Honkai: Star Rail will be making some changes to Seele's ultimate animation. The popular banner character is known for her flashy moves that deal significant damage to enemies.
HoYoverse recently posted a "Voice of the Galaxy" developer blog to give Honkai: Star Rail players a glimpse of its upcoming plans, like quality of life adjustments, and a confirmation of the in-game chat feature coming to Honkai: Star Rail version 1.1. Probably the most notable update was HoYoverse addressing concerns toward Seele's ultimate animation.
In Honkai: Star Rail, Seele is a Quantum-element character, who moves so fast that she blinks and disappears on screen when she attacks enemies. While many players seem to be positioning her as their main damage dealer in their teams, they have also noted that the visuals of her ultimate, Butterfly Flurry, was way too flashy and hurt their eyes, especially when they're playing in 2x speed. In the blog post, HoYoverse acknowledged the feedback, saying that the devs are looking for the best ways to optimize Seele's ultimate animation. Additionally, it's planning to add relevant options to let players personalize their gameplay experience further.
As for the rollout of the Seele update, HoYoverse said it won't be available in Honkai: Star Rail version 1.1 as it will take "extra development and testing." Meanwhile, many players on social media made several requests to HoYoverse for other features and adjustments that they want in Star Rail, like giving players their own customizable rooms in the Astral Express, and more opportunities to farm resources.
Honkai: Star Rail has only been out for almost a month, but it's already exceeded many players' expectations, gameplay and storyline-wise. Although its features, and even the main story, are still far from complete, it's quite clear that many players are looking forward to future updates, so they can uncover Star Rail's story further and pull for new characters. But for now, HoYoverse's dev notes and quality of life updates will suffice.
Of course, like with any HoYoverse game, there have been Honkai: Star Rail leaks that revealed a future character's gameplay, and 10 unreleased character models. This may be exciting to many avid players, but it's also worth remembering to take them with a grain of salt to avoid disappointment as HoYoverse's plans can always change. But if the many Star Rail rumors do end up to be true, then fans of the game might have some interesting team compositions in the future.
Honkai: Star Rail is available now for PC and mobile devices. PS4 and PS5 versions are in development.
Source: HoYoLab