IN Short postHoyoverse said that the age verification process would be implemented into American players by May 20. Age verification will be required when logging in or creating an account. Players who do not verify their age by July 18 will be suspended, a list of friends and chat records and will not receive any further notifications.
This does not mean that children under 16 will not be able to have fun The influence of Genshin. But after verification of the age, they will not be able to independently make purchases with booty, which grant players access to collector’s heroes of the game.
There are no national loot boxes in the USA, but FTC focused on Hoyoverse with the orientation of the claim The influence of GenshinA misleading shopping system, misleading players about the chances of obtaining the most desirable characters and illegal attacking children and gathering their data. At the time of the settlement, Hoyoverse told Polygon in a statement that “although we think that many FTC accusations are inaccurate, we agreed to this settlement, because we value the trust of our community and divide commitment to transparency for our players.”
Otherwise, the creators of the game targeted at the so -called “dark patterns” operate players to the maximum number of shopping in the game, FTC has gathered a huge settlement with Fortnite Maker Epic Games, and even returned to some players.
In addition to the introduction of age verification, FTC settlement requires Hoyoverse to provide players with the method of paying for booty boxes directly by means of real money, disclosing correct opportunities and currency courses, and to remove personal data collected from children under 13 years of age.
