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But it doesn't really say anything. This is just like the last time we had one of these events. On occassion these feel like seeing the everyday lives of some of the characters. That would have been fun. However other times there are whole stories that feel like they may have been part of an unused quest.
When there are stories it only furthers this issue for English players because of the ongoing strike. Worse, it seems that because of their behavior throughout the strike, miHoYo is seeking to replace many of the English VAs even if they decide they want to work again. Most strikingly, Paimon's VA Corina Boettger was replaced in this update. Another vocal advocate of SAG, Kayli Mills who voiced Keqing was also replaced. If miHoYo chooses to remove all of the bad actors then we may be seeing another silent Traveler's Tales in the future unless they can find replacements fast.
Personally I would have still turned this into a feature rather than an event. They wouldn't be able to use the storylike scenes but for the simpler scenes it would just be something fun for players to discover on their own time throughout their time playing the game. The Natlan ones exemplify that perfectly. Perhaps systems could even be put in place to have popular characters specific to each player appear more often. Or the opposite, where characters the player doesn't normally use appears in order to remind the player of their existence in the game. Having these nearly random cameos that are different across players would be a fun way for players to interact in the community, sharing their personal sightings on Hoyolab, miHoYo's community board.
But anyway what do you guys think? Did you enjoy the scenes from Gilded Chapter?
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