Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs has apologized for the sport’s current Awakening replace, pledging “quick changes” for among the patch’s extra controversial options.
In a submit 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 targets for Awakening had been “bold”, it acknowledges that the discharge of the replace induced “frustration and confusion” and that it is “dedicated” to incomes gamers’ belief again.
In an effort to “respect [players’] misplaced progress and funding”, Phoenix Labs says it’s going to 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 will probably 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 presently engaged on “quick changes…to handle 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 submit, 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 accustomed to Dauntless‘ Awakening replace, it launched earlier this month, with the Steam model of the sport additionally arriving on the identical date.
Handily, which means Dauntless‘ Steam evaluations, that are presently sitting at Overwhelmingly Unfavourable, fairly precisely replicate gamers’ emotions about Awakening. Complaints embody new paywalls the place none beforehand existed, in addition to large modifications to weapon crafting, technical issues, and rather 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 modifications outlined within the developer’s weblog submit can deliver 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 Change free of charge.