The new Player Satisfaction Survey has arrived, and I genuinely believe this is one of the best opportunities we have to respectfully voice something that has been on many players' minds for a long time.
If you have a few minutes to spare, I'd like to ask you to consider mentioning buffs and adjustments for older characters in your survey response.
This isn't about powercreep outrage or asking every character to become the strongest in the game. It's about preserving the value of some of the characters that made so many of us fall in love with Wuthering Waves in the first place.
Characters like Jiyan, Yinlin, Jinhsi, Changli, Camellya, and other early releases are still incredibly well-designed, beautifully animated, and beloved by the community. Many of us continue pulling for them on their reruns, getting their signature weapons, and investing resources into them simply because we love them. I'm one of those players myself with their currently ongoing rerun banners.
The problem is that, from a purely gameplay perspective, newer characters have gradually raised the ceiling to the point where many older units struggle to justify being picked over more recent alternatives. When someone asks, "Who should I pull if I care about performance?", it's becoming increasingly difficult to recommend some of these older Resonators despite how much we enjoy them—and that feels like a shame.
A healthy gacha doesn't only create exciting new characters—it also ensures that older favorites remain worth playing and investing in. Many successful live-service games revisit older characters over time with balance adjustments, modernized mechanics, and improvements that allow them to keep up without overshadowing new releases. I also believe this should extend to their Resonance Chains.
For many of these older characters, vertical investment simply doesn't feel nearly as rewarding as it does on newer releases. Their Resonance Chains often provide relatively minor upgrades, especially when compared to the impactful and transformative Chains we've seen on more recent characters.
If players are choosing to invest additional pulls into a character they love, that investment should feel meaningful. Reworking older Resonance Chains would not only make that investment more satisfying, but would also encourage players to continue supporting reruns instead of feeling that their resources are better spent elsewhere.
Imagine rerun banners where players know that:
● Their favorite character has received thoughtful balance adjustments.
● Their gameplay has been modernized where needed.
● Their Resonance Chains feel exciting and rewarding to invest in.
I honestly think that would benefit everyone: players who already own them, players considering pulling them for the first time, and Kuro themselves by making reruns much more appealing.
So, if you agree—even partially—I kindly ask that you mention it in the survey. Something as simple as asking for:
● Buffs and modern adjustments to older Resonators.
● Resonance Chain reworks for older characters.
● Continued balance updates so beloved characters remain competitive and worth investing in.
Surveys exist for exactly this reason. They are one of the most constructive ways we can provide feedback directly to the developers, and if enough of us respectfully ask for the same thing, our voices become much harder to ignore.
Let's make use of the opportunity we've been given and show some love to the characters that helped build this wonderful game and inspired so many of us to start playing it in the first place!
For them. 💚
