Jan 16
“power of friendship”… it’s almost like teamwork is required when facing an opponent who is stronger than all of you individually and even combined. it’s almost like strategy is just as important as sheer power when it comes to winning battles. it’s almost like making plans that prioritise each person’s own strengths is smarter than simply all throwing yourselves at your enemy and hoping for the best. it’s almost like it’s not the power of friendship but the power of common sense to be prepared for a fight you could easily lose.
#nod krai spoilers#6.3 spoilers#luna iv spoilers#/#meg.txt#obligatory disclaimer that i haven’t played the archon quest yet myself#but it’s obvious to me that the ‘power of friendship’ criticism doesn’t come from anyone who is media literate#actual complaints that i would understand: any obvious flaws in the plan that aren’t mentioned or dealt with#sidelining of certain characters or in reverse prioritising certain characters too much#(unless the ones being prioritised are columbina or the traveler because that’s just to be expected)#making the plan work too well or the fight be over with incredibly easily since dottore’s power is god level (according to nahida)#but the issue i see people taking is…. the traveler having allies and working with them#like dude what else would you want him to do?#if aether ran in there and defeated dottore all by himself it would make zero fucking sense#(love aether but bro could finish off rerir on his own he is NOT capable of taking down the doctor on his own)#*could not#and if hoyo went that route it would have pissed off a lot of non self inserting players anyways because people online love#to hate the traveler and take issue with the mc doing things that an mc would#so the only other option is…. what?#dottore wins? nod krai gets fucked? that was clearly never going to happen#i mean this is genshin everyone should know by now that this kind of thing would never happen#genshin from the very beginning has always prioritised the bonds the traveler has made#and how those bonds help him move forward on his journey#god forbid the friendships he’s forged actually help him in his time of need#(also saw someone say that ‘the power of friendship’ was never in sumeru and that’s why sumeru is peak#i love sumeru adore it favourite archon quests favourite region#but did they not….. enact a plan……. that required everyone’s co-operation#from alhaitham distracting the sages to nilou’s dance in front of the akademiya#to aether + paimon and nahida dealing with scara#as if nahida didn’t need the help of the akasha and everyone is sumeru to figure out how to take scara down you idiots don’t read do you)
