A heated debate has erupted across the Genshin Impact community following strong criticism of the game’s current endgame mode, the Theater. In a viral commentary, a well-known Spanish-speaking creator declared the mode “a waste of time” and announced he would stop producing Theater guides entirely. His frustration reflects a growing sentiment within the player base that the mode, intended as a fresh challenge after the Spiral Abyss, has failed to deliver meaningful engagement or enjoyment.
The End of the Theater Guides
The creator, known for detailed meta and build content, stated that he would no longer cover the Theater due to its “lack of entertainment value and excessive time requirements.” According to him, the mode demands too much resin investment, character leveling, and team management for rewards that feel disproportionate. Players are forced to field four characters per room, even when certain fights could easily be cleared with one or two, leading to what he described as “unnecessary padding.”
He also criticized the mode’s structure for requiring dozens of characters raised to level 70 or higher to reach the final difficulties, arguing that this system pushes players into spending money or burning through resources. For free-to-play and low-spending accounts, the Theater becomes nearly impossible to complete efficiently.
RNG, Restrictions, and Player Fatigue
Another major flaw identified is the overreliance on RNG mechanics. Players must rely on random “character cards” to progress, often wasting 30 to 60 minutes on failed runs because key characters appear too early or not at all. This randomness, combined with limited respec options, creates frustration rather than challenge.
The creator also pointed out that while the Abyss and Conflagration modes reward precision and strategy, the Theater only punishes resource scarcity. “It’s not about skill, rotations, or mechanical mastery,” he said. “It’s about having the characters, and wasting your resin to build them.”
Community Reactions and Viewership Drop
Even among content creators, interest in the Theater has dropped sharply. Many streamers report audience declines whenever they feature the mode live. “Every time I play the Theater, people leave,” he said, noting that viewers prefer interactive or high-stakes challenges like the Abyss over the Theater’s repetitive floors.
This has led to creators removing Theater requests from their stream redemptions and shifting focus to other forms of content such as character showcases, story quests, or community challenges. Fans who previously enjoyed theorycrafting have expressed disappointment, describing the mode as “artificial difficulty” that fails to reward skillful play.
A Mode Built to Exhaust, Not Entertain
The critique extends beyond mechanics into the mode’s fundamental design philosophy. The Theater’s excessive number of floors and rigid structure contrast sharply with the quality-of-life improvements seen in other endgame content. For example, while the Abyss now allows automatic completion for earlier floors once mastered, the Theater forces players to repeat everything manually.
The result is a mode that consumes time without offering meaningful depth or progression. “It’s just another way to drain resin and bait people into pulling new characters,” he explained, calling the system “predatory” and “counterproductive” for long-term engagement.
Suggestions for Improvement
The video concluded with several proposed solutions that have since gained traction across social platforms:
Allow flexible team sizes per room instead of forcing four characters.
Permit under-leveled characters to fill slots without mandatory level restrictions.
Reduce RNG dependency for character card selection.
Shorten the mode’s total duration by adding fast-track systems similar to the Abyss auto-clear.
Rebalance difficulty and rewards to make progression rewarding without punishing resource management.
However, the creator’s final suggestion was more radical to remove the Theater entirely and replace it with more engaging content. Many fans echoed the sentiment, arguing that resources should be redirected toward improving existing systems like Conflagration or reintroducing biweekly Abyss resets, which were once a popular endgame rhythm.
The Future of Endgame in Genshin Impact
The backlash has reignited an old debate within the community: whether Genshin Impact truly needs complex endgame content or if casual, narrative-driven updates better reflect its player base. For many, the Theater represents the wrong kind of difficulty one based on resource walls rather than mechanical depth.
Despite the criticism, players still hope HoYoverse will take note of the feedback and rework the mode rather than abandon endgame challenges entirely. Until then, the creator’s words have become a rallying cry within the community: “F in the comments. Delete the Theater.”
