Honkai StarRail, the highly successful RPG title released by Hoyoverse, showcased its 3.4update in a livestream today, and provided a sneak peek into itsmuch-anticipated crossover with Fate/stay night.
Hoyoversehave become one of the pioneers in free-to-play gaming ever since the runawaysuccess of Genshin Impact, which launched in 2020 and garnered a devotedfanbase for its immersive fantasy setting and distinctive character designs.
?Honkai StarRail, released in 2023, continues Hoyoverse¡¯s dominance of the F2P market, witha storyline focusing more on a sci-fi setting and including call-backs andreferences to the company¡¯s earlier Honkai titles such as Honkai Impact 3rd.
The 3.4update, titled ¡°For the Sun is Set to Die¡±, features a crossover story arc withthe Trailblazer, and prominent characters from the Fate/stay night franchise,such as Archer, Lancer and Saber. They will be featured in the patch storyline,and will have dedicated banner events.
Honkai StarRail¡¯s 3.4 event introduces Saber and Archer as Collaboration Warps? and as part of a Collaboration Storyline. Thecollaboration event will launch on July 11 at 12:00 (server time) and willallow players to pull for Saber and Archer as playable characters.
The eventalso offers two unique Light Cones, with Saber¡¯s being called ¡°A ThanklessCoronation.¡±, and Archer¡¯s being called ¡°The Hell Where Ideals Burn¡±. Both thecharacters and their Light Cones have a 5-star rating. Players with aTrailblaze level of 3 or higher can also get Archer as a free login bonus.
Aside fromtheir availability in the Collaboration Warps, Saber and Archer will alsoappear in 3.4¡¯s crossover storyline event titled ¡°Sweet Dreams and the HolyGrail¡±. Going by the 3.4 trailer visuals, this crossover storyline may alsofeature appearances from Lancer and Gilgamesh.
Aside fromthe iconic characters of Fate/stay night, version 3.4 also features a newlocale called Aedes Elyse, as well as a new character native to the Honkai StarRail universe known as Phainon. Phainon has a 5-star rarity, and comes with a5-star Light Cone known as ¡°Thus Burns The Dawn¡±.
Many of thebonuses of the HSR and Fate/Stay night collaboration event will remainavailable until the end of update 3.6, per Hoyoverse¡¯s official social media.?
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