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Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
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#2376: Sep 11th 2024 at 12:29:02 AM

Hoolay and Feixiao won me over by the end, meanwhile Dan Heng with his nth lame sideplot has to deal with random bozo out of nowhere to conveniently tie everything up and then die. It really should be studied in a lab how they manage to make Jing Yuan boring time after time after time. And Yanqing's moments actually managed to make his arc seem worthwhile!

also oh boy how long is the new event

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#2377: Sep 11th 2024 at 7:36:07 AM

Wild, Star Rail is getting a physical release.

"Includes gilded holographic character 9-card set, two PS 5 holographic Chibi Trailblazer keychains, PS 5 physical game disk and disk cover, PS 5 postcard, and PS 5 game"

AmethystLeslie Schezo Wegey confirmed for King from IRL Unova Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
Schezo Wegey confirmed for King
#2378: Sep 11th 2024 at 6:05:22 PM

... Imma be real, I want it as a collectable.

I have no interest in a PS5.

Goddammit, Schezo... || *insert incredibly thirsty copypasta about Dr. Ratio*
IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#2379: Sep 11th 2024 at 7:07:06 PM

I can appreciate all the memes I've seen thus far about how Yanqing is no longer a Memetic Loser, because the real loser is Jing Yuan, who's just such a sucky teacher that Yanqing learned more from a single afternoon with Jingliu than years of studying under him.

Also dang this was a shippy arc. You get the both the cute, fluffy Yan/Yun and the mature, angsty Fei/Jiao.

Does anyone actually read these?
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#2380: Sep 11th 2024 at 11:48:12 PM

Wild, Star Rail is getting a physical release.

Huh, why Preservation Trailblazers?

I can appreciate all the memes I've seen thus far about how Yanqing is no longer a Memetic Loser, because the real loser is Jing Yuan, who's just such a sucky teacher that Yanqing learned more from a single afternoon with Jingliu than years of studying under him.

I'm in favour of anything dunking on Jing Yuan, but Yanqing's win rate didn't really change that much after hanging out with Jingliu. All three Luofu events are after that, and he loses a fight in the first two

Also dang this was a shippy arc. You get the both the cute, fluffy Yan/Yun and the mature, angsty Fei/Jiao.

I can't say the latter read as particularly romantic to me

Bexlerfu Khatun of the Azim Steppe from Mol Iloh Since: Nov, 2020
Khatun of the Azim Steppe
#2381: Sep 12th 2024 at 4:12:56 AM

"Includes gilded holographic character 9-card set, two PS 5 holographic Chibi Trailblazer keychains, PS 5 physical game disk and disk cover, PS 5 postcard, and PS 5 game"

The cards look like those from the Black Swan event just before her release, but there were more than 9. I wonder if Hoyo is going to stealthily create HSR card collectibles so that people start also buying boosters to complete the set.

Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#2382: Sep 12th 2024 at 4:40:23 AM

I can't say the latter read as particularly romantic to me

I call all the who yaoqing trio "Feixiao and her harem of boy toys" partly as a joke but there is an element of all three being soulmates with their strong mutual care for one another even at their own detriment. I guess you could call them all accomplices.

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
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#2383: Sep 12th 2024 at 5:03:32 AM

[up][up]IIRC, these cards were first printed for the 1st anniversary merch.

Bexlerfu Khatun of the Azim Steppe from Mol Iloh Since: Nov, 2020
Khatun of the Azim Steppe
#2384: Sep 12th 2024 at 5:27:22 AM

[up][up] I thought they kinda had the same dynamic as your usual Fire Emblem Lord + 2 Retainers trio, and more often than not those read as very good friends more than lovers or soulmates.

[up] Yep, but after looking it up, those probably aren't the same cards, because those cards are sold for the extremely reasonable price of $80 for the full set of 14 on the official site.

I doubt we'll get 9 of them in a pack worth half of that price.

Edited by Bexlerfu on Sep 12th 2024 at 2:31:54 PM

Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#2385: Sep 12th 2024 at 5:35:28 AM

"Very good friends" is a description I never use for characters who have friend vibes so very amusing choice of words

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#2386: Sep 12th 2024 at 5:37:56 AM

Feixiao read to me as the great leader archetype— An Important Person with capabilities far surpassing most others, and charisma that inspires underlings to lay down their lives for the cause. Generally these characters care about their subordinates, but aren't devoted to them

Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#2387: Sep 12th 2024 at 5:48:37 AM

Hm, she is devoted though?

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#2388: Sep 12th 2024 at 6:52:45 AM

I was saying that I don't think she is?

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#2389: Sep 12th 2024 at 9:00:52 AM

IDK, swearing that as soon as the fight is over she'll scour the galaxy to find someone who can heal him reads as pretty devoted to me, just that her duty must come first.

Does anyone actually read these?
Bexlerfu Khatun of the Azim Steppe from Mol Iloh Since: Nov, 2020
Khatun of the Azim Steppe
#2390: Sep 12th 2024 at 9:08:37 AM

That can also easily be read as guilt more than devotion.

Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#2391: Sep 12th 2024 at 11:35:11 AM

But where's the romance (as in the sentimental meaning of the word) in that

[up]x3 yeah, and I was disagreeing with you.

All that being said one isn't really obligated to take a romantic (the lovey dovey kind) reading of their relationship, for me ships are just a matter of "Do I want to see these characters interacting forever?", it's just that to me it's not that difficult to see how someone might take a romantic reading out of someone dedicating their life to heal a person they care for and when they succeed at their own detriment the other person decides to take up the mantle. Stuff like their extra text messages also serves to highlight how particularly close they are to eachother.

Edited by Mami on Sep 12th 2024 at 7:39:34 PM

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
AnoBakaDesu Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
#2392: Sep 12th 2024 at 2:48:40 PM

... Do you even know how badly I want Feixiao to get a S-rank support with Jiaoqiu if such a mechanic was put in the game (which is never; miHoYo games rarely have explicit romances between playable characters)?

"They played us like a DAMN FIDDLE!" — Kazuhira Miller, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Bexlerfu Khatun of the Azim Steppe from Mol Iloh Since: Nov, 2020
Khatun of the Azim Steppe
#2393: Sep 13th 2024 at 12:00:55 PM

Wanna have a friendly yet subjective debate?

https://tiermaker.com/create/all-honkai-star-rail-characters-5-12-2023-221751

A tierlist maker for the 2.5 patch. I made mine, based only on non-gameplay criteria: looks, story, personality (hence why there's only one Trailblazer, March or Dan Heng).

It's post 2.5 with the MSQ & event completed.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_image_2.png

(Rough translation because I'm too lazy to redo it in English: SSS-Faves, S-Excellent, A-Very Good, B-Fine!, C-Alright, D-Nope)

Mami Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#2394: Sep 13th 2024 at 12:58:51 PM

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_image_7.png

I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
PhysicalStamina ain't nothin' but a party y'all (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
ain't nothin' but a party y'all
#2395: Sep 13th 2024 at 3:04:18 PM

When you don't have a strong opinion on most of the cast:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_image_10.png

Do not spare the feelings of those who would not spare yours.
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
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#2396: Sep 13th 2024 at 4:01:09 PM

Purely from a story/character standpoint: https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_image_72.png

TropayXion The i. one. from HEART Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The i. one.
#2397: Sep 13th 2024 at 5:38:20 PM

Mostly character-based, though gameplay opinions are also mixed in to influence the order within a tier I guess.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/my_image_9.png

IniuriaTalis Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Love, football, the arts, the occasional pint
#2398: Sep 13th 2024 at 7:37:11 PM

What I'm getting from this is that Firefly is insanely polarizing, people have a strong opinion of the IPC which Aventurine is immune to and always above, Feixiao's riding high on what is honestly probably recency bias, and apparently I alone am cursed for this site to break when I try to upload a tier image.

Does anyone actually read these?
Billy5545 An eagle from The sky Since: Nov, 2017
An eagle
#2399: Sep 13th 2024 at 7:43:31 PM

Is it bad that I personally don't hate Jing Yuan nor I found him boring, and that at worst I'm merely neutral to him?

Just an eagle. Feel free to PM me. Proposed pages in my sandbox are free to create/edit.

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