Honkai Star Rail 2.3 Special Program REACTION

[@FaultlineSurfer]

Sparkle: [hits button] *Nothing happens* ... *Somewhere in the Luofu, a package starts beeping*

[@oujisama05]

26:10 I feel like this is a common mischaracterization of Ratio. He actually cares more about humans than a lot of the other "geniuses" do (e.g., ruan mei and herta). He just hates ignorance, but he doesn't necessarily hate humans. He believes in their ability to learn and always takes it upon himself to help those who want to learn. He wouldn't be a professor otherwise. In the swarm update where Ruan Mei blatantly disregards the safety of everyone in favor of her pursuit of knowledge, Ratio is the one who tries to save people. I feel like most people focus on his narcissism and ignore how DESPITE the narcissism, he actually still tries to discuss and talk rather than dismiss the people he talks to as "too stupid to understand". I think this makes him a very cool character. Anyway, you see in his update to the divergent universe, he makes things easy for you lmao

[@Cr3zant]

I mean, he does dismiss people as too stupid to understand. Multiple times if someone asks him questions he'll scoff and berate them why they even need to ask in the first place. It's just that he will also answer afterwards. He has this kinda weird but kinda interesting angle of constantly shitting on people in one breath and then giving valid criticism in the next. Like he believes in the concept of humanity getting smarter, but every individual he sees he treats like dirt.

[@yana_hc_fan]

@@Cr3zant Okya hear me out... as someone with a bit higher iq compared to the average, it is really annoying to talk to someone who is an idiot (not really an idiot but compared to me... they kinda are), especially in debates (they are so unnecessarily stubborn😭). though i have to applaud Ratio for actually saying that out loud and ACTUALLY making an effort trying to teach em (i'd rather watch and cringe at their stupid actions), he's so selfless for that... and this is me comparing him (who is supposedly has a high iq) with me who's iq isn't that high (i mean 126 is kinda high ngl but it is of a website, so it must and obviously be lower than that)

[@OmniMon94]

@@yana_hc_fan i may not be smart myself i think but i kinda have to see your point

[@thederp9309]

So surely after the marketing for all the Xianzhou characters it adds up to 2.4-2.6 and 3 patches is typically the time for a story… surely that means we go to a continuance for Penacony in 2.7, I did the 6-week rotation and patch 2.7 releases on the 4th of December (since 2.3 drops on June 19th) meaning the second half is the 25th of December which is Christmas Day… the very heavily religiously themed character is Sunday, which is the first and eighth day… a day of rebirth where Sunday will be born anew finding a new path on his journey Sunday will drop as the last character of the year on Christmas Day… SURELY… don’t worry Sunday wanters, I (most sane cult member) figured it all out… yep… I have faith

[@KaeyinSe]

Wait we really have x.7 now? I thought it's going to be just until x.6 like 1.6 does to 2.0 there's no 1.7 at all

[@thederp9309]

@@KaeyinSeit’s been a single version… it doesn’t really matter it’s either 2.7 or 3.0… but continuances last a single patch and the x.0 are just introducing the whole new world… like 2.0 being the first Penacony quest, Xianzhou with Herta Space Station/Sim uni seems to just be the intermission places between the worlds Belobog was the main planet of 1.0 (Xianzhou wasn’t received too well) to Xianzhou Luofu Then 2.0 with Penacony to Xianzhou Yaoqing Then next planet to next Xianzhou ship I’m just assuming they’re doing another patch in 2.x

[@captainblue5096]

@@thederp9309But we’re not going to the Yaoqing. This is a Luofu expansion, it seems.

[@thederp9309]

@@captainblue5096it involves the Yaoqing and Zhuming… I doubt we’re actually going to another ship for a long time due to map development so I imagine the other ship we may actually go to is the Xuling where Luocha is… all the others ships are just going to be interconnected with each other so we’re seeing the characters from those ships but it’s just all going to be on the Luofu Visiting the ship itself isn’t the key part… just the plot relevance and right now they are using the patch to introduce the Yaoqing and Zhuming

[@captainblue5096]

@@thederp9309 Ah, I see what you mean. I think we may also visit the Yuque, considering that’s where Jingliu and Luocha were sent. I also personally really wanna explore the Fanghu, since it’s ruled by the Vidyadhara. Honestly I think I’m fine if it’s just a few ships though. Six Xianzhou ships would be a bit much, so just visiting some of them and then meeting people from others through those works for me.

[@coca1990cola1]

that's funny in the japanese special program instead of Archeron, it's Dr Ratio who participate the program

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

I heard that Sawashiro Miyuki wasn't available at the time

[@predatorasap5040]

Sparkle casually committing war crimes as usual

[@aranyss]

I'd still buy a Sparkle plushie if they made them

[@IlGreven]

@@aranyss Make sure you have a Pomni plushie for her to menace...

[@thesimpnations8283]

​@@aranyssimagine they made one of the dolls a bomb

[@KendrickJinn8625]

Nah, she just a little silly.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

tell that to Bomber Harris (or anyone else who ordered strategic bombing on civilians) lol

[@KibaAzure]

"Firefly's just a wholesome Samus." Everyone forgets that she's probably killed more people than other Stellaron Hunters combined.

[@riyadislam3441]

We didn't forget. We just don't see that as a flaw.

[@radiobehemoth9334]

Sadly, majority of these sad, sorry lot only see the cute girl. Just like it real life. All you need to do is be attractive and the masses will let you slaughter them wholesale. What a sick joke.

[@dragonex4723]

Ok but she kills the villains so she’s cool

[@GabrielMichaelDels]

Firefly Type IV: Gundam 00 You can't convince me otherwise.

[@plang-plang5035]

I see a fellow gundam fans, I like

[@coca1990cola1]

A girl of culture.. I see...

[@riyadislam3441]

Reminded me more of the Lancelot Albion.

[@ibracky9897]

ASW-G-01

[@narcissalau]

The new universe is specifically good for Caleb ‘s level 1 characters( but I doubt he would never play the game )😂

[@BlackTigr]

Watch him not know about it for months, and then someone tells him, he's amazed, then forgets about it *immediately.*

[@dargenflame2500]

As a HI3rd player, I looking on trailer and like "OH NO! NOT FIREWORKS AGAIN!" (flashbacks from kongming event)

[@levant69420]

Oh god not the day you vanished with the stars

[@dargenflame2500]

@@levant69420 you know what we saying (or sing) rn: Hikari ga tsuyosugi kara~

[@amaugust7285]

4/4 you know what on first half banner then

[@tboicovas]

Can someone explain what y'all talking about to a non HI3rd player?

[@dargenflame2500]

@@tboicovas ok my "short version" was deleted. I will try explain even more shortly: Just search here "Fireworks in honkai", and "the day you vanished with the stars" (song in jp: Hoshi To Kimi Ga Kieta Hi)

[@rudatkatzn9171]

Topaz' birthname, Jelena, was known since her release... And Firefly is a Gundam 00 reference, change my mind

[@CasenEverett]

the way sam points the sword when choosing an attack? badass. 100% in my top 3 favorite characters. i would love to get e1 or e2 but just as long as I can get her and her lightcone, im happy

[@Sylph-Chill]

I don't want to be the guy to tell you to do things BUT getting e1 or e2 is a lot more efficient than getting her lightcone. I will not spoil what it does incase you have not seen it but trust me. You would want E1S0 or E2S0 over E0S1.

[@CasenEverett]

@@Sylph-Chill oh really? That's good to know, I'll make sure to prioritize that then. Thank you!

[@kuroe1460]

​@@CasenEverettalso, there's a Sam LC in MoC if that might help , u can check it fellow trailblazer, Goodluck in your pulls 🎉🎉

[@r_asakura]

​@@kuroe1460 it's not that good, it doesn't help firefly in any of her priorities (BE or attack%) i suggest using it if it's the last choicr

[@SuperS0nic644]

@@kuroe1460 The 5 star destruction one from the Simulated Universe is her best f2p option I'm pretty sure

[@Zeke1460]

Also we literally see in the trailer that fireworks are going off. I don’t think the entirety of penacony will be destroyed. I think Sparkle is playing a prank on everyone. A malicious one, but not one that’s actually gonna be super destructive. Otherwise the trailblazer wouldn’t be able to explore the golden hour and collect clockie tokens. Hoyo has been careful to not destroy any maps in the lore. So it’s more likely the dream will continue to slowly undo itself over time rather than sparkle exploding it all at once.

[@Yuki_Ika7]

yeah, the "bomb" is likely just a strong firework, and no one can die in the dreamscape!

[@starrykuns]

@@Yuki_Ika7after the story i think robin confirms with us that real death is now possible in penacony

[@IlGreven]

Yes, it does look like the ship Boothill took out in his trailer. And speaking of early-bird cameos, the three elites you fight in the Penacony Grand Theater were all in Sparkle's trailer...

[@TheDwagonHD]

Firefly is break/spd/atk in that prio order… pretty much. Cus you want to atleast hit 200 ish spd in her ult form. (Spd boots is enough if you have ruan mei) cus you want as many attacks as possible during your ult. Edit: To clarify, if you have Ruan mei, the breakpoint you want to hit solo with Firefly, is 200 when her ult is up. because then with Ruan mei, she would gain the last bit of spd to hit the breakpoint of 210. For this, youd need Speedboots, the new Planar ornaments that give 6% speed and you also get 5 spd from traces. (odd amount, cus they obv want you to hit the breakpoint easily)

[@hayond656]

210

[@Cr3zant]

Not exactly. It's SPD(to the break point, 150 base, 140 if you have Ruan Mei)>Break>=ATK(aka pick whichever has the higher total with a 0.8x modifier on the atk subs), and skill levels literally do not matter.

[@hayond656]

@@Cr3zant they said "SPD in her Ult form" tho

[@TheDwagonHD]

​@@hayond656 I edited it for clarification. I was refering to 200 in ult form when solo. not with ruan meis spd buff, that was why i had in parenthesis "spd is enough if you have ruan mei" cus i hadnt added in ruan meis talent yet. i should have stated from the start that before i mentioned ruan mei, the stats/etc was only fireflys stats/selfbuffs.

[@GuiltyOne438]

...I want Owlbert to be playable.

[@ethel7368]

they could do an event with owlbert like the origami bird event

[@LycanMOON]

He just pulls out a gun he stole from one of the stonehearts,if anything aventurine probably gave him the gun

[@hesinberg840]

14:44 "Dude my boothilll is already buste- WHAT THE F*** IS THIS?"

[@hayatojin2886]

Firefly is literally Gundam 00 Raiser lol

[@coca1990cola1]

Gundam 00 raiser Firefly-Type

[@thisisger]

"those are better than my traces" im over here busting my ass haha im fuken dead someone bury me lol

[@nathaDcocoa]

I can't help but think "but everything changed when the fire nation attack" when they talk about the swarm incident on the glamoth army

[@Keichene]

POOR OWLBERT

[@subscriber101able]

31:05 The fact they knew and instead of fixing they literally made it easier and just allowed us to restart the fight is crazy.

[@laethinfowler2317]

If not for Star Rail, I never would have imagined them actually listening to what the fans really want lmao

[@idontspeakjapanese6289]

@@laethinfowler2317 The Devs represent the philosophies of of some paths, like Elation(troling the players), Enigmata (gaslighting the players) and Equilibrium (Making the game balance as much as possible)

[@PositiviteaTheFirst]

We're getting two more Generals

[@neanahidden]

23:54 “All the dead 4stars in one banner” 😅😂 Too soon

[@hello-lz4xj]

by "vacation" she means 5 seconds in a trash can

[@walfull1079]

Saw the games fest trailer. It was too short, but at the end, it did show the mysterious new sword master

[@jdoggivjc]

and of course the Legendary Swordmaster ended up being March 7th's specialty change (not upset about it at all).

[@plang-plang5035]

12:37 triggered a childhood nostalgia right here 13:46 well Hoyo tends to pick a lot of reference for their games such as GGZ took a reference from Highschool of The Dead, Hi3rd cinematic video took a reference frol Evangelion, and now we got Samus Aran as a Kamen Rider+Gundam

[@metroidultimfan2552]

Jade could be a useful sub-DPS for Jing Yuan.

[@Bora_slash]

You know who Jade reminds me of? Seonhee from Yakuza series. She, like Jade, is a leader of a group with strong members ( Seonhee has Geomijul, Jade has the strategic investment department, I think), both of them use whips, both of them have pinkish-purple hair. And both are apparently in their 30s.

[@Zeke1460]

Firefly had better survive in reality bruh. She said Elio foresaw 3 deaths. Not that any of them would stick. So far, Elio has done everything to get the best outcomes for people, so im putting some trust on his name. Better clutch up, Elio. She’ll probably die that third death due to Sparkle, but I hope she survives in reality afterward. Bc she has to legit die to escape the dream, due to not having a dream pool. It would be a real shit decision to kill off a fan favorite character before they even get to the peak of their popularity. ESPECIALLY since she’s a stellaron hunter and could be a long-time recurring character. That could make them so much money in the long run, respecially if they eventually add different outfits. Also killing off a character as soon as they become playable is a bad move from a marketing front. It ends the insane potential they have for later on. Please be smart about this, hoyo. Edit: Also, yes, I’m very biased. Because Firefly is my favorite character in the game so far. And SAM has the coolest design of any character. I NEED HER TO CONTINUE BEING IN THE STORY IN THE FUTURE.

[@joshua41175]

Never thought id hear someone describe feldspar as 'radiant'

[@BlackTigr]

"They built this for Caleb! 😂" I *WOULD* say, "maybe now Caleb will FINALLY do some form of SU" but......... We *ALLLLLLLLL* know that still ain't happenin'. 🤣 Also, the fact that Cy was surprised by Firefly's damage right after, definitely shows how little SU he does. Cuz anyone that's used to SU, that's just another Friday. 😅

[@iamkat92]

Oh my. Jade is so dirty with Herta in PF.

[@summer-Dawn]

Wow! 😍 I actually currently cant Play right now but ive been trying to update ill get it eventually 🤣😊

[@Ashley_Kloe]

15:50 BRO, THE SCREAMS HERE ARE FLYING, SHE IS INSANE

[@saritajc]

OMG I DIDN'T KNOW RUAN MEI WAS COMING, I GOTTA SAVE THOSE JADES 🌚 Also I really need Gallagher in my team...so I hope I'm lucky enough to get both 😁

[@laethinfowler2317]

I think that the 4 star selector we see in the preview will likely contain a Gallagher; I hope so, because I want to use it to e6 mine XD

[@cratlass5]

nah im scared abt how hard divergent uni will be for This amount of buffs

[@pidgeongguk8818]

4:37 THE GAME CHANGER REFERENCE LETS GOOOOOOO

[@XSlayer_TanjiroX]

28:12 I have done nearly 3 Mill Damage with Acheron in one of the Universe Modes. It was crazy xD

[@bloodmournethefirst1935]

I will go bankrupt for Firefly

[@animemagic424]

I can't wait to pull for Firefly~ :3 ...and then wait for a certain... someone... in 2.4~

[@romakhan6155]

Did ratio and screwllum make firefly’s Sam suit or whatever it is as I have just started the 2.0 patch

[@princessjello]

No, shes from Glamoth.

[@thebriann52223]

Nah firefly is FIRE type BLADE

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

43:13 Hm, it seems more ULT-based? 44:58 and 45:52 for Owlbert cussing

[@glitchking2801]

Yeah, but Jing yuan also uses his ult a lot

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@glitchking2801 Isn't the bulk of his damage his follow-up?

[@nasunasu1446]

Huge W for Hoyo on this one , HSR is their favorite child anyway . Cannot imagine what will happen once ZZZ comes out .

[@Yuki_Ika7]

Honkai games in general are the favorite children

[@LloomiDreamz]

23:58 if you pull ruan mei then you have one of the best break teams using the 4 stars and harmony tb

[@LloomiDreamz]

OMG I JUST GOT THE JOKE

[@randomgamer6774]

Huaiyan's probably gonna look young maybe? He might be a long life species and looks younger than what other's think. Just a theory though, it'd be great if they actually incorporated an old man as a playable character

[@Desghio]

Firelfy-Ruan mei Banner is Absolutely a F2P killer [Esp] el banner de Firefly y Ruan Mei es un absoluto asesino de F2P And the 4 stars are soooo good, even i can e6 my boy gallagher

[@DeltaDicey]

He missed the bank account joke 😭😭

[@ElsePerson]

They're evil if they end Firefly's journey here

[@johnmanapol9734]

From March 7th we get March 8th

[@rez-ye]

Gallagher never rly existed, Misha was a construct of his real self, and Xueyi is a puppet with memories of her past self.

[@bellferguson4393]

So Firefly be Gundam 00 😂 Setsuna F Seiei would be jealous

[@orlandocampbell6105]

❤❤❤❤

[@SheruMuko]

Petition to have Owlbert be playable here…

[@RenSugiura]

I can't believe Cy yu is married to Kyanna * A *

[@ineedmorecarrots6063]

firefly type lV Super Awesome Mech

[@Quantumsaber]

Bro didn't know topaz real name lore skipper

[@Rinalicia]

The break effect set is super good for Firefly and not bad for Boothill but the fua set isn't the best on Jing Yuan because it's on the ult only for the damage

[@christophsouthwell7518]

Honestly, I'd pull for Owlbert

[@marupurusaivamsi4802]

Jp had ratio instead of acheron. Her involvement was less. Maybe had some throat issues (very deep voice)

[@gamiginOwO]

As a person who wants jade and e2 Gallagher, somebodies dying....AND IT AIN'T GONNA BE ME

[@ابلع-ف5ر]

27:43 اكثر شي ضحكني 😂😂😂

[@kaizer087]

Sorry but everytime I hear Feldspar I hear 'The Proudstar' from Transformers Devastation.

[@veehellothere]

so early!!!

[@texben123]

Vacation😂😂😂😂😂the planet of dreams was supposed to be their vacation, every time they go somewhere all hell breaks loose, a deranged police officer IPC that gambles peoples lies, A gun tooting galaxy ranger, or an evil alien death creature, that can kill you in your dreams, or Emanator of Nihility , or a crazy person called sparkle☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😅😱😱😱😱😱🤩🤩🤩🤩 who brings otter chaos to everyone.

[@mahmudalvi4523]

Not a million likes in 16 mins yet? General fell off.

[@hanbaebummie3215]

Tbh likes aren’t everything

[@LiIBeary]

​@@hanbaebummie3215 Not a million views in 1h yet? General fell off.

[@IconicTristan]

I swear I’ll touch you in your special place.

[@thatsaber01]

​@@LiIBeary he fell off hard

[@juliejong2063]

@@thatsaber01I’m guessing you might be age 7 to 10 thinking your funny but like likes aren’t everything

[@baka-eviod8663]

firefly e1 is enough btw if your pulls was like the last time

[@kestinthefox8773]

If penacony goes boom what happens to the pepeshi people? Also we need a penacony only banner

[@SheruMuko]

8 Billion credits? Is that all? I have much much more than that.

[@nothmm8582]

Aoe Boothill without his annoying passive and has Silver Wolf's whole gimmick in her Skill XD.

[@cacca_rosaaa1443]

tbh i am so sad for jade's banner they did her so dirty, if she wasn't in the banner i woudn't pull for any of them😭💀

[@firefox1542]

14:45 Am i the only one who saw this of..a certain "guy"

[@cessameseeds]

HELLO!!

[@TyariIndigo]

yes , you will e6 firefly do it for her

[@archerkuro4158]

Lol cy u projecting onto Albert in this one Also yinlin whishes she was as cool as jade though that’s comparing a game second character to star rail being over a year in Lol saying other characters do what jade does say your out of touch without saying it

[@Electroslavs]

Noooo i forgot about codes😢

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

Aw, Jade and Argenti are pretty cool even if other people don't think so. Like I get it, Firefly's plenty awesome, but damn. I somehow couldn't help but not be excited when the chat during the premier even from last banner bashed other characters that aren't Firefly that I decided to close the chatbox. Everywhere I go, it's a similar case, that I decided not to see the fandom a lot. It's not that I mind people preferring to pull one character over another, just not to the point of certain types of fans rubbing it on other people's faces (not saying Cy Yu is, tho, just the toxic ones).

[@supremenugget5433]

I get you,they were everywhere,they were even bashing screwllum fans for hyping him up and waiting for him to be playable It's like they can't grasp the fact that not everyone likes firefly. I love mechas and regular robots but I wasn't into the whole samfly thing(for context I wanted to have Sam as his own standalone character but then firefly happened and I lost interest in Sam)and that's fine it's whatever y'know but FF fans make it their whole thing to go on stuff of other characters and bash them for no reason It's annoying tbh and I ended up doing the same thing you did,I just want to enjoy this game in peace without hearing people fight about pixels in a video game :/

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@supremenugget5433 🤝 Same :( I just wanted to enjoy the game too. I try to avoid Firefly fan stuff so I don't have to see the toxicity, but damn, the pushy ones did their best to be a pest. As for the Samfly thing, I get you. I mean, the foreshadowing and symbols have already been there, but some people just prefer having them as separate beings rather than have another "playable big robot turns out to be a playable human girl" situation. It's different from the Clara situation, but it's kinda hard to explain, if you got anything to add.

[@supremenugget5433]

@@oceanicGrimalkin I get what you're trying to say,I see it this way, firefly needs Sam to survive because of her illness and Sam needs her to function since it's just a suit. I was aware they were the same person, but this was my initial thought when no one knew anything about those two, when it was just Sam I can't see them as separate entities anymore due to the way they work so that kinda ruined it for me,I just want to play as a robot,no human girl or guy involved (which is why I'm excited for screwllum)

[@followingsunday]

Just wanna say you're so real because the patch where they included huohuo and argenti was the one where I stopped looking at the live chat completely. It was just so upsetting for someone who wanted to pull argenti in the future at that time. And might I add I feel like people are underestimating argenti too much. They don't really understand his value and his kits that's why they always put him at the bottom of the tier list even though he performs just as well as the other units in the game. And his nuke damage is nice imo but that's just me I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@followingsunday Agreed 🤝 I have him on one of my teams and I like him both for gameplay and personality reasons. The toxic part of the fandom ruined some things for me. I think Cy's harmless comment about the Jade/Argenti banner kinda reminded me a bit of it and I initially thought "man, not you too" (emphasis on *initially*).

[@ziodyne7774]

Ain’t no way bro said that no one cares about SU 💀

[@Ichigo2k9]

So fun watching someone who doesn’t pay any attention because they need to streamers yell.

[@Fraktal869]

GENSHIN COULD NEVER.

[@Quantumsaber]

Jade is just topaz for aoe

[@coffee_is_life1732]

Early woooooo

[@hanbaebummie3215]

14:11 I am sorry but I pretend they are separate entities sorry firefly. 24:00 I’m skipping both 24:31 I’m skipping I have Argenti I might try for his lightcone tho! 25:02 tbh I don’t care about who I do and don’t need if I see a character I want I try for them like I’m going for the foxian guy. 26:50 that is wild 32:06 WHATTTTT

[@ethel7368]

sparkle FUMO!!!!

[@ellysondanielc.romero7476]

Jade's finna be the easiest skip ever

[@SPROUTEGGLOCKED]

First to comment

[@FlashStatic]

I don’t know about you but I NEVER shut off the game mid sim u. ALL OR NOTHING.

[@carlhayden8909]

Using same format, added different skin, twist little bit of the modifier, and call it a new END GAME, i see hoyoverse really run out of idea, and the CC just spoon feeding about how good the end game is, sorry i don't buy it. At this rate almost all EN HSR streamer are too bias to be watching for.

[@sirMYOMIN]

go play a different gacha game then?? fuckass no one wants u here lol?

[@jadetigress9636]

Except for fan service Jade is most useless character.. Lol Fu Xuan can escape the enemies, Acheron can one shot enemies from outside the battle.. You have omni synthesizer to avoid enemies.. Like Sparkle is waaayy better than Jade in terms of support.. And losing HP is actually worst in Simulated universe.. Most useless character is Jade even Asta is way better in terms of support.. Jade is just for simps who simps for fan servicing mommies.. And its not just for game lile HSR with strategy .. Just for idol design its cool and all but her entire gameplay is just A No No! Like Kafka one is amazing!! Like she has fan service and amazing gameplay!! Basic attack follow up and everything but Jade is NOPE the most worst character ever.