5 common misconceptions about Pity and Soft Pity in Genshin Impact

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Genshin Impact is a well-known open-world action role-playing game with a gacha system that rewards players with characters, weapons, and other items via "wishes" or pulls. This gacha mechanic is an integral part of the game and one of the most discussed topics in the community.

That said, it is important for players to learn about the concepts of Pity and Soft Pity to efficiently use Primogems in acquiring new characters, items, and more. However, despite the title's popularity, there are several misconceptions about those two terms, especially among the newer playerbase. With that in mind, here are the five most common misconceptions about Pity and Soft Pity in Genshin Impact.

Genshin Impact has its own Pity system to support players when they try to summon their desired five-star characters from banners. However, there is another hidden mechanic called Soft Pity that most beginners are not aware of.

Many believe Soft Pity and Pity are the same. In reality, they are two different mechanics. While Pity (also called Hard Pity) increases the chances of getting a five-star character, Soft Pity is a modified version of that and adjusts the odds of obtaining a five-star entity based on the player's pull history.

Soft Pity is a common target for common misconceptions in Genshin Impact. Many fans believe that it only applies to the Standard banner.

However, this is not true. Soft Pity works with all banners: Event Wish and Standard Wish. Hence, players can use it to summon their favorite characters and weapons without having to reach Hard Pity (80-90 pulls).

Another common misconception associated with newcomers is that the Pity system guarantees five-star summons when making single pulls.

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