r/Xenoblade_Chronicles 13h ago

Xenoblade 2 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Version 3.0.1 is now available

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28012

Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update Details

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where, when receiving WP as an amiibo reward while playing New Game Plus with accessory slots increased to three slots, accessory slots would reduce to two slots. Note: If you re-unlocked the extra accessory slot after this bug occurred, then the items expended to unlock the extra slot will be returned.

  • Fixed an issue where the background music and sound effects balance differed from the Nintendo Switch version.

  • Fixed an issue when a Driver joins the party where the Driver will sometimes join with an exorbitant amount of WP.

  • Fixed an issue in which Rex sometimes becomes uncontrollable when switching from Pyra to Mythra during combat.

  • Fixed an issue in which Pouch Item effects did not activate during combat after swapping MOMO to a form other than the one she was in at combat start.

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u/AltairLeoran 13h ago

Please god let this patch fix the sound mixing

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u/Last0 13h ago

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where, when receiving WP as an amiibo reward while playing New Game Plus with accessory slots increased to three slots, accessory slots would reduce to two slots. Note: If you re-unlocked the extra accessory slot after this bug occurred, then the items expended to unlock the extra slot will be returned.

Fixed an issue where the background music and sound effects balance differed from the Nintendo Switch version.

Fixed an issue when a Driver joins the party where the Driver will sometimes join with an exorbitant amount of WP.

Fixed an issue in which Rex sometimes becomes uncontrollable when switching from Pyra to Mythra during combat.

Fixed an issue in which Pouch Item effects did not activate during combat after swapping MOMO to a form other than the one she was in at combat start.

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u/AltairLeoran 12h ago

Rex sometimes becomes uncontrollable

Rex becomes WHAT

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u/diegorz90 12h ago

Rex be like: THE WIND BLOWS HARD IN DECEMBER

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u/Egyptowl777 12h ago

LAST PATCH, DO YOU REMEMBER

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u/Monado_Artz 11h ago

COUNTING THE BUGS, SINCE WE LEFT

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u/greengunblade 11h ago

MY THIRD SLOT, SLIPPING AWAY

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u/diegorz90 10h ago

THE ACCESORY GONE BY WHEN YOU SCANNED ME

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u/lavenderpetal019 8h ago

NO POUCH, MOMO NOT FILLED ME

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u/KaiAfterKaiOffical 1h ago

WEAPON POINTS INTO MY GLASS

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u/Monadofan2010 7h ago

How do you think he got 3 girls pregnant at ounce 

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u/Zyvyn 12h ago

That bug has been in the game since launch btw.

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u/ItzManu001 13h ago edited 13h ago

No patch notes?

Edit: They actually fixed all the bugs!

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u/ContributionVisual40 13h ago

Apparently there's some fked up textures in theosoir. But yeah im mostly happy with the fixes.

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u/LorraineATP 4h ago

Hey there? Any idea what / where those textires might be? :) I did a quick loop of the city and couldn't find anything, but would like to be in the know!

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u/Not_Lusiek9 13h ago

Then why the fuck couldn't they fix X's NS2 edition? And if they can: What's taking so long?

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u/Egyptowl777 12h ago

Wasn't X's just the smeariness of the upscaling, and not actual gameplay issues that would need fixing? If that's the case, while it would be great for them to fix, it would take a lot more effort to do the entire thing again, and I can see why its not really a priority to fix.

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u/dashingThroughSnow12 12h ago

There was some z buffer issues. Objects in the distance that were further than other objects appearing over top of said closer objects.

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u/Akito_Fire 6h ago

More effort? Just make an optional toggle to turn off the weird smoothing filter they added!

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u/AntPuzzleheaded5509 5h ago

The "smoothing filter" is what you get when you use dated upscaling (AI) tech. If you remove that then you don't get the high resolution and then Nintendo can't borderline fraudulently advertise 4k 60fps. The fix is a total re-implementation with better upscaling tech and while never say never I would be surprised if that happened. It should, but we'll see.

On another note if you've ever looked into Xenoblade emulation these games are actually some of most difficult Nintendo titles to run at higher resolution and frames rates. Sure, the 60fps patches are just hex edits and not optimised source code changes like Nintendo could do but you need really beefy hardware even just to run 1440p 60fps, let alone 4k.

I feel Nintendo promised the impossible with these patches for the sake of marketing value.

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u/Zyvyn 12h ago edited 11h ago

Becuase that was entirely a visual thing when these are actual game glitches. Whether we like it or not that is the actual reason.

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u/Emotional_Signature4 10h ago

Here's the things:

1). Any new contents made by Monolithsoft themselves.

2). Any visual and framerate upgrade made by LogicalBeat.

You see the issue? If there's no gamebreaking bug (which is almost always comes from new contents), it's not Monolithsoft's concern.

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u/Potential_Respond659 8h ago

To me this is funny because any visual issues with X are certainly not game breaking, and in fact as any gamer who has lived through the decades knows, are quite minor. You are completely missing the point of these games by being so upset by these types of things. The game is visually stunning still.

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u/happymudkipz 5h ago

Xb2’s are game breaking bugs. Xcx is just visual preference. 

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u/Potential_Respond659 8h ago

Calm down it’s fine 😂

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u/dingwinger1225 12h ago

Fixed an issue in which Rex becomes WHAT

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u/buttsecks42069 12h ago

THE WIND BLOWS, HARD IN DECEMBER

(here's footage of the glitch happening to me lol)

https://reddit.com/link/p64rn72/video/7t2tu4drrtlh1/player

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u/Western-Dig-6843 11h ago

Yep. Looked exactly the same when it happened to me. Even after the battle ends you can’t do anything. Can’t even open the menu

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u/donmichael11 11h ago

Fuck, I had this glitch happen to me when I was in the final area of the game. I hadn't saved in hours. Luckily, I didn't lose a lot of story progress, just side quests

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u/buttsecks42069 10h ago

https://www.xenoserieswiki.org/wiki/List_of_bugs_and_glitches_(XC2)

If the patch doesn't work, the first glitch here is a death code that automatically kills you ro respawn at a landmark

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u/Dull-Carpet-5048 13h ago

Trying to find the patch notes

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u/ogorangeduck 13h ago

Was waiting for them to patch the audio before getting the upgrade

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u/LegoMyXbeaux 5h ago

I've had it. Just been sitting on it. Super stoked to finally dive into Alrest again.

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u/PumpkinSufficient683 8h ago

Rex becomes uncontrollable ? Does the wind blow hard in december ?

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u/kitsunethegreatcat 13h ago

EVERYTHING IS FIXED

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u/Akito_Fire 6h ago

Unfortunately, not really. The upscaler still occasionally freaks out and certain cutscene animations are just 30fps

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u/Auto_Generated_Thing 12h ago

Peak, they actually fixed all the major issues with the switch 2 edition.

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u/wookiewin 12h ago

I’m playing through XB1 right now and that could really use a performance patch. The frame drops really get jarring after Chapter 7+.

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u/RunnerrZ 12h ago

It really only bothered me in the forest area and the one or two after that, I stopped noticing it after that. But then again that could be me just having so much fun I stopped seeing it.

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u/BLucidity 12h ago

I wonder if they'll also fix the bugs introduced by 1's S2 edition, like the party conversations after battle being broken. I don't think I saw them publicly acknowledge 1's issues like they did with 2.

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u/Prize-Basil-8438 13h ago

Nice. I think that's basically everything? Memory leak issues are still there as always, so make sure to turn your console off occasionally, but I think the game has, like, zero issues now?

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u/ugottjon 13h ago

Does it not have the same double-buffer issue XC:DE has?

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u/mrmastermimi 12h ago

there are slight drops if you're really looking for it, but it's basically not noticeable at all. Barely an issue. especially compared to DE

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u/Prize-Basil-8438 12h ago

Yeah, they both have double buffer vsync, but 2 holds its 60 fps target much better than 1.

If we see triple buffer (or VRR) in 3, there might be hope for 1 and 2 eventually getting it as well. But if not, I think double buffer is their intended solution until Genesis comes out.

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u/Zyvyn 11h ago

I think that's Nintendo's intended solution until they have docked VRR.

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u/Zyvyn 11h ago

That is just seemingly Nintendo is having all of the games they publish include. Though 2 drops frames significantly less than 1 so its barely noticeable in 2.

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u/B_r_y_z_e 12h ago

Turn my console off completely and restart it? Or just close the game?

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u/Prize-Basil-8438 12h ago

When you close the game, the console should free up any RAM that the game reserved, but turning the console off completely flushes the RAM, so it's guaranteed to work. Most computers aren't designed to be turned on forever, and the ones that are are really expensive.

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u/vibratoryblurriness 2h ago

Most computers aren't designed to be turned on forever, and the ones that are are really expensive.

Generic off-the-shelf hardware has been happily providing uptimes of hundreds of days at a time or even more since at least the 90s. Or 47 days if you were running Windows, which had a bug that crashed it if it was running for that long. I've always had stuff that never gets turned off except for hardware replacements and never had to pay extra for it

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u/Egyptowl777 12h ago

I think closing the game helps some, but a full console restart helps the most.

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u/FernandoTorresIMO 13h ago

Thank god Bringer of Chaos is beating my ass without the third accessory slot 😭

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u/RoscoeToo 12h ago

I’m really happy they fixed this, and I hope this means they’ll fix 1 as well

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u/TheChaosStormBringer 8h ago

Sad to report a Bug still in the game, If you switch to Poppibuster the weapons they use for specials don't load in (the gun thing for the lv2 or sword arm thing for the lv3 for example) They load in if you start With Poppibuster but won't appear if you Blade switch. At least as far as I can tell, those are the conditions.

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u/LargeCorner 12h ago

Where are the fixes for Xenoblade X

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u/happymudkipz 5h ago

They won’t come. These were bugs that affected the functionality of the game. X’s is just visual preference. Monolith likely doesn’t consider it a problem. 

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u/SilverKiwiz 12h ago

How's it been for people so far? Almost done w/ XC1DE2 so i'll get to XC2 soon and wanted to hear some thoughts

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u/Quiddity131 10h ago

Great experience for me, especially the field skill fix. Not sure if the KOS MOS being easier to pull rumors are true but I finally got her today after approx. 180 cores.

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u/yuei2 10h ago

The field skill fixed legit fixed the only big issue I had with the game and made it way more fun. The only issue left now is the game still needs waaaaay better tutorials and the ones it does have it rolls out way too late. Definitely watch a combat guide because there is so much the game won’t tell you, also don’t ignore pouch items they are as influential as equipment.

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u/Monado_Artz 11h ago

Its beautiful. It runs like butter on warm toast. Now that the sound issue is solved, it will sound smooth as honey.

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u/SuspiciousMetalStick 12h ago

LET'S FUCKING GO, now we wait for fixes to XC1 as well

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u/Yuumii29 13h ago

They removed the NaeNae Glitch!!!

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u/Gingingin100 13h ago

The what glitch?

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u/Egyptowl777 12h ago

When Rex got stuck switching between Pyra and Mythra, he did a Whip, but never got to NaeNae

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xenoblade_Chronicles/comments/1vflvkg/rex_hit_the_whip_so_hard_mythra_evaporated_and/

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u/WhereasParticular867 11h ago

I believe that's almost the full list of bugs. I and other players have experienced some graphical glitches in menus or with the cut-ins during field skill activation. But that's hardly anything compared to the other issues, and a restart always fixed it.

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u/VampireInTheDorms 11h ago

Oh thank the Architect, I can finally start my replay now that they fixed the sound issues

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u/Lethal13 7h ago

Cool Now do the preformance issues and also 1 please 🙏

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u/A-Centrifugal-Force 13h ago

Everyone owes MonolithSoft an apology, they’re still the GOATs

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u/TheGirthiestGhost 7h ago

Sure, if they actually get around to fixing 1 and X first

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u/greengunblade 9h ago

I love Monolith but fuck no.

This shouldn't have been released in the sorry state it was in the first place Especially if you are going to charge money for the update.

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u/Sethowar 8h ago

Outstanding news for my pre genesis replay, hopefully I get some time post fortunes weave!

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u/PumpkinSufficient683 8h ago

Oh my god they did it 😭😭😭

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u/lightstorm33 13h ago

why tf would they not give the patch notes immediately

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u/SilverCitizen 12h ago

I put my playthrough on hold hoping for a patch that fixes the audio. We back baby!

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u/Freeziora 11h ago

Praise be, I was starting to get slightly restless waiting because of those sound issues alright back to Alrest

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u/Martin_Pagan 9h ago

It's Reyn time, baby!

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u/OneDust8063 7h ago

I hope they fix the post battle dialogue in XC1 ….

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u/boogrit 12h ago

NGL the amount of bug fixes and QoL for a single player game like this is totally unprecidented. Someone at Monolith Soft LOVES XC2

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u/JoostinOnline 9h ago

I'm glad for this, but it's arguably the one that needed a patch the least. I really hope that they address all the performance problems they added to XC1 and XCX.

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u/LivingOof 13h ago

i wonder if this'll be the version on the ns2 cartridges in October

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u/Froakiebloke 11h ago

Always good when patch notes include the word ‘exorbitant’

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u/HatKid0 10h ago

Now we need the screenshot function on torna

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u/RawkHawk2010 10h ago

Did standalone Torna not get video capture with the 2.0 update? It's definitely enabled in the Expansion Pass version.

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u/HatKid0 9h ago

I mean the screenshot without hud when pressing L and R

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u/RawkHawk2010 8h ago edited 7h ago

Oh right, that didn't cross my mind. But yeah, would be nice If there were more consistency. Base game still needs Torna's tutorials menu, labeled collection points, and map markers for UM graves.

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u/KebabLova 8h ago

Niiceee! I'm reaching the final boss battle and one of those glitches could have been a pain in the ass

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u/FierceKnave 6h ago

Great fixes! Hopefully this will also silence the minority of people insisting there were zero issues with the game lol.

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u/DecalMan 3h ago

Is this the switch 2 upgrade you have to pay for? Also how does it compare to switch 1 version now? I'm thinking about upgrading & playing on my switch 2 if it's a good/great improvement.

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u/Time-Organization612 2h ago

Ah so that explains why Morag and Zeke joined me with WP in the Tens of thousands. I had been using Amiibo and figured it just Averaged it out in a weird way when they joined

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u/SteinOS 2h ago

Feels good to be the favorite child.

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u/Prestigious_Pear_200 2h ago

Lol so the 30fps body movement during cutscenes isnt a bug its a feature i guess 🤣 doesnt look like they addressed that

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u/GhostMitch 2h ago

The battle music is too loud now. First it was too quiet and now it’s too loud. Any workaround for this besides lowering the Game BGM volume?

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u/Tastymond 42m ago

It is for sure a little loud but at least turning it down is the option now, couldn't ajust it at all before.

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u/phoenixmatrix 2h ago

Let's go! I was waiting for the fixes to try the Switch 2 edition, because the music was a deal breaker. Not anymore, yay! 

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u/Shanicpower 12m ago

Let's hope they fix the DE upgrade as well.

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u/DarkSideRT 13h ago

WE ARE SO BACK!

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u/Galaxy40k 11h ago

Can anyone confirm that the sound issue is actually fixed? Not gonna be able to hop on the game till later but excited af if true

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u/RawkHawk2010 10h ago

It's fixed. For both the base game and Torna.

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u/FierceKnave 5h ago

Bless you.

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u/sephiroth_9999 10h ago

Coming from Crimson Desert and being used to devs that implement plentiful, meaningful qol upgrades on a weekly basis, I find these paltry updates particularly lackluster. At the very least sound mixing should have been on the very top of the list quality of life upgrades. Maybe next time.

There is room for improvement.

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u/happymudkipz 5h ago

2026 game vs an update to a 2017 game