Genshin Impact and the successful form of gacha

Jinshin effect It became an almost instant success. With a view and some features inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe game has captivated many players thanks to the characters and story. However, in addition to being a blockbuster, Genshin is also a commercial master thanks to the gacha genre.

The game is developed by miHoYo in charge of Honkai Impact 3 NS Tears of Themis. According to Sensor Tower, only in the mobile market, Jinshin effect It has already earned $1 billion in the six months since its September 2020 launch. The game’s development cost around $100 million – about R$528 million at the current price. It is also estimated that to keep the game running for a year, miHoYo will spend about $200 million.

The financial return was immediate thanks to the characters released during the six months during the realization of the Sensor Tower. These are the fighters who provided the greatest financial return for them Jinshin effectUntil March 2021:

1. Zhongli – $15.5 million
2. Xiao – $15.1 million
3. Ganyu – $14.8 million
4. Klee – $14.5 million
5. Hu Tao – $12.9 million
6. Child – $9.8 million
7. Albedo – $9.1 million

Which brings us to the main question in this text: Jinshin effect, despite being a RPG, has many gacha elements, which justify the level of investment and return. First, let’s understand below how this genre works in the gaming market.

After all, what is a gacha?

gacha comes from Gachabon, Japanese machines where you can enter cash and receive dolls in return. Games that fall into the gacha category have some similarities. In addition to characters divided into ratings, there are demarcation mechanisms that hinder your progress. Therefore, the games that are part of this classification have systems that motivate players to continue playing, primarily to obtain exclusive characters. The easiest way to do this is to spend money through microtransactions, the return often depends on luck and randomness.

An example of a gacha that became famous in Brazilian soil is Saint Seiya: Awakening, a mobile game inspired by the Zodiac Knights cartoon, which is still very successful here. But, other than Jinshin effectAnd SS . awakening It has some PvP (player versus player) mechanics, thus it ended up becoming more and more a game Pay to win (Pay to win, in free translation). This is where Genshin differs from him and the other gachas we see there.

That damned golden glow…

What catches the eye Jinshin effectAt first, they are the characters, and because of them the game becomes a gacha. You can use your “token” (here called Desire, which in turn is obtained through an item called Primogems) in the prayer altar, press the button and get a random doll. Did you come as you like? Beauty and happiness. But there are great chances of not seeing the desired character. So you can play again to try to get it and keep trying until your cravings run out. Also, characters are available on this system for a limited time.

This ends up creating a sense of urgency in the players, because if they want to beat the new five-star character (the maximum rating within Jinshin) who entered the game, he must plan and save Primogems earned throughout history, or buy more gems with real money through microtransactions. This feeling, of fighting a race against time, can make even the most anxious people end up choosing to spend money to secure a much needed fighter.

You can get four-star characters, which are obtained for every 10 prayers made by the player in the game fighter banners. As for getting five stars, there is no express rule from miHoYo. We know that in the 50th prayer attempt the player gets a five star character who may not necessarily be the featured character in the current event.

Once you have that five star character, the next time the golden glow appears on your screen, it is absolutely sure to be the one on the banner. Some players speculate that at prayer number 70, the character on the banner will be guaranteed, but this is just a “guess” from the community.

There is no doubt that miHoYo knows how to present a five-star personality. Always with stunning visuals and different gameplay, the characters are eye-catching for those who love to collect various fighters from Jinshin effect.

Thanks to this desire to have outstanding personalities comes the strength of the gacha. The feeling of euphoria or anxiety when you use your intertwined desires (the name of an item used to fulfill desires) and get the character you want. It is common to come across videos with creators or content creators who are very excited about making five star characters, as you can see in the example below.

Resources are scarce

Resins, a resource that you use to receive items available in the game world, and restore them over time. If you spend them all, you can buy more with Primogems or Brittle Resins, which are items that the game itself provides when you play when you level up in your Adventurer’s rating.

These limitations are very present in gacha games, specifically to limit the number of actions players can perform in a day. Gachas are popular in Asia, and there are countries like China that have time restrictions for minors within games. Therefore, these limits functions help to restrict in-game activities. But, in addition, it serves as a means of blocking significant progress for the most frequent players who do not want to spend money.

This kind of situation makes it difficult for players to get a lot of resources. in a Jinshin, it is possible to use artifacts, items that help characters increase their attributes and role-playing in the game. For example, Keqing can be used as a physical damage character, but he can also use electrical damage on enemies. Zhongli, an Archon Geo, can be a character who uses his shield to protect his comrades as well as inflicting a lot of base damage on opponents.

Diversity of characters in Jinshin It also indicates the time required to obtain the correct artifacts for each one. Having RPG mechanics, the game uses a lot of these devices to make players spend a lot of time in areas called domains, searching for artifacts to get that perfect item for your character.

However, getting items from spheres consumes the aforementioned resin. Therefore, players cannot continue to enter these areas until they obtain the item required for a particular character. With the limited time, players have to learn how to manage their resources well in order to improve their search for artifacts.

The player has 160 daily resins to spend on global game items, so knowing how you use this daily resource is essential. Because of that, some people may end up spending money to buy more resins, so you get more resources faster. Jinshin effect Not Pay to win, since you are not playing against any opponents, but the player can pay to get the resources available in the game faster.

The strength of the towers is not only in skills

Another detail that Genshin uses a lot thanks to the gacha style are the constellations. In the event that the player character is repeated in his prayers, he gets a special coin to buy items in the play store, and a constellation for the said character. Towers unlock additional characters’ abilities, making them even more powerful. A fighter with his entire planet is much better than his version without one, for example.

If you want to have a five-star personal constellation, you will need to have a lot of interlocking desires in your pocket. Whether he’s saving or buying Crystal Packs from the Play Store (prices range from R$4.90 to R$549.90), a player who wants a constellation of a particular character other than the Traveler (the game’s hero) will have to make a prayer to get, who knows, the desired constellation .

This ends up putting the player in a dilemma: should I risk my savings after a potential constellation? At these times, gacha games end up taking their audience by surprise. The feeling of pulling off a desired character, as mentioned earlier, is always comforting. Therefore, players often resort to using real money to get what they want.

Well, it could mean that you have to shell out a large amount of money in order for this to happen. To get Primogems, an item used to purchase Intertwined Fate, Families, and Desires, you can buy Genesis Crystals, which in turn can be converted into Primogems.

despite regret

Although these mechanisms focused on the use of microtransactions, Jinshin effect It pays off with its characters, soundtrack, and story. While taking advantage of the gacha’s select functions, miHoYo is also able to offer a world full of possibilities and exploration for you to enjoy.

In the history of Jinshin-You control the character called the Traveler. The player can choose between Aether, the male character, or Lumine, the female version and Aether’s sister. At the beginning of the game, the characters roam the worlds until they reach Teyvat, where the world Jinshin. Then an unknown goddess confronts the brothers, and captures one of them. Then, your character will set out on a journey to rescue your lost brother or sister, searching for the powers of the Archons, the gods of this universe.

The game also gives characters for free as they access certain missions in the world of Teyvat. Characters like Xiangling and Barbara can be gained through the story or by completing Spiral Abyss quests, which act as a tower of challenges.

Moreover, during missions involving five-star characters, it is common for the game to give a taste of using a fighter like Xiao or Shogun Raiden, for example. After all, how would you want to spend gems on this logo if you didn’t know the full potential of the character, right? All this is done with the intent that the player will create an interest in the form in question and possibly spend money to get it permanently.

However, there are many players who have so-called F2P accounts, or free to play (Free to play, in literal translation). The term is used when players do not spend real money in the game and enjoy the experience without having to invest their hard-earned money in the world of Teyvat. There are even creators who use this premise to teach players how to make teams of characters without paying and this does not limit the experience of playing a story Jinshin effect.

Despite it being a gacha game, the game is over for people and for good reason. Play Jinshin It is very interesting, the story keeps growing and reaches more and more interesting levels and the world of Teyvat is full of life, for you to discover and explore as you play and reveal the plot that includes the traveler and the search for the missing relative.

Jinshin effect Available for free download for iOS, Android, and PC Playstation 4 NS PlayStation 5. copy for Nintendo Switch It is planned but no release date has been set.

Source: VG247And NME