Genshin Impact Fans Want April Fool's Joke to Be Real

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A Genshin Impact player has created an interesting Epitomized Path for four-star characters as part of an April Fool's joke that tricked many players into believing it was the real thing. The game's roster currently exceeds 82 playable characters, which can be divided into two main categories when it comes to rarity: five-star and four-star units.

Genshin Impact's five-star characters run on a 90-wish pity system, which means that players can go 89 pulls without a five-star drop. Players who spend their Primogems on the Limited Banner also have a 50/50 chance that the drop will include a unit from the Standard Banner instead of their desired character.

Four-star characters have a much lower 10-wish pity, which means that players will get a decent drop within 10 wishes. However, these odds are divided between three characters that are part of the four-star lineup. These odds can make it incredibly hard for Travelers who want to get a specific character from the four-star lineup that is featured on the Limited Banner. A Reddit user named RoyalJello has shared a hilarious fake announcement that would apply a well-known mechanic known as Epitomized Path to the game's four-star drop system. This mechanic is currently featured in Genshin Impact's Weapon Banner, which always features two five-star and five four-star weapons.

Epitomized Path was added back in Genshin Impact Version 2.0, and it now helps players get a specific five-star item from the Weapon Banner. If they don't get their desired weapon, players are rewarded with a Fate Point, which can be used to greatly increase their luck on the banner. The concept proposed by RoyalJello mirrors the system but with a slight variation: instead of focusing on two weapons, the mechanic would apply to the three characters featured on the Limited Banner.

Many fans in the comment section praised RoyalJello's attention to detail in the fake concept, claiming that the creator even matched the same font used in HoYoverse's official