[Oni]

honkai community is already vast enough, so most of HSR players are HI players who want to either see breathing Himeko or adult Bronya, in that sense the number is pretty expectable, and it has some improvement in terms of graphic / char design than HI.
Still can't beat genshin in many aspects tho :>

Haven't tried HSR yet but Genshin still seems very F2P-friendly. I don't have issues dropping a few hundred on gachas, but HI still feels hyper-predatory. Have decently developed accounts on both, but definitely prefer Genshin.

Hoping Mihoyo chooses to not make cash the only basis of value for their games. No point in sinking significant money/time into a game if it is destined to get buried via a dozen sequels.