
If the recent leaks are correct, Sumeru will overtake Liyue as the largest explorable region in Teyvat. This could change again in the future, with the arrival of Teyvat’s remaining regions, Snezhnaya, Natlan, and Fontaine, the nations of Cryo, Pyro, and Hydro respectively. Genshin Impact’s map continues to grow, adding numerous new nations and minor regions in updates following its release. **Genshin Impact ** ‘s 3.0 update will undoubtedly be huge, bringing with it a wealth of content including Sumeru, the first-ever Dendro playable characters, and possibly the return of version 1.6’s Golden Apple Archipelago as a permanent explorable a
In the trailer for Genshin Impact ‘s 3.0 update, the Eleven Harbingers meet to mourn the loss of La Signora and to decide how to proceed in her absence. In the video, Genshin Impact players are not only treated to close-ups of each Harbinger, but they get to hear their voices, with each Harbinger getting several lines of dialogue. Although the Harbingers express concern over the loss of their comrade, Genshin Impact ‘s Eighth Harbinger, they remain steadfast and resilient, articulating the need to soldier on despite their loss. Pierro, the very first member of the Fatui, shares an ominous declaration of the Fatui’s intent: ” In the name of Her Majesty, the Tsarita, we will seize authority from the god
This isn’t the first time Genshin Impact has been embroiled in a whitewashing controversy. Out of Genshin Impact ‘s fifty playable characters, only two have darker skin. Kaeya, one of these two characters, has appeared whitewashed in-game and in promotional materials for Genshin Impact . A description of Kaeya in Genshin Impact referring to his ” somewhat exotic appearance ” was patched out of the game after drawing criticism. The lack of BIPOC representation in the popular game has often been excused by the current explorable regions being based on European and Southeast Asian countries. Unintentionally, this excuse highlights how Genshin Impact fails to represent the multitude of various groups in China and Japan, on which Liyue and Inazuma are ba
Alongside Sumeru and the Dendro element, leaks suggest that new artifacts in Genshin Impact 3.0 will shake up the action RPG’s gameplay too. One leaked set, called Memories of the Deep Forest, significantly boosts the effectiveness of Dendro in battle. The two-piece set bonus can give a character a 15% Dendro damage bonus, while the four-piece bonus reduces an enemy’s Dendro resistance by 25% after taking elemental damage for eight seconds. The second leaked Genshin Impact artifact set, Ornamental Gold Dream, increases a character’s Elemental Mastery by 80 when two pieces are equipped. The four-piece bonus, meanwhile, has various effects depending on a party’s lin
Being an Electro user, Dori may be an important character to acquire in the next major release. A new Elemental Reaction, Catalyze, will occur when inflicting Electro damage on an enemy already affected by Dendro. Unfortunately, there is no news on what Catalyze does, but current Elemental Reactions are extremely potent. These are what make certain units complement other characters so well in Genshin Impact . Even weak units can hold their own against strong foes, with the proper use of Elemental Reactions. While not official, a prominent leaker in the community revealed some details of what fans may be able to expect from D
Others were quick to defend HoYoverse, arguing that while Sumeru is influenced by real-world cultures, that doesn’t make its characters canonically dark-skinned. Though fictional, Genshin Impact has clearly garnered inspiration from a range of Asian and Middle Eastern countries in its Sumeru characters’ designs and names. The region’s name itself is likely a nod to Sumer, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, which was located in Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq and Kuw
An apparent Version 3.0 leak, posted to Twitter by Genshin Intel , seems to reveal how the Dendro element reacts with other Genshin Impact elements. The post suggests that mixing Dendro and Pyro causes targets to Catalyze, which deals bonus damage by spreading elemental damage and aggravating foes. Combining Dendro and Hydro attacks, meanwhile, creates exploding Dendro Cores and causes devastating area-of-effect damage. Using Pyro on the seed creates greater AoE damage with Burgeon, while using Electro creates homing arrows with Hyperbloom. While Genshin Intel’s information seems authentic, this leak is just a mere rumor for
