Controversial Genshin Impact Update Allows Whales to Break the Level Cap, Here Are the Redemption Codes

It can cost thousands of dollars to earn enough duplicates of a 5-Star character in Genshin Impact to max out their Constellations, so word of a new item earned through further duplicates that will let you break the level cap of 90 is proving somewhat controversial.

Here’s how it works: if you pull for a 5-Star character already at C6, you’ll earn a new resource named Masterless Stella Fortuna which will allow you to take any Level 90 character up to Level 95. You’ll need another Masterless Stellar Fortuna to reach Level 100.

This is going to be a rare occurrence, because realistically only the biggest spenders will have any 5-Star characters at C6 – we’re really talking about serious amounts of money here, unless you’ve only ever pulled for one or two characters over the past five years.

It’s a controversial system but it ultimately doesn’t matter. We can’t imagine HoYoverse will be designing any of the game’s content around Level 100 characters considering how rare they’re going to be. As always, you should be able to complete practically everything in the game if you’re free-to-play, which is how it should be.

This is all part of the game’s Luna I update, which is due out on 10th September and represents the start of a new storyline for the game.

You’ll head to a new region named Nod-Krai, which has been teased for quite some time now. There you’ll meet a new cast of characters, as you stand alongside Lauma of the Frostmoon Scions in the fight against the Fatui. As long as you’ve finished Liyue’s storyline, you’ll be able to skip directly ahead to the new content.

Here’s what the blurb says:

“In Nod-Krai, an ancient elemental force known as Kuuvahki permeates the land, shaping both its terrain and its living beings. Players can draw upon this power, hidden within plants, mechanisms, and even the land itself, to overcome challenges in exploration. They may also take on the form of a unique elemental lifeform, the Kuuhenki, gliding swiftly along small patches of mist and Moonlanes. In battle, Kuuvahki reveals itself in both enemies and allies, requiring Travelers to devise targeted strategies to prevail – and granting certain characters the ability to unleash special Lunar Reactions.”

Three new Nod-Krai characters will be available to pull for: Lauma, Flins, and Aino. The latter will be free for those who progress the story, although you will be able to pull for her Constellations in the second phase of the update.