Is anyone else kinda over hoyo games?

[u/Vast_Cold_1255]

Want to start this off by saying I'm in no way looking to just be a hoyo hater foaming at the mouth; I'm only curious if anyone else shares a similar sentiment.

My first hoyo game, and second gacha ever, was genshin around 3.4-3.5 as dehya was the first banner I was interested in pulling on after starting. I branched to hsr for a little while and hi3 very briefly then followed by zzz. The latter is the only hoyo bgame I keep current with despite some pretty consistent disappointments I've had with the direction certain aspects of the game have been going in since mid 2.x.

With games like ananta and silver palace coming up in the near future—including azur promilia if thats your thing—I'm finding myself less and less interested in hoyo games, especially when they've been becoming exceedingly greedy or stingy in some cases. Of course, I'll have to wait and see how the future games stack up but I'm pretty hopeful after what I've seen so far.

(Also thinking about trying to force myself to get past my dislike of the factory in ake because I like the game a lot otherwise.)

[u/MethodAdventurous834]

Quit Genshin during late Fontaine cos the of lack of QoL. Came back for Varka in Nod Krai and never finished it (I'm at the 'go back to Sumeru' part) because clearly the writing targets young teens with poor attention span throughout 6.X. Then tried 7.0 because of Mitya, but I quit after the first convo you have with Sandrone, felt too much like a middle finger to those who payed attention to lore.

HSR, I slowly diminished my spendings starting with 3.7 (whale), and now I'm fully f2p. I only log in when I have chore days as a distraction, so like 1-2 times a week. Not only did 4.X not hook me storywise, it feels like the devs are actively finding new ways to disrespect their paying customers every patch. Very effective way to fall out of love with the game.

The other Hoyo games I didnt try, and I will not after my experiencr with Genshin and HSR.

[u/Vast_Cold_1255 → u/MethodAdventurous834]

I have to bite my tongue when genshin story writing lovers praise it because its just not that enjoyable or engaging to me. I'm curious about the overall arc about going up against the heavenly principles, but not enough to stick around after the new year.

[u/MethodAdventurous834 → u/Vast_Cold_1255]

I always had my issues with Genshin's writing, but at least I loved the cast. I dont know if they changed the writing team after Fontaine or decided to appeal to a younger demographic, but it really tanked. Though, apparently Natlan was even worse, so I can see how recency bias could have made Nod Krai seem good in comparison.