no guarantee you'll get a specific 5* character or weapon you want if it goes to standard and you didn't wish on their og banner (for characters like Tighnari, Dehya and 4.X character(s) to come). Like, at least add an Epitomised Path please? 😭 I still don't have Tighnari on my second main account where I skipped him and I haven't gotten a single constellation on my first main account. I hate it since I don't really care about building most older 5* standard characters: Mona is useful if I decide to build her eventually but I won't be happy to see her, Jean won't make me outright sad but I also neglected her for now, Tighnari and Dehya are the only ones whom I'll be happy to see (Fountaine 5* addition may join this "happy I lost to you" list) and I don't want to get more of the rest.

This dude out there poppin high quality content and is still underrated af 😭

Very good video!

So while obviously Hoyoverse has strongly instilled FOMO into their games, I also think the push of the FOMO has another unintended side effect. While their goal is to get you playing everyday to keep you addicted, when you miss a day, it can push people to miss a week, a month, and then just not come back. I actually played Honkai Star Rail, and the QoL changes were so drastic, that I decided I just didn't want to play Genshin. The dailies were quicker, the grinding was easier, etc. I had hit max Adventure Rank over a year ago and I just have this monotonous daily process that they made easier in their new game but haven't streamlined in their old one. And now Fontaine is coming out but I haven't play it for months and while I might like to go back and play it, the fact that I have missed so much makes me not want to.

i think Eula's situation is a mix of fomo, as well as hyv completely scamming physical damage as a whole. she may hold the record for the hardest single damage number, as well as has the highest bonuses, but that's because she has to in order to compete with the reaction based damage. and even then she requires more investment than anyone else to make it worth while. Physical doesn't have anything to support it besides one reaction and one support, it's only slightly worse than geo as an element. as a Razor main, and someone who eventually wants to get Eula, if only cause i like her character, it's painful to see. they're putting her off so much cause they know that she's barely anything compared to the characters that have come out recently, like Nahida or Al Haitham. they need that fomo factor for people to even consider pulling her over anyone else.

me not getting FOMO because i don't care about End User License Agreement

Wish I could pull Eula but Kazuha is on the way 😔

Came here as one of the eternal Eula Rerun waiters (since her first run, due to her first rerun being completely unexpected...ouch. and yes, she is my favourite character in the game), left having found another Love Liver who takes neso pics while on vacation. Kudos to you, and great video!

I think the best way to not fall into a vicious fomo cycle is to REALLY think about which characters you actually want. If there's one whose story, character and playstyle you enjoy, try to get them! Nothing wrong with that. But if you just want a character cuz the meta says they're good, but you're not all that passionate about them, then it's better to wait imo. And generally, it's better not to pay for them, the regret could be immense if you get burnt out. Though I have to say, that all of this is easier said than done, I'm lucky cuz the meta doesn't mean anything to me, I go for characters whose designs are good and personality I like. It's best to play for fun and keep it as casual as you can, I've been playing for 2-3 years, I'm at that point where all characters I really wanted have been released and with Baizhu as my last wished character, I managed to get all of them, so no gacha pressure for me until Fontaine comes out.

Being able to put the game down when you want is a strength in itself. Sometimes you need to remind yourself that GI is just a game, one that you should be having fun in, and not stressing out over

Such a good video what? Not enough views way too good way too well made! Great🎉

I loved the video; it did a very good job of showing the predatory nature of the game's wishing system. The only thing I'd like to add onto it is how you can escape the grasp of it. The thing is that Genshin's producers seemed to really aim at the things the majority of people struggle with, not just in game, but in real life: The ability (or rather, inability) to prioritize, focus on priorities, committing to goals, self-restraint, planning ahead and managing resources. We cannot expect the game to change. Small improvements can be made (such as the more F2P friendly changes in Star Rail, though I think it's necessary in that game based on the closed nature of the combat compared to Genshin), but free to play games will NEVER be truly F2P friendly. At the end of the day business is business, and they'll want to profit on what they put out there, so they'll try to get you to spend money with all their might. That means the only way is to find the solution in yourself. Because it doesn't matter how predatory a system is, if they cannot prey upon you, then they won't get you to do what they want (and what you don't want). This is where the earlier qualities come in: Ability to prioritize, focus on priorities, committing to goals, resisting temptations, planning ahead and managing resources. If you struggle because of the wishing, there's a chance you're not very good at at least one of these qualities, possibly more. If you can improve upon that, then you'll likely have a better time in the future. It isn't just video-game related either. In my experience, the people who have trouble managing resources (money, time) in a game have trouble with it in real-life too, and the same goes for the others as well. So if you manage to develop those qualities, they'll pay out in real life too, especially long-term. Practicing them in-game is actually a good way to prepare yourself for situations later on in life. Bad outcomes might be disappointing, but not getting a character is still a thousand times better than worrying about whether you'll be able to afford eating properly until your next paycheck, or having to fear eviction because you couldn't manage your money. Bad habits usually don't go away just because you become and adult or get a promotion; the financial freedom might just make them worse. Whatever quality you struggle with, whether that's practicing self-restraint or planning ahead, expect them to be a similarly big problem later on in life (unless you do something to make it better). In essence: If you're struggling with the wishing, take that as a sign that there's still room for improvement. That's a perfectly normal thing, nobody is perfect, but that doesn't mean you can't try to improve yourself - especially if you're REALLY struggling and it's affecting you badly. Try to use this opportunity to grow as a person, and measure your progress in the game, where it's still safe to make mistakes. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

this is a really well made video! i was shocked when i realized you don't have more subs. this video just popped up in my recommended feed! i agree with a lot of your points, especially when you mentioned how we're drip fed information- i think thats one of my biggest gripes with genshins gacha system. the rates are terrible too, but at least the 50/50 and guarantee system alleviates that a bit. however, the lack of any sort of "banner roadmap" makes saving as f2p incredibly hard. genshin is all about resource management, and that extends to your primos too. so only knowing the banners a few weeks in advance makes things very difficult. i don't WANT to have to rely on sus leaks of banners, but mihoyo kind of forces me to. if i didn't, i probably would've dumped all my primos on nahida and missed kazuha's upcoming banner

I liked this video a lot! I’ve been a genshin player ever since release, f2p for around 800 days, and now I’ve spent around 200 days paying for the welking only. As you mentioned, money and time are extremely valuable in this game. A player starting out now will be overwhelmed with content for months, and even spending thousands, will not even be close to a day 1 f2p player. Your explanations are very clear and on point, your analysis is top notch, and your voice is very soothing. Wonderful video :)

I’ve had Eula triple crowned since day 1. I can confirm she hits like a truck.

You mentioned Kaveh and his personality briefly in the video and it reminded me of my own gacha struggles lol. I love Kaveh and he is my favorite character, however, I am F2P and have terrible luck. I saved up 20 pulls for Kaveh before the banner, assuming that I would get him quickly but I was wrong. I had to play for hours and hours to get enough wishes for Kaveh (which ended up being around 50 more pulls). Although I never spent money, the amount of time I spent in Genshin is still good for Hoyoverse. I'm also pulling for Alhaitham now because I want to get Kaveh's roommate because of my Kaveh loyalty haha. Hoyoverse really does have an excellent way of getting players hooked on the gacha (even if it's not great for us). This video was great and I just subbed btw :)

commenting because I really like your content and want to help out!

Very good video! i am at a very similar point at the GAme. Mostly BP and Welkin + bought a 50€ pack once and played since 1.3 i skipped Eula first then lost the 50/50 on her rerun and after that the wait has been long and painful but i finally got her the hour her rerun dropped. i also look alot into leaks so i can kinda plan my investments better and i will probably spend some amount of money soon. But to me it's worth, i have the money for it and it brings me fun and joy to build new Characters and test out new playstyles.

I started playing about a month before Eula's second rerun & she was my first 5 star limited banner character. Since I was low level & resources, I couldn't level her up to be all that impressive. But there was a trial version of her in the dungeon exploration limited event that was fully built & she was godlike. None of the characters I had could knock off 90% of a boss' life bar. My luck with artifacts isn't good enough to make my Eula as powerful as that trial version, but I'm still grinding away to try to replicate that godlike moment.

Great video

This was a really well put together video. I burnt out and took a break since the Wanderer Banner (which i awaited eagerly, lucked crazily four times in a row for him with my freemogems) and now i come back. So many quests and areas, dragged myself through the Sumeru event for Kaveh. Didnt even get him on his rateup but instead now on Alhaithams banner. This game really knows how to make one suffer, since i now stand at another FOMO crossroads: get another Wanderer or wait for Fontaine? You dont play, you miss out. Dreadful stuff that makes md question sometimes why so many of us choose to keep suffering 😅

Your experience with Eula has actually reminded me of a similar experience I've had with Alhaitham. I've been playing since version 1.1, so I've definitely learned to manage my resources by the time Sumeru came around. The "hype train" has stung me before; I pulled Itto on the first day his banner dropped because I liked his character, but I've never really used him since. He's still not even fully ascended! Now I try to manage who I pull for way more strictly. For the most part, this means that I'm far happier with the 5-stars that I DO choose to pull for, but thinking in the long-term has it's drawbacks. As mentioned before: Alhaitham. Initially, I really couldn't care less about his character. Out of the whole of the Sumeru cast, I cared about him maybe second-to-least. I've never been a fan of tsundere/kuudere types, and he was kind of an ass, so I just didn't click with him. At best he was eyecandy. When his banner first dropped, it was an easy skip. Between going for Cyno, Nahida, and Wander, and every 4-star, I had enough of my plate. I was perfectly content with this decision at first... until we got to know Kaveh better. When Kaveh showed up in Alhaitham's promo and Story Quest, I was just more hyped to get HIM on my account, not Alhaitham. But once I actually got to read his lore... it ended up totally recontextualizing Alhaitham as a character for me. Kaveh and Alhaitham are both perfectly fleshed out and well written characters in their own rights, but it's almost like they're incomplete without one another. They're perfect mirrors who bring out the best and (more often) worst in each other. Whenever we see them interact, both of them take on a completely new persona that's absent if they're on their own. Seeing Alhaitham through the lense of his relationship with Kaveh totally charmed me. Regardless of how you interpret their relationship, it's undeniable that these two are, like, ACTUAL soulmates. It's no wonder that a picture of one isn't complete without the other. Couple that with rising knowledge of Alhaitham's insane DPS, and the fact that I've managed to collect every character that shows up in his Demo EXCEPT for him... yeah, it really hurts. What stings even more now is that, at the time of writing this, HE IS AVAILABLE TO GET 😭BUT I HAVE TO SKIP HIM. Pulling for Kaveh (and subsequently Yae Miko cons) has sapped me of all my funds, and with Version 4.0 around the corner, I have to focus on saving my guarantee for someone I know that I'll actually use. Preferably the next Archon and Harbinger to round out my collection. Alhaitham has to be set to the wayside for now. Sadly, Alhaitham isn't the only victim of this. Xiao, Hu Tao, Yoimiya, Klee... all of them are characters that I've been wanting for YEARS now, but their banners just NEVER drop at a convenient time for me. I'm almost entirely F2P. They're high-priority characters... but because of how pricey Genshin's wish system is, I can never justify the cost of wishing for them, especially because I know that I don't really vibe with most of their play styles. I have to skip every time 😭. I think EVERY Genshin fan has a story or two like this. And that's not even touching stories of people who DO go for characters they want, but keep missing them. I've lost the 50/50 on BOTH of Yelan's banners so far (I refuse to build Xingqiu out of pure spite at this point). Sometimes it really do be like that. While the pity system is nice, this is still one of the harsher summoning systems I've witnessed during all my years as a gacha player. Sometimes it feels more like a resource management game than a gacha to me, if I'm being honest. You just have to learn your own luck and plan around a coin toss, then grind as much as possible to maximize your profits. Slightly distopian, but ultimatetly doable if you're dedicated (read: insane) enough. Ahhh.... the things I do for these silly little anime pixels. I do wish that Hoyoverse would change up their summoning format, especially with all the problems that are evidently arising... but we all know that that'll never happen 🤷‍♀

As I played Genshin from the start i now gladly can say I don’t have that attachment to getting everyone i just for for the characters i want when i want then i look for leaks then what i saved use it to get em even if there’s next archon or whatever I don’t care heck i go for 4 stars if i want them . My only focus now is to get hydro archon then I’ll just keep saving for whatever characters that is fun different gameplay or even take rest tbh

i know i got rec'd this video bc i'm waiting for eula, but i'm not sure why i'm watching the whole thing bc i'm a fully soul dead genshin player.. pain. but you're nice to listen to!

20:38 i feel that exactly. sometimes i panic and spend an insane amount of money over a short period of time and after that, i feel empty. it was the same for hu tao's first banner where i needed a good pyro applier, then again on yelan's first banner, on albedo's rerun... i stopped now and haven't payed anything in a good while, i even stopped playing already, but this feeling after a "spending spree" that maybe it wasn't worth it. yea, i know that all too well. i am finanically well off, so this was alright for me, but you can easily slip into harmfull behaviour

my fave thing about genshin is the story, the enviroment and the grinde of building characters so really unlike a lot of people I see online I don't mind the lack of endgame or the gacha. I play the way I play, listen to a podcast and do my dailies, and then either go through the story or logout

unrelated but this hi fi rush game you mentioned looks SICK,might try it one day!!

The idea that you _have_ to get every limited 5-star character is wild to me. Do you even get to actually enjoy them if you already hop onto the next shiny char after just three weeks? And I don't like every character equally. I may love them for what they add to the lore, but ultimately, I only have so many slots on my team and I'm gonna fill them with my faves. Besides, it takes _so much_ investment to level up and gear up a single character that I got very cautious about pulling for new ones since by now I just know I will bench them unless I really, really click with their playstyle and personality. Oh, and Genshin gacha? You know _exactly_ your chances and can plan your savings, unlike many gachas I've seen with no hard pity or guarantee or carry-over.

I joined Genshin during Eula’s rerun banner and I’m almost AR 58 😭 granted, I haven’t played consistently since honkai star rail and tears of the kingdom came out, but I still do commissions once a week and try to complete events when I can. It’s actually insane to me how long it’s been since she reran though

Eula is the new physical 5* dps, her debut giving some love to phys. Wdym that this is her rerun xP

the other day I arrived home from work at 00:30, and procedet to play genshin 'till 3 in the morning because due to starrail I haven't been playing and I did the whole TGC event in a day

I play pretty reliably but still haven't explored much of Sumeru. I can't say I don't enjoy the game but keeping up with leveling characters and doing events, I so rarely feel up to just wandering and finding things the way I did early game.

I started playing during Eula’s last banner and only realized after she was gone what wishing was and that I wanted her. I thought it would be a couple months and she would be back last summer, boy was I wrong. After I got Kokomi I started saving for Eula in 3.0 with no primos. I somehow got cyno at 5 pity trying to get a Candace and then got nahida in 1 ten pull. I pulled for Alhaitham and Yelan because I had over 250+ wishes and luckily won both 50/50s (I lost my first 4 50/50s and then won these 4 so don’t think I’m too lucky lol) but that luck meant I could still wish for yoimiya and still have 300 wishes for Eula and I’m hoping she doesn’t try to dodge me. As long as I win either Eula or zhongli 50/50 I might be okay for focalors

The Eula rerun will finally bring the cryo hypostasis back into relevance for a brief stint

mhy actually makes some crazy gacha games. like, seriously, they're the only gachas i've consistently spent money on. although that might not be saying much, since outside of hoyo gachas i only still play around 4 (bandori[casually now, but was my obsession of 2+ years until around 3 years back] And for playing daily i have blue archive[favourite], alchemy stars and nu carnival) and out of those 4 i've only spent money on two (bandori twice for the stars box, alchemy stars once for a hiiro skin) but with mhy? tears of themis, genshin, and now even hsr. i have the monthly for all 3, and it's all just to save for upcoming characters/cards in case they release another one i really like. that is to say: mhy is really good at getting people to spend money. whether or not it's just the monthly pass also: don't try pulling every character. for your own sanity's sake. i'm sure almost everyone knows this by now though. save your primos! never think "oh my pity is low, so this won't affect anything" ESPECIALLY if it's a banner of a 5* you dislike! the number of times i've seen people complain about getting a limited 5* they dislike as if they didn't decide to pull on that banner drives me nuts! don't do random pulls outta nowhere then fucking complain about it!

Im just glad i got her on her rerun after i missed her initial release. I honestly haven't felt any fomo in henshin for a long time now. Im at a spot im happy with the characters i have.

The one and only master tip for this game is: Stay away from the weapon banner unless you know VERY WELL the rabbit hole you are getting yourself into

This is how I deal with "Fomo". New character comes out i don't summon... Why? Cause they'll get a rerun eventually and with the time between reruns I'll have saved up primogems to get the character. I've done that with every character so far and it works for me. I have all the characters except Al haitham and Wanderer but since Al is back I have enough primogems to get him and wanderer whenever they do comeback. The thing thats been eating away at my money however are those damn weapons lol. My general rule of the weapon banner is that in order for me to summon on it both 5 star weapons have to be something I wouldn't mind getting personally. I make a note of how many primos I have for characters and I separate between weapon banner and character banner. Most my money nowadays is for weapons.

thank you for sneaking 13 sentinels bgm into this

I started playing shortly after Eulas last banner, I'm now Ar 59, 2/3 of the way to 60... I think that really puts into perspective how long its been, its actually kinda absurd. I never even got a chance to wish for her, lots of my early day friends have already quit the game by now without ever having a Eula banner available during their whole genshin journey even though they played for a long time

"The Disappearance of Eula Lawrence" My inner Haruhi made me smile at that.

I remember seeing ayaka leaks back in 1.2 and started saving like crazy. . Then Eula came, I'm weak to sneezes and suddenly without me noticing all my 180 fates were gone. . I failed my japanese cryo queen miserably. . Diluc, Xinyan and Razor got benched forever and Eula did carry me through lots of content and I still use her in my teams (it's 3.7 rn) . Heck, I just started efficiently using reactions when I got Nahida, and before that I was a fully playing with my physical archon with 1 or 2 support attackers. . I'm really glad I rolled for waifu reasons.

I enjoyed the commentary. Liked and subbed. I have been away from Genshin as a "full-time" player for around two years. I am incredibly far behind. I don't even know if it's worth catching up at this point, I am missing so many "meta" characters and all my old ones seem washed and so far from viable.

I don't often like videos about Genshin, but as a veteran player, i think you did one of the best job explaining things in general. The weapon banner is the biggest waste of money a player can do , unless its a whale. I was able with a lot of struggle.. to 36star this last abyss which is absurdly hard. and i have ZERO banner weapon. i honestly never pulled in that banner since the game started. Of course pulling there its ok if you don't like to put effort in the game, as having the character weapon raise that char damage by a lot. But as said in the video, you can totally avoid it and still do ALL the game content.

I love combat in open world. Using Eula to beat down fatui agents is fun. So glad ive been playing since 1.0 and ive always known that this game will be worth the 100 dollars ive spent (making sure not to spend more because its a game and i shouldnt spend more than what i would spend in one go on any other game🙃) im lucky to have had the time to not miss more that a day or two these past 2+ years. im a little sad how often i need to skip characters just to make sure i can get the others i want... Buuut the way to get around the character issues is to just run a second account and pull for the characters you dont get on your main 🤡 easy

It’s literally Kazuha but Eula this time. Overlooked the character and now desperately want them

the black market theme form smt iv is just *chefs kiss* hmmm

While I don't play Genshin (my laptop isn't strong enough), I can already feel this with Star rail. From starting too late for Seele to pair her up with Bronya, to how getting multiple of characters is required to unlock parts of their kits, to how "weapons" best for them are in a separate gacha and how they never add to the standard pool more 5*. I sure am spoiled by my previous game, Arknights, respected the player more, from a pity of 40 pulls making getting characters usually pretty easy, to getting multiple of the same characters aren't required since the talent boosts are like a 5% increase to a existing talent (only exception is Bagpipe). Even every character other than limited (which all pop up in their perspective celebration time) is fair to get and there's even a guaranteed ticket for standard characters every half year for whales. Time to wait for Seele to come back.

Here's another anecdote to add to the pile here; One of my friends has been obsessed with kirara since she was announced. However, she doesn't play the game that frequently and hadn't saved up a mountain of primos for her. She still had a decent amount to pull from, but did not pull kirara. I decided to give her 50 bucks to spend on genesis crystals so she could get kirara. Even with all of the pulls from 50 dollars, she STILL did not pull kirara. Being a huge fan of a 4 star can sometimes be worse because there is never a guarantee that you will pull the one you want. You still do the regular 50/50 for featured/regular, but you also have to contend with an inescapable 1/3 chance to get the 4 star you want when you hit one of the featured 4 stars, and the more frequent 4 star rates can't always help you with that.

amazing, loved this essay, i'm lucky that my baby girl is venti & i already have all my other baby girls so i'm just collecting for fun at this point loved this essay 10/10 thanks for the good watch :) if it means anything i watched all the ads through & didn't skip, enjoy that adsense to re-make what you lost on yoi

Surprised you mention va11-hall A!! Its pretty cool game :D More people should check it out

22:51 which sucks but I feel like its kinda impossible to put in a stable order, if they would try to put it in order the problem is you're probably sacrificing a lot of characters to rerun and the high chances of a new character per patch is making it feel impossible. Unless they decide to make it a 3-type character banner something like idk honkai impact 3rd (idk if its 3 banners per patch on honkai since I haven't been keeping up w/ honkai but I'm pretty sure its more than 2). Also great vid ! its a good reminder and warning to the new players who isn't familiar with genshin's rules

I pulled a Qiqi for the first time on Kazuha's banner today. I am in AGONY

oh this is so true i have to admit to have fallen into the waiting for one guy trap too... i didn't roll a limited 5 star since like, chasm speculation i believe? before inazuma, when i was so sure there would be baizhu soon... playing since release! i then arrived in sumeru with just hu tao and zhongli for lim 5 stars worth it tho

I have never related to a video so much. I am on that daily grind, even on vacation. Eula was the first new limited 5* after I started playing and I just had to have her. I too am a sucker for wifus with big swords but also love physical damage types in games. I was very naive and didn't know just how much Hoyo would ignore physical. While I don't regret getting her because she is the only character that can nuke for over 2 million on my account, I do wish the money I spent on her would have gone to many other characters and their constellations. Eula is still one of my top 3 favorite characters I just never use her anymore.

I liked Baizhu a lot since I first saw him. With the release of sumeru & the dendro element I was hoping he would get a banner soon, so I saved. And saved more.. and even more... In the end I skipped nearly every sumeru banner. It brought me a C2 Baizhu + signature weapon with no real world money spent, but it means I missed out on lots of characters that were really important for the new game play mechanics. I struggle finding teams for spiral abyss & new challenges since I don't really have many five stars due to my "save for those you really want" approach. No matter what you do, you just can't win.

Bro needs more subs

The best way to play genshin is to just fall in love with every character. Sooner or later you'll get them all, so just roll on all banners that have a char that you're missing and enjoy them all equally. That's what I've been doing for 3 years now and I love the game.

funny how i just watched this yesterday and then they announced eulas rerun today

Eula best racer character!!!

as i got eula from her first banner.. i felt yall

at this point im glad i got her during her last rerun I can sit and laugh at everyone else. And now that i have kazuha i have finally collected my most wanted

A little off-topic from Genshin, but I play 3rd impact & Star rail & for the longest time in 3rd impact I was able to get most version characters (I skipped a lot of characters & the game will sometimes just give away the character for "free"), but when I started Star rail that's where I learned that it's pretty much impossible for a F2P player (least for me) to get every new banner character (for both games) & there's nothing wrong with missing out on characters. Star rail hasn't gotten reruns yet (it won't be any time soon I believe) but 3rd impact has rerun often.

Ah yes I also experienced a Naganohara Incident myself on the weapon banner during her rerun with Nahida. Luckily I had enough primos saved, I was prepared to go all the way since I'm more of a simp for a few characters but invests heavily into them instead of a collector

Fomo ain’t no joke I just dropped 56k primos for c2 kazuha. I had no earlier and won one 50/50 lol.

I've saved enough to C6 Eula, and I'm a Eula main with C2 and R1 Song of Broken Pines.

I stopped pulling one week before Venti's first banner expired and then I did skip all character banners until Ayaka came out. I got Zombie from Venti's first banner and even so it took me several multipull until I got Ayaka. I got her C1 from the her first release. Then I pulled for Raiden, who also made me to suffer and I ended up broke. Then I pulled for Shenhe, I even had to exchange a lot of shop coins for fates so I could get her. Shenge got me broke. Then my friend expressed her dreamy party formed by Klee, Yoimiya, Sucrose and Tanfei to law them all out of troubles. So, I pulled for Yoimiya, during the Fischl's event at Klee's islands. I ended broke. Then her re-run happened again and I tried for her bow and I got it with a few pull (I also got Ayaka's weapon). After a while I pulled for Dehya (I don't regret it like others). I had some gems left, so recently I pulled for Yoimiya and I used every single fate and gems, I even exachange for more fates and now I have Yoimiya C4. Everything as F2P! I like Yoimiya so much. My friend likes Eula a lot and she is suffering waiting for Eula's re.run!

as a FGO player which considered a Dark souls of Gacha Genshin Gacha is like walking in the flowers field.

I was a dolphin for a while, buying welkin and bp and the occasional crystal pack if I wanted. I was very lucky when it came to the 50/50, my first 5 star being Kokomi (who I saved for back when Inazuma came out) to my absolute delight. Over time though, I've only been playing when a character I wanted was up or for an interesting event. I didn't get Wanderer, one of my favorite characters... then made peace with that. I spent money for Nahida. A lot of money. And I knew Wanderer would come back. I was lucky most recently on Klee, a character I would have spent for but got at 15 pity. I think I've come more at peace that I can always just.. wait for them. They'll come back. IDV has an arguably more predatory gacha, and I've been playing that for a while. Every limited item is truly limited, they never return, and pulls are expensive. 300 dollars for a singular limited S-Tier. But it's optional, and it's just skins. But playing it has made me somehow better with playing gachas as a whole and less scared of missing something. It taught me I don't need to collect everything - and now I'm playing Genshin with this mindset. I wish I had it back then though.