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· Unlike the early days of Genshin Impact, recent characters tend to be unbalanced, and there's a prevailing opinion that the overall performance of Fontaine characters has declined since Neuvillette's release.
· In the current meta, not only Mondstadt, Inazuma, and Sumeru characters but also Fontaine characters have significantly low gacha value. It's analyzed that there's no room for Fontaine characters when Furina is considered the bare minimum.
· Unless it's a personal preference, investing limited pulls in Fontaine characters might not be a good choice, and it's advised to skip characters like 'Chiori' or 'Lyney'.
· However, not all Fontaine characters are useless; Furina and Arlecchino can be considered exceptions. These two characters have survived as key characters in both the early and late stages.
· It's uncertain how many characters with Neuvillette's convenience will be released in the future, and it could depend on the direction of character releases after Snezhnaya and Natlan.

· Furina was evaluated as a character with incredible convenience even at the time of her release. While her damage might be slightly lacking, her convenience is considered top-tier in Genshin Impact.
· The very fact that such a character emerged from Fontaine was a huge shock at the time, and anticipation is high for what characters will be released in Snezhnaya and Natlan.

· After Arlecchino's release, there were concerns as her World of Heresy changed to a different form, but she continues to perform well based on her broad utility in Vaporize, Overload, and Melt reactions.
· She is capable of performing well in challenging content, and given her design, narrative charm, and status as one of the few remaining Fatui Harbingers, she is expected to remain a key character in the main story through Snezhnaya.
· Currently, she is arguably considered the top-ranked character by many users.

· Charlotte is a pure sub-DPS character released in the final version of Fontaine, designed to utilize Burning reactions.
· Initially, she was used in any team composition that could trigger Burning. However, after Kaveh's release and subsequent team compositions, her position has shrunk, similar to how many Dendro DPS characters became obsolete due to Furina.
· While Clorinde could at least carry as a boss killer in certain situations, Kaveh's Burning reaction is merely a formal trigger, and like a C6 character, he lacks outstanding features and didn't receive much attention.
· Despite being released with a standard "set menu" configuration, she failed to stand out, and her evaluation as a pure DPS is difficult, leading to her being shelved, according to analysis.
· Her future utility may remain limited, and the possibility of Burning reactions making a comeback is low.
· It's unfortunate that she hasn't properly appeared in the main story, only making brief appearances in events, suggesting internal circumstances at the time of her release.

· Clorinde appeared early in Fontaine but was officially released later. Despite her cool concept and decent combat design, she left a feeling of mediocrity.
· The short duration of her attacks is baffling, and her competitiveness is completely gone, whether used for utility or Overload reactions.
· This outcome was predictable, given the disappointing feeling at the time of her release. There's also criticism that the serious personality common among cool beauty characters in Genshin Impact doesn't fit the game.
· It's good that related elements were created around the theater troupe, but there's a desire for official emphasis on her charm rather than fan-made content.

· From her release, most agreed Sigewinne was an "affectionate character" (애정원), but it's evaluated that her actual utility is limited to Hydro application and neutralizing small enemies.
· She has no practical use in normal gameplay. Her only notable contribution was in the "Last Dance" challenge, where she was effectively used in strategies utilizing her ability to neutralize small enemies and fall damage mechanics.
· If a character is only useful once every few years, it's best not to pull for them, and it's a waste of a limited rerun opportunity, according to opinions.
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· Navia is like the last gasp of Crystallize, beautiful, with a good personality and well-developed story, but she hasn't shown significant advantages against other characters besides Neuvillette.
· Her combat design could provide some fun, but with the late release of Chiori, who seemed to mess up the design, she recorded the lowest ownership rate.
· This past incident seems to be why characters are now designed to avoid being discarded.
· Although she was a character who shone brightly, in the cold evaluation of gacha games, it's difficult to recommend investing in Navia in the current meta where Crystallize reigns supreme.
· If you already own her, she's decent to use alongside other characters, but she's not recommended for new players.

· Lyney was released as the face of Fontaine's limited characters. Contrary to expectations at the time, he turned out to be a character who simply shoots a bow.
· However, this clearly showed the limitations of bow characters, with Lyney being the last. Even with normal attacks or official methods, he's considered weak.
· The limitations of the bow concept are clear, such as riding a giant robot and shooting automatically. It's nonsensical to shoot a bow with Snezhnaya or Natlan's technology, so they will inevitably have to introduce shocking combat methods like giant robots.
· Lyney wasn't weak at the time, but the inconvenience wasn't worth enduring, and there's no longer a reason to use him.

· Three years have passed since the Fontaine era began, and I recall when we were first introduced to the beautiful water city with underwater maps in 2023.
· We are now approaching Snezhnaya, the homeland of the Fatui, and time truly flies.
· The video concludes with anticipation for the performance of future characters and new regions.