Genshin Impact Is PREDATORY

Time and time again I've seen the Genshin community ignore issues in the game. "The game is free" "Just enjoy it" "Stop being ungrateful" I've heard all the excuses. Hopefully this video can serve as a warning to people who intend to try the game out, and a wake up call to a community that is complacent beyond belief. Videos used in the intro (in order) The Psychology of Loot Box Addiction by Game Domain    • The Psychology of Loot Box Addiction   Should you play Genshin Impact in 2021? by John Strife Hayes    • Should you play Genshin Impact in 2021?   The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame Monetization by Jim Sterling    • The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame ...   How Gacha Games Cause Gambling Addiction by Weebus Supremus    • How Gacha Games Cause Gambling Addiction   Learn more about the ways gacha games get you to spend money here How Gacha Games Trick Players Into Spending Thousands    • How Gacha Games Trick Players Into Spendin...   Art used in the video was made by the following people Lavelis (Beidou x Ningguang)   / lavelis_twi   PieThePieGod (Jean x Lisa)   / piethepiegod   qmg3l (Baal x yae)   / qmg3l   Maiqo (Ganyu x Keqing)   / _maiqo   Community run websites Genshin.GG https://genshin.gg/ Keqingmains https://keqingmains.com/ Paimon.moe https://paimon.moe/ Background Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio    / @whitebataudio   0:00 Opening 1:16 Intro 1:53 Why? 3:05 Important Points 3:56 Character And Weapon Gacha Banners 5:47 Resin 7:12 The Artifact System 10:01 Paying To Get An Advantage Or For Convenience 12:27 Blatantly Pay To Win 14:31 Important Nitpicks - Silent Protagonist 15:48 Important Nitpicks - Battle Pass 16:21 Important Nitpicks - Welkin Moon 18:03 Quickfire Round Of Annoying Things In The Game 20:35 Community ADHD 20:48 Shipping 21:43 Common Things People Of The Community Say - "Just appreciate what you have" / "You are ungrateful" / " The game is free" 22:51 "Free to play players have no right to criticize the game" 24:24 Side note - "Players are too focused on meta characters and min-maxing" 24:45 "There is nothing wrong with paying to gain an advantage" 26:10 "This game is meant for casuals so these systems are fine" 27:42 Genshin Impact's Identity Crisis 29:27 Tough Love 30:30 Conclusion