#signature weapon only

[dragonsandvideogames]

OKAY, now that ive caught up on uploads (which also reminds me that i need to beef up the backlog again, got only a week left), time to update on genshin.

first, dho update- i got xianyun! 76 pity on 50/50, and i won. wouldn't have been too mad about losing to tighnari, mona, or dehya, but im really glad i got her. also snagged beidou off the 4 star selector, so now i'm just missing xinyan in terms of 4 stars! and in terms of elements, im only missing hydro and dendro (and the only dendro i can use is tighnari... rip me. at least hydro has yelan, who i can hopefully guarantee).

however, the primo grind continues- xiao's coming up soon, and chiori is right after. and chlorinde can't be too far away either. and wriothesley is due for his first re-run soon. watch the two of them run at the same time actually, just to spite me specifically lmao. im gonna end up clearing out the entire game within the next six months rip

heard some rumors about a new third type of banner, and if it's true, im thinking ill switch signature weapons only to being just that banner only. ngl, i made sig weapons only on a whim because the idea sounded cool, and i liked the idea of using my favs with their signature weapons (i have put 0 wishes into the weapon banner on my main, and don't see that changing unless i spontaneously get a billion dollars :P)

however, the reality is less fun- i've no clue what to do with the four stars, and it doesn't really seem restrictive or challenging, just tedious (i haven't even left mondstadt rip). dho is an interesting challenge for me bc of how limited the roster is, whereas with swo the entire game is the roster, it's just a matter of grinding out primos.

and considering i just spent two weeks grinding primos for xianyun, and will have to continue grinding primos for both xiao and probably chiori.. i'm less keen on the idea now lol. hoping that new banner, if real, also has the characters' weapons on it.

if the banner doesn't get added next patch like the rumors say, then. idk, white hair only characters? using the inverse rule from dark hair characters- 155-255 value instead- would make like half the game available, but restricting it down to like 200/210-255 might be an idea. im just gonna sit on this problem for now though, and see what happens.

#genshin impact #dark hair only #signature weapon only #i've made my bed and now get to lay in it lol #i did start these challenge accounts specifically bc i love the exploration so #that said i should focus on art for now and get back to genshin once i've built up an actual buffer

[chrisrin]

none of these are set in-stone and i didn't draw most of my designs with weapons but here's what their weapons are in my head! (debatable/up for change)

#gemcyt #mcyt #su #i wanted to get away from the bow/crossbow/sword/axe for every mcytber #cause even if that's their signature weapon #that's the only weapon options IN mc and i wanted to diversify a bit when it comes to that #add some ~variety~ #i don't wanna repeat too much! #so i tried to spice it up :D #will probably draw some of them with their weapons at a later point #feel free to leave suggestions or different ideas! im always taking them <3 #also feel free to drop suggestions for combos for fusions #i'm much more clueless in that regard LMAO

[gaycicada]

A Noelle for your troubles. She’s the best of us all.

#artwork #digital art #trying something new #art from a little bit ago #genshin impact #genshin fanart #Genshin #noelle genshin impact #Noelle #made her a signature weapon #slightly given inspo from a Zweihander #mondstadt #redesign #she #the only thing keeping mondstadt standing #jean genshin impact #diluc genshin impact #knights of favonius #genshin keaya #the traveler #lumine #aether

[nonokoko13]

#spy x family #sxf #yor forger #thorn princess #tumblr polls #okay in case you didn't know: Yor has references to sleeping beauty #first ref is her code name. Thorn ironically being what put the princess to sleep while it's what Yor uses to put others “to sleep” #Technically her weapons aren't thorns but they could seen as one with her being “the rose” and her stilettos the “thorns” she uses 2defend #herself. Also the rose being her signature flower shown both in her headwear her pin and her assassin clothing #The less obvious fact is her maiden surname #Briar is the name in Little Briar Rose. The ENG title translation in the german version of this tale #Another fun fact considering Ostania is based on Germany so obviously none of these were coincidences #At first I thought the rose could be one of the emblems of the organization as a whole or in general #but after seeing the shopkeeper the only resemblance I could find between his design and Yor's is that both wear those daggers accessories #Yor wearing them in plain sight as earrings while the shopkeeper has them hanging from the ends where he ties his apron behind his neck #so maybe those are the emblems much like that symbol with an eye is to WISE #Of course given how the organisation is called Garden I suppose one of the main themes are plants/flowers/nature #Which has me wondering if other characters may have tale inspo as well or Yor is one the few/only who has references to a tale #it could be something that appears frequently perhaps? Just like many spies have code names related to the different times of day 🤔 #anyway this is just a chance to bring the topic and see if others are cooking theories. Feel free to shout your speculations here #sxf manga spoilers #just in case #god now I want to make a sona just to shove on them all my interest about flowers and tales #MY BAD the shopkeeper has the stilettos (?) hanging at the ends of the strings to keep his hat in place ☠️

[anemoflower]

Unnecessary detail but I gave Wrio the Ballad of the Boundless Blue and it's said that it's beloved by Mondstadters... Soo what if Elowyn-

#;phia plays games #She- she could have given it to him since it reminds her of her home and she wanted him to know smth about it- #and since it's important for her he decides to carry it around #idk I just have silly thoughts #(also that is my only way to make them feel real while playing) #(I'm just trying my best to give him good weapons until I may receive his signature weapon one day) #anyways he can punch / slap his enemies with a book now pffftt x'D #I imagine that now in Dr. Ratio style *SLAP*

[k1rishiki]

going from "i like ayaka but i'm going to pull for her brother instead bc i already have a cryo sword user + i want to replace my barbara w a 5*" to ayaka's biggest wanter and a ride or die barbara stan who doesn't even use ayato. every day i regret my decisions made during 3.5

#he's at level 39 w a dull blade and random artifacts. i originally just threw whatever on them but then harvested them for other characters #also my anti barbara era was soooo pathetic like. i just wanted 5*s for the sake of having 5*s despite the fact that barbara Literally Is A #5* under the 4* label (she was meant to be a limited 5* but then hoyo realized that they never gave us a free healer so they changed #barbara's rarity and gave her out for free. which is the reason why she's the only 4* w a 5* burst animation) #also 'i don't need ayaka when i actually use my kaeya' was dumb too. you Can't be playing genshin w only one functional team it's just not #sustainable + not as much fun. genuinely this was during the period of time when my kaeya was lvl 80 and everyone else was ~lvl 40 or lower #bc i wanted to replace them and i just had kaeya solo everything and wondered why i couldn't complete the rank up quest/do big numbers #n e ways. now that i've forgiven qiqi for the crime of not being scara + fallen in love w layla + still am a kaeya main + actually #understand how genshin team comps/building characters work i've realized that a. cryo sword users have my fave gameplay and b. you can make #a fully rounded genshin team w just them (ayaka is a main dps. kaeya is a sub dps. qiqi is a healer and layla is a shield) and i haven't #seen anyone else use them all together that way and i want to be the first. but first i need ayaka. #+ all their signature weapons bc. c'mon. how much cooler would that be (read: i feel like i'd get more clout for it) #romeo.txt

[until-the-brahmin-come-home]

Nora's hunting rifle, Orion (or at least, the closest i could manage in-game)

#oc tag: nora #found a weapon paint mod. i only like ~3 of the options it gives but that's good enough #also finally figured out nate's signature weapon #hunting pistol called Sunstrike #(yes i was maybe partially inspired by john wick 4. what of it.)

[hydrodragons]

my brother keeps trying to convince me to pull on the weapon banner for neuvikazu's rerun but the only way im ever touching that banner is if xiphos moonlight is on it 😤

#if xiphos is on it im fucked LMAO im so set on getting c3 kazu and c1 neuvi #also i rly don't need both of their signature weapons like they're good don't get me wrong but im satisfied with my current builds for them #the only upgrade im looking for weapon wise is just xiphos for kazuha lololol #anyway we'll see....... im still prioritizing the constellations bc i Despise the weapon banner #the only time i ever pulled on it was during kazuhaitham's rerun for lofi #(also i did one 10 pull on my birthday to see if id get lucky and get mistsplitter but nope LOL) #getting c1 neuvi is more beneficial for me + im working to get c6 kazuha through his multiple reruns #knowing my luck i'll get c1 neuvi early and then lose on kazuha's banner....... for the FOURTH TIME 😭😭😭 #hoyo knows he's my favourite of all favourites it's why i always lose on his banners 💔 #lou.txt

[saltyspandex]

Yoshida fans fighting for their lives to prove that this is him

Open your eyes, the biggest giveaway as to who it is is right there

The return of the goat is upon us

#look i know the car doesnt look the exact same #but not only do the shoes match #mystery person is holding a knife wich is kobenis signature weapon #let me hope okay i miss her everyday #csm pt 2 #csm #chainsaw man #csm manga #csm manga spoilers

[wayfinderships]

Y'all ever think about the fact that Panchi's signature weapon in 13-2 is an Axe and how Snow's render in LR is him holding a frozen axe? Because I do. I think about it a lot actually-

#pan rambles #f/o: ❄️ #In the game itself he only uses that Axe for a bit in the intro of the game but yeah- #missing your dead husband so much that you start using their signature weapon- #Honestly the last moment they shared before parting ways (and later dying) is honestly kinda funny and sweet! #and sad if you think about it- #it's basically Panchi telling Snow to be more careful. It's a thing they tell him often-even since the first game. #It's sweet! but also ironic how they always tell him to be careful because y'know... Panchi is the one that dies at the end of 13-2 #And Snow ended up living for centuries and watching the world fall apart- #oh and also Panchi tells him to fix his hair too. Snow had centuries to fix it since 13-2 and he did so good for him!

[forgetful-storyteller]

Okay but. What is tgcs long term goal. Because I'm really starting to think they don't have one,, everything they do seems to be building them up to a point where no one wants to play sky anymore?? Everything they do feels like massive self sabotage? It just feels too stupid on their part for it to be a coincidence and yet. It probably is. And sky is going to keep succeeding as a game because no matter what happens and no matter what they do, people only talk about it for a few days and then go back to playing like normal. It's like they know that no one will actually do anything to stop them,, they know no amount of people will stop playing "just because" of whatever the reason of the week is. They can just keep getting worse and worse and worse

#sep talks #GENUINELY. I think genshin is a better game at this point #they r such similar games at this point that I do think it's fair to compare them #genshin at least is like. Not hiding the fact that it's a game that exists purely to make money #but at least they make it enjoyable. Every event has clearly had thought put into it #every new character too #there's no part of genshin that feels like a truly worse experience without spending money #it doesn't have the panic factor sky does with limited time iaps #genshin motivates players to spend money by having new and exciting characters with shiny new skins #and well you got your character why not get their signature weapon too? #genshin is a gambling game like any other gacha but like. The want to gamble is coming from love for a character #or the idea that this specific character will help u be better at the game/do more damage #sky makes u spend money bc of. The fear of missing out #they make a cool new item and list it at some exorbitant price and then give it a time limit before it never comes back #and BAM suddenly everyone wants it #it's not even always for the item. It's because the item is limited time only #same for the season pass + such #idk. Sorry I need to stop making these posts but it's rlly so frustrating #I know everyone loves sky I KNOW. But where is ur breaking point? What do they have to do?? #tgc could call someone a slur and it would be The Controversy for all of a week and then everyone would forget abt it #and keep playing like normal

[dragonsandvideogames]

hello! i am starting this blog mainly for art- i predict about 90% of it will be reblogged art, usually of animals or video game stuff. i'll also be sharing my own art and talking about video game stuff occasionally, mainly my genshin impact challenge runs. yes runs plural. i have 3 currently, alongside my main account. more about them under the cut further below.

my current art style is just space with planets. mildly cartoony i think? def not realistic, but i think it's pretty (im a sucker for space, though i'd be terrified to actually go up in a space ship or anything- im content to admire from afar lol).

planning to share art on a MWF schedule- i can make the space art p quick and easily, so i need some sort of limiter so i don't burn myself out, while also practicing sticking to a schedule and also just doing art more frequently- im extremely rusty atm. hoping getting into the habit of drawing more often will shake off the rust and bolster my confidence.

i also like to use free stock photos as a sort of cut-out guide to make animal shapes out of space. it's fun and pretty painless- im used to spending hours getting angry at myself for not being able to free-hand anatomy, to the extent i stopped drawing for i think about two years now? cause i just hated everything i tried to make. rn i just wanna get used to drawing again without getting so angry with myself, and then slowly work on free-handing again.

oh, and! if you're doing a genshin challenge run, feel free to ramble to me about it! i love genshin challenge runs- i've got several im keeping tabs of on yt, and several more i wanna catch up on. aand question- what's your pulling plans for this upcoming patch?

on my main, im at i think 53 pity on 50/50, gonna try to pull xianyun. my most hoped for result- lose 50/50 to tighnari (or jean, ill take jean too), then spend a few 10 pull to get xianyun while getting faruzan and noelle to c6. overly hopeful maybe! i'd also be happy to win 50/50 too, of course. not getting the 4 stars c6 would sting a little, but it's more primos for future banners (already have nahida so once i get xianyun im done pulling).

challenge run #1 is a standard banner only account. it's the furthest along by a long shot, having been started several months ago, but bc it's a more casual account, im thinking it'll get overtaken fast. currently post act 1 of inazuma, with level 60 characters, almost ready to upgrade them to 70.

originally planned to not pull at all til i got all the free characters up to 90 and fully built, and then had a realization that was kinda incompatible with how i was playing- there just keep being more and more free characters, and it's a slow paced account that im mostly using to replay story stuff when i feel like. so now i just do pulls whenever.

i feel like the game mildly punished me for that decision, bc out of 200+ pulls, i got. 3 5 star weapons and a diluc (who im not really interested in playing atm, though i DID get wolf's gravestone. so im on the fence). and then a little while ago, i got qiqi. i had been really, really hoping for tighnari, or at least. pretty much anyone else? keqing, jean, and dehya i'd have been fine with. don't really want mona, so i'll probably end up getting her next. or another weapon :P

next is dark hair only, where yeah. i only play characters with dark hair. i just started less than a week ago now, so very young account. i judge who has dark hair using medibang's color picker on the character' hair in their icon (ignoring shadows and highlights), since it's neutral lighting. any character who stays generally at or under 100 value counts as dark haired.

some characters were hard to judge bc gradients- shout-out to mona for being a weird edgecase- the purples in her hair are definitely too light, and most of her roots are in shadow or covered, so it's hard to get a good read. i'm thinking she will count though- if for no other reason than, there's literally only 13 other characters that count currently.

all who are currently allowed in dark hair only- amber (this one caught me off-guard ngl), beidou, dehya, kaeya, mona, tighnari, venti, wanderer, wriothesley, xiao, xinyan, yelan, yun jin, and zhongli. surprisingly, raiden shogun, xiangling, and kujou sara don't actually make the cut-off- they're all generally just a little bit above 100.

xianyun and gaming's icons aren't officially released yet, so while i expect they'll make the cut-off, im still not gonna count them quite yet.

last account, which i finally got going yesterday, is signature weapons only. simple enough for most of the limited 5 stars- and with xiao coming up, this is the best time to start, since PJWS is also a standard banner weapon. ganyu's also a must-pull for this account for similar reasons.

as far as four stars and five stars without signature weapons, my first thought was "whichever weapon they used in their character miscellany". and then i actually checked, and dear mercy, there is. 0 synergy with the weapons they chose for so many of them. i still haven't gotten over EM layla. it would be a severe power discrepency- 5 stars get a weapon that bolsters their abilities, while 4 stars often get a stat stick at best.

so im kinda at square one with them now. my next thought is just, scrub through the character miscellany, record all the weapons a given character uses, and then those are the weapons available to that character. repeat for the next character. which could give them much more flexibility. that's gonna take hours though, so ive been putting it off lol.

could also just keep it simple and say, if a character has a signature they HAVE to use it, if not, then whatever. or put a rule that i have to pick 1 weapon per 4 star, and they can't be shared (ie yun jin and yaoyao can't both have fav spear), with shuffling allowed when new weapons come. dunno, ill think on it some more while exploring new region on my main ;P

oh, and general rule for all accounts- trial characters and traveler are allowed for solving puzzles, if necessary, just not for combat. will try to avoid when possible of course.

#intro post #my posts #standard banner only #dark hair only #signature weapon only #genshin impact #feels wrong to just tag genshin and not any art stuff but like #there's no art here it's mostly just me rambling about genshin lol #ill post some art later while game is updating #for now i think i'll just go reblog a bunch ive had sitting in my likes bc ive been too shy to post til now

[alchemiclee]

I finished the abyss for the first time ever (no stars on 12, but I just wanted to complete it one time) half-built neuvillette op

#genshins #he has artifacts that arent meant for him. his talents levels are 8 4 and 2. i dont have his signature weapon. just prototype amber #ans he still completed the abyss for me when no one else could #a few times i basically used him solo and didn't switch characters hahah #trying so hard to get his weapon but no time and almost 70 pity but nothing left to do in the game to get primos 😭 #only other choice would be spend money and hope i get it 🙃 #but imagine how powerful he'd be with it if HE COMPLETED THE ABYSS FOR ME LIKE THIS !!!!!! #only a day left to try to pull for it.....

[revvywevvy]

alright gamers i did it,,,,,, i went,, eepy,,

913cell -> blade-of-angels

#cell mumbles #//hehe its one of pyrrhas weapons from lost swords #//which i totally wouldve played. IF I EVER HAD A PLAYSTATION 3 TO EVEN PLAY IT ON BEFORE THE GAME DIED #//only part that sucks abt this is now i have to change my signature but w/e

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

no shame on the gorilla vice grip because if my cos props looked like they were directly taken out of the game, i would be holding them for dear life too🦍

HHGKSJNFS i'm so petrified of dropping it too, my wrists are pretty weak and the spearhead is H E A V Y ;-;;;

once it's entirely assembled it'll be easier since it'll be more balanced!! >:D

#chit chat #not brainrot #cosplay talk #anon #THANK YOUUU I HOPE MY PAINTING DID IT JUSTICE #the irony is that i do not have Vortex Vanquisher in game..... #that moment when my only 5 star weapon is wolf's gravestone #fun fact i recently got a keqing con on standard but when i saw the gold i was like “:O WEAPON??????” #i don't even USE wolf's gravestone #once Baizhu comes out i will because i'm making a Tall Lads team which includes Diluc #*shakes my replica spear at the heavens* #ZHONGLI WHY DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE SUCH A COMPLEX SIGNATURE WEAPON #WHY I ASK YOU!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!! /lh

[wise-innocence]

Good afternoon everyone! Long time no see. Today I shall clean up old ooc posts, probably purge 90% my inbox, and figure out what drafts unfortunately gotta go to get my energy back :>

#// now that finals are over i can comfortably be here #// i am only vaguely up to date on what is going on here #// i keep see something about beta editor?? couldnt tell you what thats about lol #// in genshin news i got wanderer and his signature weapon in about 60 pulls total #// still working through previous archon quests but i dont mind spoilers regarding them #// if we have previously discussed any sort of thread it will not get deleted!! #// will it take a while to get to? yes but I want to provide something of quality #// in genshin news pt 2 i am in love with the card game #// only slightly peeved about the lack of yanfei cards... maybe more than slightly lmao #// tell me why the MIRROR MAIDEN GETS A MAIN CARD AND YANFEI CANT EVEN BE A SUPPORT CARD??? BFFR