Does Pity Reset After 1 Year in Genshin Impact? The Definitive Guide
The short answer is no, your pity count in Genshin Impact does not reset after 1 year. Pity is a crucial mechanic that ensures players eventually receive a 5-star character or weapon after a certain number of wishes. Fortunately for players saving up for their favorites, HoYoverse doesn’t simply wipe your progress. Instead, they understand the time and effort put into accumulating wishes and maintain your pity count across banners and over extended periods, even beyond a year.
Understanding the Pity System
Genshin Impact’s pity system is designed to guarantee players receive high-rarity items after a specific number of wishes. There are two main types of pity to understand:
- Hard Pity: This is the guaranteed number of wishes you need to make to receive a 5-star character or weapon. For character event banners and the standard banner, the hard pity is at 90 wishes. The weapon banner has a hard pity at 80 wishes.
- Soft Pity: This is the point at which your chances of pulling a 5-star item increase before reaching hard pity. In most character banners, this usually starts around 75 wishes. The weapon banner’s soft pity starts around 65 wishes.
The pity counter tracks how many wishes you’ve made on a specific banner since your last 5-star. This counter is independent for each banner type (character event, weapon event, and standard banner).
How Pity Carries Over
A key feature of the pity system is that it carries over between banners of the same type. If you pull 70 times on a character banner and it ends, those 70 pulls will count towards the next character banner. This carry-over mechanic is vital for players who can’t reach pity on a single banner and want to save their progress for a future character or weapon they desire.
The pity counter doesn’t reset based on time; it only resets when you pull a 5-star character or weapon. Whether it takes you one month or one year to reach pity, your progress remains intact.
Tracking Your Pity
While the game doesn’t explicitly display your exact pity count, you can track it manually using the Wish History. This feature allows you to view your past wish records for the last six months. To determine your pity, simply count the number of wishes you’ve made since your last 5-star item on the banner you’re interested in.
It’s important to note that HoYoverse only retains your wish history for six months. While the underlying pity counter persists, if you need to verify it, you’ll have to rely on your own records beyond that timeframe.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Here are some common questions regarding the pity system in Genshin Impact:
1. Does Pity Reset After 6 Months?
No, your pity count itself does not reset after six months. However, your Wish History, which you can use to manually track your pity, only shows the past six months of pulls.
2. Does Pity Carry Over Between Banners?
Yes, pity carries over between banners of the same type. For instance, if you make 70 wishes on one character event banner without getting a 5-star, those 70 wishes will count towards the next character event banner.
3. How Many Primogems Do I Need for Pity?
You need a total of 14,400 Primogems to guarantee a 5-star character or weapon if you hit hard pity. Each wish costs 160 Primogems, and hard pity is at 90 wishes (160 * 90 = 14,400).
4. Does Losing the 50/50 Reset Pity?
No, losing the 50/50 (getting a standard banner character instead of the featured character) does not reset pity. It only guarantees that your next 5-star character on that banner will be the featured character. Your pity still resets only upon receiving any 5-star character or weapon.
5. How Does the 50/50 System Work?
When you pull a 5-star character on an event banner, there’s a 50% chance it will be the featured character and a 50% chance it will be a standard banner character. If you get a standard character, you’re guaranteed to get the featured character the next time you pull a 5-star on that banner.
6. What is Soft Pity?
Soft pity refers to an increased chance of pulling a 5-star character or weapon before reaching hard pity. For character event banners, soft pity typically begins around 75 wishes.
7. Does Getting a 4-Star Reset Pity?
Yes, getting a 4-star character or weapon resets your 4-star pity counter. You are guaranteed a 4-star item every 10 pulls.
8. How Do I Check My Pity?
You can check your pity by going to the Wish screen, clicking on History, and counting the number of wishes since your last 5-star item.
9. Is There a Pity System on the Standard Banner?
Yes, the standard banner also has a pity system, with a guaranteed 5-star item at 90 wishes.
10. Does Pity Differ Between Banners?
Yes, the weapon banner has a lower pity count than character banners. The weapon banner guarantees a 5-star weapon at 80 wishes.
11. What Happens If I Get a 5-Star Early?
If you get a 5-star character or weapon before reaching pity, your pity counter resets to zero.
12. Why Didn’t I Get a 5-Star at 90 Wishes?
Make sure you’ve made 90 wishes on the same banner since your last 5-star. Pity is specific to each banner type. If you’ve been pulling on different banners, your pity counts will be separate.
13. Can I Get a 5-Star Before Pity?
Yes, it is possible to get a 5-star character or weapon before reaching pity, though it is rare. The base rate is 0.6%, and soft pity increases the chances.
14. Does Pity Carry Over in Honkai: Star Rail?
Yes, pity carries over between banners of the same type in Honkai: Star Rail, similar to Genshin Impact.
15. Are Wish Simulators Accurate for Pity?
Wish simulators can provide a general idea, but they are not always perfectly accurate. They often simulate the base rates and pity system, but individual luck can vary. Also, they don’t save your progress for your personal data to use on your account.
Conclusion
The pity system in Genshin Impact is a welcome feature that provides a safety net for players. Knowing that your progress is preserved across banners and over extended periods, even years, allows you to plan your wishes strategically and save for the characters and weapons you truly desire. It is also helpful to learn more about how video games contribute to how students learn. If you are interested in knowing more, visit the Games Learning Society website or GamesLearningSociety.org for resources.