Three and a half hours...

That's how long I lasted before I had to exit the "special story mode". Zero exploration so far because apparently the new zone has absolutely nothing to do with the AQ. Hoyo, do you honestly think it's a good idea to have players sit through hours of dialogue like this? I zoned out towards the end of the first chapter, saw the title screen and breathed a sigh of relief, only to be thrown into the next chapter of god knows how many more hours of "special story mode". This is very poor game design, I hope it doesn't continue.

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Marionette22026-01-14 14:43

What stopped you from stop doing the quest midway?

You can always quit in the middle you know?.......This time they even make sure to show you "Saving" to give you a hint that your quest progress is saved from time to time not just at the end.

demonspawns_ghost2026-01-14 14:49

The "Are you sure you want to quit? You may have to play part of the quest again" warning they give you when you want to leave.

Why can't they just design the AQ so that it gives you obvious opportunities to pause and go do something else? Why does it have to be hours-long dialogue with nothing else? Why release a new zone that has nothing to do with the AQ? I don't know, maybe it does but I've just finished the first chapter and just thrown into the next one and I still have no idea what the new zone looks like.

Riersa2026-01-14 14:44

They literally warn you it will take a long time.

demonspawns_ghost2026-01-14 14:50

A "long time" previously meant an hour or so. A "special story mode" has only ever been part of an AQ chapter, not the entire thing and then into the next chapter.

Riersa2026-01-14 14:55

Natlan war segment is more than 1 hour long.

demonspawns_ghost2026-01-14 15:19

Was it? I remember being quite disappointed by how short that event was, considering we were saving the entire nation of Natlan from the Abyss. I doubt it was much more than an hour long, if that

Riersa2026-01-14 15:32

From the moment you enter the war segment until before the big power up cutscene is already more than 1 hour, after the power up it's at least another 30 minutes. That's at least 1.5 hour, and can go up to 2 hour depend on the route and how much you interact with the character.

relmxvr2026-01-14 15:18

Then don't do the quest! They warn you that you'll take a while in the special **(((((STORY))))** mode and even give you a chance to do other things before coming back, you don't like the STORY it's fine! But it isn't something to complain about! This AQ is very great and I had a lot of fun in it. It's not the company's problem you didn't like it

demonspawns_ghost2026-01-14 15:24

>and even give you a chance to do other things before coming back

No, they don't. I was waiting for a break in the story mode to go explore the new zone but it never came. The whole of the first chapter is in this story mode and then they just throw you into the next chapter with no break.

I have no problem with the AQs. I have a problem with having to sit through several hours of story with no break.

cstrifeVII2026-01-14 15:33

I didnt think your complaints on this were controversial lmao. I guess everyone here is okay with 8 straight hours of dialogue. And it 100% does jump you from part 1 to 2 without the option of stopping. I remember hearing the quest complete sound effect and thinking "thank fucking god" and then a new cutscene immediatly started and then I facedesked

relmxvr2026-01-14 15:38

>No, they don't

Yes they do. Before you get into the "special story mode" nefer LITERALLY warn you that you can't back down after this so go do your stuff before coming back and entering. It's a special story mode, it's supposed to give you story.

cstrifeVII2026-01-14 15:30

So many people in here carrying water for hoyo and explaining away the necessity of multiple 3 to 4 hour stretches of dialogue. Its never actually clear when its safe to actually exit the special story mode and it does have the potential to lose hours of progress if you're not careful. It happened to my daughter recently.

Its just stupid design.

takenusername50012026-01-14 15:45

> Its never actually clear when its safe

the "SAVING" in the lower corner during a black screen wasn't a hint?

cstrifeVII2026-01-14 16:11

No, not really. I did about 4 hour straight and didn't notice it once. Its just bad design and its crazy to me people are arguing otherwise.

Why even do this "special story mode"? Just have this all take place in the normal world and break up cutscenes a bit more with some travel so people can do the quest at any pace they choose. I'm okay with an hour or so of dialogue, but several hours straight is just crazy.

demonspawns_ghost2026-01-14 16:34

Are you talking about the brand new autosave feature that exists alongside the story mode warning that says you may lose progress if you exit the story mode? Is that what you are referencing?

takenusername50012026-01-14 17:30

> Is that what you are referencing?

yes?

demonspawns_ghost2026-01-14 16:41

Some people will make a piece of media a core aspect of their personality. Any and all criticism of said media will feel like a personal attack, so you'll see the kind of reactions like we see regularly in this sub.

I'll defend Hoyo for versions 1-3 all day long, those versions were obviously developed by people who love making good games. I even enjoyed most of Fontaine since it was still Genshin at its core, but they've been making very poor decisions since Natlan.

BeginningMulberry5472026-01-14 15:34

Did you perhaps notice the saving screen in some parts of the quest? It may not help much but if you log out during those screen, when playing again you will come back to the axct moment where you left the game.

Outside_Leg_65082026-01-14 15:38

Someone with an actual J\*b will know how annoying ts is. Story are meant to be enjoyed by binging it or Taking a small pause once in a while. Just because you can binge it and enjoy it doesn't mean the others WOULD also see it like that

I know there's a pause or savepoint but I need to do something else in the game and I am afraid that I cannot get out even if i close the game since it might make me jump into the quest again