Genshin Impact 4.8 may finally fix the Boss respawn cooldown issues, according to leaks

The latest Genshin Impact 4.8 leaks suggest that the update could potentially introduce a major quality of life (QoL) change with regard to the boss respawn timer which is sure to make many fans happy. This report has been brought to the community by reputable leaker Seele leaks. While it may not be a game-changing feature, it can possibly make the gameplay experience much more smoother for all players.

This article goes over the Boss respawn timer leaks that have surfaced recently along with some personal thoughts on how it can influence the game for the better.

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Genshin Impact might remove cooldowns for boss respawns according to leaks

Boss cooldown removed in 4.8 via seele leaks byu/ukrisreng inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

According to the recent Genshin Impact 4.8 leaks, the beta for the upcoming update has removed the respawn timers for normal bosses. This means that players might no longer have to wait for three minutes to fight overworld bosses and farm materials from them.

This is potentially an extremely welcome QoL change that no player would mind having in the game. Normal bosses taking time to respawn after each fight has been a point of criticism against HoYoverse for years and fixing this issue is a great way to keep the fans satisfied.

Clarification on boss cooldown removal byu/ukrisreng inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

Further leaks hint that players might need to teleport away from the arena and back again for the boss to respawn instead of immediately respawning. The possibly new boss respawn timer takes effect irrespective of whether players collect rewards after defeating the boss.

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The issues with bosses in Genshin Impact

Can we please remove the cooldown on world bosses ? Thank you. byu/ARES_GOD inGenshin_Impact

Normal bosses in Genshin Impact have been under scrutiny for years from the community. They have undergone several QoL improvements yet the community continues to be displeased. During the initial stages of the game, players could only know whether bosses had respawned by the availability of the "Navigate" button when clicking on the boss' icon.

There have been several changes from that point onwards. Bosses initially used to have a five-minute cooldown which was eventually reduced to three minutes. Despite this, criticism continued to pile on. Some of the main reasons for this is due to the tedious process of ascension material farming and the fact that you have to teleport away from the boss arena for it to respawn.

An unusual amount of ascension materials is required to ascend any character to max rank (Image via HoYoverse)

The latter stages of a character's ascension take plenty of time to complete. Some boss arenas are also quite far away from their nearest teleport waypoint, further adding to the frustration. Spending around 15 minutes just waiting and taking another 10 minutes to complete multiple boss fights is just a tiresome process to grind through every day.

Fans also believe that the latest Genshin Impact competitor Wuthering Waves may have inspired this QoL change with its much-appreciated instant respawn mechanism for bosses.

This potential QoL improvement for the boss respawn timers by HoYoverse feels like another attempt to stay up-to-date with the latest trends set by its competitors. While Wuthering Waves can't be deemed as a "Genshin Impact killer", it is already providing some valuable lessons for HoYoverse to work upon that have also been demanded by fans for years.

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