August 31, 2021 Life Update: I've Finished My Thesis!

First off, I'd like to say: Go to hell, thesis! I'm not doing schoolwork like you ever again! I'm a free man!

Yeah, I've been swearing a lot more recently, even in conversations with people I've recently met.

But that's beside the point.

Thesis Status

Okay, not gonna lie, I mostly rushed my thesis by only putting bare minimum information and personal thoughts. I concluded that the way gamers act is how they wish they acted in real life which is often opposite to their real-life behavior. For example, many people think they're friendly but not confident in social situations (especially at work and school) but are very aggressive and competitive in gaming. On the other hand, support players are likely aggressive in real life.

I think my thesis is currently being reviewed by the professors. September 7 is the deadline for sending requirements for graduation, which I've already done, so it's safe to say that, after this date, I might receive news of a graduation ceremony or something.

The fucking Delta variant of the Wuhan coronavirus is running rampant in the Philippines right now and is hitting record numbers of new infections, so I think it's safe to say that my graduation ceremony will be purely online.

Update, September 1, 2021: My adviser saw some room for improvement but thinks it's "generally well-written". The points for improvement she gave are pretty simple to do. Let's get 'em!

Illegal Immigration in Genshin Impact

Yeah! Take that, teleporting border!

Okay, relax. I'm still here in the Philippines in real life. I'd immigrate like a normal person.

In Genshin Impact, though, screw that. Some players tried that a few weeks ago and haven't gotten banned.

Remember what I said about me playing my younger brother's Genshin Impact account but not touching his quests?

But I simply cannot allow him to play with Inazuma characters that are stuck at Lv. 20. He wants me to raise his characters, after all.

I've seen rumors (if not news reports) that re-runs will be rarer, especially considering the large number of new characters in Inazuma teased during the Version 2.0 trailer like Gorou, Thoma, and Yae Miko.

I actually got this illegal immigration done on the day I published this post, one day before everyone can play Version 2.1. I was scared that the illegal immigration exploit might be patched.

It won't allow me to play Inazuma events without completing the Archon Quests, I bet, so I gotta work with what I have. A lot of events say "Complete Ritou Escape Plan to unlock".

Update, September 1, 2021: Nope, I can't challenge the Thunder Manifestation without doing Ritou Escape Plan. RIP illegal immigration if my brother likes to use the Raiden Shogun or Kujou Sara.

Hey, at least Seirai Island has a lot of weed for my brother's Yoimiya to smoke! (This is a joke. I'm talking about using Naku Weed to ascend Yoimiya. google plz dont ban me (intentional bad grammar))

Update, September 2, 2021: I also can't do Hyakunin Ikki. :(

Why didn't you illegally immigrate earlier?

I didn't know that there was an easier method to do so. The method I first saw was exceptionally difficult and takes a long time: use Kaeya's ice bridges and repeatedly disconnect and reconnect.

And what was the method you used?

I followed this video by Ringo.

Basically, these are the steps I followed:

• Glitch underwater. Avoid going too high early on or you'll resurface. This'll allow you to walk on the surface like normal ground.
• Head directly east of Guyun Stone Forest and directly south of Musk Reef. Set a Portable Waypoint there in case of screw-ups.
• Kill a character will fall damage by landing on the black grassy terrain (I call it "the Void"). This will allow you to walk on it without being teleported back. Do NOT do anything weird like jumping, opening the map, or switching characters at this point; just run and sprint.
• Upon getting close to the great striped slope, repeat these steps until you get very close to Inazuma:
• Go to the Character screen and disconnect from the Internet.
• Unpause the game and run across the slope for 10 seconds. Do not climb it.
• Go to the Character screen, reconnect to the Internet, then disconnect again. This is best done in windowed mode on PC so you can keep track of the taskbar and tell if you're connected or disconnected.

If things go right, you should see the Inazuma icon on the loading screen when you reconnect. You'll then be teleported to Ritou.

Activate a Teleport Waypoint as soon as you arrive in case things go wrong.

Team Comps

I used Zhongli, Rosaria, Kaedehara Kazuha, and Jean. Zhongli protects against lightning strikes (just in case) and is tall, Rosaria increases Movement SPD at night, Kaedehara Kazuha reduces sprinting Stamina consumption, and Jean is just here for Anemo Resonance.

For a true F2P team, I suggest Kaeya, Noelle, Geo Traveler, and Barbara. Kaeya is tall and reduces sprinting Stamina consumption, Geo Resonance increases Noelle's Shield Strength, and Barbara patches up wounds without using food.

Lazy Week

I've been high on copium (i.e. gaming) these past several weeks, hence my sleepless nights, so I hope to get my life together after this.

After my late-night English tutoring classes, I won't do anything else but prepare to sleep.

I probably won't do anything this first week of September except relax, but I promise a blog post by Sunday.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: September 1, 2021

I'm sure you're aware that Version 2.1 of Genshin Impact just came out. Not gonna lie, the new Archon Quest was a pain in my brain; I was too sleepy to properly comprehend all the nerdy philosophical stuff that was going on.

I'll just leave it to lore nerds like CatWithBlueHat, RedFlaim, and Teyvat Historia to make sense of what's going on.

But I ain't givin' up.

Aside from the Archon Quest, I just did the quest chain that unlocks the Thunder Manifestation, which, while a little long, didn't hurt my brain too much, thankfully.

So, on September 3, 2021 (after editing my thesis on September 2), I'll complete as many World Quests as I can, just in case some of them are as long and plot-heavy as Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual and Tatara Tales. Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual, in particular, was the subject of a few memes which, thankfully, did not spoil me because I finished the quest. I'm just worried about potential spoilers in other memes--I was already spoiled about Kujou Sara.

sadboi update: september 2, 2021 (intentional bad grammar)

my mom is pressuring me to work longer hours after i broke a contract saying i'll go back to my usual teaching schedule on september 1

so i'm working a little more out of sheer rage

English Tutoring

My mom's been raging at me for slacking at English tutoring, so I hope to get back to at least a 4-hour schedule after my lazy week.

This way, I have time to regain my energy, or in Pyro terms, re-ignite my inner flame by working out and sleeping well.

YouTube Plans

Also after my lazy week, I will make some test videos to train my voice and ability to roleplay, as well as maybe learn some super basic editing. This will also let me see if I can get a stable frame rate during recording.

By the 2nd week of September, I hope to release my first ever Minecraft video featuring a playthrough of my extremely difficult Hytale practice regimen.

The tough part about it is having to explain the rules and the mods I use because there are so many.

I hope to stick to at least a weekly schedule so I can build a habit slowly.

If things go well, I might do one playthrough every 3 days, then every day at a best-case scenario.