Genshin Impact: Cloud Retainer's Leaked Release Date Is Actually Perfect
23.11.2023 - 17:01
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The allegedly leaked release date for Cloud Retainer in is starting to make a lot more sense as the game pushes forward into its third year of content. As a live-service title, the action RPG constantly receives more updates, with new patches being added every six weeks. It seems like in one of the upcoming updates, however, the humanoid form of a well-known adeptus will become completely playable, ending months of waiting. Cloud Retainer’s human form in has been under debate among the community since her debut in January and, inevitably, rumors and speculation about her becoming playable have also been circling.
Cloud Retainer is one of the adepti, entities in Liyue that protect the region. Before his death, Rex Lapis was the leader of this group of gods and illuminated beasts. Throughout the campaign, players encounter Cloud Retainer in her bestial form, which is represented by an elegant white crane-like creature. However, in 2023’s Lantern Rite event in , it was revealed that she possesses a human form, and her in-game debut, even if through an animated illustration rather than an actual 3D model, sparked curiosity and anticipation for a potential release. Luckily, it seems like players will not have to wait much longer to use Cloud Retainer in battle.
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According to some recurrent leaks, one of which was reported by , it seems like Cloud Retainer may be released as a playable character with the arrival of Version 4.4. If there are no delays and developer HoYoverse sticks to its regular six-week schedule between updates in , Version 4.4 should arrive on January 31, 2024. Of course, if the leaks are accurate and she really is debuting in Version 4.4, there is a slight chance that she will only arrive in Phase 2, which would see her release date pushed to February 21, 2024. Regardless of the exact date, Cloud Retainer’s release in Version 4.4 makes perfect sense.
The alleged release date of Cloud Retainer in Version 4.4 seems to align with the annual Lantern Rite Festival event that takes place in Liyue. This is an ideal moment for a character with such significance to the region to be released, as there is a chance she will also be featured in some manner during the event’s story missions in. Cloud Retainer and her tale involving Guizhong were the main highlights of 2023’s Lantern Rite, and she could easily be further developed in 2024’s installment of the Liyue-themed event, especially given her burst in popularity after her human form was shown.
While the Lantern Rite Festival has not been officially confirmed for 2024, this is an annual event that has happened every year since the release of. In fact, following the