Summary
Honkai: Star Railhas many four-star characters in its current banner which can be unlocked for free, but the HoYoverse community believes the studio is slacking in releasing enough four-stars. Although the four-star characters aren’t quite as valuable as five-star ones, they’re still important additions to any lineup. SomeHonkai: Star Railplayers feel as though they’ve been done a disservice by the lack of four-star characters who, in certain situations, have the ability to match the stats of higher-rated, five-star characters.
While HoYoverse has fallen behind delivering on the community’s wishes, players have begun to notice lethargic team comps after numerous patches have come and gone with no new four-star characters. Update 2.2 did introduce the free character of Harmony Trailblazer and HoYoverse has promiseda new version of March 7thin the near future, but it isn’t enough to satisfy the hunger of the fans, who demand more variety in the game’s roster.
One disgruntled player took to theofficialHonkai: Star RailReddit pageto share their frustrations. “With 2.4, we will have our third patch in a row with no new 4 star,” they wrote. “Every patch, we get two 5 stars and potentially one 4 star. This does not feel sustainable — I understand and am fine with the fact that I won’t get every 5-star, but 4-stars fill in that gap for when I cannot get a new character.” Many Redditors were fighting the same battle with a few communicating in the thread how “ridiculous” the situation had become and comparing it tothe shortcomings ofGenshin Impact.
Fans Worry HoYoverse Will Repeat Past Mistakes
Genshin Impactcurrently boasts 39 four-star characters, with over 40 five-stars available to pull from Wishes. Fans seem rightfully worried thatHonaki: Star Railwill follow in the footsteps of its predecessor and begin focusing more onenhancing the builds of powerful charactersrather than developing the flexibility of lower-level ones. This effective tug of war has left players in limbo as they anticipate the next update.
The lastfour-star character to release inHonkai: Star Railwas Gallagher, released back in March with the 2.1 update. Since then, HoYoverse has switched focus from releasing four-star characters with every patch to five-stars only. Not only do four-star characters help flesh out player’s teams that lack variety, but it also helps players with too few Stellar Jades to clutch five-star characters at random.
“I’ve noticed it’s a pattern in almost all Hoyo games,” one comment said. “Genshin Impacthad relatively fewer 4 stars in the last year and HI3 has slowed down the release schedule of A ranks vs S ranks. It seems their prioritizing spending on 5 stars cause it’s more profitable and most people won’t care.” Right now, there are 21 four-star characters inHonaki: Star Railcompared tomore than 25 five-star characters, so it comes as no surprise that the community feels let down.
Honkai: Star RailVersion 2.4, is scheduled for release on July 15, 2025, so if HoYoverse has heard the outcries of its audience, there’s a possibility that a new four-star character could be on the way. HoYoverse hasalready teased the pair of five-starsjoining the banner. Version 2.3 will commence on June 18, where players will see a rate-up increase for the four-stars Gallagher, Mika, and Xueyi. Then, July 10 to July 30 will see an extra rate-up for Serval, Natasha, and Asta.
Honkai: Star Rail
WHERE TO PLAY
Board the Astral Express and roam the universe in search of myths and legends. From global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse comes a new space fantasy RPG. Harness the spirirt of the Trailblaze in a cel-shaded space fantasy adventure where you’ll embark on an unforgettable intergalactic odyssey. You and your fellow Astral Express passengers will hop from world to world, resolve conflicts, form friendships and uncover a wealth of mysteries. In this exciting new free-to-play game, you’ll journey through immense worlds of the unknown and bond with a series of memorable characters. Choose your companions and arrange the ultimate four-person combat team to help you take down a looming threat to the universe.
