New Anime Gacha Game Shuts Off PayPal Purchases After Charging Random Amounts Up To $3,300

People who play gacha games sometimes tell me they’ve spent thousands of dollars in them over the course of years of playing, but in those situations at least they’re doing so on purpose and with full knowledge of their actions. Arknights: Endfield players, however, were charged thousands of dollars for mundane microtransactions due to a Paypal glitch, prompting developer Hypergryph to take the option to make purchases through the service offline. Not a great start to the game’s launch today.

Players reported (thanks, TheGamer) multiple odd Paypal charges from the game in various currencies and amounts within hours of Arknights: Endfield’s launch, ranging anywhere from a few dollars up to the equivalent of $3,300 USD. The glitch seemed to charge players for other users’ purchases if their Paypal account was linked to the game, hence why some players saw charges in different currencies from around the world, rather than solely in their own domestic currency.

Developer Hypergryph was made aware of the issue and has since taken the game’s Paypal compatibility offline, and recommends players use any other means of purchasing microtransactions for the time being.

We have received reports that the PayPal payment channel is currently undergoing temporary maintenance and upgrades.

All affected Endministrators are advised to use other available payment channels.

Transactions involving abnormal item delivery or payment deduction will be handled accordingly.

Well, it couldn’t possibly get any worse for launch day, right? God willing. Hopefully those four-figure charges weren’t too widespread. Hypergryph says it will be handling all these erroneous transactions, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the company also gave out some in-game currency or rewards as an apology. If you’re playing Arknights: Endfield, keep an eye out for any odd transactions for a bit in case this affects other payment options as well.