With the 3.5 livestream announcing the “Starpath Reverbs: Reverb Resonator Convene” (returning banner featuring older 1.x characters), it raises a pretty important question for both veterans and newer players:

With current HP inflation and rising DPS ceilings, are these rerun characters still worth investing in?

On one hand, the game has clearly shifted. Content scaling has gone up, newer units are generally stronger, and the gap between early 1.x characters and recent releases is much more noticeable. In that context, pulling older characters might feel inefficient if the goal is pure performance or future-proof account progression.

On the other hand, this could also be a deliberate move by Kuro Games to give long-time players another way to enhance what they already own rather than replace it. Sequences/duplications can still significantly improve older units, and for invested mains, that might be enough to keep them relevant even in inflated HP environments.

So the real question becomes:

Is this banner meant for catch-up progression, letting dedicated players push old mains closer to modern standards?

Or is it mainly a fan-service rerun system, where value is secondary to enjoyment and collection?

And with current powercreep trends, are sequences even enough to bridge the gap anymore?

Personally, it feels like this system sits in a weird middle ground. It doesn’t fully “revive” older characters into meta dominance, but it also isn’t useless, especially for players who already invested heavily into 1.x units and want to squeeze more longevity out of them.

But for newer or efficiency-focused players, it raises a harder decision:

Do you invest into slightly outdated favorites, or save everything for newer, higher-ceiling DPS units?

Starpath Reverbs (3.5 Return Banner) — Still Worth Pulling in the Current HP Inflation Meta?