Genshin Impact - Capitano Waiting Room

[The Stig]

I really liked her quest overall. It was nice seeing the Traveler look competent. A shame they weren't voiced in English because they actually had a decent number of lines, but it sounds like Aether and Lumine's voices should be back soon so that's nice.

Traveller talked? Or was it "in the head/mind" voices.

I noticed on the event Paimon was unusually absent and I had a more dialogue options to choose from than usual as if I was speaking, but but it quickly jumps back to the NPC speaking.

[Obsidian]

The Traveler has several actual lines, including in some of fancy cutscenes.

[Kachiko]

Skirk's materials make no sense though.

[Obsidian]

Definitely a victim of "late patch cycle 5* not from most recent region" syndrome. I feel like literally the only reason she doesn't use Whale mats is because they didn't want to let people pre-farm them lol.

[RalphTheDwarf]

I'm getting so damn trolled by this last daily quest achievement, been trying for When Flowers Bloom for close to two weeks straight only to be given the wrong version of the quest. I want to get this over with before the new region adds to my woes. lol

[Obsidian]

That happened to me with one of the Liyue ones. I think I eventually gave up haha.

[Kachiko]

Not that I did them for long, but that's because Natlan didn't have any RNG related daily achievement quests.

[Kachiko]

You know, I just can't with these shitty Natlan TCG cards, on top of these shitty gimmicks they keep trying to use throughout Natlan by trying to pigeon hole each characters crap mechanic in events and puzzles. If it weren't for the lore, it'd be the worst year of Genshin by far.

[Obsidian]

I've literally never played the TCG. I just cannot be bothered. Same with Wuwa's new TCG mode.

[Kachiko]

By the way, don't forget to complete this for a bunch of gems/achievements, and closure to one of the story lines: In the Footsteps of the Chosen of Dragons

[RalphTheDwarf]

I can't get that one to trigger and there's so dang many steps to try to retrace that I'll go bonkers trying to figure it out. >< Game does not do a good job of tracking quests.

[The Stig]

The event mini game with the auto chess elements made me hunger for auto chess games a little haha

I used to play League's TFT but the PvP element of it I dislike a little (and it was ONLY pvp mode available), whereas in this somewhat limited version of it + some roguelike elements sprinkled on top of it I found it to be enjoyable. It's a shame it's going into the incinerator tonight.

For both Genshin and League I enjoy it because I already play the base game, so I've seen the stuff before and the units feel right at home. But finding another game to scratch the itch is a little tricky, but I'm currently deciding on Mechabellum based on the recommendations and reviews out there (https://store.steampowered.com/app/669330/Mechabellum/) - the fact it's set in a modern period is significantly attractive to me

Looking through other games on Steam, I've shortlisted some. Specifically, for me the criteria is:
1. NOT tower defense
2. Ideally on a hexgrid so I can see everything on one screen (Mechabellum doesn't fit in this however on some videos I've seen it seems the battle takes place on a field where it's possible to zoom out and see everything)
3. NOT pixel graphics/2D
4. NOT a card game, but card game is OK if I can see my units fight it out, this is important
5. No pay elements unless cosmetic

On top of Mechabellum I've shortlisted these:

The Last Flame https://store.steampowered.com/app/1...he_Last_Flame/
Tales & Tactics https://store.steampowered.com/app/1...ales__Tactics/

I've excluded the following:
DOTA Auto Chess (it's a mod)
DOTA Underlords (reviews suggest it's still in beta? Or it's underdeveloped)
Other lesser "clones" especially from Eastern countries

Extra notes:
I'm just fantasizing here but this is making me want to fill my own gap/hole by making and designing my own auto battler in a Cyberpunk setting XD

[Kachiko]

How did you miss Might and Magic series? They even have a new one coming out this year: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3...gic_Olden_Era/

Granted, it's not really auto-chess, but that shouldn't stop anyone from experiencing it.

[The Stig]

Ah, I was looking under the auto-battler tag!

[Tomiko]

Hoyo made a huge lore drop.

Spoiler: show

Also worth noting is that Istaroth and Venti have the same VA in every language).

[Obsidian]

Hoyo made a huge lore drop.

Spoiler: show

Also worth noting is that Istaroth and Venti have the same VA in every language).

Spoiler: show

I believe it's been hinted at/alluded to since 1.0 that Venti is basically a shard of Istaroth, so it's cool that they share VAs.

I'm pretty pumped for Nod Krai. Hopefully they can deliver on a lot of the stuff they seem to be setting up.

[Kachiko]

Never mind; shared above.

[Ragns]

Codes for 300 primos total:
Ineffa0730Birgitta
Summer0730Asha
TranquilBanquet

[Yuri-G]

I'm in love. Also wonder if she'll bring a new dendro reaction? Or rather, an adjusted version of an already-existing one like Ineffa.

[Yuri-G]

well shit, now we know what Alice looks like