Now is the perfect time to start playing Genshin Impact

polygon.com:

At times, Genshin Impact can feel like an endless to-do list. There are three sprawling regions, character-focused story missions, and world quests that ask you to scour the land for specific items. There’s also the gargantuan task of collecting characters and optimizing your party to counter a plethora of elemental enemies. Suffice it to say, Genshin Impact can be a lot. But thanks to a recent content drought, now is a great time for new players to dive in.

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play open-world adventure where you play as a Traveler looking for their lost sibling. In the beginning of the game, you meet up with a companion named Paimon, who sends you on a long-winded adventure across the fantasy world of Teyvat. Generally speaking, the gacha game gets an update every six weeks that brings new characters or timed events. However, in April, developer Hoyoverse announced that the next update would be delayed. And while dedicated players may have taken the news with disappointment, the lack of content has created the perfect little window for new players to get in and start the game.

With timed events like the Irodori Festival or the Lantern Rite Festival, special challenges can take hours to complete between story quests and miscellaneous puzzle challenges. While these sorts of events can provide players the chance to see new combinations of characters interact and make cities feel more festive with special decorations, they’re a large commitment. They’re great options to have, but they can add to the overwhelming early-game content cascade.

I got into Genshin Impact around the time of the Lantern Rite Festival this year, and doing the extra story quest (on top of taking care of the odds and ends related to the