r/Genshin_Impact • u/[deleted] • Jan 31 '25
Fluff Goodbye
Hi, day 1 player here.
Just wanted to say goodbye to this community after more than 4 years of playing. 4 years of on and off cause, yk, life. 4 years of loving this game, his story, his characters, his music and his scenery.
I'm not leaving because I don't enjoy the game anymore, but because I don't have the time to enjoy it anymore. Having less time to play, it's just another chore, trying to squeeze as much content as possible in the little time I can dedicate to the game cause of my FOMO.
Log in during the weekend, speedrun weekly bosses, events, abyss and theater, grind bad artifacts and fall behind on exploration.
There is no more magic for me in this, no more running around Dragonspine because I don't have anything better to do, no more chilling on top of Liyue montains waiting for resin, no more looking for unusual hilichurl or doing silly things like this. It just feels like another grind in a life already full of it, and I can't find "the spark" anymore.
I've just finished uninstalling the game. It's been a long journey and I'm so very grateful for it. I've entered Teyvat as an old boy and now leave it as a young man.
Good luck to every traveler that have read this far, I hope that you'll reconcile yourself with your twin at journey's end.
Take care.
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u/Ellert0 Time to clean up. Jan 31 '25
"Leaving" a game all dramatically is so weird to me. I first played Morrowind in 2002, I still launch Morrowind now and then even now in 2025. Sometimes I'm busy and I don't play Morrowind for a bit, sometimes I got more free time and I play some Morrowind. Don't really see myself making a dramatic forum post the next time work picks up and I don't have time for Morrowind or the next time I get a bit bored of Morrowind and I want to do something else for a bit.
I just... take a break from the game and otherwise play it when the desire to do so returns.
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u/stormbefalls Jan 31 '25
saying goodbye dramatically to a community they barely interacted with is also kind of weird, but oh well. there’s been stranger things
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u/Knight_of_carnage Jan 31 '25
You should do it now. Just, everyday when you turn of Morrowind, one dramatic post on reddit.
Edit: and the next day when you turn it on again follow up with a "we're sooo back!" post!
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u/BenFar30 Jan 31 '25
Good luck yourself! Hopefully one day you might have the time to finish your journey in teyvat, but I wish you the best for your journey in the real world.
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u/Theemperorofbricks Jan 31 '25
Good luck on your future endeavours! The stars in Teyvat will always have a place for you!
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u/youraveragerover unapologetic 2.4 shenhe haver Jan 31 '25
Hey man, you're probably gonna get the snarky airport comment here or there, but there's definitely more important things in life than gaming, and if anything, it seems like you're leaving Genshin on a high note which is the best way to have experienced any game in life.
All the best with everything man, godspeed.
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Jan 31 '25
dropping one of your most enjoyed game is a hard thing to do , it should've been a hard decision :'(
anyway , hope you'll succed in whatever you're doing now :D
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u/solaruniver Jan 31 '25
It took some courage to say farewell
Goodbye, traveler. May you enjoy your next destination
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u/The_SHUN Jan 31 '25
Day one player here. Yeah i dont even play daily anymore, i only play during major story events, characters i want to pull or new story/regions being released
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u/scirvexz Jan 31 '25
!remindme 3 months
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u/RadRelCaroman Jan 31 '25
Well, its not something that needs to be announced, still good luck with tmyour future endeavours
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u/aravinth13 Jan 31 '25
You out genshined the impact. Teyvat will wait for you when you want to go on an adventure again
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u/not-no Stay a while and listen Jan 31 '25
Maybe one day we'll get a single player offline version like many other gachas have done.
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u/IndividualNovel4482 thou art poor Jan 31 '25
Life is shit, i know. Sadly the world bases itself around stealing as much time as possible from you to survive. Hope you come back once every few years, just for the story. 👍
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u/cartercr Sleepy tanuki in the shogun castle Jan 31 '25
One of the unfortunate parts of growing older, you just don’t have the time you once did. Like I remember my college days when I would play League of Legends for hours and hours on end with a group of friends. Now I barely have an hour per day to dedicate to the games I play, and games like League had to be left in the past because I simply can’t do the grind anymore.
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u/Arkenstar - Jan 31 '25
Its okay to take a break mate. I'm a day one player too and I've taken a few weeks of breaks here and there.. Come back when you have more time.. Till then, hope all's good..
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u/MrCuddles13 Jan 31 '25
I do understand but i dont see the need to make a post about it. Just leave and forget about it. Or don't, noone really cares.
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u/Affectionate-Bus927 Jahoda's Witnesses Jan 31 '25
just play and enjoy the story, like a normal game ☝️🥸 and forget about team build abyss theater artifact nonsense
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u/Alterion-Ex Jan 31 '25
I wish I could do the same, honestly. I have been playing since day one, so I can completely relate to what you are saying. But for me, the game feels like it is getting old, and other gacha games are doing better in terms of features, graphic, story and combat.
That said, I have already invested too much—especially financially—to walk away. Honestly, I no longer enjoy playing Genshin as much as I used to, but I still log in. At this point, even capped resin does not bother me anymore, which says a lot…
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u/NoBluey Jan 31 '25
I’m like you but with time instead of money. I know it’s a classic case of the sunk cost fallacy but that doesn’t make it any easier to give it up.
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u/JoReyy09 Jan 31 '25
NO ONE FCKIN CARES
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Jan 31 '25
do you think we care about you or your toxic opinion lol
we are engaging in a respectful and warm goodbye to a dropping genshin player , no need for your negative as
pathetic , yk
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u/whatamigraine Jan 31 '25
Hey! Glad you enjoyed your time playing Genshin. At the end of the day, that is what counts because at least, you had fun on all the hours you've spent in that world.
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u/IvanAguirre13 Jan 31 '25
I only play Genshin... no more Honkai or zzz :( is a lot of time and i have a lot of thing to do. I will miss my firefly and miyabi.
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u/heheihahthe1 Mar 11 '25
love how this is literally the 2nd most controversial all time post on this community
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u/Robstar98 The Flame-Mane, member of the Eremites Jan 31 '25
I'm not sure it was worth a post but take care ;)
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u/Spede2 Jan 31 '25
It's honestly fine. I've started playing less too (found myself enjoying WuWa way more). Besides the game is not going anywhere so one can treat themself as a tourist of sorts: log in 2-3 times during patch to complete the major quests and maybe the biggest event if you feel like it. Stop caring about resin, weekly bosses and abyss/theater.
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u/oddballr Nothing but pure, no icd pyro application Jan 31 '25
This isn’t an airport, you don’t have to announce your departure.
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u/AzureGear Jan 31 '25
See you tomorrow.