Genshin Impact 2.1 version update is around the corner, here is everything we know about the new update, including release date, countdown to Baal and Sara banner, free Primogems  and more!

MiHoYo is kicking off maintenance on Genshin Impact’s 2.1 update at the usual time of 6am UTC+8 on September 1, the studio’s just announced on the game’s site, which translates to 3pm PST / 6pm EST / 11pm BST on August 31. This is estimated to take around five hours, and as compensation for the servers being down for a time, MiHoYo is once again giving players some freebies – 300 primogems, to be exact. That’s 60 for every hour the game’s offline for 2.1’s upload, though you’ll still get the full amount even if the update drops earlier than expected.

The maintenance will be lasting for 5 hours and players will be getting a total of 60 Primogems each for each hour. That means, in total, they will be getting 300 Primogems. If by any chance the maintenance finishes early, then they will still get 300 Primogems.

What’s new in Genshin Impact 2.1?

Two new islands in the Inazuma region have opened up and are ready for a visit and they are Seirai Island and Watatsumi Island. There is a new mechanic in the game courtesy of the games’ new fishing system that is guaranteed to take up way more time than we will ever admit to.

Of course, we also have some new characters ready to be added to Genshin Impact and they are:

Raiden Shogun (5-star polearm electro user)

·Kujou Sara (4-star electro bow-wielding general of the Tenryou Commission)

·Sangonomiya Kokomi (5-star hydro priestess of Watatsumi Island)

·And finally, soon we will have Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn in Gehsin Impact as a 5-star Cryo bow warrior.

·And what good are new characters if there are no new weapons to wield? Happily, new weapons are indeed also on the way.

Engulfing Lightning (5-Star Polearm)

·Everlasting Moonglow (5-Star Catalyst)

·Luxurious Sea-Lord (4-Star Claymore)

·”The Catch” (a 4-Star Polearm)

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