Slightly tangential but do you still play Genshin Impact? I used to play for a while before I realized how terrible it was for my mental health and fortunately stopped.
I agree. The design (particularly the audio) - I find really great, but the gacha aspect is bad, and the game is also very inconsiderate of players' time (eg the low payout of the dailies). I've also not spent any money on it, and don't plan to spend anything on such games in general. Very ironically, what pushed me off the game was losing my 50/50 of Hu Tao... something designed to make me spend money cut me off entirely haha.
As with most Gacha games, the gacha portion of that was so poorly designed for casual players that it was basically poison.
I really, really liked the gameplay and the exploration, and to a point, even the plot.
But the gacha was absolutely murder for me. I couldn't talk myself into spending a single cent on it. And I say that as someone who probably spent over $500 on a single gacha game over a couple years.
