Proper earlier than Prime 8 at CEOtaku, Neople and Nexon confirmed {that a} large replace is coming to DNF Duel this December, although it received’t be the DLC content material everybody has been ready for simply but.
Preventing video games within the trendy period of sport growth are virtually at all times launched with the promise of extra content material post-launch within the type of DLC characters and extra updates. Nonetheless, DNF Duel launched with none details about content material coming sooner or later.
That has considerably harm the sport when it comes to preserving a playerbase, with the Dungeon Fighter On-line spinoff dropping gamers constantly month-over-month because it launched on June 28. Steam Charts confirmed a peak of simply 206 gamers over the past 30 days.
The dearth of DLC isn’t the one factor that has been hurting the sport, with bugs and “unbalanced” gameplay additionally resulting in its continued decline. That is one thing the builders are conscious of and will likely be altering in a number of upcoming updates.
Manufacturing director Ryousuke Kodani confirmed an replace for the PC variations of the sport is deliberate for the tip of the month that may repair bugs like display freezes throughout on-line play and varied enter points. Further bug fixes will likely be carried out in subsequent updates.
The subsequent main patch will likely be dropping in December, with Kodani noting that it’s going to have stability changes for your complete roster whereas stating “our route is so as to add solely buffs to all characters.” So if you happen to have been hoping for something to sluggish the gameplay down, you would possibly wish to put together for the alternative to occur.
Sadly, there wasn’t actually a “one final thing” for this developer replace to get followers overestimated for some upcoming content material. As an alternative, it was extra of a teaser the place Kodani confirmed one thing aside from a stability patch is within the works however received’t be prepared for a while but.
“We’re at the moment engaged on one thing aside from a stability patch,” Kodani stated. “As a result of circumstances, it’ll take fairly a while earlier than we now have this prepared. We’re working on daily basis with confidence that it’ll fulfill the gamers.”
It’s unclear what he means by “circumstances” on this replace, however that is virtually definitely a tease for DLC coming sooner or later.
We already know DNF Duel will likely be supported via at the very least Summer time 2023 competitively since it’s a part of the Arc World Tour circuit, which is able to preserve curiosity up for devoted followers. However it is a signal that Neople and Nexon are conscious of what gamers wish to see sooner or later. Hopefully, these updates received’t launch too late to convey some pleasure again to the informal playerbase, too.
