Frostgaurdian0 expresses:
Bro, Geo is by far the most boss-unfriendly element.
via reddit
Chemis97 mentions that especially Albedo suffers from this:
Albedo’s special skill literally doesn’t work in any boss fight. That makes me pretty angry.
via reddit
Furthermore, the community suspects that the developers do not care and label this issue as intended to silence the criticism. As a compromise, players occasionally suggest making Geo objects disappear as soon as the platforms or things move and not before.
What do you think about the “feature”? Do you find it fair, have you also had problems with it, or do you not care? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Especially the upcoming characters Gorou and Itto could also suffer greatly from the problem.
Players criticize a “bug” in Genshin Impact that affects the constructs of Geo characters. The developers, miHoYo, say it is intentional and not a bug in the game. MeinMMO reports for you what is going on.
Geo is one of the seven elements in Genshin Impact. While the other six elements can trigger effective reactions among each other, Geo can only crystallize and thus create crystals that provide a protective shield for the character who collects them.
Geo characters, such as
- Zhongli
- Albedo
- Ningguang
- Geo Traveler
can build Geo objects with their abilities that stay on the ground when they are swapped out and provide different effects.
For example, Albedo’s elemental skill creates a flower and thus a field that causes you additional damage. Ningguang can place a shield that blocks enemy projectiles and increases the Geo damage of characters passing through the shield.
What is the problem of the players? The Geo objects do not stay on non-moving platforms but disappear immediately. They cannot be placed there.
Since Geo characters cannot trigger strong reactions like Vaporization or Melting, they are considered weak in the community. They at least need their constructs to be useful.
“This is not a bug, but an intended feature”
The players have been complaining for months: There are constantly reddit threads pointing out the problem of Geo characters and demanding a fix (via reddit). Not only are movable platforms the reason for the Geo objects disappearing, but also the hitboxes of some bosses (via reddit).
Especially the boss fight against the Oceanid stands out negatively to players, as the arena actually consists of many smaller platforms and does not move continuously (via reddit).
However, other users point out that the boss sinks some platforms during the fight, thus causing them to move. That would be the reason for the “bug”.
What do the developers say about this? miHoYo has responded to the criticism that reddit user Jonathanlw published in a thread (via reddit). The developers wrote in response:
Geo objects of characters, such as Zhongli, Traveler, Albedo, and Ningguang, etc., cannot be placed on the Oceanid arena. This is not a bug, but an intended feature. Remember that you can freeze the water on the arena, then you can place Geo objects on it since the ground is now stable.
This feedback does not please the players at all, leading to discontent in the comments of the reddit thread:
They are just too lazy to do it right.
Teviselazulis via reddit
Frostgaurdian0 expresses:
Bro, Geo is by far the most boss-unfriendly element.
via reddit
Chemis97 mentions that especially Albedo suffers from this:
Albedo’s special skill literally doesn’t work in any boss fight. That makes me pretty angry.
via reddit
Furthermore, the community suspects that the developers do not care and label this issue as intended to silence the criticism. As a compromise, players occasionally suggest making Geo objects disappear as soon as the platforms or things move and not before.
What do you think about the “feature”? Do you find it fair, have you also had problems with it, or do you not care? Feel free to write it in the comments.
Especially the upcoming characters Gorou and Itto could also suffer greatly from the problem.
