This Genshin Influence leak means that HoYoverse will likely be including a 3rd character banner section to its anime recreation. This is able to increase the variety of accessible five-star banner characters to 9 per replace, offering extra choices to drag for in every model. It’s probably a needed change when wanting on the ever-expanding roster – characters like Eula haven’t been on a banner since late 2021 as a result of there simply isn’t sufficient house.
Hu Tao and Shenhe have been not too long ago in the identical boat as Eula, ready over a yr to change into accessible for pulls once more. Fortunately, Hu Tao is presently on a banner in Genshin Influence model 3.4, and Shenhe is confirmed to be coming within the second half of model 3.5.
Nevertheless, Eula has been lacking since November 2021, and there’s been no official point out of her banner in any respect not too long ago. She gained’t even be on a banner in the course of the Mondstadt occasions subsequent replace, which is weird, given the truth that 4 characters who don’t have anything to do with Mondstadt – Ayaka, Shenhe, Dehya, and Cyno – will likely be accessible.
When HoYoverse begins including new characters to drag for from Fontaine, older choices will begin to get fewer and fewer reruns. Every replace is presently about six weeks lengthy, so the banners might be cut up into two weeks every with a 3rd section.
Including a 3rd banner section simply is smart, and this leak from Staff China means that it will occur someday after model 4.0 goes reside. Staff China’s data has been translated and put within the Reddit thread linked above. It appears as if this variation will come earlier than model 4.3, however after we’ve already entered Fontaine.
Model 4.0 remains to be a methods away, although, so it’s greatest to deal with pulling for Hu Tao and Yelan earlier than they disappear once more for months when Genshin Influence model 3.5 goes reside subsequent week.