Honkai Star Rail 2.6 Drip marketing date speculation

With the ongoing update stepping into its second phase, the Honkai Star Rail 2.6 drip marketing campaign is about to commence. As per the usual tradition, the developer, HoYoverse, usually reveals their upcoming character lineup for the patch, which are usually two 5-star and one 4-star unit. Keeping that in mind, the upcoming version 2.6 is also one exception.

Since the developer does not reveal the announcement dates of the drip marketing posts, players may wonder when HoYoverse will be revealing the brand-new characters.

For those curious, this article speculates when the Honkai Star Rail 2.6 drip marketing campaign will commence.

Note: This article is based on leaks and is subject to change. Readers are advised to take each speculation with a grain of salt.

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Drip marketing campaign schedule speculation for Honkai Star Rail 2.6

If HoYoverse follows the usual schedule, the Honkai Star Rail 2.6 drip marketing campaign should commence on August 26, 2024. Since they reveal one character each day, the campaign will be live for a total of three days and end on August 28, 2024. While the drip marketing date is quite close, players are yet to discover the characters as very few leaks regarding this matter have surfaced online.

Trailblazers can find the expected dates and times for the Honkai Star Rail 2.6 drip marketing campaign’s schedule in the following section:

Region	Date and Time	Timezone
Asia	August 26, 2024, at 11.30 AM	China Standard Time
Europe	August 26, 2024, at 04:30 AM	British Standard Time
America	August 25, 2024, at 08:30 PM	Pacific Time

The time will remain the same for the August 27 and 28 drip marketing announcements; therefore, they are not added to the timetable.

New penacony character & event lightcone in 2.6 byu/hi_himeko inHonkaiStarRail_leaks

A recent Honkai Star Rail 2.6 leak from a reputable leaker Shiroha Leaks suggests that a brand-new 5-star character, Rappa will likely be seeing their debut during the patch. Although her release phase is still unknown to the players, they have revealed the unit’s kit, appearance, release window, and more in the leak.

Since this leak surfaced right before the drip marketing for the upcoming Honkai Star Rail version 2.6, there is a high chance of Rappa being one of the 5-stars who will be officially announced.

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