The churls look at inventory-based storytelling (through the lens of more dead people in Raiden's life), as well as some of the spicier topics surrounding Genshin's business model.  Where's all the Signora lore from? Are leakers the equalizer in an exploitative genre? Why is Genshin bogged down with so many minor, but frustrating design choices? And most importantly, when's Chiyo?  
A huge thank you to Astruma2 (https://twitter.com/astruma2) for letting us use their gorgeous "Signora's Story: The Fair Lady" series in our video.  
Recorded on September 18, 2021 (ver. 2.1)
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00:00  Inventory Storytelling pt. 1: Ei's Posse and Signora's Backstory
05:27  Sayonara La Signora (also, give us that catty)
10:52  Inventory Storytelling pt. 2 + Live Service Storytelling
12:33  Fandom Talk: The Raiden/Beidou Beta Blunder
13:52  Industry Talk: Raiden's release and MHY getting the most bang for your buck
16:00  Industry Talk: Leaker Crackdown & The Gacha genre's issue with transparency
21:44  Design Talk: Artifacts of the F2P genre, or "Little Ways That Genshin Sucks For No Reason"
24:07  Outro: Hopes and Dreams for the rest of 2.1
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Ending theme: Purrple Cat - Neon Tiger - Provided by Lofi Records
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Ending SFX by Vecteezy