Honkai: Star Rail will utilize a gacha system, just like HoYoverse’s other notable games. This implies that even if the game is free to play, you’ll need to invest real money if you want to unlock every character and weapon. Additionally, rather than just buying add-ons, you’ll be playing a slot machine to try and obtain what you want.
Gacha System in Honkai: Star Rail
HoYoverse has a reputation for creating games that are at least engaging for F2P players as well, even if gacha games receive an absolutely understandable (and crucial) amount of criticism for the fact that they are, in essence, monetised through loot boxes. Based on that, I would anticipate Honkai: Star Rail to be fully playable using a combination of the starting characters and those obtained through free gacha pulls, with the primary motivation for spending money being character optimisation and/or completionism.
Plot and Characters of Honkai: Star Rail
The plot of the game has a lot of moving aspects, even at this early stage. The most crucial fact to understand is that it is a space train-based sci-fi fiction that is highly anime.
The Trailblazer, the main character, is a synthetic humanoid who discovers that the god of destruction has put a seed of ruin inside of them. They decide to travel with the Astral Express crew on their expedition into the unknown in search of information about their condition since they recognize that this extreme set of circumstances is typical of the stories of HoYoverse heroes.
Honkai Star Rail has 28 characters, so there are already a lot of characters to learn when the game first comes out, and there will be a tonne more as the game goes on. As soon as new characters are revealed, this guide will be updated. If you want to discover more about each character and how they fit into the story and overall setting of the game, continue reading.
Continuation of Honkai Impact 3rd’s Story
The fourth installment in the Honkai series by HoYoverse, Honkai: Star Rail, will be a continuation of Honkai Impact 3rd’s story and feature some of the same characters, albeit having a very different gameplay style.
Welt Yang, an important NPC who has travelled to a parallel dimension where the events of game are occurring, is one of the confirmed returning characters from Honkai Impact 3rd. There have been hints that he would make his playable debut in game. Other returning characters from the previous Honkai game include Himeko, Seele, and Bronya, who are the parallel world analogues of well-known figures.
To get Honkai: Star Rail beta access, players must:
- Head to the official website here.
- Select “Register Now” on the left side.
- Enter your email address and click “Get.”
- Check your email for the code.
- Enter the code in the “Verification Code” box.
- Read the terms of services and, if happy, click “Submit.”
- Now select your platform of choice to pre-register.
- Wait for an email and/or notification informing you about accessing the game.
Game will be available on April 26, 2023. For the most recent details on preload dates, pre-registration rewards, and more, see our Honkai: Star Rail release date page.
Between February 10 and March 24, the game’s third and last closed beta took place. As a result, you must currently wait till the global launch before playing.
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