When does Genshin Impact 3.4 maintenance end? Server uptime and full schedule

HoYoverse has announced the full schedule for the Genshin Impact 3.4 update, which is less than 24 hours away. It will be one of the biggest patch updates, as the new Sumeru desert region will be added while the Lantern Rite festival returns with its third edition.

Maintenance for the Genshin Impact 3.4 update is estimated to last for five hours and will end on January 18, 2023, at 11 am (UTC+8). During this time, all servers will be down, and players won't be able to play the game.

Genshin Impact 3.4 maintenance schedule for all regions

All Genshin Impact servers will go offline for five hours due to maintenance for the latest v3.4 update. The maintenance will take place simultaneously across all servers on January 18. However, the exact timings will differ for each region depending on the time zones.

Here is the countdown to the release of the Genshin Impact 3.4 update and a list of timings for all the regions when the servers will be back online:

Once all the servers are back online, Genshin Impact players will receive 600 Primogems as compensation via in-game mail. If the maintenance period exceeds its original schedule, fans will be rewarded with a 100 Primogems bonus for every extra hour taken.

Alhaitham banner, new Story Quest, and Lantern Rite festival schedule

The first phase banners of Alhaitham, Xiao, and Yaoyao will be active once the maintenance ends on each server. The banners will be available for 21 days and should end on February 7 or 8, depending on the server, to make way for phase two.

Alhaitham's Story Quest, Vultur Volans Chapter, will also be permanently added to Genshin Impact right after the maintenance. The new quest will correlate to the new Sumeru region, the Desert of Hadramaveth, and fans may need to complete it to unlock certain areas of the new region, similar to the Golden Slumber quest.

The Lantern Rite 2023 festival was initially expected to be released on the first day of Genshin Impact 3.4. However, it will now begin on January 19. The new event will last for 18 days and end on February 6.

To play in the Lantern Rite event, players must have Adventure Rank 28 or above and should have completed the Archon Quest "The Crane Returns to the Wind" and Yelan's Story Quest "Umbrabilis Orchis Chapter: Act I." Players who have not completed the quest can also play the "Quick Start" version from the event menu.

Fans will receive 13 free Intertwined fates during the "May Fortune Find You" seven-day daily login event and "Iridescent Splendor."

About the author

Hijam Tompok is an Esports & Gaming writer at Sportskeeda, with a focus on Genshin Impact. He has always considered video games as the best form of entertainment and writing about them lets him express this passion for the benefit of readers.

In just 18 months, Hijam has reached close to 8 million reads on his articles - something he's immensely proud of - and aims to hit the 10 million mark in the coming months. This is because he always thoroughly checks the reliability of his sources and reports the information as accurately as possible without any bias.

As a player, Hijam now enjoys both single-player and multiplayer titles. As long as the games are interesting, he has no complaints. In a Jumanji-type scenario, he would love to jump into Genshin Impact or a similar fantasy world. He loves the fantasy genre and having the ability to perform magic or control elements is one of the things he believes most people would love as well.

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