Greedfall 2 developer Spiders says it's heard your feedback about early access and is addressing “two important issues”: “combat and character customization.”
Addressing players on Steam, the Greedfall team said the launch of early access earlier this week had been “exciting”, but acknowledged that improvements were needed, including improving the drop rate, adjusting AI behaviors and make dialogue scenes “less blurry.”
After thanking players for taking the time to get in touch, Spiders said it had reviewed their comments and questions, some of which will be addressed in an upcoming patch.
“We read all of your comments and questions, so we wanted to take the time to review them with you and tell you what our team is currently working on for the next patch, as well as give you a summary of two important topics: combat and character customization “said the team.
“With your feedback, we noticed some bugs that we intend to fix soon with a small patch that should also include improvements such as: increasing certain fall rate, decreasing DOF (depth of field) during dialogue scenes to make it less blurry, making feedback “Aiming at an ally's portrait is more visible and adjusting the AI's behavior so you don't have to spend too much time controlling your teammates when you don't want to, making your combat experience easier.”
The Steam blog also delves into combat, “an aspect of Early Access that [Spiders is] particularly interested in.”
“With the introduction of the new tactical pause system, your feedback is and will be crucial so we can ensure the new system is fun for everyone,” the statement added, confirming that auto attacks and targeting, in particular, will be improved.
“We are aware that some elements are still in progress and need improvement, and that some bugs may hinder your experience for the time being. We take note of your feedback on that topic and aim to improve them in future updates during Early Access.”
Character creation is also “another element of the game that is still in development.”
“I'm worried about GreedFall 2,” Bertie wrote in his fantastic article, GreedFall 2 Baffles Me: It's currently a step backwards for the series.
“I've been playing the early access version that just launched on Steam and it's not great, and it confuses me, because the original 2019 game managed to do the almost impossible: break into a busy RPG market and succeed. in itself, despite being wacky and having some problematic New World colonization themes.
“But the sequel takes all that good work and seems to take a step back. It's a less fun game to play, it's less distinctive, and the ways it has tried to evolve the series have made it worse.”