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The original was posted on /r/genshin_impact by /u/gotxiao on 2026-05-12 19:57:00+00:00.

I honestly think the community is focusing on the wrong thing when it comes to “helping F2P players.”

Instead of constantly demanding more limited event weapons, I’d rather HoYo focus on making actually GOOD permanent craftable weapons and world-quest rewards like Moon Weaver’s Dawn.

People only ever bring up the same 2–3 event weapons because most of the others were mediocre at best and completely forgotten after the patch ended. Meanwhile, permanent craftables and quest weapons are accessible to EVERYONE, including future players who missed events entirely.

Nod-Krai honestly proved this approach can work. The craftable weapons there are genuinely solid, and Moon Weaver’s Dawn being tied to a world quest was way healthier design than locking another useful weapon behind a one-time event.

I’d take:

Strong regional craftables

Quest reward weapons

Expandable forging systems

Permanent weapon shops

…over another limited ER stat-stick that disappears forever and creates even more FOMO.

I also genuinely wish they didn’t stop doing fishing weapons. Those were actually one of the better forms of permanent F2P rewards because anyone could grind for them at their own pace without worrying about missing an event window forever.

If the goal is to support F2P players, then permanent accessibility matters way more than temporary event exclusivity.