i hope you guys realize that honkai star rail
- does not have open world exploration, which gives a massive amount of pull currency in genshin
- has released a lot more characters than genshin since launchh
- is way less f2p friendly than genshin will ever be
Sumeru's quests had the best stories to tell in the entire game so far, paired with a multitude of varied mechanics & puzzles like the withering, the lyre, etc. 4 sigil leaf is still the best traversal system in the game. You guys just have no concept of playing things bit by bit
alhaitham fr refused to live with the fact that he fumbled the baddest bitch in sumeru city during college and spent the rest of his life since then trying to undo his generational blunder all the way until he finally succeeded in bagging kaveh and honestly i respect it so much
I've BEEN screaming about this for ages like no way we're getting out of Sumeru without knowing what massive fuck up this dumbass had done that his insufferable ass felt compelled enough to beg for Kaveh's mercy with an ENTIRE crate of wine????
alhaitham is just such a unique character tbh on the surface he seems like every other intellectual 5d chess player emotionally distant sigma male fantasy but he ends up subverting every trope that this character archetype usually has and i appreciate that sm
HSR combat mechanics are designed in a way that needs newer units to clear them, esp with how absolutely gross the powercreep in that game is (units labelled 'the best unit out as of now' get powercrept within like the very next patch). ppl are still clearing abyss with hu tao
every time we get a map expansion in genshin the amount of primos from exploring the area are equivalent to one multi, which is what HSR gives away in the form of 'free 10 pulls' at the start of each version. if they didnt do that ppl would stop playing the game
one thing about kaveh that's so sexy to me is that his self hatred and insecurity may run as deep as the vast oceans but when it comes to his work? he's so fucking confident about it like he KNOWS he's a generational genius and a master of his craft he has NO doubts
it's true that genshin is especially stingy w its rewards esp when it comes to honoring a playerbase that has stuck around for 4+ years now, but u really cant compare it to HSR system. not when we know it's gonna take dr. ratio approximately 4 patches to get B-tier DPS status 🗿
genshin's combat is ridiculously easy bc w its massive open world the gacha and end-game combat mechanics end up being less important compared to other gachas that are built around the novelty of pulling new charas and ever changing meta. its VERY f2p friendly
my homophobic little brother was talking to me abt genshin and I mentioned that Kaveh was one of my fav character and he deadass just said "i dont like kaveh because he makes alhaitham look gay" and im crying laughing what ??
i thought we all agreed that one of the main points of subversion/misdirection we get from hkvh dynamic is that haitham appears to be the mean, unfeeling instigator while kaveh is a victim but as their history and deeper interactions unfold we realize it's kinda the opposite?
before anyone takes this as a dunk on hsr bc this twt so a waffles & pancakes case is more likely than not: the powercreep/constant meta shift in hsr is balanced by the large amount of rewards; the game is perfect for its specific TG. It's just a totally diff model from genshin
the novelty in hsr lies in pulling, building and playing new units and applying newer mechanics to its challenging endgame content. w/o the very giving reward system it would quickly lose its playerbase, hence why hsr & genshin are on separate and incomparable measuring scales
one of my hottest alhaitham takes is that he would get along with ppl like yae miko, venti maybe even furina over ones like zhongli, neuvilette, ayato etc bc look at the type of ppl he likes to hang with. kaveh. cyno. he likes PAIMON more than us. he finds dehya super cool
muted 🩷 final thoughts: I hope u all know u can drop a game u hate. genshin is for open world exploration lovers like me, hsr is for ppl who like turn based combat heavy gacha. do yourselves a favor and stop playing a game u are this unhappy with, everyone else is perfectly fine
back when i first played the AQ where haitham called him light of kshahrewar and it clicked in my head that 'wait so he is mirror and he is light' is the moment i knew shit was serious
still kind of insane that they gave us one character whose entire design and kit revolves around optics, the study of light, and then said okay his roommate is light personified
bro said he will NOT let this man slip at any cost and spent YEARS trying to rectify his monumental fumble like if thats not how a real man moves idk what is
Do QRTs think how good a patch is depends only on the flagship event? 3.6 had:
- Nahida SQ2
- The best desert expansion with gorgeous scenery, novel exploration mechanics and lots of rewards
- Beautifully written world quests & heart wrenching lore
- New weekly and normal boss
genshin will never ever be as good as it was in 3.6 and im being so serious. only the people who were playing back then know. we’ll never get this back bro
@omega_nora
do you truly think this disproves anything I said 😭 I don't whale bc I have to, I do it because I want to, and the vast majority if f2p genshin players feel the same. You may suck at math but I don't so I know exactly how much I get for free in the game and how much I buy
NOT TO START PROBLEMS PLS i found this acc bc they were being awful to an artist and i went thru their twt and cracked the fuck up at the "kaveh slutty bitch can he leave haitham alone" comments like i literally cant breathe
The length of the quest were very long and there was a lot to do but they would not feel half as tedious to anyone if you played things little by little like you were meant to instead of binging. Some of the most chill experience I had with genshin ever was coming back from a
haikaveh could've had nothing going for them besides being intellectual equals and ideological opposites and that alone would be enough for me at least to be invested in their dynamic, they wouldnt need to be roommates they wouldnt need to have so much history. yet they do
today's discussion about classism in sumeru and how academic standing is essentially social capital made me think about how each character in the cast represents something unique, esp in terms of social standing, and how that makes them all irreplaceable to the narrative (cont.)
kaveh originating from port ormos is never explicitly said but is as good as canon to ME
not only is one of his first drawings a structure from port ormos, he's chock full of sea/port-related themes (drowning, swimming to the shore, light/beacon) and ofc his 2 notable creations
usually these aloof asshole genius men will have love interests pining for them which is unrealistic af bc theyre losers and loners but then we have haitham who own his nerdy loser ass and is openly pathetic abt the love of his life
@centimeet
the second point made in the thread literally is that genshin will never need as many characters as HSR to have complete immersive game experience.
the point was that his sentence ended with an exclamation mark and it's alright u can say haikavehs it's not offensive at all because we would be absolutely correct to say that he is a changed person now that he got to empty his balls inside kaveh, dont be shy
he doesnt wanna be a leader but he also not like he wants to be some mysterious figure who operates in the shadows bc he just DOESNT CARE in the truest sense he's utterly unambitious and unmotivated he is lazy and just wants to nap and mind his own business
I personally feel that it is disingenuous to canon text to claim that Alhaitham struggles with loneliness or that his solitude is anything less than ideal for him — a meticulously curated personal space that acts as the root of his 'peaceful life'. (1/13)
#Alhaitham
#Kaveh
man I'm so weak abt this......I know all of this is just stuff we've said on repeat but the fact that VAs are talking about how Kaveh brought his human side out in a way that Umehara-san was specifically instructed to make exclusive to only Kaveh is really something
[THREAD] [ENGSUB] Genshin Impact Cast interview: Umehara Yuichiro (role of Alhaitham)
I was happy to hear Umechan talking for 10 mins 🤭so i'm making this thread for his interview
Sorry in advance if there's any mistake in my translation
#GenshinImpact
#原神 #원신
alhaitham is already batshit but the true appeal of fem!haikavetham is that as women they would be at least 5 times more insane.....lesbian haitham would be pulling people's intestines out and offering them to kaveh do u guys know how crazy lesbians are
while i agree that shippers have a tendency to ship any 2 characters who stand next to each other this is very much not something that u can apply to early haikavetham given that the first pieces of info we got of them was the billboard debates and that they are roommates
for all 20 of you making the same "he WHAT in a male?" joke: I wanted to say it's getting old real quick but I have laughed at all of them. we're pathetic
remember when haitham very explicitly calls kaveh an anomaly in the most positive sense possible. an exception strong enough to turn the tides against another exceptionally dangerous individual.
long day at work and working through the first desert expansion while snacking. Drinking a steaming cup of tea while reading deshret and malikata's lore and following Jeht's beautiful story. Listening to the enchanting music and admiring the magnificent designs
he doesnt just stop being a high IQ natural genius but is someone who LOVES learning and values the act of gaining knowledge above literally everything else. he is not proud he is not judgmental and he never believes his philosophies are beyond criticism or improvement
alhaitham has continuously readjusted his personality and lifestyle to accommodate kaveh while kaveh is so hung up on his idea of alhaitham from the past and his pre-conceived idea of him that he takes every word that comes out of haitham's mouth in bad faith
this was the best archon quest tag team for real the group chemistry went crazy as did the play on 'king deshret and the 3 magi' and the thematic parallels....real protagonists
the genius distant archetype usually is not open to having their opinions changed but haitham is the opposite, he revels in being challenged. he is not emotive but is one of the most empathetic characters in the game bc he understands human emotion so well
sometimes i will just be minding my business going thru the machinations of my daily life and be hit with the thought of how much alhaitham set up the circumstances of the interdarshan championship just to help kaveh gain closure abt his dad and start feeling proper crazy
To me this always felt like a deliberate reference to Nahida's design, which is the exact lighter version of his: silver hair light green tips VS Haitham's gray hair muted teal tips. It reflects how he as the nation 'leader figure' really carries the archon's ideals (1/4)
The desert had so many hauntingly beautiful stories to tell and the puzzles were easy as fuck. The only real issue was the lack of underground maps - which has been solved now - so getting lost was easy, but otherwise it was so lovely. IF you played for around an hour a day
everyone only talking abt haitham looking at kaveh in this shot but the full pic is better bc EVERYONE is looking at kaveh. he is the apple of their eyes, everyone's beloved, that which your gaze will be hooked to when he is the room no matter what, th
love it so much when haikaveh in fanwork are portrayed in a way that more than the romantic tension it's the underlying bitterness and ire between them that makes everyone in the room uncomfortable. when the lingering hurt feels more pronounced than the love to everyone watching
the way anti hkvthms talk abt kaveh sometimes very clearly tells on how they subconsciously subscribe to freud's madonna-whore complex which is insane bc y'all alhaitham as a man is NAWT worth all that 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
The 4-sigil leaves and stamina restoring flowers made crossing the plains easier. The two main world quests were long but they literally GUIDE you through the map. Do those quests and you'll be done 70% of the map. Idk how much easier it can get than that.
he's so special to me i may be swayed by own perception of him which will obv not be free of bias but he is a curious homebody who appreciates the little things that make his life good, peace above all-consuming ecstasy, and cares enough for it to make a difference, i love him sm
such a good thread, I distinctly remember fans of a certain ship calling kaveh a mary sue simply bc of his father's connection to Aaru village and Sachin's research but one word about alhaitham's giga chad 5d chess player gary sue writing and you're suddenly enemy of the state
the thing about addressing whatever privilege alhaitham has is that it’s diminished by the game itself treating him as an infallible genius who doesn’t make wrong judgements. he makes logical jumps and gets them right somehow because his writing puts him hard in that analyst role
he has no larger than life goals and his eclectic tendencies are heavily rooted in behaviors that result from autism in what reads like a very deliberate writing choice, and his narrative role as the 'record keeper' and as someone who preserves knowledge is very unique too
he doesnt tell kaveh nice things because kaveh refuses to hear them we see this demonstrated in actual conversations in the game 😭 it always feels to me like kaveh take his patience for granted now
and i cannot stress this enough: NOTHING abt their dynamic is even remotely abusive. it's complicated and difficult and u could say it's toxic but as intellectual equals w extremely strong personalities they can never have more psychological power on e/o to be abusive
racism, transphobia, misogyny - against women and KAVEH, somehow, homophobia, now ableism, if u think u have seen the lowest there is to see from this fanbase u can always believe in their ability to prove u wrong fr
bro channelled hthm too well he sat down, thought hard abt what our brother in islam could be feeling seeing his sexy wife after he's done overthrowing the govt and becoming the most powerful man in the nation in his name and thought yea I gotta read this w one hand on my dick
this may be an unpopular opinion (?) i really like gaming's design, I understand that the concept art was a lot more creative and it would've been nice if we had that but the current one gives him a cozy cute warm boy feel and that might be more in line w his character it seems
@kshahrerawr
not only is he having anal sex with another man everyday, not saying a single raka'a of prayer AND skipping jummah every friday he is now not even bothering to cover himself up. does he know how hot jahannam is
who is right and who is wrong". alhaitham has revered and respected kaveh his whole life and it's quite obvious that he has thought of kaveh a lot more than kaveh has thought of him. kaveh is irreplaceable to him much more than he is to kaveh
never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, and a kaveh and alhaitham fan what goes on about them on twitter on any given day because why is everyone and their mother bothered over some tame ass jokes about an exclamation mark
kaveh nation struggling to accept his B tier status lnslshspsj it's OK guys he doesn't have to be perfect what matters is that we love him despite this 😭
late february to april was an insane time for us as his drip, idles, voicelines and stories leaked one by one and every single piece of content was more shippy than the previous and before we finished processing the absolute tuckload of content parade of providence happened
love how there's so many different takes on who had a crush/has been pining for longer and most agree that alhaitham definitely did from the start but i think kaveh too liked him since akademiya days but went thru various stages of denial/nervousness before they crashed for good
it's funny bc the only instance of alhaitham being truly hurtful that i can think of really just is what he had said during the argument when he brought kaveh's guilt up, but is had plagued him so much since then that now his most important personal lesson is "it doesnt matter
all my hit tweets on this account are about these two this is so tragic. anyways do u think haitham got:
- silent treatment
- banished to the living room couch
- constant passive aggressive answers
for days as punishment for whatever he did before he realized he needed to step up
haitham's 'love interests': acclaimed genius architect loved by many, the honorable general mahamatra, the untamable powerful flame mane, outlander hero w possible celestial ties who saved many nations, the brave and beautiful rebellious dancer
haitham: some guy. has brains
you get between 3k-5k primogems from new area expansions in genshin. the rewards from genshin's exploration are a lot more than what hsr's map gives. if u are too lazy to explore then genshin is not for you, just drop it and play the game that gives u 10 pulls by doing nothing
u realize there are chests and compasses u can do in hsr.....? what are u even saying?? ur insane if u think im actually going to bother 100% exploring genshin's map for a damn 2-5primos per chest😭
and he never backs down from an intellectual debate against haitham, he meets him head-on stays immovable in his views, argues him up and down without relenting — he's confident in his intellect, accolades and academic prowess no one can take that away from him!!!
in his hangout he complains about clients who don't share his vision but he laments that commercialization has killed off artistic value among customers and is saddened that they refuse to see the value of his art, he never once doubts that his designs are fantastic
I think it's such discredit to say that Kaveh has been anything but independent I'm so baffled that people think the solution to his predicament is "he should move out so he learns to be independent". The man who has fought every war ALL alone is not independent?
"kaveh needs to move out" no he doesn't. isn't it obvious that he needs to feel wanted. and that he's running away because he can't believe that the home he longs for doesn't come with a catch or a time limit. that his best friend still is his best friend and still loves him.
ok this made me think of how most ppl hate alhaitham's ass and openly talk shit on him in the SQ AQ etc so imagine after hkv get together kaveh is catching up with old acquaintances and someone makes an offhanded remark abt how difficult it must be to deal w someone like 'that'
kaveh's the kind of shit talker who would talk shit about haitham for an hour at the tavern then the moment someones like "yeah he's an asshole" he'd go -_- and get angry
listen i feel so fucking awful every time this art resurfaces bc every single person on my tl is crying and throwing up about how painful this is and I just feel straight up annoyed at how alhaitham's shoulder to waist ratio looks so br—[gunshots]