Genshin Impact 4.7's Biggest New Feature Comes With Its Own Big Problem

Summary The rumored Imaginarium Theater in Genshin Impact 4.7 brings a new challenging endgame mode with Elemental restrictions.

Leaks mentions that players can borrow characters from friends to tackle the challenges in Imaginarium Theater.

The new endgame mode was initially leaked as an extension to the Spiral Abyss, but that has already been debunked.

A big feature said to arrive in Genshin Impact 4.7 already has one big problem that may be difficult to circumvent. Version 4.6 is still underway and players are now allowed to explore a new small area to the south of Fontaine, which contains a secret and massive underwater area that deepens the lore of the region, as that underwater section contains the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Remuria. The current patch also added some enticing Character Quests and, in addition, the playable version of Arlecchino in Genshin Impact, who had long been awaited, even before Fontaine’s release.

There is still a lot to do in Version 4.6, from events to upcoming quests, but several new leaks about the next update show that it may be a big patch with three confirmed characters in Genshin Impact 4.7. Additionally, there are also rumors that it may bring a new permanent game mode that will change how players tackle the endgame portion of the action RPG. Initially rumored to be a new version of the Spiral Abyss activity, recent leaks have debunked that theory and indicated it will be its own game mode in Mondstadt, allegedly called the Imaginarium Theater.

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What Is Imaginarium Theater In Genshin Impact 4.7 Leaks

Endgame Mode Stacks Up With Spiral Abyss

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The Imaginarium Theater has yet to be confirmed by HoYoverse, but based on the leaks so far, this will be a mode in which players have to face different stages of enemies, all of which possess a boss, altering their team comps along the way. The rumored game mode will allegedly bring modifiers, such as Elemental Type restrictions, as well as the ability to use the same character during the activity only twice. The rumored endgame mode in Genshin Impact 4.7 is expected to be challenging and will put players to the test when it comes to character builds.

For now, Imaginarium Theater has been compared to Honkai: Star Rail’s Pure Fiction, Forgotten Hall, and even the Simulated Universe, because of the randomization of perks obtained throughout stages.

Imaginarium Theater May Have A Character Loaning System In Genshin Impact

Borrow Characters From Friends To Build Team Comps

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One of the most notable features in Imaginarium Theater mentioned multiple times in the leaks about the mode, is the ability to borrow characters from friends. According to information provided by FY Leaks and shared in a post tagged as “Reliable” on Reddit, the new endgame mode will permit players to pick characters selected by friends and use them in Imaginarium Theater – this information backs up previous leaks that mentioned the same function. The idea is that Genshin Impact players will be able to loan some of their characters that attend the mode’s prerequisites, including the aforementioned Elemental restrictions.

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These characters will come with the complete build supplied by the friend, including stats, weapons, Artifacts, Talent levels, and more. Players who are looking to borrow these characters will be able to inspect them and see all of this information beforehand, thus allowing them to ponder on whether that loan is worth it or not – one friend may have a poorly built Hu Tao, for instance, whereas another has a top-tier build for the character. By having the chance to analyze both, a player can choose to borrow the better Hu Tao in Genshin Impact.

Borrowing characters may end up being essential for some players, mainly due to the restrictions. The current rumor is that the first season of Imaginarium Theater will only allow Pyro, Anemo, and Electro characters, which severely limits options. Not all players have access to all characters of those elements and, even if they do, it is not a guarantee that they have them all well-built and suited for what is being considered endgame content. As such, being able to borrow more Genshin Impact characters, especially when players can only use the same unit twice in a single run, seems vital.

“Making friends in Genshin Impact is not as easy as it is in other gacha games.”

Because of how necessary this seems, according to FY Leaks, the friend list limit is being increased from 60 to 100. This will allow players to have more friends, thus bolstering the odds of borrowing well-built characters. With more friends, there are more options to choose from, even if there is a limitation to how many characters can be borrowed per run. Even so, players in the Imaginarium Theater will be able to make the best choice among the characters loaned by their friends in Genshin Impact. The friend limit increase is notably good, but there is one problem.

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The action RPG is mostly a single-player experience. Surely, the title by HoYoverse does have cooperative modes for world exploration and tackling several types of Domains but, ultimately, solo players can completely avoid interacting with other players. These players may have a harder time building teams in Imaginarium Theater because, before that happens, they may need to go out and make friends to borrow characters from. Making friends in Genshin Impact is not as easy as it is in other gacha games, like Honkai: Star Rail itself.

In comparison, HoYoverse’s Honkai: Star Rail allows players to borrow characters from random players when challenging simple Domains and, from that list, even add them. There is hardly any direct interaction other than accepting an eventual friend request.

How To Make Friends In Genshin Impact

Allies Can Provide Strong Characters For Imaginarium Theater

To make friends in the action RPG, players either have to import them from a list on their gaming platform (PlayStation players, for instance, automatically consider all PlayStation friends that tried the game their in-game friends) or go searching. The best way to search for friends is to tackle coop activities, such as farming Domains or running weekly bosses in Genshin Impact in multiplayer mode. Granted, this can make the activity itself a little bit harder depending on who players are paired up with, but it can offer the chance of establishing connections.

Once in coop mode, players can try and add these other players to their friend list – it is better if they reach out via the in-game coop chat and talk beforehand, as that helps give more background to the spontaneous friend request. If players explain they are looking for friends to borrow characters from, that friend request may end up being mutually beneficial. While challenging the activities, it is also good to remember the unspoken coop rules and common courtesy in Genshin Impact, which can help everyone have a better time when playing together.

The leaked Imaginarium Theater is expected to be a challenging activity so, even if players have well-built characters themselves, they may be able to use better ones provided by friends, which will inadvertently help them complete the challenges. A lot has yet to be confirmed, so all leaks should be taken with a grain of salt, but the mentions of the new endgame mode and the prospect of more reasons to have friends in Genshin Impact already seem positive, even if some players may struggle to make friends in the first place.

Source: Reddit