Due to the current political situation in the world, Genshin Impact players from Russia and Belarus have lost the ability to buy primogems with their bank card directly in the game. But there are still ways to legally and risk-free buy Genesis Crystals, purchase the Blessing of the Hollow Moon and pay for the Battle Pass, and we will talk about them in this article.
I’ll immediately note the fact that in order to be sure to donate to Genshin Impact and not be deceived, you will need to have a Qiwi wallet. There should be no difficulties with this, but in any case, there are a huge number of relevant guides on the network on how to create a Qiwi account.
Purchasing through Genshin Impact official website
Despite the fact that bank cards are not directly accepted by the site, players have the opportunity to donate to Genshin Impact using the Qiwi system. What do I need to do?
Attention! In order for payment through Qiwi to go through, your wallet must have the status “Main”.
First you need come in to the official website of Genshin Impact and make sure that you are authorized on it under the required account, then on the main page of the website, click on the menu item “Deposit”.
Then, in the window that opens, you will need to select a server and character nickname, and then specify what exactly you want to purchase: Creation Crystals or Hollow Moon Blessing.
Next, you will need to select a payment method. In our case, this is the Qiwi service.
Follow all the instructions that appear and confirm the payment with Qiwi and spend primogems on the character of your dreams.
Purchasing through the Epic Games Store
This method differs from the purchase through the official website of Genshin Impact in that in addition to the Genesis Crystals or the Blessing of the Hollow Moon, a battle pass is also available for purchase.
First you will need to download the Epic Games Store launcher to your PC and create an account if you still don’t have one for some reason. If there is, then just enter EGS under it.
Next, you need to find Genshin Impact in the list of games on the Epic Games Store service and download it. You can just tell the launcher the path to the files of an already installed game, but some users have had problems starting Genshin Impact, so it will be more reliable to download and install the game client again.
Then we enter the game, open the in-game store and wait for the payment method selection window from the Epic Games Store to open. We indicate the Qiwi system as a payment method, fill in all the required fields and place an order.
If you encounter any errors, uninstalling the Epic Games Store and Genshin Impact, and then completely installing them, usually helps. As they say, “turn it off and on again.”
The option to buy in-game currency and a battle pass using the Epic Games Store, I myself have personally used several times, and therefore I can recommend it. The main thing is not to consider yourself the smartest and do not try to cheat the system by pretending to be a resident of another country where primogems are cheaper than in Russia.
Purchase on large third-party services (Plati.ru, Funpay)
In order to avoid your Genshin Impact account being banned and any risks, I strongly advise against using third party services, even if they have an impeccable reputation and all your friends recommend them.
No one will give you guarantees that the seller is 100% law-abiding and conscientious citizen and does not use less than legal payment methods to purchase Creation Crystals. There is always a chance of running into someone who uses stolen bank cards. In such a scenario of the development of the event, you risk simply losing your money.
Also important is the fact that transferring your Genshin Impact account to third parties is strictly prohibited by HoYoverse. And since most sellers on third-party services ask for access to your account, the risk of catching a ban becomes at least non-zero.
All of the above also applies to some Genshin Impact vloggers and streamers who offer their services to purchase in-game currency, Blessing of the Hollow Moon, and the Battle Pass. No matter how impeccable they are, and how much you love them, don’t trust them.
There were cases when a viewer used the services of a certain blogger, made a purchase, and then some weapon disappeared from his game account somewhere. Both sides say that they did nothing, but the situation is at least unpleasant.
However, if you still want to take a risk and use the services of purchasing Genshin Impact donated currency through third parties, then ALWAYS pay attention to the reviews about the seller. Large sites at the first good reason block the accounts of unscrupulous sellers, and therefore if an account has many positive reviews and has existed for more than a year, then the level of trust in it increases many times over.
Purchase on third-party sites and Telegram channels
I will not name these sites in order not to give anyone a reason to use their services, but I will note that I have even more negative attitude towards such methods of donating to Genshin Impact than towards individuals on large exchanges.
The risk of falling for a scammer in this case increases many times over, and therefore, in no case do not use the services of such individuals. No matter how much you would like to save on donations, you should not throw your money at the monitor at the sight of a price one and a half to two times lower than the official one.
Ways to deposit money in Genshin Impact using VPN and accounts registered in other countries have their own pitfalls. At the moment, you can definitely lose access to the payment system account if you carry out the operation yourself. But who knows what retaliatory measures the developers of the game may take at one time or another, reconsidering their position on the use of VPNs.
As you can see, even with all the sanctions and restrictions, Genshin Impact players can continue to donate their hard-earned Chinese companies for new waifu and hasbandos. Yes, it became a little more difficult and time-consuming, but nothing terrible and critical happened.
