4 Lessons I Can Learn From Playing Genshin Impact

Many people say that playing online games has a negative impact. But in the last three months, I chose to play Genshin Impact and get many things that I can learn from this online game.

Before going any further, first I will explain Genshin Impact and how the gameplay is.

So, here we go!

About Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact is a mobile game developed by developers from China, miHoYo. The game, which was released on September 28, 2020, successfully stole the attention of top gamers.

Just imagine, in the first four months, Genshin Impact has been downloaded by 35 million users, 3 million active users every day, and has revenue of $480+ million. Of course, this is a remarkable achievement for a new online game.

Not only that, another unique feature of Genshin Impact is that this online game features a free-to-play ARPG (Action Role Player Game), which is played in an open world ecosystem.

Long short story, you can play Genshin Impact on various platforms. From Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.

About Gameplay From Genshin Impact

When I started playing Genshin Impact via Android, it was immediately apparent that this game is extraordinary and never ceases to provide stunning graphics. It certainly arouses curiosity and excitement like a child.

The story in Genshin Impact itself is pretty simple. In the beginning, we will immediately be presented with a twin brother fighting against a mysterious god. Then one of the twins was taken, prisoner.

So here, as players, we are faced with the choice of character as male or female. This choice will affect the other twins who will be arrested.

Then as the main character, The Traveler will go on an adventure to save his lost twin with Paimon, a cute but very chatty creature.

Like other RPG games, we will be given the freedom to build a team of 4 different characters. Each character comes with one key element and uses one unique weapon.

In addition, for them to grow stronger when facing the Dungeon and the monsters in it, we must collect each character’s talents, constellations, and artifacts.

The uniqueness, although The Traveler is the main character in this game, we can replace it with other characters that we like as mainstay characters.

Finally, when we enter level 16, we can access Co-Op mode. In this mode, we can begin to explore the world of other players on other servers to form parties (groups) and adventure together.

This last thing might make Genshin Impact loved by many gamers globally. We can play with people we really know, not random like Online RPGs in general, filled with many users on one server.

4 Lessons I Can Learn from Playing Genshin Impact

Let’s go back to the original topic, so what lessons did I learn from playing Genshin Impact?

Know Your Team and Enemy

The first thing I learned was knowing who my enemies were and which characters to use on the team against them.

Even though Genshin Impact is an online RPG game, these basic rules are fundamental.

Because by knowing who our enemies are, we can understand their strengths and weaknesses. So we can prepare which character we will use to defeat him.

Vice versa, we must know who the characters are on our team in single-player mode or in Co-Ops mode to take advantage of their strengths.

For example, a mage type like Lisa has the highest elemental attack, but her normal attack speed is slow, and her defense is low. Meanwhile, knight-type characters like The Traveler or Kaeya have normal attacks and fast attacks but have less slick elemental attacks. Or a Warrior-type character like Diluc, who is tough on the battlefield, but his speed is not good.

This applies in real life, especially where we have to understand that everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, especially in teams.

By understanding and accepting this fact, we will be able to appreciate them for their strengths and put aside your negative comments about the weaknesses of others.

Try to Solve the Problem From Different Angles

I started playing Genshin Impact in version 2.1. In this version, there are already 3 regions out of 7 prepared regions. The three regions include Monstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma.

Now in these 3 areas, there are lots of puzzles that we have to solve. However, when we manage to solve it, we can get a treasure chest that contains many items to increase the Character Level and the World Rank.

Not only that, but puzzles also appear in 4 Quests, namely Archon Quest, Story Quest, World Quest, and Commission Quest. Each Quest, in addition to fighting against monsters, usually has a puzzle to solve.

Uniquely in Genshin Impact, there are several puzzles that we have to solve unconventionally. This makes us inevitably have to think creatively in finding out on forums or youtube to find out solutions posted by other players.

This is the same in real life, which sometimes forces us to think creatively to solve existing problems. And if we are not able, do not hesitate to ask for help or advice from others.

Fail, Learn from it and Return When You’re Stronger

I have to admit Genshin Impact is an RPG game that is quite difficult compared to other RPG games such as Final Fantasy, Ragnarok, or The Witcher.

The reason is simple. In other RPG games, we only focus on increasing the level of the character. While the difficulty level of the game will only increase as the storyline increases or when entering a new dungeon.

Well, at Genshin Impact, this is not the case. The game’s difficulty level in Genshin Impact will also increase as the world level (World Rank) and character level increase. And the difficulty level will apply to all Dungeons.

As a result, when our World Rank is too high while the character’s level is still inadequate, it is not uncommon for us to often lose.

I experienced this when I entered World Rank level 5, while the character level on the team only reached level 70. Whereas at World Rank level 5, some Youtuber gamers suggested that the character’s level should be above 70.

As a result, I had to accept defeat several times when facing monsters or repeating the game from the beginning of the mission.

From there, as a player, I learned to accept each defeat and chose to lower my World Rank to level 4. I did this to level up my character first and prepare materials suitable for navigating missions at World Rank Level 5.

The same thing often happens in our lives, especially at work. Not infrequently, we face failure at work. Criticized, humiliated, humiliated, and even fired.

Of course, these things become a painful experience. But instead of lamenting the experience as a failure, we better use it as a lesson to be better in the future.

It’s Not Only About Winning But Enjoy The Journey!

As I said in the previous point, I had to lower my World Ranking from level 5 to level 4 in the Genshin Impact game.

All that I did was to be able to increase the character’s level who became my team. So that’s certainly an advantage for me as a player.

But on the other hand, there are also disadvantages. The decrease in World Ranking makes the items I get also decrease. In addition, some Story Quests cannot be performed due to higher World Ranking requirements. This of course, made me only able to explore Dungeons available at Level 5 only.

That said, there are other things I get when I do character upgrades. I got much more subtle and detailed than the Teyvat region. I came to know there are some treasure chests hidden. I became more aware of how to build cooperation between characters in my team.

And just like life, every day, we are always required to always be successful and perfect to forget the process we do. As a result, when we experience failure, we become dissatisfied with ourselves.

Results are very important, but enjoying each process will make us appreciate it much more every time.

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