With the recent announcement of version 2.3, HoYoverse revealed that Honkai Star Rail will not have any new four-star characters. Instead, two new five-star characters – Firefly and Jade – will debut in the game as part of the upcoming update.
The Honkai Star Rail community, however, is unhappy with this direction, with many players expressing their disappointment at the lack of new four-star characters. On Reddit, users pointed out that this is the third update in a row without a new four-star character, leading to concerns that developers are prioritizing five-star characters while neglecting lower-tier ones.
Five-star characters are undeniably powerful and are often considered the best in Honkai Star Rail, but many players argue that neglecting other levels is unsustainable in the long term, claiming that it hinders the ability to form well-balanced team compositions, which is a crucial aspect. of the game.
Recently, we saw new faces like Kirara, Lynette, Freminet, Chevreuse, Charlotte, Gaming and Sethos, but only a few really mattered in the story. HoYoverse would do well by fans to focus on creating fewer new characters that are more meaningful and well integrated into the game.
Some users also mentioned that not everyone can afford to spend money on limited units, which especially affects free-to-play (F2P) players who suffer the most, as they have to grind a lot to secure five-star characters. In addition to this, the meta changes with each patch, making it necessary to collect every five-star character to continue.
If we dive deeper, you will notice that this trend is not only limited to Honkai Star Rail, as we have seen similar across other HoYoverse games such as Genshin Impact, which has also observed relatively few four-star character launches in the past. a year On top of that, Honkai Impact 3 has slowed down the release of A-ranked characters compared to S-ranked ones, which means that HoYoverse may be prioritizing the more profitable five-star characters rather than focusing on 4-star units.
In any case, it is obvious that the community is not satisfied with this approach and the developers will probably have to address this issue in future updates.
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