Summary
A new leak fromHonkai: Star Railis teasing a major update to the game’s Trace system, adding a helpful quality-of-life feature with leveling recommendations. The newest sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse features plenty of ways for players to power up their characters between its gacha system and gameplay. Light Cones and Relics offer major stat boosts for characters, often boasting unique effects catered towardsindividual members ofStar Rail’s roster. Now, the game’s most character-specific form of powerup is getting a major upgrade with the next version.
Traces serve as one of the most powerful ways forHonkai: Star Railplayers to upgrade their characters, boosting a character’s stats and abilities. Traces allow players to level specific aspects of a character’s kit, like their Skill and Ultimate, with several unique benefits also available for players to unlock. Each character’s Trace build also features a variety of stat bonuses, granting unique and powerful buffs geared towards their role withinStar Rail’s team compositions. Now,Honkai: Star Rail’s next update is set to introduce a helpful new feature to benefit Trace leveling for new players.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases Major Trace Update
A recent post shared to theHonkai: Star Railleaks subreddit via leaker GuraLeak teases a major newupdate toHonkai: Star Rail’s Trace systemfor Version 2.2. The new update will offer cateredTrace recommendations for each ofHonkai: Star Rail’s characters, guiding players on which Traces to prioritize. The recommendations are expected to use data collected from other players' accounts as its main source, similar to previous systems inStar RailandGenshin Impact.Honkai: Star Rail’s Version 2.2 update is expected to launch on May 7.
The addition of a recommendation system for Traces comes as one of many changesStar Railhas rolled out to benefit new players. Alongside the previously mentioned Relic recommendations,Honkai: Star Railalso debuted a “quick challenge” feature, allowing players to battle in-game bosses before reaching their story quest.Star Railalso recently introducedthe “Claim All” function for Assignments, granting the ability to accept all of the player’s Assignment rewards at once. Other smaller changes have introduced helpful upgrades to streamline Relic management and upgrades.
Honkai: Star Rail’s teased quality-of-life change comes as the popular RPG recently debuted its newest update. Version 2.1 launched earlier this week and brought with it the introduction of one ofHonkai: Star Rail’s most highly-anticipated characters in Acheron. The update also kicks off the celebrations forHonkai: Star Rail’s first anniversary, with players receiving up to 20 Star Rail Special Passes and 1,600 Stellar Jades as free rewards.Honkai: Star Rail’s frequent quality-of-life improvements continue to give players even more reasons to keep playing the beloved RPG.
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