Careful out there, Genshin impact players – the Chinese server is flooded with reports of hackers permanently “blocking” some players’ progress.
While not yet formally acknowledged by developer miYoHo, fans have taken to social media to report issues with some malicious players using third-party software to remove key items such as elemental totems, essentially preventing them from making any progress. even if they install and download a new version.
Although the issue seems to be limited to the Chinese Genshin impact Players for now, all players around the world are being warned not to join “a stranger’s co-op space until the bug is fixed”.
Take the examples in the Reddit thread below for example. According to one comparison, where one unaffected player can see a cannon and an electric boom, there’s nothing but a big space in the game for whoever thinks they’ve been hacked. In another example, a geoppiler was completely removed from the game for one unlucky player.
PSA: There is a major bug in the Genshin Impact CN server that may affect the exploration progress of your account. by r/Genshin_Impact
“The new exploit has to do with removing someone’s world scout points (i.e. things like seele, chests, culi like hydroculus, and the like),” explains Redditor AntonioS3.
“There should be an elemental totem there in the first seconds of the video, but it’s not there because the guy actually removed it from his world. It’s actually a bug for the entire account and not just the client because later in the video video, he logs in with his cloud account to check, and they’re still not there, meaning his world/account is bricked and unable to get to 100%.”
The Redditor ends by warning all players (whether they play on the Chinese server or not) not to join strangers’ co-op lobbies “until the bug is fixed.”
Genshin impact is one of the most popular games in the world right now, but it’s not the only Chinese game worth your time according to our feature. Why don’t we all play Chinese games?
“The importance of its success as a confidence boost for Chinese developers cannot be overemphasized,” the feature reads. “And though we don’t reach the lofty heights of Genshin Impact, Naraka: Bladepoint And FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch have both received positive reception abroad – as seen in reviews from critics and Steam users alike.
“There’s also a vibrant indie scene that often goes under the radar outside of China and probably deserves more attention. So there are clearly success stories for Chinese developers making their own games. But why do so few travel well?”
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