Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Can one bad feature ruin an entire region?
Nod Krai Retrospective: youtube.com/watch?v=hzysdlXMhJI&list=PL9ZYbPkYPaHPKf8VMpUmv3FwURBFoFJem
Genshin’s new marker system was so infuriating to me that I just had to close the game.
Thankfully there is a way to turn it off, so in the end this will have been just a short-lived irritation, but first impressions are important, and when people have such a strong reaction it’s interesting to understand why. Especially because there are other features you can’t turn off, which cause a fainter echo of that same frustration: this is not a new problem, just the worst example of it yet.
There is a simple, obvious solution which Hoyo could easily implement, and even if there’s little chance they’d ever actually listen to complaints, at least a healthy rant can be cathartic.
So, please bear with my while I complain, so I can put this whole episode in the past and get on with enjoying the rest of Snezhnaya.
00:00 Intro
00:47 First impressions
02:11 Hidden settings
03:01 Utter stupidity
03:58 An overreaction?
04:49 An overreaction? • Freedom
05:48 An overreaction? • Pollution
07:05 An overreaction? • Bad design
08:38 A recurring theme
10:04 The solution
10:43 Immersion
11:38 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin
Can one bad feature ruin an entire region?
Nod Krai Retrospective: youtube.com/watch?v=hzysdlXMhJI&list=PL9ZYbPkYPaHPKf8VMpUmv3FwURBFoFJem
Genshin’s new marker system was so infuriating to me that I just had to close the game.
Thankfully there is a way to turn it off, so in the end this will have been just a short-lived irritation, but first impressions are important, and when people have such a strong reaction it’s interesting to understand why. Especially because there are other features you can’t turn off, which cause a fainter echo of that same frustration: this is not a new problem, just the worst example of it yet.
There is a simple, obvious solution which Hoyo could easily implement, and even if there’s little chance they’d ever actually listen to complaints, at least a healthy rant can be cathartic.
So, please bear with my while I complain, so I can put this whole episode in the past and get on with enjoying the rest of Snezhnaya.
00:00 Intro
00:47 First impressions
02:11 Hidden settings
03:01 Utter stupidity
03:58 An overreaction?
04:49 An overreaction? • Freedom
05:48 An overreaction? • Pollution
07:05 An overreaction? • Bad design
08:38 A recurring theme
10:04 The solution
10:43 Immersion
11:38 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin
