All details about Honkai: Star Trail 2.7, including its release date, new characters, kits, banners and other pieces of playable content have been confirmed and detailed by developer HoYoverse. As the turn-based game moves into the latter stages of version 2.6, HoYoverse held a special live stream to present all the information about the upcoming patch. During the event, the developer presented the Domingo and Fuga gameplay kits in Honkai: Star Trail 2.7, which had previously been announced as the new support playable characters coming in the patch.
While new characters often take up most of the time in the spotlight, the live broadcast of version 2.7 also served as a stage to promote the new chapter of the Trailblaze missionwhich was leaked with a huge story spoiler – not mentioned by HoYoverse as a means of keeping its plot twist secret. In addition, the events planned for the update were also presented, some of which had already been leaked, such as the customization mode in Honkai: Star Trail 2.7. With the live stream out of the way confirming the patch, players shouldn’t have to wait much longer before exploring the new content.
Honkai: Star Rail 2.7 – Release Date
The update must arrive on time, without delays
As was originally anticipated due to the game’s regular six-week schedule for each update, version 2.6 is scheduled to end soon, just before the release of version 2.7 on December 4th. The information was confirmed by the developer during a special live broadcast, which was broadcast on the official channel Honkai: Star Trail channel on YouTube.
The reveal of a definitive release date for the update indicates that there have been no delays to the content planned for the patch. Additionally, With a concrete release date for version 2.7, it’s very unlikely that the update will be delayed anytime soon – Typically, when the content of an update is delayed, HoYoverse will also delay the presentation of the related live stream even before it is announced.
Honkai: Star Rail 2.7 – New characters and banners
Domingo and Fuga will be released during the update
There are two new characters arriving with version 2.7: Domingo and Fuga. Domingo had already been confirmed as a 5-star Imaginary character following the Path of Harmonywhich teased his role as a support unit in team compositions, but HoYoverse has now detailed his playing kit. Penacony’s character will be a buffer, capable of forwarding an ally’s action and increasing the DMG he deals to opponents. Additionally, if they have a summon, the DMG bonus provided is increased by an extra percentage for two turns, making them vital for characters with memosprites.
These characters are said to include Aglaea and the Remembrance Trailblazer in Honkai: Star Trail 3.0. Additionally, using the Sunday Ability on a character designated as The Beatified by their Ultimate allows players to recover an Ability Point. With his Ultimate, Sunday can restore an ally’s energy and transform them into the Beatified. These buffed characters have increased CRIT DMG for an amount equal to a percentage of Sunday’s own CRIT DMG plus a fixed amount. Domingo can also increase an ally’s CRIT rate when using his ability.
Fuga, on the other hand, is a 5-star Fire character on the Path of Nihility. The 5-star version of Tingyun can improve his ally’s Break effect with his skill and allows them to reduce enemies’ resistance even when they don’t match his weakness.. Additionally, Fugue enters the Torrid Scorch state, which increases its base ATK. Lastly, when the buffed ally attacks, Fugue has a chance to reduce the target enemy’s DEF stat for two turns. With his Ultimate, Fugue deals Fire DMG to all enemies, which ignores the weakness type to reduce the resistance of all enemies by Honkai: Star Trail.
With his Talent, Fugue’s presence on the field automatically inflicts the Cloudflame Luster state on enemies, equal to 40% of his Maximum Resistance. When their original resistance is reduced to 0, Cloudflame Luster can be reduced further, and when it reaches 0, they receive Weakness Break DMG again. When enemies with Broken Weakness are hit by allies, the attacks’ Resistance Reduction deals Super Break DMG. In general, Fugue will be a good support unit for teams led by Break DMG DPS units such as Boothill and Firefly in Honkai: Star Trail.
HoYoverse announced the banner phases for the update. Sunday will debut on Phase 1 banners along with a reprise of Lightning Erudition’s 5-star character Jing Yuan. During the period, 4-star units Qingque, Arlan, and Tingyun will have increased drop rates. Phase 2 will see the release of Fugue, which will be accompanied by a rerun of Firefly. Gallagher, Yukong, and Misha will have increased drop rates during these banners. Each 5-star character’s exclusive Light Cone will also be featured during the respective periods in which the characters appear in Honkai: Star Trail 2.7 flags.
Honkai: Star Rail 2.7 – Story updates, Astral Express maps, events and more
There are several activities to participate in
In addition to the new characters, HoYoverse has some playable content prepared for players in version 2.7. The first of these is the new Trailblaze Mission Chapter, which will be the Astral Express’s last visit to Penacony before departing for its next destination.. The mission should rely heavily on Domingo and Fuga, both present in Planeta das Festas. Players will be able to use a recap function to view their journey to the events of Honkai: Star Trail 2.7′ new mission, if you so wish.
Astral Express is also getting an expansion with new map areas to explore. One of them is the party car, a common area with different activities to do. The other is the leaked Trailblazer room, which will be customizable – in fact, the Cosmic Home Decor Guide event will encourage players to complete tasks and unlock more customization options and decorations. Players will also have access to a new Pom-Pom skin, which will be available in the party car locker room after completing the appropriate tasks.
Another event announced for version 2.7 is called Between the Frames. This photography-based event will see players help March 7th in his photography endeavors and in return, they will win various prizes, including special items that can be placed as decoration in the Trailblazer’s room in Honkai: Star Trail.
During the patch, the Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy update will arrive, bringing new trivia, thoughtful trivia, equations, and occurrences. Additionally, The Divergent Universe save file will also be updated to last until the game mode receives a new update, rather than weekly – this should allow players to continuously farm Ornaments without having to re-challenge the Divergent Universe just to get a new save file every week.
The Pure Fiction game mode is also getting an update in version 2.7 with a new game mechanic called Grit. This mechanic had already been leaked as a possible buff to Erudite in Honkai: Star Trail 2.7, but it has now been confirmed by HoYoverse. During this period, Grit will play a central role in Pure Fiction. The Planar Fissure and Realm of the Strange events will also return during the update, as will the 10 free pulls obtained from the regular Gift of Odyssey event..
In addition to the free draws, players will also receive a free 5-star character picker at Honkai: Star Trail 2.7 through an event called Gift of the Express. The character selector will allow players to choose a free 5-star character from those available in the standard loot pool.like Himeko, Welt, Gepard or Bronya.
There will also be several quality of life updates in version 2.7, including the chance to challenge the 9th floor of Forgotten Hall if it has been completed before and get all the rewards from the previous floors. The game client file will also be reduced, allowing mobile players to delete previous features they have already used.
HoYoverse has confirmed that Version 2.7 is the final update before the game enters its third year of content with Version 3.0. The update’s content is a little more limited than the patch from earlier in the year, but there’s still a lot to do between the new Trailblaze Mission and the various events. Version 3.0 will be big with the introduction of Remembrance as a playable path and a new destination to explore, full of new characters to meet, so players should make the most of their time in Honkai: Star Trail 2.7 to prepare.
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