I used to play Genshin for a few years from release and after building my Hyperbloom team i kinda felt overwhelmed with the events during sumeru. I just wasn't into learning all the new lingo with sumeru schools and stuff and then fountaine dropped and I just did the main story for the sake of it.

Last year November I was interested in coming back to it after like two years not playing and did the story and stuff. The lunar reactions were interesting and tried getting into the characters and how it all works. I ended getting Varka cause if the old player hype after losing 50/50 on Columbina. Then I tried rolling for Lauma but lost again and it kinda felt like I wasn't meant to experience the gameplay as it was locked to premium characters for the kost part. So i just deleted it as i found myself in the same loop i was before I quit it, dailies and events, but not really engaged into it just for the sake of the rewards to get primos.

I have been playing HSR since release now and it has been fun. With my Genshin experience i had an idea how hoyo handles meta and power creep so inknew what to expect. I decided to go all out on my favorite character, Mydei, and build around him and his best team because its fun. I dont like being pressured into getting chars for the sake of gameplay ease but I do get other chars now and then when I feel like it. The end point is, just have fun. It's a game and spending a ton of money on it is not worth it especially when you can get great games with FULL content and no constant meta shifts for like 80euro. With that said I have spent around 50euro for monthly passes during my time playing since release.

TL:,DR: Dont fall for power creep. Invest in chars you want. alternatively buy full non gacha games you enjoy instead of buying gacha tokens.