A Simple Idea for Hoyo

One of my favorite things in this game is to roam around, collect treasure chests and doing mini-game challenges. But when everything is collected, it feels like the world is very empty :(

I think it would be nice if Hoyo reset treasure chests and mini games for all 100% regions after a set amount of time. They don't even have to load them with Primos, just put small amounts of Mora, junk artifacts for recycling (maybe even the rare 5\* artifact), and various low-level leveling books.

This would boost play hours (which they love) and breath fresh life into regions that don't get explored after they are completed. Think about it, when was the last time you spent more than 2 minutes in Enkanomiya after clearing it in the last few years? Imagine getting to re-explore it again, I know I'd enjoy it.

I'm sure others have mentioned this before over the years, but with so many regions now, it would be a welcome change, kind of like a New Game + type of thing.

Commentaires

ImNotTiredOfWinning2026-01-20 23:05

Also, I want Sonnet as a playable character. I would empty the bank for her.

tyjz73_2026-01-20 23:09

Arlecchino has got Sonnet's dead body inside her, so I guess she's technically playable...

WashedWolf42422026-01-20 23:31

They have long dresses, they'll never be playable

LightOfTeyvat2026-01-20 23:46

Yesss! Aria as well!!

Uzu1292026-01-20 23:09

Bad idea

La-Roca992026-01-20 23:12

>This would boost play hours (which they love)

They are not like other gachas with shareholders and needing to boost numbers to prove to them the project is succesful, they are the shareholders

>Think about it, when was the last time you spent more than 2 minutes in Enkanomiya after clearing it in the last few years?

Literally a few months ago to finally finish getting the books

>I'm sure others have mentioned this before over the years, but with so many regions now, it would be a welcome change, kind of like a New Game + type of thing.

Just say you want the primos again

>They don't even have to load them with Primos, just put small amounts of Mora, junk artifacts for recycling (maybe even the rare 5* artifact), and various low-level leveling books.

So basically, dont load them with primos, even tho the main reason people explore is to get every free gem first and foremost, and people would therefore hate this idea. Specially if it just gives junk artifacts that would actually make you hit the cap lol

Totally going to work the way you want it to work

LightOfTeyvat2026-01-20 23:44

You don’t use the junk artifacts to upgrade your good ones? I don’t hit the cap ever because I use them to upgrade others

ImNotTiredOfWinning2026-01-21 00:01

The best part of getting the junk is to run then through the recycler for me!

ImNotTiredOfWinning2026-01-21 00:05

yes, I would 100% be fine w/o getting a single primo for this. I understand that Hoyo is trying to make money and doubling our primo grab would not be in their best interest. That's why filling the chests up w/ lesser valuable items would be the way i'd go.

La-Roca992026-01-21 00:09

Thats the key, you

The other 60M players wouldnt agree

So who are they listening to

You

Or 60M

Ricksaw262026-01-20 23:13

Do you have the entire map, every single region, and subregion to 100%, and even then, are you sure you found every single chest?

ImNotTiredOfWinning2026-01-20 23:20

Not all regions are 100%, but a fair number of regions where i feel confident, I've collected everything. I'm pretty meticulous with the interactive map and marking what I've collected.

Maybe the respawn chests show up on the treasure compass as a different color to indicate they are not originals to avoid confusion.

I just love seeing the activity of a new map with chests in them, and every region for me just feels empty after they have been collected.

gensao2026-01-21 00:12

You can use [Genshin Exploration Tracker](https://genshin.wife4.dev/) to see if you actually 100% each area.

I like going back to old areas to farm ingredients.

oneafter9o92026-01-20 23:17

We had a re-exploration event before: Three Realms Gateway Offering. I can only assume it wasn't well received.

Neospanner2026-01-21 17:58

That wasn't even the first time! There was also the Moonlight Seeker event during Version 2.1. They put a bunch of treasure chests and Oculus-like things to collect in Liyue, Mondstadt, and Dragonspine.

titeefelix2026-01-20 23:31

I don’t think there’s a need for map re-exploration. It even takes away a bit of the sense of accomplishment from completing all the content.

What would help more is introducing new missions in older maps, kind of like MMOs usually do.

And also improving the quality of events. The last patch was rough because of this. Nod-Krai is a small, easy-to-explore map and didn’t get any new areas back then. The events that were there weren’t enough to make up for the lack of things to do.

ImNotTiredOfWinning2026-01-20 23:59

>It even takes away a bit of the sense of accomplishment from completing all the content.

Fair Point

LightOfTeyvat2026-01-20 23:41

I’ll say it. I also have wished for more chests and I also don’t mind if they don’t load them with primos if it means I can find more. I still want chests with primos to be clear, it’s not like I want them to get rid of that, I just also want more chests to find that aren’t puzzle locked and is more of an exploration discovery like chests in trees (and obviously hoyo isn’t gonna up the amount of primos we get since they want money). Chest finding is my fave part of the game and I don’t use the compasses for that reason. I get it’s an unpopular opinion, but you aren’t alone bc I’ve thought and wanted the same thing!

Also I like getting junk artifacts from common chests bc I use them to upgrade my good artifacts so getting chests with nothing but some mora and junk artifacts doesn’t bother me one bit (adding this opinion since another commenter mentioned that they would hate more junk artifact chests but personally I would like it)

ImNotTiredOfWinning2026-01-20 23:58

I just like wondering around, especially after I pull a new 5\* character. I like roaming with them and respawn chests would be a fun thing to have. I just don't want to grind a domain to use up resin every day and then shut the game off after 3 minutes.

LightOfTeyvat2026-01-21 00:09

This is exactly how I feel!!!!! Yes, thank you!!!! Wandering and finding chests is the reason I started playing Genshin and is still my fave part. I actually found out about Genshin because of this! I was googling for games that you can explore the world and find chests like Hogwarts Legacy and found Genshin to be closest to my preferred video game play style and I loved the anime art style - had no clue it was a gacha game til my partner told me I was playing one lolol! I do love other parts of the game of course (quests!) but exploring and finding chests will always be my number one!