Peek at the Reasons Why Leaked Beta Genshin Impact Is Harming Mihoyo and Players

It’s no secret that Genshin Impact has entered the ranks of the most successful free-to-play games today. The drastically increasing popularity of the game makes miHoYo continue to prepare various new content to keep players’ interest. Even so, there are still many players who actually feel that they have lost interest and can’t wait to see what content miHoYo will prepare in the next new updates.

This impatience makes many of them end up looking for leaks or leaked materials obtained by several sources. This situation has been experienced by Genshin Impact since the last few months, which culminated in the opening of Beta Update 1.5 which immediately leaked in a short time and revealed almost all the content that was being kept secret by miHoYo.

We really understand the desire of players to wait for new updates, but this situation is indeed very unfortunate and it feels like it brings more losses than many people think. In the following we have explained the impact felt by both miHoYo and the players themselves.

The impact on Mihoyo

It’s clear that leaks from the Beta stage will always have a strong impact on any game developer, because they want to maintain the confidentiality of the content they are preparing. Not only to keep surprises out and announce new updates at the right time, developers also have more freedom to make various changes throughout the beta phase based on the feedback they get.

In the case of miHoYo, all the content they prepared ended up leaking with a large number of assets, including complete details of characters to all new features. Since many players think that the content they see in the leak is something they will get in the next update, miHoYo has to deal with criticism from players who may be dissatisfied with the changes.

For example, how they have prepared new playable characters in beta access and can be played, but it turns out that in the new update these characters do not appear and are deliberately prepared for the next several updates. This can be seen from the case of Hu Tao, who at that time invited protests from fans because he did not appear after the Xiao character banner in Update 1.3, even though miHoYo prepared him as a surprise character that should not have been leaked first.

Impact on Players

Apart from miHoYo, believe it or not, leaks like this also have an even bigger impact on players. First, it’s clear that not all players want to see the leak and prefer to keep it as a surprise. However, because there are so many players on social media and sources who spread the leaks everywhere (including game media too, but not us hehe), surely these leaks are almost impossible to avoid unless you are no longer actively browsing the internet.

Another scenario could also occur for players who intentionally participate in the beta on Genshin Impact just to be a leaker. This is of course very risky, because all players registered in the closed beta are already bound by an agreement with miHoYo not to divulge the confidentiality of the content they see. By violating it, there is a big risk that the player will be prosecuted.

Conclusion

So in short there is never a positive effect from leaking content like this. The enthusiasm of players will certainly increase after seeing it, but behind that there are more negative impacts that harm the other party. The miHoYo itself has committed to releasing periodic updates every few months and that will not change in the long term. For this reason, at least players have guaranteed content support which will certainly make Genshin Impact an even more interesting game.

Of course we also have a few complaints to miHoYo, especially how they haven’t implemented an effective security system for the game. We hope that instead of just focusing on new content, they can improve the technical side of the game itself, especially when it comes to account security that is at risk from hackers.

Interested in the Game?

Genshin Impact is now available for free on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, and mobile (Android and iOS). Follow the latest developments of the game by visiting the official website HERE.

By the way, we also had time to summarize tips to consistently get 5-star characters in Genshin Impact. So make sure to check out the tips for enlightenment before spending your Primogem.

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Genshin Impact

Publisher: miHoYo

Developer: miHoYo

Release Date: 2020-09-28

Android, iOS, PC, PS4, PS5

Welcome to Teyvat, a fantasy world that is ready to take you on a great adventure as a Traveler from another world. True to its premise, Genshin Impact is an open-world RPG that offers action-based gameplay and a unique mix of Magic elements. During your adventure, you will be accompanied by lots of interesting characters with their unique fighting styles, backgrounds, and personalities that make Teyvat feel even more alive.