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Wuthering Waves has its fair share of great characters. When Kuro announced that you could get a new 5-Star character completely for free (simply by participating in an in-game event), the fans went crazy for him. The character in question is Xiangli Yao, an Electro Resonator with great design and awesome in-game potential. So much so that fans everywhere were singing his praises.
One of the Best Characters in the Game…
The majority of fans are thoroughly pleased with Xiangli. “I can’t think of a single negative aspect to this guy. He has such a good design, his gameplay is probably the most satisfying we’ve had so far and he does great dps.” said Aemeris_ on Reddit. They continue saying that Xiangli even helped them to push through the burnout they were experiencing.
Others join in, like Dnoyr who has another character as their favorite, but still think “Xiangli Yao is awesome + fun and flexible to play,” and abhinav_m_arts added: ”His animation and sound effects are just too cool to look at for me. The sound effect when you hit your res skill when in liberation is just flawless!!”
…According to Some
However, others say that the fans are overreacting and that Xiangli Yao is nothing special. They mostly have issues with his design, saying that “he’s the worst looking Male SSR” and “his design is kind of weak. The suit is very plain and he doesn’t stand out beside the prosthetic arm.”
Others that that it is recency bias, ie, the fans love him only because he’s new. But the majority is against his design. “I agree more men would be awesome, but well designed men, not generic looking ones. Guy looks like an npc, kit animations is full of clutter(can’t even see wtf is going on 80% of the time) and even calcharo looks better(but plays awfully tbh)” said geigerz.
Lack of Male Protagonists
This whole discussion sparked a debate on whether the game needs more male protagonists. Some noted that “After 3 seasons we had 2 limited male characters and 4 female. So 1:2 ratio.” while others pointed out that “the distance between the two male banners was massive as Jiyan was the very first banner and Xiangli Yao is the latest one.” followed by “Next patch is another two females though….We had 1 limited male, 4 back-to-back females, and then one male and back to another 2 females…that’s pretty bad.” said the OP.
Without sugarcoating it: female characters sell better. It is a fact. We all remember the chaos when Changli appeared. The majority of the fan base is there for the girl characters so it is no surprise that the devs focus on adding more. However, nklmg said it best: “Draining both male and females enjoyers’ wallets pls, rather than leaving 1 side starved and saving while making the other side burnout and overwhelmed”. In conclusion, some more male characters would surely benefit the WuWa community, especially if they are made as well as Xiangli Yao.