Summary
A recent leak fromGenshin Impactis teasing a change to the game’s Artifacts that fans have been requesting for a long time, the addition of a loadout system. Since the release of the massively popular RPG in 2020, Artifacts have been one of the game’s main ways of improving and strengthening characters.Genshin Impact’s Artifacts offer a wealth of stat bonusesfor characters, as well as unique effects catered to powering up individual characters' playstyles. Now, an upcoming change looks to make assigning and switching Artifacts quicker and easier for both new and veteran players.
Genshin Impact’s recent updates have seen a wealth of quality-of-life improvements pushed to the game’s Artifact system. The Version 4.3 update introduced a recommendation system for individual characters, offering suggestions for different Artifact sets that best suit a character’s gameplay. The game’s Fontaine updates have also made minor changes to leveling and acquiring Artifacts, both boosting the amount of leveling materials players can use and raising the Artifact cap to 1800. Now, a newly teased loadout system will make switching a character’s Artifacts significantly easier.
A new leak shared to theGenshin Impactleaks subreddit via leaker MadCroiX shares the first details ofGenshin Impact’s upcoming Artifact loadouts. The system will reportedly feature two main methods of equipping Artifacts, with both “Quick Loadouts” and “Custom Loadouts” available. Quick Loadouts will automically equip Artifacts based onGenshin Impact’s in-game Artifact recommendations, while Custom Loadouts will allow players to set specific parameters like main stats and sub-stats. A release date was not revealed forGenshin Impact’s Artifact loadout system.
Genshin Impact’s newest Artifact change follows a plethora of quality-of-life fixes rolled out since the launch of the game’s Fontaine region. Version 4.1 included the long-awaited overhaul ofGenshin Impact’s Daily Commissions, adding an alternative way for players to earn their daily Primogems. HoYoverse has also launched multiple changes aimed at making leveling characters easier for new players, introducing the “Quick Challenge” allowing players tochallengeGenshin Impact’s weekly bossesbefore completing their story.
The long-awaited debut of Artifact loadouts are set to arrive alongside another highly-anticipated addition toGenshin Impactcoming with Version 4.4. HoYoverse recently revealed the featured characters forGenshin Impact’s Version 4.4, confirming new five-star character Xianyun as the long-awaited playable release of Liyue’s Cloud Retainer. The update will also add a new four-star unit to the game, withPyro Claymore character Gamingas the newest four-star character from Liyue. Highly-anticipated characters and long-awaited changes look to bring plenty of exciting new updates toGenshin Impactin the near future.
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