There are many things in the world that look like scams. The most obvious ones are the so-called “first deposit rewards”. They are hung with bright and beautiful labels, attracting groups of players to “pursue”, and their expectations are often nothing more than immersing themselves in an empty game. I think the reset of the first deposit reward of “Honkai Impact 3: Star Railway” is a symbol of this absurdity. You work hard to deposit for a seemingly generous reward, but the result is just to make yourself have a little more so-called “achievements” in the virtual world, and what can these so-called achievements do?
The update of version 3.2 is an attractive bait, telling you that if you deposit, you can get more rewards. And the reset date, April 9, 2025, seems to be extremely important. For many people, this day marks a new beginning, as if it has opened a mysterious door, and you can only get those “first deposit rewards” if you keep running on this road. However, isn’t this feeling of running constantly a bit like running on a track with no end, the faster you run, the less you feel any real meaning?
How much have you paid for a little bit of virtual rewards? Recharge, spend, get rewards, recharge again, and get more rewards – this is the “reset” mechanism in “Honkai Impact 3: Star Railway”. What is reset? Resetting is nothing more than your desire for virtual rewards, which repeatedly consumes your desire for “acquisition” and “achievement”, making you give up more important things unknowingly. You may think that the Menghua fragments you get from your stored value can make your character stronger or have more game resources. But in the end, have you ever thought about whether these accumulations can really fill the gaps in your life?
In life, we often feel that we are missing something, so we look for something to supplement it. The storage system of the virtual world captures this psychology. You are pursuing those digital achievements, but ignoring what you really need. You may think that these Menghua fragments and virtual items can bring you closer to “victory” in the game, but you may never think that behind all this, you are brought endless emptiness and pursuit. On this road, you will never stop, and every reset will make you more deeply trapped.
In a sense, isn’t this “reset” of the virtual world a microcosm of human life? In front of one “opportunity” after another, you make meaningless accumulations to pursue some seemingly important things, but in the end, you will find that those things can never fill the void in your heart. No matter how many Menghua fragments you get, they will disappear with time, and in the end you will still stand empty in the wasteland of the virtual world, feeling overwhelmed.
The first recharge reward of “Honkai Impact 3: Star Dome Railway” gives people an illusion that “more is better”. But is it really “more is better” in this world? Every reset, every recharge, seems to tell us that the more you accumulate, the more you can prove your value. But what is the truth? The fact is that the more you top up, the more you fall into a cycle: this cycle tells you that the more you accumulate in the virtual world, the closer you will be to satisfaction; however, this satisfaction will never come, because it is built on falsehood and emptiness.
If you have ever seriously thought about why you are so eager for those virtual rewards, perhaps you can understand that all this is just self-deception. You top up and get rewards, but you are not happier. You may temporarily feel a false fulfillment, as if everything has become better. But this beauty is short-lived, and it does not really solve the difficulties in your life. What you are chasing is just an illusion that is constantly reset. It is like a movie that can never stop, and you are just one of the actors standing in front of the camera.
What is really important may not be the rewards in these virtual worlds, but how you find your own direction in reality. Everyone needs to face their own emptiness, and everyone is looking for the meaning of their own life. The top-up rewards of “Honkai Impact 3rd” just reveal a profound truth: we are often confused by the temptations in the virtual world and forget our real needs in reality. Deposit, accumulation, rewards, all of these may be the process you have to go through in the pursuit of happiness, but they can never fill your true desire.
This deposit reset is not only a challenge to players, but perhaps it is also a reminder that no matter how prosperous the virtual world is, the emptiness in reality is what we really need to face. Those seemingly tempting rewards may be a trap in the virtual world, and they will never bring real satisfaction. You spend a lot of money and get more rewards, but you will still find that your heart is empty.
So, think about it, what is the purpose behind all these deposits? What can they bring you? The reset of the virtual world is actually nothing great. What is really worth paying attention to is how you can stay awake in this world full of temptations and find what really belongs to you.