Summary
- Honkai: Star Rail's upcoming buffs to older characters will reportedly have an important caveat for players who already own the units.
- A leak suggests that Honkai: Star Rail's new buffs to Blade, Jingliu, Silver Wolf and Kafka will be optional, with players able to retain the characters' original versions.
- Honkai: Star Rail re-visiting some of its older units could open the door to "forgotten" characters like Seele seeing major improvements.
A Honkai: Star Rail leak is hinting at an important detail about the upcoming buffs to older characters, reportedly allowing players to choose whether to use the buffs. The HoYoverse sci-fi RPG's future buffs to some of its oldest roster members has been a hot topic for many fans, with the developer confirming the first four characters to receive an update. Characters like Jingliu and Blade have already seen details of their buffs leaked, with others like Kafka and Silver Wolf also said to be receiving changes. Now, new leaks are hinting at a major element of the changes.
Honkai: Star Rail's endgame content has often been dominated by the newest additions to the game's roster overtaking older characters. New roster members like Tribbie, Castorice, and Aglaea among others have all made a major impact on the game following their release, with many claimed to be the strongest units the game has seen. HoYoverse officially confirmed that several older characters will be receiving buffs in Version 3.4, looking to bring Star Rail's older cast members in line with newer releases. However, players may not be forced to use the new buffs coming to Star Rail.
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Honkai: Star Rail Leaks Major Detail About Character Buffs
A recent leak shared by HoYoverse leaker Luna is hinting at a surprising element of Honkai: Star Rail's buffs to older characters. According to the post, the upcoming buffs to Honkai: Star Rail's older characters will feature the option for players to continue using the older versions of the characters. The post does not clarify how the optional buffs will function, or whether players will make a one-time choice for their characters or be able to swap between old and new scalings. Honkai: Star Rail's buffs to its older characters are set to launch on July 2.
Honkai: Star Rail's optional buffs have major implications for two characters whose buffs have already been leaked. Both Jingliu and Blade are set to see major changes to how their kits will function within Star Rail, with both switched to scale more heavily off HP for their abilities. The change could serve as a detriment to Star Rail players who have already built Jingliu or Blade with a focus on ATK, potentially weakening the player's investment into Light Cones and Relics.
Honkai: Star Rail's buffs to older characters could act as a catalyst for some of the game's "forgotten" older units to see major improvements. Seele has been a popular request to receive buffs as part of the game's focus on improving older characters, with the Quantum character once seen as Star Rail's most powerful DPS unit. The RPG's standard banner characters could also potentially see improvements, with Star Rail making major changes to the game's permanent lineup. Honkai: Star Rail fans can hope that their favorite characters will be the next to receive some new buffs.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 90%
- Released
- April 26, 2023
- ESRB
- Teen / Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Simulated Gambling, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
WHERE TO PLAY
- Engine
- Unity
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Turn-Based RPG
