Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs has apologized for the sport’s current Awakening replace, pledging “fast changes” for a number of the patch’s extra controversial options.
In a put up on the official Dauntless web site titled “Reflections on the Launch and What Comes Subsequent”, Phoenix Labs says it “hear[s]” gamers’ frustration with Awakening and that it “sincerely apologize[s]” to gamers who felt their “time, effort, and belief had been ignored”.
Phoenix Labs goes on to say that whereas its objectives for Awakening had been “bold”, it acknowledges that the discharge of the replace precipitated “frustration and confusion” and that it is “dedicated” to incomes gamers’ belief again.
With a purpose to “respect [players’] misplaced progress and funding”, Phoenix Labs says it will be awarding 300,000 Rams and 5,000 Fight Deserves to returning gamers, in addition to as much as 500 Peerless Aetherite “based mostly in your weapon crafting within the pre-Awakening recreation”.
Moreover, all recreation modes might be unlocked from the soar for returning gamers in an upcoming replace, so you will not have to finish the brand new questline to unlock your favourite mode.
Phoenix Labs additionally says it is at present engaged on “fast changes…to deal with development, monetization, and technical points”, which had been three of the largest areas gamers recognized as frustrations with Awakening.
All through the remainder of the put up, Phoenix Labs goes into element relating to the way it plans to reimburse gamers’ time, detailing what initiatives are in place to repair Dauntless and make it interesting to returning gamers once more.
In case you are not conversant in Dauntless‘ Awakening replace, it launched earlier this month, with the Steam model of the sport additionally arriving on the identical date.
Handily, meaning Dauntless‘ Steam opinions, that are at present sitting at Overwhelmingly Unfavorable, fairly precisely replicate gamers’ emotions about Awakening. Complaints embody new paywalls the place none beforehand existed, in addition to huge adjustments to weapon crafting, technical issues, and far more.
Suffice it to say that though Dauntless managed to rack up greater than 4 million gamers in its opening week, numbers have dwindled massively since then, and the Awakening replace hasn’t precisely restored belief in Phoenix Labs.
Hopefully, the adjustments outlined within the developer’s weblog put up can carry gamers again, however I would not be stunned if this was the start of the top for Dauntless both. You’ll be able to play the sport proper now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Swap free of charge.
