> So basically your argument is, if you don’t like the gameplay loop, they force you to pay? Lol no, I'm saying if you *do* like the gameplay loop, you will eventually get trapped in it. The more you play, the more time-gated walls you hit in the daily grind, and the more time-gated ceilings you hit in the weekly/monthly grinds, all while the game is designed to hook right into your dopamine reward system and never let go. Want to play more? Better cough up some money! Finished your dailies? But today' the last day time is running out on the banner! Cough up some money! Oh, lol, you don't see it? The fact that there is an entire model type called "short female" with eight characters... but no short males? "Modestly dressed" lmao they're like 60% exposed skin, short shorts and skirts. And oh, right, there are some modestly dressed children that look like children, and act like children... but coincidentally several of those short female models who *aren't* modestly dressed fall under that "I look *exactly* like the children but I'm not! I'm actually an adult! Or even an immortal" lolicon trope. It's. Fucking. Gross.

https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Short_Female_Characters I clicked on 4 among the grand total of 10 characters of this type and don't see what you mean. Do you mean that the miniskirts are supposed to be sexy or something? ...I don't really see it. Maybe it's a cultural thing where as an Asian I don't find that sexy?

wait how exactly are the kids sexualized? i know there's like one or two, but are they actually sexualized canonically?

A settlement with the FTC is not some "made up deadline" Hoyo can change.

wait how exactly are the kids sexualized? i know there's like one or two, but are they actually sexualized canonically?

Force government ID and I'm out. Max I'm giving you is DOB.

Dang there is a lot of hate for this game here, like it's definitely not the best game ever but it is one of the most compelling mobile experiences out there, with a decent story that has some great moments, and it can absolutely be played completely for free without missing out on much. The only thing spending money is good for is specific characters and weapons, none of which are required, and you can absolutely save up from playing for free and get almost any of those characters/weapons without spending a dime. It's not for everyone but I feel like this game gets a lot of hate simply for the Chinese origin, cartoony style, and microtransactions without any actual knowledge of what it's like to play it.

I don't understand. For spending money one requires banking/card information. How children will get their guardian's banking details without their consent?

DOB, yes.....Fake, but yes.

Have you paid for things on mobile in-app? The operating system stores your info behind a password (or biometric) because adults (non-gambling as well) also hate having to memorize 16 digits flawlessly every time they needed to make payments.

I've refused to move my payment from password to biometrics purely because I'll spend more if I don't have to type out my 22 character password. A few times I've gone to buy something and seen the password field pop up and just like.. uhh cbf. And then saved like $30.

No, but kids under 16 *are* hooked into the content drip on their favorite social media. This significantly impacts the drip, a big part of online gaming is sharing what you have or have done through YouTube, TikTok, etc. Everybody wants to be a content creator. Nobody wants to be a content creator in default skins.

Some ancient internet slang you've got there. *absorbs*

You've made me reread my comment multiple times and I still don't know what the ancient slang is. God I'm not even 30 and I'm already being made feel old lmao

well i **can't be fucked** to point it out!

Blame the US for declaring that US minors are too stupid and US parents too neglectful to pay attention to what is purchased online. They have to kick off kids from their game, legally, and nearly all mobile and online games that have any way to spend real money will be doing the same within the next year.

It's those under 13 required to be deleted, those under 16 just purchases restricted. And even if they were banned, that doesn't mean they won't come the moment they turn 16 either.