So, folks were talking about that Fu Xuan banner rerun in Honkai Star Rail. Had me thinking, you know? Should I pull, shouldn’t I pull?
It reminded me of something kinda unrelated, way back. I wasn’t always careful with my savings, neither in games nor in real life. There was this one time, must’ve been years ago, I was dead set on getting this fancy new graphics card. Saved up for months, checking prices every day. It was all I could think about.
Then, bam! Life happened. My old car, the one I relied on to get to my job back then, just gave up the ghost. Completely died on the highway. Repair costs were insane, basically wiped out my graphics card fund and then some. Had to borrow a bit too, just to get back on the road.
That whole mess taught me something. Planning is good, sure, but you gotta be ready for the unexpected curveballs. You can save and save for that one shiny thing, but sometimes, you need something else more urgently. It made me look at things differently, like what’s really essential versus what’s just nice to have.
Back to the HSR Banner
Seeing that Fu Xuan banner again brought all that back. She’s good, everyone says so. Great for survivability. But I looked at my account, my current characters. Am I really struggling? Not really. Do I need her? Probably not.
That old car situation popped into my head. What if a character comes along later that I really want, or one that fills a gap I actually have? Blowing all my jades now on Fu Xuan, even though she’s strong, felt like buying that fancy graphics card right before my car died. Maybe it’s better to hold onto my savings, my jades, for something that might be more crucial down the line.
So, what did I do?
- Checked my current team comps.
- Figured out what roles I was actually missing.
- Looked at leaks (yeah, I know) for future characters.
- Decided Fu Xuan was a luxury, not a necessity for my account right now.
Ended up skipping the banner. Maybe I’ll regret it, maybe not. But it felt like the sensible thing to do, learning from that past experience. Keep the jades safe for a rainy day, or for a character that feels less like a want and more like a need. It’s just pixels, after all, but that feeling of being prepared, of making a deliberate choice based on past lessons? That felt pretty good. Better than getting the shiny new character and then maybe wishing I’d waited, just like I wished I’d had that car repair money back then.
