All articles tagged with #gameplay changes
Embark Studios released the Cold Snap update and version 1.7.0 patch for Arc Raiders, introducing new map conditions, gameplay features, balance adjustments, bug fixes, and festive items, enhancing player experience and game stability.
The original Halo developer has criticized the gameplay changes in Halo: Campaign Evolved, expressing dissatisfaction with the new direction of the game.
The Battlefield 6 day one patch introduces over 200 updates including improved movement responsiveness, weapon recoil rebalancing, map and mode adjustments, gadget updates, UI enhancements, and network stability improvements, aiming to provide a more balanced and polished gaming experience at launch on October 10.
EA's Battlefield 6 is shifting towards a more traditional and strategic gameplay style, reducing run-and-gun tactics, adjusting weapon recoil and movement mechanics, tweaking map boundaries, and balancing game modes like Rush and Breakthrough to enhance tactical depth and realism, with further updates expected before the game's release on October 10th.
Grinding Gear Games has acknowledged that Path of Exile 2 is "not rewarding enough" and plans to urgently update the game based on early access feedback. Changes include boosting rewards for defeating rare monsters, increasing currency drop rates, and enhancing map mod rewards. Additional improvements involve better dodging mechanics, new checkpoints, and minimap visibility for rare monsters. Despite initial server issues, the game saw a strong start on Steam with over 578,000 concurrent players.
Overwatch 2 Season 9 introduces the Champions Battle Pass with 80 tiers of eldritch horror-inspired cosmetics, including a Cthulhu Torbjörn and Dark Seer Mei skin, alongside a few non-themed skins. The premium battle pass costs 1,000 Overwatch Coins, with a $40 bundle option. The season also brings a new co-op event called Cosmic Crisis set in Antarctica and celebrates Valentine's Day with the return of the Cupid Hanzo skin and the new Heartbreaker Reaper skin.
Persona 3 Reload is a remake of the original 2006 PS2 game with significant changes in visuals and gameplay. The remake includes expanded story scenes, rewritten battles, new difficulty levels, direct party member orders, new combat mechanics, additional personas, revamped Tartarus, new items and equipment, adjusted daily life activities, enhanced social links and character events, revised romance system, completely remade visuals in Unreal Engine, and updated music and voicework.
Diablo 4's Season of the Construct introduces new content such as Vaults and Arcane Tremors, along with a customizable robot companion called the Seneschal. The patch also brings quality of life updates including more frequent Helltides, WASD keyboard support, and easier class respecing. Additionally, class buffs and reworks, as well as new items and skills, are part of the season's changes.
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller admits it was a "mistake" to reveal controversial healing changes without context, as part of a wider Season 9 balancing, following outcry from the community. The changes aim to reduce frustration and give non-Support players more options in sustaining themselves, but concerns have been raised about potentially undermining the team-based spirit of the game. Keller promises more details and discussion around Season 9 balance changes to address community worries.
This weekend only, Overwatch's Quick Play mode will be transformed into "Quick Play: Hacked – Quicker Play," featuring faster capture speeds, payloads, and respawn times. The changes include quicker respawns, faster payload movement, and accelerated objective control, and will only apply to Role Queue and Open Queue Quick Play modes until January 14. The event aims to gather player feedback on potential changes for Overwatch 2 and provide a unique gameplay experience.
The Lies of P update 1.3.0.0 introduces new costumes, a new category in the costume menu, and significant balance changes. The field difficulty has been decreased, attack speed of monsters adjusted, and Rising Dodge is now a default ability. The update also includes combat balance adjustments, bug fixes, and improvements to game stability and UI. Lies of P, a soulslike game inspired by Pinocchio, sold one million copies in less than a month and received positive reviews.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has released Update 26.2, featuring adjustments to the AUG and Dragunov guns, the addition of the starting plane's flight route on the world map and minimap, the removal of KFC restaurants and return of gas stations on the maps, a new Team Deathmatch map called Pillar Compound, improvements to the Bluebomb Rush mode, modifications to weapon attachments and shop selection, fortified verification process for Ranked mode, bug fixes, and performance enhancements.
NetherRealm has released a new patch for Mortal Kombat 1, making significant gameplay changes including a nerf to Cyrax's Horizontal Kopter Chopper Kameo assist, tagging moves for easier training, a damage nerf for Baraka, and the addition of a Halloween theme to Johnny Cage's mansion stage. The patch also introduces new features such as a Halloween Fatality in the Premium Store and the ability to pin moves to the HUD. Players are still discovering the full extent of the patch, while debate arises over the potential monetization of Fatalities. No mention of a patch for the Nintendo Switch version, which has faced criticism for performance and visual issues.
NHL 24 patch 1.1 will be released tomorrow, bringing changes to gameplay, including a 30% decrease in the impact of puck possession in the offensive zone. The patch also addresses various issues in different game modes. Additionally, the team plans to introduce hybrid controls and standard goalie controls later this month, along with adjustments to the lacrosse move.
Overwatch 2 Executive Producer Jared Neuss responded to demands for the return of 6v6 gameplay by stating that nostalgia is a powerful drug, implying that the team has no plans to revert back to 6v6. The switch to 5v5 with one tank in Overwatch 2 has been a topic of debate among players, with some preferring the team-focused gameplay of the original. However, players can still access a 6v6 mode in the Workshop to experience the previous gameplay style.