Genshin Impact Needs to Address its Problem With Content Droughts

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Genshin Impact was first released in September of 2020. Since then, it’s expanded its map and now has three different regions. The game also has plenty of quests for players to experience, such as main story quests, world quests, and even character-specific quests.

However, many long-time players have already completed these quests, so there isn’t much left for them to do in Genshin Impact apart from daily commissions and collecting character ascension materials — at least, until the next hefty content update rolls around. The next major content update is still some time away, leaving me wondering what to do.

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The content droughts in Genshin Impact refer to the lack of gameplay outside of dailies and time-bound events. Players who feel the effects of these content droughts are often veterans who’ve already finished the non-repeating quests of the game and explored most of the available regions. After this point, there’s very little left to do in the game apart from trying to complete the Genshin Impact Spiral Abyss.

Even then, plenty of veteran players have already finished all the stages of the Spiral Abyss with perfect Genshin Impact teams. And that only worsens the state of the content drought as there truly isn’t anything more to do other than grind for character gear and wait for the release of the next region. Additionally, there are other, more story-focused players who are waiting for a continuation to the Traveler’s story, meaning, for some, the Spiral Abyss might not even be a priority.

This poses a problem in Genshin Impact as the lack of content makes it difficult for players to find the motivation to continue grinding. As it stands,