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Michael Lin & Fish Ling Interview: HoYoverse's Honkai Star Rail
2026.02.27 14:18
Honkai Star Rail Team: "To venture towards the sea of stars" is a classic theme of the Sci-Fi genre. We hope to spark players’ desire to explore the universe and to introduce a grand adventure in the galaxy. At the same time, the turn-based genre is a classic game genre with a prolonged charm of its own. There have been so many great turn-based strategy titles in the past that are loved by players around the world, including many of our team members. And that’s why we want to try out different things in Honkai: Star R
**Honkai: Star Rail ** is a video game built on years of experience in the limelight of live-service gaming. Developer HoYoverse certainly isn't a stranger to high-profile, ongoing titles - Genshin Impact remains one of the most popular and influential titles in its space. While Star Rail is a dramatically different experience overall, the similarities between the two games are almost entirely positives, with a polished cast of characters, intriguing story, and incredible depth of gameplay pushing the 1.0 launch into rarefied territ
Its simple and straightforward approach to damage lacks more depth, but it is quite effective to use. Of course, as Trailblazer unlocks more Paths in **Honkai: Star Rail ** , players will be tempted to change and experiment with more alternatives, but The Destruction version will always be there for when they need
Honkai: Star Rail follows the Trailblazer, a player-controlled character who awakes under mysterious circumstances. They're quickly burdened with a power that is either highly sought-after or vilified by denizens of the game's universe, and rescued by the Astral Express - a group of world-jumping heroes who chase after Stellarons, the protagonist's power that also functions as a cancerous presence on any planet it's fo
The game is expected to run on most devices due to the fact that Honkai: Star Rail ’s system requirements are not too demanding. Android users will need a device with Android 7.0 OS, at least a Snapdragon 835, Dimensity 720, or Kirin 980 CPU, and 3 GB of memory to be able to run the game. The game uses 8 GB of storage on Android. When it comes to iOS users, players should check the list of supported devices, but it is worth mentioning that the game runs on iPhone 8 Plus, so any model that is better than that should be compati
Trailblazer’s best damage output comes from their Skill and Ultimate attacks, and these should be the ones most used throughout fights. Because Skills are available more times than Ultimates, this should be the main skill priority in Honkai: Star Rail ’s Trailblazer (Destruction) build. Their Ultimate ability should come in second place, followed by their Talent. Lastly, their Basic Attack should be boosted, as it will eventually be used, but not so of
It also boosts DMG by 12% when the user inflicts the Weakness Break status on opponents. While these buffs are very good, they pale in comparison to Something Irreplaceable. Nonetheless, it is the second-best Light Cone for Honkai: Star Rail ’s Trailblazer (Destruction) bu
Michael Lin: So the game itself is set in a different world from our previous games. And we just felt that the turn based combat system better represents how that can work out. Can't provide any spoilers to how the game will turn out, but that's how our producer felt. In reality, if you actually try the game out, you'll feel that it really adheres to what the game is trying to
The stat priority players will want to search for while farming Relic sets for Honkai: Star Rail ’s Trailblazer (Destruction) build are ATK and Physical DMG. These are the main ones that the character uses and, therefore, should be the ones boosted. As secondary stats, players can also increase Trailblazer’s Speed and HP stats, as they will help with both combat and survivabil
As a whole, the continuation of the spirit of the Honkai series and its standalone story allows all players to start a galactic adventure together and enjoy the fun of a brand new game. New players can enjoy the game without further knowledge of the previous Honkai games, and old players of the series can share a moment of nostalgia when they reunite with some "old friends" in Honkai: Star
**When it comes to Relics for Honkai: Star Rail ’s Trailblazer (Destruction) build, players will need to search for sets that do exactly what their Light Cones do: boost ATK ** . The best Relic set for this is Champion Of Streetwise Boxing. With two pieces, it grants a 12% increase to Physical DMG, which is what this version of Trailblazer specializes
Unlike in Genshin Impact , where the Elements are combined to provoke strong Elemental Reactions, Honkai Star Rail Beginner Guide: Star Rail ’s combat system is centered around using the correct Element against a foe’s pre-established weaknesses. Hitting an enemy that is weak to Ice Damage with Ice Damage will contribute more to inflicting the Weakness Break status, for example. Additionally, Elements have different effects, such as DoTs (damage-over-time) and debuffs, when they inflict Weakness Br