Most notable moment from me is definitely Dunn being a Chad and prioritized his own duty (even if it's placed on cocolia who as the time was a bitt uhhh crazy let's say) over his old crush serval XD. at that point right there best NPC in the game.
Dunn was geniunely an MVP. I adored him so much and him geniunely caring for Serval and Pela was nice. I wish he would still be part of the band they had. But now Lynx gets to be a member so I love that honestly. And as you said, he was a nice point of conflict due to him trusting Cocolia, who was the one in charge at the time, similarly to the struggles Geppie went through too
I will forever be thankful for getting Bailu as my first 5-star in 1.0. She may be retired now, but she literally kept my team alive in those early days.
Getting Bailu on the release patch was the most overpowered thing in the world. She also had her multi heal that had a bit of RNG and that was a lifesaver (or a source for tilting when the bounces refused to heal another low hp ally) She served your account, for that she will be happy in retirement and always appreciated for all her contributions!
This was my first-ever gacha game. While I'm not technically a day one player (I began playing like a week before Jing Yuan's banner), I did pick this game up on pretty much a whim. I even remember making a post on Twitter the day I downloaded it, joking that I may have made the best or worst mistake of my life lol. Fast forward to today. I still log into the game every day, and even the weakest story or gameplay patches, I've found some enjoyment in. I made a serious gamble focusing my content on HSR, one I'm so glad has taken off as much as it has. The community has been so welcoming to me and other smaller content creators, and I'm grateful for that. I've loved the character work in this game, even back in 1.0. I think you did a great job here with this video, and I look forward to future retrospectives on patches.
I am honestly glad and happy to hear that. Plus it has been nice to connect with you and other HSR creators through this game. Even on the less hype patches I've had a lot of fun too honestly
It ended up being more of me going back through the characters and such, rather than an actual essay XD But I still honestly had fun trying to remember as much as possible of the meta back then lol Also quick edit, because I legit thought of Sunday as the character, rather then the day lmaoooo
As a day 1 and genshin player Star Rail was a breath of fresh air for me. I have never played a turned base game before and had doubts about it but hsr opened my eyes to a completely new type of gameplay. Story was great since release and I love how goofy it can be sometimes especially the wardrobe scene.
Same to me hoenstly, I was getting a bit overwhelemed with all the Genshin content and I was starting to get a bit burnt out. When I heard HSR was gonna be a turn based game I was elated because I adore them so much. In particular the Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei and Disgaea series. So the fact they released this game was so perfect for me. I am glad you've been enjoying the gameplay and the story! And OMG I still remember the hiding in that wardrobe/closet scene!
The Belobog OST did something to bring me so much joy. Both with how hype Wildfire was, but also with something as simple as Streets Abuzz (Boulder Town) and ESPECIALLY with Embers (Admin district) that song in particular will always hold a special place in my heart
I got Bailu from the novice banner and she carried me so hard for so long, all the way until I got Fu Xuan. Non other healer has a revive in their base kit and thats hella op in the begining. JUSTICE FOR BAILU
Bailu was an MVP for so many accounts honestly. Gepard was the one for me though. He arrived in the novice banner and carried me through so much content with his shields and his self revive mechanic. The fact he was my last man standing on some missions/content that I couldn't outheal with Natasha and he won made me feel so amazing! Bailu and Geppie were the original saviors
19:55 i disagree, herta has a valid use in 1.0 and is the calix of xp. Her and a himeko you can borrow make so fun to farm that calix with the infinite follow ups.
Yeah that is true. I did forget to mention that, and only realized once I was talking about Himeko where you paired those 2 together to make the Blender team. But beyond that meme moment in the Calyxes she was often forgotten ;-;
I do remember 1.0 for these 2 things: 1- the great opening and 2- getting my most regrettable unit, Jing Yuan, and trying to make him work throughout the 1.x patches (which includes getting S5 Peaceful Days on BP and getting him to 75/140 in his best slot set)
OOOOH you literally just reminded me too. Take the Journey being the introduction to the Astral Express was the best thing they could have done to wrap up the Herta Space Station segment of the story. I appreciate the commitment to buff up the general honestly. He deserves all the love and support the Jing Yuan mains give him
Yeah, it honestly took me some time to see it too. I like the small details, and one day I realized it while I think I was doing some Simulated Universe
Haven't watched the video yet, but there is something from 1.0 that has always stayed rent free in my head. I'm someone who farms all overworld enemies along with most of the destructibles. At the Silvermane Guard Restricted Area map, on the top left area where a stagnant shadow currently is at, there used to be a destructible barrel that was placed in a very awkward position. I remember it being behind a barricade or some other object that made it really annoying to destroy. They eventually moved it in patch 1.1 or 1.2 to make it easier to destroy. Then they moved it again when they added the stagnant shadow that's currently there. This is just one of the things you notice if you farm the overworld. Also enemy placements always change when they add new relics and mats to farm.
Yeaaaah I know which one you are talking about. I thought I just went insane and confused about it. I know they shift a couple things around. But back then that had completely escaped my mind ngl
I really enjoyed the first patches of HSR, I have very good memories of that!! I waited for this game since the reveal trailer, and when they showed Yanqing in the CBT2 trailer I went so crazy over him and I immediately decided to skip every character to get him e6 Well, when I learned he's a standard character it really upset me... During 1.0 my team was Dan Heng, Himeko, March 7th and I don't remember who else, and exploring this game was very fun!! Though I really felt sad that I couldn't play with Yanqing yet :< I got Yanqing during 1.1 second phase. It made me so happy (╥﹏╥) The sad thing about Yanqing is that they haven't released a good shielder besides Gepard before Aventurine :( I still don't have Gepard, so I had to rely on March 7th/Bailu and it didn't work too well :"> However, my Yanqing is very strong now thanks to e2s1 Aventurine and e2s1 Ruan Mei, and I will continue making him stronger!! I feel like I told more about Yanqing than 1.0 itself 😭 My mind is full of Yanqing nowadays Also about the harassing comments and critique you said about, I'm really glad HoYoverse showed true Yanqing in 2.4 and 2.5, because it visibly reduced the harassment towards Yanqing fans Critique is good as it can help, but harassment and bullying that I both experienced and saw had nothing good in it :( (it happened both because of lore and gameplay reasons) Character is just pixels on the screen, but a human has feelings, and bullying and harassment just because someone likes a character you don't, shouldn't ever take place. (Also in the description, Jing Yuan has turned into a standard character 😭 Mistakes happen, so don't worry about this!!) Have a great day!! If you're pulling in 2.7 I wish you the best of luck!! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂)⸝♡
Same honestly, going back and reminsicing about the game was enjoyable. I was so hyped for the game, and I think not being in the beta for me, even tho I applied back before the game released kept me hyped up, so I was happy going in blind with most of the players. For me, my initial team was March 7th, Dan Heng/Serval, The Trailblazer and Gepard. I got Yanqing in my case right before 1.0 ended, and even then, I was happy using the Yanqing my partner at the time had on her account. I hope the Rememberance Trailblazer can be another catalyst for Yanqing to thrive. Since they are gonna be Ice, if they happen to have a freeze mechanic, that would likely benefit Yanqing's DPS and allow him to proc more of his passive I think (I don't recall if frozen enemies took more damage, or had more chance to get his follow up attack) It has been great that Yanqing has been able to be showcased, both as a character and his growth/ambitions through the wardance and heliobi patches. Critique is always good yeah, but when it is aggresive and hurtful then it is out of line yeah. I will edit the tag for Jing Yuan, I forgot to edit that one when I was copy pasting aaaa, thanks for bringing that up to my attention Hope you have a great day!
His E1 makes him deal more damage against frozen enemies! Sadly there is no way to increase the chances of his FUA :< it would be really cool though And don't worry about forgetting to edit!! It just sometimes happens ^^
I have been waiting until all giveaway winners have received the prize. One of the 4 people didn't respond in time, so I had to redraw the winner. I've redrawn the winner twice already. But the latest one did reach out to me today and I am waiting for their UID before I announce it to send their supply pass. Thank you for bringing up that concern
Most notable moment from me is definitely Dunn being a Chad and prioritized his own duty (even if it's placed on cocolia who as the time was a bitt uhhh crazy let's say) over his old crush serval XD. at that point right there best NPC in the game.
Dunn was geniunely an MVP. I adored him so much and him geniunely caring for Serval and Pela was nice. I wish he would still be part of the band they had. But now Lynx gets to be a member so I love that honestly. And as you said, he was a nice point of conflict due to him trusting Cocolia, who was the one in charge at the time, similarly to the struggles Geppie went through too
Most cringe XD I've seen recently
I will forever be thankful for getting Bailu as my first 5-star in 1.0. She may be retired now, but she literally kept my team alive in those early days.
Getting Bailu on the release patch was the most overpowered thing in the world. She also had her multi heal that had a bit of RNG and that was a lifesaver (or a source for tilting when the bounces refused to heal another low hp ally)
She served your account, for that she will be happy in retirement and always appreciated for all her contributions!
This was my first-ever gacha game. While I'm not technically a day one player (I began playing like a week before Jing Yuan's banner), I did pick this game up on pretty much a whim. I even remember making a post on Twitter the day I downloaded it, joking that I may have made the best or worst mistake of my life lol. Fast forward to today. I still log into the game every day, and even the weakest story or gameplay patches, I've found some enjoyment in. I made a serious gamble focusing my content on HSR, one I'm so glad has taken off as much as it has. The community has been so welcoming to me and other smaller content creators, and I'm grateful for that. I've loved the character work in this game, even back in 1.0. I think you did a great job here with this video, and I look forward to future retrospectives on patches.
I am honestly glad and happy to hear that. Plus it has been nice to connect with you and other HSR creators through this game. Even on the less hype patches I've had a lot of fun too honestly
1 hour long video essay on sunday
my favorite
It ended up being more of me going back through the characters and such, rather than an actual essay XD
But I still honestly had fun trying to remember as much as possible of the meta back then lol
Also quick edit, because I legit thought of Sunday as the character, rather then the day lmaoooo
As a day 1 and genshin player Star Rail was a breath of fresh air for me. I have never played a turned base game before and had doubts about it but hsr opened my eyes to a completely new type of gameplay. Story was great since release and I love how goofy it can be sometimes especially the wardrobe scene.
Same to me hoenstly, I was getting a bit overwhelemed with all the Genshin content and I was starting to get a bit burnt out. When I heard HSR was gonna be a turn based game I was elated because I adore them so much. In particular the Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei and Disgaea series. So the fact they released this game was so perfect for me. I am glad you've been enjoying the gameplay and the story! And OMG I still remember the hiding in that wardrobe/closet scene!
Belobog was so great and the undercity music was so awesome
The Belobog OST did something to bring me so much joy. Both with how hype Wildfire was, but also with something as simple as Streets Abuzz (Boulder Town) and ESPECIALLY with Embers (Admin district) that song in particular will always hold a special place in my heart
@ManCarSua Boulder Town was my favourite by far!
I got Bailu from the novice banner and she carried me so hard for so long, all the way until I got Fu Xuan. Non other healer has a revive in their base kit and thats hella op in the begining. JUSTICE FOR BAILU
Bailu was an MVP for so many accounts honestly. Gepard was the one for me though. He arrived in the novice banner and carried me through so much content with his shields and his self revive mechanic. The fact he was my last man standing on some missions/content that I couldn't outheal with Natasha and he won made me feel so amazing!
Bailu and Geppie were the original saviors
19:55 i disagree, herta has a valid use in 1.0 and is the calix of xp. Her and a himeko you can borrow make so fun to farm that calix with the infinite follow ups.
Yeah that is true. I did forget to mention that, and only realized once I was talking about Himeko where you paired those 2 together to make the Blender team. But beyond that meme moment in the Calyxes she was often forgotten ;-;
good stuff, loved the arlan dig btw lol
Arlan deserved to be happy with all the work he does for Peppy. I feel so bad by how badly they butchered his kit apparently
I do remember 1.0 for these 2 things: 1- the great opening and 2- getting my most regrettable unit, Jing Yuan, and trying to make him work throughout the 1.x patches (which includes getting S5 Peaceful Days on BP and getting him to 75/140 in his best slot set)
OOOOH you literally just reminded me too. Take the Journey being the introduction to the Astral Express was the best thing they could have done to wrap up the Herta Space Station segment of the story. I appreciate the commitment to buff up the general honestly. He deserves all the love and support the Jing Yuan mains give him
as a day1 seele main I did not notice that her sythe was a makeshift one lol
Yeah, it honestly took me some time to see it too. I like the small details, and one day I realized it while I think I was doing some Simulated Universe
Haven't watched the video yet, but there is something from 1.0 that has always stayed rent free in my head. I'm someone who farms all overworld enemies along with most of the destructibles. At the Silvermane Guard Restricted Area map, on the top left area where a stagnant shadow currently is at, there used to be a destructible barrel that was placed in a very awkward position. I remember it being behind a barricade or some other object that made it really annoying to destroy.
They eventually moved it in patch 1.1 or 1.2 to make it easier to destroy. Then they moved it again when they added the stagnant shadow that's currently there. This is just one of the things you notice if you farm the overworld. Also enemy placements always change when they add new relics and mats to farm.
Yeaaaah I know which one you are talking about. I thought I just went insane and confused about it. I know they shift a couple things around. But back then that had completely escaped my mind ngl
An hour long video?? This is good food :D
I do hope you enjoy it! It is a lot of yapping and trying my best to remember lmaooo xD
I really enjoyed the first patches of HSR, I have very good memories of that!!
I waited for this game since the reveal trailer, and when they showed Yanqing in the CBT2 trailer I went so crazy over him and I immediately decided to skip every character to get him e6
Well, when I learned he's a standard character it really upset me...
During 1.0 my team was Dan Heng, Himeko, March 7th and I don't remember who else, and exploring this game was very fun!! Though I really felt sad that I couldn't play with Yanqing yet :<
I got Yanqing during 1.1 second phase. It made me so happy (╥﹏╥)
The sad thing about Yanqing is that they haven't released a good shielder besides Gepard before Aventurine :(
I still don't have Gepard, so I had to rely on March 7th/Bailu and it didn't work too well :">
However, my Yanqing is very strong now thanks to e2s1 Aventurine and e2s1 Ruan Mei, and I will continue making him stronger!!
I feel like I told more about Yanqing than 1.0 itself 😭 My mind is full of Yanqing nowadays
Also about the harassing comments and critique you said about, I'm really glad HoYoverse showed true Yanqing in 2.4 and 2.5, because it visibly reduced the harassment towards Yanqing fans
Critique is good as it can help, but harassment and bullying that I both experienced and saw had nothing good in it :( (it happened both because of lore and gameplay reasons)
Character is just pixels on the screen, but a human has feelings, and bullying and harassment just because someone likes a character you don't, shouldn't ever take place.
(Also in the description, Jing Yuan has turned into a standard character 😭 Mistakes happen, so don't worry about this!!)
Have a great day!!
If you're pulling in 2.7 I wish you the best of luck!! ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂)⸝♡
Same honestly, going back and reminsicing about the game was enjoyable. I was so hyped for the game, and I think not being in the beta for me, even tho I applied back before the game released kept me hyped up, so I was happy going in blind with most of the players. For me, my initial team was March 7th, Dan Heng/Serval, The Trailblazer and Gepard. I got Yanqing in my case right before 1.0 ended, and even then, I was happy using the Yanqing my partner at the time had on her account.
I hope the Rememberance Trailblazer can be another catalyst for Yanqing to thrive. Since they are gonna be Ice, if they happen to have a freeze mechanic, that would likely benefit Yanqing's DPS and allow him to proc more of his passive I think (I don't recall if frozen enemies took more damage, or had more chance to get his follow up attack)
It has been great that Yanqing has been able to be showcased, both as a character and his growth/ambitions through the wardance and heliobi patches. Critique is always good yeah, but when it is aggresive and hurtful then it is out of line yeah. I will edit the tag for Jing Yuan, I forgot to edit that one when I was copy pasting aaaa, thanks for bringing that up to my attention
Hope you have a great day!
His E1 makes him deal more damage against frozen enemies!
Sadly there is no way to increase the chances of his FUA :< it would be really cool though
And don't worry about forgetting to edit!! It just sometimes happens ^^
Btw you didn't announce the giveaway winners?
I have been waiting until all giveaway winners have received the prize. One of the 4 people didn't respond in time, so I had to redraw the winner.
I've redrawn the winner twice already. But the latest one did reach out to me today and I am waiting for their UID before I announce it to send their supply pass. Thank you for bringing up that concern