Honkai Star Rail 2.3 Story Quest REACTION

[@JunkoEnoshima.]

Nobody expected that SPARKLE of all people was the best wingman all along. Honestly though i just loved how enjoyably chaotic her character was

[@Red_Valentine]

Thank Aha she's gaming buddies with Silver Wolf lol

[@hazmatbob1519]

You have to take into account she's still following elation as chaotic as it is it is still elation

[@Ayush-kc2vx]

She is following elation i think that expected

[@iniicandy]

All masked fool are unserious in this story, shout out to Sampo 😂

[@FlutterSwag]

i really hope she shows back up , gremlin gotta gremlin

[@Assasin2]

It wasn’t Elio that hired Sparkle, it was Silver Wolf. Sparkle says the person who hired her was someone she met in an online game

[@_choco.chibi_481]

Mhm you are right

[@peanuts6293]

I don't think he reads half the stuff lol

[@CTheng]

Elio hired Sparkle through Silver Wolf. Silver Wolf is just acting based on her script.

[@_choco.chibi_481]

@@CTheng I mean technically yeah so like in a viable way it was silver wolf, who’s going according to Elio’s script

[@brodrick28]

I bet you they met on a league game

[@cherrickdinn]

Ratio instantly calculated that the bombs were fake and he peaced out

[@LycanMOON]

Nah,he was actually helping out as seen with boothill’s texts Also love how he waited for aventurine to speak in the group chat before leaving.he’s not subtle in the slightest

[@mikonyx7712]

​@@LycanMOON Not nearly as unsubtle as you shipping these two xD

[@feloven]

? ​@@mikonyx7712

[@saix_unicorn]

@@mikonyx7712 i mean, look at them, they are even gayer than me

[@Bolvar567]

The March convo at the end was beautiful with the fact she dosent know her own identity only makes the words more important

[@redlox2]

I know the quest is fairly short (especially compared to 2.2) but I think it wrapped a lot of storylines for the Penacony arcs pretty well. I think it also gave a fairly nice conclusion to the whole “IPC taking over Penacony” arc they teased would happen (not as ideal as the “everyone gets along” shown in the trailblazer dream ending but still as good as we could expect from the IPC.

[@supsas]

Honestly it was a lot better than I expected, at least for Penacony. I expected them to demand much more than 30% of Penecony’s shares.

[@redlox2]

@@supsas who knows Jade herself notes there isn’t anything stopping them from taking more then 30. But I feel with Starla express being part of the deal for now they will honour the 30 (25 with the 5 they give to Himeko).

[@cracuss31n52]

I feel like Penacony takeover from the IPC might not be so bad. It's not like the IPC wants to mine out Penacony or destroy it, Penacony will go on as normal only that it's under the name of IPC. The ones struggling will be the tycoons of Penacony.

[@azzoz1364]

3:54 I love the fact that Cyyu is listening to march while chat are fighting on who is the best mc😂

[@kyllernotkiller]

Fun fact: 1 Amber Era is between 76 to 240 Trailblaze calendar years (or Earth years), Jade said Oti was alive for 10 Amber Eras, that makes Oti between 760 to 2400 years old Edit: ty for correction

[@Bora_slash]

Isn't the shortest amber era last about 76 years?

[@kyllernotkiller]

@@Bora_slash Not sure, I'm just too lazy open Star Rail now and read it

[@xaviaxs]

@@kyllernotkiller 76-240 years each amber era

[@MajorLawliet]

No, the Amber Eras signifies the time when Preservation swings and smacks down his hammer, like a gong marking 12 PM or AM. There's no fixed amount of time between these spans of hammerfall, so you can at best go off the shortest known Amber Era we have info on.

[@mariobrothersfan2792]

2:35:58 official babygirl Caelus moment

[@IlGreven]

"Y'know how they could tie it back to HI3?" ...as a song from HI3 plays in the background...

[@faithrabbit4330]

They muted Argenti TWICE THEY MUTED OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY TWICE

[@roanoord6436]

The first one was cuz there were corrupted files but they said the dialogue was so short so they didnt care xDS

[@mystery8820]

And muted again on the dialogue where he pops in as a visitor of the Astral Express parlor car.

[@Sandromatic]

​@@mystery8820Those are always muted afaik?

[@raphaelunger3057]

​@@SandromaticThey say something when you interact with them

[@xrosslegends1279]

Dan Heng's dream was not realistic because the express's crew are not long lived like him.

[@carload21]

That is so fucking depressing now that you point that out

[@xrosslegends1279]

@@carload21 Yep

[@KurouShiro6000]

Welt doesn't age, we're not sure if TB ages or not, and March is shrouded in even more mystery. I suppose the only crew member who will most likely die by aging is their navigator.

[@Ayush-kc2vx]

Fuck he is just like frieren in that regard and i am depressed now 😢.

[@min4743]

​@@KurouShiro6000 Of course it's always Himeko 😔

[@redlox2]

I also like Firefly was one of the stars in this arc and they did have an arc separate from the trailblazer till the ending (which definitely seemed like a date to me but I ship them of together so I am biased). Robin small part was also memorably as it’s clear she is still not okay with Sunday being imprisoned but puts on a brave face for the sake of her fans 3:09:42 plus it seems she already made that deal with Jade to get Sunday out of Penacony so it’s possible she knows he will be okay even if it’s my with her anymore.

[@terrencenoran3233]

It's nice to hear "Pendant" playing again. Definitely one of those Honkai themes that can make you shed tears.

[@DisgaeMi]

Argenti being mute bug strikes again from what read on reddit

[@mightymanatee5342]

Yep. When I saw him I was like "OH!"... then I actually talked to him and was like "oh."

[@ubermenschen01]

It said it in-game from day 1 of 2.3, in the "Notices" menu.

[@astwicefan5254]

Everyone: Topaz and jade have a cute mother daughter relation ship Cy yu: They F***ked!!

[@Dragonpit]

I mean, it helps for us that Jade referred to Topaz and Averturine as kids in a side quest. Because Jade does NOT look that much older than Topaz, design-wise.

[@Tyler-is7gm]

Cute?

[@SwimSwayer]

I mean those eyes when they first met felt very interesting...

[@pforgottonsoul]

oh they fockin

[@shinhonwy]

saying that "everyone" refers to jade/topaz relationship as of those of a mother and a daughter is a _really_ big stretch xD

[@TurquoiseStar-tv9je]

The speculation seems to be that Jade made a deal with Robin to make sure Sunday was okay. In that case, I wonder what Robin had to give up…

[@paucolas821]

As we have seen, her cornerstone can read people's minds and desires. I think she mentions Robin to weaken Sunday during the talk. She also says to both Sunday and Firefly that she has been in their shoes to create this sense of empathy. IMO she's lying to convince Sunday.

[@noxy4966]

@@paucolas821 we cant say she is lying since he dont know her backstory. Also Jade mentions a lady concerned about Harmony giving her the information so it stands to reason Robin gave Jade information in return for helping her brother.

[@llewellz]

Just remember the words from the end of 2.2 with (probably) Elio reading, it was said that a brother and a sister were fated for eternal separation so maybe she gave up seeing him just so he can be free

[@astwicefan5254]

So glad we can hear the sound in the cutscene too because I couldnt hear it on twitch!!

[@shyreenangelaquesada4375]

Yoooo I missed that red text conversation and smiling Acheron because I choose a different option to answer😭

[@niodix]

Because you actually need to pay attention to dialogues. It's a gacha game but with a rich story

[@shyreenangelaquesada4375]

​@@niodix Yeah, shame

[@KuribPlays]

2:10:00 that transition is clean, went from yay happy to sparkle? Oh sht sparkle exist. 2:55:58 Cyyu doesn't know, they are playing Mei's Hi3rd ost lol. Kinda unfortunate, they didn't put the really awkward flute part of the ost.

[@riyadislam3441]

1:01:49. We all do. 1:05:25 Same. 1:08:22 I at first thought it was Sparkle in disguise or some other Imposter. 1:10:39 5% may seem small, but considering that Penacony is pretty much Las Vegas and Hollywood in space, it would be huge. 1:34:40 So her best bet for a cure are either Ruan Mei or the IPC. Can't decide which would be worse.

[@mikhail21]

Cyno: You gonna punch me? Sparkle *bonks with interdimensional hammer*

[@Jerrbearr0520]

Sparkle being the most unpredictable character in this game. 😂😂😂

[@Ayush-kc2vx]

Well as expected of a follower of Elation

[@JdjdjdSjdjj-wk8wr]

​@@Ayush-kc2vx Nah, she is the Elation

[@dyt-dettroi2.0]

1:34:50 Finality mentioned

[@marytambascio3700]

So… did anyone else imagine poor unfortunate souls playing in the background whenever Jade was making a deal (especially when she was talking to Firefly)

[@nicolas._.2294]

Now that you say it

[@midnashadow8439]

Oh as soon as jade spoke about the consequences of having a trade with her, I instantly thought of Ursula, doesn’t help her color palette is purple and black 🤣

[@rthan1868]

The fact that black swan keeps returning to March's room means that her past must be really bad to have a memokeeper constantly checking up on her and her belongings

[@keithpierce5686]

Idk the Remembrance (Garden) is keeping March from her memories to begin with so why would she need to go into her room to get those memories anyways?

[@bellferguson4393]

Trust Trailblazer to be more unhinged when left unattended 😂And then we get royally trolled by sparkle

[@wildwolfdante]

2:29:25 There's a little callback to the heliobus event if you interact with the floating green flame.

[@Zikoro]

With Penacony done, I have to say that Acheron is my absolute favorite character in HSR story and lore wise. I hope there is a reunion and a good one at that.

[@eagleangel5568]

You know whats funny looking back at this jade and alastor WOULD BE THE BEST OF FRIENDS lol I can see it both set the other up for a deal and vice versa like honestly someone make that fanart

[@bestsqued]

I love how the stellaron hunters were first portrayed as villains but now they’re just a wholesome family

[@MaiHaruki_]

sad didnt get see reaction sparkle doll boothill impression LMFAO

[@mllewhimsy1161]

Idk why but the scene with Acheron and the flowers.... and how this was what Tiernan wanted, just broke me

[@kkorii5924]

2:49:26 this was actually a reference to honkai impact 3rd or atleast it could be. A character named elysia said that exact line in a similar moment. Here himiko is talking about the trailblazers while elysia was talking about the flame chasers

[@aceoffires1032]

Really getting down to it, the Nameless and or the Stellaron Hunters almost kinda feel like the Flamechasers. It makes me wonder if Elio was previously one of the original Nameless who traveled with Akivili, I hope we have some Elio Lore soon. TB Lore too honestly, I want to learn even a tidbit more soon about who we were before the Space Station happened

[@Shatoswolfdemon]

Silverwolf hired sparkle. If you read it she made a friend while GAMING. Who else games?

[@gerrion25]

You make quite an impressive Argenti, Cy Yu. Bravo! 👏

[@msmith7791]

2:50:46 Here's a dad joke for you from me. What do you call a fish on a cow? Answer: surf and turf. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@TheSuriel]

I think the talk about Himeko being the "sweet dew" was done during the belabog arc when Himeko helped in the Topaz story, Jade did say Topaz task in Belabog had granted them a favor from the Astral Express Also imagine aside from the train they got a ship now. If they use the train against Sunday...imagine what they can do with a new ship

[@Drejkol]

2:53:22 yeah. We will meat again when she's gonna help us go through the Acheron River :c

[@saix_unicorn]

"meat again" 😭😭

[@subscriber101able]

2:56:00 Played this, watched many people play this, will never get over the fact that they purposefully played an ost straight from Hi3...

[@sagebrecht4765]

Something to note Genshin went from 1.6 to 2.0. but from then on they went to x.8 before the new version. So it'll be interesting if they follow the trend or not. But gonna be interesting to be going back to the Xianzhou for likely 2-3 patches based on how many silhouette were previewed.

[@garethcf1016]

The 2nd ost playing when u talk to acheron and choose the right options is called Pendant. Also only the first half of it is played on loop here.

[@hanbaebummie3215]

17:41 I gave Numby a burger they liked it!! 3:08:41 welp I love him… also I’m delulu hoyo gimmie Sunday pls!! 3:23:36 that is your firefly lmao, it only enhances your weapon and materials.

[@warbacca1017]

"Yo lets go we got a ship?" My guy, 2.3 gave us two ships

[@vault29a]

3 actually, boothill x argenti in "checking out" mission.

[@warbacca1017]

The ship we wanted and needed The ship we didn't know we wanted The ship we didn't know we needed I will not elaborate on which is which

[@Akiratua]

47:14 STOPP DON'T SAY THAT THEN SOMEBODY MIGHT FOR STOPP

[@ichan9450]

Oak cake rolls can be bought or synthesize its crazy firefly likes to eat it because it gives you a ton of break damage buffs 😅

[@Restilia_ch]

Sparkle best winggirl of all time.

[@NotFlameINVADES]

Just realized Acheron was with Tiernan, the trailblazer, during those cutscenes with the mystery man.

[@AetherIzHere]

Ooooh, CY YU POSTED LES GO

[@azrael7582]

Well we got to Herta Station after Loufu, for Ruan Mei´s Experiments, so we are going to Loufu after Penacony and then to the new world for 3.0

[@mightymanatee5342]

The main thing I took away from the Firefly cutscene was "I THOUGHT I FIXED THAT SCREEN!!"

[@taylorcharlton2039]

omg the choices you had with acheron toward the end are totally different from mine, i didnt even have a red text one :0

[@Luxius.]

Acheron have this "red text" option since 2.0, like in 2.0 you can reject her request to joining with your party in Reverie Hotel (Dream), if you rejected 3 times she straight up forced you to do it by making it only one red choice. (or even when the conversation is related to Acheron, for example when Welt asked TB's opinion about Acheron) Hoyo's being serious with the "red fleeting" in Raiden B. Mei (especially different dialogue we get in 2.0 based on 1st red question she gave)

[@Luxius.]

and yeah, because of that I always check my choices twice regarding Acheron, and the result is that I get the Acheron ending without a clue

[@taylorcharlton2039]

@Luxius. yeah I know she's got the red text that varies per a lot of people's playthroughs and it's really cool, I looked up what happened at the end of 2.3 here and it's apparently cause cyyu picked the second option in the first choice, I must've picked a different one but I'm so bummed I missed all that (I didn't even get to see her pretty portrait or the change after in my playthough at all, I'd seen it on Twitter and when I finished I thought it was just fanart OTL)

[@Hanabis924]

CyYu goes from "fuck Sparkle"... to "is she the best wingman" lol

[@nevembra9850]

I highly recommend that side mission, as long drawn out as it felt it was really funny 😂😂😂

[@-L1K-]

2.3 was amazing. Great ending to a great story. Just so satisfying. Not sure how they can top it.

[@depressedbender502]

Actually so sad I lost the 50/50 on Sparkle banner Such a good character

[@orlandocampbell6105]

Sweet 👍

[@annazhang1434]

2:36:19 guys did cyyu didnt finish the clockie event thats why theres still slash on the monitor? I did finish mine but im too focused on Aventurine to focus if theres a slash or not hshhs But if he already repair it and theres still slash, what does that mean? Were still in a dream? Also im so SAD that Robin made a deal with Jade to free Sunday TT pls not another Traveller situation TT

[@BlackCat1374]

I had the broken screen too, but finished the event. So technically it should be fixed... so either it's a mistake on Hoyo's part, a deliberate choice (regardless if you did the event or not) to showcase Aventurine's journey , or the theory that we're still in a dream is floating around. We don't know the reason for sure.

[@Y0SEFU]

It’s broken regardless if you finished the event or not, but it’s just for that cutscene.

[@ZeppeliGaming]

@@BlackCat1374 I dont want to be rude but wasnt the whole point of the cutscene to show that anything is possible in the land of dreams? I don't think stylistic choice really matters here lol. If it was any other place I would actually be kinda icked by this but since it is penacony why does it matter lol? it could be just Aventurine imagination or anything

[@Shippou011]

@@ZeppeliGaming Aventurine's personal viewpoint/dreams/etc. would not influence a structure controlled by the Dreamweavers tho? An individual's desires don't have that much power within the dreamscape. In their own dreams, sure - but not in the dreamscape constructed by the family. There's a ton of other reasons people are figuring it's a mistake (Fate's Atlas has that quest directly before it - which means in the canon timeline, it happens before this mission, so much like Topaz's quest where she's in the museum *should* bear the changes whether you completed the quest or not) or a hint that we're still trapped in the dream (other reasons include: many characters acting out of character, showing up in places they shouldn't be, several inconsistencies in explanations for things, that entire questline after the main mission where we... run the hotel? and just handing over the airship to us? and we're the captain for some reason??? Weird stuff.)

[@BlackCat1374]

@@ZeppeliGaming Could be as well, I don't know! It's just my speculation as to why the broken screen was there. So your thought is just as possible :)

[@viviannam8836]

Props to someone saying "dream jam twice first" and people saying "Haven't you played the 2.1 event?"

[@aklilemilton3711]

Am I the only person who believed that someone should have joined the express? I thought it would be Misha or Gallager, but hell even Micah{Who seems like a descendant of Mikhail} would have worked as a new nameless at this point. We should also see a new Stellaron Hunter as well.

[@keithpierce5686]

Black Swan is aboard currently, tho she isn't considered a Nameless just a passenger for the moment.

[@willow_song2596]

The Nameless didn't appear for me at the bar to talk to. So the "friends" I talked to were the memes from the event.

[@hoppie4263]

Silver wolf and sparkle were working together

[@NettoAzure]

I love the finale ❤

[@Rek23-x2m]

If One of the trailblazer Will die Who do your think Will be? For me Is welt for two reason First he and dan hang have a similar role in explaining stuff tò us second welt promes tò protect himeko so i think he Will die tryng save her

[@aceoffires1032]

Brother better not die he has a whole wife and son to return to eventually😂

[@teddybearclarence]

lol I wished you found the "outlaw" doll... it's the funniest one out of all of them..

[@bangtanboys-kn7kj]

A man: All the quests here have one thing in common... Alejandro: They are stupid? A man: They are terrified of death. Alejandro: Oh... Yeah, yeah. Bro, that was mad funny🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lloydanimations2641]

1:22:42 when he said “Stacy” I got scared bc that’s my name lol

[@lloydanimations2641]

She has my personality too lol

[@nevanV12]

I hope he watches the latest video from hsr. Its a nice wrap up for this

[@ooo-w8v2n]

diamond is just a diamong since the cornerstones are part of qlipoth

[@Woolint]

Im legit still confused if Firefly's final death actually happened or if sparkle jebaited us hard

[@vivi_blaiddyd]

Soo who voices Old man Oti now? It sounds so familiar but I cannot pinpoint the voice actor!!

[@CakSindox]

With how they phrase Amphoreus, it sounds like teyvat

[@aceoffires1032]

Tbf, there was apparently a few planets that never really had many connections outside, and given how the Memoria feels almost sort of S.O.Q. (no, I am not saying Memoria is the Sea of Quanta) and can really only be seen by the Garden makes me feel like it is a "Bubble World" that is leaking into the Star Rail World (capital W to differentiate because Hoyoverse's Cosmological terms are very odd) in some way? Either way you think about it, sounds like we're in for something *fun* here, also I am curious as to why Black Swan wants us to go there, she may be a good aligned character but has been confirmed she's chaotic good, she wants memories and experiences and has her own motives, and it almost seems like BS wants to come with us, I hope it all ends well

[@jackmanleblanc2518]

1:26:20 it's not weird, and stop making it weird. There are fantasy races like this in every fantasy world ever. They're just tiny people. Geez, it's like some people have never heard of halflings. The typical anime art style just leads to them looking a bit more childish than the typical western art style.

[@_choco.chibi_481]

I didn’t choose the one that gives the banana note lol

[@IlGreven]

I saw Twitch muted the Robin song...

[@ukido1689]

SPARKLE GOATED CHARACTER!❤

[@YumaNanami]

I think i F'd up my dialog with Acharon... i dont remember any of ehat Cyyu saw.

[@coffee_is_life1732]

ITS TIMEEEEEEE

[@MajorLawliet]

What is chat yapping about? Jade was saying FIREFLY was in the Path of Finality, and wondering if that applied to everyone else in her team (or thematically at least Elio, as the leader and the one that seems to most fit the description beyond Firefly by trying to go against Destiny). At no point is that ever confirmed to be the path for everyone in the SH. Is like excitement brainwashes you all and kills any logical thought.

[@ubermenschen01]

Tbf it's a kinda confusing statement, b/c the subject of changes between sentences but the pronouns are similar. I didn't understand Jade was referring to Firefly specifically until watching it back (I thought she was talking about Elio).

[@MajorLawliet]

@@ubermenschen01 I don't remember the exact words at the moment, but I guess maybe I just read it weirdly. The context and everything else, plus very recently seeing what Complete Combustion was seemingly Firefly becoming a Pathstrider made it feel like it couldn't have been referring to anything else. After all, Jade was talking to Firefly, and making assumptions on the rest of her group while discussing how peculiar she found them, **off** Firefly.

[@NeuviTheHydro]

HI CYYU :D

[@RailGun256]

i swear, Siobhan should have been another penacony 4 star. missed opportunity

[@madexx13]

Sparkle is the best wingman

[@JacksontheSwordsman]

I think… are Argenti & Boothill a thing?

[@Bora_slash]

Heterosexual life partners, sooner than later.

[@MaximumCarnage-]

Wow, glad I saw your interaction with Acheron. I guess I chose the wrong dialogue options because I missed all that lore and those 2 amazing pictures of her. Shit. Kinda sucks a dialogue option can make you miss out on so much.

[@mguitar3931]

Thank you Sparkle, for the best wingman you've played past 500 years.

[@noxy4966]

Gallagher is a fire character so he cant be imaginary besides i have him E6, cant get more real than that. People wanting Sunday, fuck Sunday i want Siobhan. Also, justice for Argenti. We need to hear our boy's voice.

[@aceoffires1032]

The gameplay brainrot is real. I was trying to figure out why you said Gallagher can't be Imaginary element because of him being Fire element, I know that was part of the joke but I was sitting here for a good minute doing mental gymnastics 😂

[@niodix]

I see you desperately ignoring side quests. Well bad for you. You missed the scene at the bar with March and will likely miss Firefly flirting with Caelus. P.S: Gallagher is dead. That's why bitter drink would be more appropriate for final scenes

[@Dragonpit]

Not a fan of how each of the story patches end. i get that they want to end on cliffhangers, but it makes the transition points rather abrupt. For an example, the last patch ended with the Sunday boss fight, but this patch basically starts up with you immediately waking up from that exact same boss fight. It literally makes our capacity to go side questing borderline non-sensical in the context of the story, which is especially egregious when it comes to stuff like that one side quest Robin sends you on in the Theatre. I'm also concerned about how these cliffhanger breaks affect the story, if the story was experienced all at once by newcomers. Stories DO need to slow down at times, because if everything was always on the move, and there was always something happening, it can very easily wear people out and drive them off the story as a result. Those who play from patch to patch would be fine, since the breaks between patches serve as breaks in the story, but things could be on the go constantly for those taking more of the story in at once.

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

I agree. I know it's meant to hook the player with curiosity, but I can't help but feel how choppy having so many cliffhangers is.

[@pluna3382]

It's not that deep bro lmao

[@ryoukaip]

agree

[@ziodyne7774]

Chill lil bro, I know you want to sound smart, but it ain’t that deep lol

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

To be honest, I never really like how Hoyo expects you to love certain characters because the main character's written to be (who's supposed to be an extention of the player's choices to a certain degree), especially when the scenes have some kind of romantic atmosphere in it even if it's technically not a romance (even gameplay pushes the MC and Firefly together). It's great for those that hold affection for the character, but not to those that don't really feel attached or prefer other characters. You're only limited to mean options towards Sampo, but when it comes to other manipulative characters such as Ruan Mei, the quests are written as if it's expecting for you to like them. I heard Genshin has a similar issue too?

[@yubaa]

There’s no problem if you don’t self-insert as the MC

[@darkwhispersstories47]

I mean that doesn't seem to be an issue to me (not because I am a shipper or anything) since this is not a dating sim so romance is completely a side thing Also Sampo? The scoundrel backstabbing thief potential Emanator of Aha? That guy? Really?him a datable guy or even a "good" guy? Also isn't Ruan Mei straight up just manipulating the way you speak so it will come always in a more positive light? Is how I remember that questline anyway Either way let's not forget that the "options" are just the MC thoughts that he/she hasn't said out loud yet it's not meant to be a 100% immersion thing

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@yubaa It is when most of TB's actions are decided by the player and barely having any choice in the matter.

[@OmegaShanic]

@@oceanicGrimalkin I can understand where you are coming from, even if I disagree with it. This style of writing probably became notable earlier, but I'll always associate it with Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening, where you can outright customize the look, classes, and relationships of the character, but yet the writers make the character wholly theirs to control. I would say that there's enough unique about the Trailblazer we can't control, while enough choices and enforcement of our control, that they want their cake and to eat it too: you are meant to be the Trailblazer, and the Trailblazer is meant to be their own entity. I hate to say this, but yuba is right: safest way around this critique is to not buy into the Trailblazer being you, since its the half you can control. Your criticism is valid, but they're definitely not going to sway from the Trailblazer being both either, and it would be a massive rewrite of the story if they did in either direction.

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@OmegaShanic You're the first reply to actually understand what I'm saying. I can't stand the toxic part of Firefly's community. Even when I'm not looking for them, they're somehow everywhere- including non-Firefly posts about characters released/going to be released next to her. As for the other replies, one assumes I think Sampo is a "good guy". Hell, I never even said HSR has dating mechanics or if I even want to romance that guy. I just said the tone and atmosphere paint it like a romance (I doubt HSR is going to make any actual romance since that's not the focus, and no, not saying that they should). They also got Ruan Mei wrong because the effect it inflicts is making the consumer unable to speak any truths regarding her. The other one is half-half because other points weren't addressed. Sure, Trailblazer isn't meant to be the player's Avatar, but so many of their choices felt as if they partially are with so much contrasting options despite acting indepentendly in other times. I've read others argued that it's all part of the "script" for TB, but that feels like a handwave for every writing decision regardless. I've also heard others who say that "you can't please everybody". That's true, but that can be applied to pretty much every critique. Kinda rant-y, but I'm tired.

[@BlackCat1374]

I'm still quite unhappy with the way they decided to wrap up some storylines. Sealing the Stellaron off-screen when it's always the most important part, Aventurine getting this big part in 2.1 to be saved offscreen by Argenti when we don't even know how he got there and got Aventurine out, it's never explained either. Idk, some things leave a bitter taste in my mouth.

[@mikonyx7712]

Also the everflame mansion having it's last mention back in 2.1....

[@kian-ganji]

I hate that the crew is acting like the IPC isn't straight up evil (like how TB acted with ruan mei) The family might not be as perfect as they are supposed to be (because they follow the harmony) but i take the most evil family leader over the most virtuous IPC leader And jade is just a snake in sheep's clothing (just like ruan mei) At least anti matter legion doesn't claim to be the good guys while doing the most shady sh*t in the background

[@zeru5195]

Probably because they aren't actually evil.

[@pluna3382]

Only the naive view the IPC as the devil. Like seriously? The family aren't that bad? The brainwashing, the monopolizing of happiness, scamming people of their livelihoods, straight up corruption and murder, propaganda and conspiracies to hide their insidious nature, organized crime and abuse? That's just being imperfect? Yalls moral compass is beyond saving

[@mrdemmyx8570]

Maybe because the astral express has no idea of how terrible their actions are, only we as players do.

[@kian-ganji]

@@mrdemmyx8570 TB and march ... Maybe But welt and himeko aren't stupid

[@mattiemcdoink8445]

@@kian-ganji I thought that's exactly why Welt said that they don't want either the IPC or The Family having full control over Penacony. IPC because they know how bad the IPC can be, and the Family because if they get their way fully the legacy of their Nameless predecessors would get squashed again and Penacony would basically go back to being a prison. So their solution was to force the two to cooperate in such a way that neither was free to do whatever evil they would have otherwise.

[@deh3201]

Praying for the IPC downfall and my boy Sunday happiness!! 🙏

[@ichan9450]

Oak cake rolls can be bought or synthesize its crazy firefly likes to eat it because it gives you a ton of break damage buffs 😅

[@annazhang1434]

2:36:19 guys did cyyu didnt finish the clockie event thats why theres still slash on the monitor? I did finish mine but im too focused on Aventurine to focus if theres a slash or not hshhs But if he already repair it and theres still slash, what does that mean? Were still in a dream? Also im so SAD that Robin made a deal with Jade to free Sunday TT pls not another Traveller situation TT

[@alexray24]

The slash is there regardless if you've competed the event or not

[@annazhang1434]

@@alexray24 i see, thank you!