

Complete with the pink hair, the signature ponytail and cape, Ashe's skin is much closer to Elysia’s Faded Miss Elf skin, which was close to DRX’s signature blue and white colours. The upcoming DRX Ashe skin is heavily inspired by one of Honkai Impact 3rd's characters, Elysia.

Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee, widely known as a lover of HoYoverse gacha games like Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact, caught the attention of fans for his chosen skin for Ashe. The Worlds 2022 skins paid tribute to the individuality and personality of each player from the 2022 DRX roster, with a hint of their underdog journey that year. Since 2016, players have been able to contribute to the design of each chosen champion's skin.

k6BoPJ6nkDĭRX, the underdog champions of last year’s Worlds, completed their Cinderella run to become the first Play-ins team to win Worlds after a 3-2 upset against LoL giants T1.Īside from World Championship rings from Mercedes Benz and US$489,500 in prize money, DRX was also rewarded with their own Worlds skin-line based on the champions chosen by the players.Įvery year, LoL developer Riot Games honours the Worlds champion with a limited-edition skin line that commemorates their victory. It should be noted that while both numbers overpower Honkai Impact 3rd, that’s partially because of the game’s own release strategy- the game launched in China first, only receiving South East Asia and Global clients a year after the fact.True dragons are born from ruins and forged by war.

Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to Star Rail amassed more downloads, the same can’t be said for revenue- Genshin Impact saw over 39 million USD in purchases on mobile that first week, just beating out Star Rails 37 million.Īll in all, this is a strong showing for HoYoverse in general- having their next big title launch more or less go neck-and-neck with their last successful one is a good sign that Genshin’s success was no fluke- they’re just as capable of recreating that success with other major titles.Īt the same time though, it’s understandable that you might have expected more growth as well- HoYoverse is a much more prominent figure in the industry now compared to when Genshin Impact launched, and you’d think that would manifest in a bigger gap between Star Rail and Genshin.
