Why NO ONE Plays: Traveler (Aether/Lumine) | Genshin Impact

Welcome back to another episode of Why NO ONE Plays! I was about to talk about characters like Klee, Aloy, Lisa, Xinyan and such, until I realized almost no one plays Traveler. So I guess we're gonna be making an episode on Aether and Lumine! Also known collectively as the Traveler :D

Thanks to moistboy for the extra Traveler footage!

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[VarsVerum]

Yes yes I mispronounced Aloy I know it’s Ay-Loy >_>

[deathray]

Having to level up each Traveler‘s talents is such a big hurdle.
I don‘t get why they didn‘t at least make it so their basic attack transferred between elements. That doesn‘t even make sense with the in-game lore. It‘s not like the Traveller has to learn how to use the sword again when they get another element!

[Aibadenshi]

Probably the most broken thing they could give the Traveler is the ability to switch between elements on field.

[jeanthenpc]

As an Aether Main, There's so much potential with the travellers as characters. I wish they'd give those who DO choose to use them options

[Empurress_Sable]

When Dendro Traveller became meta, the Travler mains cried tears of joy

[OrdinaryPotato]

Traveller is literally the saying "jack of all trades, master of none"

[BaselardFE]

I might be one of the few who doesn't treat Traveler as a self insert. They're their own character, and they honestly have a lot of personality to them, it's just a shame it's almost all text. I imagine Traveler would be a lot more appealing to people if their dialogue was voiced more too.

Wish Traveler was better because they're my favourite character :(

[angelicadana]

I am a lumine main and after watching the video I agree with everything except one thing...the travellers do have personality and it would have been genuinely better if they were voice acted out....traveller has the most dialogue and it would have been better if they talked during the main story quest.. also the travellers are 5 stars yet they have no animation for their burst as well..it would give more of a feel I really hope hoyoverse listens to us one day. OTHER THAN THAT GREAT VIDEO MAN :D

[dudeinadoughboy]

I keep Lumine as the first character in every party. Just feels wrong to walk around without her for some reason. Electro Traveler has become an indispensable support element for me... Elemental bursts go brr :3

[badboyeben]

It would probably be a bit OP, but if there was some way to switch elements mid fight, like in the cutscenes, I think traveler could keep the weaker abilities but still stay strong, because of the variety of reactions they could proc/enable. It would also make them more fun, and actually give them a really high skill ceiling and encourage players to pick them back up. It would also fix having to change the artifact set for each variation and force players to choose a set that fits their playstyle/preferred element best.

[heyna]

I honestly like Aether‘s design and the few glimpses at his personality that we can get from dialogue with paimon and voicelines. I personally wish they got rid of the self insert MC trope and built him/Lumine up as a real character. I wanna know more about their backstory, their relationship with their sibling, their world, etc. I mean I play video games to escape my own reality, not to insert myself into the game. If I wanted to do that I would create my own Sim and create whatever world I would wanna play in. But this game has its own lore and characters, I don‘t wanna be a part of it. I want to explore this world as Äther but I want to get to know him better

[RobbieStarburster]

Lumine/Aether are their own character with personalities. Why they're forced to be treated like a faceless MC is confounding. I adore Lumine's dialogue and wish she would speak more.

[sanchofagasta]

I remember using my Lumine a lot at the beginning. But when I got to Liyue (I explored Mondstad at around 80% before going to Liyue) and realized that I had to level up the talents again when switching elements, got so discouraged that I never used geo (and later electro) traveler. So now, I only sporadically use her when I need Anemo, and ever since getting Venti on his first rerun, I use her even less. Also, I disagree that she doesn't have a personality. Though silent, her personality shines through the dialogue choices and voice lines on her profile. To me she's a carefree soul, a joker. Just like that fun classmate at highschool.

[justasleepu]

"Free characters are universally weak"
Entire Genshin community: *laughs manically in Xiangling*

[ceae]

i always use the traveler when doing story quests, because it just feels weird having other character and the traveler just popping up out of nowhere when interacting

[Spoookybi]

I think I'm one of the few people that absolutely adores the traveler. I've completely ignored the electro and earth ones, focusing on the anemo for her. She's at level 90 and she's got some good artifacts and a powerful sword. She's perfect support for Yanfei and Beidou.

[notdog-san]

Personally, I don't know what to feel about changing elements mid fight like that time with childe. But if they can make it so that we can customize their skill loadout prior to battle i.e. Geo skill, anemo burst or something, I'd be down to that. It would make the traveler a bit more interesting and it would still require you to use other characters for more options unlike having all current elements available AND be able to change them mid fight. It would make less sense since we already saw traveler change elements mid fight lore wise, but it would not make them too op that team building will be disregarded.

[victorpereira]

The traveler should get at least a stats upgrade for each element they unlock. It won't make them broken, but it gives some sense of getting stronger.

[Ynoita]

Traveler buffs:
Anemo - Make the tornado stationnary, or at least way slower.
Geo - make their geo constructs low hp, breakable, and dealing aoe damage when broke.
Electro - Reduce the skill cooldown a lot.

[jean-paul]

Traveler fixes
Anemo: Make the tornado stop when it hits a big target.
Geo: Make the meteors act like ores, where greatsword users have an easy time breaking them and Zhongli gets an extra nuke with hold E.
Electro: Reduce E cooldown, have it generate more particles and get rid of the clunky talisman gameplay. The next character you switch to receives the flat energy and energy recharge buff (similar in function to thrilling tales of dragon slayers).
General: Let the normal attack talent level carry over through the different elements. Replace the ascension stat (atk%) with the corresponding elemental dmg%. Finally, give the traveler a non-combat passive talent like all the other units. My suggestion would be an x% increase in friendship XP.