deleting my genshin account was the worst mistake of my life

i've played genshin since 1.1 with a few breaks here and there, and i loved the game, but as time went on i grew Disillusioned with the game as it felt like it was only getting worse and worse, or at best it was stagnating, this culminating with natlan.

i deleted my account thinking the game would never improve, but then in nodkrai they finally started making changes, finally improving the story instead of stalling with filler arcs, finally adding more cutscenes and improving presentation with animations during dialogue, finally release more male characters...etc

but now it's too late for me, my account is already gone and with it the hundreds of dollars i spent and the things i built for years, it's over for me.

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Ghost_Blade_2026-01-02 13:37

why would you not just uninstall instead...

i'm so baffeled at ur thought process for the decision lmaoo

s0me_guyy2026-01-02 13:37

This isnt an airport

_MuadDib_2026-01-02 13:39

I understand why you left the game, but what was your motivation for getting the account deleted?

esztersunday2026-01-02 13:45

Most likely op did it, so he won't ever come back. That's the best way to quit for good.

_MuadDib_2026-01-02 15:25

They don't give impression they wanted to quit for good. Even if they wanted to quit for good at that time why do something so drastic. When they could just uninstall the game.

The_Gravity_cat2026-01-02 13:39

This is why I don’t delete accounts.

But then I’m also the type of person who keeps physical games I buy and hold onto consoles rather than trade them in - I may want to go back to the games on those consoles.

polinice2026-01-02 13:44

Well, I don't delete my accounts. Said that, I played a game (on mobile phone) once upon for almost 3 years and, after a break of other 3 years, discovered that my account was deleted. Frustrating but online games are like this...

OwnRepresentative9162026-01-02 13:51

Really this is just a life lesson. It was always a mistake to delete your account and if you didn't know it before you would only learn it the hard way. It honestly makes zero sense to delete something that you spent money on like that

Neospanner2026-01-02 14:41

You could try contacting customer support. They probably have a backup of your account, and are always happy to welcome back paying customers...

_MuadDib_2026-01-02 15:11

Looking at it from European perspective, there should be no backups. As under GDPR rules you have "right to be forgotten". So if you ask to delete your account it should be irreversible as they should not have any data that would identify you left.

Sharp_Exercise_98762026-01-02 15:57

This isn't entirely true. GDPR data erasure is a very specific request. You have to specifically say you want all your personal data to be erased and most often companies require this to be in writing as well. You don't have to specifically mention GDPR or 'right to erasure' or any law, but you have to clearly say your intent. For Genshin, the only way to make GDPR deletion request is by contacting Customer Support team.

Account closure through button in menu is simply requesting that, closing the service account. HoYo can still keep your data in their systems. In practice, many companies delete personal data along with account closure after some time even without additional request if they can, as they no longer have a reason to keep them.

Edit: source: [https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/company/privacy](https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/company/privacy)

Neospanner2026-01-02 16:04

No way to say for certain how long they maintain that data, but OP apparently left during Natlan. Their data likely hasn't been idle for much more than a year. I think it'd be surprising if they were so quick on the delete trigger - especially since they have lots of events and incentives for players who return to the game after quitting. (Even if typically those lapsed players don't jump through the extra hoops of account deletion, I certainly doubt OP is the only one who has!)

Sharp_Exercise_98762026-01-02 16:08

I was just replying to the GDPR part, because I used to work with those requests every day and lot of people misunderstand how they works.

As for OP, Hoyo sadly specifically says that account deletion itself is irreversible and permanent after 30 days, so I guess no luck for them here.

No-Beyond43912026-01-02 14:53

Well hopefully you learned a lesson in not being rash and making absolute decisions

Nineosix2026-01-02 14:57

how do you even delete an account?

_MuadDib_2026-01-02 15:19

Xenophoresis2026-01-02 15:17

You made the choice to leave, so stick with it? IMO it should be healthier that way, no?

But if you really love Genshin so much, create a new account. You'll earn pulls for new characters anyway.

Shahadem2026-01-02 20:19

Well the best thing hing to do is just move on and stop looking backwards.

JdhdKehev2026-01-02 21:38

Idiot

issm2026-01-02 23:37

Should have sold it instead.

Nyancromancer2026-01-03 01:44

this is like choosing to burn your house down because you saw a spider