Summary
- Genshin Impact players have been requesting improvements to the artifact leveling process, and it seems HoYoverse is finally addressing this issue in the upcoming Version 4.3 update.
- The upgrade process for artifacts in Genshin Impact is currently slow and cumbersome, with players having to navigate through redundant menus. Version 4.3 will remove pop-ups and allow for more artifacts to be salvaged for upgrades.
- Version 4.3 will also introduce an auto-upgrade button for milestone levels, helping players control the pace of upgrades due to the randomized nature of secondary attribute rolls. This update will coincide with the introduction of new artifact sets and prepare the way for future regions in the game.
Genshin Impact players have been hoping for HoYoverse to clean up the artifact leveling process for years, as the system is currently buried under too many menu screens that slow down this pivotal part of the game. Though Fontaine has brought many quality-of-life features to Genshin Impact, the popular gacha title still has plenty of room for improvements, especially when compared to the convenience of its younger cousin, Honkai: Star Rail.
Artifacts in Genshin Impact represent the most important aspect of leveling up a character, as a good artifact loadout can push their limit to new heights. In order to upgrade an artifact from Level 1 to Level 20, Genshin Impact players must feed other artifacts into it for experience, gaining new secondary attributes (or raising their existing ones) after each milestone. However, the upgrade process is not only staggered by a limit on the number of artifacts that players can feed into it, but also by having to navigate redundant menus for every level up.
This problem was pointed out by Maddix00 on the main Genshin Impact subreddit, using one of the new Fontaine artifacts as an example. The community unanimously agreed that having to click the Confirm button every time an artifact leveled up was a pointless chore, and thankfully, HoYoverse seems to be working on a fix for the upcoming Version 4.3. Namely, it will remove the pop-ups entirely, and will greatly expand on the amount of artifacts that Genshin Impact players can salvage for the upgrade process.
More importantly, Version 4.3 for Genshin Impact will be adding an auto-upgrade button for each milestone level (4, 8, 12, 16, and 20), allowing players to dictate the pace of the upgrades due to the randomized nature of secondary attribute rolls. This will come in handy, as the new update is set to introduce two artifact sets to Genshin Impact, one that will cater to the upcoming 5-Star Geo Claymore Navia, and the other that will fit Baizhu's style of healing.
Though Version 4.3 will not feature any new zones, Version 4.4 is set to introduce the long-anticipated Chenyu Vale, finally bridging the gap between Liyue and Fontaine. With Fontaine's Archon Quest concluded in Version 4.2, HoYoverse will hopefully take the time to introduce quality-of-life changes as it prepares the way for Natlan, the next region of Teyvat that Genshin Impact is set to cover. Artifacts have long been one of the clunkiest aspects of the game, and thankfully, Genshin Impact players won't have to wait long for a permanent solution.
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)
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
WHERE TO PLAY
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, iOS, Android
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
