Let the Journey Begin! (Plz help😭💀)

It's mostly a single player game with a few coop elements sprinkled .

Read this beginners guide

[https://keqingmains.com/misc/newbie-guide/](https://keqingmains.com/misc/newbie-guide/)

The game basically holds you hand and tells you were to go and what to do until you get a feeling for the game , enjoy your in for a wild ride

On the bright side, you have around 6 years worth of content to go through and you very likely will have enough to guarantee her and then some.

Play the game and who knows, maybe you will actually want someone else instead.

Just take it one quest at a time! The game will basically handhold you through the main story. Don't be afraid to pause what you're doing and just go fuck around and explore for a while, you'll find puzzles and chests and hidden bosses that are fun to discover. And for characters, just stick with what you're given until you settle on some favorites/only pull on the permament banner, and then you can start looking into what limited banners would work well with how you like to play. Fuck metas, just go with what YOU like to do, and you can always come back and ask for help if you're stuck

I love one piece but I hate those half skeleton funko pop things (ik it’s not funko but idk what else to call it)

If you need help with anything feel free to add me! My UID is 601573671.

Number one thing I'd recommend is just take your time with it. It's a single player game more or less with no need to rush content.

That being said if you want some general advice I'd save any of your original resin (the one that's an item, not your regenerating resource) for Adventure Rank 45 and I would recommend you not use any of your primogems on the standard banner.

It's great that there are still new players 6 years after the game's release

Good luck with the endless yapping and chest holding hahaa otherwise, the world is amazing to explore

As others have said, just take your time with it and progress at your own pace. No need to rush the main story (called Archon quests).

There's probably going to be a million pop-ups near the start of your journey for events and stuff but just take your time getting to know the systems.

Don't feel pressured into getting characters as a F2P since you will be limited on the amount of pulls you can do. Raiden will eventually become available again so you can get her and by that time you'll know more about the mechanics and which of your characters work best with her.

There's lots of things to do so you will not run out of quests and adventuring for at least a year so just enjoy it! Always helpful people on this sub also if something puzzles you!

I’m going through the same thing with WUWA right now, granted there isn’t as much content as Genshin yet, but I have a lot to catch up on. Enjoy it! I’ve been a Genshin player for more than 5 years now and it’s been a wonderful ride.

Just take your time and enjoy. Every journey has its final day, dont rush -John Lee

Just don't use primogems to pull on the standard banner.

Luffy mentioned 😇

I've been playing casually (like a few times a week) for about 3 years now and still feel like a newbie lol. But I did pull Raiden on a whim and can confirm she is in fact very cool!! Im focusing on levelling her up now. There is tons to explore and discover and you can easily sink hours into it. Get a feel for the characters and elements to figure out what you like and just have fun!

go in blind, try to find the in-game explanation if something is unclear, ask in the megathread if it's still confusing, and finally don't be afraid to make mistakes

those would be my personal advice, mainly because your first experience will be precious, having some dumb mistakes here and there will make it even more unique and fun to look back to

unless of course, you're the type that prefer things to be more on the optimal side, then i think looking up for some community certified beginner guide would greatly help you

Oh ur so cooked

That is one awesome Luffy. Where did you get it?

My biggest tip is to go region by region instead of trying to explore everywhere at once. Each region is so huge with so much exploration and so many quests that you’re easily getting a game’s worth of content or more in each one. As long as you take your time you’ll have fun, the game is amazing

Begin the journey Nakama! Play the game at your own pace and have fun exploring!!

Just start. The game is easy to play

Just take everything at your own pace, that’s what made it enjoyable for me at the start and still now even in end game. Explore the world and learn about it, it’s the funnest and most rewarding part of genshin to me :)

Been planning since 1.4 I will confirm it's huge and there's a lot to do, but it's not like your experience will degrade if you don't do the weekly challenges and complete every event activity.

Just start in Mondstadt and follow Paimons tutorial through the Whispering Woods (before getting to the city but after activating the first statue and defeating your first enemy).
Maybe get 5 seelies to their courts if the quests seem like too much but you still want to explore.

Co-op doesn't unlock until you make it to level 14 last I checked.

You can play it without spending money, you'll get free characters of each element/specialty as you complete quests and unlock regions. If you WANT to spend money just get the $5/month welkin moon, it gives additional currency when you log in everyday and will help you save up for when Raiden banner comes back around

As a Raiden haver, she is fun to play with and works well with many teams (she stays on my open world team lol), so I hope she runs again soon for your sake!

My best advice as a long time player would be this:

1) honestly not having irl friends who play the game can be a positive as you will never feel pressured to “catch up” to them, the game is always updating but you should take it at your own pace. Enjoy the story and gameplay and don’t rush through it and burn yourself out

2) more practical advice is to not use fragile resin at all until you unlock 5 star artifacts, you probably don’t know what I mean so basically don’t use the item in your inventory that is shaped like a moon until you can farm “gold” quality artifacts, the game will tell you when you can. Main reason being that non gold quality ones or 4 star and below, are near irrelevant and it’s just not necessary to min max your character stats while playing through the story and exploration that much.

3) this one is especially important as you said you are F2P, ONLY PULL FOR CHARACTERS YOU LIKE AND NOT ONES THAT ARE “meta”. The game is like any other and that means that powercreep is big, a character that released today will be considered non-meta by later this year, but meta in this game means very little and is more of a thing for players who want the fastest clears of endgame stuff. Every character in this game can be used to clear the endgame content at least for the currency you use to pull characters. So since you will always have less pulls as you are F2P it’s much better to put them towards characters you actually like and want to use.

4)final tip, try your best to avoid leaks or spoilers for story stuff for a while at least, people post lots of spoilers even the day of a patch and while you may not understand them now since you are at the start, it could ruin some cool reveal and story beats later on.

OH, final final thing, when building characters you need a “local specialty” for each one, basically like a flower or mineral or whtvr that you collect in their region. There is a limited amt in your own world you can collect in a day and they take 3 days to respawn, but if you want to keep upgrading a character and not have to wait you can join someone else’s world and collect more of the material there! Just make sure you ask them if it’s ok before you start collecting!

Hope you enjoy the game and all it has to offer!

Luckily Raiden reruns regularly and is probably due for one in the next few patches. :D She's one of my faves too. Also ayyy, Luffy figurine.

Just enjoy the story and exploration at your own pace :) Not sure what the requirements for the Lantern Rite event is but if it requires finishing the Mondstadt story maybe focus on that first. The Lantern Rite is a yearly event for the lunar new year that's usually very fun and pretty.

Don't waste your primos on the blue fates, those are just for the permanent banner. It's the ones with a pink tint to them that you want for limited time banners like Raiden's. You get stardust when you pull on the banners, which you can use to pick up five of the two fate tokens each month from the shop section. So since it's the 31st today, if you get a bunch of blue fates from all the new player on boarding, it's worth picking those up before the reset tomorrow. :)

what server are you? usually around ar40 you will hit a big power spike in the monsters and you will have trouble clearing the bosses. as with others who have helped me back then, i can help u when that time comes!

Hi. I’ve been playing this game since October 5, 2020. My UID is 606277390 if you want to add me. As others have said, just play the game nice and slow, exploring one region at a time. One important thing to note if you find any three star weapons in exquisite chests and above in Monstadt and Liyue, don’t trash them! They are chest-exclusive and can’t be obtained anywhere else. There’s also a 3-star weapon called Dark Iron Sword. Keep that too. You can only get two copies of it in the game currently. And the island in the distance you see at the start of the game? Don’t go there yet until you have a solid team with decent weapons and artifacts. If you don’t, you’ll have what Sans says, “You’re gonna have a bad time.”

Enjoy. The first main story arc (Mondstadt) is a little underwhelming; but after going through that beginner faze, the world really opens up. Save up your primos and pull for characters wisely.

My best advice, do NOT spend primos or limited banner wishes (Intertwined Fate) right away until you understand the mechanics of the game better and what type of style you really like. RIP to me with my c2 Venti thinking I'd love playing him 🙃 (literally have not touched him since he joined my account).

It's easy to get excited, seeing all these new characters and getting a bunch of wishes/primos at the beginning. But, slow it down cause that influx of primos will end. Then you only get a small amount daily.

I do really enjoy the game, the characters, and the lore. But try not to get caught up in "farming" things, or things you deem not as fun. I got very burnt out and now its hard for me to play the game cause I felt like I constantly had to be farming stuff.

It's a casual game with no real win condition nor any harsh loss condition. If you fail, you only get setback a minimal amount, like losing a charged up burst meter, or return to a quest's last checkpoint. People just treat it as a cozy game with some collection and a surprisingly deep combat system with the elemental interactions. Considering how many people reach the end-game content with minimal literacy rate, it should be apparent how daunting the game is.

I used this guide for smooth sailing. I'm currently AR48 after just under 2 months. [https://i.imgur.com/ofHDaO7.gif](https://i.imgur.com/ofHDaO7.gif)

I picked Tighnari as my first 5-star character, from that selector event. I have my path set for his Stella Fortuna. Mona is the only other one people recommend.

I planned on getting Xingqiu from the Lantern Rite event.

As for quest priority, I followed the in-game "Guide" tab and "Embattle". There's a crapload of stuff that can distract you--get in the habit of following this.

For my first 5-star premium character, I got Varesa, but I have no doubt that Neuvilette would be the best for a newbie. I'm biased towards tanky/self-sustaining brawling dps types as opposed to evasive glass-cannon hyper-carry ones, though.

I honestly just used intuition for elemental reactions, since I thought it was straight forward that fire worked well vs cryo shields and what not, but pretty much every element that wasn't the same color worked to some degree. Only now looked it up since I was curious: [https://i.imgur.com/PTSxwFf.png](https://i.imgur.com/PTSxwFf.png)

Don't forget to try to have fun. Judging by the masses of keys on that keyring, you got other responsibilities. It's not as fun if you're not dedicating your attention to it. I have this problem, but at the same time I enjoy the music so I end up just letting it play in the background. It's a lot better than brainrot on video shorts--I don't miss getting programmed into some NPC by social media. I guess the difference is being active vs passive. I generally immerse myself hard, and therefore find this to be an unbelieveable offering--this is an absurd amount of quality content for not a single cent. I expect to be entertained for many months to come at this rate. I still am in Inazuma with a lot of side-quests and exploration left over from prior lands.

Note: when people say f2p, they don't mean newb. They can be referring to day 1 players who are exceptionally strong. It simply means that they try to play with this standard/limited amount of in-game earned resources, rather than acquiring more through real money sources. These f2p players have to budget/plan their spending very carefully. Efficiently managing resources is a game in its own right.

Enjoy. I also play on Xbox and it runs so well. I recommend using Microsoft rewards and you can easily use it to pay for Welkin if you choose to.

Its very chill, as you keep exploring and playing the game doesn't feel bad. If you're really worried about being overwhelmed, play the archon quests in proper sequence (prologue, chapter 1, chapter 2, and so on) instead of choosing the option to jump ahead. Exploration is fun but if you stick to the general areas of the story quests, you'll experience how the veterans played the game. If you're at point A and the next quest is at point B, explore the areas between A and B!

Well I’ve been playing since genshins very first patches and I still haven’t even touched some regions and got a buttload of quests to do so I would recommend just doing whatever u really want to do or what you think is most interesting in the game but I totally wanna say that you should experience everything on your own since I think that’s the most fun! Granted if you run into some hurdles or have any questions feel free to dm me and you can add me too if you want! Here’s my UID: 649239065 well I hope u have fun!!

If you need someone to play with or explain the game, feel free to send me a DM! 👋

Its actually for the better that you have to wait. Its been a while since Raiden reran so I suspect it will be soon within a few months. So you have enough time to get a bunch of pulls and get her for sure, but not having to wait TOO long. Where if you joined when she was on banner you would be in a rush to get enough especially if you lost 50/50. Then you would maybe miss her and have to wait something like a year to get her again.

Heyy! I honestly love seeing people who want to start the game cuz I've been playing it for so long and I'm kinda addicted... And yes Raiden is great, but she's kinda difficult to build and to make her strong. But if you put your heart into it, you'll get it. Though don't worry about building characters and making them insanely good from the start, as it gets easier at higher levels. Since the game has been out for so long, it has a lot of content and might seem overwhelming at first, but play at your pace and don't worry about knowing everything from the beginning. And I recommend not skipping the main story (unless lore just isn't your thing) but it's one of the best things this game has, so definitely give it a shot. And most importantly, ignore the toxic players and fanbase. There's a lot of them... Just do and play what you enjoy.

Bahahahahha omfg good luck my friend

It could seem overwhelming. The game got really big over the years.

But you are actually starting at a very good time. You will have just about enough time to explore all the regions before the game enters the final chapters.

I would suggest to follow the archon quest and explore the regions as they were released. You might miss out on some rewards from limited events but the game will just make more sense.

Is it available on PS4 ????

Collect everything you see that’s collectible

Co-op is not needed but it can help when you don't have strong teams. You can have stronger players help you clear duties.

But enjoy the game as a single player.

Only advice I'll give is the game will through a lot of resources at you at the start of the game. But the truth is it's not a lot when you start levelling teams. Don't level every character you come across. Eg: Amber, you'll be tempted to level her up but trust me unless you love her character, ignore it.

Enjoy what the game has to offer and take your time.

If you want to focus on the main quests (Archon quests), go to the quest tab and find the Focus button, this will prevent any miscellaneous side quests that are lurking the main world that can be triggered once you get into their vicinity

OMG DONT THROW AWAY THE SPECIAL 3-4STAR WEAPONS THAT ONLY RNG ONCE OR TWICE IN CHESTS

welcome to the game! i think others have already said what needed to be said, but i just wanna let you know, don’t let the internet or opinions suppress your wants :) always go for a character you like, be it the design or kit.

Please feel free to ask anything in the sub! idk about others, but i’d usually help answer and queries to my best knowledge. I’m in Asia server btw, if you need any help you can add me

As a f2p since 2021 the best advice I can say is to just play at your own pace don’t try to rush gameplay or you’ll get burnt out. Also don’t spend primos on anything EXCEPT for the purple wishes. For example Raiden’s banner will only use the purple wishes NOT the blue ones. 

There’s a couple characters that had some backstory stuff featured in temporary events but the online community has documented those storylines so it’s easy to find on the internet. Those plot points don’t get relevant until the later game too so don’t worry. 

I went in without knowing anything but the game will teach you what you need to know. If you have a healer/ shielder/ or healing foods then the overworld enemies are not too difficult when you are starting out. In the game you can set up a profile that other players can see when they are scrolling through co-op. If you write in your signature about being a new player looking for help that’s an easy way for randoms to come help you. 

Also keep your login info secure. Be wary of people saying they’ll gift you game currency but they need your login, that’s a scam. Don’t click suspicious links that could spoof the website but are phishing your information, make sure the URL is legit. 

I’m not a gamer and never have been, but this has turned me into one lol. I play on PS5. I spend way too much time playing. But it’s a lot of fun and other players are generally very helpful! Just have fun exploring and try not to get overwhelmed by all the details. It will come with time.

I just went rogue and unlocked all the statues of the seven when I started. It was really fun and relaxing to just explore the world before doing any quests. Except you do need to do the quest to get to Inazuma where Raiden is. Learned that the hard way after ice walking the ocean to get thrown back. That was when I really started Archon quests.

Well just follow Archon quests rest you can skip if you want if you are heavy into lore then give attention to side quests they have good back stories about the game mainly for shadowing for future or past events. Enjoy the beautiful view of the game.

Brother, you have A LOT to catch up on 💀

Not the best but must advice is touch grass sometimes