Honkai: Star Rail: I Develop Star Rail Mobile Games at the Company Chapter 29

And how much use will Seele's Reprise mechanic really be against single-target bosses in the Memory of Chaos?

Even against bosses like Gepard who summon minions during battle, how many times will Reprise actually trigger in a single fight?

That's why I've concluded that Seele, as a Limited Character, is only viable at launch—a character whose core mechanic is destined to be phased out, and only appearing at launch can tempt players into pulling!"

The Connoisseur in the video blustered on, fooling a crowd of players into nodding along!

Their hearts shifted from initial doubt to a hint of scrutiny toward the character, and many players started discussing it.

"Damn, how does it feel like he's actually got a point!"

"Kinda makes sense—Seele's great for early-game clearing, but that phase won't last forever!"

"Ah, hearing him say that, I guess pulling Seele and losing the 50/50 isn't so bad—next time I'm guaranteed the featured character!"

"No way, you guys aren't actually buying this old swindler's spiel, are you?"

"Can't say I believe it, but these issues are objectively real! Good thing I haven't pulled Seele yet!"

"+1, guess I'll wait for the next map's character!"

People who pulled Seele and those who didn't started debating in the comments, and the video kept playing.

"Beyond what I've said, there's another crucial point!

That's the setting of Honkai: Star Rail—based on the current story, it's highly likely modeled after reality!

The game features many real-world figures, for example, the Stellaron Hunters, Ms. Herta of the Genius Club, and so on.

And from the official PV 'Space Comedy,' after finishing the Belobog main story, we'll head to the Xianzhou civilization!

Looking at the Xianzhou characters in the PV, I, The Connoisseur, did some research—that white-haired man named Jing Yuan should be the Divine General of the Luofu Xianzhou!

You might not know much about the Xianzhou General's position, so I'll just say this: this Divine General Jing Yuan is a Hunt Envoy!

With that said, you should understand—General Jing Yuan, as a Hunt Envoy, is guaranteed to be strong!

That's why I advise against anyone pulling Seele!"

The video ended, but the audience's discussion grew fiercer, and the comment count skyrocketed!

"Right, there's still Divine General Jing Yuan coming! Now I don't have to stress about pulling or not!"

"Just some small-time gangster from Belobog's Underworld! No loss!"

"Once General Jing Yuan drops, Seele's probably getting powercrept!"

"Exactly, General Jing Yuan is a Hunt Envoy—he'll be a complete upgrade, and you Seele pullers better not cry!"

"Day one of saving resources for Jing Yuan the big DPS!"

"You guys just didn't pull Seele, so you're sour grapes!"

"Exactly, Seele's great right now! Don't pull and regret it!"

"Can't say that—Seele's mechanic doesn't impress me. Besides early-game farming, she's useless!"

"You don't know crap! We're only level 40, not even maxed on traces, and you're buying this old swindler's nonsense!"

"You know it all! Our Seele is just too strong!"

"We're not like some people, fooled by one video!"

"Waiting for this, waiting for that—why not wait until King of Amber enters the gacha? Guaranteed win!"

"This Humble One has always heard that the Divine General isn't famed for martial might but for strategic brilliance—perhaps his game role will be Erudition or Harmony."

"Come on, do you know the Divine General or do I? I've been studying him since the eighth Amber Era!"

"Exactly, how could a Hunt Envoy not be on the Hunt path in-game!"

The comments were like an ancient battlefield, the count surging at a terrifying rate!

On the Star Rail Express.

March 7th also saw the video, remembering how she pulled for Seele but ended up with Himeko instead!

Now seeing someone else's conclusion, she felt like losing the 50/50 wasn't such a loss—at least she could guarantee General Jing Yuan later!

"Hehe, Stelle, isn't that right? I think I'm back in the game!"

Watching March 7th seek psychological comfort, Stelle couldn't bear to bring up the harsh truth.

"Uh... actually, if you're not unlucky, you can get both..."

March 7th crying.jpg

Chapter 42: Advertisement: So You're One Too

With The Connoisseur's Seele review video released, its explosive title drew a massive crowd of current Honkai: Star Rail players!

And they all ended up joining the fierce debate in the comments based on their own stances.

At first, everyone stuck to reasoned arguments, keeping the atmosphere somewhat civil.

But as a flood of Elation trolls swarmed in, the comment section ignited like gasoline, burning fiercely!

The comment count went from 3,000 to 7,000, then to 20,000, and kept climbing!

Perhaps it was also because this was the first topic in Honkai: Star Rail to generate significant buzz—players needed something like this to discuss.

Every time you refreshed, newly posted comments would appear in chronological order; the intensity of the battlefield surpassed everyone's imagination!

Riding this wave of heat, the entire video directly climbed onto the game section's trending list!

And Honkai: Star Rail finally made its formal debut in front of the mass gaming audience!

Many people only learned about this turn-based mobile game set in a realistic backdrop—already two days since launch, with a Hunt Envoy character on the way—because of this surge in popularity!

Silver Wolf glanced at the arguing players in the comment section and muttered inwardly.

"People really have nothing better to do!"

As for the conclusions drawn in the video, Silver Wolf didn't take them seriously at all.

The strength of characters in this type of gacha game depends entirely on the official stance.

If the officials wanted to boost Seele's power, they could easily design a fitting environment or even hand out corresponding buffs!

And judging character strength based on story power? That was even more laughable!

One look and it was clear—pure clickbait!

Over on Lin Guang's side, after the video stirred up a storm of controversy, he spotted Honkai: Star Rail content on the game section's trending list.

After clicking in and watching the whole thing carefully, Lin Guang's reaction was:

"Ah, activating the incentive program really pays off—people are automatically advertising the game for me, saving me the trouble of worrying about it!"

Although this video might cause a drop in Seele's banner revenue, making everyone wait to pull for Jing Yuan instead.

But he didn't care about the game's revenue!

As long as it didn't hurt the overall game heat or interfere with earning system points!

All these other videos were just free ads boosting his game's popularity!

Besides, as a former player and now the official, Lin Guang naturally knew how future character reputations would play out!

Seele might eventually fall out of the meta, but it definitely wouldn't happen after Lao Jing—ah, no, after Jing Yuan appeared!

This little stir right now was still nothing worth worrying about!

Setting that aside, Lin Guang was currently contacting an advertising production company.

Although his old boss had given him a few days off due to the transfer, Lin Guang didn't plan to stay idle.

His game still needed some memorable, unavoidable ads to spread around.

But the system mall didn't include content outside the game, so Lin Guang decided to contact a company himself to shoot the ads.

A P37-level employee of the Interastral Peace Entertainment Corporation might be small fry inside the company, but outside, it was enough to throw some weight around!

Lin Guang's mind began rifling through past memories—what did those Honkai: Star Rail ads he'd seen before look like?

"So, you play Genshin too?"

Oh no, no, that's the wrong flavor! But it could still serve as a reference!

Crazy Thursday?

No, that's not a game either!

Bro, come chop me?

Damn, what kind of junk is recorded in my DNA?!

"Oh no, no, no—oh yes, yes, and yet something feels off!"

While recalling past memories, he jotted down corresponding scenes on the computer, finally finishing all the ad scripts and sending them to the production team.

After ironing out some details with the other party, Lin Guang let out a long sigh, collapsed onto the sofa, and started browsing private messages and the system while pondering his next steps.

Registered Users: 18.75 million

Current Online Users: 8.46 million

Discussion Heat: 62.34 million

Game Points: 64.4 million

The current game data had already passed the initial launch surge and was still rising at a visible rate!

Seele's banner had just opened, and while he didn't care much about revenue, releasing a Jing Yuan-related PV video now would be inappropriate.

This kind of new character teaser was usually held back until the tail end of the banner to keep players hooked!

So the PV suitable for release right now should only be [Fables about the Starry Sky Vol. 1].

This Galactic Odyssey PV wasn't meant to introduce any character, but rather the Star Gods that existed in this universe!

Although many civilizations within this interstellar cosmos already knew of the Star Gods' existence, some had even received their blessings to become Envoys!

But different civilizations had developed differently, leading to varying levels of awareness!

Many still believed the Star Gods were just a legend, let alone knowing what they looked like!

So Lin Guang felt it was necessary to give these primitive civilizations a little taste of Star God shock!

So he spent 8 million Game Points to exchange for this PV, set it to be published on a timer, and planned to release it in a few days.

Looking at the remaining 56.4 million Game Points, Lin Guang felt a vague sense of security—perhaps this was the joy of being a hoarder.

He then started browsing the private messages in the Honkai: Star Rail official account, since this was currently the only way his game could connect with the outside world.

The private messages were quite the spectacle. There were people making wishes here, others wanting to know future game content, and even some treating him as a confessional tree hollow!

[On the 16th, get the money from Old Li. On the 17th, 8 PM, dig a hole and bury the corpse.]

[My constipation finally cleared up today. Haven't felt that spray in so long!]

[Why won't you reply to me? Now that you've made it big, you leave me alone in the countryside with two kids, huh!]

Each message made Lin Guang's head spin, but thankfully, he finally spotted a useful piece of information.

"Hmm? Someone from the company contacted me?"

Lin Guang was a bit puzzled. He had already added Aventurine's contact info, but the other party hadn't accepted yet. Why was there another one now?

After carefully reading the other party's self-introduction, Lin Guang frowned. Leader of the Fourth Group of the Strategic Investment Department—P43 Wilson.

"This seems to be... someone Taran planted in the Strategic Investment Department."

The internal infighting within the company was no secret anymore—Director Faction, Supervisor Faction, Traditionalist Faction, Reformist Faction, Apple Faction.

His departure from headquarters was partly due to this, and he was well aware of what kind of filling this person had.

Lin Guang's gaze grew deep. Were Emanator-level figures already starting to take notice of his game?

Chapter 43: The Company's Purpose

Seeing that the company already had board-level figures paying attention to his game, a hint of unease stirred in Lin Guang's heart.

After all, having spent some time at the company, he knew that its methods were far from limited to the two Preservation Emanators openly known—Taran and Diamond.