10 Mistakes To Avoid When Playing Genshin Impact For The First Time

The ever-popular Genshin Impact is finally making its way to Xbox Series X/S, giving new players the chance to explore the colorful world of Teyvat. Thankfully, with Genshin having been around for so long, there are plenty of resources and guides to help new players just getting started. While it can seem like a daunting endeavor, it’s never too late to get into the very game that popularized the gacha game genre for many fans.

Coming to Xbox consoles on November 20, players will have access to all the exciting content Genshin has added in the five years since its release. Xbox support has been one of the longest-requested features since Genshin Impact started blowing up after release, leaving many potential players without access. The latest platform addition will even feature the same crossplay potential as other systems, letting players continue to save files on any device alongside friends gaming on any platform.

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Missing The Beneficial Daily Missions

Getting A Steady Flow Of Valuable Resources

One of the easiest ways to get the absolute most out of Genshin Impact is by completing the open world’s daily missions. While it seems obvious at first, it takes a bit of getting used to for players unfamiliar with the mobile genre’s formula. Even when not actively playing, new Genshin players should try to log in just long enough to complete their commission quests each day. Genshin Impact also has many login bonus initiatives, especially for new players, giving them more reason to log in each day even if they don’t have time to complete their daily commissions.

After reaching Adventure Rank 20, players can start farming the recurring battle pass events, which offer unique daily, weekly, and periodic missions to achieve their rewards. Ranging from experience points, valuable artifacts, and even wishes to use the standard banner, Genshin‘s battle pass is a great way to quickly get vital resources needed to progress further through the ranks. Players who are willing to spend a bit of money can also pay for the full battle pass, which offers even more rewards per level, including Primogems and other rare wishing materials, or the monthly Primogem pass for the most returns.

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Wishing On Banners Without A Plan

Saving For Specific Characters Offers Much Better Returns

While it’s tempting to roll for every exciting new character that gets released, it’s easy to fall into the trap of wishing without thinking about future banners. Hoyoverse often announces the next new banner or returning ones in advance, giving players plenty of time to save up their wishes for better chances at pulling a character they love. New players can often find themselves completely out of Intertwined Fates or Primogems by the time their favorite character rolls by if they don’t have a wishing plan prepared.

Getting at least one highly-rated character with a supporting cast of favorites can make Genshin Impact a breeze to progress through.

Many fans argue whether new players should care about meta units or just stick to their preferred characters, but getting at least one highly-rated character with a supporting cast of favorites can make Genshin Impact a breeze to progress through. While it can be tempting to try and quickly amass a team of 5-star characters, it’s an incredibly expensive endeavor. With the low rate of getting a 5-star character in the first place, it’ll take some time before they start joining the team, not to mention the amount of resources it takes to level them up to their full potential.

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Leveling Too Many Characters At Once

Spreading Player’s Valuable Resources Thin

Even more challenging than leveling a team of 5-star characters is attempting to upgrade every character in a player’s arsenal. While it can be incredibly tempting to upgrade a newly wished character, low-level players should prioritize which characters they want to progress through the game with. This problem isn’t too bad starting out, given the low resources needed to boost characters a bit, but can quickly become a daunting task when it comes to talent upgrades and equipment usage.

Players should start thinking about long-lasting teams to carry them through the mid-level stages of Genshin Impact‘s story.

Players wanting to make the most of their limited resources early on should let themselves experiment with their characters before committing to upgrading them. After trying the abilities and playstyles of whichever characters they’ve managed to unlock, players should start thinking about long-lasting teams to carry them through the mid-level stages of Genshin Impact‘s story. Prioritizing at least one main DPS to a level is a great way to conserve resources, while managing a growing assortment of supporting units to swap between.

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Not Using A Balanced Team

Not Every Battle Can Be Won With Brute Force

Another commonly encountered issue is knowing how to build an effective and balanced team in Genshin Impact. With how much easier the early stages of Genshin‘s progression can be, new players can be caught off guard when hitting certain difficulty spikes. Eventually, players will have more than enough resources to manage multiple unique teams of interesting characters, but it’s good to have one team with effective synergy.

Players are free and encouraged to experiment with their arsenal of characters and team builds, but it’s good to stick with the basics while learning the ins and outs of Genshin‘s gameplay mechanics.

While there are many kinds of team compositions, the most reliable is having one in DPS and a multitude of supporting units that provide enhancing benefits. The backbone of every successful team is a powerful healer, keeping each character’s health topped up when facing the most challenging enemies Genshin Impact has to offer. While its tempting to fill an entire team with flashy DPS characters, players won’t be able to get much use out of each when they can only have one active at a time.

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Ignoring Elemental Compatibility

Unleashing Elemental Torrents Upon Enemies

Another vital aspect to look out for when making a reliable team is their elemental synergy, which can drastically boost the effectiveness of characters’ damage output. Different combinations of elemental attacks will have varying but equally powerful results, with each being incredibly destructive to any enemies caught in their path. New players should experiment with different elemental combinations to discover which of their character’s elemental bursts works best for their playstyle.

Some of the stronger elements are also the most fun to use, with Electro and Pyro creating a huge AoE explosion that burns enemies over time. Another great combination is Electro and Hydro, which take advantage of the water’s conductive properties to electrifying effect, sending lightning bolts between nearby enemies. Further on into Genshin Impact‘s story, players can eventually change the Traveler’s element, not only making them a much more valuable character but allowing players to experiment with new combinations without much investment.

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Farming With Fragile Resin Too Early

Guaranteed Rewards For Patient Players

Many new players might not be used to the energy system common to Gacha games nowadays, but it’s a vital element to keep track of while playing through Genshin Impact. After using up the daily allotted energy, players can either wait for it to restore overtime or spend a Fragile Resin to instantly add 60 energy points, which drastically speeds up character farming.

While it can be tempting for new players rushing through Genshin Impact to use their Fragile Resin so they can gather more upgrade materials, it’s much better to save it till later on in the game.

While it’s important to save Fragile Resin for emergencies or more valuable farming, after hitting AR 45, players shouldn’t be afraid of using them when needed.

After hitting Adventure Rank 45, players will access higher-level domains and weekly missions to earn drastically better rewards, offering level 5-star rarity artifacts with powerful skills. Even though it might be tempting to farm artifacts for their powerful stat bonuses early on, it’s recommended to progress through the game as normal and wait for the increased farming potential down the road, as low-level items will be quickly replaced in time.

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Not Knowing Where To Spend Primogems

Plenty Of Uses For This Rare Resource

Learning the ins and outs of a new game’s item system can be quite confusing, especially with different Gacha games all using their own terminology. For players new to Genshin Impact, Primogems should be exclusively used on limited banner wishes in most cases, being exchanged for Intertwined Fates. With how rare Intertwined Fates are to come across, Primogems are one of the only currencies that can be reliably found and exchanged for this wish-granting resource.

While it may be tempting with its guaranteed rewards, players should never spend Primogems in exchange for Acquaint Fates to wish on the permanent standard banner. Acquaint Fates are much more commonly obtained than their rare Intertwined version, being handed out for free as various rewards. Each wish on the standard banner has a chance of summoning a random character from the existing pool, making the limited banners a drastically better option for trying to get a specific character as well.

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Ignoring Key Character Talents

An Often Overlooked Aspect Of Character Leveling

With all the artifact, leveling, and weapon upgrades to keep track of, it’s easing to forget about upgrading character talents as well. Despite them only having passive stat effects, talents are an incredibly important way to increase a character’s abilities. Most talent upgrades provide marginal stat benefits but are an excellent way to greatly boost a party’s strength through subtle enhancements that make them a worthwhile investment.

Some talents even provide benefits outside of combat.

Talents can also increase ability modifiers, which provide even stronger skill effects on top of their basic stat bonuses. Some examples of beneficial talent upgrades include basic options like raising the attack damage types to certain abilities or increasing the HP restored by teammates, while some talents even provide benefits outside of combat, like cooking bonuses.

Taking Advantage Of Dedicated Programs And Maps

Genshin Impact‘s official external tools are a fantastic companion for players of any experience level. Being made by Hoyoverse itself, the HoYoLAB tools provide plenty of features that make playing through Genshin Impact much less overwhelming. The most popular tool is the Interactive Map, letting players sign in to track every collectible item in the world, checking where to find farming materials, and more, all while keeping track of it over time.

An interactive map isn’t the only resource HoYoLAB has provided players over the years, with the Battle Chronicles feature offering a plethora of character-building apps to provide players with easy-to-follow builds. The HoYoLAB is the best possible tool for new players, providing all the information they’ll need to get started from current banner dates, daily login access, and character upgrade calculators, all in a single place.

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Rushing Through Genshin Impact’s Content

Fighting Through the Temptation To Catch Up Quick

By far the biggest detractor for new players is feeling like they need to rush through the game to catch up to the community and Genshin Impact‘s most recent update. This philosophy often causes burnout before being able to experience everything Genshin Impact has to offer, especially its wide array of enjoyable side content. The open world of Genshin is filled with unique locations and rewards to discover, from floating mountaintops to gorgeous beaches, providing plenty of entertainment for players willing to journey through the gorgeous map.

The open world of Genshin is filled with unique locations and rewards to discover.

Even by taking their time experiencing Genshin Impact‘s variety of content, players should still try to focus on leveling their Adventure Rank wherever possible. By completing missions and progressing through the main content of the story, players can unlock new rewards or farming methods that are much more worthwhile than what is offered at the start of Genshin‘s gameplay loop. Regardless, players who want to make the most of their time in the world of Teyvat shouldn’t worry about catching up to the latest story or location areas, but rather enjoy the moment-to-moment gameplay that made Genshin Impact so popular in the first place.