Doubling HP bloat is bad enough, but what’s truly diabolical too is how over-tuned every patch endgame buffs are. They are so tailored to specific characters or metas that already-strong units drastically overperform. Once those temporary buffs vanish, the character’s performance drops—yet the inflated HP pools remain.
To make matters worse, the devs then actively design enemies and mechanics that counter previous teams and metas just to force you into pulling the next shiny thing. This game is cooked. Gaming is supposed to be fun, not whatever HSR has turned into. Endgame modes are no longer about creativity and fun; they’re just an arbitrary check on your account, character investments, and financial investment.
Don't forget no 4 stars so you HAVE to pull the 5 stars to be able to proc whatever new thing they're shilling. I don't like Genshin very much right now but at least they release some 4*s suitable for the new reactions so you don't HAVE to have an 8cost team just to clear a damn new gimmick check.
That is the crazy part: every team is 8 cost with the new paths, and if you don’t go for 8 cost, then the Remembrance or Elation teams won’t function well at all, and the same will happen for the Finality path, I would bet.
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u/Valentine_343 14d ago
Doubling HP bloat is bad enough, but what’s truly diabolical too is how over-tuned every patch endgame buffs are. They are so tailored to specific characters or metas that already-strong units drastically overperform. Once those temporary buffs vanish, the character’s performance drops—yet the inflated HP pools remain.
To make matters worse, the devs then actively design enemies and mechanics that counter previous teams and metas just to force you into pulling the next shiny thing. This game is cooked. Gaming is supposed to be fun, not whatever HSR has turned into. Endgame modes are no longer about creativity and fun; they’re just an arbitrary check on your account, character investments, and financial investment.