Why do some people not like the circle behind characters? I think its the best part

I mean they can do something else too like angle wings or some other stuff and not just a circle but having a thing behind a character makes them feel like a god. At least to me 😗

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H4R1B0_022026-01-04 20:29

I agree

MiserableYam96462026-01-04 20:29

Yeah same here, makes the character feel more powerful, I really like it

misterkalazar2026-01-04 20:31

It may pose difficulties from a developer point of view. Personally, I find these much more useful than subtle indicators for stacks/buffs.

Icy_Ad56982026-01-04 20:32

Yeah this too. This helps a lot for my low special effects settings gameplay

gem24922026-01-05 01:29

They can put it in the UI instead. During battle, the individual effects are hard to see because there is a lot of stuff going on, so putting the stacks in the UI is a good idea.

InternationalClerk852026-01-05 07:30

Although you could make the same argument for the UI...

The UI is not what you want to be looking at in a fight. Especially not the (de)buffs right above the HP bar...

Ultimately, it comes down to preference. Mine goes to individual effects on your character, including the rings. I just hope they will vary it up, a little bit...

For example, I want Dehya's Hyperarmor to get its own effect, so it's easy to see. Something as simple as Chevreuse's Overload buff. It is constantly visible, so maybe kinda annoying sometimes, it is helpful.

gem24922026-01-05 08:57

It's not like you're just gonna constantly stare at the UI, but just glance from time to time.

Squawnk2026-01-04 21:14

I'm the same, I like the visual clarity it offers, but too much can make it feel cluttered on screen. This is why I think Kuro knocked it out of the park with the forte gauge. So much can be conveyed on that little bar without it becoming too visually busy.

NekonecroZheng2026-01-04 21:19

Genshin has the nightsoul guage that does show on under the character icons. Unfortunately, a similar guage for offield skills/buffs such as summons or artifact effects doesn't exist, even though it should.

mr_beanoz2026-01-04 22:56

their older brother honkai impact has done this, so I wonder how that kind of gauge could be implemented to genshin

Striker7752026-01-05 01:37

If you implement all the solutions from the start, you can't easily farm "improvements" anymore.

SectorApprehensive582026-01-05 02:41

I actually found Honkai impact super dull cuz of the introduction of bar system. Everyone is either fill bar or empty bar. All characters plays only one of two ways

Healthy_Agent_1002026-01-05 03:53

We’ve been in the gaugeslop era for 4 years now

Icy_Ad56982026-01-04 22:02

Yeah what i think is (not original idea, genshin already does this) is that if a character has a circle then when they go off field there is an indicator like glow or something on their character standby area on the right and it only shows on that character only (only circle for now cause if its a different thing like halo or wings i would like it to be over used before hiding it)

Potential_Echo64352026-01-04 22:03

It’s this. Think about Mavuika’s ring, which has to be centered around the head of whatever character you switch to next.

Sufficient-Habit6642026-01-05 04:46

You mean to say... you *don't* like every single buff sharing the same glowing arrows around the character???

feryoooday2026-01-05 09:46

Trying to figure out Eula and it’s like, oh there’s a strip of cloth that glows, if you aren’t counting your blows you’ll never see it in the middle of combat have fun. I don’t like overlapping rings though, but I appreciate easily visible buffs

Awkward-Treacle-64072026-01-05 15:07

Yeah looking from that guy's POV, not a single one of them can overlap too much - or at all - with each other. Because team comps cannot be restricted in any way, when they add a new ring they have to make sure it doesn't clash with any existing combination. Meaning, they will eventually run out of space.

This is the same thing as I've observed in Star Rail with their zone buff visuals. Ruan Mei's tree branches, Robin's floating music notation, Tribbie's decorations, Cyrene's pillars, and so on... they cannot overlap or it would look bad, so they will eventually run out of space to push them into. I've been thinking that the reason they developed "territory" buffs which alter the landscape instead (Castorice, Phainon's ult form) is because of that. Territories are basically the same thing but come with the additional stipulation that only one can be active at any time, which removes the overlap problem.

Seraph1992026-01-04 20:33

I never regretted skipping Ei, but part of me does wish I could have her glowing ring to add to my Wanderer's collection...

originmaple2026-01-04 20:35

Wanderer ring needs to be more visible. It also needs to stay active all longer as when I swirl the 2 elements for his buff sometimes I miss what I got.

akahr2026-01-04 21:55

The colors not being permanently on the ring for the whole skill duration is something I will never understand...

relena42026-01-04 20:38

they sure roasted themselves with that one, lmaoooo

Gold_Television_35432026-01-04 20:52

Well. He probably worked on the ring no doubt, but he probably didn’t want it either, instead he was told to do it.

relena42026-01-04 21:00

or maybe he just doesn't like things to get repetitive. The ring works well as a visual cue but from a creative point of view, i like that people who work there are willing to challenge themselves and criticize what they thought could have been done better. I was never bothered by the ring but he HAS a point.

TrashySheep2026-01-04 20:40

Glowing hairs, shining clothes, BUFF INDICATOR and duration, the options are there :)

Titanium702026-01-04 20:41

Yeah it makes a lot of sense for the godly character to have those.

Increases their presence on any team and looks quite powerful/divine.

So at some point you have to much rings. xD
Something else, fine, but I like those visual effects.

JunWasHere2026-01-04 21:25

Yeah, it's an indication of divinity. Kokomi's watery sash is similar too. In Chinese & Japanese mythology, floating sashes and halos or rings behind their back are common among gods.

Sooner or later, they should really touch on the nature of halos to convey an ounce of those wuxia stories where characters have as many rings as seraphim angels have wings lol

Arelistios2026-01-05 04:24

Makes me rethink of “kokomi is hydro dragon” times. Sigh. I miss my girl being a potential monster. Hope they will some day do smth with her again. Want more lore for fish

JunWasHere2026-01-05 05:59

Faction buffs, please come save our old faves! 🙏

SolKaynn2026-01-04 21:35

Time to bring in the squares of power.

Chance-Range28552026-01-04 22:18

Why always rings lmao circle impact at it again

Nomad_Hermit2026-01-05 00:02

Ask that to all priests who created those stories...

suzumaki7422026-01-04 20:41

I think Nicole's angel/butterfly wings will be the forerunner and more characters will get Unique meters going forward....

HumsterMKI2026-01-04 20:44

Players just want more varity. The Ring behing the back is ok, maybe next one we get a Halo on the head.

Or maybe Energy arcs throughout the body.

Icy_Ad56982026-01-04 20:52

Yeah like nichole (hope I typed it right) having LED wings and a halo in the special program teaser

Born-Equivalent73952026-01-04 20:59

Nicole. Without the h

Organic-Army-90462026-01-04 22:10

Nicoal, she’s pyro for a reason

zatenael2026-01-05 03:54

Nikola, she's electro for some reason

Augus122026-01-05 04:34

Nicola, she’s hydro now

Organic-Army-90462026-01-05 04:37

Nicool, she’s so cool that she’s cryo

F4ngDragon2026-01-05 05:32

Nicollei, she's Dendro now, and Collei's big sister.

Organic-Army-90462026-01-05 06:34

Nicaruzan, Lynette’s anemo mentor

BrainDeadZero2026-01-05 08:30

Nicguang, Ningguang's doppelganger.

JEMS932026-01-04 21:16

How many characters actually have a ring behind the back?

skiwarp2026-01-04 21:34

Of the top of my head, Ningguang, Raiden, Wanderer, Mavuika, Columbina and Mika have vertical rings

VijayMarshall872026-01-04 21:36

pyro mc as well

skiwarp2026-01-04 21:38

Theirs is around the waist rather than on the back

soviet_union_stronk2026-01-04 23:08

thus, horizontal rings

skiwarp2026-01-04 23:11

Goddamit I always get the two mixed up

VijayMarshall872026-01-05 09:10

See I play mika so less that i didn't even know he has rings much less vertical

i_gotsickofthinking2026-01-05 04:23

Wouldn't kuki and barbara count as well then?

Calheaven2026-01-04 22:28

So literally 6 chars out of 100+ and people have an issue? Smh...

Nomad_Hermit2026-01-05 00:01

Forgot Kokomi

skiwarp2026-01-05 00:16

Her is more like a sash that floats behind her from the shoulders than a ring

Creme_de_laCreme2026-01-04 20:46

Probably find it distracting.

Ayges2026-01-04 20:51

I hate how it doesn't disappear outside of combat with Ei, it's the reason I never used her, I find it that annoying. But for every other character it's pretty cool I don't mind

LegitimateFun87892026-01-05 07:48

why? what does it change

Ayges2026-01-05 07:50

I just don't like it, looks ugly on anyone except her and it's like always there

Izengrim2026-01-04 20:52

Agree. They are the best

Me_to_Dazai2026-01-04 20:52

I like them too cause they remind me a lot of Sunday's halo effect in HSR. But we've got Mavuika, Raiden, Wanderer, Mika and now Columbina (and if we were to include horizontal rings we'd have PMC, Nilou, Shinobu, Lauma and Barbara) so quite a few lol it'd be nice to get more variety

I feel like they should do more stuff like Xilonen's glowing audio visualiser thing that goes under characters' feet, Yelan and Durin's glowing wristbands, Flins' coat tails burning with blue flame in his skill infusion state, Yoimiya being surrounded by fiery sparks circling her, Childe's scarf flowing with hydro energy etc

PienPeko2026-01-04 20:53

I think some people just find them distracting during combat.

although to me, these circles are pretty tame and nowhere near as distracting compared to what I've seen chinese or korean mmo characters usually have; which are gigantic wings that obscure most of your character as well as other characters on both sides.

TumblrInGarbage2026-01-05 22:20

The Eros Wing Ephemera on *Warframe* is quite good at obscuring pretty much everything.

Aromatic_Inspector892026-01-04 20:54

it's just overdone. And Ei is so distracting in the overworld

vglisten2026-01-04 21:21

Raiden's ring is absolute garbage

Strikebackk2026-01-04 20:55

First time hearing about this. I don't think people are talking about.

Ze_AwEsOmE_Hobo2026-01-04 20:56

Pretty sure the dev said that as a joke. But more seriously, it may be just because how common it is. They could do a modernized horizontal halo, work on gauges or screen/UI elements.

I don't really care in the same way I don't care about the typical character design motifs, but it can get a bit boring or start feeling uninspired when your 5th or 6th character has a glowing back ring.

AdventurousAd69282026-01-04 20:56

I think it’s just a meme because it happens so often I don’t really think people truly hate it

Comfortable-Use5362026-01-04 20:59

i think they are hard to programm

just a guess

RealGalactic2026-01-04 22:40

Yeah, all rings must not clip on one another, and other stuff. So imagine making a new ring but you'll have to test every ring combination to make sure it doesn't clip another

scrayla2026-01-05 00:32

Also adjust to every character’s height and appearance lol

MessEnnger2026-01-04 20:59

Its in the same vein as characters having split hair, thigh high boots or front flaps.

They work, it looks good, but its boring and repetitive

Ricksaw262026-01-04 21:00

I think it is a thing of likability. Personally, I like it.

MassRedemption2026-01-04 21:03

Can't wait to have the quad ring stacking.

Beta_Codex2026-01-04 21:07

Lol the devs say this when they have a lot in Honkai third and Honkai star rail.

Royal-Insurance8132026-01-04 21:08

Raidens ring>>>

TheFangirlGrind2026-01-04 21:08

How many characters actually even have them? Just these three?

AmethystMoon4202026-01-05 03:34

There's Ningguang too after her burst

Golden-Owl2026-01-04 21:09

I don’t think people actively dislike it, but it’s definitely become a recurring design element to the point where it’s a running gag.

It’s a bit like Star Rail’s “Xianzhou dress full of nonsensical cutouts”

JDBCool2026-01-04 23:07

Don't forget....

*leg belt for no dam reason*

Hello_1234567_112026-01-05 08:18

*detached sleeves*

Tooluka2026-01-04 23:52

Poor Yukong :(

PhasmicPlays2026-01-05 00:06

*glances at alice*

K6fan2026-01-05 20:56

The best description of Alice's design I've seen is that she's the genshiest of genshin to ever genshin

Vonmoondk2026-01-04 21:12

Your concept of God is twisted.. like many others. Just saying.

LokianEule2026-01-04 21:13

I like them when there’s one of them on my own fielder. Not when I have three and two of them are from supports all on the same team

Chrisarts20032026-01-04 21:13

maybe it feels too repetitive? idk i still like it

Top-Idea-17862026-01-04 21:16

Have we reached a point where people will try to challenge every single opinion they don't like, even if its literally from one of the developers? the echo chamber must continue i guess

Kaispian2026-01-04 21:16

I don’t think it’s a dislike of the actual design choice but more so because it’s been repeated a decent amount of times now

Far-Fisherman88992026-01-04 21:19

it is distracting

Many-Refuse-60602026-01-04 21:24

Because after a while it becomes overdone

Magic_Orb2026-01-04 21:27

Simple, oversaturation, "When everyone is super, no one will be" - Syndrome

Phxntomzz-2026-01-04 21:30

Honestly I love it it caught me by surprise reading comments on other posts I didn’t know a lot of people don’t mess with it at all 😭

Prisma_Lane2026-01-04 21:31

Because it's repetitive. When everyone has it, it loses that specialty. It's not like they're that different from each other, and sometimes it can add to the visual clutter. It's the same reason people complain regarding skins having blue in them. It's not that they're ugly, it's the fact that there's no variety.

Just change up the designs. Doesn't even have to be that complicated. Sometimes, something as simple as changing the shape is good enough.

shaqkage2026-01-04 22:27

To be fair it's only been like 5 out of 100+ characters. I don't know if you can really call that "everyone"

ultraplusstretch2026-01-04 21:33

They are awesome, more circles for the people! ✊️✊️✊️

Lucariolu-Kit2026-01-04 21:34

because if everyone has it then it's no longer cool, it's just samey and boring

Playful-Club47832026-01-04 21:36

It’s just boring

Krii100fer2026-01-04 21:41

Columbina solved that problem by making the better effects of her circle stuck behind a paywall

Biarfm2026-01-04 21:41

I don’t mind them, but Raiden’s stays around for way too long.

Volarevia292026-01-04 21:49

Columbina's one is so cool

Anadaere2026-01-04 21:50

Ei and Scara is good story telling, Mavuika needs to have that ring, its very Sun coded

Willster3282026-01-04 21:56

They don't last long enough for me to care

Iamliterallyfood2026-01-04 21:58

Halo

RaiStarBits2026-01-04 22:04

I do, gives a divine vibe

Born_Collection39632026-01-04 22:05

I don't like it when it's shared with the rest of the team. It feels weird sometimes like completely not their teammate's anesthetics

sirenloey2026-01-04 22:20

I kinda want all archons to have theirs. Venti kinda got his post Hexerei buff. While not on his back, his Anemo NAs got the rings

corecenite2026-01-04 22:24

i like having cake as a dessert at night

i dont like having cake as a dessert EVERY OTHER night

Excero_2026-01-04 22:26

Overused

Noobfartter2026-01-04 22:31

My New skin traveler is gonna look epic with elemental circles, already have raiden and mavuika, gonna get columbina on my guarantee.

He really gonna look like a star, with the sun, moon, and (I wanna say meteors for raiden).

What element for traveler will par well as a driver with mavuika, raiden, and columbina? Don't care about meta, just need to know how to maximise this team

JohannesMarcus2026-01-04 22:46

How about one surrounding the waist instead?

Holiday-Panda38832026-01-04 22:47

I love it but its overused

Wanyle2026-01-04 23:08

the issue is stacking too many circles, which is gonna happen if you give them to every new character lol

DarkPhoenixMishima2026-01-04 23:14

I dislike Raiden's just because it never goes away.

Separate_Ad_93012026-01-04 23:18

Im newbie how do i unlock charcters?

ankitjad2026-01-05 01:23

Hmmm you need explore the open world, do events, Many quests Develop the acc, U may get freebies soon too, alot of em if you're new.
There's a currency called -primogems, u get in exchange for doing this things, U can use that currency to wish for character u like, wish for only the limited characters using primogems.

(Just like in solo leveling arise u played, I saw a comment on ur profile on SoloL subreddit)

Separate_Ad_93012026-01-05 01:37

Thanks alot

sikotic4life2026-01-04 23:23

Straight up we need one for each element. Of course with Cryo being the last.

sacredfire5112026-01-04 23:25

I just always found it annoying when Raiden was in my team and the circle would just follow other characters when switching. Visually it was disrupting my view when the battle was over and I’m just exploring. I got tired of it real quick lol

Axheron2026-01-04 23:36

Isnt the ring how some Chinese stories describe someone achieving divinity or enlightenment? I think the characters that currently have a ring make sense, Raiden Ei, Mavuika, Columbina. Wanderer is not an Archon, but it seems like he's achieved enlightenment through being made from a fragment of Irminsul. Also, Kokomi king of has a ring, and while she's not an Archon, she is literally the reincarnation of a dragon isn't she?

FrenshFrys2026-01-04 23:49

I love Ei's, but I don't like that it appears on my other characters in the party too. It's a minor annoyance though, I don't think it deserves hate

YATFWATM2026-01-05 00:07

I hate that they dimmed Raiden Shogun's significantly instead of simply giving us more Graphical Settings to control Bloom.

It looks fucking disappointing after they dimmed it.

Elemental_Titan92026-01-05 00:11

I liked it at first. They look amazing.

While Mavuika’s disappears after a while, Raiden’s takes so long before it disappears I don’t actually know how long the glowing lasts, except it lasts way longer than the cooldown.

Sakkitaky222026-01-05 00:16

Some of them asked for the humours

OneMoreShepard2026-01-05 00:24

I miss the original brightness of Raiden's circle, you could actually see the charge level

zeptyk2026-01-05 00:34

didnt it used to be real bad with raiden at her release that they had to tone it down heavily? lmao, I hope im not misremembering

XeromusCore2026-01-05 00:35

Let Klee have her jetpack back.

QWERTYAF12412026-01-05 00:43

I like the circles.

Uodda2026-01-05 00:45

Now, when you said that, it's indeed lame design feature.

Le062242026-01-05 00:48

They can be distracting but I don't really mind them

skilllake2026-01-05 00:56

Depends on the situation. Raiden's ring lasts like 6 or 7 minutes and sometimes I'd like it off, for example if I'm walking with Mavuika.