"This character... is a healer, right?"
Looking at Longhua's stats, talents, and constellations, Bronya pondered and said:
"A healer who can deal damage? And this C6... does it change her mechanics to make her a main DPS?"
"Exactly. Just like Noelle, Longhua is a healer who heals by dealing damage. But unlike Noelle, Longhua's mechanics mean she can only provide instant healing."
Kiana explained in detail:
"At C0, Longhua's main use is to burst heal the entire team when their HP is in danger. With the right artifacts, fully restoring the team's HP isn't a problem."
"Her C1 and C2 enhance her healing mechanics."
"At C4, Longhua can provide damage buffs to her teammates."
"Additionally, Longhua's Elemental Skill requires good timing. If executed well, it can help avoid a lot of damage."
"Moreover, both her Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill can deal significant damage in an instant."
"However, the downside is that Longhua's Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill have long cooldowns, making her unsuitable as a main DPS for sustained field time."
"If she's on the field as a main DPS, Longhua would mostly rely on her Charged Attacks and Normal Attacks for damage. In this case, her damage output is completely insufficient. Even with the damage from her Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst, Longhua's total damage per rotation wouldn't even match Diluc's."
"But once she reaches C6, it's a different story."
"C6 doesn't enhance Longhua's healing capabilities, as even at C0, she can fully heal the team instantly. However, C6 significantly increases her damage, allowing her to become a main DPS with damage output comparable to Hu Tao's."
Kiana's explanation made Fu Xuan nod in agreement. "Then it's settled. The modeling for Shanhai Jing is mostly complete, and now we just need time—let the players wait a little longer, let Longhua's hype build up. When the time comes, we must deliver a blow that will crush the competition."
As Genshin Impact continues to update, miHoYo isn't performing solo. The gaming industry is undergoing a massive transformation.
Many game companies have also embraced the free-to-play model, some simply imitating, while others innovate.
Those who imitate Genshin Impact and Genshin Impact: Chaos aren't worth worrying about. With Genshin Impact already established and miHoYo's formidable technical prowess, there's no fear of newcomers.
However, those who innovate and take a different path from Genshin Impact are the ones Fu Xuan must remain vigilant about.
The market share Genshin Impact currently holds is very satisfying to Fu Xuan. The rapid development of various subsidiaries relies heavily on the substantial cash flow generated by Genshin Impact. At least until the game's storyline collapses, she has no intention of relinquishing this market share.
In fact, she wants to increase it further.
Therefore, Longhua's character is crucial.
She must outperform Themis.
Only then can Genshin Impact's development avoid stagnation.
Fu Xuan took a deep breath and made a silent resolution. Over the next few months, until Longhua enters the gacha pool, she would allocate three billion to promote her!
Ahem, it must be clarified that this is absolutely not because Fu Xuan particularly likes this character.
Absolutely! Not!
Ye's control over his alt accounts must be reasonable.
If he controls an alt account and the alt has no memory of what happened, that obviously wouldn't work.
Therefore, the alt accounts receive memories of Ye's actions while controlling them. In their cognition, those actions were their own.
However, these memories are naturally adjusted in terms of details.
For example, when Ye controlled Astrea in Mondstadt, he staged a scene where he saved a little girl. The girl fell because of Astrea's power, and the falling billboard coincidentally aimed at her due to Astrea's power.
Obviously, this memory couldn't be handed over to Astrea as-is. It needed to be processed and beautified before being given to Astrea... essentially erasing the staged aspect and making it appear as a pure accident in her memory.
This aligns with the character design Ye created for Astrea. Otherwise, it would cause serious contradictions.
Now, with Longhua, Ye is being even more cautious.
In fact, given Longhua's personality, she would never want to leave the island. She could stay as a shut-in for ten thousand years without issue, which is why she's remained secluded in Shanhai Jing for five thousand years without stepping out.
Therefore, the act of leaving the island itself contradicts Longhua's character design.
Thus, the reason for leaving the island must be adjusted.
Of course, Ye had already prepared the setting from the start, so the reason was ready.
Now, he just needs to use this reason to give the Traveler a quest and provide players with more rewards.
"I left the island this time originally to visit a friend."
Longhua, who was gazing at Glaze Lilies under a large tree, coincidentally ran into Lumine, who had just returned from seeking the adepti.
In response to Paimon's question, "Longhua, are you admiring the flowers?" Longhua softly replied:
"While on the island, I came across an old item, which reminded me of her. I was overwhelmed with emotions, so I decided to leave the island to see her—even though it's a futile effort, just a comfort to myself. But in that moment, I finally understood why mortals want to build graves for their loved ones."
Longhua lowered her gaze, her voice tinged with complexity for the first time.
"The dead don't need graves, but the living truly do."
"Even though they know it's ultimately meaningless."
"Ah..." Paimon looked flustered. "I... did I ask something I shouldn't have?"
"Don't worry, I'm not sad. I'm just reflecting on how even something as vast and majestic as mountains and seas can't escape this erosion."
Longhua stopped looking at the Glaze Lilies and turned to Lumine.
"Traveler, can you do me a favor?"
"Please, go ahead."
Lumine accepted the new commission without any surprise, as if it were routine, not even bothering to ask about the details.
Of course, if it were anyone else, she would have asked, at least about the reward. But this young goddess was different.
Not to mention that Longhua had previously given Lumine many Primordial Crystals that could help restore her power, Lumine also wanted to ask her some questions. By helping her a few times, Longhua would be less likely to refuse, right?
Unaware of Lumine's thoughts, Longhua simply stated her request after receiving Lumine's agreement.
"To pay respects to a friend, I should bring something. But I'm not very familiar with the outside world. Could you gather 24 Glaze Lilies for me?"