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While some people prefer not to think about them at all, others like to make jokes. By commiserating as a community beforehand, the disappointment is easier to handle when someone does fail their attempt. The community is overwhelmingly free-to-play, and jokes like these help create an atmosphere that encourages people not to overspend. Here’s one farming guide advising players how to farm materials for Ganyu and Zhongli (that’s Qiqi).

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Some players joke about a specific character being their mortal nemesis. Personally, Keqing has haunted my rolls ever since I started playing the game. I hated her for almost a year. Not because of her personality, but because she stood between me and my first attempt at getting Venti, and later the Raiden Shogun. I’ve warmed up to her over the course of several story events, but still give her the stink-eye outside of cutscenes. Some people actually want these five horsemen of the apocalypse, but they don’t have rate-up banners. So there’s no reliable way to raise their constellations outside of spending a lot of rolls and hoping for the best.

Ganyu is one of the top DPS characters in Genshin, and she only becomes available during the Lantern Rite event. Zhongli is available just a couple of times a year, and he’s one of the most sought after support characters in the meta. Depending on who players want, losing the 50/50 can mean waiting for a very long time. While there are ways to be strategic about spending gacha currency, players don’t have any agency over each individual roll. Players who have C6 Keqing can joke about it, or they can feel bad. Thankfully, most of the community seems to be choosing the former.