With update 5.6, after several months, there have been content changes in the Genshin effect An FTC rule Who banned developer Hoyoovers, or the publishing arm cognosphere, “from selling Lootbox to a teenager below 16 without parents’ consent” and alleged that it cheated children and other users about the real costs of in-game transactions and the possibilities of rare rewards. ,
Hoyovers fined a fine of $ 20 million and was ordered to update how it presents its costs and obstacles among other things. It is rolling out a new wall for age verification for US Genshin players on 20 May, with a deadline of July 18, 2025 to be completed. “If the verification has not been completed by July 20, 2026, your hoyors account will be permanently removed,” Reads a post.
6 May 6 made significant changes in the way the Jansin Impact Update presented obstacles and costs. Limited time banners and in-game premium stores have added new discontent, clearly stating how expensive this style of ‘Gacha’ game can be.
How much Gainshin effect really costs
Limited time character banners, where players can spend a special fate on 1 or 10 Lutbox batch in the hope of achieving a specially displayed character (currently new character escofier), a new detail that notes that “consolidated probability,” or accounting for various ‘counting’ systems that ultimately guarantee the overall obstacles, 1.103%.
As a result, the cost of obtaining a 5-star event-exclusive character may vary from $ 1.98 to $ 475.20 (if purchased in USD). ” Quite limit!
The limited arms banner, which was recently updated to less punishment, but still widely disliked in the Gainshin community, is a similar disclaimer. Consolidated 5-Star Auds has a desire of 1.48% per will, which reflects its slightly more generous mercy count, so a special 5-star weapon costs $ 1.98 to $ 422.40 USD. A full $ 50 cheaper!
To unpack this mathematics, we also have to look at new blobs in the in-game in-game shop of Gainshin, where you will buy origin crystals that can be converted to primogams and then spent on fate in the horrific increase of 160. Clear, correct as mud?
The shop now contains a type of luck calculator, which shows how much you are pulling for your money. Here is a shortlist, which includes the first time buyer bonus of the first-double origin crystal-an incentive to start the CRIS, because companies know that after you spend once, you are more likely to spend again.
- $ 0.99 – 60 + 60 Genesis Crystal, or 0.7 Luck
- $ 4.99 – 300 + 300 Genesis Crystals, or 3.7 fats
- $ 14.99 – 980 + 980 Genesis Crystal, or 12.2 Luck
- $ 29.99 – 1,980 + 1,980 Genesis Crystals, or 24.7 fats
- $ 49.99 – 3,280 + 3,280 origin crystals, or 41 fats
- $ 99.99 – 6,480 + 6,480 Genesis Crystals, or 81 Fats
If you remove the bonus for the first time and keep spending imaginary money, the cost of buying fats increases dramatically, so $ 475 sealing in character disconnection. HoyVerse is essentially saying that if we can assume that it may cost the most-not inappropriately, looking at low rates-that you become inauspicious and have to rely on the underlying guarantee to achieve your character.
Gainshin Impact has not changed its drop rates or prices here, but these disclaimers are still a very big thing.
Gacha games such as Gentle have historically gone out of their way to hide and reduce costs with many currencies, where are unclear where your money is actually going to your money (in a black hole) and how much you have to spend to get what you want (as much as you think).
It can act as a smokscreen or psychological cushion, which makes it easier to spend because it feels that you are getting more for your money, or make it easier to spend more because you find out too late that you do not buy any currency and sinking cost is causing a bang on your door like a storm.
In fact, for the first time without bonus, not a single 5-star character or weapon guarantees, falling $ 100 in the Gainshin.
This update, inspired by the order of FTC, has blown the smokscreen. The FTC said in this report in its report on the complaint filed by the Department of Justice “on the referral”.
“The purchasing process of the Genchin Impact unclear the reality that consumers should usually spend a large amount of real money to receive the ‘five -star award’, and some children have spent hundreds or thousands of dollars to win them,” reads it. “The complaint alleged that the system is challenging and confusing, especially for children and adolescents.”
It is worth noting here that, in the history stored of the Gacha Games, the largest spending, the so -called ‘whales’ that companies looked for a Harpoon have spent more than a few thousand dollars. In April 2024, Gacha Youtuber XLice posted a video in which the account was reviewed A Genshin player who spent more than $ 200,000 on the game(Credit where it is payable: The same player makes a point Donate heavy to St. Jude Children Research Hospital,
FTC continues: “Players should exchange real dollars for virtual currency bundles, which should then be repeated again to open the loot box, with exchange rates in unusual sects. This complex system, according to complaints, misleads consumers about the amount that needs to spend for some time, which requires some time.”
If the idea of ​​spending more than $ 400 on the same character or weapon in video games, or spending $ 100 on microtrans without receiving what you want, feels absurd, feels good. It should be absurd sound. And I say that since being launched in September 2020, almost every day the Gentle effect was played and recently joined Hoyo’s newest game, Zenless Zone Zero.
I always compare these games with alcohol. They are naturally dangerous and fully capable of ruining your life or finance if you allow them to go, but they can also be fun when you enjoy responsibly and in restraint. (Ironically, I don’t drink!) Also: Children should not have them.
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