Is Power Creep Becoming A Problem In Honkai Star Rail?

Honkai Star Rail Power Creep Discussion

#honkaistarrail #gacha #hoyoverse

[hateisme]

jingyuan: why did you put me below blade in the thumbnail
seele: he made me the bottom tier
kafka: you guys are in the thumbnail?

[ineedgasmoney]

Destruction path just seemingly removed the point of hunt and erudition since it can do their job and even better sometimes

[VAYuu]

I think that the biggest issue is not powercreep, but balance between the paths of erudition, destruction and hunt. Hunt is supposed to be the strongest for single target, and erudition the strongest for AOE, but currently these two categories are dominated by destruction characters. It simply doesnt make sense that destruction is the best at everything when it comes to dealing damage.

[vinhinh]

Gradual powercreep is fine, but a sudden spike in power lvl after ONE game patch is absolutely not healthy.

[DaviD-filj]

Its not the problem that other characters are getting worse, it's just people are mad their favorite character is not the best anymore.

[Leothemoose]

I think Power Creep becomes a MAJOR issue for games that have PVP elements too. If HSR had PVP, this would become a problem

[luceferprides]

I dont mind power creep as long as the past unit is still able to kill the current enemies. However, I do think starrail power creeping is very fast, but it's fine so long as the old units can still clear the game

[Zecuto]

I also want to point out something I learned from Genshin: hoyoverse absolutely masterfully creates an ILLUSSION of power creep where is most often none to little such. That's how they sell character not only on their initial banner, but on subsequent ones as well.

[marvelcz]

Hoyo balances well if you ask me. The feel of powercreep is caused by current endgame activities being tailored for currently released characters.
EDIT: looks like the video was about the same thing :)

[bongajacobs]

I only think it matters if the content difficulty scales to the new unit. So far I don't think that's happened. I've gotten through content without Loucha, IL and Jingliu so I feel calm but I may be wrong. Correct me kindly if I am

Edit:Video is basically about my claims 😂

[epicadventureturtle]

The way I see it, some characters can 0 cycle moc 10 and other character can 0 cycle even harder. We are at a point where more dps is basically useless. What really matters in the long run is this: clear speed in seconds, clear speed on auto battle in seconds. I think in both of those categories we had a massive power creep, because all the new chars seem to have way better aoe.

[FateTearsStudios]

Star Rail and many other gacha games need to take the approach of DFFOO and implement reworks to past characters, updating them to the current difficulty.
Maybe introduced new lightcones that fix certain issues or adds a brand new mechanic for characters if they won't change the kits themselves.

[TheDangerosking]

I personally feel like there is much more power creep in this game than in genshin

[milmil]

I agree. Plus, *everyone wants to have their time in the spotlight.* Not everyone pulled ILDan Heng, but everyone did see how much ILDH mains were showing off how strong they are. Everyone wants their turn to feel like the strongest "at least for a while".

So, personally, I think it's fine. This isn't our first rodeo. As long as the characters you pulled are still viable, power creep is fine imo. It's fine to let everyone enjoy their time in the sun for a while. It'll be a fun memory that stays with the player and fanbase.

Kinda sad Jing Yuan mains never got to enjoy that moment while everyone else did, but... 🤷‍♂️

[MegaBloodrain]

You can have multiple favourite characters, that's not the issue. The issue is value depreciation. Just like real life, I don't want to invest in characters that will lose value down the road, unless ofcourse they are updated by means or artifacts and whatnot.

[WaywardTraveler]

I love these videos man. I hope you never stop making these and I always look forward to new content.

[inxianity]

Pog content - your perspective on how Hoyo balances powercreep is getting me really excited for future patches. Think of the possibilities!

I LOVED it when Sampo got an indirect buff from Kafka's release, bc I always wanted an excuse to build him but couldn't find one until mommy came ❤

And my lil underrated pet fave Pela just got pushed up the meta rankings with Jingliussy. More reason to bust those flying drones out. KEEP IT COMING HOYO!

[Manishrana]

People talk about powercreep but all I have to say is wait for a limited 5* harmony character

[monspeet]

There are no middle ground to meta players, it's either a power creep or the unit sucks. Anyone who argues that meta players are reasonable people is either delusional or is one.

[Xailei_]

Based video. Sustain powercreep I think exist a bit, like it’s still possible to solo sustain with a Natasha, but compared to a fu xuan who provides other buffs as well as better survivability, it’s not even close. So for me, sustain powercreep is the strongest.