Summary
Genshin ImpactandHonkai: Star Railare both games made by the same developer, HoYoverse. WhileGenshin Impacthas been out for roughly three years,Honkai: Star Railhas only been out for roughly eight months. Although they have a lot of things in common, like both being gacha games, there are some player quality of life improvements that are present inStar RailthatGenshinlacks. These improvements range in use from new players to those at a high Trailblazer level. If brought toGenshinin some way, shape or form, it would be a boon to all players, regardless of where they’re at in the story.
Number of 10-pulls Granted
5
2
InStar Rail, after unlocking the ability to warp, players are greeted with a starter banner that showcases the standard five stars and guarantees the player one within five 10-pulls. InGenshin, upon unlocking the ability to wish, players are greeted with a starter banner that showcases thefour star Geo character, Noelle, and she is the only guaranteed character to appear at least once within two 10-pulls. IfGenshincould alter the Beginner Banner to be likeStar Rail’sDeparture Warp, it would help new players have a better experience with early Adventure Rank levels, since they’d have five tries to get new characters and be guaranteed a standard five star to use in their early adventures.
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Star Rail
Genshin Impact
All Currently Available Non-Limited Four and Five Star Characters + Light Cones/Weapons
Yes
No
Genshin’sStandard Banner systemforces players to sink wishes into it without any guarantee of getting the standard five star character or weapon they most desire when reaching gold.Star Rail’sRegular Warp system features a milestone counter that will let the player choose a free standard five star character of their choice after making 300 pulls. Granted, this is a one-time feature that goes away after reaching that milestone, but ifGenshinwere to implement a similar system, it’d be helpful to know players wouldn’t have to depend on luck to finally acquire the standard five star character or weapon they most desire.
Certain events can be played at any time, even if they’re no longer considered active.
Genshin’s limited time events, which usually require players to be at the right level/part in the narrative, are only around until their clock runs out. That means new players, those that don’t meet the requirements, and those currently taking a break from the game won’t be able to experience the event.Star Rail’s limited time events, on the other hand, range from events that require the player to be present, to those that are archived in the “Conventional Memoir” which make them playable even if it has been months since the event was active. While the “Conventional Memoir” function warns that it reduces the rewards granted (to incentivize playing the event when it’s active), it at least allows players to play at their own pace.
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Genshin’s resin limit is very restrictive and doesn’t allow players to spend much time farming, since most actions, such as domains and bosses, have a high resin cost. It would benefit from a boost and, by extension, an overflow for any resin gained past the cap.Star Rail’s Trailblaze Powerwas boosted to 240 in patch 1.3, and in the same patch it introduced a Trailblaze Power Reserve that allows excess power to be collected in a separate bank for later use. IfGenshincould boost the resin cap and implement a similar system, it would be an asset to players who want the freedom to do more resin-required content every day.
Star Railfeatures two ways to get standard light cones; one way is to pull one from the standard banner or from a loss on the limited banner, and the other way is to buy one out of the Starlight Exchange Shop for 600 Starlight.Genshinonly features the first method, sincePaimon’s Starglitter Exchange Shoponly offers a rotating selection of four star weapons. It would be beneficial to players if, like inStar Rail, there was a way to buy standard five star weapons from the Starglitter Exchange Shop, so that players would have a way to guarantee the standard five star weapon of their choosing.
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50%
25%
The limited light cone banner onStar Railhas a system with a 75% chance to get the limited light cone and a 25% chance of losing to a standard five star light cone. This makes players more likely to win the limited light cone, since the odds are in their favor.Genshin’s limited weapon banner grants players a 50/50 shot at getting a limited five star weapon, utilizing an Epitomized Path system that requires two fate points before guaranteeing the chosen limitedfive starGenshinweaponif the player can reach pity a third time in a row. If the weapon banner could be reworked to operate likeStar Rail’slight cone banner, it would be a boon to the players that love pairing a limited character with their limited weapon but lack the funds to reach pity three times.
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8
Number of drop types from each Boss
1
Fighting attempts allowed per Boss per week
Multiple
Genshincurrently has eight weekly bosses to choose from and limits its players to only fighting eachGenshin Impactbossonce a week. This means if players don’t get the drops they need, they’re forced to either use dream solvent, which has a very low drop rate, or wait for the next week to roll around, so they can fight the boss again.Star Railcurrently has three bosses and each boss can be farmed more than once a week, for an overall limit of three attempts across all bosses, meaning players can sink all three attempts into one boss or choose to mix attempts among the options. IfGenshincould allow players to be able to farm the same weekly boss more than once a week, it would be a boon to players trying to farm specific pieces for certain characters.
WHERE TO PLAY
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.Thus begins your journey across Teyvat to seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Along the way, prepare to explore every inch of this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds…
