I don’t think it’s unfair to say that Seekers of the Storm, the newest expansion for Risk of Rain 2, got off to a rocky start when it launched earlier this year. (You’ll find a quick overview of what happened here.)
Now the folks at Gearbox have had time to gather themselves, they’ve come up with a plan to turn around the fortunes of the expansion. This is outlined in the trailer below, but in short and to save you the click, the plan is to push out three big balance updates in the months to come, with each one having a specific focus:
Phase 1:Â Items & Elites
Phase 2:Â The False Son Boss Fight
Phase 3:Â Survivors
The graphic below gives a sprinkle of additional detail, but I’d suggest heading over to Steam if you want to dig into the roadmap post, which goes into a lot of detail as Gearbox continues to try and repair the damage done by undercooked launch of Seekers of the Storm.
If you want more context and prefer your content in video form, there’s the below trailer that echoes what is shared on Steam. It was also over on Steam that Gearbox detailed the contents of the newest update to the game.
This new update seems more general than any of those outlined in the three point plan, with the focus on “tackling some of the larger reported issues like the overabundance of elites”. It’s available to download on PC, PS, and Xbox now, and it’s “coming soon” to Switch.
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The best turn-based roguelikes: Caves of Qud | There are some seriously incredible turn-based roguelikes out there. Of all the modern games, these are the closest to the original Rogue.
Awesome first-person rogues: Gunfire Reborn | We almost went with Blue Prince for this spot, but most people checking out first-person rogues probably want to wield a gun, you know?!
Cool roguelike deckbuilders: Balatro | Sorry, Slay the Spire fans, but this poker-solitaire deckbuilder has stolen Mike’s heart and won’t give it back.
Exciting roguelike platformers: Spelunky | Now, don’t get us wrong, Dead Cells is an incredible game, especially with all the DLC switched on. But when it comes to impact, you just can’t beat Spelunky.
Amazing action-roguelites: Hades 2 | And finally, let’s wrap things up with our favourite of them all. There’s no beating the original Hades, although Hades 2 comes pretty close!
