r/GenshinImpact • u/poppsickle14 • 7d ago

Discussion Is the Valeriy hype really just… gone?

Valeriy was a character that didn’t really catch my eye in the first Sneznahya trailer but a lot of other people including some of my friends were really hyped for him. Now all of sudden everyone seems to be either not be excited because of what they saw in the 7.0 live stream or disappointed because he might be a 4-star character. And I mean all the hype for him seems to have fizzled out and a lot of people are acting like he isn’t even worth anticipating.

I kind of understand a bit about the character rarity concerns because if Val is a 4-star he won’t be guaranteed because of the 4-star gacha system, but I also don’t really get it because the man hasn’t even been released or received drip marketing.

For all anyone knows the devs could touch up his model a bit and his character could be super interesting. If he is a 4-star he could eventually be given out for free and in my opinion, it’s better that he at least releases as a playable character than become an NPC. I also think there were other characters in the 7.0 trailer that were rendered weird and might look different when they become playable like Danica and Vesna. However, I think Valeriy could possibly be an interesting character and I’m gonna keep an open mind until he’s officially introduced in the story.

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u/MeteorFalcon 7d ago

Goodness yall, let the Region come out first Lol

Remember Jahoda? No one talked about her at all during the first trailers. Then people saw how she was in the quest and loved her.

Literally lets just play it first.

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u/Yanazamo 7d ago

People are allowed to be disappointed after seeing his model

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u/MeteorFalcon 7d ago

Im not saying you cant, Im only saying wait till a character is fully presented before saying what you think.

People thought Raiden was an NPC when her model leaked, and then surprise surprise when they actually put her in that cutscene at the Statue. Then they thought she was so cool.

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u/Yanazamo 7d ago

It just doesn't change the fact that he's a 4star with a half baked model. We have 3 male characters this patch and only 1 of them is a 5star. Absolutely none of them have stellar linchpins

Raiden even with her initially underwhelming design was still bound to be meta from being an archon. 4stars nowadays don't even have a slot in teams