That's the point, if Genshin can only be good when its endgame and over then...its not good. HSR has similar flaws of setting shit up and then leaving it hanging but Genshin moving slow as molasses doesn't help. There's no stakes even in the archon quest or with any regional conflicts because I know it will easily be revealed. The majority should not be filler and its hard to care about the lore when its so damn slow.