Thanks for the info! Guess I'll sit tight for the time being.

I imagine reverse engineering a server for something like Genshin is a monumental task, but someday I'd love to try my hand at reverse engineering a simpler game like one of the rhythm game gachas I used to play where server communication is pretty much limited to menus (checking your roster, purchasing items, submitting scores, etc.). Still early days as far as RE and network analysis skills go, though---trying to find a project that I find genuinely interesting and rewarding but would also be manageable as a first effort.