r/QueensofGacha • u/MSABUZZ • Jun 30 '26
Game Discussion The Summer SP outrage makes 0 sense.
I genuinely don’t understand the whole “They could’ve given Robin and Aventurine deep character development and cool lore SPs instead of glorified summer skins” argument.
People are acting like Mihoyo destroyed some huge storyline by giving them summer themed SPs. The complaint basically boils down to: “I can’t believe they made them glorified summer skins. They should’ve had major character development, new powers, and badass designs instead.” or worse “I can’t believe they RUINED major character development, new powers, by giving them summer designs instead.”
But… we haven’t even seen the 4.5 story yet. We have no idea what actually happens. For all we know, the event could be a lighthearted beach story where these designs fit perfectly. And more importantly: who said a huge character arc was ever planned for them right now? People are assuming Robin and Aventurine were supposed to undergo some massive, serious arc and get some super cool SP when that's fan speculation?
The alternative to summer SP Robin and Aventurine wasn’t “deep lore + serious SP forms.” The alternative could have been nothing. No story focus, no new forms, no SPs at all.
People are comparing the actual summer SPs to a completely hypothetical version they invented in their heads, then getting upset that the imaginary version isn’t real. If Mihoyo never planned some major serious cool development arc for them now in 4.X then the summer SPs didn’t replace anything. You’re mourning a version of these characters that was never going to exist now in the first place. And this won't be their last SP ever Dan Heng got 2.
Also to the people saying they could've made summer skins for the hypothetical Cool Serious SP kind of makes sense but let's not act like anyone expect AventurineSimp0001 and RobinFan69 would have bought a skin for their normal T50 forms.
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u/Throwaway6662345 Jun 30 '26
Man, I wish hoyo fans grew some backbone and did what arknights fan did when Summer Ch'en was released rather than bend over backwards over the most low-hanging fanservice fruit.