A set of Honkai Star Rail character reworks designed to carry widespread, once-powerful characters again to some type of relevance is coming in HSR 3.4, HoYoverse introduced throughout the RPG’s newest livestream. Kafka, Silver Wolf, Blade, and Jingliu will get some type of overhaul in response to fan requests that these particular characters be revamped, HoYoverse stated, however the studio held again on what these adjustments would possibly encompass.
Assuming the sport’s replace schedule stays uninterrupted, HSR 3.4 ought to go dwell in early July 2025.
Every of the 4 have been thought of among the many greatest characters in Honkai Star Rail after they debuted within the recreation throughout 2023, and Kafka discovered new relevance in 2024 when Acheron swept into the sport. Nevertheless, their injury output and group compositions have light over time. Jingliu requires heavy funding and nonetheless dishes out much less injury than others in her class; Kafka hasn’t had any new damage-over-time characters to work with in months, and up to date addition Mydei is actually Blade 2.0.
Previous characters fading into irrelevance, colloquially known as “powercreep,” is nothing new for gacha video games like Honkai Star Rail, although HoYoverse’s trendy video games usually do not see their characters lose relevance so shortly. A few of Genshin Affect’s excessive performers from the sport’s first few years nonetheless rank excessive on widespread tier lists and may see gamers by way of endgame challenges with out situation. Then there’s Zenless Zone Zero, the place it is possible to deal with bosses and different powerful opponents utilizing the identical three, free characters you begin the sport with. Whereas each video games have modified, they have not left their characters behind.
It appears unlikely that HoYoverse has related plans for different characters, although. Time has left Bailu, Yanqing, Natasha, Hook, and Welt within the mud, so to talk, and there isn’t any suggestion that’ll change anytime quickly.
Talking of older characters, you may have an opportunity to choose one among two free 5-star characters as soon as model 3.2 goes dwell, both Ruan Mei or Luocha.
