How the Pity system works in Genshin Impact

If you've ever wanted a game to take pity on your terrible luck, then Genshin Impact is here for you. The free game contains a gacha system which gives you new characters, weapons and other bonuses. Rather than smack your head against a brick wall getting endless reels, the game will realize when you are having bad luck and swing the odds in your favor.

The general opinion is that every 90 wishes will result in a 5 star guaranteed, and every 10 wishes will result in a 4 star. Once you reach that guaranteed mark, however, the pity system will start counting down again.

While all of this takes place in the background, the Genshin Impact Wiki has some interesting information on how this affects percentages. As an example, let's take a look at promotional character wishes.

These normally have the following sink rates:

• 5 Star Character or Weapon - 0,6%
• 4 Star Character or Weapon - 5,1%
• 3 Star Weapon - 94,3%

When you factor in the pity system, it changes as follows:

• 5 Star Character or Weapon - 1,6%
• 4 Star Character or Weapon - 13%
• 3 Star Weapon - 85,4%

So not a dramatic improvement when it comes to 5 stars, but a big step forward when it comes to 4 stars. The most important thing to remember here is that if you think a game has an unfair system in place, the important thing to do is stop playing the game. There are thousands of games vying for your attention. , after all.

The good news is that our time at Genshin Impact has yet to see us run into any major issues with timing, spikes in difficulty or anything else. You might not get a huge amount of 5-star characters and weapons, but they also might not be needed to clear game content. It remains to be seen how this holds up at the extreme end of the game.