Cyberpunk’s expansion totally overhauls the original game | VGC

Copying this from another comment /edit: all of these updates are coming to the base game

TL;DR: This is not a DLC. This is Cyberpunk 2.0.

•	virtually every system of the main game has been changed and/or updated
•	police system is completely reworked with multiple tiers of NCPD/mercs chasing you down in vehicles according to your wanted level, apparently on level 5 maxtac will chase you down and it will be some sort of bossfight against them (source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riK1i8lQwRM&t=511s)
•	perks and skills have been completely overhauled, no longer simple passive stat boosts, much more active abilities like different melee finishers, a dash, or the ability to deflect bullets with melee weapons
•	the difficulty curve is reworked/rebalanced
•	the loot tiers are reworked
•	archetypes of enemies have been redone for more variety in combat encounters
•	an entirely new 6th skill tree that uses a different type of skill points (relic points) that will be used to add new abilities to your cyberware
•	installing cyberware now has an effect on your body and you cant install too much or else you will go cyberpsycho (no idea what that looks like in game)
•	installing cyberware now has a first person cutscene added to it, just like in the prologue at Vik’s clinic
•	you can now “attune” cyberware to one of your attributes, making it more efficient if you have invested in that attribute; example here optical camo is attuned to the “cool” attribute: https://i.imgur.com/1UI9SEX.png
•	armor is no longer tied to clothing, it instead tied to your cybernetics
•	vehicle combat is added to the game, you can even use your katana on your bike
•	vehicles are no longer bought from fixers, but bought through a website set up by mama welles
•	some vehicles have guns installed on them (machine guns, rocket launchers)
•	new type of infinitely replayable/repeatable missions are being added where you need to steal certain vehicles marked on your map
•	new activity introduced “airdrops”, loot caches that drop randomly on the map that you can fight over and retrieve for yourself
•	tons of new random events/activities are added to make the world feel more alive, like car chases and gang fights

Bretzel,

I liked Cyberpunk when it launched (despite the false promises from Projekt Red), but THIS is very promising. I will surely replay the game

Shiggs,

NGL, I just pre-ordered after reading this. I know folks HATE pre-ordering literally because of the first release of CP2077, but I loved that game so much and always felt like the internet just had a disproportionate tantrum over it.

This isn't to say that we shouldn't have been disappointed at all. I certainly wish that they didn't hype so hard, but I think of all the games to over-promise and under-deliver, Cyberpunk and the projektRED team didn't deserve poster child status.

Also, god damn Keanu as Johnny Silverhand fulfilled all of my Cyberpunk2020 dreams from my nerdy-ass childhood, and I don't want this IP to die. So I'll buy the game and expansion for PC. I know that I'll get it anyway, even if it has bad reviews, because I did the first time and didn't regret it for a second.

sergio,
@sergio@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I don’t think it was disproportionate at all, the game was nonfunctional for large swathes of people.

Saitama,

They definitely overpromised. My bro got it for PS4 and apparently it was nearly unplayable. I remember when the Witcher 3 came out it also had quite a few issues but not this bad.

Deviance,

I know I'm in the minority, but I think this game really missed out on not including third person toggle. I know they said it was an artistic choice, but to me RPGs and third person (at least as a toggle) go hand in hand.

The fact that I had so many options to customize my character and wear different stuff only for it to be never be seen except in the menu and some cutscenes was a bit of a let down.

BeardedGuy,

It sounds like we're finally getting close to the original game we were promised. I'm glad that they're giving updates to the original owners as well

DeathWearsANecktie,
@DeathWearsANecktie@lemmy.fmhy.ml avatar

I so wanted this game to be good, but it was just… average. Which is massively disappointing after the hype it had.

Looking forward to trying it again with the new update.

legion,
@legion@lemmy.world avatar

finally getting close to the original game we were promised

Ehhhhh.... the things in that change list are nice, but I'm not sure they're fundamental enough to get this to the game it was originally presented to be.

That said, it might be enough to where the game would at least be worth my time. But I'm not going to trust this list to be delivered (relatively) bug-free and as good as it sounds until it's done and proven to be so.

I'll at least keep tabs on it when it drops, which is a lot more consideration than CP2077 was getting from me yesterday.

Matte,

sooo… they’re charging 30$ to fix their own game?

tango_octogono,
@tango_octogono@beehaw.org avatar

for the new story. Base game owners will receive these updates as well

ProcurementCat,

"CDPR says"

They said a lot of stuff before the release of the game, and none of it was true. Nope, sorry, not gonna fall for those lies again.

zalack,
@zalack@lemmy.ml avatar

They’re doing a big tour across a bunch of countries to show the game off to the public soon, so we won’t have to take their word for long.

My guess is that are doing it specifically because they know there is very little trust. I think it’s probably a good sign for the state of the expansion as well.

pridetwo,

They did a big tour of the base game before release too, tons of reviewers and gaming outlets hyped the game based off of E3 demo they played only to be bamboozled by the actual game. I'm not buying into any hype around this game until the promised improvements are actually released and been poked through by the public

Naryn,

Wait for release for sure, always worth doing really and truly.

Hovenko,
@Hovenko@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

Dont get baited into preorders. The game is not going anywhere and there is unlimited number of copies.

BaroqueInMind,

Nah, I’ll wait it out again. Fuck pre-orders. I’m pretty burnt out on this game from the buggy release on console.

The fact that you people here are excited to pay for features as a DLC that should have been available on release confirms cuckoldry is acceptable here.

mr_delicious,

Hold tight, no preorders!

pumerogo,
@pumerogo@beehaw.org avatar

Maybe I should finish the game, before the patch and then after, to experience the differences!

… Who am I kidding, I will probably procrastinate playing, since my backlog is too long and then maybe play it in September. Looking forward to the DLC, it sounds great!

Sleuth,

Oh, looks like the time is coming to finally buy this game.

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