Summary
- Genshin Impact's 5.0 update leaks suggest a game-changer with raised level cap, new characters, and unique features.
- Natlan region in Genshin Impact may introduce mounts and companions for innovative exploration mechanics.
- Speculated new features like simultaneous Elemental buffs and Nightsoul Burst could shift the meta in combat.
Genshin Impact has been having a heyday lately concerning leaks for the upcoming Natlan region. In the last week alone, the Subreddit r/Genshin_Impact_Leaks has shared tons of features that will potentially be introduced in Genshin Impact’s 5.0 update, which is expected to arrive in late August 2024.
Apart from the typical features that players have come to expect from new region updates in Genshin Impact, recent leaks for other new features and gameplay changes have shown off plenty of things for players to get excited about. So, if these leaks prove to be true, Genshin Impact’s 5.0 update will be a game-changer.
Genshin Impact Still Needs to Improve One Aspect of Its Character Design
Genshin Impact recently revealed its debut characters for Natlan, which has shown an aspect of the game's character design that still needs work.
Highlights from Genshin Impact’s 5.0 Update Leaks So Far
- Local specialties resource tracking
- Natlan region exclusive exploration and combat mechanics
- New features coming to Genius Invocation TCG
- New 5-Star and 4-Star Natlan characters, weapons, and Artifacts
- Raised level cap for character ascension from 90 to 100
- Reworked ‘Returning Player’ Event
- Updated 5-Star Artifact crafting settings
- Updated animations for playable characters based on body type
- Updated battle pass Talent upgrade material selections
- Updated player social profiles
- World level 9 difficulty tier
Despite coming from reliable sources, some of these features may not be included in Genshin Impact’s 5.0 update, or they may be different from what the leaks indicate.
Genshin Impact’s 5.0 Update Could Shift the Meta
The raised character ascension level cap from 90 to 100 has been a long time coming, and it may end up happening as early as Genshin Impact’s 5.0 update. On its own, this change seems like it would make the overall endgame experience easier with players potentially being able to be at higher levels than enemies. However, more recently, there has been speculation and leaks suggesting that there may also be an additional world level that will balance out this new difficulty curve. Not only could these changes shift the meta for combat in Genshin Impact, but a new world level generally increases the quality and quantity of loot that players earn from most activities.
On the other hand, though, raising the level cap has some interesting implications for the activities and events that don’t scale with the player’s current world level, such as the Imaginarium Theater and the Spiral Abyss in Genshin Impact. So, if the character ascension level cap proves to be true, this could mean that certain events and endgame activities may become more accessible.
Outside of these overall balancing changes, the upcoming Natlan characters are also believed to have exclusive features that could potentially shift the meta. Specifically, the new Natlan characters coming to Genshin Impact are said to be able to simultaneously benefit from multiple Elemental buffs, as well as a new mechanic, known as Nightsoul Burst, which will provide various temporary buffs.
Genshin Impact Leaks Reveal Mounts and Companions for the Natlan Region
With the Fontaine region shaking things up by introducing underwater exploration, this has put some pressure on future regions in Genshin Impact to experiment with their own, innovative exploration mechanics. According to the leaks that claim the Natlan region could introduce mounts, this trend for adding new exploration mechanics is seemingly off to a great start. On top of potentially being able to ride mounts to get around the new region more efficiently, some leaks also claim that players will have access to various companions in the Natlan region that can provide assistance in combat.
The official Genshin Impact Special Program will likely answer a lot of lingering questions about what to expect from the next updates for Genshin Impact, though recent trusted leaks already paint an exciting picture. On top of the standard features that the next series of updates will bring to Genshin Impact, like a new region filled with new characters, enemies, and an Archon questline, some of the more unique features potentially coming in the 5.0 update could be game-changing.
Genshin Impact
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 87%
- Released
- September 28, 2020
- ESRB
- Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, iOS, Android
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
