Genshin Impact 5.2 Livestream has finally been announced, along with developer notes for version 5.2. Lately, we’ve seen quite a few good quality of life updates to Genshin Impact, things that players have been asking for for years. The 5.2 Developer Notes also announces other Artifact Inventory optimizations, including better auto-lock functionality. However, there is still no information on possible artifact loadouts, which is disappointing for Genshin players.

More Artifact Inventory Optimizations in Genshin Impact 5.2

Genshin Impact’s latest dev notes reveal a Updated auto-lock feature for artifact inventoryallowing players to select the specific stats they want to automatically lock after obtaining them. The new update in Genshin Impact 5.2 will allow players to add a required affix to the set lock plan, giving the game more context on which artifacts should be auto-locked.

Apart from this, Genshin Impact also introduces a Astral Brand Featurewhich is essentially a favorites feature for artifacts. Artifacts marked with the Astral Mark will be displayed first and will be automatically locked. This is a nice way to look at your favorite artifact pieces among the locked artifact pieces.

Still no artifacts loading…

However, it remains surprising that the The Artifact Loadout feature has not yet been implemented. Players have been asking for artifact gear for years, and it doesn’t seem like a daunting task at first glance. With all the recent quality of life updates particularly focusing on the artifact inventory, it’s surprising that they completely neglect a system players want that will fix all the issues in one fell swoop.

The biggest wonder here is that the Loadout system is already implemented in team compositions. Why a feature already present in the game fails to be implemented for the artifact inventory is something that continues to elude Genshin players’ understanding. Still, the developers are at least trying to make good quality of life updates, which is something to be commended. Let us know what you think of Genshin Impact’s new artifact inventory optimizations and continued lack of artifact loadouts.