One recently popular post on the Genshin Impact subreddit brought up an interesting idea to increase the viability of old 5-star characters like Jean.
u/blitzbluu created the Reddit post and called the concept Character Awakening. Essentially, it's a mechanic that would allow players to take an old character and improve them in several ways. Some examples include:
The post even included a mock-up for Jean, including theoretical skills and a new design. One reason that this post took off was because of powercreep and how some old 5-star characters don't feel as good as they used to in the past.
If readers want to check out the entire Reddit post, they can find it above. It's worth mentioning that "Character Awakening" isn't an official change, and there are no leaks on this matter. It's strictly fanmade, but it's an interesting discussion to be had.
This Reddit post is well-made and even brings up a similar feature found in Honkai Impact 3rd. That game is also made by miHoYo and is a part of the HoYoverse. There are several similarities between the two games, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to compare them when discussing a hypothetical feature.
The example shown in that Reddit post features a character named Fu Hua and how her role in the metagame improved with some changes. Genshin Impact is a young game, but one has to wonder what will happen to all of the powercrept and older characters several years from now.
It even includes a hypothetical buff to Jean in the form of new Passive Talents. One example is:
It's strictly an example, but changes like this one could revitalize older characters. Some Travelers have to wonder how the game will look in three to five years from now.
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