You’ve probably heard the phrase “power creep” before.
It’s an issue pretty much exclusive to gacha games, where tempting you to invest in new characters means older ones can get left behind.
Recently we’ve seen HoYoverse’s various titles attempt to tackle this problem, with popular characters from Honkai: Star Rail and even the more recent Zenless Zone Zero given a buff.
But now it’s the turn of Genshin Impact, the ageing open world game, to buff some of its launch characters like Venti and Klee in its next update, due out on 3rd December.
The system it’s cooked up is quite complicated, so we’ll quote directly from the press release. Apologies in advance, though, in typical HoYoverse fashion there’s a wall of text filled with proper nouns to explain all of this:
“By completing Alice’s ‘Witch’s Homework’, Durin, Venti, Klee, Albedo, Mona, Razor, Fischl, and Sucrose can become Hexerei characters. Each quest unfolds a unique story for the respective character, granting them special abilities and changing their Constellation effects. Additionally, if the party has at least two Hexerei characters, ‘Hexerei: Secret Rite’ effect will be unlocked, significantly boosting the party’s combat capabilities. For example, Venti, the Anemo Archon with a deep connection to the Hexenzirkel, will regain his once-hidden power after completing the quest. When his Stormeye is active, his Normal Attack will be transformed into powerful ‘Windsunder Arrows’ that can pierce enemies and have a chance to further extend the Duration of his Stormeye.”
This update will add 5-Star Pyro Sword wielder Durin to the character pool, as well as 4-Star Anemo Bow wielder Jahoda.
It’ll also continue the story of Nod-Krai, where a festival will be taking place for the Traveller to partake in.
To be honest, this does feel like a lighter update overall outside of the new characters and story, so if you’ve not played Genshin Impact for a while and need to catch up, this may be a good opportunity to do so.
Let us know what you think of the buffed characters and overall additions in the comments section below.