And it’s no wonder: the game saw the biggest launch ever for a game produced in China. In fact, they made back the initial investment in just a few days.
But the story of Genshin Impact and the fantasy world of Teyvat didn’t end with that amazing launch. The game is constantly being updated with new events and expansions, so the community has new things all the time.
After noteworthy additions to the cast of characters and even map expansions like Dragonspine, the time has come for one of the most anxiously awaited versions: the 1.3 update.
The main difference is Xiao, an amazing character and Anemo lancer. A five-star option that can give any battle extra mobility and promises to be one of players’ most coveted pieces.
Moves, free-fall attacks with his lance and even a mysterious mask that promises to be a key part of his story and give us a few mysteries to solve over the course of the events.
Plus, we’ll have extra chances to unlock this character in the first few weeks, with the now well-known and much-criticised gacha system, one of the few pay-to-play mechanics in this game.
Xiao won’t be the only addition to this update, though. There will also be new events, such as the Lantern Rite Festival. A new story that will be active throughout the month of February and be the main thread running through this version.
With this huge event, there will also be changes to the Arena mode. New challenges to face and celebrations with bounties that will give you more than enough content to play until the next version comes out and you can unlock some more new additions.
You’ll have a bit of everything: new weapons to get, new stories to unfold, new enemies to defeat...
All sprinkled with achievements, bounties and up to 26 new missions to lose yourself in every last corner of Teyvat!
But not all the changes are in content. The Genshin Impact 1.3 update will also bring significant improvements to gameplay. It has been fine so far, but it was time to polish some of the rough edges players have been pointing out.
There’s no question that, with this update, now is the best time to return to Genshin Impact if you gave up on it or give it a chance if you haven’t tried this miHoYo game yet.
With the original story and the updates that have dropped over these past months, there’s now a story that will keep you entertained for hundreds of hours and can be played for free on any platform.
Plus, leaks have made it quite clear that the developer doesn’t have any intention of slowing the pace in the future. They are already testing the content that will drop in the upcoming updates.
This game has won players over on its own merits after a few controversies at the launch that have been completely forgotten now. What are you waiting for to delve into the world of Genshin Impact?
