Genshin Impact 2.3 patch notes: New characters, free Primogems, and more information

Genshin Impact 2.3 is a huge update that many fans are anticipating; in the meantime, they should read the patch notes. MiHoYo has released some preliminary patch notes for Genshin Impact 2.3, which cover most of what gamers may expect. In a similar approach, the following article will cover those sections. On November 24, 2021, maintenance for the Genshin Impact 2.3 upgrade will end at 11.00 (UTC+8).

New characters, free Primogems, and more information in the Genshin Impact 2.3 patch notes

One of the first things travelers look for following a major update is maintenance compensation. It will cost at least 300 Primogems, with an additional 60 for each hour spent beyond the five-hour maintenance window. To claim these free Primogems in the Genshin Impact 2.3 update, players must have an Adventure Rank of 5 or higher.

New characters have been introduced.

Arataki Itto and Gorou will be completely new characters in the game. The former is a 5-star user of the Geo Claymore, whereas the latter is a 4-star user of the Geo Bow. Albedo and Eula will also get a rerun banner at the opening of Genshin Impact 2.3, addition.

New domain

Slumbering Court is the name of the new domain, and it will appear on Seirai Island in Genshin Impact 2.3. Players will be able to collect the new artifacts as a result of this (Husk of the Opulent Dreams and Ocean-Hued Clam).

New equipment

The following are the new Genshin Impact 2.3 weapons:

• Cinnabar Spindle (4-star Sword)
• Redhorn Stonethresher (5-star Claymore)
• The new artifacts come in both 4-star and 5-star variations, and they'll appear in the Slumbering Court domain. They are:
• Husk of the Opulent Dreams
• Ocean-Hued Clam

New events

There will be various events at Genshin Impact 2.3. Shadows Amidst Snowstorms is one of the most notable, providing players with:

• Cinnabar Spindle
• "Alkahest" (Refinement Material for Cinnabar Spindle)
• Crown of Insight
• Weapon Ascension Materials
• Talent Level-Up Materials
• Hero's Wits
• Mora
• Mystic Enhancement Ores

Players must acquire Snowstrider Emblems and Mysterious Emblems in order to exchange them for the goodies at the event shop. There are two start times for the event shop:

• Training Rewards Shop (25 November 2021)
• Trial Trophies Shop (1 December 2021)

Both will come to an end on December 20, 2021. This event's three main acts are:

• Act 1: Snowy Past (25 November 2021)
• Act 2: The Shadows Deepen (1 December 2021)
• Act 3: A Secret Born From Ashes (4 December 2021)

Players have till December 13, 2021, to participate in this event. To take part, you must have an Adventure Rank of 20 or higher and have finished the Archon Quest "For a Tomorrow Without Tears."

The Case Files of Bantan Sango: The Warrior Dog will premiere on December 7, 2021, and will run through December 20, 2021. To participate, travelers must have an Adventure Rank of 30 or higher and have completed the Archon Quest "The Immovable God and the Eternal Euthymia."

The rewards include:

• Primogems
• Hero's Wit
• Weapon Ascension Materials
• Mora
• Omni-Ubiquity Net

New Main Story

In Genshin Impact 2.3, the Arataki Itto Story quest will be available. Act 1 is titled "Rise Up, Golden Soul." Aside from that, Genshin Impact 2.3 introduces two new Hangout Events for the following characters:

• Beidou
• Gorou

New gadget

The Omni-Ubiquity Net is a more powerful variant of the standard Ubiquity Net obtained during the Bantan Sango Case Files: The Warrior Dog event. It will allow you to "catch" and bring overworld animals to the Serenitea Pot.

New enemy

The Golden Wolflord is a new boss who drops Riftborn Regalia, which Arataki Itto requires for ascension. In Genshin Impact 2.3, players are urged to use long-range fighters against this boss.

Other Changes

New features in Genshin Impact 2.3 include:

• Recipes
• Achievements (for Wonders of the World and Memories of the Heart)
• Namecards (for Gorou and Itto)
• New Furnishings
• Paimon as a companion in the Serenitea Pot
• Optimization for retrieving missing Furnishings
• An adjustment to default sorting for artifacts
• Players can lock artifacts in the acquisition screen
• It's now easier to access Stardust Exchange in the inventory
• Players can view artifact attributes when they acquire them
• More prompts for loading screens
• Co-op mode vacancy will now have a corresponding character from the host's original team
• Yanfei, Sayu, and Kujou Sara have new idle animations
• There is a single-instance DMG cap of 9,999,999 now for characters and enemies
• New support for Razer device's Chroma feature

Apart from that, the Spiral Abyss is being updated once more. The Floor 11 Ley Linde Disorder, for example, now enhances allies' Geo and Physical DMG by 60%. There will be new Lunar Phases as well (Exacting Moon, Stonesoul Moon, and Pureshade Moon).

Optimizations

• Thoma's idle animation adjusts the time Dango disappears
• Hydro Specter's homing water ball attack is reduced ineffectiveness
• Hydro Specter and Geo Specter's interruption ability is also reduced
• Petrified and Frozen Specters' explosion process is now optimized
• Rifthound travels less distance when knocked back
• Improves the graphic performance related to the Ruin Sentinel's Frozen state
• Audio voice-overs for Japanese, Korean, and English have been adjusted for some characters and quests
• Optimizes the sound of the Floral Zither gadget
• A Thunder Sakura Bough now appears in a Thunder Barrier at Autake Plains in Inazuma
• More general bug fixes