

There are also four other in-game currencies, some of which can be bought with real-world money and some that you need other in-game currency to purchase. Each Fate can be used to get either a new (random) character or weapon that’s rated in value from common (three stars) to super-rare (five stars). These aren’t new to online games, as even World of Warcraft uses them, but Genshin Impact deploys them as magical stones called ‘ Fates’.

Genshin Impact uses this mechanic in the form of loot boxes. This references capsule-toy machines, in that you never know quite what you’re going to get. Genshin Impact also incorporates a gacha mechanic. Open-world exploration isn’t the only thing on offer. It’s in this exploration that Genshin Impact reveals itself to share similarities with Breath of the Wild, one of the best Legend of Zelda games. Teyvat is split into two regions, both of which are jam-packed with puzzles and environments to discover.

Generous contentĬonsidering Genshin Impact is free, there’s a ludicrous amount of content at your disposal. Along the way, you’ll encounter eccentric characters who’ll help (or hinder) your progress. As a visitor from another world, you’re tasked with exploring the medieval-style kingdom of Teyvat to find your long-lost sibling. Either way, Genshin Impact is only a 15GB download, so it won't take too long if you manage to get it higher than 1MB/s.Genshin Impact is developed by MiHoyo, a Chinese development company, but feels like modern Japanese games such as I Am Setsuna and Octopath Traveller. It seems completely random: Sometimes the download would be much worse, other times it'd pick up speed. If you don't, keep trying to pause or exit the download a few more times. Again, you won't lose any download progress, but there's a good chance you'll see slightly improved speeds. If that doesn't work, you can also try exiting the launcher entirely and restarting it. That's still awful, but it shaved my download down to just two hours, which is much more tolerable. I was stuck looking at a 10-hour download going at a miserable 0.3MB/s, but after pausing and resuming the download a few times I was able to get up to 1.7MB/s. You won't lose any progress, but a lot of players are reporting that it significantly improved their speed-and it worked for me and another editor, too. Fortunately, there's a simple fix: try pausing the download via the launcher and resuming it.
