<s>
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
a	O
mobile	O
exclusive	O
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
miHoYo	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
incorporating	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
from	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
and	O
social	O
simulation	O
,	O
to	O
elements	O
of	O
bullet	O
hell	O
,	O
platforming	O
,	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
and	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
across	O
multiple	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
spans	O
multiple	O
supplementary	O
media	O
including	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
multiple	O
manhua	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
promotional	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
word	O
"	O
Honkai	B-Application
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
崩壊	O
( ほうかい	O
,	O
"	O
collapse	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
decay	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
pronounced	O
"	O
hōkai	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
direct	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
Chinese	O
崩坏	O
(	O
bēng	O
huài	O
)	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Chinese	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
'	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
 '	O
(	O
also	O
'	O
Honkai	B-Application
Eruption	O
 '	O
or	O
'	O
Honkai	B-Application
Outbreak	O
 '	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
large-scale	O
Honkai	B-Application
disaster	O
that	O
coincides	O
with	O
the	O
birth	O
of	O
a	O
Herrscher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
has	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Valkyries	O
,	O
in	O
real-time	O
combat	O
against	O
various	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-player	O
game	O
modes	O
include	O
the	O
Story	O
campaign	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
stages	O
punctuated	O
by	O
dialogue	O
in	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
(	O
FMVs	O
)	O
;	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
brief	O
side	O
stories	O
that	O
explore	O
Valkyries	O
 '	O
backstories	O
or	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
;	O
and	O
Open	O
World	O
,	O
allowing	O
exploration	O
of	O
several	O
large	O
open-ended	O
fields	O
to	O
gather	O
materials	O
and	O
complete	O
various	O
challenge	O
tasks	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
Valkyrie	O
and	O
Stigmata	O
characters	O
through	O
the	O
Dorm	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
version	O
of	O
Earth	O
,	O
plagued	O
by	O
catastrophes	O
resulting	O
from	O
the	O
Honkai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Honkai	B-Application
is	O
largely	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
malevolent	O
force	O
with	O
a	O
will	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Honkai	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cyclic	O
phenomenon	O
,	O
returning	O
to	O
end	O
civilization	O
on	O
Earth	O
each	O
time	O
it	O
gets	O
too	O
advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Current	O
Era	O
,	O
various	O
global	O
factions	O
exist	O
to	O
combat	O
or	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
Honkai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Schicksal	O
,	O
a	O
European-based	O
peacekeeping	O
organization	O
that	O
deploys	O
human	O
warriors	O
known	O
as	O
Valkyries	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
Honkai	B-Application
;	O
Anti-Entropy	O
,	O
formerly	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
branch	O
of	O
Schicksal	O
that	O
objected	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
human	O
soldiers	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
mechanized	O
robots	O
;	O
and	O
World	O
Serpent	O
,	O
a	O
shadow	O
organization	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
manipulating	O
events	O
since	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Previous	O
Era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
three	O
major	O
main	O
characters	O
and	O
recurring	O
in	O
the	O
Honkai	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
futuristic	O
open	O
world	O
"	O
A	O
Post	O
Honkai	B-Application
Odyssey	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
often	O
seen	O
fixing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
in	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
with	O
her	O
3	O
miniature	O
copies	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
AI	O
"	O
s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
she	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
secondary	O
antagonist	O
,	O
manipulating	O
all	O
the	O
Honkai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
MEI	O
,	O
a	O
previous	O
era	O
scientist	O
that	O
lead	O
humanity	O
's	O
effort	O
against	O
the	O
Honkai	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
plays	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Honkai	B-Application
War	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
manga	O
"	O
Second	O
Eruption	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Second	O
Honkai	B-Application
War	O
,	O
he	O
acted	O
against	O
Schicksal	O
and	O
the	O
World	O
Serpent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
team	O
for	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
grew	O
from	O
a	O
7-person	O
start	O
to	O
employing	O
over	O
200	O
employees	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
miHoYo	O
offers	O
small	O
amounts	O
of	O
in-game	O
currency	O
to	O
users	O
that	O
fill	O
out	O
surveys	O
about	O
their	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developers	B-Application
to	O
adjust	O
future	O
events	O
and	O
tweak	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
is	O
under	O
a	O
continuous-update	O
system	O
,	O
patching	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
and	O
changing	O
or	O
adding	O
content	O
multiple	O
times	O
per	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
their	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
be	O
in	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
monetization	O
system	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
premium	O
,	O
or	O
paid	O
,	O
game	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
significantly	O
affected	O
the	O
game	O
makers	O
 '	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
fight	O
system	O
of	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
of	O
users	O
emulating	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
on	O
computers	O
and	O
an	O
update	O
making	O
emulation	O
more	O
difficult	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
releasing	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
features	O
an	O
ongoing	O
serialized	O
manga	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
in	O
Chinese	O
and	O
in	O
English	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
first	O
attracted	O
a	O
large	O
fanbase	O
in	O
Asia	O
before	O
spreading	O
globally	O
:	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
China	O
in	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
1	O
million	O
downloads	O
in	O
Japan	O
11	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
gathered	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
million	O
downloads	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3rd	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
global	O
server	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
titled	O
"	O
Brilliant	O
Bright	O
"	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Myth	O
&	O
Roid	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
miHoYo	O
's	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
one	O
Chinese	O
man	O
,	O
armed	O
with	O
a	O
knife	O
,	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
infiltrated	O
the	O
developers	B-Application
 '	O
office	O
of	O
miHoYo	O
in	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
in	O
an	O
allegedly	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
attempt	O
to	O
assassinate	O
the	O
miHoYo	O
founders	O
,	O
before	O
he	O
was	O
apprehended	O
on	O
the	O
spot	O
and	O
sent	O
in	O
police	O
custody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
incident	O
,	O
the	O
special	O
video	O
from	O
Honkai	B-Application
Impact	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
from	O
their	O
channel	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
video	O
itself	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
online	O
,	O
through	O
fan	O
reuploads	O
.	O
</s>
