Sigewinne Surprised me! | Genshin Impact

[@TheRoschi]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate it. For those interested I DO have a hot take below so if you're curious or daring enough, give it a read. Just a reminder, I'm not saying my opinion is better than yours. This is just how I see things. From the very beginning I've always said that I'll tell it like it is, good and bad. So I hope no one actually gets butthurt over it because that would be silly. :) . . . 🔥HOT TAKE 🔥 I understand that not many are praising this character because her kit is apparently 'bad' (not that I would know or care). I have no reason to fight for Sigewinne or defend Hoyoverse. Yet, I'm gonna be real here. Here's the thing. WHAT IF... Hoyoverse is just not good at balancing their characters in this game? The answer: In my opinion, true. It's been this way for a long time, and I'm not even talking about Dehya. Hyperbloom teams, shield characters in general, spending more money on characters makes them better (the nature of all gacha games), and of course the fact that Bennett exists. Whenever Hoyo introduces a healer the initial response is "BOO!" because it's not something that can boost an already broken dps build. Nor do you really need healing if you're just obliterating everything in your path by pressing a handful of buttons thus pulling off a combo that wipes everything before its animation is even finished. I'm knew to the gacha scene so who cares about my opinion about this kind of thing right? That's fair! Here's the thing though. It's because I'm knew, that I can see through all of this nonesense. It's a different perspective. I don't care about meta because it's pointless for a casual like me who is more interested in the story and lore than anything else. At the same time, sure having the most optimal team may allow me to crush the busy work encounters of this game to get to the juicy lore bits faster, but that would be boring to me. I might as well read a wiki article instead. So as far as I'm concerned, even a "bad" character in the game can clear the majority of the story content. I just want whoever interests me the most ( fricken pulled for Arlecchino and can't even use her. Also saving till the end of time for Ganyu, so if that doesn't prove that, I dunno what will). Despite all of that, I think it's justified that people get upset over stuff like this, because a lot of players do spend money (sometimes whale) in this game, so if a character isn't what they expected then... it feels like a let down. A lot of players have a lot more investment in this game, not just through money, but also time. So I'm not faulting anyone for that, just to be clear. At the same time, this kinda character release isn't new. Hoyo has done this before, and it's 100% intentional, and they will repeat this, over, and over again. At the end of the day, there are no "bad" characters, because if we're going to point fingers then we technically have to point at MANY of the other beloved ones as well for their own respective game breaking ways. Some people don't get this because they have a clouded perspective and will reside within their echo chambers, others will jump on a hate train just because it's there and easy, despite not understanding the facts. I could continue but I'll move on. A more streamlined review of Sigewinne. Pros: - Many unique animations. Her basic bow attack (throwing the pills) is great, Her bubble gun, her burst. Her idle animations are adorable. She is peak cuteness. - Her bow charge with the little bubble hearts is pretty different, which I applaud. Not sure if I've seen something like that before. If so, at least not enough to stand out like this does. - She's a healer and despite people not liking that, I do, and think it suits the character very well. Obviously aesthetic is more important to me. Cons: - Gave her the little girl model despite being a Melusine. I heard there was lore reasons but I mean come on... It's an excuse to not do extra work. It is what it is. - Similar little girl animations. She has the same airplane run. It's boring, I'm over it now. - Despite her very unique attack and skill animations she does feel kinda slow. Perhaps even clunky. Summary: This is a character who has a lot going for them aesthetically but still fell a little short of being TRULY impressive. She is a step in the right direction though. She is made for people who just genuinely want the character because it's her and she's cute and they love her. That's great, nothing wrong with that. She's not here to make your teams better, so hopefully people can get over that, she's literally someone you're gonna have pop on the field, do her skill, and then put her away unless if you c6 her (which will always be dumb). To use her is not rocket science, some people will like it, many who have complained obviously don't understand this about her, and dislike her because of it, but It is what it is. I'm not going to be wishing for her (not because of her kit) but because I'm saving for others who I clearly want more. Plus Natlan is around the corner and that will most likely be pretty crazy. We'll see when we get there. I'm looking forward to it. It's ok if you disagree with what I said above, people can have different opinions and can coexist. I'm just being brutally honest. Keep in mind that If I didn't want to play, then I just wouldn't. BUT I am still... So yeah. That's that. XD Thanks for listening to my TED Talk. I appreciate all of you. *drops mic*

[@JustinSchuller]

There are lore reasons for her appearance... but I suspect that they wrote the lore for exactly this reason, not wanting to make a new playable model or whatever. I agree that the "airplane" run is annoying. It was cute when Klee did it. It made me scratch my head when Nahida did it.

[@TheRoschi]

@@JustinSchuller Exactly. You get it!

[@DanaOtken]

Can't be positive, but I think one consideration Hoyo has designing characters for this game is to give them a "complete" soloing kit suitable for traveling the world and fighting through non-boss encounters without support. This is automatically anti-meta for team building, where you want overspecialization. And it's not great when combined with the reliance on time limits for "challenge-based" fights. Personally, I kind of like it but feel the game itself hasn't reached the potential for "playing around with it" to fully support that approach.

[@emerald4218]

What many people overlook is that Sigewinne has the rare ability to heal the entire team while off field. As far as I know, only 3 other characters can currently do that. Not every character has to be meta on release, sometimes It's just nice to have options to choose from. Or to look at it another way, Sigewinne works better in a Wriothesley team than Baizhu does despite them both being off field team healers

[@ChainedThoughts]

I pulled her for the sole purpose to have my revenge against all those times I was trapped in a bubble by enemies.

[@TheRoschi]

You're so very valid for that. Get 'em.

[@ChainedThoughts]

@@TheRoschi It was so satisfying. 😭😭😭😭

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

“I swear, it’s for medical reasons”, she says as she murders pyro slimes. I tried to get her but I lost the 5050 to Qiqi so now, I’m saving for the Natlan characters

[@TheRoschi]

Everyday casual Sigewinne behavior. :D

[@woekittenvideos7534]

Once again, Genshin gives a cool and fun normal attack animation to a character who has no business using their normal attack.

[@7872921]

Siegwine elemental skill not only for healing and trap enemy , but also dmg buffer for a summoned unit (via elemental skill) like fischl's oz, yae miko's lightning rods, guoba etc. She can be pure dps but it need to c6 . Her kit so unique for me,.but my primos 😭

[@DanaOtken]

Managed to get her (my pulls are ruined for the summer event, but no Kokomi and no Klee so no urgency there) and very much liking her kit. I'm probably going to use her in conjunction with Barbara, Mona, Furina, and Hydro Lumine once I finally feel like switching away from Anemo again. This has the drawback of forcing me to split my Natlan exploration into multiple teams (starting to build Deyha and Gaming going into the other, since they seem a good base for a dedicated anti-Pyro and anti-Geo team), but the more I learn about Natlan the more sensible that's seeming as an approach.

[@mayasharaf1426]

It's kinda funny that an eight minute video has chapters XD My extremely short attention span is very happy right now.

[@TheRoschi]

I'm glad you appreciate them... They're very tedious BUT I guess people like them, and the algorithm does too. SO here I am. XD;

[@reiresonance4643]

Got her in 40 pulls after Clorinde. Always wanted her and im happy im once in a while lucky to get an early pull for her. And have more left for Natlan than expected. As for her kit: Its underbaked/disappointing for sure. But healers are always underapreciated. She's at least comfy, and works well in Furina Teams (while my Kokomi is reserved for my Nilou Team). My Furina C2/Clorinde/Nahida C2 Team especially does appreciate her more than other healers, so she fills that role. I just wished there was at least a useful 4 star bow for her as the 3 star one is ugly and i couldnt/wouldnt go for her signature as i already own Furina's signature. (Not to mention the weapon banners are a trap anyway).

[@stevieveringus3857]

Her kit is all over the place. We have fallen short of 4 star hydro characters, and here comes yet another 5 star hydro character, only that she makes Dehya look good. Sometimes it's not about the meta, it's about discovering whether the creators put much love into the character kit at all. On the good side, her aesthetics are great. Only if she had a full melusine design... Edit: Sigewinne DPS is achievable at C6. She kinda becomes Neuvilette.

[@reiresonance4643]

Im sorry, but even she cant make Dehya look good. And i say that as someone who got Dehya during her "limited" banner. Dehya just has no role she's good at, while Sigewinne can at least make some teams more comfy. (Still trying to make Dehya work though, lets hope for Natlan).

[@bluezonertb4139]

Lots of people are complaining about her kit. It's really bad for a 5 star. They did her dirty

[@thetalkingbear]

Lots of people complain about everything. Negativity is a defining characteristic of the internet.