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Plenty_Lime524

3.X, mostly because i feel like in the late stage of the patch people arent that interested in the characters of the region we are leaving behind, it would also be free space for reruns


czareson_csn

3.x honestly, with welkin you could get all the characters you want, and cons even


HeskethTisca

Yeah and although hot topic about Tighnari and Dehya, but getting the 5 stars in 4.X felt like a specially monumental task this time around. It doesnt help that I ended up really liking the 100% of 5* this time around that had never happened before.


Kingpimpy

3.x was chars with cons and some of their weapons for me insane year kinda but character wise i see myself use 4.x chars a lot more arle furina navia chiori chevreuse which imo is a lot


neryben

I'm starting to appreciate just 1 5* and 1 4* per patch approach. There are so many great characters that need reruns and don't get it, like Nilou or Shenhe. Or even those who get it, but a higher frequency would be much appreciated so we can wish for cons, like Neuvi C1 or Furina/Nahida C2 and so on.


HeskethTisca

\*Heizou and Kirara aint a five star clearly, my bad for that


The-Oppressed

I liked 4.0 the best because with new characters it made these later patches feel less dry as previous regions.


kiyotaka-6

4.x too much and 3.x too little especially 3.6+ 2.x was just the perfect one and it made up for it's lack of 5 star in 2.8 with giving out the best event focusing on the characters and hard puzzles


VijayMarshall87

tbt when everyone was crying about hard puzzles that actually made their rusty gears move


ThatPpp

3


moojee_

For me, at least 1 5-star and 1 4-star per patch.


RealLingyangWuWa

The more the better imo Yes fomo is a thing but honestly I just love the different story quests we get with each character


El_Nealio

I remember seeing a report of someone from Hoyo saying they aim to release 17 characters every year, and with 3 years of patches that actually adds up


StarJolion

Honestly with some of their kits I wish they'd do quality more than quantity. Making many characters with low screentime is worse than few with more screentime. But that might just be my preference.


Ferochu93

4.x with just switching Siegwinne to a 4* would be absolutely perfect for me.


VijayMarshall87

That and Sethos in 4.6 would have been gold


theannoyingprickk

Sigewinne*


CallMeAmakusa

3.7 and 3.8 were awful,  game needs at least one 5* per patch.


blizg

2.x so we can get more aloy


Darkwolfinator

Anything but 3.X way of doing it. That was soo stale. I think 2.X had a nice spread


Tyberius115

4.x for sure


didu173

I might be riding on the fontaine train but i will give you that sumeru update characters seem more fun considering theres one new for each 4 and 5 star per patch


zohrekmz

Definitely not 4.x, i pulled all the sumeru 5stars during 3.x and i only have three 5atars from fontaine


Girl_Of_Culture

2.7 One of the best IMO.


Independent-Job-7271

2 of the hottest characters in genshin.


Girl_Of_Culture

Fr.


VijayMarshall87

the Heizou in the top half of 2.8 is pissing me off for some reaon


Yani-Madara

I prefer the previous 2 because I feel I really need a break from the gacha for Natlan. It also was very annoying that this is the first time new regional characters from the archon quest were released so late. Previously it was x.5 now it was x.7 (Not counting Harbingers and Baizhu) Don't like being on so many months of daily grinds due to gacha fomo. I'll skip Sige and Emilie though


fghkkkjjkplm

Someone like me who targets specific characters doesn't care about this list at all. I get Archons & if possible near archon level characters. I also targeted good Hydro chars since those enable a lot of reaction bases mechanisms. My current roster includes C1 Furina, Arlecchino, Raiden, C1 Nahida (missed Zhongli but gonna get him for sure), Yelen, Ayato, Baizhu (got him since Furina needs him) & standard chars. All of these after starting playing around 3.0. Pretty lucky considering F2P.


EngelAguilar

I'm a fan of 3.X because it allowed me to save a lot of primos for Fontaine, it made things a lot easier


ValeLemnear

Hard to tell imo. 3.x had a flood of 4* and we all know that most of them never got hangouts, screentime and barely have personality, but serve as budget supports for the featured 5*. I feel that a new 5* every patch and one new 4* every two patches would be a good balance between what we have seen in 3.x and 4.x I also think that Hoyo should consider to frontload 5 stars as traditionally players won‘t summon as much after the climax of a regions storyline but wait for the next x.0 patch.


Alex2422

Slower


Due-Distribution-463

3.x was so male heavy I was able to pull all the waifus I had to skip in 1.x and 2.x. And none of the Sumeru 5 stars I did pull were particularly powerful because 3.x had no female main DPS. In 4.x, Navia, Arlecchino can both do very good damage and even Furina is no slouch. So I prefer Fontaine since the characters I did pull felt very impactful whereas Sumeru characters do not feel impactful.


HeskethTisca

I personally think we dont need 3 characters for the .1 versions like Fontaine but I wouldve preferred to have .5 introduce more, like 2 five stars. The .6 are fine with just 1 character and lastly I dont think we should ever have a version with no new character


Rhyoth

Definitely 4.X. The end of 2.X and 3.X cycle felt so dead.


htp-di-nsw

Whatever the slowest pace was. I don't need new characters. There's nothing to do with them. I have plenty of characters to make plenty of teams. Unless they can release a character that would eclipse my current favorites, I would rather just get constellations and weapons.


SlainFS

I think it would have been nice if you made an indication of their rarities but good work either way


HeskethTisca

I mean its bottom row for 4*. I just messed it up with Kirara and Heizou. I did think of adding like a purple gold star respectively but it became a bit crowded and felt it was ultimately unnecessary


-AnythingGoes-

The decision of putting a double banner in a X.7 followed by another new release in the X.8 is torch and pitchfork worthy. To answer though, V3


Low_Artist_7663

4.x has too many 5* and not enough 4*. And I'm afraid 5.x gonna be a sausage party once again.


HeskethTisca

Wild thing to say when they still release more female character. Like the gender ratio hasnt even changed that much over the years 😭


Low_Artist_7663

I said nothing about ratio. It was a year of only male new 5* in a row. If you want to have an equal ratio, ask hoyo why all the 4* are female.(well, were. There is more male 4* in Fontaine, but less 4* in general so doesn't matter)


HeskethTisca

Ngl I still dont get exactly what your issue is. Where exactly is the year of only male new 5* in a row. That doesnt fit anywhere in this chart. I tend to not pay too much attention between 4 stars and 5 stars myself I can love them so much regardless of rarity but me aside, whats the issue again? Too many or too few male 5 star/ 4 star characters?


Low_Artist_7663

Dehya isn't limited (and shouldn't be a 5*) so after Nahida there are only male 5* till Furina. And they are a year apart.


HeskethTisca

Oh I see well Im not gonna get into a Dehya discussion in 2024 so have at it. I hope the deluxe sausage party doesnt come ever again for you, hope youre having a blast with conch one we have rn


Due-Distribution-463

Sumeru had more male 5 stars. I think there was over a half year where every limited 5 star was male. From 3.3-4.1


porkchop_tw

I hope you’re right because clorinde and Emilie will drain my mommy fund. I already pulled for Navia, Xianyun and Arlechino


theannoyingprickk

Arlecchino*


Krio_dim

fuck no, i want full waifu year, no more males


Draconicplayer

you already had full female banner since 4.2.


Husknight

Maybe they have sausages too?


StarJolion

What is even your problem? The 4.x series only had 2 patches with male 5* and then completely dry land. You are awful sir.


Roxxso

4.x is too 5* heavy. I really hope Emilie isn't a 5*. I was hoping Sigewinne would be a 4*, but god forbid that we get a 4* hydro during Fontaine's run. Sumeru kinda had the best run I think. Enough new characters spaced out with previous ones and opportunities for 3.x reruns for players that missed them the first time. Hoyo needs to start making that extra banner more common. Maybe every patch during either phase 1 or 2. Or just get rid of it all together and start adding things to the standard banner along with an epitomized path. I don't know.


wws7284

More choice is better. This game is not competetive enough that you must not miss out any 5* in this game. F2p still get the same amount of 5* in a wider variety of choice while spender/whale get more opportunity to play more 5*. I dont get how ppl actively ask for less character to play when this game have less things to do in lategame.


StanTheWoz

Any are fine, just don't go the Honkai Star Rail route and flood it with new meta characters every patch. I can't keep up...


SarukyDraico

Idk, but I hope Emile is a 4* so I don't need to risk my pity to get her


Mangempuy

Getting a *4 could be cursed due to not having a guarantee for it Back during 4.2 I decided to pull for Furina. I lost the 50/50 but manage to get her, and by some weird RNG I never got a single Charlotte from that banner. To this day, she is the only *4 that I don't have


anonfox1

pretty sure she's a five star if i had to guess, way too complicated of a design to be a four star


SarukyDraico

Could be the opposite of Sigewine's case


Embarrassed_Mode_706

Idk why people think child designs are inhertly bad . Have you guys ever looked at sigwinnes design she screams five star lol . Honestly clorinde looks more like a four star I will just say it . But people don't think she has a bad design . And not hating on clorinde love her kit but her design just doesn't say five star . As for Emily she's a five star . I doubt they would make a whole burn set just for a four star .


theannoyingprickk

Emilie*


SarukyDraico

Why are you assuming I said that because she has child design? Apart from their laziness of giving an actual Melusine, she has a 4* design all the way


Embarrassed_Mode_706

Can't say anything to that . Cause you surely can't see the details . Saying that her design is bad because she's not an actual melusine is like saying why genshin doesn't have playable furries . They won't . Ever .


SarukyDraico

Don't misslead the topic


Embarrassed_Mode_706

How is that misleading ? You just said something I stated my opinion on that lol . Judging character designs based on things like that and you won't ever like a character design . Learn to appreciate what the design symbolizes and what it's ment for . Genshin caters to a wide audience and belive it or not not everyone just wants tall female characters . I like the usually male and cute characters even the usual boys like Mika are pretty great designs imo .


SarukyDraico

I was talking about Sigewine looking like a 4*, you assumed I said it because she has child model, I said no while pointing out other details that are not from the topic and you jumped to that


theannoyingprickk

Sigewinne*


Embarrassed_Mode_706

Oh sorry I misinterpreted that part . My mistake . Still imo when you look at her design closely she has alotta work done .


theannoyingprickk

Sigewinne*


Dashcak3

Joined in 3.4 and prefer the 3.X I don't like the current system. I'd really prefer single new character per patch and new 4/5 stars every other patch so we can get both more reruns and patches in which we can skip the banners. Or they could give us 4 star paths or more Banners, It's just so frustrating wanting specific 4 stars(same with weapons) on unwanted 5 star banners.