Aiko's Gazebo of Thoughts

Where small musings drift through like wind.

2026年1月 この範囲をChronological orderで読む この範囲をファイルに出力する

The #Infinity_Nikki hat and scarf I won has finally arrived and OMG IT'S SO SOFT AND CUTE!!! My bad photo can't do it justice 🥹🥹🥹🫶💕
No idea how/when I'll use it since I live in SEA but lol
Photo of me wearing it (for real!!) 🐻‍❄️💕
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2025年12月 この範囲をChronological orderで読む この範囲をファイルに出力する

SYUKURAN I FUCKING FINALLY WROTE AND FINISHED A PROPER FANFIC AFTER YEARS!!! AND IT'S A WIP FROM JUNE!!!! 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
Right before the year ends lmao
It's Vigil/Doctor too!! Finally!! I do love them, after all!! 😭💕
Last time I wrote was in 2021?! 🤯💀 Wtf happened to me 😭😭😭

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Fannish

Now you can find me on 🦋 !!
Yes, I FINALLY bit the bullet and made an account 😂
Haven't done much and I dunno what I'm gonna do with it yet. I'll stay here until it sinks, but just in case 🫡
Followed some people through an extension already
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I'm out touching grass, I still have other things I want to do before the year ends, AND NOW thanks to Twt's stupid new feature, I have to think what to do (🦋? POSSE?), note down 🦋 accs, etc
I'm so tired bruh I don't have the time and energy for this shit 🫩😭😭😭🫠
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Re: Gacha games and barrier of entry

>All these new gachas trying to gain some of Genshin’s audience fail to see what made it so popular in the first place: that you can run it on a potato.
>(...)
>It’s really destroying the low barrier to entry reputation of being an f2p gacha.

I thought about this sometimes, but you put it better than I ever could lol. Originally, isn't one of the biggest strengths of mobile gacha games was their low barrier to entry, where you could play for free (even if the monetization can be aggressive, being free to play means much lower barrier of entry), run them on fairly modest devices, and play in short sessions? That accessibility is a big reason they became so popular in the first place, especially in places like Japan where commuting and quick breaks shaped how people played. As much as people like to berate on AFK gacha games or gacha games where you can quickly do dailies (due to auto or sweep), they're popular for a good reason. I don't play Honkai Stair Rail, but I've seen my friends and other people talked about how they like and play it due to how easy it is to play even when you're busy.

Genshin Impact did raise the bar in terms of scope and production value, but as you said, part of what made it successful was that it still plays well on weaker devices, while having the option to be played on other high-end devices - which means it captures a wide range of audience. A lot of newer gacha games seem to copy the high-budget presentation without that same level of accessibility, which ends up sidelining players who can’t upgrade their hardware.

It’s cool to see mobile games evolve, but when "mobile" starts to mean "PC strongly recommended," it kind of defeats the point for a lot of people, I think. Especially now, when phones and tech in general are getting more expensive, not everyone can justify upgrading just to play a supposedly mobile game.

That said, I’ll admit I have a lot of beef with Infinity Nikki’s optimization (Papergames/Infold in general, honestly, stares at Shining Nikki), but I’m still grateful it has a mobile version at all. Being able to play on the go matters to me. The mobile version used to lag horribly, buildings didn't even load, but it’s gotten more playable over time, even if the graphics still suck (and at least buildings load now! That's an amazing improvement for me). And honestly, I’d still rather have that option than not have a mobile version at all.

So yeah, I suppose it’s complicated. I can have issues with raising barrier of entry, lack of accessibility, and optimizations, and still be glad a game even tries to be playable on mobile. To me, that option, imperfect as it is, still matters more than pushing mobile games further toward "PC required."

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'Tis my birthday yipeee 🥳🎉
Almost forgot to post!! Cake!! 🎂
Why Anya? Cause she's The Anime Girl(TM) LMAO
Narrowly avoided Manba-chan cake for better or worse 😂
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天真くん6周年おめでとうございます!!🎉🎉🎉
毎日岸メンになった本当によかったです!ずっと応援しています!!
# 岸堂天真6周年
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YouTube Recap 2025

WHY IS MINE IS INDONESIAN??? My settings and everything else are in English 😭😭😭
1. Uhh maybe it means travel?? Idk lol
2. Tech trend (real)
3. Anime entertainment (VTubers??)
4. Digital creativity
5. Adventure stories
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Temma-kun is my number 1 channel!! 🥰💕
My favorite channels are so whack lmao so diverse. I'm being outed 🙈
1. VTuber
2. Travel game show
3. Aviation disasters
4. Science
5. Tech
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#yearly_recap

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OH MY GOD OH MY GOD (SUDDEN) ASUTEN IS REAL?!?!?! 🤯🤯🤯 TSKR 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
After Entenka yesterday, comes Asuten today...god bless truly 😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏
(Well Astel was there too so it is Asuten in a way but lol)
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ASTL CALLED HIM "TEMMA-CHAN" ON HIS TWEET AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 😇😇😇
ASUTEN MY BELOVED I LOVE YOU 😭😭😭💕
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Asuten: (collabs after 1000 years)
Me: (HYPERVENTILATES AND D1ES)
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Temma: (steps back and accidentally falls down) "Ah-"
Astel (screams with his whole heart): "TEMMAAAAAA"
Temma: (also screams)
LMAOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kishi somehow thankfully survived and got revived lol
Astel: "Be careful www"
They're so funny and adorable lol

OH MY GOD UYU IS HERE!!!!
MY OSHIS AND MY FAVORITE PAIR...WHAT A COMBO. OH MY GOD WHAT A BLESSED DAY. BLESSED STREAM. MERRY CHRISTMAS!! THANK YOU SANTA!!! 😭😭😭😇🙏🙏🙏

THE PNGS ARE SO FUNNY LMAO
It looks like Temma is waxing poetry while Uyu points at him like he's weird lol

I love it whenever Astl screams "TEMMAAAAA!!!!!" lol (mood)

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Commentary

2025年11月 この範囲をChronological orderで読む この範囲をファイルに出力する

>>130
Rolled for Andoris' SSR gun because I don't have her SR gun. Thank god I won 50/50!! Lucky!! Still don't have her SR gun, though. 😂 This is Vector all over again lol. How weird.
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I was torn to V1 Lenna or not, but ended up doing it. And I got her, oh my god!! After winning 50/50 for Aglaea, I won 50/50 for V1 Lenna in only 20 rolls?!?! INSANE!!! Glad to know UMP sisters (and electric team) love me like I love them!! 😊💕
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#Girls_Frontline_2

Results:
50 rolls - 🆕 Aglaea
20 rolls (90 rolls total) - Lenna V1Fold

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