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Tips for Playing Genshin Impact for Beginners, Don't Get Wrong!

Read on for tips on playing Genshin Impact for beginners to find out various things so you can play optimally!

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Hello Vicigers! Who here is just interested or is a novice player at Genshin Impact?

Games This open world RPG is indeed very famous from the time it was released until now.

However, many players tend to get confused at the start of playing because of the many systems, terms, and various things that make Genshin Impact difficult for beginners to play.

As a player who has played since its release globally, the author has also experienced the difficulties you feel.

Therefore, this time VCGamers will share various tips on playing Genshin Impact for beginners.

These tips are written based on the author's own experience while playing Genshin Impact until now.

You can follow it so you don't follow the author's mistake when you first started playing Genshin Impact.

Tips for Playing Genshin Impact for Beginners

Get to Know Various Terms in Genshin Impact

Party Genshin Impact (source: VCGamers)

The first tip for playing Genshin Impact for beginners is to understand the basics of various terms in Genshin Impact.

One of the most difficult things for the traveler beginner is the number of new terms.

Maybe you will be confused when you hear Companionship EXP, Energy Recharged, Elemental Mastery, Adventure Rank, and so on.

This also makes it difficult for the writer, especially as a player games who rarely plays games RPG themed.

Therefore, you must understand the terms and procedures for playing Genshin Impact. 

You can easily check the tutorial in the Archive by pressing "G" on keyboards you, or you can enter the menu and select the Archive menu.

You can read VCGamers article about the term Genshin Impact because VCGamers has summarized all the terms you need to know.

Also Read: Glossary of Terms in Genshin Impact, Beginners Must Know So Pros!

Increase Exploration and Gathering Materials

Genshin Impact map (source: VCGamers)

Not exploring more and exploring various places in Genshin Impact was the writer's mistake when he was a beginner.

You'll need a lot of exploration to unlock different places. Of course to open the Statue of Seven, Teleport Waypoint, and various chests or Treasure Chests.

Opening the Statue of Seven and the Teleport Waypoint will help you to make your journey easier later while doing various things quests and story development takes place.

In addition, while exploring you can also collect various materials. 

Each character that you will use uses a variety of different materials to increase your level or also known as ascension.

Collecting various materials such as Wolfhook Berries, Windwheel Aster, and so on can make it easier for you to quickly level up your character.

Complete World Quest and Archon Quest

World Quest (source: VCGamers)

There are times when you are walking around you come across an NPC that has a blue exclamation mark above it.

You have to take this sign because the NPC will give you various quests otherwise called World Quest.

Then you also have to do quests main called Archon Quest.

Archon Quest is a task that you must complete and it is related to the main story of Genshin Impact.

By completing various quests, you can level up Adventure Rank, Companionship Level, and of course collect various rewards like Primogems.

Also Read: How to Farm Companionship EXP in Genshin Impact 2022

Focus on Leveling Up Characters and Not Grinding Artifacts Just Yet

Genshin Impact Artifacts (source: VCGamers)

The next tip for playing Genshin Impact for beginners is to focus on leveling up your character first.

However, you don't need to level up all the characters you have, Vicigers. 

Choose several characters that you feel fit the way you play or gameplay you like and fit.

What's more, Genshin Impact for beginners, you are limited to having characters and materials for ascension characters are also minimal.

You can only use standard characters, namely MC, Lisa, Kaeya, and Amber at the start of your game.  

You can only do Gacha Genshin Impact when you have reached Adventure Rank or abbreviated AR at level 18.

Until Adventure Rank 25 or World Level 3, the author also doesn't recommend not to farming first artifact.

Aside from not having enough strength for your character, you also don't necessarily get good artifacts.

You can use artifacts that you get from Precious Chests or Exquisite Chests because usually at least you will get artifacts that are also pretty good.

Also Read: Genshin Impact Artifact Guide You Need to Know!

Understanding Each Character's Skills and Enemy's Weaknesses

Kuki Shinobu's Elemental Burst Skill (source: Genshin Impact)

Playing Genshin Impact also requires you to be detailed and understand small things, for example skills play each character.

Every Genshin Impact character has roles each. Simply put roles or roles are divided based on the following: Main DPS, Sub DPS, Support.

Main DPS or main DPS is the role of the character you have damage the biggest among your other characters.

This role will provide the most damage the biggest and the longest you use in battle, or so-called on field.

Sub DPS is another role that has a substitute for the main DPS. 

For example, your main DPS energy is not sufficient to do Elemental Burst or Elemental Skill.

Sub DPS task is to replace the Main DPS by providing damage which is not too big Main DPS.

Another role is Support. There are many types of types for this role support. For those who are new to playing Genshin Impact for beginners it might be a bit confusing.

In the following, the author will briefly explain the role support what's on Genshin Impact:

  • Crowd Control (CC): Collect or attack enemies in large numbers
  • Healers: Characters that can restore other characters' HP
  • Buffers: Give extra damage certain order damage DPS is getting bigger
  • Shielders/ Tanks: Protect the character from enemy attacks by using a shield or shields
  • Off-field Support: A character that has the ability to deliver attacks even when not in combat
  • Battery: Characters that can provide particle energy so DPS can use Elemental Burst quickly, has the same elements as DPS.

Multiple functions support and there are only 4 characters that you can enter party, you don't need all role support. It can be adjusted according to needs party you. 

Besides that, various characters can become 2 functions at once so you use one character to carry out 2 functions support.

For example, Jean is a character that can function as Anemo Battery, Healer, and CC for DPS Xiao who also uses Anemo elements.

Those are various tips for playing Genshin Impact for beginners that you can apply.

The next step when you are getting proficient is that you can understand the combination party and elemental reactions.

Annisya Y