Whoever decided to make a playable character the main focus of the world quest of the region instead of an NPC, is a genius

Don't get me wrong. there are very nice a memorable NPCs. But I can't believe it took them this long to try something like this.

Having a playable character that we're gonna know through the quest is fantastic and knowing he's gonna keep appearing in evens and stuff, it makes easier to be invested in the story and care about him.

For those who don't know, I'm talking about >!Illuga !<in the >!Darradarljod!< quest

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LadyPlantress2026-01-19 21:55

I loved that too! I hope they keep doing it, it's like a way to give 4-stars their own character quests almost.

Vaiolette-Westover2026-01-19 22:09

Npcs being lead in the story is what widens the story. It's also what sets Genshin apart from many Genshin likes where the world doesn't exist outside the characters they are currently trying to sell you.

You will never get a world quest like Narzissenkreuz or Aranyaka or Sacred Sakura cleaning or Chasm by confining your storytelling around gachas characters because the main value that provides is pandering.

Also Npcs do make recurring appearances.

The fruit gang in Fontaine show up in prison during Fontaine say III and IV. So does people like Edward Eastinghouse and Nacker.

Some of the most beloved people in Genshin are these NPCs that add to the world like Lepine Pauline.

0neWeekFriend2026-01-19 22:20

I agree with this take. I was honestly quite dissapointed the finale of the Rotwang quest turned out to be an unofficial Illuga story quest. That combined with the awkward way most players interacted with the quests thanks to exploration autostarting it just made for a subpar experience overall.

fiersome082026-01-20 00:25

Yeah, whether someone is an npc or not shouldn’t matter. They’re all characters living in the same world, so they should be treated the same. For me, good world-building is when both playable characters and npcs feel like they’re really living together in the same world

Hulkhontosee36672026-01-20 03:36

i get what are you trying to say but

\> hey’re all characters living in the same world, so they should be treated the same.

No, many playable characters are also some of the most important people around teyvet they it make sense why they get special treatment because often their actions directly effects teyvet or main plot as a whole.

This is ignoing actual super important npcs ofc (like capitano)

Ecstatic-Source60012026-01-20 05:32

Many, but not all. Escoffier is just playable NPC for example. And many more

fiersome082026-01-20 05:46

Fair, maybe not completely equal, but NPCs should also get the spotlight and have their own stories.

Maybe that’s just my preference, but it makes the world feel more real and believable.

Hulkhontosee36672026-01-20 05:47

Yeah I agree, goes without saying it makes world more lively.

Secret_Conclusion_932026-01-20 15:38

It matters because playable character restrict the writing, unless they only act as supporting role like Citlali.

fiersome082026-01-22 13:29

I don’t understand what you mean by restricting the writing. You mean like they will not killed playable character ? or playable character shouldn't be the traveler's enemy ?

emberesment2026-01-20 00:55

Though the one thing i wish genshin would do is to make better looking NPCs like the fish in chenyu vale and integrate them deeply in the AQ, not just act as an info dumper. Because man i'll never forget Avidius in wuwa, an NPC deeply relevant in the main story quest at that time.

bowlcutcat2026-01-20 01:57

i get where you're coming from but i think only being npcs is lame, it's fun to grow an attachment to a character you can keep with you at all times. i don't think it should be confined - and at the moment, it isn't.

i don't think it's wrong to enjoy that they made a world quest with a playable character. and it's silly to ignore that you can expand the world with playable characters too.

this is a personal issue, but i struggle to remember npcs too, or names without faces. so it's nice in that regard as well.

saying this as a fan of lyudochka but i'm also a biased illuga fan, i think it's a great way to give 4 stars more content especially considering the apparent discontinuation of hangouts.

CantaloupeParking2392026-01-20 04:13

The thing with playable characters they have to be sanitized on screen (their lore can be crazy but their crimes rarely gets addressed) so something like the world quest we had with Jeht, would be impossible with a playable character. It would ruin writing. Ah, and they cant die either, but npc can. I dont mind playable character making appearances in world quests but I dont want them to be too important in them. AQ and story quests are already designed to sell characters, we dont want to sacrifice world quests for that purpose too.

bowlcutcat2026-01-20 05:07

it definitely wouldn't work for every character, 100% not saying every 4 star should get a world quest too.

i'd love it if their poor sides were addressed more, it feels like they were starting to do that with nefer given that it was included in the archon quest but that may just be part of how they were trying to sell her in particular rather than.. allowing more openness with it generally.

and yes, they can't die but it's not like that suddenly removes all stakes.. at least personally. and death can still be featured even if it isn't the character (cough).

i understand what you're saying and the fear of mishandling, but it's not like good stories can't be told with playable characters. unfortunately, AQs and story quests are irrelevant for most 4 stars i think. or at least many. plus i can't imagine these world quests going to super AQ relevant 4 stars anyway... i don't see the point in it in that case.

i think a lot of the adversion comes from a difference in perspective too. world quest that features character VS world quest About character... obviously the latter is less appealing if they're the sole focus, but i really don't think that's how it was in illuga's. heavy emphasis on him sure but i think there was a decently large amount to digest outside of him too. at least i think so...

DirtySiwy122026-01-20 08:21

This is just Hoyo loosing their balls, it doesn't have to be this way and it's stupid. In HI3 you had playable HoV and she basically killed some percentage of humanity. They also can die and again, it's Hoyo loosing their balls. Himeko in HI3 died and yet, she was playable.

NPCs are just boring. Plain and simple. They are NPCs. What's the point of having playable cast if story isn't focused on that playable cast? Not everything, but definitely more than just Archon Quest should be focusing on playable characters.

CantaloupeParking2392026-01-20 08:26

Idk I've got attached to multiple npc in genshin 😭 yeah they might look boring but that never bothered me.

leylensxx2026-01-20 02:37

exactly 💯 can't imagine a world where characters like cater, mamere, little one, jeht, etc. are replaced by playable characters. I know it just wouldn't be written the same

rW0HgFyxoJhYka2026-01-20 05:45

Yeah I tnink OP is trying to say: "Nice to mix it up"

But what veterans see is: "Its a character story wrapped into the quests for this update"

When previously it would be: "Stand alone character story that adds to the update after Archon quest (main story quest) is done"

So this is their streamlining things together.

Alex24222026-01-20 10:51

Then that's the problem with playable characters' writing, not with the idea of making quests about playable characters instead of NPCs.

leylensxx2026-01-20 13:29

the two are related. npcs aren't sold as a product, playable characters are.

Alex24222026-01-20 17:36

Yes, they're related, but don't have to be. It's all up to miHoYo.

The solution is to stop writing playable character like products for sale, not to replace them with NPCs.

leylensxx2026-01-20 23:27

and do you think that solution will ever happen? that sounds very easy to say but let's face it, the writing won't be the same and it's inherently because they're playable. and most of them would also lose the mundanity that makes them different from the "chosen ones" in the first place. it's many other things rather than just them doing good or bad. zhiqiong's whole thing wouldn't hit the same if she was someone playable with a vision.

-Mippy2026-01-20 13:07

Cater my goat

umidh22026-01-20 04:07

This. Some of the best character and questline are NPC lead, and the beauty of it is that we don't know what will happen to them or what they really are. For playable characters, we pretty much all know that they will turn out fine and that really make a lot of the twist just not work anymore.

PawnForward2026-01-20 05:11

Jeht standing in the Oasis is still living in my head rent free.

tbonehavoc2026-01-20 05:17

I was legitimately so excited to see Lepine Pauline being mentioned in the new event, NPCs make the world brighter.

ComposedOfStardust2026-01-20 09:59

Girlie's moving up in this world, we love to see it!

Wonder what her secret project was about tho

Khoakuma2026-01-20 05:35

The problem is that for the first several years of Genshin we had a reverse of that problem. Playable characters straight up just disappear outside of the main quests. It's like they don't live in the same Teyvat as we do.

It's not like world quests where NPCs are leads doesn't exist anymore. The whole Treasure Hoarder line is one of those. But it's important to show that the playable characters lives in the same world we play in too and feature them in quests outside of the voiced ones. Like the Sacred Sakura quest line for example. Yae not seeming all that concerned about the pool of glowing radioactive water under her house/shrine seems a bit strange doesn't it?

Vaiolette-Westover2026-01-20 08:25

Not for the first several years, it didn't even last one whole year before we began getting characters in events. It was just the first lantern Rite which has zero characters except npcs.

We began getting characters regularly since 1.6 with the first summer event and then moonchase in 2.1 began having characters in events.

I think today we are in a great spot with the anecdotes which is one of the coolest ways to have characters exist in the world outside of bespoke events and stories and without encroaching unnecessarily in world quests.

I've personally never played a game where the main cast are just hanging out like normal people and after the anecdotes I question why it took until Genshin to make this a thing.

BleedingUranium2026-01-20 20:07

Yep, the anecdotes are amazing and the perfect way to include the playable cast outside or major story stuff.

On the flip side, I've always loved that world quests focus on other characters and stories in the world instead, it makes everything feel much larger.

Vaiolette-Westover2026-01-21 01:11

Totally, it also contextualizes how amazing what the main cast achieves when we are down in the weeds adventuring with regular people.

BleedingUranium2026-01-21 01:28

Absolutely! There are so many likable and interesting NPCs who are also largely just "ordinary" people.

KamiAlth2026-01-20 06:28

We can have the best of both worlds. I love those NPCs but I prefer having playable character in support role like with Citlali in Mare Jivari.

As much as I love Aranyaka WQ, it’s kinda weird that we don’t at least talk to Nahida about it after the whole thing was done.

AmethystMoon4202026-01-20 09:28

I 100% agree with you! People always wants the playable characters to be front and center in EVERYTHING. Valid and understandable.

But I actually love that NPCs get their own time too because it makes the Genshin world feel more alive. It's not just a story about people with Visions. It's also a story about those who don't have them, the layman people who get affected by things out of their control.

beautheschmo2026-01-20 10:08

i know it's weird to complain about it in a character-focused game, but stories about playable characters outside of the main Archon Quests are on average *easily* my least favorite content in the game.

i think the world just becomes enormously richer when it's focused on fleshing out the characters and cultures that inhabit it, not just the characters that are friends with you, and almost all character-focused content feels like they are subtly (or often not-so-subtly) willing to sacrifice story quality for the sake of selling you a product.

Alex24222026-01-20 10:59

Yes, it sets Genshin apart in a bad way.

People like playable characters, more so than NPCs, so it is better to make stories about characters people like rather than about those they don't like or don't care about. And yes, I know there are also NPCs whom players like a lot, but they make up like 10% of Genshin NPCs. Most of them are either boring or unlikable (and not even because of being evil, but simply annoying).

From story writing perspective, there is no difference (or rather, there SHOULD be no difference) whether a character is being sold or not. Everything Genshin does with NPCs could just as well be done with playable characters. Hoyo just chooses not to.

Vaiolette-Westover2026-01-20 11:28

Secret_Conclusion_932026-01-20 15:47

What Genshin usually did is what make open world game more immersive and already been tried and tested on game like GTA, RDR, Legend of Zelda, and Elder Scroll series.

If you prefer like that then play character focused game like HSR or HI3rd, or even FGO where NPC interraction is minimal.

ZaFurinuSpremni2026-01-20 17:48

I agree. Having all WQs focused on random literalwho NPCs who you never meet again is a surefire way to make me not care about the WQ at all. Thank God I have a macro on my mouse that auto skips overtly long and boring cutscenes.

Like slopmeru is a good example. I just wanna explore the khaenrian ruins ffs I don't wanna listen to some random npc yap about his great grandpa who has 0 relation to the story. Might as well sit me down and tell me about your day and what you had for breakfast because muhh immersion

KrimsonKurse2026-01-21 19:53

I distinctly remember when people lost their shit over the renamed NPC in Sacred Sakura Cleansing. She was the first NPC that players *really* latched onto. "Kazari" was certainly a correct pronunciation of the characters in her name, and it was short and sweet for NA/EU audiences. But when they changed her name to "Hanachirusato" everyone who had cleared the quest before 2.7 went crazy, despite it being another way to say the same kanji, and also being a more direct reference to the Tale of Genji she is based on.

It took years for OG players to accept the change, and (anecdotally), I have a friend who still calls her Kazari to this day.

Vaiolette-Westover2026-01-22 01:35

I call her Kazari Hanachirusato lololol

I know it's like saying Kazari Kazari but still...

TieFit10102026-01-20 00:53

no hate, but that World Quest doesn't even come close to the Enjou World Quest we got in 5.8, which also include Citlali, let alone World Quests like Narzissenkreuz Ordo, Lil Guy Questline, Chenyu Vale, Desert Questline, the Chasm Quest, the Khvarena of Good and Evil, Remuria, Ruu Quest...etc

matter of fact, i enjoyed the Koitar World Quest more than the Illuga and Rotwang one, despite the Angel one being small in Comparison, same for the Proof Of Cognoscenti Quest were we go underground, it was a miles better than the Illuga one.

also, who told you the NPCs from the World Quests doesn't appear?? Sorush appeared in 5.1 event and she was Voiced, the 3 Treasure Hoarders in Erinnyes Forest appears in Clink-Clank-Craftshop Meeting Point Quest, Coco and Bona appear in Natlan's Act 5, Verna appears in the Frostmoon Scions Library, Netochka appears in the restaurant once you finish her Quest, NPCs from Fontaine Research Institute Chronicles appears in the World (Nacker and Edwin appear in Meropide, While Raimondo and Choiseul appear in the Fontaine Research Institute area), the Pari appears in the Open World even after finishing their World Quest, and there are more that i forgot.

LokianEule2026-01-20 01:17

I really enjoyed that WQ, and I enjoyed it more bc I got to learn about a playable character. I had really no idea who he was at first

Jaded-Philosophy37832026-01-20 02:00

Huh, you're absolutely right actually. Imagine if Jeht, Lepine Pauline, and Caterpillar are 4\* instead of NPCs.

Having Illuga instead of someone looking like Sigurd makes the quest better.

beautheschmo2026-01-20 04:05

If Jeht and Caterpillar were playable characters they would write them completely differently lol

ComfortableLeading562026-01-20 02:34

I'm not gonna lie I was wondering if this was the start of phasing out Hangouts-- which I would be down for. Hangouts take about the same amount of time but with added repeated scenes. Just let me have a good, solid, voiced world quest revolving around the newest four star.

edavidfb0172026-01-20 03:09

50 - 50.

I think playable should participate often in quest, but not necesarily the center of the quest.

WingsDT2026-01-20 03:41

Yep, I thought that Citlali's supporting role was great in that Mare Jivari Enjou's WQ.

AlterWanabee2026-01-20 03:14

The reason was always that world quests are NOT required for finishing the archon quests. For example, you can clear the Fontaine Archon quest WITHOUT touching any of the world quests. This changed with Natlan, where world quests are given more focus, and they can even affect archon quests (exclusive scenes).

ResurgentClusterfuck2026-01-20 05:00

That happened with Sandrone and her going over the Narcissenzkreuz quest line, you show her the sword

Particular_Web32152026-01-20 05:08

The amount of NSKZ references and sandrone researching rene and alian notes being instrumental to calculating the world formula to bring down the frostmoon makes me think the hoyo writers wished NSKZ part of fontaine AQ.

ResurgentClusterfuck2026-01-20 05:10

It was certainly good enough to be included

I'm glad that there's extra scenes for those of us who have completed extra quests. Makes the world feel more cohesive and alive

Particular_Web32152026-01-20 05:13

I shrieked like a teenage girl when sandorne had her lore dump, especially when the shadow of rene appeared and she showed us the photo of her.

Reading her journal this patch broke my heart

ResurgentClusterfuck2026-01-20 05:17

That's what I did when I realized whose core is inhabiting the bot outside Aino's shop

Curve and Talochard are probably my 2 favorite NPCs

eliwolde2026-01-22 01:19

Could you explain this please?

ResurgentClusterfuck2026-01-22 01:43

[Chard Lombro](https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Chard_Lombro)

Disturbing_Cheeto2026-01-20 11:48

I loved reading every single one of the books in the quest but can we talk about that weird ass assistant tho.

Asholotl-0052026-01-21 16:38

Which assistant are you referring to

Draconic_Legends2026-01-20 10:47

A reward in a way for diving deeper into this world

Tempest3212026-01-20 08:28

Honestly, they could have. Fortress of Meropide segment was a little eh. Weakest part of the Fontaine AQ tbh. Could have replaced it with Narcissenzkreuz.

ComfortableTraffic122026-01-20 09:00

Time constraints, probably. The Narzissenkreuz questline is pretty long. Also would have been hard to tie into the actual finale. I do think they could have tried making it an interlude though. Imagine the Rene fight being voiced and a thousand times more dramatic...

ComposedOfStardust2026-01-20 09:55

Well if the fight with Rene had been *before* the aq climax, like replacing the prison arc with it or something, then the Ordo questline would've made both the aq and the wq itself feel so much more foreboding and high stakes. It was such a balloon deflating moment when we told him the apocalypse he devoted his whole life to save the world from and that we had such a fuss over was already done and dealt with in the aq lmao

Ke5_Jun2026-01-20 14:57

I think it’s fine for the apocalypse to already be resolved, because it shows that his approach to the crisis was in vain. The realization that his life’s work was pointless was a wakeup call to him and is a relevant plot point. He failed; simple as that.

That imo doesn’t take away the tension and stakes of what he was trying to do; which was reset the world (or at least Fontaine) in a way similar to how Kulkulkan wanted to in the Chosen of Dragons questline. The methods they used were too drastic and they would lose more than they would gain.

KrimsonKurse2026-01-21 19:37

It's not even that he necessarily failed... its more that he didn't account for a further "variable" like a Descender making their appearance in 500 years. Unironically, Rene was *right*, given the information he had. He had the best possible outcome of preserving all of Fontaine (or even the world) in a Pseudo-hive mind Tulpa/Oceanid/Primordial Sea hybrid.

It's very similar to Fate/Apocrypha. Shirou Amakusa is doing a genuinely GOOD thing. But because the MC and his waifu disagree, he is the bad guy. They don't even have an alternative. Just "You're wrong, because you're a Servant and not a Human." With Rene, there simply *wasn't* an alternative at the time, as he had to set his plan into motion hundreds of years ago. He wasn't wrong. Time nust shifted things after he had gone and merged with the PS. It's why he takes his loss in stride. His goal was to protect Fontaine. Regardless of him performing the saving or not, the result is the same. Fontaine is saved.

Comparing to Kukulkan, is valid because he *did* believe in humans and saurians. But time wore away at his belief. The tunnel was too long for him to see the light at the end anymore. By the time we get to him in Atocpan, we already had Mavuika punch through the Firmament and 2v1 killed Gosoythoth. Little One could be FULL of faith in Humanity, especially with Traveler doing the impossible ALL THE TIME. It's easy to see the Light in the Tunnel when you're walking with a Lantern right next to you. Lol

nqtoan19942026-01-20 08:49

Imagining if somehow when Sandrone returns and is playable, then her Story quest is locked behind the entire Narcissus-Cross quest line XD

Ancienda2026-01-20 09:08

i dont have the sword yet. what does she say to seeing the sword?

Pokefreaker-san2026-01-20 10:10

a toy

KrimsonKurse2026-01-21 19:37

Ironically, the same thing *everyone* says about it. Except for Cater and Rene.

Lindsw2026-01-20 10:32

Wait, you don't show her the sword if you haven't done the quest? Previously they would reference things (mostly limited event quests) even if you'd never done them so I just assumed this was the case then as well

Disturbing_Cheeto2026-01-20 11:49

Not really. As far back as the first event where you meet Scaramouche there were different interactions. If you didn't do unreconciled stars then the Inazuma cutscene is different.

Lindsw2026-01-20 11:55

I just started playing during Natlan, and they would mention limited events or characters from 1.x-4.x that I never took part in. I only knew about them because I started watching MurderofBirds to learn the lore that I had missed

Disturbing_Cheeto2026-01-20 11:57

It's not consistent at all, they just do it sometimes.

KrimsonKurse2026-01-21 19:42

What Limited Events? Most of the characters that would pop up in Lantern Rite still have story quests for their introduction now, like Shenhe. There's a Story Quest for Dragonspine, separate from the Festering Desire sword event, and thats where you meet Albedo. You meet Yelan in the Chasm during a story quest. Mizuki's personal story quest pretends like you never did the Inazuma event in the first place, since you act like you've never met her before, both in the event and in the story quest.

Lindsw2026-01-21 19:45

I'm not trying to remember every time something was referenced that I never did (I just know that multiple times I went "what?"), but the biggest would be... Literally everything to do with Durin

headphonesnotstirred2026-01-20 12:38

i've been procrastinating the AQ, should i go through and do that WQ?

No-Number35412026-01-21 19:35

You should do the WQ regardless of it's relevancy in the AQ. If it's just for the sake of the AQ then you shouldn't bother, because the AQ explains the general plotline of the WQ anyway. BUT, the WQ itself is dank as hell and is very lore-heavy. You'll definitely learn a lot that you couldn't learn anywhere else. And it's a pretty storyline by itself as well.

Lisaurora2026-01-20 12:49

It’s the sword I always use on Traveller (who is always in my party during stories) so that scene was pure wish fulfillment for me!

JunWasHere2026-01-20 09:14

People have been CRAVING and requesting the playables be more involved with the world quests for years. It just doesn't make sense if these colourful, influential, and powerful characters aren't participating to some degree. The devs listened in this regard with Natlan and on!

Same goes for dailies, which has evolved into the daily anecdotes.

REMERALDX2026-01-20 09:33

It was required since 2.7 chasm

FallenAngelII2026-01-20 11:26

This is just untrue. Some world quests are, in fact, requirements for continuing the Archon Quest. Very few of them are, but some of them are. They dropped this in Fontaine but brought it back in Natlan when you have to do all of the Tribal Chronicles to complete the Archon Quest.

AlterWanabee2026-01-20 11:34

Only once, and that's the Perilous Trail, Interlude Chapter Act 2, which requires the Chasm WQ and Teapot. Qnd even then I will argue that it's confusing. This is because we also have an Archon Quest that made us explore the Chasm (the one with Dainsleif and Halfdan).

The second would be Dainsleif and We Will be Reunited, but that's a 50/50 since Bough Keeper IS considered the prologue of the Archon quest.

FallenAngelII2026-01-20 12:12

No. Several times. Ayaka and Yoimiya's story quests are requirements for doing the Inazuma Archon quest. And as I stated before, you need to complete the all of the Tribal Chronicles for Natlan.

If we count Interludes, like you did, you also need to complete Razor's story quest, A Teapot Called Home, Raiden's second Story Quest, Itto's Story Quest, Kazuha's Story Quest and Albedo's Story Quest.

My mistake was calling them world quests, not Story Quests.

AlterWanabee2026-01-20 12:31

I was talkimg about World Quests.

FallenAngelII2026-01-20 12:45

This Illuga world quest is basically a story quest. Only reason it isn't is because they did away with Story Quests. But this world quest is voiced and features a playable character that joins you as a trial character.

AlterWanabee2026-01-20 12:46

But I am talking about the World Quest. The OP above was talking about World Quest. There was ZERO mention of story quests.

Thus it is stupid to argue for something that was not in the topic.

FallenAngelII2026-01-20 13:17

My point is that this has been done before. It's not new. It's only called a World Quest and not a Story Quest because new Story Quests aren't being made anymore. But this World Quest is **exactly** like a Story Quest in the olden days.

AlterWanabee2026-01-20 13:21

Wrong. World Quests are different from Story Quests, in that they NEVER had a playable character in them (maybe Dainsleif will change things). This was because they were meant to show life in Teyvat from the viewpoints of NPCs.

FallenAngelII2026-01-20 16:23

You're not reading what I'm saying. This is a Story Quest in everything but name. The only reason why it's a World Quest is because Genshin stopped making new Story Quests starting with Natlan, so all of them are just Archon or World Quests now. Same as how Natlan got Tribal Chronicles instead.

hoyoshill2026-01-20 17:33

What we have now voiced world quest

Dane-nii2026-01-20 12:32

You need to complete Amber's story quest, which unlocks Razor's story quest, which unlocks Chapter I: Act 4 We Will Be Reunited

baguettesy2026-01-20 04:00

I'm 50-50 on it. I like playable characters being incorporated into world quests where it makes sense, but I don't want to have major world quests be restricted to ONLY playable characters. NPC-focused world quests like Little One, Narzissenkreuz, Tsurumi Island, and both of Jeht's quests really flesh out the world in a way that isn't trying to sell you on a banner, which makes them feel all the more genuine while also reminding you that Teyvat functions beyond just the characters you can pull for. Playable characters are great, but NPCs are necessary to make it feel like we're experiencing a world.

Particular_Web32152026-01-20 05:10

Yeah illuga's one is fine cuase it still provides a perspective of other lightkeepers and aila in the tower. Citlatli and Enjou back and forth was also a highlight of the bakunawa quest

edit: aila is the first moonchanter we interact with on hiisi island. alia is the one who ran away with reed miller, became the 2nd RM and is guarding the tower.

PracticingMaggotry2026-01-20 14:29

It's Alia actually. Aila is her twin sister who was the first Moonchanter and could see through time (interacting with us from the past) at the temple where we received the Moonweaver's Dawn.

00110001_001100102026-01-20 04:38

I actually disagree completely. Illuga's status as the "main character" of this quest line kind of ruined it for me, and I don't even dislike the guy. It's because world quests are about, you know, *the world*, but this one just got hijacked to talk about this kid's trauma and completely sidelined any other lore elements and supposedly important characters.

>!Rotwang was set up as this returning abyssal evil that had access to a powerful device capable of creating matter and succeeded in escaping death twice only to surface yet again... But because we couldn't focus on him, 90% of the quest was fighting his sidekick and their minions while the big bad is reduced to a purple mist that promptly gets sniped to death by a city-sized Kuuvahki gun. Weren't *we* supposed to be the hero of Elysium?!<

Imagine the Narzissenkreuz Ordo quest line but instead of what we got it was all about, idk, Freminet. Or the Lil' Buddy quest line but Ifa was thrown in to be the "main character". Then instead of what we got, which was a **quest** about the **world** and all of the things, people and events that we get to witness, it would just be an exploration of those characters. In my opinion, those would have been vastly inferior quests.

ComposedOfStardust2026-01-20 10:12

Yeah the way Rotwang was presented really took the wind out of the sails in terms of storytelling. He ended up being somewhat of a nothingburger because we were so focused on Illuga's trauma. It's such a shame, we could've had something on par with Tsurumi or the Chasm or even Ochkanatlan world quests but it was held back by the quest trying to sell you the character instead of the world

ZaFurinuSpremni2026-01-20 17:57

\>Weren't *we* supposed to be the hero of Elysium?

yaay more filler slop quests where Mary sue traveler singlehandedly takes down the regional big bad guy and get's praised by everyone for being their one and only savior.

Did you even play though the quest? The lightkeepers have been staving off the abyss for 500 years and they have literal anti-abyss artillery guns built into their towns. It would be pretty silly to have their victory snubbed by someone in the final hour.

anarchy7532026-01-20 05:02

I like that it builds up the character's lore more than just walls of text in the character profile, and it focuses on someone we'll see again instead of "background character 658."

The downside is that unless you're specifically using [insert newest character on banner here] then he literally provides nothing at all to any team as a rental and is more likely to just be benched for the whole quest.

Lauchzelott2026-01-20 06:12

I dont care at all about the npc's (some are cool like the dessert girl yeeeeeht) so i like that the playable character get more screen time. I play that game for characters i can pull not some random npc.. at least they make "importent" npc a little prettier now.

alanalan4262026-01-20 06:50

Lil bro doesn't know that's just his story quest like all released characters get

VigilanteXII2026-01-20 14:36

4\* don't get story quests. They're not even getting hangouts anymore.

nysden2026-01-20 07:34

tbh it kinda felt like illugas story quest a little bit and I'm all for it, especially since we don't get 4* story quests or even hangouts anymore. I hope we get more of those in the future 🙏

Character_Wheel_8812026-01-20 08:00

Is Illuga's quest voiced?

ChaHa_alt2026-01-20 08:27

Seeing playable characters in world quests is pretty nice
But the main world quests in nod krai have been pretty ass, including that one, unfortunately.

amierul182026-01-20 09:55

the quest was so emotional....why theres no voiceeeeeeeee....hoyo please

DeathToBoredom2026-01-20 10:21

Well it only makes sense because he plays an active role in the plot. It just works.

V0ct0r2026-01-20 10:23

jeht if/when she becomes playable:

Roaring_Frost2026-01-20 12:04

Yes... I was so surprised they added swallow boy

It was nice... it was very nice

VigilanteXII2026-01-20 14:51

Now that hangouts are pretty much gone there's really no permanent content left for 4 stars to appear in, especially those released after the AQ, like Illuga. So guess integrating them into WQs is a way to give them something to do.

Which is certainly an efficient way of doing things, given that they were gonna spend the effort on WQs anyways. Follows in the same vein as integrating 5\* story quests more closely into the AQ, which makes things feel more plot relevant and less like filler arcs.

Lan_Xue2026-01-20 16:41

I was surprised that we got to know him in the world quest.
At first I was surprised he showed up, an actual playable character, and then surprised once more as it was our first meeting and got to know him then, not just straight up ''oh hey it's Paimon and the traveler! Fancy meeting you here."

Chuck0062026-01-20 18:52

If only they'd make Jeht playable

floricel_1122026-01-20 19:38

on one hand, I get that. On the other hand, it means they probably aren't going to do anything else with the character going forward besides event cameos, and this quest series wasn't voiced anyways despite how good it was

still, all respect to my squad captain, except for the part where he was a dum dum. Deserved >!punch!<

Human-Raccoon-99172026-01-20 21:43

The problem I have with the npc lead quests is that the npcs in genshin look really...drab

This seems to be changing in the right direction. I.e the moon sisters and the fiance of the villain in NK

--sheogorath--2026-01-20 22:42

Honestly my only gripe with that world quest is how much of the exploration progress for that area is locked behind it. Got hard stuck trying to get the exploration progress up for the meeting point without doing it.

BlazikenFury2026-01-23 07:57

I mean, that's just you. I care more about Jeht, Caterpillar, Ann, Seymour, Jinn more than 90% of the genshin cast even those who have shown up in the story multiple times.
The story and characterisation matters more to me than how frequently they show up or whether they're playable or not.