What If Delusions Were Added To Genshin Impact?

[@humbertoseghetto5218]

I can totally see snezhnayan characters having delusions and using them like natlan ones use phlogiston, but i think that expecting old characters to access them too is too much delulu

[@aldrich_leon8547]

yeah. the only ones that i expect top be buffed with delusions pre-szeshnayan characters are diluc and childe, but more so childe, as diluc;s delusion was desroyed in the manga

[@Cluvr]

My thoughts exactly. Delusions for existing characters would throw any semblance of balance into oblivion.

[@hailthequeenFM]

Maybe Childe and Arle​@@Cluvr

[@KyzenEX]

@@hailthequeenFM Arle doesn't need it. Her Vision and Delusion are the same element already.

[@paulamblard3836]

At most, Childe may have the update. but any other character getting a Delusion : no.

[@wellberightback4861]

Just realized that the Tsaritsa’s moto is actually ”Delulus are the solulu”

[@leagueisgood842]

I mean after knowing about her past, there is no way she would go delulu with the way her life was fked up

[@lorraineviruet8973]

Trust me this bih knows what she doin

[@wellberightback4861]

I was talking about the delusions, not her coping mechanisms😭

[@Wolfe2009]

God damnit man😂

[@BobThebuilder-r7v]

I was gonna say just make it for the harbingers but making it a regional thing sounds much better

[@justair9006]

6:52 “how would ganyu work if she was dendro” tighnari: AM I A JOKE TO YOU?

[@Otherface]

I think he meant it for the splash damage. Because Tighnari doesn't have much splash damage.

[@joakinsane]

Tighnari only does 3 quick shots bro that's not a ganyu

[@gravityhurts2910]

​@@joakinsane never realized Tighnari is a quick shot

[@edwinpabustan4867]

I think Ganyu will be a better Ult-Bot then. Imagine all the dendro it applies. 😂

[@jpsun14]

@@gravityhurts2910 well when you cast his skill he can technically shoot 3 quick charged shots

[@Normalperso2833]

It feels like Delusions will become Sneazhnya's regional mechanic,just like Sumeru with Dendro, Fontaine with Pneumia and Ousia(and bond of life kinda) and nightsoul blessings for Natlan. What if people in Sneazhnya don't have visions, because they willingly gave them away because its a way to "rebel" against celestia,so people are given advanced delusions

[@seamountain5]

Best me to it

[@Overthesunandmoon]

I don’t know I thought that only skilled people such as people part of the fatui are allowed to wield delusions

[@awman5095]

Your theory crashes at the mention of Childe who has both his vision and delusion

[@King_Jockey]

​@@awman5095I agree with you but it could be that only the harbingers are allowed to use visions alongside delusions since they're permitted by the archon herself

[@Normalperso2833]

@@awman5095I didn't think of that🤔but what if the Tsarista hands out delusions? Maybe safer delusions? There could be another explanation where, for example,the Tsarista makes sure they're safe so that her citizens don't have to be tied to celestia or somth..

[@BluecoreG]

3:38 Noelle who wants a Anemo Vision: 😐

[@LeXxIsntAnAnimeWeebISwear]

noelle in her villain arc: joins fatui to get anemo delusion

[@ArgosThePeacock]

​@@LeXxIsntAnAnimeWeebISwearCharlotte too

[@farm7379]

​@@ArgosThePeacockWhat's her story?

[@joeltoomer3332]

@@farm7379she wants an anemo vision to help her with her photography unlike cyro

[@Hie_Hyoumaki]

10th harbinger - Noelle with redhorn thresher c6r5

[@MSSProductions1]

i would pay so much for a childe skin that makes his delusion available

[@lorraineviruet8973]

U didn’t hear this from me but I dreamt hu Tao is getting a skin. Hopefully childs gets one someday!

[@biswajitlaskar6071]

I doubt that, does he still crit in ultimate 😂...

[@rinku_yay]

​@@lorraineviruet8973 yup and xiangling is getting a free one in lantern rite

[@trixtheghostwalker6634]

Snezhnaya characters could get the game mechanic of delusions with Tartaglia, maybe getting a new version or an upgrade

[@ilari90]

Yeah, I think it's more like the Natlan nightsoul blessing for them, maybe adding a second skill or burst, not a thing you can add to any character. Due to the story implications and the use of them being detrimental, it would be just really weird that anyone else would use them, like forcing them to use steroids.

[@trixtheghostwalker6634]

@ilari90 makes sense

[@KurulaGuambeTSB]

That's the neat part of it... he won't. : D

[@blastchaos4286]

The Delusion itself just changes his element to Electro, his transformation is the Foul Legacy technique he learned from Skirk who in turn learned it from Surtalogi the Foul.

[@Aurirang]

@@KurulaGuambeTSB And us Tartaglia-mains will cry again. At least give the man his Delulu-outfit to prance around in. It's also still a crime how the big arse Narwhal he chucks at you, isn't his ult.

[@xenoemblem7]

In your dreams." - Yae Miko

[@RapiereGridoro]

12:30 Childe give his vision to traveller to use only his delusion in Fontaine, because the vision was not working anymore, so yes, the delusion was mentioned in the recent main history

[@alexjackyperson101]

maybe we get electro childe but you cant use hydro childe with her.

[@hayond656]

Please please I want Delusion Childe to be Playable Even if it's just basically the same Kit but Electro, cuz honestly it's pretty perfect for Electro. He already has the Fastest Hydro app after all

[@KittyNatiquinha]

If they were to make delusions playable, i think it's probably gonna be like Natlan's gimmicks. New characters would be able to switch to delusion mode with their skill or burst for a period of time, and maybe inside Snezhnaya they can have that for longer. But changing current characters (exept childe) would probably be a giant mess and wouldn't make sense, i mean can you imagine asking kokomi to wear a delusion after all that crisis in the archon quest??

[@pinospin9588]

my theory is that if the delusion user actually have vision or any other kind of power source within them, they can use it without too much effort and disadvantages basically their physical traits and/or being blessed by the heavenly principles allow for such resistance

[@thegreatBarbossa]

elemental energy is dangerous and potentially even lethal at high enough dosages so I like to think that, since a vision is basically a focus that channels elemental energy, the delusion is imperfect in that regard, so part of the channeled elemental energy also hits the user. if the user also has a vision however, it shields them from this by absorbing and channeling the unwanted elemental energy comming off the delusion

[@gimbo4025]

im inclined to agree, even though fatui agents, mages, skirmishers etc use the power of delusions with seemingly no backlash, at least as far as we know

[@yachiyotsukino3238]

@@thegreatBarbossa Well considering Signora never had a vision, and her delusion actually helped her control her pyro energy. i think the delusions the actual fatui receives are so well made that they work exactly like a vision, but in inazuman´s archon quest the delusion factory was mass producing them, they made poorly crafted delusions

[@Aurirang]

@@yachiyotsukino3238 To be fair, Signora was kinda immortal. The Delusions in Inazuma fed on the users life, which made them age quicker. For Signora this probably means nothing at all, since she's well over 500 years old anyways. I'm not sure how it would work on Pantalone since he doesn't (?) have some awesome, metaphysical power (only the power to topple the entirety of Teyvats economical system) nor a vision. chances are, that he has to be careful about using his Delusion due to that. Tartaglia isn't exactly a good candidate to check on either, because who knows what the Abyss did to him and his body because fighting a whale for 40 (arguably way more) days without break is decidedly not normal for a human, no matter how beefed up they are.

[@Zigzorark]

Teppei didn’t die for this.

[@wongo6828]

The funny and attractive Mistahfeet would probably LOVE to have Delusions playable just to spite Teppei

[@collective20]

Who? /jk

[@amberknight7301]

Yes, he died for the 30 minutes we knew him.

[@jason3114]

Teppei can go to #€\\

[@InmateOmighty]

@@amberknight7301 Correction: 15 minutes

[@xabierarana2645]

Displaying her mastery over both water and polearms, Xiangling sends a Hydronado whirling around her. The Hydronado will move with your character for the ability's duration, dealing Hydro DMG to all opponents in its path.

[@allister21]

i feel like Delusions will be the Night Soul of Snezhnaya

[@epicazeroth]

Honestly wouldn't be surprised if element switching is the main "gimmick" for Snezhnaya characters, the same way it was Dendro for Sumeru or Nightsoul for Natlan.

[@inqyr4707]

Idk how they would give it to childe without making him broken. Imagine the aggravate numbers with electro childe riptide

[@センナ-h4c]

​@@inqyr4707just make his CD 2 mins lol, remember the old days when people used Childe for long?

[@Hie_Hyoumaki]

​@@inqyr4707he deserved that upgrade after all the shiet he went through in fontaine ✊️✊️✊️✊️

[@Raudent]

@@inqyr4707 The gimmick could either you can only either use his vision mode or his delusion mode but cannot be both (like the traveler's element), or his delusion mechanics only serves as a buffer (Childe gets bonus ER or gains energy when triggering his delusion)

[@flamezforthegamez1056]

And like Tartaglia, the delusion-based elemental gameplay would have a penalty mehanic, like increased cooldown with increased uptime, decreasing atk as uptime increases, or taking DoT while delusion element is active, or maybe decreased DEF over time. I think thats a fair trade for being able to wield an additional element.

[@Chiropterran]

I would definitely prefer they err on the side of restricting a Delusion mechanic to Fatui Harbinger units, with each given a predetermined second element if applicable. I think giving them each that additional flexibility at a cost would feel thematically appropriate while opening up more teambuilding options. And I agree with the Childe fans that it should retroactively be applied to him as well. I agree that Capitano might be a good first unit to test this idea on. If Hoyo feels confident enough, they could even update Childe at the same time and run them on the same patch (whether the same banner phase or putting Childe on the opposite phase). Childe's Delusion kit could remain nearly identical beyond elemental typing, and Capitano could be the guinea pig for a unit who was built from the ground up to swap elements.

[@MrX1230_]

It would make sense for snezhnayas gimmick to be delusions, like natlans nightsoul and fontaines hp fluctuation, but i think adding them to old characters (maybe besides childe) or to characters who canonically wouldn’t wield one (so almost everyone) won’t be done. Also, if they release a delusion for a character, they will only have one element available

[@RenkittyRenzo]

This is exactly what I was thinking, just like how natlan’s characters have… odd elemental skills that are mainly for traversal, snezhnaya characters could have elemental bursts that deal a small aoe of elemental damage but then change their element for a short time! There elemental skill wouldn’t change what it does, just the elemental damage it deals. And I guess it would inherently change catalyst characters normal attacks also.

[@polarroars68]

if delusions were added i think they should make it use the Z key (or wtv key u have for the oculi finders) and it just makes the onfield character and skills infused with that element and a list of characters are unable to use them (like sara bc she loves raiden or baizhu bc he’s not physically fit enough) and itd have no effect on off field units (no cryo xingqiu unless he’s onfield) but itd work with summons and marks (ie. cryo guoba and cryo nihihi mark) and it transfers their dmg bonuses to all type dmg bonus up to a maximum (like if kazuha swirled all elements) and if a character goes below like 55-60% hp the delusion is put on an indefinite cooldown until your above the required minimum then goes on a 10-15 second cooldown i think that’d be the best way to make team building more creative and make it so constellations and stuff dont need to be changed

[@bohoobah9518]

sara bcs she loves raiden 😂

[@Raudent]

I like your idea of using a gadget as delusion/vision switcher, it becomes a key gadget for snezhnaya exploration gimmicks but won't mess up the abyss/imaginarium meta

[@polarroars68]

@@Raudent itd also help with elemental nusences in game like when u need dendro in sumeru for those dendro grapple plants or when u need an electro character for a monument

[@rick8216]

I recall a throwaway line about delusions bad stuff being countered by having a vision but I don't remember who specifically said it

[@ahmadfaris4353]

I am a Genshin player from 2060 and yes, Delusion is playable. Anemo and Electro Kazuha is the meta currently

[@arbors2]

Oh wise time traveller, is Neuvillette still meta or did they find a way to nerf him

[@AuraLegend-up8tp]

How does Childe play?

[@ilari90]

@@arbors2 You mean buff him? He really needs it. There are 0 good supports for him.

[@TNuuv]

Tell me, will we get critical QOL features?

[@ryuk6795]

Do they get rid of paimon or she still yapping to our death

[@johanneswalter1531]

I think delusions might get playable for the Harbingers in Snezhnaya. The most intuitive way to implement them would probably be similar to Furinas switch between ousia and pneuma. So you can switch between vision and delusion by holding either attack or skill. But i'm not sure if they will change any existing characters, i think that is way less likely, even with Childe.

[@whathedogdoin2277]

In cookie run kingdom, the devs give an older character(s) a magic candy which gives a new feature to the character’s powers and skills, with some going from f tier to s tier, so I hope if delusions are added it’s a specific buff for specific characters, especially those that are on the lower tiers

[@dangamez1230]

what if they treat them like bang boos in zenless. it adds a special coordinated attack without affecting the main characters kit

[@skyhart9926]

Playable characters in Snezhnaya will wield 2 elements: one via their Visions, the other via their Delusions.

[@NerdishGeekish]

Allowing the current roster of characters to freely change their elements would be absolutely bonkers. If they DO implement delusions as a gameplay mechanic I'm certain they're gonna place heavy restrictions on them, either: -Only one character at a time on your team can hold a delusionn, and delusions aren't usable in co-op, or -specific characters can only use specific delusion elements, so that Hoyo can thoroughly test the character beforehand and make sure no busted kit/delusion combos slip through, or -delusions will be a regional gimmick and will only appear or 6.x released characters who are built from the ground up with using 2 elements in mind.

[@Joe_Joe1203]

Delusions could also be the introduction to the traveler's element switching mechanic in-combat

[@zero_2296]

4:04 imagine being able to choose what element you get and you choose Geo

[@boba8424]

Gotta say this is delusional. Alright, I'll head back.

[@rajaryan-fe1oy]

Nah bro cook

[@collective20]

GET OU-

[@pigsinspace9927]

This is mihoyo we're talking about, at most delusions would be exclusive to Snezhnaya characters and only be available to use in Snezhnaya

[@farsnaaser1889]

For me im thinking it will be cool that childe will get rereleased or a new verison of him in snezhnaya with his burst making him transform into his delusion for 5-10sec and at the end of it make him do the burst and change back to his vision

[@ChibiGwen]

I too believe that Shenhe rerun will happen

[@TheTsugnawmi2010]

As a subscriber of MistahFeet, the Michael Jordan of Genshin Impact, I am gleefully aware of Teppei’s demise. Thank you for showing it again.

[@alpacasuitcase4629]

Lmao

[@Eli-uu8hc]

I would love to see delusions become Snezhnaya’s special mechanic, imagine characters that can trigger reactions independently.

[@alexegoleanu942]

It would be cool if Childe would get a delusion gacha and he would become an electro charged character dealing bot hydro and electro dmg

[@vonrich2614]

I think the delusion kills characters without visions. But if you have a vision it just gives temporary kick back

[@mohammedalamer4456]

what about the fatui enemies? non harbingers

[@paulamblard3836]

i think it is more about : learn to use it, to spend something other than lifespan.

[@number1cheater272]

@@paulamblard3836 It was also stated somewhere that if you wear a specialized mask while wearing a delusion, the effects won't be nearly severe, which is why all fatui members without visions have a mask of sorts

[@normal6483]

@@mohammedalamer4456 Although we don't see the consequences, they don't tend to live very long after we see them use them. (Granted that's for unrelated reasons.)

[@avej99]

The fatui have been their Delusional Era since 2020. Honestly icons

[@Bharathsimhareddyellanki]

we know that gnosis are remains of 3rd descender basically gods and all Visions are granted by those who have authority of the elements. Delusions are made from gods remains but weaker compared to gnosis. The ones which are mass produced in Inazuma might be the cheapest quality which can be given to foot soldiers. But those who have strong combat skills and elemental energy manipulating abilities they have no backclash because of their understanding over elements. Thats why Diluc was so strong even being able to Fight multiple harbingers at same time since he already has pyro vision letting him have Elemental manipulation and Delusion being Pyro made it much easier to use its power to his highest limits without suffering any backlash

[@lebogang5098]

I never noticed that arlecchino had a pyro delusion. I just thought she died use them. Maybe i forgot since version 2 was so long ago, but in mind, signora had a pyro vision. Since she doesn't use a vision maybe that's why she wasn't made payable yet

[@lunaredelvour2972]

nah, she got pyro magic through dedicated study. pierro gives her a cryo delusion later on to help her tamper down her pyro abilities and keep from literally melting into ashes with every step

[@ponderingfox]

Is there background TV noise starting at 13:28?

[@LovesArlecchino]

They SHOULDNT be playable because there is LITERALLY mostly no difference between them and the elements, the ONLY difference is that delusions would hurt you. Just freaking play arlecchino if you wanna know what its like, she is a PERFECT example

[@cava208]

I like the idea of delusions being similar to the activatable echoes in wuwa. So that their effect would be tied to the item, not the character equipping it. Delusions could be farmable and have a determined effect like artifact sets do, and could indirectly buff older characters without them having to go back and buff kits.

[@Za_Phantom]

Arle having both a Pyro vision AND delusion is wild, guess that's where the firepower comes from

[@Diiby]

PLEASE make a tier list/speculation video on hypothetical new passives at level 100. I'd love to hear what you can cook with this

[@paulamblard3836]

each character has the choice between 2 ou 3 passives. they are strong on strong character, but very strong on character that need buff. Neuvillette : - +2 level to all talents. (it is like 13% more damage) - each time Neuvilette deal damage to an enemy , all their non-hydro resistance are reduce by 6% for 8s (so physical + the 6 other elements). max 60%, each stack has independent duration. (this one does nothing for himself, but good buff to teammates) Klee : - +5s burst duration. the burst now stay active when Klee is off-field. - +300 (final) ATK + 20% crit chance +40% crit damage, reduce skill CD by 50%, +30% attack speed, charged attack spend half the amount of endurance.

[@shadcroly]

For the longest time, I had in the back of my mind an Aloy rework that (aside from actually giving her a functional kit, would allow her to flip between her Cryo bow (that provided all her stats and such) and Electro polearm (effectively her tech-enhanced spear from the game's). But such a thing would mean Hoyo has to actually acknowledge her existence and actually give a shit about her, which they clearly don't.

[@nawafxgames746]

Im leaning towards new characters having it as a unique thing specially bc the country that made them is really close to coming, if they did it they need to give my boi childe his!

[@JanaiAlmeida-jo7sv]

ever since Fontaine, we've started to have acess to unique elements so it's possible

[@kaialsh4321]

If the character would use a delusion in game, they should lose hp the more they use it.

[@Calderoh]

What if they limit the delusions power to attacking function only and using it will create another damaging bar on the character so there's a limit to using it before the character reaches 0hp, otherwise, they may continue using it throughout the entire fight?

[@Stuffed8eef]

The concept of 'Pyro Gorou' is incredibly enticing as a Lyney submain...

[@Noah-gn2gu]

9:25 Counterpoint to this is that so long as two overlapping characters each have different alternate elements (for example, Hydro Kuki but so long as Kokomi is not Electro) every unit will still be different. Maybe we get Pyro Kokomi and Hydro Kuki, someone might still pull for Kokomi instead because her alternate element is more useful to them than Kuki's default element.

[@saraht8198]

A very cool idea, I enjoyed the video and the various implementations you explored

[@theodoreblin3240]

I simply think of delusion like in HI3 as alternate unit : an hydro childe and a electro child, with limitation you cannot use them in the same team. That take away a lot of liberties proposed but dev won't have to be extremely careful about the ramification of changement : it's gonna be a new char from gameplay pov, the same(or evolution) from story/lore pov

[@n3ro81]

I find it interesting that the only element that doesn't have a delusion counterpart is dendro

[@tweas1eil]

Imagine if delusions are like special items you can collect from an archon quest or an event and you can use them on your playable fatui harbingers and make them more powerful

[@abieloto]

5:50 VARS TALKING ABOUT TERASTALLIZATION IN A GENSHIN VIDEO 🙏🙏🙏 (please drop another pokemon video im starving)

[@xananax21]

So I love the idea of bringing delusions into the game I HATE the idea of using it as a mechanic that anyone can use. It should go to specific characters designed around this. If the game gets darker than it currently is then we can have moments of weakness or desperation in which old characters receive delusions like if Guoba was horribly injured Xiangling could pick on up to fight against the oncoming threat that hurt her friend or Albedo could get one because the gods took his copy and he's willing to put his own body at risk in order to rescue him. Maybe all the harbingers could get one after the game gets power crept to shit. I would like it if you had your burst, your skill, and if you pressed both of them or if you're holding your burst it puts you in a channel state and if you activate your skill during this state, it activates your delusion. That way you can have your normal kit but have a way of activating your Delusion that doesn't mess up that default kit.Then in the empowered state you have a separate unique skill and burst although for the sake of not completely destroying game balance or under powering one side I think the Bursts should charge up from the same pool so you can't use your burst, use your delusion, then use your burst again. Alternatively you could use the charge from your default burst to enter your Delusion form. And it could charge up with like 30/40 energy so you could realistically get it in a few seconds of being in the new state. I'd also love it if they used the Bond of Life mechanic for when you enter Delusion state and make it so you take 1.5x damage to really put emphasis on the danger of using these things.

[@celestialhumanoid]

Here's my idea for delusions, only delusion havers can use them, they're activated with a special button, it's a new button so can be given to childe as well, this switches burst and skill mechanics to the different element while making them lose hp ofc. A lot of different ways to nerf the character like reducing their Def, hp, increasing Dmg taken, etc etc with buffs and a different element of course, there's a cool down so you can't switch too quickly. Basically offers 2 playstyles in one cuz they've already been doing that with natlan units (xilonen being both a support and a dps for example)

[@EliiiXD]

blud just giving hoyo employee an idea for snezhnaya character mechanics

[@hopefulcynic7735]

I feel like for a good balance, you could only change one character's element to a delusion and the drawback being that they lose health overtime. And the longer they are on field or their skills are active, the health penalty grows larger and larger until it effectively downs the character in question.

[@SSG_Gogeta]

Signora’s delusion was specifically made and given to her to suppress her Crimson Witch of Flames since they were devouring her

[@ozandis127]

I always thought delusions would be having the elemental skill be one element and the burst be another.

[@BigBoyAndrew05]

I dont think they would ever retroactively add delusions to old characters, but as other people have said, I could see Snezhnaya's gimmick being delusions.

[@rafaelbrisolara7599]

Considering that they are adding new special features in every nation since Fontaine, it would be really cool if the one from Snezhnaya being related to the characters having acess to delusions.

[@SevenRestDays7]

I don’t think they would ever go back and give old characters delusions, except maybe ones who already use them. I can see this being Snezhnaya’s mechanic, though.

[@TheNman_Val]

I would like to see Delusions being an artifact set, for example a Hydro Delusion could apply 1 unit of hydro on an enemy hit by a normal attack, then drains 20 base attack for 4 seconds.

[@ibetterbearoundyou]

Could be more like this... Hydro drains HP Geo drains DEF Pyro drains ATK Electro drains ER% Dendro drains Elemental Mastery Cryo drains Crit Rate/DMG Anemo drains Character Speed

[@Psusanoo]

​@@ibetterbearoundyou Furina: I see this as an absolute win

[@beratbayram]

​@@ibetterbearoundyou make it max hp/energy/stamina drain, so it cant be restored back for a while

[@meloncholy_101]

couldn't delusions just be like a seperate ability in an item? that would be pretty cool

[@TheWinterDoll_]

If I had to guess, my theory for next regions mechanics are gonna be more Co-op based. There’s one final stat we very rarely see ever get used which is “CD reduction” most likely so coop parties can get their skills and ults back quicker. The only person who we have currently who even remotely interacts with that mechanic is Chongyun at C2

[@bobaboii4920]

Visionless Physical character with a delusion..... Absolute cinema ✋😔🤚

[@Grapejuicegangsta]

It would make sense to have a delusion type mechanic in scneznaya, now that we know each nation is doing their own type of gimmick/ mechanic

[@Mohamed_ahmed27]

6:53 or maybe like natlan characters with nightsoul and fontaine characters with pneumousia; only schneznayan characters and the traveler can get a delusion, and childe might get an upgrade or stop using his delusion at all As for artifacts They might rely on delusion energy that might drain def to activate the set, and the tsaritsa might drain characters def without the need to a delusion so the set gets activated It's just an example theory tho

[@littlepinksquare-of]

4:39 Signora does not have a delusion, it’s the ice from the tsaritsa for cryo and crimson witch time piece for pyro

[@jesustt2731]

I feels like delusion would be the super end game feature

[@squidonglitter2320]

I have a feeling this maybe telling the story of the Abyss Twin and Dainslief. OR the arrival of the Primordial One. There just seems to be a reoccurring theme of destroyed old worlds and starting a new one in many characters in Teyvat's history. Princess Mina maybe an allegory for all of them or one specifically. I'm not sure.

[@CallMeSaltyScorpion]

I think a Delusion Resonance that causes debuffs of delusion characters to stop people from walking into abyss with a Pyro-Hydro Hutao and Hydro-Cryo Yelan.

[@unapersonav1522]

Like SV raids, maybe they could release 1 or 2 special domain every patch. If you pass the challenge you gain a specific delusion for a specific character. That way the meta isn't overflowed by every character using every element, but they don't necessarily close the door for any combination.

[@AuraLegend-up8tp]

Imagine if delusions in question are maybe something one can get from a weekly boss, or some sort of luck based weapon, maybe an artifact set. If Mavuika can zoom in a bike why not? Theres a delusion set for every element, granting its ability and a certain drawback. For example, Hydro can be used at the cost of health, or pyro applies a bond of life that wears of when not using it, and if it caps you just die. It would be a fun gimmick, lets see what Kahneria brings, it sounds interesting

[@lunaredelvour2972]

oh my god no please dont give hoyo more ideas of rng systems im begging you i cant even keep up with artifact rng-

[@dhruvacharya-wx4bj]

bad idea

[@crem44]

so delusions are like powerful tools with very big drawbacks, maybe gameplay wise they are super powerful but have like a really big drawback like maybe one would force your character on field and not make you able to swap when you use their abilities or something?

[@dogishappy0]

I had theorized long before Inazuma that Dilusions would be used as a way to power up older characters. There's only so much rebalancing a new artifact set can do for old characters.

[@Leon_LF]

2:33 I don't think so actually. See how they all use masks and clothes that hide a ton of their body? And like just look at the Fatui Pyro and Geo enemies, they have bandages ALL OVER THEIR BODIES (you can see it even in the little part of arm that is visible). And also notice how almost all of them have white hair, similar to how Teppei ended up like. I don't think they're doing well actually, and that is an interesting detail to show the cruelty of Snezhnaya's army.

[@baz7160]

A way to add delusion would be as an equipment slot, like a character's weapon. There could be a bunch of delusion of every element, each with a built in attack of the delusion's element. Characters equiped with a delusion would keep their kits untouched but gain an extra 3rd ability (on top of skill and burst) wich would be the delusion's attack. An other options would be to make the delusion's attack a passive effect that need certain requierment to take effect (like charge attack, skill, x amount of hits, hp loss, ...). You could have things like an anemo delusion that creates a little vortex to group ennemies. Equip it on someone in your Nilou team to finally get some grouping. A geo delusion that gives a shield helping you on characters without interruption resistance. An electro delusion that barely do any damage but generates a bunch of particles to help your er. Dendro delusion creating thorns to immobilise enemies. Cryo delusion making a blizzard dealing continuous aoe damage and slowing enemies. An electro delusion that gives you a sort of dash with low cooldown, teleporting you on the nearest enemi, perfect for abyss rooms where enemies are spread everywhere. Delusions could give sustain, damage, utility, elemental application,... And you would be free you decide wich to equip on whom allowing you some degree of customisation on your characters kit to boost their strength, cover their weakness or unlock new playstyles.

[@Sharkyray5103]

Furina with a pyro delusion would be insane for Muluani teams

[@sheridanwolf]

If anyone knows about the game CounterSide there is a character named Yuna Springfield, in her awakened form, her specialty is fire magic and she has a male fire bird named Rayleigh. Her Japanese voice actor, is Maaya Uchida just like Fischl, I'm not sure who voices Rayleigh the bird, but it sounds similar enough to Oz. If Fischl got a Pyro Delusion she then just becomes Yuna. Yuna can't use the Solar Codex that gives her the fire magic very well and when trying to use it she burns herself in the process. Rayleigh the master of the Codex regulates Yuna's fire magic. He comments on how her lack of ability, but when she's in serious danger he fights and protects her. Fischl and Yuna are basically the same person except different elements. I also think Fischl having a pyro delusion is fitting, since chuunibyou characters are all about "dark flames" or "evil flames"

[@skyslayer0387]

Imagine if they add a delusion mechanic on snezhnaya where you can add a delusion to the Caracter and ad an additional element to the character with a downside that you can try to cover trough team building, something like is this character use a delusion will drain your life so you are force to bring a healer, or another one that will not allow to use stamina(wanderer, kenich and Chaska do not use it so that could benefit those)

[@pituOkumura]

By lore information it looks like delusions does not affect you negatively if you have a mask, diluc used a mask every time he had the delusion, tartaglia and all fatui has mask or cover their faces.

[@suggagugkies]

I think if they make delusions a new mechanic for characters as well as make it universal for everyone they would probably function the similar to the way echos do in Wuwa. Echos can still do different elemental dmg despite the person wearing them and each echo does a different thing all together so I think delusions would be able to apply a specifc element as well as grant buffs and have some type of utility that any character can do on command but it would come at a cost of HP or reducing a certain stat. Examples would be Pyro delusions giving off field pyro application and some dmg as well as increasing the wearers attack however their DEF is reduced during its duration, or Anemo Delusions create a vortex pulling any nearby enemies close by and increasing the wearers movement/attack spd however they take up more stamina etc. each delusion regardless of the element could also still have more affects and do different things so a different pyro delusions could increase pyro dmg bonus instead and give a brand new utility affect like temporary nuke dmg etc. This is how I think delusions could work as a mechanic.

[@dumbghost3109]

I think delusions might function sorta similarly to how hold skills work maybe. like sneznaya characters can hold their skill and sacrifice a bit of health to activate their skill followed by a delusion follow up attack (like for example, a character like child who activates their hydro skill, followed up by another skill that deals electro damage) Or we could have activatable items (like the camera or glide speed fan) that works mid combat and has a specific effect like applying elemental infusion to the active character, or triggering follow up attacks of the delusion element.

[@Ryzaki.K]

Delisions seem like the most fun thing ever because imagine running forward vape hydro Hu Tao with Pyro Yelan and Furina and hydro Xilonen, buffing the entire team with scrolls of cinder city as well as granting both pyro and hydro elemetal resonance.

[@phantasy675]

This has been on my mind too. However if they implement this mechanic it will probably be exclusive to Snezhnaya characters as like the the night soul state on Natlan characters, it will give the Snezhnayan characters their own identity, and make it a whole new play style. Plus it wouldn’t be as much work for the development team

[@thegreatBarbossa]

>how would ganyu turn out if she was dendro bruh tighnari is right there.

[@Roseoaxillaris]

If delusions. Come to life... I want dilucs delusion to be playable

[@elindred]

Using your delusion should drain your primogems and genesis crystals.

[@shiro4833]

Aight, if we go that route: What if you can only have one delusion. Only one character at a time can have a delusion and maybe you can only switch the element of the delusion a couple of times or only in a specific location like with the sword of narzissenkreuz or traveler's element. Or alternatively, what if it's a snezhnaya exclusive mechanic like arkhe or nightsoul's blessing. Fatui-aligned snezhnaya characters might just have a delusion built into their kit as a stance like furina or childe. Or maybe they'll pull an HSR and met you switch elements for delusuon characters like childe in the character screen similar to the Trailblazer or March 7th. And maybe (hopefully) Child gets a second version like Imbibitor Lunae that is his Delusion Unleashed electro form. Maybe the ult being a state that enters foul legacy for a time, but drains hp over time while in foul legacy. One thing to note, and that's why it is in my humble opinion two different skill sets, childe has a dash in his delusion phase, that he doesn't have in his vision phase. Instead, he mostly shoots arrows, sometimes as waves on the ground, but nothing blade adjacent. He does have that weird ripple backstep ability tho. However, like I said, for his delusion state, I could imagine the normal attacks having the blade skill set, but electro, the skill being a dash like xiao's, maybe with 3 charges like in the boss fight, and then his ult being foul legacy. His passive is obviously still riptide, just electro this time and his electro and hydro riptide would clear oneanother like in the bossfight (when he hits you with a hydro attack that applies riptide, then with an electro attack that applies riptide, only the electro riptide will remain on you and then, if you don't clear it after a few seconds, he'll use one of his onehit moves, but only the one that corresponds to the element with which you have riptide. If you have electro riptide, his whale attack won't onehit you, if you have hydro riptide, the electro plunge won't onehit you, etc.) The way I see it, the kits are similar but different. And snezhnaya would be a great chance to implement that for upcoming characters and make a second version of childe maybe

[@Bharathsimhareddyellanki]

If Delusions become playable Diluc will be on same level as Arlechino at the least. We know that because of lore

[@mohammedalamer4456]

bro was insane ngl, he fought a lot

[@janetaylor7177]

I 100% think if they added delusions it would have to be only characters who have a delusion already in the story, both to reduce worries of retrofitting it on EVERY character & to avoid having characters that just make no sense having them. I would love to see a version of childe where he has constant hp drain but can do his own electrocharged by himself

[@alistairwreathens5719]

Dendro Qiqi sounds like a beautiful dream

[@nottheavatar]

Arlecchino uses a delusion tho... that's why she gets a bond of life from her skills...

[@dakotamedlin48]

2:30 i think that using a delusion requires proper training to use properly hints why the fatui use properly

[@yatanogarasu]

We should be able to acquire Delusions as equipable items, so everyone can use multiple elements, at the cost of health depletion or something. Hope they introduce something like that in Snezhnaya. Probably those with affinity for Elemental Energy have a better resistance to Delusion's negative side effects.

[@kendiillust9607]

considering chasca's infusion kit rn, this might be highly possible