I also like the idea that Byleth equates comfort with a snooze on a nice rock with her sword at the ready.

^aka Amber making confused gay noises in four different languages (͠≖ ͜ʖ͠≖)

@ponder
Okay, yeah, that video was nice. It was very enjoyably stylish, and that ending was cute.

It kinda sucks, cause I would like to give Genshin a try, but it being a gacha just really turns me off. I see a lot of people say it's not that bad, but I see just as many people talk about dropping thousands on the game, so meh. I think I'll just stay content with seeing fanmade stuff like this for now.

^I mean that's literally a self-control (and disposable income) issue. You don't have to spend a cent but the company will of course happily take your money if you have a gambling problem or just no issue with big spending for whatever reason...

Kougi, w-what are you drawing! I mean, I know you're into your ChikaRiko, but this is so s-s-shameless!!!

So, my issue with gacha games is that they're typically designed to try to get you to spend money, and that has a tendency of ruining a game that I would otherwise enjoy if they're too aggressive with it.

It's not a gacha, but I'm gonna use GTA Online for my example since I used to play that a lot and the type of issue is more or less the same. I spent a lot of time playing GTAO in the past because it was a pretty enjoyable time, but over the years they got more and more aggressive with their monetization of it to the point where you basically had to treat the game as a second job if you wanted to do basically any of the new stuff without having to drop a bunch of money on it.

It's just one of those things where Genshin is a game that you're meant to put a lot of time into it, but the fact that it's a Gacha just makes me want to stick with the long term games I already play and know don't try to nickel and dime me. Asking existing and former players for their opinion on how aggressive the Gacha is doesn't help, because, again, I've seen plenty say you can easily play without spending money, and plenty saying the exact opposite. The only real way for me to find out would be to play it myself, but I'm not really willing to put the time into actually doing that. Not right now at the very least. Maybe someday down the line I'll bite the bullet and give it a try.

Honestly, I don't even mind throwing money at a game like this if I'm having a good time and don't feel like they're trying to force me to give them money to continue enjoying it. I've thrown money at Warframe several times over the years cause I've never actually felt I needed to spend money on the game, but I get massive amounts of enjoyment from it so I'll occasionally buy cosmetics and such to show support.

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^people saying the exact opposite are either tryhards who must have all the latest and greatest or somesuch, or have the aforementioned self-discipline issues. Or both since those often go together. It's a pure PvE game ferchrissakes.

PvP or PvE doesn't really matter. There are plenty of free to play single player games that try to nickel and dime you. Anyway, I feel this is starting to go a bit off topic, so this will be my last response on it.

@V-Oblivion,amen.

chocolate starfish

Also,the skin in question :

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This looks amazing

metal plating not comfy

really loving this artist's SumiKeke comics!

That's a waste of Princess bath water, they should be drinking that....

Negom Lewds Best Lewds! <3

insta Soft!

If they're listening to DooM Music, then this art is Lovely as Hell :)

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I don't know, I would like a Keqing sandwich...

Cute

Genshin is definitely a game me and my friends would play a lot more if it weren't for it being a gacha game. It sucks so badly to not get a character you want but is only available for a limited time that it kinda just takes the wind out of your sails a lot of the time. Granted there are rerun banners but those are few and far between for a lot of the more desirable characters such as Raiden Shogun or Ganyu.
Me and my friend were discussing this the other day and they brought up an interesting idea. They said they might play the game a lot more if it was just bundled as a 60 dollar game and you would purchase cosmetics and such if you want but you get all the characters and maybe pay to unlock new regions. Now I don't know if I'd be completely on board with the region thing but if the game was sold as is as a 60 dollar game with all the bells and whistles I would without a doubt pay that rather than having to shill out large amounts of money just to get my fave once.
But that wouldn't make them nearly as much money than the current system so I get it, just sucks.

Eagerly and impatiently waiting on season 2.

Bless Polyamory~

I hate Lux and Love Jinx so much that this ship balances itself out for me. Also, I really love their dynamic, especially in the Star Guardian story.