Many of the tactics detailed in the chart are common practice across several gacha games. Whale Hunting: a guide to predatory game mechanics from The helpful chart shows the progression of how the game entices players into first spending with 'icebreaker' options like the game's Battle Pass and Blessing of the Welkin Moon, offering players significant resources for a 'good deal.' The guide created by Reddit user soaringneutrality titled 'Whale Hunting' details many of the ways Genshin Impact's gacha may seek to prey on players unfamiliar with gacha systems. RELATED: Genshin Impact Anniversary Rewards Changed After Backlash, But Some Fans Are Still Upset With Genshin Impact's massive success, Genshin Impact's gacha system has often come under fire and one fan on Reddit put together a helpful chart to teach fans about some of the game's more predatory mechanics.

Its heightened success has served as an introduction to micro transaction-based gacha games for many players. Since its launch in September of 2020, Genshin Impact has been a massive success for Chinese developer miHoYo, achieving massive popularity for its characters and gameplay akin to games like Breath of the Wild. The game's micro transaction-based system has been the subject of negative fan reactions several times over the year since the game's release and a Genshin fan on Reddit recently made a helpful guide for players. As one of the most popular gacha games today, Genshin Impact has not been spared from criticisms relating to the nature of its Constellation system encouraging players to spend more to get duplicates. Gacha games have garnered a reputation for the predatory mechanics of the lottery-based system of their microtransactions.

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