On the other hand, I don't like how they've implemented the collection. Since literally everything drops the mats, it clutters up the loot screen. Having to spam the F button that much more is gonna get real old.

The tower defense is mostly fine. It's just painfully slow sometimes. Being able to cheese it with certain abilities is kinda amusing.

Rumors of a Venti banner in 1.4. I guess we'll see in a couple months.

Southlight

United States11768 Posts

February 11 2021 11:20 GMT

#602

I too don't mind the tower defense, though I think the leveling mechanic and the mats for trying again are kinda silly.

Harris1st

Germany7021 Posts

February 11 2021 13:14 GMT

#603

I only mind how heavily timegated it is again. I have some time on my hands today but all I can do is get upgrade points for my towers and farm mats for lanterns -.-

Southlight

United States11768 Posts

February 11 2021 13:34 GMT

#604

It's time-gated but you do have like two weeks so as long as you have some time to burn over two weeks it shouldn't be too bad to catch up and everything.

Slaughter

United States20254 Posts

February 11 2021 20:38 GMT

#605

You know I thought the tower defense was going to be annoyingly hard at first until I found out you can upgrade your towers lol.

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

February 11 2021 21:14 GMT

#606

I had a mini heart attack when I misread the "stand by me" description as having to make a thousand lanterns.

Latham

9568 Posts

February 12 2021 16:17 GMT

#607

1.6x Tower defense is so much easier than 1.4x... The level "Swallows come to roost in Paris" was just horseshit with 2 separate lanes, I always leaked 1-2 hiluchurl berserkers because they were so fast and I couldn't transition between lanes fast enough to help with Ganyu.

Meanwhile 1.6 has 2 lanes and a 3rd activates on the 3rd wave out of 5. BUT the difference is, you can do all your hero shit from 1 position, no running around needed. Much simpler, at least for solo defenders.

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

February 12 2021 16:46 GMT

#608

Aren't the maps you get randomised?

Spazer

Canada8033 Posts

February 12 2021 18:28 GMT

#609

I think 1.4x and 1.6x each have two possible maps which are randomly selected. 1.6x can have the swallows map... but the portals are on the other end of the map. It does make it easier to run around.

If you have Ganyu, why do you even need to run around? You can just snipe from the high side. That, or you can intentionally stack one side to reduce the amount of transitioning required.

Most of difficulty in this event seems to come from the first wave before you get all the setups established. Not that it really matters - it's easy enough to max out on currency even if you have the occasional leak.

Harris1st

Germany7021 Posts

February 15 2021 08:08 GMT

#610

Did you guys ever wish on the weapons banner?

Saving Primos for Hu Tao right now and unsure if I should try to get constellations or start wishing on weapons. That Staff of Homa looks OP on her

Latham

9568 Posts

February 15 2021 11:39 GMT

#611

I am considering it strongly now, I have all the characters that I wanted and now I want to give them proper weapons (Amos' Bow, Wolf's Gravestone, Jade Spear etc.) besidies, I don't even have enough books to max my characters out, so whats the point rolling for more of them?

Btw now that geo and Zhongli have been buffed like 3x in a row I suddenly want Geo Daddy >_>; I am such a basic bitch and so easily influenced, that I am ashamed of myself.

Anyway, I'll probably save rolls for AYAYA-ka and then maybe rerun Zhongli (shouldn't take more than 6-8 months...)

Slaughter

United States20254 Posts

February 15 2021 19:17 GMT

#612

I wouldn't roll on weapon banners personally. The 4 star weapons are just fine (the BP ones are actually all pretty good and 3/4 of my level 90s use BP weapons).

I actually have two 5 star weapons sitting around at level 1 lol. Characters are much higher prio and currently I have everyone from the known cast outside of Rosaria that I want but even then I would rather save for future then gamble on some boosts to my primary dps characters.

Dangermousecatdog

United Kingdom7084 Posts

February 15 2021 19:22 GMT

#613

Never rolled for weapons, but then again I only ever got enough primogems for the Ganyu banner and that was it. I'm saving up primogems for 180 wish pity again, but I don't really want any character. Hu Tao's animations and Japanese voice actress looks and sounds amazing, but I don't need another main DPS character. Hoping 1.4 will feature Jean though, that'll get me rolling for sure.

I suppose the thing about the weapons banner is that they don't offer a new playstyle, only more damage, whilst new characters always do.

Spazer

Canada8033 Posts

February 15 2021 20:45 GMT

#614

I rolled on weapon banner for sac sword since it increases Xingqiu's uptime. It makes a huge difference for him. I don't think I'd ever roll for a 5* on the weapon banner unless I was whaling. I'd rather have new characters 99% of the time.

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Finally did it. Floor 12 was absurdly easy compared to 11. I get 0* on 11-3 with my team so I have to 3* 11-2, and that is hell.

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Seriously, fuck floor 11.

Slaughter

United States20254 Posts

February 15 2021 21:53 GMT

#615

11-2 is the bane of my existence.

Firebolt145

Lalalaland34499 Posts

February 15 2021 23:22 GMT

#616

I know if I cared enough I could eventually learn the right way to deal with 11-2 but I just can't be fucked and therefore it will forever be the cockblock that stops me from trying floor 12.

Slaughter

United States20254 Posts

February 15 2021 23:49 GMT

#617

It always took me a while cause I would barely eek out 11-2. Ganyu let me pass it actually because I could get 2 stars on 11-3 with her DPS boost to my teams.

Spazer

Canada8033 Posts

February 16 2021 00:19 GMT

#618

I can consistently get 85-95%+ on 11-2-1 with anemo mc strats, though it takes far longer than I'd like. It's 11-2-2 that screws me over most of the time. Lots of fun stuff there, like the cincin mage dealing 20-30% damage with her aoe, or the treasure hoarders just being a general pain in the ass when not cc'd.

Slaughter

United States20254 Posts

February 16 2021 01:23 GMT

#619

Yea I got sick of trying to finesse 11-2 so just used my dps to get 2-3 stars on 11-3 so I can pretty much ignore having to try on 11-2.

Harris1st

Germany7021 Posts

February 16 2021 08:52 GMT

#620

On February 16 2021 04:22 Dangermousecatdog wrote:
Never rolled for weapons, but then again I only ever got enough primogems for the Ganyu banner and that was it. I'm saving up primogems for 180 wish pity again, but I don't really want any character. Hu Tao's animations and Japanese voice actress looks and sounds amazing, but I don't need another main DPS character. Hoping 1.4 will feature Jean though, that'll get me rolling for sure.

I suppose the thing about the weapons banner is that they don't offer a new playstyle, only more damage, whilst new characters always do.

Oh wow 180 wishes takes a long time. I don't think I have the patience for that ^^

Main reason I want to roll for Hu Tao is cause I need a new project. All my current projects kinda bore me. Building Jean and Alfredo atm. Jean is nice and fun throwing things off of cliffs and stuff but Alfredo is very unrewarding. I think either his E and Q are bugged or very flunky. His E is sometimes underground and doesn't trigger and his Q somehow misses more often than not and doesn't trigger as well. Or just doesn't work with bosses. Not sure yet. Did Dvalin, Big Vishap and Big Wolf yesterday and had pretty much zero triggers with all of them.
Worked very well with normal dailies though