Will we still be getting a buff of those champions? 

Once again SG cancels updates because a few people cried after not reading properly.... It's sad to see that SG follow the minority that doesn't even play the game...
People had 2 option
A) Get a way to farm imprint boxes and catch up with whales that SSS new units day one.
B) Slap yourself in the face and limit yourself to 1 slate a year while whales still SSS units day one.
I see they choose B. Wish them good luck in life if that's the decisions they are making

this update is good only for 3* characters !!!!

While this update wouldn't have been ideal, Epic 7 needs an update. It's been too long since we've had a way to progress our heroes. Balance updates just keeps status quo. A hero progression system like this without the heavy limitations would be great, all it needs is more tweaking. Don't abandon it entirely!

First off, thank you SG for having the balls to retract the BS imprint system you keep bringing recently but on record, us F2P players are offended you keep telling us to f ourselves whenever you release some bs update like this. 

I really hope you guys understand that F2P players bring more people into the game who eventually decides if they want to invest in your game which some people do. It’s just the honest truth. 

Now, we need you guys to take ownership and provide better content for us, properly update older units, and listen to what other people said below on how to provide a better experience for us. We want this game to succeed and we want you, the staff, to be happy as well with the future success of the game. 

Thank you

Thank you for not going through with this update. Hopefully we get better, bigger, more frequent balance patches instead. And you'd make a lot more money selling skins and other cosmetics anyway so I hope you invest more in that. I do think you should go through with the special illustrations at some point though, perhaps through friendship?

You gotta be-- Look, I'm glad that the Memory Imprint got removed, but are the special illustration and hidden voices for the characters also need to be removed? That will be WASTE of opportunity right there. Don't scrap it completely SG. More informations and voices for the character is something positive for the game itself! Just because it's in the update doesn't mean you need to cancel it as well, like c'mon!

Was looking forward to something new a little sad that all that work and effort went to waste.

Almost smilegate, ALMOST!

I've always felt E7s strength was having breadth of characters, while depth has tended to kill games

Whales can have a huge roster capable of every play style and be excited about the latest and greatest characters

F2Ps can build their favorites and favor one playstyle

Thank you for having the conscientiousness to abort this increase in depth of character strength in favor of healthier game design. I was taking this and the summer event to be last ditch monetization efforts at the expense of the game's lifespan.

I was happy when they cancelled the Awakened Potential for new heroes. But I feel removing it entirely is excessive. I, as I am sure other players, were looking forward to this major update of a 5 year old game.  Now because of the excessive crying we are getting nothing.  The initial compromise SG made was good.  For those that wanted this system removed completely.  Not letting SG experiment with new systems makes this game stale and will incentivize SG to end service.  Your hearts are in the right place, but your brains are missing.

Too sad to see how a good update got cancelled because SG listened to the cries of people who cant read or understand what they are reading.

This will probably go under the rug. But hear me out
First off, thank you for listening, it means a lot
The resources it took to create the Potential Awakening and the decision to withdraw it must have been costly, we understand but at the same time respecting player's wishes is a huge step forward to bonding with your community and is a respectable and admirable decision
we understand that a company's number one goal is profit but doing so on the expense of players is basically shaving off the game's life for a quick buck. and no one likes that 
So here's a suggestion. Instead of following a program that's made for a PVE game like the imprint system to monetize the game, present the players with other means to spend 

Emote Packs.

New Story Lobby themes.

Super Pass: (above normal battle pass a pass that gives EVEN MORE REWARDS but can only bought with $)

More skins.

Pet Battles! (yes like pokemon) you already introduced something with 2* fodder in Genesis why not a pet battle system?

Thank you SG, really amazing thing that you canceled the awaken potential, its main flaw being that it was linked behind memory imprints, never ever add things like constelations in genshin impact,  though the idea of improving the stats of older heroes (preferably 4* and 3*) and giving them abilities to catch up to the meta is not inherently bad. So, if you still want to buff older heroes without releasing balance patches faster maybe add an easy way to farm them like you did with exclusive equipments without investing extra catalysts or if you want to go the catalyst route then increase the amount gained from UH substantially. You could even use the sc skill tree system to buff old units and add the spirit altar ultra hell for farming runes to unlock all of those extra passive and base stats

Thanks again for listening to the community, I hope you understand that the BIGGEST PROBLEM in all of this was and always has been the fact of linking Memory Imprints within the content in a way that created a CAP in the Hero kits.

I'm sure you'll bring quality content ahead, after today's decision, you allow the community to continue to trust you, and you'll even be able to take advantage of the illustrations and other things you've developed in this system.

I'm very happy to hear that this approach of using Memory Imprints will no longer be repeated, you've really understood the biggest mistake of the update.

Por favor, não descartem tudo, apenas revejam como usar as ilustrações; o novo modo; entre outras, pois parece ser muito interessante, as pessoas estavam reclamando era da apenas disparidade desse "despertar potencial" o resto pode ser incrementado de outra forma.

A sg é uma empresa sem outro igual, ouvindo os jogadores, e o epic seven é para mim sem dúvidas o melhor jogo de turn gacha e tenho certeza que não somente eu acho isso, vários grupos em dc fb e outros, concordo com minha opinião.

Epic Seven é aquele restaurante clássico, onde você sempre volta toda vez que lembra.

I'm really proud of them for the cancellation I understand that the new spirit alters might have been exciting for some people as it was new content but I'm pretty sure the purpose of the new spirit alters was for the new Awakening system so they can't cancel one without the other. Good job smile gate keep this up and I'll be excited to see what you guys will do in the future.

Honestly the only thing I would really like is cool cinematic cutscenes for hunts when they use their ultimate ability

And maybe other boss monsters in the game.

Im glad that this was cancelled, but I was not expecting it to be fully scrapped tbh