Summary
There is one thingGenshin Impactplayers have been dying to have in-game for a while: a higher resin cap. Players have been asking for it since at least Sumeru was out, but now with Fontaine out,Genshin Impactfans are only more desperate for a higher resin cap. Resin is the sole way to level up characters and become more powerful, since everything costs some resin. With players only able to hold 160 resin, there isn’t enough to go around.
A higher resin cap would increase the amount of farming players are able to do in a day. For some players who are above AR 55, there’s the belief that there isn’t much to do in-game anymore, save for limited-time events such asGenshin Impact4.4’s Lantern Rite. Some people in the community have decided to build up every character or to perfect builds for some, but this costs. Implementing a higher resin cap would give players who are still trying to catch up a helping hand in addition to helping those who’ve decided to build everyone.
The Benefits of a Higher Resin Cap in Genshin Impact
Current Costs to Build a Character in Genshin Impact: Weekly Bosses
One of the most important things for players to remember to farm each week are the weekly bosses. These bosses are important in getting character talent levels above 6, which is vital for any unit in the game. Staying at level 6 severely drops their overall potential as a unit, so getting to at least 8 is recommended for most units. If one wanted to doeveryGenshin Impactweekly boss, including the discounted first three bosses, that would cost 450 resin a week. With a current cap of 160, it would need to refill 3 times before all bosses are defeated. The most recent weekly bosses, and therefore the most pressing for players to farm, are:
Current Costs to Build a Character in Genshin Impact: World Bosses
Additionally, to get all 46 boss drops from a world boss (that characters need to hit level 90), it would take an additional 4 days to complete. And this is assuming one was only focusing on one boss, for example, the popular damage tester,Cryo Regisvine inGenshin Impact. Even with the best odds and getting 3 drops from the boss every time, it would cost about 640 resin. Already, players are spending over 1,000 resin to level up characters. This is a very clear show of how desperatelyGenshin Impactplayers could use a resin cap raise.
Current Costs to Build a Character in Genshin Impact: Talent Levels
Genshin Impacttalents are key to each character’s kit. Without leveling a unit’s talents, their potential is severely restricted. This isn’t a concern, of course, so long as players make sure to tend to these talents. But just like everything else inGenshin Impact, that can get costly in terms of resin. Just getting one talent up to level 8, with average luck, will cost around 780 resin. Multiply that by three if a unit needs all talents leveled, likeGenshin Impact’s Wanderer, and now players are looking at 2,340 (about 15 days) resin spent on a single talent domain.
Current Costs to Build a Character in Genshin Impact: Artifacts
Artifacts are much harder to get solid numbers on to know the cost of resin spent in the domain. However, when looking at it objectively, it can be apparent just how desperatelyGenshin Impactplayers need more quality of life changes, like a raised resin cap. The RNG for just the main stats on the pieces can be hard enough, especially when farming a domain only for one character. For example, in the most recent artifact domain to come toGenshin Impact, players have a set that’s good for recentGeo five-star Naviaand a healing set that isn’t a popular pick right now.
With domains like that, the domain itself can become resin inefficient, which is another potential problemGenshin Impactfaces. This already has an in-game solution, however, which is the artifact strongbox feature. Some domains inGenshin Impactaren’t efficient to farm, which means that only one set is particularly useful either in that moment or in general. If a domain is only useful for two characters, one per set, then it is especially inefficient. One example would be The Lost Valley domain; it’s good forGenshin Impact’s Xiaoand Ayato, but rarely can these sets be used for other units.
How to Obtain More Resin in Genshin Impact
An obvious solution to these issues, if the resin cap isn’t raised, is to provide moreresin in-game forGenshin Impactplayers to get. As it stands, one of the best ways to get more resin is from the battle pass or the regional “trees”. The battle pass can provide up to 10 fragile resins if bought, 5 if not, and is a good way to save up each patch. However, the regional trees, such as Inazuma’s Sacred Sakura, can also give players some resin. The equivalent in each nation is:
This isn’t a lot of resin all together. While it is always nice to see gifted fragile resins, players really need a higher resin cap. Something similar tohowHonkai: Star Railhandles its resin systemwould work well forGenshin Impactas well. To give it an initial raise and then have a place for extra resin to sit while players are offline would be ideal.
