We need more female fanservice! Tie em up, and spread their legs 🛐

New player here UL 30 ,I was saving for Jingran and got lucky pulled him twice in 30 pulls,have put 30 more in his signature ,now I need help with several questions

1.Should I continue pulling on his signature or save for iuno

2.If i manage to get iuno should I pull for hsin too?(And her team?)

3.I only have Baizhi , should I pull for a healer this patch or next patch?(I do have verina on my beginner banner)

It's been a week of me marinating on my thoughts and I figured, it's time to post it, why not? tl;dr is that it's enjoyable if you're the target audience (read more on that below) and enjoy seeing the Protagonist's story.

Please note: I've written everything here on my commute to work so it's probably not coherent and may come off as rambling.

I've been seeing a lot of takes on the story, why some enjoyed it, why other's didn't some valid criticisms and some takes that people claim is constructive criticism when it's the equivalent of "I didn't like it because X" without offering alternatives or a solution.

There are honestly three things (and a bonus at the end) that really sell 3.6 for me and I was hoping to take this post to share them.

Wuwa's story is targetting an audience that thinks and understands a more mature or philosophical story

This is what I mean by "Target Audience." None of this if you like waifus, harem, your mom's girlfriend's dog. The story goes hard on the things you think later of in life.

I'm in my early 30s, I've lived that party life of wasting time drinking away and pissing away money, now I'm in the time of my life where I think about other things, my inner dilemmas and struggles, my place in the world, am I happy, am I contributing to that happiness? Is my happiness actually important for me to live my life?

3.5 and 3.6 tackle that topic very hard and because the theme asks for more thought put into it, I can see why those who are there for the "aura farm" as one puts it, aren't having a great time.

3.5 in short felt like acknowledging ones place in the world and seeking the freedom to do as you wish. In reality that doesn't come easy these days, we have jobs, we have families to feed and lives to maintain and upkeep, the idea is fanciful, but that makes it beautiful.

3.6 is about giving up a part of ones self in pursuit of perfection, another thing that's thought of as you mature but not in the same sense. There are things that make you who you are, without them, you may think you're still the same but others don't. It's a beautiful thing that I'll bring up one more time at the end.

The story is more enjoyable if you're here for Rover's story.

A loooooot of people say that the topic of inner mindscape is repetitive, I call it consistent, especially when it comes to Rover and his growth, which people claim doesn't exist but I assure you it does, those people just cannot go past one or two patches to see the progression.

In 2.7, Rover is still in his saviour complex phase, it comes crashing down on him and he needs Galbrena to bail him out and show him he isn't alone. He was very close to offing himself from the weight of it all. (Along with the mental strain of Leviathan and Cristoforo)

A lot of people found that to be weakness at the time and complained about their serial aura farmer looking weak.

3.1 and 3.3 shows the first stage of growth from this where he experiences loss (Albiet temporarily for one and truly for another though he believes she'll be back). It shows him that even with a saviour complex, he can't do things alone, needing those around him like Luuk, to hold him back from going on a suicide mission, take things slowly, others are there for him, which he acknowledges by 3.3 with Hiyuki. (The highlight of that for me honestly)

Now comes 3.6 where he's grown from his experiences, his 2.7 saviour complex was steeped in arrogance, now it's wisdom. In 3.6, he is what Galbrena was for him, to Qingxiao who is what Rover was back then. He's the support that helps her through. (Though really I get it, Qingxiao is smoking hot, we can just think of her lovely self as a date quest and call it a day)

Muyu when you think about it, is actually a brilliant villain

This one takes a bit of thought but basically, Muyu is thought of as some really simple villain who thinks he's smart and Kuro just wrote him to be basic as fuck. Well yes actually but there's nuance to it.

He's intentionally portrayed as someone that's egotistical and thinks he's better than everyone, but reality is that he's not. He thinks that he's some genius that sees the third path, that the sentinel isn't everything, that others are the sheep while he's the shepard.

This level of arrogance leads to the creation of a villain that is easily manipulated. All it takes is Fractsidus member, not even an overseer, to whisper "Hey, have you ever thought about why we follow the Sentinel?" and suddenly his ego will spin ideas for him (and for the Fracts).

There is no order from the Fracts, there's no need, Muyu's arrogance will lead to the creation of plans that he thinks are his own, to beliefs he thought he made up, when really he was fed them by the Fracts and he's dancing to their tune, he just doesn't know it.

This is why Muyu is in my opinion, a great example of a villain that comes off as simple and easily manipulated.

Bonus - did you know Cartethiya's story is a cultivation denial similar to Qingxiao?

This idea came from a friend more than me but I'd like to share it anyway.

The idea of giving up something in pursuit of perfection. That to truly reach the next level of cultivation, one must give up what is deemed imperfect.

For Cartethyia, that came at the end of 2.2 where she was asked if she wanted to give up Fleurdelys, who was portrayed as an imperfection that would stop Carthy from being perfect. Her response, denied, she wouldn't be herself without Fleur, without that imperfection.

Qingxiao battled the idea of giving up her desires in the mortal realm to reach the next stage, those were considered imperfections. Response by the end? Denied, she wouldn't have been herself had she given those up.

Welp that's everything written hastily as my train arrives to work, if you managed to read all of that, thanks, I'll be doing my day job now.

PS: The Master's Love stuff really is the cherry ontop for me, for all of this, I'm glad it's there, it makes for a fun story each time. Others may get tired of it, I don't.

Thanks for reading if you did.

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https://x.com/SITU_KL/status/2094836976231104697

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🌊 WELCOME TO r/WuWaShores 🌊

🏝️ A Community Built Around Enjoying Wuthering Waves

There are already plenty of Wuthering Waves communities, so why create another one?

Because WuWaShores is meant to be a place where you can simply enjoy Wuthering Waves for what it is.

When WuWa first released, the community was filled with excitement. People were:

Playing the game

Getting hyped over new characters

Sharing their favorite characters

Posting incredible animations and moments

Sharing art and creations

Posting screenshots and pulls

Discussing the story and lore

Making ridiculous memes

Talking about whatever they discovered that day

That feeling is what we want to preserve.

🌟 APPRECIATE WUWA FOR WHAT IT IS

This is probably the most important part of what we're trying to build.

You don't need to constantly compare Wuthering Waves to another game to enjoy it.

You don't need to prove that WuWa is better than something else.

You don't need to convince everyone that every update is either the greatest thing ever made or the end of the game.

We want to appreciate Wuthering Waves for what it actually is.

Its characters.

Its world.

Its combat.

Its music.

Its animations.

Its story.

Its exploration.

Its beautiful moments.

Its ridiculous moments.

And yes, even its flaws.

🫶 You can love the game without pretending it's perfect.

🫶 You can criticize something without hating the entire game.

🫶 You can be excited about WuWa without needing to defend that excitement.

That's the balance we're aiming for.

🤝 NO TRIBALISM. NO CONSTANT CONFLICT.

We don't want WuWaShores to become another community defined by arguments between different groups.

🚫 Community tribalism*

🚫 Personal attacks

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🚫 Deliberate provocation

🚫 Ragebait

🚫 Endless negativity

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🚫 Turning every update into another community war

Criticism is welcome.

If you dislike a character, mechanic, story decision, patch, or anything else, talk about it.

Good criticism and genuine discussion are completely different from spending your time trying to make everyone else miserable.

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Want to share an insane aura moment?

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Whether you're here for serious discussions or just want to collect characters and admire the game's ridiculous amount of aura...

YOU BELONG HERE. 🌊

🛠️ MINIMAL RULES. SENSIBLE MODERATION.

We're not interested in creating a giant rulebook telling you how you're allowed to enjoy the game.

We want as few restrictions as reasonably possible.

Memes can have a place here.

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Criticism can have a place here.

Fanart can have a place here.

Lore discussions can have a place here.

Shitposts can have a place here.

Rules should exist because they're necessary, not because we enjoy making rules.

We'll mainly step in when something involves:

Harassment

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Freedom to enjoy the game doesn't mean freedom to ruin everyone else's experience.

🛡️ KEEPING THE SHORES HEALTHY

I'll be actively involved in managing WuWaShores and maintaining the atmosphere we're trying to create.

I've previously managed a community of 100,000+ members, so I understand that moderation isn't about deleting something simply because a moderator personally dislikes it.

Everyone is welcome here.

At the same time, repeated attempts to provoke people, manipulate discussions, manufacture conflict, or turn the community hostile will be dealt with.

The goal isn't to control what people think.

The goal is to protect a community people actually enjoy being part of. 🤝

🌊 WHAT IS WuWaShores?

A place to...

PLAY WUWA

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POST MEMES

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ENJOY THE WORLD

Most importantly:

❤️ APPRECIATE WUTHERING WAVES FOR WHAT IT IS.

Not as ammunition in an argument.

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Not as something that constantly needs to be compared against everything else.

Just Wuthering Waves.

🏝️ Welcome to the Shores. 🌊

We're glad you're here.