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Genshin Impact<\/a> has been review bombed and its official Douyin (TikTok) account has lost nearly 1m followers after the recent version 4.4<\/a> livestream announced that three only dollops of Intertwined Fate material will be gifted to players during the game’s Lantern Rite event.<\/p>\n

Before the 4.4 livestream, Genshin’s official Douyin account had 9.35m followers, but as of writing, it’s down to 8.41m.<\/p>\n

Lantern Rite is a yearly event in Genshin Impact that celebrates Chinese New Year in-game, dishing out regular rewards like a free four-star character picker and Primogems, the currency used to buy the Intertwined Fate material used for pulling characters in the gacha system.<\/p>\n

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Genshin Impact has been review bombed and its official Douyin (TikTok) account has lost nearly 1m followers after the recent version 4.4 livestream announced that three only dollops of Intertwined Fate material will be gifted to players during the game’s Lantern Rite event. Before the 4.4 livestream, Genshin’s official Douyin account had 9.35m followers, but as of writing, it’s down to 8.41m. Lantern Rite is a yearly event in Genshin Impact that celebrates Chinese New Year in-game, dishing out regular rewards like a free four-star character picker and Primogems, the currency used to buy the Intertwined Fate material used for pulling characters in the gacha system. 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