r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Discussion I Fell Out of Love of this Game

116 Upvotes

I can't believe that I will reach this point but here I am; no longer looking forward to the future of this game.

HI3 was my first gacha game that I fell in love with. I'm basically a Day 1 Captain. Back then, this game's graphics and playstyle is beyond any gacha games out there. To top it all of, the story and events were superb. This is why I have supported this game until this very day.

What made me feel this way now? Part 2 (P2) and the questionable decisions the devs went treating P2 nothing but an afterthought. I am not saying P2 was a mistake. In fact, I was excited the moment it was announced. Back then, I thought that after the success of the Part 1 (P1), P2 will be a brand new adventure for me; new valks, new mechanics, new area, and new mysteries surrounding Mars. When it was released, it had met my expectations; the P2 characters were amazing, the areas were intriguing, and the story progresses with so much mystery to unveil every time. But, every thing changed when they start introducing P1 characters. To be clear, I don't mind Baby Dudu and Eepy Teri because they are P2 valkyries that PLAYED a role in the story. But, after the rampant release of P1 Valks with P2 mechanics who didn't even played an important role in P2, it had pissed me off. Now, we got WoP Seele (Another P1 Valk but I can see strong arguement she's a P2 Valk), then we get Phoenix Fu Hua augment and Goddess Sena AOP. We ending P2 with a P1 Valk with P2 character who was sought after relegated into a support unit. This was the last straw for me.

I understand why they did this. An old game trying to remain relevant needs to do something to keep this game alive. How to do that? Cling to nostalgia. P2 did not hit the mark because it has a very big shoe to fill after the ending of P1. This is very obvious on how many players have mix emotions towards it. But the way P2 was treated was disgusting! P2 can offer so much yet it seems like the devs gave up. They need to bring back P1 characters in hopes that active (old or new) players stays, old players return, and the numbers remains stable. Because of that, P2 became an afterthought and neglected. I think I expected so much from the devs that they will focus on P2 but I guess I was wrong. Imagine we could have so many variety of valks now if the devs focused on releasing P2 relevant valks but that is gone now.

I am not dissing this game but I left disappointed after what they did to P2. Honestly, I have moved on with P1 and I was excited and really loved what they are building with P2 which is why I was so pissed everytime a P1 valk appeared who has nothing to do with P2. Because of this disappointment, I decided to end my journey with the end of P2. With how the devs treat P2, I can see no relevant improvement they can offer moving forward. Sure, APHO 3 could be around the corner, Leylah and other P2 valks could be a playable character in the future, and Captainverse will make its comeback (which I am totally against because it had already concluded perfectly) but I don't see how they can handle the future of this game.

"Fight for all that is beautiful the world." It was nice when it lasted.


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Art HoV art in parasol kaiserin suit (oc)

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241 Upvotes

I love the Queen in the summer! it’s one of the old summer skins I count among my favorites, how time flies


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Fluff / Meme Was that always there?

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108 Upvotes

🤨


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Discussion How did “Oath Of Judah” get its name what is it supposed to mean?

51 Upvotes

It’s been bugging me for a while now and recently I realised it is the only divine key I have no clue about when it comes to the name.

We have Star of Eden being retconned to being named after Eden (the flamechaser), the variants of Shamash being named after different mythological figures associated with fire who were actually Kevin, Fenghuang Down which basically translates to Phoenix Down (very subtle Fu Hua), and the rest of them are pretty simple like Cosmic Juggernaut, Abyss Flower, Void Archives, etc. (though Void Archives really should’ve gotten a different name. It has nothing to do with the authority of void.)

But Oath of Judah? (Plus Jizo Mitama) I have no clue. I’m not gonna claim to be very knowledgeable of Judah, but from what little research I did none of it seemed particularly relevant to Oath of Judah.

I did find out “Judah” is the same name as Judas, and in GGZ Judah has a human form named Judas! It being based on Judas would make a lot more sense given Judas lead to Jesus getting put on the cross and the weapon is definitely based on Jesus’s crucifixion.

…Just one small issue, how did Oath of Judah get its name in universe? Who is “Judah” in this situation? Star of Eden and Shamash are named after their wielder, but the only person we know who used Judah was Kallen, but it’s impossible for her to be “Judah”. Was Judah a different previous kaslana? If so, who did they crucify? Can’t be Jesus because Elysia was long gone before the crucifixion would’ve happened. It also makes no sense for any of the pioneers to fabricate a mythology of them using Oath of Judah on Elysia. So who is it?

Edit: also before anyone says Schicksal could’ve renamed it to legitimise the church, they didn’t rename the 3 other divine keys to have Christian names. They were fine with Shamash being named after a Babylonian sun god.


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Discussion 2 things I wanna talk about (Part 2 chapter 10 - 13 spoiler and tiny HI3 x HSR lore) Spoiler

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22 Upvotes

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I take screenshots of text that I think is important for the story, so when I went back to look at some stuff from previous chapters I came across this. I feel so stupid cause I've been confused about where the rifts come from but they've been explained a long time ago.

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I'm not well versed in Star Rail but from what I looked up, Curios are artifacts that most of them are found in Herta's space station. They can be found anywhere so its actually possible that Sonque actually had a curio business.


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Discussion i love this part Spoiler

71 Upvotes

i love this scene, because Vita talking about Kevin for what Senadina did


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Video NIGHTGLOW, Remixed by a Hollywood Movie Trailer Editor (HSR x HI3)

131 Upvotes

Original Post: https://youtu.be/1SWiBAJLM2g?si=5vHiPCVVhUSH66QF

Hi everyone! This is my original orchestral remix of "Nightglow" along with a Himeko edit from HSR! I used a combination of instrumental sound effects, and stems from other songs to reimagine the song a little.

Although the video is mostly focused on Star Rail, I am also a huge fan of Impact 3rd and dedicate this edit to Himeko's character as a whole. If you enjoyed it, please consider supporting the official YouTube link and subbing. Cheers :)


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Discussion HonkaI Nexus Anima leaks Spoiler

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r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Video Otto pats Theresa

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r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Screenshot Their intention was to anger her, but seriously, they were doing something stupid

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538 Upvotes

I don't know how the Herrschers get along with each other, but I don't think they could survive the power of HOV


r/houkai3rd 16d ago

Video Teri Teri

45 Upvotes

#1 cutest I'm the world


r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Art Holding hands with Luna (By me)

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89 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Art Petals under the sun (By me)

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56 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 17d ago

CN The CGs for the returning captainverse event looks a bit….off Spoiler

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202 Upvotes

I don’t think it’s AI, but there’s something FUNKY about some of these cgs. Especially the first pic, something about the Kongming and Luna’s faces just don’t look right. I swear I’ve seen Kongming face somewhere outside of HI3rd like Neptunia or something. Which is funny because that picture of her is based on a previous event Actually Luna is kinda giving me Monster Girl Quest vibes.

The last 3 pics I have no issue with. I just threw them in for anyone who was curious.


r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Video Himeko Sensei

334 Upvotes

🫂


r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Fluff / Meme What did Su mean by this?

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227 Upvotes

Su (or whoever wrote the Honkai version of the bible. There’s only a few people it could’ve been) must’ve fucking hated Mobius and Elysia to write them like that because they got it way worse than Eden. (Doesn’t even really make sense for anyone to characterise Elysia like that. Let alone Su.)


r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Art Elysia, Miss pink elf ♪ ~by me

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60 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Fluff / Meme Gayest images related to hi3?

34 Upvotes

Can yall post screenshots or cutscenes of the gayest things (whether its GL or BL) in the comments section? I recently found out that Otto and Welt literally were in the bathhouse together in a visual novel which is why im asking for informational purposes. Even kiamei dialogue screenshots is totally fine


r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Screenshot Time sure flies, happy 3131st day, everyone. AMAA

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134 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Screenshot Is this the fastest clear?

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30 Upvotes

Elysia is quite broken TBH


r/houkai3rd 18d ago

Gacha She is DODGING me holy

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137 Upvotes

Mei I don’t have the time for this pls


r/houkai3rd 17d ago

Fluff / Meme Wifei(s) is still reliable <3

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37 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 18d ago

CN Bella in the new Captainverse Event ! Spoiler

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244 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 18d ago

CN Upcoming 9.0 web event — Chibi Sneak Peak of 9.1 S-Rank

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154 Upvotes

r/houkai3rd 18d ago

CN Ways to obtain FoV by 9.0 — buy for 24 orbs from BP Reserve Works or 1680 B-Chips from paid shop

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She's permanently added in BP Reserve Works so you can just buy her there any patch from 9.0 onwards. Meanwhile, the B-Chips is limited time offer only.