Besides how it is a virtual casino and I refuse to gamble, I cannot abide the anti-cheat that it comes packaged with. I actually once almost caved and downloaded the installer. But there was something niggling at the back of my mind telling me that I should do more research before brazenly installing the game...and whaddaya know! Turns out that Genshin Impact's anti-cheat demands kernel-level access, making it virtually indistinguishable from malware! I mean, that's the entry fee for some anime waifu game? Yeah, hard pass.
What the hell is it with the entitlement that some developers and publishers (the latter, more often than not) feel? That keeping their game pristine and orderly is worth compromising my system's security? They don't even warn you of this on the website, nor do they have an easily accessible privacy policy.