Somewhat greater than two months after releasing Seekers of the Storm, its first growth for Risk of Rain 2, Gearbox Software has shared its plan for the long-term way forward for the growth, which it hopes will “construct Seekers of the Storm into one thing that may be celebrated by the neighborhood for years to come back.”
Gearbox acquired the Risk of Rain collection in 2022, pledging to convey gamers “world-class content material” and guarantee “a vivid future for this genre-leading franchise.” As we famous on the time, fairly a couple of followers weren’t satisfied, and it seems they had been on to one thing: Seekers of the Storm arrived in 2024 in an completely dreadful state that, due to adjustments it made to the bottom sport, brought on huge complications for everybody, even individuals who did not purchase the growth.
A pair small updates have been launched since then, however now we now have a extra fulsome take a look at Gearbox’s cleanup plan, which incorporates “important adjustments” to Seekers of the Storm. Gearbox stated it is “exploring” updates, which suggests to me that no less than a few of it is not carved in stone at this level, however the basic technique is ready to unfold in three phases specializing in Items and Elites, the False Son boss combat, and Survivors.
It’s going to be a serious enterprise: All however one of many new gadgets added in Seekers of the Storm are being fully redesigned to make them really feel extra “transformational” and a greater match with “current construct synergies,” and the False Son combat is being redesigned and rebalanced to make it “extra clear and honest.” All three of the sport’s survivors will get “massive enhancements,” with a specific give attention to Chef, who’s being rebuilt and buffed to be extra “elegant” and highly effective.
Specific time frames have not been revealed however Gearbox stated the adjustments will roll out over the following few months. “This is a large enterprise, however one which the workforce is happy about,” Gearbox wrote. “We additionally need to thank everybody for giving us time to place collectively a wholistic plan. We know that you just’re desperate to see what’s in retailer and we are able to’t wait so that you can leap in.”
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There’s a specific amount of skepticism in responses to the roadmap announcement on Steam, which is comprehensible: As unforced errors go, this one was a banger, in no small half as a result of so many individuals known as it two years prematurely. But there’s additionally fairly a variety of replies expressing gratitude for Gearbox’s dedication to fixing what it broke, and for clearly speaking its intent to gamers. It’s removed from unanimous, however there’s comparatively widespread, professional hope that Gearbox will, finally, get it proper.
Gearbox has additionally launched a brand new bug repair patch for Risk of Rain 2 on PC; the console updates are anticipated to reach over the approaching week. Full patch notes for that one are under.
V1.3.5 Notes:
- Resolved a participant reported concern that resulted within the spawn fee of elites being too excessive after stage 2.
- The Mul-T Sentry pores and skin has been tweaked to eradicate a small spike seen and reported by some gamers
- Resolved a reported concern the place the Voidling wouldn’t re-appear upon beginning the second part of its combat.
- False Son would have bother utilizing his ‘charged’ assault in case your assault velocity grew to become extraordinarily excessive. This has been resolved, so resume printing syringes at your leisure.
- As a related consumer, some gamers reported that Seeker’s Spirit Punch had an opportunity to collide twice with the enemy and deal double injury. That has now been addressed.
- As a related consumer, gamers reported that The False Son’s Boss combat would generally not present sure animations. He’s again to utilizing these skills correctly.
- Players reported that on a sure model of Aphelian Sanctuary, a mysterious floating tree would spawn. The tree has been returned to the bottom the place it belongs.
- Players reported that the lightning on Prime Meridian would solely ever goal the Host in multiplayer periods. The lightning will now assault everybody equally.
- Platforms for The False Son’s enviornment on Prime Meridian would generally not change for purchasers when transferring between phases. They will now seem/disappear simply as they’d to the host.
- Resolved a reported concern that led to gamers generally not correctly spawning in when getting into cross play periods.
- Players that use PlayStation controllers on PC reported to us that Xbox glyphs had been being displayed as a substitute. The appropriate glyphs will now be displayed.
- As a related consumer, gamers reported that generally The False Son’s massive boss well being bar wouldn’t reappear after altering phases. It will now present again up for all gamers.
- Resolved a reported concern with the Prismatic Trial leaderboard not displaying any instances.
- Players have reported a mysterious Xi Construct creature showing within the new Aphelian Bulwark Ambry Variant. That monster has now been faraway from the monster pool.
- Addressed a reported concern the place the affliction stacks that Tonic gave you’d show a place-holder description.
- Resolved a difficulty the place – when combating the False Son Boss with Artifact of Swarms – the Prime Meridian occasion achievement would unlock after solely killing one of many bosses.
- Players who tried to hitch lobbies reported to us that generally it will simply not permit them to hitch and never inform them why. An concern has been resolved that made sure error messages not seem when becoming a member of lobbies. The most typical of these was not receiving a message when a crossplay-enabled consumer tried to hitch one with out crossplay enabled.
- Resolved a difficulty that would generally entice gamers exterior of The False Son’s boss room upon being resurrected by Seeker.
- When taking part in as Mul-T and utilizing the Sentry pores and skin, generally gamers wouldn’t obtain the visible impact when frozen. You are as soon as once more in a position to flip Mul-T into an ice dice.
- Resolved a difficulty gamers reported the place making use of bleed with Noxious Thorns may make monsters activate one another and ignore the participant.
- Addressed one other reported concern with Noxious Thorn the place it will not accurately apply + 1 stack of one other lively debuff. It had generally solely been making use of its bleed stack.
- Resolved a difficulty the place utilizing Sojourn, Eccentric Vase, or Volcanic Egg may lock you out of viewing the False Son combat into or teleporting as much as the platform.
- Players reported that the Wandering Vagrant’s homing orbs may generally flip invincible. That concern ought to now be addressed.
