Cheaters tricked Genshin Impact fans into thinking there was a game-breaking glitch

polygon.com:

Genshin Impact players no longer have to agonize about who may or may not be safe to play co-op with.

Over the weekend, viral videos showing a potentially game-breaking bug in co-op mode alarmed Genshin Impact players and caused widespread panic in the community. Developers assured players that it’s not a glitch that anyone can use, but a plug-in that malicious actors used to remove items from the game. The developers said that the “relevant issues” were fixed and that players could continue to play as they would normally on Monday.

Resolution Regarding the Recent Plug-In Usage in <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/GenshinImpact?src=hash&ref_src=» https:>#GenshinImpact

Dear Travelers,
It has come to our attention that some Travelers have been using plug-ins to tamper with game data and intentionally disrupt the gaming experience of other Travelers: In Co-Op Mode, they were found… pic.twitter.com/aPMaUDehNu

In the videos showing the supposed glitch, a person would play as either Kaveh or Nahida and use each character’s elemental skill. Once a player used this attack, it would delete an object in the game permanently. There were seemingly no restrictions to the bug, so a person could use Kaveh’s skill to delete necessary game elements like characters who give out quests or key landmarks like Irminsul trees inside domains.

theres a bug thats been recently found by the cn community thats been going around bilibili. its a kaveh bug + a 3rd party software which makes kaveh removes inagme objects/files (they said it includes waypoints, domain trees, etc.). it is advised to avoid playing random coops til fixed!!! #genshinimpact #genshin #kaveh #bug

The developers now say the footage didn’t show a bug. The players in the