Why This is NOT the End of the Main Story – A Thread
With the new trailer from HoYoverse, I've seen a lot of people confused, asking if the game will end with the Finale of the main story. Please feel free to share this thread if you feel so!
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I get this in my comments a lot lately, so I want to also reiterate it on Twitter. Here is a small 🧵!
There is no such thing as the
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Universe. All the worlds we visit in HSR are separate branches/leaves on the Imaginary Tree.
This is why I always said there is value in being interested in Honkai as a series. And while you definitely don't need to play other games in the series to understand one in particular, these are the moments when being a 'Honkai' player truly pays off. 🙏
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Many people misinterpret this or choose to be ignorant on purpose to validate their view. This post isn't saying that Genshin is unrelated to the Honkai series from a Cosmological perspective, but that - from an IP perspective - Genshin is not part of the Honkai Series.
Finally found this image from a news report again after so long.
While Genshin shares universe-setting and was originally planned as a honkai game, it currently is not part of the Honkai Series.
The Penacony story quest did Otto dirty. If he was misunderstood before, now is even worse. His motives and 500 years of obsession are much more complex than just "reviving a girl he cared about".
Free Herrscher of Sentience this patch in HI3.
Free Dr. Ratio next patch in HSR.
Honkai devs have been truly generous lately. Not to mention the recent changes to the gacha in HI3. I'm really looking forward to Part 2 and Penacony now! 🙏
Important notes:
- Vita will return and play a major role in connecting the events from Part 1.5 to Part 2.
- They feel like the story of Kiana and Co. is concluded. Each character got the closure they wanted to give them so it's time to move on to a new cast. (I agree with this)
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The Elysian Realm storyline is IMO the hardest part of HI3 to fully understand. This is a recap video that goes through all the events that happened in Chapters 29 - 31 and explains the most important events in a simple manner.
Link is 👇!
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Just finished the 2.1 Story Quest in HSR. I cannot put into words how much my respect for Aventurine skyrocketed after this. I was planning to wait for a Fu Xuan rerun because I need 1 more sustain, but after playing this I decided to pull for him instead.
Also, can we talk
These changes are huge for F2P players. If there is no hidden "catch", full gearing a Valk will be a lot easier in Part 2.
- pity reduced from 90
- all stigmata for Part 2 Valks will be farmable
- free stigma box every patch
- gear supply with only the gear for the featured Valks
Huge Honkai Part 2 info today:
VID >>>>
- Stuff like expansion pity from 100 to 90
- 7.3 valkyries are S-rank Senadina, A-rank Coralie, and A-rank Helia
- Free full gear Coralie
- New equipment supply
and more
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How are dreams, consciousness, and Stigmata linked together? This video is the culmination of months of research in order to explain the concept of "stigma" in
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I think this is a good watch even if you are a Genshin player or just waiting for HSR.
Link is 👇!
The idea of the 'Honkai Universe' is something that HoYo has been working on since 2014. All of their games (at least the titles in the Honkai series) contribute to this meta-universe step by step. They are built from the same vision and that's why they share so many concepts.
The first video in the Exploring the Honkai Universe series is out!!! 🎉😃
This video addresses the various issues with the translation and the inconsistent use of terminology in the games. Go and check it out! 👀
Link is 👇!
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The developers said that this is the ending of the first part of the story. The story will enter a new phase after this. Dawei mentioned that he wishes to see people enjoy the game for 6 more years after this. So the game is definitely NOT ending.
An interesting thing about the last story arc in Honkai is how miHoYo chose to name all the chapters. We have "The Birth of Tragedy", "Dusk of the Fool", and "Beyond Will". These are all references to the german philosopher's work, Friedrich Nietzsche.
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That being said, seeing Shaoji working on Penacony's story makes me extremely excited. It's even more obvious now that HoYo has a clear shared vision for both HSR and HI3. They used a lot of ideas from GGZ and HI3 for Penacony... of course, with its own twist.
Do you want to play Chapter 29 but you don't know what's going on? Have you finished ER but you are still confused about what happened? Worry not! In this video, I go over the whole main story of Elysian Realm in less than 9 minutes.
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Link in the comments!!!
Honkai Impact 3rd Part 2 has reached over 5 million pre-registrations in CN. Sometimes I forget how popular this game is in China.
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The moment I realized that the story of Honkai Impact 3rd was something special was after reading Second Eruption. 👀
If this manga won't sell the story to you, nothing will. Still one of the best mangas I've ever read, even as a stand-alone experience. 🙏
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Then, what is happening?
This is the end of 'The Moon's Beginning and Ending' part. This is the story that HoYo build since the start of the game. If you go to the in-game story menu, you'll see that the exact same name appears above the chapters slider.
Project Stigma is complicated! I know that many people had trouble understanding it so I tried my best to make a video that explains the concept in a simple way.
Link is 👇!
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I'm happy to announce a NEW VIDEO SERIES! 🎉😆
Exploring the Honkai UNIVERSE!
A five-part video series aimed at offering a general understanding of the shared-Universe in which the HoYoverse games happen, and how are they connected.
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Honkai Chapter 39 SPOILERS/
Please only read if you are up to date with the current story in CN.
There's a lot of misinformation going around. The most common one is that Seele can revive people. No, she can't. Otto made it clear already that reviving someone is impossible.
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I see people confused, so I'll leave this here:
Part 1 - 2016 to 2018 (The official timeline states that Part 1 ends in 2017, but it actually ends in Jan 2018)
Part 1.5 - 2018
New Event in 7.2 - March 2022
Part 2 Start - February 2024
APHO - Should be 2026
Similarly to HSR, the character events in Part 2 will be permanent with only some time-limited rewards. These can be accessed anytime, but I highly recommend playing through Thelema's event before starting Chapter 2 when 7.4 drops.
There is a lot of misinformation going on. That’s because of the language barrier between CN and the Global community. People are hyped, so this kind of reaction is quite normal. Also, HoYo didn’t word the title of the Trailer very well.
Be it APHO or a new storyline entirely, I think that we should be excited about the future. In the end, a journey without a conclusion has no meaning. Let's enjoy the ending of Honkai Impact 3rd Part 1.
I hope this cleared up some misunderstandings!
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Ok... In the beginning, I was very skeptical about people saying that Acheron might be HI3 Mei and not just a character variant, but after looking more into it... Holy Cow! There are some solid hints that this might be the case.
In light of all the Honkai news that we got over the weekend, I just wanted to also drop this. Big announcement coming from me next week. It's a BIG video series that I've been preparing for a long time. I firmly believe that it will be the best video project I ever worked on.
Why do we need a title for the main story? Especially put on the in-game slider if that's the whole story of the game? Well... most likely because they plan to start a new 'main story' after this one ends.
Saw people asking, why would they mention the dinosaurs?
Well, some of the in-game text implies that Finality came to Earth/Moon together with the asteroid that caused the dinosaur's extinction. The mural in Elysium Everlasting is supposed to depict that moment. 👀🤔
From now on I will hide a chibi PROMETHEUS in all my Honkai Impact 3rd videos. The first person who finds her and leaves a comment with the time stamp will get a shoutout in the next (HI3) video!
An interesting fact is that AI Lambda is not the first character born from a time crystal in
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Elysia was the first one. Time crystals occur due to spontaneous symmetry breaking. The fact that all her powers are related to crystals is no coincidence.
I saw people saying that story will continue in HSR. Thinking of HSR as a direct continuation of HI3 is not the best approach. Just like how HI3 is not a continuation of GGZ. It's better to think of both games as their own separate entity.
Hot Take!!! 🔥
I think that male Dreamseeker looks better. I don't think that female Dreamseeker is ugly by any means, but the clothes look a lot better on the male version. 👀
Happy to see that the Sparkle video is doing well and that all that effort wasn't in vain! That video literally sucked the joy out of me. It was fun to make, but also draining.
This is a nice Easter Egg about Otto's story in the newest HSR event. However, again, I really don't like the terminology used here. Bubble Worlds and the Proper Worlds on the Imaginary Tree are not the same thing. But...since it's just an event, I will not take it too seriously.
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Yeah it's confirmed by Dawei himself
Also I'm so surprised seeing this man talking about honkai with his tears drop for the first time, I can really feel his love for this game😢
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The fact that she watched too much SW and started to use a lightsaber is so funny. It's so random that I cannot help but be impressed. I always liked that the HI3 Devs are not afraid to experiment and come up with unexpected stuff like this. 😄
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Saw posts about Project: ARK being retconned, so I want to make this post before misinformation spreads too much. NOTHING was retconned. It was said during ER that the ARK would return to Earth, and Kevin mentioned that it "sailed out again" in Ch 32.
Chapter 28 has more translation mistakes and grammar errors than any other new Chapter release I ever saw. It's almost GGZ level of bad. At this point, I am sure that nobody did proofreading for this. Could this be because of the CNY?
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Free Herrscher of Origin will be coming back in v7.4
- Complete 4 out of 6 tasks (including 2 Log-in task) to receive free Herrscher of Origin card (duplicate converts to 50 fragments)
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A lot of people asked me to make a video explaining Acheron's past and the parallels to HI3 and GGZ. I will... but it will take some time. I want to play through the 2.1 Story first and see what more we can learn about Acheron before that.
I am also working on a substantial HI3
Thelema Vlog: A Day When Thelema Is Not Hosting a Banquet - Honkai Impact 3rd
The lifestyle of a noble isn't for anyone to casually admire.
If you're curious about my day-to-day life, be prepared to pay the price.
Watch>>
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Is it just me, or do the new enemies on the Moon look very similar to the enemies you found inside Fragmentums? Hmmm... 🤔🤔
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Some people said the 'affection system' was removed for them on the new bridge. The affection system is still there... just make sure that you deploy your own battlesuits in the overworld, not the trial ones. The trial ones don't have any because... well, you don't own them!
[HI3 7.3 BETA]
Monsters in Part 2 have gang fights... and yes, they can kill each other. You actually get an achievement for watching them fight!
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They did the same with GGZ. A common misconception in the community is the fact that GGZ's main story is done. That is FALSE. Many people associate the ending of GGZ with HotE Kiana destroying the world.
After checking multiple sources for the video title, it should be read as the Finale of Honkai Impact 3rd Part 1, not Part 1 of the Finale. This is how it is worded across multiple announcements. But this is mostly on HoYo tbh for not wording properly in English.
That was the end of 'Retrospect', which is the first part of GGZ's main storyline. After that, a new part called 'Reborn' started. 'Reborn' it's still ON-GOING even today. I believe that 'The Moon's Beginning and Ending' is just the 'Retrospect' of HI3.
For comparison. 👀
New UI is way cleaner. I like it even more now that I experienced it for myself. My only complaint is that the text on the bridge icons doesn't fit the new style. IMO they should just remove it. People can tell what's what just by looking at the icons anyway.
What a beautiful end to
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's story! 😭
Thank you
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for allowing me to witness and be a part of such an amazing journey! This game changed my life and helped me overcome some of the worst moments in recent years.
Looking forward to the future!
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I always avoid using the term 'expy' in my videos and use 'character variant' instead. This is something that I also want to address in a future video of 'Exploring the Honkai Universe'. Until then, please share this around, especially with other CCs that cover miHoYo games.
This was such a good chapter. I already like Helia and Coralie a lot. Happy to see how they handle the Part 2 characters. Also... More Kiana!
A reminder that, while this is presented as an 'event', it's a proper Story Chapter meant to be played before Part 2. Don't sleep on it!
They both are part of the Honkai series and connected by the IMG Tree, but from my experience playing the Beta, HSR is not here to replace HI3. It's here as its own game with its own direction.
Since this was the year of Elysian Realm, what better way to end it than a video about Elysia? This is the story of the Herrscher who loved Humanity.
Link is 👇!!!
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The second video in the 'Exploring the Honkai Universe' is out. Here is a detailed timeline of the Honkai Universe as a concept, covering every important information about the Cosmology from GGZ, HI3, GI, and HSR. 👀
Link is 👇!
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From a marketing perspective, it does not make any sense either. The main story is one of the driving forces that keeps people playing the game. HoYo would literally kill their game if they stopped it. Due to the popularity of HI3, I don't see them doing it anytime soon.
- After Part 2, we will be able to bring up the Menu anytime we want. (basically like in HSR and GI)
- The background changes based on location.
- The old bridge and the old Valk animations remain, and you can toggle between them and the new UI mode at any time.
Honkai Part 2 - Main Menu (more info soon). You can bring up the menu anytime in part 2 mode. The bg changes according to your location.
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Now that Chapter 38 is entirely out, I can finally say it. This was the best Honkai Chapter in a while. I especially liked how they handled the scientific talk and explained the plan to save the Bubble Universe. It's clear that they took the feedback from the Moon Arc.
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I understand that some are just memeing. But, you'd be surprised by how many people think that he's just a "simp". Not to mention that HSR-only players will take the meme seriously. As someone who always tried to clear the misconceptions around him, this bothers me a little.
As expected, they added a new tab above "The Moon's Origin and Ending".
Part 1.5 is called "Dance of Life and Death". A very clear reference to Seele, so I expect a lot of development for her in the next few chapters.
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I know that a lot of people are interested in GGZ. So, if you want to learn more about the game's story, go and watch Nohr's playthrough through the game. 👀🔥
♥️ Ever wondered what was the game before Honkai Impact 3rd-? Well I got some amazing news! On my twitch streams we started playing GGZ, and I have condensed the VODS for some gameplay and story sections to make it a fun watch! Warning I’m loud! Link below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️♦️
I made this video to explain some of the new information regarding Finality and Honkai from the latest story arc.
There is a small Bonus Theory at the end that could link Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai Star Rail even more!
The link is 👇!
A lot of people seem to think that all the planets we visit in HSR are contained in a single World (Universe) and separated from the rest of the HoYoverse games. That is false! Each planet is in a separate World.
Fun Fact!
If HoYoverse sticks to the current schedule, Part 2 will begin in China on February 1st and globally on February 29th.
Since 2024 is a leap year, we'll get Part 2 in the same month, but CN will start on the first day, and the other servers on the last. 😅👀
The world of Honkai Impact 3rd is just another world on the Imaginary Tree. Welt can't return home because 'Earth' is not on the route of the Astral Express. In other words, it's not connected by the Star Rail to the rest of the Universe. (Yet)
Depending on what you consider the 'main story to be, this is not really the ending. Even if the story that they build from the start is going into its final stage, a new 'main story' inside HI3 will most likely take its place afterward.
While the 'Bunny Girl Incident' was one of the craziest periods in the HI3 community, it's important to note that the alleged "assassination attempt" was most likely a hoax. I don't know why people started to bring it up recently, but I think it's important to share this!
There is a common narrative that a CN player tried to assassinate Da Wei over the Bunny Girl Incident.
This is *almost certainly* a hoax. We only found a single source article that admits to relying on rumours, and articles based on that article.
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Timeline (Earth Calendar)
✦ About 1 billion years ago
Mars faced the threat from the Finality, was about to be completely destroyed
✦ About 250 million years ago
Destruction of Venus' civilization, the home of Sa
✦ About 65 million years ago
Dinosaurs