3 years in - is it too late to start playing Genshin?
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Genshin Impact has been out for three years now, and one of the first things people wonder when hearing about it these days is whether they’ve missed the party.
It’s a valid question, since Genshin is a live service game which places a lot of focus on its time-limited events, and the community is always talking about the new limited-time characters and the latest chapters in the story. The sheer variety of content types and different niches within the game can make it overwhelming for new players to really understand, and it can be unclear to them which things are permanent and which are transient.
So if someone were to start playing the game today, how would their experience differ? What exactly would they miss out on, what would their disadvantages be, and are there any advantages to starting now?
Or is it just too late to start playing Genshin?
Genshin Explained series: • Genshin Explained
00:00 Intro
00:45 The quick answer
01:14 Genshin update schedule
04:07 What would you miss
06:32 Disadvantages you'd face
10:53 Advantages you'd enjoy
13:41 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
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If I just started Genshin now, my life would be over for the next year straight with all that content 😂
Enjoy the game. My best advice is, try to completely avoid videos of the "Is this character any good", build and use the characters you like, makes the game way more enjoyable, plus the game is completable even with the 4 starting free characters, so you don't have to stress over power creep and stuff like that ^^
I started yesterday, going for AR 12 for daily's.
@@IliaLo I think the op wasn't asking for any advices.
Well here is me that got back a month ago😅inazuma,sumaru and now fontaine keeps me busy❤
@@IliaLoThat is the thing, people always go for 5 star characters, I also have, but 4 stars fight better than 5 stars, so I play with 4 stars instead, don't understand genshin character balancing at all.
if youre reading this, it's never too late! main storyline is projected to finish in about 2 to 3 more years so -come satisfy your gambling addiction- come and enjoy the beautiful world of Teyvat 🥰
genuine question: did you watch the video :D
@@saurusness hello! yes I did, why? 😊
@@runeriguz goodie good, then ignore me! 😊
(The reason I asked is because a few commenters seemed to be under the impression that I implied that is *is* too late, despite the fact that 45s in I said it is not, and I couldn't tell from your comment whether you were simply agreeing with me, or whether you were part of that group 😅)
Anyway, thank you for watching, and I agree! 🥰
@@saurusness oh no sorry for the confusion. Im 100% with you, just reiterating 😆
I would say almost 4 years. We just started Fontaine, then we have Nathan, then snezhnaya, and then the "???" act they show at the end of the storyline preview
For a long while I thought peak Genshin for me would be the summer 2022 event, since it was just absolute perfection ...then Nahida's story happened and blew that out of the water, and now Fontaine is shaping up to be just as good!
Same, the story and events really do keep getting better and better which is amazing to see!
Hoping focalors gets the same effect (despite ppl hating her but personally i luv her she gives of baby / child, even more than nahida ;-;)
@@Crimsooo I have offically adopted a Furina of my own, no one shall ever hurt her (waiting for 4.2, I really wanna get her)
@@Gaeshiete I ahve guaranteed, 30 pity abt 50 pulls and still going up, going for OUR baby and her weapon 🥹🥹
@@Crimsooo I probs can't get her, no pity, no pulls..50/50
Which makes me extremely sad, but I'll get her on her rerun, like I did with Nahida
I think having channels like yours will alleviate some of the fatigue coming from needing to build characters artifact strategy etc that would make someone hesitant about jumping in so “late” 🥰
Thank you, that means a lot! 🥰
I spoil brief parts of the story for myself, and leave questions unanswered so I need to play the game to answer those questions;)
Only started Genshin a month ago just after Fontaine came out. It's some of the most fun I've had with a game in years. I only wish I had more time to catch up with all of the game's content.
You'll catch up eventually! ☺
For me Fontaine fully renewed my love for this game, particularly the bit that I first fell in love with aka the exploration - not that I'd ever really stopped loving genshin, but I'd lost some steam when it came to exploring or doing quests, so I was kind of in a loop of just doing dailies and spending resin for a couple of months prior.
I started playing Genshin a year ago now and its been an enjoyable journey. Even if you hit a wall trying to solve something you can always look up a guide and one will exist for even the most mundane quests. good luck and have fun! (and build those supports!)
Don't rush! Enjoy the story and the lore and don't worry about getting stronger, you will eventually get there without even noticing.
@@itsamemoo1372 I intend to. My issue now is that I'm accumulating adventure XP at an alarming rate, so much that I fear my world level will spike by two when I finally commit to the ascension quest. I've been hanging out at AR 35 while trying to elevate eight characters and their weapons to level 50 before moving on. A world level spike would make farming ascension materials much more arduous.
No don't rush! You will get burnt out! it happened to me, and I hadn't even done inazuma at the time. I came back just as sumeru was released, and I'm happier now taking my time and just using characters I enjoy rather than what teams people say are best. enjoy it at a slower pace because then there will always be content for you to do!
I just played for 3 weeks and OMG no wonder this game is famous. Its beautiful in many aspects, the world, the lore etc
And because its mostly single play, i didn't feel to be rushed, i can play with my own pace and can really enjoy the game, every bit of it. And it shocked me how a game this big in size and graphic can run quite smooth in my 2 years old phone (poco x3 nfc)
so so beautiful, truly 💜🥺 after more than 2 years Is till just stop and marvel at how gorgeous this game is every single time I play - every day!
So glad you don't feel rushed, take your time and just enjoy the journey ☺
@@saurusness yesss can't agree more ❤️ currently at inazuma which is scary and beautiful place at the same time ❤️
yay!! glad youre enjoying it! its such a beautiful game 🥰
Can you run it at full graphics with your poco? I have an s20+ (also kinda old but good xd) and i dont know if i can run it with high settings. It has 12 gb ram and SD 8th gen. What specs does your poco has?
@@sagansagan5395 yes i can, but its start to framedrop quite heavy and phone heat real fast 😅
This game just became part of my life. It's part of my daily routine like brushing my teeth or going to the gym. For a game that could be absolutely free, you get a lot.
Hoyo has gotten so much better at using the playable characters that it makes me more hopeful for the future and willing to recommend Genshin than I did pre-Sumeru.
I started a month ago. It’s a beautiful game and the story in sumeru made me cry. Nothing is 100%. Lots to learn. Made a huo Tao national and nuvellete team. It’s the best time imho. There is so much content
So glad you're enjoying it! 🥰
Don't bother 100% anything until you're done with the main story lol. I always play through the main story and then work on exploring, world quests and leveling up sakura/fountain city rep etc. Once the main story quests are done and the new areas are fully released content slows down quite a lot and even though ever version has events exploration and reputation make up most of the end game content. Without it you won't have anything to do other than dailies and playing starts to feel like a chore 😅 trust me
Same I started a month ago and just finished Sumeru's archon quest! By far my favorite
Wait till he finishes the story💀 the only content after is to hope you get characters and do abyss
Don't speedrun! You'll feel like a chore after some time being in a game and you'll lead to burnout. Take your time!
Such a great video! One of my best decisions in genshin was to not try to catch up to the content as quickly as possible, but rather enjoy the story at my own pace. Sure it took me over 6 months to finally get to inazuma and level up my thoma, but I had such a fun time getting there, and I think it’s helped me not get burnt out. Genshin really does offer a lot of different ways to enjoy the game. Never too late to start ❤
Definitely the right decision/mentality! 💜 shockingly I only realised I don' have to have everything completed this year, but realising that honestly made a difference for me too!
Do you play genshin impact u r on which adventure rank
I appreciate this for the new players! A lot of people assume Genshin is easy with X character builds or focus on specific team set ups but they never bother to teach why in an easy way. I really hope new players take their time with the world and not get pressured and skip dialogue. I started a week later from the launch and I didn't hop on the social media hype but just played on my own and took my time but I can imagine rushing a bit when there are a couple of month's worth of content to catch up on now. But I still urge people to take their time and learn the basics in elemental reactions and damage if they are more focused on the combat experience. Not all RUclips content creators can give you good advice especially since it's a gacha game and they have no problems spending money. You can totally breeze through the content as a Free to Play since you can get tons of wishes from the world.
I started playing about a year ago and I've just recently caught all the way up with archon quests and story quests. There's so much content in this game that's permanently accessible for a casual F2P player that I feel like it's always a good time to start. I do regret missing out on some limited events from the past, but hey, that's life.
I just started a week and a half or so ago and I’m having a blast. Started my account with C1 Hu Tao and Jean. Can’t wait to see more of the story
OOH a very lucky start!! 😁
Early and mid-game is actually the most enjoyable part of Genshin. The world is huge, something new at every step, months and months of playing. It is also worth mentioning that most guides about building characters are focused on spiral abyss, which is the hardest content in the game. For overworld and exploring having your characters min-maxed is not important, just equipping the right artifacts with the right main stat, and levelling talents, characters and weapons. Still game loop is enjoyable and you can feel progress and sense that your characters are getting stronger. I remember visiting Dragonspine and getting obliterated, and then after some time passed I came back, and finished the mission with ease. Late game is worse, except for new storylines and regions all you do is grind for artifacts andwhile it became part of my daily morning routine, and is still fun, it cannot compare to the first year of playing the game.
If you're starting Genshin as free to play then master the art of patience or else you'll lose interest in the game not getting what you want.
The majority of players quit for that reason alone.
Very much this!
I agree, Im skipping until Arlecchino as f2p. Also having lots of characters to build is very overwhelming for me therefore I try not to pull at all mostly
@@Columbina.Damselettesame!! just got furina and will be skipping till arle
I'm a f2p player and the best thing about Genshin is it's a single player game and you can play at your own pace. There's no need to compete or speedrun any content and the exploration aspect is unparalleled by any mobile game there is. I've played the game for a few months now but I have yet to step foot in Sumeru because I love exploring the map and doing challenges.
@@cherenmertens indeed, that's the point! 😊Unfortunately some people forget about that, and thus cause themselves or others needless pressure and stress.
As a new player (start at 3.8), i feel this video. The past lore events gone forever is such a pain. However, in 3 months and obviously some hours of investments I already did floor 11 full stars, almost peak difficulty (yes it's not the hardest abyss we got), just to say genshin is not a difficult game so it's ok
The community overall is very helpful when you're new and would go out their way to help you level up and beat hard bosses and help with artifacts one of the most helpful community I've been part of
I agree, best and worst; there are sections of the community that turn this single player game into some sort of a toxic competition and there are people who will literally mock others for bad rng luck, but there are also corners where people are immensely helpful and happy to help each other out and support each other 💜
Even if I lost my account somehow, I’d absolutely start a new account. To me, there isn’t a better open world game and there is so much to enjoy no matter when you start 🤩
Yass 100% same! I've been helping Saurus keep up with her alt account, it's been fun to do some of the more memorable quests a second time - Baizhu's story quest is probably my favourite, just fantastic. Think it'll be super fun to do a re-run of the early story in a couple years time too!
Literally this! This is why I started a second account which I play much more casually - and as raptori said he helps me do some of the events and dailies when I don't feel like it. It's such a nice reminder that you don't need to invest a lot of time and it doesn't matter if you miss some events, the game is great even so 😁
@@saurusness Love content like this darling! Please keep it up!
tysm @@ArchonKujo 🥰💜
Well as someone who lost there ar60 account it's pain starting over
I started in 3.0 and have had an amazing experience overall - it took me most of the year to get through the story content (and I played a lot: almost every world quest, maxed out all the trees, at least 90% exploration everywhere) and caught up fully (by my standards) around end of 3.7. I also watched most of the story heavy event cutscenes on RUclips so I feel like I know the lore pretty well too. Character-wise, I did go a little crazy with becoming a collector and I probably would not have spent as much if I had started in 1.0, and obviously I wish I had a better artifact collection. But also experiencing the story at my own pace really brought everything together, and I don’t know if I would’ve enjoyed the lore as much if I experienced some of the earlier quests as a slow drip feed.
Regrets - the missed event weapons, teapot things, free skins, collectables like gadgets and cakes, and height of the community during 2.0. But eventually if I keep playing I’ll have more things than what I missed, so it doesn’t bother me too much.
Agreed, I used to feel a little sad about the 1.0 era items I'd missed, and it annoyed me that I started JUSt after my birthday and thus had to wait for my first cake an entire year 😂 but these are little things really in the grand scale of things. Really would appreciate some past items being made buyable though, i think hoyo would make a pretty penny with that..
I've decided to start Genshin Impact only a few days ago, but to just play it casually and tos lowly learn how it works and enjoy the ride. The only stuff that baffles me is the Wishes and all the types of currency. I have yet to feel any need to even use any wishes. I'm just having fun with the free cast for now. Focusing on the Traveler character mostly. Just collecting materials upgrading nothing and keeping everthing for a rainy day until I actually understand what I'm doing. I mean I have alot of stuff that I don't know what to use for.
Also whats with the Amber hate i've noticed online? I mean she's the only archer I have and I think the Arching is very usefull in the overworld, sure in combat it takes a bit of positioning. She's not really the type of character to play constantly, but I think she has her uses. Lisa is my favourite for combat. I also like her "come a little closer." line for some reason. Also her outfit is fantastic. I'm a sucker for anything purple.
I think that's a smart approach! Super early game you can get away with not upgrading anything, and just hoarding your resources until you reach the point where you have to start levelling things!
The wishing system is kind of complicated; there are 3 types of banners: limited character event, limited weapon event, and standard. The first two use the pink wishes, the last one uses the blue wishes, while all banners can also use primogems for wishing (all wishes cost the same otherwise). The limited banners change every 3 weeks. There are rules about the guarantees and 50/50s that'll make this explanation way too long, but hopefully that helped a bit! When it comes to the matter of whether to do 10 wishes at a time or 1, just know that it doesn't affect your chances of getting good stuff, either way the chances are calculated individually for every wish, 10 at a time is just faster and more satisfying 😁
Sadly Amber gets a lot of hate because she struggles to keep up with any of the "tougher"/"end game" content unless you have hyper invested in her and are rather skilled, but when it comes to the rest of the game none of that matters, and indeed the fact that she's an archer is really useful! She's one of those characters that quickly pales in comparison to other pyros for various reasons, but the outright hate is definitely unjustified. Also the late game Amber mains are kind of hardcore 😁
It would be cool if hoyo decides to branch out into different worlds since the twins at the beginning of the story used to do that
In short, just play if you want to play, the game pretty much single player game. If you don't like the meta, go for whatever you like that satisfy you and enjoy your adventure. I just started 1 week ago after trashing genshin impact for years. I admitted my defeat here.
That's big of you because a lot of people trashed the game becuase it was a "gacha" when it first came out, but the gacha is the most ignorable part of the game. You can pull when you like, if you like, if you don't like. The game gives you enough tools to play the story without ever worrying about getting new characters.
Genshin is a game that the more you wait to play the more content you’ll have to do without actual fomo
I only started this April and I'm still going strong! The guides definitely helped a lot, so I knew not to advance my AR too early (which would've definitely screwed me over), and I've finally triple crowned my first main: Kaeya! Now, I've had the joy of pre-farming for Venti, who I anticipate will become a frequently used character on my account. The community is so much more well-informed now that I can actually make decisions on which characters I want to pull for regardless of their popularity or strength. For example, I'll likely be pulling for Baizhu despite him barely being talked about, because the many conprehensive and corrected guides have taught me the mechanics of the game, so I know that he'll be a benefit to my account (if it also gives me an excuse to make the terrible and barely-functioning quadruple-healer burgeon team of Bennett, Barbara, Kokomi, and Baizhu, well that's just a perk!)
Oh I absolutely LOVE Baizhu! I wasn't interested in him at first, but pulled because I thought hey hey he could be cool and I REALLY wanted Kaveh (who was on his banner) - well, Baizhu has come one of my most frequently used healers 😂
I started two years ago but I never really got far into it. I hadn’t even beat Mondstadt’s archon quest until just a few days ago when I started up again and now I’m having a blast. So I may not be starting from scratch now, but I might as well be and it’s not that bad. I got Neuvillette and that has greatly enhanced the experience for me.
I think my piece of advice for anyone starting now is don't push yourself too fast - find a group of friends you can play with and just vibe. Most of the limited stuff you just need to be AR20 for - if you can co-op the fighty bits, then you don't need to miss out on anything. Also, don't think I shouldn't ask my friends because they help me so much when you know they'd love to help too otherwise you wind up like me with Albedo's BiS event weapon and only have r3 because you didn't do the fighty bits to get the last refinements. They need to put the refinements in a shop, I would pay real money to r5 it for him 😭
Exactly this!! I think most people get excited when their friends ask them to help - at least this is how it is for me! 😁 that forever r3 sword tho :((((
funny to suggest finding friends to play with, I'm horrible at finding friends in video games. With Genshin's more single player focus, I seriously doubt I'm going to use the co-op feature... ever.
@@dandarr5035 there's a lot to be said for finding communities be it here on RUclips or on Twitch who play the same games. Aside from 2 people I know IRL the majority of friends I play with are internet friends made in communities! Honestly this feels like just a complaint for the sake of complaint so I shouldn't even be answering this but I've made friends in Windtrace that have become co-op buddies too. When you're not doom and gloom all the time and have a speck of hope great things can happen. I hope you find the good people for you - they are some out there for everyone if you give them a chance ✌
@@dandarr5035 each to their own!
@@saurusness don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't want to find friends. It's simply that I don't think it'll happen with this game.
I started my journey in this game around the summer of 2023 (so I've been playing Genshin for like 4 months at most) and at first I felt like I had missed out on so much (and I definitely had). But as time went on, I realized how lucky I had been to start playing a little bit before the release of Fontaine, because I managed to get my hands on so many good characters. I started off with Tighnari and Wanderer, and I'm quite proud of the amount of progress I've made (even if I'm a little slow due to the amount of stuff I'm trying to catch up on). So yeah, it's never too late to start playing Genshin Impact, so long as you manage to have fun in the end.
very much this! So glad you're having fun 🥰
Very sound and exhaustive content!
As a veteran player, i believe it's much more easy for beginners nowadays than it was at the start (especially as f2p). Dendro is great for high dmg at low investment, knowledge about the combat mechanics is now widely understood and spread, and events are more and more beginner- friendly (i started genshin during Dragonspine event that was quite tough).
If i had to restart genshin with with my current knowledge from the game, i would still rush adventure rank to 20 or 25 (can't remember which unlocks events) to access events because it ads more fun and brings valuable rewards.
From that point, no need to rush content trying to catch up, just enjoying every bit at your own pace.
It's not too late to experience the story of Genshin, it really isn't! However the grinding is pretty underwhelming, same goes with limited events that might not return due to Hoyoverse's greedy intention, at least in my opinion, players would say they missed the old times, as someone who played this game since last year, I can already understand that feeling since I didn't know what to do and easily got burned out, however PLEASE do NOT worry about Meta! Genshin is also played for casuals and made for fun! Primogems are easy to grind, focus on your own task, and soon you'll get used to it, don't overdue it, just have fun!
Yeah ignoring meta is the key!
I kinda feel both ways about the whole missing the old times thing - there's something special about some of those memories, which I don't think would've had the same impact if they were places you could go and revisit. For example I'm much fonder of the Golden Apple Archipelago than I am of Enkanomiya 🤔
@@raptori Like I said about how Limited Events might not return, they can be fun in a way, however not getting the weapon in time is sad.
@@ArchonKujo Yeah absolutely! It's an effective way to keep people coming back, but I wish they'd at least make past event weapons be available in the Paimon shop or something... sad for all the Albedo players who don't have Cinnabar Spindle, or Klee players who don't have Dodoco Tales!
I started in 2.8, i felt terriable that I didn't start early enough, i missed so much events, but it's fine, i have many characters and explored everything to 100% in just a year of playing (which means i never touched grass for a year btw)
i barely remember most of the events, except the few memorable ones, so its fine really :) the best parts are the end cutscenes which u can find online
I first started in 2020 but I only played the tutorial part up until reaching Mondstadt on my phone since I didn't have a proper setup back then and forgot about the game. But I came back to it about 3 months ago after seeing my friend play it and I've been having a real blast. There's so much more to do and the map like tripled in size. I'm currently at the end of chapter 1 act 3 so I've made some good progress.
Been playing also since launch and I agree it’s never too late to start playing. Although there may be some slight FOMO for those who missed the limited events (like missing out on limited weapons).
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I love your channel!! ❤
You need to have more subs!!
thank you so much! 🥰💜
I only started playing a few months ago, and it can be hard for new players to get info outside of the "meta." Thanks much for this realistic view on what there is to do. With only a handful of 5 star characters, and the freely given 4 stars, I have been working my way through the story and slowly backtracking through the different zones to explore. It can be frustrating and lead to FOMO seeing most of the game creators talking about best builds, teams, etc. when you don't have specific characters that most long time players rely on. I can say from experience that the majority of the content can be done with a handful of characters. I know it is going to be a long road to getting some of the characters that I would like to have, but in the meantime, I'm still enjoying running around the world with my team and seeing where the story is going to go :)
yeah it takes a lot of patience to collect the characters you want, especially as a f2p, but thankfully there's plenty of content to keep you engaged, and free primogems to save up!
Even I sometimes take granted some 4 star kit enhancements that come from constellations despite trying to remain aware of it; when I started a f2p account a few months ago I was shocked by how much more energy hungry sucrose is at c0 without sac frag compared to the c6/r5 on my main. It was super helpful though for guide making purposes specifically!
My honest opinion when it comes to building teams is don't focus on crowning or maxing character until you find a team that works for you, and when you find that team don't feel pressured get the newer characters and have Uber strong teams. I've been running a team with fischl, yanfei, qiqi and kazuha for almost over a year now and honestly they aren't even fully built. Forcing yourself to max character is one of the most exhausting things you can do in genshin so it's best to just build a passable team and slowly max them out as you play through everything. I do domains and bosses in coop and either learn the attacks of world bosses or have other players help me with them. I've gotten a couple of the newer characters and I'm slowly building some of them up in the mean time but again, I don't push myself or try to get it done fast because it exhausts me.
I'm someone who does not pull for the meta so I would like to highlight some characters/abilities that have made the game much easier/more pleasant for me outside of Spiral Abyss.
Exploration:
- Kaeya, Ayaka, and Mona are great picks to cross water easily
- Albedo, Zhongli, and geo traveler have climbable constructs
- Anemo boys (except Heizou) can help you with aerial mobility. Venti is the best for co-op because his skill creates wind for all players, but if you don't mind spending resin, you can craft the wind catcher which does the same thing. Wanderer has faster aerial travel than Xiao but he can't start flying from midair
- Alhaitham and Keqing have grappling skills that let you jump extra high
- Yelan, Sayu, and Wanderer can make it easier to travel without spending your stamina due to their alternate sprints.
Farming
- Klee, Mika, Qiqi, Yanfei, Gorou, Tighnari, and Lyney can find local specialties on your map for you
- Zhongli is the #1 rock breaker, followed by Razor's hold skill. If you have neither, the three catalysts that can break rocks are Klee, Yanfei, and Ningguang. Or you can use any claymore, or sword plunging attack.
- Ningguang can help you locate rocks on your map
- Nahida's skill can pick up plants from a considerable distance
- Don't underestimate your teapot. You can grow local specialties in it which makes it easier to farm them!
Combat:
- You should go for at least one meta character. Even if they aren't in your main team, it will help in the long run. Some 4*s who are meta include Bennett, Xingqiu, Xiangling, Sucrose, and Kuki Shinobu.
- Albedo is not the best pick for any team outside of mono geo, but he is a good pick for almost every team. His burst gives a guaranteed 125 EM to the entire party with no additional requirements, and his off field damage is significant.
- You should make sure to build at least one character of each element when you're starting out.
- Make sure to build a healer but be careful because the hydro healers self-apply hydro
- Prototype Amber will turn any catalyst user into a healer and you can craft it!
- It may be stupid to say this, but learn how elemental reactions work. Superconduct reduces physical defense. Damage from swirl, overload, bloom, hyperbloom, and burgeon scales off EM and can't crit
- Sometimes energy recharge is more important than damage
- Low damage characters are not bad, they make combat comfier with their utility. Dehya and Xingqiu provide damage reduction and resistance to interruption. Zhongli's shield is unbreakable. Kokomi can outheal anything. The most important thing is having fun so play the way you want to play.
I started right when Furina came out (even though that was a coincidence) after not playing any of it since launch (which i had only dumped a few hours in, didn't even get to AR 18). Now i'm AR 37, middle of the Inazuma questline and having a lot of fun!
... and praying i get Raiden since her rerun is near. I got almost 60 intertwined fates and while i did summon for Furina and Cyno, i haven't gotten a 5 star aside from a Diluc from a standard banner 10 pull. I don't even have too mane good 4 stars either, so hoping i get lucky with the Almighty Shogun herself.
Good luck, I hope you get her!! 🙏
Great video, it's reassuring to have videos like this that it's not too late for newer players to start Genshin. I myself finally started playing the game this year back in May, near the end of 3.6, and I'm having a fun time. Still going through the Inazuma story as of writing.
The only regret I have is that I wished I started much sooner and didn't have to miss out on the limited events that content character lore and character interactions but I didn't have a proper PC or device to play the game on at the time. I'm thankfully that there are videos of those events and can still watch them but I'm holding on hope that Hoyoverse will make these events replayable again sometime down the road.
I feel like I just started! I just came back to the game a week ago after quitting right before Mona was released. Im totally hooked all over again, but feel VERY overwhelmed, even though I've got a handful of 5*, decent gear and am AR 42
I so totally agree with this. I started playing around February this year (I think it was when Shenhe's and Ayaka's banner was up) and I still very much enjoyed it despite missing lots of patch events and special rewards. The lore could really hook you in if you pay attention to dialogues and would interest you better when you get into detail with symbolism and real-world references. It's also kinda funny when you mentioned "better understood mechanics" 'cuz it reminds me of a friend of mine who's played since release and built all his 5 stars as dps (ofc some part of him kinda regrets it cuz he knows he ain't using most of those characters), from which he told me not to do the same😂.
Oh this is such a huge issue for some popular online guides too; for example telling people bennett needs a pyro goblet and a crit circlet when he's literally a buffer/healer 😭
I'd still say that new players are late in terms of limited time stories, and its big problem since genshin is a story and lore focused game. And I personally considered myself a story focused in genshin (but not really on the past lore, thanks to the unvoiced world quest chain)
I will still suggest my friend to play it, but I shouldnt tell the disadvantages he has, at least until he understands that he has the problems. The game is just too beautiful to ignore
Fantastic video. I started Genshin on May 4th 2022 and I have been taking my time with the story. I experienced fomo especially with free 4 star characters early on and had to fight the urge to burn through the story to get the rewards. I have only just caught up to the current story. I have completed the 4.1 Archon quests, all Story quests, and most of the World quests. I also have near 100 percent exploration in many areas of the current map (and yes that includes the desert). I still have most of the hangout quests I can play through and areas like Enkanomiya to finish but they're there for when I really want something to do or need some extra primos.
When it came to understanding the mechanics of Genshin I struggled early on. Like you said there are so many videos and guides made with the assumption that you already have an idea of how the game works and it really pushes out new players. I had to brute force so much of the information I was hearing until it started to click and that is really unfortunate. It honestly made me want to make a videos for newcomers to Genshin because there really wasn't a lot of newbie friendly guides. You will always find information on what to do and not why you have to do it. Don't C6 Bennett, don't artifact farm until you are AR 45, don't miss any chests, don't waste your resources, etc etc. I C6'd my Bennett the SECOND I got it because I wanted to play a team that needed the pyro infusion from Fantasic Voyage and I do not regret it. Knowing the why is so important and I really wish the context I watched was more informative in that regard and that there is guides like that now for new players.
As a returning player that stopped at end of inazuma.. I must say its pretty overwhelming. There are a lot of stuff to do, wich is great, but most of the time im being overwhelmed by lategame events and late game content and notifications, wich may lead to some sort of anxiety. But the game is too amazing to miss it
I just started 4-5 months ago and it's awesome. I'm having a blast. My friend played from the start and stopped, and he just came back to playing recently and his mind was blown about how different it was. He could not recognize it anymore and many of the gameplay elements were completely new to him. They add even new elements and side games so it doesn't feel too boring even for hardcore players who played from the start.
I agree! Glad you're both enjoying it 🥰
i've been playing for almost three years and you've covered pretty much everything i could think of.
The thing i'll say to a beginner player is that the experience until adventure level 45-50 is pretty different to the rest of the levels, it might take you months (maybe a over a year) to build your characters and get to the "endgame", so be patient and build Sucrose lol.
That's a very good point, also there's a distinct difficulty increase at around ar35-40ish where if you don't have *some* artefacts you'll probably feel it.. 😅
Also YES BUILD SUCROSE! I had mostly terrible wishing luck early on, but I did have sucrose from the get go, and I think I gained her cons fairly quickly too, and boy do I love her - to this day she's my first pick usually out of the anemo swirlers 😊
As patch 1.4player . I think it’s fine for new players to join the game as there is much more content for them compared to us back then
Thank you so much for this video!
I started playing not too long ago and lately I felt so pressured to get good characters, deal tons of damage etc. that I couldn’t really enjoy the great story anymore. But your video has encouraged me to take things slow and to just get lost in this wonderful world again without comparing myself to other players. ☺
I'm so happy to hear that 🥺💜
Time and time again I see people burn themselves out and the number one cause is definitely the grind to try and build "perfect" characters - I know because even I felt it at one point before I suddenly realised that 1. your characters don't have to be anywhere near "perfect" to be extremely good, and 2. what other people's characters look like has nothing to do with your game!
Totally agree with what your assessment. The only other disadvantage is that it's hard for new players to avoid spoilers given how much conservation that happens assumes one has played through all the previous archon/world quests.
oh VERY true, I haven't yet had time to finish the newest archon quest and I almost accidentally watched the cut scenes when hoyo posted them the other day 😅
@saurusness lolz. Same here. Fontain is the first time I'm not playing catch-up so I'm very keen to experience the story first up without spoilers! 😄
I started playing Genshin earlier this year, it took me a while to get used to it but after 3 months I did most of the story and I play online with friends and do events. It's not too late to start 😊
Ive been playing for around 3.5 moths now, AR 52 and still not done w the archon quest lmao. I think its really never late to start. when i started it was kazuhas patch and i missed pulling him (i love collecting strong spiral abyss characters) because i knew nothing about characters at the time. I had no clue about what artifacts were unti like three weeks ago too. but ive slowly figured my way out and during the process absolutely fallen in love w the entire game, the plot and the scenery is just absolutely top-notch. When i look at even newer players, theyre all super obsessed with just exploring and taking things step by step as well. So i think its really never late to start, its forever catch-up-able and its really the process that matters!
So I’m a returning player that started playing at launch and the dropped it in the second half of the first patch (Klee debut) and started playing again in patch 4.0. And everything you said still very much applies, initially I was feeling so overwhelmed and blazing through the story to get to Fontaine so I could level up my Lyney and Neuvilette, but decided to slow down because I really wanted to enjoy the story. I totally agree about new players having much more options and flexibility when it comes to team building I have so many new characters that I don’t even know who to main because I want to main them all lol
If it helps I've never managed to really truly choose a main, sometimes I like swapping teams multiple times a day even 😂
@@saurusness that will definitely be me, too lol
This video was utter eye candy!!! And as someone who joined less than a year ago, I concur! The positives far outweigh the negatives.
thank you! 🥰
Never too late, I started during the Ayaka rerun, quit, returned during the Kaveh's Tiara event, and it's amazing.
The newer you are the better actually, you get to experience it all for the first time. I miss that magical feeling of being new.
I started playing during 4.0, and I am in love. I knew I would have a bit of an addiction problem so I avoided it for years. 😅 Sometimes I feel like I missed out due to starting so late, but realistically I’m having too much fun with the game for that to discourage me. I’ve been playing for less than two months and I’m already in Inazuma, so it’s absolutely possible to catch up!
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@@vampiszoonis9691why are you harassing people? This ain't a dating site
I started ~6months ago.. I noticed the dev added alot of perks and quick lvl up for new players to quickly bypass lots of old quests.. you can basically catch up to fountain in about 3 months or so (playing every weekend)
Nope. Never too late. Just don’t have huge expectations about getting every character/every bit of story. You’ll have to understand that you’ll miss some things. Just enjoy what ya have. Heck, I’ve played since the start and don’t have the full roster either.
It’s all about the journey, don’t rush as Zhongli says. Lol
I've played since day 1. Only reason why l have every character. Cause l didn't go for the same 5* characters l already have. 4* characters will always be there. You can get them on standard as well. I like to 100% everything so l can focus on other games to play.
I started a year later from when my friends invited me, because I took a break from playing (specifically, from playing toxic MMORPGs) for those 12 months. I finally retired from the communities I've been part of since 2000, and well, I can personally say that switching over to Genshin became like a breath of fresh air for me. I didn't have to compete with anything, just biding my time and exploring the vastness by myself: "On adventures alone, but never lonely" as my adopted mantra stated. That one year gap helped me, to be honest. I think that was the Goldilocks spot for me because by that time, major game issues have been resolved, I had enough content to keep me occupied, enough time to play catch up if I needed, enough to look forward to, and missing far less than those who had just started would have missed. It's been a blast thus far, and, as a completionist and semi-F2P, the game's been very generous with me in regards to the gacha that I'm convinced that I started at just the right time.
Great video! Freedom of choice as well as a much better understanding of the game are things that I never really considered for joining late, and I think you did a really good job at breaking down the pros and cons of starting later into the game's release. I had a conversation with a newer ~ar45 player the other day where I broke down various team archetypes and playstyles, and lined out the differences between them. They were then able to progress forwards with a much clearer goal in mind for what they wanted to do in the game. I think that illustrates the deeper understanding we have of the game and the larger roster choice - I couldn't have laid out realistic expectations based on spending patterns nor explained team archetypes without a much deeper understanding of the game than available to the average player on release, and they couldn't have chosen anywhere near the number of potential teams as they could in the current version. So I think what you've brought up as pros for starting later are very true.
Just a small detail: the fireworks launch tube was made available for purchase from an NPC in version 3.4.
OH yes I forgot you can buy many of the functional gadgets later on!
I played hard the first 3 months the game out. Grinded hard got to AR40 built up 1 squad to level 80 with level 80 weapons etc. Ran out of content early as Liyue was the end.
Got a PS5 and my dumb self didnt realize I could just redownload it on the PS5 and I had a backlog of other games. Long story short i just started playing 2 weeks ago after a 3 year break and woooooooooooow theres so much content lol..........I absolutely love it!!!
I realized playing this go around I completely built up my Childe wrong when I played 3 years ago so with all this content it makes it easier to get the resources to build him correctly and I even ended up getting Hu Tao and Homa this banner cycle and I had enough resources to deck her out and man is she fun to play with.
Now ill just be grinding for Nahida as Dendro is really fun!!!! So much new stuff its great
So glad you've had a good comeback! 😁
There's so much content in the game, it's gorgeous, AND it's free. It's definitely a great game for try out for newbies. It's also a very casual and comfy game so people shouldn't have to worry about try harding or being meta slaves
it is too late.
I don’t think so.
not rlly, my friends already ar30 and understands the whole game while only playing for about 1-2 weeks
@@omgkangellW friend 🙂
I started playing 8 months ago (3.4?) and it has taken till now (4.1) to "catch up" playing avg 5h per day - and that was completely ignoring all temporary event content up until very recently. I never expected Genshin to be as good as it is going in, I'd only heard/seen disparaging content about it, random ass-shots of characters, and streamers who'd spend most of their sponsor slot pulling on the new banners to get c6 5-stars. None of that mattered. Playing the game was awesome right from the beginning, exploring the world before doing the main quest was a joyous, and frequently jaw-dropping experience, the persistent world-changing side-quests are awesome, and although I hear that there's some character and world lore that is missing if you missed some of the major events, I don't feel like there's anything missing. Feeling like you've missed the boat with Genshin would be like thinking there's no point going to college any more because you heard about all the epic parties that happened last year, that you missed out on. There will be more parties. There will be more Genshin. And there has never been a better time to start.
It’s also important to note that damage showcases are just that. Everything is poured into landing one fat critical hit, and a 10 second video is all you see. Looks amazing, but what you DONT see is all the hours of them having to farm energy and try over and over to land that one 5% chance critical hit-because big numbers depend only on a few stats, while an actually-strong build will have a good balance of Energy Recharge and Crit Rate.
Splendid video! The older OG/OP characters are actually cycling in the masterless starglitter store(Paimons bargains). All newer ones do not sadly. So you can get some constellations from there if you are missing some.
i started this summer, and my first non-guaranteed 4 star was fischl, and i couldn't wait to see her story! now, if you play, you might be aware that it's been erased from existence.
very much this 😔
Left in the golden archipelago update due to burnt out and came back for parade of providence, while I admit its kinda like cheating because I was already at “end game” standards, i quickly fell in love with the game again, it was a blast doing Inazuma seeing as I left when it was being teased, did all of Sumeru and now I’m stocked up for Fontaine!
I started at 4.1 hutao banner playing on mobile after getting burn out playing moba for 6 yrs.
The soundtrack is amazing, my favourite is definitely liyue theme and boss battle theme would be childe phase 3 and raiden phase 1.
I'm AR45 now, unlocked all current teyvat map though now currently still exploring inazuma.
Hey Saurus ! What a nice video! I really enjoy playing Genshin even if I still don't have the super strong build of characters. For me what's intimidating is the time it needs to build but it's a journey and not a destination after all! Cuz if you accomplish something it stays in your account forever. At fist I was feeling lost of how huge the map is. Now I calmed down and following the quests and everything is more clear.
I started this year, and due to experience with other games, chose to progress as slowly as felt natural. It took me about 6 months to catch up with the current game, and it was a great decision. It's basically an MMO like WoW or FFXIV if you removed all the other players XD. A giant world to explore, questlines that take days to finish, lore that you can choose to ignore, or spend hours watching theory and speculation channels to understand all the crazy depth there is. That was the shocker for me - that a free mobile gacha game would have a depth of lore to rival Mass Effect or Dragon Age.
If you're thinking about it - try it! There's a PC version that works great, and the game is free. (Just don't swipe if you can resist the pretty; the game can be beat completely with the free characters ;)
Right that's what's so astonishing??? A FREE game with a huge gorgeous open world, beautifully crafted and unique animations, hours upon hours of story content and exploration and puzzles, an intricate battle system... all of that for free? And the fact that it can stay free too is even more remarkable! I have my main account (welkin, BP, a couple of top ups) and a f2p account, and while the latter has far fewer characters and building them is slower than on my main account, it can complete everything no trouble, including almost fully max clear the abyss even though it's a mere few months old!
I started only one year later and missed a lot of stuff already, like one time event only weapons like Dodoco Tales or Festering Desire, to name 2 of the most useful ones. It took me extra spending to catch on character banners, and focussing ONLY on character banners, disregarding weapons at all, and I STILL miss a few like Childe or Albedo. So no, whoever starts now will surely have a lot of fun with the new stuff, but should definitely know that it's impossible to catch on the past and that thy missed half the fun.
great vid. I started back in 1.3. to new players dont worry about catching up be thankful theres now thousands of accurate guides for the game. theres more tools to play the game easier and alot of QOL updates over the years.
I just came back since the very first venti banner, its a lot of stuff to uncover! I will say the AR increase is a lot more than when it first came out so there is a limit to what you can/can’t do without farming for your artifacts/gear. I ended up getting a hu Tao and spent to get her c1 and that’s been my character I’ve been playing.
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yeah i think it almost is atleast, i stopped playing in inazuma and made a new account now i think if i had come in with no knowledge id have been really overwhelmed
As someone who started only in july I will say for sure its worth starting now. It was pretty daunting facing down that many archon quests and mandatory story quests but honestly once I finished inazuma it felt like I could take a deep breath and take things at my own pace. Still not fully caught up at all but I think im gonna mess around in fontaine and finish it before I go back and finish the rest
i started genshin a couple months after release , and was just kinda taking for granted the fact that i was always up to date because i started so early. still here 3 years later - to all our newbies , its worth it
For the inaccesible materials, yes Inazuma is the only problem, i believe that by the end of the game we will have Shezhnaya in the north near Mondstadt, we should also be able to go from Mondstadt directly to Fontaine and from Fontaine to Natlan near the desert so for these areas materials should be no problem
oh my god.. i dont even want to imagine all the quest and dialogue skipping starting from the beginning..
When I started in April, I didn´t understand most of the guides and videos in youtube about genshin, for instance, most artifact guides totally ignore that there are 1 to 4 star artifacts for early game so basically for a new player those artifact guides make you feel that you´re doing something wrong and are totally incomprehensible, same for domains, abyss etc. whose guides mostly focus on mid to endgame content and difficulty. One also feels outdated having to watch videos from 2 years ago to know how to beat certain old bosses from Monstadt, Lyhue and Inazuma.
Yeah, I definitely think big damage characters kind of take away the challenge away, which is why I choose to use physical traveler during exploration and story content. It actually feels somewhat challenging that way
Ooh that actually sounds kinda fun! What team do you use aside from Traveller?
Great video, covered all the major issues and provided solutions! As someone who's been playing for years, I agree with everything said! There's no competition, the point of the game is to have FUN, there's no pressure to immediately level up and max things out and speedrun quests. No need! As long as you have fun.
For anyone new, feel free to reply with any questions, I'm happy to help!
I just made a new account last wednesday (10/4/23) and ive decided to take my time with this account and explore every bit of land there is, finding all the chests and oculus, doing the puzzles and world quests, etc and its honestly a lot more fun than just trying to catch up on everything. i cant wait to level up my heizou and neuvillette tho!
ive been playing genshin since 1.0, and gotta say, after completing all archon quests for the 2 nations, i kinda got burnt out because the commisions were getting repeated. inazuma was a really nice fresh start and i remember waiting like at 2 am or something waiting for inazuma to drop. anyways nice video! i think you covered topic really well and keep it up!
man i started like 3 months ago and its been so amazing!! i rly think this is my fav game, everything ab it is so beautiful fr✨️i rly hate that i didnt start earlier and missed all the time limited events, but ig its alr! and now im ar 50 and ive done all the story quests and archon quests so im pretty happy tbh :)
My fave game too 🥰
🎉 rookie player here! I restarted after launch and being away a couple of years. It can be overwhelming to watch others slay with their 5 star, learning what 50/50 is, etc. Your channel has been so welcoming to us newbies! ❤
Thank you, this is very well made. I only started playing last week and I'm in AR30 I enjoy much of it.
so glad to hear it! 🥰
as somebody who started playing around 1.3 and stopped right as sumeru released, then i lost my account and i just came back with a new acc 2 months ago, i actually enjoyed basically everything, the story that i hadnt paid that much attention in the beggining was awesome and i really enjoy knowing that i have alot of primos in the world, alot of content to enjoy and what not
as someone who has played since 1.0 and did have a few breaks one of them being from early 2023 to a few weeks agon when 4.2 released, i can tell that its never to late to start the game but the stuff you do miss can be disappointing but based on my experience, the storys in the limited events often functions as a teaser for future storys and the game even checks if you have met characters in these events before or not for example if you have played in the early days there was an event with mona in which you encounter scaramough for the first time and thus know him once you find him first in inazuma but players who didnt play that event got new dialogue based on the fact that they dont know him in inazuma, thus far there hasnt been any event that was that important for the story and most story content in events will be told in the main story at some point so the only thing you realy miss out are stuff like limited weapons especially if you take like furina currently, one of her strongest weapons is the limited event weapon you got when dragonspine was released and this can be bad but there are alternatives all the time and her best in slot is still a banner weapon so it really depends. FOMO in my opinion is a very big deal and problem with genshin and gacha games in general and i do wish that hoyo is going to fix that in the future, putting stuff in banners or other shops can be a really good way to allow future players to experience the same as veteran players but we will see, they did add shops for toys from the mid summer event and you can buy all the missed instruments so far so theres hope that you might be able to get other stuff in the future as well
Tldr: Genshin is a good game and its never to late to start, the stuff you do miss isnt that significant but can be bad depending from person to person but its worth giving it a try
Thanks for the video!
I'm so happy to see videos for new players. I play almost from the start myself, but I find it important not to gatekeep the game behind tons of incomprehensible terms and slang. Thanks for your vodeos
I would just like to say that I started playing Genshin when Liyue was first released and stopped playing when Inazuma was released due to school related reasons, however I created a new account a 2 weeks ago so I would be able to experience what it is like to play as a new player even though the game has now expanded so much, it was overwhelming at first, but as long a you go at your own pace you will still enjoy the game. At first I was rushing to try and go back to where I left off, but it proved to be better if I stopped rushing the story since the world is more open and there ae more places to see, I actually enjoyed travelling the world than continuing the story, since the world level mechanic makes it easy for new players to got places such as Fontaine and fight monsters there even with the starter party (Kaeya, Lisa, Amber, and Traveler).
It does suck to hear everyone talk about Fontaine and it’s quest when you haven’t even unlocked it yet 😭😭
Don't worry about it too much, just play it leisurely at your own pace. When Natlan releases, you'll be ready and in time for the hype!
There is something really memorable about experiencing a major region update with the rest of the fandom.
I've wanted play this game so much since It's launching, but I was so busy due to studies.
I've started this game 3 weeks ago, now I'm AR 31.
I speedrun the exploration of the whole map to Fontaine, now I'm busy with the Archon Mission and all other missions.
I regret not playing this game earlier.
The regret will fade! I kicked myself too for not listening to people and therefore starting 1 year late, but once you get caught up and start feeling like your account's getting into order it'll not feel like such a big deal anymore ^^
You did great with this video. I’m trying to convince my good friend to play with me as I’ve been playing alone for two years but he is sceptical. I will advise him to watch this video in hopes that it will help him decide to take the chance on this fantastic game!
Thank you! 💜 Hope he gives it a go ^^
I just jumped into Genshin cuz the Frosty Rizz man himself, Wriothesly, caught my eye and im a sucker for boxer archetypes. I grinded hard, i mean HARD, for two weeks to try and pull the guy.
I got him, and you know instead of feeling burnt out like i thought i would I felt excited to see where the story was going.
I think Genshin still has staying power. Its a game that caught me by surprise.
Hecking LOVE Wriothesley!! Congrats for getting him🥳
@@saurusness I actually got him and his C1 back to back
Almost like Genshin doing its best to entice me. It's definitely got me hooked lol
@@Helldragon789 now do weapon banner and get lucky again haha
tbh if you started playing today, you'd have a fantastic time because theres so much content. as far as single player rpgs go, its got enough content to keep ya busy for a vary long time.
the biggest reason my friends stopped playing soon after starting was because they pulled from the wishing banner and received characters that they are literally unable to build because the map is locked. F.e one of my friends pulled from the limited banner when she started and got Kokomi. After realizing she needs weeks maybe months of gameplay to even reach the area where Kokomi is, she lost interest for the game. Same happened to my other friends who were disappointed with the fact they received a character they are unable to play or are unable to build for the hours and hours of gameplay ahead of them
Yeah I think for some that turns into motivation to grind (and possibly skip a good story), while others simply throw in the towels and say they cba - either way I feel like there are NO winner when ascension mats are locked. Ability to trade for them with NPCs would be one of the best QoL updates especially for early game players!
My kid is happy they let you do all bosses now, he’s still in Inazuma and couldn’t level up any of his new characters talents passed 6 until 4.2
I'm SO glad for this update as well!
Aside from missing the "canon" events like the previous Lantern Rite festivals, starting a fresh new game now is awesome, aside from all the QoL improvements that they have implemented since, you also get to play the entire story content from Mondstadt to Fontaine in one go which is well worth like a ~$60 paid game. Add the exploration, side quests, world quests, character story quests and you get a LOT of content for a FREE-TO-PLAY game.
I started playing about a month and half ago I went through the map and discovered fontaine just so i could do events and am taking my sweet time through the story and I'm enjoying it
I started in 2.6, and i remember thinking that i started playing late at the time.
I can't believe its ver 4.2 already! I know the answer is NO, it's not too late.
I agree with wanting the limited events to be replayable. I wouldn't even mind if yoi can play through the story and not get the special rewards for it
Same! I started in 2.1 and initially thought "oh no i missed a whole year :(". I felt it doubly bad because I didn't manage to either raiden Or kokomi whom both I wanted (I had horrible luck initially), so I had to wait for their reruns for 6 months. But honestly that "regret" fades away pretty darn quickly once you get going!
I've started playing 2 years ago but had to stop immediately due to certain circumstances (I stopped at Dvalin's quest). I created another account last year to start anew and it's... an excruciating experience. None of my friends really gave me a hint on how to play properly and all I did was speedran quests for Primogems since I want to collect characters that I like (lucky to win Nahida on my first 5050 at 23 pity). Only when I played Honkai: Star Rail that I get the artifact and talents system. All I thought that all I had to do was level up my character and put "good artifacts" for them to get stronger. My friends helped a lot on farming tho but in terms of explanation, I had to find out everything for myself. Ire-logged back on my old account to fix some things and just enjoy the game and lore, and take everything slowly rather than speedrunning everything + saving up for Klee since she's one of the reasons why I wanted to play in the first place. Sometimes I just want to quit because of the burnout on the amount of quests that I missed over the years (I'm also having war flashbacks on the process I had to go through to get Alhaitham) but now that I got most characters that I wanted, I just want to indulge myself in the game after a long stressful day and just enjoy the scenery + quests. It's just sad that I missed out on some major parts of the lore due to story events being time-limited.
Im one of those people who started playing 2 weeks ago after following mihoyo's games (starting since HI3 launched). Never could play Genshin from laumch because I never had a phone that could uphold it, no less the money. Now that I have a good phone, it was the first game I downloaded (also pokemon go 😂). After playing for 2 weeks with something of limited time (married) Im at world level 29, starting to do liyue stuff. Im more of story person so I take it slowly. Im at spiral abyss 5 too, but havent focused on trying to push until levek 30. Following the game for 3 years and understanding gacha games in general (Epic 7, FGO) I find as a benefit becuase I feel that I know where Im progressing towards. Im enjoying the game definetily!
I know I was like, two months late to seeing this video but I just started playing this game a few weeks ago and I have been enjoying my time so far. I get kinda bent out of shape seeing people's high damage characters on instagram but even then I still like playing the game even if its just to kill some time.
Just remmeber that those damage showcases are in no way realistic representation of realistic damage! The ones that are legitimate spend sometimes hours re-setting their teams and re-recording the fights to get that *perfect* clip where every buff lines up exactly right, and they often use food buffs, and take advanate of domain buffs as well. Some people go against weaker enemies (you can tell if you can't see enemy level), and the worst ones of all: those who use private modded servers with their own rules where they can manipulate everything from character stats to enemy resistance etc.
If it seems "too good to be true" it probably is :D
(and I mean this also in reference to the legitimate clips; it's usually very far from their average highest hits, and far beyond the sort of damage you'd ever need to do in this game)