Star Rail is trying to buff old characters

Honkai: Star Rail prepares old characters to compete with the new meta – is this a solution to help the game more balanced?

Finally, Honkai: Star Rail will also “save” the characters that have been forgotten! Despite being one of the hottest Gacha games on the market with “huge” revenue, HSR is constantly improving. The proof is that the game has just released a 3.0 expansion with a brand new planet and a very good destiny for gamers to experience. Not stopping there, the developer also helps to “plow hoes” of the character become more interesting through supportive mechanisms and customization features.

However, like other Gacha games, HSR also does not escape the “whirlpool” of Power Creep (the new character status is much stronger than the old character) – even the most serious in Hoyoverse games. Although Zenless Zone Zero can avoid this problem, HSR has gone too far to be able to turn. But do not rush to think that the “first -life” characters are out of time – they still have respectable power and bring their own interesting experiences. Only thing, recent updates have constantly favored new characters with increasing damage index.

Honkai: Star Rail is planning to “buff” old characters

Hoyoverse has just posted a hot notice on Hoyolab about the plan to “revive” the old characters in HSR. Accordingly, the development team is actively seeking to increase the power of “veteran warriors” is gradually being left behind in the Endgame content increasingly difficult.

In fact, many bosses in the game are being designed towards new characters. Even so, gamers still have the opportunity to experience the diverse squad thanks to the character testing feature in the main tasks. Hoyoverse also confirmed that they are planning to improve the abilities of old characters on the battlefield – a problem that the community of players is particularly interested in.

This change is necessary when Power Creep is seriously affecting the game. New characters are constantly launched with outstanding damage, making it difficult for the old team to compete. Typically Jing Yuan – despite being buffed indirectly many times thanks to interacting with the new character, still unable to catch up with the current meta. Not to mention endgame challenges such as chaotic memories, illusion and storytelling more and more fictional about breaking or “design” for some specific characters such as Herra with optimal builds of her. .

Honkai: How can Star Rail learn from Genshin Impact?

HSR can completely learn the “character buff” tactic from Genshin Impact. In Genshin, the characters chosen in each fictional theater will receive some special buffs, not only in the event but also in the open world.

What if this method is applied to Star Rail? Each game season can choose some “first -life” characters to increase temporary strength, helping them not to be “inferior” to new characters. This approach is quite reasonable because it still ensures Hoyoverse’s revenue – the new character is still stronger and has a longer value. It is important that the old characters also have the opportunity to “present” for a while, not so badly forgotten on the journey to explore the stars!

Honkai: Star Rail can break the buff rules in Gacha

HSR may still “break” the Gacha game tradition by permanently buffing the first characters – a bold but the ability to come true is not high. Although it may not be “overhauled” completely, the increase in the background index is enough to help the old DPS characters “catch up” with the strong newbie.

However, there is a big barrier: Gacha games almost never buff the old character. The only exception from Hoyoverse is the case of Zhongli – when this guy’s shield is too “waste” at debut. And perhaps the main reason is because Zhongli is an Archon – a key figure that can bring in a huge revenue if strong buff. At the present time, it is difficult for old character buff to bring profits to Hoyoverse unless accompanied by Rerun Banner, so this may be just a move to “soothe” the gaming community.

The most feasible scenario will probably be learning in the way of Genshin Impact – both simple for the developer, and not much affecting revenue. However, this is still good news for gamers who have “All-in” into the original characters, when they have the opportunity to see the favorite characters become useful in Honkai: Star Rail.