And when Seele's Reprise mechanic faced certain single-target bosses in the Memory of Chaos, how much use would it still have?
Even if it was a boss like Gepard that summoned minor enemies during battle, how many times could the Reprise mechanic trigger in a single fight?
That was why I concluded that Seele, this Limited Character, was only suitable for the launch phase. A character whose core mechanic was destined to be phased out in the future could only lure players into pulling during launch!"
The Connoisseur's grandiose manner in the video actually stunned a whole crowd of players!
The doubts in their hearts gradually turned into a hint of scrutiny toward the character, and quite a few players began discussing it!
"Damn, why does what he said actually sound kind of right?"
"It does make some sense. Seele feels great during early progression, but the early progression stage will always end!"
"Ah, hearing him put it that way, I feel like it's actually fine that I lost my Seele pull. At least next time, I'll be guaranteed the current featured character!"
"No way, you guys aren't seriously believing that old profiteer, are you?"
"I wouldn't say I believe him, but those are indeed objective issues! Good thing I haven't pulled for Seele yet!"
"+1. Now I can wait for the next map's character!"
Those who had pulled Seele and those who had not began arguing in the comments, while the video continued.
"Besides the conclusions I mentioned above, there is another crucial point!
That is the setting of Honkai: Star Rail. Judging from the current story, it is very likely based on reality!
Many real-life figures have appeared in the game as well, such as the Stellaron Hunters and Ms. Herta of the Genius Club.
And judging by the Space Comedy PV released by the game's Official Account, after completing Belobog's Main Story, we will head to Xianzhou civilization!
As for the Xianzhou figures appearing 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 may not know much about the position of a Xianzhou General, so I will only say one thing here: Divine General Jing Yuan is a Hunt Envoy!
Now that I've put it that way, everyone should understand. General Jing Yuan, as a Hunt Envoy, is absolutely guaranteed to be strong!
That is why I do not recommend anyone pull for Seele!"
The video ended there, but the audience's discussion only became more intense. The number of comments beneath the video began skyrocketing!
"Right! There's still Divine General Jing Yuan later on! Now I don't have to agonize over whether to pull!"
"She's just some little delinquent from Belobog's Underworld! Good riddance!"
Once General Jing Yuan comes out, Seele will probably be phased out!"
"Exactly! General Jing Yuan is a Hunt Envoy. When the time comes, he'll completely powercreep her. You Seele pullers better not cry!"
"Day one of saving resources for Jing Yuan, the main DPS!"
"You people just failed to pull Seele and are calling the grapes sour because you can't eat them!"
"Exactly! Seele is useful right now! If you don't pull, just wait until you regret it!"
"You can't put it that way. Seele's mechanic really doesn't seem that great to me. Other than crushing weak enemies during early progression, it's useless, okay?"
"What the hell do you know? We're only level 40 and haven't even maxed our Traces. Yet you're listening to that old profiteer's nonsense!"
"You know so much, huh? Our Seele is soooo amazing!"
"Unlike some people, we weren't fooled by a single video!"
"Waiting for this, waiting for that—why not wait until the King of Amber enters the Gacha Pool before pulling? That's a guaranteed win!"
"I have long heard that the Divine General is not renowned for martial prowess, but rather for his exceptional strategy. Perhaps this Divine General's in-game role could be Erudition or Harmony instead."
"Give me a break. Do you understand the Divine General, or do I? I've been researching the Divine General since the eighth Amber Era!"
"Exactly! How could a Hunt Envoy possibly not follow The Hunt path in the game?"
The entire comment section was like an ancient battlefield, with comments surging upward at an utterly terrifying rate!
On the Star Rail Express.
March 7th had seen the video too. She remembered pulling for Seele, only to lose the fifty-fifty and get Himeko instead!
Now that she had suddenly seen someone else's conclusion, she felt that perhaps losing the pull was not such a huge loss after all? At least she could reliably get General Jing Yuan later!
"Hehe, Star, isn't that right? I feel like I'm back!"
Seeing March 7th desperately seek emotional comfort, Star could not bear to bring up that cruel reality.
"Uh... actually, if a normal person isn't unlucky, they can pull both..."
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Following the release of The Connoisseur's Seele analysis video, its explosive title drew in a huge number of current Honkai: Star Rail players!
In the end, they all joined the heated debate in the comments based on their respective positions!
At first, everyone merely upheld their own views and debated with reason and evidence. The atmosphere was still somewhat harmonious.
But as huge numbers of Elation thrill-seekers flooded onto the battlefield, the entire comment section began burning fiercely like gasoline set alight!
The comment count rose from 3,000 at first, to 7,000, then to 20,000 now, and it was still increasing!
Perhaps because this was Honkai: Star Rail's first relatively popular topic, players all needed something like this to discuss.
Every refresh showed newly posted comments in chronological order. The intensity of the battlefield exceeded everyone's imagination!
Riding this wave of popularity, the entire video directly climbed onto the trending list for the gaming category!
And Honkai: Star Rail finally officially appeared before the wider gaming public!
Many people only learned through this wave of popularity that a turn-based mobile game based on reality had launched two days ago, and that it would later feature a Hunt Envoy as a playable character!
Silver Wolf looked at the players arguing in the comment section and muttered inwardly.
"Everyone really has nothing better to do, huh!"
As for the conclusions in the video, Silver Wolf did not take them seriously at all.
The strength of characters in a gacha game like this depended on the game developer's attitude.
If the developer wanted to raise Seele's strength, they could easily design a suitable environment for her and even give her corresponding buffs!
And determining a character's strength based on their story power was even more ridiculous!
One glance was enough to confirm it: this was pure clout-chasing!
Meanwhile, after the video stirred up a storm of discourse, Lin Guang also saw videos related to Honkai: Star Rail on the gaming category's popularity rankings.
After clicking in and watching it carefully from beginning to end, Lin Guang's response was:
"Oh, having the creator incentive program really is great. People are making advertisements for my game on their own, saving me the trouble of worrying about it all day!"
Although the appearance of this video might cause Seele's Character Banner revenue to decline and make everyone wait to pull Jing Yuan instead.
Lin Guang did not care about the game's revenue!
As long as it did not affect the game's overall popularity or delay him from earning Game Points from the system!
Other people's videos were simply advertisements that increased his game's popularity!
Besides, as both a gamer in his previous life and the current developer, Lin Guang naturally knew the reputation of later game characters!
Seele would indeed have a day when she was phased out, but it absolutely would not be after old Jing—ah, no, after Jing Yuan appeared!
This tiny bit of discourse was nowhere near enough!
Setting the matter aside, Lin Guang was currently contacting an advertising production company.
Although his former supervisor had given him a few days off because of his transfer, Lin Guang had no intention of idling around.
His game still needed some memorable, unexpected advertisements to spread its name.
However, the System Mall did not contain any content outside the game itself, so Lin Guang decided to contact a company and film the advertisements himself.
A P37 employee of the Interastral Peace Entertainment Corporation might only be a small fry within the company, but outside, that title could still intimidate people!
Lin Guang kept searching through his old memories. What had the Honkai: Star Rail advertisements he had seen before been like?
So, you also play Genshin?
Oh, no, no, that was the wrong game! Still, it could serve as a reference!
Crazy Thursday?
No, that was not a game either!
If you're my brother, come slash me?
Fuck, what sort of random nonsense had been recorded into his DNA?!
"Oh no, no, no. Oh yes, yes, but something still seems wrong!"
While recalling old memories, he wrote down the corresponding scenarios on his computer. In the end, he finally completed every advertisement script and sent them to the production company.
After discussing several matters with them, Lin Guang finally let out a long breath. He collapsed onto the sofa, looked through his private messages and the system, and considered his future plans.
Registered game users: 18.75 million Current online users: 8.46 million Discussion Heat: 62.34 million Game Points: 64.4 million
The game's current data had already gone through the surge in popularity from its first day or two after launch, yet it was still climbing at a visible rate!
Seele's Character Banner had only just opened. Although he did not care much about game revenue, releasing a Jing Yuan-related PV now was clearly unsuitable.
This sort of promotional tease for a New Character generally had to be released near the end of a banner to whet players' appetites!
Then the only suitable PV to release at present should be [Fables about the Starry Sky Vol. 1].
This Galactic Odyssey PV was not meant to introduce any particular character, but rather the Star Gods that existed in this universe!
Although many civilizations in this interstellar universe already knew of the Star Gods' existence and had even received their blessings to become Emanators!
Civilizations developed differently, and that led to different scopes of understanding!
Many people still believed the Star Gods were merely legends, let alone knew what they looked like!
Therefore, Lin Guang believed it was necessary to give these beginner civilizations a little Star God shock!
So he spent 8 million Game Points to exchange for the PV, set it to release on a timer, and prepared to publish it in a few days.
Looking at the remaining 56.4 million Game Points, Lin Guang felt an inexplicable sense of security. Perhaps that was the joy of a hoarder.
He then began reading the private messages on Honkai: Star Rail's Official Account, as it was currently the only way his game could communicate with the outside world.
The private messages were quite entertaining too. Some people made wishes to him, some wanted to know future game content, and some even treated him like an emotional dumping ground!
[On the 16th, get money from Old Li. At 8 p.m. on the 17th, dig a hole and bury the body.]
[My constipation cleared up today. I haven't felt that kind of explosive relief in so long!]
[Why are you ignoring me? You got rich, so you left me alone in the countryside to raise two kids, is that it?!]
The messages made Lin Guang's head hurt. Thankfully, he finally spotted a useful piece of information.
"Hm? Someone from the company contacted me?"
Lin Guang was somewhat puzzled. He had clearly already added Aventurine's contact information, though the other party had not accepted yet. Why was someone else contacting him now?
After carefully reading the other party's introduction, Lin Guang frowned. The leader of the Strategic Investment Department's Fourth Team—P43 Wilson.
"That seems to be someone Taran planted in the Strategic Investment Department."
The company's internal scheming had long ceased to be any secret. There were Board of Directors factions, supervisor factions, traditionalist factions, reformist factions, apple pie factions.
Part of the reason Lin Guang had left headquarters was because of this. He also knew what side this person belonged to.
Lin Guang's gaze deepened. Had Emanator-level figures already begun taking notice of the game?
The company had already begun paying attention to his game, and even Board of Directors-level figures had taken notice. Lin Guang felt a trace of unease.
After spending this much time in the company, Lin Guang knew that the company's methods were far more than just Taran and Diamond, the two Preservation Emanators seen on the surface.
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