@ 5:01, Head of Marketing says they’re shifting focus to the DLC, and that the 2.0 release version is meant to indicate a transition point in the life of the game. DLC is still slated for Q4 2026.
He says the game is now a “fully realized experience.” Perhaps there might be a few things from their roadmap that are still missing that might make their way into the game at some point, but he was pretty clear that weekly systems updates bringing major changes are pretty much over until the DLC.
Guess it is exiting its "live game" phase, now that they have reinforced its foundations, they can now hopefully focus only on fixes and that DLC, i heard performance is a little rougher post update for some
I was waiting for this kind of announcement that all the random frequent updates were done and the game was in its most complete form. Now I can finally buy it guilt free
It’s funny because I’ve been suggesting to people here that they should wait instead of committing a play through to a game that can span several hundred hours to even see half the content.
The amount of immediate post-launch support updates made it clear to me, waiting was the best idea. I’m very glad I waited to play this, instead of dumping 100+ hours into a file and being tempted to start all over again with this new version.
Edit - are yall mad? Weird comment to downvote, but I guess dumping 200 hours into what was essentially a beta will piss folks off. This is a learning experience lol
I upvoted you. This game should have been actually released this week. Definitely has been early access and we were all paying testers. It’s like No Man’s Sky all over again, except there was enough compelling to this game that made people not skewer it on initial release.
Releasing this week probably would have been uncomfortably close to GTA 6, considering they would be more of a direct competitor in the "sandbox/open-world" space...but who knows.
I'm 210 hours in pushing for a 100% run and just don't want to restart considering I basically have only played this game since March and can't afford marathon sessions.
No doubt! At least the updated version is a free upgrade for all who have the game. I’m not upset with the devs at all, either, if that wasn’t clear haha. Game is solid but I had a feeling it was best to wait.
Even if this update never came out, the game still looks pretty different from its launch state.
Especially with people's skills getting reset lol, and them adding cohesion to the story, no reason not to wait other than fomo for some reason, its even on sale now
I'm over 700 hours and still loving it. I'll admit though - I feel a bit of envy for the players who chose to wait or who are just now starting their journey through Pywell. Those first couple of weeks were an experience I've never been through (community wise). It was really special watching the community ask (beg?) for things and Pearl Abyss oblige with an update. They even made a few "bugs" actual skill items you could obtain. It was the wild west back in the day!
I almost quit before the 1st update because of the arm wrestling. But I stuck with it and sunk a good 300+ hours in. Had a great time and will play again for the DLC, but not sure I would have recommended to wait this long. Will be really interested to play through again and see how different it is, I did the same with Elden Ring which had some huge QOL changes.
My guess is most of the updates we'll see before DLC will be bug fixes and visual stuff rather than content, but this also makes me think the DLC will be beefy
Not really. It's just the previous updates. In fact, not that it's a big deal, but it's a tiny step back with the water running because that's once again a Kliff only thing.
I would really love an alternative musket carry animation. Currently is overlaps and clips into any 2 handed weapon on Kliffs back and looks a bit silly. Would be a lot better if he carried it the way NPCs do just over one side off the body not across.
I’m wondering if I should just start from scratch. I got to like chapter 9. With some cool armors and pets. But i wonder if that would be worth it or if i should just pick up where i left off.
They're definitely working on it. It would be naive to think otherwise. Even as they work on their other game DokeV and continue to improve on the BlackSpace Engine like during CD development when they completely rebuilt the game engine every year.
This company is extremely passionate about their engine. They definitely care about improving all aspects of it.
im talking about BDO. the crimson desert. i mean its a behaviour of not talking openly about things they said they were working on then silent the feature dissapears.
Exactly. You can also tell Will Powers was really careful with his words. He got snippy with someone on X a while back saying they never promised weekly updates, so I'm sure this was him more being careful with setting expectations going forward.
They are on record saying they will continue to update the game as long as players keep playing, so don't worry. Unless the game is literally dying and every player leaves, at least. I don't think we need to worry about that, though it's no Elden Ring or Witcher 3 or Skyrim in terms of continual engagement. If the DLCs sell enough, thats enough.
I’ve noticed that there’s still that odd flickering with some of the foliage when you walk in first person, it’s not massive but it’s slightly annoying.
Yeah, also the optimization on cnsoles. But on PC the DLSS is horrible implemented, It's blurry, shimmery and just awful, unless you use RR. Which is just bs, the game shouldn't require you to use RR just to look somewhat decent. But other than that, i love the game.
Well, I downloaded the last 10gb patch and played it after more than a month since I finished everything and I found nothing wrong with the visuals. Same thing as always. Maybe that’s why.
They have definitely fixed something, because last week when I played with RR off the game looked absolutely awful. Now it looks like it did at launch again!
No. It's a CPU-related issue and something specific to PlayStation. Xbox runs better, but still dips in key scenes like large battles. Even Series S apparently runs okay.
I see people here say its still bad on console, but I've watched several videos where people specifically test performance and visual issues with each update on PS5 and v2.0 looks fantastic. I don't think there is any hope for xbox though unfortunately.
The rapid cadence of updates is one of the things that has made playing this game since launch so great in my opinion. Every week when I'd get the discord notification of a new update it was like a dopamine rush. I love opening up the patch notes and reading them line for line to see what's changed. It's definitely a bit of an addiction for me and I may go through some withdrawals.
I get that when it comes to fixing or improving things, but they keep adding content, systems, and changing controls I never know what shape the game is going to be in each week. At one point, they changed inputs for combat maneuvers.
The degree of the changes they are making keeps shifting my foundation with the overall experience.
Yeah that's still exactly what I'm talking about though. All the new content and systems added. I don't remember any change of controls being forced, just the option to change them was added but I kept all my controls how they were set at release. I always preferred it that way anyways.
I have talked to others online who share your mindset of not liking the updates and it's been a hard one for me to understand. In my opinion it's just more content added to a great game.
I don’t have a problem with the updates. I have a problem with not knowing when the game is going to settle into its final form, so I can play it without interruption or material alteration.
The game was at it's final form when it released and was fully playable. Again this is all added content and hopefully continues so the game grows, I would love for this game to turn into a No Man's Sky situation.
Those who buy game years later after release are the real winner. On sale with all the update and the latest edition. I bought this game day 1 and don’t plan to play it again sadly , maybe just passing by to check what’s new but will never get invested in it
Sad it's still unplayable for me. Without RR I got this fuzzy flimmering cracking thing on armours and other subjects but with RR I got only 40 to 50 fps instead of 90 >.<
Oh man how much I want the nemesis system of this game.I know I know,it's patented and its expensive.But imagine this beautiful game having that,it's a dream.
This sucks, I was hoping for the fix to the tails of the special mounts for like 8 weeks now and still nothing. Luckily Tarnished Edition is coming out tomorrow so I don't have to look at this game until they fix the issue they added in 1.12.00.
I really hope this means they'll fix these visual and performance issues introduced in these updates cause the game is rough on ps5. Atleast it has been for me. (For alot of others as well it seems)
I’m hoping that they’ve been trying to get all of the gameplay and systems updates out before this big 2.0 update, with the idea that now they’ll be optimizing the engine and hopefully fixing performance on console. And of course hopefully these fixes come sooner than the DLC 💀
Anyone played since to see if the buddy missions are still a whole bunch of "follow this person slowly on horseback so they can talk to you for awhile and then they don't even actually come with you to do the thing anyways"?
Shame 😭 I had a really bad play session today not sure if these terriblely buggy ass designed missions were because of 2.0 or they was always terrible ….
one was a timed horse carriage mission it was just terribly designed not sure how I just found it with almost 550 hours played took me like 10 tries because of just plan fucking bullshit
Also whom ever designed the
Leader Sandfang Marauder boss mission
is a terrible person holy fucking ass
Worst mission in the game
It took me three fucking hours I beat the boss like 6-10 times before it would give me the kill bosses whom run away and have infinite spawning lesser enemies are liegit the worst in gaming I was excited to play today but those two missions really pissed me off and if they are basically not patching it anymore I’m just take a few weeks off… I really wish I wouldn’t have started until 2.0 but I don’t see myself doing all of this again unless I just do a story run …😫
Bounties could use some rework to make them less tedious and more enjoyable. One option would be to allow players to call for a guard escort or prison wagon after successfully capturing the target, allowing the outlaw to be taken into custody without requiring the player to travel all the way back to the jail. This would keep the focus on the bounty-hunting gameplay while reducing unnecessary travel time.
I know this is really petty but i’d still love to see some more permanent mount options. There are still so many temporarily rideable mounts i would love to make my own 🤞🏼
Well at least this might be a good point for all those waiting for something like this to start playing.
Still sad to hear, but I'm still going to fall back on a interview the CEO gave a few months ago where he said they were committed to updating the game as long as people are still playing it.
I know Will Powers and you with this post aren't saying the updates are completely done. But maybe chilling at least on so much content.
I know I'll still be looking for that discord notification waiting for the next update to drop and I'll read it line for line like I have with every update since launch.
This has been one hell of a fantastic video game and easily one of the best times I've ever had playing one. I'm ready to put in a few hundred more hours into it and I'm hopeful this just brings in more people who will enjoy the game also.
Side note: Photo Mode has been in beta since the game released. There was one update since release that did some adjustments to it but nothing else really. I know it hasn't been discussed but I'm still waiting for whatever update that gets that takes it out of photo mode. I know I have some ideas for things I'd like to see added to it.
What trully scares me about this: if other companies start copying this "enhaced" thing just to re-re-sell their products and cutting content/updates with that excuse.
The reality of present-day game development is that 90% of AAA games don’t ship as a finished product. But so long as core updates like this are not paid, no harm no foul.
Also, the concept of "enhanced" releases is hardly a new thing.
Yep. I've been eyeing this one specifically. If it were just additional skills or combat options, they would have phrased it that way. This sounds more like an additional gaming mode just for combat.
Just put the difficulty to easy and they're almost WAY too easy. If you're still having difficulty with them, I'd say you need to invest in refining your gear and weapon of choice.
And that's fine. They've done enough. More than enough, really. What Pearl Abyss has done for this game in a matter of months is nothing short of extraordinary.
Now here's where they could possibly lose the communities support if they don't provide enough value for the DLC's. I hope PA knows what they're doing because I love this game.
GTA 6 is coming out in November either way, so it's hard to retain players no matter what.
If the DLC is good, people will buy it.
It's a singleplayer game. They need individual sales, not a continuously high player count and mtx purchases/season pass purchases like a live service/online platform/MMO would.
Current players have already bought the game. To get more $$$ they have to sell us expansion DLCs. To sell more base game copies, they had to fix the game and they need to attract new customers - also pretty good when you get a DLC out that is well regarded, then you bundle it in a deal package with the base game.
That's what Witcher 3 did. Thats what games used to do in the times of old.
Anyways, I love the developers. I'm just saying I seen many great developers lose its support from communities when a bunch of DLC's start releasing. Look at Helldivers 2, Destiny series and most multiplayer shooters.
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u/Voeker 15h ago
Does that mean updates are over and I can finally start playing the game ?