What’s even the point of building characters anymore? (Rant)

In the new archon quest we barely got to play as the characters we own. Don’t get me wrong, the story was great but I just don’t get why I’m either watching a cutscene or test running a character most of the time.

What’s the point of building characters anymore? Just for world quests that may or may not have combat? Just to use them in endgame content a few times a month? To get more character and build THEM?

On top of that, we have been forced to play weird team comps in these quests. Like tell me why I have three different on fielders in the team????

Anyway, what do y’all think. I hope i’m not the only one who thinks this way.

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Fantastic_Stay80592026-01-17 04:35

The archon quest is like 5% of gameplay in gennshin man, afaik all the world quests let you use your own characters

Dorky4442026-01-17 04:37

I mean yeah the let you “use” them but there’s a decent amount of world quests that don’t involve combat.

Fantastic_Stay80592026-01-17 04:39

Why are you trying to find combat in quests?

Dorky4442026-01-17 04:42

I just think elemental combat is one of the things that makes Genshin Genshin. Also because apart from local legends, the overworld combat is kinda underwhelming

lostn2026-01-17 07:05

if you're happy to play only WQs that don't have combat then, by all means you don't need to build characters.

uptodown122026-01-17 07:11

Is it really that weird to expect a combat in quests in an action game?

Even a simple fetch quest usually has its fair share of combat

Well at least in other games

Fantastic_Stay80592026-01-17 07:16

You can do all the combat you want in the rest of the 95% of the game

uptodown122026-01-17 07:29

Yes you can. But my question is still unaswered

Is it really that weird to expect a combat in quests in an action game? Or any game that's not a visual novel/interactive movie/non combat game in general?

Am i out of touch?

Has this became the norm?

HaukevonArding2026-01-17 07:45

I don't know. If I play an RPG not every quest has combat? Some do, some don't

uptodown122026-01-17 07:58

Not every quest has combat in its main objective, but usually will lead to one, you can avoid it if you can of course

Even in a fetch quest that's only ask you to bring item A from location X, you have to navigate through the location filled with enemy. Just like as said, you can use sneak or just run from every fight if you want but the combat part is still there

Eh, maybe i'm just too old school

HaukevonArding2026-01-17 08:10

I'M old school too. I grew up with games like Baldur's Gate 1, Planescape Tornament, old Final Fantasies etc etc. And there were allways quests in this games which do not involve fighting.

uptodown122026-01-17 08:22

Of course there will always be a quest without any combat. But USUALLY there will be a combat part (which you can avoid sometimes).

That's why i always expect a combat in any quest, no matter how simple the quest sounds, or even if there's no any combat part after all

Preparing for it is better than get caught off guard for me. At least that's my mindset

WhooooCares2026-01-17 04:45

Personally, it's not a major issue for me but it is somewhat annoying. I pick a team specifically to steamroll any enemy, then they get replaced by characters whose game play I'm not familiar with. It took a few rotations for me to get the hang of Hydro MC and Flins.

Evening_Top1582026-01-17 04:48

that is probably for those who do not have time to build their charac but wanna walk-thru the story. outside of that, you still need to build your characs anyway OuO

Nonavium2026-01-17 04:48

I had the same gripe so I just build the lore relevant ones I own and use them against some target dummy in Miliastra

Sea_Objective94272026-01-17 04:54

They really need to create different difficulty of story . They need to allow us to use our character not trial. Better give them feedback .

uptodown122026-01-17 04:57

As an activity to keep you busy when you already have finished the story or done with exploring

EternalSoulXD2026-01-17 05:02

I like the trial character use its way more imerssive

CoconutxKitten2026-01-17 06:23

Right? Like, in Illuga’s quest, it’d feel weird if he wasn’t part of your team

Dorky4442026-01-17 15:08

I do actually understand this. I kinda like when they add one extra character to your team in story quests/hangouts

Right-Silver73542026-01-17 06:13

The trial characters during AQ are C3R1 that allow those clear the quest easily even with bad play skill

lostn2026-01-17 07:02

to use them in combat for all other content outside of AQs.

Your question is like asking, if a certain restaurant is offering me free food for life, what's the point in working? Why would I need money anymore? If food is the only thing you spend money on, then you don't need money again. But for most of us, we have other expenses.

So if AQs are the only thing you play in Genshin, then yes, you don't need to build characters anymore. That's not most of us though.

Shahadem2026-01-17 09:13

But you use the characters all the time outside of the AQ.

Everyone knows that the AQs are maxed out on yap and short on action. And wh n there is action it is 99% of the time the Traveler using a bad element and a second character of the writer's choice.

The AQ is not made with the player in mind. The AQ treats the player as an audience for the writer's fanfic and constantly reminds you of this. So does FGO post Solomon.

Dorky4442026-01-17 15:11

Bro frrrrr. Don’t get me wrong I love the story, but sometimes those scenes take a WHILE.

Dorky4442026-01-17 15:13

Bro who keeps downvoting like half the comments? 😭