CD Projekt Red explains how Phantom Liberty is rebuilding perks, skill trees, vehicle combat, AI…

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@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

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

  • pumerogo@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    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!

  • BeardedGuy@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    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

    • legion@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      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.

    • Mjb@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Haven’t they said this is it for CP2077? One expansion, load of upgrades, and nothing else is planned.

  • Xerah@beehaw.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    Just wanting to clarify a difference from the copy paste edit, particularly the claim about cyberpsychosis. Here’s the paragraph from the article, parentheses are my addition:

    A new Edgerunners perk allows you to even surpass that (the limit of cyberware), while accepting some penalties, like having a health debuff. “It’s all about this balance between risk and reward,” Sasko explained. “We are not going as far as the introduction of cyberpsychosis though, have that in mind.”

    I would probably enjoy some gameplay mechanic of cyberpsychosis but I’m not sure how they would pull that off outside of a scripted story sequence. For the most part, players are already gunning down everyone in the room, so cyberpsychosis only has meaningful impact if you end up killing someone you wanted to protect. I imagine it would be hard for that situation to show up organically.

  • Holzkohlen@feddit.de
    1·
    1 year ago

    What the heck? Advertise THAT instead of story content for I game I have not played for more than a few hours.

  • inexplicablehaddock@lemmy.loungerat.io
    1·
    1 year ago

    Not gonna lie, if they make good on their promises (I’m still rather suspicious of CDPR after the absolute mess that was 2077’s launch), it might just tempt me to pick up 2077 and Phantom Liberty next time there’s a big Steam sale.