Honkai Star Rail Departure Festival – Everything you need to know

With Honkai Star Rail finally released to the world, HoYoverse are celebrating by hosting a Departure Festival. Here’s what we know.

Honkai Star Rail released this week and is already being met with rave reviews. With some players saying it is already better than HoYoverse’s previous title Genshin Impact, it is set to be a popular RPG. 

Honkai Star Rail Departure Festival

This news comes from the official Twitter account which announced the upcoming Departure Festival earlier today.

“May the stars be with you on this journey. We are grateful for your support in this boundless voyage with Honkai: Star Rail.” The post reads. “Thanks to you, we have achieved fantastic results in topping the charts of many countries and regions.”

To say thank you, the team at HoYoverse are inviting players to the festival which starts at 19:30PM UTC / 15:30PM ET / 12:30PM PT and 20:30PM BST on April 30. Here you will be serenaded by the Stellaris Symphony as well as receive the Star Rail Special Pass x10 upon arrival. 

Star Rail Special Passes

The Star Rail Special Passes will allow you to get some of Star Rail’s limited-time characters and more across the course of the Festival. 

Some of the playable characters in Honkai Star Rail
Credit: ONE Esports

If you didn’t know, with Honkai Star Rail being free-to-play, the passes are used for the game’s gacha system, known as Warps. With two types of Warps – the Standard Warp and limited Warps which are used for Light Cones/characters, the Special Passes are definitely a must-grab. 

With the quick success of Star Rail, this event is bound to be one of many. If you wish to keep up with constant updates for the game, make sure to check out the official Twitter.

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