Genshin Impact - An Introduction

What is Genshin Impact?

Genshin Impact is an open-world role-playing game [RPG] with an action-based combat system. Players can experience an immersive single-player campaign. You can play this game as a traveler from another world and embark on a journey to reunite with your long-lost sibling and explore the mysteries of the magical world of Teyvat.

The game can be played in solo mode or you can invite your friends to join in your world and explore it together with a 4-player cross-play for PS4, iOS, Android, and PC. You can decide who will fight by your side by building a party from over 40+ characters- each with their unique combat styles.

Genshin Impact utilizes Gacha mechanics, which induces players to spend in-game currency to receive a random in-game item. Players can earn in-game currency by completing missions, quests, or other tasks and purchase it in the game using real-world money.

There are a lot of terms and details in Genshin Impact, which can confuse the new players. Here are some essential terms to introduce the new players to the magical world of Genshin Impact.

Teleport Waypoints

Genshin Impact’s vast map is still increasing with every new update. Often traveling from one location to another on foot can be very troublesome. At this point, the teleportation waypoint makes our life easier. Teleport waypoints are structures scattered across Tevyat that can assist players in traveling considerable distances.

When a player unlocks a new teleport waypoint, the game rewards them with Adventure EXP ×50 and Primogem Primogem ×5. To use Teleport waypoint, open the map and select the teleport point where you want to teleport.

Statue of the Seven

“Statue of the Seven” are the statues of the seven gods of Teyvat, scattered all over its map. Each region has a statue of its corresponding archon. They play a significant role in the character development and progress of the in-game story. They provide players many benefits such as healing all party members, serving as teleportation waypoints, resonating with elements, unlocking nearby locked regions of the map, and many more.

Mondstadt Town

The traveler first arrives in the city of Mondstadt, one of the seven regions of Teyvat, where the traveler’s journey in search of his sibling starts. The people of Mondstadt worship the Anemo archon, Barbatos. Mondstadt city features several shops and essential points which can assist the player in their gameplay, so it is advisable to know about them. Some of the notable ones are introduced here in brief:

Blacksmith

In Mondstadt, you can find Schulz’s Blacksmith near its main gate. It is a weapon shop run by Wagner and his apprentice Schulz. Here players can forge weapons if they have the required materials.

The Adventurers’ Guild

The Adventurers’ Guild is an organization that provides adventurer-for-hire service. We assume Snezhnaya is the main headquarters location. The guild collects valuable information from its sources. It reorganizes it to distribute it in the form of missions for adventurers. Players can receive rewards upon completing these missions.

Souvenir Shop

Souvenir shops are unique stores in Genshin Impact where players can buy souvenirs from various options. The only type of currency accepted in this shop is the sigil. The items in the Souvenir shop do not restock except for Mora. The right side of the item list also mentions a purchasing limit. After buying an item to the predefined limit, it will disappear from the shop. The only exception to this is Mora, which you can buy for any amount of time.

Good Hunter

‘Good hunter’ is a restaurant in the city of Mondstadt where players can buy food items, cooking ingredients, or cooking recipes. Players can get a 10 percent discount on all items after reaching Reputation Rank 4 in Mondstadt.

Alchemy Point

In Mondstadt, you can perform alchemy at the alchemy point near the fountain. By alchemy, players can craft Gadgets and change the rarity of items. With the help of Dust of Azoth, players can convert one type of ascension material to another elemental type.