Honkai: Star Rail and Power Creep 

Honestly a great video enjoyable informative and funny what else can we ask for

It's a very good video, you know what you are talking about and this is pretty accurate of the current state of the game.

Don't get me wrong, I've watched most of the video and think you've been pretty accurate, but it felt like you used way too many words to get to the point sometimes. It felt like there was a bit too much going back and forth, there were times where it felt like you were just explaining multiple characters' entire kits. You probs could've shaved off around 5 minutes. This is just my opinion though, still a good video

@@RandomPerson-sh9tu The Genshin story-telling brainrot has eroded my neurons. I'll try to keep it more succinct next time orz

let me be your friend! 😢

I agree! I can certainly see why people want their favorite units to be the best, but not being the best shouldn't discourage people from playing their favorites. I think the game is balanced well given how many units there are. At the end of the day, a clear's a clear.

I think there are other reason to complain about powercreep other than they are not the best anymore, a viable one is the level of investment vs output, its frustrating to see units youve invested in do poorly, or at an equivalent level of something you hardly invested on. It's why people don't bother with investing in amber in genshin, even tho TECHNICALLY anyone even her can clear abyss, with the right amount or i might even say, absurd amount of resources invested in just to do mediocrely. Nobody wants to see months worth of farming only to hit wet noodles on, especially on compared to the hot new ones that youve barely touched.

I feel like content has caught up we are just using newer characters with our old dps. HuoHuo, Ruan Mei, Sparkle, Robin and Black Swan took most dps to the next lvl where they would have been feeling way weaker right now. I would argue DHIL is very competitive with Acheron a lot of time since he has his ideal supports and his dmg is very quick and consistent. You also have to take into account MOC buffs and enemy types those always change what teams are better as well. My QQ cleared in the same amount of cycles first half as my Acheron because she has high break effiecncy with enhanced basics and can break the enemies faster than almost anyone else so it made up for here being a weaker dps. Its the same in Genshin Impact the hp in abyss has definitely doubled or tripled at this point from how it was years ago but the new supports are cracked. My newest dps is tighnari from 3.0 that came to standard banner right after(I don't really use him in Abyss though) but I always get the new supports like Nahida, Faruzan, Chevreuse, Furina, Xianyun, Ganyu(Nahida enable ganyu melt consistently) and Xiao(Xianyun, Faruzan and Furina basically let you drop 100k + plunges easily with very little energy issues).

Dot teamcomps have consistently cleared MoC faster than Acheron and the Ratio follow up team is currently the best team in the game. Acheron is so overrated.

@@sct77 Yep people just see dmg per screenshot instead of just looking at the cycles. You would see damn near every dps can clear in similar amount of cycles and with higher investment can all 0 cycle content.

Star Rail animations, trailers, media, all mint

and the SONG powercreep! Rise up into my world~~~

Jingyuans was so fkn cool to me at the start and now we're going into different dimensions to ult lmao

Not really, Welt, Himeko and Welt still have top tier animations

King Yuan still have the best animation imo

It's honestly kind of a rough feeling, but it comes and goes. Characters that felt weak against content might feel strong the next patch, so I guess it balances out xd

honestly, powercreep feels much worse in hsr than any other game due to how BAD THE ARTIFACT SYSTEM IS. its a COMPLETE struggle just to get a good set WITH 2PC 2PC. this alone made me stop playing the game. 🫤

@@ALittleSIMPle This ^. A lot of MoC (much like Abyss in Genshin) is tuned to promote the current (or recent) limited 5*s. Chars that don't happen to share the same strengths as the units it's tuned for, will feel weaker. Like when we get a Hydro DMG buff in Abyss because Furina was released - every Hydro DPS is meta during that phase.

Fr they good at marketing

I'm glad you caught it, I spent half of this video working on transitions that most people probably won't notice xd

@@ALittleSIMPle replayed that part like 10 times on first watch dw bruv, it was epic it went so nicely along with the blade --> dang il --> jing liu intro tangent that I'm suprised your ass is sub 5k

@@ALittleSIMPleit was clean af ❤❤

⁠@@ALittleSIMPlel noticed the seele into blade one near the end!!

Yeah, it's certainly not for everyone! I honestly hate feeling like I have to go back and redo things (especially since I want to change my characters' speeds depending on what teams I want to use them in sometimes), but I can definitely see how some people might feel excited to dust off a unit they haven't used in a while, revisit old concepts, or rebuild units to experience new ones. Despite my distaste for feeling like I have to refarm things, I do have a certain appreciation for the "freshness" of it xd

@@ALittleSIMPle For sure. I understand why it's appealing and why people enjoy it, it's just psychology. Skinner's Boxes and all. XD I'm just the kind of person that prefers novelty over the grind, which means games like Destiny, Diablo, MMOs, etc. all have a very finite shelf life for me before I'm burnt out of doing the same things over and over just to be able to do the same things I've always done. It's why so many people think Genshin is flawed when they don't realize it's "character building for people who hate redoing what they've already done." Yes, you do still run domains to build characters, but it's to build someone who provides new gameplay, not to meet a new artificially raised stat ceiling for the gameplay you already experienced. (I also think people hate the grind in Genshin so much because they have way higher requirements for their builds than they need to; I barely farm for new characters and yet I still 36* Abyss, but that's a whole other discussion)

@@effortlessfury Definitely agree. I think a lot of what drives people to aim for hilariously high standards is the social media "PVP". People see cool builds and showcases and they want it, too, but then it's discouraging when they realize it takes months or years to get the really impressive stuff. I play my alt account very casually, and it's definitely not something worth bragging about, but it's comfortable enough to clear things and I think that's good enough for me xd

@@ALittleSIMPle This is probably also why there are no in-game leaderboards. The randomness exists to balance the long-term grind, but that does mean that the highly improbable ceiling is ridiculously high, and given enough time, a handful of folks will reach it. If the game constantly raised the ceiling, that problem would never manifest, as people would all shoot past what the original ceiling was before it became a problem.

This is the most civilized, and respectful discussion I've seen online and it even has some great insights!

I agree! Brute force is certainly a method people can use, but it won't always be comfortable (or even work). Star Rail's system is, like you said, similar to solving a puzzle, which is a nice way to keep the combat elements of the game interesting.

@@ALittleSIMPle yeah trying to brute force is a current problem of many hsr player, they only want to use one hammer so they see everything as a nail

That’s exactly it. I was a hardcore serval enjoyer when I started and with pure fiction and even some MOC 12s serval has come through so strong.

Having the only one right tool for the puzzle is... boring. Especially, then this tool is exactly the one you do not like but the puzzle is required to be solved - optional only on paper. Or if these tools and their building are the main and the hardest limitations while the game is not an RTS - such limitations are not a part of intended gamedesign. And still among the right tools they always release new "the rightest" ones which have bigger numbers or/and can do more than old characters with no clear disadvantage, eidolons and lightcones are wilder each time. So new gamemodes are required to just block some characters from doing their best/prioritize specific ones. I personally do not find using characters in scenarios made specially for them to perform better than others really engaging (if even there are such scenarios). I think that making multiple possible solutions to puzzles and characters to have different builds to perform as different tools at fair cost of getting disadvantage somewhere else is much more fun

FIREFLY is also a Break Effect-scaler, but with more AoE. She has an Enhanced (via Ult) and Unenhanced state. When Enhanced, she Action advances herself after Enhancing, along with whenever she Weakness Breaks, dealing blast DMG with her Enhanced Basic and Skill (the Skill self-heals her). When Unenhanced, her Skill consumes HP to buff its DMG, while her Basic is meh. Again, she enhances herself USING HER ULT, and her Ult works similar to how Robin's Ult does. Her BE-scaling is strongest in her Enhanced state, and works because she's a Fire unit (Fire/Physical has highest Break DMG on Weakness Break)

Meanwhile JADE is an FuA AoE unit who scales with Toughness DMG to enemies. Her Skill casts a passive on an ally that "counts" how many enemies they deal Toughness DMG on (reducing the weakness bar). Her Ult is an AoE stomp. Her Talent is a follow-up attack that triggers after at least 8 instances of Toughness DMG are dealt by her and/or the ally she cast her Skill on. This Talent can store a maximum of 13 trigger count at a time.

I agree! My analysis obviously only covers up to what we have available now (I can't see into the future, after all xd), but I believe HoYo's done a pretty good job of managing it well enough up to this point. Of course, I don't know if I can say the same a year or two from now, but we'll see.

@@noahi.1381 how is firefly's ult similar to robin's?

@@faeribling They both have that timer for when the ult ends in the turn order.

I felt like Blade's case was the hardest to argue when I was constructing this video. I find him easy enough to use in content, but I definitely feel a big difference in his performance compared to other damage-oriented units. I'm holding out for a dedicated Blade support one day /pray Glad you enjoyed the video! I tried to script it in a way where you could listen to it like a podcast, but edit in a way that was visually attractive, so I'm glad to see it's working for some people! Hope you enjoy your stay!

@@ALittleSIMPle Jade can, I guess? But Jade would be doing most of the dmg tho lmao

If only Blade benefited more from atk scaling. Most supports seem to buff Atk. But I still love him and slotting him in random 2 dps teams. A dedicated support would be nice someday though 😁​@@ALittleSIMPle

Glad you noticed ;)

I will shed a silent tear if and when that day arrives.

How about the people that invested in seele compared to Acheron/Jingliu, Im sure they feel worse because the difference ln eidolon power is soo big you might as well not continue investing in seele but pull other units.

@@ChrisUchiha7 I mentioned at the beginning I wasn't considering Eidolons. I tried to look at this from a F2P/low spender perspective and adding Eidolons adds complexities. It's certainly something I can think about in the future, but my brain is too small right now. I'm of the opinion that Eidolons in this game are more of a luxury and that it's better to aim for a more diverse character roster. Limited characters seem complete (enough) at E0 so that I don't believe Eidolons really "fix" anything. For example, this Memory of Chaos phase is really bad for me. Had I not lost so many 50/50s, I'd have a Dan Heng IL playground right now xd I tried to look at this from a F2P/low spender perspective and adding Eidolons adds complexities. Another example is Robin and her utility bring a lot more than what the average Eidolon brings, albeit at the cost of a party slot. From a more personal experience, I'm still a happy E0 Seele-enjoyer xd Looking forward to Apocalyptic Shadow when it rolls around.

@@ChrisUchiha7 most players dont go for eidolons for carries unless they really like them or got lucky i guess. If anything they go eidolons for supports instead because most dps units have a whatever E1 compared to a support's E1 and only see change in playstyle for E2 which is already what most players cant get

​@@alexblack1398 you say that as if DHIL's E2 isn't the most broken thing in the game so far and powercreeps basically any unit with the use of hunt MoC. Sparkle making him even more broken due to those free SP's.

I agree! I'm actually fairly happy with the game's general direction. I only have one account, but I play on friends' accounts sometimes to help out with their MoC/PF stuff and given the amount of time they spend on their units, I feel like what I can manage with some amount of effort is fair. Power creep certainly feels present, but the feeling comes and goes with the Turbulence/Whimsicality buffs and enemy varieties.

@@ALittleSIMPle yeah like jingliu feels ass to use in PF or even the most recent MOC rotations. DHIL on the other hand, which was supposedly "powercrept" by her in ease of use, benefits from his flexibility in SP consumption and having 0 downtime. there's many more examples but overall i like the direction the game has taken

@@sup-md1moidk, dhil has downtime if there is a lack of skill points. also… idk feels weird to say jing liu has downtime when its not even a full turn. (with bronya)

Being able to ignore enemy weaknesses is definitely huge! Also glad to hear you're still using Dan Heng IL effectively! I tried rolling for him, but I lost my 50/50 xd Maybe next time... Glad you liked the video, thanks for the comment!

Meta break dps characters can practically ignore weaknesses as well, since they implant the weakness by themselves. Xueyi is an exception since she was probably made when the devs still weren't sure about how a break dps would work and she's a 4 star which are inherently weaker than 5 stars. I'm sure that every upcoming break dps will implant their respective elements like Boothill and Firefly.

Same but I also used Imbibitor Lunae to clear Pf too.

Thanks, I'm glad you think so! I put an embarrassing amount of time into constructing this video... xd Jing Yuan mains are winning patch over patch and I'm all for it. Dude's got me bothered and hot

I think most of my uploads will end up being at night, that seems to be when I finish them all... Sleep is for nerds, anyway

​@@ALittleSIMPleI liked the upload time too, just when I woke up! At 10:00...

Glad you like it, thanks for watching!

Aw, thanks! Glad you like the presentation. I spend... probably too much time on it xd...

People who believe powercreep doesn't not exist really never play any tcg like yugioh. The powercreep will occur matter what happens as long as new unit get released with new mechanic or stronger versions of the earlier units.

well i mean, in that sense powercreep doesnt exist if you can clear the content, theres no "creeping" units if seele and acheron can still wipe the board just fine. the only thing that HAS changed is the powerceling of the unit, for example, seele eidions arent that good but get an e2 acheron and she can definitly clear faster than seele can.

@@francocolon6313 “there is no difference between some guy that makes 10k and 100k as long as they can both live a nice life” It’s both ceiling AND floor, the difficulty of MOC only will rise with time, and the worst unit will fade before the stronger ones. The boost of Acheron’s E2 alone is almost as great as all of Seele’s editions.

Thanks! I understand, my parents don't expect much from me, either.

My parents always told me that I'd peak early, I didn't realize this was what they meant

​@@ALittleSIMPle Throughout HSR creators, you are the exception. Stand proud, you can cook 🔥🔥

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Kinda wish I pulled for more units for a better variety of footage, but I did what I could. Good luck with your Memory of Chaos and unit investment!

A story no one asked for: When I was in school and teachers made students do presentations, we were told to construct visual aids a certain way - mostly images or infographics, only shortened text if absolutely necessary, and that text font should be bold and easy to read. Any readable font was deemed fine to use, except for one: Comic Sans, because no one would take your visual aid seriously. And that's how my second grade teacher influenced my creative decisions.

It's definitely an aggressive release schedule! It's been pretty hard to keep up xd...

Thanks! I'll try my best!

+1 for fellow Seele enjoyer. She may not clear as fast as some others, but Seele (to me) still feels like one of the most unique units they've released so far because her Resurgence procs are so fun to work around. A note on your note, I agree. Speed tuning Sparkle around Seele is a nightmare and is often easily disrupted due to slows or action advances that are otherwise unaccounted for (things like the frozen AOE the chubby guy does or Kafka's Domination debuff), but giving me all those skill points so I can spam Seele's E, on top of consistency in Silver Wolf's weakness implant when running with a Quantum sustain (full Quantum team) means I have better chances in reliably bursting down enemies that might not have Quantum weakness (which is particularly important because of the defense ignore on the Quantum Relic set). This, in turn, (theoretically) gives me more Resurgence procs. tl;dr I agree it's a little janky, but the benefits it brings me I think is worth the occasional awkwardness. Of course, Bronya and Tingyun are still very strong options when enemies already have Quantum weakness and these other things I mentioned aren't an issue xd

I can totally understand your reservations. All I can say is I try my best to make things fair and sensical. And hopefully also funny xd Thanks for watching! I got more videos in mind, but I'm primarily focused on Genshin content. Star Rail stuff gets sprinkled in when I have a fun idea

Yeah! Star Rail's direction so far I think is pretty good. There are challenges, but not without solutions (excluding monetary investment, of course xd). I wish I had Dan Heng IL, but Qingque does funny things to my brain, too

Thanks, I try my best!

The few Jades you miss out on isn't worth the stress. You'll get 'em next time O -O)b If it helps at all, I've played other gacha games and pulled specifically for meta, and the only gacha games I still play today are the ones where I've pulled for my favorites. Strong units might clear content, but they don't keep me hooked.

@ALittleSIMPle I kept telling myself that as well. Thank you ! ♥️ it was the feeling of accomplishment I was chasing, I suppose. That's true. I've pulled for meta in Genshin Impact and I've been clearing Abyss for years but now I'm just pulling underpowered favourites because they keep me hooked 😍 Thanks for the reply and your funny and informative video too 🤩

I'm glad you find them helpful! Though, I could learn to speak a little slower xd

@@ALittleSIMPle NOOO not for me!! personally it's just the right speed but maybe it's because my attention spans shit too hahaha

@@bonbuns6881 I don't even blame you, I couldn't tell you how many times I caught myself lost in zero thought when I was trying to put this video together xd

Thanks, glad you noticed! I put a lot of time into those xd

I agree that HoYo seems to create problems and sell solutions, but the way they're doing it I think is at least interactive for a player. Creating a new game mode and selling units that excel in that game mode is a lot more interesting than say, creating a half-baked character and completing said character's kit in an Eidolon or a Light Cone. With the former, rolling for a new character can be a refreshing experience, but if you don't want to pull for that unit, the content isn't usually hard enough to the point where you can't do it with other well-invested units (one point being old units clearing current content). With the latter point, you roll for a character you like only to find they're barely functional unless you put more rolls into them, and I think that's just a pretty bad feeling xd. I definitely agree about light cones being super-specific, though, at least for now. As newer light cones come out, I assume this problem won't be as prominent, but I suppose we'll see over time. At the same time, it could certainly get worse, so here's to hoping it doesn't xd

I'm neither dangerous, funny, or a chair (though, I'm possibly slightly misshapen), but I'm glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching!

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

I love to see you ♥

Thanks, I'm glad you think so! I'll be honest, I started looking to make content mostly revolving around Genshin, but people seem to like the Star Rail stuff more, so I guess my efforts are going to be a little more evened out xd There's more stuff in progress, I just can't promise it'll happen that fast. Thinking is hard :C

@@ALittleSIMPle Hey no worries, don't sweat it! I don't play Genshin so I wouldn't really get value watching Genshin-related content. But if your heart is currently in just doing mostly one topic right now, you should do it to avoid burn-out. Do stuff at your own pace. Speaking of burn-out, that's most likely why folks want more Star Rail these days. The complaints I hear about Genshin are crazy. Even before all the problems that arose about the game, the mechanics of it (and how much crazy space it took), it deterred me from playing right from the start. Now, I'm kind of thankful because I don't think I could handle having invested in a game I've loved for so long and then watch myself quit it few years down the line.

@@satyre_1 It's certainly not for everyone, but I do think it gets more hate than it deserves. I've been enjoying it since the beginning, but I can certainly see why some people can feel the burnout. Honestly, if you're into open world style, I do think it's at least worth a try. Back to Star Rail, I don't mind creating content for it, but I hope people aren't expecting anything too in-depth or competent, I play Star Rail way more casually than I play Genshin xd

Thanks, glad you liked it!

I had much thinking to do. I must have rewritten/reconstructed this script half a dozen times xd

@@ALittleSIMPle fucked up sleep schedule gang 😭 (pls go to bed ok? ok. ok? ok. okokokokokoko)

​@@krystalwhispers The bed has been visited. It's doing well O -O)b

Totally understandable. Since Star Rail is a turn-based game, it feels a lot more one-dimensional compared to something like Genshin. There's less to do with skill expression and more to do with strategy and planning, so characters often don't feel too different from one another (in a lot of cases, get your speed tuning right, line up your buffs/debuffs, dump ass on something), so a lot of the character's "feel" comes from the animations and the dialogue. At the same time, I imagine this varies from person to person. Characters might not feel as dynamic, but I still use Blade despite his lower damage ceiling 'cause I like hearing a bit of angst every now and then, and I squeeze Silver Wolf in whenever I can 'cause she's a sassy punk and I think it's funny. I am glad to hear you enjoy Seele, I also find her playstyle really engaging. Resurgence procs are fun xd Thanks for your input, hope you enjoyed the video!

Are newer characters more fun to play, or is your brain just defaulting to the new ones because they all feel the same?

@@ralfian0234 honestly the only new character I think feels really different is acheron and not because of her own gameplay, but because her teams dont just consist of 2 harmony buffers and a sustain

That's me. I have the TikTok brain xd But yeah, I agree, it's a strategy game that tries to balance itself around a variety of people with different levels of investment. It's hard to cater to everyone, but everyone can get there eventually!

If you had the patience to sit through almost 18 minutes of my nonsense, I can spare a few to read some literature. I did mention enemies growing stronger over time, and I definitely agree that some MoC phases feel overtuned compared to the previous ones. Your point on Aventurine, I mostly agree with. My initial experience with him was also rough. I thought (and still think, but slightly less so, now) he was a little too beefy for this stage of the game, but after a few swings, you kind of learn to work around it (cope?). His dice gimmick absolutely feels like a time-waster, costing you turns/buffs/damage opportunities, but successfully overcoming this gimmick rewards you with a huge damage buff and fully restoring your energy on those units. This increases the value of characters like Pela, who don't need to do damage, only hit multiple targets. You can use Pela's Ult to hit all dice, (hopefully) clear the check, and you get a full energy refund. HoYo absolutely doesn't want you to skip this mechanic because Aventurine's initial attack hits everyone and drains a small amount of energy so you can't use any sneaky tricks like Welt's Imprison to interrupt it. So if you bring certain units like Acheron, who can cleave multiple things, and Aventurine, who can proc his follow up when his Ultimate gives him stacks, you can fairly consistently pass that mechanic and have Ultimates ready to go when Aventurine (boss) is targetable again. The tricky part is knowing whether or not to save them for the next dice gimmick, which I believe he does every time he takes a turn in his second phase, or to nuke him down. If you don't think you have the damage to clear him before his next turn, it's better to save your Ultimates to clear the dice mechanic again. If you're confident he'll die in your next wave of attacks, you can use your refreshed Ultimates and the damage buff granted by his mechanic to kill him. In some of my runs, I've been able to chop off maybe 70-80% of his health in one window, so if you're relatively well-invested, you may only have to deal with this mechanic two or three times. Again, certainly a time-waster of a gimmick, but this kind of leads into your other point where one side takes three cycles and the other takes seven. It's definitely a humbling experience, but it's done that way by design, since it's supposed to be endgame (and ideally challenging) content. You might find Aventurine takes a long time, but it's balanced by the first side being significantly easier (as long as you're playing to the strengths of your units). It's possible MiHoYo will cut the cycle count down again in the future, but I'm a little skeptical of this (ie: pls don't xd) I do MoC on my account and my friends' accounts, and my friends are much more casual in how they approach the game. I think the level of difficulty I face in piloting their units feels pretty fair. It makes me squeeze my brain and shift strategies around to reach certain goals, and I think that's probably the way MiHoYo intended for it to be. That being said, some people are definitely not into this game for that kind of experience, and that's fair, which is why HoYo also locks a pretty small amount of Jades behind those MoC/PF thresholds. Like you said, losing out on the 60 Jades didn't really hurt you, but it does uncomfortably fondle the ego a bit. At the end of the day, it's just a game, and the challenges imposed by said game aren't fully indicative of anything like "skill issue". Sometimes luck is a factor (Aventurine boss is literally a luck check sometimes xd), and whether or not you want to continue testing your luck can be more of a test of patience. Sometimes the 60 Jades aren't worth it, and stressing over something as trivial as 60 Jades isn't worth the raised blood pressure xd Regarding Break/Super Break, I definitely think it's an interesting mechanic that Break (the stat and the characters that utilize it) needed. It honestly feels slightly undercooked to me, but it has a lot of room to grow. As an introduction with Harmony MC, it's good, but I feel like to maintain relevance and consistency, it needs more units that can do things like Ruan Mei does (extensions and Break efficiency). I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what units or adjustments (Relics or otherwise) they implement to make Break great. Glad you liked the humor, thanks for watching and thanks for your thoughts!

Thanks, glad you like the style!

I never left! I'm just slow... xd

@@ALittleSIMPle Cook anytime bro, everyone will wait for you!!!! Loves from Brazil btw ❤️❤️❤️

I looked it up after writing the script to be sure and I was pleasantly surprised to find tortoises can actually climb xd I left it in the script because (from what I found), they still don't do it particularly quickly, so I thought it was still a fair statement to make. I also apologize about the speed, I'm a naturally fast speaker. Speaking too slow makes my brain forget what I was going to say. I'll try harder next time orz

@@ALittleSIMPle np, I can always slow down the vid lmao

I'm sorry for your loss, Aventurine is pretty strong. I regret not picking him up when I had the chance, but there's always the rerun...

Sry my Acheron stomp Qq. It's just build relic issues, not dps issues. The way you said it was a bit like Acheron weaker than Qq.

Your Qingque sounds terrifying and I'm afraid to ask what you've fed her

@@ALittleSIMPle yeah, now my QQ on ult does 660k, and I’m still building her for 700k babbbyyyy (also now my Acheron does 725k on ult now, but my QQ’s composite still does more XD ; - 500k on basic with aurky -actually a little less closer to 570-600 but eh- + the 625k is 1.125 mil, my Acheron does 725k currently + her skill refresh which in that same turn cycle is around 70-100k, but if we say add 2 extra turns, would be 925k give or take. Also my Acheron is a 68:196 which has 101 crit rate when run in comp. If your willing to put in the effort, your builds will go a long way.. also gamba gremlin is a beast XD )

@@user-xu5lr9jw3j point is: if your willing put in effort to build someone, they can outperform current meta beast. (Also tbf, my QQ has so much more potential to be built, I haven’t event hit her peak, and even tho she has 4 god relics and my Acheron has 3.5 -can be classified more like 4-5 for my Acheron but I don’t count them due to having excess crit rate- they have more ways to go.)

Sometimes the speed of you talking makes it harder to understand tho And to keep up mentally

Sorry about the talking speed, if I speak too slow, my brain forgets what to say next xd. I've got the script in the subtitles for your convenience, but I will try harder for the next video orz

@@ALittleSIMPle yess, I used it! I'm glad it was there:)

Super Break is looking like a pretty cool mechanic! I'm excited to see how they expand on it in the future. Also happy to hear about Luka, I feel like I don't see him enough! Good luck in your journey!

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!

I'm glad you found it passable, I spent too much time thinking about it orz

Glad you noticed, I put a lot of effort into those transitions!

I'm a Stormblood Baby and a proud Paladin main o7 Glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!

I don't always need thought-provoking comments, I'm 100% okay with just saying hello O -O)/

Glad you liked it! I spent an embarrassing amount of time stitching this video together...

@@ALittleSIMPle lol u popped off with it though

Honestly, it was sort of tough for me to determine whether or not Eidolons should be factored into my analysis. I left them out 'cause it added extra layers of complexity and the video was already kinda long xd The other issue I had was not everyone really feels the need to pull for Eidolons if a character feels "complete" without them. For example, I pulled for Seele on her debut but she's still at E0 and I've never really felt compelled to go beyond that. On the other hand, I pulled for Jingliu's E1 'cause I thought she was cool, but I think I would have been perfectly content in staying at E0. Some people might prefer the Eidolon to a new character and some might prefer having more options, so it's kinda hard to cover all scenarios. Some support Eidolons even affect our DPS, so that's another thing to think about xd Glad you liked the video, thanks for the comment!

@@ALittleSIMPle All true lol, I just think it's nice that they give an opportunity to have a little more fun with a charecter you already enjoy playing.

@@iscreamforicecream4866 eidolons are not the solution to power creep unless they're free, bc youre still paying twice the amount of money for the same damage

@@jammed_yam It's definetly not a solution, but it's something to consider since you don't need to build another charecter. Like for me, I thought getting imbibitor lunae e2 was a good investement since he gets an imidiate turn and gets another Squama Sacrosancta (yes i had to look the name up) after using his ultimate. So i could use his 3 sp attack, ult, and use it again with no extra skill point cost. So I got his eidolon instead of black swan.

@@iscreamforicecream4866 personally I like building a variety of characters instead of eidolons but it leaves a bad taste if the older ones are never used especially dps :(

people also overlook DHIL a lot, in the latest MOC cycle, he and Xueyi have the fastest average clear, and in terms of overall teams, DHIL is the fastest to clear, even higher than acheron. It's literally just damage per screenshot vs. damage over time

I actually didn't mention Gepard in the video because I think he holds up fairly well. We don't have too many shielding units and I think Gepard's value in Simulated Universe is pretty solid, which says a lot because I feed mine scraps and he's been doing a good job xd Star Rail's balance isn't necessarily perfect, but I think they've done a good job in letting characters have their own spaces. That was indeed the point I was trying to make, glad it was delivered safely O -O)b

Well, now I watched further and you mentioned it, so sorry for being 🤓

It's okay, I talk a lot xd Thanks for watching!

Glad you like it! Hope you enjoy your stay!

He'll have his support one day... Hopefully...

Not sure if it would count as tailor made, or even a support, but you might look into the upcoming character Jade who was drip marketed alongside Firefly 👀

@@ori_the_omnivorousshe'd just be an aoe jingliu who doesnt proc hp drain as much not really a support for blade but just another option for using blade in dual dps situations

I don't blame you, when I was trying to put this video together, I had a hard time getting my Blade to push competitive numbers (amongst other DPS). I'm sure it's partially due to my build, he's definitely the unit I spent the least amount of time on, but I had to try to keep his strengths in mind. At the end of the day, I could still clear within the cycle limit, so he might not be the best, but he certainly still works at least xd Glad you can tolerate my yapping ♥

to be fair blade just inherently has lower damage to make up for his innately high self sustainability and tankiness and low sp cost

It's understandable. Newer content tries to sell the newer characters, so they get really emphasized with these new bosses, and it makes the older units seem worse in comparison. I feel like the story bosses will likely follow this trend, but they're usually balanced to be challenging, yet "fair", or as best as I can describe it so. For Memory of Chaos / Pure Fiction stuff, characters will have shifts in feeling strong or weak depending on the phases (also designed to sell characters). I consider my Jingliu pretty well-invested in terms of TB Power, and while I can brute-force it, it's definitely not the smooth ride it used to be. Good news is Dan Heng IL mains felt the same way somewhat recently, but they seem to be having a ball with this MoC phase, so I imagine our favorite units will have their time in the spotlight again... Hopefully xd...

Thumbs up for Firefly O -O)b Also glad to see another Seele main

You'll get it eventually, I believe in you. If it makes you feel any better, I pulled for both of them, but every other support I've missed, I've thought the same (I regret not pulling Aventurine, I regret losing Robin, et cetera). I think in a lot of cases, people end up regretting not pulling for many units xd

Glad you managed to get through it! Switching it up every so often can be pretty interesting xd Xueyi's kind of a cool unit

Hope you found it tolerable xd

Seele is probably still my favorite character to play, her Resurgence procs are a lot of fun to work with!

Honestly, the newer sustainers make a world of a difference. I remember when I relied on Bailu and Natasha, having to squeeze my brain between saving skill points for damage versus popping a heal, and pulling for Fu Xuan was such a night-and-day change. Regarding toughness changes, it's definitely something I'd have to think more about. I can only assume the changes are in place to account for future mechanics or units. Whether that's a good or a bad thing, I'm not sure, yet... I also agree that not every person will have all the right units for their favorite characters, but I think it's reasonable to expect some people to target those characters eventually. In the meantime, there are alternatives that can still work (albeit less optimally). While I would love to be able to comfortably deal with endgame content without 5* investment, the more fortunate people that pull for those units may find themselves bored after a while, so it becomes a balancing act and I don't envy the team in charge of that xd Regarding Relics, having to farm for a new set is definitely frustrating for me, but I feel like it's the lesser of several evils. It's certainly better than your characters being left behind, and it doesn't cost me pulls, only time/TB Power. If I had nothing else to farm anyway, I guess it's not so bad... All that was to say game balance is probably hard. I'm sure they could do better, but it could certainly be worse. I definitely do notice a climb in difficulty as someone who still loves playing Seele, but I can still clear, so for now, I'm vibing. Regarding Screwllum, I've been hearing word of his arrival sometime in the near-ish future. Leaks, of course, so I could be way off, but either way, good luck on your pulls! Had to come back and edit in that I am impressed by your Yanqing/Arlan girth O -O)b

@@ALittleSIMPle Damm you replied fast, but yeah, I can't imagine how hard it is to balance a game like Star Rail where you have to account for Relics, Light Cones, enemy compositions, 4 different endgame modes and team formations when balancing, not to mention that they have to account for the low equilibrium level player who only plays story and events as well. I also come from a way different background than most people who play Star Rail (started playing gachas in 2014 with Battle Cats original release but never got into Genshin or similar newer games) so my expectations are a bit different. I'm used to games having units from 1 to 6 stars and way bigger teams, and because of that I usually can find a way to do low star clears on endgame content when I put my mind into it. Star Rail only have 2 rarities and a 4 slot only team, so I guess it makes sense to balance the game with at least some 5* units in mind otherwise the game would get stale. I guess a way to relieve some power creep is to make more viable F2P units so we don't need to rely on 5* that much, Harmony trailblazer and Gallagher already are a good step in that direction as they make so many viable teams already on their own so I hope they continue on that way.

@@StellaTheBoymoder I try to keep an eye on my comments when time allows! I can definitely understand coming from other gachas where character rosters or squads have a lot more units. From there to something like Star Rail or Genshin certainly feels pretty different. And I agree, having good low-rarity units makes the game much more accessible and easier to tackle. I dread the day units like Pela and Tingyun get overtaken by a 5* equivalent. It would be nice to have more competitive 4* DPS units, but from business perspective, I can understand why HoYo is probably not likely to get into the habit of doing that. Why pull for a shiny new 5* unit when your 4* is already here and does it better? xd

That actually sounds kinda creative, but it'd be tough to implement without the kit reading out like a Wikipedia article. I imagine there'd have to be a lot of conditionals to make the character not useless if they got crowd controlled xd Maybe they'll cook up something like that one day...

On his own, I think he's a solid unit, but he really shines in his premium team. I don't have it, so my experience is limited, but of the showcases I've seen and the times I've tried it on friends' accounts, I'm fairly impressed. I imagine this might get better with the new Apocalyptic Shadow mode.

@@ALittleSIMPle I'm a new player, got really lucky with my pulls and have got his premium team, I'm also f2p so I don't have the 5* light cones but ive got their best f2p options. I've only built Robin, Aventurine and Dr Ratio RN and they do pretty good damage relative to the investment, especially looking at my Jingliu and the damage she does.